Chapter 852 : This Time I_ll Listen to You
Chapter 852: This Time I'll Listen to You
The welcome dinner in the evening was canceled at Chen Fan's request.
Instead, Chen Fan and Su Ruochu hosted a private dinner, inviting Zhou Wangchao and Xu Qiuci.
After more than two years of experience, Zhou Wangchao was no longer the same real estate salesman handing out flyers on the street.
He had grown quickly, managing the branch company efficiently.
In Chen Fan's view, Zhou Wangchao was a typical ancient military general. As long as he was given enough trust and stage, he could unleash tremendous energy and expand territories for the emperor.
And Zhou Wangchao could only have the chance to unleash his full potential with a leader like Chen Fan.
Because apart from Chen Fan, no one would give him such great trust.
The dinner location was suggested by Xu Qiuci, a restaurant with unique characteristics in Ningbo.
Xu Qiuci and Su Ruochu knew each other since university, so the atmosphere wasn't awkward when the four sat together.
Chen Fan joked that Xu Qiuci seemed to have tanned a bit.
Zhou Wangchao explained with a smile that Assistant Xu was dedicated to her work, often going to construction sites. She worked harder than men. It was a waste of her talents to be just an assistant.
If possible, he wanted to promote Xu Qiuci to the management team.
Chen Fan joked, "You can forget about that."
"Senior is on loan to you from me. Once everything is stable here, I'll be calling her back."
Zhou Wangchao was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Although it's regrettable to lose such a capable assistant, I still want to congratulate Assistant Xu. With your abilities, you should have entered management long ago."
Xu Qiuci didn't know about this beforehand and became a bit nervous.
"Mr. Chen, I..."
Chen Fan waved his hand: "There are no outsiders here, Senior, just call me by my name."
"This is pioneering work, Senior, we can't keep you here as a woman forever. After some training, it's time for you to return."
Xu Qiuci lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"I... I'll follow the company's arrangement."
"Then it's settled."
Su Ruochu raised her fruit juice, "Congratulations, Senior."
Xu Qiuci felt shy and quickly picked up her glass to clink with Su Ruochu.
The hotel for the night was arranged by Zhou Wangchao. Their plaza project team was stationed in Yinzhou and had a cooperation with this hotel.
After Su Ruochu finished her shower in the bathroom and came out wrapped in a towel, she found Chen Fan sitting on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a cup of tea and looking at the myriad lights in the distance.
"What are you looking at?"
Chen Fan turned his head with a smile: "Finished showering?"
He beckoned with his hand, and Su Ruochu hesitated for a moment before walking over and sitting next to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan gently put his arm around her slender waist.
"Tomorrow morning I need to go to the construction site to have a look, do you want to come?"
Su Ruochu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"I'll go with you."
Chen Fan was a bit surprised, knowing that Su Ruochu had never agreed to such things before.
"The construction site is still a mess, there's not much to see actually. Are you sure you want to come with me?"
Su Ruochu said softly: "I don't have anything interesting to do alone in the hotel."
"You could go shopping, buy some things you like."
Su Ruochu shook her head: "I'll go with you."
"Alright then." Chen Fan smiled: "We'll visit the construction site in the morning, and in the afternoon we'll have free time. I'll take you around."
Su Ruochu gently leaned against Chen Fan's chest.
"Is there anything fun to do here?"
"Yinzhou..."
Chen Fan frowned, thinking carefully. He really didn't have any impression of Yinzhou.
After pondering for a while, he finally shook his head with a wry smile.
"This has stumped me. Let's ask Senior tomorrow."
Su Ruochu asked curiously: "Why did you choose to build such a large plaza project in Yinzhou?"
Because he planned to replicate the success model of Wanda Plaza.
Of course, he couldn't tell Su Ruochu this. Chen Fan just smiled and explained.
"Qifan Construction has just stepped out of Yunhai, it's still just an inconspicuous small company in the country."
"To develop and expand without attracting attention from competitors, we naturally need to avoid the fiercely competitive first and second-tier cities."
"I plan to adopt the strategy of surrounding the cities from the rural areas."
Su Ruochu laughed: "You're even applying military strategies to your business."
Chen Fan chuckled: "You think doing business is that easy? Without some military strategies, it's really hard to develop."
Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan and said softly: "In my eyes, it seems that any difficulty becomes easy to solve in your hands. You always make doing business look so effortless, you're more capable than anyone else."
"I love hearing that, you can say more of it in the future."
He gently wrapped his arm around Su Ruochu's slender waist: "You're about to graduate from your master's program this year, have you thought about what to do next?"
Su Ruochu pondered: "To be honest, I feel a bit lost."
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
Chen Fan analyzed: "Your major is actually quite good for finding jobs. Newspapers, media companies, publishing houses, or TV stations... it depends on your personal interests."
Su Ruochu thought for a moment and said: "I don't like publishing houses, and I don't like jobs that never change. Like those office jobs where you repeat the same work day after day, I think I'd go crazy after a while."
Chen Fan smiled: "Those jobs are the most stable, especially those with editorial positions."
"Of course, if you like trying new things every day, you could try being a newspaper reporter or a media worker for a TV station. But those jobs are too tiring, having to go out for work every day. Personally, I don't want you to suffer like that."
But Su Ruochu smiled lightly: "I'm not afraid of hardship. I just want life to be colorful, not stagnant."
"Anyway, there are still a few months until graduation, so think about it carefully."
Chen Fan changed the subject, "Did Xiaoshuai and Song Linlin tell you they're planning to get married this July?"
"Yes. They even invited me to be a bridesmaid."
Chen Fan teased: "You're also graduating this year, when are we getting married?"
Su Ruochu suddenly became shy.
"I don't know."
"How can you not know?"
"I really don't know, you decide. This time I'll listen to you."
"Really?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Then I'll let my mom pick a date."
Chen Fan chuckled, suddenly standing up and lifting Su Ruochu in his arms.
"But before that, let's get to tonight's main business."
Su Ruochu let out a small scream, patting Chen Fan's shoulders with her hands.
"Is this all you think about every day?"
Chen Fan put on a pitiful look.
"Wife, do you think there's any man more miserable than me? In love but in a long-distance relationship, suffering from lovesickness every day."
"Especially seeing others in pairs, while I'm alone in Yunhai, pining away. Even my right hand has developed calluses."
"Oh, you're so annoying. What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Don't worry, you won't find it annoying in a moment."
"Ah... go take a shower first..."