After seeing Alex off, Song Mai's work officially entered the next stage.
Yunxing is always very efficient, and the land acquisition plan has been launched and promoted in just a few days.
In the afternoon, Ji Feng informed Song Mai that he would be going to the Western Country for an inspection tour with the project team in a couple of days.
Business trips were unavoidable for this group, and Song Mai agreed without hesitation.
This is the first project she has officially taken charge of since joining Yunxing, and she wants to do her best to make it perfect.
After organizing the materials at hand, Song Mai prepared to leave work.
While waiting for the elevator with Su He, Song Mai overheard people whispering in the distance.
"How come she got such a good project when she just arrived? Everyone knows how much the group values the development of Dayue 2. Now Dayue 2 is expanding its production line, and she's in charge of it. Does that mean she'll also be in charge of expanding into the Western market? Does everything related to Dayue 2 belong to her?"
"Keep your voice down, what if someone hears you?"
"So what if I heard it? Anyway, I'm not the only one who thinks so. Everyone thinks so. At first, I thought Manager Ji didn't like people with connections, but I didn't expect that this person's connections were so strong that even Manager Ji took special care of her."
"If she didn't have a strong backing, she probably wouldn't have gotten into Yunxing so easily. But she's not bad, is she? Didn't she handle the press conference very well? She brought a lot of positive impact to the company, and sales on Day 2 have also increased rapidly. I heard that the higher-ups have approved a reward for her."
"So what? It's just good luck, a blind cat catching a dead mouse. What real skills can someone with connections have?"
...
The elevator doors opened, and Song Mai stepped onto the elevator without hearing what was said behind her.
Su He said indignantly, "What kind of person is she? Gossiping behind people's backs is considered a skill? What do you mean by 'blind cat catching a dead mouse'? It's clearly just improvisation. If she's not convinced, let her try. At most, she'll just stand there dumbfounded, and probably won't be able to help at all."
As she spoke, she kept an eye on Song Mai's reaction, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Song Mai was not unhappy.
"Sister Mai, don't take it to heart, don't let their words affect your mood."
Song Mai shook her head. She didn't take those words to heart. It was normal for people to have doubts about her when she first arrived. What she didn't understand was what they had just said about her being a "nepotism beneficiary."
Have they been spreading these rumors about her behind her back all along?
This is just too outrageous.
In what way does she seem like someone with connections?
After thinking for a moment, she looked at Su He: "Do the people in the translation department say in private that I'm a nepotism hire?"
Su He was afraid of making her angry, so she pursed her lips and dared not speak.
"I won't be upset. Just tell me the truth. You can't keep me, the person involved, in the dark forever."
Su He then spoke.
"Yes... they said you got in through connections, that's why they're unhappy with you."
"Then why didn't you join them in ostracizing me?"
Seeing Su He say that, Song Mai asked with some curiosity.
“I always felt that these were just their guesses. They thought you were a person with connections, so they said that, but it might not be true. Besides, even if it were true, so what? If you have connections, why not use them? If I had a very strong backer, I would definitely use them too. The reason they gossip behind my back is simply because they don't have a background and are just jealous.”
Even if you were admitted through connections, you haven't used those connections to harm anyone, nor have you resorted to unscrupulous means to compete for anything. Besides, you are genuinely very capable; even Sister Lan acknowledges your professional skills. With abilities like yours, you could have gotten into Yunxing without connections. In short, as a colleague, as long as you are responsible, don't hold the team back, don't harm the company, and don't damage the interests of others, that's fine. As a friend, as long as you have good character and sound values, that's enough. What does anything else matter to others? Why care how you got into the company—whether through application or connections—does it matter?
As she spoke, Su He put her arm around Song Mai's shoulder.
"Anyway, I think you're a really good person, Sister Mai. You're willing to help me even though we're not that close. You haven't been with the company for long, but you've been down-to-earth and made such a big contribution to the company. I really admire you. Don't pay attention to those boring people talking nonsense."
Upon hearing this, Song Mai's lips curled up.
"Now I understand why Sister Lan was willing to mentor you; you two are quite alike."
Su He scratched her head: "Really? I didn't feel it myself."
"Do you know why they think I'm a nepotism hire?"
"They said the company wasn't hiring, but you got in anyway, and the HR manager was so attentive to you, even personally escorting you to your department, so..."
Su He didn't continue speaking, but Song Mai already understood everything.
She just couldn't understand why they said the company wasn't hiring at all, since she had submitted her resume because the company had posted a job advertisement.
Moreover, the HR manager was very warm and polite to her, but not exactly attentive.
When he brought her to her department, she said that he didn't need to trouble himself to take her there. However, the HR manager said that he already had to go to the translation department, and taking her there was just a convenient thing to do.
Song Mai opened her phone and scrolled through her chat history with Chu Xing, trying to find the picture of the job posting he had sent her. But after finally finding it, she discovered that the picture had expired because it hadn't been saved for a long time.
Before she knew it, she was outside the company gate. Su He waved to her.
"I'm leaving now, Sister Mai. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
That evening, Song Mai and Chu Xing had arranged in advance to have dinner with Grandpa Chu.
After getting off work, Song Mai drove directly to the location Chu Xing had sent her, which was another upscale restaurant.
She waited in the car for a while before Chu Xing finally arrived.
The man was unusually dressed today, not in a suit, but in a more casual outfit with a gray overcoat. He looked less mature and composed, and more relaxed and youthful, quite different from his usual self.
She bought him this dress last time, but he had kept it hanging in the closet and never worn it. She thought it was because he didn't like it.
Seeing the man rushing over, Song Mai's eyes softened.
Night falls and the city lights come on.
The man saw that Song Mai's car lights were still on in the distance, so he started walking towards her car.
Seeing this, Song Mai opened the car door and got out.
Just two days ago, winter arrived. During the day, the sun was high in the sky and it didn't feel too bad, but once night fell and the northwest wind started blowing, it became bitterly cold.
It makes it impossible for anyone to stay outdoors for even a moment.
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