80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 469

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 469 – No one bullies my husband! (2) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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Bandit Ma could only glare weakly. Today marked the first humiliating defeat of her 35 years, her pride shattered, her body battered, and there was no way to retaliate. 

This vixen was stronger than her, and she stood no chance. 

Gu Ye walked over, followed closely by Gu Jianshe, who had a pained expression on his face. 

He’d just been thoroughly ‘disciplined’ by Gu Ye. On top of his earlier embarrassment, it left him barely able to walk and forcing himself to stay upright.

“Director, I assume you haven’t forgotten this contract?”

Gu Ye pulled out a sheet of paper from the drawer. 

The factory director and secretary’s faces changed dramatically. 

They remembered now, before Gu Ye took over the sales department, he had pestered them into signing that very document. 

At the time, with the department in shambles and no one else willing to step up, they just signed it without much thought. 

They never imagined Gu Ye would play this card so quickly.

“Xiao Gu, of course we haven’t forgotten the contract. But firing nine people all at once is a major decision. Let’s put this on hold and discuss it in a meeting before making a final decision, alright?” 

The director was trying to stall, hoping that once Gu Ye cooled down, he and the secretary could talk him out of it.

Firing that many people at once? That was definitely out of the question. 

Truthfully, the factory director felt that Gu Ye’s rigid approach was exasperating.

Given the current situation at the factory, it would’ve been fine to just let things slide. After all, even the upper management hadn’t said anything.  

Yet here was Gu Ye, a mere section chief, acting more worried than the factory director himself. Frankly, it was quite annoying. 

And then there was also Gu Ye’s wife, just as clueless! 

A few days ago, his daughter-in-law had complained about Chu Qiao having no sense of propriety. 

She had asked Chu Qiao to help make a piece of clothing, but Chu Qiao outright refused. She really didn’t take him, the factory director, seriously. 

Hmph! As the esteemed director, asking a worker’s family member for a favor should be considered an honor for them. 

Most people would jump at the chance. But this Chu Qiao really didn’t know how to behave, just like her husband Gu Ye, both of them were really a pair of clueless fools.  

The factory director was already dissatisfied with Gu Ye. If it weren’t for the Gu family’s powerful background, he would’ve fired Gu Ye long ago. 

By comparison, his nephew Gu Jianshe was much more socially adept. They were both surnamed Gu, but the difference between them was too big. 

The secretary chimed in with words of persuasion as well. He was just like the director, someone who preferred to muddle through rather than stir up trouble. 

As long as nothing big happened, everything was fine. 

As for the factory performance? They didn’t care. Anyway it was a state-owned enterprise, whether people worked hard or not, it all belonged to the state. 

Besides, they were both approaching retirement. All they wanted was to keep their heads down and peacefully coast to the finish line. Anything else? Just turn a blind eye.

With the top two leaders of the factory acting like this, most people would’ve backed down and compromised by now.

But not Gu Ye.

Once he decided on something, even ten oxen couldn’t pull him back.

Today, he was determined to kick these nine people out! 

“Director, Secretary, since you haven’t forgotten the contract, then let’s handle this according to the rules. When I agreed to take over the sales department, the condition was that everything related to the department would be under my authority, including personnel changes. If any employee refuses to cooperate with me, I absolutely won’t keep them. Of course, you don’t have to fire them if you don’t want to. The factory is big, just assign them to any other workshop you like. But they absolutely cannot stay in my Sales Department!” 

Gu Ye spoke righteously and with firm resolve. 

Truthfully, his goal from the start had simply been to drive out the nine disobedient employees. But he had once learned a thing or two about life’s wisdom from chatting with some old soldiers. 

For example, when friends or relatives asked to borrow money, if they were not sworn brothers, the relationship was just those awkward ‘neither too close nor too distant’, and you couldn’t bring yourself to refuse, then you could still lend the money, but never agreed too easily.  

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