Chapter 151 The Unexplained Shame of Showing Off in Front of Acquaintances

It was June in Hangzhou, and the weather was gradually turning hot.

Today, the temperature even broke 20 degrees, heading straight for 30 degrees!

Ling Yue was naturally sprawled out at home, blowing the air conditioning, playing games, and binge-watching dramas; this life was simply heavenly.

Consequently, she had dismissed the 20 bodyguards.

After lunch that day, Ling Yue held a new drink concocted by Luo Shanshan in her left hand and a bowl of health soup prepared by Wang Junqi in her right.

What would you call this?

Indulgent health maintenance?

"Miss." Housekeeper Cheng walked over at this moment.

Ling Yue developed a conditioned reflex, "What is it? Is there something else?"

She clung tightly to the sofa.

It was a look of resignation, as if to say: If I have to go out, I will lie here on the sofa, and you all will have to carry me out.

Housekeeper Cheng smiled helplessly and said, "Lawyer Qian said he couldn't get through to your phone, so he called me. The people from the Company are about to arrive. Do you need to meet them at home, or go to the office?"

Ling Yue remembered that she had said before that once all preparations were made and before work officially started, all the staff from the Company would come to see her.

By the way, Aunt Jiang and Auntie Huang also needed to take her measurements.

She had been busy with Feimi and the Company's matters recently and had forgotten about this.

Ling Yue said almost without hesitation, "Let's do it at home."

Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha, who was arranging flowers, suddenly looked up, "Do you need me to prepare a dinner party?"

She had been in this house for a month now.

Except for the group hotpot team-building on the day she arrived, she hadn't hosted a single party or tea gathering.

The Miss was either busy outside or lazing at home, and everything she wanted to buy was delivered to the door.

Her outstanding banquet-hosting skills had suddenly lost their place to shine!

Ling Yue didn't even think about it, "No need."

She answered Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha first, then looked at Housekeeper Cheng, "Housekeeper Cheng, go collect their identification information and book rooms and dining places for them. After they come to the villa to see me, you arrange for someone to take them there."

Housekeeper Cheng assigned Zhao Fang; as a life assistant, she had to handle many miscellaneous tasks, and this fell within her responsibilities.

Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha, who hadn't been assigned anything, let out a long sigh.

She couldn't help but wonder, was she not pleasing to the Miss's eyes?

Otherwise, why was there never a response whenever she wanted to show off her skills?

Ling Yue had no idea what was going on in Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha's mind.

She didn't host banquets simply because she couldn't be bothered with the trouble.

She also didn't really like having people she wasn't familiar with entering her territory.

Ling Yue was napping on the sofa.

Before long, she was gently woken up.

"Miss, the people from the Company are at the door." After Housekeeper Cheng finished speaking, she pulled two tissues from the dining table, crouched down, and helped Ling Yue wipe the drool hanging from the corner of her mouth.

Ling Yue slurped, dazed, and said, "Oh, let them in. Remember to close the doors and windows well; don't let the hot air in."

Ling Yue got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face and sober up.

Just as she came out, she saw Song Xinyao standing next to a group of people, winking at her.

Ling Yue inexplicably wanted to wink back at her...

Who understands this?

She had originally wanted to cultivate a deep and serious boss persona, but under the gaze of her funny best friend, she couldn't maintain that vibe!

Acting cool in front of acquaintances always brings an inexplicable sense of shame.

"Ahem." Ling Yue covered her mouth, coughed twice, looked away, and said, "Which ones are the management team? Step out and let me see."

Eight people walked out of the crowd.

This was an 8-person management and operations team.

The General Manager was a woman in her 40s.

The team covered multiple fields including publicity, human resources, assistants, customer service, and so on.

Ling Yue listened to their brief self-introductions, which counted as getting to know them.

The General Manager reported the situation, "The business certificates have all been obtained, the Company and store renovations and redesigns are complete, the brand LOGO is done, and there are some service details, including financial planning, all in this PPT."

If nothing else, this PPT was well-made, very simple and clear.

Ling Yue was also a long-time employee, and she understood it at a glance.

"Not bad, thank you all for your hard work. Just proceed according to the plan." Ling Yue looked up and asked, "Have there been many private custom orders recently?"

The General Manager nodded and brought up another document for Ling Yue to see.

"There are quite a few, most of whom are old clients, and some new clients with ample funds have also come."

As she introduced them, Ling Yue clicked on the 'New Client' classification worksheet in the Excel table.

Whoa.

The list was full of acquaintances.

Weren't these the group of socialites she met when she attended Xu Wenyan's birthday party last time?

"President Ling, is there a problem?" Seeing Ling Yue's expression change suddenly, the General Manager thought she had done something wrong and hurriedly asked.

This computer was a touchscreen, so Ling Yue long-pressed the screen and dragged her finger down to create a selection box, framing a dozen or so names.

She said to the General Manager, "These people are all from the Hangzhou socialite circle. Treat them well and see if they can be developed into high-end custom members."

The General Manager breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace, "Okay, I understand."

"In the future, you need to arrange for people to come to the headquarters to report every quarter. This is my lawyer's business card. You can contact him later, and he will be responsible for subsequent handling and will connect you with the responsible team." Ling Yue entered the Company's large group, found the General Manager's WeChat, added her separately, and recommended Qian Xu's WeChat business card to her.

Ling Yue had several companies and projects in her hands.

SX Club, the nursing home, the Northwest Science and Technology Park project, Feimi, the Company, including the Company.

All required separate investment management teams to follow up.

The lawyer team had been very busy lately.

Ling Yue thought that in a while, or next year, she must add people to the lawyer team and give them a raise.

Business matters were mostly discussed.

Housekeeper Cheng let Zhao Fang take them to the tea room to rest first.

Ling Yue's personal clothing customization team stayed behind.

"I have formulated a plan for everyone: In spring and autumn, 3 sets of qipao and 2 sets of daily clothing per month. In winter, 2 sets of qipao and 2 sets of daily clothing per month. In summer, 4 sets of qipao and 3 sets of daily clothing per month."

"Embroidery patterns and pattern making need to be checked by Aunt Jiang and Auntie Huang first, and then..."

Ling Yue pointed at Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha, who was standing to the side a bit blankly, "Then contact her. She is responsible for my clothing issues."

Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha looked up abruptly, both surprised and happy, and puffed out her chest for good measure!

Finally, finally!

There was work for her to do.

She didn't have to watch Housekeeper Cheng and Li Xinfeng run around busy every day, leaving her alone, idle to death like she was slacking off, while receiving such a high salary, feeling uneasy!

"Does anyone else have any questions?" Ling Yue asked.

"No questions!"

Everyone replied in unison.

"Then come on." Ling Yue opened her arms.

After measuring, Ling Yue still had to choose the styles.

All clothing styles were categorized in an app's pattern library, numbering up to hundreds, and could be continuously updated.

After picking the styles, Huang Qianhua took out the fabric color cards from the large cardboard box on the table.

The qipao fabrics were almost all domestic, including Kesi, Yunjin, Xiangyunsha, silk, and so on.

For daily clothing, she used Ling Yue's connections to cooperate with well-known foreign fabric brand merchants, including Loro Piana, Dormeuil, Solbiati, and so on.

With the fabrics all selected, the work was basically finished here.

Ling Yue didn't want to delay even a second longer, "Let's stop here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Xinyao and the others began to pack up the color cards into boxes.

Ling Yue said, "It's getting late. I've booked a hotel and a restaurant for you. You can stay for one night and drive back tomorrow morning."

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!" Song Xinyao acted as if her throat was stuck with phlegm, and when Ling Yue looked over, she frantically patted her chest with her hand.

Her eyes signaled: Me, me, me, don't forget me!

"What are you making such a fuss for?" Jiang Xia glared at her daughter.

Song Xinyao looked at the sky and the ground, and stole glances at Ling Yue.

Ling Yue laughed, "Song Xinyao will stay in Hangzhou. From now on, wherever I am, that's where your work location will be."

Ling Yue had originally planned to keep Song Xinyao.

She had many people around her, but everyone was wary of her identity as the boss, so they would be cautious when getting along with her and couldn't truly speak their minds.

Song Xinyao was different.

First of all, they were good friends, and after four years of grinding in college, both sides knew each other well.

Song Xinyao also had a carefree personality, very suitable for hanging out and having fun together.

Upon hearing that she could stay, someone immediately threw the color card aside and ran to Ling Yue's side happily.

Hanging out with her best friend was just too great!

Now that she had a job, if she lazed around at home, she would be slapped to death by her mom, but if she lazed around with her best friend, her best friend would only compete with her to see who was better at lazing.

Jiang Xia was a bit worried, "Yue, no, President Ling, she is loud and boisterous, don't let her delay your work."

"Don't worry, I am very strict." Ling Yue said solemnly.

Since the big boss had spoken, what else could the others say?

Jiang Xia could only pull Song Xinyao aside and earnestly urge her.

As for how much Song Xinyao listened to, that was unknown.

After all, she was very good at letting things go in one ear and out the other.