170: Chapter 170 Planning Off-Peak Travel! The Counselor Calls! Need Help?

Chapter 170: Planning an Off-Peak Trip! A Call from the Counselor! Short on People?

Jiang Yan lay in Su Yang's arms, her heart filled with a sense of helplessness.

Su Yang really made her... both love and fear him!

The next morning, when Su Yang arrived at Jiuxiang Catering, he saw Li Jiaxuan standing at his office door, seemingly waiting for him.

Li Jiaxuan had joined the company at the end of last year and had been at Jiuxiang Catering for almost four months.

Over these four months, he had worked hard and his performance was decent.

He had even received a bonus once.

This time, he hadn't gone to Shancheng, but stayed in Rongcheng to help Weimeijia find branch locations.

Su Yang didn't give Uncle Li's grandson any special treatment; everything followed company regulations.

"Li Jiaxuan, are you waiting for me?"

Li Jiaxuan said respectfully, "Boss!"

"Come in!"

"Okay!"

The door to Su Yang's office was open; Jiang Yuzhen must have already cleaned it for him.

"Sit down!"

Su Yang pointed to the seat across from his desk and casually turned on his computer.

Seeing Li Jiaxuan seated, he asked casually, "Is there something you need?"

"Boss, I'm here to thank you!"

"Thank me?"

Su Yang was a bit puzzled.

Did he feel like I was grooming him?

"It's about that time I wanted to start a business!"

"But you didn't end up doing it, did you?"

Su Yang naturally remembered this.

"The friends who tried to pull me into it started their own shop!"

"And?"

Li Jiaxuan whispered, "They lost everything. They're down hundreds of thousands!"

He had only received the news yesterday.

He used to contact Pan Chunhui frequently.

However, over the last two months, Pan Chunhui had become increasingly distant.

Sometimes Pan Chunhui wouldn't even reply to Li Jiaxuan's wechat messages.

It wasn't until Li Jiaxuan called Pan Chunhui yesterday that he found out the shop opened by Pan Chunhui and Zhou Quanming had closed down, losing several hundred thousand yuan!

Zhou Quanming apparently even took out online loans and has now disappeared.

Upon hearing the news, Li Jiaxuan felt secretly relieved that he hadn't gotten involved.

Even his family members were very grateful to Su Yang!

"I see."

Perhaps he was becoming a bit numb to it, but Su Yang didn't feel much.

Although his own business was going smoothly, he had seen many businesses fail and go bankrupt.

Sympathy... he didn't have enough to go around.

It was better to focus on his own business and take care of his employees.

"Anyway, thank you, Boss!"

Li Jiaxuan stood up and bowed, expressing his sincere gratitude.

Now that he had worked at Jiuxiang Catering for several months, he knew how hard it was to earn money!

Constantly running around outside and compiling various data, he also understood how difficult it was to open a shop.

Su Yang smiled and waved it off, saying, "I just mentioned it casually to your grandfather back then. Whether you listened or not was your own decision."

"But I still want to thank you, Boss!"

Su Yang's humility only made Li Jiaxuan admire him more.

"No need for thanks. Just work hard."

Li Jiaxuan said, "Then Boss, I'll get back to work!"

"Keep it up!"

"I will, Boss!"

[Ding! Jiuxiang Catering employee Li Jiaxuan's loyalty has increased to 90. You have received a 50,000 cash reward.]

Even though Su Yang's monthly income now exceeded ten million, he was still happy to see 50,000 in cash.

After all, it was a "drop" from an employee!

After Li Jiaxuan left, Su Yang connected with three employees in Shancheng.

Just as he had a moment of peace, Jiang Yuzhen took the opportunity of pouring him tea to ask, "Boss, are you going to work during May Day?"

"What, do you want a holiday?"

Su Yang then remembered that May Day was approaching.

"I do!"

As Su Yang's secretary, Jiang Yuzhen's work naturally revolved around him.

If Su Yang didn't take a break, there was no way she could have a holiday!

"I actually want to as well!"

Since founding his companies, this April had probably been his busiest month.

Weimeijia officially opened, and Hongyu Law Firm was acquired.

Jiuxiang Catering entered Shancheng, frequently connecting via live stream with the Shancheng Market Expansion Department employees to confirm the locations for seven Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurants.

Jiang Yuzhen asked expectantly, "So, is there a holiday for May Day?"

"Let me think!"

Su Yang also wanted to give himself a break.

But if he took a break during May Day, he would probably end up like last National Day, staying at home with nothing to do.

But if he went traveling, he might get stuck in traffic halfway.

Every time May Day or National Day came around in the past, he would often see short videos of people stuck at tourist attractions or on the highway...

He kind of wanted to travel within the province to relax.

There were many famous tourist spots in the province that he still hadn't visited!

"How about it, Boss?"

"I don't know about May Day, but I plan to go out for a trip before then!"

Off-peak travel—Su Yang thought it sounded pretty good.

"What about me?"

"You?" Su Yang thought for a moment. "You stay at the company!"

"Ah!"

Jiang Yuzhen looked at her boss, realizing for the first time that he had the tendencies of a "Zhou the Skinner."

She somewhat regretted bringing up the holiday to her boss.

A holiday was happening, but it turned out the boss was giving himself a holiday!

Su Yang laughed. "If there are any problems, you can contact me. Whatever you can handle yourself, handle it."

The most urgent work on Su Yang's hands was probably selecting shop locations.

But that could all be handled through video calls on his phone.

Nowadays, tourist attractions are all connected to the internet, so he could easily find time to handle things while at the scenic spots.

Jiang Yuzhen said aggrievedly, "Then can I have a holiday?"

"During May Day," Su Yang said after some thought. "You can go out and play during the five-day May Day holiday!"

"Thank you, Boss!"

Jiang Yuzhen felt lucky that her boss still had a bit of a conscience.

Once the idea of going on a trip to relax arose, it took firm root in Su Yang's mind, making it hard for him to concentrate.

Su Yang felt that he really might need to go out for a stroll!

Going alone might be too boring; taking a girl along would probably be more interesting.

So, Su Yang thought of Tao Xue.

Chen Li and Jiang Yan both had jobs, and Jiang Yan was quite busy.

Qin Shuang had to take care of her son. Counting them all up, Tao Xue was the least busy!

But thinking about Tao Xue's job, he decided to ask for her opinion.

As soon as Su Yang sent the wechat message, Tao Xue replied immediately: "Yes! Let's go traveling together. I haven't been out in so long; I'm stuck wandering around the city every day!"

"But what about your work?"

"I can take time off!"

"Will your boss approve it?"

"If he doesn't, I'll quit!"

Su Yang praised, "Spirited!"

However, he was already starting to feel sorry for Tao Xue's boss.

Tao Xue: "When are we leaving?"

Su Yang: "I haven't decided yet!"

Tao Xue: "Tomorrow! Let's go on a spontaneous trip!"

Su Yang: "Should we make a travel itinerary?"

Tao Xue: "What itinerary? We'll just go wherever and play! We'll come back before May Day. We can have a blast for thirteen days!"

Su Yang thought that made sense. Was he afraid of spending money on a trip?

Su Yang: "How are we going?"

Tao Xue: "How about a road trip? Just the two of us!"

Su Yang was a bit tempted.

If he brought a driver, it might indeed get in the way.

Su Yang: "Then I'll handle some company business first and brief the general managers!"

Tao Xue: "I'll go help you pack your bags!"

Su Yang: "Okay!"

After hanging up with Tao Xue, Su Yang began preparing for the trip.

He mentioned his plan to take a leave to Ji Guoxiong, who didn't have any objections.

Aside from shop location selection, the company could handle everything else.

Originally, shop location selection was also the responsibility of the Market Expansion Department, but Su Yang had taken firm control of it!

However, Ji Guoxiong had to admit that Su Yang's desire to control the Market Expansion Department made sense.

The shops that passed his final review were all excellent!

He then spoke with the general managers and directors of Spark Fitness, Fengyuan Ingredients, and Hongyu Law Firm. They all said the boss should go ahead and take his holiday, and the companies wouldn't have any problems with them there.

When he asked Tan Yanghong of Jiuxiang Food, Tan Yanghong's tone became even more excited:

"Boss, please feel free to go and have fun. I'll take care of things here at the company!"

"Good!"

Hearing Tan Yanghong's assurance, Su Yang felt more at ease.

However, Tan Yanghong added, "But Boss, don't you think a ten-day holiday is too short? Have you considered taking a break until June, or even July or August? You could totally go abroad for a while—Paris, London, Hawaii, or something!"

"Hmm?" Su Yang frowned slightly. "Old Tan, why do I feel like you're trying to get rid of me?"

"Not at all!" Tan Yanghong quickly defended himself. "I just feel that the boss works so hard every day for the company's development—exhausting your mind, burning the midnight oil, working day and night... It's really too exhausting. You should rest for a longer period!"

Only when Su Yang was at the company would his workload increase.

When Su Yang was away, his workload actually decreased significantly, and life became easier.

Thinking of his boss's frantic acquisition of other snack factories made his scalp tingle!

So he felt it would be fine if the boss went out to play for several months!

Su Yang replied with a smile, "That won't be necessary. Ten days or so is enough!"

Tan Yanghong sighed inwardly but said, "Then I wish the boss a pleasant trip!"

"Yeah."

Over at Spark Media, Su Yang communicated with Yu Siying. She also said it was no problem for him to leave, as Su Yang rarely interfered in operational matters anyway!

He was mainly responsible for signing potential new influencers.

But he only needed to spend ten minutes a day reviewing the newcomers pushed to him by Xinghuo employees via email.

After sorting everything out, Su Yang realized that as long as he didn't stir things up...

...the general managers and directors of the six companies could completely handle the daily operational management!

This only proved that the management teams of his six companies were quite capable.

Afterward, Su Yang told Jiang Yan and Qin Shuang about his travel plans.

Qin Shuang and Jiang Yan were both quite envious and wanted to go with him, but unfortunately, they couldn't get away.

When he told Chen Li, however, she asked an extra question: "Are you going alone?"

"No."

"Taking another woman?"

"Yes."

"Can you take me next time you go traveling?" Chen Li asked softly. "Just me!"

"Sure."

Su Yang felt he could definitely fulfill Chen Li's request.

Chen Li whispered over the phone, "Come to my place when you get back!"

"No need, I'll head over tonight to fill you up!"

Chen Li had the weakest stamina among his four women, bar none!

Handling her was truly a piece of cake.

However, just after noon, Su Yang received a call from his counselor, Ran Ying.

"Teacher Ran, is something the matter?"

"Su Yang, how is your company's business doing lately?"

"It's doing quite well!"

Su Yang was a bit puzzled as to why Ran Ying was concerned about this.

"I just wanted to ask if your company has any plans to hire people recently?"

Hearing this, Su Yang finally understood. "Is it for the Spring Recruitment?"

"Yes!" Ran Ying didn't beat around the bush and said frankly, "The school asked me to check with you. If your company is short on people, could you participate in the upcoming Campus Recruitment organized by the school?"