Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 178 Ye Jin and Reporting for Duty

Although Shu Xiaohui gave Tang Qiaoning some words of advice before leaving, the impact of her parents' divorce on the young girl was still quite significant.

Unsurprisingly, Tang Rui and Shu Xiaohui officially divorced a few days later. Since there's no cooling-off period for divorce at the moment, the divorce was handled very decisively.

When the news reached the capital, Tang Qiaoning didn't cry as expected. It wasn't that Tang Qiaoning had suddenly become stronger in just a few days, but rather that she seemed to have come to terms with the matter, though her mood was still naturally very depressed.

After everyone got together, An Duoduo and Xia Xiaohe, upon learning of the incident, each met with Tang Qiaoning separately to comfort her. With such a group of good friends, Tang Qiaoning recovered from the ordeal in a relatively short time.

As for the matter of Li Xu pretending to be Shu Xiaohui's boyfriend when she came to the capital to find her, Tang Qiaoning did not tell anyone else, and instructed Li Xu not to tell anyone else either, to which Li Xu naturally nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Life went smoothly until a few days later when the company encountered an expansion bottleneck again, still due to personnel issues. Within the framework of standardized construction, many departments needed to expand their staff, and as funding gradually came in, the company's location selection was put on the agenda, with the first step still being recruitment.

After the job advertisement was posted, they received numerous resumes on the very first day. An Duoduo quickly picked up one of the resumes that surprised her somewhat.

When Li Xu saw the resumes that had been submitted, he immediately chuckled. He looked at An Duoduo curiously and asked, "Duoduo, what do you think?"

An Duoduo shook her head and said, "I don't have any opinion. It's mainly a matter of how you see it."

Li Xu thought for a moment and then said, "Let's arrange an interview for her this afternoon."

An Duoduo asked, "Should it be given to her alone?"

Li Xu didn't immediately express his opinion because the demand for and shortage of personnel was quite significant. Every department needed staff, so the talent requirements were diverse, and the interview standards naturally varied as well. For example, sales personnel would certainly have higher requirements for emotional intelligence and outward appearance, while for technical personnel, their technical skills and learning ability would undoubtedly be the most important factors.

Li Xu thought for a moment and said, "Let's organize the interviews separately according to different departments."

An Duoduo immediately understood Li Xu's intention, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go down and make the arrangements."

After An Duoduo left, Li Xu looked at the resume, his expression turning somewhat amused.

……

Ye Jinhe's mentality has really started to break down recently.

Since the entrepreneurship competition ended, she could clearly sense that something was off about the atmosphere in the company.

Looking back on her performance in the entrepreneurship competition, Ye Jinhe had to admit that she was completely defeated by Li Xu.

But that was a company that lost to a competitor, and the gap between myself and Li Xu might not be that big. Of course, this assessment probably contains some self-comforting elements.

Judging from the business capabilities demonstrated, it is normal that Li Xu, as the founder, has become familiar with all the details, links, and aspects of the company as the business has grown.

He was able to reach a similar level in just a few dozen days through intensive study, which is evidence that he is no weaker than Li Xu.

However, the reason why this view is somewhat self-comforting is because Li Xu's ability to unite the team is on a completely different level.

Indeed, I was fighting alone with a team. In comparison, neither the technical staff nor other management departments in the company provided me with much effective help in the entrepreneurship competition.

This ability is probably the root cause of my utter defeat.

Later, Ye Jinhe thought that after all, the other party was the founder, while she was just an employee. It was normal that the resources they could mobilize were different. She comforted herself with this thought and felt a little better.

She thought to herself that she was a contradictory person.

After the entrepreneurship competition ended, although they were the losers, they were still second place and, as the biggest losers, they still received tens of millions of yuan in funding.

The company made another round of adjustments. Because her previous task was to fully prepare for the entrepreneurship competition, she was placed in the position of marketing manager.

After the entrepreneurship competition ended, Ye Jinhe didn't want to stay in this department anymore. Her major and strengths were in human resource management, and the company seemed to have new requirements for the marketing department, so she was quickly transferred to another department.

However, even though she had told Zhang Ye that she wanted to work in the human resources department, she was still assigned to the logistics office.

To Ye Jinhe's surprise, the already unpleasant workplace became even more oppressive.

At first, it was just some minor annoyance from dealing with the company's trivial logistical affairs, but gradually she found that she rarely had the opportunity to see Zhang Ye.

As the founder and president, Zhang Ye has more occasions to attend and more meetings to participate in after this round of financing. He also travels more frequently and is often not in the company, which is understandable.

So at times, she had to go to the vice president to report her work, but unexpectedly, after a few times, Zhang Ye told Ye Jinhe to go directly to the vice president to report her work.

At this moment, Ye Jinhe realized that he had become a completely marginalized person.

She hadn't been here long, and hadn't even had a chance to realize her ambitions, yet she had gone from being the center of attention in the company to being on the margins. This huge drop was hard for Ye Jinhe to accept, but she still couldn't understand it.

Later, it was a former subordinate from the marketing department who, at a company team-building dinner, took advantage of her drunkenness and nudged her, which made Ye Jinhe realize what was happening.

The young man sighed and said to Ye Jinhe with a wry smile, "President Ye, I really feel sorry for you. Why should you take the blame?"

Ye Jinhe was just slow-witted, but not stupid. It was only then that she suddenly woke up.

So, is the reason why the company treats me this way because everyone tacitly puts all the blame for the failure in the entrepreneurship competition on me?
Once this is understood, some of the subtle changes seem to make sense.

Why was it handled with a cold shoulder? Because everyone knows that this failure wasn't the fault of just one person; it was definitely a problem with the entire team from top to bottom.

However, this company, which has been established for more than a year, has already developed some of the drawbacks of large companies due to its rapid expansion in size. These include a tendency towards institutionalization and bureaucracy. No one is willing to admit that they have problems, and most of the people here are veterans.

So if someone has to take the blame, then without a doubt, as someone who just arrived here and was directly pushed into that high-profile position, I am the only one who can take the blame.

However, since this is something that cannot be discussed openly, such a low-key and indifferent approach has become an unspoken understanding within the company.

Ironically, as the person at the center of this matter, I was so slow to realize it.

At the dinner that day, Zhang Ye came over to toast me again. Holding his glass, he smiled and said, "I've been quite busy lately, and we haven't been able to talk as much. Don't worry. You're a top student from Donghai University and also my junior. I'll definitely reserve a position for you where you can have a great opportunity to make your mark. Once a few new projects start, I'll personally adjust your position."

Ye Jinhe felt only exhaustion.

After returning home that night, Ye Jinhe thought about it for a very long time and didn't sleep all night.

She didn't go to work the next day either. It's normal for managers in each department to have various excuses to be out of the office on weekdays.

But when she went to the company on the third day, she was told by the human resources department that she had missed a day and needed to make up for it with a day off. If she did not make up for the day off, her salary would be deducted.

Ye Jin calmly told the human resources staff, "Anything is fine."

Half an hour later, she appeared in Zhang Ye's office with her resignation letter. Zhang Ye sincerely pleaded with her to stay, which surprised Ye Jinhe, who even wondered if she was overthinking things.

Just when she was about to retract her resignation letter due to her soft heart, she asked one more question: "Then could I work in the human resources department?"

This question caused Zhang Ye to fall silent. At this moment, Ye Jin suddenly woke up and laughed, scolding herself, "You really are a simple-minded woman."

She then resolutely chose to resign.

For several days after resigning, Ye Jinhe had no further plans. She rested in her rented apartment in the capital for a few days, and also took the opportunity to stroll around the streets and alleys.

What she preferred was visiting universities. On one hand, as a recent graduate student, she was still closer to the students in terms of her social standing; on the other hand, the capital city had so many excellent universities, concentrating the best resources and students in the country. Although Donghai University was already very good, there were still many different and new things to see at other universities in the capital, things she hadn't had a chance to explore properly since arriving.

She visited several universities, and her mood gradually brightened from her previous gloom. This setback was an important lesson in her life, sweeping away her previous depression and helping her find her next direction.

She planned to return to Jinchuan City to rest for a while before making further plans. Just like her previous life motto, she wanted to find a man who could tame her, and the same applied to finding a boss. If she looked down on a boss, she would never work for him; it would be absolute torture for her.

Zhang Ye, ha.

It's just an object used to prove one's point of view once again.

She decided to visit Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Huajing University as her last two stops, and then head back after visiting Tsinghua University and Peking University.

On the last day, when she arrived at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, she felt incredibly peaceful as she experienced their pragmatic yet unique atmosphere.

She went to the cafeteria and borrowed a student card from a junior who seemed easy to get along with, then swiped it to buy a meal. The junior enthusiastically explained all the functions of the student card to her.

Ye Jinhe found it quite amusing. To be honest, she actually knew more about this campus card than the students here, because after losing to Li Xu that day, she had genuinely put in the effort to research Li Xu's project.

The junior student said, "I really admire Li Xu. Our Tsinghua and Peking Universities have never lacked people who can change the world. Haha, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I think in a sense, Li Xu has changed the world. At least he has changed a certain aspect of higher education. The smart campus is just the beginning. Senior, what kind of city do you think our future will be? Li Xu said in a speech that the future is a shared future, a technological future, and also a future of artificial intelligence. I hope his company can continue to grow and thrive. After I graduate, I also want to work for his company. Unfortunately, although he is recruiting these days, the formal positions are not open to current students."

Ye Jin was still marveling at Li Xu's reputation at the school and the future he described when she suddenly heard her junior talking about recruitment. Her heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Is Li Xu's company hiring?"

The junior student casually pulled a job posting from his pocket and said, "Senior, do you want to take a look?"

Ye Jinhe held the flyer and looked at it carefully for a long time, when suddenly an idea came to her mind.

……

Ye Jin arrived at Li Xu's temporary company at the startup base with conflicted feelings.

Looking at the rudimentary office space that the school provided free of charge to its startup team, she thought, "They actually lost to a company like this." A complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.

And now, she had actually "shamelessly" submitted her resume to this company. However, since she was already here, Ye Jinhe's gaze hardened again. She lowered her head and gave a soft hum: "Li Xu, I hope you won't disappoint me."

Ye Jinhe arrived at the door of the meeting room that was being used as a makeshift interview location. The beautiful girl, who made Ye Jinhe feel a little embarrassed, poured her a cup of tea and said, "President Li Xu is inside. He will interview you personally."

Ye Jin nodded, but hesitated before stepping inside, and asked again, "May I ask who you are?"

The girl smiled and said, "My name is An Duoduo."

Ye Jin nodded and stepped inside.

Li Xu was sitting in the main seat, reading a newspaper. When Ye Jinhe entered, he put down the newspaper and casually said, "Sit down."

Ye Jin sighed slightly, sat down, looked at Li Xu with a complicated expression, and said, "I really didn't expect that the second time we'd sit face to face would be here."

Li Xu smiled easily and said, "It means we're quite destined to meet. Let's get down to business and get started."

Holding Ye Jinhe's resume, Li Xu said, "You haven't specified which department you applied to; it says 'unlimited' on the resume." Li Xu looked up, somewhat amused, and said, "Could you explain that?"

Ye Jin calmly shook her head: "It means exactly what it says. I can accept any department."

Li Xu paused for a moment, then asked, "So what are you best at?"

Without hesitation, Ye Jinhe replied, "I studied human resource management."

Li Xu nodded slightly, then put down the resume and asked, "My second question is, why do you want to join our company?"

This question momentarily stunned Ye Jinhe. She hadn't done much preparation for this interview, and she couldn't even explain why she had submitted her resume.

After a moment of silence, Ye Jinhe simply replied, "I want to prove myself."

Li Xu slowly closed the resume and shook his head: "You've already proven yourself in the entrepreneurship competition. Your interview is over."

Ye Jin was stunned for a moment: "That's it?"

Li Xu nodded.

Ye Jin felt a huge sense of disappointment. He stopped asking so quickly. Was it because Li Xu had lost interest or was too lazy to learn more about her? This feeling of frustration was even more painful than the setbacks she had experienced at Zhang Ye's company.

Ye Jinhe was instantly overwhelmed with sadness, but she still asked with some resentment, "So, this is for personal reasons, right?" Ye Jinhe would feel a little better if Li Xu said that he didn't want to continue interviewing her for personal reasons.

Li Xu raised an eyebrow, not answering Ye Jinhe, but instead asking, "Would you accept being assigned to be the head of human resources? There will be a one-month probation period, and if you do well, you can be promoted directly to manager."

Ye Jin was stunned. The shock of her emotions surging from the depths of despair to the heights of disbelief left her momentarily speechless. She stammered, "W-what do you mean?"

Li Xu shrugged and said casually, "Is it hard to understand? You passed the interview."

Ye Jin opened her mouth: "But why? You... you've only asked me two questions, and you already understand me?"

Li Xu gave him a funny look and said, "Your performance in the entrepreneurship competition was pretty good. I've gotten a feel for your abilities."

Li Xu started tidying up the materials on the table as he spoke.

Ye Jinhe bit her lip and lowered her head: "Are you mocking me?"

Li Xu didn't say anything. He packed his things, stood up, and walked slowly to Ye Jinhe's side. He gently patted her shoulder and said, "You women, why do you have so many messy emotions? I'm busy every day, I don't have time to mock you. You just lost, right? I've said it before, women like you are too easy to subdue. Losing to me is perfectly normal. If you agree, come here tomorrow to sign the contract, and you can officially start work the day after tomorrow."

Although Li Xu's words had a pretentious tone, Ye Jinhe felt inexplicably comfortable. She was even startled by this feeling and looked up somewhat blankly.

Li Xu had already slowly walked out, then turned back and said, "Oh, by the way, remember to close the door when you leave."

(End of this chapter)