Chapter 45 Flexible Working System

To deflect the pressure, Lin Ruoyan continued to indoctrinate her brother with fallacies and heresies: "Look, if someone asks me, I'll just look at my son and pretend to be lost in thought. They'll think I still have feelings for his biological father, and understandably can't accept another man for a while. I'm not sure if I'll get married in the future, but at least I have a son to support me in my old age. What about you? Scientists say the quality of children declines with age."

The prodigal system was shocked: [No one else can talk about single-parent raising a child and using the child as a shield to avoid talking about feelings in such a refreshing and refined way. The host is still awesome!]

Is my sister trying to persuade him that since he has no time for love, he should just have a baby while he is still young and healthy?

I guess only his sister would dare to say it so bluntly to him. But there are other rich young men who are so uninhibited, dating several girlfriends at the same time, and having several children, but just not getting married. Maybe he wants to choose the best one?

Lin Ruxu shuddered at the thought of a group of women and children vying for his affection. Unaware that the topic had strayed, he could only euphemistically say, "Actually, I might be slow to catch on. I've never met a woman who could truly move my heart."

"So brother must be able to understand me, I am the same. Besides, I am still young, right?" Lin Ruoyan looked innocent. Since her brother didn't want to get married, she would continue to be a bad person and no one could persuade her.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruxu clenched his fists, as if he had suddenly made up his mind. He said seriously, "But to set an example for my sister, I plan to break through myself and squeeze out a certain amount of time every week to arrange blind dates. Maybe I should get to know more people to broaden my horizons."

Okay, brother, it's just a blind date, not a marriage certificate tomorrow. Lin Ruoyan felt she still had time to act. After all, her situation was special, with a large dowry and a son. If someone else had pursued her impulsively, and if it came to marriage, there would be plenty to talk about. But if she died right there, there would probably be no more talk.

Eight months is not really fast, and in a blink of an eye, there are only seven months left.

Lin Mengxi returned to his room and was released by the Yu family. He rushed to the books he had bought, but suddenly realized that his mother was also in the room. He couldn't just focus on reading by himself, so he picked up a book and handed it to his mother.

Lin Ruoyan took the book and took a closer look. It turned out to be "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art". She flipped through it roughly. Although there were not as many rare characters as in "Zizhi Tongjian", the whole book was full of math problems!

Although Lin Ruoyan had never read the original work carefully before, she had a general idea of ​​it.

This book, presented in the form of a problem set, contains 246 practical problems related to production and daily life. Each problem has a question (the topic), an answer (the solution), and a method (the steps for solving the problem, but without proof). Some problems have one method per problem, while others have one method for multiple problems or multiple methods for one problem. The content falls into nine chapters: square fields, millet, decline (cui), small width, commercial work, equal distribution, surplus and deficiency, equations, and the Pythagorean theorem.

My son was still beside me and said excitedly, "Mom, I've finished reading this book. The questions are simple and interesting, with questions and answers and solution methods. You should take a look at it too, you will definitely like it. The kindergarten teacher said that we should give our classmates questions tomorrow. Which one do you think I should choose?"

My goodness, you're only in kindergarten, and you're testing your classmates on questions from the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art? You're probably going to confuse the teacher too.

Lin Ruoyan's earnest persuasion failed, so she could only hide the "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" and not let her son take it to kindergarten. Little did she know that her son had already memorized the entire text.

Even now, she was still smug about her cleverness, and she was still half an hour late for her luxurious office. Before she even turned on her computer, Zhao Xingxing knocked on the door to ask for instructions, saying he wanted to report on his work progress.

Lin Ruoyan wondered if she had assigned too much work to the design department yesterday, and Zhao Xingxing had finally come to his senses after thinking it over all night, and was planning to decline. So she put on a smile and asked, "Director Zhao, we can discuss anything."

Zhao Xingxing's eyes were dark, as if she'd worn smoky makeup, and her complexion was pale as paper, but she was incredibly excited. She pulled out a stack of papers and said, "Boss Lin, this is my preliminary list of recommended projects to investigate. Would you mind taking a look? If there are any questions, I can adjust my thinking in a timely manner."

Lin Ruoyan took the folded paper and took a look. Wow, a purely hand-drawn project introduction. Back then, office software wasn't as advanced or fast. Inserting too many images into Word would cause the computer to load very slowly, potentially even crashing. Therefore, someone skilled in hand-drawing could write and draw simultaneously, which was much faster than creating the file on a computer and then playing it back.

The key is that the content of this achievement is meaningful.

Each project has a consistent format, including the project name, type, location, and key points. The presentation is brief, logical, and concise, with beautiful handwriting. The lower half of each sheet also features a simplified diagram of the project, which is very visual.

Even if you were to copy something directly from a book, it would take quite a while, let alone compile it based on the needs. This requires the author to have accumulated a lot of material and to have studied these projects carefully before being able to quickly summarize and organize them into such a concise form.

Lin Ruoyan had seen relevant information about many of these overseas urban apartment and luxury housing projects in the real world before. Back then, she had painstakingly compiled them for a week to create a comprehensive PPT with both illustrations and text. In the era of the book, the internet was underdeveloped, and Chinese people had limited access to information and project data from abroad. Zhao Xingxing was able to create this single-handedly, and crucially, he could deliver the results today after only mentioning it yesterday. This was simply amazing.

Of course, Zhao Xingxing had her own accumulated data, and many of them were projects recommended by classmates, teachers and friends, which had been refined long ago. She just used her own skills to transcribe and summarize them. Although she might have spent a whole night without much sleep, as long as the results satisfied her boss and she could start arranging the inspection itinerary early, what did her hard work matter?

"The results are excellent. I'll consider the project. Were you working overtime last night? Why don't you take a day off today? Don't overwork yourself. The design department has a lot of work ahead of it." Lin Ruoyan didn't want her employees to become a trend of overtime. If she showed too much appreciation today, what would happen if other departments followed suit and started working overtime? So she decided to keep a low profile.

Seeing CEO Lin's serious expression and his reluctance to immediately review the projects, Zhao Xingxing's first reaction was that her work was still too hasty and imperfect. She should have made a more concise list, prioritized its value, and offered more specific suggestions, rather than just throwing out all the good projects at once. That would have made it difficult for her boss to choose.

Or maybe she was just too impatient. But since CEO Lin had told her to go home and rest, how could she disobey? She had a computer and internet access at home, and she could even have further discussions with the overseas companies she'd contacted. So Zhao Xingxing happily followed her boss's instructions and headed home at ten in the morning.

Wen Erya from the Human Resources Department has seen the design director interviewing candidates until late at night. Yesterday, after everyone got off work, the design director seemed to have not left yet. He must have worked all night again. Now it is natural for her to go home and take a rest and change clothes.

After all, the design director has scheduled several interviews tonight, so they will definitely be back to work by then. The employee handbook stipulates flexible working hours, and the employees are quite self-conscious. Each department is secretly competing with each other, and they already have the fighting spirit of a startup company.