Chapter 65 All Of You Are Garbage... (1/2)
Since the days of old, social hierarchy and different social circles were always there. For example, since the old days, there had always been distinction between the social status of being a official, farmer, manual worker and businessman. It was difficult for people from different strata to sit side by side, such as for the case of Ms Cheongsam, people in her circle would be talking about which company was preparing for IPO, or whose company had secured the investment which company, or which CEO had been expatriated, when the Paris Fashion Show was, or who was touring Europe. As for people in the similar circle as Qin Sheng, they would be talking about how to get their hands on some funds to tide over their need for cash, how the boss was always picking on them, how their meager their monthly salary was not enough to match their spending.
That was why he felt uneasy when Ms. Cheongsam invited him to her house for that meal, just for helping Xue Hao settle a small problem.
Ms Cheongsam had finally spoke her mind.
”Sister Xue, please feel free to tell me what I can do for you, I will try my best to help,” Qin Sheng said calmly, looking into Xue Qingyan's eyes.
Xue Qingyan, still holding on the the glass of wine, sighed and said, ”Nothing much really. It's regarding Xue Hao. His parents were always busy with work. When his father was posted to work in Shanghai a few years ago, Xue Hao stayed on in Hangzhou and lived with the old master until he came to Shanghai to further his studies in high school. You would've realized that Xue Hao has a rather odd character. In fact, most of the time he keeps to himself so he did not have many friends in Shanghai. Both his parents and I would really like him to be more cheerful and positive, however, he does not communicate with us much. I could see he really approved of you and gets along well with you. This is why I'm asking you for help.”
”I don't really get what you mean, Sister Xue,” Qin Sheng said. Although Xue Hao was odd, they had become friendly because Qin Sheng had not gone through the conventional way of making friends with him. In addition, Qin Sheng did not treat him as a little kid. They could talk and laugh together now that they were getting along quite well, Xue Hao was obviously unwilling to open up to other strangers.
”Xue Hao is doing well in his mathematics and politics, so I'm thinking to ask you to give him tuition on these subjects, given that you graduated from Fudan, you shouldn't find it difficult. At the same time, you can communicate with us when something is going on with him. What do you think?” Xue Qinyan was aware that her brother was busy with his career, which was just beginning to take off. He obviously would not have the time to take care of Xue Hao's affairs, so Xue Qingyan naturally wanted to help.
So this was it. Qin Sheng was so worried and thought it was some life-threatening task she wanted him to undertake. However, this also was putting Qin Sheng on a tight spot. After all, his life had just begun to settle down a bit more.
”This?” Qin Sheng started to worry.
Xue Qingyan was anxious as to whether Qin Sheng would reject the request, so she continued, ”I'm not talking about giving him tuition everyday. I'm thinking the two days of weekend, when you're free, perhaps you can give him some help. Only when you're free, perhaps you can bring him out to cheer him up. Rest assured that I'll pay you well.”
”Sister Xue, Xue Hao and I are friends, so you don't need to pay me. I know you're concerned about him, but you haven't discussed this with him. I'm fine if he's agreeable,” said Qin Sheng after hesitating for a moment and decided that he would help. He thought it would be beneficial to him anyways if he maintained a good relationship with Ms Cheongsam.
Xue Qingyan chuckled and said, ”Rest assured, I will communicate with him and get back to you.”
”Good.”
It was a sumptuous dinner, but Qin Sheng was still not filled. After he departed from Green City Huangpu Bay and returned to Shilin Huayuan, he went on to eat another bowl of Hunan rice noodles just outside the gates of the community. Thereafter, he made a call to Chang Baji to check if he had left Jiang Xianbang's villa, and eventually found that Chang Baji was already back in Shilin Huayuan.
Qin Sheng made a phone call to Han Bing to inform her that Chang Baji would be the general manager in Shangshan Ruoshui. She was agreeable to it because she was generally not busy nowadays and it was sufficient to have Hao Lei as both her chauffeur and body guard. It would be wasting Chang Baji's talent to keep him as her driver anyways and she believed that the package offered by Shangshan Ruoshui would be much more desirable compared to if he remained Han Bing's bodyguard.
It was the beginning of a new day. This morning, Chang Baji and Qin Sheng had come to Shangshan Ruoshui together. Jiang Xianbang had obviously informed Xu Lancheng through the phone and instructed him to contact Chang Baji. Xu Lancheng could only obey the boss's orders, but he could not help being curious about the reason his boss wanted to add a deputy general manager.
The usual practice in Shangshan Ruoshui was to conduct a general meeting every Monday and all the employees would be present. Apart from that, the only other time they would have a meeting was when someone committed a grave mistake or if there was a major crisis.
In the hall at the ground floor of Shangshan Ruoshui, Xu Lancheng was standing right a the front and Chang Baji was by his side. Standing around them were the manager of each department. Xu Lancheng had the air of a respected superior when he dressed in a suit. He waited for everyone to arrive before he started making the announcement. ”I'm sure all of you are curious about the reason we have called for a meeting today. You would have known that Chen Xiangyang, the manager of security department, had resigned due to personal reasons, so his position had been filled temporarily by Yuan Hua, the deputy manager. The security department is a major department and therefore is held in high esteem in Shangshan Ruoshui. We're honored to have been able to employ Mr Chang Baji as our new manager. Let's welcome Mr Chang Baji warmly with our applause as he joins our big family.”
At the start, everyone was wondering why they were calling a meeting, however, when they saw this stranger standing next to Xu Lancheng, they more or less guessed that he was to be the new manager for security department, and it turned out that their guess was correct.
Chang Baji slowly walked forward and waved at everyone, saying, ”Thank you.”
”At the same time, Mr Chang Baji will also double as the deputy general manager of Shangshan Ruoshui. It is hoped that all of us can support him and bring Shangshan Ruoshui to the next level, to become a glamorous star. We shall invite Mr Chang Baji to speak a few words,” said Xu Lancheng. He had more or less completed his task after making the introduction speech.
Xu Lancheng handed the microphone to Chang Baji to say a few words. Fortunately, the two had had a half-hour talk in the office about Shangshan Ruoshui before this, when Xu Lancheng more or less ran through what there was to know about the place to Chang Baji.
It was out of everyone's expectation that the new security manager also doubled as the deputy general manager. This was a first in Shangshan Ruoshui, and it looked like the status of the security department was going to be greatly elevated.
Chang Baji took over the microphone. He was not the least nervous or unfamiliar with such a setting. Wearing a smile on his face, he was ready to give the speech he already prepared for this occasion.
After half an hour when the meeting adjourned, Chang Baji officially became part of Shangshan Ruoshui.
Once the general meeting was adjourned, Chang Baji was to took over the security department immediately. There were altogether within the department and all of them were present today. They were divided into two groups, each led by a deputy manager, while the overall manager would oversee the entire department.
Apart from the Yuan Hua, the other deputy manager was Sun Chao. Each of them led a group of their members to stand on either side of Chang Baji, who was at the center. Yuan Hua had assumed that after Chen Xiangyang resigned, he would be his successor. He had even talked to Xu Lancheng about it, and Xu Lancheng had promised him to put in a good word for him to the boss. Little did he expect that another candidate would appear out of nowhere.