When Zhao Qinglan lived in the provincial capital, she went to the company most often, but she almost never went to visit her children.
None of the eldest brother and his siblings showed any obvious interest in their own business.
Zhao Qinglan and her husband had discussed this issue many times in private. Unlike some business families, she did not insist on training her children to be her successors.
If the children are interested, then let them gain experience at the company; if they are not interested, then let them do what they like.
When she can no longer work, then either a qualified leader cultivated by the company or a professional manager can be hired to manage the company.
She works hard to earn money, not to restrict her children's freedom, but to give them more choices for the future, so they don't have to force themselves to do things they don't like because of money.
Their dreams now have a greater chance of being realized.
The branch office in Haishi has been established for some time, but it is still not very large. After all, her businesses are mainly restaurants and supermarkets, and most of the employees work in the stores.
As soon as they appeared, the branch manager and his secretary came to greet them.
"President Zhao, I'm so excited to have you here to inspect our work. This must be the second young master. He's such a handsome young man. No wonder he got into such a good university."
Erwa felt a little uncomfortable being called "Young Master," and even more embarrassed by the praise.
Zhao Qinglan smiled helplessly. "He's just a child, why call him 'Young Master'? Just call him by his name. Yan Xun, come here."
In front of her subordinates, Zhao Qinglan stopped calling her son by his nickname.
After getting acquainted, Zhao Qinglan and the others were led into the inner office.
Once the door was closed, the employees outside began to whisper among themselves.
Although Zhao Qinglan still called Erwa a child, Erwa was already in college, well-nourished, and tall and strong; people would believe he was twenty.
This college student is good-looking, comes from a wealthy family, and has excellent overall qualities. In fact, many of the unmarried girls in the office, even those older than Erwa, harbor feelings of longing for him.
Zhao Qinglan brought her son over simply to familiarize him with the place and meet the people, so that her son would have someone to rely on if needed. After sitting for a while and making her intentions clear, she left.
The person in charge had originally planned to have dinner with the boss that evening, but Zhao Qinglan didn't want to.
Since he was her subordinate, she didn't need to consider his feelings; if she didn't want to go, she simply wouldn't.
When the person in charge, Wang Jianshe, returned home, his wife came to greet him.
"Lingling and I are ready. When are we leaving?"
"Sigh, I'm not going. Mr. Zhao isn't eating." Wang Jianshe sighed.
Despite being the head of the Haishi branch, his actual position is lower than some of the middle and upper management at the head office.
Even when dealing with some middle-level managers at head office, he had to be polite, since he wasn't in front of the boss.
He had only met the boss a few times, but when he learned that the boss's son was coming to Shanghai to study at university and that he was going to personally bring his son over, he felt that this was his chance.
This provides an opportunity to build a good relationship with the boss and make more of an impression.
He naturally dared not play any tricks at work. He was aware of the company's drastic crackdown at the time, and he only thought about saving face for the boss so that his work would go more smoothly.
This meal together was the best opportunity to catch up and chat. He had already told his wife to be prepared, and even included their daughter who was still in high school.
It would be a lie to say he had no ulterior motives, but he was thinking that his daughter and the boss's son were close in age and would get along better, and that the boss's son could go to university here in the future.
Perhaps if the daughter gets along well with the boss's son, it can indirectly help his business.
"Oh, I see. By the way, have you met Mr. Zhao's son?" she asked curiously.
Although they didn't intend to sell their daughter, they were thinking that if she got along well with someone, there might be some possibility.
Thinking about it this way, I became even more concerned about Erwa's situation.
Wang Jianshen's face lit up with a smile when he mentioned Erwa.
"That child seems very outstanding to me, and has a pretty good personality."
"What does he look like?"
Wang Jianshe glanced at his wife. Why do women care about this? For men, ability is the most important thing. Erwa was able to get into a prestigious university and seems to have good character. In his eyes, he is already a very outstanding young man.
“Our CEO Zhao and her husband are both very good-looking. Do you think their son could be bad?”
Actually, apart from some of the older employees, the rest of the staff at Lanxin are unaware that Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai remarried with children from each of their previous marriages. They all thought that all four of their children were Zhao Qinglan's biological children.
Those who know the details don't usually talk about the boss's early private affairs, and gradually, fewer and fewer people know about them.
"From what you're saying, you mean she's quite good-looking. I'd like to meet her," she said with some regret.
"Alright, that child will be going to university in Shanghai, which will be several years later, so there will be plenty of opportunities to meet."
"That's true. I wonder if our Lingling will be able to get into his school in the future."
Although their daughter's grades are good now, the second child is attending the best university in Shanghai, which is not something just anyone can get into.
Wang Jianshe gritted his teeth. "I remember you said you had some really good tutors."
"Yeah, I heard about it while playing mahjong. It's not cheap, but the students who went there for tutoring all improved their grades a lot."
"Don't be stingy with money, we'll treat you too."
“Okay.” They both worked in government agencies in the past. Now Wang Jianshe works in Lanxin, and his wife is also a civil servant in Haishi, where the family planning policy was implemented earlier and more thoroughly.
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