Chapter 84: Why Is It Already Time for the Holidays?

The Humanities and Social Sciences Department won second place, which, aside from collective honor, was also very beneficial to one person: the female vice-chair of the department student union, Jiang Minling.

Jiang Minling had put in a lot of effort for this debate tournament; Wen Xiubo and Long Fuxin had originally thought about dealing with Yang Tianxing, but later, unexpectedly, they were countered and defeated, so they were both a bit dispirited when talking about it.

With the debate tournament coming to a close, Xie Yu'an had one less thing on his mind; for a counselor of his "clock-in" type, what he hoped for most was for everything to be peaceful and for society to be harmonious.

"Teacher Xie, winter break starts on January 14th; let's have an end-of-year gathering for our class."

Seeing that everyone in the class was there, Yang Tianxing simply stated this suggestion directly to Old Xie.

Hearing that there would be food to eat as the break approached, the students naturally agreed happily, and Old Xie didn't refuse to give them face: "I have no problem with it, I'll wait for your notification on the time."

Yang Tianxing's eyes rolled: "Teacher Xie, don't come alone this year; bring Teacher Xie's wife and Silu along too."

"Ah? Is that really appropriate?"

Old Xie hesitated slightly.

"What's inappropriate about it? It's lively with more people."

Yang Tianxing asked loudly: "Do you all want to have a meal with Teacher Xie's wife?"

"We do~"

The students of Public Administration Class 2 answered loudly.

Old Xie was quite moved; he had been a counselor for so many years and had attended many class gatherings, but rarely had anyone proactively invited his wife and daughter.

Even when some did invite them, Xie Yu'an himself felt it was somewhat inappropriate.

However, when Yang Tianxing invited them, Old Xie felt it was only natural; after all, their personal relationship had reached that point—this was a student who helped him look after his child.

"Alright, then I'll bring my whole family along."

Old Xie agreed with a smile; he stood for a moment, preparing to leave, but Yang Tianxing quietly chased after him.

"Teacher Xie, there's one more thing I'd like to ask for your help with."

"What is it?"

"Well, I've skipped quite a few classes this semester, and my daily conduct score has been deducted quite miserably. Could you put in a word with the course instructors so I can get my daily score up to a passing grade?"

Yang Tianxing said "embarrassedly."

"So now you know to be in a hurry."

Xie Yu'an glared at Yang Tianxing: "I reminded you before to skip fewer classes, but you never listened. Besides, the exams are in half a month; even if your daily score is enough, if your exam score isn't, you'll still fail the course."

Although Old Xie didn't explicitly agree, given the friendship between the two, not refusing meant he had agreed.

Yang Tianxing understood the subtext and immediately promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely pass the exams."

After Old Xie left, Yang Tianxing, who had just finished bragging, looked miserable again; his university textbooks were cleaner than his own backside, so passing the exams was truly a bit difficult.

Expecting Yang Tianxing to be able to settle down and study seriously was impossible; over the next few days, he ran over to Zhang Liye's place whenever he had time.

However, at Zhang Liye's place, Yang Tianxing didn't talk about specific matters; he just smoked, bragged, helped out with some work, and ate lunch and dinner with them.

Finally, Zhang Liye couldn't take it anymore; he took a business card out of his pocket and handed it to Yang Tianxing: "This is the phone number for the Chang'an City General Manager, Shi Xiaoping. Xu Zhizhou should be there too. I know you've been thinking about the express delivery business for that Hong Kong-funded electronics factory."

"But I'm warning you, this is a life-risking trade."

Zhang Liye said seriously.

Yang Tianxing didn't want to cause a conflict of opinion with Zhang Liye, but he also knew that Qinhan Province was actually very safe during this nationwide respiratory infectious disease outbreak. Yang Tianxing nodded and said: "I'll go find out about it first, then decide whether to do it or not."

It was no surprise to Zhang Liye that Xu Zhizhou and Shi Xiaoping were indeed looking for a team that could take on the express delivery business for the Hong Kong-funded electronics factory, but as soon as the subordinate franchisees heard it was a Hong Kong-funded factory and that there were Hong Kong people inside, they immediately declined.

"Sigh, the drawback of the franchise system is right here; everyone listens to orders but doesn't follow them."

Shi Xiaoping sighed and said.

Wang Shuzhu, who was about to succeed Shi Xiaoping as the General Manager of Chang'an City, said: "Shunfeng started clearing out franchisees two years ago, switching to a vertical management system. I don't know when our Shentong will reach that point."

Shentong Deputy General Manager Xu Zhizhou shook his head: "Our development model is different from Shunfeng's. We still have to rely on franchisees for now. Let's get back to this matter; it's not just Zhang Liye in the Chang'an District who refused, the franchisees in other districts of Chang'an City don't want to take it on either."

"Should we transfer people from headquarters? Although the business isn't big, it might affect the future relationship between the two companies. If Shentong wants to develop in Hong Kong, we still have to rely on their support over there."

Shi Xiaoping suggested.

Xu Zhizhou thought for a moment: "It's best if the service team is still from Chang'an City, or even better, from the Chang'an District."

"Is there still time to recruit and train people now?" Wang Shuzhu asked.

"Time is only one aspect; other people's willingness is the key."

Xu Zhizhou sighed: "If there's really no one, we can only transfer people from headquarters; if there aren't enough hands, the management will have to step in."

While they were discussing this, the front desk called to report that a person named "Yang Tianxing" had come to visit.

"Seems to be a student agent from Zhang Liye's side? I have a deep impression of him; he's slick in his speech and has a wild streak in the way he does things."

Shi Xiaoping recalled his impression of Yang Tianxing.

Yang Tianxing entered the office and saw Xu Zhizhou and the others staring at him; he wasn't afraid and directly stated his purpose: "I am a student agent under Manager Zhang in the Chang'an District. I wonder if you have found a service team for the express delivery business of that Hong Kong-funded electronics factory yet?"

Shi Xiaoping was very surprised, especially since Yang Tianxing still had the face of a young university student; he probed: "You want to take it on?"

Yang Tianxing didn't give a clear answer either, vaguely saying: "I want to understand the situation first, and I still have to ask others when I go back."

Such a vague answer could increase Yang Tianxing's room for maneuver. Xu Zhizhou pondered for a while and said: "Then go to the factory for a field visit first. However, Manager Shi and I have a social engagement in a while; Assistant Wang will go with you and familiarize herself with the geography of Chang'an at the same time."

Wang Shuzhu didn't decline, but the Chang'an City branch didn't have enough cars, so the two of them took a taxi there.

Originally, Wang Shuzhu thought Yang Tianxing would sit in the front passenger seat, but she didn't expect him to sit right next to her.

Of course, what Yang Tianxing was thinking was that having a woman with a faint fragrance and top-tier figure and looks next to him was definitely better than sitting next to a middle-aged driver uncle.

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"Runxing Electronic Equipment Manufacturing Factory, it really is fate."

Yang Tianxing sighed inwardly; he didn't know if the sports car woman he met that day—Zhao Qingxun—was part of the management or the true owner of this place.

This factory occupied a large area, and the granite marble plaza looked quite impressive.

Yang Tianxing and Wang Shuzhu waited at the entrance for quite a while before a middle-aged man walked over unhurriedly.

"I am Zhao Wenbo, Deputy Director of the Logistics Department at Runxing. You are here to discuss the express delivery business, right?"

Wang Shuzhu nodded and replied, "Hello, Director Zhao, I am Wang Shuzhu, General Manager of the Chang'an Branch of Shentong Express."

Zhao Wenbo kept his hands behind his back, putting on airs; he didn't even invite Wang Shuzhu and Yang Tianxing into the factory to talk in detail, saying directly at the entrance, "It is Shunfeng's loss that they terminated their cooperation with us, but you have a good eye. First, I congratulate Shentong on choosing us. Second, with the end of the year approaching, the workers on the assembly line have all gone home. A big shot will come from Hong Kong next year to preside over the work, and we can discuss the specifics then."

After finishing his sentence, Zhao Wenbo turned and walked away; looking at his arrogant demeanor, it was clear he wouldn't be keeping Yang Tianxing and Wang Shuzhu for a meal, so the two of them very consciously turned and left.

Yang Tianxing smiled and said to Wang Shuzhu, "Manager Wang, why don't we go to our school to have a meal together? The chicken leg rice at our school is actually quite decent."

Wang Shuzhu smiled and said, "Next time. Today is Christmas Eve, so I won't be a third wheel for you young people."

Yang Tianxing paused his steps, his expression stunned: "Today is Christmas Eve, so isn't tomorrow Christmas?"

"What's wrong? Shouldn't you young people value these kinds of holidays?" Wang Shuzhu asked upon hearing Yang Tianxing's muttering.

Yang Tianxing sighed and spouted nonsense: "Sigh, I've received patriotic education since I was a child, so I really don't want to celebrate these Western holidays, Manager Wang."

But what was the real situation? The real situation was that a scumbag fears holidays the most, because he doesn't know who he should spend them with.