Chapter 873: Wow, a Fresh Young Face
“Since Mom and Dad don’t want you to go, they must have their concerns. Even if you publicly expose their excuse, they’ll just come up with another reason. In the end, you’ll still have to compromise, so why bother?”
Jing Yu said irritably, “So I should just give up struggling and compromise right away?”
“I didn’t say that. Anyway, you’ve agreed, and you haven’t disobeyed Mom and Dad, so they can’t pick on you. But once you get to the company, whether they’ll keep you is another matter.”
So that’s how it is. Those two are still as sly as ever.
Jiang Jingtian and Ge’er—these two little devils have been full of crafty ideas since childhood.
With Rui Rui away from home most of the time, Jing Yu felt like he was no match for the two of them alone.
“I mean, both of you could’ve gotten into college without exams, so why are you still slogging through the gauntlet of the Gaokao? If all three of us had gotten in together, we could’ve teamed up against them.”
Jingtian laughed. “We’re not as naive as you, thinking that once you’re admitted, everything’s settled and you’re free. Look how that turned out for you.”
“Anyway, we don’t want to go out and have fun, so there’s no need for us to team up with you to piss off Mom and Dad. We’re just playing it safe, but we’ll all end up in the same place eventually. You’re too thick-headed to understand.”
“Exactly. Alright, we’ve given you all the hints we can. We’re done with him—let’s go back to drawing.”
The two little devils linked arms and left his room.
Jing Yu sat down gloomily and unlocked his phone.
A friend from the mountaineering team had sent him a message a few minutes earlier, asking if he’d made up his mind. They were leaving the day after tomorrow—was he in or not?
Two days left.
Ge’er was right.
Agreeing to go to the company was one thing, but whether they’d let him stay was another.
He needed to set up a scheme and arrange things carefully for himself.
No matter what, this mountain—he was climbing it!
After Long Yifei’s death, his sister, who had no other family, was taken back to Nan City by Maikeladi.
Maikeladi moved her household registration and changed her name.
She was registered under the Lu family, becoming Lu Qingxu’s younger sister, and renamed Lu Jiaying.
Lu Jiaying was now 26. Influenced by those around her during her school years, she eventually applied to Nan City University’s electromechanical program, becoming Jiang Nanfang’s junior.
After graduating at 22, Lu Qingxu and Maikeladi encouraged her to pursue a master’s degree, but Lu Jiaying had already felt guilty for freeloading off the Lu family for so many years. Eager to repay them, she didn’t want to wait and joined the campus recruitment drive.
Coincidentally, Greys Electrical was recruiting on campus, and Lu Jiaying accidentally landed an interview, thus also becoming a member of the Zhan Group.
The Zhan Group implemented a rotation system for new employees—one month in each position, with department leaders scoring their performance to determine whether they’d be retained.
After rotating through three positions, Lu Jiaying’s outstanding performance led the marketing director to insist on keeping her.
From then on, she became a marketer.
Starting from knowing nothing, she went down to the workshop, learning and observing each process step by step. Now, after four years, she not only understood product performance, construction, market positioning, and customer needs inside out—
But also, after successfully securing two major deals worth over 3 billion in total, she replaced the retiring marketing director and became the youngest director in the department.
Today’s Greys Electrical was no longer what it used to be.
All products had been upgraded to smart versions.
The product range had expanded from circuit breakers, transformers, and explosion-proof devices to smart appliances, smart homes, smart mobility, smart transportation…
In short, whether it was for the skies, the earth, indoors, or outdoors—anywhere electricity was needed, they had a presence.
The company’s workforce had grown from just over 200 employees to nearly 10,000.
Annual revenue delivered to the group headquarters exceeded 3 billion.
At just 26 years old, with an annual salary of over 3 million, Lu Jiaying was seen by her subordinates as a leading figure among successful modern career women.
Today, Zhan Beijue had sent Jiang Jingyu to learn from her.
After Jingyu agreed last night, Zhan Beijue had already given Lu Jiaying a heads-up, so she was mentally prepared.
But the moment she actually saw Jiang Jingyu, she was still stunned.
The last time she’d seen him was during the summer after his college entrance exams. Back then, he was still a half-grown kid, barely over 1.5 meters tall. Now, he towered over her by a full head.
And that figure, that skin, those facial features, that effortless aura he exuded—truly worthy of being Zhan Beijue’s son.
Born to be a king.
To fit in with today’s work, Jiang Nanfang had made Jingyu wear Zhan Beijue’s dress pants and shirt.
On Zhan Beijue, a mature man, the shirt looked steady, restrained, and professional.
But the same shirt on Jiang Jingyu? Sunshine, sunshine, sunshine.
Not only did Jiang Jingyu not rebel against Jiang Nanfang, he even arrived at the company an hour early.
With his breathtakingly handsome face, he waited in the break room. Every female employee from the marketing department who saw him couldn’t help but drool.
“Who’s that? A new hire in our department?”
“Finally, they’re bringing in a new face—and a male one at that. The Nun must be feeling merciful for once!”
“He’s so fresh and delicious, my God. Why does he look familiar? Like some idol?”
“I think so too. But thankfully, he’s not a celebrity—otherwise, we’d just be able to look but not touch. I never thought a peerless hottie like this would appear in our midst. I should’ve spent more time on my makeup.”
“Oh, please. He’s so young, clearly a freshly graduated little brother. Guys like him only go for girls their own age. No matter how much makeup you wear, it’s useless.”
“Says who? You won’t know unless you try. What if he’s blind and likes older sisters like me?”
Noticing the covert stares, Jiang Jingyu stood up and bowed with a smile, effortlessly charming.
The female colleagues’ hearts instantly melted.
“Oh my, he saw me! He even smiled at me! See? I told you—hot guys don’t always go for beauties. Plenty of them care about souls, okay?”
With that, Zhan Jing Rui stepped out and introduced himself.
They asked him what he was there for.
“An assistant. HR said the marketing director needed one, so they assigned me here. But I haven’t met the director yet.”
The women exchanged glances, silently cursing Lu Jiaying in unison.
“So that’s why she was so kind as to get us a pretty boy—turns out he’s for herself!”
“At her age, having such a fresh face as her assistant? Isn’t she worried people will laugh at her?”
“What’s wrong, sisters? Did I say something inappropriate?”
Seeing their exaggerated expressions, Jiang Jingyu asked with an artfully innocent tone.
They waved their hands affectionately. “No, not at all. The director will be here soon. Don’t be nervous—have a seat. Want something to drink? We’ll get it for you.”