Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 170 Surrender
Ye Jinhe boarded a flight to the capital the next day.

In fact, she has never been that fond of or attached to Jinchuan City.

Since she went to college, she has spent more time in Donghai City.

Compared to Jinchuan City, she actually knows more about Donghai City.

This is actually easy to understand. Although she has not been in Donghai City for a long time, she is more free in comparison.

I had been locked up in an ivory tower in Jinchuan City, but it was only when I came to Donghai City, far away from my hometown, that I was able to understand some things more realistically and comprehensively.

Although she was going to the capital this time, she was actually going to seek refuge with a senior brother in Donghai City.

That senior student led a group of doctoral students from Donghai Jiaotong University to start an entrepreneurial project. Ye Jinhe felt that there would be a future in following that senior student.

They are currently participating in an entrepreneurial competition. I heard that if they can win it, the company will basically take off.

Not long after, Ye Jinhe arrived in the capital and came to the science and technology company called Tonghuo Technology.

The company is not located in the core business district, but the two-story office building it rents is very new and luxurious.

Ye Jinhe raised her head and squinted her eyes to look up at the brand new company sign. She thought silently that if nothing unexpected happened, this would be where she would stay for a long time.

After she arrived at the company, Zhang Ye and several core team members welcomed her grandly.

Ye Jinhe was not very familiar with Senior Zhang Ye, but he had heard some of his deeds through rumors.

I heard from others that senior Zhang Ye is a very proud man. In a sense, one of the reasons why she came here is because she subconsciously feels that a proud boy may be able to conquer her.

Zhang Ye said with a smile, "With Jinhe joining our team, we are now even more powerful. I think we will definitely win the final of the entrepreneurship competition in September."

Ye Jinhe didn't say anything, but was also infected by this confidence. She felt it was good. At least so far, she didn't see any characteristics in Zhang Ye that she disliked.

After a brief greeting, Zhang Ye waved his hand and told everyone to go about their own business. Then he said to Ye Jinhe, "Come on, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the business."

Ye Jinhe nodded and followed Zhang Ye silently.

"Simply put, our company's business can be summarized in one sentence: smart transportation, which is also a perspective of smart cities. All entrepreneurial projects that can make it here must more or less comply with the country's major policies."

Ye Jinhe silently digested it and asked, "What exactly is it?"

Zhang Ye said, "With smart parking, our idea is to coordinate parking resources across the city and equip them all with our smart parking features. This will be a huge market, and we can also accurately match drivers with nearby parking lots. Of course, this involves specific business operations, and I'll let Xiao Zhao explain it to you next."

Before they knew it, Ye Jinhe followed Zhang Ye into the office. Zhang Ye sat down at the main desk, and Ye Jinhe stood in front of his desk.

Zhang Ye asked, "You studied human resources management, right?"

Ye Jinhe nodded and said, "I'm still a little confident about this."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ye shook his head and said, "Originally, we were indeed short of an HR position. Although you may not have experience, we originally planned to let you try out this position. However..." Zhang Ye paused and said, "When I saw you, I suddenly changed my mind."

Ye Jinhe frowned slightly, but didn't say anything for a while.

Zhang Ye asked again: "How is your ability to express yourself?"

Ye Jinhe hesitated for a moment and said, "Objectively speaking, it's not bad. I won the championship in speech competitions in college, both in English and Chinese."

Zhang Ye's eyes lit up. After a moment's thought, he suddenly said, "Well, please explain our project to me again, treating me as a judge or investor."

Although Ye Jinhe didn't know why, he still did it.

The more Zhang Ye listened, the more he admired her. Halfway through his speech, he slowly gestured to Ye Jinhe, indicating that it was okay. Then he said, "I've decided. I'm going to transfer you to another position."

Ye Jinhe was stunned for a moment, a little hesitant, and looked at Zhang Ye, only to see him staring at him silently.

Ye Jinhe asked: "Can I know why?"

Zhang Ye was silent for a moment before he said, "Your image and voice are both very good. I want you to be our company's external image. Do you understand what I mean? You'll be the one introducing the products or doing marketing."

Ye Jinhe was stunned for a moment, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. After a moment, she couldn't help asking: "But..." But she didn't say the rest of the words. She wanted to ask in her heart, shouldn't this kind of thing be the CEO's job?

Zhang Ye just smiled and said, "I just let the right people do the right things, making the best use of them. Your image, temperament, and your ability to express yourself would be a bit of a waste to work in human resources."

Ye Jinhe was actually a little dissatisfied in her heart. After all, her most proud thing was her ability in human resources management. However, she came here with full of enthusiasm, but the other party did not give her a chance to show her ability and assigned her to another position.

Zhang Ye added, "I'll change your position to Marketing Manager." Zhang Ye looked at Ye Jinhe calmly, then suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, if you feel you're not up to the task, we can still follow our previous agreement. You can go into Human Resources, and I'll hire someone else for this position."

Ye Jinhe felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this. Being a marketing manager sounded like a simpler job than human resources, and she was confident that she could do the job just as well.

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Think about it."

Ye Jinhe was silent for a moment and said, "I can give it a try and see how the company arranges it."

Zhang Ye shook his head and said, "Correct your wording. To be more precise, it depends on how I arrange it."

Zhang Ye took out the employment contract, filled in the position as Marketing Manager, and then handed it to Ye Jinhe and said, "The probation period is three months. During these three months, you can fully demonstrate your talents and prove that I didn't make a mistake in choosing you."

Ye Jinhe picked up the contract, looked at it for a while, and confirmed that there was no problem. It was just that the human resources manager who had been discussed before was replaced by the marketing manager. She didn't think much about it and signed the contract.

Zhang Ye looked at the signed contract, put it back in the drawer, and said with a smile, "Now, I formally welcome you to join our team. During this time, you should familiarize yourself with our business. If you encounter anything you don't understand, you can ask me or directly ask the technical department. In short, I hope you can familiarize yourself as soon as possible. Currently, there are only three people in the marketing department, so you can start your new position directly." After that, Zhang Ye stood up and said, "For the time being, your main focus should be on the upcoming entrepreneurship competition."

Ye Jinhe didn't say anything, just nodded silently, and then walked out of the office with a lot of questions in her mind. She felt strange in her heart, but she didn't know where this strange feeling came from.

It was not until she had dinner with three colleagues from the same department in the afternoon that she seemed to understand a little bit of the reason.

There was no big fanfare when having dinner with the new colleagues. After all, there were only four of us including her.

The three subordinates got along surprisingly well. A girl named Xiaotian half-jokingly said, "I knew Mr. Zhang would definitely assign you to be the marketing manager."

Ye Jinhe was a little surprised and asked, "Why is that?"

Another colleague next to him said, "Manager Ye, you've just arrived at our company, so there are some things you don't understand. Our CEO Zhang, although he may seem overbearing, actually has a weakness."

Ye Jinhe asked with some doubt: "What weakness?"

Xiao Tian said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang gets nervous when speaking in public. He only reads from a script. That's why he hates press conferences and roadshows. Even for business presentations, he'll start memorizing his script two or three days in advance. And the upcoming entrepreneurship competition won't just rely on memorizing a script, so he's been looking for a voice replacement. When you arrived at the company today, everyone saw how good-looking you were, and they were wondering if Mr. Zhang would assign you to be a manager here."

Hearing this, Ye Jinhe felt indescribably complicated. She looked at this matter from a different perspective than others.

Just when he was distracted, Xiaotian said, "Hehe, I didn't expect that our Mr. Zhang is actually a very cute person."

Ye Jinhe didn't say anything. What she was thinking was...is it cute?

She felt a little disappointed for no reason, and she realized that Zhang Ye was completely unable to conquer her, because Zhang Ye was not as good as her, at least, not as good as her in this respect.

After confirming this, all her filters towards Zhang Ye disappeared in an instant, just like those boys she had met before.

It happens again.

Is this my own fault?
Ye Jinhe sighed slightly, and at that moment, she suddenly thought of Li Xu and what Li Xu said, "You are indeed not a girl who is difficult to conquer."

Ye Jinhe was a little dazed. She didn't understand why she suddenly thought of Li Xu, a college student who was four years younger than her, for no reason and without any warning.

She sighed slightly and stopped thinking about Zhang Ye, Li Xu, and her position in the company. She began to focus her attention entirely on the dinner and these new colleagues.

...Li Xu became a little busy.

The incident happened at my cousin's house.

My cousin's mother, Li Xu's aunt, lost her father and had a lot of funeral matters to deal with.

My cousin's mother does not live in Sichuan City, but in her hometown.

The deceased old man was living in his hometown village.

However, the conditions in their village are much better than those in Xia Xiaohe, and it is one of the first villages in the province to escape poverty.

But even so, Ye Ling was very worried.

Unlike others, my cousin's parents are relatively honest people.

To say that they are honest is actually another way of saying that people who do not have outstanding abilities and are not very socially tactful in their daily lives also have low frequency of interaction with their relatives.

This can be seen from the fact that Ye Ling has lived in Jinchuan City for many years.

However, it is not an easy task to organize such a funeral in the countryside.

Ye Ling has no experience, and her father and mother are not very capable in this area either.

The family lacks someone who can make the final decision and whose words carry weight.

Li Yuqian naturally couldn't leave, and such matters were quite important in a society like China where relationships were important, so it was only right and proper for a representative to go.

There is no doubt that this matter fell on Li Xu's head.

Of course, it was not Li Yuqian who deliberately arranged for Li Xu to go, but when Ye Ling called to tell Li Xu the news, Li Xu took the initiative to propose it.

He said to Ye Ling, "Cousin, I'll go with you."

This time Li Xu did not drive, so Li Yuqian specially arranged for Lao Liu to drive them there.

Sitting in the back row, Li Xu could see that his cousin Ye Ling was in a very low mood.

Along the way, I took the initiative to bring up topics and tried to ease my cousin's mood.

It was not until we got off the car that my cousin smiled tiredly and said, "Thank you, Li Xu."

Speaking of which, this was also Li Xu's first time to participate in such an event. Even in his previous life, he had never attended anyone else's funeral except when his father passed away.

In the countryside, this kind of ceremony or activity procedure will become more complicated.

There are no cemeteries in the countryside, so a Feng Shui master was invited to calculate the approximate location. The strong young men in the village carried the coffin up, dug a hole, buried it, and erected a tombstone. Then the matter was considered complete.

The biggest difficulty with this kind of thing is that whether it is others coming to help, or guests coming to pay their respects or give gifts, it involves eating, entertainment, and various activities that will last for several days.

In this process, various miscellaneous matters naturally and inevitably arise, and they must be considered and arranged in detail.

After getting off the bus, you still have to walk along a country road, which is not far, just a few hundred meters.

On the way, Ye Ling talked about the difficulties she had considered.

Ye Ling sighed slightly and said, "My parents don't usually have this kind of experience. We don't have many relatives at home, and there's no one who is very capable. I don't know how I can help this time I come back."

Li Xu looked at this scene and fell into deep thought.

Ye Ling's worries were more serious than he had imagined.

When he arrived home, he heard a quarrel inside.

Entering the main hall, Ye Ling's aunt angrily scolded Ye Ling's mother: "I usually tell you to go to occasions like this more often, but you just don't listen. The guests and helpers are coming tonight, and where's the food? Where's the food? And the tent? There's nothing, it's a mess. Who can you rely on? Let me make it clear, if you make a fool of yourself, I won't help you clean up. I'm here to help, and that's all I can do is mix tea and pour water. You can't expect me, at my age, to arrange this and that for you!"

Ye Ling frowned. This aunt was quite powerful and often criticized her parents without giving them any face.

However, I haven't seen her provide much real help.

In fact, it is just a way to prove to others that he is very kind-hearted, but the owner is incompetent.

Originally, Ye Ling was clear about what her parents looked like, and she felt a little helpless, but her aunt's double-dealing behavior also made her very unhappy.

However, Ye Ling had just walked into the main hall and hadn't spoken yet when her aunt saw her and immediately pointed her finger at her, saying, "Ye Ling, why did you come back just now?"

Ye Ling was stunned for a moment: "I... I rushed back as soon as possible."

My cousin's aunt seemed not to hear what I said. She snorted, "Your own grandfather is gone, and you are the only college graduate in your family. Although everyone knows that you are doing well in the city, you still have to think about your roots here."

Ye Ling's face turned extremely ugly. She never liked to be bullied, and she was on the verge of a fit.

At this moment, Li Xu suddenly pressed her shoulders gently and pulled her back. Then he greeted the aunt with a smile and said, "You misunderstood. My aunt has already arranged everything."

Li Xu looked at the time. It was only two o'clock. He said, "Considering the problem of food and work, my cousin has already contacted the chef. They will bring their utensils and dishes here and cook quickly. As for the tent, they have also arranged it. In this weather, it is really tiring to ask relatives to set up the tent. This time, we will directly arrange for people from the city to set up the tent. It will be put up quickly. Then we will bring over two mahjong machines, playing cards and other things. Whether you are a guest or here to help, you can just play."

Ye Ling's eyes widened, and she looked at Li Xu in shock. She had already arranged all these things? How could she not know about it?

Li Xu smiled and gave her a look to reassure her.

Li Xu naturally thought of it at the last minute, but seeing the scene in front of him, he knew that if he didn't intervene, he would probably make a fool of himself today.

But when it comes down to it, it's all about money. As long as you have money, none of this is a problem.

The contradictions mentioned by Ye Ling's aunt are ultimately due to the choice between favors and money. If favors are not enough, just make up for it with money.

After hearing what Li Xu said, Ye Ling's aunt looked at Li Xu with some doubt and asked, "Whose child are you from?"

Ye Ling immediately came to her senses and said, "This is my cousin."

In this way, this cousin-in-law has no reason to continue criticizing the Ye family.

Li Xu had just made a boast, and time was urgent, so he immediately went to contact the things he had said.

Nothing unexpected happened. After all, the two things Li Xu proposed could be solved with money.

As the saying goes, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

By the afternoon, the tent was set up and the chef came into the factory with the ingredients.

There is no need to prepare anything complicated, just the village's big pot meal. Considering the meals for hundreds of people, it is simple to prepare four or five pots of dishes.

The guests have to stay here until very late.

Ye Ling was not idle either. She spent the whole night pouring tea and water for the guests.

It was not until the second half of the night that she had some free time. Only then did she have some time to sit in front of her grandfather's mourning hall and stare at the black and white photo in a daze.

Li Xu did not rest either. He sat on the threshold of the mourning hall, looking at Ye Ling inside from time to time and sighing slightly.

(End of this chapter)