At 35, Jiang Xiaoli went wild skiing with friends, only to die in an avalanche. She woke up to find herself back at 16, a year when her beloved mother was still alive!
Given a second chance, ...
Li Guizhi then softened her tone, "It's not wrong to be busy with work and making money, but don't put the cart before the horse, otherwise what's the point of making so much money?"
Jiang Xiaoli solemnly promised, "Mom, I promise you that I will try my best to leave work on time from now on, spend more time with you and Xiaoxiao at home, and not work overtime at home."
I hope you'll keep your word!
After putting their daughter to sleep, the two of them returned to their room.
Jiang Xiaoli sighed, "When I held Xiaoxiao just now, I could clearly feel that she was a little heavier. Mom was right last night; I did neglect the child."
Zong Jiayu hugged her and said, "I have the same problem. We've both been too busy lately. Let's work together to correct it."
She nodded. "Yes, luckily Xiaoxiao is still young and doesn't remember things, so we still have a chance to make up for it."
From the next day onward, Jiang Xiaoli's methods of solving problems became less gentle and more decisive.
Although this may affect some people's perceptions, it is the most efficient solution.
That day, after Li Anting finished discussing a plan with her, he said, "Chairwoman Jiang, your style of doing things has changed quite a bit recently."
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled lightly, "Is someone talking badly about me behind my back?"
Li Anting said with a smile, "I don't know that, but everyone talks about others behind their backs. Once they reach your level, they wouldn't dare to say anything to your face."
“That’s true.” She took a sip of coffee and asked, “I wanted to do my best to make things good for everyone, but there are just a lot of people who are not afraid of boiling water and insist on testing my bottom line step by step. My time is very precious, and being more decisive will help improve work efficiency.”
Li Anting nodded. "I understand."
With this decisive and ruthless approach, Jiang Xiaoli finally managed to sort out the mess in the group by the end of May.
"An Ting, I've taken care of everything that needed to be taken care of. The rest is up to you."
Li Anting assured, "Chairman Jiang, I will certainly not let you down."
She smiled slightly, "Okay, then it'll be a phone call. I won't be coming to the company for a while."
"Okay, I will send the weekly work report to Assistant Cao and have her pass it on to you."
Jiang Xiaoli returned home feeling relaxed, only to see her daughter rolling around on the playmat in the living room.
Upon seeing her return, Xiaoxiao immediately stopped what she was doing and anxiously reached out for a hug.
She couldn't help but chuckle, "Daddy's a clingy little thing, and you're a little clingy little thing too!"
While playing with the child, she asked, "Aunt Fang, where's my mom?"
Aunt Fang, while tidying up the plush toys on the playmat, said, "Third Madam accompanied First Madam to a hotel for a food tasting; she should be back soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened, and Li Guizhi returned.
Seeing her daughter at home, she smiled and said, "Oh, that's unusual today, you're back so early?"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "I'm just following your advice. From today onwards, I don't need to go to the company for a while. I'll stay home every day!"
Li Guizhi was pleasantly surprised, but she still politely asked, "Is everything alright at your company?"
"Haha." She couldn't help but laugh. "Mom, at least control your upturned lips. And don't pretend to ask about my company."
Li Guizhi, having been exposed, pretended to be angry and lightly patted her on the back, "Are you making fun of me?"
She quickly replied, "No, no, you're at the top of our family's food chain, how could I dare to make fun of you!"
"loquacious!"
Li Guizhi said with a smile, "If we had known you wouldn't be so busy later, we would have waited a day or two to go and try the dishes. You have a rather discerning palate."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoli asked, "Did the dishes you tried today not suit your taste?"
"It's not that it's not to my liking. Your aunt brought so many rare ingredients, and the head chef is also very famous. It's quite good."
She paused and said, "We both felt like something was missing, but we couldn't quite put our finger on what it was."
She smiled slightly, "I think you two are too much of a perfectionist, too much of a perfectionist!"
Li Guizhi nodded. "Maybe."
At dinner time, Jiang Xiaoli packed some food for him in advance in an insulated lunchbox. "Mom, please put Xiaoxiao to bed tonight. I'll bring Ayu his food and a change of clothes."
"Okay, I understand." Li Guizhi asked, "How much longer will Ayu be busy? He hasn't been home for three days."
"It'll be soon," she replied. "It's already May 28th, and his game will launch at 10 AM on June 1st, which means it's in its final days."
Li Guizhi nodded, "That's good. Ayu must have been working very hard lately. Please serve him a lot of this soup and make sure he finishes it before you come back."
She smiled and saluted, "Mission accomplished!"
After finishing her meal, Jiang Xiaoli chatted with her daughter for a while, talking nonsense, before picking up her things and leaving the house.
Upon arriving at the "Jinghua Center", only the floors of "Yujia Technology" were brightly lit throughout the entire office building.
Cao Jie couldn't help but sigh, "Working overtime like this every day in front of the computer is making me lose all my hair."
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled and said, "You're absolutely right. Ayu is alright, but when I came here last time, I noticed that their technical director had lost a lot of hair."
As the two women were chatting and about to take the elevator upstairs, a male voice exclaimed in surprise, "Chairman Jiang?"
She turned around and saw Shen Zhaokun. She smiled and asked, "Director Shen, are you still busy so late?"
Shen Zhaokun jogged up to her and said, "Chairwoman Jiang, the post-production of 'Lost Files' has been completed."
When would be a convenient time for you to try it out? I'm still a little uneasy since you haven't given me any feedback.
This film, "Lost Files," is the same film that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay in 2008, making Shen Zhaokun the first mainland Chinese director to win an Academy Award for Best Director.
Thinking of this, she nodded. "How about we meet in the company screening room next Monday at 2 pm?"
"Okay!" Shen Zhaokun was overjoyed. "I'll be waiting for you in the screening room Monday afternoon!"
As they entered the elevator, Cao Jie whispered a reminder, "Chairman Jiang, didn't you just agree to let Madam stay home for a while?"
Jiang Xiaoli smiled at her, "I'm taking my mom to see a movie on Monday afternoon, you could call that entertainment?"
"Haha." Cao Jie couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. "Chairwoman Jiang, it has to be you!"
The elevator quickly arrived at "Yujia Technology". Zong Jiayu's secretary led her to the office. "Chairwoman Jiang, please wait a moment. I will go and inform the boss now."
She put down her change of clothes, carrying only the food box, saying, "There's no need for him to come back. I'll just deliver it, say a few words, and leave."
They didn't take the elevator, but walked up the company's internal stairs, and only went down one floor to arrive at the game design and development department of "Yujia Technology".
Zong Jiayu, Zhong Yuan, Quan Wenyan, Jonathan, and Bao Fu were operating the computer and trying out a game.
Jiang Xiaoli walked behind them to watch. The five of them were probably teaming up to play a dungeon and were now in the boss fight phase.
The five of them have different roles: warrior, melee DPS, ranged DPS, healer, and so on.