Chapter 33: 033: Twin Chevalier Condominium Buildings (1)
At the Chevalier Condominium Twin Buildings
Because Fu Rue knew that his cousin, the owner of the Chevalier Condominium Twin Buildings, was not there to supervise, he nonetheless welcomed her arrival as a VIP and alerted the staff of the Twin buildings, particularly the former manager, Rong Chi. Fu Rue received advance notice that his cousin and her friends would be visiting.
On the phone, Fu Rue was talking with Yue Xuexia.
"Are you near already?"
[I don't think so. We are a bit stuck in traffic. Munch~ there are lots of trucks here. Munches~ woa! Rue-ge I think we need to reroute. A truck turned over one of its wheels and fell off. Scary~ munches~]
"Hey! Are you okay? If there's an accident, reroute immediately; it would take at least half a day to get a fallen truck off the road. By the way, I heard you munching on something. Are you eating on the road? Don't do it if the car is moving!?"
[No. No. I'm with friends. I'm not the one driving. Muen, can you find another road? Cousin said we will be stuck here for half a day if we wait for the road to clean up. Ah! Lanlan! Your coke... Your coke is spilling... Watch for your clothes!]
[Kyaa~ hahaha! I almost bathed in coke. Phew~]
[Hey! You guys didn't eat my burger, right?!]
[No but...]
[But... We took a bite... It's too spicy... Lanlan coke... Give some pehee~]
He knows that his cousin is not alone when he hears two female voices and a male voice on the other end of the line. However, the fact that he has heard that there is a man in the car worries him now.
"Be careful... Okay? And I want to meet the one called Muen."
[Come on, Rue-gege~ Muen is not my boyfriend. He is my best friend. With Lanlan and Ruru, we are four best buddies. But I will introduce him and Lanlan to you later. If we are going to be late, Rue-gege's lunch will be late too. What to do?~]
[Don't worry. I'm driving. We can arrive a few minutes late, but not completely late. He can still eat his lunch on time.]
[Good~ Mumu. Step on the gas! Hahaha]
Cough. Cough!
[Lanlan we are not on the race track. Don't play around like that~ I almost choke!]
It seems that Lanlan suddenly moved in the car, causing it to shake while Yue Xuexia was about to sip a drink.
[Sorry... Are you okay?]
[Unharmed. Don't worry~ Rue-gege we'll see you later!!]
Click!
Manager Ring Chi, who overheard the loud phone call, realized that their owner seemed to be a young lady. Yue Xuexia stopped the connection, leaving Fu Rue stunned on the other end.
Manager Rong Chi asked, "President, is it okay if I ask something?"
"Sure. I will answer if I can. Go ahead," said Fu Rue.
Manager Rong Chi asked, "How old is the owner of the Twin Chevalier Condominiums?"
"You're asking about Xue'er? She is 27 this year. Well, I don't know how much her assets are, but... She should have more than these two buildings. The Crowned Regent Hotel is hers, including the BlackApps Company. She had a lot of companies, and it was hard for her to take care of all of them, so sometimes her cousins like me helped her manage them. BlackApps is managed by my elder brother. As for the hotel, Lin Xiyu overlooks it. But sometimes she would visit it for a reason like today, she seems to be showing her friend their new place as a benefit for working with her," explained Fu Rue.
Manager Rong Chi asked, "Please pardon me for asking, but... What benefits did the president get from the owner?"
"A small mansion and a car in the Mountain Terrace Subdivision," replied Fu Rue.
Manager Rong Chi almost exclaimed and forgot his manners when he heard what his president had said, and then he recalled the rumors that a mysterious billionaire had bought the Moonlight Lake Mansion a few months ago.
"T-Then... Is the Moonlight Lake Mansion also owned by the owner?" he asked nonchalantly, but his eyes said the other hand.
Fu Rue raised an eyebrow and said, "How did you know?"
"President, does your family have a royal lineage or something? An ancient family?" asked Manager Rong Chi.
Fu Rue reprimanded, "What kind of Korean dramas are you watching? We are an ordinary family, and... Xue'er's family used to be the poorest. It's just that, thanks to Xue'er's hard work paying off, her sticks had been sold for millions, and now half a billion or something?"
"President, not everyone who plays with stocks gets rich. Only geniuses do like B*ll Gates or St*ve Jobs..." said Manager Rong Chi.
Fu Rue said, "Really? I asked Xue'er to teach me how to buy and sell stocks, and it was quite fun. I had a few million savings thanks to it."
"P-President, can you teach me, please?"
"No. Xue'er says not to teach outside the family or our money will fly out of the house."
"J-Just a... a little bit..."
"No. End of conversation."
Manager Rong Chi: (QwQ) 'I only want to earn Retirement Money.'
Fu Rue said, "Don't worry the company will pay for your retirement insurance as long as you continue to do a good job."
"President, this old man will do his best!"
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A few hours later...
After a long drive, Yue Xuexia and her friends eventually arrived at the Twin Chevalier Condominium Buildings. However, as Yue Xuexia is not the driver, she did not realize that they should have parked at the second building, where Fu Rue is waiting.
Xiao Muen says, "We are here~"
"Oh~ that's unexpectedly fast! Did you park in the second building parking lot?" asked Yue Xuexia.
Xiao Muen answered, "No. The entrance to the first building parking is closer."
"But~ Rue-gege is in the second building. I don't even know which way to go. This is the first time I visited here after buying this place," said Yue Xuexia.
Ru Lanyu said, "What should we do? Go to the second building?"
"I'm a bit tired. Let's just wait in my unit instead. Here's the key Lanlan. Wait a bit, I will need to get Rue-gege's lunch from the car trunk," said Yue Xuexia as he gave her unit card key to Ru Lanyu.
Xiao Muen said, "Let me carry the heavy ones."
"Oh. Thank you, Muen," said Yue Xuexia.
Xiao Muen remained friendly, but not ambiguous. He seems to treat his friends like sisters, especially Yue Xuexia who has a weaker constitution than them.
"Don't worry about it. I'm a man."
When the three of them walked into the condominium building's first building, many of the staff members gawked at their outfits. Although Xiao Muen and Ru Lanyu were dressed in brand names, they were still somewhat of a downtrodden lot compared to the other unit buyers they had met. Yue Xuexia, on the other hand, was dressed in custom-made brand clothing that was imported from overseas and was not well-known in this country unless the designer's name was mentioned. Additionally, Yue Xuexia prefers to dress modestly, so her clothes appear ordinary at first glance, and only a wealthy person with connections abroad would notice the rare materials used in them.
Yue Xuexia frowned as he saw the staff roll their eyes and choose to ignore them, as was to be expected. Xiao Muen and Ru Lanyu, of course, also noted their reactions.
Ru Lanyu said, "These guys are rude!"
"Ignore them. They would suffer from their own actions," said Xiao Muen.
As anticipated, Yue Xuexia pulled out her phone and snapped pictures of every employee who had treated them badly since they arrived, with the exception of a young man by the name of Rong who had greeted them in a professional manner.
Intern Rong spoke, "Madams and Sir, welcome to Chevalier Condominium. Are you here to buy a unit or..."
"They look poor. Stop wasting your time, Intern Rong. They couldn't afford any of the rooms in this place. Just send them away."
"B-But Grandpa said to treat all customers equally. You cannot do this! You are being rude!" said Intern Rong.
Yue Xuexia asked, "What is your name, intern?" She just finished taking a few pictures of the staff who rudely treated them just now and sent them to her brother.
"Ah? Yes. My name is Rong Yi. I'm a new intern receptionist here, Madam."
"I'm not married. Don't call me madam," said Yue Xuexia.
Ru Lanyu snickered and said, "Yes. Yes. Don't call our golden bachelorette madam. Call her mistress!"
Intern Rong Yi knew they were playing around and agreed to the other's request.
"Mistress!"
Ru Lanyu's butt received a slap from Yue Xuexia for misbehaving, and she gave Xiao Muen a frown for sneering at the sidelines.
Pak!
Ru Lanyu: Owiee~ (QAQ)
Xiao Muen: Hic! (O×O)
Yue Xuexia said to Intern Rong Yi, "Don't call me Mistress. Call me the owner."
(O=O)!!!
After hearing what Yue Xuexia had to say, intern Rong Yi was taken aback. He could not believe that a young woman who appeared to be a college student could control such large structures.
On the phone: video calling Fu Rue.
"Rue-gege? We've arrived. We are at the reception area of the first building. By the way, did you receive the photos I sent to you?"
[You mean the pictures of the staff at the first building? I did. Why did you send it to me?]
"Prepare their dismissal letter and final salary. They don't need to come back after today. I want all those photos fired!"
[I will have Manager Lao Rong. Process all those. Wait for me. I'm near the building!]
"We are all inside, Rue-gege."
Click! The phone call ended...
Ru Lanyu and Xiao Muen commented: "So savage~"
Everyone in the vicinity was dumbfounded when the video call ended, especially the people who had been fired for being impolite. The most taken aback was Intern Rong Yi, who had seen the President's face on the young woman's phone screen and had even caught a glimpse of his grandfather peeking out. It was clear that the man on the screen was none other than President Fu, and his grandfather was the Managing Director of the Chevalier Buildings.
Yue Xuexia glanced at the stiff Intern Rong Yi and said, "Stay here. After they are all fired, you will take over the ground authority of the first building. This first building is my private space. Only a chosen few can enter here. Only the name whom I approved can live here. The second building is the only one for rent. Your following duties are to treat those who would live here in the future as professionally as you did before. Good job. You are now promoted."
"But owner, I haven't graduated yet," said Intern Rong Yi politely.
Yue Xuexia said, "So what? You can continue working after you graduate. You can call yourself an intern for now. Whatever you will do will be considered training before you assume your post after graduation. Understand?"
"Yes, owner!" said Intern Rong Yi.
The other employees were about to complain when Fu Rue and Manager Rong Chi came. He never imagined that after carrying out his grandfather's advice, he would suddenly be elevated to Building Director of the first Chevalier building.
Fu Rue hugged his cousin, so chummy as before.
"Xue'er you are here! Are you guys tired? Why didn't you wait in the Roof Manor? That's your private unit," said Fu Rue.
The Twin Chevalier Buildings have a single-roof manor that was remodeled for Yue Xuexia's use at Fu Rue's request. Manager Rong Chi bowed his head before Yue Xuexia, realizing that, as perceptive as his eyes are, he might be surprised by the otherworldly beauty this young lady possessed. She is full of confidence and elegance—a rare beauty to behold.
"Greetings to the Owner. This old man's surname is Rong and is called Chi. I hope my child did not treat the owner with rudeness. If he does, then let Lao Rong punish this boy for the Young Lady," said Manager Rong Chi.
Yue Xuexia said, "He is your grandson. No wonder he is good. After he graduated, let him control the people of the first building, and while he was an intern, train him to become a proper building director."
Manager Rong Chi was a professional manager of Chevalier Condominiums for years, so even though he did not comprehend what had transpired, he smiled professionally and praised Yue Xuexia for giving his grandson this opportunity.
"Everything will go as you wish, Young lady Yue!"