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Chapter 145 Chen Yuanxiang’s New Neighbor_1

Chapter 145: Chapter 145 Chen Yuanxiang’s New Neighbor_1

The eighth day of the lunar year.

Officially back to work.

Shen Dong started by visiting Dongyan Company and handed out a big red envelope to each person.

Then he held a general meeting to forecast the company’s development for this year.

After that, Shen Dong went to Shuidilao.

Similarly, he handed out a big red envelope to everyone there as well.

He also held a meeting, which likewise was about forecasting the company’s development for this year.

Besides, he announced publicly, assigning Lin Shulei to work as Chen Yuanxiang’s assistant.

Of course, the reasons given were entirely legitimate -- this year Shuidilao would enter a period of rapid expansion, and the general manager’s workload would greatly increase, necessitating an assistant.

In the whole company, no one was more suitable for the position than the Human Resources Manager Lin Shulei.

Upon hearing this appointment, the middle and lower level managers were all very pleased.

After all, assistant to the general manager is a clear cut part of the senior management.

Human Resources Manager is a mid-level role.

This was effectively a promotion for Lin Shulei.

The benefits of the company’s growth were now evident.

This was not as simple as just Lin Shulei getting a promotion.

With Lin Shulei’s move, the position of Human Resources Manager became vacant, necessitating someone to fill it.

Without any surprise, the departmental head of Human Resources took over Lin Shulei’s managerial role.

And for this head position, an employee who had consistently performed well was promoted.

Many people were extremely envious of the Human Resources department.

Just like that, three employees received promotions and pay raises.

They knew that as the company continued to develop, everyone in each department would have a chance.

Their job was to work even harder, so when the opportunity came, they could seize it.

After the meeting, Lin Shulei went back to hand over her duties and would officially start as Chen Yuanxiang’s assistant the next day.

Later, Shen Dong and Lin Shulei visited various Shuidilao stores to distribute red envelopes to the staff.

As the boss and the general manager, it wasn’t enough to only care for the management team, the lower-level staff also needed attention.

If Shen Dong hadn’t gone to the stores, Chen Yuanxiang would have.

The management team was important, but so were the store personnel.

They were the ones who directly interacted with the customers and needed even more care and consideration.

At every store they visited, the workers were thrilled to receive red envelopes, and their sense of belonging to Shuidilao strengthened.

Most of them were former employees of Meizizi Hot Pot, whose owner wouldn’t have gone to the stores to hand out red envelopes during the New Year’s.

For these ordinary service staff, they were invisible to the boss.

Now, with the boss and general manager showing so much concern for them, and the high wages offered by Shuidilao on top of that, they all made a mental note to serve the customers even better in the future.

The red envelopes given to the store workers were the same as for the other employees, at 666.

That was definitely very generous.

This could only happen because Shen Dong had a system and knew he would make more and more money in the future; otherwise, it would not be possible to give out so much.

After visiting all the stores, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Shen Dong then took his father-in-law to Shuidilao and went to Dongyan Company himself.

His wife worked at Dongyan Company.

Upon his return to the company, he stopped by Chen Yuyan’s office to check on the box office for "The Battle Tiger" and then called Wu Jin to offer his congratulations.

Wu Jin was naturally extremely happy.

The success of "The Battle Tiger" had catapulted him into a new powerhouse in the film industry.

Throughout the New Year holidays, Wu Jin had received numerous calls from bigwigs at film companies, expressing their interest in investing in his movie projects.

However, Wu Jin politely declined them all.

What he wanted to do was to direct "The Battle Tiger 2," and he couldn’t afford to waste time on other films.

Also, both companies had their start-of-year meals at noon.

That evening.

Shen Dong and Chen Yuyan went to Chen Yuanxiang’s home for dinner.

Chen Yuanxiang had said that after the New Year, he wanted Shen Dong and Chen Yuyan to come over for a meal, as it was tradition.

Even though Chen Yuanxiang had spent the New Year at Shen Dong’s place, they still needed to have a follow-up dinner. The uncle’s family would also come over.

Chen Yuanxiang had finished work early to cook dinner at home.

Shen Dong parked the car downstairs at Chen Yuanxiang’s building.

After getting out of the car, he was taken aback when he saw someone.

"Manager Lin."

"Mrs. Lin."

Indeed, it was none other than Lin Shulei, whom Shen Dong had transferred earlier that day to assist Chen Yuanxiang.

"Mr. Shen, Yuyan." Lin Shulei greeted both Shen Dong and Chen Yuyan with a smile.

"Mrs. Lin, what are you doing here?" Chen Yuyan asked curiously.

"I rented a place nearby a couple of days ago because the landlord of my previous apartment isn’t renting it out anymore," Lin Shulei explained.

"I see," Chen Yuyan said, realizing the situation.

"What about you guys, are you here to..." Lin Shulei inquired.

"This is my place; I used to live here with my dad. After moving in with Shen Dong, I moved out, but my dad still lives here," Chen Yuyan explained with a smile.

She became even happier.

The apartment that Lin Shulei had rented was clearly in the same building as her own family’s home.

With this, her dad could commute to work with Lin Shulei and foster a closer relationship.

The chances of the two of them getting together just greatly increased.

Shortly after, the three of them entered the building together and discovered that Lin Shulei’s rented apartment was right across from their own.

"Mrs. Lin, this is such a coincidence; my home is right here. You’ve become neighbors with my dad," Chen Yuyan said excitedly.

"I had no idea it would turn out like this," Lin Shulei said with a wry smile.

She hadn’t anticipated that renting an apartment would make her Chen Yuanxiang’s neighbor.

"Not knowing is fine; what matters is that you know now," Chen Yuyan said, beaming so brightly her eyes turned into crescent moons.

"All right," said Lin Shulei, unable to help but smile at Chen Yuyan’s transparent intentions.

"Mrs. Lin, why don’t you come over for dinner at my place? My dad cooked tonight, and we’re here for dinner too. My uncle and his family will be coming over as well. You should join us," Chen Yuyan invited.

"It’s okay, I bought some groceries this morning; I can cook for myself. I don’t want to intrude on your family," Lin Shulei declined, shaking her head.

"It’s no intrusion; let’s eat together," Chen Yuyan insisted.

"Yuyan, thank you, but really, it’s fine. You should go back; I’ll go cook now," Lin Shulei said, heading back to her own place.

"I originally wanted to invite Mrs. Lin to dinner, to help my dad and her get to know each other better. Seems like Mrs. Lin is still a bit shy," Chen Yuyan said with a sigh.

"You know, what you said earlier was wrong," Shen Dong said, tapping Chen Yuyan lightly on the forehead.

"What did I say wrong?" Chen Yuyan asked, rubbing her forehead and pouting.

"You shouldn’t have mentioned the uncle’s family coming. Hearing that, with strangers around, Mrs. Lin certainly wouldn’t want to come. If it were just us and Dad, people she knows, maybe she would have accepted," Shen Dong pointed out the issue.

"Oh right, how could I be so silly!" Chen Yuyan exclaimed, hitting her own head lightly with her hand.

"It’s okay, now that Mrs. Lin is my dad’s neighbor, there will be plenty of opportunities. We’ll let Dad invite her over for meals himself in the future, without our involvement. It will work out better if it’s just the two of them," Shen Dong said with a smile.

"Mhm, that’s a good idea," Chen Yuyan nodded in agreement, clearly pleased with the idea.

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