Chapter 142

　It seems that women during their periods are all unreasonable.

　　I gave a wry smile to myself and said, “It really wasn’t, Manager Chen. How could I have done it on purpose? I’m willing to apologize to you.”

　　”Hmph…” Chen Hui snorted coldly, her gaze remaining icy.

　　I pleaded with her, and she finally let me off the hook for the time being.

　　I thought about it and realized that someone as rational as Chen Hui wouldn’t be angry about what happened last night. It’s most likely because of her menstrual cycle, so there’s no need for me to argue with her about it.

　　After all, it was just a misunderstanding last night.

　　After leaving the hotel, we took a taxi directly to the restaurant.

　　As soon as we arrived at the door, we unexpectedly saw Su Yue’e. She nodded to us and greeted us, “Manager Chen, Tang Zheng, good morning.”

　　”good.”

　　Chen Hui responded lightly, then said, “Manager Su, could you please gather the colleagues and hold a meeting? Tang Zheng and I went around yesterday and found some problems.”

　　Su Yue’e was taken aback for a moment, then cautiously asked, “What’s the problem?”

　　”These are all rather serious problems.”

　　Chen Hui said calmly, “You may have told them this before, but when you’re not around, they might just pretend to comply. Go and gather the people first.”

　　Su Yue’e responded, then subconsciously turned her gaze to me, her eyes seemingly carrying a teasing quality.

　　Or is it just my imagination?

　　I was startled, but Su Yue’e had already gone far away. Luckily, Chen Hui didn’t see her, otherwise she would have gotten angry again.

　　Soon, Su Yue’e and He Dongping had gathered everyone in the unit in a state of panic.

　　Su Yue’e went up and said a couple of words, then said, “Next, let’s welcome Manager Chen from the Shanhai branch to start the meeting.”

　　Sparse applause broke out below, and everyone’s eyes were filled with doubt, but no one whispered to each other. He Dongping and I stood aside, taking in everyone’s expressions.

　　Chen Hui walked up to them, looked them over, and then slowly said, “You may not know me, so let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Hui, and I come from the Shanhai branch. We may be working together for a while from now on.”

　　She paused for a moment, then continued, “I just received this order from headquarters, which is why I brought my supervisor, Tang Zheng, with me. We arrived yesterday morning.”

　　“Other colleagues may have seen us before, but they don’t know who we are. From today onwards, we are considered acquaintances. Yesterday, Tang and I made a round of inspections around the office and found some problems.”

　　”Manager Su and Supervisor He may have mentioned these issues to you, but I don’t know if you’ve taken them to heart. In our company, the safety of goods has always been of paramount importance, but yesterday we discovered that some colleagues were handling goods roughly.”

　　As soon as these words were spoken, He Dongping’s expression changed slightly, and even Su Yue’e frowned, casting an unfriendly glance at the colleagues standing together.

　　”You might think I’m just here for fun.” Chen Hui’s eyes swept around, her gaze gradually turning cold. “But unfortunately, we’re here to assist Manager Su and Supervisor He in resolving these matters.”

　　”The company has always clearly stipulated that goods cannot be thrown or dropped, but some colleagues have ignored this rule.”

　　Chen Hui said coldly, “I won’t name names, although I don’t know if you’ve all done this before, but I hope you can take the goods entrusted to us by our customers seriously, because if they are satisfied, your salary will be higher. If they are not satisfied and don’t let the company ship the goods, it means you will all lose your jobs.”

　　”I don’t know how long you’re willing to work for the company, but I hope you all receive high salaries while you’re employed, instead of having your pay deducted.”

　　After a pause, Chen Hui continued, “I don’t know how Manager Su managed you before, and I won’t interfere, but regarding the goods, I don’t want to see this kind of thing happen again.”

　　”Another thing is that our company’s work hours are 9:30, but when I came in yesterday it was already 10:00, and I still saw my colleagues in the office eating breakfast.”

　　”Can’t you eat breakfast outside before coming to work? Isn’t 9:30 am enough time for you to eat breakfast? The whole office smells like your breakfasts. If you really can’t make it in time, then starting tomorrow, you’ll have to eat breakfast in the office. I’m sorry…”

　　Su Yue’e opened her mouth, clearly wanting to say something, but she didn’t say anything.

　　Chen Hui narrowed her eyes slightly. “We didn’t come here for these things. We just mentioned it casually and took the opportunity to resolve the current problems at our site. We don’t have time to deal with anything else because we haven’t had time to deal with things in Shanhai.”

　　”The headquarters sent us here mainly to assist, that is, to solve the problems that the branch is currently facing.”

　　As Chen Hui spoke, she glanced at the crowd a few times, then said calmly, “I hope everyone can cooperate to get things done. Thank you.”

　　He then turned his gaze to Su Yue’e and said, “Manager Su, come up here and explain again.”

　　Su Yue’e was taken aback for a moment, but still went up. She simply summarized what Chen Hui had just said and then said, “Manager Chen has already said what needed to be said, and I have also reminded you before. Just as Manager Chen said, I don’t want to see you throwing goods around again next time. Also, about breakfast, meeting adjourned.”

　　After they left, Chen Hui said, “Manager Su, could you please gather all the customer service team leaders, courier team leaders, and supervisors from our branch? We need to have a meeting as management. What do you think?”

　　”Okay, Dongping, go and make the arrangements.”

　　Su Yue’e responded and led us towards the conference room, asking as we walked, “Manager Chen, is this visit about the matter of the fraudulent claim?”

　　”Yes and no.”

　　Chen Hui didn’t say it directly, but instead said ambiguously, “Let’s have a meeting together.”

　　This ambiguous statement made Su Yue’e pause slightly, but she didn’t show it. In the blink of an eye, she smiled and said, “We also have a meeting today. By the way, Manager Chen, you said you weren’t feeling well yesterday afternoon. Are you feeling better now? Is it because you’re not used to the local environment? Why don’t you come to my house for dinner tonight? I’ll cook some authentic Cantonese dishes for you to try.”

　　Chen Hui smiled slightly. “If there’s a chance, I’ll definitely pay a visit. But Manager Su, is your husband home? We’ll need to prepare some appropriate gifts when we go.”

　　Su Yue’e smiled. “Manager Chen, I’m not even married yet, where would a gentleman come from? But I’m a little curious, Manager Chen, someone as young as you shouldn’t be married yet, right?”

　　”Not yet,” Chen Hui said with a smile. “I’m a proponent of late marriage, but I don’t want to get married so early. Besides, I haven’t met the right person yet.”

　　”Really?” Su Yue’e chuckled, then continued, “Is Manager Tang also not in a relationship? I think you two are quite a good match.”

　　Su Yue’e really knows how to rub salt in the wound. I cursed inwardly, then quickly said, “Manager Su, you can’t make jokes like that. How could I possibly be worthy of such a beautiful girl as Manager Chen?”

　　Yesterday I told Su Yue’e that I wasn’t in a relationship yet. If Chen Hui tells me later, then…

　　”No flirting,” Chen Hui smiled slightly. “I haven’t thought about those things yet. Tang Zheng is quite handsome, but he’s not my type, and I’m not her type either.”

　　These words made me overjoyed. I never expected her to find a way to praise me. I clutched my chest, pretending to be heartbroken, and said, “Manager Chen, your words are so hurtful… Manager Su, please help me see if my heart is broken.”

　　Su Yue’e chuckled. “Alright, this is our meeting room. I’ll turn on the air conditioning first, otherwise it’ll be stuffy.”

　　The meeting room is located behind the office. Inside, there is a large standing air conditioner and a large glass window with blinds. If you pull the blinds from the inside, you will be completely blocked from view from the outside.

　　Su Yue’e turned on the air conditioner, then poured three glasses of water, and said with a smile, “Manager Chen, the environment here may be a bit simple.”

　　”It’s nothing,” Chen Hui smiled slightly.

　　Soon, He Dongping arrived with the head of the courier team, the head of the customer service team, and the supervisor.

　　Upon seeing the four of them, I couldn’t help but think to myself, “This management team is really bloated. Our branch hasn’t had a new supervisor since Chen Hui took office. The previous manager poached the supervisors of the courier team and the customer service team when he left.”

　　He Dongping smiled politely and said, “Manager Chen, Supervisor Tang, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Lei, the head of our courier team, and Tan Qiuju, the head of our customer service team.”

　　Zhang Lei was probably a young man in his early twenties, with a shaved head and a height of about 1.9 meters, making a very deep impression on people.

　　Tan Qiuju was a woman around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, but it was unclear whether she was married. She wore glasses and looked very refined.

　　”Hello Manager Chen, hello Supervisor Tang.”

　　Zhang Lei and Tan Qiuju hurriedly greeted us.

　　Chen Hui smiled slightly and said, “Hello.”

　　”This is Xu Qingqing, the supervisor of the customer service team,” He Dongping said, pointing to a woman who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

　　Xu Qingqing is about 1.7 meters tall. With her long legs, wearing company trousers and heels of about 5 centimeters, she looks extremely tall. In addition, she always has a smile in her eyes, which makes her very eye-catching.

　　I bet many men’s first thought upon seeing this woman is… how to lift those two legs onto their shoulders!

　　Similarly, I am not a saint. My first impression was that it was a fine gun carriage. If I could carry it on my shoulder, I would feel an indescribable sense of conquest.

　　”Hello Manager Chen, hello Supervisor Tang.” Xu Qingqing greeted us with a smile. “I’ve heard our Manager Su talk about Manager Chen and Supervisor Tang, but I didn’t expect to meet them today. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

　　As she spoke, she reached out and shook hands with Chen Hui, and then shook hands with me.

　　The moment our hands touched, I felt how delicate and smooth this woman’s small hands were, like holding a piece of jade.

　　”Hello, Manager Xu.” I smiled and quickly withdrew my hand. If she found out about these messy thoughts in my mind, it would be troublesome.

　　However, I thought to myself that Xu Qingqing’s social skills were quite good. With just a few simple words, she praised all three of us.

　　”Manager Tang, I took the day off yesterday, so I only got to see you today. Although we’ve exchanged emails many times before, this is the first time I’ve met you in person,” Xu Qingqing said with a smile.

　　Now that everyone had arrived, Chen Hui said, “Alright, everyone’s here, let’s start the meeting. Xu Qingqing, could you please take some meeting minutes?”

　　”Okay,” Xu Qingqing replied, then quickly opened her notebook and took out a pen.

　　Chen Hui glanced around and slowly said, “This time, we’re here mainly for three things, and we hope Manager Su and all the colleagues here can help us.”

　　”First, a customer named Lanmei has a batch of damaged goods. I want to know how the goods are being handled now, and whether the accident has been dealt with.”

　　”Secondly, we need to integrate the discipline here. I’m sure Manager Su and your colleagues are aware of this, because the reform plan was proposed by Tang Zheng, and it was promoted using the Shanhai branch as a model. Perhaps our situation is a bit special, so headquarters asked us to come and see if there’s anything we can do to help Manager Su and your colleagues.”

　　”Thirdly, regarding the matter of fraudulent claims…”