Jing Shu's eyes shifted, and she immediately smiled, "This is good, I need it right now."
Who doesn't have a few situations in the family that are hard to control, yet social obligations from the past must be repaid? But putting a troublemaker into your own factory and letting them run amok, would that be okay?
Of course not. When the time comes, they might lean on connections and past favors. If you say to fire them, the social obligation is only half fulfilled. If you say not to fire them and let them mess up the factory, that won't work either. Better to move them to another factory, and when trouble arises, it's just business; they can be kicked out, or if they do well, they might even get a promotion as a favor.
Now, it's New Year again, a time for socializing. Even though Jing Shu doesn't have much socializing to do, she has to prepare for potential requests.
After discussing this, the conversation became more casual. Su Malie asked,
