"Well done, you've worked hard these past few days."
After hearing Zhang Qingrong's report, Su Mojin nodded slightly.
Zhang Qingrong followed behind the two. Although she was nearly 1.7 meters tall, Su Mojin was only 1.6 meters. However, temperament wasn't solely determined by height.
The saying "high position intimidates people" was indeed true.
"Ms. Su, it wasn't just me during this time; our Vice President Li also provided a lot of assistance."
As they walked, Zhang Qingrong spoke slowly. As Director Lin's secretary, she was considered a confidante, and it was important to clarify certain things. Taking credit rashly might not be a good thing.
Vice President Li?
Hearing Zhang Qingrong's words, Lin Yan was slightly taken aback. Who was this Vice President Li? He didn't remember such a person.
Lin Yan's expression clearly indicated that he paid too little attention to the company's affairs. Vice President Li was naturally Li Jianing, the person who had greeted him when he first came to the company. He had almost forgotten who she was after a few months.
"Where is Vice President Li now?"
Su Mojin did have some impression of this Vice President Li. She was an older sister, quite sharp and smooth, an old hand at navigating the corporate world.
"Ms. Su, Vice President Li is out discussing business and is expected to return this afternoon."
As they spoke, the group arrived inside the company. The reception desk was still manned by the same two young ladies Lin Yan had seen before. After a long time, seeing Lin Yan again, they still had a look of adoration, like little fans.
As contemporary young people heavily influenced by "CEO romance" dramas, Lin Yan was the prince charming in their eyes – handsome, wealthy, and capable. Such a perfect persona appearing before them naturally meant they wanted to look more.
Lin Yan was already immune to such infatuated gazes. He scanned the area without looking aside.
Only the two receptionists were looking at Lin Yan. Everyone else, upon seeing Lin Yan's arrival, shifted their focus to their work, at least pretending to be busy to avoid being noticed by Lin Yan.
Lin Yan briefly scanned the area and detected nothing unusual. He still had to complete his task of inspecting the company. The three of them entered the elevator.
The elevator went directly to the top-floor president's office, which was Lin Yan's office.
"Alright, I understand. You can go now."
"Yes, Ms. Su."
In the elevator, Zhang Qingrong reported all the recent company events, and Su Mojin listened carefully.
In the silent space, only Zhang Qingrong was reporting on her work. The elevator reached the top floor, and Zhang Qingrong had just finished her report as it stopped.
After she finished, Su Mojin didn't keep her and directly told her to attend to her own tasks.
"Yes, Ms. Su. Call me if you need anything."
Exiting the elevator and pushing open the door to his office, Lin Yan truly missed the days he used to barbecue here after such a long absence.
Pah, what barbecue, he meant working days.
Lin Yan quickly banished the thoughts from his mind.
If Lin Guoxiong knew what Lin Yan was thinking at that moment, he would probably want to beat him. He sent you to the company for inspection, and you're reminiscing about barbecue?
Although Lin Yan's office hadn't been visited for many days, it was still kept spotlessly clean, ready for use at any time.
As he pushed the door open, the room lights automatically turned on, and the sunshade in front of the floor-to-ceiling window slowly rose. A large desk and a seating area were arranged as before. Su Mojin didn't sit in Lin Yan's seat but pulled up a chair to sit beside it.
"If you want to sit, sit here. I'm not sitting."
Seeing this, Lin Yan grabbed his wife's shoulders and gently pushed her into his seat. The computer screen on the desk faced his chair directly. Su Mojin, sitting beside him, would have to look at the screen at an angle, which would be inconvenient. He was just here to help out, so it didn't matter where he sat.
Upon arriving at the company, Lin Yan positioned himself properly.
"I don't think I should."
"You must!"
Having Su Mojin take the main seat, Lin Yan sat in the adjacent position, appearing ready to listen in.
Seeing this, Su Mojin didn't refuse. After sitting down, she immediately began to handle official business with great efficiency. Lin Yan watched from the side.
Su Mojin was very focused when handling matters. They say men are most handsome when they are focused, and Lin Yan thought his wife was also most beautiful when she was focused.
While working, Su Mojin would occasionally chat with Lin Yan about business matters, essentially teaching him. It was strange, but Lin Yan couldn't understand things when he read them himself, and others teaching him didn't help either. However, when his wife taught him, he could understand, which was truly bizarre.
They continued working until noon without going out. Li Wei came up to deliver their meals, which were from the company cafeteria. Lin Yan didn't have high expectations, calling it a check on the cafeteria's food quality.
Three dishes and one soup were served in lunchboxes.
"Zhang Qingrong, do you usually eat this?"
Opening the lunchbox and looking at the food inside, Lin Yan asked Zhang Qingrong, who had come up with Li Wei.
"Yes, Director Lin. Although the dishes change daily, the standard is generally like this."
When Lin Yan asked, Zhang Qingrong immediately replied without hesitation.
Hearing this, Lin Yan nodded. Judging by the meals today, the company's cafeteria was quite good. Lin Yan asked because some people might make special arrangements, preparing extra food in advance if they knew he was coming.
This habit was too common in China.
Take Su Mojin, for example. When she was in school as a child, if the meals suddenly improved, it was definitely because a leader was coming for an inspection.
"Where are you going?"
After arranging the lunchboxes, Lin Yan went into the small room inside the office.
"Shh, extra meal."
Lin Yan entered his lounge and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the barbecue equipment in the corner. It was good that the equipment was still there.
A while later, Li Wei knocked and brought in a bag. Lin Yan began his barbecue journey.
Before grilling, Lin Yan specifically locked the office door. If his subordinates found out that the boss was barbecuing in the office, it would be somewhat unacceptable. The main reason, however, was that Lin Yan feared this incident would reach his cheap father's ears.
Previously, Lin Yan wouldn't have cared about such things.
In less than ten minutes, skewers of smoky grilled meat were ready. Lin Yan had some skill in this area, and the taste was quite good.
"Phew, it smells so good."
Lin Yan grilled a few lamb skewers for Su Mojin. Besides that, Lin Yan didn't make anything else. Time was tight, so Lin Yan only asked Li Wei to buy some lamb.
However, lamb could be considered the soul of barbecue; everything revolved around it.
Lin Yan used chopsticks to remove the grilled lamb skewers and place them in Su Mojin's bowl, then reused the metal skewers.
"Husband, you eat too."
While Lin Yan was busy barbecuing, Su Mojin used her chopsticks to feed Lin Yan. The two of them ate with great enjoyment.
The meal lasted a full hour, filling the room with smoke. Lin Yan opened the window to let out the smell.
In the afternoon, Su Mojin continued her work, and Lin Yan watched from the side.
"Director Lin, Vice President Li is back."
"Let him in."
Seeing the scene in the room, Zhang Qingrong took a deep breath and obediently closed the door.
Did she see correctly just now? Director Lin was feeding Ms. Su?
Although she already knew they were a married couple, seeing such a scene in front of her still gave her the feeling of an office romance.
Upon receiving the summons, Li Jianing soon arrived at the president's office by elevator. Pushing open the door, she also witnessed the rather unbelievable scene inside.
No wonder she saw smoke coming from Director Lin's office window downstairs earlier. She thought it was a fire, but it turned out Director Lin was barbecuing.
"Vice President Li, this document was signed by you at the time. There are some issues. Please take it back and revise it now."
"Ah?... Yes, Ms. Su."
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ps: Incredible! Yesterday afternoon and evening, in the first and second practice sessions, Pedrosa (158 cm tall, a legendary rider who dominated Moto2 twenty years ago, nicknamed "The Guard with the Sword" by domestic fans) made a comeback.
He only returned for one race, participating as a wildcard rider for KTM as a test rider.
He returned for one race, but his results were incredibly impressive.
In just two practice sessions, he completely dominated a group of young riders, finishing first in one and third in the other.
Rumor has it that his participation was solely to test KTM's latest aerodynamic kit for their factory bike.
The 38-year-old retired veteran's performance made me feel passionate, reminiscing about the old days. Indeed, experience is the best teacher; even after such a long retirement, he remains a top-tier rider.
The Guard with the Sword is awesome!!!