Chapter 115 The Fate of the Fox Spirit 1

Ling Ruoke and the others did not stay in B City for long, because Huo Qingfeng's vacation was limited and he had to return to the army.

The family of three returned to Z City on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. That evening, the colonel and Fu Peigang rushed back to their unit.

Before leaving, the colonel hugged his wife and teased her for a while. After he finished, he hugged her again and said, "Honey, I'm going to file for our marriage certificate right away. Also, you should check out the wedding photos first, and we'll take them and get married when I get back!"

Full of heroic spirit, his words resounded with conviction.

Ling Ruoke stretched out her foot and kicked him. But because her body was limp, she had no strength at all. Instead, the beastly man grabbed her ankle, pulled her down, and gave her a deep kiss. If there hadn't been a shortage of time, it seemed he wanted to have his way with her again.

"Wife, when I get back, you must do it for a whole day and night!" the colonel announced through gritted teeth, then jumped off the balcony into the Hummer and disappeared in no time.

Ling Ruoke wanted to go to the balcony to watch him leave, but she couldn't get up and was lying in bed barely breathing. Even so, the smile on her lips never faded.

Ling Ruoke lay in bed for quite a while before finally getting up. Outside in the living room, the little guy was still watching TV, completely engrossed.

Yang Ziyun originally disagreed with bringing Xiao Fu'an to Z City. However, Huo Qingfeng was very assertive, so she had no choice.

Ling Ruoke understood that Qingfeng was worried she would be lonely and wanted the little guy to keep her company. Although it would be tiring, at least when she came home, she would have someone to talk to, even if they couldn't understand each other.

For this, he didn't hesitate to offend his own mother. Ruo Ke couldn't help but be moved.

Anyway, office workers started their regular workdays on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Pei Shi, being heavily pregnant, was unable to manage the company's affairs, so Ling Ruo Ke had to take over. Therefore, she could rest for one more day before returning to work tomorrow.

As for Xiao Fu'an, he was sent to Pei Shi's before school started. Anyway, Aunt Tan is there, so Pei Shi doesn't need to take care of him. More children mean more fun.

After several hours of traveling by plane and car, and then being tossed around on the bed by him, Ling Ruoke was exhausted. She took the little one into the bathroom to take a bath, and then collapsed into bed as soon as she came out.

I had a good night's sleep.

Ling Ruoke got up, ran dozens of laps around the neighborhood, played on the parallel bars for a while, and then went back to make breakfast. She wished she had her own gym; she'd get rusty if she didn't exercise for a long time.

After the mother and son finished eating, they went hand in hand to visit Tan Peishi's family for the New Year. As usual, the little guy received a big red envelope and laughed heartily.

Tam Pui-sze brought up that unforgettable marriage proposal again.

"Ruo Ke, I'm so envious of you! Why don't I have anything? I'm so pathetic!" Tan Peishi said with a mournful face, feeling increasingly cheated. She was the one who proposed to them when they got married. Indeed, women shouldn't be too proactive, or they'll regret it.

Ling Ruoke smiled helplessly; she knew Peishi just liked to make a fuss. "Once the baby's born, you can just have Fu Peigang make it up to you, right? Anyway, they don't know you're married, do they?"

Tan Peishi slapped her thigh. "That's right, brilliantly said, absolutely brilliant! But Fu Peigang's blockhead-like brain, even if he racked his brains, he couldn't come up with any romantic ideas. Tell me, how did I end up with such a boring man?"

"Young Fu is really at a disadvantage marrying you. Look at you, you're not the kind of wife you should be!" Mrs. Tan said, munching on sunflower seeds and mercilessly criticizing her daughter.

Tan Peishi protested, twisting her body and shouting, "Mom, I suspect he's your son, not your daughter!"

“He’s my son. Haven’t you heard that a son-in-law is half a son?” Mrs. Tan retorted cheerfully. Ever since her son-in-law came back, she’s been all smiles. Now that her daughter is pregnant again, she’s even happier every day.

"Mom, I'm definitely not your biological child," Tan Peishi concluded with a bitter face.

Mrs. Tan replied coolly, "I also suspect that we were switched at birth in the hospital. I'm currently considering whether to have someone check it out. If we really were switched, it's not too late to get them back now."

Tan Peishi screamed in despair, utterly heartbroken. "Heavens above, earth below, why am I so unlucky!"

Ling Ruoke laughed until her stomach hurt. She didn't know that Tan's mother was such a humorous person.

The little guy didn't know how much he understood, but he was still laughing along. That's just how he is; whether he understands something or not, he'll just start yelling for no reason.

After Tan Peishi finished her fake wailing, she remembered something and hurriedly pulled Ruo Ke along.

"Ruo Ke, you know, the captain usually seems like such a dull person, how could he come up with something so romantic? Was it a sudden burst of inspiration or a genetic mutation? You don't know, that day I kept rubbing my eyes, thinking, this person is so much like the captain. Then I thought, no way, how could he do something like that? And then I was so disappointed when you appeared!"

The expression and tone she used to describe it were truly amusing, and Ling Ruoke couldn't help but chuckle. She then protested, "What do you mean by being very disappointed to see me? Am I so unattractive that I don't look good to you?"

"Well, I was just thinking that neither of us is lucky with romance, and we've always been through thick and thin together. Now that you've pulled this stunt, how am I supposed to feel?" The more she thought about it, the more she felt like she'd lost out.

Ling Ruoke also became interested and beckoned to her with a serious expression. "I'll give you an idea."

"explain!"

“If you write ‘I love Tan Peishi’ all over Fu Peigang’s body, and then have him do a striptease in the square, you’ll be famous overnight!” She couldn’t help but laugh at the thought.

Even Mrs. Tan was amused by her terrible idea. "You know what, this is good, this is really good!"

After laughing, Tan Peishi nodded seriously. "I think it's pretty good too. But, well, aren't special forces soldiers not allowed to show their faces?"

"That's easy, just wear a mask. Anyway, as long as you become famous, that's fine. Xiao Fu doesn't want to be famous, right, Ruoke?"

"Mother Tan is right!"

"Okay, it's settled then. I need to go online and buy him a really eye-catching outfit so he can become famous overnight!"

In an instant, everyone burst into laughter.

Fu Peigang, far away in the military camp, sneezed violently.

Huo Qingfeng glanced at him suspiciously. "You have a cold?"

Fu Peigang shook his head, also somewhat puzzled. "No. Maybe my wife's been nagging me at home, hehe..."

Seeing his pathetic state, Huo Qingfeng kicked him.

Fu Peigang quickly dodged away, rubbing his nose as he continued thinking about his wife.

The conversation then returned to Tan Peishi's home.

After the group finished laughing and joking, it was time to get down to business. Ling Ruoke didn't know anything about the company yet, so Tan Peishi had to explain it to her.

The company is still in its early stages, and business volume is not yet high. Our largest client is a certain brand of chewing gum; although it only covers one region, it's still quite good for the company. We also have some smaller clients, but these are all short-term. Currently, our profits mainly come from retail sales of this chewing gum.

The company's general manager is Tan Peishi, who has one director leading two project managers, each project manager with four assistants, plus two finance staff and one administrative staff member. This is the current organizational structure.

According to Tan Peishi, the director's name is Xia Mo, and he's a man with ideas and decisiveness. He's generally capable of handling things well, and there aren't many matters that require the manager's personal attention.

Ling Ruoke was finally relieved. Although she had experience in the industry, she had never done corporate management. Having a good assistant would make all the difference.

The two of them whispered to each other for a long time before finally stopping.

Finally, it was decided that Tan Peishi would go with her tomorrow, at least to introduce her to everyone. Although Ruo Ke is also one of the bosses, she hasn't appeared in front of everyone yet, and some people might try to sabotage her behind her back.

Another night of sweet dreams.

The next day, Ling Ruoke and Tan Peishi took a taxi to work.

The two men sat in the taxi and finalized another matter: they had to buy a car!

The office was chosen by the two of them together, and Ling Ruoke had visited it. However, Peishi did the interior decoration later, so she hasn't seen what the office looks like yet.

Actually, it's not much different from a regular office, just with desks and chairs. The only difference is the landscaping; large and small potted plants are placed there frequently, probably for radiation protection. The paintings on the walls are also quite interesting, not the traditional kind, but rather abstract.

What Ling Ruoke found most unique was the "complaint wall" next to the front desk. Employees could voice any complaints there. Only Pei Shi could have come up with something like this, but it was actually very meaningful. Every employee wanted a platform to express their grievances.

Ling Ruoke took a closer look and found that quite a few posts had already been made. After some people posted their complaints, there were also replies from the people being protested against, which was quite interesting. "This is pretty good."

Tan Peishi proudly tilted her chin up, acting all high and mighty. "That's right, look who came up with this idea!"

Ling Ruoke was both amused and exasperated. Some people noticed them coming in and greeted Tan Peishi.

"Sister Pei, Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity and good fortune, give me a red envelope!" It was a cute girl who stretched out her hands for a red envelope and turned to shout inside, "Sisters, brothers, Sister Pei is back, giving out red envelopes!"

Tan Peishi reached out and ruffled her hair. "You little rascal."

Everyone in the office rushed out in a flurry, laughing and joking, creating quite a scene. They quickly formed a line, as if they had been trained.

"Alright, alright, everyone quiet down, everyone gets a red envelope!"

"Oh yeah, long live Sister Pei!"

"Hooray! Sister Pei, who is this beautiful lady? Is she our new colleague?"

"But why does she look so familiar? It's like I've seen her somewhere before!"

"I think so too!"

Everyone started chatting away, and everyone was quite lively.

Ling Ruoke watched with a smile; she liked lively employees. No matter the job, being energetic is crucial. If employees are all silent and withdrawn, the work becomes dull and monotonous, eventually leading to boredom.

"How about this, whoever can be the first to say who I am will receive double the red envelope, what do you all say?"

As soon as Ling Ruoke said that, the commotion intensified even more!

While everyone was chattering away, Ling Ruoke noticed the man in the middle smiling confidently, but he didn't say anything. She walked towards him. "You must be Xia Mo?"

The man smiled slightly, stretched out his hands, and said loudly, "Happy New Year, boss! Wishing you prosperity and good fortune, here comes the red envelope!"

"Ah—" As soon as he said that, many people screamed.

"Oh right, she's another boss, Ling Ruoke!"

"Oh dear, how come I didn't remember? My red envelopes! My red envelopes!"

"It's all because the boss has gotten more and more handsome that I didn't recognize him!"

...

Ling Ruoke and Tan Peishi were both laughing so hard they were doubled over. These guys were really good at making a ruckus. But that's exactly the kind of atmosphere we wanted on the first day back to work after the New Year.

Ling Ruoke quickly reached out and made a pause gesture. "Hello everyone, I'm Ling Ruoke. But please don't call me boss, I'm not used to it."

"What should we call her? Sister Ruoke? Doesn't that make us sound so young?"

"How about calling her Sister Shui? But that won't do either, it doesn't sound right."

"Then let's go with Sister Ruo, she's a good choice."

"Alright, let's call her that then. Now listen to me, everyone. Your Sister Pei is heavily pregnant. Let's let her come into the office and sit down, okay?"

"good!"

Ling Ruoke helped Tan Peishi into the manager's office, and the head of the line immediately turned around and followed. Their eyes were like those of hungry, waiting children.

"Red envelope, red envelope, red envelope, red envelope..." They shouted in unison, rhythmically, and with great enthusiasm.

Ling Ruoke took out the red envelopes she had prepared beforehand from her bag. She had made eighty-eight of them, which she considered a good omen.

Wow, so many red envelopes! Someone help me, I'm going to faint!

"Sister Ruo, can I have two?"

I want two too!

...

The crowd was in an uproar, each one acting like a wolf.

Ling Ruoke suspected that if she didn't distribute the red envelopes, they might rush up, snatch them, and divide the spoils. "Everyone, please quiet down and listen to me."

"Quiet, quiet, everyone! I don't want any more red envelopes!" the girl at the front of the line shouted.

Then everyone really quieted down.

Looking at their energetic faces, Ling Ruoke felt a sense of satisfaction. Pei Shi was so carefree, and the people she had gathered were all just as lively. "Before handing out the red envelopes, I want to tell everyone something: I'm treating everyone to lunch today at Fu Man Lou across the street!"

"Oh yeah, Sister Ruo, I love you!"

"Just like a mouse loves rice!"

Later, it changed to this: "Red envelope, red envelope, red envelope, red envelope..."

Ling Ruoke's red envelopes were each worth 288 yuan. She gave out over 20,000 yuan. However, she knew that being generous with extra benefits was the easiest way to win people's hearts when managing employees.

"The person who received the red envelope, please introduce yourself, okay?" She needed to take this opportunity to get to know the person.

"I know!" If you're getting paid, you have to say you know even if you don't.

"Also, let's all work hard together to earn more this year, and next year's red envelopes will be even bigger! So let's work hard and make sure our red envelopes get bigger every year! Okay?"

"good!"

"Alright, let's start handing out red envelopes now. First, I wish everyone good health, family harmony, and great wealth and good fortune in the new year!"

"Wishing you prosperity, Sister Ruo. I am Lin Beibei, the project manager, and I am 27 years old."

Ling Ruoke handed her a red envelope and asked, "Are you married?"

"It's settled."

"Do you have children yet?"

"I haven't gone to the hospital for a checkup yet, and I might not even be pregnant."

Ling Ruoke was amused by her. "Then give this to your loved one, to thank him for relieving you of any worries about your work. Have a baby soon so you can have some fun."

"Thank you, Sister Ruo! Yay! But, are children just for playing with? Are they?"

"Hahaha……"

"Happy New Year, Sister Ruo! I'm Rong Xiaoxiao, the project assistant, and I'm 23 years old this year."

Are you married?

"No, but I have a boyfriend."

"Okay, I hope you two will get married soon. This red envelope is for your boyfriend."

"I'm so pitiful, I don't even have a girlfriend!" the next boy cried out mournfully. "Happy New Year, Sister Ruo. My name is Lu Shaoping, and I'm a project assistant. I don't even have a girlfriend yet, boohoo..."

Ling Ruoke smiled and still gave him two red envelopes. "Here's one more for you, hoping you find the girl you love soon."

"Long live Sister Ruo!"

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