Xu, the HR representative, rushed downstairs. Upon seeing Gu Jingran, she slowed down and politely nodded to him: "Hello, Mr. Gu!"
After exchanging pleasantries, she took Ye Linchen's arm, walked him aside, and whispered, "Xiao Ye, you don't need to resign."
When Gu Jingran heard Xu Renshi mention resigning, he narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the two of them, and asked in confusion, "Why are you suddenly saying you're resigning? What happened?"
Xu, the HR manager, briefly recounted how Meng Xueyun had come to the company to demand her wages, then gave Ye Linchen a sly smile and reassured him.
"Don't worry about your mom coming down. She's being held up by Lao Zhou and the others arguing, and she won't be able to get away for a while."
As she spoke, she shoved the pager back into Ye Linchen's hand.
“I understand your concerns, but there’s really no need to worry about it. Our company has seen all sorts of ups and downs, this little thing is nothing.”
Ye Linchen shook his head again and did not answer the pager.
"Sister Xu, it's not just because of this. I have classes during the day and studying at night, so I really don't have time to work."
Xu, the HR manager, understood her difficulties, but didn't want to let such a talented person slip away.
After a moment's thought, she suggested, "How about this, your sponsorship contract is for two years, so you can work until next year first. Just write a report and submit it next year. You can continue to receive commissions after you finish the report. We can talk about what happens after next year."
Maybe Ye Linchen will change his mind next year?
She added with a smile, "The report is very simple and doesn't take much time. Just think about the commission—it's substantial, more than a year's tuition! Many people would kill to get one."
Ye Linchen's heart skipped a beat.
Indeed, even if I get into university next year and don't live in Jiangcheng, it will be easy for me to write a report and send it back.
In the first year of university, everything starts from scratch, and you have to spend energy adapting to the new environment, so there's definitely no time to work.
With this money, I feel more confident.
Ye Linchen took the pager and nodded: "Okay, then I'll write a report every year."
Xu Renshi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Then it's settled."
She whispered words of comfort, "Don't take your mother's actions too seriously. Just live your own life well. I can't help you with anything else, but I'll definitely stand by you and support you emotionally!"
Ye Linchen felt a warmth in his heart, and his eyes reddened slightly.
"Thank you, Sister Xu."
Ye Linchen felt a pang of emotion. Although she hadn't met good parents, the colleagues and friends she had met were all helping her and making up for the love she lacked.
Perhaps this is God's compensation to her.
Xu, the personnel manager, raised his hand to interrupt her: "We didn't do anything, it was all your own ability. That's all, I'm going up now."
She patted Ye Linchen's arm and encouraged him, "Keep it up!"
He nodded to Gu Jingran again, then turned and went back upstairs.
Ye Linchen sniffed, forcefully holding back her tears, and looked at Gu Jingran, forcing a smile.
"Brother Gu, I'm sorry you had to see this. By the way..."
Suddenly remembering something, she took out her pocket-sized English vocabulary book, tore off a page, wrote down a string of numbers, and handed it to Gu Jingran with both hands.
"Brother Gu, this is my pager number. You can call me if you need anything."
Gu Jingran reached out and took the small note, looked at it carefully, folded it in half, and put it into the inside pocket of his coat.
"Okay, I've got it." He nodded slightly.
Ye Linchen looked up and invited, "Brother Gu, are you free this Sunday? I told you before that I would treat you to dinner, and thank you for recommending the job opportunity to me."
"You earned that through your own hard work, no need to thank me." Gu Jingran smiled gently. "However, it is indeed worth celebrating. How about this, I'll treat you to a celebration."
"No, no, it was agreed that I would treat you."
Ye Linchen waved his hand, his voice carrying a hint of pride.
"You don't need to save me money. My commission is quite high, enough to eat at Jingyuelou for several meals."
Jingyuelou is the best restaurant in Jiangcheng City, and the prices are very high.
Seeing her smug look, a smile appeared in Gu Jingran's eyes.
He didn't refuse again and readily agreed: "Okay, whatever you say." He hesitated for a moment, "However, I have to visit a client in Ping County on Sunday morning, and I probably won't be back until the afternoon."
"Then let's have dinner!" Ye Linchen immediately chimed in. "How about six o'clock? I'll go find out which restaurant nearby has good food, and I'll call you when I've decided."
Although he had lived in a steel mill for nearly ten years in his previous life, Ye Linchen had only eaten out a handful of times.
She really didn't know which restaurant had good food.
I'll have to ask Feng Linlin and Lin Xiaojuan for advice.
Seeing her enthusiastic expression, Gu Jingran couldn't help but smile a little more.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
...
Around 5 p.m., Gu Jingran walked in while his mother was busy in the kitchen.
He lifted the braised duck in his hand and said with a smile to Gu's mother, "Auntie, I bought Tang duck, so I'll add a dish to my meal."
Mother Gu turned around and looked at her, scoldingly, "I specially made your favorite pickled fish today, more than five pounds, which is enough for you. Why did you spend money to buy a duck?"
"I just passed by the Tang Duck Shop and saw that there weren't many people in line, so I bought one. It didn't cost much."
Tang Duck is a famous braised dish in Jiangcheng City, and you usually have to wait in a long line to buy it.
It's rare to not have to queue today.
Mother Gu said nothing more, only shook her head with a smile: "You child, you're too polite. Xiao Fei is in his room, and he said he wanted to ask you a few questions since you've come."
"Then I'll go take a look."
Gu Jingran put down the braised duck, walked to Gu Yifei's room, and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Gu Yifei's voice came from the room.
Gu Jingran pushed open the door and entered. Gu Yifei was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a book in his hand, flipping through it with great interest.
Upon seeing Gu Jingran enter, he quickly stood up and said happily, "Brother, you've finally arrived! Quickly tell me how to solve this problem; I've been thinking about it for ages and still can't figure it out."
Gu Jingran didn't respond to him, but just stared at him intently.
"Xiaofei, did you tell Meng Zihan about Ye Linchen's part-time job?"
"Yes, can't I say?"
Gu Yifei didn't find anything wrong with it and answered as if it were perfectly natural.
Gu Jingran looked at him, the last trace of a smile on his face vanishing completely.
Yesterday, when he returned from his business trip, Gu Yifei mentioned that Ye Linchen had found a job and asked if he had introduced her to it.
Gu Jingran knew that Gu Yifei had a prejudice against Ye Linchen. Considering that the two were classmates after all, he did not want Gu Yifei and Ye Linchen to have too much of a falling out. So he simply said that Ye Linchen had secured sponsorships and received commissions through her own efforts.
Unexpectedly, he turned around and told the Ye family.
"Today, Ye Linchen's mother went to the company where Ye Linchen works part-time and made a scene, demanding to take away Ye Linchen's wages."
"Is that so?"
Gu Yifei raised his head, his eyes darting around, feeling guilty and not daring to look at Gu Jingran.
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