Zhan Ruoqing followed Ye Zhi to the courier pick-up point. She watched as Ye Zhi changed into a courier's uniform and began loading packages onto the delivery vehicle, just like any ordinary courier.
Surprised, she pulled Ye Zhi aside and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Delivering packages!" Ye Zhi replied matter-of-factly.
"But weren't you here to learn about the courier company?" Zhan Ruoqing was bewildered.
"Yes, by delivering packages myself, I can get a true understanding of the company's situation, rather than just what others want me to see," Ye Zhi stated calmly.
Zhan Ruoqing: ...
She didn't understand, yet no matter what Ye Zhi said, it somehow made sense!
"But do you even know how to drive that thing?" Zhan Ruoqing pointed at the three-wheeled delivery vehicle.
"I learned yesterday! It's very simple, no problem!" Ye Zhi patted her chest in assurance.
If it weren't for yesterday's accident, she would have already started delivering packages. She had specifically contacted the boss of Shunda and requested to deliver packages. Although the Shunda boss was puzzled, he thought Ye Zhi wanted to experience life and agreed to arrange it for her.
"No, I'm really too curious! I have to follow you and see how you deliver packages!" Zhan Ruoqing said resolutely.
"As you wish," Ye Zhi said, feeling a bit speechless. For this enthusiastic investor shareholder, Ye Zhi would try her best to accommodate her requests.
Afterward, Zhan Ruoqing actually drove her sports car, following Ye Zhi's delivery vehicle.
Ye Zhi was busy going back and forth, constantly calling recipients, climbing up and down to deliver items, and occasionally taking out a small notebook to jot down some things.
Zhan Ruoqing, following behind her, suddenly had an idea. She took out her phone and started taking numerous photos of Ye Zhi.
During a break for Ye Zhi, Zhan Ruoqing proudly brought her phone to Ye Zhi, "Look! How are my photos?"
Ye Zhi glanced at them, her expression changing dramatically. The next moment, she rushed forward to snatch the phone, "Ahhh! What terrible angles did you choose! And you didn't even use a filter or beauty mode! Delete them, delete them quickly!"
"No way! I plan to show these to other investors!" Zhan Ruoqing said while dodging.
Ye Zhi paused and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"
"Think about it. When others seek investment, they make a PPT, present a proposal, and lie outrageously to get money. You're different. You acquired a courier company and are personally delivering packages to deeply understand the industry. Investing in someone like you would make investors feel so much more at ease," Zhan Ruoqing stated confidently. "I'll use these photos to persuade my friends to invest in you too! If you won't let me invest, you can't stop my friends from investing, can you?" xxs1
Ye Zhi felt a little touched and a little amused. "Alright, alright, take as many photos as you want, no matter how ugly you make me look."
"What do you mean ugly?" Zhan Ruoqing pouted defensively. "You have such good looks, even wearing that ugly courier uniform, you look good no matter how you're photographed. How much prettier do you want to be?"
"I was wrong, you should have taken photos making me look like a celestial beauty. Is that better?" Ye Zhi said with a helpless laugh.
"That's more like it," Zhan Ruoqing nodded with satisfaction. She took a few more pictures and then hurried off to find her friends.
At the same time, she posted several complimentary captions and photos of Ye Zhi on her social media, but she shielded her family from seeing them.
These social media posts naturally reached Qi Xuan through Meng Yue.
Seeing those posts, Qi Xuan's eyes widened in astonishment. Ye Zhi actually went to deliver packages?
The next moment, he stood up directly and drove to find Ye Zhi.
With Meng Yue's help, Qi Xuan learned Ye Zhi's current location from Zhan Ruoqing.
He arrived at the street corner where Ye Zhi was. He saw her casually sitting on a roadside flower bed, eating a cheap boxed meal, and chatting with the surrounding couriers.
A wave of heartache washed over Qi Xuan.
The last time Ye Zhi came to him for investment, he hadn't agreed directly but asked her for more detailed data. He truly didn't expect her to work this hard. He regretted it. Why hadn't he agreed last time?
If she liked to spend money, let her spend it. He could always earn more.
Seeing the couriers quickly leave after finishing their boxed meals, he took a deep breath, opened his car door, and walked towards Ye Zhi.
"May I sit next to you?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Ye Zhi looked up in surprise and saw Qi Xuan beside her. Her eyes curved happily.
"Of course, you can, but," Ye Zhi took out a packet of tissues from her pocket and offered it to him, "the flower bed is quite dirty, you should wipe it first..."
"No need," he sat down calmly. "If you can sit here, so can I."
"Uh..." Ye Zhi said awkwardly, "I wiped it before I sat down..."
Qi Xuan: ...
You're telling me this after I've already sat down? Fine, it's just a pair of pants that got dirty.
"You're eating this?" he asked, looking at the cheap boxed meal in front of her.
"Like I said, I'm not a picky eater," Ye Zhi said with a smile. "And this boxed meal actually tastes quite good. Two meat and two vegetable dishes, balanced nutrition, except for the slightly loose texture of the rice..."
Qi Xuan listened quietly until she finished, then he asked in a deep voice, "If you needed data, I believe Shunda would have been very willing to cooperate. Why did you have to go through all this yourself?"
"Knowledge gained from books is ultimately shallow. Besides, those data are too cold," Ye Zhi sighed. "Only by experiencing it myself can I understand issues like traffic congestion, customers being unreachable, poor attitudes, damaged packages, whether the workload is heavy, and the company culture. Those data can't tell me any of that. Like I said, I want to reform the courier industry. If I don't understand these things, how can I carry out the reform?"
He was silent for a moment, then finally asked, "Why... are you willing to go to such lengths?"
Ye Zhi didn't answer but asked in return, "Qi Xuan, what do you think is the most unnecessary position in a company?"
Qi Xuan frowned, not answering.
"It's the boss," Ye Zhi said calmly. "The boss of a company ran away due to poor management, owing over ten billion yuan, but the company didn't go bankrupt. The employees continued to run the company, living without 996, without internal competition, without delayed salaries or social security, and also without a boss."
Qi Xuan fell silent, he understood her meaning.
"Value is created by the employees, not by me. But most of the money earned ends up in my hands," Ye Zhi took a deep breath, and said firmly, "I can't take nothing, but at least, I hope to give them more.
We are all human. Why shouldn't they be able to live with more dignity?"