93: Chapter 93 Recommendations

Chen Ling cursed Shen Yan fluently and directly hurled several expletives at him.

"Shen Yan, go to hell! Why did you abduct my child? I'm telling you, the court has already ruled; custody of the child is with me. No one has the right to take the child away from me!"

Shen Yan was long accustomed to her habit of resorting to trickery when she couldn't win an argument.

He calmly replied to Chen Ling on the phone, "Whether you accept it or not, the child is with me now."

"If you want the child back, fine. I welcome you to file a lawsuit anytime."

With that, he hung up the phone with a sharp "snap."

Walking out of the bedroom, he found Youyou had woken up and was quietly playing with toys in the living room.

"Youyou! Why didn't you wake Daddy up when you woke up? Daddy could have played with you."

Youyou replied very sensibly, "Daddy was sleeping. Youyou shouldn't disturb Daddy's sleep."

Shen Yan sighed and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Youyou.

After getting it ready, he lifted Youyou onto the chair.

"I'm sorry, Youyou. Daddy hasn't been able to buy you a suitable chair yet. I already ordered new toys and a dining table for you last night; they should arrive in a couple of days."

Youyou nodded and started eating by herself.

Seeing how well-behaved and sensible she was, Shen Yan paused for a moment and said to Youyou, "Although our Youyou is still a child, there are some things Daddy really wants to hear your opinion on."

"Are you willing to stay with Daddy for a while?"

"Or, are you willing to live with Daddy from now on?"

Youyou nodded almost without thinking.

"I'm willing. Anyway, Mommy isn't home, and Mommy can come over to Daddy's place to see me."

Shen Yan's nose tingled, and his eyes nearly turned red again.

"Okay. If you want to see Mommy, just tell Daddy, and Daddy will have Mommy come see you. You can't just walk out without a word like last time, understand?"

Youyou obediently nodded again.

"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have come to find you without telling Auntie and Mommy. I won't do it again, Daddy, please don't scold me."

Shen Yan's heart melted at her words.

He vigorously rubbed Youyou's head and replied, "How could I scold Youyou? Hurry up and eat, then come to work with Daddy."

There was no one at home.

He wasn't comfortable leaving his daughter home alone.

Hiring a Nanny would be too rushed, and he feared the Nanny might treat Youyou poorly while he was away.

So, he decided to take Youyou to the company.

After eating, they arrived at the company.

Youyou zipped over to the office area with a "swoosh."

Everyone who saw Youyou had expressions of pleasant surprise on their faces.

"President Shen brought his daughter to work today?"

"Aww! Youyou is so cute! I want to have such a cute daughter too!"

Seeing how much everyone liked Youyou, Shen Yan felt relieved.

He said to everyone, "I'm sorry, but since there's no one at home right now, I have to bring my daughter to work for the next couple of days. You don't need to mind her; just let her play here by herself."

"Youyou, don't disturb the older brothers and sisters, hear me?"

Youyou huffed and replied, "I won't disturb the older brothers and sisters. I'm going to disturb Daddy!"

Her childish words brought a burst of laughter from everyone.

The Employees said cheerfully, "President Shen, please don't worry. Youyou is so adorable; we definitely don't mind."

Shen Yan smiled faintly.

That's right, his Youyou was indeed adorable.

Deserving of being loved by everyone who saw her.

...

On the other side, Chen Ling sat in her office with a dark expression.

"Is everyone in the conference room assembled?"

The secretary nodded nervously.

Lately, Chen Ling's temper had become increasingly volatile.

She was afraid that one careless move might set Chen Ling off.

Seeing her nod, Chen Ling stood up and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and come with me to the conference room!"

The secretary maintained a straight face and nodded, inwardly crying out in misery again.

She hadn't even spoken, yet how could she still anger Chen Ling?!

A moment later, the two arrived in the conference room.

"Everyone should know what I called you here to discuss today, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in unison.

"Zhongqing Company has an open tender. The bid amount is ten million. I think our company can give it a try."

"With our company's qualifications, breaking through the competition won't be an issue."

Chen Ling raised an eyebrow and sneered, "They want a project, not the company's qualifications. What good are good qualifications alone? We need talent!"

After listening, those people remained silent, but inwardly they grumbled, "The talent in the company was already driven away by you; where is the talent now?"

Although they didn't voice their inner thoughts, their expressions already conveyed their truest feelings.

This time, Chen Ling did not refuse to listen to others.

She lowered her stance and said to everyone, "It was my fault for not listening to your advice before, but now is the most difficult time for our company."

"I hope you can all put forward your ideas. No matter what the idea is, as long as it's useful, I will listen to your suggestions."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone remained silent.

Seeing that everyone was unmoved, Chen Ling grew impatient again.

"Can you all stop playing mute in here? Frankly, we are all in the same boat. If I sink, what good will come to you?"

What she said was unpleasant to hear, but it was indeed reasonable.

Everyone exchanged glances, and then someone raised their hand to speak.

"President Chen, I actually think we can raise the salary and benefits for the project team members to attract more talent to join our company."

Chen Ling retorted, "Why? Are the salary and benefits we offer to project team members not good enough?"

The other party replied with a conflicted expression, "It's not that they aren't good, but the salary and benefits we offer to project team members are much lower than other companies."

"Our company made its fortune through software, and the project team members are the technical backbone of our company. If we can't offer our technical backbone a high salary, how can we persuade that talent to come work for our company?"

Chen Ling fell silent.

Although she didn't want to admit it, the other person had a valid point.

If she couldn't offer higher salaries, that talent wouldn't consider working for their company.

To recruit talent, they had to be willing to spend money.

"Fine, then do as you say."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces showed a hint of joy.

Finally!

Their President Chen finally understood plain language!

Since the previous person's suggestion had been adopted, everyone began to enthusiastically offer their own suggestions.