Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 246: First Day at Work

"Wait, can I ask what exactly you mean by blocking various troubles? Do I have to stand in front if there’s an attack or something?" Chen Xinyue was quite puzzled.

Tang Ming was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh, "Sorry, I didn’t make it clear. By troubles, I mean... women. Do you have a partner?"

Chen Xinyue suddenly understood, "I get it, sorry, that’s personal. Can I choose not to answer?"

Tang Ming raised an eyebrow and nodded slightly.

The two communicated entirely in English, and Chen Xinyue’s English proficiency was unquestionable.

Li Dehua then spoke seriously, "Aside from the tasks Assistant Tang mentioned, when you don’t need to go out, you’ll also be responsible for revising some business contracts, communicating and negotiating with clients. These require you to operate a computer, no problem with that?"

Chen Xinyue nodded, "No problem."

Li Dehua’s expression softened and he pondered, "If there are no problems, our probation period is three months. During the probation, the salary is five thousand a month, and after converting to a permanent position, it’s thirty thousand a month, with year-end performance bonuses.

Since I see you’re not local, the company provides employee dormitories, with both single and double rooms available, not far from the company. If you need it, you can apply to the administration department."

Chen Xinyue thought about how she hadn’t gotten her apartment back yet and nodded immediately to express her thanks, "I need to stay in the company dormitory for a while."

Lin Fei looked as if she knew she would choose this, and enthusiastically led her to the administration department to find the director.

It must be said that the group’s efficiency is quite remarkable. Before the morning was even over, they had processed Chen Xinyue’s onboarding information and showed her around the employee dormitory, even giving her the key.

Since she now has an employee dormitory, it was naturally impossible for Chen Xinyue to continue staying at the hotel, so she checked out that day and moved into the dormitory with her luggage.

The dormitory was a single room, with no living room or kitchen to speak of. Upon entering, there was a 1.2-meter single bed, a wardrobe and a desk beside it, and the bathroom was on one side of the balcony, with a laundry area on the other side.

Except for the inability to cook, the environment was quite good.

She quickly started cleaning.

Zhao Jia, who lived next door, heard the noise and came over. Seeing that Chen Xinyue had already finished cleaning, she was quite surprised, "You’re the new employee in the secretary department, right? So fast!"

Chen Xinyue gave her a polite smile and introduced herself, "Hi, my name is Chen Xinyue. Which department are you in?"

"I’m Zhao Jia, from the administration department. Need any help?"

Chen Xinyue shook her head, "I’ve got everything sorted out, just need to go out and buy some daily necessities later."

Zhao Jia nodded in agreement, looked around, and said gossipingly, "I think you’re different from the women who interviewed before you. Maybe you’ll become permanent!"

Chen Xinyue was amused, opened her luggage, and offered her some hometown snacks she brought along, "Try some, these are dried squid and shrimp I brought from my hometown."

"Wow! These dried seafood aren’t cheap!" Zhao Jia said but still took it without hesitation and sat in Chen Xinyue’s dormitory to eat.

Seeing that Chen Xinyue wasn’t bothered, she knew she wasn’t pretending.

At that moment, Zhao Jia opened up a bit more, "Xinyue, let me tell you, there have been many changes in this position before. If you want to stay, keep your distance from the president, don’t get too close."

"What do you mean?" Chen Xinyue asked for advice.

Zhao Jia whispered mysteriously, "It’s said that the president doesn’t like women. Some even say the president has a lover, someone they can’t have, so they’re celibate for them. But any woman trying to get close to the president gets dismissed.

This is no secret within the group!

Honestly, not just people interviewing for your position were dismissed, but also women from other departments who had ulterior motives were all chased away."

Chen Xinyue pouted and shook her head, "That’s too exaggerated! I haven’t even met the president, but it can’t be that absurd, can it? They’re not made of gold; what are those women after?"

"They’re after the status! If you become the president’s wife, it’s like a dream come true; you rise to the top, and your entire family follows. The immense wealth is right in front of you; how can anyone resist such temptation, unless they’re a saint!"

After Zhao Jia finished speaking, she saw Chen Xinyue’s skeptical look and quickly explained, "I’m different! I have a partner!"

When it came to her partner, Zhao Jia’s cheeks turned an unnatural red, and she became bashful, "My partner is also in our company. We agreed to save money for a couple of years and then get married."

"Who is it? More charming than the president!" Chen Xinyue feigned curiosity.

Zhao Jia quickly covered her mouth, "Don’t say it out loud, we haven’t met each other’s parents yet! Don’t spread it around."

Chen Xinyue nodded quickly.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and around the time for work, Zhao Jia left.

Chen Xinyue also learned a lot about the group and took the opportunity while everyone was working to go to the department store to buy a set of bedding and some daily supplies.

Since the company had a cafeteria, she didn’t need to cook, but she did need to buy a lunchbox and a thermos, among other things.

By the time she finished sorting everything out, it was already dark.

To ensure she was in her best spirits for work the next day, she went to bed early.

The company’s work start time was nine o’clock.

Chen Xinyue arrived at her workstation at eight-thirty and, seeing that there were already people in the secretary department, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

No one paid attention to her, so she just started reading the information on the computer to familiarize herself with the business.

Before she knew it, it was past nine.

When she snapped out of it, she realized that her colleagues had long since arrived, yet no one had approached her or given her work assignments.

She had no choice but to proactively find Li Dehua, "Minister, may I ask what I should be doing now?"

Li Dehua was troubled by a contract at the time. The client had too many demands, nitpicking and frustrating him.

Seeing Chen Xinyue come over willingly, he immediately got her to start discussing it, "Look, this contract mainly involves...."

He spent half an hour explaining the demands of both companies. Chen Xinyue also pointed out many issues sharply, considering hypothetical scenarios from both the client’s and supplier’s perspectives. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Both engaged in serious discussion, not noticing Xiao Jinlin and Tang Ming passing by.

Xiao Jinlin deliberately slowed down his pace, walking by unnoticed.

Tang Ming craned his neck to take a look and quickly caught up.

After they left, Lin Fei and a few others gathered at the door of Li Dehua’s office to eavesdrop, but since they didn’t hear anything juicy, they quietly retreated.

Chen Xinyue spent the entire morning assisting Li Dehua in modifying the contract, and when it was almost eleven o’clock, Li Dehua finally got the revised contract printed and personally went to the president’s office.

Chen Xinyue returned to her desk, continuing to study the information on the computer nonchalantly.

Everyone originally wanted to see a show, but they saw nothing. So far, their impression of Chen Xinyue was that she was a diligent worker, without any flirty intentions.

Those who participated in betting were getting a bit anxious and wanted to stir up some trouble in secret.