Chapter 189: I’ll Take All the Fruit

After listening to Yang Xingguo's account, Chen Mo pondered for a moment before looking up at him.

"If that's the case, I have a suggestion. My company is currently hiring, and I could have the mother and daughter come work for me. We have many positions available, and the benefits are quite good."

"Of course, if you don't want to be separated from your wife for too long, you can go on the inspection trip together with her. The compensation will be the same as yours."

As Chen Mo spoke, he went over the available positions and their respective salary packages once more.

Upon hearing the compensation Chen Mo offered, Yang Xingguo gasped in surprise.

He hadn't expected President Chen to offer such generous terms; his fruit stand was doing well if it made over ten thousand a month.

That was the total profit for both him and his wife, and it didn't even include insurance.

In contrast, the lowest-paying position offered by President Chen was a cleaning job at four thousand a month, which also included comprehensive social insurance and housing fund, Room and board, and various other benefits and subsidies.

If he were to join the poverty survey group with him, the monthly salary would be ten thousand, with all travel expenses fully reimbursed.

Either way, it was better than running a fruit stand with his wife.

Most importantly, he could finally do the work he loved.

At this thought, Yang Dahai took a deep breath.

"President Chen, I'm very tempted by the compensation you've offered, but I can't give you an answer immediately. I need to go back and discuss it with my wife to get her opinion."

No matter how generous President Chen's offer was or how tempted he felt, he couldn't make the decision for his wife.

"However, President Chen, rest assured, I will definitely give you an answer before you leave tomorrow."

"Very well!"

Chen Mo nodded slightly. He had already offered the most generous terms possible; what choice the other party made was no longer up to him.

He had invited him because he felt this man was compassionate; if he served as the leader of the poverty survey group, he would surely be more diligent.

The barbecue meal ended quickly.

Yang Xingguo said his goodbyes and left, stating that he was going back to discuss it with his wife.

Chen Mo, Li Shen, and the others returned to the hotel to rest.

After all, they were heading back tomorrow, and both Li Shen and Yang Dahai would be driving long distances, so they needed to rest early.

…

The next day, Saturday, early morning.

Yang Xingguo arrived early at the hotel entrance to wait.

"President Chen, we've decided to go back to Jiangcheng with you, but I need to take care of the remaining fruit inventory before I can leave."

Yang Xingguo found President Chen and said.

After all, if that fruit were left unattended, it would all go to waste.

"If you take care of all that fruit, will you be ready to go?"

Chen Mo looked up at Yang Xingguo, having already made a plan in his mind.

"Yes, President Chen. It would be such a pity to just abandon all that fruit."

"How about this: I'll buy all that fruit. You two just pack up today, and you can come back with us."

"President Chen, there's quite a lot of fruit. Why would you want to buy so much?"

Yang Xingguo hurriedly warned him. The remaining fruit wasn't just a box or two; it filled half a cellar, enough to load a small truck.

"It's fine. I'll just buy it back to give to my employees as a perk. As for the price, just set it at the market rate; no need to give me a discount."

Chen Mo waved his hand dismissively.

He hadn't given out any employee benefits for nearly two months, so this fruit would be perfect to buy back for them.

However, he figured this fruit wouldn't cost much in total.

The real expenses would come from employee dinners and team-building activities. Once they got back, he could organize a team-building event.

Besides, it would be December in three days.

It was time to pick a date to hold the Winter Sports Meet as well.

After all, the System required that a sports meet be held every quarter. The last one was the Autumn Sports Meet, and with December already well into winter, if he didn't hold it soon, winter would be over.

Dinners and sports meets were both great ways to consume a large amount of System Funds.

Plus, with the current increase in staff, the consumption would definitely be higher than before. He could plan it out properly once he got back.

Finally, after some "bargaining" with Yang Xingguo, Chen Mo bought out all of Yang Xingguo's remaining fruit for 50,000.

"President Chen, I'll lead the way."

After the agreement was settled, Yang Xingguo drove his small truck to lead the way, with Chen Mo and the others following behind toward Yang Xingguo's home.

About ten minutes later, they arrived at Yang Xingguo's home.

Chen Mo looked around. Yang Xingguo's house was on the outskirts of West Guang County. There were no high-rise buildings nearby, just rows of old-fashioned single-story courtyard houses.

As the vehicles pulled up to the courtyard entrance, two women soon walked out of the Room.

One of the young women was someone Chen Mo had met before: Yang Xingguo's daughter, Yang Ju.

Over the past few days, he had learned that Yang Ju worked as a preschool teacher at a kindergarten in the county.

The other middle-aged woman was likely Yang Xingguo's wife.

"President Chen, this is my wife, Zhang Man, and this is my daughter, whom you've met before."

Yang Xingguo hurriedly introduced them.

Hearing this, Chen Mo greeted them.

"President Chen, thank you so much for arranging such a well-paying job for us."

Zhang Man's eyes were full of gratitude. After her husband had finished talking to her yesterday, she had agreed immediately.

She knew her husband's character; he would certainly love the work President Chen had arranged, so how could she bear to refuse?

Besides, the compensation President Chen offered them was very generous.

There was even less reason to refuse.

Chen Mo smiled slightly.

Yang Xingguo spoke up at the right moment.

"President Chen, you can go inside the Room and rest for a while. I'll go hire a few people to move the fruit from the cellar onto the truck."

After saying this, he quickly walked away.

"President Chen, it's cold outside; please come into the Room."

Watching her husband leave, Zhang Man led the way into the Room. She then took out three clean cups and poured three cups of tea, handing them to Chen Mo and the other two.

Yang Xingguo had called her before returning, so she had already brewed the tea early on.

"Thank you."

Chen Mo took the teacup and thanked her.

After Zhang Man made a polite remark, the Room became quiet.

However, the quiet atmosphere vanished as soon as Yang Ju walked in.

As soon as Yang Ju entered, her gaze fell directly on Chen Mo.

"President Chen, will you be leaving immediately after the fruit is loaded onto the truck?"

"Yes."

Chen Mo nodded. After all, it was a six-hour journey, and the earlier they could leave, the better.

However, he wouldn't be able to be so leisurely on the way back this time.

After all, someone would need to take shifts driving the truck with Yang Xingguo.

So, after some planning, Yang Dahai and Yang Xingguo would take turns driving the truck.

Then, he and Li Shen would take turns driving the business car.

There was no other way; among the three of them, only Yang Dahai had a license to drive a truck.

The veteran driver of two lifetimes was finally going to take the wheel.