The maid told Xia Yu that Cici, the maid who had been managing the art studio, had been reassigned by the head maid to take care of An Feixiong, and that another maid was now in charge of the art studio.
“She was assigned only yesterday and doesn’t know much about the art studio,” the maid, assuming her transferred colleague had been insufficient, spoke in her defense, “I’ll go call her right now.”
“No need,” Xia Yu stopped the maid, “Go call Dong Yi here.”
Five minutes after the maid left, the head maid stood before Xia Yu.
Before Xia Yu could ask, she answered first, “Dong Ci was chosen by the Madam and reassigned to take care of the young master. I’ve assigned Tian Li to manage the art studio.”
The head maid continued, “If there’s anything, Miss can go directly to her.”
Xia Yu remained silent, his eyes fixed on the head maid.
For a moment, the head maid’s gaze wavered, but quickly regained composure and met Xia Yu’s stare.
“If Miss doesn’t like Tian Li, we can assign another maid,” she added.
Xia Yu gave no clear response, “You go do your work.”
After bowing to Xia Yu, the head maid turned and left.
Dong Ci, who had managed the art studio, was a meticulous maid, but since she remained in the art studio, she generally stayed out of Madam Luo’s sight. It was the head maid who recommended her.
Partly to find a good maid to please the Madam, and partly to test the young Miss.
The art studio required many things, and suddenly changing staff after years of stability would inevitably cause inconvenience.
Now it was clear that the Madam had the upper hand.
Recalling An Siyao’s previous threat that disobedience would lead to dismissal, the head maid was unconcerned.
She felt foolish for ever believing such words. As a maid who had watched the young Miss grow up, she was already a senior servant in the An household. How could she be dismissed just because of one word from the young Miss?
Just like in TV dramas, even if the young master or mistress disliked the nursemaid assigned to them, they could do nothing but obey her discipline.
Seeing that the young Miss stopped asking upon hearing the Madam’s name, the real master of the house was still the Madam. As long as she followed the Madam closely, she could regain her former authority.
Two months ago, after witnessing the young Miss reprimanding her, it was time to discipline those disobedient maids who had not listened to her.
Due to the maids’ lack of cooperation, she hadn’t managed to get any kickbacks for months.
It was a pity that previously everything in the villa was under her control, and now there was another Madam to contend with.
Closing the door of the art studio, the head maid left with a smile.
Inside the art studio, Xia Yu sat on a chair, deep in thought.
“What’s wrong?” An Siyao asked Xia Yu. She hadn’t noticed anything amiss and didn’t realize that replacing a maid would bring her many troubles.
Truly a naive person.
After marriage, she would surely be completely manipulated by him.
“What if I replace the head maid for you?” Xia Yu said.
Originally, he had only wanted to warn the head maid slightly, assuming she had just become a bit arrogant. However, judging from her current behavior, she had clearly sided with Madam Luo and was resisting An Siyao’s will.
Her judgment was truly poor.
An incompetent head maid with no strong connections could easily be controlled. Making her understand that the villa belonged to An Siyao and forcing her to become obedient again wouldn’t be difficult, but it was unnecessary.
Through this incident, Xia Yu realized that this head maid had rebellious tendencies. Keeping such a person nearby was unsafe.
He couldn’t possibly stay by An Siyao’s side all day. If he happened to be absent one day, it would be terrible if An Siyao was betrayed.
Thinking this way, he needed to provide An Siyao with a convenient and efficient way to contact him.
Placing a missing person ad in the newspaper would be too slow.
But first, he needed to deal with the matter of the head maid.
“Replace Dong Yi?” An Siyao hesitated slightly.
This was her anxiety about change.
Some people viewed change as a good thing, an opportunity; others saw it as a bad thing, a disruption.
An Siyao belonged to the latter category.
She simply wanted to quietly stay in a familiar environment surrounded by familiar people.
“Have your grandfather find a reliable one for you. If that doesn’t work, promote one of the existing maids in the villa,” Xia Yu explained his plan.
“Okay, I’ll follow your suggestion,” An Siyao’s fear of the unknown was suppressed by her trust in Xia Yu.
“There’s also another matter I need to ask you for help with,” Xia Yu coughed slightly, hesitating to bring it up.
Since he was going to call An Siyao’s grandfather, Yu Liang, he might as well settle the matter of finding a soft-spoken female programmer for himself.
“It’s about finding a tutor, right? Xu Youxiang told me, but I haven’t spoken to my grandfather about it yet,” An Siyao was somewhat afraid of calling her grandfather, so she had procrastinated on the matter.
Xu Youxiang had already told An Siyao? Xia Yu was surprised.
That girl was actually this considerate?
“I’ll handle it,” Xia Yu took out his phone and found his grandfather’s contact in the address book.
…
In the Chairman’s Office of Daliang Capital.
Yu Liang, who was scolding three subordinates, slammed the table, “Whose phone is ringing?!”
The assistant skillfully responded, “Mine, mine.”
Glancing at the assistant and receiving a confirming look from An Siyao, Yu Liang coughed, “Alright, think carefully about what I’ve said today. You may leave now.”
The three subordinates immediately exited the office.
Yu Liang turned to the assistant, “Quick, answer it. What does that girl want from you now?”
“That’s not it,” the assistant pointed to the ringing phone, “Chairman, this call is for you. It’s your private phone.”
Stunned for two seconds, Yu Liang rushed forward to grab the phone and was about to answer.
But with strong self-control, he resisted the impulse.
He straightened his clothes, sat down in his chair with dignity and calmness, and answered the call, “Hello?”
“Grandfather, I want to change the head maid.”
Siyao is calling me! She called me Grandfather! And she initiated the call!
Because of his excitement, he didn’t hear clearly what An Siyao said.
“Change what?” he asked.
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“Dong Yi is getting old. Let her retire and go home.”
So it was just changing the head maid. Hmph, she even came up with a face-saving reason.
“Okay, I’ll make the change,” Yu Liang didn’t ask for reasons. Since his granddaughter was dissatisfied, changing the head maid was simple enough. Finding someone else with two legs wasn’t difficult.
“Shall I send your cousin Meng Yi to be your head maid? How about that?” Yu Liang thought for a moment and decided on a candidate.
The assistant eavesdropping nearby was stunned.
Is he talking about me?
From being the chairman’s assistant to becoming the young Miss’s head maid?
I studied finance, for crying out loud!
Since Yu Liang was on the phone, she couldn’t argue for herself and could only feel anxious inwardly.
Yu Liang continued his conversation, “Don’t stay near that head maid now. I’ll send someone directly to take her away. Better yet, go out now, take the driver to go play somewhere, and when you return, I’ll have it resolved.”
To ensure his granddaughter’s safety and prevent any possible violent incidents from an enraged maid, Yu Liang gave instructions carefully.
“Okay, there’s one more thing? You want a gentle and easygoing female programmer? Better if she’s pretty? And technically skilled?” Holding the phone, Yu Liang’s hand slightly trembled.
His mind was racing. Gentle and easygoing meant easy to take advantage of. What did his granddaughter want with a technically skilled, easy to manipulate, and pretty female programmer?
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