Song Luokui felt uncomfortable thinking about the way that man had looked at her earlier. "I'll definitely stay far away from him."
Song Luosheng patted her head. "Go and play."
Song Luokui turned away in a spoiled manner. "I was going to get some wine earlier but you scared me. Now you fetch it for me."
"Okay, okay, I'll get it for you. You go inside, it's warm in there."
"Mm."
The others saw their interactions and the atmosphere became more relaxed.
After 10 PM, the gathering ended and the others gradually went home. Since it was late, Song Luosheng let Song Luokui stay over.
Song Luokui happily agreed, though she didn't have any clothes there. It was fine though, they could ask Aunt Gui to bring some for her the next day.
On the 7th day of the first lunar month, everyone had gone back to work, leaving only Song Luokui at home.
As she went downstairs, she heard Aunt Gui on the phone in the kitchen, sounding quite distressed. "There's nothing else you can do. Let me see if I can find you a cleaning job. That way you can take care of your child while working as a cleaner, though you might not be able to work at some high-end places."
"I'll look into it for you. For now, that's all."
Aunt Gui sighed again.
Song Luokui sat at the dining table, and Aunt Gui soon brought over her breakfast. "Miss, your breakfast."
"Mm." Song Luokui noticed Aunt Gui's worried expression. "Aunt Gui, what's wrong? You don't look too well."
Aunt Gui waved her hand dismissively. "It's nothing, I'm fine."
Song Luokui said, "I heard you on the phone earlier. Did something happen? You can tell me."
Aunt Gui couldn't hold back and told her. "I have a niece who got married a few years ago and had a daughter. I thought she had married a good man, but after the child was born and turned out to be a girl, her in-laws' attitude changed."
"Not only did they mistreat my niece, but her husband also beat her. This year she finally couldn't take it anymore and divorced him, taking the child with her. She used to be a housewife and didn't know any skills. If that was all, she could get a factory job at her age, but she also has a child to take care of."
"She can't find a job, so she asked me if I knew any jobs where she could bring her child along. Anything would do. I'm thinking maybe she could do street cleaning or toilet cleaning, so she can take the child with her. Ah, it's just so difficult for women!"
Song Luokui asked, "What about her parents?"
Aunt Gui replied, "Her parents passed away. Otherwise, her in-laws wouldn't have dared to bully her like that."
Song Luokui recalled the single mother who had won a job opportunity at the company's year-end party and cried tears of joy. It seemed that for women, surviving in this world was much more difficult than for men.
Song Luokui said, "Let me ask my brother if he needs any cleaners at his company. It's fine if she brings her child along, as long as she does her job well."
Aunt Gui waved her hand. "No, that won't work. Young Master's company is too high-end. I'm afraid having her bring a child might affect the company's image."
Song Luokui took a sip of soy milk and wiped her mouth. "It would definitely have an impact, but that just shows my brother's company has an even more upscale image now, and it's creating another job opportunity for society. That's a contribution to the country."
"It's no problem. I'll ask him, though we might need to do a background check first."
Aunt Gui said, "I understand. Thank you, Miss."
Song Luokui replied, "No problem. Consider it a good deed. As long as there's no issue with the person, a cleaning position should be fine."
"Okay. My niece used to do very well in school, but after her parents passed away she had to drop out of high school and work. Then she ended up with a scumbag husband. Ah, it's all fate!"
...
After finishing breakfast, Song Luokui, with nothing else to do, decided to visit her brother's company and ask about the job opportunity.
Song Luosheng was surprised to see her. "Why aren't you resting at home? It's so cold out."
Song Luokui said, "Aunt Gui's niece is divorced with a child and no job. I wanted to ask if you're hiring any cleaners here?"
Song Luosheng put down his pen. "That's a small matter... I'll talk to HR later. Have Aunt Gui bring her over first for a background check. If there's no issue, she can be hired."
"Okay, thank you brother."
Song Luosheng asked, "Did you just come here for this?"
Song Luokui replied, "No, I also came to see how you're working so hard for the company as an ox."
Song Luosheng pinched her face. "I'm not working like an ox for the company. I'm doing it for you, earning money to buy you bags."
Song Luokui pushed his hand away. "Lies! Blatant lies!"
Song Luosheng checked the time. "I have a meeting to attend. You can stay and play here for a bit." He transferred her some money. "Or you can go shopping nearby."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
After Song Luosheng left, Song Luokui was about to leave too, but then she noticed an investment analysis for the Tianyú Company on her brother's desk with a "rejected" note.
"Tianyú Company Acquisition Investment Analysis"?
Song Luokui couldn't help but open and read it. It mentioned a domestic entertainment company that was about to go bankrupt, but the analysis concluded there was nothing worth investing in.
However, Song Luokui suddenly thought of Aunt Gui's niece and the single mother she had drawn in the lucky draw at the year-end party. Looking back at the investment analysis, she wondered if there was something she could do.
When Song Luosheng returned, he found Song Luokui sitting at his boss' desk, spacing out, with the rejected investment analysis in front of her.
Song Luosheng waved his hand in front of her face. "Luokui?"
Song Luokui snapped out of it and said, "Brother, what do you think about me starting an all-women's company?"
Song Luosheng frowned as he considered it. If it were him, he would think about many factors for an all-women's company. Of course, an all-men's company wouldn't work either. Usually, a mix of both was ideal to share the workload.
However...
"Luokui, do you want to start a company just for fun? I'll support you!"If his sister wanted to play, then let her play.
Song Luokui picked up the investment analysis. "This one, I'll invest in it. I have savings, and if that's not enough, I can use the properties under my name to get a bank loan."
Song Luosheng said, "...Wait a minute, Luokui. I can set up a new company for you, but the Tianyú Company has absolutely no investment value."
Song Luokui replied, "I looked into it. The management just got into legal trouble and went to jail, right? Plus there was a lot of infighting, and many artists left the company, so there aren't many active people left. But it's already an established company with systems in place. I just need to fire the inactive people and hire active ones, and it'll be fine, right?"
Song Luosheng shook his head. "For a company, the most important thing is to produce something of value, and it's clear they can't produce anything of value."
Song Luokui said, "I'll take care of that. I have connections. It's just filming videos, after all."
Song Luosheng replied, "Luokui, filming is very expensive. Companies have poured in billions and might not even recoup a tenth of their investment."
Song Luokui said, "I'm not going to film those billion-dollar blockbusters. I've always felt that women know best what other women want to watch, so I'll film things that women enjoy watching. Brother, I just want to try it out. If it doesn't work, I'll just disband it."
Song Luosheng said, "Okay! No need for your money, I'll invest in it for you."
Song Luokui shook her head. "No need, I have my own money. If that's not enough, I'll ask my girlfriends to invest. I think they'll be interested."
"Okay then, if you need people, let me know. But if you fail, you have to listen to me."
"No problem! I'll work on a business plan first." Song Luokui took the investment analysis and left. "Brother, I'll give this back to you later."
Song Luosheng shook his head as he watched her retreating figure, "Forget it, spending a few million to make Luokui happy is worth it."
