Chapter 2 Manager Assistant

  "This station reports: Last night at around 9:35, a rare meteorite fell in the bustling downtown area of our city, causing a minor earthquake. So far, it has been confirmed that 23 people were injured, with 7 seriously hurt, and no fatalities have been reported. Here is a detailed report from our correspondent on the scene..."

  The next day, in the luxurious ward of Mingyang City People's Hospital, Li Yang smiled and watched TV, saying to a thin man in his thirties beside him: "Manager Zhang, will this meteorite be a gift from Santa Claus? However, we don't like such gifts!"

  A thin man named Zhang Ying, the manager of Anshi Jewelry's Mingyang Branch, or Li Yang's superior, was the first person Li Yang saw when he woke up this morning after being in a coma since last night.

  Zhang Ying shook his head slightly and smiled: "I didn't expect you to be so humorous, but last night was indeed dangerous. Fortunately, you were lucky and only had a minor injury. Otherwise, I might not be here visiting you now!"

  "When I was a kid, the fortune teller said that at 24 years old, my Ben Ming Nian (zodiac year) would bring a great disaster. If I could get through it, I would turn danger into opportunity and rise to greatness. But if not, I might have to take a walk on the Naihe Bridge (a bridge in Chinese mythology where souls go after death). Who knew what the fortune teller said was actually true? The only thing is, when will this 'rise to greatness' happen?" Li Yang looked at his bandaged arm, which had 17 stitches. Compared to yesterday's danger, this was definitely a minor injury.

  "Will I soar to great heights? I think it's not far off!" Zhang Ying's face suddenly revealed a mysterious smile, and he said to Li Yang: "The company still has some urgent matters, so I'll go back first. If you have anything, just press the bell to find the nurse. Also, this time you're hospitalized, all the expenses will be reimbursed by the company!"

  Zhang Ying stood up and looked at the infusion bottle hanging on Li Yang, then looked at Li Yang whose spirit had obviously improved, before smiling and leaving the ward.

  After Zhang Ying left, the large luxurious ward was left with only Li Yang alone. He turned his head and sniffed the fresh flowers that Zhang Ying had brought, and suddenly burst out laughing foolishly.

  Li Yang had never thought that Zhang Ying would not only come to visit him in person today, but also bring him a piece of extremely good news.

  Because of Li Yang's courageous actions in a critical moment, the company decided to directly remove his trainee hat and make him an official employee. Zhang Ying also reported to the headquarters, planning to promote Li Yang as an assistant manager, which has already been agreed upon by the headquarters, and this appointment will be announced soon.

  Yesterday's biggest worry suddenly got resolved like this, not only did it turn positive, but he was also suddenly promoted, all of this made Li Yang feel like he was in a dream. Li Yang pinched himself several times with great force, and the sharp pain and everything around him accurately told him that all of this was real.

  Not long after Zhang Ying left, another footstep was heard at the door. Li Yang hastily sat up straight and looked towards the door.

  The door of the ward opened, and under the leadership of two doctors, a middle-aged man in his 40s with an air of majesty and the pure girl Li Yang saw yesterday walked in together.

  "Comrade Li Yang, hello! This is our city's Mayor Wang. Mayor Wang has taken time out of his busy schedule to personally come and thank you!"

  An older doctor came up and smiled at Li Yang, saying, "Li Yang looked blankly at the doctor, then looked blankly at the middle-aged man.

  The middle-aged man glared at the doctor, seemingly somewhat displeased, but when facing Li Yang, he immediately revealed a smile: "My name is Wang Quanzhong, thank you for saving my son yesterday, I'm really sorry it took me until now to come visit you!"

  The middle-aged man walked up to the bedside and took a closer look at Li Yang, only then did Li Yang discover that he was still holding two bags of carefully packaged nutritional supplements in his hand.

  "No, it's nothing. I think anyone would have done the same in that situation!" Li Yang said with some embarrassment when mentioning yesterday's rescue, but thinking back to last night was really dangerous, if he had been one second later, both he and the little boy would have been finished.

  "No matter what, yesterday was all thanks to you. Jiajia told me everything that happened, and if it wasn't for your timely sacrifice, the outcome would have been unthinkable!"

  The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, putting everything beside Li Yang's hospital bed. The Jiajia he mentioned was probably that innocent girl. Li Yang didn't expect to learn her name so soon.

  "Yes, now that I think about it, I'm still scared, luckily there was you yesterday!" The innocent girl stared at Li Yang and nodded, her pure gaze made Li Yang feel a bit embarrassed and lower his head.

  At this time, Li Yang finally understood why Zhang Ying suddenly promoted him. The key point was here. Li Yang didn't expect that the child he saved yesterday was actually the mayor's son. Now Li Yang became the lifesaver of the mayor's son, which meant that the mayor owed Li Yang a great favor. Zhang Ying not only made Li Yang official but also promoted him. This investment would definitely not lose.

  A few people sat in Li Yang's ward for a few minutes and left. From the attitude on the faces of the two doctors, it can be seen that the middle-aged man in front of them is indeed their mayor, and Li Yang also seemed to have remembered that their mayor in Mingyang City was named Wang Quanzhong, whose figure often appeared on TV.

  Li Yang now deeply felt what it meant to have good fortune after surviving great difficulties. Before leaving, Mayor Wang invited Li Yang to visit his home after being discharged from the hospital and subtly indicated that if Li Yang had any matters or difficulties in the future, he could come find him at any time.

  But what made Li Yang the happiest was the girl's attitude, and Li Yang also knew exactly the girl's name, Wang Jiajia, a very lovely and pleasant name.

  Li Yang's injury was not serious, and he only stayed in the hospital for four days. During this time, Wang Jiajia came to visit him three times, each time bringing a bouquet of fresh flowers. The second time she came, she also brought Wang Tianran to thank Li Yang. Wang Tianran was the little boy who was rescued by Li Yang. He left the hospital on the second day of his stay, after all, he only suffered from shock and had no external injuries.

  These few times also allowed Li Yang to have a further understanding of Wang Jiajia. Wang Jiajia was not the daughter of Mayor Wang, but rather his niece, a native Beijinger and currently a senior at Beijing University's School of Journalism. She had actually come this time for a news interview in Mingyang, originally planning to return to Beijing after Christmas, but unexpectedly got caught up in this ordeal on Christmas Eve while taking her brother out to play, which also delayed her return.

  After Li Yang was discharged from the hospital, Wang Jiajia also returned to Beijing. Although they didn't see each other again, they exchanged emails and QQ numbers and occasionally sent text messages to chat on their mobile phones, and as a result, they had more contact than before.

  After the New Year's Day, Li Yang's promotion and appointment letter came down, and after removing the stitches on his arm, Li Yang returned to work directly.

  Back in the company, Li Yang immediately had a different feeling. Last time he left was on Christmas Eve, and he was still worried about whether he could continue to stay and work, but this time when he came back, he was already the leader of the company. Now, except for Zhang Ying, he is the biggest one in the whole company.

  "Assistant Li, you're here!"

  As soon as he entered the company, Liu Jie, a saleswoman on the first floor, rushed forward to greet him. Liu Jie was an old saleswoman in the company and also the oldest among the sales staff. Li Yang still remembered that when he first joined the company, he had received training from Liu Jie, and later when he was an intern, Liu Jie had helped him a lot.

  "Liu Jie, zao!" Li Yang smiled and responded with a single word, his assistant had not yet officially taken office, he couldn't let others misunderstand that he was putting on airs.

  Liu's smile grew thicker and she said in a low voice: "Manager Zhang just instructed, you've arrived to go directly to the second floor, he has something to find you!"

  "Alright, I know, thank you Liu Jie!" Li Yang nodded his head, having just returned to work, it was normal for the manager to look for him.

  Apart from Wu Xiaoli, all the other employees smiled and greeted Li Yang, of course, several familiar faces had also disappeared in the meantime. The internship period of three interns had ended, and due to Li Yang's unexpected transfer, they all lost this job opportunity and left after clearing their wages before New Year's Day.

  As for Wu Xiaoli, Li Yang didn't care much about her. This proud girl was probably the most heartbroken person at this moment. Previously, she had already determined that she was the candidate for the manager assistant position, but now she suddenly had the fruit that belonged to her plucked by Li Yang, and it's unknown how resentful she was in her heart.

  Li Yang was well aware of these things, but he didn't particularly care. In terms of work ability, Wu Xiaoli was stronger than him, but in terms of luck, she was a bit worse off. Anyway, Li Yang was now the assistant, so there was no need to quibble with a girl.

  "Manager Zhang, you wanted me!" Li Yang said as soon as he entered the manager's office.

  "Assistant Li is here, quick sit!" Zhang Ying was still sitting in front of the office desk, but his attitude towards Li Yang was completely different from when he was a salesperson.

  "How come you're back at work so soon? You shouldn't have rushed back, should've taken a few more days off!" Zhang Ying left his desk and personally poured Li Yang a cup of tea, placing it in front of him.

  "I'm fully recovered, and if I continue to rest, it would be unfair to the company and your cultivation of me!" Li Yang hastily stood up, compared to before when Zhang Ying was working non-stop to hand in reports, now Zhang Ying seemed to have made Li Yang feel a little surprised.

  "Haha, it's good that you think so! By the way, your dormitory has been arranged, and you don't have to go to work today. Go back and get familiar with it first, and then make some preparations. We'll go to Qingdao together tomorrow to attend a jewelry exhibition. You're back just in time, I was worried that we wouldn't have enough manpower!"

  "Jewelry exhibition? Going tomorrow?" Li Yang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to go on a business trip as soon as he got back.

  "Right, I'll go tomorrow, I've already booked the ticket!"

  Zhang Ying smiled and nodded, Qingdao this time hosted an international jewelry exhibition for the new year, but the scale was not large, so the headquarters did not participate, and arranged for their Mingyang, Xuzhou and Qingdao three local branches to participate, it can also be said that let the locals go and broaden their horizons.

  "Alright, I'll go prepare now!"

  Li Yang nodded in agreement, saying that attending the jewelry exhibition would be a good idea. Now that he had just taken on the role of assistant, there were many things he needed to learn. At the exhibition, there would be many colleagues and clients, making it an excellent opportunity for learning.

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