490: Chapter 490 Jiuxiang Foods surpasses 1,000 employees! Work assignments!

"Where is Xiao Yue?"

Seeing Su Yang come upstairs, Tao Xue, who wasn't singing, asked curiously.

"She's resting. She might be tired from playing!"

Su Yang glanced around the upper level; the table was laid with fruit, barbecue, beer, champagne, and red wine.

Chen Li, Tao Xue, and Qin Shuang were all there.

"Where are Jiang Yan and Yin Wenyu?"

"They said they went for a stroll!"

"You guys aren't going?"

"We already went!" Tao Xue thought for a moment and said helplessly, "There's just grass everywhere!"

"If you're bored, we can go to Mugecuo or Yuzixi!"

"Let's do it tomorrow!" Tao Xue said. "Climbing the mountain yesterday was actually quite tiring."

"Alright!"

Su Yang looked at Chen Li, who was sitting quietly to the side.

He hadn't really heard Chen Li sing much earlier.

"Sister Chen Li, aren't you singing?"

"I don't know what to sing."

"Then let's sing a duet!" Su Yang knew Chen Li didn't dislike singing; she was just a bit reserved. "What song do you want to sing?"

"I don't know..."

"How about 'Choice'?"

Chen Li asked in surprise, "How did you know I know this one?"

"Of course I didn't!" Su Yang picked up a glass of juice—he didn't know whose it was—and took a sip. "Maybe it's telepathy!"

Of course he knew; mind-reading did the trick.

For some reason, Chen Li seemed to really want him to sing a love song to her!

"Ah~ telepathy!"

Tao Xue couldn't help but tease them.

Chen Li looked at Su Yang, her eyes filled with many indescribable emotions.

Qin Shuang laughed from the side, "Then let's go with 'Choice'!"

This old song was one of her favorites too, and she had sung it as a duet with Su Yang before.

She deftly switched the song to "Choice" and shoved the microphone into Chen Li's hand.

As the accompaniment started, Su Yang took the microphone Tao Xue handed him.

He looked at Chen Li and sang with deep affection: "On windy days, I smile at the falling flowers..."

Chen Li looked at the screen, a bit shy, and slowly raised the microphone: "In the season of dancing snow, I raise my glass to the moon!"

Su Yang: "Such a mood!"

Chen Li sang with a smile: "Such a path!"

Then, her eyes met Su Yang's: "We walked it together!"

As her mood eased, Chen Li gained more courage and became less reserved.

She looked at Su Yang beside her and sang: "I hope you can love me until the end of time!"

Su Yang stood up, sat right next to Chen Li, pulled her into his arms, and sang while gazing into her eyes with deep affection: "I hope you can accompany me to the ends of the earth!"

Su Yang's singing voice was beautiful; it made Chen Li feel a bit weak in the knees.

At this moment, she felt her heart melting.

"Even if everything started over!"

"I wouldn't change my decision!"

"I chose you!"

"You chose me, oh~"

"I will definitely love you until the end of eternity!"

"I will definitely accompany you until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble!"

"..."

After the song ended, Chen Li was completely soft in Su Yang's arms.

Tao Xue, who was nearby, cheered: "Kiss! Kiss!"

It was a pity that their loyal follower Hao Yue was missing; otherwise, the atmosphere would have been even more lively.

Of course, Su Yang was very willing to go with the flow and kissed Chen Li's lips!

Chen Li closed her eyes, her beautiful eyelashes fluttering slightly.

Her hands were initially bracing her body, but slowly, they wrapped around Su Yang's head.

As if afraid he wouldn't kiss her deeply enough, the two soon collapsed onto the sofa.

"The barbecue is cold; I'll go reheat it!"

Qin Shuang picked up the barbecue platter and went downstairs.

Tao Xue stopped cheering, lightly patted Su Yang's head, and escaped downstairs.

A few minutes later, Chen Li pushed Su Yang away, panting heavily.

She felt like she had almost suffocated.

Back in the quiet second floor of the RV, Chen Li said with shy annoyance: "It's all your fault!"

"Why are you still being shy?" Su Yang teased with a smile. "Everyone knows that last time you were with Tao Xue!"

Chen Li couldn't help but want to kick Su Yang, but Su Yang caught her foot.

So she stopped struggling.

"Let go!"

"I can let go, but don't kick me anymore!"

"I'll kick you if I want!"

"Careful, or I'll take you right here!"

Faced with the assertive Su Yang, Chen Li immediately softened.

She pleaded, feeling a bit wronged: "Can't you give me a little face?"

"Alright!"

Taking Chen Li right here was, of course, impossible.

He was just trying to scare her!

"Sigh... I feel like you're my nemesis!"

Chen Li sighed as she looked at the prairie scenery outside.

"Mhm!" Su Yang said smugly. "I can't help it; it might just be innate!"

Su Yang's words made Chen Li gnash her teeth in hatred!

Su Yang thought for a moment and said: "Come on, let's keep singing!"

Not long after, Su Yang, who was drinking juice and listening to music, suddenly heard a system notification:

[Ding~ Your Jiuxiang Food employee count has exceeded 1,000. You have received an achievement reward: 5 constitution points; Jiuxiang Food can gain a new permanent buff, or upgrade an existing buff level.]

[Additives harm reduction, production efficiency increase, food flavor R&D efficiency bonus, nutrient absorption enhancement, nutrient absorption reduction... Please choose!]

Seeing that the total number of Jiuxiang Food employees had risen to 1,000, he wasn't surprised.

Recently, he had hired quite a few people for Chizhu Wine Industry.

A few of these people were in production, but most were in marketing.

They needed to open up various sales channels with the help of Longjiu Group.

Hotels, bars, supermarkets, and tobacco and liquor stores were all targets for Chizhu Wine Industry!

Because Chizhu Wine Industry and Jiuxiang Food used the same set of special buffs, the Chizhu Wine Industry employees also counted toward the Jiuxiang Food total!

Looking at these choices, Su Yang hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose flavor enhancement.

As for food additives, Jiuxiang Food followed strict food safety standards.

He wouldn't cut corners in this regard!

If production efficiency were too high, it would hinder him from hiring more employees.

Nutrient absorption enhancement or reduction—honestly, neither choice felt quite right.

If absorption were reduced, it would be like eating nothing.

If absorption were increased, would it make the customers fat?

Better not!

R&D efficiency was decent, but that only applied to food flavor, which wasn't as comprehensive as the Yanhu Vocational School buff.

Plus, hiring more R&D personnel could also increase research efficiency!

Su Yang didn't hesitate and chose flavor enhancement directly!

[Ding~ Your Jiuxiang Food has permanently gained a +70% flavor enhancement and -30% food contamination probability buff.]

After doing this, Su Yang thought for a moment and called Chen Qingzhou.

"General Manager Su, is there something you need?"

Chen Qingzhou was a bit puzzled when he received Su Yang's call.

Wasn't the boss on vacation?

"I remember there are still many students without jobs, right? We can start arranging work for the students at Jiuxiang Food!"

Chen Qingzhou asked, confused: "Wasn't it supposed to be after July? They haven't officially graduated yet!"

"Let's do it now!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "Aren't you already preparing for recruitment?"

"Yes!" Chen Qingzhou nodded. "We've been busy with that recently!"

"We can use this opportunity to make a big splash!" Su Yang said with a smile. "For example, if we announce that Yanhu Vocational School has worked hard to arrange 500 good job positions for graduates, what do you think the promotional effect would be?"

Chen Qingzhou said as a matter of course: "That would definitely work!"

At this stage, promoting things like strong faculty strength was no longer effective.

Being able to cooperate with official enterprises and large private companies to recommend good jobs for students—that was the real highlight for promotion!

Su Yang said in a low voice: "We can also take this opportunity to promote Jiuxiang Food; we can make it a promotional series!"