Chapter 18 Manager Zhang: Heh, So Lu Yingxiao’s…

Chapter 18: Manager Zhang: Hehe, so Lu Yingxiao's...

When they received the notification from upper management that a high-level meeting was required at a specific time, Wan Hui and her team had to send out meeting notices to department heads, then prepare relevant materials, print them, and set them out in the conference room ahead of time.

The meeting notice had been sent out yesterday.

The relevant meeting materials had also been printed by Xia Huaimeng. Carrying a stack of documents, she said to Wan Hui, "Sister Wan, Dandan and I will go to the conference room first to distribute the materials."

Wan Hui: "Go ahead."

Glancing at Lu Yingxiao to her right and seeing her fully absorbed in the documents in her hand, Wan Hui asked, "How much have you read?"

This time, Lu Yingxiao didn't hold back. She replied, "Two-thirds."

Wan Hui: "Not bad, reading so much in such a short time."

"I see your work ability is quite strong. After the meeting, you'll write the meeting minutes."

Lu Yingxiao didn't refuse. "I'll try. But I've only been at our company for half a day. I have only a preliminary understanding of our internal personnel and specific projects. I might have many questions to ask you while writing, and after finishing, I'll also need your help to polish them."

Wan Hui: "These are minor matters. You can ask questions anytime. If I'm not here, you can also ask Huaimeng and the others."

Lu Yingxiao: "Okay."

With five minutes left before the meeting, Wan Hui took Lu Yingxiao to the conference room.

Naturally, Gao Yan was at the high-level meeting.

He wasn't surprised at all to see Lu Yingxiao there, even though she'd only worked half a day, because he believed in her ability.

The meeting lasted a full hour.

For someone unfamiliar with the content, it was easy to get lost. Fortunately, before the meeting, Wan Hui had given Lu Yingxiao materials to review in advance, allowing her to successfully note down the entire meeting content.

Back in the office, Lu Yingxiao began writing the meeting minutes.

She had written them before, so she had a clear idea of how to write good meeting minutes. However, having an idea was one thing; she still encountered difficulties during the writing process. She had mentioned this difficulty to Wan Hui before the meeting—that having been at Shengzao for such a short time, she needed assistance from Wan Hui and others to answer all the questions she encountered while writing the minutes.

Wan Hui kept her promise. No matter what questions were asked, she answered patiently and without holding back.

The other colleagues were also open and didn't hold anything back.

Tian Tian even proactively told Lu Yingxiao the key points of writing meeting minutes at Shengzao.

With everyone's help, Lu Yingxiao successfully wrote the meeting minutes.

After finishing, she sent the minutes to Wan Hui.

Wan Hui reviewed them carefully. "Written very well, no need for changes at all."

Generally, meeting minutes don't need to be printed. However, the afternoon meeting concerned the important Nancheng project, so the meeting itself was also important. Wan Hui sent the reviewed minutes to Xia Huaimeng, asking her to print and distribute them to the high-level department heads who attended the meeting. "Take Yingxiao with you and show her around the different departments."

Xia Huaimeng agreed.

Once they left the office, Xia Huaimeng was quite happy. "After delivering the minutes, it's almost time to get off work."

Lu Yingxiao, however, frowned slightly.

Because the company's off-work time was 5:30, and by now, Youhe would have been out of school for a while. She remembered clearly how happy Youhe was yesterday when she went to pick her up.

Xia Huaimeng misunderstood, thinking Lu Yingxiao was afraid of entering Gao Yan's office.

Since he was the top boss, the meeting minutes naturally had to be delivered to him first.

Xia Huaimeng patted Lu Yingxiao's shoulder. "Although being in the same space as President Gao is indeed a bit stressful, we're just delivering the meeting minutes; we'll be out quickly."

"With a bit of luck, maybe President Gao isn't even in his office."

Lu Yingxiao didn't explain because their secretarial office wasn't far from Gao Yan's office, just a few steps away. Now they had already arrived at the door of Gao Yan's office.

Xia Huaimeng took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock on Gao Yan's office door.

Simultaneously, she silently chanted, hoping President Gao isn't here, hoping President Gao isn't here.

But contrary to her wishes, Gao Yan's deep voice came from inside the office. "Come in."

Xia Huaimeng's shoulders instantly slumped.

However, when stepping into the office, she quickly straightened her back again, leading Lu Yingxiao inside.

Watching this, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yingxiao's mouth.

In the office, besides Gao Yan, there was also the HR Manager, Manager Zhang.

Manager Zhang, a shrewd person, although he had already gotten information from Special Assistant Chen confirming that Lu Yingxiao indeed had significant backing, wasn't clear about the specific background of this backing.

If the person wasn't in front of him, he wouldn't dig to the bottom. But now, not only was she in front of him, but also in front of Gao Yan, who held the most power in all of Shengzao. Manager Zhang had a flash of insight and subtly observed the subtle interactions between Gao Yan and Lu Yingxiao, wanting to know if Lu Yingxiao's significant backing came from Gao Yan.

He believed that with his experience in reading people, if there was a relationship, it couldn't escape his discerning eye.

However...

What interactions could there be between Gao Yan and Lu Yingxiao?

Lu Yingxiao was completely following behind Xia Huaimeng. Wherever Xia Huaimeng went, she went.

The meeting minutes were also in Xia Huaimeng's hands. She handed them to Gao Yan. "President Gao, these are the meeting minutes for the afternoon Nancheng project meeting."

Since Xia Huaimeng was the one speaking to Gao Yan, he naturally looked at her while speaking. "Hmm, put them here."

Xia Huaimeng placed the meeting minutes on Gao Yan's desk.

As soon as they were placed, Xia Huaimeng immediately led Lu Yingxiao out, her steps somewhat faster than when they entered the office, reaching the outside in a few steps.

Xia Huaimeng said happily, "President Gao's copy has been delivered; the rest are no pressure at all."

"Come on, while delivering the minutes, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with our company properly."

Lu Yingxiao let Xia Huaimeng lead her to get acquainted with the various departments of the company.

Gao Yan's office.

Manager Zhang watched Lu Yingxiao's departing back, thinking to himself, could he have guessed wrong? Was Lu Yingxiao's significant backing unrelated to President Gao?

Manager Zhang felt somewhat defeated.

He didn't expect he could also guess wrong.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, turned around, and continued discussing recent company personnel transfers with Gao Yan. "For the Nancheng project, many employees within the company have applied for the opportunity to gain experience. Among these applicants, I'm most optimistic about Tian Tian from the secretarial office. This young lady's name sounds sweet, but her work style has a spicy edge. Once she accumulates enough experience, she could fully take charge as a project manager in the future."

Gao Yan was also impressed with Tian Tian, "Tomorrow, write a personnel transfer notice for her."

Manager Zhang agreed.

With their discussion finished, Manager Zhang prepared to leave.

Seeing Gao Yan looking at the meeting minutes Xia Huaimeng had just delivered, Manager Zhang initially didn't pay much attention. However, just as he was about to look away, he suddenly noticed that after Gao Yan finished reading the entire document, his gaze lingered on the top section of the first page for several seconds, a clear smile on his lips—a smile tinged with pride. Instantly, Manager Zhang's curiosity was piqued.

After leaving Gao Yan's office, Manager Zhang made a beeline for his own office.

He asked his assistant, "Did Xia Huaimeng from the Executive Office come to deliver the meeting minutes for this afternoon's South City project?"

Assistant: "Yes, she did. They're on your desk."

Manager Zhang entered his office. He didn't even bother going around his desk; he simply reached across it to grab the meeting minutes lying there.

He focused on the top section of the first page.

It listed the details of the afternoon's South City project meeting: the meeting name, time, location, the person chairing it, and the recorder. The meeting name, time, location—none of which seemed important enough for the CEO to stare at. The chairperson column listed the CEO himself, and he wasn't that narcissistic.

That left only the recorder column.

It clearly stated: Meeting Recorder: Lu Yingxiao.

Manager Zhang couldn't help but let out a couple of chuckles.

See? Just as he suspected! With his experience, his hunch had to be right.

Lu Yingxiao's powerful connection was indeed the CEO!!