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

Lin Fei was speechless. After a long silence, she said awkwardly, "I didn't expect Secretary Chen to be so capable."

Tang Ming smiled, "Everyone is very capable and does their job well! The position of Secretary Chen is quite special and it is not easy to recruit someone. It is rare to find someone who is so outstanding in all aspects. The president also cherishes talent."

Lin Fei's expression finally softened a bit, and she nodded in agreement, "You're right, this is a job that most people really can't do."

"Right! What's most remarkable is that Secretary Chen is capable but doesn't have any shady thoughts. Let me tell you a secret, while other women used to fawn over the president, Secretary Chen avoided him like the plague."

The plague god Tang Ming was referring to was watching Chen Xinyue hand over her card. He took the opportunity to say a few words to her, "Now that you've been officially hired, go find Li Dehua and Tang Ming later and go over my upcoming schedule. There are a few events where you need to accompany me, especially the cocktail party."

"Here, take the card. You'll need to dress up for the party. Besides choosing a suitable dress for yourself, you also need to coordinate my outfit. The key is to create a distraction and prevent those other women from bothering me. These expenses will be covered by the company account."

Chen Xinyue suddenly looked up, her eyes shining, as if a pie had fallen from the sky. "President, do these things need to be returned to the company afterward?"

Xiao Jinlin was truly stumped by the question, and coughed lightly, "No need, you can keep it yourself."

"Thank you, President! I promise I'll handle it perfectly!" Chen Xinyue took back the card and left quickly with a happy expression.

Xiao Jinlin found her hurried manner amusing.

Chen Xinyue left the office and immediately went to find Tang Ming. Seeing Lin Fei there, she quickly greeted her and then looked at Tang Ming, "Assistant Tang, the president asked me to come and coordinate the upcoming schedule with you. Please see which schedules require my cooperation and what the specific activities are so that I can prepare in advance."

"Okay, I'll organize the information and send it to you."

After receiving the reply, Chen Xinyue turned around and went to find Li Dehua.

Tang Ming looked at Lin Fei and said, "This is why Secretary Chen was able to be promoted ahead of schedule."

Lin Fei had figured it out and immediately told Cao Hui about the situation after returning to her workstation.

Cao Hui knew about the 50 million yuan cooperation deal, and he was impressed because of that.

He then slapped his forehead in frustration, "Wait a minute, how are our bets settled? There's no winner!"

Once everyone came to their senses, they all went to the dealer to ask for their money back.

Chen Xinyue heard some rumors and just found it funny.

Over the next few days, her work progressed quite smoothly. At most, she accompanied Xiao Jinlin to some dinner parties, and of course, without exception, there were women at these dinner parties.

She was puzzled and whispered to Tang Ming.

Tang Ming glanced at her sideways, "That's the meaning behind Secretary Chen's existence!"

Chen Xinyue: "."

I'm so angry! She's clearly more talented, but these scoundrels only think about using her to fend off unwanted suitors!
She wanted to argue with Tang Ming, but when she saw her pay slip and the card that Xiao Jinlin had left with her, all her unhappiness vanished.

She finally made it to the end of the month, and the real estate agent notified her to pick up the apartment.

Chen Xinyue rushed out as soon as she got off work.

Tang Ming found it strange, and as soon as Xiao Jinlin came out, he immediately complained to him, "Secretary Chen is acting so strangely today. She disappeared right at the end of the workday."

Xiao Jinlin didn't even glance at him. "You're the one who's strange. If you're not in a hurry to go home after get off work, are you going to stay at the company overnight?"

Tang Ming was speechless. "Boss, that's not what I meant. It's just that, look! Before, when Secretary Chen left work, she walked like this, elegant and dignified, unhurried and composed. Today, she walked like this. Just like she was on sale at a shopping mall! I think if she wasn't wearing a tight dress, she could probably run a relay race."

Xiao Jinlin found it strange after hearing what he said, but couldn't figure out why.

The two arrived at the basement, where Lao Fang was already waiting.

As the car drove off, Xiao Jinlin noticed Chen Xinyue waiting for a ride by the roadside. She seemed a little anxious, so he said thoughtfully, "Old Fang, go check what's going on." "Okay!"

Old Fang drove up to Chen Xinyue and rolled down the window. "Secretary Chen, where are we going?"

Chen Xinyue quickly greeted them and honestly said, "I'm going to Ximen Hutong on Changle Street (address made up, don't take it literally)."

"It's hard to get a taxi at this time, get in!" Xiao Jinlin said slowly.

Chen Xinyue was a little embarrassed, "Won't this take up Mr. Xiao's time?"

Old Fang quickly shook his head, "No, no, President Xiao has no work scheduled for tonight and is going home anyway, it's just on his way."

"That's troublesome." Chen Xinyue quickly got into the passenger seat.

After starting the car, Tang Ming immediately asked, "Secretary Chen, I thought you were driving so fast because of a shopping mall event, but it turns out that's not the case!"

Chang Le Street is a residential area, so there should be a vegetable market there, but it's hard to say about shopping malls.

Chen Xinyue complained in frustration, "I drove so fast because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get a taxi, but it's still the same result."

Tang Ming found it amusing. "What are you doing over there? Are you in a hurry?"

Chen Xinyue nodded. "I made an appointment with someone. If I'm late, they'll have already left, and if I try to reschedule, they might not have time."

"Why is Secretary Chen taking this so seriously?" Old Fang asked curiously.

Chen Xinyue pursed her lips and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I just went to collect the house. When I was in college, my family bought me a house there, but I didn't live in it, so my parents rented it out."

Now that the lease is up, I want to take the house back and renovate it so I won't have to live in the company dormitory anymore.

The three men in the car were somewhat surprised.

Tang Ming was the most outrageous, exclaiming, "Secretary Chen! You own a house in the capital at such a young age? What kind of family background do you have?!"

With so much money, shouldn't they be living a life of leisure like Miss Li, eating, drinking, and having fun every day? Why bother going to work!

"No, no, no. You've misunderstood. That house was bought several years ago, and it wasn't expensive back then," Chen Xinyue quickly explained.

Tang Ming wouldn't listen at all, his head drooping. "Sigh! We're all working people, we can't compare ourselves."

Old Fang added insult to injury, "Assistant Tang is right, Ximen Hutong seems to be full of those courtyard houses, how can you compare them?"

Tang Ming: "." This is terrible! I won't listen, I won't listen, it's like a monk chanting scriptures.

Xiao Jinlin felt extremely embarrassed and subtly changed the subject, "You're planning to take it back and renovate it, right?"

"Yes! If we're going to live there, we'll definitely need to renovate it." Chen Xinyue quickly replied.

What's the budget?

"Hmm, is 100,000 to 200,000 enough?"

Xiao Jinlin nodded slightly, "More or less, but it depends on the size and layout of the house and your design requirements. Assistant Tang knows a professional decoration company, you can ask him for their contact information."

Chen Xinyue quickly expressed her gratitude, then turned to Tang Ming with a solicitous look, "Assistant Tang, thank you for your help!"

Tang Ming replied listlessly, "No trouble at all. I can take a look at your house later and then contact the other party to let them know." (End of Chapter)