26. Christmas Hung Gate Feast
Cao Hui didn't harass me in the next week, probably really went to the tour group building. But I'm not in a very good mood, this kind of bad is very light, very light, like filling a layer of light gray on white paper, it has no effect on any image or text on this paper, but this background color is indeed there.
Lin Jiangnan is also a person who does what he says, there has been no movement this week, unlike before, one information today and one opinion tomorrow will be sent to me. So from my point of view, it was as if our company suddenly had nothing to do with Orange, and everything that had been going on before had calmed down.
I even speculated that the personnel adjustment of Jiangmei Group had already begun, and Cao Hui had already been transferred, so I ran to ask Lin Xu about the contract. Lin Xu said that the contract had been revised and given to Orange, and it was time for the seal to be stamped over there, and the progress over there was a little delayed, but it should be fast.
I was a little disappointed.
Approaching Christmas and New Year, Xu Yijing is very busy, I have hardly seen her in this week, the world is really clean, pure and a little lonely.
I completed the design of the medical beauty album in loneliness, and handed it over to Lin Su to connect with Party A, and then I found that Lin Su was not only docking the album with the other party, but also consulting about skin boosters and hyaluronic acid by the way.
I was surprised.
Lin Su is three years older than me, I have worked with her for four years, and I still remember how I felt when I first met Lin Xu. She is not the kind of glamorous beauty, but gentle, soft, like a spring breeze, her skin is very white, her facial features, eyebrows and eyes are just right, very durable. When I first arrived in Chengmei, I once told Xu Yijing that there was an account manager in my new company who was very beautiful, at least the kind of beauty I admired.
I've gotten used to getting along over the years, I haven't looked at her carefully, she's still beautiful, but I don't know when her skin becomes less supple, or when the fine lines at the corners of her eyes appear.
"I'm two years older than my husband, and men age slowly, so I always feel very unconfident when we go out together." She straightened her hair, "It's like giving birth to a child, you can't sleep well at night, and you can't remedy it with no amount of skin care products." β
"I heard that the skin booster hurts." I flipped through the proofing of the medical beauty album and said.
"But I've heard it works."
"Why don't you hire a babysitter to help with the kids? At least you'll be able to sleep better at night. I suggested, "It's not as important as resting." β
"I'm not worried." Lin Su sighed and encouraged himself again, "Insist on persevering, it would be nice if the child was older." β
I don't think the Creator is very fair, or this is not the Creator's pot, or the society imposes too many responsibilities on women, and the requirements are very high. For men, people will always try their best to find out where he succeeds, for example, men who don't care about their families will say that he fights for his career; Men who have no career say that he takes care of his family; If you don't occupy either end, say that at least he won't cause trouble! Even if they have sinned, they will find ways to find virtues such as filial piety and righteousness.
And for women, there is always a desire to find out where she is not successful. Women are often accustomed to this kind of thinking, such as the current Lin Su, who is beautiful, takes care of her career and family, takes care of her husband and children, and strives to balance the complex interpersonal relationships of three generations of grandparents and grandchildren in the family, and then she finds out her own shortcomings - aging. I want to improve.
"You still have to think about yourself, don't break your body." I advised her.
"How can you think about yourself?" Lin Xu glanced at the album of medical beauty a few times, then let go of the mouse and sighed softly, "I'm just asking, even if I really want to do it, I don't have time to do it now." β
The phone on Lin Su's desk rang, she picked it up and hummed a few times, and looked at me after hanging up: "The boss came to me and said to call you to his office." β
"Orange time?"
Lin Xu got up and picked up the pen and notebook, "Nine times out of ten, it's time to sign the contract over there, and if you don't sign it, it will be New Year's Eve." β
Lin Xu and I went to Cheng Liren's office, he was making tea, and saw the two of us hurriedly beckoning us to let us in, "Come on, come on, I just made a pot of tea, let's try it together." β
"I don't know about tea." I sat down at his big desk, smiled nonchalantly, and said, "It's a waste of drinking." β
"Is there anything you don't understand, don't you know if it's delicious or not?" He took the teapot and teacup back and forth and poured that little boiling water, and finally poured three cups and gave Lin Su and me a cup.
"I don't know anything about tea, but it smells good." Lin Su said.
Cheng Liren smiled at Lin Xu and was very satisfied with her feedback, "This is 'not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods'." If you drink this tea, it won't taste like you drink those ordinary tea leaves. β
"That's troublesome, there's no place to drink tea in the future." Lin Su echoed and smiled.
"Oh yes." Cheng Liren seemed to have just remembered that there was something wrong with the two of us, and his eyes swept back and forth on our faces, "Today is Christmas Eve, but ah, this foreign festival is just a fool's fun." I don't let you go on the Spring Festival and New Year's Day, it's because I'm not benevolent, let's still focus on work this Christmas. β
As soon as I heard this, I knew that I was going to work overtime. Lin Su and I can only say anything, only nod.
"Isn't the contract with Orange Time Real Estate about to be signed, you two have been with this project, so Mr. Cao said that Christmas is the weekend again, and we will get together for a meal."
Lin Su and I glanced at each other, and we both understood what this glance meant.
Lin Su didn't say anything, I said to Cheng Liren: "Mr. Cheng, I have something to do today, and I won't say anything, so I won't attend the business banquet." β
"What's the matter with you?" Cheng Liren looked at it with big eyes, and smiled a little narrowly, "Are you going on a date with your little boyfriend?" β
I didn't think it was funny, I looked at him and didn't say no.
"Alright, it's not a business banquet." Cheng Liren waved his hand, "Mr. Cao said, it's a gathering of friends." If your little boyfriend doesn't mind, it's no problem to call him up. β
Seeing that I was still silent, he tapped his fingers on the table again, and said with a slight tone: "Su Mi, now is the critical time for us to sign a contract with Orange Time, can't you drop the chain for me at this time, do you hear?" β
I laughed dryly, "If I don't go to the contract, won't I sign it?" How can I be so important. β
"What people are looking for when they are orange is design cooperation and design outsourcing, and what they fancy is our design capabilities, what do you think? Aren't you important? Didn't you make the approved logo? He said to me with some seriousness: "You are very important, every designer is very important to our beauty, you are the foundation of the company, right?" β
I sneered in my heart, drooping my eyelids and playing with my fingers. Cheng Liren continued: "You are all old men of the company, and I won't talk to you about the scene. Now business is not as good as before, everyone is comfortable with the contract when you have orange, and you and Lin Su's performance, bonuses, and extra red envelopes are all proper. β
So what can I say? He tied Lin Su to me, I can get rid of my share of the money, but I can't get rid of Lin Xun's share. But I couldn't get me to agree with him and cater to him, so I had to stop talking.
This immoral Cheng Liren was notified today for dinner today, and he didn't even have the opportunity to ask me for sick leave.
When it was almost time to get off work, Lin Su came to me and said that he had set off. I was in the mood to go to the memorial burner, put on my coat and bag, and before going out, I took a look at the bouquet of flowers that had completely withered on the coffee table, picked it up and threw it into the trash.
Cheng Liren didn't let the two of us drive, saying that they would both take his car. It just so happened that I limited the number, so I didn't refuse. He drove his Range Rover today, the driver drove the car, Lin Su sat in the passenger seat, and I sat in the back seat with Cheng Liren. I looked at the spacious rear space and leather seats, and I couldn't help but feel that every part of this car was our hard-earned money, and every step on the accelerator made me sad.
Cheng Liren called Cao Hui and said that we had set off, smiling red at the phone. It made me begin to doubt whether the news given by Lin Jiangnan was reliable, whether Cao Hui would really be transferred, and whether Cao Hui's uncle would really retire.
It stands to reason that Cao Hui should know about the personnel changes in the head office before Lin Jiangnan, but looking at Cheng Liren's dog-legged appearance, and seeing that Cao Hui still has the leisure to invite dinner on Christmas Eve, I feel that he is safer than anyone else.
This time the place to eat is still downstairs in the Orange Time Company, which is the restaurant where I came to eat for the first time. When the three of us entered, Cao Hui had not yet arrived, and the waiter led us to the reserved private room. After sitting down, we each played with our mobile phones, and we all looked serious, as if we were all talking about work.
Cao Hui came very quickly, a V-neck wool vest outside the shirt, a short tweed coat on the jacket, his hair was obviously combed, not messy, and he sprinkled some perfume on his body, and entered the private room with the fragrance.
The first thing he said when he came in was, "Yo, Sumi, didn't you bring your little boyfriend?" β
I glanced at Cheng Liren. I told Cao Hui that I had a boyfriend, but the information point of the 'little' boyfriend could only be revealed to him by Cheng Liren.
"Ahem, let's have a party with friends, how embarrassing it is for an outsider to come." Cheng Liren replied, then took out a paper bag and handed it to Cao Hui, "Come on, come on, Christmas present." β
"Yo, that's embarrassing." Cao Hui's fake refusal.
"Christmas presents, what's so embarrassing. Keep it away! If you don't accept it, you think the things I send are not good. β
I looked at the shiny plate in front of me and really wanted to laugh.
Cao Hui sat down next to me and beckoned the waiter to take the menu and order, and handed it to me first after the menu came, "Su Mi see what you want to eat, just order." β
"I'm not hungry, I can eat anything." I pushed the menu away, then shifted my chair to the side and stayed as far away from him as I could.
Cao Hui flipped through the recipe and ordered loudly, eager to call directly to the cook, "This abalone is good, a few more; One lobster, two eats! It's bigger! β
I've found that liking a person doesn't necessarily mean liking everything about him, but hating a person can really hate all of him, and all kinds of things related to him can become hateful. Because the dish was ordered by Cao Hui, I felt disgusting and unappetizing when I saw that lobster.
Cheng Liren and Cao Hui asked for wine, and Lin Su and I were not spared, so we both drank some of them. Among the four people in a room, only Cao Hui may be happy to drink. Cheng Liren just cooperated and was happy, I knew that he didn't like to drink, and the amount of alcohol was not very good, but for the sake of the contract and to make money, he could only drink with a smile; Lin Xu drinks well, but now she should only think about finishing the dinner early and going home to see her daughter, but it is also for her daughter, she has to stay at the dinner to stabilize her work; I don't like to drink and I don't want to drink, but I'm afraid that I'll pit Lin Su, so I have to reluctantly take a sip.
Really, even if you have a little power, you can become an ancestor within a certain range, and enjoy the incense and prostration of those who ask for it.
Now in this private room, Cao Hui is the ancestor.
It's not easy for me, it's not easy for Lin Su, and it's not easy for Cheng Liren.
I didn't eat much food on a table, and a bottle of liquor was already dry. Cheng Liren ran to the toilet and vomited once, and his speech was a little unpleasant, and I was a little sleepy. Cheng Liren didn't know what he was talking to Lin Su over there, Cao Hui borrowed wine to cover his face, and began to lean towards me.
"Do you still have contact with Yao Feng?" He asked me in a low voice.
"Nope."
"Seriously, when I was in school, I saw that kid wasn't a thing, what's the matter, I'll dump you as soon as I graduate!" His tone was triumphant, then he raised his hand and patted my leg, and said earnestly: "You, naΓ―ve and simple! Too bad to see people! β
I pulled his hand away, suppressed my disgust, and said, "Don't just drink, eat more food." β
He dragged his chair closer, "But I don't blame you, you were young then." But Sumi, you should wake up by now, right? After all, people still have to rely on themselves, it is useless to find a rich man, the money belongs to others, and the money still has to be earned by themselves. β
A fire churned in my heart, and I glanced at him with disgust, and said firmly, "Every penny of mine is earned by myself." β
He snorted, a little impatient, "You can't get along with yourself and money." I have such a large amount of business, if I change to someone else, why don't people agree? I really like you, and I miss the old love......"
I glanced at the wall clock on the wall, it was already 8:50, and I didn't know when the dinner would end. I couldn't sit still, so I threw the cloth and stood up.
On the other side of the table, Cheng Liren looked like he was about to fall asleep, but when he saw me get up, he still called me very 'dedicated', and Uri Wu said, "Su Mi, why are you going?" Can't go! Accompany Mr. Cao. β
"I'm going to the toilet!" I replied loudly.