Chapter 199: Impressing the Boss’s Son
by xennovel“Does everyone know what to do when Vice President Xiao comes in later?”
“Yes!”
The Vice President was treating everyone at Old Sailor a rare high-end restaurant in Second Satellite City. Despite its Western-sounding name the decor was elegantly Chinese featuring hollowed-out red wooden window lattices, calligraphy paintings and even a pond built right into the lobby.
Attending the banquet weren’t just Lu Xin and the Director but also leaders from several other companies under the group along with young people like Lu Xin who had promising futures were up for promotion or had already secured positions as supervisors or higher.
This Vice President was quite generous booking a small hall in the Old Sailor restaurant entirely. Inside were four tables and surprisingly a small pink stage stood at the front.
Right now Lu Xin and other young key employees from various companies were gathered near the lobby entrance under the direction of an older-looking leader. He was coaching them on how to act and how to give Vice President Xiao an enthusiastic welcome.
Everyone including Lu Xin was quite enthusiastic about it.
“This banquet today is extremely important…”
Since the young Vice President hadn’t arrived yet Lu Xin and the others waited by the entrance chatting.
A woman around thirty dressed in black business attire spoke up with a smile. Her meticulously applied makeup and brand-new black stockings showed she had prepared carefully for this evening. “Our Vice President Xiao is one of the most eligible young tycoons in the city right now. If we can make a good impression on him today our work will definitely go much smoother in the future.”
She was relatively reserved not directly mentioning things like meteoric rises.
Listening to their tone Lu Xin realized they all seemed quite familiar with this leader while he felt like he’d been dragged along last minute.
Feeling uncertain he quickly asked “How old is this Vice President Xiao?”
A fat man with slicked-back hair thought for a moment and said “I saw him recently. I think he’s… twenty-seven or twenty-eight?”
Lu Xin was momentarily surprised. “So young and already a Vice President?”
“There’s a reason he could reach the Vice President position.”
The woman in the elegant business attire said “This Vice President Xiao I hear he’s exceptionally capable young handsome and knowledgeable. By twenty he could independently manage multi-million projects and this year he even got accepted into a university in the Main City…”
Hearing this Lu Xin couldn’t help but feel impressed. Such an outstanding person truly was…
“Of course…”
The fat man with the slicked hair added “His most remarkable achievement is that our CEO is his dad.”
“?”
Lu Xin retracted his admiration.
“Vice President Xiao is here…”
Just then the lobby doors opened. Several leaders including the Director surrounded a young man in a casual suit who exuded an impressive aura as they walked in. The Director cheerfully reminded everyone “Let’s give him a warm welcome!”
*Clap clap clap…*
The young key employees waiting by the door applauded enthusiastically.
At the same time they chanted in unison “Welcome Vice President Xiao for your guidance! Welcome welcome…”
The atmosphere was very lively.
Lu Xin stood among these colleagues clapping and chanting just as enthusiastically as everyone else.
In the crowd only Director Liu who was slightly behind and to the right of the young Vice President cast a somewhat relieved glance at Lu Xin. He hadn’t wanted to call Lu Xin initially but the Vice President himself had said to invite everyone due for promotion so he could meet the young key employees from the subsidiary companies. There was no choice Lu Xin had to show up.
After all while the Director feared Lu Xin might offend the Vice President he feared Lu Xin finding out he wasn’t invited even more… that would surely make him angry later.
Now it seemed Lu Xin was behaving surprisingly well.
He was even joining the others in the welcome…
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“Thank you thank you everyone. Please don’t bother with these formalities. Have a seat have a seat…”
The young Vice President indeed looked young around twenty-seven or twenty-eight. He wore a well-fitting casual suit had a slim build and possessed an aura distinct from the ordinary youngsters on the street. His attitude was friendly though he seemed a bit lacking in energy.
After everyone sat down Lu Xin ended up at a table with the woman in business attire and the fat man with slicked hair.
“This Vice President seems like a nice guy not putting on airs. Just his energy level… hehe…”
“The signature dark circles of a playboy huh…”
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Once seated the group’s conversation naturally revolved around Vice President Xiao.
Since Lu Xin had been brought here last minute without doing any homework he took this chance to catch up. Listening carefully he understood that this Vice President Xiao was the young VP of Qingyuan Group the headquarters for their several companies and also the eldest son of the old CEO Xiao. He heard he’d worked in the company for several years and recently got accepted into university planning to go to the Main City for further studies soon.
University admission in the Main City was tough. Many people in the Satellite Cities like him worked for a few years first before trying to get in.
*Clap clap clap clap…*
After everyone was seated another round of applause erupted. Lu Xin dutifully clapped along.
At the leaders’ table upfront someone urged Vice President Xiao to say a few words. The young man quickly tried to decline but seeing he couldn’t refuse he didn’t go onto the stage. Instead he stood up pressed his hands down slightly and addressed the hall “I won’t go on stage it’s too formal. Today is just a private gathering. Everyone here is either a veteran employee or a young key member of the company. I must thank you all.”
“After all I’m young and will need to learn from everyone in my future work. Please bear with me. Later I’ll toast everyone a few times…”
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“Really impressive…”
People at Lu Xin’s table offered praises their faces full of admiration.
The woman in business attire sitting across from Lu Xin discreetly removed the ring from her ring finger slipping it into her pocket. Then clasping her hands she looked towards Vice President Xiao and smiled “What do you guys think he likes?”
“We don’t know what he likes but someone like Vice President Xiao must have plenty of girls chasing him right?”
The fat man with the slicked hair flexed his jaw muscles and said with a grin.
“Haha Vice President Xiao is coming over to toast us personally later. I’ll save some room for that won’t drink with you guys for now…”
A young man with slightly puffy eyes and a lazy demeanor covered his wine glass looking eager.
“For Vice President Xiao to get into a Main City university he must be young and promising. His taste definitely won’t be bad…”
An older man maybe in his thirties undid his cufflinks revealing a black wristwatch.
Although Lu Xin rarely attended such occasions he could tell everyone came well-prepared for this dinner.
Moreover those seated here were indeed high achievers from various companies possessing unique skills. They were all ready to make a good impression on Vice President Xiao. Thinking about this Lu Xin felt a bit flustered. Everyone else had special talents…
What were his own strengths?
He pondered seriously for a moment.
The advantage that got him the promotion opportunity was…
…honest diligent hardworking meticulous friendly and positive?
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The food started arriving. The people at the table didn’t know each other well and their attention was focused on the Vice President so the conversation was sparse. Occasionally someone would speak praising Vice President Xiao for looking young promising and charismatic.
About five minutes into the meal the hall door opened and a nanny-like figure brought in two children.
A boy and a girl. The boy looked about ten the girl only five or six.
The nanny brought them to Vice President Xiao’s side. He immediately broke into a wide smile pulled them close and said something to them laughingly.
“This… Vice President Xiao already has children?”
The woman in business attire froze looking surprised.
“Haha what kind of intel did you gather?”
The fat man with slicked hair beside her chuckled. “Those are his younger brother and sister. Our old CEO Xiao’s previous wife died in the earlier cataclysm. He remarried and had a boy and a girl. But Vice President Xiao is actually very good to these half-siblings. Maybe old CEO Xiao is willing to hand over the company to him because he values relationships…”
“Oh…”
The woman in business attire glanced at the fat man smiled and raised her glass. “Let’s exchange contact info later maybe we can cooperate in the future.”
Lu Xin hadn’t expected them to have dug up so much information about the leadership. He instantly felt a surge of respect.
He glanced at Vice President Xiao from afar. The VP had the little boy sit to his right and placed the little girl on his lap teasing her while smiling and chatting with the leaders around him. He indeed looked very fond of them.
But perhaps it was just his imagination Lu Xin saw him pause suddenly as he was about to pick up a piece of pork rib with his chopsticks.
He looked at the pork rib then stared intently at the little girl sitting on his lap.
He casually covered his mouth coughed lightly and swallowed.