Chapter 141

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Sigh."

Cousin sighed faintly: "What's the use of me bringing in more business? A few days ago I signed a big deal with Liu Ye, renovating an entire building's first floor, with gross profits of several hundred thousand, but they don't even take notice of such results......"

"What's going on?"

Lin Xiyu's brows knitted slightly: "Who offended you? You're so full of resentment......"

"The new store manager has arrived."

Cousin pointed her lips toward the manager's office inside.

"So soon?"

Lin Xiyu was quick-witted and instantly understood where Cousin's grievance came from.

"It really is fast."

Cousin felt sour inside, her tone unpleasant: "Wang Fan is really capable, hiring a professional manager, supposedly someone who studied abroad in the United States and came back, what MBA, we don't even know what kind of thing that is."

"MBA, I heard Guben mention it......"

Lin Xiyu understood: "It seems to be a Master of Business Administration, pretty impressive."

"Tsk~~"

Cousin was unconvinced: "What Master of Business Administration, without work experience it's still useless."

"Shh, keep your voice down."

Lin Xiyu glanced warily at the manager's office: "Don't let anyone hear......"

"What if they hear, I'm just like this......"

Cousin not only didn't restrain herself, but raised her voice even more, deliberately shouting toward the manager's office: "Say what you have to say, no need for so many twists and turns......"

"Such a good temper......"

The door of the manager's office was pushed open from inside, and a young man of medium height, with regular features and gold-rimmed glasses, walked out.

"Hello, Store Manager."

Lin Xiyu's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously nudged Cousin, asking her to greet the store manager too.

"Tsk~~"

Cousin was stubborn and ignored her, her gaze toward the newcomer full of provocation: "Whether my temper is good or not, I know in my own heart, I don't need someone pretending to be a good person here......"

"Sister Leilei......"

Lin Xiyu was startled, her heart jumping again, and just as she was about to stop her, she was interrupted by a clear laugh.

"Before I came, I heard that the business manager of the main store has a very fiery temper, ordinary people can't handle her......"

The new store manager Li Xiao didn't get angry but smiled, then changed the subject and said: "But her business ability is indeed strong; if it weren't for her young age and slightly lacking social experience, with her ability, serving as vice store manager wouldn't be out of the question."

"Vice store manager?"

Cousin's ears perked up and she became spirited: "There's a position of vice store manager?"

"As the company's business gradually expands, personnel will also increase."

Li Xiao spoke eloquently, painting her a big pie: "The main store's current plan is to hire at least fifteen more salespeople, plus graphic designers, finance staff, cleaners, at least twenty people; as the number of people increases, corresponding management positions will naturally increase......"

"Twenty people?"

Cousin was stunned: "Hire that many people?"

"The main store is responsible for cultivating talent."

Li Xiao, as an MBA, spoke fluently: "As Ding Sheng Decoration's market continues to expand, it will inevitably enter major cities across the country, forming chain stores of a well-known brand."

"Employees who perform well at the main store and have outstanding business skills all have the opportunity to be sent abroad to serve as store managers of branches in various places; calculated this way, fifteen salespeople is not many, as long as they work diligently and accumulate experience, sooner or later they will have a day of success."

"I also have a chance to be sent abroad and serve as a branch store manager?"

Cousin's enthusiasm was instantly maxed out, and she regained her motivation.

"Of course."

Li Xiao expressed his position with a serious look: "As long as you have ability, you will have opportunities."

"What about vice store manager?"

Cousin's eyes lit up: "Do I also have hope?"

"That's not up to me to say......"

Li Xiao frowned, about to brush it off, when the company door creaked open from the outside.

"Sister Le wants to be vice store manager?"

Wang Fan walked in with a head of yellow hair, his peach blossom eyes flashing with teasing.

"Hiss."

Cousin was startled by him, forgetting all her resentment: "When did you dye your hair? So eye-catching?"

"Just dyed this morning? Looks good?"

Wang Fan flirtatiously flipped his hair, very pleased with himself.

"You look like this......"

Cousin gave a fair critique: "I really can't tell you're the boss of a decoration company, you're no different from the little hooligans on the street."

"Hahaha."

Wang Fan laughed leisurely, not taking her words to heart at all: "Who said the boss of a decoration company must wear a suit and tie, dressed like an old scholar? I just like being unique and different from them, this is called fashion......"

"Tch, you..."

Female Cousin was used to joking and roughhousing with him, and casually retorted.

"Cough, cough."

Li Xiao's expression changed slightly, and she coughed twice with slight displeasure.

"It's fine..."

Wang Fan didn't mind, and instead spoke up for Female Cousin: "Sister Lei isn't treating me as an outsider, which is why she's so casual; I just like Sister Lei's personality—straightforward, without so many ulterior motives."

"Hmph."

Female Cousin couldn't stand his pretentiousness, and snorted from her nose: "Fake tricks that look good but don't work—what's the use of saying nice things? Show some sincerity..."

"Didn't Sister Lei just say she wants to be Vice Store Manager?"

Wang Fan's peach blossom eyes flashed with a glint, and following her thoughts, he threw out an olive branch: "Sure, that's exactly why I came here. Xiao Brother just arrived and isn't familiar with the company's business, so he still needs Sister Lei's full assistance."

"Are you serious?"

Happiness came too suddenly; Female Cousin rubbed her ears, suspecting an auditory hallucination.

"Truer than gold."

Wang Fan was as carefree as ever, making it hard for people to believe him.

"Xiyu, did I hear wrong?"

In front of the real Boss, Female Cousin chose to believe Lin Xiyu.

"None."

Lin Xiyu proved worthy of trust, saying exactly what she most wanted to hear: "I heard it too; he said Female Cousin has the ability to serve as Vice Store Manager."

"That's great."

Female Cousin jumped for joy: "I got promoted, I became Vice Store Manager! When my mom finds out, won't she be shocked out of her wits? My daughter is born to do business; the richest child in our family must be me."

"Mm-hmm, I think so too."

Lin Xiyu nodded very supportively and echoed her.

"Xiao Brother, I'll take you to the talent market for a look."

Wang Fan was ignored by the two sisters, helplessly touched his nose, and found himself a way out: "The hiring matter should be decided as soon as possible."

"Okay."

Li Xiao was also a person of influence; she saw that his relationship with the two sisters wasn't ordinary, and smartly didn't ask more.

The two walked out the door one after another, and shortly after, the sound of a motorcycle starting up and roaring came from outside the window.

"Tch, this Wang Fan kid..."

Female Cousin poked her head out to look, smiling and teasing: "It's time to change your ride; riding a motorcycle around all day showing off, like a street little hooligan. Having such a Boss, it's embarrassing to say it out loud."

"In this lifetime, I reckon that's just his image."

Lin Xiyu thought of Wang Fan's misdeeds during high school for three years, and helplessly shrugged her shoulders.

"Xiyu, actually I think you have some prejudice against Wang Fan."

Female Cousin turned back and glanced at her, hesitating to speak, very much wanting to reveal the truth that Wang Fan had specially bought a house for them to rent.

"I have prejudice against him?"

Lin Xiyu didn't expect Female Cousin to speak up for Wang Fan, and was obviously stunned for a moment.

"This Wang Fan person, on the surface seems a bit unreliable, but actually, he's still quite good."

Female Cousin intended to give her a hint: "Like last time, he helped our family find a house very conscientiously. In that area of Qinglong Back Street, because of the Old City District demolition, rental prices have risen to an absurd level. We walked around for a long time before finding a suitable house; a monthly rent of one hundred yuan, it's like picking it up for free."

"Guben also said Wang Fan handled this matter quite decently."

Lin Xiyu didn't think much of it, smiling and echoing: "The rented house is very close to the one my mom bought; it'll be convenient to live there in the future."

How could it just be very close!

Female Cousin muttered to herself in her heart: "The house Second Maternal Aunt bought was transferred by him; it was originally meant for you all to live in."

"Sister, you wouldn't have feelings for Wang Fan, would you?"

Seeing Female Cousin keep speaking up for Wang Fan, Lin Xiyu's mind shifted, and she wonderfully thought wrongly: "He's your Boss, usually takes good care of you; you wouldn't be moved because of this, right?"

"What feelings could I have for him..."

Female Cousin laughed in anger and gave her a look as if looking at an idiot: "If he really liked me, that would be great; find such a rich husband, achieve class leap in one step, get rid of poverty and become rich; I'd wake up laughing even in my dreams."

"You didn't say that before..."

Lin Xiyu listened and felt more and more alarmed: "Aren't you the one who doesn't like those younger than you? Saying they're immature, and don't like serving younger brothers."

"Xiyu, you've been blinded by Guben."

Female Cousin helplessly rubbed her forehead: "Your heart and eyes are full of him; you can't see anyone else's good points."

"I do like Guben; I admit..."

Lin Xiyu pretended not to hear the subtext in Female Cousin's words, and gave her a playful smile.

"Alright, I won't talk to you about it anymore."

Female Cousin silently lit a candle for Wang Fan, no longer in the mood for gossip: "I have to go work; making money is important."

"Go, go."

Lin Xiyu saw Female Cousin regain her spirit, and sincerely rejoiced for her: "That's you, our family's capable person; in the future, the whole family's happiness relies on you."

"No problem."

Female Cousin was full of motivation: "Once Sister has money, by Daming Lake, I'll buy a house for each of you."

"Wow."

Lin Xiyu very supportively cheered her on: "Sister is mighty, Sister is domineering; the future richest woman in Jinan is you."

"Hahaha."

Female Cousin was delighted, striding with complete disregard for her relatives, and walked out of the Door in high spirits.

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Lin Xiyu saw Female Cousin leave, and with no business coming in, she came alone to sit before the Tea Table, holding a calculator, happily counting her own Treasury.

These days she had been working at the Decoration Company and earned quite a bit in Commission; roughly calculated, she already had over three thousand yuan in income.

She planned to take this money to Shanghai, treating it as tuition.

Mother wanted a divorce, and it was not easy for one person to raise a son alone; she did not want to add to the family's burden anymore.

Being able to spend money she earned herself—just thinking about it felt wonderful.

Ever since she started dating Guben, she seemed to have turned her luck around, and her whole family's living conditions had improved quite a bit.

This really was, true to its name, catching a golden turtle son-in-law!

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"What are you laughing at? Smiling happily to yourself alone, I stood outside the Window for half a day, and you didn't even notice......"

A light laugh came from outside the Window, startling her so her heart gave a tremble.

"Mengmeng, it's you."

Seeing it was Wu Meng, she patted her frightened little heart and gave her a sweet smile: "Since you're here, come in, what are you standing outside the Window for, aren't you afraid of the sun?"

"I came back from Shandong University New Campus, passing by on the way......"

Wu Meng rode her bicycle without getting off, speaking to her through the Window: "Thinking you were working here, I came to see you, never expecting to see someone acting lovestruck in broad daylight—who were you thinking of, smiling so lewdly, like you had a spring dream......"

"Definitely you."

Lin Xiyu was used to joking and bantering with her, and without thinking she retorted: "Besides you, who else could I think of?"

"So scary......"

Wu Meng pretended to feel a chill, shaking her arms: "Please stop thinking of me, being missed by a lovestruck person, I'll have nightmares at night."

"Showing off."

Lin Xiyu laughed in anger: "Saying you're fat, and you're even getting out of breath, thinking I'd really think of you."

"I also think you wouldn't."

Wu Meng laughed and teased: "Who you were thinking of just now definitely wasn't me."

"What did you go to Shandong University New Campus for?"

Lin Xiyu didn't want her to keep pressing, so she changed the topic herself.

"To deliver clothes for my mom."

Wu Meng didn't hide it, then shifted the subject and said: "Guess who I saw on the Shandong University campus just now?"

"Who?"

Lin Xiyu saw her gossipy little expression and a bad premonition rose in her.

"Your Female Cousin."

Sure enough, the next second, Wu Meng said the answer she least wanted to hear.

"Your Female Cousin went to Shandong University New Campus? Did you see wrong? She should be drumming up business at the newly developed housing complex right now."

"Could I mistake your Female Cousin?"

Wu Meng rolled her eyes: "How bad would my eyesight have to be, you really look down on people."

"What is your Female Cousin doing there?"

Lin Xiyu's expression changed slightly.

"I don't know that."

Wu Meng smiled mysteriously: "But I saw her with a young man, talking quite intimately, their relationship is eighty percent not ordinary."

"A young man?"

Lin Xiyu's heart jumped: "What does he look like, did you see clearly?"

"A bit far away, didn't see clearly."

Wu Meng was a bit depressed: "But judging by appearance, he should be quite handsome, not very tall, a bit thin, wearing a white shirt and blue pants, the type young girls like."

"Hiss."

Lin Xiyu sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling a bit of a toothache.

From Wu Meng's description, without guessing she could tell who that person was.

Female Cousin's high school classmate, the one whose family was very poor and life was very difficult.

Female Cousin had been secretly helping him, spending her own living expenses on that person.

"What's wrong with you?"

Wu Meng saw her suddenly change expression, her little face turning white, quite baffled: "You were fine just now, why did your expression suddenly get so bad, are you sick?"

"I'm fine......"

Lin Xiyu hid the truth for Female Cousin and did not say the truth.

"Is it because of your Female Cousin's classmate?"

Wu Meng had been classmates with her for three years, close relationship, how could she be easily fooled: "The two are dating, and their families don't agree?"

"Cough cough."

Lin Xiyu didn't expect Wu Meng's gossip ability to be so strong; a few words and she was close to the truth.