Chapter 6
Chapter 6 - Why Did She Suddenly Get The Feeling That She’s Having Dinner With The Right Master
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“Then where are you right now?”
Shi Jian answered Yi Pei’s phone call, opened her mouth, the wind blowing at her head-on made her voice sound feeble, practically like a thread of silk.
“Yan…… hong Restaurant,” she said. “The Yan in gorgeous and hong as in the color red.”
Yi Pei was clearly stunned for a moment.
Shi Jian also felt dumb, feeling scared that Yi Pei thought she was trying to intentionally fool him. She hurriedly added, “I’m not joking……”
Yi Pei replied, “En.”
Then, Shi Jian trembled two steps, and wondered, would they still continue with this dinner? Or is it better if she took the initiative to refuse? As she was about to speak, Yi Pei said, “Go ask Yan–– hong Restaurant’s owner the address, I will send Zhang Kai to pick you up.”
Shi Jian didn’t want to go anymore, and said, “Director Yi…… a dinner is not a big deal, I can take a rain check.”
Yi Pei countered, “I might not have the time for a next time.”
Shi Jian: “……okay.” Hanging up her phone, she raised her head and looked at the glass windows of the establishment, fogged up from the warmth inside, with posters of their specialty dishes plastered ubiquitously: pickled vegetable fish stew, twice cooked pork, crushed pepper steamed fish head……
It turned out that Yanhong Restaurant was a Sichuan style restaurant. The proprietor’s name was Yanhong. Shi Jian sent over the address after finding the proprietor. Proprietor Yanhong made Shi Jian sit down, but Shi Jian didn’t want to inconvenience her, so she directly said, “I’m sorry, I’m not here to eat, I’m only waiting for someone.”
“Then you can sit and wait in here. It is freezing outside. It’s not like we are packed,” she said with a smile, “We will sit and wait.”
“Oh, thank you.”
How touching! This world has true kindness; she really wanted to post it on her moments1, to promote societal positivity a bit. Unfortunately, Weibo2 didn’t even exist right now. Shi Jian found an empty table and sat down. The proprietor enthusiastically took care of her, and even gave her a pot of hot tea. As the tea became lukewarm, a black Mercedes-Benz with the licence plate 06 pulled up outside.
Shi Jian stood up. At the same time, the proprietor rushed over and implored, “Miss, please pay for the tea.”
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“……”
Life was more entertaining than a fairytale. Shi Jian handed over 50 yuan.
Assistant Zhang stopped the car at the curbside. Shi Jian quickly bounced over and greeted her. The shotgun window was open, she saw takeout boxes on the seat, so when she opened the right rear door––— “President Yi……”
Unexpectedly, Yi Pei sat in the backseat. She stiffly greeted him.
Winter days were cold and wet. The frosty moist air closed in on the car. Yi Pei only wore a woolen sweater. Probably feeling the chill, Yi Pei said, “Shi Jian, get in quickly.”
Oh. Yi Pei even called her by name.
Shi Jian couldn’t sit in the front seat with the takeout boxes, she felt like they were there on purpose. She might as well confidently stoop into the passenger seat. The space was big, even with two people sitting in the backseat, it didn’t feel cramped at all. Moreover, she was already a married person in her heart, she wasn’t as particular as unmarried girls about some things.
Zhang Kai started driving, explaining en route why Yi Pei appeared in the car, “Ms.Shi didn’t want to be an inconvenience, and President Yi had a sudden arrangement. He can’t entertain you anymore tonight. Where do you live? I will take you back now.”
So it’s like that. So Zhang Kai specifically came to pick her up?
Shi Jian was a bit miffed, “The one that should be sorry is me, going to the wrong place, yet I still have to inconvenience you like this.” Then, “Assistant Zhang, you can just call me Shi Jian.”
“Very well.” Zhang Kai answered, “Shi Jian, do you live at the Yi Mao dormitory?”
“I do.” Shi Jian put both hands behind the shotgun seat, leaning forward, and said as if she was carpooling, “Thanks a lot.”
“No problem.” Zhang Kai chuckled, bringing up tonight’s mishap, “What a coincidence, that there was a restaurant with the same pronunciation here. This was my mistake, I didn’t explain it clearly enough.”
Shi Jian pursed her lip, it was quite humorous, and smiled.
She didn’t know why Yi Pei was looking for her. She could guess a few reasons, but doesn’t know if they’re wrong or right. The Yi family is large, and their business is large, their relationships complicated and tangled. Internal power struggles easily cropped up in a family like theirs, constantly fighting for control. The project at the city edge involved many people’s complicated and tangled interests. Yi Pei single handedly established Yi Mao Real Estate. Now that it was going efficiently, the whole family wanted to split the benefits. The project at the city edge became a piece of tofu that had been split up. The photocopy of the documents that she gave Yi Pei that day was the thing that Yi Pei needed most; it had reports that he could use.
Her primary motive was only to help Uncle Yang Jiantao avoid a construction accident. Unwittingly, she also helped Yi Pei.
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Right now she just doesn’t know what Yi Pei thinks of her, after she intentionally stole Uncle’s documents. Normal people probably wouldn’t have been able to do that. Yi Pei was probably looking for her because he was unable to ascertain her intentions.
Hehe. Even if Yi Pei got even smarter, he wouldn’t be able to figure out the reason.
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Shi Jian became lost in thought, and absentmindedly let out a cough. She reached out to smooth her recently cut hair, stealthily hiding her facial expression. Then, Zhang Kai asked her again, “Shi Jian, you are currently interning at Yi Mao Apparel, right?”
“En.” She replied, “Human resources department.”
Zhang Kai continued, “Your major?”
“Mechanical engineering.”
Zhang Kai chuckled again, “How did you get to human resources from mechanical engineering? Shouldn’t you be flourishing at our Yi Mao Real Estate?”
She bluntly said, “I wasn’t a good student.” She had changed her major by taking an exam because she couldn’t get good grades and didn’t like her major.
“Oh, yes, mechanical engineering can be a bit of a struggle for girls.”
Shi Jian nodded, “It can.”
“Did you write that analysis report about the construction mechanics of that project on the city edge yourself?” Yi Pei suddenly asked her. He had been leaning back on his seat, the light in the car dim enough to obscure his figure. Shi Jian thought he’d fallen asleep this whole time. Now that he spoke, she instinctively looked over at him.
He was looking at her, waiting for her reply.
“Yes, I wrote it myself.” She answered. The documents she gave him that time included a photocopy of the contract, contractor information, and a project analysis report. To prevent issues arising, she diligently wrote that report so Yi Pei would pay attention to it, and that the construction accident at the end of the year could be avoided.
But the question right now is, Yi Pei doesn’t believe that it was her who wrote the report?
“It’s well written.” Yi Pei said, not seeming to disbelieve her, instead certain that it was her, “It doesn’t look like a bad student wrote it.”
Shi Jian: “er–– thank you, President Yi.” Human life is invaluable, she must write well.
Yi Pei asked, “Has your tripartite agreement3 been signed yet?”
“Not yet.” Why did she feel like she was in a job interview?
Truthfully, she was indeed in an interview.
“You can consider having me sign,” Yi Pei said. “Of course you can go to another employer, but if I were you, I would definitely consider Yi Mao Real Estate.”
“Oh.” Shi Jian was dazed. She normally would consult Jiacheng on her decisions, but right now Jiacheng wasn’t here, he’s probably dating other girls.
Shi Jian dipped her head, but didn’t immediately answer Yi Pei. Her heart was secretly elated: Yi Pei actually had pretty good taste.
The car quickly neared the city center, the atmosphere inside placid. On a calming essential oil’s linger of an indistinct fragrance, Yi Pei said, “You don’t need to decide now; you can send me a reply next week.”
No need. Shi Jian had already decided. She smiled and accepted the job, “Thank you for the opportunity, President Yi. I will definitely work hard.”
“En.” Yi Pei nodded, then stopped conversing with her.
Afterwards, it was mostly Zhang Kai and herself talking idly. The car soon stopped outside Yi Mao’s intern dorms. Her stomach betrayed her with a growl. A bit helpless, she’d thought that the dinner would be an attempted murder, but at least she still had a feast.4
She was sent home with an empty stomach in the end. As she was about to step out of the car, Zhang Kai took the takeout boxes from the front seat and handed them to her, saying, “I know you didn’t eat. President Yi invited you, how can we let you go home hungry?”
Ah?
“Thanks……” Shi Jian dumbfoundedly accepted the two heavy boxes. It turns out they were meant for her. Why did she suddenly have the feeling that she will be fed if she followed the right master?
Yi Pei, originally forefather Mr.Yi’s daughter’s son, doesn’t know why his surname is Yi, and even grew up in the Yi family, having an awkward identity. However, Yi Pei was also the most capable of his generation in the Yi family. Subsequently, Yi Pei not only became the manager of the household, but also one of the 50 most influential people in global finance many years later.
Shi Jian made a hypothesis: does Yi Pei know that he will be so successful in the future?
A man with a big heart definitely doesn’t think the same as normal people.
Returning to the dorm, Shi Jian opened the takeout boxes. There was a portion of sauce roasted duck, ceramic pot tofu, green seasonal vegetables, and corn rice. She placed the boxes on the table, sized it up, and couldn’t help but think: This can’t all be Yi Pei’s leftovers…… then bad things. Even if she’s rational, Yi Pei must not be as pushy as she’d thought. She couldn’t eat anymore.
To put it simply, sinners will not live.
Shi Jian slept with an empty stomach, sinking into her dreams.
The maid had requested leave of absence. Jiacheng wore the pink apron that she’d bought, currently in the spotlessly bright kitchen patiently studying a recipe. His slender clean finger slid across the instructions on the recipe book, his glabella lightly furrowed.
The water purifier in the kitchen quietly gurgled. The soft rumbling sounded gentle and pleasant. She ambled over, biting into an apple. Jiacheng compromised by turning his head, and consulted her, “How about we continue eating mashed potatoes for lunch?”
……
The next time Shi Jian saw Ye Jiacheng, she was still an intern at Yi Mao’s human resources department. On her last week, to catch up with Yi Mao Apparel’s upcoming annual celebration, the interns were all placed at the front lines to support the activities. Lai Qiao directly went out of the city. Because her english was good, Shi Jian was assigned to Yi Mao’s biggest men’s apparel flagship store in A City.
Blowing balloons.
Just as her cheeks were flushed from blowing balloons, Ye Jiacheng stepped into the flagship store as confident and breezy as the wind, coming to buy clothing unaccompanied.
1 It’s a WeChat function. I’m guessing it’s similar to Instagram stories.
2 Basically an app that's a Chinese Twitter+Facebook+Instagram amalgamation.
3 A work contract between the university, student, and employer. https://www.thenanjinger.com/magazine/the-gavel/hiring-graduates-the-tripartite-agreement-2/
4 鸿门宴: A banquet with the aim of murdering a guest.