Chapter 8 (1/2)
Chapter 8
Childhood Friends
”My life wasn't any better than yours.” In saying this, Pang Jing Dong's face let out a wry smile again. This time, the smile contained vicissitudes of life in it. Pang Jing Dong said to Shen Jia Yao, ”I only hope that you wouldn't blame my parents.”
”As I just said, I still love them. I was quite jealous of you, being able to continue living with them. As for me, after my mom pa.s.sed away, my dad was busy all the time, hardly having any conversation with me. That was why my father sent me to your family! Your parents took good care of me. The few years living with your family was my happiest memory! But when I went home, I lost my only support, so I could only rely on myself!”
”I'm glad you have this thought.” After a brief pause, Pang Jing Dong continued, ”Your dad's effort wasn't in vain after all these years.”
”Just because of mere money!” Shen Jia Yao lowered her head, spinning the pen on her hand. After a while, she looked up and said, ”That's all for private matters. Now let's deal with the public stuff.”
”Sure!” Pang Jing Dong nodded his head.
”According to the reports, within the first month of recruitment, you are late for more than half the time. It belonged to the past, so I’ll just ignore it. That being said, I hope you understand that from today onward, the company is no longer the same. You won't be allowed to continue working with that kind of att.i.tude.”
”I understand!” Pang Jing Dong nodded his head.
”It's the best if you do. I would not want lazy workers in my company, or else I would take actions following the regulations.” said Shen Jia Yao who then lowered her voice, ”Even though we grew up together.”
”I will be scrupulous in separating public from private matters,” promised Pang Jing Dong, even though he knew clearly from today onward, his public and private matters would be mixed together. However, it was not his problem; it was indicated by Shen Jia Yao who warned him in such a way.
Although Shen Jia Yao proclaimed her love towards Pang Jing Dong's parents, it was evident to him that she was still bothered by the fact that his parents insisted on leaving the country, leaving her behind. Even though she was still a kid, but the grudge stayed with her as she grew into an adult. From the words she just said, Pang Jing Dong felt he would not have a great time at the company under the supervision of his childhood friend and lover.
The room fell silent once again, before Shen Jia Yao asked, ”Any opinions about the company?”
”As a whole, our company has a highly innovative team. However, due to having structural issues for a long time, the team's potential was not fully exploited. Looking at our management team, most of them spent a lot of time on receiving benefits using their relations.h.i.+ps with people rather than focusing on doing their jobs properly. These people were promoted to management, not because they could do it well, or were technical experts, but because they were smart in utilizing their relations.h.i.+ps. In any business, the importance of a well-built management team should be emphasized. As a result, these people caused a lot of negative influences on the company's image.”
”I totally agree with what you just said.” Shen Jia Yao nodded her head, and jokingly said, ”Were you busy studying business management in your ten years of disappearance?”
”I did learn a lot, but not about business management.”
”What was it then?”
”Rules to survive.”
Shen Jia Yao looked thoughtfully at Pang Jing Dong, without saying a word. This made Pang Jing Dong to feel uncomfortable, who decided to excuse himself, ”If there's nothing else, I will be leaving now.”
”Sure.”
When Pang Jing Dong arrived at the door, Shen Jia Yao stopped him in his track when she said, ”This thing, I had kept it on your behalf for ten years, now is the time to give it back.”
As the sentence ended, Shen Jia Yao threw something at Pang Jing Dong. He caught the thing with his hand, which appeared to be a small, delicate box, not sure of what was inside.