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

Chapter 272 Public
Xiao Jinlin nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll leave it to you to handle."

Tang Ming then hung up the phone.

The next morning, I greeted several department managers as soon as I got to work, saying, "The boss is dating someone, and we'll soon have a boss's wife."

"What? When did this happen? How come we didn't receive any news?"

"How strange! A thousand-year-old iron tree has blossomed?"

Several department managers huddled together and whispered among themselves.

As soon as Chen Xinyue arrived at her workstation, Lin Fei pulled her aside to gossip, "I heard the CEO is dating someone and getting married soon, did you know?"

"Getting married soon? Who said that?" Chen Xinyue frowned.

Lin Fei immediately pointed to the assistant's office, "Assistant Tang spoke with all the department managers this morning, Xin Yue, do you think your work will be affected?"

"Why do you say that?" Chen Xinyue asked, puzzled.

Lin Fei was getting anxious for her because of her cluelessness. "Don't forget, one of your main job duties is to accompany the president to various events. The president already has a girlfriend, aren't you embarrassed?"

"I"

As soon as Chen Xinyue opened her mouth, Cao Hui chimed in, "Sister Fei is right, Secretary Chen. I think you're quite capable at work. But if the future president's wife is petty, you should start planning for yourself as soon as possible."

Chen Xinyue was both amused and exasperated when Xiao Jinlin appeared in the secretariat.

Everyone immediately fell silent and returned to their places.

Xiao Jinlin ignored everyone else and came to Chen Xinyue with the food box. "I left it behind because I was walking too fast. The meeting starts at ten. You have time to eat slowly."

Chen Xinyue nodded obediently.

Facing the gossipy and scrutinizing gazes of her colleagues, she inwardly groaned.

After Xiao Jinlin left, Lin Fei was pushed out.

She cautiously approached Chen Xinyue, staring at the food box, carefully considering how to begin.

Chen Xinyue tilted her head with amusement, "Sister Fei, just say what you want to say."

Lin Fei chuckled twice and pointed to the food box, "Did the CEO bring you some food?"

Chen Xinyue nodded.

Lin Fei gasped, "You came in the president's car?"

Chen Xinyue nodded again.

Lin Fei pounced on Chen Xinyue, "Are you the CEO's girlfriend?"

Chen Xinyue continued to nod.

Lin Fei was stunned. "My God! Oh my god! You actually managed to win over the CEO! I'm impressed, I'm truly impressed!"

Cao Hui leaned closer and said with a fawning smile, "Secretary Chen, please forgive me if I've ever wronged you in the past!"

Chen Xinyue was speechless. "Brother Cao, what are you talking about! Do you think I'm that kind of petty person?"

Upon hearing her say that, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Fei continued gossiping, "Um... can I ask how you managed to win over the CEO?"

Everyone pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

Chen Xinyue shook her head innocently, "I didn't pursue him! He confessed to me." Lin Fei didn't believe it at all, and took advantage of the time to get water to sneak into the assistant's office to inquire.

When I came out again, I was in a daze.

That day, most of the company knew that Chen Xinyue was their president's girlfriend, and that the president had taken the initiative to pursue her.

Xiao Jinlin is, after all, the president of SY multinational group, a diamond bachelor in the eyes of unmarried women. Now that he has a girlfriend, everyone is bound to be curious about Chen Xinyue's family background. However, after asking around, they couldn't find out anything.

When asked, the head of the personnel department shook his head vigorously.

Chen Xinyue was recruited by the president and the secretariat, without being interviewed by the HR department. They knew nothing about her.

Chen Xinyue's colleagues in the same department had their minds on her all day.

They huddled together and whispered among themselves.

"Who do you think Secretary Chen is? She's beautiful, talented, and has such high standards. If she were a rich family's daughter, why would she work for our company?"

"I find it strange too! Who from an ordinary family would learn those things? I really don't know what they're thinking!"

Lin Fei passed by them and coughed lightly, immediately putting an end to their conversation.

She then sat back down at her workstation and took advantage of her break to go to Tang Ming's office.

"Assistant Tang, people in the office are all speculating about Secretary Chen's family background. Even the president had to pursue her, so is her family particularly powerful?"

Tang Ming looked up at the gossipy Lin Fei, frowned speechlessly, and said, "I'm telling you guys are just too idle all day long. How would I know anything about Secretary Chen's family background? Besides, why do you care about her family background?"
Isn't Secretary Chen herself outstanding? She's a returned overseas student, highly educated, exceptionally talented, and her competence is evident to all. Those external advantages are insignificant to her. Instead of wasting time being curious about someone else's background, you should be focusing on improving yourself.

Lin Fei was speechless and went back to tell everyone what Tang Ming had said.

Now no one dares to openly discuss Chen Xinyue anymore.

However, it wasn't entirely without benefits for Chen Xinyue that Xiao Jinlin made their relationship public. At least some of the women in the company who were still clinging to hope lost their illusions and stopped keeping an eye on Xiao Jinlin.

Chen Xinyue's work has become much smoother than before. In the past, some people would occasionally make things difficult for her, but now they treat her like royalty. If she needs anything, her subordinates will treat it as a sacred decree and handle it perfectly.

With her work going smoothly and her love life sweet, Chen Xinyue suddenly felt like she was a winner in life.

Now that her relationship had stabilized, she wanted to discuss the matter with her family.

I contacted Chen Ruiyu immediately.

As the city lights began to twinkle, Chen Ruiyu had just finished her work and was about to rest when she received a call from Chen Xinyue.

A hint of relief appeared on his tired face, and he answered the call without even thinking.

"Yaya, you finally have time to call your brother!"

Chen Ruiyu's teasing made Chen Xinyue feel a little guilty. "Brother, aren't you busy?"

"Busy! The amount of money I'm handling is getting bigger and bigger, so I don't have much free time. This year, I also partnered with Qu Zhiyang and my cousin to register a film and television company in Guangdong Province. I'm so busy that I don't even have time to breathe. Otherwise, I would have gone to the capital to see you long ago."

Chen Ruiyu recounted everything that had happened in the past six months in one breath.

Chen Xinyue was surprised to hear this, "Why do you suddenly want to start a film and television company together?"

Chen Ruiyu gave a helpless bitter laugh. "It's not that I suddenly had a change of heart. It's mainly because of Lingxue. She went to participate in a beauty pageant and had a very strong desire to become a star. However, the competition in Hong Kong is too fierce, the signing conditions are harsh, and the entertainment industry is very chaotic."

Although the Xue family is powerful and influential, they don't have much influence in Hong Kong. My uncle and aunt couldn't persuade her, so they came to me and Zhiyang, hoping we could help talk to her. We were out of ideas, so the compromise was to open a film and television company and promote her exclusively!

Chen Xinyue was stunned. "You guys are really loyal!"