Chapter 41
"Isn't that hilarious? It's fucking hilarious!" While Huang Ruoyu was preparing dinner, Cheng Shi followed behind her with a can of beer, laughing as he recounted his meeting with An Zheyuan that day. "It's so damn ironic! I created that 'Talking About Rejuvenation' mini-program to fool that idiot general manager of the branch office, to stop him from constantly emailing me. Of course, I was also afraid he'd cause trouble for the old boss. But who knew he'd pull this on me? Do you know what An Zheyuan said today? He said that all these years he didn't even know there was such a talented person as me in the company, because he'd been too focused on..." He said he'd been reflecting on how he'd neglected the support department's work due to his focus on sales, and the main point was that I'd suddenly become his most admired "most promising young person at Haosikai." Haha, he used to completely ignore us support staff. You didn't see the way the old boss looked back then, it was hilarious! He sat there stroking his hair, unsure whether to laugh or not. I don't know if he was happy to have me as a subordinate, that the support department had finally been noticed by Vice President An Zheyuan, or if he was just jealous of me. Damn! Seeing him like that, I could only sit there and hold it in, afraid I'd burst out laughing.
“Hmm, quite interesting,” Huang Ruoyu said in a completely emotionless tone. “Help me take this side dish to the table.”
"Guess what An Zheyuan said to me later?... Oh, the food is ready so quickly? It smells delicious!"
Cheng Shi, holding his beer in one hand and taking the plate from Huang Ruoyu in the other, walked around Nakajima to place the food on the table, then excitedly took another swig of beer. Meanwhile, Cheng Yushan and Cheng Yusi were already sitting obediently at the table, waiting for dinner to begin.
"Later he told me about his grand plan," Cheng Shi said, still unable to contain his excitement after sitting down, continuing to talk incessantly to Huang Ruoyu, "I'm talking about An Zheyuan. He actually wants me to make a series of mini-programs like this, such as 'Talking about Inventory Clearance,' 'Talking about Sales Analysis,' 'Talking about Accounting Costs,' 'Talking about Performance Appraisal'... He's already thought of all of these things, all I have to do is..."
"Cheng Yusi, sit up straight!" Huang Ruoyu suddenly tapped Cheng Yusi's hand with her chopsticks and shouted, "Otherwise you'll be in trouble, I'm serious! Don't eat so fast, you look like a starving ghost. Have you never eaten before? Chew each bite 40 times before swallowing! Oh, go on."
“An Zheyuan asked me to have a lunch meeting with him alone next Monday, and we'll talk in detail then. Do you think that's funny? Of course, if he pushes me too hard, I'll have to come clean and tell him I'm leaving in September. Hahaha, that's ridiculous, I've been in this lousy company for so many years…”
"Then why don't you just tell him you want to resign?"
"I've been slacking off at this lousy company for so many years, I've never... What did you say?"
"Why didn't you tell An Zheyuan you were going to resign sooner? Why didn't you submit your resignation letter now and clearly tell everyone that you're quitting? What could they do to you? Would they stop you from leaving?"
“Uh…” Cheng Shi paused for a moment, “Of course no one can do anything to me, but my contract expires in September. I can just not renew it then. At most, I’ll give the old boss a heads-up a month or two in advance. I think that’s what the Labor Law says. I’m not saying anything now because I don’t want to cause any trouble.”
After saying this, Chengshi angrily picked up a piece of green vegetable with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. He then chewed the poor vegetable vigorously and let out a long breath through his nose to indicate that he was trying to control himself. But to be honest, Chengshi didn't know why he was angry.
"Oh," Huang Ruoyu responded indifferently to Cheng Shi's words, without even raising her head. "You can decide your own affairs. But we've already agreed that we'll leave before the start of school in September, and I don't want them to miss too much of their studies in the new school year."
Cheng Shi thought that the reason he was so angry was probably because his expectations of Huang Ruoyu were too high. On the way home, Cheng Shi fantasized that after he told Huang Ruoyu about his private lunch meeting with An Zheyuan next Monday, she would be very interested in discussing it with him. For example, she might say, "Brother Shi, the mini-program you made might really be the best promotional material An Zheyuan has ever seen in his life. What's so funny about that?"
If Huang Ruoyu said that, then Cheng Shi could continue, "No, no, no, you don't understand—this precisely shows what kind of idiots An Zheyuan and his executives are, and how low their standards are. Just think, if executives of his level think something I just haphazardly cobbled together is good, then how dire must this company be?"
Then Huang Ruoyu would retort, "I don't think so. Your company is a foreign company, a Fortune 500 company, after all. And what hasn't someone in An Zheyuan's position seen? How could he have a low perspective? Brother Shitou, why do you always belittle yourself? I think this incident perfectly illustrates that as long as it's something you want to do, or something you're willing to do, then you can definitely do it exceptionally well! I think he's absolutely right to say you're a genius and the most promising young person in your company!"
Upon hearing this, Chengshi would shrug dismissively and say, "Well, maybe, who knows? I've never cared what this lousy company can do."
Then Huang Ruoyu would naturally say, "Of course you don't care about these things, and that's exactly why we're leaving here. But I don't think being recognized by the company's higher-ups is a bad thing. Yes, you don't want or need these people's approval, but you don't have to belittle yourself because of it, right? Brother Shi Tou, I think you should be happy about this, really."
Unfortunately, all of this was just Chengshi's fantasy. In reality, Huang Ruoyu didn't say a single thing that Chengshi wanted to hear, and even such thoughts seemed to have never crossed her mind. She simply sat there dignifiedly, elegantly chewing her food—each bite was chewed forty times before being slowly swallowed, so that she could always maintain her slender figure.
Yes, Huang Ruoyu really wasn't interested in Cheng Shi's experiences at the company today. She couldn't find anything funny about what he was saying, nor did she want to listen to things that had nothing to do with her. She had spent the entire day busy packing and unpacking her things at home, and had also taken the time to look into the schools in Dali. In short, she had a very busy and tiring day. Now, she could finally sit down quietly, and as she slowly ate her food, Huang Ruoyu's thoughts drifted far away.
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