In May, the spring scenery is charming and the warm wind is blowing.
A spring rain cleansed the whole world, and the sky became even bluer and purer.
Su Zelin stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the office and looked into the distance, thinking about something in his mind.
In a few days, the internship will be over.
When Nanako comes back, I have to register a company for her.
But before that, there is something more pressing.
That is how to retain Yan Qiuwen.
If Yan Qiuwen had never appeared in the new world, Hunzi wouldn't have felt anything.
However, when you have had this genius and found that she is really useful, it is sad to see her leave.
But Su Zelin didn’t know what she cared about most, so it was difficult to prescribe the right medicine.
Perhaps for a girl like Yan Qiuwen, the only thing she cares about is her family.
However, it was difficult to convince her parents and ask the two elders of the Yan family to help persuade Yan Qiuwen.
After all, apart from that dinner visit, they had no friendship with each other.
Even if the Yan family accepted the ink brush, it was obviously not enough.
There was the sound of high heels behind me.
Su Zelin could guess who the visitor was without even turning around.
Each person's footsteps vary in weight and frequency.
Turning around, it was indeed Yan Qiuwen.
After the daily question-and-answer game, Su Zelin casually asked, "Qiu Wen, the department is having a karaoke party tonight, do you want to go?"
New Century attaches great importance to team culture. Each department will organize team building activities from time to time. Since he is the boss of the Operations Department, it is natural that he initiated the team building of the Operations Department.
However, team building activities involve a lot of people, and they either involve singing or supper in a relatively noisy environment, neither of which Yan Qiuwen likes, so she usually declines.
She is just a bored stay-at-home girl. If there is any difference between her and other stay-at-home girls, it is that she doesn't want to socialize and spends her energy and time on such time-wasting things. Or maybe she thinks other people's IQs are too low and she can't get along with them. It's not that she is not good at socializing.
Therefore, Yan Qiuwen's interpersonal relationships in the company are very limited. In addition to Su Zelin, the person she has frequent contact with is Song Yuwei. After all, Song MM is the assistant to the director, and there are many things that need to be handed over to her.
"All right."
Yan Qiuwen's answer stunned the gangster.
A bit unexpected.
She actually agreed!
But then he thought of something.
It is very likely that Yan Qiuwen was planning to leave the company, which is why she gave herself face in the last team-building event.
If she decided to stay, she would probably still decline.
It seems that I failed to keep her after all.
Su Zelin felt a little disappointed and sighed secretly.
Forget it, no matter what, she has helped me before, I can't ask for too much.
He forced himself to cheer up and put on a smile: "Okay, it's rare that you can come, 8pm, Golden Years KTV."
"Okay, got it. If there's nothing else, I'll go home first."
Yan Qiuwen nodded slightly.
As soon as she left, Song Yuwei came.
"Boss, the decoration company called and said the house has been decorated. Let's go take a look!"
There was no one else in the office, and as soon as she entered the room, Song MM shouted excitedly.
During this period, she and Su Zelin went to the property every few days to check on the progress of the renovation, and they couldn't wait to move into the new house.
Su Zelin calculated that he bought the house in early March, and now it is almost mid-May.
The three-month renovation period has already passed for almost two months, which is about the right time.
The decoration company will not install too quickly, otherwise the owner will think that the workman is sloppy and not attentive. Nor will it install too slowly, waiting until a few days before the agreed deadline, otherwise the owner will think that you are procrastinating.
So, about two and a half months is more appropriate.
We drove to West Lake Impression Fengyue, and Song Yuwei was as excited as a bird out of a cage on the road.
I went all the way to the underground parking lot of the property, found the parking space I had purchased, and then took the elevator to the new house.
The workers have cleaned up the renovation waste and the renovation effect is now available.
Song Yuwei felt it instantly.
Now she understood what Su Zelin meant by light luxury style.
Simple but not casual, the overall design is completed with neat lines and unified colors, but the details are exquisite everywhere. It looks natural and simple, but hides a luxurious temperament.
If the Western European style is the nouveau riche, then the light luxury style is the low-key and introverted aristocrat.
Light yet beautiful, luxurious yet invisible!
The more Song MM looks at it, the more attractive it becomes, and the more she likes it.
She was glad that she had listened to Su Zelin's advice.
As soon as this light luxury style decoration came out, the European style instantly seemed weak, especially for girls. The European style is a bit heavy, far from being as fresh and natural as the light luxury style, but also can be pretentious.
The supervisor of the decoration company is already in the room waiting for acceptance.
Su Zelin handed over the cigarette.
"Thank you, boss."
The supervisor took the cigarette but didn't smoke it.
After all, it is someone else's new house, and some female owners are extremely disgusted with smoking.
Other people’s boyfriends can smoke, but that doesn’t mean you can.
"Ms. Song, your boyfriend has really good taste. This style of decoration is currently unknown to few homeowners. It is low-key yet meaningful. It will definitely become a trend in the future. To be honest, our boss's home decoration is also in this style. If you pair it with some high-quality soft furnishings, the effect will be simply amazing!"
The overseer's words were meant as a compliment.
After all, if the owner is happy, it will be easier to pass the acceptance. Although he is confident in the decoration quality of his company, there are some nitpicking owners who deliberately delay the acceptance in order to make the decoration company reduce some money.
But it's not entirely a compliment. He works for a large decoration company and as a supervisor, he has seen countless owners' houses. From his perspective and aesthetics, this decoration style is indeed quite avant-garde and better than the European style.
"Haha, thanks."
Song Yuwei became even more excited when she heard this. Her decoration style was actually the same as that of the boss of the decoration company. Needless to say, it must be quite high-end.
Even though others have praised me a lot, I still have to go through the acceptance process.
Su Zelin was knocking and touching here and there in the house, and the supervisor could tell at a glance that he was an expert because he paid attention to details that many homeowners tend to overlook.
A quarter of an hour later, the gangster stopped and looked satisfied.
"Yes, your company's engineering quality is very high."
"Thank you for your recognition, boss. If you need to renovate your house in the future, you can come to us again!"
As the supervisor spoke, he took out the acceptance certificate from his briefcase, asked Song Yuwei to sign it, and then he left.
Song Yuwei looked around the room happily for a long time, then took out a Samsung mobile phone and took pictures here and there.
2004 was the year when mobile phone photography became popular. Many new phones were equipped with megapixel cameras. Su Zelin immediately bought a new model for his female assistant. After all, girls all like taking photos.
Living room, kitchen, balcony, guest room, bathroom, ceiling, TV background wall...
Song Yuwei took pictures of every place she could think of, and then left reluctantly.
If there wasn't a department team-building event in the evening, she would have immediately dragged Su Zelin to choose furniture.
On the way back to the rented house, the female assistant couldn't help but call herself, Song Yutong.
The two sisters have a good relationship, and Song Yuwei likes to share good news with Song Xiaomei.
"Yutong, my house has been renovated and has just been completed and inspected!"
"Oh, really, sister, that's great, how's the decoration effect!"
Song Yutong asked quickly.
"Haha, the effect is absolutely amazing. If you see it, you will like it immediately. The supervisor of the decoration company also praised you, Brother Ze, for your good taste. Even the boss of their company has a home decoration in this style, which is called light luxury style. It is much better than the European style!"
Song Yuwei held the gear lever with one hand and the phone with the other, immersed in deep joy.
Decoration is a big deal. Some people choose the wrong style and the decoration turns out to be unsatisfactory, which makes them regret it to death.
But for this house of mine, I am 100% satisfied.
"Yutong, let me tell you, if you want to renovate your house in the future, you must use this style. You will never regret it!"
"Hey, sister, stop talking. I don't even know when I can afford to buy a house, let alone such a nice house!"
Song Yutong sighed.
"It's okay. I had the same idea before. However, as long as you have a goal in mind, you will have bread, milk, and sausages sooner or later!"
Song Yuwei comforted her.
Song Yutong thought to herself that it was because you, sister, cheated and took a shortcut.
For some reason, I was a little envious. She was even thinking of taking a shortcut.
The two sisters chatted nonstop and hung up the phone only after returning to their rented house.
It was already late, and although Song Yuwei really wanted to prepare a sumptuous dinner to reward her man, time did not allow it because it was almost seven o'clock.
The team building at 8 o'clock still has an hour and a half to go, but I have to take a shower and put on makeup, and the journey also takes some time. It’s okay to go late, but it’s not good to go too late, so I simply made some fried rice and got it over with.
Song MM’s cooking skills are still good and the egg fried rice tastes delicious.
She knew one thing very well: to keep a man's heart, she had to keep his stomach.
When he arrived at Golden Years, he let Song Yuwei go into the box first and he would go in later.
If the two of them appeared together at every team building event, others would inevitably doubt the relationship between him and his female assistant.
Five minutes later, Su Zelin pushed open the door.
Many employees have arrived, both men and women.
Because the digital industry has just emerged, the company's employees are mainly young people under 30 years old, and they all like to have fun.
The weather in May was already a bit hot, and the female employees changed into summer clothes one after another, all dressed up gorgeously, competing with each other for beauty.
The one singing KTV is Liu Wanyin, her voice is soft and gentle, and quite nice to hear.
After following Su Zelin for several years, Xiao Liu, who was once socially anxious, has now become a veteran.
In the past, she wouldn’t even dare to think about singing in front of so many people.
Every time we go to KTV to sing, it is almost always reserved for female employees. The grown men are too embarrassed to grab the microphone and they just drink and chat.
"The boss is here!"
As soon as Su Zelin entered the room, his subordinates began to toast him one after another, but he only needed to drink one glass to toast everyone.
After all, there are dozens of people in the department. If everyone has a cup, their stomachs will be bloated as soon as they arrive.
Song Yuwei went to play with the female employees, and Su Zelin had nothing to do, so he rolled dice and drank with a few familiar male colleagues.
After a while, the door of the box was pushed open again and someone walked in.
Her appearance instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the box.
"Hey, Consultant Yan is here too?"
"No way, she actually participated in the department's team building. Is the sun rising from the west?"
"I thought she was a reclusive girl who didn't like to socialize with others, but it turns out she also comes to sing karaoke!"
"You know what, Consultant Yan looks pretty good when he dresses up."
"… "
Except for Su Zelin, everyone's face was filled with surprise.
Yan Qiuwen's image in the company is that of a cool goddess with both wisdom and temperament. She doesn't have much contact with other people and is quite mysterious. However, she was appointed as Su Zelin's exclusive business consultant as an intern, which is a big deal.
After working in the company for so long, this cold goddess was participating in team building for the first time. No wonder everyone was so surprised.
Yan Qiuwen put on some light makeup tonight, and wore a solid-color skirt made of soft material with excellent drape. It had a mature style, but it went perfectly with her cool temperament, giving off a strong intellectual beauty.
Just like Su Zelin, Yan Qiuwen is also a precocious type. Her mental age can reach twenty-five or twenty-six, which is not comparable to ordinary prospective graduates.
Yan Qiuwen doesn't dress up much at ordinary times, but after a little dressing up, she instantly has a feeling of overwhelming beauty. Although Song Yuwei is recognized as the beauty and flower of the department, her inner qualities are completely grasped by other talented women.
"Qiu Wen is here, over here!"
Because Yan Qiuwen was too aloof and had a high status, many of her colleagues kept a distance from her. Only Song Yuwei was more familiar with her and waved at her when she saw her.
Yan Qiuwen looked around the box and found that Su Zelin was drinking with the male employees, so she walked over lightly and sat down next to Song Yuwei.
Although she doesn't like socializing, she would feel isolated and awkward if she stayed alone in a place like a KTV.
After rolling the dice for a while, Su Zelin felt a little bored.
He was good at it, and his subordinates didn't dare to fire him, so he hardly ever needed to drink.
"Haha, go ahead and have fun."
He put down the dice in his hand and walked towards Yan Qiuwen.
This talented woman came to the team-building for her own sake, so she can't neglect others.
When Su Zelin came, Song Yuwei went to sing.
She and Yan Qiuwen didn't know what topic to talk about. After all, the gap in IQ was too big. Maybe the other person was not interested in what you were talking about and was just being polite.
Su Zelin poured a glass of wine for Yan Qiuwen, but she declined it.
"Thanks, I don't drink. Alcohol is harmful to the brain and can cause memory loss, poor concentration, and decreased IQ. Long-term alcohol abuse can cause severe cognitive defects and even brain atrophy. I suggest you drink less."
Yan Qiuwen still used that signature emotionless tone.
In her eyes, junk food and drinks that are harmful to the body are no different from poison.
Su Zelin was speechless.
I always feel that Yan Qiuwen has an artificial intelligence brain in her head. She is too rational in everything and has lost the meaning of humanity.
"No, which expert said that? Li Bai also liked to drink, and he drank all his life. Do you think his IQ was affected? His famous poem "Song of the Wine" was inspired by drinking. The same goes for "Drinking Alone Under the Moon", "Farewell at the Jinling Wine Shop" and "Asking the Moon with Wine". You can tell from the names of the poems."
"There are also Su Dongpo, Bai Juyi, Du Fu, Tao Yuanming, Xin Qiji, Huang Tingjian, Ouyang Xiu, Lu You, these geniuses all drank alcohol, so there is no need to be too superstitious about what experts say."
"Qiu Wen, let me tell you, in life, you should try some things as much as possible, otherwise you will lose a lot of fun."
"Alcohol is both a bad thing and a good thing. Although it has an impact on health, as long as you don't drink excessively, it won't be a big problem. Maybe a few drinks can even bring you some inspiration!"
Su Zelin said half-jokingly.
After all, he and Yan Qiuwen are friends, and he really doesn't want her to live like an artificial intelligence computer.
"Okay, drink some."
Yan Qiuwen's tone relaxed.
I don't know whether he was persuaded by the gangster or was giving him face.
Holding the glass of wine, Yan Qiuwen took a sip and frowned, "It's bitter, astringent, and doesn't taste very good."
"Haha, it's always like this when you first drink. You get used to it quickly."
Su Zelin's heart moved.
Qiuwen is usually too rational, and he wanted to keep her, but failed.
Why not wait until she has a few more drinks before bringing up the matter.
By then, she might get excited and agree to it.
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