Chapter 606 Wu Xiaosong raises a strange question

From the tenth day after returning from Thailand, I spent about twenty days in relative peace.

During the day, I go to work at Taiyi Temple, and at night, people come to chat and consult. Sometimes, Mr. Chen or Mr. Deng will come to discuss some work with me.

Nothing major has happened, neither stormy nor cloudy. These are probably the most relaxing days I've had in the past few years.

There are not many things to record during this period, and most of them are about other people.

For example, when Dongzi's article was accepted, he was so excited that he transferred a thousand yuan to me. I confiscated it.

Brother Shi was transferred to work at Taiyi Villa. While there were recipes, creating a nutritious and delicious medicinal meal or porridge wasn't easy. The villa was currently conducting internal trials.

Dana has recovered very well and has little problem moving her legs.

He Lin often sends me pictures of herself exercising in the gym, and I encourage her.

The photography training class organized by Tan Shaojie was surprisingly popular. It was said that retired cadres, including some leaders, came to participate in the training.

On August 20th, Mr. Chen called me and asked me to come over.

The discussion this time was about the selection of personnel for the trip to Thailand. Mr. Chen said he would not go because he had to inspect the Zhengzhou and Luoyang branches.

Finally, it was decided that Qing Ruo and I would lead the team, along with relevant representatives. Mr. Chen handed me a list.

They are Wei Fuchen, General Manager of the Sunrise Hotel; Zhou Yiliang, Director of the mineral water factory; Wu Xiaosong, Mineral Water Sales Champion; Ning Jing, Assistant General Manager of the Tanhuali Community Project; and Wen Jing, an employee of the Taiyi Mountain Planning Department.

I looked at the list and said, "Will each unit at the Upstate headquarters send a representative?"

Mr. Chen said, "Yes. Apart from you and Mr. Zhang, the others were recommended by various units."

I said, "Then the PR department will handle the relevant procedures in advance. There's no quarantine in Thailand. Let's leave on September 1st."

Mr. Chen said, "Okay, I'll tell Chen Xiaoxia about it later."

Back at 1701, I called Shiyu and asked:

"Why do you recommend Wen Jing? She's still a new employee. Isn't that unconvincing?"

Shiyu said, "Master, my situation is different. A tour guide is sick with a high fever and is now in the hospital.

I didn't have the time myself, so I asked others for their opinions, but they all said they were afraid to go out, saying it wasn't safe. Only Wen Jing said she'd be willing to go if the company agreed."

"I understand. Everyone is afraid of having such people around them."

The next day, the situation changed. Director Zhou of the mineral water factory did not want to go, saying that it was the peak season for marketing. Wu Xiaosong represented both the water plant and the marketing department.

I guess he made this excuse because he heard that the tour guide was in the hospital.

Finally, the list of people going to Thailand was decided: Wan Shanhong, Zhang Qingruo, Wei Fuchen, Wu Xiaosong, Ning Jing, and Wen Jing.

There were exactly three boys and three girls, so Lao Xiao named us the "42 Delegation".

He said, Mr. Wan, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Wei are the three CEOs, and Wu Xiaosong is the sales champion, so he can also be considered a CEO. The above four belong to the "Zong" generation, and the two girls belong to the "Jing" generation.

Of the other five, only Wu Xiaosong was unfamiliar. Mr. Chen had introduced him to him as a young man who had previously worked at the Shu Group, also involved in mineral water sales, and who had a good relationship with Yu Fang. He had come from that area.

The public relations department took care of the rest of the formalities. I called Sasha, introduced the people who would be there, and told her to tell Mr. Chalun that he would not be responsible for any expenses.

Sasha said, "Okay, come over soon. We all miss you. Especially Mrs. Chalun and Dana have asked me several times if Mr. Wan will come."

I smiled and said, "Tell them that Chinese people keep their word."

I called Chunlai again and had a conversation with him.

Chunlai said, "It's so lonely. After you left, Mr. Luo, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhanchai haven't come here."

I laughed and said, "Reading, looking at my phone, I've been here all seven days alone. At least you didn't stay locked up in your room every day."

Everything is ready, just waiting to set off in five days.

At seven o'clock in the evening five days before departure, Yu Fang called me and said that Wu Xiaosong was coming to visit me.

I said, "Okay, I was just thinking of meeting him."

At seven o'clock in the evening, Yu Fang brought Wu Xiaosong. I asked them to sit down and observed Wu Xiaosong while making tea.

He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, thin and wearing glasses.

As the top seller, he acted very politely and said he would make tea. So we swapped places.

He was very skilled at making tea, so skilled that it seemed as if he had been specially trained.

Yu Fang introduced Wu Xiaosong's situation, saying that he graduated from Upstate Business College and originally studied accounting. He worked under her and later took the initiative to apply for a sales position.

He is flexible and willing to work hard. He was also the top seller there, but Shumei did not adopt his suggestions, so he came here.

Wu Xiaosong poured us each a cup of tea without spilling a drop.

I said, "Xiaosong, where is your hometown?"

He said, "Anyang, Henan. But my grandfather's generation moved to Shangzhou."

I nodded. "Yes, the surname Wu originated in Anyang, Shangqiu, and Luoyang. Wu Song is tall and strong, while you are gentle and refined."

He laughed and said, "I weighed only three pounds when I was born, so my family gave me this name, hoping that I would be able to fight tigers like Wu Song in the future. But in the end, I still grew up to be a disfigured person."

I said, "I'm not ugly. I'll keep exercising so I can find a wife as beautiful as Sister Pan in the future."

Yu Fang laughed and said, "Don't look for someone like Sister Pan, and don't even look for someone with the last name Pan. Otherwise, people will make fun of you."

Wu Xiaosong said: "When I was in junior high school, the most beautiful girl in class was named Pan. My classmates often joked, saying, 'Your sister-in-law is here, and she is wearing a flowery dress today.'

I was so embarrassed at first that I wanted to dig a hole in the ground every time. Later, I gradually became thick-skinned.

If any of my classmates said my sister-in-law was here, I would shout: So-and-so misses my sister-in-law. That would embarrass him to death.”

Yu Fang and I burst out laughing when we heard this.

I said, "To be in sales you need to be thick-skinned."

Wu Xiaosong said, "Boss Wan, I'm really thick-skinned, especially when it comes to work. I can put down any shame, but when I'm alone with a beautiful woman, I can't find the words to say. What's the reason?"

I smiled and said, "You're right to ask me. Look, I can analyze it for you."

Wu Xiaosong smiled and said, "I'm all ears."

I took a cigarette, lit it, took a slow drag, and slowly exhaled.

Yu Fang urged me: "Boss Wan, go ahead and speak."