Mu Hanxia was slightly stunned.
Although she had spent some time with him that day, the nite was dark and the lights were dim, so it was as if she was looking at him thru a thin, dark veil. Now it was different. He was standing under the bright lights of the supermarket, his short hair perfectly in place, his suit smart and neat. Inside was a black shirt, without a tie.
His hands were in his suit pants, his chin was slightly raised, and his eyes, like that nite, were coldly and quietly looking at her.
And Mu Hanxia's second impression of him was the same as the first: this man was arrogant from head to toe. The ink may be light, but it is written into the bones.
"Miss Mu." He slowly opened his mouth.
Mu Hanxia looked puzzled. "You are..."
His expression changed slightly.
For some reason, Mu Hanxia felt a little bit happy. Only then did she suddenly realize and smile: "Oh, it's you. I remember now. Are you fully recovered?"
He then gave a soft "hmph".
Mu Hanxia smiled sincerely and looked into his eyes, saying, "Congratulations."
He glanced at her, then looked around at the environment, and said, "Let's find a place to sit down and talk."
"I can't leave." "Is there anything else you want to say to me?" Mu Hanxia asked.
He was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed: "Salesperson?" "Yes, I told you I wasn't lying to you." Mu Hanxia looked at him with her hands behind her back. "Don't forget to add the prefix - a beautiful and clever saleswoman."
He glanced at her, but did not laugh at her sense of humor and thick skin. Instead, he lowered his head and looked down at the cookies she had made in the counter. It was as if he was judging her craftsmanship.
Mu Hanxia generously took out a few pieces and handed them to him. "Try them. They're on me."
He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Mu Hanxia couldn't help but notice his hands, because they were so different from the male colleagues around her. His fingers were long, white, and bony, with little flesh. "How does it taste?" she asked.
He didn't answer directly, but said lightly, "I'll take them all."
Mu Hanxia was stunned. He really had the air of a rich young master, buying her entire basket of cookies that cost 5.5 yuan per 500 grams! She smiled and said, "That won't do. How can I let you buy all of them? I can only give you half a pound at most."
She quickly weighed and packed the cookies for him, and he stood outside the counter, quietly watching her movements.
Mu Hanxia handed him the cookies.
Neither of them spoke for a while, and Mu Hanxia didn't know what to say to him. A thot suddenly popped into her head: he wouldn't be about to write her a check to thank her for her kindness, would he?
How awkward, but also a little nervous and excited...
As a result, he really put his hand into his pocket. Mu Hanxia glanced at his movements from the corner of her eye, and her face slowly became hot.
Then he took out... a card? And handed it to her.
Mu Hanxia was slightly stunned. It was a business card.
The thin, hard, light gold paper had no fragrance or any pattern. On it, two lines of words were printed in simple black Xin Song font: Fengchen Trading Co., Ltd.
General Manager, Lin Mocheng.
She had never heard of the company. But the name Lin Mocheng, each of the three characters was long and thin, with a hidden strength, but it made people feel that it should be his name.
The lights above were still shining brightly and purely, and the aroma of the pastries was warm and surrounded the air. Mu Hanxia wiped her hands on her apron to remove the grease before taking his business card.
"Come to my company and be an administrative assistant," he said.
Mu Hanxia was stunned.
She never expected that what he wanted to give her was a job.
"You..." She was speechless for a moment, and a warm current of emotion surged in her heart.
As if he had expected her to react this way, he smiled faintly and said, "Take your time to consider it."
"No..." Mu Hanxia interrupted him, her face was full of sweet and warm smiles, but she shook her head, "Thank you Lin Mocheng, for thinking so highly of me. But no need, I still want to stay here in Leya, thanks."
Lin Mocheng didn't say anything.
Mu Hanxia was originally happy for herself, and was thinking about whether to send him some more biscuits, when she suddenly realized that his state seemed a little off.
He looked at her again with that cold and calm gaze, and his aura seemed to gradually cool down again. "You said you'd rather stay in the supermarket and be a salesperson?" he asked.
Mu Hanxia smiled, thinking that she would be transferred to the management department soon, but she answered seriously, "Yes, I like being a salesperson the most."
He stopped talking again. But Mu Hanxia could clearly feel that the atmosphere seemed to have become a little stiff. She thot that this man was really arrogant. Wasn't he here to express his gratitude? She had politely refused him, so why was he pulling a long face?
But she was always generous, and was just about to say something to ease the atmosphere when she saw him take out his sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, looking like he was about to leave.
Mu Hanxia couldn't help but take a few more glances.
He was wearing sunglasses, revealing only his nose and chin, and there was no smile on his face. He was clearly such a refined and handsome man, but he immediately had a hint of coldness.
However, what Mu Hanxia didn't expect was that he said a few more words. "I will crush this store within three months. Before that, you can come and join me. This is how I repay the favor I owe you."
Not long after Lin Mocheng left, someone came to call Mu Hanxia: "General Manager Meng is calling a meeting of the marketing department, and he wants you to go too."
Mu Hanxia quickly ran to the bathroom, changed out of her uniform that was covered in the smell of cream, and put on a T-shirt and long pants. Looking at the girl in the mirror, who was without makeup and a little nervous, she carefully tied her hair up again, and tidied up her cheap but clean clothes before walking out.
Afraid of being late, she jogged all the way up the stairs. When she reached the door of the conference room, she stopped to catch her breath, and tried to look calm and collected, but her throat was already dry from running. The door was open, and the room was already full of people. Meng Gang was sitting in the main seat. As if he had sensed something, he raised his head and looked toward the door. Mu Hanxia nodded respectfully and slightly, then walked in with her head down and sat down in a corner.
Meng Gang shifted his gaze. It was as if she was nothing special to him.
Some people were smoking, and some were talking in low voices. Mu Hanxia held a notebook and pen in her hand, staring at the blank notebook with her head down, feeling a little like she was dreaming.
The people were soon all present.
Meng Gang reached out and tapped the table lightly. "Let's start the meeting."
The conference room was instantly quiet. Mu Hanxia held her breath and, like the others, looked up at Meng Gang's face, which was stern and imposing.
Meng Gang said in a deep voice, "Yongzheng's new store will open next month. Let's discuss the countermeasures."
After leaving the Leya Supermarket, Lin Mocheng drove directly to the hospital.
Cheng Weiwei was staying in a VIP ward, and there were two servants from the Cheng family to take care of her. Lin Mocheng walked in, and she waved her hand to let them leave first.
Lin Mocheng sat down on the sofa, and Cheng Weiwei grinned at him. But with a bandage wrapped around her head and her right leg in a cast, it was quite an effort for her to smile.
"Did you see the girl who helped us?" Cheng Weiwei asked.
Lin Mocheng crossed his long legs, placed his hands lightly on his knees, and looked at her. "Yes."
"Giving her a check is not treating her badly." Cheng Weiwei said.
Lin Mocheng did not comment.
Cheng Weiwei looked at him in his smart suit, and although his face was still pale after his serious injury, he still looked heroic. She couldn't help but sigh, "God is so unfair. We were in the same car accident, but you can already walk around, and I have to stay in the hospital for another month."
Lin Mocheng twisted open a bottle of mineral water, took a small sip, and said lightly, "Vivian, we are a cooperative relationship, not a binding relationship. Do you mean that if a partner is involved in a car accident because of you, they have to be as badly injured as you are to be fair? Heh... do you have any sincerity in cooperating?"
Cheng Weiwei was actually just being playful on purpose. She pursed her lips and smiled. "Okay, okay, Jason, I was just joking with you. To be serious, I originally invited you to help me make plans. I still have to stay in the hospital for another month. You know how closely the old men in the group, their sons, and my brothers-in-law are watching me. This shop has a large investment, I must not let others intervene. So, senior, I can only rely on you now."
Lin Mocheng didn't say anything.
Cheng Weiwei looked at him sincerely: "Can you put aside the new company you are preparing, your Fengchen, and manage the new store on my behalf?"
Lin Mocheng smiled and glanced at her leg, which was still hanging in the air. Cheng Weiwei immediately gave a soft "ouch" to show that her injury was still very painful.
Lin Mocheng said, "When did I look like a man who would go thru fire and water for a woman? What's more, you are not my woman."
Cheng Weiwei felt a surge of anger in her chest, which swirled around a few times before she managed to suppress it. She smiled, looking as if she didn't care at all, and said, "I know, senior. Tell me your conditions."
Lin Mocheng looked at her and said, "After the start, my products will enter the Yongzheng system, and you will give me another five percentage points of the profit share."
Cheng Weiwei felt a pang of pain, and gritted her teeth and said, "Deal."
Lin Mocheng smiled slightly.
It was evening, and the sunlight streamed in thru the window, enveloping him and her. His eyebrows and eyes were very light, and it seemed that from the time Cheng Weiwei had asked someone to introduce her to him in college, this man had always been so aloof and decisive, no matter where he was or how much wealth he had accumulated behind him.
Cheng Weiwei's gaze slid from his deep double eyelids to his slightly upturned mouth, then to his broad and thin shoulders, and finally moved away.
"Just lift your hand." "The sales data report for Leya for the past few months is on the table next to you," Cheng Weiwei said in a teasing tone.
Lin Mocheng took it and looked down at it.
Cheng Weiwei said, "Senior, I know this is not easy to do. The industries you've been targeting abroad are all newer and have more freedom. But our supermarket industry has a fixed business model and meager profits. And I only have one store to give you, so I can only fight a price war. But I can assure you that I have applied to the headquarters for the maximum amount of financial and policy support, and the new store is also using trusted people. I hope you can do it as much as possible, and don't feel embarrassed."
She spoke from the bottom of her heart and with a sense of the big picture, and thot that Lin Mocheng would have some appreciation and gratitude. But she didn't expect that he didn't even raise his head, and said with a faint smile, "What's so difficult for me? I can fight a price war with my eyes closed."
================== Author's words: How about two updates today?
I'm sorry, I'm just a woman who gets cocky when she has a manuscript, and I can't control my secretly smug heart. Since I'm doing a double update today, you must remember my fiery enthusiasm today when I run out of my drafts and stop updating in the future~~
I'll modify the second chapter and upload it at about 1 p.m., oh~