Faced with Yang Sisi's questions, I was at a loss for words. Even Chen Jin looked at me with suspicion. After all, I had told him last night that I didn't want to go back to Dali and only wanted to stay in Jimo to do some seafood business, but today I suddenly changed my mind. To make matters worse, Ye Zhi would also be going to Dali in the next few days to attend the opening ceremony of "Cangshan Yishu". Without convincing evidence, I really couldn't explain myself.
I finally spoke to Yang Sisi and said, "I just reinstalled WeChat last night. I went back to Dali only for my personal life, so I don't need to explain to anyone... I also hope that you can look at my past year and recent events with normal eyes... I haven't become a monster, nor have I become hypocritical."
Yang Sisi looked at me, as if she still wanted to argue with me about this.
I was in a hurry to catch my flight and didn't want to get entangled with her, so I gestured for Chen to go in and hail a taxi.
Yang Sisi stood in front of Chen Jin and then said to me, "Don't rush off. I won't mention Ye Zhi to you anymore... This time, I'm here on behalf of my dad and Uncle Huang... They hope you can stay in Shanghai and help the company with product operations... Uncle Huang said that product operations are your strength and that I must retain you as a talent... They can give you shares, and once the company goes public, your net worth will also increase. At that time, even in Shanghai, you will live a very comfortable life."
The first half of this conversation, including the part about giving me shares, was definitely something her father asked her to convey to me; the second half was entirely her own, because only she knew how much I feared Shanghai, which is why she specifically emphasized that the company would go public in the future, and how much my net worth would increase after the IPO.
I know that she would prefer me to stay rather than Lao Huang and her father.
If I only consider my personal future, staying would indeed be a very good choice; however, my experiences over the past two years have given me a very clear pursuit of my career. I don't want to work in an office; I just want relatively free time and independence. Moreover, I feel guilty towards Chen Jin, and both morally and logically, I should return to Dali and start a new career.
I finally spoke to Yang Sisi, saying, "Your dad's current company is in the knowledge-based paid services business. Although it's a product, it's completely different from the cosmetics I used to work for... Your dad and your Uncle Huang should find more specialized talent and offer them higher salaries. There's no need to give up shares... I know your dad just wants to find a way to thank me, but there's really no need to do this!"
"You're wrong. My dad clearly told me that talent is the least of our worries, as long as we're willing to pay high salaries... But people with integrity and loyalty are hard to find. If we have a few trustworthy people around us, even if the company faces another crisis, we can all work together to get through it... Besides, you really are a very capable person. This ability doesn't need to be reflected in your professional skills; you can gradually master those skills. But courage and vision are things that can't be learned, and you possess both... Don't worry, my dad is thinking long-term. Since he's offering you this deal, it's definitely because you're worth it, not because of repaying a favor, as you say. He's not a person with such a narrow perspective, so the burden of personal relationships will absolutely not be an obstacle to his company's development!"
Yang Sisi seemed to be using all her strength to persuade me, but the more she did that, the sadder I became.
I sniffed and finally replied under her earnest gaze, "Thank you for your father's kindness... but I am also a person with aspirations and ambitions, so I cannot stay in Shanghai and work under him."
"Is there really no room for negotiation?... At least give yourself some time to think it over."
I shook my head and replied, "Dali is my next stop, I'm not considering it."
Yang Sisi looked at me with a somber expression. After a moment of silence, she said to me, "Then I'll take you to the airport... It's rush hour now, and it won't be easy to get a taxi."
As she spoke, she opened the car door and then folded down the back of the passenger seat. The Scirocco is a two-door car, so this had to be done so that people could sit in the back.
I don't know why, but seeing her do that made me feel even worse...
Looking back, the days in Jimo were the simplest. There were no interpersonal choices, and I could live in a simple world every day, looking at the sea and playing with motorcycles.
...
As soon as the plane took off, I closed my eyes, but Chen Jin didn't want me to have any peace and quiet. He asked me, "You rejected Sisi, don't you regret it? ... I've looked into it online. Her dad's company is among the top three in the knowledge-paying field, and it'll be going public sooner or later."
"No regrets... I still prefer to do things freely... Shanghai's pace is too fast. Running a company under such pressure would sacrifice my quality of life... Besides, we brothers are together, and we're not incapable of making money, so why should we depend on others?"
"That's right, what I miss most is the time we spent starting our business at Jiulongju. Although it was tough and stressful, when we were having fun, we really went all out!"
I chuckled and replied, "You're the one partying like crazy... I live a very routine life, going back and forth between home and work every day."
After a brief pause, I continued with deep emotion, "To be honest, I don't want to recall that period of my life... It seems like all the unpleasant things happened at once. Fortunately, God didn't push me to the brink and let me earn some money, otherwise I wouldn't have had the confidence to go out and travel... Only now do I feel like I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"
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