hotmtlnovel Chapter 1023: Self-touching of Histrionic Personality
Chapter 1023: Self-touching of Histrionic Personality
Chapter 1023: Self-touching of Histrionic Personality
Qin Hao had just come out of the office and was about to punch out when he bumped into Na Wei head-on.
"Boss Qin is off work."
Qin Hao smiled and said, "Yeah, you haven't left work yet."
"Oh, I still have some things to deal with, so I'll stay and work overtime..."
Seeing Na Wei's shy look, Qin Hao knew that he had something to worry about: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"No, it's okay. What can I do? I just happened to pass by and got some water."
"But, I remember the tea room should be over there, right?"
Na Wei looked embarrassed, and Qin Hao patted his arm: "Okay, just tell me what you want to say. You know I hate riddles."
"Isn't this because of what happened to me last time? My wife thinks we should thank Mr. Qin, so she wants to invite you to our house for a meal..."
Na Wei rubbed his hands: "Hey, I told her that President Qin is so busy... You also know this woman..."
"I thought it was something else. If there's a meal, then I have to go. When?"
Qin Hao's words instantly eased Na Wei's embarrassment.
"Do you have time after get off work tomorrow?"
"Okay, then it's a deal. I'll save my stomach for tomorrow."
"Then you must eat well. I'm not bragging, but the braised food my wife makes is really amazing."
"Really? Then I'll have to try it."
Na Wei breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, then you go ahead and get busy."
"Okay, give my sister-in-law a thumbs up for me."
After Qin Hao left, Na Wei let out a long sigh. Just those one or two minutes felt like a century. It wasn't that Qin Hao put too much psychological pressure on him, but it was just that at his age, he felt a little uncomfortable trying to curry favor with a young man in his early twenties.
Just as Na Wei was about to go back to his office, Jiang Shan appeared from somewhere and said jokingly, "Brother, you're quick enough."
"What do you mean by fast enough?"
"Pretend, keep pretending. I just saw you getting close to Mr. Qin. That's right. The situation of our company is very clear now. Mr. Ling's management level is average, and Mr. Qin Feng is a complete idiot who only makes things worse. Now Mr. Qin has the final say every day. As long as you curry favor with him, you will have a bright future."
Na Wei wanted to explain, but he opened his mouth and closed it again. What? Inviting Qin Hao to dinner is not considered currying favor? Who would believe it at this critical moment?
"Brother, really don't feel embarrassed. We used to curry favor with the eldest brother. Don't look at Mr. Qin's young age, but he is definitely capable." Jiang Shan gave a thumbs up.
"Let's not talk about anything else, just the hyaluronic acid mask he launched and the live streaming e-commerce model. Now the whole industry is learning from it. It took me so many years for my brother to open up the upstream and downstream industrial chains, but he did it all at once. That's real talent."
Na Wei nodded with emotion: "Yes, it is really amazing. Two months ago, who would have thought that our company could achieve such performance."
"So, brother, don't be so embarrassed, especially at this critical moment of layoffs. Who will go and who will stay is just a matter of a word from Mr. Qin."
Na Wei knew that Jiang Shan was actually taking care of his face by saying this. Jiang Shan, who worked in sales, had a lot of customer resources in his hands, so no matter how many layoffs he made, it would not be his turn. But what about himself? His only core competitiveness, loyalty, was almost nonexistent in Qin Lingling's hands.
"Brother, I understand. Thanks."
"Hey, we're just brothers."
Afterwards, Na Wei worked overtime until 20pm before clocking out. Many employees in the company also clocked out at about the same time. After all, no one wanted to be one of the % who were laid off.
It was almost eleven o'clock when Na Wei returned home. He opened the door quietly, only to find Shen Lin sitting on the sofa.
"Why aren't you sleeping so late?"
Shen Lin scratched her hair: "I can't sleep."
"What's wrong? Didn't I tell you that you have an appointment with Mr. Qin?" Na Wei asked with concern.
Shen Lin hugged the pillow and analyzed with a serious face: "Husband, even if you are lucky enough not to be laid off this time, have you ever thought about where your position in the company is?"
"Position? I'm the vice president. Where am I? Aren't all those people in the marketing department under my supervision? Any money spent by the company must be signed by me. So where is my position? It's really interesting." Na Wei threw his coat on the sofa unhappily.
Shen Lin did not comfort Na Wei, but said seriously: "It is because you are the vice president of the company that I am worried. Your position is too high, and you cannot reach this height with your ability..."
Before he could finish his words, Na Wei interrupted him impatiently: "I don't like to hear you say that. What do you mean by not being able to reach this level? What's wrong with my ability? I have climbed up from nothing since I graduated from college, and you have negated it with just one sentence."
"Your only core competitiveness is loyalty, but now you have a new boss. Does the new boss recognize your core competitiveness?"
Shen Lin didn't wait for Na Wei to refute and continued, "And do you feel that your company is no longer the same as before?"
"What's the difference?" Na Wei said unconvinced.
"In the past, your company's performance was mostly based on cooperation with medical beauty institutions, so how to maintain a good relationship with the heads of these medical beauty institutions was the most important thing, and this was also the greatest value of you old employees. But now it's different. Your newly launched hyaluronic acid mask has opened up the consumer market in one fell swoop. If I were your boss, I would definitely focus more on this in the future."
After listening to Shen Lin, Na Wei was still unconvinced: "So what?"
"There are only a limited number of high-paying positions in a company. If you guys are occupying them, how can the new boss promote new people? Otherwise, why do you think they are suddenly laying off employees? It's just to make you old guys give up your positions!"
"This round of layoffs is just a signal. Your company will definitely continue to replace new blood in the future until all of you are kicked out."
Na Wei crossed his arms and said unhappily, "According to what you said, it's useless for me to curry favor with Mr. Qin. I can only stretch my neck and wait for death. So why bother inviting him to dinner? I'll call him and tell him that he doesn't need to come tomorrow."
Shen Lin was so angry that she slapped Na Wei's arm hard: "You insist on arguing with me, right? I'm just helping you analyze the current situation. You have a knife at your neck and you don't even know it."
"Okay, since you've analyzed it so thoroughly, then tell me what I should do now!"
Shen Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Husband, why don't you take the initiative to ask Mr. Qin to remove your position as vice president."
"What a stupid idea! You're demoting me voluntarily. Why don't you let me resign voluntarily?" Na Wei was furious when he heard that.
Before Shen Lin could answer, her daughter Yueyue's door opened.
"Can you two stop talking so loudly? It's killing me."
There was no choice, Shen Lin and Na Wei could only return to their room.
Shen Lin ignored the fact that Na Wei was still sulking and said in a low voice, "Husband, I'm not kidding you. With your ability to be a department manager, maybe people will let you continue because of your good execution ability. But if you keep occupying the position of vice president, you may be laid off in the next wave. Have you forgotten what happened last time? According to your current situation, can you still find a suitable job?"
Na Wei leaned sideways and said nothing. He admitted that his wife's words were not completely unreasonable, but he was really unwilling to accept it. He had worked so hard to climb to the position of vice president. If he took the initiative to apply for a demotion, how would his colleagues in the company look at him?
Seeing that Na Wei had no reaction at all, Shen Lin was a little annoyed: "Humph, I can't stay at home any longer, I have to go out to work, otherwise when you get laid off one day, the whole family will have nothing to eat."
"No, how can I starve to death? Even if I am laid off, I still have compensation and stock option rewards. At least it will be enough for our family to live for a long time. Besides, you still have savings."
"Money that is not in your pocket is not yours. If you live off your savings, you will end up broke sooner or later. Anyway, I have decided that I will look for a job after the Chinese New Year. This family must have other sources of income."
Seeing that he couldn't convince Shen Lin, Na Wei started to sulk. He turned around and pretended to be asleep, ignoring Shen Lin. Shen Lin was so angry that she hit him on the back several times to vent her dissatisfaction.
The next day, when Na Wei went to work, he felt a low pressure in the company and the atmosphere was a bit depressing. The employees all came earlier than before, especially the senior executives who used to wait until 10 o'clock but now arrived at the company at 8:30.
As long as the 20% layoffs are not finalized, there will be a sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's head and anyone may be laid off.
In the marketing office, Na Wei was a little absent-minded, and Shen Lin's words from last night kept echoing in his mind.
Before I knew it, it was time to get off work in the afternoon.
Na Wei stared at Qin Hao's office eagerly, and when he saw him come out, he hurriedly packed up his things and chased after him.
"Mr. Xiao Qin."
Qin Hao smiled at Na Wei and said, "Boss, let's have a bite later. I won't drive anymore. Let's take your car back."
"That's great, but my car is a bit old." Na Wei said a little embarrassedly.
"Hey, a car is just a means of transportation, as long as it can get you to your destination smoothly."
During the rush hour after get off work, it took more than 40 minutes to reach the residential area where Na Wei lived.
"Boss Qin, this way please..."
Qin Hao smiled and said, "You don't have to be so polite. This isn't your first time here."
When it comes to this, the smile on Na Wei's face is somewhat awkward.
At Na Wei's house, Shen Lin was busy in the kitchen. When she heard the door open, she immediately shouted to her daughter, "Yueyue, put away your homework and get ready for dinner."
"Oh." Yueyue quickly came to the door and gave Nawei a hug.
"Dad, you're back."
Na Wei rubbed his daughter's head and said, "This is Dad's boss, why don't you call him."
"Hello uncle, I'll get you some slippers."
Qin Hao smiled at Na Wei and said, "You are so lucky. It's really enviable to have such a well-behaved daughter."
Na Wei shook his head: "When he is well behaved, he is pretty good, but when he is naughty, he is really naughty."
Yueyue made a face at Nawei in dissatisfaction, then ran to the kitchen to complain to Shen Lin.
Shen Lin answered casually and went to the living room.
"Mr. Qin, it's a great honor for you to come. I didn't have the chance to thank you for what you did last time. I just prepared some home-cooked dishes. Please don't mind."
Qin Hao spread his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, you are being too polite. Look, I came to your house twice and brought nothing with me. If you continue to be so polite, I won't come next time."
"Look, I said something wrong again. I'll have to drink a penalty drink later. How about this, you guys sit down for a while and eat some fruit. There are two more dishes to be served soon."
Just as the two were exchanging pleasantries, the doorbell rang again.
Na Wei and Shen Lin were both stunned and looked at each other. When they opened the door, they found that it was Shen Lin's brother Shen Lei and his wife Xie Meilan, and both of them looked unhappy.
Shen Lin was a little at a loss for a moment. She had spent a lot of time and effort to invite Qin Hao to dinner, but her brother Shen Lei's expression clearly showed that something was wrong, and he also brought Xie Meilan with him. She didn't want to ask the couple to go back.
Na Wei was also confused. He had never expected this situation.
Before the Na Wei couple could speak, Shen Lei said in a heavy tone: "Sister, brother-in-law, we just came back from the hospital. Meilan's mother was diagnosed."
At this point, Na Wei and Shen Lin fell silent. Xie Meilan's mother had always been in poor health. She had come to Beijing for a check-up and was found to have lung problems. The doctor had said before that the situation might not be optimistic. Now that it has been confirmed, it must be a serious illness, most likely lung cancer.
"Yes, in the early days..."
Xie Meilan burst into tears. Shen Lei hugged her shoulders and whispered, "Late stage."
"So, you guys are planning to..."
Before Shen Lin could finish, Xie Meilan said firmly: "Treat him, even if it means losing everything."
Shen Lei also agreed: "Even if there is only one percent hope, we will not give up."
Qin Hao was eating melon on the coffee table. Yes, real melon - Hami melon.
Don’t think that Xie Meilan is filial just because she looks heartbroken now. In fact, her so-called filial piety is more of a self-satisfaction due to her histrionic personality.
You have to know that for patients with advanced lung cancer, cancer cells have already spread, and radiotherapy and chemotherapy are futile and will only increase the patient's pain.
Later, Xie Meilan said to Shen Lei: Being with you, I can't live happily, and I can't die happily.
This line should actually be said to Xie Meilan by her mother. If Xie's mother could stay conscious, she would definitely advise her: Just let me go and give me a quick death.
The most powerful evidence is that when Xie's mother was dying, it was her son-in-law Shen Lei who had been taking care of her at her bedside, and what did Xie Meilan do every day? She went to work as usual, and sometimes even worked overtime.
Being busy at work is not an excuse. When encountering such a thing, as long as Xie Meilan wants, she can definitely take a leave. What's more, Xie Meilan's boss, Lu Jie, is interested in her.
Even if Xie Meilan cannot take leave, can't she resign?
Don't use the excuse that you don't have a job and you don't have money to treat your illness. How much can her 20,000 yuan monthly salary do? In the end, didn't she still spend all her family savings and borrow money from Lu Jie who was interested in her?
As the saying goes, there is no filial son by the bedside of a sick patient. Apart from borrowing money, Xie Meilan did not take care of her mother by the bedside at all. On the contrary, it was her son-in-law Shen Lei who took care of her wholeheartedly.
In the end, Xie Meilan still blamed her mother's death on Shen Lei for not using his connections to find an expert and not borrowing money to use targeted drugs.
What kind of filial piety is this?
Pure self-admiration. Look, I took on a huge debt to save my mother. Am I filial enough?