Chapter 798: I have never seen Baojie before
Xu Yunfang gave me a strange look and reassured, "Why didn't I tell you about your business trip beforehand? ...Are you talking about the last-minute mission assigned by President Xiao? Where are you going?"
Not knowing what the other party said, Xu Yunfang responded indifferently: "I know." Then she hung up the phone.
I keenly sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and tentatively asked, "Teacher Xu, what's wrong?"
Xu Yunfang put away her phone and forced a smile: "It's okay, my husband said that Mr. Xiao arranged for him to go on a temporary business trip to Hong Kong."
My heart skipped a beat, remembering what she had just said: Xiao Shiqiu agreed to give her husband a holiday.
I asked cautiously, "Teacher Xu, who told you...that President Xiao would give your husband a holiday?"
"That's what Yang Zhu said when he contacted me." Xu Yunfang looked at me puzzledly. "What's wrong? Isn't this what Mr. Xiao meant? Did Yang Zhu say something wrong?"
Xiao Yang has always been a reliable person. If Xiao Shiqiu had not promised it himself, he would not have said such nonsense to Xu Yunfang.
Although I think Xiao Yang is trustworthy, I can't make any guarantees for him before confirmation. What if something goes wrong in some link?
I quickly took out my phone and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll check with you."
I called Xiao Yang and put her on speakerphone. "Assistant Yang, did you tell her that Teacher Xu's husband was on vacation?"
"Yes, Miss Xia, is there any problem?" Xiao Yang's voice came from the receiver.
"Did Lao Xiao personally agree to give him the vacation?" I asked.
Xiao Yang said with some doubt, "Of course, if Mr. Xiao doesn't ask, how can I have the authority to give the middle-level managers five days off at will?
Besides, this holiday was Teacher Xu's own request, so what's wrong with that?"
It turned out that when Xiao Yang asked Xu Yunfang to guide me on my thesis, he asked her how much it would cost for one-on-one guidance.
At that time, Xu Yunfang joked that it would be better to give Jiang Yongzhe a few days off. He had been working overtime on weekends and had no time to spend with the children.
Xiao Yang took this matter to heart and then conveyed her request to Lao Xiao.
Lao Xiao agreed readily and asked HR to approve five days of vacation for Jiang Yongzhe.
As if afraid I wouldn't believe him, Xiao Yang emphasized, "I also specifically reminded Manager Jiang to arrange his work in advance and to bring his laptop with him if he goes out, just in case."
Xu Yunfang's expression became increasingly grim. I glanced at her and quickly asked, "Then...does Manager Jiang know that his wife knows about this?"
"Well..." Xiao Yang hesitated for a moment, "When I informed Jiang Yongzhe about this, I hadn't told his wife yet..."
He said with some annoyance: "Oh no, I spoke too quickly. Jiang Yongzhe asked me if I had told his wife. I said no. He asked me not to mention it for the time being. He said that he wanted to give his wife a surprise, so I agreed."
Afterwards, Xiao Yang asked me cautiously, "I've let Teacher Xu know, is there any problem?
How about you tell her and let her pretend she doesn’t know, and then when Jiang Yongzhe tells her, she can pretend to be surprised…”
I interrupted him and asked directly, "Has anyone of you been on a business trip to Hong Kong recently?"
There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, and then he said very confidently: "No, the project in Hong Kong has just been discussed, and there is no need to arrange anyone there in the short term.
But if Miss Xia needs to buy anything, I can go there for you this weekend."
"It's okay, I'm just asking."
I said a few perfunctory words to Xiao Yang and hung up. I turned back to look at Xu Yunfang and said soothingly, "Teacher Xu, maybe your husband wants to give you one of those surprises that starts with a downer and ends with a boost? Why don't we wait and see?"
Xu Yunfang's smile was a bit forced. "Maybe. Thank you for asking everything for me. I hope he just wants to give me a surprise."
After she finished speaking, her expression returned to normal. She took out her phone, and on the screen was her WeChat QR code. She handed it to me and said, "By the way, please add me. If you have any questions about the paper, you can contact me at any time. I have accepted Mr. Xiao's payment, so I have to take responsibility to the end."
At night, I curled up on the sofa in the living room and browsed my phone.
For new acquaintances, the fastest way to get to know each other is probably through the circle of friends.
I clicked into Xu Yunfang's circle of friends. Like many married women, her circle of friends mostly records her children's daily life, with occasional photos of them at school.
After flipping through several pages, I finally saw a photo of her husband. It was a photo of the three of them as a family during the Chinese New Year.
If it weren't for this photo, just looking at her circle of friends, it would look like she comes from a single-parent family.
Xiao Shiqiu came over with two cups of hot milk. "Here," he handed me one of the cups. "I added some osmanthus honey to your cup."
I took the cup and briefly told him what happened during the day. I asked him hesitantly, "Lao Xiao, do you think Jiang Yongzhe really cheated on me? Do you think he looks like that kind of scumbag?"
Xiao Shiqiu was about to sit down next to me. He raised his eyebrows when he heard this and suddenly laughed out loud: "Baby, you ask me this? He is just an employee of the company, how would I know?"
"But..." I bit my lip, "Aren't you the boss? Shouldn't a dedicated boss understand his employees?"
He took a sip of milk slowly and said, "There are tens of thousands of employees in the STG headquarters building. I may see Jiang Yongzhe less than the cleaning lady in a year.
The last time I saw him was at last year’s annual meeting. I’m already very dedicated to my job because I can remember what he looks like.”
I pouted, "Then don't you know what his wife does?"
"Oh, that's because HR is dedicated. Information about employees' families is recorded in the database. Every year, our company provides benefits for employees and their family members and children on their birthdays."
He then changed the subject, "As for me, it's enough to know whether an employee has achieved their KPIs and whether their work ability is sufficient for their position."
Xiao Shiqiu reached out and rubbed my hair. I don't know when he started to like inserting his fingers into my hair and rubbing it, and he even called it a deeper expression of love. Because of his preference, I washed my hair more frequently.
The feeling of having greasy hands is never pleasant.
My hair slipped through his fingers, and he suddenly leaned in close and blew air into my earlobe. "I'm not the editor-in-chief of a gossip tabloid. Do you expect me to care about the private lives of my employees?"
My ears were tickled by him, so I pushed him away with a smile: "Be serious, I'm discussing something with you."
I sat up straight and looked at him. "But men of Jiang Yongzhe's age are indeed more likely to cheat. He's in his early forties, has a successful career, a good income, and a stable family. But when he feels his wife is losing her appeal, he starts looking for excitement outside..."
I poked his chest every time I said something. He grabbed my finger helplessly and said, "Just say it, why are you poking me? I'm not the one who cheated." He bit my finger and said vaguely, "Don't worry, I promise not to cheat at the age of 40..."
I pulled back my index finger expressionlessly, "Yeah, you'll be forty next year..."
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