Chapter 378: Maybe they have gone there.
A household servant who buys a villa worth over 20 million? Ivy and Maria were both extremely shocked.
"Mrs. Ivy, how much should we pay the new household servant?" Ethan asked Ivy.
"Hold on!" Ivy pointed at the head chefs, "What are their monthly salaries?"
The head chef said, "I earn 45,000!"
The second chef said, "I earn 35,000!"
The six assistants all said in unison, "We earn 15,000!"
Oh my, they're all quite high salaries!
Ethan was worried that Ivy would lay off some staff members, so he quietly reminded her, "Madam, they are all long-time employees and they all cook very well. Young Master Alexander has gotten used to it. We can't dismiss them!"
"I know, but we don't need eight people in the kitchen, right?" Ivy thought for a moment and said, "In that case, we'll move two people from the kitchen to be household servants."
The eight people in the kitchen immediately became unhappy and began to complain that there weren't enough staff members.
Ivy continued, "If you agree with my arrangement, each of you will receive a raise of 5,000. If you don't agree, then please find new jobs for yourselves. I will recruit new staff members, but the salaries won't be as high."
After hearing this, everyone fell silent. The head chef's salary would increase to 50,000, the second chef's salary would increase to 40,000, and the other six assistants' salaries would go up from 15,000 to 20,000. This was such a good deal, so why would they not agree?
"But...isn't this increasing expenses?" Ethan pouted, "A raise of 5,000 for one person, and six people is 30,000 more per month!"
Ivy smiled and said, "We'll hire four more female helpers. They will each receive an annual salary of 200,000! Find those who are physically fit and can endure hardship, not those who only want to enjoy life."
Ethan suddenly brightened up, "In that case, we'll save more than 2 million per year!"
Alexander furrowed his brow slightly, "There's no need to save like this! The Ashford family can afford to hire people!"
Ivy grinned, "By saving this money, we can give the children's eight bodyguards an annual salary of 250,000 each. Alexander, what do you think?"
Alexander's lips curled up, and he gave a radiant smile, "Like I said, it's up to you to arrange! If we need more staff, you can hire them anytime. Don't be stingy with the money! Money is something we have plenty of in our family."
"Yes!" Ivy nodded vigorously.
Blake felt a sense of being abandoned, "Luna, what about me? You're only thinking about my eight brothers, but what about me?"
Ivy pointed at Maria, "Blake, my sister is a rich woman. If you marry her, why do you still need to work?"
Blake looked conflicted, "Are you saying I should open a hotel with Maria?"
What's so great about opening a hotel? He didn't want to do that!
Maria blushed and said, "Blake, if you want to do something else, I will fully invest in you!"
Indeed, she had the aura of a rich woman. Blake couldn't control the twitching of his eyebrows and immediately hugged Maria, "Let's go make love first! Those things can be discussed later!"
Making love...sigh!
Alexander and I
They looked at each other and then glanced at the six children, feeling helpless.
Annabel grabbed Richard's arm and said, "Tonight, we have the six little ones with us, so why don't the two of you enjoy some alone time?"
"Yay! Thank you, grandma, thank you, grandpa!" Alexander quickly thanked them and immediately carried Ivy upstairs.
Their actions were fast as if they were afraid of being one step behind, as if Annabel and Richard would regret something.
Eldie said pitifully, "Mommy and Daddy don't want us anymore, they went to have a baby boy..."
Fifthie said, "Maybe they are having a younger brother?"
Secondie said, "How can you be so sure it's a brother? What if it's a sister?"
"Exactly, maybe they are having a big brother and big sister!"
After Forthie's remark, Annabel and Richard couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, on the street.
Owen was shopping like crazy, whenever he saw something interesting, he would point at it and Leo would immediately buy it for him.
People who didn't know the situation would think that Owen was Leo's girlfriend, just because his hair was so long. Every time they bought something, it would cause a misunderstanding.
This time, Owen and Leo arrived at a jewelry store.
Owen saw a pair of men's gold earrings that he liked and pointed at them, saying, "These look nice!"
"Add it to the bill!" Leo decisively swiped his card.
The next second, Owen spotted two thick gold bracelets and said, "I like both of these!"
"Add them to the bill! Add them to the bill!" Leo went to swipe his card again.
Owen walked around and came to the ring counter, feeling a bit undecided. He said, "This one looks nice, and this one too, and this one looks even better. Oh, every single one in this counter looks so beautiful…"