I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Wei Mingzhe slapped his forehead, only then realizing that he had made a mistake again and shouldn't have called the old man.

If they knew he was unemployed, they would be incredibly anxious, and they would be helplessly worried.

He could only force a smile and say, "What's wrong? Can't I call you while I'm at work?"

"Stop joking around. Go to work and earn money to support your family. Chen Chi is a good girl. You have to give her a good life, understand?"

Wei Mingzhe's smile was somewhat pathetic: "Of course I know."

"Good to know," the old man said, then, as if remembering something, added, "You little rascal, are you broke again?"

“You’ll always be broke, but that won’t solve anything,” Wei Mingzhe said. “Don’t overthink it. I just called to have a chat.”

The old man chuckled on the other end: "Are you feeling a little nervous with the wedding date approaching?"

"Of course, after all, I've never been married before."

"Hey, don't be nervous, we're all the same," the old man said with a smile, lighting a cigarette. "You just need to stand there and be there, that's all you need to do."

"Was that when you got married?"

"Yes, I was completely confused when I got married. I didn't understand anything. Your mother's family all thought I was a silly son-in-law."

"Hahaha……"

After chatting with his father for a while, Wei Mingzhe felt much better.

The nausea I felt from dealing with that annoying CTO at the company has dissipated considerably.

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Dad, how did you and Mom manage to raise me to this age when you were young?"

"What kind of stupid question is this?"

"Given my family's economic situation, I feel it's nothing short of a miracle," Wei Mingzhe said. "I'm not even married yet, and I already feel quite overwhelmed. In the future, there will be pregnancy, childbirth, baby formula, education... it's like going through eighty-one tribulations. So, I'm a bit amazed."

The old man smiled and said, "You want to ask how much money it takes to be a good husband and a good father, right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."

“Any amount of money is fine,” he said. “I can support him with a monthly salary of 500 or 3000.”

"What supports a family is not your money, but hot meals, bed sheets that smell of sunshine, love, and responsibility, do you understand?"

Wei Mingzhe never imagined that his father could say such philosophical things, and he nodded blankly.

Old Wei puffed on his cigarette for a while, then slowly said, "However, your era is different from ours. The environment is too complicated, and people's hearts are too complicated. Young people have a much harder time than we did back then..."

Wei Mingzhe suddenly felt relieved: "I understand, Dad, I have no more questions."

Old Wei opened his eyes and said, "Good to know."

"Ah."

"By the way," Lao Wei said, "I wish you a happy marriage in advance."

"Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Mingzhe sat for a while and suddenly discovered that three thousand yuan had been deposited into his online wallet.

Also included was a quote from the father:

"No matter how difficult the work is, it can't defeat a real man. Keep going, son. Dad believes in you. Your dad still has some money. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. I have the ability to help you get through them."

Upon reading this, Wei Mingzhe's eyes welled up with tears.

He dialed Chen Chi's number, and as soon as the call connected, he said, "Hey, honey, I've resigned."

"Huh? You really quit?" Chen Chi opened his mouth slightly, then immediately said, "It's okay, it's good that you quit. I always thought your company's boss was a bastard. We'll find another job."

Her attitude was so good that Wei Mingzhe felt it was unreal, a little too smooth, that he almost strained his back.

"Don't you have anything else you want to say to me?"

"Hmm... Good luck?" Chen Chi said with a smile. "Go home and rest early today. You've been working yourself to the bone these past few years. Take good care of yourself at home before the wedding, and then look for a job after the wedding."

Wei Mingzhe was moved.

"Chen Chi, you really are a good woman. My dad praised you today."

Chen Chi chuckled on the other end: "What were you two talking about? I have a feeling you're up to something."

"how can that be possible?"

"Okay, are you still out there? I can hear the noise from your side. You must have lost your job and don't know what to do, so you're just wandering around. Stop wandering around! Go home quickly. I'll take you out for something delicious after get off work tonight to celebrate 'graduating from work'."

"Okay." Wei Mingzhe sniffed.

Chen Chi scolded playfully, "Why are you sniffling now?"

"I was touched."

After resolving the biggest problem weighing on his mind, he felt refreshed and ready to go home. Suddenly, another call came in from an unknown number.

"Hello, is this... Mr. Wei Mingzhe?" The person on the other end was a man, who sounded quite young.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"I've looked at your resume and I'm very interested in you. Would you like to come to our company for an interview?"

Wei Mingzhe was taken aback: "Huh? I haven't submitted any resumes recently?"

The other person seemed taken aback: "You asked Brother Ya for a recommendation, didn't you?"

"Brother Ya? Oh...you mean Chen Ya!" Wei Mingzhe hadn't expected Chen Ya to be so reliable, finding him a job so quickly. "Yes, yes, that's me."

"When are you free? Can you come for an interview?" Ishikawa Dong became even more respectful when he heard him address Chen Ya by his name.

"I'm fine anytime, even today."

“Let’s do it today,” Ishikawa Takashi said. “We’ll arrange the interview today. When you arrive, come straight to the 24th floor.”

Wei Mingzhe wanted to laugh; the company Chen Ya recommended to him seemed far too unreliable.

At least the person who made the call was definitely not a professional HR. He didn't even tell Wei Mingzhe the address, and went straight to the floor. How was anyone supposed to know where the other person was?

Wei Mingzhe reminded him, "Uh, you didn't tell me where the address is."

Ishikawa Toru was surprised: "You don't know where the White Tower is?"

"Uh, which White Building?"

"That white building."

Both people on the other end of the phone were extremely anxious, as they were not good at expressing themselves.

After asking around for a while, Wei Mingzhe finally realized that the "white building" the other party was referring to was the White Building in Jiangcheng, which made him even more dumbfounded.

"No wonder your phone number is Yang Xia's number. I'm not in Jiangcheng."

Ishikawa Takashi was also a little annoyed: "So you've settled down in Beijing? You're not coming to Jiangcheng to work?"

Wei Mingzhe nodded: "Yes, I have no plans to work in Jiangcheng."

"Alright then." Ishikawa Takashi nodded, looking a little disappointed.

If possible, he would still like Wei Mingzhe to come to Jiangcheng.

Wei Mingzhe was even more regretful than him.

Despite the unprofessional behavior of the other party, which made them seem like a makeshift operation, we are in a transitional period now, and finding a job is more important than anything else.

Unfortunately, Chen Ya was unreliable; he immediately recommended a company in Jiangcheng to him.

What does this mean? Does it mean you think he can't stay in Jiangcheng? Is it a subtle way of advising him not to pursue his dreams in Beijing?

Wei Mingzhe found it quite amusing. He was thinking of inviting Chen Ya to dinner tonight so he could have a good chat with him.

"That's a pity. Hope we can cooperate again in the future..."

Before he could finish his polite words, the other party suddenly said, "It's alright, we also have a branch in Beijing, you can go to the Beijing branch."

"what?"

"Do you know the address of the Beijing branch? I'll send you the address and also let them know. You can go there now."

Then, the other party gave him an address and a phone number.

"Um, by the way, may I ask who you are? You're not HR, are you? I'll save your number."

Ishikawa Takashi said, "Oh, sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm the company's CTO. Since Ya-ge contacted me directly, I came directly to you without telling HR."

“CTO…”

Okay, another CTO.

After hanging up the phone, Wei Mingzhe felt a bit disoriented.

If you call the other party a makeshift operation, they have branches in two different locations; if you call them powerful, it's a bit unbelievable that their CTO would directly call you to recruit people.

He opened his phone's map app, entered the address the other party had given him, and tried to locate the location for a long time, only to find that the location kept pointing to the Dayu Shopping Mall in Beichen.

As everyone knows, Daewoo Department Store only houses one company, Beichen Company. The entire building is occupied by Beichen Company, and there are no other companies around it, only a commercial area.

"That's strange. Could there be other companies operating next to Beichen Company?"

After thinking for a long time, he realized that he had entered a blind spot in his thinking.

Is it possible that the address the other party gave him was in Beichen?

……

……

After hanging up the phone, Ishikawa Dong picked up his laptop and rushed towards the crowd, repeatedly apologizing.

Over there, all the leaders were waiting for him.

These leaders all hold incredibly high positions; in other places, just one of them could crush a whole host of others. But today is Beichen's home turf, and with Shi Chuan Dong in trouble, everyone can only wait.

He jogged over and explained to everyone, "I'm really sorry, but Brother Ya told me about something important that I need to arrange right away, it can't be delayed."

A female leader standing nearby said to the people around her, "See? I told you it must be that person who had something to give orders. Only that person could command Chief Shi like this."

The people around laughed, and someone said, "If it's something that person personally instructed, it must be something important that involves the future development of the industry. It doesn't matter if we wait a little longer."

Someone else asked, "Mr. Shi, could you tell us what Mr. Chen has arranged? We'd like to stay informed about the latest industry trends."

Ishikawa Takashi waved his hand and laughed, "I really can't say."

"Hahaha."

The group walked away, joking around.

Following the navigation, Wei Mingzhe arrived at his destination. He looked down at his phone, then looked up at the two large characters "Beichen" hanging under the azure sky.

He swallowed.

Chapter 255: Are there free meals provided?

Before leaving his job, Wei Mingzhe searched for a long time and submitted his resume to many companies, but he never even considered applying to Beichen.

In their field, Beichen is undoubtedly the brightest pearl on the summit of Mount Everest, like a goddess that everyone admires but dares not approach.

In the days before he lost his job, one of his colleagues' favorite pastimes was discussing how great the benefits were at Beichen Company.

For example, they provide single-person dormitory accommodations, free meals, flexible get off work hours, the option to work from home, and a free playground for childcare on-site…

His former boss hated Beichen Company the most because the company's treatment was so bad compared to other companies in the industry that it was practically charity. The bosses didn't know if the boss of Beichen Company was actually there to make money.

It's almost unbelievable that you could make money doing business that way, but it was undoubtedly incredibly lucrative.

This has left countless bosses puzzled – we rack our brains to squeeze employees and cut costs, so why are we going bankrupt and closing down, while Beichen, which spends so much money, is growing bigger and bigger?

After exploring unsolvable problems, all that remains is hatred.

If the bosses overhear the employees discussing Beichen's treatment, they won't say anything on the surface, but in the dead of night, they'll grit their teeth, shed tears, and clench their fists, hating the injustice of the world.

This is one of the reasons why Wei Mingzhe didn't dare to submit his resume to Beichen, because he felt he didn't deserve such a good life.

Another thing that made Wei Mingzhe hesitate to work with Beichen was his own industry. In his industry, Beichen always represented the highest standard.

Whether it's during regular work or after-work self-improvement, when it comes to specific work details or requirements, everyone always mentions Beichen.

For example, "We can think about what Beichen requires here," or "Why don't we ask the all-powerful Beichen?" Even the boss, who deeply hates Beichen, will grit his teeth and say during a meeting, "Why can't you be like Beichen's employees?"

Various factors have made Beichen a boss-level existence in Wei Mingzhe's worldview, and he never thought that he would be able to enter Beichen one day.