Chapter 649: The Heroine of Palace Fight
The lawyer came quickly, arriving in half an hour.
But what surprised Li Ye and others was that the other party was a white-skinned female lawyer.
Don’t look at Lighthouse shouting about how free and equal it is all day long, but in fact, in some fields, there is no real equality at all.
For example, in the legal industry, if a female lawyer can become famous, she must not know how many harsh tests she has gone through and how many old white men she has slapped in the face.
After the other party arrived, there was not a word of nonsense.
"Are you Mr. Li? I am Elena, what do I need to do to prove my ability?"
Li Ye pointed at Zhen Rongrong: "This is A friend of mine was just fired from her job by the owner of this restaurant on discriminatory grounds. No salary, do you have any good suggestions?"
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Elena looked at Li Ye in surprise, and after a few seconds she said doubtfully: "Excuse me, Li. Sir, if you ask me to be your personal lawyer, do you usually deal with this kind of thing?”
"Not entirely,"
Li Ye replied lightly, and then asked: "Ms. Elena, do you think there is anything wrong?"
Elena shook her head slightly , said funnyly: "I don't have any problem, but I hope you can understand that using my ability on such trivial matters will only waste your money."
Li Ye looked at Elena , also smiled and said: "Both Cartier and Casio can accurately time, but not having a piece of Cartier is a waste."
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Elena was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Thank you Mr. Li, I hope our cooperation will be pleasant."
In today's lighthouse, Japanese idiots are running rampant, and Casio is one of them. But Irina wears a Cartier watch on her wrist, so Li Ye metaphors that she is a tasteful and valuable "luxury product".
Elena nodded with Li Ye and began to communicate with Zhen Rongrong.
"Excuse me, madam, how long have you been working in this restaurant? You only have a study visa, right? It doesn't matter, as long as you work, you must be paid."
"This restaurant's Who is the boss? Okay. Do you still want to continue working here or get adequate compensation?"
"Ms. Zhen, don't think that this matter will affect other working international students. After all, two dollars and fifty cents an hour is not a gift price,
And if someone comes along who makes two dollars an hour, they won't I will continue to hire you because of the old relationship.”
Elena asked Zhen Rongrong many questions carefully, and did not complain or discriminate against Zhen Rongrong because she only had a study visa.
Zhen Rongrong is not protected by the lighthouse labor laws when working in places like Chinatown. This is why Cao Yuanmao dares to bully others.
So when Elena walked into the restaurant with her head held high and showed her identity as a lawyer, he was dumbfounded.
[For a matter of less than two hundred dollars, which SB hired a white-skinned lawyer to collect the debt? It’s not enough to cover the appearance fee, right? 】
But Elena wants more than appearance fees. She wants a job with an annual salary of more than 100,000 US dollars, and this is the basic salary.
"What did you say? You want to accuse me of harassment? Sex discrimination? Illegal employment."
Cao Yuanmao felt that his brain was not enough. He was just a little boss with a little lust. Why does it suddenly seem "heinous"?
So Cao Yuanmao quickly called an acquaintance of his, who was quite well-known in Chinatown and had a good relationship with his deceased uncle.
But the other party only took one look at the door and reminded Cao Yuanmao in a low voice: "Hurry up and admit your defeat. You can't afford to mess with this bitch. I've seen her in the newspaper several times."
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In less than an hour, Elena handed a check of two thousand US dollars into Zhen Rongrong's hands.
Zhen Rongrong felt so unreal as she held the fluttering check.
This is not the first time that Cao Yuanmao has taken advantage of his employees. In the eyes of these international students, he is a more desperate bully than Huang Shiren,
But now Elena just went in, showed her sign, and said a few implicit threats, and the big bully actually ceded the territory and begged for mercy.
Two thousand dollars! Even a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant in New York only earns $800 a month for working twelve hours straight.
【This is really a world where the big fish eats the small fish! 】
Elena handed the check to Zhen Rongrong, raised her hand to look at her watch, and then said to Li Ye: "Mr. Li, it's nine twenty-five now, can I go back?"
Li Ye said cheerfully: "Of course, I think you are a very good lawyer, and I am glad that you are willing to cooperate with us."
While shaking hands with Li Ye to say goodbye, Irina said half-jokingly: "Mr. Li, don't praise me so much, I will take it seriously."
Li Ye raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "What happens after you get serious? Do you want a raise?"
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Elena looked at Li Ye unexpectedly and smiled happily: "You are really an interesting person. Boss.”
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Elena left, and Li Ye and others were about to leave, but Cao Yuanmao's angry shouts suddenly came from the Cao family restaurant. "Tian Xizhen, you won't come here today after you finish your work. They are all ungrateful and white-eyed wolves who bite their masters when they are full."
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Li Ye The others stopped, especially Zhen Rongrong, with a look of shame on her face, because Sister Zhen lost her job because of her involvement.
But a second later, they heard Sister Zhen shouting flatly: "I won't serve you now, but if you dare to give me a cent less, I guarantee that you will regret it until you have a toothache. Do you believe it? ”
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Ten minutes later, Sister Zhen came out of Cao's Restaurant, cursing like a street shrew, not at all like an accomplished international student.
But Li Ye found it very interesting. After all, Sister Zhen really received all her salary.
In this world where big fish eats small fish, it is not easy for anyone to live. If you don’t want to be eaten, you must have your own means.
Zhen Rongrong said guiltily to Sister Zhen: "I'm sorry, Sister Zhen, it's all me who has caused you trouble. I was so angry just now. I didn't expect that he would take his anger out on you."
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"You didn't get me into trouble," Sister Zhen shook her head and said, "I just made it clear to the chef that if we don't leave today, we will be kicked out by Cao in a few days."
Zhen Rongrong 1 Stunned, he quickly asked: "Why are you driving us away?"
Sister Zhen explained: "In the past month, there have been several groups of black people coming by boat from the mainland. When we arrived in Chinatown, Cao had already spotted two men and was going to replace us three women."
Zhen Rongrong suddenly realized why Cao Yuanmao wanted to fire Ruan Shujun. Although the waitress was quick and agile, Men can be used as mules, replacing three women with two men, saving hundreds of dollars in profit every month.
“The guy named Cao is really evil. He obviously wants to replace us, but he still says it’s our fault.”
Zhen Rongrong was so angry that she was speechless. If you want to change someone, why should you put the responsibility on the waiter?
Sister Zhen said coldly: "It's not the evil man named Cao, but the evil heart of his wife. Ever since the woman named Chen took over this restaurant, several senior waiters have been driven away. , leaving only us newcomers who are not qualified to receive tips. ."
Both Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo looked at Li Ye, because they knew Lin Qiuyan, but did not know Lin Qiuyan's cousin Chen Juming. Through Sister Zhen's description, they had already imagined Chen Juming as The image of a landlady looking at a cigarette pole.
"Let's go! I'll take you back to Berkeley."
Li Ye changed his mind and sent Zhen Rongrong and Sister Zhen back to school. After getting in the car, he casually asked about Chen Juming situation.
"That Chen Juming was also an overseas student. After working in the mainland for a year, he came back from the mainland with Cao Yuanmao.
After returning, Cao Yuanmao lost his job at PepsiCo, but Chen Juming opened a trading company. She made money quickly,
and then she invested the money in the Cao family's business, making the Cao family's shop grow from three to three. The number of rooms turned into five, which made Cao Yuanmao very angry, and he also had the idea of three wives and four concubines."
"But the good times did not last long."
Sister Zhen said gloatingly. : "Since Cao Yuanmao's uncle died this summer, Chen Juming has taken over the power of the Cao family and tightly controlled Cao Yuanmao,
It's because Chen Juming has a big belly these days and doesn't come here much, which makes him have dirty thoughts again."
Zhen Rongrong said in surprise: "Is that Chen Juming so powerful? Actually opened a trading company? "
"That Chen Juming claims to have a background in the Mainland. She specializes in purchasing clothes from the Mainland at very low prices and then sells them in Lighthouse. However, this is not her greatest skill."
Sister Zhen smiled sinisterly and said: "When Cao Yuanmao brought Chen Juming back from the mainland, Cao Yuanmao's uncle was very angry.
He believed that Chen Juming's motives were impure and acted on his own with Cao Yuanmao. The marriage was registered in the Mainland without a pre-nuptial property agreement.”
"Chen Juming was not angry at all, and took the initiative to make money to support the family. He quickly coaxed Cao Yuanmao's uncle around, and then Lao Cao suddenly died. As expected, Cao Yuanmao could not control Chen Juming and let her seize the power of the family. ."
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Sister Zhen’s gossip immediately fascinated several girls who had never watched the palace fight drama, and they were fascinated by Chen Juming, the palace fight girl. The protagonist is amazed.
But Zhen Rongrong said carefully: "Sister Zhen, don't say such nonsense, be careful of others accusing you."
"She is accusing a ghost. Do you think she can just invite anyone?" Can you afford a gold medal lawyer? ”
Sister Zhen glanced at Li Ye, and then said instead: "This matter has been spread throughout Chinatown for a long time. There is no tradition of pig cage dipping here in Beacon. Many people also admire Chen Juming for his clever skills!
Ruan Shujun also saw Chen Juming’s example and thought she could do it, so she only wanted to hook up with a rich man, and then get a green card and property.
It’s a pity that she didn’t have that I was deceived by someone with just a few nice words. Do you really think that the green card is so easy to get and the property is so easy to divide?"
Sister Zhen said in a mocking tone: "Idiots like Cao Yuanmao are rare in Beacon. After all, the people in Lighthouse know very well that the person who can take away your property is not your children, but your wife.”
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Zhen Rongrong, Wen Leyu and others were silent. They had not left campus yet and did not have a deep understanding of the despicability of human nature, so Sister Zhen's words stimulated them greatly.
Li Ye also nodded slowly. In his previous life, he had read a novel called "Green Card", which told the story of several Run people trying to obtain green cards. The storyline was really depressing.
“Pfft~”
Sister Zhen suddenly smiled, and then said something more exciting.
“Actually, many people in Chinatown say that what happened to the Cao family is retribution, because when Lao Cao came to the lighthouse, he was a poor man, and he only turned around after marrying a wealthy daughter, and the wealthy daughter has been suppressing him Following him, he lost his life inexplicably in the end."
"Old Cao has been suppressing Chen Juming. Hehehe, now Chen Juming is suppressing Cao Yuanmao again, do you think there will be retribution in the future?"
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Everyone Surprised and speechless, Li Ye also remembered what someone said in his previous life - "If you marry someone in a lighthouse, not only your property will be unsafe, but your life will also be unsafe~"
Billionaires are not ordinary people, right? ? As a result, you can even drive into a pond. If you take a closer look, what kind of world is this?
(End of this chapter)