After hearing that it was prepared for Xu Youxiang, Yu Liang sighed in relief.
He agreed, hung up the phone, and turned to his assistant, Yu Ningmeng, “Ahem, here’s the thing—Yaoyao’s housekeeper resigned, and she thinks you’re quite suitable.”
Don’t try to fool me! It’s obvious you forced me into this!
“Chairman, I majored in finance. I don’t know anything about being a housekeeper!” Yu Ningmeng argued.
“Who said I’m transferring you to be a housekeeper?” Yu Liang slapped the table. “You’re going to be the personal assistant to the next leader of Da Liang Capital.”
“So you’re really giving the company entirely to Yaoyao?” Yu Ningmeng asked in surprise.
“Most of the shares will remain with her. Later, I’ll use the remaining shares to find capable people to manage the company,” Yu Liang replied. “You wanted to pursue your own plan, right? Well, once Yaoyao goes to college, I’ll let you give it a try.”
“You and Yaoyao’s mother were close friends. I feel at ease knowing you’ll take care of her,” Yu Liang added, playing the emotional card.
Yu Ningmeng finally agreed.
In her mind, she calculated that An Siyao would take the college entrance exam in less than half a year. She only needed to work as a private assistant for six months before she could pursue her own business plan—it was a great deal.
Seeing her happy expression, Yu Liang felt pleased inside.
He had only said that once An Siyao entered college, he would let the assistant try her plan, but he never specified that she would return immediately afterward. In today’s information age, managing a business while fulfilling housekeeping duties wouldn’t be a problem.
He sighed, thinking Yu Ningmeng was still too inexperienced, overly optimistic, and easily deceived. Letting her try her hand and suffer a few setbacks would be good for her growth.
Yu Liang picked up his phone again and called his butler.
The butler immediately arranged everything. Ten minutes later, a car stopped outside An Siyao’s villa.
Standing by the window, Xia Yu watched two men with sharp eyes step out of the car and walk toward the villa.
Xia Yu hadn’t followed Yu Liang’s suggestion to leave the house. If the housekeeper had any ill intentions toward him, he was confident he could subdue her easily.
Generally speaking, such a situation was unlikely to happen. Yu Liang was simply being overly cautious because of his concern for An Siyao.
Under his watchful gaze, the two men followed a maid into the villa.
“This is the housekeeper’s room,” said the maid leading them, Dong Ci, who was the instigator of this entire incident.
She was one of Yu Liang’s informants within the villa.
The two men raised their hands and knocked on the door.
Within ten seconds, the door opened. The housekeeper, surprised to see strangers at her doorstep, looked puzzled.
However, having served as housekeeper for a long time and being on her own turf, she didn’t sense anything ominous. She even had the presence of mind to ask Dong Ci, “I told you to watch the young master. What are you doing here?”
“What she does won’t be your concern anymore,” said Yu Ningmeng, who had now arrived.
She took out a document from her bag and handed it to the housekeeper: “You’re fired. The severance pay has already been transferred to your account. Please leave now.”
The two men stood on either side of the housekeeper, exerting pressure.
Still holding the dismissal notice, the housekeeper couldn’t believe it: “Who are you people? I want to see Madam!”
She rushed toward the door, but the two men stopped her.
The housekeeper’s voice was loud enough for Luo Yali, who was wandering nearby, to hear. She approached.
“Who are you people? Who sent you here?” Her expression showed fear, less composure than the housekeeper had displayed.
The housekeeper spoke first: “Madam, I’ve worked for the An family for twenty years. You know my character. Please, Madam, speak up for me and don’t let them fire me!”
At this moment, she had calmed down. If they hadn’t allowed her to see Luo Yali, she might have been afraid, but now that she had seen her, she was certain that she would protect her.
Hearing the explanation, Luo Yali relaxed slightly. Her gaze swept over the three people, lingering briefly on Yu Ningmeng.
She asked fiercely, “Who wants to fire you?”
“Chairman Yu,” Yu Ningmeng replied.
Thinking for a moment, Luo Yali recalled who Yu Ningmeng was referring to.
Her imposing demeanor instantly softened: “Oh, you mean Yaoyao’s grandfather.”
“Yes,” Yu Ningmeng confirmed.
“Well then, you carry on. I’m going upstairs,” Luo Yali forced a smile.
In her mind, Yu Liang, whose assets were hardly inferior to An Tiansheng’s, was someone she couldn’t afford to offend.
The housekeeper watched in shock as Luo Yali ascended the stairs, showing no intention of inquiring about her situation.
She lowered her head.
Miss had been telling the truth! She could be fired just like that!
No one would plead for her!
“Miss Ningmeng,” she turned to Yu Ningmeng again.
“Oh, you recognize me now? Don’t call me Miss. Didn’t you join the An family? Why try to get close to us Yu family? Go find An Tiansheng and have him assign you to work beside him!” Yu Ningmeng waved her subordinates to take the housekeeper away and then headed toward An Siyao’s room.
At that moment, Xia Yusheng was eating a white jade dumpling.
Watching the housekeeper being taken away in the car, he bit into the dumpling with a pleased expression.
“Oh, by the way, who is Mengyi?” he asked An Siyao.
“Don’t imitate Grandpa. Just call her Auntie Ning, okay?” An Siyao teased.
Thinking for a second, Xia Yu figured it out.
“She’s Grandpa’s assistant. She used to be my mom’s best friend. They’re also distant relatives,” An Siyao continued.
“What’s she like in terms of personality?” Xia Yu asked again.
“…” An Siyao hesitated, unable to answer directly.
It seemed that her personality had some issues, making An Siyao, who rarely spoke ill of others, struggle to respond.
“She’s a good person, just a bit… unusual,” An Siyao generalized.
At that moment, the bedroom door opened, and a woman walked in.
She was a woman wearing men’s suit. The tailored suit highlighted her tall, slim figure.
Xia Yu was surprised that she had entered without knocking, but the woman quickly approached and hugged him tightly: “Little Yaoyao, did you miss me?”
“Just stay silent,” An Siyao whispered her suggested response.
So Xia Yu chose silence.
“Why won’t you talk to me?” Yu Ningmeng grabbed Xia Yu’s hand again.
Xia Yu chose to log out.
Returning to his body, he sighed.
That Auntie Ning had no sense of decorum as a maid. She seemed to be a strong-willed person who would constantly hover around An Siyao.
Life in the villa might not be as peaceful from now on.
But it wasn’t a big issue. His main focus moving forward would be on Xu Youxiang.
Learning programming from the new teacher, once he reached level 4, he would begin his formal plan.
He would start by developing a simple mobile app to accumulate funds and reputation.
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