The next day, as soon as Xie Rongzhuo opened the bedroom door, he saw Shen Mi standing outside.
She was wearing a light-colored shirt, and the fishtail skirt outlined her mature curves. Her ponytail was neatly tied up high, and the slightly curled hair ends were a bit playful. She smiled brightly and looked elegant and gentle.
"Good morning, boss." Even her voice became sweet.
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his head and squinted his eyes to study her expression, which seemed to say "Please start your performance."
Shen Mi picked up the cake box with one hand, smiling sweeter than sugar: "Would you like some snow meringue? The one with cherry filling."
In fact, Xie Rongzhuo doesn't like eating cherries.
He chose cherry flavor because he knew Shen Mi loved blueberries.
“No.”
Shen Mi kept smiling, tilted his head slightly, and raised his other hand: "Would you like some fried rice noodles?"
Xie Rongzhuo took a look at the fried noodles in her hand.
"You made it? I won't eat it."
This means not eating her food.
"I didn't make it. I bought it. It has nothing to do with me."
Shen Mi put the bag on the dining table, rolled up his sleeves and went to wash his hands. When Xie Rongzhuo was about to touch the water cup, he took it first and filled it with hot water for him, with a smile on his face: "Be careful of the heat."
Xie Rongzhuo sat down at the table with a cup of water in his hand: "Where did you buy it?"
"You took me there last time."
The shop was closed in the morning, so Shen Mi used various means to find the chef's home overnight, carried the ingredients over, and forced him to get up from his bed to help her fry the noodles.
Xie Rongzhuo sneered: "You have some skills."
Shen Mi said modestly: "It's just so-so."
These are the basic operations of being a secretary. Shen Mi has done even more outrageous jobs to make a living under Wang Bo before.
She opened the food box and handed the chopsticks to Xie Rongzhuo with both hands.
"Less oil, no onions, the meat is top quality tenderloin, the flavor you like."
Xie Rongzhuo reached out to take the chopsticks, picked up a piece of tender pork tenderloin and put it into his mouth.
Seeing him eat, Shen Mi immediately handed him a tissue. Xie Rongzhuo put the tissue on the corner of her mouth and stamped it, then looked up at her: "Shen Mi, I snatched you from Wang Bo. With your work ability, you can keep your five insurances and one fund in any company."
Shen Mi was not surprised that he knew her needs, as Xie Rongzhuo understood her living conditions very well.
During those four years, she had been completely mastered by him.
Shen Mi looked back at him with curved eyebrows and eyes: "You are testing me." She said seriously: "I will not leave, I want to stay with Master and inherit your legacy."
Xie Rongzhuo smiled suddenly, and the warm light shone on him. The shimmering light on the frame flickered, making his already cold and elegant face look even more stunning.
Shen Mi was dazzled by his smile.
Noticing that Xie Rongzhuo was also looking at her, with an inexplicably lingering gaze, Shen Mi hurriedly looked away and opened the pastry.
"For breakfast, don't eat too heavy food. Have some fruit." Her tone was a little unnatural.
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his eyes, his gaze swept across the soft and glutinous pastries, and then returned to Shen Mi's face again.
She is lovely by nature, and the dignified and elegant appearance she puts on cannot conceal her true nature, at least not from him, and it is even full of loopholes.
Under Xie Rongzhuo's gaze, the smile on Shen Mi's face became a little stiff.
What does it mean that he keeps staring at her? Is he selling it or not
The string in Shen Mi's heart was stretched so tight by Xie Rongzhuo's ambiguous gaze that it was about to break in the next second. He almost held his breath.
“Is there enough money for the down payment?”
When he spoke, Shen Mi seemed to hear an angel singing.
"enough!"
At this time, it was not enough, so Shen Mi immediately took out the document from her bag. This was the application form she asked Lao Gao for last night.
"Then, could you please sign this application form?" The obedient smile returned to her face.
Xie Rongzhuo stretched out his hand, and Shen Mi quickly put the pen in his hand. He lowered his head and signed readily.
He didn't make things difficult for her.
Shen Mi was extremely excited and put the application form into his bag: "Thank you, Master! I will work hard and live up to your cultivation of me."
She knew that Xie Rongzhuo would definitely have some conditions for exchange, so she waited quietly for him to speak.
Sure enough, Xie Rongzhuo tilted his head, and Shen Mi understood what he meant. He leaned half over the table and leaned forward to whisper.
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his eyelids, put his nose close to her cheek, and whispered: "Don't tell people that I have a habit of raising daughters."
Shen Mi:
"But actually—" he added, "My favorite game is the boss and the secretary."
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Shen Mi mechanically turned his head and met Xie Rongzhuo's gaze, trying hard to hide the shock in his eyes.
She seemed to know some great secret.
Xie Rongzhuo glanced at her sideways.
"Remember?"
Shen Mi swallowed his saliva: "Remember it."
He promised hesitantly, "I won't tell anyone."
Xie Rongzhuo's eyes swept across her face gently, then he turned his head away, his expression suddenly softened, and he lowered his head to continue eating the snacks made by Shen Mi.
*
With Xie Rongzhuo's approval, the process went very quickly.
The contract was also very reasonable. One clause stipulated that if you worked for Ruixing Huashang for less than ten years, you had to return the subsidy if you changed jobs. Another clause was that Ruixing Huashang had the first right to buy the house when it was sold, to prevent malicious speculation.
Welfare housing was originally half-sold and half-given away, and with that large subsidy, the down payment was not that much.
Shen Mi cleared all his savings and borrowed some money from Zhang Zhiqing to make up the down payment.
When Shen Mi got the house contract, he felt like he was dreaming.
She has a house.
She finally has her own house.
Shen Mi hid in the bathroom and started crying like a loser.
She is grateful to herself for not giving up studying, which gave her the opportunity to enjoy the treatment of senior talents.
She is also grateful to Xie Rongzhuo. If he had not founded Ruixing Huashang to promote this welfare, she might not be able to buy a house in her life.
"Once you have paid social security for three years, you can transfer the ownership."
Lao Gao stamped the contract with his official seal, clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Secretary Shen, this house is yours. You are the sixth person to sign a contract today, this is auspicious!"
Shen Mi couldn't hide his excitement and held the contract tightly: "Thank you, Mr. Gao."
Lao Gao said, "I bought the house too early. When I came here, Mr. Xie hadn't taken over the company yet. What a loss! Should I say you really came at a good time."
"Yes, yes." Shen Mi narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"I really envy you young people who haven't bought a house yet. The company just accepted two new buildings before the New Year. The notice came down this morning. All the employees in the President's Office who don't own a house have obtained the qualification to buy a house."
Lao Gao's mouth is full of honey, and he will praise anyone he meets: "But this time, it may be because of you, Secretary Shen, that everyone got the approval from the boss, so he also approved other people's work."
Hey, have all the applications been approved
Then what Xie Rongzhuo said this morning... was he teasing her? !
It doesn’t matter. Once you have a house, everything else is trivial.
As long as the big boss is happy, she will accompany him to the end no matter how much fun he has.
Not to mention that he wants to play the role of raising a daughter, even if Xie Rongzhuo wants to play the role of raising a grandson, she can let him play it!
Shen Mi paused.
No, how could she lose her bottom line just for a house? Bah, bah, bah, no acting.
*
At night, Shen Mi held the contract and lay on the bed, laughing for more than an hour.
After the excitement, she felt a little melancholy. She was actually selling herself to Xie Rongzhuo.
She has to work for him for ten years.
Shen Mi clicked on Xie Rongzhuo's WeChat profile picture, took a photo of the contract and sent it to him, preparing to act cute to maintain the relationship between master and apprentice.
Shen Mi: Woohoo, I'm going to work for you for ten years
But after a long time, Xie Rongzhuo didn't reply. Shen Mi suddenly remembered something, grabbed the phone, opened the dialog box, and stared at the message.
Her face turned red and she quickly typed: That’s not what I meant!
Shen Mi: Don’t think in the wrong way! !
dsm:
dsm: What are you thinking
Shen Mi: “…”
dsm: You don’t want to do it with me
"… "
Why do I feel like Xie Rongzhuo did it on purpose?!
*
The next day, seeing Xie Rongzhuo's dignified and unselfish face, Shen Mi was sure that she had overthought last night.
Xie Rongzhuo is not the kind of person who would swear.
But when she thought of those words coming out of Xie Rongzhuo's mouth, she actually felt ashamed.
"Shen Mi, what's wrong with you?" Xie Rongzhuo looked down at her, "You don't even know how to tie a tie?"
Shen Mi then noticed that the bow tie was tied incorrectly, and hurriedly untied it, "Sorry, boss."
Xie Rongzhuo: "Now that you have a house, you don't want to work hard anymore?"
"No." She still owed a lot of debts. Shen Mi calmed down: "... I didn't sleep well last night, so I was confused."
Xie Rongzhuo chuckled: "Why are you so nervous? It's not time to go to work yet."
Shen Mi always felt that Xie Rongzhuo was flirting with her, and his eyes made her feel itchy.
She looked away and pointed to the dining table: "Eat breakfast."
Xie Rongzhuo raised his eyebrows: "Yeah."
*
Another busy day.
After get off work, Shen Mi returned home and stood on the balcony looking at the building opposite. It had been drizzling for the past two days, so the mural painter was not at work.
It was too dark outside. Shen Mi was afraid of the dark, so he turned around, closed the door and hid in the room.
When she had money, she would buy a telephone pole and build two street lamps outside, which she would turn on as soon as it got dark.
Lying in her own house, she had never felt such a sense of belonging before. Shen Mi thought to herself that she was such a vulgar person, a vulgar person who was willing to be a house slave at such a young age.
It’s okay to be vulgar, it’s better to be a vulgar person than a wanderer.
This is the first house in his life, and Shen Mi plans to save money to decorate it, which is a considerable expense.
She has to make more money!
*
The next evening, Shen Mi suddenly received a call from Wang Bo, who gave her two projects to choose from and asked her if she would like to take the extra work to earn a commission.
Shen Mi is very short of money now, but the more times like this, the more vigilant she becomes, as she has been cheated too many times in her part-time jobs before.
Wang Bo is a sinister person. Shen Mi doesn't trust him and asks him to express the project report and the materials given by the analyst to her so as to avoid having to take over the mess.
Wang Bo readily agreed, and Shen Mi became more alert.
She called Zhang Zhiqing and asked her to help connect Zhao Baili to inquire about the A2 project.
Zhao Baili is in charge of this project and she knows the situation best.
Although Zhang Zhiqing doesn't like going to work, she has a solid network of contacts and directly set up a group for discussion.
Zhao Baili directly started a group voice chat: "It's actually very simple. This is the first project I have on hand, and my competitor is the second son of the Bi family. Wang Bo doesn't dare to offend me, nor does he dare to offend the second son of the Bi family, so he wants you to take the blame."
Zhang Zhiqing: "This man is so vicious!"
Shen Mi thought of another benefit and said calmly, "Miss Zhao, do you think this is worth taking?"
Zhao Baili: "Don't be so formal, just call me A Li. Of course I have confidence in my project. If you ask for my opinion, I definitely hope you will join my team."
Shen Mi: "A Li, tell me the truth, does my boss not want to participate?" Otherwise, Wang Bo would not have thought of using her.
Zhao Baili smiled and said, "People who have worked under Wang Bo are indeed different. They have all been deceived by him. That's right, my cousin is not interested in my project. He focuses all his energy on the secondary market and doesn't want to get involved in our trial business. It's Wang Bo who is interested."
Shen Mi: "Do you know why he came to me?"
Zhao Baili did not hide it from her: "You are my uncle's person. If I pull you in, there is a high probability that my uncle will come in. There is a sense of security with more people."
To put it bluntly, if the car crashes, everyone crashes together. With Xie Rongzhuo around, they won't crash too badly. Wang Bo is a typical person who is bad at playing and has a strong addiction to playing. He has to find someone to take the blame before he dares to play.
The two continued chatting for more than half an hour.
Shen Mi asked: "A Li, after I finish reading the materials, if I am more interested in the Bi family company's project, you won't cause trouble to me, right?"
Zhao Baili promised: "I will go straight to Wang Bo to make trouble."
Shen Mi was very direct: "If I help you get investment, how much can you give me at most?"
"No less than two points." Zhao Baili said: "Of course, it also depends on the contract amount. If you can attract investment from your cousin, I can give you three points."
"Okay, I'll contact you after I finish reading the materials."
“Stay in touch.”
There was a slight snoring sound coming from the phone, and Shen Mi asked tentatively: "Qingqing?"
Zhao Baili: "He must have fallen asleep."
…
Three days later, Shen Mi received the materials sent by Wang Bo.
One order was from a big-name online shopping platform owned by a subsidiary of the Bi family, and the other was from Zhao Baili’s short video software.
Shen Mi was very interested in Zhao Baili's project.
But she didn't know how to convince Xie Rongzhuo.
Although she was sincerely soliciting investment, and everyone would win if she made money, she always felt that she was a bit of a liar by soliciting with those three percentage points...
Even if I took the money and didn't do anything wrong, I would still feel guilty.
Shen Mi lay in bed, trying to think honestly whether she would still want to cooperate with Zhao Baili if there was no 3% commission.
The answer is.
-meeting!
With a clear conscience, she turned over and sat up, opening Xie Rongzhuo's WeChat: Master, can we chat when you are free
Xie Rongzhuo has been attending an industry summit abroad for two days.
A few seconds later, a video invitation from "dsm" popped up on the screen.
This was the first time Xie Rongzhuo sent her a video. Shen Mi straightened her hair, knelt on the bed, and raised her phone to answer the call.
Xie Rongzhuo's handsome face with no blind spots was enlarged on the screen.
She smiled and called out sweetly, "Master~" her voice was very deliberate.
Faced with her hypocritical green tea behavior, Xie Rongzhuo seemed to be immune to it. He stared at the screen calmly for a while, revealing an understanding expression.
Shen Mi felt guilty when he stared at her. His eyes were a little erratic, but he remained obedient on the surface: "Master, why did you suddenly call me on video?"
Xie Rongzhuo: "Look at you."
Shen Mi's cheeks were slightly hot: "Why are you looking at me?"
Xie Rongzhuo: "Look at the expression on my beloved disciple's face when he plotted against me."
Shen Mi: “…”
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Admit it, Uncle Xie, you just want to see MM!!