E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 190: Episode 190: Take Your Year Off Before Going Back to Work

Chapter 190: Episode 190: Take Your Year Off Before Going Back to Work

Li Jinang took a two-day rest and hurried before the National Day to get the orders signed with Niu Chongtian.

"Quick! Apply for the Hong Kong and Macau Travel Permit; how about we all go to Hong Kong for the National Day? Then take an annual leave and have fun for half a month!" Zhou Xueyin suddenly came up with the idea.

"Sure thing! We’ve been working so hard; it’s time to let loose! Last year’s annual leave was cashed in, but this year, we must take it!" Li Jiniang agreed, "By the way, shall we invite Old Li and Xiaojing along too?"

"Well... I was thinking of inviting Guo Yu. We had plans to go out during the eleventh..." Yao Shanshan looked at Zhou Xueyin and Li Jiniang, seeking approval.

"No problem! KK, do you want to ask Yang Ye to join?" Li Jiniang asked with a mischievous smile.

"He... might not have the time," Kang Siyin said, somewhat embarrassed; in fact, she was hesitating whether or not to invite Yang Ye.

"Why don’t you ask and see? How will you know if you don’t ask?" Zhou Xueyin took Kang Siyin’s phone, had already found Yang Ye’s number, and was just about to dial.

"I’ll do it myself!" Kang Siyin snatched the phone and ran to the balcony.

"Now she’s suddenly shy..." Zhou Xueyin said with a sly smile.

"You, stop teasing KK. Have you called Xiaojing yet? If we wait any longer, we might not be able to get the Travel Permit in time!" Li Jiniang reminded her.

"Got it, got it..." Under Li Jiniang’s watchful eye, Zhou Xueyin called Wei Jingzhu.

Initially, Wei Jingzhu hesitated to go, but he couldn’t withstand Zhou Xueyin’s persistent persuasion and finally agreed. After all, since moving to Beijing from his hometown, the furthest he had ever been was on a business trip to Guilin and to Shanghai for the CJ event.

As Zhou Xueyin hung up, Kang Siyin finished her call: "Yang Ye said he’s coming, and he’ll even make the itinerary for us..."

"Yang Ye is such an angel! I was worried about who would help make the itinerary. We can’t just wander aimlessly, can we?" Zhou Xueyin exclaimed joyfully, relieved that the most troubling part of the trip seemed resolved.

"Actually, Old Li has a travel guide, but it’s a few years old; I’m not sure if it’s still useful. Anyway, since Old Li is free at home, why not let him work on it with Yang Ye?" Li Jiniang said confidently.

"That would be perfect! I’ll create a group, a travel hotline group!" Zhou Xueyin opened her computer and set up a small group.

Before the National Holiday, Zhou Xueyin took several people’s annual leave applications to Liu Ruidong for signing.

"You all are taking leave?" Liu Ruidong looked at her in surprise.

"Yes, this year’s revenue is at 120%, so shouldn’t we also get some rest?" Zhou Xueyin smiled.

"Hmm! You really deserve some rest. Ever since 51buy joined the group, you’ve exceeded your targets every year! Go on! Relax well! Just make sure the work is covered!" Liu Ruidong readily approved the leave.

Returning to the 20th floor, Zhou Xueyin went to Zhang Yongzhong’s office: "Brother Yong, after the eleventh, Li Jiniang, Kang Siyin, and Yao Shanshan and I have taken nine days of annual leave. During these nine days, I hope you can handle the company matters!"

"What? Nine days? Are you not working anymore? Your leave is managed by Boss Xiao Dong, not by me, but those three can’t! Annual leave cannot coincide with public holidays! I won’t approve it!" Zhang Yongzhong was nearly jumping up and down in front of Zhou Xueyin.

"Forgot to tell you, Boss Xiao Dong approved all four of our leaves, your disagreement won’t change anything," Zhou Xueyin shrugged, speaking flippantly.

"Boss Xiao Dong approved..." Although unhappy, Zhang Yongzhong could do nothing but glare fiercely at Zhou Xueyin.

"Oh, of course, you can rest if you want, I definitely won’t hold you back from taking consecutive holidays!" Zhou Xueyin said with a disdainful smile just before she left.

"One by one, none of you have me in your eyes! Snatching my orders! Skipping me when asking for leave! Do you even consider me as a leader anymore?" Zhang Yongzhong grumbled angrily.

Zhou Xueyin didn’t bother paying much attention to him after all, the employee handbook clearly stated that employees had the right to take holidays. What could he, an assistant general manager, do about it?

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Hong Kong trip on October 1st and 2nd, it was impossible to secure any discounted flight tickets, so Yang Ye had booked discounted direct flights to Hong Kong on the morning of October 3rd for everyone.

This just meant they had the 1st and 2nd to prepare their luggage at home.

Before boarding the plane, everyone collectively turned off their phones. During these few days in Hong Kong, they would just focus on enjoying the trip without a thought for work!

As soon as they disembarked the plane, a wave of heat hit them... It really felt like the South, with no sign of autumn. It seemed more like summer, humid and all, making Zhou Xueyin quite uncomfortable.

But looking at the others, they seemed quite comfortable, as if they were experiencing the familiar feeling of being home.

Well, they were all from the South, unlike her, a Northern girl born and bred.

"First, let’s go to the hotel. I’ve booked sea-view rooms, and the transport is convenient too, the light rail will take us right there!" Yang Ye led everyone like a tour guide in search of the bus station.

"I hear that taking taxis in Hong Kong is ridiculously expensive, but luckily, the city’s public transportation is well-developed!" Zhou Xueyin looked around dragging her suitcase.

"No need to hear about it, taxi fares are indeed expensive here! Oh right, let’s get a Hong Kong SIM card now, then get a subway card, and then... let me see... um, exchange for Hong Kong Dollars!" Yang Ye directed everyone step by step.

It really makes a difference following someone who has done their homework; he took care of everything, and all you had to do was just enjoy the trip.

This time, Zhou Xueyin was all about relaxing, not wanting to meddle in anything, just going with the flow!

Upon arrival at the hotel, Li Ji’s wife was obviously going to share a room with Li Ranxu. Yao Shanshan had secretly gotten married to Guo Yu, just hadn’t held the wedding banquet yet, so naturally, the two of them shared a room.

"Yinyin, the two of us in one room..." Kang Siyin said nervously to Zhou Xueyin.

"Sure!" Zhou Xueyin nodded in agreement.

This was also good, as the relationships were not fully established yet, sharing a room wouldn’t be appropriate. Plus, Kang Siyin only admired Yang Ye, and it was unclear what his feelings were towards her, forcing them together definitely wouldn’t be right.

And for herself and Wei Jingzhu, neither wanted to be the first to pierce that window of ambiguity, just dragging it out, sharing a room would have been too awkward.

Once the rooms were assigned, everyone took their key cards to check in. The four rooms were opposite each other, convenient for looking out for one another.

"Whew, Yinyin, you’re not upset about staying together, are you?" As soon as she entered the room, Kang Siyin hurriedly apologized.

"Not at all, I actually think it’s quite good. Think of us as a small travel group. Those who are married stay together, and those whose relationship hasn’t been confirmed shouldn’t be pushed together, right?" Zhou Xueyin unpacked her luggage.

Seeing that Zhou Xueyin wasn’t upset, Kang Siyin heaved a sigh of relief and swiftly drew back the curtains: "Yinyin! Yinyin! It really is a sea-view room! Quick, look at the sea! Oh, how I’ve missed the sea!

"Gosh, this room is so fancy, it even has a balcony! I absolutely love this room!" Zhou Xueyin joined her, opening the balcony door, "Wow! This rush of the sea breeze! So awesome!"

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