C344 Embarrassment
C344 Embarrassment
Although he had said earlier that he would be home today, this sudden return shocked the two women who were watching TV at home.
However, Lin Ruoxi was not among them. There were only Hui Lin and Nanny Wang who were resting at home. The two of them were watching Beijing Opera while Nanny Wang was singing along with the tune with a beaming smile.
Seeing Yang Chen suddenly barge in, Hui Lin was alright. However, Nanny Wang, who was immersed in the plot, patted her chest and scolded with a smile, "Young Master you are exaggerating too much. Going home is like Sun Wukong making a ruckus."
Nanny Wang's metaphor is quite vivid … Yang Chen blushed with shame and looked around, "Where's Ruoxi? She should have been back by now. Wasn't she still on vacation? She's not going to work again, is she? "
When Hui Lin saw Yang Chen ask Lin Ruoxi where she was the moment they got home, she felt a little strange. Previously, he said he was going to get a divorce. How did he become a good husband that missed his wife?
"Sister went to a small town to inspect the factory. I heard it was the workers who rebelled," Hui Lin said.
Yang Chen frowned. A factory? Rebel?
Nanny Wang sighed. "She has just left for less than an hour. Young Master, you should have seen her when you got home earlier."
Yang Chen felt something was amiss. Since the Yulei International was produced by their own clan, there were naturally a lot of rough types of manufacturers. However, why would the lowest level of management require Lin Ruoxi, the CEO of the headquarters, to personally inspect it?
"Nanny Wang, tell us more about this." Yang Chen asked.
Nanny Wang nodded and explained the general situation.
It turned out that near the Lunar New Year, Yu Lei had run into a problem of salary arrears at a clothing factory she worked at.
The factory's reason was that it was short of funds and had suffered a year of losses, but the workers did not believe it. The factory director and some of the cadres had begun to surround the factory, causing a great headache for the local village cadres.
Most of these workers were foreign workers. When they came to Zhong Hai to work, they wanted to take some money and go back home to celebrate the new year. There was still a month left, but they didn't receive most of the salary.
This kind of incident wasn't something that a CEO like Lin Ruoxi needed to deal with. However, Yu Lei Headquarters had already started the year-end holiday and travel. The personnel department and the marketing department's leaders were all absent, and some of them didn't have the qualifications to handle it.
The matter eventually reached Lin Ruoxi. Lin Ruoxi thought for a moment and decided to settle the matter herself.
"Actually, Miss Qianni previously said that she was going, but Miss Qianni said that she didn't want to always stay at home, so she insisted on going." Nanny Wang said helplessly.
She didn't want to stay at home?
Yang Chen smiled bitterly. It was because she didn't want to see him, so she wanted to run away. Plus, she hadn't been working these days, so she left the house on purpose and didn't want to meet him.
"She couldn't have gone alone, could she?" Yang Chen asked.
"Miss said she can handle it, so the other executives of the company don't dare to refute her." Nanny Wang said.
Yang Chen was a bit anxious. His worry for Lin Ruoxi had far exceeded his expectations. He could not sit still at all.
Going to the lowest level of the factory to face the anger of hundreds of low-level workers, was this not something a young woman like her could deal with? They're not intellectuals. They don't reason with you. All they wanted was money, other theoretical things, no money, nothing at all. If it was such an easy solution, the local government would have already resolved it. Why would they need the headquarters to send someone over?
Furthermore, even though Lin Ruoxi had a good head for business, her EQ was obviously low. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so cold towards him all the time. She sent the PR Department to all the social services. There were only two or three of her friends left. It was more difficult than ascending to heaven to ask her to deal with a group of tough, sociable, and tactful local officials.
The more Yang Chen thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Thus, he asked Nanny Wang, "Which town is Ruoxi going to?"
"Oh, it's Yu Ping Town. It's only an hour's drive away from the Zhonghai City Region, but it's quite a detour on the road. Many small villages would need at least two hours to get there." Nanny Wang said.
Yang Chen stood up and said, "I'm a bit worried. I think I'll follow over to check on the situation. Nanny Wang won't have to wait for me for dinner."
"Brother Yang, how about I go as well? I'm worried about sister too." Hui Lin's eyes were filled with worry.
Yang Chen thought for a while and shook his head, "I'm worried about Nanny Wang being alone at home. Stay with her. Besides, you're a girl, so there's no point in going. "
Hui Lin knew what Yang Chen said was the truth. She couldn't hold a sword and shout at the workers, "This female hero is here. You can't rebel." Besides, she didn't bring her sword down with her when she went down the mountain.
Yang Chen's BMW had its own GPS navigation system. Naturally, Lin Ruoxi's car also had one, so Yang Chen wasn't afraid of not being able to find Lin Ruoxi. If he drove faster, he might even be able to catch up with her.
After asking for the name of the factory "Yuping Clothe Design" and checking the address, Yang Chen immediately set off.
After about 20 minutes, the car entered the provincial highway. It was no longer a smooth highway. There were many forks on both sides of the road. It was very difficult to drive fast. Most of the time, pedestrians and non-motor vehicles would pass through.
Yang Chen guessed Lin Ruoxi's personality. She definitely wouldn't dare to be quick about it, as he had a higher chance of catching up.
However, Yang Chen still underestimated the "fate" between him and his sister Lin.
After more than a quarter of an hour, Yang Chen entered a village on the edge of Zhong Hai. In front of a small private supermarket on the village road, Yang Chen was stunned to see Lin Ruoxi's red Bentley parked quietly there.
Yang Chen parked the car in front of the supermarket. After getting off the car, he looked around and didn't see Lin Ruoxi.
Just as he was about to enter the supermarket to ask about it, he saw a tall girl with black hair casually walking out of the supermarket on her cell phone while wearing a beige England coat and carrying a brown Gucci Bag.
Seeing the familiar cold and impeccable appearance, Yang Chen revealed a relieved smile and waved at Lin Ruoxi.
Lin Ruoxi was talking to the person on the other side of the phone. She frowned slightly and nearly forgot to speak when she saw Yang Chen appear in front of her. She was obviously stunned.
A few seconds later, Lin Ruoxi hung up the phone and walked in front of Yang Chen without saying a word. She stared at Yang Chen as if she was researching something.
Yang Chen was looked at to the point that he felt a bit weak. He smiled awkwardly, "Although I don't feel ugly, but I'm not that handsome. I'll be proud if you look at me like this."
Lin Ruoxi completely ignored Yang Chen's joke and asked coldly, "Who let you come?"
"Ruoxi's wife, how can I be at ease if you go alone to the village to deal with a group of men …" Yang Chen said honestly.
"Mr. Yang, please pay attention to your words. Who is your wife?" Lin Ruoxi's expression was frosty as her gaze slashed across Yang Chen's face, "Besides, it's none of your business whether I can take care of you or not." We are only a couple under contract. We don't interfere in each other's private affairs. We'll be divorced in a few months. Stay away from me. I don't really want to see you. "
Yang Chen was a bit embarrassed, but he wasn't angry. He directly asked, "Aren't you going to Yu Ping Town? Why did they stop here? "
"You don't need to worry about it. You can go back. I'll settle my own matters." After Lin Ruoxi finished, she turned around and walked back into the supermarket.
Yang Chen was helpless. He walked around the car and immediately found the problem. There was actually a tire on the front wheel of the Bentley that had been punctured by a nail!
Such a small path in the countryside was something that could not be avoided. No wonder Lin Ruoxi was unable to move.
Although Bentley's elegance could not be considered a rare car, it was not something that could be fixed easily. Furthermore, in this village, there might not even be a single car that could repair a motorcycle tire, let alone a high-grade car's tire.
Yang Chen chased after her and asked Lin Ruoxi, "Have you contacted the garage?"
Although Lin Ruoxi didn't want to talk to Yang Chen, she wasn't an unreasonable and crazy woman. Therefore, when Yang Chen asked her seriously, she would also answer and coldly say, "Wu Yue has already called someone to come and load the car."
"What about you? After the car is gone, you'll keep it here? "
"I'll get someone to pick me up." Lin Ruoxi said coldly.
"Who are you looking for? Aren't I right here?" Yang Chen said.
"I'm going to Yu Ping."
"I'll bring you there. I'll be your assistant and a part-time bodyguard. You know I'm good at fighting, those people can't even get close to you." Yang Chen blinked at Lin Ruoxi.
Lin Ruoxi hesitated, but she didn't forgive Yang Chen that quickly. She wanted to compromise with him and break the deadlock. However, she was a little afraid when she went alone to the processing plant in the lower levels. Facing nearly a thousand workers, Lin Ruoxi was indeed worried about the violence.
Even though Lin Ruoxi didn't think Yang Chen could be of much help, it was still better than one person. If it wasn't for the fact that her assistant, Wu Yue, was on vacation, Lin Ruoxi would have definitely brought her along.
"You wanted to go yourself, I didn't force you." Lin Ruoxi didn't want Yang Chen to feel that she needed someone to accompany her, so she added on.
Yang Chen laughed secretly. He held his ground firmly and said, "Right, right. I am a public official, not a private official. Is Director Lin satisfied?"
Lin Ruoxi knew that her little mind had been exposed, so she blushed and snorted coldly, turning her head away to hide her embarrassment.
But who knew that right after she covered it up for a while, a rumbling sound came from Lin Ruoxi's stomach …
Lin Ruoxi hurriedly covered her stomach with one hand. Her face was burning red, so red that juice could drip out of it …
I'm going to die, I'm going to die! Why did he have to continuously embarrass himself in front of this fellow!?
Yang Chen was also stunned for a moment and immediately knew that Lin Ruoxi had not eaten lunch and was now hungry. Looking at her depressed look, he smiled and said, "What's there to be shy about, be it CEO or beauty, you're all a person so you have to eat. If you don't eat, your stomach will growl. This is the same as people farting. "
Lin Ruoxi bit her lower lip and pretended that she didn't hear anything. However, her heart felt a little better. She had never been so humble in front of a man in her entire life. The car had burst, and the matter of face had been exposed. Even her stomach was growling. She was in such a miserable state.
Yang Chen didn't laugh at her. A small matter like this in the eyes of ordinary people might be annoying to Lin Ruoxi, who had a lot of pride, especially in front of him. Therefore, he smiled and said, "Go into the supermarket and take a look. You should buy something to eat."