Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

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Someone sidled up to Chen Xinyue's workstation and whispered, "Secretary Chen, you haven't met the president yet, have you? It's your first day at work, aren't you going to say hello?"

Chen Xinyue shook her head honestly, "The president didn't contact me, why would I go looking for trouble?"

The other person was speechless, and could only nod with a dry laugh, "You're right."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Li Dehua entered. "Secretary Chen, the president is looking for you."

Everyone looked up at the same time, their eyes gleaming with the fire of gossip.

Chen Xinyue nodded and followed Li Dehua into the president's office.

Tang Ming and another assistant stood beside Xiao Jinlin like two guardian generals. This scene confused Chen Xinyue so much that when she entered the room, the first thing she noticed was not Xiao Jinlin, but the two assistants with strange expressions.

Seeing that Chen Xinyue didn't show any infatuation or scheming, Xiao Jinlin's brows relaxed a bit, and he slowly asked, "Secretary Li said that you and he revised this contract together. What are your thoughts on this?"

Chen Xinyue lowered her eyelids and said her opinion seriously, "This contract is about the purchase of raw gemstones. As far as I know, the price of raw gemstones is highly inflated. If you have connections and know the ropes, there is still a lot of room for negotiation on the price. The other party just wants to expand the domestic market. They are playing the long game against this and pushing the price down to the lowest possible level. They want to turn the tables and take the initiative. Only by taking the initiative can we gain an advantage in pricing."

"How do you know they want to expand their domestic market?" Xiao Jinlin frowned, his sharp gaze fixed on Chen Xinyue.

Chen Xinyue remained calm and unhurried. "Unfortunately, I attended a classmate's wedding a while ago. That wedding was particularly famous in Anshi. The Zhang Group specially purchased raw stones and made several sets of jewelry for the wedding."

To emphasize the rarity of the jewelry, they even published a report detailing the current state of the Burmese rough stones. When two or more mine owners have this idea, wouldn't other mine owners be tempted? The Chinese market is still very attractive; if the CEO is interested, he can take a look.

This answer was clearly quite unexpected.

Xiao Jinlin gave the composed Chen Xinyue a deep look, then slowly withdrew his gaze. "Very good, go out."

Chen Xinyue bent down slightly, walked away briskly and decisively, and even closed the door behind her.

Tang Ming immediately went to look up the information.

At that time, the internet was not as developed as it would be ten or twenty years later, and it was not always possible to find information unless it was a major news report.

Tang Ming had never heard of the Zhang Group before, and entered the information with the intention of simply going through the motions as a business transaction.

The results came quickly: "Unbelievable! My god! Come quick! A mistress is causing a scene at the wedding of the Zhang Group's heir with her illegitimate child, and the bride is smashing the groom's head in anger."

The report is from E-Media! Wow! Even E-Media is making news about this, it seems like a big deal! How come we've never heard of it? Wait a minute... This Zhang Group is one of the top groups in Anshi. The marriage partner is the Xue family. The Xue family?

Tang Ming shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of it. He had no idea that the Zhang Group had spent money to suppress the reports as soon as they came out, and that they could not be found unless you searched for keywords.

He continued his search and actually found a report about those jewels, which detailed how much effort the Zhang Group had put in to purchase these raw gemstones.

All three of them felt a little awkward after reading it.

For a moment, Tang Ming and his colleagues even suspected that Chen Xinyue might be a corporate spy from another company, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Li Dehua chuckled and said, "Secretary Chen is from Anshi. This matter is probably quite sensational in Anshi. It's normal that she would know about it."

That means they live far away and have no cooperation with the Zhang Group, so it's understandable that they don't know. Xiao Jinlin chuckled speechlessly, "Whether it's a coincidence or she's really knowledgeable, at least for now, this person doesn't seem to be just a pretty face. Let's continue to observe her and arrange some work for her."

"clear."

Having received the instructions, Li Dehua then left the president's office.

That afternoon, Chen Xinyue was assigned work.

Lin Fei and the others watched in amazement.

"Interesting! The previous ones came for a week and didn't get a handle on the business. This one is amazing. On her first day, the president assigned her work. It looks like she has a good chance of staying." Cao Hui muttered to himself.

Lin Fei nodded in agreement, but remained cautiously optimistic. "Let's keep watching. It's a three-month trial period. If she behaves this well for three months, I don't believe any woman can resist a wealthy and eligible bachelor like the CEO, unless she's extremely unattractive."

Cao Hui shook his head repeatedly, "That won't do. Our company also needs a good image. People who are ugly won't get in!"

The two of them started talking and the conversation went off-topic.

Chen Xinyue knew that people in the office were gossiping behind her back, but she didn't take it to heart. After finishing her work, she went to the cafeteria with Zhao Jia for lunch and then returned to the dormitory.

After a week, she had gotten used to the work of the secretariat and was doing a good job. Li Dehua praised her several times, and even her colleagues who used to ignore her became much more friendly.

When she occasionally encounters a problem and asks for help, the other party is willing to provide answers.

Chen Xinyue was overjoyed and called Lin Qin on Friday night to tell her about her situation.

"Mom, I've started working in the secretariat of SY Multinational Group for a week now. If all goes well, I should be able to get a permanent position before the Chinese New Year."

Lin Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled broadly, "Good, good, as long as you can adapt. We don't expect to live on that salary of a thousand or eight hundred. Just don't overwork yourself. If the work is too hard, then don't do it. Your parents can support you."

“And Grandpa, Grandpa can take care of you too!” Lin Yi appeared behind Lin Qin without her noticing, startling her.

Lin Qin was completely exasperated. "Dad, what are you doing!"

Lin Qin muttered matter-of-factly, "Can't I talk to my granddaughter?"

"Fine, fine, you're my dad, whatever you say goes." Lin Qin was extremely helpless.

Chen Xinyue laughed heartily. "Grandpa, Mom, I'm doing great. My current internship salary is five thousand, and after I become a full-time employee, my monthly salary will be thirty thousand. It's not a thousand or eight hundred. I have to work hard."

"Cough cough cough, how much did you say?" Lin Qin was so shocked that she sat up abruptly.

Chen Xinyue then emphasized her salary again.

Lin Qin was stunned. "Wait a minute, honey, a monthly salary of 30,000? That's outrageous! You don't have any weird demands, do you?"

"No, no, no, the group is a multinational corporation that mainly deals in high-end products. They're extremely wealthy, and the president's family has a strong political background. He's not interested in women, so what kind of nonsense could there be? I've been working for a week now, Mom, don't worry, everything's fine," Chen Xinyue assured her repeatedly.