Give Consultant Lu a key
The next day, at 7:30, Qin Shi arrived at her office early. Today's schedule was very full, and she needed to arrive early to prepare for a busy day of work.
The cleaning lady had already started cleaning. A few employees had already arrived in the office, their faces obscured by their computer screens. Qin Shi greeted everyone with a full heart, then took out his key and opened the office door.
With the sound of the key clicking, a pair of bony hands pressed the door handle.
It was the first time that Qin Shi encountered someone so rude as to grab the door handle in front of him, the office owner.
Although these hands are quite beautiful, the ancients said that one should not allow others to snore under the bed. Qin Shi took out the key, clenched it in his fist, and a little annoyance flashed in his eyes. He looked up at the person who came.
"Good morning, Mr. Qin." Facing Lu Zhiyan's smiling face, he was carrying a schoolbag on one shoulder. He held the door handle with his right hand and waved politely with his left hand to greet Qin Shi.
"Consultant Lu, good morning." Qin Shi greeted him politely and quickly slipped into the office. Lu Zhiyan followed in.
Qin Shi then realized that Lu Zhiyan and she were in the same office.
"Consultant Lu, our official working hours are 8:30 in the morning. If you don't have anything to do, you can actually come later every day." Qin Shi didn't know when Lu Zhiyan arrived, but because Lu Zhiyan occupied a corner of her office yesterday, she was very unhappy and didn't give Lu Zhiyan a key.
After Qin Shi walked out of the elevator, the elevator bell never rang again. She guessed that Lu Zhiyan had arrived at the office some time before her.
Qin Shi felt a little embarrassed that Lu Zhiyan had to waste time waiting for the door to open.
But then he thought again, it was Lu Zhiyan who took the initiative to suggest that Qin Shi work in his office, and the guilt in his heart was reduced a little.
"Since you're new here, you must work hard." Lu Zhiyan pointed to the stack of contracts on his desk and said politely.
"As you said yesterday, these contracts were signed a long time ago, and many businesses have already completed the process. You don't have to read them word by word." Qin Shi felt a little regretful when she thought about how she had assigned Lu Zhiyan a lot of work because of what she said in anger. These things were tests for novices at the very least, and workplace bullying at the worst.
But the work that was just assigned yesterday was withdrawn today. She felt embarrassed and spoke to Lu Zhiyan tactfully.
"Good things are those that can stand the test of time. For example, these contracts, when I look at them now, are still full of aftertaste. Mr. Qin came early today. Have you had breakfast?" Lu Zhiyan replied.
Qin Shi then remembered that she was in a hurry to go out in the morning and had not eaten anything.
"I asked Assistant Lin to bring some food when he comes." Qin Shi replied.
"There's no need to ask Assistant Lin for everything." Lu Zhiyan smiled and said, "We'll be allies working in the same office from now on. Allies can take care of each other."
As Lu Zhiyan spoke, he took out two paper bags from his schoolbag and handed one to Qin Shi: "I brought these from home, try them."
Qin Shi opened the paper bag and found a hot toast and warm milk inside.
The toast doesn't seem to be baked directly from the bread machine, but is spread with butter and heated in a frying pan over low heat, giving it a beautiful golden color on both sides. It has the familiar simple and hygienic packaging, and the familiar sweet milky flavor, just like the hot breakfast we had every day in our youth.
The doubts in his heart were immediately dispelled by the familiar taste. Qin Shi tasted the toast and found it very good, just the same taste as he remembered.
"Where did you buy this? The taste hasn't changed at all after all these years." Qin Shi flipped through the paper bag. It was clean and had no logo. She couldn't tell which store made it, but it must be an old store that sticks to its original aspirations and makes good products as always. It was just right that while Lu Zhiyan was here, she could find out the name of the store. Maybe she could visit it herself when she had time in the future.
"Instead of buying it, you can also call the producer Lu Zhiyan's Kitchen."
"You made this?" Qin Shi couldn't quite believe that Lu Zhiyan could actually cook, and he had been making breakfast since high school.
Lu Zhiyan nodded and took a bite of the toast in his hand: "When I was in high school, my father didn't love me and my mother didn't care about me. I lived with my grandparents, so I was self-reliant and cooked for myself every day."
"Following the recipe?" Qin Shi thought of her breakfast that had remained the same for three years, with the same unchanging combinations. She wanted to laugh. Why did a person who had the initiative in the kitchen spend most of the three years making toast, and it was always bacon and egg toast, without trying to change the taste?
"Because another poor little girl who has no father and no mother loves her said during her self-introduction at the beginning of the school year that she likes bacon, eggs, toast and milk."
Qin Shi didn't even remember introducing herself at the beginning of the semester. She could only smile and say, "Consultant Lu is indeed a top student in law. He even remembers these details."
Lu Zhiyan: "Boss Qin's praise is a bit perfunctory, as if he doesn't believe in the idea of self-introduction at the beginning of the school year."
Qin Shi couldn't help but feel ashamed. It was so bad that even Lu Zhiyan found out about this.
Perhaps Qin Shi's awkward appearance aroused Lu Zhiyan's sympathy. He stopped talking and continued to immerse himself in the thick historical archives.
Qin Shi opened the office window, breathed in a breath of fresh air, and her mood became better. The office did not become noisy because of Lu Zhiyan's presence. A familiar and reassuring feeling filled her heart.
She turned on her computer, looked at her work plan, then opened the design drawing and began to continue to refine her design concept for the urban jungle.
"Boss Qin, Mr. Li from Huiteng Textile Factory will be here soon." Assistant Lin appeared in Qin Shi's office at some point. "Boss Jian said she won't be in person this time, so please talk to Boss Li about business. Boss Li brought the latest samples from their factory and said he wants to expand the scope of cooperation."
Qin Shi nodded: "Phaeton and we are old friends, where is the meeting place?"
Assistant Lin showed a hint of embarrassment: "When you made the appointment with Phaeton, the general manager's office belonged to you alone. There weren't many people coming, just Boss Li, so..."
Qin Shi understood immediately that they didn't reserve a meeting room and originally planned to discuss business directly in their own office.
Originally, her office didn't have Lu Zhiyan, but it had enough space and privacy.
"I came here this morning to reserve a meeting room, but unfortunately both of the company's meeting rooms were reserved by the business department."
Qin Shi held his forehead and thought, life is full of embarrassment.
"How about asking Consultant Lu to step aside for a moment?" Assistant Lin said very carefully.
As an employee, she should not have made any demands on the group's shareholders, but as a secretary, she always adhered to the principle of helping the boss solve problems and was willing to take the blame when the boss was in trouble, so she had the idea of asking Lu Zhiyan to leave as soon as possible.
"Are you looking for me?" Lu Zhiyan raised his head blankly from the pile of contracts.
It seemed that Lu Zhiyan did not hear the conversation between President Qin and himself, so Assistant Lin could only tell Lu Zhiyan the situation again.
"Mr. Qin, wouldn't it be better to have a legal advisor by your side when discussing business with suppliers?" Lu Zhiyan closed his notebook and asked Qin Shi.
"Phaeton is an old partner. There shouldn't be any legal risks that need to be checked." Qin Shi said gently, implying that her meeting with Phaeton did not require Lu Zhiyan to be present.
"Whether there are any legal risks or not, the facts will tell." Lu Zhiyan looked at Qin Shi's desktop. The paintings on it were full of spirit, as if they would jump out of the computer at the next moment and bring infinite vitality to the modern office.
"The world in Mr. Qin's eyes is like a fairy tale, full of truth, goodness, and beauty. Those things hidden in the shadows need someone to discover them for you, and right now, I am the most suitable person."
"What did you find out?" Qin Shi keenly caught the hint in Lu Zhiyan's words.
"What a coincidence! From yesterday till today, I've been looking through Jianyi Company's past contracts. The company Huiteng has appeared many times. Can you guess who handled it each time?"
Qin Shi remembered that negotiating with suppliers has always been the responsibility of the purchasing department. Boss Li came to her this time, firstly because the order quantity was relatively large and someone from the management needed to step forward, and secondly because the position of purchasing manager was currently vacant and she, the general manager, needed to step forward.
The purchasing department has always been a lucrative department, and the person Jian Qing wanted to rely on the most was appointed as the purchasing department manager. In the past, the person Jian Qing wanted to rely on the most was Chen Cheng.
"Is it Chen Cheng?"
Lu Zhiyan nodded: "Boss Qin, do you still think of Boss Li as an old friend?"
Qin Shi shook her head: "I can't be sure now. I don't know if this Boss Li is an old friend of Jian Yi or Chen Cheng."
Lu Zhiyan smiled and said, "Boss Qin, you've probably noticed that sometimes it's good to have a legal advisor in the office. He can always check for risks."
Assistant Lin nodded in agreement.
She had just suggested asking Lu Zhiyan to step aside, and now seeing that President Qin seemed to trust Consultant Lu, she hurried to repair her shattered good impression of Lu Zhiyan.
"If Boss Li comes, please have him come directly to my office to talk," Qin Shi said to Assistant Lin. Then, she remembered something and took out a bunch of keys from her bag. She took out a small one and handed it to Assistant Lin. "By the way, if you're free today, please make me an office key for Consultant Lu."
Assistant Lin quickly took the key.
Assistant Lin secretly sighed in his heart, being handsome is good, and people can quickly believe whatever you say. The next day, President Qin gave the key to his office to Consultant Lu. This shows that although President Qin dislikes Consultant Lu, he still trusts him in his heart.
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