Chapter 93

I tossed the cigarette butt in my hand and said, “Okay.”

I don’t know what Chen Hui wanted to talk to me about. It shouldn’t be about me and Chen Yao, right?

But it seems there’s nothing going on between Chen Yao and me. Could it be that Chen Hui is trying to find out what’s going on with me?

I followed Chen Hui to the office. As soon as we sat down, Chen Hui said, “I received Lanmei’s shipping request yesterday afternoon, but the quantity is a bit large. I think it would be better if the two of us went to the site to take a look.”

“A bit big.” I paused for a moment. “How big?”

“It’s at least a large truck. I’ve already arranged a vehicle. Let’s pack up and go take a look.” Chen Hui said, putting away the notebook on the table.

I asked curiously, “Are we going to bring our computers with us?”

“Of course, do you expect me to use Lanmei’s computer later?” Chen Hui said with a smile. “You don’t need to bring it. Just bring mine. Go and get things arranged first, and then we’ll set off together.”

I opened the courier group chat, sent a message, and then went to the site to talk to my colleagues about it.

As soon as they got back to the office, Chen Hui said, “Let’s take my computer and go over there now.”

After I got into the car with her laptop, I couldn’t help but ask her out of curiosity, “Manager Chen, there’s something I’d like to ask you.”

“What is it?” Chen Hui asked, puzzled. “Is there something you want to ask me?”

“Aren’t you and Yao Yao sisters? Why did she choose to be a flight attendant, while you became a manager?” I asked curiously.

Chen Hui smiled faintly. “Is there a problem with that? Yao Yao likes being a flight attendant, so she went there. I don’t like being a flight attendant, so I became a courier.”

“Okay.” I shrugged. “Whatever makes you happy.”

I originally wanted to go in my own car, but Chen Hui stopped me. After all, this was our first time visiting Lanmei Company, and we had to make a good impression. So I had no choice but to drive her car.

It took us about half an hour to finally arrive at Lanmei.

This is a company that specializes in making toys. It has a large warehouse and a large production base. I heard that it has at least 10,000 to 20,000 employees, but that’s just hearsay, and I don’t know much about it.

After arriving at the door, Chen Hui took out her phone and made a call.

Then, after we waited for about five minutes, Manager Guo, who had been drinking with me last time, came out from inside.

As soon as he saw us, he greeted us with a smile, “Manager Chen, Brother Tang.”

“Manager Guo.” Chen Hui and I nodded with smiles.

“Please park the car here first,” Manager Guo smiled. “But we still need to register it.”

Because I was driving, Chen Hui went to the security office to register. As soon as I parked the car, Chen Hui waved to me.

“Brother Tang, are you alright after last time?” Manager Guo asked meaningfully, “You didn’t go to the hospital, did you?”

“It’s nothing,” I said with a smile. “I only had a little last time, and Manager Guo must have laughed at me. Actually, I’m not a very good drinker.”

“Not very good,” Manager Guo secretly swallowed, his gaze sweeping over me. “If that’s the case, then our alcohol tolerance is even worse. But I’m really not convinced. Next time we have the chance, we’ll have to have a proper drink.”

“Since Manager Guo is so kind, why don’t we treat him to a meal later? Manager Guo, you must do us the honor of joining us.”

Chen Hui said with a smile, “Otherwise, we would both lose face.”

“Since you invited me, Manager Chen, I definitely have to go.” Manager Guo said with a smile, “Please, come and have a look around our company first.”

“please.”

We followed Manager Guo up to their office. Of course, we weren’t going to any confidential places; we were just going to their office.

Manager Guo personally brewed us a pot of tea and said with a smile, “Manager Chen, Brother Tang, this is the first time our two companies have cooperated, so there are some things I feel I need to say again.”

“Manager Guo, please speak. We’re all ears,” Chen Hui said with a smile.

Manager Guo nodded. “Okay, I like Manager Chen’s straightforwardness. As you know, our company has very strict requirements for timeliness. This batch of goods needs to be delivered to the warehouse on time tomorrow, so you must park the trucks at the dock before eight o’clock.”

“Manager Guo, you don’t need to worry about that. We’ve already discussed this during our cooperation, so you can rest assured. If anything happens, we’ll handle it for you. You know we have no problems with warehouse delivery.”

Chen Hui said confidently, “And as you know, we have many suppliers working with us. For us, timeliness is the lifeblood of our Light Speed.”

“We can’t ruin our reputation on our very first collaboration. Besides, we’ve made a promise about the last mile, and you’ll feel the value of our service in the later stages of our collaboration. So you don’t need to worry, we’ll take care of it for you.”

Manager Guo nodded. “That’s fine, I’m not worried about that. Come on, have some tea.”

Actually, there are many rules and etiquette rules for drinking tea here. You can’t skip them, otherwise people will say you’re impolite. I’m just following their example, otherwise it would be troublesome if they said I was impolite.

After drinking the tea, Chen Hui said, “Manager Guo, our staff has arrived. Why don’t we go and take a look at the site now?”

“Alright, let’s go take a look at the site then.” Manager Guo stood up and said, “Please.”

“Manager Guo, please.”

As he spoke, Manager Guo stood up and led us toward the warehouse. On the way, he smiled and said, “Manager Chen, you brought Brother Tang with you when we signed the contract last time, and you’re bringing him again this time. I wonder what’s going on between you two…”

Although his tone was very casual, it sounded like there was something more to it than met the eye.

I didn’t say anything, afraid that I would say the wrong thing.

Chen Hui smiled faintly and said, “Manager Guo, Tang Zheng is one of my top generals. When cooperating with such an important client as your company, I naturally have to bring my most capable assistant. If I can’t come next time, Tang Zheng will come in my place. If that day ever comes, please don’t make things difficult for him, Manager Guo.”

“No, as long as Brother Tang comes, I will definitely give him a warm welcome.” Manager Guo said with a hearty laugh, “Brother Tang really scared us last time.”

I smiled and said, “Manager Guo, you were just being accommodating last time. If you bring up that matter again, I’ll be too embarrassed to bother you next time.”

“Hey, what are you saying?” Manager Guo said with a smile. “Brother Tang, if you’d like to come and chat, I’d definitely welcome you with open arms. I wonder if you’re a salesperson or…”

“He’s not a salesperson anymore; he’s our operations supervisor and customer service supervisor,” Chen Hui said with a smile. “There’s no other way; our company is short of talent, so he has to take on multiple roles.”

I listened, speechless with astonishment. I was just a team leader in my internship, and Chen Hui had somehow managed to promote me so much—to Operations Supervisor and Customer Service Supervisor at the same time! If word got out, everyone in the company would go crazy.

Although our company doesn’t have a customer service manager yet, I wouldn’t refuse if they offered me money, since I’m still thinking about buying a car.

However, I also understand that she is mentoring me; otherwise, she wouldn’t have brought me along for this.

“Really?” Manager Guo looked at me. “Brother Tang, I never expected you to have so many jobs. Why don’t you come work for me?”

“Manager Guo, it’s not very appropriate for you to poach my top talent right in front of me,” Chen Hui said with a smile. “If you’re going to poach someone, you should at least wait until I’m not around.”

“Haha, if Brother Tang jumps over here, I’ll naturally welcome him with open arms. I need someone like that. And who knows, maybe in a while, Brother Tang will be promoted to manager.”

Manager Guo is lying through his teeth. Although he seems to be helping me, he’s actually trying to flatter me to my detriment.

I smiled faintly. “Manager Guo, you flatter me. It’s mainly because Manager Chen has been very good to me, so naturally I have to help Manager Chen fight on the front lines.”

“That’s good, young people should be energetic.” Manager Guo smiled. “Trust me, in a little while, you’ll definitely be promoted to manager. I believe Manager Chen will definitely help you, right?”

This guy is really something. With just one sentence, he stirred up trouble between Chen Hui and me. He seemed to be praising Manager Chen and me, but in fact, he was secretly trying to make us turn against each other.

These old hands really know how to talk a good game. If I actually believe him, and I don’t get promoted to manager in a while, I might just fall out with Chen Hui.

But I’m still an intern group leader, so I naturally understand the relationship between these two things. Forget about promotion, my main priority right now is to get through my current internship.

Chen Hui and I exchanged a glance, then I smiled and said, “Manager Guo, you flatter me too much. I’m still far from being good enough, and I’ll need Manager Chen’s guidance. I don’t have any ambition; I just want to help Manager Chen handle things well. After all, she’s my superior. If I really wanted to work for you, I couldn’t agree to it in front of her, could I?”

“Haha.” Manager Guo laughed. “Gentlemen, we’ve arrived at our warehouse. I wonder if your truck has arrived yet?”

Just then, my phone rang. I answered it and it was my colleague who had brought the truck. He asked me about the dock, and I told him. Then I hung up and said to Manager Guo, “Manager Guo, our truck has arrived.”

“Then let’s go take a look.”

Manager Guo led us to the dock, and I immediately saw my colleague with the car. He directed the car to pull over to the dock and then came up to us. “Boss Tang, Manager Chen.”

I smiled and said, “Don’t call me ‘boss’ outside, lest people misunderstand. This is Manager Guo from Lanmei.”

“Hello, Manager Guo.”

Manager Guo nodded. “Not bad, young man, you look quite energetic. Let me take you to see the goods.”

As he spoke, he took us to see the goods, and then found a contact person.

Since this is our first time working together, there are many details that need to be handled, such as the item number, number of boxes, and volume, etc. However, my colleagues are handling these matters.

Manager Guo gave instructions to his people, and I also gave instructions to our colleagues. We mustn’t cause any mishaps in this first collaboration.

Manager Guo smiled and said, “Brother Tang, Manager Chen, why don’t you come and take a look at our warehouse? We’ll definitely be working with you on some of our products later, so let’s discuss them now to avoid any problems later.”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking too.” Chen Hui smiled. “Then I’ll trouble Manager Guo to lead the way.”

Manager Guo led us around the warehouse, mainly explaining the special characteristics of these products, such as that they cannot be exposed to rain or dropped.

Just then, my phone rang. It was Wang Qin calling. I didn’t know what this woman wanted to do by calling me. I apologized to Chen Hui and Manager Guo and then went outside to answer the phone.

As soon as I brought the phone in, I heard Wang Qin’s anxious voice, “Tang Zheng, save me…”