Chapter 21 Yuan Xi's Promotion
There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone, and after a while Yuan Xi heard Huo Shiyan's voice coming from the other end of the phone.

"That's right. I said I would treat Secretary Yuan to lunch."

Gu Hanchen glanced at Yuan Xi and said, "Would you like to have lunch in the basement garage?"

Yuan Xi took the phone from Gu Hanchen and turned off the speaker: "I'll be down right away."

"No need, I'm already here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator door opened.

Huo Shiyan came with a few lunch boxes.

Gu Hanchen even went forward to help Huo Shiyan carry the lunch box in his hand in a flattering manner, "Boss Huo, let's go to the lounge."

Huo Shiyan saw the half-empty coffee cup on Yuan Xi's table and frowned slightly.

Yuan Xi followed him into the lounge.

Gu Hanchen ordered: "Make Mr. Huo a cup of coffee."

"it is good."

"No need." Huo Shiyan said, "Let's eat first. Secretary Yuan can't be hungry now."

Yuan Xi sat down on the sofa, while Gu Hanchen opened the lid of the lunch box.

Gu Hanchen: "Stir-fried prawns, sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed opium fish, scallion oil and Australian lobster? Vegetables with oyster sauce, asparagus fried shrimp, gourd asparagus and ham soup... Isn't this too much for Secretary Yuan to eat alone?"

Yuan Xi raised his eyes to look at Gu Hanchen and said, "Do you want to eat together?"

"Then I'll just have to thank Secretary Yuan for that."

Seeing that there was only one set of tableware, Gu Hanchen unceremoniously asked Assistant Wang to go downstairs to the cafeteria to get two sets of tableware.

Gu Hanchen gave Huo Shiyan a set of tableware, "Mr. Huo, you're welcome."

Huo Shiyan: “…”

After tasting the food, Gu Hanchen kept praising, "Boss Huo, your chef's cooking skills are great. It's rare for these Jiangcheng home-cooked dishes to be so delicious. No wonder Boss Huo didn't invite Yuan Xi to have dinner at Shiyi. This chef's skills are better than Shiyi's chef's."

Huo Shiyan looked at Yuan Xi who was eating silently at the side, and picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for her that was almost finished by Gu Hanchen.

Yuan Xi smiled faintly at Huo Shiyan.

After Gu Hanchen had eaten his fill, he lay down on the sofa without any CEO demeanor. "Boss Huo, if you go back to City A, can you introduce your chef to me? There are too few chefs in Jiangcheng who can make such delicious dishes, eh!"

Gu Hanchen burped.

Huo Shiyan said: "No."

Gu Hanchen said, "I will find a way to poach your chef myself. No, I am too full. I haven't had home-cooked meals for a long time. I need to go out for a walk to relieve my indigestion. Yuan Xi, you should entertain Mr. Huo well."

After Gu Hanchen left, Huo Shiyan started peeling shrimp for Yuan Xi. "Gu Hanchen really doesn't have the airs of a CEO at all."

Yuan Xi: "He just doesn't act like a CEO when it comes to eating. When he scolds people at work, not everyone can stand his temper."

Huo Shiyan asked: "Yuan Xi, do you plan to continue drinking a cup of coffee every day before you leave?"

Yuan Xi said: "I checked it out, it's fine if the caffeine level is less than 200. I'm too busy at work, and I feel sleepy if I don't drink coffee."

Huo Shiyan took a tissue and wiped his hands, then took out his phone and said, "I'll find someone to take over your job, so that you can work a lot easier."

"Yeah." Yuan Xi nodded in agreement.

After Yuan Xi finished his meal, he felt increasingly sleepy.

Huo Shiyan said: "Take a rest on this sofa for a while?"

"There is still a lot of work to do..." Yuan Xi said helplessly.

Huo Shiyan hugged Yuan Xi into his arms and let her lie on his legs. "It's not bad to rest for half an hour. I'll call you in half an hour."

After listening to Huo Shiyan's words, Yuan Xi lay on his legs and gradually fell asleep.

……

It was an hour later when Yuan Xi woke up. She noticed that the curtains in the reception room had been drawn at some point. When she stood up, she saw Huo Shiyan also resting with his eyes closed.

Huo Shiyan noticed the movement and opened his eyes, "Awake?" "Didn't you tell me to sleep for half an hour? I'm afraid I have to work overtime today."

Huo Shiyan said: "I have found someone from Shixi to help you with your work. You may have seen her, Monica."

Yuan Xi knew this Monica. When Huo Shiyan first started investing in Shixi, it was this project that Monica followed up on. Monica was 32 years old this year. She was a strong woman with outstanding academic qualifications and resume.

"Isn't it a waste of talent to ask her to be Gu Hanchen's secretary?"

Huo Shiyan said, "No, I want her to be your secretary. Since Mi Yi left, Mi Chen has been lacking a vice president. You should have been promoted to vice president a long time ago. Let Monica be your secretary during your pregnancy. This way you don't have to resign. After you give birth to the baby, Monica will continue to return to Shixi."

In fact, Yuan Xi’s current job is not so much that of a secretary as it is that Gu Hanchen has handed over his main job and the position of deputy general manager after Mi Yi left to Yuan Xi.

That's why Yuan Xi, the president's secretary, is busier than the president himself.

Huo Shiyan said: "Monica is coming from City A. It will take about an hour to reach Michen. I will talk to Gu Hanchen about your promotion in an hour."

Yuan Xi was stunned. Was she promoted just like that?

The suggestion given by Huo Shiyan seems to be the best solution.

After getting promoted, she could indeed feel a lot more relaxed during her pregnancy by finding a secretary like Gu Hanchen who would take care of everything.

Monica was fully capable of helping her take on most of the work.

After a year, Monica can continue to go back to Shixi to work, and she can still stay in Mi Chen without giving up five years of hard work.

……

Chu family.

After waiting for a long time at the entrance of Shiyi Hotel and failing to see the person suspected to be Huo Shiyan, Chu Yan returned home.

One reason was to prepare for tomorrow's return banquet, and the other was to give Bo Fan a surprise. It was not difficult for the Chu family to invest several hundred million in the movie.

Chu Yan found someone to decorate the venue and kept adjusting the layout of the manor.

"Mom, what do you think of the venue I prepared for my sister's homecoming banquet? It will be filled with flowers!"

Yang Ying asked, "Have you asked your sister if she likes it?"

"Sister will definitely like it. I hired the best team in Jiangcheng for her. Let me show you the renderings. I also prepared a surprise for sister. I went to the dress shop and bought a DIOR haute couture dress that matches the setting perfectly."

Yang Ying chuckled and said, "You've worked hard, Yanyan."

"Mom!" Chu Yan put her arm around Yang Ying, "Bo Fan wants to invest in making two movies. As for the funding..."

Yang Ying asked: "How much do you want?"

Chu Yan said: "It depends on how much Mom thinks it's worth investing!"

"Recently, our company installed two new offshore drilling platforms. Currently, the company has limited liquidity, so I'm afraid we can only invest 200 million yuan."

Chu Yan smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Mom. Bo Fan's movie will definitely turn our 200 million into at least 500 million."

Yang Ying touched Chu Yan's head and asked, "Did Bo Fan treat you badly because you are not our biological child..."

"No." Chu Yan smiled sweetly at Yang Ying, "I know that although I am not my mother's biological child, I was chosen by my mother. My sister and brother both chose my mother, but I was chosen by my mother..."

Yang Ying hugged Chu Yan and said, "Well, I'm glad you think so. We were so focused on finding Xin'er that we forgot about your feelings. I'm glad you don't feel bad."

"I'm not sad. I'm very happy to have a sister. My parents can find their daughter. Don't worry, I will make a stunning appearance for my sister in front of relatives and friends tomorrow."

Chu Lin came over and said, "By the way, Yuan Xi told me that three of her friends who grew up together will also be attending the homecoming banquet tomorrow."

Chu Yan said: "Ah? I have already reserved a seat, why are you talking about it now?"

Chu Lin said: "Didn't you ask Yuan Xi if any of her friends wanted to attend her homecoming party?"

Chu Yan said: "I will prepare seats for her friends. There are three of them, so let's arrange them at the main table."

Chu Yan sneered. Yuan Xi was really not afraid of losing face. The friend she grew up with was from the countryside near Ruo Lake, just like Yuan Xi’s husband, wasn’t she?
Yuan Xi's friends probably don't even have a decent dress.

Since Yuan Xi is not afraid of losing face, she is happy to see it happen.

(End of this chapter)