I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 214 Sister Jing
The so-called sudden enlightenment.

It means suddenly gaining a profound understanding and knowledge of a certain problem or thing.

This usually occurs after a period of thinking or confusion.

Insight is characterized by its suddenness, uniqueness, instability, and emotionality. It is a form of human creative thinking and may also occur in the learning process of animals.

A typical epiphany is actually fine; it's a normal standard of progress.

However, the sudden enlightenment that Lin Lin mentioned for Su Cheng may have been a significant one.

Suddenly, everything I had learned over the past few decades came together and came in handy. With a little analysis, I could see the essence of things clearly.

Yuan Xinhao asked, puzzled, "Sister Lin, do you mean that headquarters saw his potential? That's why they let him do an internship for two years?"

Lin Lin: ...

A sudden enlightenment, a sudden realization!

There were no warning signs whatsoever, so there was no way headquarters could have noticed!
"That's unlikely, but the fact that they're willing to give him another year means he's performing very well elsewhere."

"Look at Su Cheng's performance now. Isn't this the same as not missing this person? Gold will always shine."

"What if he gets kicked out after a year and goes to a competitor's consulting firm for a breakthrough? Wouldn't that make him our competitor?"

Lin Lin explained in an orderly manner.

Yuan Xinhao outwardly agreed, but inwardly he thought: Su Cheng is now also a competitor of their group.

Lin Lin was considering things from the company's overall perspective, while Yuan Xinhao was thinking about the internal competition within Shengyue.

Lin Lin's evaluation of Su Cheng was mostly positive, which displeased Yuan Xinhao, but he was too embarrassed to say it, so he could only keep quiet and go along with Lin Lin's words.

Yuan Xinhao actually hoped that Su Cheng would have been kicked out back then, so that they wouldn't have to worry about the case.

Finally, the group talked about the relationship between Deng Qiang and Su Cheng.

Lin Lin and the others all believed that Supervisor Deng actually valued Su Cheng quite a bit, and that this extended to giving some preferential treatment to Group 7.

Yuan Xinhao thought about it and realized that it did have some merit.

But he didn't think Deng Qiang valued Su Cheng; on the contrary, he felt that Deng Qiang was a bit biased.

After Deng Qiang was promoted to deputy supervisor, he immediately started to change the personnel rules and regulations, and approved adding an office for K7.

At first, Yuan Xinhao didn't know what was going on, but he figured it out later.

Based on some rumors circulating within the company, Yuan Xinhao finally realized that Deng Qiang had given Su Cheng the green light!

The deputy leaders of these groups all benefited from Su Cheng's influence.

Yuan Xinhao felt very uncomfortable.

They're both K7s, so why is there such a big difference?
"Team Leader Yuan, why do you seem a little unhappy?"

"Why would I be unhappy? She's raised by her own mother, while we're all raised by stepmothers," Yuan Xinhao said sarcastically, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Yuan Xinhao has been with Shengyue for seven or eight years, and he has served as the deputy leader of K7 for three or four years, which is more than Su Cheng's total time with Shengyue.

As a result, Su Cheng had only just joined K7 when they approved her for an office.

So that he could have an office, everyone else was also granted offices; you can imagine the level of treatment he received.

Even though all of them were granted offices, not all deputy team leaders enjoyed the same level of privileges as Su Cheng.

The office where Su Cheng sits is the former deputy director's office; it's very spacious and of a high standard.

Unlike them, they just set up an office and shut people up.

Yuan Xinhao's office was far from their group's office area, so they had to vacate a nearby vacant storage room to use as his office.

The deputy leaders of other groups basically did the same thing in order to be closer to their group's work area.

It's not really an office; it's just an extra cubicle.

"What should we do then?"

"Team Leader Yuan, what can we do? He's a close subordinate of Supervisor Deng."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough!"

Lin Lin promptly interrupted their complaints and grumbling.

She is now the leader of the joint team, and they will soon be working together on another case. Her colleagues have such a high level of hatred towards Su Cheng's side, which is not conducive to the progress of the work.

Let's just chat for a bit in private.

However, it is inappropriate to say these things in a public setting like a company.

"Don't say things that are detrimental to unity in the future."

After Lin Lin spoke, the other colleagues obediently shut up, and Yuan Xinhao also honestly put away his complaints.

In Lin Lin's view, Group 7 is indeed capable and qualified to handle the Du Juan case.

As for whether Deng Qiang was biased or not, it's hard to say. He might have had such thoughts subjectively, but objectively, there was no problem with letting Group 7 and Group 2 handle it together.

Lin Lin didn't want to see her people gossiping and then get punished by Supervisor Deng.

Complaining is pointless.

What kind of treatment others enjoy has little to do with me, and I don't need to be envious or jealous of it.

It's normal for people to feel jealous and injustice.

However, if you dwell on this emotion, you won't be able to do your job properly, and your work performance will be affected.

They were about to set off to move into Dujuan's food factory, and Lin Lin, as the team leader, had to nip this problem in the bud from the start, otherwise unexpected situations might arise.

"I understand, Sister Lin. I won't overthink it anymore."

"Uh-huh."

Just then, Su Cheng arrived downstairs and greeted Lin Lin warmly: "Hey, Team Leader Lin."

Yuan Xinhao secretly rejoiced that he had kept quiet early after Lin Lin reminded him, otherwise Su Cheng might have heard it.

"Oh, Team Leader Su." Lin Lin greeted Su Cheng politely.

Lin Lin is one of the few natives of Jingzhou in Shengyue.

It's said that locals in Jingzhou are lazy, and most companies don't hire them.

However, not everyone is lazy; the locals of Jingzhou still have an advantage.

Lin Lin, as the leader of Group 2 and the eldest sister of Jingzhou, is bolder than others in her speech and actions, and she is neither humble nor arrogant when dealing with people.

Lin Lin didn't understand at all whether people from Jingzhou were superior or not, and what was so great about them.
Lin Lin didn't feel superior, but some people of lower social standing had an undeniable arrogance, which is why they were jokingly called "Master Jing" online.

In their old neighborhood, there are plenty of elderly people from Jingzhou who like to secretly scratch people's cars.

Lin Lin's least favorite movie is "Mr. Six," she says it's really boring.

She neither flaunted that she was a local of Jingzhou and used it as a topic of conversation or a source of superiority, nor did she hide her identity for fear of being called "Master Jing."

However, the derogatory and discriminatory term "Master Jing" still had some impact on Lin Lin.

Some customers actually dislike you because you're from Jingzhou.

why?
Because the clients who can find Shengyue Consulting are basically all their own businesses, and most of them have achieved their success through their own hard work.

Others may have a stereotype about her household registration, thinking that she did not get into Shengyue through hard work.

The customer's thought process is probably: "I risked my life to build this company, and you, a guy who hasn't experienced the pain and hardship, are just going to make money off me with a few words?"

So, not long after Lin Lin started working, she began to consciously or unconsciously practice her way of speaking, strictly controlling herself from using certain words and phrases that were only used in Jingzhou, and trying her best not to use retroflex endings.

This kind of practice is painful at first, after all, it requires changing habits that have been in place for many years.

Sometimes, I unconsciously want to add the "er" sound when I open my mouth.

But after a while, you get used to it.

Lin Lin didn't think much of it; it was just necessary practice for work.

The main purpose is to provide customers with a better service experience and increase their trust.

In fact, this is where other colleagues have an advantage.

"Team Leader Su, the joint team's group chat is ready. I'll add you to it now."

"Okay, no problem." Su Cheng and Lin Lin knew each other, but neither of them had added each other's contact information; there was no need for it.

It was only when we created a group chat that we added each other as friends.

In fact, Lin Lin also had some issues with Deng Qiang.

In Su Cheng's office, the qualifications of Group 7 to participate in the case are only one aspect.

The most telling indication of Deng Qiang's bias is actually Su Cheng's role as the investigating officer in charge of this case.

Generally, there are no reviewers in case handling, as this would affect efficiency.

Putting aside what problems might be uncovered, the very existence of this position makes people hesitant and afraid to act boldly.

According to the company's rules and regulations, even if an inspector is to be appointed, Deng Qiang should choose a colleague who is independent of Groups 2 and 7 to supervise them.

Now, having Su Cheng, who originally belonged to Group Seven, serve as an inspector will definitely be biased and unable to achieve 100% independent observation.

Deng Qiang's reason was that other groups couldn't spare the manpower, and Su Cheng had recently served as an assistant inspector in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so she had relevant experience.

It's passable, but rather a stretch.

Therefore, Lin Lin said that Deng Qiang was biased, favoring Group 7.

But as she just said.

There's no point in dwelling on this issue.

It doesn't matter.

Since they've become inspectors, they should just honestly and dutifully do their job.

Su Cheng inquired about Lin Lin's itinerary for the research trip.

"Team Leader Ye and I just returned from Dujuan headquarters and have already coordinated with them."

"We plan to first set up shop at Dujuan's factory to conduct some research on production. Luckily, one member of our team has a food-related background... and we'll also be collecting and processing information within the industry..."

Lin Lin answered Su Cheng's questions one by one.

Where is the factory?

"Yuzhou".

"Huh? Yuzhou, isn't that my hometown?"

"Hey? Team Leader Su, are you from Yuzhou? Where in Yuzhou are you?"

"North."

"Oh, the factory is in the south."

Yuan Xinhao dismissed Su Cheng's remarks with disdain.

Why is he trying so hard to get close to me?

Yuan Xinhao also speaks with a slight Jingzhou accent.

Unlike Lin Lin, Yuan Xinhao makes no attempt to hide his accent, and he especially likes to use the "er" sound.

But in reality, he is not a local, but rather registered in Jizhou, with his ID number starting with 130.

"Team Leader Lin, how many days are we going?"

"They'll be back in about ten days to two weeks. Are you going too, Team Leader Su?"

"Go ahead, I'm free these days, but I can come back anytime if needed for another case over there."

"Row."

Su Cheng chatted briefly with Lin Lin before returning upstairs.

No sooner had Su Cheng left than Yuan Xinhao couldn't resist starting to chirp crickets.

"Sister Lin, it feels like he's a higher-ranking official than you. You're acting like you're reporting to a superior. Is there any need for us to do that?"

"What do you think? The inspector is practically a superior."

“They don’t do any work, yet they take a cut of our money…”

"Alright, that's settled then." Lin Lin didn't want to continue discussing the matter and immediately began making arrangements. "Everyone, get ready. I'm going to get the car."

Su Cheng returned to her office.

He just went downstairs not entirely to try and get closer to her, but mainly to see what kind of person Lin Lin was.

He had heard before that Lin Lin had handled many excellent cases, and quite a few of them had been included in the annals.

However, the two only exist at the level of "knowing" each other, and have no interaction whatsoever.

After talking with Lin Lin, Su Cheng felt that Lin Lin was indeed a remarkable person.

He had a good impression of Lin Lin, but this also brought up a problem.

Lin Lin and Ye Li are both very capable.

In this case, Ye Li is at a disadvantage.

Yes.

If we were to categorize them by skill level, they would all be at the pinnacle of their abilities.

According to Su Tianyan, these people have the ability to actively enter the third stage state.

As for Yuan Xinhao...

Su Cheng didn't even look at him properly, and didn't even know what Yuan Xinhao's real name was.

Although Group 2 has more people, that doesn't really count as an advantage.

The most crucial factor is the head coach's ability.

If the two head coaches are roughly equal in ability, and Lin Lin is as strong as rumored, then things will be very difficult.

Who can come up with an idea, who can discover unknown territory, depends entirely on luck.

If their abilities and money are roughly equal, whoever gets the inspiration first between Ye Li and Lin Lin will win.

His current mindset is: not having an advantage is a disadvantage.

Su Cheng doesn't like playing from behind; he's played from behind twice in his life.

but it does not matter.

Su Cheng will cover for Ye Li.

That's right.

After briefly browsing and searching for information about Du Juan during the meeting, Su Cheng discovered the key problem and immediately came up with a solution.

That's why he voluntarily withdrew from the case.

If Su Cheng withdraws, the credit for this case will not go to her; it will only go to Ye Li.

The main reason is that he can't steal Ye Li's spotlight.

If things don't look right, and Lin Lin is making faster progress while Ye Li is at a disadvantage, he will immediately step in to give Ye Li some pointers.

Although their relationship is currently strained, Su Cheng will still step in whenever Ye Li is in trouble.

We absolutely have to help Sister Chestnut win the Best Individual Award!
With this award, everything will go smoothly from now on, and becoming a deputy manager is practically a done deal.

It must be said that the position of examiner that Deng Qiang arranged for himself was quite suitable. He did not participate in case analysis and decision-making, but he could openly follow the joint team to conduct research.

Even Su Cheng herself didn't expect to do it this way.

set off!

Yuzhou!

……

A large convoy of vehicles was traveling on the highway.

Ye Li sat in the back of the Maybach, browsing various information about Du Juan on her iPad.

Her blood sugar spiked after lunch, and the bumpy ride made it hard for her to concentrate. Before she knew it, her mind started wandering, and she began to think about her recent relationship with Su Cheng...

(End of this chapter)