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Chapter 500: Choose a Side, Old Wang!

During a meal or meeting, your boss suddenly asks you to buy a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of wine.

Generally, this is when the boss wants to get away from you because they might be talking about things that subordinates shouldn't hear.

At that point, we could just leave, take a stroll outside, and then come back in, bringing back some of the cigarettes the guests are smoking or the drinks they're having on the table.

In a less common scenario, the leader might be subtly reminding the subordinate to pay the bill.

However, if the bill needs to be paid in this way, the other customer will only feel more embarrassed, so the possibility is very small.

But Chen's intention today was clearly neither to get Zhu Xiuxiu out of the way nor to make her pay the bill.

Maybe he was just trying to lighten the mood, or maybe he was just showing off.

However, when Zhu Xiuxiu, as a subordinate, heard this, her first thought was not about the boss's intentions, but how to complete the boss's task.

Even if he really was just showing off.

After leaving the office, Zhu Xiuxiu hesitated for a moment at the door.

There was only one convenience store nearby, and I didn't see any dessert shops selling turtle jelly.

But the big boss just specifically asked for this again.

If you return to the office at this point and stammer, "Mr. Chen, I don't know where I can buy turtle jelly..."

Whether or not someone drinks in front of everyone is irrelevant, but it makes the subordinate appear extremely foolish.

Chen Zhe's reaction should have been a slight smile and a few words to cover it up, but the next day Zhu Xiuxiu might be fired for stepping into the office with her left foot first.

Because I had only worked for one day, I couldn't even get compensation.

30 seconds have passed... one minute...

Zhu Xiuxiu knew she had to make a decision. If she wasted too much time shopping, her boss would think she was "useless."

After a moment's thought, Zhu Xiuxiu did the following:
He ran downstairs and asked Ma Haijun, who was waiting in the car, to go to Xinghai Middle School, which was not far away, and find a dessert shop to buy 10 bowls of turtle jelly.

There are usually dessert shops near schools, and many middle school students in Guangzhou eat lunch and dinner at these shops.

However, Xinghai Middle School is at least a 15-minute round trip from here, so Zhu Xiuxiu can't go with her because she might need to be in the office by herself.

However, one cannot simply wait at the door, take Ma Haijun's herbal jelly, and then go in. While this may seem like completing the task assigned by the leader, it actually gives people a sense of being inflexible and pedantic.

So, Zhu Xiuxiu went to the convenience store downstairs, bought ten bottles of chilled mineral water and two bottles of Gatorade, and hurriedly returned to her office.

From leaving home to returning, it takes about three minutes.

"Mr. Chen."

Zhu Xiuxiu suppressed her panting and said with a smile, "I asked Brother Ma to buy some herbal jelly. He should be back soon. You guys drink some mineral water to cool down... President Song, since you're a girl, I bought you some lemon-flavored sports drinks..."

"You can have some mineral water first."

Chen took it and drank a mouthful.

Seeing that she was being treated specially, Song Qing looked up at Zhu Xiuxiu and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

As for the other people in the office, some drank it, and some didn't, leaving the bottled water on the table.

Their attention wasn't on the trivial matter of "buying turtle jelly," and in the end, Zhu Xiuxiu also took a bottle of water and quietly retreated to the corner.

While listening to everyone's discussion, I tried to calm my legs, which were trembling from going up and down the stairs.

Even Chen Zhe probably didn't realize that his casual remark had given a recent college graduate a taste of hesitation, reflection, and decision-making in the workplace.

The most crucial points here are "no hesitation" and "learning to be flexible." As for treating female leaders differently, that's just a small tip.

If the higher-ups are dissatisfied and speak out against it, the female leader who is being treated differently will usually stand up for them.

Perhaps Zhu Xiuxiu's impromptu decision wasn't a perfect solution, but it was certainly the most suitable one for the current situation.

Serving the leader is a very complicated task. Most of the time, even the most capable people can only "avoid making mistakes rather than seeking merit".

……

After this minor incident was forgotten (perhaps only Zhu Xiuxiu took it as a task, and even others didn't pay attention), Zhu Xiuxiu listened to everyone's discussion and finally understood what had happened.

It seems that due to a disagreement between Su Hui and Wan Da regarding their shares, Wan Da is now demanding the return of the shops that were given to "Anju Real Estate Agency" for free.

However, among the 107 branches of the real estate agency in Guangzhou, about 50 of them are resources of "Wanda" or "Wanda connections".

If it were taken back, it would definitely cause some chaos for intermediary companies that are in a period of rapid expansion, affecting or even stopping their expansion plans.

As for the burly man with his feet propped up on the desk, his name is Wang Youqing, the person in charge of Wanda Real Estate in Guangdong.

The middle-aged man with tattoos all over his arms was Qu Baoguo, the manager of a decoration company, also known as a contractor. He was responsible for the decoration of almost all 107 stores. That's why Qu Baoguo seemed to be in a dilemma; Wang Youqing was the boss, and this profitable business was the one he pointed out.

But Song Qing is the financier and boss. The reason why her own decoration company has grown step by step is entirely due to the decoration projects of Anju Real Estate Agency.

Fortunately, Mr. Song's boss arrived.

When Qu Baoguo saw General Manager Chen, he was even more excited and attentive than a son seeing his father.

Zhu Xiuxiu only just realized that her boss had a really good temper; he wouldn't blindly favor anyone just because the real estate agency was his business.

"Old Wang, go back and persuade them again. It's the right way for the two families to do business together. Now is the perfect time for full-scale expansion. If brothers fight amongst themselves, they will only lose to each other."

"If only my words had any effect! You saw Qu Ming's bastard face in the capital that day. He wanted 40% of the intermediary company's shares for 400 million yuan and wanted to kick me out. I was so angry I wanted to kill them."

……

"President Song, please calm down. This matter is not really Lao Wang's fault."

"Who else is to blame but him? Isn't he Wan Da's man? Didn't this news come from his mouth? I think ending the cooperation is a good thing. Mr. Chen, give me another six months, and I promise to get things back on track and start expanding into cities across the country again."

……

Despite Song Qing's defiant stance in front of Wang Youqing's many underlings, none of them dared to utter a sound.

First of all, this wasn't a real argument.

Secondly, which of these underlings, including Qu Baoguo's underlings, hasn't been scolded by Boss Song?

"That would be difficult."

Chen scratched his head, indicating that he was also troubled, as if he was at a loss.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Ma Haijun returned with the herbal jelly.

Zhu Xiuxiu hurriedly ran over to help distribute the food. Chen was eating the slightly bitter jelly-like powder. From his perspective, he couldn't understand Zhu Xiuxiu's earlier hesitation at all.

He felt that, oh, my orders have been carried out, and nothing has gone wrong that I would find objectionable.

"Old Wang."

Chen, with food in his mouth, called out to Wang Youqing with a smile.

"What's the matter?"

Wang Youqing ate rather ungracefully, raising his head with a loud slurping sound.

"If one day... I mean, if..."

With an innocent smile, Chen asked casually, "If I were to have a complete falling out with Wan Da, whose side would you be on?"

"Shh!"

Everyone in the conference room stopped what they were doing.

Even Song Qing was surprised.

Is the boss really planning to part ways with Wanta?

Qu Baoguo was completely stunned; Chen Zhe was not Song Qing.

Some of the things Song Qing said were "suggestions".

But in Chen's mouth, it was called a "resolution".

"We were just saying we'd take over the national market together a while ago, how come we're falling out now!"

Qu Baoguo was extremely anxious, but he was at a loss for what to do.

Wang Youqing stared intently at Chen Zhe.

Although Chen's gaze was calm, the smile on his face gradually faded.

"Gulu~"

Wang Youqing's Adam's apple bobbed, and after a moment, he uttered a sentence: "How about we take some time to go and check out the mobile phone factory again?"

Chen slapped his forehead; he was actually still thinking about that mobile phone factory!

However, Wang Youqing's meaning was also very clear: if Chen Zhe and Wan Da had a falling out, he would most likely be disliked by the board of directors because of his excessive assistance to Tu Hui in the early stages.

At that time, Wan Da had nowhere to stay, so he decided to try his luck in the electronics manufacturing industry.

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(The incident of "Zhu Xiuxiu buying turtle jelly" is indeed a true story from my younger days. But back then, I had just started working and didn't have Zhu Xiuxiu's quick thinking, nor did anyone teach me how to do it. In fact, Xiuxiu's correct choice was the best solution that I came up with later when I reflected on it.)
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