107: Visiting my cousins

After agreeing to Deng Yue's request, Qin Yang washed up and headed out the door.

The branch office of Qin's Moving Company.

This was Qin Yang's first time here. Ever since the system refreshed Zhao Zhi, most of the group's planning had been handled by him. As the group expanded, establishing branch offices for various subsidiary companies was inevitable. For such small matters, Zhao Zhi could usually make the final decision himself.

Qin Yang's main purpose for coming to the moving company branch today was to see those cousins of his who had come to work for him. When he returned to H City last time, the cousins hadn't followed him immediately; they arrived a few days later.

At that time, Qin Yang was already in Africa, so he left the task of arranging their jobs to Zhao Zhi.

Because the cousins' education and abilities were average, and coupled with Qin Yang's specific requirements, it was difficult to place them at headquarters. Therefore, Zhao Zhi took the initiative to arrange for them to work at the moving company branch. The men were assigned as vehicle attendants, while the women were given clerical positions. These were all easy jobs with little work and high pay.

The so-called vehicle attendants were responsible for watching over the items inside the truck to prevent the employer's belongings from being lost. They didn't even need to carry anything. After all, given the efficiency of the Death Warriors, to put it bluntly, having an ordinary person work alongside a Death Warrior was just asking for trouble.

Upon arriving at the moving company branch, the Death Warrior in charge of the location hurried out to meet him. After seeing Qin Yang, he respectfully invited him inside.

The main business of this branch was to dispatch trucks to complete orders sent from headquarters.

Consequently, the site was very large, and many trucks without current orders were parked in the open space inside.

Walking further in led to the branch's office and residential areas, housed in a small four-story building.

The first floor was the canteen, the second floor was the office area, and the third and fourth floors were dormitories.

Hearing that the boss had arrived, the employees currently at the company were notified to gather at the entrance to welcome him. Thus, by the time Qin Yang reached the office building, quite a few people had already gathered at the door.

Among them, besides the Death Warriors, there were also some externally recruited employees. For skilled positions like drivers, although many Death Warriors possessed driving skills, they weren't enough to cover such a massive group. External recruitment was unavoidable.

After Qin Yang came to a halt, he scanned the crowd. Several familiar faces caught his eye. When those people saw it was Qin Yang, expressions of joy appeared on their faces.

Then, in his capacity as the boss, Qin Yang spoke a few words of encouragement to the external employees and sent everyone back to their tasks. Afterward, he entered the office building.

Inside a small meeting room.

Qin Yang called the cousins he had just seen into the room.

As soon as they entered, they no longer acted as freely as they had back in their hometown; they appeared rather constrained.

It was Qin Yang who broke the somewhat somber atmosphere, smiling as he said, "Sit down, everyone! What's wrong? It's only been a few days, and you don't recognize me anymore?"

The eldest cousin, Meng Xu, scratched his head and smiled. "Yang Zi, how can it be the same here as it is at home? You're the boss now. To put it bluntly, we're all here through connections. We're already very grateful that you're looking out for us. We can't lack the respect you deserve, or it'll undermine your authority."

Hearing his eldest cousin's words, Qin Yang's brow furrowed slightly. He then asked, "Brother Xu, has someone here been saying something bad? What 'connections'? Everything here is mine. I'll let you do whatever I want you to do, and I won't tolerate others gossiping about it."

Seeing Qin Yang frown, Meng Xu quickly replied, "No, no, Yang Zi. I said it wrong just now. No one is speaking ill of us. I'm just clumsy with my words, don't overthink it."

At that moment, before Qin Yang could respond, a young girl standing behind Meng Xu spoke up: "Brother Xu, how can you say there's no one? Brother Yang, people *have* been saying bad things about Brother Xu and the others. I've heard it myself. They say Brother Xu and the rest are lucky to have connections, getting high salaries every day for doing nothing. It's pure envy, jealousy, and hate. If it weren't for there being so many of us, who knows how much they would have sidelined us!"

The young girl speaking was the child of Qin Yang's maternal cousin-uncle. They were all childhood playmates. This girl had never been one to suffer in silence since she was little. Seeing that Meng Xu wasn't going to complain to Qin Yang, she felt he was hopeless and stepped in to speak for him.

Watching The young girl's indignant expression, Qin Yang was actually amused. How should he put it? Seeing that his childhood playmate's personality hadn't changed—that she was still so bold and outspoken—Qin Yang felt a sense of warmth and familiarity.

Of course, he was also very pleased with his eldest cousin's behavior. Meng Xu's silence was simply because he didn't want to cause trouble for Qin Yang.

"Ling'er, who are 'they' that you're talking about?" Qin Yang asked immediately.

"Who else could it be? It's those hired drivers and a few clerks in the office. Every one of them has a big mouth and can't stand to see others doing well," Meng Ling replied.

"Alright, Brother Yang knows now. Look at how angry you are, your face has turned into a big red apple, haha!" Qin Yang teased with a laugh.

"Oh, Brother Yang, you're making fun of me again."

Following Qin Yang's teasing, the atmosphere in the meeting room finally improved significantly.

However, regarding what Meng Ling had said, Qin Yang would naturally take action. To be honest, with Qin Yang's current wealth, a mere moving company was something he wouldn't even miss if he threw it away. What was wrong with him supporting a few relatives? Especially since they were all people he was close to. Qin Yang's personality was typical of those who favored their own over objective logic—commonly known as being protective of one's own. He could say whatever he wanted about his brothers and sisters, but he wouldn't tolerate an outsider saying a single negative word.

Changing the subject, Qin Yang asked everyone about their salaries and their living situation here.

Speaking of this, everyone began to thank Qin Yang again. After all, the promises Qin Yang had made back then had truly been fulfilled.

Take Meng Xu and Meng Ling for example. Meng Xu was a vehicle attendant, and his current monthly after-tax salary was around 15,000 yuan. This didn't even include the year-end bonus. Usually, the company also provided food and housing, so the money he earned was pure savings. And the work, to put it bluntly, could be done by anyone; it was incredibly easy. This wasn't working a job; it was practically being treated like royalty. As for Meng Ling, she was currently a telephone customer service representative with a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan. Her usual tasks were just coordinating with customers and calls from headquarters, which was equally relaxed. Everyone was extremely satisfied with their current situation.

Seeing that everyone liked their current jobs and showed heartfelt gratitude and appreciation, Qin Yang's mood was also very good.

Afterward, Qin Yang notified the Death Warrior in charge to call a meeting of all employees currently at the branch.

Before long, employees walked into the office one by one. Many of them turned pale when they saw Meng Xu and the others sitting beside Qin Yang, inwardly cursing their own loose tongues.

Once everyone had arrived, Qin Yang spoke directly and to the point: "Recently, I've heard many unpleasant rumors here. Now, let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Yang, and I am the sole owner of this company. These people beside me are named Meng Xu, Meng Ling, Meng Fan, Meng Long, Meng Gang... all of them are my biological cousins. So, the company is mine. Is there a problem with me arranging jobs for my cousins?

Furthermore, I'm the one paying the salaries. Is it any of your business to be gossiping?

Today, I'm putting this out in the open: watch your mouths from now on. If anyone doesn't want to work here, submit a report and someone will sign your release papers. If I hear anyone wagging their tongue again, you will bear the consequences!"