Chapter 28: Company Team Building

It seemed that Xia Xixi knew Yao Manman quite well.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Go and book a table at Wangyue Pavilion, with a budget of 2,000 per person."

"Alright, President Zheng. I'll go arrange it right now." After receiving instructions, Xia Xixi left Zheng Qian's office.

Holding Yao Manman's file in his hand, Zheng Qian couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

So, the boyfriend Yao Manman had made public was Chang Rui...

Outside the office.

"Shuxin, this new President Zheng seems very rich. He's sending red envelopes in the big group, then more in the small group, and he's even taking us out for team building tonight. I wonder what kind of person he is?" He Yanyan asked, sounding a bit excited.

"Hmm... it's just that he's a bit short."

"Shh..." He Yanyan quickly covered Deng Shuxin's mouth.

If Zhong Xiaoyao, Chang Mengmeng, and the others heard that, they would definitely go and tattle to President Zheng. Even if he were a good person, talking bad about the boss behind their back was never a good idea.

"What's there to be afraid of? Let them tattle if they want to."

Deng Shuxin and He Yanyan didn't get along well with the four of them—Zhong Xiaoyao, Chang Mengmeng, Hao Ruxue, and Yao Manman. The reason was simple: they were too straightforward and didn't like to suck up to the leadership.

But Deng Shuxin didn't care about that. Zheng Qian was just over 1.7 meters tall, while she was 1.76 meters. If they stood together, Zheng Qian wouldn't even be as tall as her.

As she spoke, He Yanyan glanced at the group who were touching up their makeup. Noticing nothing unusual, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"He's definitely a bit short compared to you, but President Zheng is young. He's probably a few years younger than you."

"In the future, you should say less of that kind of thing. If it reaches the boss's ears, you'll be in for a rough time. Have you forgotten the horror of being under President Liu's thumb?"

Thinking of that, Deng Shuxin felt aggrieved.

During the last company team-building trip, she was ten centimeters taller than Liu Shiqi. Just because she hadn't crouched down during the group photo afterward, Liu Shiqi had docked three months of her bonus upon finding out.

If a leader wants to mess with you, they will find all sorts of ways to do it, and you have no way to refute it.

Jobs were so hard to find now, and since Deng Shuxin still had to support her father, she didn't dare to quit. Otherwise, given her temper, she would have packed her things and left long ago.

It was all just helplessness, the more you said about it.

6:30 PM.

Inside Zheng Qian's office.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Come in."

Zheng Qian hurriedly paused the single-player game on his computer, then looked at Xia Xixi as she walked in and asked her what was up.

"President Zheng, the car is ready for you. We're using the company's Alphard, and I've arranged for Xiao Cui to drive you."

"Aren't you coming?"

Xia Xixi was a bit bewildered: "Does that include me?"

"Of course. You are my subordinate, and naturally, you are part of my team, so you definitely have to go," Zheng Qian replied.

Xia Xixi had assumed this team-building event would have a unique flavor and that Zheng Qian had some strange, peculiar ideas that definitely wouldn't include her.

If she went, wouldn't it ruin Zheng Qian's fun?

So he had actually included her? Was this really a proper team-building event?

Zheng Qian hadn't thought that much about it. He just wanted to use these people to recoup the red envelopes he'd sent out in the afternoon; the more people there were, the more money he would spend.

"Alright, then I'll go tell them."

Xia Xixi walked outside Zheng Qian's office and clapped her hands: "Sisters from the Public Relations Department, we can clock out now. We're taking the company's Alphard."

Outside Zheng Qian's office, there weren't just his own employees, but also staff from other departments.

Usually, if they had unfinished work on hand, they would be forced to stay for overtime and could only leave once it was done.

Hearing Xia Xixi's words now, they couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

The few people from the Public Relations Department jumped up happily and went downstairs to gather under the watchful eyes of everyone.

After finishing that game, Zheng Qian straightened his collar and also walked out of his office.

As he stepped out, he ran into Chen Weiqiang.

"President Zheng, making such a big scene right after arriving?"

Since Xia Xixi had used the company vehicle, Chen Weiqiang naturally knew the news that Zheng Qian was taking his subordinates out to eat.

"Well, I'm just new here, so I'm getting to know everyone. I'll treat you and President Liu to a meal another day."

"No worries, no worries. President Zheng, do you have a car? If not, just take mine." Chen Weiqiang said, putting his hand into his pocket to feel for his keys.

"No need, no need. We'll all just take one car."

After Zheng Qian finished speaking, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries and parted ways.

On the way downstairs, Zheng Qian felt that for him, a car was indeed an absolute necessity right now.

"Hello, President Zheng. I'm the company driver, Cui Xiaobo. You can just call me Xiao Cui."

As soon as he reached the car, Xiao Cui walked up eagerly and offered him a cigarette.

Zheng Qian waved his hand: "There are so many female colleagues here, you shouldn't smoke either."

"President Zheng, I don't smoke either; I just specifically prepared this for you," Xiao Cui said. "President Zheng, let me open the door for you."

Xiao Cui pulled open the Alphard's electric door, leaving a spot right in the middle for Zheng Qian.

Once he got into the car, he was surrounded by beautiful women.

"President Zheng is so gentlemanly, I love it!"

"Of course! President Zheng is so young and already our company's president; he must have some extraordinary qualities!"

"We must work hard for President Zheng in the future. Wangyue Pavilion is a place President Chen only goes to when discussing business with big clients. I've never been there once; President Zheng is too good to us."

Xia Xixi, sitting in the passenger seat, secretly glanced at Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian had worked for others before, so he naturally knew that this was just flattery, and he didn't take it to heart.

During the conversation in the car, Zheng Qian took the opportunity to identify these employees.

Two of them left a particularly deep impression on him.

Zhong Xiaoyao had very distinctive features, looking a bit like the "Big Sister" played by Dongdong. She had a plump figure, a natural, seductive charm in her bones, and eyes that could shoot electricity; she was very good at alluring others.

Another one was Deng Shuxin.

She was very tall. Sitting in the back seat, she didn't say a word, but her head almost reached the roof of the car. She looked tall, at least 1.75 meters, a few centimeters taller than him.

The impression Deng Shuxin gave Zheng Qian was: Fair!

Her skin was surprisingly fair—every part of her body was white, which could even be described as "frost-like and snow-white."

Besides that, a pair of long legs that commanded everyone's attention also left a deep impression.

Moreover, she was quite quiet. While Hao Ruxue, Chang Mengmeng, and the others were frantically trying to strike up a conversation with him, Deng Shuxin and He Yanyan sat in the back without saying a word. There wasn't much interaction throughout the trip, but Zheng Qian remembered her.

During the evening rush hour, the roads were a bit congested, and they didn't arrive at the shore until after seven o'clock, where they took a speedboat to Wangyue Island.

"President Zheng, I'll be heading back then. If you need anything, just call me directly."

"Do we always take this to get to Wangyue Island? I can't swim, President Zheng. If I fall into the water, you have to save me." Sitting next to Zheng Qian, Zhong Xiaoyao leaned closer to him as she spoke. If not for the fact that so many people were watching, she probably would have hugged Zheng Qian's arm directly.

Zheng Qian felt inexplicably warm.

It was just treating them to team building, right?

Zhong Xiaoyao seemed a bit too enthusiastic.