Chapter 846 Before the Festival

Xiao Qiang, who has just been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer, is in a good mood. Although the integration of the departments has not been completed, and his office has not changed until the company headquarters is relocated, he still can't bear to start the day's work while making tea. .

Hearing the knock on the door, Xiao Qiang said loudly, "Please come in!"

He looked up and said with a smile, "It's Xiaoyu, I have something to do?"

Fang Xiaoyu is the backbone of his business. Fang Xiaoyu can take the lead in many tasks in the marketing department. Naturally, he is also Xiao Qiang's confidant and love, so his attitude is also quite kind.

"Mr. Xiao!" Fang Xiaoyu said nervously, "I'm here to admit my mistake."

"Yo, this is it?" Xiao Qiang asked puzzled.

"Last night there was a lot of uproar about our company's annual meeting on the Internet. In fact, the earliest post was from my classmates who transferred it to the forum from my circle of friends." Fang Xiaoyu said, "This incident has brought a negative impact to the company. I"

"That's all?" Xiao Qiang laughed and said, "What kind of mistake is this? Yesterday I looked it up on the Internet, and the response was not bad. You are still engaged in marketing. You can't usually ask for this kind of public opinion hotspot. This time What's wrong with doing such a good advertisement without spending a penny?"

Fang Xiaoyu opened his eyes wide in surprise and said, "But I saw many netizens have bad comments on the chairman, so I'm afraid"

"Are you afraid that the chairman will be angry?" Xiao Qiang said with a smile, "You are too serious about the chairman's mind!"

He stood up and poured a glass of water for Fang Xiaoyu, then said, "Tell you the truth! I found out that the pictures circulating on the Internet were from your circle of friends last night, and immediately called the chairman to explain the situation."

"What did the chairman say?" Fang Xiaoyu asked nervously.

"What do you want him to say? Swear at you?" Xiao Qiang asked in a funny way.

Then he immediately patted Fang Xiaoyu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry - the director didn't take it to heart at all and said that this is a good thing for the company!"

"Really?" A big rock in Fang Xiaoyu's heart finally fell to the ground.

"As the company grows stronger in the future, there will be more and more such public opinion incidents." Xiao Qiang said earnestly, "The chairman is someone who does important things, how could he be angry with the people below because of this new situation? Let's talk about this matter. It's not your responsibility, ah, there are at least one or two hundred employees in Wanfa Moments; it's just that your classmates just put these contents online!"

"My classmate is a little unreliable," Fang Xiaoyu said embarrassedly.

"Go back to work with peace of mind!" Xiao Qiang said with a smile, "The Spring Festival is approaching, you must not relax. It is very likely that you will enter the 50-person reward list, and the personnel rating will be determined soon. Performance is especially important, don't fall short because of last-minute slack!"

"Understood; thank you, Mr. Xiao!" Fang Xiaoyu said with his chest out, "Then I'll go back to work!"

Usually Fang Xiaoyu and the others are called Xiao Qiang "director", but today everyone met him at work and called him "Mr. Xiao". Xiao Qiang listened to the indescribable comfort, he laughed and said, "Go, go, go. Don't think about those who have and don't!"

After the annual meeting, the employees of Taoyuan Company jumped into a state of excitement more or less.

On the one hand, everyone will receive a good year-end bonus.

On the other hand, the Spring Festival holiday is coming soon, and the company has already issued a notice that the company's house price is 10 days, which is three more days than the national holiday, so that the family can go home on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, and come back to work on the seventh day of the first lunar month. , and it is not a sabbatical, and there is no need to make up work on weekends after the holiday.

And for those who voluntarily stayed on duty, Xia Ruofei even instructed the financial side to pay everyone overtime pay at five times the salary, which was far more than the usual treatment.

It is equivalent to saying that it is seven days left for the Chinese New Year, and the overtime pay is higher than the usual one month.

Many young employees are eager to sign up to stay behind, but in addition to the pharmaceutical factory where production must be properly maintained, companies in other positions do not need too many people to stay on duty.

Therefore, some people who stay voluntarily may not be able to do so.

Taoyuan Company's flagship store on the e-commerce platform has stopped shipping after the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, but it still accepts orders normally, and will start shipping after going to work after the holiday.

Under the supervision of the administrative department, they purchased a lot of lanterns, steel, Chinese knots, etc., and made the peasants look beaming.

After nightfall, the red lanterns on both sides of the farm road are lit up, adding a lot of festive atmosphere.

Mother Huzi and Lin Qiao did not come to the farm this year, they decided to spend the New Year in a new house.

At that time, Xia Ruofei will naturally go over to accompany their mothers.

However, Lin Yue'e, the widow of Mr. Luo, returned to his hometown with his daughter Nan Nan and Mr. Roan's old father.

They still have many relatives in their hometown, and they still want to go back to their hometown during the Spring Festival.

Xia Ruofei specially approved a leave for Lin Yue'e, and asked her to leave home on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, and asked the Administration Department to help buy a train ticket early, and sent a car to send their family to the train station.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, the streets of Sanshan are already full of festive atmosphere. Many shops along the street hang red lanterns, and the windows are also covered with Chinese-style window grilles and paper-cuts, and various promotions are emerging one after another.

During this period of time, the company's business basically stopped. Xia Ruofei was a shopkeeper, so he was very busy these days.

Today, he also took advantage of Ling Qingxue's free time, and asked her to go shopping together.

After the two were together, although they were in the same city, they didn't see each other much time.

The main reason is that Ling Qingxue's work is too busy. Ling Xiaotian is now gradually handing over the power of the company to Ling Qingxue. Every time she sees Ling Qingxue's haggard appearance, Xia Ruofei feels distressed for a while, and she can't help but blame her future husband.

Today Ling Qingxue wore a red woolen coat with a goose-yellow turtleneck cashmere sweater inside and a red scarf, which looked very fitting when the Spring Festival was approaching.

She held Xia Ruofei's arm, her body was close to Xia Ruofei, and her face was filled with a happy smile.

The two were walking in Wanda Plaza. They had just finished watching a Chinese New Year movie and were about to come out for food.

There is also a Lingji restaurant chain near Wanda Plaza, but Ling Qingxue did not want to take care of her own business. Instead, she walked around with Xia Ruofei with great interest, looking for a unique store.

After all, in her own store, the employees all knew her, and they felt a little uncomfortable holding hands or something.

Xia Ruofei said with a hint of guilt while walking: "Qingxue, this year's New Year's Eve dinner, I still want to eat with my godmother and Qiaoer"

"It's okay! I understand!" Ling Qingxue said with a sweet smile, "Just stay with them. Don't forget to come home on the second day of the lunar month! Don't let my dad pick it up!"

In Sanshan, the second day of the first lunar month is the day when my daughter returns to her mother's house. Although Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue are not yet married, their relationship has been recognized by Ling Xiaotian, so it is also a courtesy to visit the door on the second day of the new year.

"That's for sure." Xia Ruofei said gently and repeatedly Ling Qingxue, "It's mainly for the New Year's Day. I'm afraid that their mother and daughter will be alone. It is inevitable that Huzi will be sad again, and this year, they will celebrate the New Year in their new home, I'm sure."

"Fool! No need to explain!" Ling Qingxue said, "If I hadn't wanted to leave my dad at home alone, I would have wanted to spend the New Year with them with you."

Xia Ruofei's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said, "Why don't you let Uncle Ling come with you, and you all go to the godmother's place to celebrate the New Year?"

"Is it inconvenient?" Ling Qingxue hesitated.

"There's nothing inconvenient! There are so many people!" Xia Ruofei said, "You and Godmother Qiao'er are so familiar with them. Uncle Ling is not that kind of withdrawn person. Everyone is their own!"

Ling Qingxue couldn't help but feel a little moved, and said, "Then I'll go back and ask my dad what he means."

"He can definitely agree!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

Ling Qingxue said with a smile, "That's not necessarily true, just wait for my news!"

For so many years, Ling Xiaotian and Ling Qingxue spent each Spring Festival together. Although the apprentices also wanted to invite him to celebrate the New Year together, Ling Xiaotian never agreed.

Therefore, Ling Qingxue is not sure whether Ling Xiaotian can agree with Xia Ruofei's suggestion.

The two walked forward while talking, Ling Qingxue saw a stone pot grilled fish restaurant next to her, her eyes lit up and said: "Ruofei, I suddenly want to eat grilled fish * Why not just this one!"

Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "Okay; if you are not afraid of getting angry and getting pimples!"

Ling Qingxue said with a smile: "With your unlimited supply of jade muscle cream, it's so hard to get acne!"

"I love hearing this!" Xia Ruofei said with a grin, "Go! Go eat grilled fish!"

The two walked into the store.

Although it was already lunch time and it was still in the bustling Wanda business district, there were not many customers in the store.

It's not that the food in this store is not good - this grilled fish restaurant is still famous in Sanshan, and the chain stores have opened six or seven stores - mainly because the New Year is approaching, many people have left the city and returned to their hometowns.

In fact, the bigger the city, the more deserted it will be during the Spring Festival. International metropolises like Beijing and Shencheng will almost become empty cities during the Spring Festival.

Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue didn't like noisy environments either, and this situation was exactly what they wanted.

The two randomly found a seat by the glass window facing the street and sat down, and soon a waiter came over with a menu.

Ling Qingxue excitedly ordered a large portion of the restaurant's signature grilled fish, then ordered a few stir-fries and two glasses of juice.

The waiter took an hourglass and placed it at the corner of the table, and said, "please wait a moment, both of us, the grilled fish in our house is all freshly cooked, and it will take some time. If the hourglass is all leaked out and the dishes are not started, we will waive the The cost of the main course.”

After the waiter left, Xia Ruofei smiled and said to Ling Qingxue: "It's a bit interesting, this hourglass, everyone's waiting time will not be so boring, and sometimes I even hope that the food will be slower!"

"I think this idea is not bad!" Ling Qingxue said, "I'll say hello to the marketing department when I look back. We, Lingji Catering, can also use this trick!"

In fact, Lingji Catering has rich experience in kitchen resource management. When cooking, it also uses the co-ordination method to the extreme. Basically, there will be no one table of guests who have been waiting for the food, and the other table is constantly serving the food. Such a phenomenon of non-copying hatred.

If this trick is used in Lingji Catering, there will be basically no large-scale free orders.

Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly: "I think you're almost a workaholic, can you think of work?"

Ling Qingxue stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and said, "Didn't you pay attention just now!"

Xia Ruofei suddenly said with a bad smile: "Qingxue, what do you think if I try to make the hourglass go faster, and when they serve the food, they find that the hourglass has leaked out, what will it look like?"

Ling Qingxue said with a look of disbelief: "How could this hourglass go faster? It leaks all the sand, so the time is constant!"

The hourglass was originally an ancient timekeeping tool. Even if the small hourglass used in this shop is not very accurate, it is impossible to have a huge deviation.

Xia Ruofei smiled and didn't explain much, just put his hand on the top of the hourglass gently.

With a little bit of spiritual power revealed, the speed of the sand leaking down really accelerated a lot, and even the naked eye could tell it apart.

The hourglass was originally leaked down by gravity, and the outside was completely closed, so it was basically impossible to apply any external force, but Xia Ruofei pressed down with mental force, which was equivalent to adding a layer of force to them, and the speed of the leakage. Naturally accelerated.

Ling Qingxue first showed an unbelievable look, and then quickly giggled and pushed Xia Ruofei's hand away, and said, "Okay, okay; I'm so embarrassed when someone discovered such a rich boss later?"

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Is it because you don't believe it and want to prove it to you?"

After speaking, he turned the hourglass upside down, let the sand just flow back for a while, then turned it over again, and said with a smile, "This is not cheating!"

Ling Qingxue said with a smile, "It's almost the same!"

After a small episode, the two waited while chatting. Time seemed to pass quickly, and it felt like a lot of work had passed. Xia Ruofei saw a waiter walking towards them from a distant passage with a wooden tray. come over.

On the tray is a long stone pot, the lid is tightly covered, and there is no trace of heat.

"Our food is here!" Xia Ruofei said to Ling Qingxue with a smile - Ling Qingxue was sitting opposite him, and the waiter came from behind her, and could not be seen from her position.

When Ling Qingxue heard the words, she immediately turned her head to look, and said coquettishly, "Aiya, the hourglass was almost finished. If you didn't make trouble just now, and put it back for a while, maybe you'd be free of the bill."

"You think too much!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "their time is very accurate, I guarantee that even if the hourglass is not moved, there must be a little sand left at the moment"

The waiter came over step by step, Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue also sorted out the tableware in front of them, ready to eat.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

There was another table across the aisle from Xia Ruofei's table. The guests had just finished eating, and a middle-aged female clerk in an apron was clearing the table.

When the waiter came over with a stone pot, the female clerk was bending over to clean the table. When the waiter walked behind her, she just straightened up.

This aisle is a bit narrow, and the middle-aged female clerk didn't know who was behind her, so she got up a little bit and bumped into the waiter who was carrying the tray.

The waiter was caught off guard, his body suddenly lost his balance, his hands were soft, and the hot stone pot slipped down and smashed towards the middle-aged female clerk.

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