Chapter 79

Seeing my cousin’s expression, I felt a surge of emotion and asked in a trembling voice, “Sister, what do you want to say? What do you want to do for me?”

Although I spoke very quickly, my heart was beating just as fast.

The intense heat I felt scorched from the inside out.

“No…it’s nothing.”

My cousin’s blush had moved to her ears, and her fair neck turned bright red again. She snuggled shyly against me, like a young girl experiencing her first crush.

I could roughly guess what my cousin wanted to say, but since she wasn’t saying it, I could only pretend I didn’t know.

I chuckled and said, “Sis, actually I want to too…”

“Silly boy, what are you thinking?” My cousin looked up at me, her gentle gaze fixed on me. “What do you want to say?”

“What do you want to say, sister? I want to say the same thing.” I chuckled and said, “Sister, I…”

“You silly goose—” my cousin snorted softly, “I’m going to sleep, I’m so sleepy, you have to hold me while I sleep.”

“Okay, then I’ll hold you while I sleep…” I responded softly and hugged her tighter in my arms again.

My cousin smiled sweetly and said, “Silly boy, goodnight.”

“Good night,” I replied with a smile.

My cousin nodded gently, then stretched and fell asleep with her head on my arm.

Looking at my cousin’s still flushed face, I resisted the urge to kiss her on the cheek and slowly closed my eyes.

I don’t know how much time passed, but I fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up the next morning, I found that my cousin was already up and had even bought breakfast.

I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her and gently took her small hand, saying softly, “Sister, why don’t you sleep a little longer? Women need to get their beauty sleep.”

“I’m not a pig, I don’t want to sleep so late,” my cousin said gently. “Go wash up first.”

As she spoke, she took out a clean set of work clothes for me. “Put down the one you wore yesterday, I’ll wash it for you first.”

“Sister, you’re so sweet.” I said subconsciously, “Just like a dutiful wife.”

“You silly goose—” My cousin gave me a playful glare. “Go wash up and be a presentable man. Don’t make yourself look so sloppy. You’re a junior manager at the company now, and you might become a manager in a while. You must maintain a good image.”

“Yes, I will.”

What I really wanted to say was, “What the hell is this image all about?”

You know, sometimes we work shirtless, but I can’t tell my cousin that, otherwise she’ll definitely say I don’t care about my image.

I took my change of clothes to the bathroom and took a nice, cold shower. When I came back, my cousin said, “Let’s have breakfast first. By the way, did you have breakfast while I was gone?”

“Yes,” I said with a smile. “I definitely won’t go hungry, don’t worry, sis.”

“You always make it sound so real.” My cousin glared at me. “If I find out you’re lying to me next time, I’m really not going to talk to you anymore, you idiot.”

Since I didn’t drive back, I didn’t dare to linger. After breakfast, I grabbed my things and rushed off to work. My cousin, on the other hand, stayed home and washed my dirty clothes.

I’m increasingly finding that my cousin is really like a devoted wife. I wish she could stay with me for the rest of my life.

Lost in thought, I arrived at the company and saw Chen Hui slowly walking towards her office.

As soon as she saw me, she asked with concern, “Is your stomach alright?”

“It’s nothing.” I gave a wry smile. “But Manager Chen, I dare not drink casually anymore. I almost killed myself. It was so uncomfortable.”

“All right.”

Chen Hui laughed and said, “I don’t know what you were thinking at the time, you actually scared away Manager Guo and the other two. Now everyone at Lanmei Company knows that we have a heavy drinker in our company. He always drinks three cups at a time, or even three bottles at a time.”

I chuckled. “I was forced into this. You’re my boss, how could I just stand by and watch you get drunk? I’d rather take them out first. By the way, what time did they leave that night?”

“While you were in the restroom, after they signed the contract with me, they just slunk away, probably afraid you’d rush back and drink another eight or nine bottles.”

Chen Hui laughed out loud, “Although your method seems a bit silly, it’s also the most effective. I guess Lan Mei’s people won’t dare to challenge us next time they come.”

I paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, “Manager Chen, after you dropped me off at the hotel that night, did you receive any calls on my phone?”

Chen Hui paused for a moment, then gave a mysterious smile. “Was it your girlfriend checking up on you the night before last? I think I got a call, and I said I was taking you to a hotel because you were drunk and your phone died. You didn’t end up kneeling on a keyboard yesterday, did you?”

“Manager Chen, why didn’t you say I was drunk first?” I almost broke down. “You messed up the order of things. I had to go back and explain for a long time, and it almost caused a big problem.”

“I believe you can handle it, right?” Chen Hui smiled. “By the way, Lan Mei’s order is something you and I signed. If there are any shipments, you still need to pay attention. Don’t lose the order you worked so hard to get, especially since it was an order you got while you were drunk.”

I nodded. “I will. If Lanmei ships any goods, I will keep a close eye on them.”

“Let’s get started.”

Because of the order I signed after drinking with my colleagues the night before last, I specifically called a meeting with all the deliverymen under my command and went over the importance of Lanmei.

After all, if something goes wrong with the first order, our company could very well become a laughing stock.

After the meeting, I went back to my office and started dealing with the things I hadn’t finished yesterday. Actually, it wasn’t anything too big. I didn’t come yesterday, and I didn’t push away many things.

Just as I was feeling happy about this, Chen Hui unexpectedly poured cold water on my enthusiasm: “You weren’t here yesterday, so I took care of all your business. Don’t leave me any mess to do today. Open your email and see if there are any other sites that need to be replied to, and then check with customer service to see if there are any pending cases that need to be processed.”

“Okay,” I said gratefully. “Thank you.”

“If it weren’t for how hard you worked to close that deal with Lanmei, I wouldn’t have bothered with you. I have plenty of things to take care of myself.” Chen Hui rolled her eyes at me. “I’ll treat you to lunch.”

“Alright, then I’m going to have a good time taking down the rich guy,” I said with a smile.

It seems that after we’ve been through so much together, the relationship between Chen Hui and me has changed. She’s no longer as cold as she was when we first met. Back then, I was always worried that she might come after me later.

“By the way, could you give us a report on the current progress of our reforms?” Chen Hui added, “preferably in a table format.”

“It’s about comparing our complaint rates before and after the reforms, as well as the effectiveness of our delivery services,” I asked. “Besides that, is there anything else we need to report?”

“Let’s stick with these two. Try to make them as detailed as possible. After all, this is a demonstration base, so we can’t make even something as simple as an email a mess.”

Chen Hui said calmly, “It’s nine o’clock now. Please submit it to me before ten o’clock.”

Although I’m now sitting in an office and no longer exposed to the wind and rain, I no longer have much of my time to myself. Before, when I was delivering packages, all I had to do was deliver all the packages on the same day.

Now, things must be done within a specified time, and only the result matters, not the process.

After working for almost an hour, I finally managed to sort out the emails that Chen Hui wanted.

After watching for a while, Chen Hui nodded. “That’s right. This shows that our reforms have been successful. As long as we maintain this momentum, we can become the number one station in the country.”

Although the title of first place sounds very appealing, I also have some concerns, but I can’t say it in front of Chen Hui.

“Then I’ll go out for a smoke,” I said, standing up.

Chen Hui also stood up and said, “Let’s go together. I also have something to tell you.”

You should tell me if you need anything.

I was taken aback for a moment, but I nodded anyway, not knowing what Chen Hui wanted to talk to me about.

After we left the office, Chen Hui went straight to the restroom, while I went outside.

Now that Zhao Qian isn’t here, I don’t even know who to ask for a cigarette, because all the deliverymen are now out working.

As I was thinking this, my phone rang in my pocket. I picked it up and saw that it was Zhao Qian calling.

Without thinking, I answered the call. Zhao Qian chuckled and said, “Little Tang, I heard you got promoted recently.”

“Damn, how did you know?” I was taken aback for a moment, then said, “By the way, where are you making your fortune now?”

“Of course I have my own channels.”

Zhao Qian smiled and said, “Congratulations! I always said you were leadership material, but I didn’t expect this day to come so soon. I’ve been doing business with Aya lately. By the way, how’s it going over there? If you’re not feeling comfortable, why not switch jobs and work for me? I’m short-staffed right now.”

If Yang Yi were here, I might have actually been tempted, but I don’t think so now. I smiled and said, “It’s alright. You can’t just quit right after I started, that would be so unfair to him.”

“That’s true. You’re too sentimental. Here’s what we’ll do: if you’re ever unhappy over there, come work for me. Putting everything else aside, it’ll definitely be better than working as a courier.”

Zhao Qian laughed and said, “And it doesn’t have to be exposed to the wind and sun.”

I couldn’t help but ask, “Old Zhao, what kind of business are you in now?”

“It’s just a haphazard, half-hearted effort,” Zhao Qian said mysteriously. “You’ll find out when you get there.”

“If I ever run into trouble, I’ll definitely come and come to you for help,” I said with a laugh.

“My door is always open for you, Old Zhao,” Zhao Qian said with a smile. “I have some things to attend to, so I won’t bother you any longer. Let’s have a drink together sometime later.”

“OK.”

After hanging up the phone, I took out a cigarette and was about to light it when I heard Chen Hui’s voice from behind me, “Tang Zheng, I want to ask you something…”