The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 354 Yang Tao's New Job
Yang Muyi had just told Gao Yunyue his thoughts on the phone when Gao Yunyue relayed them to Xu Hongdou via QQ.

Xu Hongdou hurriedly typed: "Aunt Gao, you absolutely must not agree to him."

"Don't worry, I've already given him a good scolding over the phone. If he dares to bully you again, Auntie will back you up."

Upon seeing Gao Yunyue's reply, Xu Hongdou's face immediately turned red.

How could she not understand the hidden meaning in Gao Yunyue's words?

For a moment, I didn't know how to reply.

It's all Yang Muye's fault!

Xu Hongdou thought to herself.

On the other side, Yang Muye had just finished his call with Gao Yunyue.

Although he didn't ask directly on the phone, Yang Muye could still sense the risks and pressures Gao Yunyue was under.

While the acquisition of Fairfield Inn wasn't as extravagant as a snake swallowing an elephant, it was at least on the level of a python swallowing a wild boar.

Eat your fill or you'll choke to death.

Clearly, Gao Yunyue was spurred on by her own series of entrepreneurial successes on the internet, which is why she decided to take a gamble.

And at this point in time—

Although the best opportunity to enter the high-end hotel and catering industry has been missed, it can still be considered as catching the wave of the country's economic upswing.

Compared to the benefits of the rapid economic growth over the next decade, Yang Muye believes that Gao Yunyue's aggressive expansion is actually quite conservative.

Compared to the risks involved in the merger and acquisition process, what Yang Muye really needs to "worry" about now is star fruit.

Once the merger is successful, it will be difficult to keep Yang Tao's relationship with Gao Yunyue a secret.

On QQ, Yang Muye told Yang Tao about it.

Yang Tao, who was chatting happily with Lan Weiwei on her phone, suddenly fell silent.

Yang Tao didn't know how long she had been lost in thought when a cell phone ringing brought her back to reality.

The call was from Lan Weiwei.

As soon as the call connected, complaints came through the receiver.

"Peach, what are you doing? I've been texting you for three days and you haven't replied."

"I—I just went to take a shower."

Yang Tao was distracted and told a lie on the spot.

As she spoke, she looked up at the computer screen.

I haven't replied to Yang Muyi's message yet.

After quickly finishing her business with Lan Weiwei, Yang Tao put down her phone and started typing on the keyboard.

"Don't worry, I'll handle this."

After sending the message, he logged off QQ without waiting for Yang Muye's reply.

After closing the computer screen, Yang Tao curled up in the chair, hugging her legs with her arms and resting her chin on her knees, her eyes filled with anxiety and confusion.

In fact, Yang Tao had considered resigning as early as after that "accident" with Yang Muyi.

Later, Yang Muyi went to Shanghai as an exchange student, and the matter was dropped.

It's time to make a clean break.

Thinking of this, Yang Tao's eyes gradually hardened.

The next morning, Yang Tao finished her breakfast, grabbed her bag, and prepared to leave.

When she was changing her shoes, her mother, Xue Sumei, chased after her and asked where she was going, since she had said she was off today.
Yang Tao casually replied that she had errands to run, and then went out.

After driving to the hotel, Yang Tao went straight to the manager's office.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

Sun Guangting, who was working on his laptop at his desk, said something without looking up.

"Please come in!"

Yang Tao pushed open the door.

At the same time, Sun Guangting also raised his head.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Yang Tao, Sun Guangting was taken aback for a moment, then put down his work and stood up enthusiastically.

"Yang Tao, I remember you were supposed to be off today?"

"It's a break, Manager Sun. I'm here to see you—"

Sun Guangting raised his hand and pointed to the rest area opposite his desk.

"Sit down and talk."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked over there.

Yang Tao followed Sun Guangting to the sofa in the rest area and sat down, just about to speak—

"Yang Tao, I was just about to look for you. You must have heard about the possibility of our hotel being acquired, right?"

Yang Tao nodded.

"Manager Sun, I've come to see you because—"

"So you already knew?"

Sun Guangting interrupted Yang Tao again, his expression showing shock.

Yang Tao was completely confused.

What do I know?
"The company that wants to acquire our hotel is Shenzhen Penghao Group, and its chairman, Ms. Gao, is the mother of Mr. Yang, who is staying in room 8007 of our hotel."

As Sun Guangting spoke, he observed the star fruit.

If Yang Tao hadn't known about it beforehand, she would definitely have reacted strongly upon hearing this.

Yang Tao was only stunned for a moment.

This made Sun Guangting immediately realize that he had misunderstood.

"So you didn't come here because of this?"

Yang Tao shrugged helplessly.

"Manager Sun, I only found out about this last night. I came here today to give this to you."

As he spoke, he took out two folded A4 sheets of paper from his bag and handed them over.

Sun Guangting took the book and opened it, only to look at it once before looking up in astonishment.

"You want to resign?"

Yang Tao nodded firmly.

Sun Guangting's mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Why are you suddenly quitting your job?

Wait a moment--

I received the news last night and will submit my resignation today.

Sun Guangting would never believe that the two things were unrelated.

Sun Guangting had heard earlier that Yang Tao's relationship with Mr. Yang in room 8007 was "unusual".

At the time, Sun Guangting didn't take the matter too seriously.

Yang Tao became the hotel's assistant manager only a year after graduation, and she's also beautiful, so it's normal for rumors to circulate about her.

If you are not envied by others, you are a mediocre person!
Even if the rumors were true, Sun Guangting didn't see anything wrong with it.

It's perfectly normal for two people who are both unmarried to develop feelings for each other.

As long as it doesn't affect normal work, there's really no need to be the villain who breaks up a couple.

Until the news came that the hotel was going to be acquired by Gao Yunyue.

Just a second before Yang Tao entered the room, Sun Guangting was still basking in his own self-satisfaction with his foresight and wisdom.

For the next period of time, all I need to do is maintain a good relationship with Yang Tao.

If the hotel changes hands in the future, the chances of keeping the front office manager position will be even greater.

As for whether Yang Tao would replace him through nepotism, Sun Guangting wasn't worried at all.

If Yang Tao and Yang Muye's relationship is real, why would they even bother with a mere front desk manager?

Shouldn't the starting point be at least a department director?
If it weren't for his young age and lack of experience, it wouldn't be impossible for him to be directly appointed as the general manager.

Although he went from being a subordinate to a superior, Sun Guangting was actually happier.

Previously, I could only win the appreciation of my superiors by working hard. Now that Yang Tao has become my superior, I have a powerful backer in the hotel's upper echelons.

Having worked in the hotel industry for so many years, Sun Guangting understands one principle well.

While ability is important, having connections is even more important.

Everything was going well, but Yang Tao suddenly handed over a resignation letter, completely throwing Sun Guangting into disarray.

Holding the resignation letter, Sun Guangting looked troubled. "Yang Tao, resigning is a big deal. Don't you want to reconsider?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Tao's voice rang out.

The attitude was firm and the tone was assertive.

"Manager Sun, I've thought it through."

Sun Guangting sighed helplessly to himself.

A perfectly good golden opportunity has vanished just like that.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't force you. However, according to our hotel's resignation process, you will have to continue working until the hotel determines a replacement before you can leave."

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Tao interrupted:
"Manager Sun, I don't want this month's salary. I want to resign immediately."

this--

Sun Guangting couldn't help but look troubled.

I wanted to offer some advice to Yang Tao, but as the words were about to come out, I suddenly realized something.

Gao Yunyue should be bringing her team over in the next two days to begin merger and acquisition negotiations with the hotel's senior management.

Is Yang Tao in such a hurry to resign that she is trying to avoid suspicion?
The more Sun Guangting thought about it, the more likely this was to be true.

He resigned first, and after the merger was finalized, he took advantage of the management reshuffle to parachute into a senior management position.

This is more discreet and less likely to be criticized than staying at the hotel and waiting to be promoted beyond one's rank after the merger.

“Okay, I’ll try my best to apply for it for you. It shouldn’t be a big problem.” Sun Guangting readily agreed.

The hotel certainly won't be able to find a replacement for Yang Tao anytime soon. Yang Tao wants to resign immediately unless someone can take over her job.

Without a doubt, this matter will fall on Sun Guangting's shoulders.

However, Sun Guangting was quite happy to do so. Although his workload would double in a short period of time, it was worth it just to be able to befriend Yang Tao.

Yang Tao stood up and bowed to Sun Guangting.

"Thank you, Manager Sun!"

Sun Guangting hurriedly stood up and waved his hands repeatedly.

How can this be done?

"Manager Sun, I have an appointment to meet a friend. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Okay, I'll call you as soon as I have the results." Sun Guangting not only said politely, but also personally escorted Yang Tao to the office door.

Yang Tao had just turned around when she suddenly remembered something else.

"Manager Sun."

She turned around and called out to Sun Guangting, who was about to return to his office.

Sun Guangting's face showed no impatience whatsoever, but rather radiated enthusiasm.

"Anything else?"

Colleagues all say that Sun Guangting is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and Yang Tao used to think so too.

Sun Guangting is indeed behaving strangely today.

However, Yang Tao didn't think much of it and told him directly about Wang Niulang's request to ask Douzi for leave the night before.

Sun Guangting thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just helping a housekeeper in the housekeeping department ask for leave.

She felt a slight disappointment, but showed it on her face.

No matter how big or small the matter, as long as Yang Tao remembers it well, that's fine.

"No problem, I'll personally coordinate with the housekeeping department later."

"Manager Sun, thank you so much!"

Yang Tao was about to bow again when Sun Guangting stopped her in time.

"It's nothing, don't mention it!"

Finally, Sun Guangting stood in the corridor and watched Yang Tao enter the elevator before turning back to his office.

Yang Tao didn't take the elevator directly to the underground parking lot, but went to the lobby bar on the first floor first.

I had just sat down and ordered my drink when my phone rang.

Yang Tao took her phone out of her bag, glanced at it, and then answered the call.

"You're already at the door. I'm here. Please come in."

Soon, a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses walked into the lobby bar.

Upon seeing this, Yang Tao immediately raised her hand in greeting.

"Jiao Yang, over here!"

Upon meeting, the man named Jiao Yang joked with Yang Tao:
"Manager Yang, you're so dedicated! Even when you're meeting up with an old classmate, you choose to do it at your own workplace. You're keeping the good stuff in the family, aren't you?"

After Jiao Yang sat down, Yang Tao spoke slowly and deliberately:

"You really did misunderstand this time... I've already resigned."

what?
Jiao Yang was completely stunned.

It took him several seconds to fully process this astonishing news.

"Oh no," he said, adjusting his glasses. "Why?"

Of all the classmates in the university class, besides those with family connections, Yang Tao is the one who has done the best among those who stayed in Yanjing.

Less than six months after graduating, he became the lobby manager of a four-star hotel.

When Jiao Yang announced this news in the class group, it attracted a lot of envy.

Jiao Yang, Yang Tao's best "buddy" in college, was also proud of him.

After regaining his senses, Jiao Yang said with a serious expression, "No, Yang Tao, this joke is not funny at all!"

Yang Tao glared at Jiao Yang, annoyed.

Do I look like I'm joking with you?
Only then did Jiao Yang realize the seriousness of the problem, and at the same time, he became even more puzzled.

You've already resigned, why did you specifically choose to meet here?

Before anyone could ask, Yang Tao's voice rang out.

"I came to resign this morning, and I also wanted to meet you to ask for your advice."

There's another reason, which Yang Tao didn't mention.

avoid arousing suspicion!

Although Yang Tao has always considered Jiao Yang a good buddy since they met in college.

The relationship between the two is truly just a pure friendship.

Jiao Yang never showed any improper thoughts towards Yang Tao.

The two maintained a good sense of boundaries in their friendship, which is why they have been able to stay in touch even after graduation.

However, since Jiao Yang is a man, arranging to meet at his former workplace would minimize the chances of misunderstandings.

Jiao Yang adjusted his glasses again: "You suddenly resigned, there must be a reason, right?"

Yang Tao shrugged.

"I just don't want to do it anymore."

Jiao Yang had an expression that said, "I just don't believe it."

"Really?"

"It's absolutely true. I just feel that this job in the hotel is meaningless, and I don't want to waste my whole life here."

If Jiao Yang had heard this a year ago, right after graduation, he would have applauded enthusiastically.

But after more than a year of harsh realities in society, Jiao Yang's reaction changed to asking Yang Tao:
"So what are you going to do next?"

Why not do something when you're idle?
Living off one's parents or starving?
That's why I asked you for advice.

"Our TV shopping program is hiring a host, why don't you give it a try?"

"Forget it, you know I get nervous in front of the camera," Yang Tao shook her head and refused.

Jiao Yang was just saying it casually, but he knew in his heart that Yang Tao most likely didn't like the job he was introducing.

It's unstable and has a bad reputation.

There's no way around it; these days, TV shopping is pretty much the same as Pinduoduo in its early days.

Counterfeit and substandard products are rampant, and false advertising is rampant.

His reputation was ruined long ago.

Jiao Yang probably never dreamed that in a few years, with the support of the Internet, TV shopping would transform into a hot money-making myth.

The end of the internet is lending, and the end of self-media is live-streaming e-commerce.

After racking his brains for a long time, Jiao Yang suddenly had a flash of inspiration:
"Didn't you get your tour guide license? Why don't you try working for a travel agency?"

(End of this chapter)