Chapter 103: Treating Colleagues to a Meal – Daily Gossip in the Family Compound of the Frail Young Aunt

Chapter 103: Treating Colleagues to a Meal - Daily Gossip in the Family Compound of the Frail Young Aunt

The mentors that Section Chief Li assigned to Lin Qing and Wang Jiaojiao were both pretty easy-going people. After Fu Huihui left, the two of them began making arrangements for the newcomers.

"Comrade Lin Qing, just call me Sister Tang like everyone else does!"

"Sister Tang, just call me Xiao Lin."

"Alright!" Tang Xihua could tell that although this young girl was pretty, she wasn’t the least bit arrogant and had a very approachable personality!

Tang Xihua took out the previous year's ledgers that she had prepared earlier. "Xiao Lin, these in my hand are last year's ledgers. I'll teach you how to go through them first. You can start by organizing last year's ledgers on your own, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Does that sound good?"

"Yes, I'll do whatever you suggest, Sister Tang." Being new, Lin Qing didn’t know the ropes yet, so it was best someone else took charge.

"Great! I'll start by teaching you how to review the ledgers!" Tang Xihua was pleased; she liked colleagues who didn’t rock the boat.

"Okay!" Lin Qing concentrated and listened carefully.

Wang Jiaojiao’s experience was much the same, following pretty much the same routine. Liu Guiyun and Tang Xihua had been through the same training when they first started. Now that they were the ones training newcomers, they followed the same procedure.

"Is there anything you don't understand? Any questions?" Tang Xihua had gone over some important points about reviewing the ledgers with Lin Qing and asked again, just in case she hadn’t remembered everything.

"Thank you, Sister Tang. I've remembered everything!"

Seeing Lin Qing's determined expression and clear eyes, Tang Xihua was reassured that she had listened and understood.

The morning flew by.

"Brrring, brrring, brrring!"

"Xiao Lin, it's lunchtime! Let's go grab lunch!"

"Oh, is it that time already?" Lin Qing looked at her watch. Indeed, it was already 12 o'clock!

"Sister Tang, let me treat you to a meal! I’m sure I’ll need your help a lot in the future! Today, let me treat you as a thank you!"

"No need. You just started and probably haven't received the factory's food coupons yet. It's enough that you have the intention. Wait until you receive your salary to treat me!" Tang Xihua didn’t falsely decline but merely put off the meal invitation.

Lin Qing wasn’t one to force things. Whether she treated her now or later, she would definitely return the favor. Since Sister Tang didn’t want it now, she would wait until later.

"Alright! Then I'll treat you next month when I get my salary. You won’t turn me down again, right?"

"You got it! I definitely won't refuse then!"

"Eh? Why is Engineer Cen outside our department? Who is he waiting for?"

Lin Qing suddenly heard this and quickly turned to look outside. Sure enough, it was him. She smiled and quickly finished tidying. "Sister Tang, my partner’s here to see me. I’ll be leaving now!"

"Oh, okay!" Tang Xihua was momentarily confused. Her partner? Was Lin Qing married?

As she looked outside, she saw their department's new beauty heading straight for Cen Xi, the youngest engineer in their factory.

The financial department was very familiar with Engineer Cen. A colleague had once tried to set him up with her daughter, but he had rejected the match. Despite this, the matchmaking efforts didn’t stop!

It was rumored that he had gotten married recently, which calmed things down a bit. Unexpectedly, his new wife was their department's new beauty, Lin Qing. No wonder he had turned down all the female colleagues they’d introduced. Judging by Lin Qing's qualities, it was clear what high standards he had for choosing a partner.

The two of them together looked perfectly matched!

The others, like Tang Xihua, also understood as soon as they saw Lin Qing head straight for Cen Xi.

As soon as Lin Qing ran to Cen Xi, she heard him say, "Qing Qing, don't need to rush. I'm not going to run away while I'm outside." Cen Xi was afraid that she might overexert herself if she ran too quickly.

"Heh, I got excited when I saw you!" That's why I ran out in such a hurry!

"Then don't do this next time, alright?"

"Okay!"

"Do you want to go eat with me now?"

"Yeah!" As soon as Lin Qing responded, she suddenly remembered that she had a good friend still in the office, "Wait, there's another person!"

"Who? Your new friend?"

"Yes, how could I let her eat alone? She's coming with us!"

"Alright!" Cen Xi didn't mind and saw it as a chance to meet her new friend.

After Cen Xi nodded in agreement, Lin Qing waved to Wang Jiaojiao inside, "Jiaojiao, come with us!"

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, Wang Jiaojiao's eyes lit up in surprise. Ahh, she thought she would have to eat lunch alone today! What a turn of events!

"Yes, yes!" Wang Jiaojiao immediately dashed out!

"Jiaojiao, let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, Cen Xi."

It was the first time Cen Xi heard Lin Qing call him her partner, and he instantly felt a surge of sweetness in his heart. Ohh, he had this new friend to thank!

"Nan Ge, this is my new friend, Wang Jiaojiao!"

"Hello! Ms. Wang!"

The three of them then headed to the cafeteria. Aside from Lin Qing, the two of them were quite familiar with the place!

Wang Jiaojiao had been to the factory often, so she was quite familiar with the cafeteria and knew the way very well!

"Qing Qing, what do you and Ms. Wang want to eat?"

"No, no, don't worry about me, you two go ahead and order first. I'll order by myself." Wang Jiaojiao declined his suggestion.

Cen Xi looked at Lin Qing, waiting for her to make a decision.

"Alright, then Jiaojiao, you go and order by yourself. We'll go order what we want to eat."

"Okay, okay!" Wang Jiaojiao immediately dashed into the queue line!

"Does your friend have the meal tickets issued by our factory?" These tickets could be exchanged for both money and food vouchers, with various combinations available. Meal tickets were necessary to eat in the cafeteria. He was just concerned that Wang Jiaojiao might not have any meal tickets ready.

"She should be prepared, right? She's quite familiar with this cafeteria."

"Good, then let's get in line too!"

Wherever Lin Qing went, it was as if a spotlight followed her. She was glowing, constantly attracting the attention of those around her!

However, the man next to her also attracted attention with his looks and demeanor, leading people to think: they make a great couple!