Chapter 9 Congratulations, host, you have successfully triggered the main event one...
"Oh dear, if you miss us, come back and stay here! Why did you have to go and be neighbors with that Lu Ming guy? Why suffer like that!" Mrs. Wen patted her back and coaxed her.
Chairman Wen's tone softened, "Didn't you say you were going to work yesterday? What, did someone at the company bully you?"
Wen Chu shook her head: "No, everything is fine right now. I just missed you and came back to see you all. But speaking of work, the job you assigned me yesterday was just clerical work, which was so boring and not challenging at all!"
Chairman Wen scoffed, "Even if I give you something complicated, you won't know how. When you see how difficult it is, you'll be even less willing to work here."
Wen Chu gently patted Chairman Wen's shoulder: "Don't always underestimate your daughter, okay? I'm very capable."
real.
Not long after you passed away, I was promoted to director, where I managed a very capable team. The technology we mastered was so popular that many people wanted to buy it as soon as it was released, which made me very proud.
Wen Chu suppressed the bitterness in her heart and hugged the other person again.
"That's right, Chu Chu is very smart, okay?" Mrs. Wen said, defending her. "She's multi-talented and has learned so much since she was little. Don't always look at people with prejudice!"
Director Wen snorted, "What's the use of learning a little bit of everything but mastering nothing? Fine, just tell me what you're planning to do this time?"
Wen Chu chuckled: "I want to participate in the development of the core algorithm."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wen and Chairman Wen exchanged bewildered glances, quite taken aback.
Even Mrs. Wen, who was very protective of her daughter, couldn't stand it anymore and gently advised, "Chuchu, these algorithms are so complicated. They're things that teams from top universities do. Even I don't understand them, let alone you. Besides, they're so tiring. You're losing hair from working overtime every day. I can't bear to see you working so hard. How about we pick something easier to do?"
Wen Chu knew that she was currently portrayed as a good-for-nothing, and even if her father doted on her, he wouldn't hand over the company to her to mess around with. So she took a step back and said, "Then I'll first learn about the current development of our company, and we'll take it one step at a time."
Chairman Wen could hardly believe his ears. How could his daughter suddenly be so ambitious? Before he could even finish his astonishment, he heard someone say—
“There’s one more thing I want to know…” Wen Chu cautiously raised her index finger.
Wen Shiyang raised his chin: "Go ahead and speak."
Wen Chu chuckled a little embarrassedly, "I'd like to know, is there any possibility that our family could cooperate with Baiyue... I think there might be some business overlap..."
"Oh, so it's all about that kid after all!" Wen Shiyang's newly rekindled hope was shattered again. He said with exasperation, "He doesn't even like you, yet you insist on chasing after him! I heard that his family has been in contact with a small company about a new technology they've developed, which is said to be better than anything currently on the market in terms of emotion recognition and response. But Xie Rui is also eyeing it, so it's uncertain who will ultimately get it. Why didn't they close the deal, and now you're begging me for help?"
"Huh? Xie Rui?" Wen Chu looked blank.
Why is another company popping up? Is this the predicament Lu Ming is facing?
Wen Shiyang almost choked on his breath: "You don't even know Xie Rui?" He turned to his wife, "Yang Lan, look at this, this is what happens when you spoil her! It's time to force her to learn something. Don't protect her, she doesn't even know how many competitors we have in the market! She's completely clueless!"
Mrs. Wen still defended her: "She's still young, she just graduated not long ago! She only learned textbook knowledge, so it's inevitable that she's a little behind on information. If she doesn't know, you can tell her and she'll know, right? My daughter learns things very quickly."
Wen Chu scratched her head and chuckled sheepishly, "Yeah, yeah, give me a week, and I'll definitely learn all of this thoroughly. But he didn't ask me for help; I heard he's been having some trouble lately, so I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help him..."
"Still helping him? Still cooperating? What kind of spell did he cast on you? After how he treated you, I'd still cooperate with him? If it weren't for his treatment of Wen Xue... I would have taught him a lesson long ago! When did our family ever have to stoop to cooperating with his family? Even if that brat Lu Ming came to beg me personally, I'd still have to think about it!"
Wen Shiyang seemed afraid of hurting Wen Chu's feelings by saying too much. He also knew that Lu Ming and Wen Xue were involved. Unfortunately, his youngest daughter also liked someone. This love triangle happened to be in his own family. Both of them were precious, which was quite helpless.
In fact, Wen Chu didn't care at all. But when she heard Wen Xue's name, her eyes lit up, and she quickly took the opportunity to find out: "Isn't my sister planning to come back yet?"
Mrs. Wen said, "Your sister is very career-oriented and is doing well abroad. She can't come back for the time being. Now that your brother is helping to manage the company, we don't have any objections."
Wen Chu nodded slowly, seemingly lost in thought. Then she clasped her hands together, shook them, and looked at her father with starry eyes: "Is there really no possibility of cooperation...?"
"No! If it weren't for him, who has come up with some new things in the last two years, Baiyue would have been in decline long ago. Now they've even been reduced to buying technology from some small company. Isn't that shameful? Our Kemin has its own R&D team, and our new technology is in the debugging stage. What would I get from cooperating with him? One-way poverty alleviation? He has his channels, and we have ours. We don't depend on each other."
Wen Chu sighed.
Wen Shiyang seemed to realize that his words had been a bit harsh, so he softened his tone and said, "However, if you really want to know about the current business at home, I agree."
"The day after tomorrow is Lu Mingxiao's 60th birthday. The Lu family is putting on quite a show this time, hosting a birthday banquet. The purpose is nothing more than to play the emotional card again, win back some business partners, and get to know some new blood in the industry. There will inevitably be some business exchanges. Since your brother is out of town and can't attend right away, you should go and listen in and learn something."
"It's time for you to show your face in the outside world, get to know more people, and not let outsiders think you're just loafing around!"
After Wen Shiyang finished speaking, he glanced at her sideways, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Wen Chu understood the implication in the other person's words. He really was her father. He was scolding her while creating opportunities for her to get in touch with Lu Ming.
I was moved to tears.
And her older brother isn't here either, which is great, great. It's good to have one less of these unimportant people.
Wen Chu readily agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll definitely go and learn something!"
“Yes, yes, let’s start with the simple things, take it slow, no rush,” Mrs. Wen said with a smile, patting Wen Chu’s hand.
Just as Wen Chu finished speaking, the system's voice rang in his mind: "Congratulations, host, on successfully triggering the first main event! Please attend the Baiyue Group's banquet at 6 PM the day after tomorrow."
Wen Chu was startled; this trip hadn't been in vain, as she had unexpectedly obtained so much useful information.
The system continued: "Side quest activated: Please find a way to attend the banquet as Lu Ming's date."
After hearing about this side quest, Wen Chu fell silent again.
Attend as Lu Ming's date? Given the meager level of affection that guy has for her right now, for him to agree to let her appear at his father's birthday party as his date would be tantamount to him officially announcing that they are a couple, which is almost impossible, right?
Almost instantly, Wen Chu's mind began to wander to unconventional methods, such as threats, kidnapping, and intimidation.
He might as well knock her unconscious, go over there himself, and say he was Lu Ming's female companion.
Or she could tie him up, and if he wouldn't take her, she would prevent him from going either.
The system, however, promptly read her thoughts and reminded her: "Physical violence against the male lead is prohibited, and Lu Ming must attend the banquet."
Haha... I was just joking, but you took it seriously.
You're just as bad as that jerk.
After spending some time with Mrs. Wen and Chairman Wen, Wen Chu went out to the dessert shop they had visited before.
Since Lu Ming didn't remember, she didn't think twice and bought the same strawberry mousse as yesterday, deciding to "care" for him again.
She hummed a song as she drove along, enjoying the breeze, and arrived at the Baiyue building right on time. She planned to sit and wait in the lobby, but before long, the receptionist came over and respectfully asked her what she needed. It seemed that she knew her.
Wen Chu said politely, "Oh, I'm looking for Lu Ming, but I don't have an appointment. I'll just wait here, is that alright?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the receptionist's eyes. She seemed not to have expected that the receptionist would be so reasonable one day. In the past, the receptionist was always arrogant and would just press the elevator button to go upstairs, and no one could stop her.
The receptionist smiled and said, "Our chairman has already instructed that if you are here to see Mr. Lu, you do not need to make an appointment. Mr. Lu is currently in a meeting in the conference room on the 8th floor. You can wait for him here, or you can go up to see him directly."
Wen Chu was completely confused: "Chairman Lu said that?"
The receptionist nodded: "Yes."
Wen Chu was inwardly shocked. Was this what privilege was? Lu Ming's father actually supported her pursuing his son? This was crucial information; parental approval made things twice as easy!
She immediately stood up, smiled, and said, "Okay, I'll go find him."
"The elevator is on your right. Turn left after you go out and it's the first room."
Wen Chu carried the cake to the eighth floor and immediately saw Lu Ming sitting in the main seat through the transparent glass.
The other person was wearing a formal blue tie and a dark blue shirt, and was listening to his subordinates present a PowerPoint presentation.
He was expressionless, completely businesslike.
He would occasionally chime in with a few comments, prompting his subordinate to rewind to previous pages and ask questions. The feeling was so real, just like Lu Ming in real life. Wen Chu was even worried for the person giving the report.
Wen Chu observed for a while, then decided to find a place to sit in the rest area outside. Just as she turned her back to look for a stool, she felt as if a venomous snake was staring at her back.
She turned back and stared at Lu Ming for two seconds.
She smiled at him, but before she could finish, he turned his head away, pretending not to see her, and continued his meeting without any expression.
I don't know if that's why, but the meeting went on until 7:30.
Wen Chu waited until her phone was almost out of battery, but the other party showed no sign of stopping. She peeked inside and felt sympathetic towards the animals there. Then, she turned around gracefully, walked into the elevator, and went to the seventh floor to borrow a charging cable.
She arrived on the seventh floor and paused for a moment as she stepped out of the elevator.
The layout here is exactly like the real Baiyue region.
Walk a few steps forward and you'll see the familiar sign for the technical department. The office at the very back is where she used to be, with the exact same layout.
The technicians' discussion broke her daze.
"My God, the manager's meeting has been going on for four hours and it's still not over!"
"Oh no, it looks like the company is really in crisis! The last time we were in this long was when the boss first took office. Our code was terrible and he gave us a severe dressing down, but it's been so long!"
"Is there going to be another round of layoffs? Last time they laid off a third of the long-term employees."
"I have a feeling the manager is going to make an example of us when he gets back... We're doomed... I guess we'll be working crazy overtime again..."
"Is it because the new technology we've been discussing recently didn't come to an agreement?"
"If we can't reach an agreement, we're basically out of luck this time, and the bonus is gone too. That's a top-level government project, a big one!"
Wen Chu made a sound, pausing their conversation. When everyone saw that it was her, their eyes showed surprise. They all stood up and greeted her respectfully and politely, asking her what she needed.
"Excuse me, I just came to borrow a charging cable." Wen Chu smiled gently.
"Oh, oh, oh, I have it! I have it!"
Which head do you want?
Wen Chu: "Type-C is fine."
"Me too! Me too!"
Wen Chu picked up the nearest one, thanked them, and said, "You guys keep going, I'll just charge my phone here for a bit and then leave." She could see the gossipy glint in everyone's eyes, but no one dared to ask too many questions.
"Just pretend I don't exist. I left as soon as his meeting was over." Wen Chu didn't try to hide anything and directly stated that she was there to wait for Lu Ming.
Everyone: "Okay, okay! Just let us know if you need anything else!"
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