Chapter 11: The Feast of the Hung Gate

It may be that she played too high with Ye Qiuzi on the weekend, so that when she went to work on Monday, Xiaoxiao was still sitting in the subway and dozing off, so that as soon as she got off the subway, she folded her hands and thanked the old man who did not overbearing her and forced her to give up her seat.

After arriving at the company, Fan Xiaoxiao found that the surrounding colleagues had not yet come, so she cleaned up her desk by herself. "Fan Xiaoxiao, come to my office. After hearing Director Liu's standard baritone behind her, Xiaoxiao couldn't help but shudder, and she hurriedly put down her work and walked into the office with Director Liu. As soon as Director Liu sat down, he said: "Xiaoxiao, who is the man who drove a Porsche to pick you up last Friday night?" Fan Xiaoxiao chuckled in her heart when she heard this, her mind was running rapidly at this time, and after a while, she pretended to be relaxed and said: "Oh, that man is my cousin, who came to Beijing on a business trip in the past few days, and came to see me by the way." ”

"Oh, is your cousin still in Beijing now?" asked Director Liu, leaning back in the recliner.

"He went back yesterday. Xiaoxiao tried to show a relaxed look.

"Well, I wanted to invite you to dinner with your brother tonight, but now it seems that I can only invite you. Director Liu sat up from the recliner and said with his hands crossed together and a smile.

Fan Xiaoxiao, who heard this, seemed to be like ten thousand alpacas running over at this time, what is the situation!? It won't be a casual meal to expel me, right!?What did I do wrongDirector Liu!?Fan Xiaoxiao pretended to swallow a mouthful of saliva calmly, "Director, you invited us little employees to dinner for no reason, it is a little ......" Xiaoxiao wanted to say Hongmen Banquet, but she swallowed those three words back in order to save her life.

"Oh, don't get me wrong, our company has a tradition, all employees who have been in the company for two years and have outstanding performance, as a leader, must invite this person to a meal to show the company's recognition and affirmation of this employee. I checked your attendance and performance appraisal form the other day, and all the indicators are in line with the standards, so ...... You get the idea. Director Liu's words were foggy when Fan Xiaoxiao heard this, and Xiaoxiao wanted to summarize it in one sentence in the end: There is no excuse, tonight's meal must be eaten! So, Fan Xiaoxiao swallowed a second mouthful of saliva, "Well, okay, director, understood." ”

Fan Xiaoxiao, who left Director Liu's office, has been thinking about Director Liu's words, and she has been wondering whether the so-called tradition in the company that Director Liu said exists, and the company's HR has never told her that employees who have been in the company for two years have this dinner similar to the "Hongmen Banquet". As soon as he sat down at the desk, Lin Nan leaned over with a flattering face, "Xiaoxiao, are you going to Director Liu again?" Fan Xiaoxiao looked surprised, "How do you know!?"

Lin Nan looked proud, "Hehe, say, Director Liu has told you something confidential again, are you going to give our department a salary increase?" ”

Fan Xiaoxiao smirked: "No, it's just ...... It's just criticizing me, saying that I'm not serious about my work. ”

"Oh my God, you don't work hard!?You work overtime so late every day, and the director is still not satisfied!?He's just a vampire!" Lin Nan held her forehead and was about to go back to the office area, but Fan Xiaoxiao grabbed her, "Lin Nan, have you heard of any regulations or traditions for employee rewards and punishments in our company." Lin Nan tilted his head and thought for a while, "No, I haven't heard of it, is the company going to make any big moves?" Xiaoxiao shook her head suspiciously, "No, I'm just afraid of being fired." ”

Today's workload is surprisingly small, you must know that today is Monday, usually this day copywriters will be placed on the desk like a hill, not to mention the time to drink water, even the meal has to be compressed to less than five minutes. But today's workload can be handled in an orderly manner, and even some copywriting that should have been done by yourself is handed over to others today, which is strange. By five o'clock in the evening, every employee had received an overtime notice in their mailbox, and almost all colleagues except Fan Xiaoxiao were sighing. But when Xiaoxiao looked at the overtime notice, her heart blossomed, because she could finally escape the "Hongmen Banquet" set up by Liu Shang. Just when she was complacent and smug, her mobile phone rang, but it was an unfamiliar number, Xiaoxiao picked it up carefully, and she just wanted to say "Hello, which one are you", when the familiar voice came from the other side: "You go downstairs now, I'm waiting for you in a blue Mercedes Benz." ”

Fan Xiaoxiao was a little overwhelmed: "But director, aren't we going to work overtime today......"

"You don't have to work overtime today, if you are verbose, I will deduct your performance this month!"

So, Fan Xiaoxiao packed up her things and walked out of the office area with her head held high like a female martyr who was about to go to the execution ground while other colleagues were buried in their work. Fan Xiaoxiao, who was in the elevator, said to herself indignantly: "What's the matter, is the old lady the one who was scared by the deduction of performance, how can there be such an unreasonable person as you in the world." ”

Of course, Xiaoxiao only dared to say these words when there was no one around, and when she sat in Director Liu's Mercedes-Benz E-class car, she returned to her usual well-behaved and obedient appearance, Director Liu looked at Xiaoxiao who was wearing a seat belt, smiled with satisfaction, and started the car. Fan Xiaoxiao looked at Director Liu, who was personable and wearing a customized navy blue slim suit, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: "How can such a well-dressed man be so short-tempered." ”

"Is there anything you should avoid in your eating habits? Director Liu asked with a smile.

"No, no, Director, I'll eat everything. After saying that, Xiaoxiao regretted it.

"Well, I've booked a western restaurant, I hope you like it. ”

Fan Xiaoxiao nodded pretendly, but thought in her heart, how dare I not like it, director, I am dumb in front of you and I can't say it, it's not that I can't say it, I don't dare to say it. When she arrived at the restaurant, Fan Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded, the restaurant that Director Liu set was actually the same restaurant that He Dudong brought her to last time, how could there be such a coincidence in the world. Xiaoxiao followed Director Liu into the restaurant, but she regretted it as soon as she entered, the waiter who was in charge of ordering last time came over again this time, Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, and leaned behind Director Liu.

"Please go out of your way to find us a couple's suite. Director Liu's words made Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly confused, wait a minute, the couple's suite!? Isn't it just a meal, what is Director Liu going to do. Fan Xiaoxiao pulled the corner of Director Liu's clothes behind her back, "Director, this is not good, let's just have a meal." Director Liu tilted his head and smiled: "I know, don't worry, I just want to find a quiet place to have a good chat with you." ”

So the two of them were led to a place decorated in Mediterranean style, surrounded by pools and flowers, Fan Xiaoxiao looked around with wide eyes and all this like a dream, and complained in her heart why didn't she bring herself to such a beautiful place last time. As soon as Xiaoxiao took a seat, Director Liu handed over the menu, Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at the familiar menu, and then at the waiter who looked at her with a slightly surprised expression, then stood up and said: "Director, you order, I will eat what you order...... Well, I'll go to the bathroom first. And then he was gone.

Fan Xiaoxiao, who was touching up her makeup in the bathroom, prayed not to be recognized by the waiter, she knew what the waiter would think of herself after watching her eat with two men in a few days, she was a reserved girl who wanted to save face. Fan Xiaoxiao went out to spy on the military situation after touching up her makeup, and when she found that the waiter had left, she walked back to the table generously and naturally.

"Are you okay, Xiaoxiao, your stomach is upset?" Director Liu looked at Fan Xiaoxiao who was sitting back in the chair and asked eagerly.

"It's okay, Director, it's much better to go to the toilet, don't worry. Xiaoxiao flicked her hair and smiled.

"Well, I've ordered a few of the restaurant's specialties, and I hope they will suit your taste. ”

After a while, the dish came up, plus a bottle of French imported champagne. Director Liu skillfully opened the champagne and poured a glass for Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao looked at the crystal clear amber-like liquid in the goblet with fascination, as if the whole world was immersed in it, youth, dreams, and passion all bloomed in this beautiful liquid.

Director Liu looked at Fan Xiaoxiao, who was looking at the wine glass stupidly, smiled and shook his head, he touched Fan Xiaoxiao's wine glass with his own wine glass, and then raised it high, and said: "Cheers to our first meeting, toast to our youth!" Fan Xiaoxiao also excitedly picked up the wine glass and touched the glass with Director Liu: "Cheers, Director Liu, thank you for inviting me to dinner!" Xiaoxiao drank all the wine in the cup boldly, while Director Liu took out a bottle of Coke from under the table.

Wait, am I being tricked by Director Liu!?

"I'm going to drive you home tonight, so I won't touch this wine yet...... Hey, Xiaoxiao, if I'm not mistaken, it should have been you I interviewed at the time. Director Liu said while rolling pasta with a fork.

"Uh...... I seem. Fan Xiaoxiao stuffed a steak into her mouth, trying to recall the scene when she first joined the company. At that time, Xiaoxiao finally passed the company's written test to enter the interview, and on the day of the interview, Xiaoxiao excitedly put on the clothes that she thought were the most low-key and green in line with the identity of the student, but when he saw other girls who also participated in the interview, she felt like an ugly duckling into the circle of white swans, because other girls were wearing high heels, wearing sexy and fashionable clothes that showed their figures, only she was still wearing conservative clothes from her student days, and she also had a pair of blue and white sneakers under her feet.

So before she entered the interview room, Xiaoxiao's self-confidence had been destroyed by half, but she still remembered what her father told her, "As long as you give your best, you won't regret failure." "That interview Xiaoxiao went in with her chest up and came out with her chest straight, although the interview results will be notified to herself in a few days, but she has already shown her best appearance, so the result or something is left to fate.

"Do you know that you didn't pass the interview, and no one from the other departments except me chose you. Director Liu poured the Coke into the cup.

To be honest, Fan Xiaoxiao, who received the notice of passing the interview and got the company's offer, was so excited that she almost threw herself out of the window, she couldn't believe that she stood out from so many young and beautiful girls, "Then I, why ......"

"I interview a lot of graduates every year, like those girls who are dressed up beautifully, I can tell what she is here for, and other department directors may like that kind of girl, but I don't like it. So when you pushed the door in, I decided I had to leave you behind......"

Xiaoxiao excitedly stood up and drank all the wine in the cup, "Thank you, Director, for taking it in!"

"Because I know that no department director will want you except me. Director Liu slowly picked up the glass full of Coke and said.

"......" Xiaoxiao tilted her head and pouted, she felt that Liu Shang was making fun of herself, if it was another boy, she would have dropped her glass and left, but at this time, there was a "big devil" who dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak. In order to silently express the protest in her heart, to be honest, she felt that the champagne was quite delicious, so Xiaoxiao had to drink the elixir in the cup again.

"You can drink as much as you want, Xiaoxiao. The director looked at Xiaoxiao, whose face was flushed, and didn't know whether to persuade her or indulge her.

"That is, I went to college class dinner, and the boys couldn't beat me. Xiaoxiao arrogantly raised another glass, "Salute the crazy youth that has passed." ”

The two of them ate quite well at this meal, and the conversation was still hot, Xiaoxiao completely lost her original sense of restraint because of the effect of alcohol, and her chat with Director Liu became more and more bold.

"Director, you said you are so good, why don't you get married, you won't be gay, haha. ”

“……”

"Director, once I looked at your face and felt that you had become ugly, but later I found out that I didn't have glasses, haha. ”

“……”

"Director, this wine is very delicious, can you give me 10,000 boxes, haha. ”

“……”

In the end, Fan Xiaoxiao was almost helped out of the restaurant by Director Liu, she kept muttering something to herself, Liu Shang took a lot of effort to get Xiaoxiao into the car, and when he sat in the cab, he found that Xiaoxiao had fallen asleep leaning on the car door, Director Liu helped Xiaoxiao fasten her seat belt, and then straightened Xiaoxiao's hair scattered on her face, and then he showed a smug smile on his face like a hunter catching prey.

"Looks like you're really a littlegirl who hasn't been involved in the world. ”