Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 199 The Backdoor for Xia Xiaohe

Tomorrow is the sales interview, which means Xia Xiaohe should have already arrived in Jindong City.

However, Xia Xiaohe hasn't called yet. Li Xu sat in his office, took out his phone, and found Xia Xiaohe's number. He wanted to call her two or three times, but he held back each time.

He put down his phone helplessly and muttered to himself, "She didn't even say she arrived. This girl, I'll see when she calls me."

Li Xu leaned back in his chair, silently considering some things. Xia Xiaohe hadn't come with Shen Mobai this time; she came alone, without even calling, and just suddenly submitted her resume.

However, it must be said that it's quite good that Xia Xiaohe can stay at the company for a while. Xia Xiaohe is a top student from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, but at the same time, whether it's dealing with small vendors or later discussing smart campus construction projects with several universities, she is no longer a naive college student. At the very least, she has independently handled sales, and her abilities are not lacking.

My first priority right now is to stabilize the internal situation. Only by ensuring that my will can be effectively implemented within the company will I have enough confidence when competing for the Jinfeng Bank project.

Li Xu knew very well that he wouldn't stay at this company for long. His ultimate goal was to secure the Jinfeng Bank project, which would serve as both a test and a proof. With Xia Xiaohe helping him, he would have a better chance of success.

Just as he was thinking this, Manager Pan and Manager Meng came to see him together. After they entered the office, Manager Pan did not speak, while Manager Meng respectfully handed over several resumes: "Mr. Li, these are the candidates we shortlisted for the marketing department. Please take a look."

Compared to the finance department's interviews, Li Xu was less involved in the marketing and security departments. It's impossible to do everything personally; for initial screening of interviewees, he delegated it to Manager Meng. After all, the sales staff would ultimately be working under Manager Pan, so his opinion would be very important—a situation quite different from the finance department.

Li Xu nodded and casually flipped through the resumes. Seeing this, Manager Meng and Manager Pan stood quietly to the side, patiently waiting for Li Xu to offer his opinions.

Li Xu initially flipped through the resumes casually, but as he did so, a look of confusion appeared on his face. After finishing the last page of the resumes, Li Xu put down the stack of resumes, his gaze sweeping over Manager Pan and Manager Meng, his mind racing.

Xia Xiaohe's resume wasn't among them, meaning the two of them had eliminated her during the initial screening. Li Xu's first thought was, did these two know about his relationship with Xia Xiaohe and deliberately try to block her? But then he thought that possibility was too low.

After a pause, Li Xu asked, "Manager Meng, I remember that among the resumes you gave me before, there was also a Tsinghua/Peking University graduate interviewing for the marketing department. Where did her resume go?"

Manager Meng's eyelids twitched slightly, and he quickly said, "Let Manager Pan report this to you."

Li Xu then looked at Manager Pan. Manager Pan frowned slightly, realizing that Li Xu might know this Tsinghua/Peking University student. However, he frankly said, "It's like this, Mr. Li. First, her major is social sciences, which frankly has little to do with sales. Second, she's only a junior, while we in sales need to maintain a constant work pace and have various social interactions. Although she's from Tsinghua/Peking University, I don't think she's capable of handling our sales work. Therefore, I eliminated her in the initial screening."

Manager Meng breathed a slight sigh of relief. Manager Pan hadn't shirked responsibility, which was good.

Li Xu paused for a moment. Indeed, as Manager Pan said, Xia Xiaohe, as a third-year student, was in a slightly different situation from Shen Mobai. After all, finance work is more specialized, and the working hours are more regular, allowing for uninterrupted work even while completing studies. More importantly, entrusting such specialized work to professionals, with the backing of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, makes the company's investment of a little waiting time worthwhile.

However, sales work is different. While a high level of education may offer some advantages, they may not be very significant. Manager Pan's considerations are reasonable.

After a moment's thought, Li Xu said, "We should keep Xia Xiaohe. There's no doubt about her abilities. When I was starting my own business in college, she was an excellent salesperson in my team. You could say she was much better than most mediocre salespeople."

Li Xu didn't try to hide anything; he spoke frankly. Manager Meng and Manager Pan exchanged a glance subconsciously. After all, since Li Xu, as the boss, had said so, what could they say?

Manager Pan nodded: "Since this is the person you personally selected, Mr. Li, I think we should skip the interview process."

He was somewhat speechless. Since Xia Xiaohe was his person, why did he even bother having her submit her resume? Wasn't that a waste of his time? But he dared not say it aloud.

Li Xu was also somewhat helpless at this point. Xia Xiaohe hadn't told him beforehand, which had put him in an awkward position, especially with Manager Meng's ambiguous gaze. These things weren't easy to explain, so Li Xu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, let's decide then. Send Xia Xiaohe the offer directly."

After Manager Pan and Manager Meng left, Li Xu no longer hesitated and took out his phone to call Xia Xiaohe.

"Honestly, we need to have a serious talk with this girl."

But when Xia Xiaohe's voice came from the other end of the phone, she couldn't bring herself to say what she had prepared.

Xia Xiaohe's voice was a little hoarse, but she sounded very happy: "Li Xu, you saw my resume?"

Li Xu frowned and said, "You have a cold?"

He had barely finished speaking when Xia Xiaohe sneezed, then said with a grin, "It's okay."

Li Xu snorted: "Why didn't you even make a phone call when you came over? And what about the company? You just abandoned what you were doing?"

Although he said some fierce words, Li Xu's tone was not fierce at all.

Xia Xiaohe quickly explained, "Tang Qiaoning and I don't have much to do right now. We don't even need to actively promote our smart campus construction solutions anymore; universities are lining up to sign contracts with us. Some competitors have emerged in the market, but with state-owned backing, universities are still more willing to cooperate with us. Since I was just killing time, I thought I'd come and help you out."

Li Xu felt a warmth in his heart and said, "Where are you now? I'll come find you."

Xia Xiaohe said, "I just arrived at the hotel and am preparing for my interview tomorrow."

Li Xu said, "Give me your address, and I'll come find you."

Half an hour later, Li Xu arrived at the hotel where Xia Xiaohe was staying.

The weather was already quite cold, and Xia Xiaohe was wearing a padded jacket. This retro-style padded jacket looked especially cute on her.

Her nose was red from the cold, but she was full of energy. When she saw Li Xu, she skipped and hopped over.

Xia Xiaohe said, "I'm hungry, let's go get something to eat."

Li Xu tapped Xia Xiaohe on the head before saying, "You still haven't told me why you didn't call before coming over?"

Xia Xiaohe had her own ulterior motives regarding this matter; she mainly didn't want Tang Qiaoning and An Duoduo to know, but she couldn't voice them. So she vaguely said, "I just wanted to give you a surprise, didn't I?"

Li Xu said irritably, "A surprise is clearly a shock. What do you want to eat?"

Li Xu led Xia Xiaohe out of the hotel.

Xia Xiaohe said, "I have an interview tomorrow, so I'll just eat something light."

Upon hearing this, Li Xu revealed a half-smile on his face and looked at Xia Xiaohe with a playful expression.

Xia Xiaohe felt a little embarrassed by Li Xu's gaze and coughed lightly, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Li Xu said, "There is good news and bad news."

"I want to hear the good news first."

"Let me tell you the bad news first."

"Uh……"

Li Xu completely ignored Xia Xiaohe's request and said, "They eliminated you during the initial screening; you didn't even make it to the interview stage."

Xia Xiaohe stopped abruptly, staring innocently at Li Xu with wide eyes, as if trying to find a hint of a joke on his face. But she was disappointed; Li Xu looked very serious, as determined as someone joining the Party.

Xia Xiaohe lowered her head and said, "That really is bad news."

Li Xu smiled slightly and said, "But there's also good news."

Xia Xiaohe sighed and said, "You must have pulled some strings and used the back door to get me in here."

Seeing that Xia Xiaohe was in a bad mood, Li Xu blinked and said, "Don't be so discouraged. I believe in your abilities."

Xia Xiaohe raised her head, then lowered it again, stretched, and then put on a relaxed expression: "Forget it, I don't want to think about this anymore. Since I don't have an interview tomorrow, I want to eat hot pot today. I'll treat you to hot pot."

Winter is here, and this kind of weather is perfect for hot pot.

Li Xu was very happy about Xia Xiaohe's arrival. After thinking for a moment, he called Shen Mobai and invited him to come and have hot pot with him.

Shen Mobai hesitated on the other end of the phone, and mumbled that he had already eaten.

Li Xu asked, "Have you eaten so early?"

Shen Mobai seemed to be saying one thing but another, only saying repeatedly, "You guys go and eat, don't worry about me."

Seeing this, Li Xu didn't ask any further questions and took Xia Xiaohe to eat hot pot.

The weather outside was getting colder and colder. Inside the hot pot restaurant, Xia Xiaohe gently fanned herself with her hand, then took off her padded jacket, revealing a stretchy short-sleeved shirt underneath.

Just then, it started snowing outside. Xia Xiaohe took the initiative to chat with Li Xu about the interesting things that had happened recently, tilting her head back and chuckling, her face flushed.

After winter, spring is not far away.

……

A few days later, Xia Xiaohe and Shen Mobai officially started their jobs.

Manager Pan leaned back in his chair and sighed softly.

I originally thought that with two job openings this time, I could recruit two reliable and capable people, but I didn't expect Li Xu to bring in someone with connections.

Manager Pan had absolutely no trust in Xia Xiaohe. The biggest problem with this kind of self-important graduate from a prestigious university doing sales work was her inability to lower her expectations.

As for her relationship with Li Xu, it's not hard to guess. However, he's never been one to gossip.

Just then, someone knocked on the door; it was the administration department delivering a document.

He took a look and saw that it was the security system project for the Jindong Ancient City Scenic Area. It wasn't a big project, probably only a few million.

These small projects are usually handled by the sales staff, and they don't even need to be reported to the president; he can make the decisions himself.

This is a good opportunity to give the two new sales staff some practice. In addition to Xia Xiaohe, the other salesperson we're hiring this time is Lina, who used to work in the jewelry industry.

Although she wasn't highly educated, Lina was a good drinker and easygoing, which made Manager Pan quite fond of her.

He thought for a moment, then signed the document and wrote: Lina will be in charge of this project.

(End of this chapter)