0p0 Chapter 219 Smiling like a little sweet bean
Chapter 219 Smiling like a little sweet bean
The meeting upstairs was already underway at lunchtime, and a group of executives, usually serious outside, were arguing in the conference room, their faces red with anger. The scene was quite lively. Fu Xiuyan was listening intently when suddenly a bell rang, silencing the arguing group.
Everyone in the conference room looked at each other, wondering who had had enough of life and didn't even mute their phone during the meeting.
Fu Xiuyan, seated at the head of the table, picked up his phone and muted the ringer as everyone watched. He then raised his hand, signaling them to continue their discussion.
Then he waved to Xu Che and asked, "Has Xia Xia's lunch been delivered?"
Xu Che replied in a low voice: "The young master said that there is no need to send him, he wants to go to the staff restaurant to try the staff meal."
Fu Xiuyan glanced at the time again and frowned, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Where is he?"
"Still in your office. The young master said he'd go with you when you were done, and he didn't want me to disturb your meeting."
Fu Xiuyan, who had not planned to eat lunch, immediately stood up and said, "That's it for now. We'll continue in the afternoon."
The executives were momentarily stunned. This wasn't the boss's personality. No matter how long a meeting lasted, he wouldn't stop until there was a conclusion. He'd have food and water brought in mid-session, and they'd discuss while they ate, but he never paused. This was the norm for their meetings with CEO Fu. They'd come in prepared for this today, too. Now, "Let's do this for now," they couldn't understand. No one dared to leave.
Xu Che followed Fu Xiuyan to the conference room door. Still no movement behind him, he turned around to see everyone sitting there, looking at him with puzzled eyes. Xu Che smiled helplessly, "What are you waiting for, CEOs? If you don't go eat now, you won't be able to grab the restaurant's limited daily specials."
This sentence awakened everyone from their dreams, and everyone stood up and trotted out of the meeting room quickly.
Chengyan's staff cafeteria didn't offer special meals for senior executives. All dishes were available to everyone, and no matter how senior the leader, they had to queue up at the window to get their meals.
To encourage employees to eat on time and promote the motto "A full stomach gives you energy for work," the restaurant offers two limited-edition special dishes every Monday. These are local specialties prepared by renowned chefs from across China, ensuring authentic flavors. On Mondays, the limited-edition menus eliminate the need for camaraderie, camaraderie with colleagues, and camaraderie with leadership. Even serving food for others is out of the question. This speaks volumes about the restaurant's popularity among employees.
Fu Xiuyan's pace seemed unhurried, but his legs were long, and during Xu Che's pause, he could no longer see him. He quickly trotted after him.
When Xia Yang followed Fu Xiuyan to the restaurant, he saw a particularly long line in front of a window and asked curiously. Xu Che quickly explained to him.
"Go line up," Fu Xiuyan said to Xu Che. Xu Che immediately trotted to the end of the longest line.
Fu Xiuyan found a seat by the window and asked Xia Yang to sit there while he went to get some food.
"me and you togather."
"If you go too, we won't have any room when you come back."
Xia Yang raised an eyebrow: "Will the boss also not have a table? No privileges?"
"What privileges do I need for dining? Just wait here for me." Fu Xiuyan turned and left. Xia Yang looked around the restaurant curiously. He glanced around, and all the employees immediately avoided his sight. He hadn't noticed it before, but now he realized that this staff restaurant was a little too quiet.
Fu Xiuyan came back soon, and when he came back, there was already a lot of food piled in front of Xia Yang.
"What is this?" Before he went to get the food, the table was clearly empty and Xu Che was still queuing.
Xia Yang also shook his head. Just then, a girl stood about two meters away, looking in their direction. Xia Yang noticed her gaze and turned to smile at her. How could he describe that smile? It wasn't Xia Yang at all. He had seen Xia Yang smile in many different ways: arrogant, playful, indifferent, charming, seductive, cunning... But the smile Xia Yang gave this girl was ordinary, like when you run into your neighbor's younger brother on his way out. He's in a good mood today and gives you a big smile. It's just an ordinary, polite smile, but for some reason, paired with this face, it makes you almost faint with its sweetness.
The girl came forward dazedly and pushed the food piled on the table in front of Xia Yang to make some space. She placed the plate in front of Xia Yang and said, "Professor Xia, this is the restaurant's limited edition dish today. Here you go."
Xia Yang glanced down, then smiled and said to her, "No, just eat it."
The girl thought he was disgusted and hurriedly explained: "The plates are clean. They have been disinfected several times."
"No." Xia Yang pointed at Xu Che: "Brother Xu is in the queue. I have one too, I can't take your job." Xia Yang said with a smile.
The girl glanced at Xu Che and said, "Mr. Xu can't get it. When I tried, they were already the last few copies."
As if to confirm her words, the long line quickly dispersed, and Xu Che walked over dejectedly.
"My friend has some too. The portion is huge, just right for the two of us. This one is specially made for you." The girl pointed to another girl who was sitting not far away and had been watching them.
"Is this the legendary feeding?" Xia Yang accepted it with a smile: "Thank you."
The girl blushed. "No... well, my sister is your idol... er... no, my sister is your fan. She's currently a PhD student in physics, and she has collected all your previously published papers."
"Ah, what should I do?" Xia Yang tilted his head: "I don't have an autographed photo."
The girl waved her hands quickly and slightly. "No, no, no. I told her she'd be happy to see you in person."
"Or, if you don't mind, can you take a photo with me?" Xia Yang asked with a smile.
"But, is it okay?" The girl was very surprised. She took out her mobile phone and silently activated the camera.
"Let me take a picture for you." Fu Xiuyan said. The girl's lips moved, and she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything and handed the phone to Fu Xiuyan.
After the photoshoot, Xu Che happened to come over. When the girl saw Xu Che, her face changed. She was about to leave. Mr. Xu was too scary. Although Fu Xiuyan was the boss and everyone had heard about his ruthless deeds, the employees had never seen his cruelty with their own eyes. But this Mr. Xu was different. He was too scary. Xia Yang whispered something to Xu Che, and before the girl left, Xia Yang secretly stuffed something into her hand: "Are you a fan of your Mr. Fu? This is for you, secretly. Don't let others know. I brought too little today, not enough to share."
The girl stole a glance at Fu Xiuyan's autographed photo! She wanted to scream, but then she immediately covered her mouth and nodded vigorously. He was so attentive, he'd even noticed she hadn't dared to ask for a photo with the boss. How thoughtful.
Fu Xiuyan sighed: "You sold me out again?" Lian Xu Che always had his autographed photo ready for him to use at any time.
"That's my fan's sister. She's one of my family. I can't sell you out. Just cheer the little girl up."
Xu Che was about to say that he didn't get the limited-edition dish when he saw the plate in front of Xia Yang: "This?"
Fu Xiuyan peeled shrimp for Xia Yang: "He earned it all himself."
"Earned?" Xia Yang and Xu Che were equally puzzled.
Fu Xiuyan fed the peeled shrimp into Xia Yang's mouth and said, "If you smile at my employees like that, they will give you everything they have."
"Why am I smiling?" He simply nodded politely to everyone who looked at him. These were all Fu Xiuyan's employees. He just tried to make his smile sound friendly.
"She smiles like a little sweet bean," Fu Xiuyan said with a smile. This was completely different from the cold and aloof Xia Yang he knew. Whenever Xia Yang came into contact with someone, he seemed to put away his aloof demeanor and become friendly towards them.