My brother-in-law Yuanzhe's company is located in World Tower and is called Core Technology.
It's a cross-border e-commerce company with over 30 employees.
Zhiluo placed her lunchbox on her desk and said to her best friend, Gu Shengsheng, "My husband came back last night!"
Gu Shengsheng has been her close friend for many years.
Right now, her older sister, Tang Zhixian, is at home, pregnant.
"Ah? Your husband is back?" Gu Shengsheng knew that she had a whirlwind marriage to a group supervisor who reportedly earns tens of thousands a month, belonging to the well-off crowd.
"Yep, he came back last night."
"When will you introduce him to me?" Gu Shengsheng was quite curious. Zhiluo had praised Mo Xun to the skies, saying he was handsome, gentlemanly, and very generous!
"When I'm more familiar with him." They were still quite unfamiliar with each other right now.
Zhiluo turned on her computer, logged into WeChat, and saw a message from Mo Xun.
Mr. Mo: [I've transferred your living expenses.]
Mr. Mo was Tang Zhiluo's special note for him.
She glanced at her phone and saw the Alipay notification of the incoming transfer from Mo Xun.
Mo Xun had transferred 20,000 yuan to her.
Tang Zhiluo was momentarily stunned, then typed back sweetly with a smile: [Mr. Mo, you've given too much this month, 10,000 is enough.]
She's a "money-saving expert;" even for two people, 10,000 yuan was enough to save about 5,000 yuan!
Compared to other men who insist on splitting costs after marriage, Mo Xun was truly a super warm-hearted man!
Mr. Mo: [Keep it.]
He was always succinct in his words, something Tang Zhiluo was used to!
She accepted the money shyly and sent Mo Xun a cute emoji: [Thank you, boss!]
She initially meant to type "Thanks, hubby" but typed too fast and sent "Thanks, boss." After sending it, she felt too embarrassed to correct it!
Her face blushed slightly.
She actually wanted to get a bit closer to Mo Xun.
Now that they were married, of course, Tang Zhiluo hoped things would develop positively. Although they didn't have feelings now, they could grow with effort!
Mo Xun was reserved, so it was up to her to take the initiative.
Mo Xun didn't reply to her again, probably got busy with something.
Zhiluo didn't think too much about it, closed WeChat, opened her online shop, and got busy.
Her online store was given to her by her brother-in-law.
A year ago, when Zhiluo was in her senior year, her sister Tang Zhixian and brother-in-law Liang Yuanzhe decided to start a business.
At that time, Yuanzhe suggested that Zhiluo should not go for internships but help out at his company and promised to teach her business.
Her sister said, "Zhiluo, instead of working for others, why not start your own business? If it takes off, you'll have more freedom in the future without having to please others."
Tang Zhiluo thought Tang Zhixian's words made sense.
She agreed.
Later, Yuanzhe gave her an online shop, telling her it would be hers once it started making money.
Tang Zhiluo began her days working for free at Yuanzhe's company while running her online shop.
Yuanzhe was the typical self-made man; his family was not well-off, but he was capable and indeed lived up to expectations by making the company successful.
Later on, he became incredibly busy, always seeking investments, meeting suppliers, and entertaining clients, leaving him scarce time to be at the company.
Zhiluo taught herself some operations and got her shop up and running, making about 15,000 yuan a month.
However, because her grandfather had liver cancer, she spent all her savings, and her sister also contributed half, but it still was not enough to save their grandfather's life.
Currently, Tang Zhiluo still had no salary, but the money earned from her shop was hers.
A few months ago, her sister Tang Zhixian became pregnant, and Yuanzhe brought their mother from their hometown to South City to look after Zhixian.
Mrs. Liang was very suspicious and said Zhiluo was a sister-in-law and an outsider. How could she handle the company's important documents?
Previously, the important documents were handled by Zhixian, but after Zhixian became pregnant, it was handed over to Zhiluo.
Mrs. Liang said, "If this continues, the whole company might be emptied by Tang Zhiluo without us knowing!"
Thus, Mrs. Liang brought her oldest son and youngest daughter to Yuanzhe's company to work, intending for them to watch over Zhiluo.
They were particularly wary of Zhiluo, often making sarcastic remarks to belittle her.
Zhiluo was quite annoyed by this, but she couldn't leave Yuanzhe's company since her shop was registered under his name, and she had to go through his account every time she withdrew money.
If she left, it's doubtful that the family would agree to hand over the shop to her.
But she couldn't give up the shop she had worked so hard to establish. Why would she?
Her sister advised her, "Just let it go. After all, your brother-in-law will still give you the money. Just think of their words as nonsense and focus on earning money."
"Also, if they really do drive you away, where will you go to do business? Rent is so expensive outside nowadays. Your brother-in-law's company spends hundreds of thousands on rent each month. If you leave, you'll need to register a company, rent a venue, build a warehouse, and stock up on goods, all of which will cost a significant amount of money."
Tang Zhiluo admitted her sister's words made sense.
In the early days of starting the business, Yuanzhe borrowed a lot of money, collecting funds from the entire village, amounting to about one or two million. So, for those one or two years, he faced enormous pressure, fortunate to eventually succeed.
Tang Zhixian said, "Besides, you worked free for him for a year when he started the business and contributed so much effort; Yuanzhe owes you, so you don't need to take what they say seriously."
Thus, Tang Zhiluo felt reassured.
Her sister was right; since she didn't have the capability to start a business, she might as well endure a bit longer and leave when she had saved enough money.
After the lunch break, someone came to the company to deliver chips.
When Tang Zhiluo returned from outside, she saw Sheng Xingzhou from the Sheng Family at the entrance, inspecting the chips.
Xingzhou is the youngest son of the prosperous Sheng Family.
But he had no interest in business, unwilling to work at the company. He preferred algorithms and research and stayed at home all day; his parents, worried he would turn into an idle fool, sought outside help, finding a company willing to take Xingzhou in.
Yuanzhe, wanting to mend ties with this influential family, invited this precious young master to the company.
It was said he initially refused, but later, for some reason, he agreed.