Chapter 70 Jiang Ruandong's Workplace Rules

Chapter 70 Jiang Ruandong's Workplace Rules

After this little incident, Jiang Ruan focused on her work. When people concentrate, they temporarily forget about unhappy things. It wasn't until Bai Jian asked her to go eat that she snapped out of her work.

"Let's go." Bai Jian said calmly.

She always wears clothes with the simplest color schemes and styles, and she herself is as simple as her name.

Jiang Ruan was taken aback.

Bai Jian spoke casually, "Let's have a meal together, I need to talk to you about something."

Jiang Ruan said okay and followed. In the past, she would go out to eat by herself after finishing her work every day, so she was a little unaccustomed to having someone with her.

The two went to the restaurant across from the company, ordered two dishes at random, and sat facing each other.

"You and Secretary Su don't get along?" Bai asked bluntly.

Jiang Ruan didn't hide anything: "Yes."

Bai Jian poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her: "Secretary Su is now President Huo's secretary. Our work has to be conveyed through her. Unless necessary, don't make it too obvious."

Jiang Ruan fell silent.

She couldn't stand it.

Whether it was what happened at school or what she did to her now, she disliked her more and more, to the point that she felt uncomfortable whenever she was in the same room with her.

If it weren't for the huge penalty she would have to pay for leaving the company, she would have run away immediately.

“Besides, she gets along well with the other people in the department now. If you target her too much, they will only think you are difficult to get along with if they don’t know the reason,” Bai Jian explained to her little by little.

Jiang Ruan appears to be a gentle person, but in reality, she doesn't care about other people's opinions at all: "It doesn't matter."

Bai Jian raised his eyebrows slightly.

Jiang Ruan was a little flustered by her gaze: "What's wrong?"

"Have you never really worked a regular job?" Bai Jian had this thought since the first day he met Jiang Ruan, and now he was even more certain of his guess.

Jiang Ruan paused for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."

Bai Jian reasoned with her little by little: "There are some positions that you don't like, and it's okay to openly criticize them. But our position requires frequent communication. If the relationship between departments is tense, it will not be conducive to the smooth progress of the work, and you will feel a lot of pressure at that time."

Jiang Ruan lowered her eyes.

She didn't think that much about it at the time.

All she knew was that Su Anran had deliberately come to disgust her; she didn't want her things and didn't want any contact with her.

"Thank you, team leader." Jiang Ruan finished processing all the words.

"I don't know what conflict you have with Secretary Su, but don't fall into the trap she's set for you." Bai Jian spoke calmly and slowly, giving the impression of a caring older sister.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruan felt as if a switch had been flipped in her mind.

Seeing that she understood, Bai Jian didn't say anything more.

The two ate together.

After they finished eating and were walking back, Jiang Ruan hesitated for a while before speaking: "Team Leader."

Bai Jian: "Hmm?"

Jiang Ruan gradually lowered her guard: "Why are you telling me all this..."

Normally, Su Anran would greet everyone warmly as soon as she arrived, her words and actions were impeccable, and her attitude made her seem very approachable. Most people would think she was a very nice person.

Why is the team leader the one who...?

"Officially, I hope you can focus all your energy on your work and not let other things affect your performance." Bai Jian highly approves of Jiang Ruan's work ability. "Personally, I treat you like a younger sister."

"Aren't you afraid of misjudging her?" Jiang Ruan asked sincerely. "What if it's just that I have a bad temper, and she's not deliberately targeting me?"

“My sister has been in the workplace for almost ten years, so she can see through some things at a glance.” A slight smile appeared on Bai Jian’s usually indifferent face. “Not to mention you, who wears all your emotions on your sleeve.”

Jiang Ruan subconsciously touched her face.

Bai Jian looked at her as if she were a younger sister: "In the workplace, you sometimes have to learn to hide yourself."

"Hide yourself?" This was the first time Jiang Ruan had heard this.

Bai Jian gave a faint "Mm".

A hint of emotion flickered in Jiang Ruan's clear eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, her mother's most frequent advice to her was to be true to herself, and that she would take care of everything.

After they got married, Huo Zhizhou told her that she didn't need to hide anything, and that what he liked most about her was her genuine, straightforward, and honest personality.

But now someone is telling her that she should hide herself properly.

"Don't talk too much about your personal matters at work." Bai Jian told her the general rules of the workplace, genuinely hoping that she could devote herself wholeheartedly to her work, "even about your conflict with Secretary Su."

Jiang Ruan raised her eyes.

Bai Jian told her the reason: "Because no one really cares about the matter itself, they are more interested in gossip and adding some spice to their boring lives."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruan suddenly realized something as if struck by lightning.

She had never paid attention to these social niceties, much less understood these intricacies.

If Su Anran had told her that she was a mistress when she brought her coffee and cake that morning, no one would have stood up for her, because they were just colleagues, not friends.

Among colleagues, self-interest is the primary factor.

"Sister Bai Jian," Jiang Ruan addressed her differently, expressing her heartfelt gratitude, "thank you for telling me all this."

Bai Jian remained calm as always, but a hint of gentleness flickered in her eyes: "If you want to thank me, just focus on your work and don't let other things affect your mood."

Jiang Ruan nodded.

My state of mind also underwent a subtle change at this moment.

After returning to her workstation, she took a lunch break, trying to put Su Anran's presence out of her mind as much as possible.

It's the stupidest thing to let someone unrelated affect your mood. All she wants to do is work hard and earn her salary; nothing else is on her mind.

That afternoon, Su Anran prepared afternoon tea for them.

She chatted and laughed as she mentioned that this was a perk she had fought for, and that she would have various pastries, snacks, and milk tea every afternoon. Her approachable manner won the hearts of almost everyone.

Just like in the morning, she brought the items to Jiang Ruan.

This time, Jiang Ruan didn't show anger like before. She said thank you and then focused on her work.

Su Anran felt that she was like a different person. She wanted to say something to provoke her, but the work atmosphere around them was too intense, and if she said too much, it would become very abrupt.

In the end, they had no choice but to give up and leave.

About twenty minutes after she left, Bai Jian asked her, "Do you want to eat?"

Jiang Ruan shook her head: "I'm not eating, I'm on a diet."

"You're so thin, why are you still dieting? Are you trying to kill yourself?" Bai Jian's colleague on the left exclaimed in surprise.

"I just don't look fat, but during my last physical exam, the doctor said that I eat too haphazardly and that I have some minor health problems." Jiang Ruan casually told a lie, "and told me not to eat anything other than my three regular meals a day."

My colleague sighed, "What they say online is true, young people are all fragile."

Jiang Ruan smiled and continued working. After adjusting her mindset, she felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

But this was not the result Su Anran wanted.