Chapter 56: If a man wants to change his social class through marriage, his face is the most basic stepping stone
In addition to various medical laser devices, Meixianwu's business also includes medical masks and injection products. In addition to a research and development center in Shanghai, the rest of the cooperative factories are also around Shanghai. Sheng Yiqing's due diligence work not only needs to go to Meixianwu's headquarters, but also to surrounding factories, which is tiring to travel back and forth on the same day. A business trip of half a month is much busier than in Beijing.
The due diligence work of this project is more arduous than they imagined. In the end, Mr. Xie gave instructions to Sheng Yiqing to recruit a few more temporary interns to cope with it. Because of the tight time and heavy workload, the internship salary is also much higher than the market price. Therefore, in the past few days, Sheng Yiqing's mailbox has been filled with strange emails, and the email suffixes are either Tsinghua, Peking University or Ivy League.
In the past half month, Chen Zhuan has been living in her house and busy decorating the house during the day. Fortunately, the house has bought accident insurance, plus the premium, the loss is not serious.
Chen Zhuan would send her pictures of the decoration every day, and even had to ask Sheng Yiqing about buying furniture, choosing wallpaper, and even what style of door handles.
When Sheng Yiqing was too busy to reply, he was not in a hurry. He waited until the evening when she replied, and then he placed the order.
At first, she was a little uncomfortable, as if the affairs of the two people were mixed together, and she inexplicably didn't need to worry about his affairs, but after a few times, she felt it was good again. Maybe people live for these scattered concerns. When there are more concerns, life will become more interesting.
Chen Zhuan would video call her once every night. Even if his house was renovated, he still insisted on living in her furry home, even though he liked minimalist style so much. Sheng Yiqing asked the reason, but he only smiled at her on the screen. The picture of WeChat video gave people a layer of soft light filter, so that every time they video, she would feel that Chen Zhuan looked at her with gentle eyes.
He smiled and looked at her for a while, and then asked her softly: "What do you think?"
The temperature in Beijing dropped quickly. By mid-October, the leaves turned yellow, and even those who were afraid of the cold put on light down jackets. Shanghai, 1,300 kilometers away, is still full of autumn. You can see the night view of Lujiazui by opening the window.
When Sheng Yiqing was lying on the bed after taking a shower and browsing Weibo, she suddenly remembered, oh, autumn is here, Qiu Zining is going to have a birthday.
It is very difficult to buy a gift for Qiu Zining.
Because she has everything. She can buy what she wants, and brands will give her what she doesn't want.
Last year, Qiu Zining gave her a Margiela cloud bag on her birthday. If she wants to give her a gift in return, she has to give her something of equal value, something that Qiu Zining is interested in but hasn't had time to buy yet.
It's so difficult.
Sheng Yiqing sighed and saw the mailbox vibrate again. In just one hour, several resumes came. Sheng Yiqing clicked on one at random and saw that the name was really familiar. The boy in the picture was handsome and his grades were okay, but his school was average-
Oh, Sheng Yiqing remembered, it was him. He had also submitted a resume to Hesheng before.
His eyes fell on his name again: "Chen Ziang?... Chen Zi..."
Damn!
Could it be him? !
The room was in a mess. The express packages in the corner had been piled up for two or three days.
Qiu Zining put down the takeout box, feeling a little irritated. She took out a pair of scissors, squatted on the ground, and cut open the express boxes one by one. It was approaching her birthday, and with the Double Eleven warm-up, both the company and the cooperating brands began to send her gifts one month in advance.
Chen Ziang was curious at the time, "Why are there so many express deliveries recently?"
Qiu Zining said casually: "Oh, some are birthday gifts from my partners."
Chen Ziang was very surprised at that time. He raised the gift box he had just opened in his hand. The dark green box was tied with an emerald green ribbon, and asked again: "These should be very expensive, right?"
Qiu Zining frowned, "It's okay? Three or four thousand?" Then he shrugged: "But I already have this set. I can only hoard it if they give it to me. It's meaningless."
Chen Ziang bowed his head and said nothing at the time. That night, he opened all the express boxes and cleaned the living room carefully.
The next morning, he got up, flattened the empty express boxes, stacked them neatly, tied them with ropes, and sold them to the aunt who collected waste downstairs. He also transferred the 25 yuan and 50 cents he bought to Qiu Zining who was still asleep.
Then, he packed his clothes and sent a WeChat message to Qiu Zining:
"The midterm exam is coming soon, I'm going back to school first. Remember to eat well, I'll come to clean for you on the weekend."
Chen Ziang's sudden departure still made Qiu Zining feel a little unusual. She thought of several possibilities. One was that their conversation when opening the express last night made him feel inferior, so he was unwilling to stay at her house to be stimulated; and the other possibility was that this young boy temporarily gave up on her and decided to return to campus life and fall in love with a girl of the same age.
No matter which possibility, facing such a result, Qiu Zining had to act indifferent, so she replied to the WeChat message and said, "3,000 yuan is paid according to the daily salary. When you don't come to my house, your salary will be deducted!"
Half an hour later, Chen Ziang replied with an OK expression.
Qiu Zining opened half of the express delivery, and her phone vibrated. She received a WeChat message from Sheng Yiqing, which was a screenshot of Chen Ziang's resume. Women gossip: "Is this your boyfriend? He was killed by a marketing account at that time?"
Qiu Zining replied with a question mark in seconds: "?"
Sheng Yiqing continued: "The resume was sent to my mailbox again. We have a project in Shanghai, which is very urgent. The boss asked me to hire some coolies."
Qiu Zining was silent for a moment and asked: "Is it the kind of coolies who have to accompany drinking and recite the prospectus, and only get 2,000 yuan a month?"
Sheng Yiqing laughed: "Where did you hear this story about a fake brokerage firm? We have people working seriously, but the work is indeed a bit boring, and we have to make flow records and check reports. But the pay is not small, 8,000 a month."
Qiu Zining was stunned: "So high?"
Sheng Yiqing laughed: "Do you want me to give Your boyfriend opened a back door?"
"What do you mean?"
"He is from an average school, and he will basically be eliminated in the first round if he applies to our company. But to put it bluntly, our job is not difficult. As long as he is serious, diligent, down-to-earth and smart, he will be fine. If you nod, I will let him come. This favor is for you."
Qiu Zining heard the sly meaning in Sheng Yiqing's tone, and was suspicious: "Why are you giving me a favor?"
Sheng Yiqing chuckled, "Consider it my birthday present for you this year."
According to Sheng Yiqing, this project needs people urgently. Basically, after the resume is passed, there will be a video interview. As long as it is suitable, the ID number and bank card number will be asked immediately, and someone will fly to Shanghai for half a month with food and accommodation.
Qiu Zining thought for a long time and said to Sheng Yiqing: "Since he wants to intern, let him intern."
The woman smiled and asked: "Do you like this birthday present?"
Qiu Zining thought about it and replied: "It's good."
Although she didn't know what was good about it.
The next day, Qiu Zining received a call from Chen Ziang, saying that there was something going on at school recently and he needed to occupy his weekends, so he might not be able to visit her on weekends this month.
Qiu Ziang teased him half-truthfully: "What's going on at school? You're not going to find an internship behind my back, are you?"
Chen Ziang on the other end was stunned for half a second before bursting into laughter, and replied with a bluff: "How is that possible?"
Qiu Zining smiled: "You haven't seen me for most of the month, so I don't need to pay you a salary, right?"
Chen Ziang replied: "Of course not. I can't always use your money, a man should make his own money."
Full of confidence. Qiu Zining was silent.
When hanging up the phone, Chen Ziang stopped her, realizing that she was in a bad mood, and wanted to say something, but it was difficult to say. He hesitated for a long time and only said one sentence: "Qiu Zining, I like you very much. Remember that."
Qiu Zining laughed and laughed briefly.
Chen Ziang said seriously again: "I do a lot of things for you."
Qiu Zining paused and asked, "Will you meet me on my birthday?"
Her birthday is November 5th. It's exactly half a month away.
"Of course." Chen Ziang answered without hesitation, and repeated it again softly: "I do a lot of things for you."
The following things were updated to Qiu Zining by Sheng Yiqing in real time:
Chen Ziang rushed to Shanghai as quickly as possible, and Sheng Yiqing's subordinates were responsible for organizing him and several other interns to work. On the same day, several people were taken to a factory in the suburbs of Shanghai by car and squatted on the site to do hard labor. According to Sheng Yiqing, there is no difference between the students from prestigious universities who do due diligence and the workers on the assembly line. It's nothing more than a lot of time-consuming and labor-intensive repetitive work. The only requirement is to be serious and responsible.
Occasionally, when doing due diligence at the R&D center in Shanghai, Sheng Yiqing would have lunch with the interns.
In the autumn of Shanghai, the air is damp and cool. The leaves of the plane trees on both sides of the road turn yellow. A gust of wind blows, and the fallen leaves rustle and are blown to the feet of pedestrians.
They bought coffee and ate a white meal of a few leaves, vegetables and medium-rare beef. Another way to say that the lunch tastes bland is self-discipline and health.
Several interns gossiped about a banker of Xinda. It is said that this person is over 30 years old and has an annual salary of one million, but he has not married yet. His daily life is horse racing, playing golf and attending auctions, and he attaches great importance to body maintenance.
Someone interrupted: "Is he gay?"
"No, he's a straight man! He's ambitious and wants to marry into a wealthy family and become a live-in son-in-law."
Everyone said, "He's with a rich woman. Is he handsome?"
The gossipers shook their heads: "He really looks average."
Someone laughed: "That's a no-brainer. I follow an emotional blogger named Qiu Ning'er. People say that if you want to change your class through marriage, your face is the most basic stepping stone."
Chen Ziang was originally eating, but when he heard Qiu Zining's name, he looked up at his colleague, his mouth curved, a bit of pride flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his head and continued eating.
When everyone heard the word "face", they exclaimed and looked at Chen Ziang: "Ziang is fine, handsome guy."
Chen Ziang waved his hand, "I have a girlfriend. Besides, I don't like to be with rich women."
"Oh, is your girlfriend pretty?"
Chen Ziang said: "Of course she is."
Everyone asked again: "Look, are there any photos?"
Chen Ziang smiled embarrassedly: "No. She doesn't like taking pictures."
Several children started to make a noise and continued to chat about other gossips. Sheng Yiqing looked like an adult and watched coldly from the side, and her heart was also howling like she had eaten dog food.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ziang sat next to her at this time and asked: "Sister Yiqing, can our project be completed before November 5th?"
Sheng Yiqing was almost startled, and tried to keep a cold face and nodded, "It is likely that there will be no problem. Do you have something to do on November 5th?"
Chen Ziang did not answer, paused for a few seconds, and asked again: "Sister, I want to ask, when can our internship salary be paid?"
Sheng Yiqing looked at him in confusion.
Chen Ziang barely pulled the corner of his mouth, a little embarrassed, "Well, I am in a hurry to use this money to buy a birthday present for my girlfriend."
Sheng Yiqing returned to the hotel that night and called Qiu Zining, screaming and telling the story again, and finally said: "The result! You know? I was still pretending, I was playing the role of a bad woman at the time, I said: Oh, now girls want such expensive gifts for their birthdays? Guess what he said, what did he say?!"
Qiu Zining on the other end of the phone seemed to be in a very noisy place, chirping There were so many people talking that she paused for a few seconds, ran to a corner, and asked, "What did he say?"
"He answered me very seriously--" Sheng Yiqing paused and cleared her throat, "He said that because she is very good, she deserves all the best gifts."
Sheng Yiqing was crazy about CP, but Qiu Zining, who just found out, still had no reaction. The noise in the background was getting louder and louder. After a while, a man's voice came from the other end of the phone. He seemed to whisper a few words to Qiu Zining, and then the two laughed out loud together.
The background melody on the other end of the phone was deafening and more familiar. Sheng Yiqing understood that this was ot, and she was dancing in a nightclub at the moment.
She was startled and called hello twice into the microphone: "Where are you? Who are you with?"
Finally, she heard Qiu Zining's lazy words from the other side:
"Oh, on a date. With Mr. Yu, you know him."