Extra 2 (01)
"Tingqin, your brother Xiaochen from Grandpa Gu's family is going to come to the group to study for a while in a few days. You should arrange a middle-level position for him." While Li Tingqin was back at the old house for dinner, Grandpa Li mentioned this matter.
Li Tingqin put down his chopsticks, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and said in a light tone: "Which brother Xiaochen? Grandpa, even if you are a middle-level person, you can't just parachute in casually."
"Tingqin, you are being too arbitrary." Old Master Li shook his head. "Do you still remember Grandpa's good friend Grandpa Gu? Xiaochen is six years younger than you. You held him in your arms when he was a child. But later the Gu family went to the south to develop, so maybe you have forgotten a little bit..."
Li Tingqin recollected briefly. He knew the Gu family, which was a long-standing friend of the Li family. The family had been developing well in the years since they came to the south. However, he had no impression of Gu Chen. If he was six years younger than him, that meant he was only 22 years old, so he was still young.
Old Master Li looked at his expression and said, "Although Xiao Chen is young, he actually has a lot of experience in Gu's company. This time he came to us mainly to make up for some industry experience that Gu's family does not involve. Don't underestimate him."
Li Tingqin nodded slightly and said, "I understand. I will ask the Human Resources Department to arrange a suitable position for him based on his resume." He still believed in his grandfather's judgment of people, but he did not take the matter too seriously.
But Mr. Li disagreed and said, "It's okay for other people's children, but he is your Grandpa Gu's grandson. You must take good care of him and let your Grandpa Gu rest assured."
"Okay, Grandpa, don't worry." Li Tingqin stood up and picked up his coat. "Since we are going to parachute, it's not good to treat you too specially. I know my limits."
"It's getting late. I have a meeting tomorrow morning. I'll go back first."
Mr. Li warned, "I have already sent him your WeChat. Keep this in mind."
On the way back, Li Tingqin received a WeChat friend request from Gu Chen. He accepted it. The other party's profile picture and nickname were very simple. He was very polite and briefly explained his purpose, saying: "Hello, Mr. Li, I'm sorry to bother you. I am mainly interested in some of Li's business and want to come and learn. This is my resume. You can arrange an internship position for me according to the actual situation. 】
Li Tingqin opened the resume and scanned it. This young master of Gu's company is so young, and he has graduated early with a master's degree. He has internships in various fields and at various levels every holiday, and has made certain achievements. What he wants to study at Li's company is also related to Gu's industry, but it is a business that Gu's company cannot specifically involve.
If Mr. Gu follows this down-to-earth path, it seems that he will soon become a member of the Gu family's management team and will probably be the future heir trained by the Gu family.
He simply replied: [Received.] Then he handed the resume to the secretary and said: "According to Mr. Gu's intention, arrange a suitable mid-level position for him."
The other party replied: [Thank you, Mr. Li. ]
Li Tingqin said: [You’re welcome.]
Li Tingqin didn't pay special attention to this matter. Two days later, he heard from his secretary that the person had joined the marketing department as vice president in charge of products. The chat interface between the two remained here.
Normally, all meetings were attended by middle-level executives, so Gu Chen was not required to be present; all documents that needed to be signed were delivered by the specific person in charge, and Gu Chen would not go upstairs. Li Tingqin had never met this Mr. Gu even once.
Another month passed, and a new product created by the marketing department became a hit as soon as it was launched. Only then did Li Tingqin hear about Gu Chen again.
General Manager Zhao of the Marketing Department could not conceal his joy in his eyes, he said: "President Li, where did you recruit this young talent like Vice President Gu? I was worried before that he was too young, but I didn't expect that he knew the industry so well... Is he the company's reserve cadre?" With Gu Chen's resume, President Zhao did not doubt his ability too much, but he was worried that such a young man parachuted into the middle level would not be able to hold the fort. Now he is completely relieved.
Li Tingqin looked through the complete set of information about this new product and said, "The younger generation of this family friend will probably go back after he has learned the industry thoroughly in a few months." He did a really good job. This Mr. Gu is as outstanding as ever, just like his brilliant resume.
After reading the information, he said, "Come on, Lao Zhao, I'll go down with you to take a look."
The marketing department was celebrating. Gu Chen bought milk tea and desserts for everyone. The atmosphere was full of joy and excitement.
A female colleague brought a plate of lasagna to Gu Chen and said, "Boss Gu, don't you want to eat?"
Gu Chen said politely: "Thank you, I don't like sweets, you guys eat it."
The female colleague put down the cake somewhat at a loss, her face slightly red, and said: "Mr. Gu, can you please spare me a moment to talk? I have something I want to tell you alone..."
However, another female colleague quickly stopped her and whispered, "Stop talking. Don't you know that Mr. Gu prefers men?"
"Ah?" The female colleague was stunned and asked, "How did you know?"
Another female colleague sighed: "Don't ask me how I know..." After Vice President Gu was parachuted in, everyone was a little reluctant at first, but now there is no one in the entire department who doesn't like him. His appearance, temperament, ability... nothing is imperfect. In fact, he is still so young, and people in the department are confessing their love to him one after another.
At this time, another male colleague came over and said seriously: "Mr. Gu, I also have something I want to talk to you about alone..."
Gu Chen nodded, followed him to the corridor outside, and said, "Please go ahead."
The male colleague then changed his serious expression and said with a smile: "Boss Gu, they said you like men, are you interested in dating me? I also..."
Gu Chen said politely: "I'm sorry, I want to focus on work right now and I'm not interested in these things for the time being. Thank you for your likes."
"Ahem!" At this time, President Zhao followed Li Tingqin from the other end of the corridor and reminded him, "Xiao Gu..."
Gu Chen took a look and could tell the identity of the visitor from his age and Mr. Zhao's position. He nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Li."
Li Tingqin was not surprised that Gu Chen recognized him at the first sight, and he nodded and said, "Vice President Gu."
The young man in front of him was as graceful as a pine tree and as elegant as jade. Even though he knew that Mr. Gu was an excellent young man, his demeanor was still beyond Li Tingqin's expectation. Although he responded to his colleague's confession very well, his eyes were actually full of distance, polite but not easy to approach.
However, Li Tingqin did not expect that the heir favored by the Gu family was actually a sexually inclined man.
Vice President Zhao said, "Xiao Gu, let's go to the office first and report the details of this product to President Li."
Gu Chen said: "Okay."
The group went in again. The big office was still very lively. After watching Li Tingqin and Mr. Zhao being silent for a moment, Li Tingqin said, "It's okay. Let's continue."
The colleagues came over one after another. One of them brought a cup of tea to Gu Chen and said, "Boss Gu, you don't drink milk tea. I just found that I have some good tea. I'll make it for you."
"Come here, here are some snacks that were just delivered. I know you don't eat sweets, so I specially ordered them." Another female colleague brought a snack and added, "Don't get me wrong, I don't want to confess to you, I just see that you never eat them."
Gu Chen did not refuse and took it and said, "Thank you."
Returning to his office, he put his things down. Li Tingqin looked at him and said, "They all like you very much."
Gu Chen smiled and said, "It's okay. It's because the atmosphere in Mr. Li's company is good. Thank you Mr. Li for taking care of me during this period."
Li Tingqin said: "No, your ability will be recognized no matter where you are appointed." Thinking of what his grandfather said about "Brother Xiaochen", Li Tingqin felt that calling him Vice President Gu was a bit distant, but calling him Xiaochen was a bit too intimate.
Gu Chen joked, "Mr. Li, don't you want to listen to my work report? You should listen first before praising me."
"Okay." Li Tingqin stared at him. The young man in front of him spoke clearly and with ease. He was full of confidence and therefore calm and composed.
After listening to this, Li Tingqin said, "It's really good. Are you interested in working here in the future?"
Gu Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "You know why I came here."
Li Tingqin said: "Then are there any positions you would like to take? I will try my best to arrange them."
Gu Chen thought about it carefully and said, "After I learn everything here, if you don't mind, I would like to try to be your secretary and learn some macro and overall work scheduling and arrangements. If I work as Grandpa's assistant in Gu's company, everyone knows my identity and I may not be able to learn some authentic things."
Li Tingqin nodded and said objectively: "Yes, if you want to take over the family business in the end, this level of secretarial work is indeed what you need to experience."
But he remembered what he had just heard accidentally, that Gu Chen's sexual orientation was male... and added: "I forgot to mention that my sexual orientation is the same as Vice President Gu's. If Vice President Gu minds, you can choose to serve as the secretary of other senior executives of the group."
Gu Chen smiled and said, "I don't mind that... Mr. Li is very considerate."
Because Gu Chen decided to stay in the marketing department for half a year first, it would still be difficult for Li Tingqin to run into him in the future. He just heard his name more and more frequently, and when he was mentioned, it was almost all praise.
Even Secretary Xu said, "Boss Zhao said that if this continues, I'm afraid all the men and women in the department will go and confess their love to Vice President Gu."
Li Tingqin lowered his eyes and looked at the document that had just been delivered to him and needed to be signed and approved. The handwriting in the column for department heads was elegant and casual, and it read [Proposed to approve, submit to General Manager Li for approval. Gu Chen].
Li Tingqin signed: [Agree, strictly follow the plan. Li Tingqin]
He then asked, "Isn't there a rule that people in the same department can't date?"
Secretary Xu said, "I think if this continues, it is possible that Vice President Gu will win over all the men and women in the group."
Li Tingqin paused and said, "The group's ethos needs to be corrected."
But within two days, Li Tingqin received another call from Grandpa Li, who started by saying, "Tingqin! Did you take my words to heart? I asked you to take care of Xiaochen, and this is how you take care of him? Xiaochen has been here for more than a month, and I heard that he still rents an apartment outside! I also asked your uncle Liu in the group, and you didn't take care of him at all... The child of my old friend came all the way from the south, and you didn't even arrange accommodation for him?"
Li Tingqin thought about it, and suddenly thought of something, and said frankly: "Grandpa, you are right, I neglected it, this is my problem, I will arrange it now, I will take good care of Xiaochen."
This made Old Master Li stunned. He knew that his eldest grandson was in power at a young age and did not like elders like them to interfere in appointing people to positions. He had seen this before, but he did not expect that Li Tingqin would admit his mistake so quickly this time?
He snorted and said, "It's good that you know. Take good care of your brother Xiaochen."
After hanging up the phone, Li Tingqin opened the WeChat account that they had almost never chatted with, and said: [Xiao Chen, I heard that you rented an apartment outside? Is there anyone taking care of you? ]
Gu Chen said: [I didn’t buy any property here, I rented it and hired an aunt.]
Li Tingqin said: [You are going to stay here for a year, and it is not convenient to rent a house for a long time. I have a house near the group, which is very convenient for commuting, and the staff is also fully equipped, and there are many vacant rooms. Do you mind coming to live here? You can also commute to work with me in the future. ]
After a long time, Gu Chen replied: [Sure, thank you, Mr. Li.]
After arranging the accommodation, Li Tingqin said to Assistant Chen: "Ask the canteen to add some southern dishes, transfer one of my private cars from home for Vice President Gu to use, and prepare clothes for various occasions according to Vice President Gu's size..." Since he is the younger brother of a family friend, his food, clothing, housing and transportation should all be taken care of.
It is said to be a house, but it is actually a villa. When Gu Chen moved in, he looked at everything prepared for him in the living room by Li Tingqin, and his expression was a little subtle. Then he looked at Li Tingqin walking out of the living room opposite, and his expression became even more subtle.
He hadn't forgotten that Mr. Li said he was also a man...
On the other side, Grandpa Li was talking to Grandpa Gu on the phone, saying, "Old Gu, don't worry. Tingqin has asked Xiaochen to move in with him now, and he will take good care of him. Besides, Tingqin has taken over the family business at a young age. Xiaochen is so outstanding, he will have to take this step sooner or later. The two young people living together will definitely have a lot of common topics to discuss... Don't worry, don't worry..."
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