First spoiled, then love

Chapter 560 Do you want a promotion and a raise (5000)

Hearing Chen Yun say this, Chen Qingrong took her to his office, turned on the air conditioner, and asked her to sit down and talk slowly.

"Tell me, what news do you want to report to me?" Chen Qingrong asked directly.

Chen Yun held the hot tea that Chen Qingrong had just poured for her, and then she said quietly, "These few days I discovered that Ah Hu was doing something not so glorious. He colluded with another material supplier and bought some inferior products to pass them off as good ones, and made a profit from them. I think this matter is quite serious, so I came to tell you, Mr. Chen."

Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, "I thought it was a big deal. This kind of thing is normal on a construction site. Did he buy a lot of defective products?"

"According to my observation, not much. They only buy a small portion each time. And although those goods are called inferior products, their actual quality is not bad. They are just slightly inferior to the current materials."

Chen Yun thought about it and answered truthfully.

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "That's fine. As long as Xuanyuan Hu is still a normal person, he won't do anything too shabby on such an important project. After all, if there are serious quality problems found during the final acceptance, not only will our company be in trouble, but he will also be implicated."

"How did you find out these things?"

"He didn't do it behind my back. Sometimes he would meet with the material suppliers right in front of me."

"He is quite frank. He may not be afraid of you coming to complain to me. After all, he knows that I will not take it too seriously. What nonsense is that, he trusts you too much? He can't guess that you will come to complain to me?"

"Who knows?" Chen Yun shook his head and said bitterly, "Mr. Chen, to be honest, I regret being with him now. At first he just whipped me, but now he is getting more and more perverted and excessive. I, I can't stand it anymore."

Chen Qingrong couldn't help laughing for a moment, "How could this happen? I clearly remember that the last time we met, you acted quite happy."

Chen Yun sighed helplessly, "Alas, no matter how happy I am, I am just a weak woman after all. I really can't stand his torment."

"Then break up with him."

"Forget it." Chen Yun said this after holding it in for a long time, very frankly, "If you can't bear the physical hardship, you have to bear the hardship of life. Mr. Chen, I really don't want to be a miserable worker anymore."

Chen Qingrong was immediately filled with awe.

He began to admire Chen Yun.

This is the real heroine.

Chen Yun came here mainly to report the situation to Chen Qingrong. Although she looked like the type of person who was "in Cao's camp but her heart was with Han", Chen Qingrong did not trust her 100%.

Who knows if Xuanyuan Hu asked her to come here on purpose?

Who knows if it was a smoke bomb thrown intentionally by Xuanyuan Hu?
But to be honest, even if it was true, Chen Qingrong was not disgusted by Xuanyuan Hu's little tricks. People are profit-seeking. With such huge benefits in front of him, Xuanyuan Hu, it is impossible for him not to be tempted.

As long as what he does is within the rules and as long as he doesn't go too far, Chen Qingrong will turn a blind eye.

But he still needs to find time to visit the construction site.

At noon, Chen Qingrong ordered some fried instant noodles and a bowl of hot stewed pig's trotters. Drinking a mouthful of pig's trotter soup in such a cold weather made him feel full of energy.

drop.

The cell phone rang at this time.

Chen Qingrong picked it up and saw that it was a message from Tang Xiaoru.

"You can get off work early tonight, and we can go out for a walk."

Chen Qingrong replied, "You want to go out for a walk? It's quite cold today."

Tang Xiaoru, "I'm so bored staying at home, I want to buy myself a few pairs of cotton shoes, and buy some clothes for Xiao Zhongqiu. After all, Zhongqiu is our goddaughter, we can't not buy her new clothes, right? Although I don't know what the connection is between the two."

Chen Qingrong, "Cover your mouth and laugh, OK, I get it, I'll be back at around three o'clock."

Tang Xiaoru, "You don't have to be that early. You still have to finish the work at hand."

After seeing this message, Chen Qingrong really wanted to tell Tang Xiaoru that he was actually very idle and bored.

Although the design plan given to Liang Min before has been completely overturned, the new design plan has now been assigned to the employees. He only needs to be responsible for the final review. Frankly speaking, it is really not difficult.

But he was afraid that Tang Xiaoru would dislike him for not doing his job at the company, so he didn't say it.

knock knock.

There was a knock on the door outside.

Chen Qingrong raised his head and said, "Come in."

The door opened with a creak, and Zhang Qian, deputy team leader of the marketing department, walked in.

The team leader of the marketing department has been on sick leave these days, so now the burden of the entire marketing department falls on Zhang Qian's shoulders.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Deputy Team Leader Zhang?" Chen Qingrong asked.

Zhang Qian said hesitantly, "Mr. Chen, I wonder if you could increase the budget of our marketing department and give our marketing staff a raise?"

Chen Qingrong was stunned. "Why do you say that suddenly? Your marketing department's budget has always been higher than all the departments in the company, and your guaranteed salary plus bonus is not low. Why do you suddenly make such a request?"

Zhang Qian said somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, my employees complained to me that the weather is too cold these days and it's very torturous when they go out to do business. It would be great if their salaries could be increased."

"So I dared to come and give you some advice, Mr. Chen. But I also think that what you said just now makes sense. It seems that I was confused for a moment and was led by them. I will go out and teach them a lesson now."

"Did they tell you that, or did someone outside instigate you?" Chen Qingrong suddenly said.

Zhang Qian's face changed, and her expression became unnatural. "Mr. Chen, I, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "It's okay. I just said it casually. You don't have to take it to heart. I will discuss your words with your CEO Tang. The colleagues in the marketing department have worked really hard. It's time to increase their salaries. Well, if you don't have anything to do, go ahead and do your work. I still need to eat."

"Oh, yes, yes."

Zhang Qian walked out with a twinkling look in her eyes.

After she walked out, the smile on Chen Qingrong's face instantly disappeared.

Zhang Qian has always been a person with little presence in the company. She works silently every day and doesn't cause any trouble, but she doesn't have any highlight moments. When she was promoted to be the deputy team leader, it was because Tang Xiaoru saw this advantage in her.

To describe it simply, it is mediocre and down-to-earth.

You can be a mediocre person, and mediocrity is not a disadvantage, but you must at least show that you are down-to-earth and hardworking, which is especially important in the workplace.

You are mediocre, have high expectations but poor skills, and are conceited. How could any boss like someone like you?

This time, Zhang Qian suddenly came to say such abnormal words to him, which immediately made Chen Qingrong start to feel suspicious.

This doesn't seem like something she would say, so is there someone outside who is contacting Zhang Qian?
Is someone trying to poach people from their company again?
Chen Qingrong thought about it, found a contact on WeChat, and sent her a WeChat message.

"Xiao Deng, you can leave at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Wait for me at the back door of the company then."

After sending this message, he stopped looking at his phone and started typing.

Continuous leave and interruptions have made Chen Qingrong more and more lazy. He now has to regain some of the passion he had when he first wrote. He can't forget his original intention just because he has made a lot of money.

drop.

At this time, Chief Editor Xing sent a WeChat message to Chen Qingrong, "Teacher Chen, the first season of your comic has been completed, and the overall response is very good. The second season has also begun production. When it is finished, it will be sent to you first."

After reading this message, Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment and replied, "How come comics are also divided into quarters? I always thought only anime was divided into quarters."

Editor-in-Chief Xing said, "It's mainly because the sales of the first season were so good that we arranged it this way. We forced it to end at a high point, which would whet the appetite of fans."

Chen Qingrong, "Thumbs up, thank you for your hard work, mainly because your painter is so amazing!"

Editor-in-Chief Xing said, "Oh, Mr. Chen, you are too polite. Your original work is the best. Otherwise, even if the style of painting is beautiful, it will be useless if the content of the story cannot support it."

The two of them talked business with each other for a while. At 3:10 pm, Chen Qingrong left the company and went directly to the back door of the company.

As soon as he arrived at the back door, Chen Qingrong saw a girl with a ramen haircut and bare-legged clothes standing in the cold wind. She was holding a briefcase in her arms, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, and looked thin and small.

Deng Xiaoshuang, who works in the marketing department, was just recruited into the company two months ago. She was interviewed by Chen Qingrong himself at that time.

"Ahem, Xiao Deng." Chen Qingrong coughed dryly and called her.

Deng Xiaoshuang came to him nervously, hugged the briefcase tightly, and said with a blushing face, "Mr. Chen, are you going to take advantage of me?"

Chen Qingrong almost choked to death. "What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you messing with my hidden rules? Of course, I'm not saying that you're ugly. I don't mean that. I just don't have that kind of hobby. You know, I have a good relationship with my wife. I, Chen Qingrong, am not that kind of scumbag."

While correcting her, I had to worry about hurting her self-esteem and explain that she was not ugly. He really made me cry.

Deng Xiaoshuang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. "Oh, that's right. I was wondering, Mr. Chen, you are such a good man who cares about your family, how could you possibly have a secret relationship with me? I just thought too much."

"Mr. Chen, why did you suddenly ask me to leave work early? And why did you ask me to come here?"

Chen Qingrong asked her back, "Your deputy team leader didn't say anything about your leaving early, right?"

Deng Xiaoshuang shook his head. "The deputy team leader is a nice person. She didn't say anything. Maybe she doesn't care about the lives of us subordinates. Anyway, she won't be deducted for absence."

Chen Qingrong smiled, "So what kind of person do you think your deputy team leader is?"

"He's a nice person, hard-working, motivated, and capable. I really admire the deputy team leader!" Deng Xiaoshuang blurted out this answer without even thinking, as if it was an automatic reply set up in advance.

Chen Qingrong was speechless for a while. "If you can only say such polite words, then you'd better get out of here. I don't want to chat with an AI."

Deng Xiaoshuang's face changed, "Mr. Chen, I, I..."

She asked me for a long time but couldn't come up with any answer.

Chen Qingrong asked her seriously, "I'm going to ask you again. This time you have to tell me the truth. Don't worry, I won't care about you talking behind your back about your superiors. If I really cared, I wouldn't have come to chat with you on the 5th."

"Answer me, have your team members ever asked for a pay raise?"

Deng Xiaoshuang was startled, then shook his head, "I don't know about other people, anyway, I haven't told our deputy team leader. I've only graduated from college for a year, and I've found such a good job. I'm already very satisfied. My mother always said that people are greedy, and people should know how to be content."

After she finished speaking, she added, "This is the truth, not just a compliment!"

Chen Qingrong was happy. "I can see that. No need to explain. What about your deputy team leader? Has she mentioned a salary increase to you?"

Deng Xiaoshuang thought carefully for a long time before she remembered something. "Last week, the deputy team leader invited all of us to have a barbecue together. After three rounds of drinks, she seemed to have briefly mentioned this matter, but I was only focused on eating meat and drinking, so I didn't pay much attention."

really.

After hearing this, Chen Qingrong could conclude that Zhang Qian was definitely hooked up by someone from the outside world.

Who did this anyway?
Could it be Zhu Lan again?

This shouldn't happen. She is currently working with them on a big project. How could she do something like this?
But this kind of thing is indeed something that Zhu Lan, that bitch, often does.

Seeing that he was silent, Deng Xiaoshuang asked tentatively, "Boss Chen, did our deputy team leader make you unhappy?"

Chen Qingrong talked to her alone about many things related to their deputy team leader. If Deng Xiaoshuang hadn't noticed something was wrong at this time, it would only mean that she was really stupid.

Chen Qingrong did not answer directly, but asked her, "Do you want a promotion and a raise? Answer me seriously!"

Deng Xiaoshuang opened his mouth and puffed it out. "If Mr. Chen wants me to be promoted, I dare not refuse. If Mr. Chen doesn't want me to be promoted, then I dare not be promoted."

Chen Qingrong laughed, "You little girl are quite good at talking. Okay, then I will give you a promotion and a raise, but you have to do something for me, something that only you and I know about, and it must be kept secret. Can you do it?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen!"

"Very good, let's talk while we walk!"

Chen Qingrong asked her to follow him.

An hour later, Chen Qingrong arrived downstairs of his community. He called Tang Xiaoru and asked her if she wanted him to go upstairs to pick her up. Tang Xiaoru directly said no and asked him to wait downstairs.

Soon, Tang Xiaoru came.

Chen Qingrong hurriedly got out of the car to help open the door.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me in the car?"

Tang Xiaoru's shoes made a squeaking sound as she stepped on the snow on the side of the road, and she said as soon as they met.

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "I'm afraid you'll fall. Hurry up and get in the car. It's quite cold outside, and it might be dark soon. We need to go early and come back early."

"It's not that exaggerated. It won't get dark until at least five o'clock. Besides, did I tell you yesterday that your parents would be home tonight?"

"They can get home tonight? How efficient! What time? Should I pick them up then?"

"I asked, but my mom didn't tell us. I guess she doesn't want us to pick them up. Forget it, they are not children anymore, so let them come back on their own."

Tang Xiaoru had already fastened her seat belt while speaking.

Her belly is bigger now and she can no longer wear a seat belt like before, because not only will it hurt the baby, but most importantly, it will make her uncomfortable.

Chen Qingrong just said "oh" and asked, "What about Zhongqiu? Was she asleep when you came down?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head and smiled again, "Grandpa and grandma are taking care of her. It's strange to say, since Zhongqiu came to our house, we rarely hear her crying, whether it's day or night. When I told Bingbing about it, Bingbing even suspected that we went to the hospital to get a new baby who looks exactly like Zhongqiu."

"I'm starting to doubt whether Bingbing and the others were lying."

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "That only means that our family has good feng shui. I like Zhongqiu very much. But I am relieved now. Whether it is you or me, we have accumulated a lot of experience after taking care of Zhongqiu. When our baby is born, we will not be in a hurry."

"Yes." Tang Xiaoru lowered her head and touched her belly again. "I'm really looking forward to them coming into this world. What do you think they will look like? If they are twins, they should look very similar, right?"

Chen Qingrong said, "I really don't know. After all, I have never seen real boy-girl twins in real life. They will definitely look alike, but probably not as alike as twins."

"Yes, let's go, let's drive quickly."

"it is good."

Chen Qingrong drove baby Xiaoru to the mall.

The overall quality of young people in Shanghai is still very high. After seeing that Xiaoru is a pregnant woman, whether they are getting on the elevator or queuing to pay the bill, they will take the initiative to keep a certain distance from her, for fear of bumping into her.

I really hope to create a Magic City without those old uncles and aunts.

"Auntie, are you pregnant?"

At this time, a little boy in front of them suddenly asked a question, and was about to reach out to touch Tang Xiaoru's belly.

"Hey!" Chen Qingrong stamped his feet hard, scaring the little boy. He taught him a lesson with a stern face, "You can ask, but don't reach out and touch. This is very rude. What if you scare the younger brother or sister in your aunt's belly?"

The little boy was a well-behaved boy, so he said with tears in his eyes, "I'm sorry, uncle. I won't do it again next time."

By crying like this, Chen Qingrong made him look like a bad guy.

After buying his favorite egg tarts, Chen Qingrong took Tang Xiaoru to find a bench and sit down to eat.

"Huh? Why are you here?"

A familiar voice came.

(End of this chapter)