"I don't need a job," Li Se shook his head, refusing.
"What do you mean?" Chen Xinyue asked, displeased. "Do you think the position isn't high enough, or the salary isn't enough?"
To Chen Xinyue's family, Li Se's visit was either to borrow money or to ask for a job referral. Now that a job had been offered with decent benefits, Li Se had surprisingly rejected it.
Chen An frowned and said, "Sales is just the beginning. We can provide you with a platform, but how far you go depends on yourself. You can't expect us to push you every step of the way, can you? Neither my company nor Xiao Dong's company keeps idle people!"
He paused and continued, "In life, the most important thing is to be down-to-earth. Deceiving others won't get you far. Honestly going to Xiao Dong's company to work in sales can also temper your abilities. As for higher positions, they won't be offered to you. Only by constantly improving yourself will you have the chance to advance."
"Uncle, how about this, I'll give him a base salary of eight thousand. Consider it a favor," Liang Dong's gaze kept drifting to Jiang Ranran. She was much prettier than Chen Xinyue, so he was determined to win her over. Eight thousand to keep an idle person was nothing.
"Aren't you going to thank your Brother Dong?" Chen An urged.
"What a clueless fellow!" Fu Meili snorted.
"I said, I don't need it," Li Se shook his head. "I came this time just to bring my girlfriend to meet you all. There's nothing else, so I'll be leaving."
Li Se no longer wanted to stay. He was thinking of leaving with Jiang Ranran immediately, but at this moment, Chen An shouted, "Stop!"
"Uncle, is there something else?" Li Se asked, confused.
"We're offering you a job, and you're throwing a tantrum?" Chen An asked, displeased.
Chen Xinyue couldn't help but add sarcastically, "Don't you think we want to offer you a better position? Even if we did, do you have the ability? Don't forget, an eight-thousand-a-month base salary is already quite good. You've been to jail, and many big companies won't hire you. It's on your record, you understand? We're not dwelling on your past, and you still want more? Even if you don't want to do it, you should at least thank your Brother Dong!"
"Too ambitious for your own good!" Fu Meili spoke harshly, as she had always intensely disliked such poor relatives.
"Alright, let's stop talking. It's decided. Li Se, tomorrow you and your girlfriend will go to work at your Brother Dong's company." Chen An made the final decision.
Li Se shook his head and didn't continue to argue with Chen An. He figured no matter what he said now, they would still think he was too ambitious.
"Once you join my company, you have to work hard. I said, I don't keep idle people, even with Uncle Chen vouching for you, it won't work. After you two start working, your salary will be as discussed, eight thousand a month. If you perform well, I can give you a raise!" Liang Dong said condescendingly. As long as Jiang Ranran joined his company, he would find a way to win her over, especially since he was quite wealthy. Few women disliked money.
"Aren't you going to thank your Brother Dong?" Chen Xinyue said unhappily.
"As if we owe you something!" Fu Meili was also quite displeased.
"Aunt, Xinyue, it's alright," Liang Dong said magnanimously.
"Only you, Xiao Dong, wouldn't mind. That shows your broadmindedness, unlike some people who are narrow-minded and act so arrogant when offered a job," Fu Meili sneered.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore," Chen An waved his hand, glanced at Li Se, and then stopped paying attention to him, turning his attention to Liang Dong. "How long will Manager Wang be gone?"
Liang Dong checked the time and said, "It should be soon. Miss Yao is also in Fuxi County, so we should have news soon."
"Once we get this renovation project, my company will definitely be able to reach new heights," Chen An said with some excitement.
"Uncle, the Miss Yao you're talking about, isn't it Yao Shiqing?" Li Se suddenly asked.
"You know her?" Chen An was surprised.
"Yes, I know her," Li Se nodded.
"I say, Li Se, what's your deal? You know Miss Yao? Do you know who Miss Yao is? She's the daughter of Hong Kong's richest man, Yao Jingtai. What right do you have to know her? Even your uncle has to pull strings just to meet her, and you know her?" Fu Meili attacked without mercy.
"And you know Miss Yao? Who do you think you are? If you know Miss Yao, we might as well know the richest man!" Chen Xinyue mocked.
"Didn't I just tell you? Be down-to-earth. What's the point of bragging? Will it make your future better?" Chen An reprimanded.
Liang Dong didn't say anything, but he looked at Li Se with disdain, even contempt. He couldn't understand how someone like him found such a beautiful girlfriend. He, so rich and successful, hadn't found someone as beautiful. Why did this kid have her?
For this reason, he had made up his mind to poach her. It wasn't necessarily to become Jiang Ranran's boyfriend, but to make her his fling!
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Li Se felt helpless and couldn't be bothered to say anything more.
Just then, Liang Dong's phone rang. After answering it, his face lit up. "Uncle, we've made contact. We'll be there right away."
"Good!" Chen An was also overjoyed.
"You should go back now," Fu Meili said indifferently.
"Aunt, it's fine. Let's take them to see the world. Otherwise, their horizons will be too low, and they'll just keep bragging," Liang Dong persuaded.
"I'm afraid they might say something they shouldn't," Fu Meili worried.
"It's fine, I'll handle it," Liang Dong was so eager because he was after Jiang Ranran. He wanted to make Jiang Ranran clearly understand the huge gap between Li Se and himself.
"In that case, let's all go," Chen An nodded, specifically looking at Li Se and instructing, "When we get there, those are all important people. Even I might not be able to offend them. So, don't say anything. Just stay by the side honestly. Seeing the world will also be beneficial for you."
Li Se was truly speechless. If it weren't for the fact that this was his uncle, he would have left long ago. It was only for his mother's sake that he couldn't refuse them.
Fine, for his mother's sake, if needed, Li Se wouldn't mind contacting Yao Shiqing himself.