Chapter 49
Xia Zhongqin only ate a few of the salt-boiled peanuts on the small plate on the table. Just as she picked up the paper towel on the table to wipe her hands, she looked up and saw a man and a woman walking towards the half-lamb barbecue restaurant not far away.
Both the man and the woman were very young. The woman had big wavy hair and delicate makeup on her face. She was wearing a white lace long dress, an LV floral bag slung across her shoulder, and a pair of high-heeled sandals on her feet.
The woman was already tall and thin, and with the help of high heels, the man next to her, who was not tall to begin with, looked even shorter. This woman was none other than Pan Lulu from their company.
The man wearing the company-issued white summer work clothes is also their company's project manager, but he is not He Yicheng, but Hua Yeqing, who specializes in delivering the company's manufacturing projects.
The two of them were walking and chatting along the way, and they were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't notice Xia Zhongqin. However, when they arrived outside the Banbianyang BBQ restaurant, they unexpectedly ran into Xia Kaiqun, who had already ordered the barbecue ingredients and was coming out of the barbecue restaurant with a large bottle of ice cola in his hand.
"Teacher Xia, when did you come to Sucheng from Liangxi?" Hua Yeqing greeted enthusiastically.
At this time, Lian Yijian came out with two bottles of Ice Wanglaoji in his hands. "Mr. Lian, what a coincidence. Do you and Brother Kaiqun mind if we share the table?"
The person who spoke was Pan Lulu, and her voice was sweet and coquettish.
The scene of the four people greeting each other naturally fell into the eyes of Xia Zhongqin, who was sitting not far in front of the four people. If it were in the past, she would definitely go over to greet them, after all, they were all colleagues from the Sucheng District Delivery Department.
But this time, Xia Zhongqin actually stared at the four of them without anyone noticing, and some of their voices more or less drifted into Xia Zhongqin's ears.
"It's inconvenient, there's no room." These six simple words were spoken with a distinct sense of alienation.
If someone else heard Lian Yijian say this, they would definitely not move forward. After all, the person Lian Yijian met was Pan Lulu, who was recognized as a manly person in the Suzhou District of Beijing Smart Internet Company.
Lian Yijian had just taken a step forward when Pan Lulu continued, "Boss Lian, we can add more seats. That way, there should be enough space for everyone."
"Yes, it's easy to see. Our table can seat four people, and adding one more chair shouldn't be a problem." Xia Kaiqun agreed.
"It's too crowded." After saying that, Lian Yijian walked towards Xia Zhongqin without looking back, holding two bottles of Wanglaoji in his hands.
Pan Lulu followed Lian Yijian's figure and saw Xia Zhongqin sitting next to Lian Yijian.
Pan Lulu's tender eyes, which had just been looking at Lian Yijian's back, suddenly became fiery, and she couldn't stay here for a moment longer.
"Brother Ye Qing, Brother Kaiqun, I have something to do, so I'll leave first." After saying that, Pan Lulu glared fiercely at Xia Zhongqin who was sitting in the dining chair and playing with his mobile phone comfortably.
As soon as Pan Lulu left, Hua Yeqing said "Goodbye, Teacher Xia" and trotted to catch up with her.
Lian Yijian placed Xia Zhongqin's computer bag on the chair opposite her, and Xia Kaiqun sat down opposite Lian Yijian.
"Yi Jian, you just said such harsh words to a girl. Wasn't that too much? Look how angry Lulu was. She almost left in anger."
"Since Master Xia cares so much, why don't you go after her?" Lian Yijian rolled his eyes at Xia Kaiqun, who was sitting across from him. "With two more people in, it's already too crowded. If it's just Ye Qing alone, there will definitely be no problem."
While the two were talking, a plate of prepared crayfish with mashed garlic was brought up, and Lian Yijian took the opportunity to place the bottle of Wanglaoji he had just opened in front of Xia Zhongqin.
As soon as she said the word "thank you", Lian Yijian put a pair of disposable gloves for eating lobster in front of Xia Zhongqin.
"Zhong Qin, when we went to the Centennial Site today, did Lao Wang deliberately make things difficult for you and Jinliang?"
This was the first sentence Lian Yijian said to her when he came back from outside this afternoon.
Xia Zhongqin recounted every detail of what happened at the Centennial site this morning. When someone heard Xia Zhongqin say that Wang Xuesheng would not allow the company to change the project manager, the corners of his mouth inadvertently curled up twice, and he could not hide the smile in his eyes.
Lian Yijian's unconcealable and true details were all exposed to the eyes of Xia Kaiqun who was sitting opposite him.
After all, as someone who has been through this, Xia Kaiqun naturally understood how someone's first love was manifested. He automatically switched between Lian Yijian and Xia Zhongqin's faces from time to time with a look of delighted delight.
After Xia Zhongqin finished speaking, Lian Yijian asked, "Zhongqin, Lao Wang said it was Lao Wang who said it. You don't have to feel any pressure. If you don't want to be the project manager for the Centennial Phase II project, I'll find a solution."
For the client Centennial, Xia Zhongqin worked hard on the Centennial project for more than a year and met many requirements that went beyond the scope of the contract.
In the end, the client agreed to the Centennial Project acceptance only under two accidental circumstances. Xia Zhongqin didn't want to go there again, but he also knew the situation of the Sucheng Delivery Department, which had few people and many projects.
"I'll do whatever Mr. Lian arranges."
"Girl, you are so nice to your President Lian. There is no need to feel sorry for him. If it really doesn't work out, he can just do it himself." Xia Kaiqun, who was sitting opposite the two of them, said with a smirk.
As Xia Kaiqun spoke, Xia Zhongqin's face turned red unconsciously, and the lobster she was peeling fell uncontrollably into the bowl because of Xia Kaiqun's words.
Xia Zhongqin's face became redder and redder, even his ears were stained red. Xia Kaiqun gently kicked someone who was peeling crayfish without responding to his words and without noticing Xia Zhongqin's emotions.
When someone looked at him with a puzzled expression, Xia Kaiqun pouted in the direction where Xia Zhongqin was sitting.
Lian Yijian's gaze followed the direction of Xia Kaiqun's pouting, and he noticed that Xia Zhongqin's face had turned completely red. He instantly realized that the culprit was the person who had just reminded him with his foot.
"Zhong Qin, the region will hold its H1 summary meeting and Q3 sprint kick-off meeting the day after tomorrow afternoon. I've already told President Wang that you will be directly appointed as the PMO for the Southern Jiangsu region at the meeting. If you have any unresolved issues with the project, please contact me immediately."
Lian Yijian spoke softly and slowly, and one could feel the warmth in his words. Xia Zhongqin's nervousness eased a lot, but she was still a little nervous and only replied, "Okay, Mr. Lian."
The grilled barbecue was brought to the table one after another by the waiters. Lian Yijian moved the barbecue plate containing lamb skewers, beef skewers and squid tentacles in front of Xia Zhongqin.
"Zhong Qin, you don't have to be restrained in front of Kai Qun and me. The first phase of the Centennial Project has been accepted. You have worked hard during this period. Eat more." As he said that, Lian Yijian couldn't help but picked up a kebab of lamb and handed it to Xia Zhongqin.
Xia Zhongqin, who had just put the peeled crayfish into her mouth, hurriedly took off the gloves in her hands and took the lamb skewers from Lian Yijian. Before she could say "thank you", she heard a "click".
While the two were not paying attention, Xia Kaiqun took a picture of their friendly interaction and then sent the photo to the WeChat accounts of the relevant personnel.
After Xia Kaiqun sent the photos, he did not forget to say, "What a talented man and beautiful woman."
Lian Yijian and Xia Zhongqin picked up their phones at the same time and opened WeChat.
Lian Yijian opened WeChat before Xia Zhongqin. He saw on the WeChat page the photo of himself and Xia Kaiqun in the Sunan work group who had just taken a photo of him handing the mutton skewers to Xia Zhongqin. In just a dozen seconds, the Sunan work group started to explode.
Zhang Xiaoshan (Customer Service Manager, Suzhou City): The top delivery guy vs. the top mouthpiece in Southern Jiangsu, what a perfect match (strong)
Lin Popo (Tongzhou District General Manager): It blinded my titanium eyes (sexy sex)
Zhao Renhe (Liangxi District): Golden Boy and Jade Girl (Strong, Strong, Strong)
The constantly flashing messages in the Su Nan work group made Xia Kaiqun realize that the photos had been sent to the wrong group. Before Lian Yijian and Xia Kaiqun said anything, he had hurriedly withdrawn the photos from the group, but they were still saved in the mobile phone album by some quick-handed people.
After Xia Kaiqun withdrew the photos, new messages continued to emerge in the Sunan work group.
Ding Jintao (Project Manager of Delivery Department, Sucheng District): What did I miss?
Guan Dongbo (Project Manager of the Delivery Department of Sucheng District): It’s nothing. Teacher Xia’s hands were shaking and he sent something he shouldn’t have sent.
He Yicheng (Project Manager of the Delivery Department in Sucheng District): I feel like I missed out on hundreds of millions of yuan.
As the news came one after another in the Su Nan group, the three people who were originally eating crayfish and barbecue lost interest.
"Uncle Xia, you did this on purpose, didn't you? I just didn't agree to let you sleep in my bed at night. You can make trouble for me, but Zhong Qin has never offended you in any way." Lian Yijian looked at Xia Kaiqun with cold eyes, who was looking embarrassed at the moment.
Xia Kaiqun has known Lian Yijian for more than ten years, and this is the first time he has seen Lian Yijian speak to him with such a cold look and tone. It is obvious that he is really angry this time.
"Yi Jian, I really did slip up just now. If I were truly scheming and resourceful, I wouldn't be just a customer development supervisor at Beijing Smart Internet Company for so many years, instead of a district manager." Xia Kaiqun looked apologetically at Xia Zhongqin, who had almost lowered her head to the table out of embarrassment. "Girl, I didn't mean to do that. If you're worried about people at the company gossiping about you and Yi Jian behind your back, I'll explain in the group chat now."
"Don't, Teacher Xia, that will only make things worse." Xia Zhongqin whispered, "A man of integrity has nothing to fear. There's nothing wrong between Mr. Lian and me."
Lian Yijian was originally worried that someone in the group would be angry because Xia Kaiqun had impulsively sent the photo of the two of them to the group. However, after hearing what she had just said, especially the three words "nothing", a slight sour feeling arose in his heart. It turned out that she didn't want to have anything to do with him at all.
"Zhong Qin is right." After saying that, Lian Yijian picked up the Wanglaoji in front of him and took a few big gulps. He was caught off guard and choked.
"Drink slowly, no one is trying to snatch it from you." Xia Kaiqun took out a napkin and handed it over.
The atmosphere at the table became awkward after Xia Kaiqun posted a photo in the work group.
After finishing the lamb skewers handed to her by Lian Yijian, Xia Zhongqin, who had also eaten a good portion of garlic crayfish, took two sips of Wanglaoji, wiped her hands with a tissue, and said, "Boss Lian, Teacher Xia, you two take your time. I'm done."
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