Cheng Su found Qi Taiguo’s question odd and raised an eyebrow, asking, ", unhappy? Where did you see that I’m unhappy?"
"I just know," Qi Taiguo pulled the book out of her hands.
When it ca to discerning hidden emotions, Qi Taiguo had beco increasingly adept. Although Cheng Su had agreed to let her older sister go ho for the holiday, he sensed she was sowhat displeased.
"You seem reluctant to let your sister take leave to go ho, is it difficult to manage?" Qi Taiguo asked.
Cheng Su pursed her lips and said, "Shall I just say it?"
"Firstly, as a boss, what I must ensure is fairness and impartiality. The rules I set apply to all employees, regardless of personal feelings. The food industry is busiest during holidays, and unless it’s an ergency, I generally don’t approve leaves. Of course, that’s not to say one can’t take leave, but a report must be filed in advance so the managent can make arrangents. This way, the restaurant’s staffing and service can keep up."
"Secondly, considering that my sister has only started working a few days ago and is already asking for leave, it would surely displease any other employer. Who would like an employee who asks for leave as soon as they start? My sister hasn’t been getting along too well with the other employees these past few days. Now that she’s taking leave, I’m afraid she will have an even harder ti shing with them later on. She was already an outsider parachuted into the team, and now that she can’t even communicate well with them, future managent will be even more difficult."
"Thirdly, my sister is too soft-hearted. When her husband says a few words, she becos anxious and gives in, wanting to go back. If her husband asked her not to work and just focus on taking care of the children at ho, she would continue to obey and seek peace at the expense of herself? If she doesn’t stand up for herself, when conflicts arise in the future, she’ll only continue to be soft, and in that case, how can she stand tall?"
Listening, Qi Taiguo furrowed his brow. He was a straightforward person and rarely overthought these matters.
Had Cheng Su not ntioned it, he really wouldn’t have considered all these complexities.
"Actually, it’s not so much that I’m unhappy as I am a bit upset that she isn’t more assertive," Cheng Su sighed. "My sister is good in many ways, but her nature is too soft. She finally managed to toughen up and co out to work. But just because soone says a couple of harsh words, she gets anxious and wants to back down. If we reach out to help her, but she shrinks back instead of reaching out to us, we won’t be able to help her!"
Understanding, Qi Taiguo felt a little ashad of his own simplistic and straightforward approach and said awkwardly, "You’ve thought about this a lot; I didn’t consider that aspect."
Cheng Su smiled and said, "Won’s hearts tend to be more delicate, and they think more deeply. As for my sister, we’re willing to support her, but it’s no use if she can’t stand up for herself. Ultimately, she has to depend on herself!"
Qi Taiguo nodded upon hearing this and then asked, "Then why did you finally agree?"
"Because of Yunyun," Cheng Su thought of the extra-careful and well-behaved little girl, saying, "Her brother-in-law is unreasonable, spouting nonsense like wanting to get rid of her. Are those the kind of words you say to a child? Yunyun is already grown up, and now with her mother being far from ho, she’s naturally frightened and sensitive. If her father-in-law’s words were taken seriously by her, what then?"
"We wanted my sister to work just to give her and her children a better future, grounded in the children’s needs. If this causes a rift between her and her child, then what’s the point of earning more? I simply feel that we cannot let Yunyun misunderstand like that. I just didn’t want my sister to have regrets," Cheng Su sighed. "The days spent growing up with a child are precious. It’s just that, for now, it’s impossible to have both."
After all, without first breaking free from such a dysfunctional family, it would probably stay like that for a lifeti.
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