297: Chapter 297 Let's stay at my place for now.

Although Chen Fan had told her about the salary long ago, when Chen Tong actually saw the ten thousand yuan written in black and white on the contract, her eyes still betrayed a hint of uncontrollable joy.

The other two girls in her dorm were only making a little over two thousand during their internship, so her salary was a full five times theirs.

Calming herself down, she picked up the pen and signed her name at the end of the contract, her handwriting much neater than usual.

Sun Qing took the signed contract and put it away, then handed another contract to Su Mian. "This is yours. Take a look, and if there are no issues, sign it as well."

Su Mian took it, flipped it open, and glanced at the contents. First was the position column, which read "Fashion Design," and then the salary column: a probation salary of five thousand, which would become six thousand upon becoming a regular employee, with social security and housing fund included.

Su Mian had wanted this position herself. She had always liked fashion design and had even designed a piece for her family's factory before.

Originally, Chen Fan wanted to offer her ten thousand as well, but Su Mian refused. She said it wasn't right for a fresh graduate to get so much and insisted on the standard rate for fresh graduates. Unable to convince her, Chen Fan had no choice but to agree.

Su Mian glanced at the numbers on the contract and, without much hesitation, picked up the pen to sign her name neatly before handing the contract back to Sun Qing.

Putting away the two contracts, Sun Qing stood up with a smile. "Alright, the paperwork is done. Welcome to Fanti, you two. Let me show you to your workstations."

She led them through the office area, stopping in front of a row of desks by the window to set them up. Then, she walked them a few steps further, stopping next to a partitioned-off workstation.

Sun Qing smiled and said, "Director Li, these are our two new colleagues, Chen Tong and Su Mian."

Beside them, Li Nan instantly perked up.

Chen Fan had mentioned these two names to her before, telling her to accommodate them well.

To be honest, Li Nan rather disliked people who got in through connections.

Having struggled in this industry for several years, she had seen too many people who rode on connections to slack off. They knew nothing and had to be guided step-by-step, yet in the end, others did all the work while they took all the credit.

But these two connections were arranged by Chen Fan.

President Chen was her boss. Not only did he make her the design director of Fanti, but he also gave her a handsome salary and full autonomy.

Now that the company was thriving, she also wanted to build a career here, so she was very grateful to Chen Fan.

Moreover, she knew very well that without Chen Fan, she wouldn't be in her current position.

Therefore, she wouldn't neglect anything Chen Fan assigned to her, let alone show any attitude.

Li Nan put down her work, stood up, and smiled at them. "Welcome, welcome. President Chen mentioned you to me. My last name is Li, Li Nan, and I'm in charge of design. Chen Tong, you're in operations, right? You'll report directly to me from now on." She then looked at Su Mian. "Su Mian, you're in fashion design. I'll have your supervisor come over in a bit to help you get familiar with things."

Chen Tong nodded. "Alright, Sister Nan."

Li Nan called out not far away, "Xiaoran, come over here for a second."

Soon, Zhao Xiaoran walked over. "Sister Nan, what's up?"

"This is Su Mian, our new fashion designer. Take her around to get familiar with our product lines and design processes." After instructing her, Li Nan looked back at Su Mian. "Xiaoran is the supervisor of your fashion design department."

Zhao Xiaoran sized Su Mian up, and her eyes instantly lit up. "Alright, Sister Nan!" Then, she naturally took Su Mian's arm. "Let's go, let's go. I'll take you to your workstation."

...

After work in the evening, Chen Fan took the two of them to a restaurant.

Today was their first day of work, so Chen Fan was treating them to dinner to celebrate.

In the car, Chen Fan asked them, "How did work feel today?"

Leaning back in her seat, Chen Tong tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Not much of a feeling, just looked at a lot of data and backend systems, which made my head spin a bit. But it's quite interesting, much more fun than attending classes at school."

Chen Fan glanced at Su Mian again. Su Mian nodded. "Same here."

Chen Fan gave an "mm" and didn't ask further.

After driving for a while, he casually asked while turning the steering wheel, "By the way, have you rented an apartment yet?"

Chen Tong shook her head. "Not yet. We plan to go look this weekend."

"Then where are you staying these few days?"

"We'll stay in our dorm for now. It's not too far anyway."

Chen Fan thought about it and said, "Why don't you stay at my place? I have a few empty rooms, and it would be convenient for you to move in."

Chen Tong was taken aback for a moment, then waved her hand with a laugh. "No, no, it's not convenient for Mianmian and me to stay at your place. You're a guy and we're two girls. Since I'm your sister, it doesn't matter for me, but it won't do for Mianmian."

Chen Fan thought to himself that Su Mian cared even less. After all, they had already seen each other completely naked, so why would they care about this?

But he couldn't say that out loud, nor did he rush to argue. Instead, he framed it differently: "It takes an hour by bus from your school to the company, and taxi fares aren't cheap either. Stay at my place for now, and move out once you find an apartment. It's only for a few days."

This time, Chen Tong didn't refuse outright. Instead, she turned to look at Su Mian. "Mianmian, what do you think?"

Su Mian in her heart actually really wanted to agree, but on the surface, she still pretended not to care much, saying flatly, "I'm fine with either."

Chen Tong looked at Su Mian and, seeing that she didn't object, thought about it and realized Chen Fan did have a point. So she nodded. "Alright then, we'll move out once we rent an apartment this weekend."

Chen Fan smiled. "Sure, and if you can't find one by the weekend, staying a few more days is fine too."

The car happened to pull up right in front of the restaurant. Chen Fan unbuckled his seatbelt and pushed the door open to get out.

When Su Mian got out after him, she took advantage of Chen Tong bending down to grab her bag to cast a quick glance at Chen Fan.

Their eyes met in the air. Chen Fan winked at Su Mian, and she couldn't help but smile before following him inside.

...

After dinner, Chen Fan settled the bill and got into the car with them, turning around to drive toward Changan University of Arts and Sciences.

Arriving at the school gate, Chen Fan parked the car and walked with them to their dormitory building.

Since guys weren't allowed upstairs, he waited by the flower bed downstairs, watching them carry their things up and down.

Before long, Chen Tong came down carrying a large suitcase, followed by Su Mian pulling a smaller one, with a backpack on her shoulders.

They really didn't have many things—just two suitcases and two bags in total, without even bringing any bedsheets or quilts.

Chen Tong walked up to Chen Fan, patted her suitcase, and said in a relaxed tone, "That's all of it."

Chen Fan looked down at the two suitcases at his feet and casually asked, "You didn't bring any quilts, right?"

Chen Tong shook her head. "Nope. I listened to you; we'll buy new ones once we rent an apartment."

"Alright, let's go."

The three of them walked out of the school gate, and Chen Fan opened the trunk to put the two suitcases inside. Once he closed the trunk lid, Chen Tong had already opened the back door familiarly and slid inside, while Su Mian bent down and sat in the front passenger seat.

Chen Fan got back into the driver's seat, buckled his seatbelt, and stepped on the gas, driving away from the school gate.