"I think we can make the decorations more festive, set off some firecrackers to attract guests, and prepare some posters to let everyone know what we're going to do tomorrow..." Xia Lan told Minister Yang her ideas without reservation.
Minister Yang had initially regretted asking her the question, but now he was somewhat glad he had.
Look at how Xia Lan has come up with at least three or four decorations and ways to attract guests in such a short time. Minister Yang was more and more surprised as he listened.
"Xia, wait a moment," Minister Yang said to Xia Lan.
Xia Lan looked at Minister Yang, who then said to Xu Li, who was listening intently to her, "Comrade Xu Li, you will temporarily take charge of Comrade Xia Lan's counter."
"Oh, yes!" Xu Li was startled and quickly replied.
"Xia, come with me." Minister Yang beckoned to Xia Lan and led her back to his office.
In the office, several female colleagues were making some flower wreaths. When they saw that Minister Yang had returned with Xia Lan, they all looked at Xia Lan curiously.
"Please stop what you're doing and come over here to hear what Comrade Xia Lan has to say." Minister Yang beckoned to the women, inviting them to come and listen to Xia Lan's thoughts.
Xiaoling knew that Xia Lan was the one who came up with the idea, so she immediately put down what she was doing and came over.
The others glanced at Xiaoling, then put down their work and followed her over.
"Xia, go ahead and say it." Seeing that everyone had come over, Minister Yang gestured to Xia Lan to repeat her thoughts.
As Minister Yang wished, Xia Lan repeated her idea.
As soon as Xia Lan said this, the women frowned.
"Minister Yang, this is difficult! Putting aside everything else, can we just take these firecrackers away like that? We need to apply for permission for them..."
"Besides, what she said requires writing a poster, but none of us know how to write..."
"That's right, where are we going to find someone who can write right now!"
"And those gifts need to be arranged into flowers, but... how are we supposed to do that? We've never tried before!"
"..."
Minister Yang's face darkened when he heard their complaints.
Xiaoling glanced at Minister Yang silently, knowing that he was unhappy.
These activities were new to Minister Yang, and he supported them.
But what they said was true; with so many things to do, including writing and posting, it was indeed a problem.
He felt uneasy; it was such a wonderful event, yet he couldn't complete it...
“I can read, let me write!” Xia Lan raised her hand and smiled at everyone.
"You can read?" Minister Yang looked at Xia Lan with surprise, not expecting her to be literate.
But writing a poster isn't something that just requires literacy!
The requirements for handwriting are high, and it also needs to be written beautifully.
"Yeah! Writing isn't just about knowing how to write; it's about writing beautifully! Can you do it?" One person couldn't help but say sourly as Xia Lan offered suggestions and asked for her to write.
"That's right! Don't take on a job you're not qualified for, or you'll be the one who loses face!" someone else chimed in.
Seeing that Xia Lan had gained Minister Yang's attention as soon as she arrived made them feel a sense of crisis.
I don't want Xia Lan to have it so easy.
Minister Yang glanced indifferently at the two women, and Xiao Ling saw everything and silently remembered it.
I probably won't see them in the office anymore.
"Xia, what do you say?" Minister Yang was still unwilling to give up so easily and looked at Xia Lan.
Xia Lan glanced at Minister Yang, knowing that he supported her, and decided to continue.
If even Minister Yang thinks this matter cannot be accomplished, then she will no longer insist on it.
After all, she was just a new sales clerk, and without Minister Yang's approval, everything she did would be in vain.
"Could the minister give me a piece of paper?" Xia Lan asked, looking at Minister Yang.
Minister Yang glanced at Xiaoling, who immediately got up and went to the cabinet behind her to take out white paper and ink.
Xia Lan glanced at Xiao Ling, smiled at her, took the paper and pen from her hand, and then went to one of the empty tables. Under everyone's curious gaze, she wrote the four characters "Store Anniversary Event".
Minister Yang's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the characters. "Xia, what are these characters? They're so neat and square, quite beautiful."
“Bold text,” Xia Lan said with a smile. “Suitable for slogans.”
"Excellent, excellent, truly excellent!" Minister Yang nodded in satisfaction.
The characters are large and eye-catching, and unlike those messy calligraphy characters, they are neat and tidy, making them pleasing to the eye.
"But you're still missing some color. I'll go to the publicity department and get you some colored ink." Without saying another word, Minister Yang left his office and went to the publicity department to get colored ink for Xia Lan.
"You're quite something, aren't you? You know how to put on a show!" One of them approached Xia Lan and sneered.
"I wonder what methods they used to sneak in. They just keep showing off in front of Minister Yang. They're shameless," another person chimed in.
The two men found Xia Lan increasingly unpleasant to look at.
“We had already prepared the perfect lottery rings, but someone insisted on showing off and trying to be special.”
"Yeah, it's really annoying."
The two women kept arguing with Xia Lan, but she only glanced at them indifferently and then ignored them.
Xiaoling and the other two women exchanged glances and tacitly refrained from making sarcastic remarks about Xia Lan, just like the other two.
"Comrade Xia Lan, you are really amazing! Your handwriting is so beautiful!" Xiao Ling said to Xia Lan with a smile.
Xia Lan looked at Xiao Ling, a smirk playing on her lips as she walked over. "Do you want to learn? I can teach you."
"Really? Then you must teach me when you have time." Xiaoling smiled at Xia Lan.
"My name is Wang Xiaoling, and these are Qian Yao and Qian Xue," Xiaoling introduced herself, and then introduced the two people next to her to Xia Lan as well.
"Hello, my name is Xia Lan." Xia Lan smiled as she looked at the two girls who looked similar.
"Are you twins? You look so good together, I'm so envious."
"Thank you." Qian Yao looked at Xia Lan and felt a sense of goodwill towards her upon seeing her smile.
"Can you teach us to write too? I think your handwriting is so beautiful!" Qian Xue asked with a smile, pulling Xia Lan's hand to sit down.
“Of course,” Xia Lan replied with a smile.
"I also know other fonts, I'll teach you when I have time."
"Really? That's wonderful!" Qian Xue's eyes lit up, and all three of them looked at Xia Lan and smiled.
The two who had just mocked Xia Lan froze when they saw Xiao Ling actually taking the initiative to befriend Xia Lan.
Everyone knows that Xiaoling is Minister Yang's representative, and that Minister Yang thinks highly of Xia Lan.
Originally, they just wanted to flatter Xiaoling. They thought they could help Xiaoling give Xialan a warning and embarrass her, so that she wouldn't think she could replace Xiaoling's position.
As a result, Xiaoling actually helped Xialan?
What about their mockery just now?
Even Xiaoling has to curry favor with Xia Lan...
They...didn't they offend Xia Lan?
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