Chapter 17 Employee No. 1

Lin Ruoyan was surprised and asked, "You are doing well in the agency, why do you want to change your career and become an assistant?"

Xiao Qin sighed. "Although the agency is owned by a relative of mine, my parents look down on such unstable jobs. When I graduated, my first choice was to take the civil service exam or apply for a job at a state-owned enterprise. Unfortunately, due to my gender disadvantage, even with the same or higher written test scores, I didn't even get an interview. I also applied to some private companies, but they didn't seem like a good fit."

I only became an agent after my relatives pushed me to do so. They also said that if I found a more stable job, they wouldn't keep me. After all, the income in the agency business is very unstable, and you have to work in all kinds of situations, dealing with all kinds of people. My family doesn't think it's suitable for a girl.

After saying so much, Xiao Qin didn't dare to look at Miss Lin's face. How could the rich girl be interested in all this talk that he just spoke out of his feelings?

Xiao Qin's words reminded Lin Ruoyan of her own struggles in finding a job. They shared many similarities. For those without a strong background, applying for the civil service exam or joining a state-owned enterprise would first prioritize gender, then university and appearance. If you didn't meet those criteria, it wouldn't be possible for an ordinary woman like you to showcase your talents.

Now that Xiao Qin has expressed his sincere desire to find a job that is more stable than an agency job, if Lin Ruoyan runs a legitimate company, she will definitely hire a talent like Xiao Qin without hesitation.

But she just wanted to buy a piece of land in the name of a real estate company to house some people who had difficulty finding work and needed help.

Wait, doesn't Xiao Qin need help? Her family wants her to have a stable office job with a monthly salary, so she'll give them that. But on the condition that if her company goes bankrupt in the future, she'll give her n+1 compensation. Isn't that also an expense? As long as Xiao Qin can still return to her job as an agent, both sides won't be affected.

The prodigal system exclaimed in admiration: "The host's vision is truly remarkable. Starting a company requires money to support employees, and it will also cost money to lay off employees if the company goes bankrupt in the future. Yet, there are so many benefits to starting a company!"

The prodigal system's reminder was correct. In the future, when her company recruits employees, it is necessary to add this clause when signing the contract. Regardless of whether the employees resign voluntarily or the company has to lay off employees due to operational problems, wages and compensation must be paid in full.

In fact, in reality, it seems that according to the law, employees who voluntarily resign do not need to be compensated. However, employees must want to resign because they feel wronged. The company has done something wrong that makes the employees uncomfortable. The fault lies with the company, so compensation is justified.

Lin Ruoyan secretly took note of this and decided to write it down when formulating the company's articles of association in the future.

Lin Ruoyan then said straightforwardly, "What's wrong with girls being attentive? When I hire an assistant, I definitely prefer girls. Since you're interested in my company and have already fully demonstrated your abilities, I'm of course happy to hire you as my number one employee. For now, you'll be assigned the position of Assistant to the President. Your current job is to assist me with the company's incorporation procedures, as well as developing the company's structure, improving the company's articles of association, and drafting a recruitment plan."

Qin Shuang didn't expect Miss Lin to be so straightforward. She didn't even ask her for a more detailed resume and hired her as the president's assistant on the spot.

You have to know that her classmate Wang Kui started as an ordinary intern and worked hard for almost three years before he was promoted to one of President Dalin's assistants. And that was not the title of assistant to the president, but just an ordinary member of the president's office.

She suddenly became the number one employee of Ms. Lin's real estate company, and was responsible for such important work and participated in the company's structure and personnel recruitment. How could such trust and special significance not make her extremely excited?

After all those setbacks, Qin Shuang didn't think there was anything wrong with starting a new company. Her relative's agency, which had been run for years, was just a small company with less than ten employees, including the part-time finance staff. Having so few employees and juggling so many roles actually honed her overall abilities.

Miss Lin was going to open a real estate company. Qin Shuang thought that she had some understanding of this aspect after working as an agent for the past few years. At least she was familiar with which departments were in charge of this area. She majored in business management in college, and now she was back in business, assisting President Lin in setting up a company from scratch. This made her involuntarily rekindle the ambition she had when she just graduated.

If Lin Ruoyan knew Qin Shuang's thoughts at this time, she would probably not want such a positive employee. After all, she only hopes that her employees are the kind of people who pursue comfort and don't compete with each other at work and leisure.

Without having to entertain others for dinner, Lin Ruoyan hurried home to eat with her son. Her brother was away on business, so it would be just her and her son for the evening. She simply disregarded the master-servant rituals and joined the housekeeper, Mrs. Chen; her driver, Xiao Zhao, who had driven her all day; and Uncle Li, the cook and gardener, in the dining room for dinner.

It’s lively and bustling with so many people, which is worthy of such a big table of food.

This lively atmosphere reminded Lin Mengxi of her childhood home in the county town.

When his grandparents were alive, they loved him and his mother dearly, never disliking him just because he didn't have a father. Even though he was timid and quiet, they always cared for him patiently, fearing that he might be unhappy in some way.

Later, he realized that it wasn't just family love and care, but also a sense of guilt. So he avoided that deformed "love" and closed his heart, so that others wouldn't constantly gossip about him. He could also free up some time to focus on things that interested him.

Now that he has finally returned to his mother's real home, everyone's concern for him and his mother is normal and comes from the heart, which makes Lin Mengxi gradually open his heart and be willing to try to accept it.

My mother had also changed, becoming more considerate of others and no longer looking down on the servants. They sat together at the table, eating and chatting about family matters, feeling as warm as a family.

The originally empty mansion became lively again.

Lin Ruoyan thought she was just inviting everyone to dinner. She didn't have to prepare the meal herself, and after eating, they could just walk away without having to clean up the dishes. It was a very comfortable meal. She had no idea at that moment how much this meal meant to the others. The warmth and equal emotional exchange made others finally realize how good this real daughter was.

After dinner, Lin Ruoyan had originally planned to take her son to the private audio-visual room in the villa's basement to watch a movie. With such excellent equipment, comparable to the sound system and large screen in a movie theater, it would be a shame not to watch it. Here, there were not only VCRs but also VCD players, and countless genuine audio and video tapes and CDs.

Back when she was watching these films, it was rare for her to borrow pirated copies from classmates. Many of them were downloaded from the campus network and were infected with various viruses. She could even tolerate the quality of the films secretly filmed in video halls where it was so dark that no one could be seen. Now, she can watch the authentic films openly.

Unexpectedly, my son was not interested in this kind of thing at all. After dinner, he went back to his bedroom to read the newly bought books.

Lin Ruoyan wanted to watch a movie herself, and felt a little guilty for not being able to accompany her son. She said softly, "How about Mommy read you a bedtime story later?"

Lin Mengxi's eyes lit up and she said, "Okay, I'll pick out the book first and wait for Mom to come read it later."

When Lin Ruoyan finished watching a classic Hong Kong movie and returned upstairs to fulfill her promise, she was shocked to find that the bedtime story her son had prepared for her was actually the original text of "Zizhi Tongjian". She couldn't help but feel dizzy.