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

Chen Xinyue was unaware of their relationship and simply found it amusing.

Li Muchen was unusually serious. "I'm serious, would you like to consider working for me?"

Chen Xinyue shook her head directly, "This job was recommended by my teacher. She's still waiting for me to help her get revenge! What would it look like if I switched jobs now? Besides, people should have a sense of contract. Now that I've been interviewed, I should definitely see it through to the end, don't you think?"

This answer was exactly what Li Muchen expected. She sighed regretfully, "Since you've already said that, I can't really try to persuade you anymore. But if you're unhappy in SY, remember to contact me, okay?"

"Understood!" Chen Xinyue made an "OK" gesture.

Li Muchen was delighted again, "It's almost time to get off work, let's go eat together!"

"Then I need to tell Mr. Xiao."

Li Muchen urged hurriedly, "Go and come back quickly, just say it was my idea."

Chen Xinyue hurriedly went to find Xiao Jinlin.

Upon entering the office, I noticed the other person's unfriendly expression and didn't know how to start the conversation.

Tang Ming quickly pressed for details, "What's wrong? What did Miss Li say? Secretary Chen, when did you and Miss Li become so close?"

So many questions!
Chen Xinyue sighed helplessly, "We met while shopping that day and hit it off immediately. She was just joking and deliberately trying to annoy President Xiao. Now she's asking me out for dinner. Can I go out early?"

Xiao Jinlin's expression visibly softened, and he took out the card again. "Take this with you, so that the crazy woman won't suddenly decide to make things difficult for you."

Tang Ming quickly gave her a meaningful look.

Chen Xinyue accepted it respectfully and turned to leave.

As soon as the office door closed, Tang Zheng sighed, "My goodness, this Secretary Chen is really something else. She even managed to handle a tough nut like Miss Li. President, we have to keep someone like her. How about we promote Secretary Chen to a permanent position ahead of schedule?"

Xiao Jinlin, unusually, did not object. "Go and tell the head of the personnel department."

While Chen Xinyue was eating, she received a notification from the head of the human resources department, asking her to sign a formal employment contract.

She was so overwhelmed by this huge surprise that she was dizzy. After confirming it several times, she cheered excitedly.

"So happy! What good news?" Li Muchen looked at him suspiciously.

Chen Xinyue spoke frankly, "I got a permanent position! I'm so happy!"

Li Muchen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "You don't think Xiao Jinlin actually took my joke seriously, do you? My goodness! How bizarre is he!"

Chen Xinyue raised her glass, "Thanks to you, I'd like to toast you."

Li Muchen took a sip of red wine and pondered, "But to be honest, Xiao Jinlin actually made an exception for you. Could it be that he has fallen for you?"

"Pfft!" Chen Xinyue sprayed all the red wine in her mouth, but fortunately it sprayed to the side and didn't cause any trouble.

She glared at him angrily, "Li Muchen! What nonsense are you talking about! I haven't said I've achieved outstanding results since I joined the company, but I have still contributed to the company's development. Just yesterday, I accompanied President Xiao to a business dinner and closed a big deal. President Xiao is my mentor. Stop thinking about such nonsense all the time!"

"Oh." Li Muchen raised an eyebrow, resting his chin on his hand as he sized up Chen Xinyue. "But then again, if I were a man, it would be hard to remain unmoved with such a talented and beautiful woman by my side!"

Chen Xinyue shook her head speechlessly, "It's hard to say about ordinary people. What kind of beauties and talented women hasn't President Xiao seen? I'm still very self-aware!"

Seeing how insightful she was, Li Muchen liked her even more.

After the two finished their meal and parted ways, Chen Xinyue immediately returned to the company to sign a contract with the head of the human resources department. Before she even left work that afternoon, she had already become a full-time employee of the secretarial department.

At this moment, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. Now she could contact the middle-level officials to take the house back.

Before going to work, Chen Xinyue quickly called the real estate agent, got the tenant's contact information, and told them about taking possession of the apartment.

The rental contract had just expired, and the tenant originally wanted to renew it, but Lin Qin kept dragging her feet, which made it easier for Chen Xinyue to act.

After both parties agreed on the time for taking possession of the property.

Chen Xinyue rallied her spirits and continued working.

When Xiao Jinlin came out of the break room, he saw Chen Xinyue sitting at her workstation, typing away on her keyboard with a serious expression. A quick glance revealed that everything was in English, so he knew she was busy with work.

Their expressions became much kinder.

Chen Xinyue was so busy that she didn't remember she hadn't returned the card until she was about to leave work, so she rushed to the president's office.

Seeing her leave, Cao Hui immediately moved closer to Lin Fei and said, "Have you heard? Secretary Chen got a permanent position!"

"What? How is that possible?" Lin Fei almost dropped her jaw in shock. "Who told you that?"

Cao Hui clicked his tongue. "The head of the HR department and I are best buddies. It's not like it's something that can't be talked about. How do you think I knew?"

Lin Fei was dumbfounded. "My God, my God! Secretary Chen is amazing! How did she do that?"

Cao Hui shook his head. "You're on good terms with Assistant Tang, why don't you just go ask him?"

Lin Fei glanced at the assistant's office and couldn't resist going in.

Tang Ming hadn't rested yet, and immediately sat up when he saw her coming over. "Sister Fei, what's up?"

Lin Fei jogged over and asked, "I heard Secretary Chen got a permanent position?"

Tang Ming gave a thumbs up, "You guys are really amazing! You got wind of what happened at noon by the afternoon!"

"Oh! So it's true? I'm really shocked. According to our company's rules and regulations, the internship period is three months. Secretary Chen was promoted to a full-time position after only half a month of internship. That's unbelievable!" Lin Fei's tone was a little sour.

Imagine how much pressure she was under when she first joined SY. In order to become a permanent employee, she only slept six hours a day and worked the rest of the time. She was conscientious and dared not slack off. Even so, her assessment result was only qualified, and she barely became a permanent employee.

That's why she gets along very well with everyone in the secretariat, for fear of being targeted or kicked out.

Now that a young and beautiful female secretary has arrived, and she's been promoted to a permanent position in less than half a month, it's no wonder she has her own ideas.

Tang Ming took a deep breath, sipped his water, and said slowly, "Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. As long as someone is talented, exceptions can be made. Do you know how much Secretary Chen has accomplished in the past two weeks?"

Lin Fei thought about it carefully. It seemed that Chen Xinyue always stayed in the office, only going out once or twice, and that was always for official business.

She honestly shook her head.

"I told you that she went to meet the client with us last night and secured the 50 million contract. The other party was clearly up to no good yesterday, but Secretary Chen managed to smooth things over with her gentle persuasion. And Miss Li, you know what kind of person she is. She's now Secretary Chen's best friend, and today she even tried to poach Secretary Chen in front of President Xiao."

If you were the CEO, would you make an exception and promote Secretary Chen to a permanent position ahead of schedule?

Tang Ming countered with a question. (End of Chapter)