Chapter 51: Going out and meeting a noble person
Hua Mengmeng then realized the key point of the inspection.
Mr. Lin actually meant, "Do you think she can be a store manager?" This was a bit unbelievable. With such low education, so young, and a woman, how could she possibly run such a large business? So perhaps she should think about it from a higher perspective?
That's not right. Ms. Lin was also young, yet he'd already built such a large real estate company. Why couldn't she imagine herself managing a small B&B? Perhaps this was just like a homework assignment from a teacher, Ms. Lin trying to test her abilities. If she couldn't even imagine it, how could she possibly achieve it in the future?
"You can do it! Becoming a store manager is just your first step." Lin Ruoyan said with certainty.
With Hua Mengmeng's abilities, she's more than capable of managing a B&B. According to the book, she could be a capable independent figure, directly expanding Li Yiqi's company's business. If Lin Ruoyan's own company truly develops cultural tourism around the courtyard, Hua Mengmeng could easily manage a single store or a chain of them.
After painting a long rosy picture for Hua Mengmeng and watching her leave with such determination, Lin Ruoyan had already realized the benefits of having more people in the company. If she could think of something that she felt she couldn't do, or that was too troublesome and brain-consuming, she could assign it to someone else.
And the directors all seemed to be able to arrange their own work. Including Qin Shuang, they had been insisting on advancing the project normally when she was absent from work, which made Lin Ruoyan feel at ease.
She had only briefed the design director on the matter, and the people from the engineering and cost departments seemed to have spontaneously followed suit, heading to the design department for a meeting. She only needed to manage the overall positioning of the luxury home, leaving the rest to the professionals to discuss and refine.
Looking at the Information Department, it turns out that Hua Mengmeng is not the first one to buy a bed. Hao Heshan directly used the reception sofa in his independent office as a bed, put pillows and quilts on it, and placed three monitors on the more than two-meter-long desk, plus a bunch of things that look like host computers.
Other people's hosts all have shiny shells or fancy and cool lights, but Hao Heshan doesn't consider the aesthetics of the host he assembles himself. He just thinks about how to achieve the highest power of the hardware. He even bought a desktop fan to dissipate the heat from the host. The chassis is not closed at all, and all the components are exposed, which makes it convenient for him to replace higher-performance accessories at any time.
Generally speaking, a normal host that can connect to dual screens definitely needs a special graphics card. The combination of three screens and the brutalist host style is really eye-catching.
When Lin Ruoyan went in to see him, she asked him with a little concern, "I heard from HR that you don't plan to hire anyone in the near future?"
Hao Heshan nodded in agreement: "Yes, I plan to first break down the content assigned by General Manager Lin, estimate the workload and content, and then select the appropriate personnel."
That's a valid point. He intends to never delegate anything he can do himself, only outsourcing menial tasks like low-level testing. Unless he becomes overwhelmed, he'll take on a talented apprentice. Otherwise, if he hires an average student with a less-than-stellar mindset, he'll have already done the work himself by the time he has to explain it to others. He'll hire someone who, with just a few key words, can code and complete a project or two.
Of course, such good seedlings are not easy to find, and he would rather have nothing than something of poor quality, so he didn't worry about it for the time being.
Lin Ruoyan had no idea about these professional matters and didn't dare to ask any detailed questions, let alone give arbitrary orders. She just listened to Hao Heshan's instructions and felt immediately reassured. Isn't this the way of thinking as a leader? Break down tasks and assign them to the right people. He was indeed a master who could start his own tech company.
Not wanting to disturb the master at work, Lin Ruoyan decided to leave the company early. It just so happened that the courtyard house renovation had reached the stage of selecting furniture, home appliances, and soft furnishings, which required full consideration of the owner's opinions.
She asked the driver to take her to Qiao Yizi's studio. After patiently listening to the reports from relevant personnel, she decided to go to some home improvement stores in person.
She didn't have to bother selecting basic building materials; she primarily shopped at high-end soft furnishings and interior design stores. She'd buy chandeliers costing tens of thousands of yuan, electric curtains costing tens of thousands, and kitchen sets costing hundreds of thousands of yuan. These days, many foreign brands aren't in stock in China, requiring advance payment at the store and a one-to-two-month shipping wait. Of course, if they could arrange air shipment for an additional fee, she'd opt for the extra expedited delivery.
After visiting several stores and buying things worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, she planned to change floors to look at solid wood furniture, but she met Fang Yue.
There is no simple Nordic style in China these days. Either cheap and practical panel furniture or complicated and gorgeous European style are more popular.
In particular, large villas that represent the luxury grade are all built entirely of Western-style stone, which is just right for placing a bunch of sofas, chairs, and dressing tables with delicate lines and intricate shapes, embellished with thick velvet cushions, and some crystal candlesticks and floor-standing glass lamps, imitating the palace style of foreign aristocrats' daily life to decorate the living room and bedroom.
However, Lin Ruoyan's home is a Chinese courtyard house, which already has a lot of Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture made of huanghuali wood. When decorating other rooms, she also plans to look at Chinese or modern Chinese styles. It would be a bit out of place to put European classical and gorgeous furniture in it.
Just as she was about to pass by the store, she was stopped by the sharp-eyed Fang Yue.
"Mr. Xiaolin, what a coincidence? Are you here to buy furniture?" Fang Yue's greeting was still full of the strong smell of tea.
Lin Ruoyan saw a woman in her fifties following Fang Yue, dressed in low-key and decent clothes, and she couldn't guess Fang Yue's intention for a moment.
The lady asked, "Xiao Fang, who is this girl?"
Fang Yue introduced: "This is Lin Ruoyan, the younger sister of Lin Ruxu from the Lin Group."
Seeing Fang Yue's serious attitude, Lin Ruoyan could feel that the lady asking the question was a person of status. Even Fang Yue didn't dare to use jokes to make fun of her, a useless daughter. This person obviously didn't seem like Fang Yue's close relative or elder.
Lin Ruoyan hurriedly greeted him respectfully and asked politely, "Hello, forgive my ignorance, I don't know who you are..."
Fang Yue curled her lips, secretly laughing at Lin Ruoyan's lack of experience. She didn't even know this lady. She had just deliberately greeted her to show off her familiarity with this lady. Now, naturally, she played the role of a good person and introduced, "Boss Xiao Lin, this is Ms. Xiang from the Dax District Committee."
Fang Yue did not directly report Ms. Xiang's position. Although Ms. Xiang's position seemed ordinary, her father and husband were both powerful figures in the city and district, and ordinary people had no chance to come into contact with them.
But they just happened to meet by chance. What if Lin Ruoyan knew Madam Xiang and took the initiative to greet them? Wouldn't that force her to deal with it passively? That's why Fang Yue was so smart and took the initiative to greet Lin Ruoyan right away. Now Fang Yue felt a little regretful. Lin Ruoyan seemed to really not know this person. If he behaved impolitely and made Madam Xiang doubt the quality of Fang Yue's friends, it would be more trouble than good.
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