Switching

The maid told Xia Yu that the maid Cici, who was in charge of the painting studio, had been transferred by the head maid to take care of An Feixiong, and now another maid was responsible for the painting studio.

"She was just assigned yesterday, and she's not familiar with the matters of the painting studio." The maid thought it was her transferred colleague who had been inconsiderate and spoke on her behalf, "I'll go call her right now."

"No need." Xia Yu stopped her, "Please call Dong Auntie instead."

Five minutes after the maid left, the head maid appeared before Xia Yu.

Without waiting for Xia Yu to ask, she answered: "Dong Ci was favored by the Madam and went to take care of the young master. I let Tian Li take charge of the painting studio."

The head maid continued: "If you need anything, you can ask her directly."

Xia Yu didn't say anything, staring into the head maid's eyes.

For a brief moment, the head maid's gaze faltered but quickly became steadfast, staring right back at Xia Yu.

"If you don't like Tian Li, we can assign another maid," she offered.

Xia Yu remained non-committal: "You can go back to what you were doing."

After paying her respects to Xia Yu, the head maid turned and walked away.

Dong Ci, the maid in charge of the painting studio, was very meticulous. However, being in the painting studio, she usually wouldn't be noticed by Luoya Li. It was the head maid who had recommended her.

The head maid had done so both to find a good maid to please the Madam and to test Xia Yu.

Many things were needed for the painting studio, and changing maids after so many years would bring inconveniences.

Now it seemed that the Madam was indeed dominant.

Thinking about An Siyao's previous threats to her, the head maid didn't care. She felt foolish for believing such words before. Having grown up with Xia Yu, she was now a veteran of the An household. How could she be kicked out just by the young lady's words?

It was like in TV dramas where the young masters and ladies couldn't do anything about the nannies they disliked and even had to be disciplined by them.

Seeing that Xia Yu no longer asked about this matter after hearing about the Madam, the head maid realized that the true master of this house was still the Madam. As long as she stayed close to the Madam, she could return to her previous dominance.

The maids who stopped listening to her after witnessing her get scolded by Xia Yu a few months ago needed to be disciplined as well.

Because of their lack of cooperation, she had not been able to get any kickbacks in the past few months.

It was a pity that there was now a Madam in the villa she used to control on her own.

Closing the door to the painting studio, the head maid left with a smile.

Inside the painting studio, Xia Yu sat in a chair, deep in thought.

"What's wrong?" An Siyao asked Xia Yu. She hadn't noticed the abnormality inside, nor did she realize that changing maids would bring her trouble.

How naive.

After getting married, she would definitely be deceived easily.

"What do you think of me assigning a new head maid for you?" Xia Yu said.

Initially, he just wanted to give the head maid a warning because he thought she was getting arrogant. But it now seemed that she had joined Luoya Li's side and planned to resist An Siyao.

The head maid had poor judgment.

A foolish and irrelevant head maid was easy to manipulate, making her understand that the villa belonged to An Siyao and becoming obedient again was not a troublesome matter, but there was no need for that. Through this incident, Xia Yu realized that the head maid was rebellious, and having such a person by his side was very unsafe. He couldn't guard An Siyao all day, and if he wasn't there in case of an emergency, selling An Siyao would be a bad idea. With that in mind, he had to give An Siyao a convenient and quick way to contact him. Posting a missing person ad on the daily news was too slow. However, he would first deal with the head maid matter.

"Replace Aunt Dong?" An Siyao hesitated. This was a concern for change. Some people saw change as a good thing, an opportunity; others saw it as a bad thing, a disturbance. An Siyao belonged to the latter group. She only wanted to quietly stay in a familiar environment surrounded by familiar people.

"Let your grandfather find a reliable one for you. If that doesn't work, promote one of the original maids in the villa," Xia Yu suggested his plan. "Okay, I'll listen to you," An Siyao's fear of strangers was suppressed by her trust in Xia Yu.

"Actually, there is one more thing I need to ask you for a favor," Xia Yu coughed, feeling a bit embarrassed. Since he had to make a call to An Siyao's grandfather, Yu Liang, he thought he would fix the matter of finding a gentle female programmer to learn from as well. "Is it about finding a teacher? Xu Youxiang told me about it, but I haven't talked to my grandfather yet," An Siyao was a bit afraid to call her grandfather, so she had been dragging this matter out.

Xu Youxiang had already told An Siyao about it? Xia Yu was surprised. Was that girl that detail-oriented? "I'll talk to him," Xia Yu took out his phone and found the grandfather in his contacts.

In the chairman's office of Da Liang Capital, Yu Liang, who was admonishing three subordinates, slammed the table and asked, "Whose phone rang?" The assistant replied skillfully, "Mine, mine." After glancing at the assistant and getting the message that it was An Siyao, Yu Liang coughed, "Alright, think about what I said today, and go back." The three subordinates immediately left the office.

Yu Liang looked at his assistant, "Hurry up and listen, what does that girl need from you this time?" "Chairman, this time it's for you," the assistant pointed at the ringing phone, which was Yu Liang's personal phone. Stunned for two seconds, Yu Liang rushed forward, picked up the phone, and was about to press the answer button. But he refrained from doing so with his strong self-control. Adjusting his clothes, he sat in the chair, picked up the phone with authority and calmness, and said, "Hello?"

"Grandpa, I want to change head maid." Yao Yao is still talking to me! And she called me grandma! Moreover, she took the initiative to call me! Because of his excitement, he couldn't hear what An Siyao was saying. "Change what?" he asked. After asking, he regretted it, as this action of making someone repeat themselves seemed disapproving. Would Yao Yao misunderstand? Would she resent it? Would she not call anymore in the future?

"Aunt Dong is getting old too, let her go home and enjoy her retirement." So she wanted to change headmaids. Heh, she even came up with a reason that wouldn't lose face.

"Alright, change." Yu Liang didn't ask why. Since his granddaughter was dissatisfied, it was time for a change. It's not hard to find someone with two legs.

"I'll have your Auntie Meng be your head maid, is that okay?" Yu Liang pondered for a moment and made a decision.

The assistant who was eavesdropping nearby was shocked.

Is he talking about me?

Did I go from being the Chairman's assistant to the young lady's head maid?

I studied finance, damn it!

At the moment, Yu Liang was on a call, so she couldn't argue for herself and could only worry in silence.

Yu Liang was still on the phone: "Don't stay around that head maid now. I'll have someone come directly to your place and take her away. Forget it, just go out now and ask your driver to take you anywhere you want. When you come back, I'll have settled it for you."

For the sake of his granddaughter's safety and to avoid any violent incidents caused by embarrassment, Yu Liang gave the instructions.

"Alright, and one more thing? Find you a gentle, easy-going female programmer. The prettier, the better? And they must be skilled in their profession?" Yu Liang's hand holding the phone trembled slightly.

His mind raced, gentle and easy-going meant being easily bullied. What did his granddaughter want with a skilled, pretty, and easily bullied female programmer?