Chapter 32: Like Entering a Tiger's Cave
Song Yuqingfa's address was a golf course near a mountain lake, at 3 p.m. A few days ago, Lin Yao called Li Xuan to visit Tongya. Li Xuan said she was meeting for this Saturday, and she had called too, so their times overlapped. They decided not to reschedule and simply meet at Song Yuqingfa's golf course, which had catering services. They planned to practice together in the morning, have lunch, and then Long Weihe would get back to work. Li Xuan had previously met with Lin Yao and mentioned that she had a senior who worked in medical devices and was in charge of HR. He was in the same golf alumni group as hers, and she wanted to introduce them to them to see if he had any resources to help. She tried to arrange a date, and it worked. Long Weihe had originally taken up golf to network. Her cousin was a professional caddie at a golf course, and she often practiced with him, as well as with Qian Pingtao and his friends. When she set her sights on her target candidate, Shi Zhenglin, she couldn't approach him normally, so she found his driving range and, at Lin Yao's urging, staked out his practice for several weekends. After the failure, he scolded her for her unorthodox approach, and she never approached any candidates that way again. She practiced less and hadn't touched a club in a year. The golf course was membership-based and closed to non-members, so Li Xuan arranged to play on the fairways with a friend who was a member. Li Xuan brought her daughter, and Long Weihe brought her son. Lin Yao, who had never touched a golf ball and didn't know how to play, said she would be responsible for the children. Li Xuan's senior, He, arrived with his large golf bag. Seeing that they didn't bring bags but "encumbrances," he smiled, but a hint of disgust was still visible. After some introductions, he handed out his business card, offering his position as CHO. Knowing Long Weihe and Lin Yao's identities as headhunters, he began to put on some pretense. Neither of them had a good impression of him. They knew the company and had heard of him. They even checked the company's current operations on the way there and searched various job postings online, but found only a few. Li Xuan and he weren't very familiar with each other; they had played golf together a few times. He had previously tried to recruit her to his company, but the deal fell through. Neither of them brought any equipment; they rented it at the club. The caddies who greeted them explained the course layout, topography, and hazard locations, and helped them choose clubs suited to their playing styles. The course was well-stocked, so even a three-person casual game like this could be assigned two caddies. The children clamored to follow, so Lin Yao led them to the golf course. Children were not allowed on the tee or in the center of the green; if they absolutely had to follow, they had to stay in the rest area or the buffer zone behind the green. One of the caddies, concerned about safety concerns and the potential for disturbing other players, decided to accompany Lin Yao and the two children to the golf course...
The address Song Yuqing sent was a golf course next to a mountain lake, and the time was three o'clock in the afternoon.
A few days ago, Lin Yao called Li Xuan to visit Tongya. Li Xuan had said they were meeting for this Saturday, and since she had called too, their times overlapped. They decided not to reschedule and instead meet at the golf course Song Yuqing had founded, which had catering services. They planned to practice together in the morning, then have lunch and then Long Weihe would get back to work.
The last time Li Xuan met Lin Yao, she told her that she had a senior who worked in the medical device industry, was in charge of human resources, and was in the same golf alumni group as her. She wanted to introduce him to them to see if he had any resources to help. She tried to arrange an appointment and they got it done.
Long Weihe had previously learned to play golf for networking reasons. She often practiced with her cousin, a professional caddie at a golf course, and also often went out with Qian Pingtao to play with his friends.
When she set her sights on Shi Zhenglin, her target candidate, she couldn't approach him normally. So, she found his golf driving range and, at Lin Yao's urging, spent several weekends waiting to see him. Her practice was worthwhile. After her plan failed, he accused her of using unorthodox tactics, and she never approached any candidate that way again. She practiced less frequently afterwards, and didn't even touch a club that year.
This golf course is membership-based and closed to non-members. Li Xuan made an appointment with a friend who was a member. Li Xuan brought her daughter, and Long Weihe brought her son. Lin Yao, who had never touched a golf course and didn't know how to play, said she would take care of the children.
Li Xuan's senior brother named He came with his large-capacity golf bag. When he saw that they didn't bring golf bags but brought "burdens", he smiled, but one could still see some disgust on his face.
After some introductions, he handed out his business card, said he was the CHO, knew Long Weihe and Lin Yao's identities as headhunters, and started to put on some pretense.
Both of them had a bad feeling about him. They knew their company and had heard of this person. They even checked their company's current operating conditions on the way here and searched major recruitment websites, but there were only a few job openings.
He wasn't very familiar with Li Xuan, they had played ball together a few times. He had previously planned to recruit her to their company, but the deal fell through.
The two people who wanted to play didn't bring any equipment, so they rented it at the clubhouse. The caddie who greeted them explained the course layout, terrain, and hazard locations, and helped them choose clubs that suited their playing styles. The course is well-stocked, so even a casual threesome like this can be equipped with two caddies.
The kids were clamoring to follow, and Lin Yao led them into the goal.
Children are not allowed on the tee or in the core area of the green. If they must be accompanied, they must stay in the rest area or the buffer zone behind the green. One of the caddies, concerned about safety concerns and disturbing other players, decided to join Lin Yao and the two children in the experience area around the green to play with toy putters.
The caddy, a woman in her twenties, had a dark complexion beneath her baseball cap and was energetic. She patiently taught Li Xuan's daughter, Xiaoxiao, how to putt. Qian Duoduo, whose hands weren't quite up to the task, kept messing around, feeling itchy and making trouble. Lin Yao struggled to manage him, and the hot weather and the sun made him sweat.
Lin Yao glanced at the name on the caddy's chest badge, Liang Ge.
"Someone I know, Chen Yuantuo, has made an appointment to play basketball with you this afternoon," Lin Yao told her.
"Mr. Chen? We're all familiar with each other."
“He played well, didn’t he?”
"He shoots 80-85 strokes on our course, sometimes even breaking 80, so that's considered a decent handicap," Liang Geying said.
Lin Yao didn't understand either. She wanted to get some information for Long Weihe's reference. Song Yuqing said she wanted to talk on the fairway so she could get to know Chen Yuantuo in advance and have a strategy for the game.
"He comes here often, isn't he a member of yours?"
“There are too many members. I don’t remember this.”
Liang Ge abides by the rules of the stadium and is unwilling to disclose too much private information of members.
The three players didn't know which hole they had reached. They couldn't see anyone, and the sun was scorching. They couldn't stay any longer, so Xiaoxiao insisted on going back to the clubhouse. Liang Ge drove the golf cart to take them off the fairway first.
Around twelve o'clock, the three golfers finished the nine holes on foot in more than three hours and returned to the clubhouse restaurant.
At the buffet, Lin Yao was sitting at another table with her kids. After they had almost finished eating, in order not to disturb the conversation of three people at the next table, she took her two kids to the club's leisure area to play.
Li Xuan and Senior Brother He were chatting, while Long Wei ate her food without saying much.
"Your former employer, Tongya of the Lin family, and the current head of human resources are my good friends." He spoke to the two of them while glancing at Long Weihe.
"Ms. He knows a lot of people. When can she introduce someone to our Xiaolong? She is very professional in talent supply." Li Xuan acted as a go-between.
She found that Long Weihe was not normal and was unwilling to pay attention to him.
"Okay, leave me your WeChat and we can have dinner together if there's a chance. I have some vacancies there too, and we can work together." He took the initiative to send WeChat to Long Weihe.
Long Weihe scanned the screen and said, "Could you please say hello to Tongya HR? I'll visit his office someday."
"It's not easy to get his orders. It would be best if he could join your team. You can also consider me joining you. I will use all my resources for you." He smiled meaningfully.
Seeing Long Weihe's confused expression, he laughed out loud, "I'm just kidding, just kidding, don't take it seriously."
Li Xuan didn't understand the meaning of this joke and thought he was really joking about joining the gang.
Long Weihe was quite surprised by what she heard. This was the first time she heard HR hint at commissions through joking.
"You are such a joke. We are just a small company with only a few people. We can't accommodate a big Buddha." She disagreed with him.
He thought she would cling to him for the order, and was ignored and spoke less.
The atmosphere was weird, and Li Xuan felt awkward being the middleman.
After dinner, we sent him away and the adults and children gathered together.
"Oh, after taking care of the kids all day, I almost lose the desire to live. I'm so tired." Lin Yao let the kids go back to their respective mothers.
"I didn't have the will to live before, let alone the desire to have children. It's strange that after giving birth to her, my will to live has increased." Li Xuan gave her daughter a kettle of water and asked Long Weihe, "Something's wrong. Your reaction to my senior brother is abnormal. What's going on?"
Long Weihe glanced at Qian Duoduo, sent him off to play somewhere, and whispered, "He's the one who's acting strange. At the rest stop, when you were using the restroom, he said there were mosquitoes and offered me his mosquito patch. I said no, it's sunny in the daytime, there aren't any mosquitoes. But he stuck it right on my leg and even touched it. It scared me! Would he be like this when you were playing basketball together?"
Li Xuan's eyes widened. "This jerk, I really didn't know he was that kind of person. We've played ball together two or three times, and there were a lot of people around, but I didn't get the impression he was lecherous."
Long Weihe was wearing a light blue polo shirt and a white knee-length sports skirt. She tore off the mosquito patch just above her knee.
If Li Xuan hadn't been kind enough to try to make the connection and save her from embarrassment, given her usual temper, she would have turned hostile immediately.
"He's probably taking advantage of me wanting to do his business. He just mentioned that Lin Jiatongya's HRD is his friend, and he said something about joining the team as a joke. He's hinting at a commission. If there's money, he'll do the work. This kind of man is after a deal. If he doesn't want to get his hands on you, then he'll make money. If you get involved with him, it's a disaster."
Lin Yao swished the orange juice he had just poured onto the table. "What a disgusting thing! He thinks he can help people make tens of millions or even hundreds of millions? He's trying to take advantage of people for just a few bucks."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't know he was that kind of person." Li Xuan was angry.
"I know you're so kind, so why should I be sorry?" Lin Yao checked the time. It was almost two o'clock, and he thought about what his caddie, Liang Ge, had said about Chen Yuantuo's golfing. "I heard from him that he shot 80 or 85 on this course, like, a mid-handicap or something. What does that mean? What's his level?"
"It's an advanced level, the kind that I play regularly every week for fun." Li Xuan responded.
Long Weihe had been burdened with the heavy burden of this important matter at hand for the entire morning. She closed her eyes and quickly sprayed another layer of sunscreen on her face.
Just then, Song Yuqing called Lin Yao and said that the fairway was too hot at three in the afternoon, so they booked a night-lit course instead.
Lin Yao said it didn't matter, and would wait for him at any time. After hanging up the phone, he cursed, "You never know. You'll have to waste the whole day."
After some discussion, she took the money and followed Li Xuan and her daughter to leave first. Those who needed to do business stayed behind and waited.
Thinking they were going to chat on the fairway, she didn't change her clothes and stayed in the club in her playing clothes, looking at her phone and reading magazines.
Around five in the afternoon, Song Yuqing arrived and something changed. She said Chen Yuantuo was playing golf with his partner today, and she couldn't go to the fairway to disturb his mood. She would give her ten minutes while they were having dinner at the club.
She was very tired after walking several kilometers and playing ball in the morning. She was too lazy to communicate too much with Song Yuqing. She just asked him to do things and let him arrange it.
Song Yuqing doesn't play basketball. She said she was there to bridge the gap, but in reality, she was there to control the situation. He was afraid she would say something in front of the boss, so he repeatedly reminded her, "Just ten minutes. Don't upset him. I hope you can do what Lin Yao said to me. Boss Chen, don't waste time talking nonsense. Let's get straight to the point when we meet."
She didn't even eat and waited in the reception area outside the Chinese restaurant's private room as he requested.
It was almost 7 o'clock, and probably the people inside had almost finished eating, so Song Yuqing came out of the box and called her in.
She met a pervert in the morning and felt sick, and now she feels like she is entering a tiger's lair, with an uncertain outcome.
The door opened and her mind buzzed.
There were four people, Lian, Song, Yuqing, and the older one in the middle should be Chen Yuantuo. The two people next to him, one of whom knew her, just stared at her as she entered the door.
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