Chapter 82 (Second Update)
Yan Ruyi was working when Xia Pengfei knocked on the door and came in. "Manager Yan, we have a blue and white porcelain vase, but we're not sure about its age. Could you go and take a look when you have time?"
"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."
After finishing her work, Yan Ruyi went to the evaluation department.
From her office to the assessment department, passing through the business department.
She had just reached the entrance of the business department when she heard people arguing inside.
She knocked on the door of the business department and went inside.
The two people arguing were Zhou Huili and another employee from the business department, whose name Yan Ruyi remembered was Gou Huai.
"What happened?"
Zhou Huili's eyes were red with anger as she pointed at Gou Huai, "Manager Yan, he spread rumors about me, saying I have problems with my sexual conduct."
Yan Ruyi asked Gou Huai, "Do you have any evidence?"
Gou Huai joined Jialide around the same time as Zhou Huili.
After Zhou Huili joined Jialide, she was quickly given important responsibilities. Zhong Hua, the man from Hong Kong who was in charge of the business department, personally mentored her.
Gou Huai heard from rumors that Zhong Hua's contract was only for one year, and that Zhou Huili would take over the business department once he returned to Hong Kong.
Gou Huai felt a little resentful, especially since he and Zhou Huili lived in the same neighborhood, and he knew a little about Zhou Huili's past.
Privately, he told people that Zhou Huili definitely got to where she was through improper relationships with men.
After all, Zhou Huili is too beautiful.
Beautiful women don't all climb the social ladder through those same tricks.
As a result, Zhou Huili overheard everything.
That's how they started arguing.
As for Gou Huai, he certainly doesn't have any evidence; it's all just guesswork.
However, he certainly couldn't say that he was just guessing, so he braced himself and said to Yan Ruyi, "Manager Yan, I saw it with my own eyes. Director Zhong took Zhou Huili out more than once, and each time it lasted for most of the day. Before the New Year, when they went to Yuncheng, it was just the two of them. There are so many people in the business department, why did Director Zhong only take Zhou Huili and no one else?"
Yan Ruyi: "Director Zhong and I have also gone out on business together. According to what you said, does Director Zhong and I also have an improper relationship?"
Even if Gou Huai had a thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare say that.
Commander Song must shoot him!
Gou Huai said, "Manager Yan, you and Zhou Huili are different."
Yan Ruyi said seriously, "How are they different? I'm married, and she's unmarried, so you can slander her at will without solid evidence?"
Gou Huai had already realized that Yan Ruyi was siding with Zhou Huili, and that he couldn't produce any evidence at all if asked to, so he dared not say another word.
Yan Ruyi disliked people like Gou Huai the most.
Deep down, he still looks down on women. If a woman is better than him, he thinks she must have gotten away with it through improper means.
They never consider whether they are incapable.
Yan Ruyi said to Han Zhimin, who was standing there dumbfounded, "Bring over your department's performance evaluation forms from last year."
Han Zhimin is an office clerk in the business department, mainly responsible for the department's document management and performance evaluation management.
Han Zhimin handed the evaluation form to Yan Ruyi.
The evaluation form was designed by Yan Ruyi and Yu Jinxiu together. The evaluation content was different for different departments.
For departments like sales, since their main clients are customers, the main performance evaluation criteria are acquiring new clients and customer feedback on the salesperson.
Yan Ruyi turned to the page about Gou Huai.
In a whole year, Gou Huai only developed 10 clients, and 4 of them gave poor feedback on Gou Huai's service.
Yan Ruyi then opened Zhou Huili's evaluation form.
Zhou Huili arrived at Jiali only two months earlier than Gou Huai, but in the past year, Zhou Huili developed 50 clients, and every client gave her warm and thoughtful feedback.
Yan Ruyi showed Gou Huai Zhou Huili and his evaluation form.
Gou Huai dared not utter another word.
Yan Ruyi then said to Han Zhimin, "Could you please make a trip and ask Director Yu to come over?"
Han Zhimin took off running to call Yu Jinxiu.
Before long, Yu Jinxiu arrived.
"Manager Yan, you wanted to see me?"
"Director Yu, what are the rules and regulations in our company regarding how to deal with malicious rumors and slander against colleagues?"
Yu Jinxiu was in charge of this area and knew the company's rules and regulations by heart.
"For minor offenses, criticism and education will be given. If the offense has caused a negative impact and damaged the work atmosphere, a warning will be given, and the person who was defamed will be publicly apologized to throughout the company, and their annual bonus will be deducted. For serious offenses, the person may be dismissed."
Gou Huai was terrified.
Although Jialide's work is a bit busy, the salary is high, and there is a generous bonus at the end of the year.
He didn't want to be fired.
He hurriedly apologized, saying, "I was wrong about this. I was jealous of Comrade Zhou Huili and spoke without thinking. I can apologize to Comrade Zhou Huili in front of the whole company. If I make the same mistake again, I will resign voluntarily."
Yan Ruyi said, "Director Yu, when Director Zhong returns, you can ask him about Gou Huai's work situation. Handle it appropriately based on the actual situation. If you have any objections, you can report them to your superiors or the Labor and Wages Department. We will never allow anyone to disrupt the company's work atmosphere for any reason."
Yu Jinxiu: "I understand, Manager Yan. We will handle this matter seriously in accordance with the company's rules and regulations."
The outcome of Gou Huai's case came down quickly.
A warning was issued, Zhou Huili was required to issue a company-wide apology, and her promotion and salary adjustment for the year were cancelled.
Yan Ruyi also began preparing to go to the capital to participate in the postgraduate entrance examination.
Xie Yunlong also went to Beijing for the exam on the 18th.
They even went to Beijing together to receive an award, so they were practically acquaintances.
The two decided to travel to the capital together.
Logically speaking, Song Yiping hoped that Yan Ruyi and Xie Yunlong would be together.
Having a male companion nearby ensures my safety.
However, emotionally... Song Yiping would never admit to being jealous again, even though Comrade Xiao Yan praised Xie Yunlong a total of 16 times...
In the end, Commander Song's reason prevailed over his emotions, and he escorted Yan Ruyi and Xie Yunlong to the train station.
They took the same train they took when they went to Beijing to receive the award last time.
After arriving in the capital, Xie Yunlong and Yan Ruyi parted ways as soon as they left the train station because they attended different schools.
Yan Ruyi took the bus to Peking University.
Since she was only staying in Beijing for two days, Yan Ruyi didn't bring much with her. She just carried a travel bag and strolled leisurely to Peking University.
They checked work permits and interview notices at the entrance.
Yan Ruyi: "Comrade, may I ask where I'm taking the exam tomorrow?"
"There are reception staff in the square ahead, go ask them."
Yan Ruyi thanked the staff and walked in the direction they pointed. Sure enough, she saw the reception staff in the square in front of her.
Along the roadside, there was a row of several tables, and the reception staff, who looked to be students, were sitting at the tables.
A banner was hanging on a tree behind: "Reception Area for Postgraduate Entrance Examination Candidates".
Yan Ruyi went over and asked, "Hello, classmate, I'm here for the re-examination. This is my re-examination notice."
The man who greeted Yan Ruyi was wearing glasses. He took the interview notice, looked at it, and said warmly, "You applied for the cultural heritage major, huh? I'm in the same major as you, but I'm an undergraduate. The interview for the cultural heritage major starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow on the second floor of the cultural heritage building. You can go and familiarize yourself with the exam room first, or you can go to the guesthouse to check in first."
"Which is closer to here, the Cultural Expo Building or the Guesthouse?"
"Wenbo Building is closer. Just walk straight along this road, and it's the second building on your left."
Yan Ruyi decided to first familiarize herself with the examination venue.
After checking into the examination room, I went to the guesthouse to check in.
It was only a little past 2 p.m. after everything was done.
After the exam tomorrow, Yan Ruyi will take the train back home.
During her free time, she wanted to visit the famous Fanjia Garden.
She had heard about this place from a local when she last visited Beijing.
Fanjia Garden is also a spontaneously formed antique market, which is now in a semi-legal state.
Yan Ruyi checked the map and found that it was still quite far from Peking University, requiring several bus transfers, so she simply called a taxi.
When the taxi driver heard that she wanted to go to Fanjiayuan, he said to her, "Comrade, let me remind you, if you're not an expert, you can't just buy anything in Fanjiayuan. Even if you are an expert, you have to be careful when you buy things there. There are a lot of shills there. If you see something you like, someone will raise the price. Something that is originally one or two yuan can be raised to one or two hundred yuan. Especially for people with out-of-town accents like you, you are the easiest to be fooled."
In that kind of atmosphere, people are easily excited and impulsive, and once they get excited, they throw down their money and buy it.
After calming down, I realized I had suffered a huge loss.
When the taxi arrived at Fanjiayuan, the driver repeatedly reminded Yan Ruyi, "I'm not kidding you, so don't make a move lightly."
Yan Ruyi said, "Thank you, driver. I just came to see something interesting."
Yan Ruyi went inside after the driver left.
This is indeed larger than antique markets in other places.
However, it is much smaller in scale compared to the one in the port city.
It's only semi-legal after all; it's just that no police have come to investigate.
The antiques here are of all kinds, both large and small.
The larger ones are as tall as a person, and most of them are furniture.
The smaller ones are about the size of a fingernail.
There are more genuine antiques here than in other places.
Yan Ruyi strolled around for a while and took a fancy to a jade cucumber from the Qing Dynasty.
This jade cucumber was probably not used in the palace, because the craftsmanship is not that exquisite.
However, the jadeite has a good translucency and is a vibrant green, so it can be used as a decorative piece.
The stall owner was a man in his fifties. Yan Ruyi pointed to the jade cucumber and asked him, "Boss, how much is this?"
The shop owner glanced at her, then held up three fingers. "Three yuan."
Yan Ruyi was stunned. Such a jade cucumber should cost at least 10 or 20 yuan.
This is way too much of a difference from the actual price of this jade cucumber.
Is this boss either an idiot or someone who doesn't know anything about the business?
However, someone who knows absolutely nothing about the industry would never be able to do this.
Yan Ruyi had never encountered this situation before, and she was momentarily stunned.
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Author's note: So why is the boss offering such a low price?
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