Chapter 534 There's Always a Way to Overcome Difficulties
Hearing that there were dormitories, her eyes lit up. "Really? What kind of dormitories? Are they the kind in residential areas?"
"It's just a regular apartment, but it's definitely better than the factory building you're living in now."
The company does have dormitories, but most people don't know that. They are a privilege reserved for elite employees recruited from other places; ordinary employees do not have dormitories.
So Qiao Hong planned to use his privileges again to arrange a place for Xu Meimei, so he wouldn't have to rent a house for her and could save money.
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to apply in Xu Meimei's name; he applied in his own name so that the administration wouldn't refuse his application.
Unfortunately, he miscalculated; the houses were rented on a first-come, first-served basis according to the number of people, and there were no empty rooms for him.
Qiao Hong said, "Then let's rent one now, or find someone to move out."
The administrator found it unbelievable and thought the man was somewhat unreasonable. "Manager Qiao, I can't make this decision myself. I have to discuss it with President Qian. Otherwise, you can go and apply to President Qian. If he agrees, I will rent it for you. You can rent wherever you want."
Qiao Hong frowned. He didn't really want to go see President Qian, but he had already made the promise. If Xu Meimei didn't have a dormitory to stay in when she arrived, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
So he thought about it and decided to bite the bullet and go look for it anyway.
When President Qian saw him enter, he immediately beamed with joy, stood up from his chair, walked over to Qiao Hong, and patted him on the shoulder. "Manager Qiao, what brings you here? Did you bring me good news?"
Qiao Hong smiled awkwardly, "This is a bit tricky, it won't be that quick."
The company promoted and gave him a raise, certainly not just because someone put in a good word for him, and even provided him with a car. They must have gotten something out of him.
The advantage is that we can cooperate with the Qin Group.
If they could cooperate with a large company like the Qin Group, they would take off immediately. His car is only worth a small amount of money; the profits they would gain would be thousands or even tens of thousands of times greater.
The fact that the company dared to promote him and provide him with a car so directly must mean they had confirmed his status. Of course, this call wasn't made by Qin's side, but by one of their business partners, and a major one at that.
It has been confirmed that it was Qin who asked him to make that call.
That's why President Qian promoted Qiao Hong without hesitation and provided him with a car without even blinking.
Now that Qiao Hong has come knocking, he must think I've brought good news.
As soon as Qiao Hong spoke, President Qian's smile froze on his lips, but he quickly regained it. "I understand, I understand. After all, this cooperation is of great importance. If you really can't handle the Qin family in Beijing, S&C will do too. That should be simple, right?"
Qiao Hong smiled on the surface, but tears were streaming down his face inside.
The S&C he mentioned is probably even more difficult than the Qin family's. Judging from Qin Ce and Qiao Xing's attitude towards him, it's not as good as Qin Liang's.
But he no longer had the courage to go to Qin Liang; he didn't dare.
“I’ll give it a try. He’s been very busy lately, and I haven’t been able to see him. I’ll talk to him when I do.”
This is no challenge for Qiao Hong at all. He was once desperate, but he still managed to get this opportunity. It's the same now. There are always more solutions than problems. As long as he has time, he can complete the task that Boss Qian assigned to him.
Mr. Qian patted him on the shoulder and said, "You're his father-in-law. If you want to see him, just go to his door. As his son-in-law, would he dare to kick you out?"
"Yes, that's true, but he's away on a business trip, and I can't see him even when I go to his place."
Mr. Qian asked in confusion, "Are you on a business trip?"
"Yes, I've been away on a business trip for several days, didn't you know?"
Of course, Mr. Qian didn't know. He had no contact with Qin Ce, so how would he know if he was on a business trip?
After pondering for a moment, Mr. Qian sighed and said, "Alright then, when is he coming back?"
"I don't know, I'll have to call and ask when I get back. Don't worry, Mr. Qian, I promised you this, and I'll definitely be able to do it. I've worked at this company for so many years and I've developed a strong attachment to it. I also want our company to do better. Otherwise, I would have left when Qin Ce asked me to work at his company before, would I still be here now?"
He turned the tables on Mr. Qian. In fact, Mr. Qian felt that the reason he didn't leave was to stay and vent his anger and regain his face.
Of course, Mr. Qian liked to hear him say that.
Mr. Qian smiled and said, "It's a blessing for the company to have a pillar like Manager Qiao. I'll leave this matter to you."
"No problem, Mr. Qian, there's actually something else I wanted to discuss with you..."
"What is it? Just tell me."
Qiao Hong thought for a moment, then made a ridiculously large request, "I just want to be closer to the company, so could you arrange a house for me?"
Mr. Qian's face instantly fell, and even the smile on his lips looked angry. "Manager Qiao, these are minor issues. Once you've taken care of things, I'll buy you an apartment in the next neighborhood. You can choose the apartment yourself. What do you think?"
Qiao Hong knew it was hopeless. Sure enough, President Qian wasn't so easily fooled. The company car was already the limit; when it came to buying a house, he needed to see the actual property.
He had no choice but to settle for second best, "Then let's listen to Mr. Qian. Actually, what I meant was to rent a place next door. It's too much of a hassle to buy one."
"Renting a place?" Mr. Qian's expression softened. Renting a place was acceptable, around ten thousand yuan a year. "Wouldn't that be too unfair to Manager Qiao?"
"No, no, it doesn't matter where I live, I just want to be closer to the company."
"Alright then, I'll talk to Xiao Zheng later and you can go and take a look and rent a unit that matches the specifications of other employee dormitories."
After Mr. Qian finished speaking, he added, "Don't complain. It's just that everyone is in the same boat. If I arrange things too well for you, others will have complaints. Just bear with it for now, and I'll get you a bigger house later."
"I understand, I understand. I already said I just want to be closer to the company, size doesn't matter."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while longer, and before he left, Mr. Qian reminded him of the important matter.
They were all exchanging pleasantries, but what Qiao Hong was thinking was that he couldn't produce any results right now, so he was too embarrassed to ask. If he said that now, he could ask for it later when a real cooperation was reached. No, he wouldn't even have to ask; President Qian would just give him the house himself.
When the administrators learned that President Qian had actually agreed to assign him a dormitory, they were so surprised they couldn't close their mouths. It seems that Qiao Hong is quite something.
She immediately took Qiao Hong to see the house, which was in the neighboring community. The houses in this community were expensive; a one-bedroom apartment of 60 square meters cost 4,000 yuan.
After getting the keys, Qiao Hong happily went to pick up Xu Meimei.
Xu Meimei was waiting at the milk tea shop with her luggage. She had thrown away most of her things, keeping only a few expensive clothes, which she would have Qiao Hong buy for her after she moved over.
He still needs to buy these daily necessities.
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