novelraw Chapter 709 Eager to Show Off?
Chapter 709 Eager to Show Off?
Chapter 709 Eager to Show Off?
Lu Qiaoge gave a barely perceptible smile.
Ultimately, this is just an exam.
It's alright, I gave her six months.
Hmm, no rush, take your time.
The rest was simple. Lu Qiaoge received her meal ticket and work permit, and for the time being, she shared a desk with Gu Jiayan.
Gu Jiayan didn't say anything, but moved his things from the other side to this side, and whispered to Lu Qiaoge, "This spot is on the far side, so in winter it's cold wind whenever the door is opened. It's usually reserved for new employees. Although I've been here for a while, I'm the least senior here, and besides, this place is a bit different from the grassroots level..."
Gu Jiayan didn't say anything more, but just gave Lu Qiaoge a meaningful smile.
Lu Qiaoge smiled as well.
Grassroots level?
In their eyes, the foreign trade department of a province is just a grassroots unit.
But that's normal, and it will likely remain so in the future.
Will Lu Qiaoge take it to heart?
Will not.
She had nothing but a chair; she didn't even have drawers.
Gu Jiayan said, "This drawer is broken, the other drawer belongs to Lao Zhu, and this is mine."
Lu Qiaoge glanced at the worn-out desk and sighed inwardly. In fact, the work style at this time was truly simple and honest.
She smiled and said to Gu Jiayan, "It's okay, I don't have anything to put here anyway. It's just that I'm taking up half of your desk."
Gu Jiayan: ...
Lu Qiaoge's attitude was really... inappropriate.
If you say they didn't know each other before, there's a hint of intimacy between them; if you say they did know each other, they don't mention the past at all, and their gaze towards her is calm and devoid of any emotion.
Gu Jiayan's emotions, which had just calmed down, turned sour again.
She felt that Lu Qiaoge was her nemesis.
Fortunately, Lu Qiaoge still had to go to school and didn't have a fixed job, so this chair was just for show.
Otherwise, seeing Lu Qiaoge every day would really take me a while to get used to.
Remembering her mother's words, Gu Jiayan quickly composed herself.
He spoke to Lu Qiaoge in a very formal manner: "I'm currently assisting Sister Zhou in verifying the foreign exchange receipts and payments for import and export business, the small petty cash in the management office, and then reimbursing everyone's business trip invoices, etc..."
She glanced at Lu Qiaoge and continued, "When I first came here, I did a lot of fieldwork for many days. It was quite tedious. It involved delivering and picking up documents from higher-level units, handling remittance procedures at banks, delivering documents to customs and the commodity inspection bureau, and sending telegrams at the post office... But now Xia is in charge. She goes to the bank in the morning and probably won't be back until noon."
Gu Jiayan paused for a moment at this point: "...We also have a handyman, who was seconded from a lower-level unit. He does a lot of work every day. His name is Xiao Ma. He is very diligent. He does all the odd jobs in the department, such as fetching water, sweeping the floor, cleaning, changing ink, repairing fountain pens, and organizing documents and files. He went to deliver some documents and should be back soon."
Lu Qiaoge nodded and thanked Gu Jiayan.
Director Lü has already introduced her to everyone, but he didn't say what she was supposed to do. He told her to go to the school to register and then we'd see how things went.
There was no formal salary, only a 15 yuan allowance.
One good thing is that you don't have to pay to eat in the cafeteria, and the food is decent, with both meat and vegetables. It's all you can eat, but you're not allowed to waste food.
Lu Qiaoge tidied her desk and was about to speak when someone called out urgently, "Where's Xiao Ma? Go inform the coordination department that our Fifth Division needs to use the small conference room in an hour. See if you can make an exception and squeeze one out, even the smallest one will do..."
This is Sister Zhou. She just received a phone call and then went to Director Lü's office, obviously it was urgent. She seemed to have been busy when she called earlier, so she probably couldn't get through. Lu Qiaoge stood up: "Sister Zhou, Xiao Ma hasn't returned yet. I'll go run over there and get back to you."
Sister Zhou was taken aback for a moment, but she reacted quickly and nodded, saying, "Okay, go ahead."
In his heart, he thought that Lu Qiaoge was perceptive, but a little impatient and too eager to show off.
You've just arrived. Do you know where the Coordination Department is?
Even if you know, you don't understand how difficult and troublesome those people in the coordination department are.
She needs a meeting room because it has the necessary equipment and special isolation gear; there's something she needs to address in the meeting room.
Otherwise, this big office would suffice; why bother going to the trouble of finding the Coordination Department?
Lu Qiaoge took the note from Sister Zhou without even looking at the expression on Sister Zhou's face. She walked towards the door and quickly left the large office.
Then Section Chief Wei widened his eyes, slapped his thigh, and said, "Oh dear, this Xiao Lu is too reckless. I was taking her to report for duty just now, and we didn't even pass by the Coordination Department. She doesn't even know where the Coordination Department is."
Why didn't they ask us?
"Xiao Gu, you're alright now. Go with Lu Qiaoge to the coordination department and get this done."
It was only then that Gu Jiayan realized what was happening.
I didn't know what to say, but my gut feeling was that Lu Qiaoge wasn't the kind of person to act rashly.
But in her heart, she was also resenting Lu Qiaoge. "You're a newcomer who's only been here for less than two hours. What are you doing, rushing around like this?"
Didn't Director Lü say that we should consider working here after you've settled into your studies?
It means you can just coast along for the next couple of days.
Anyway, there are two or three people in this office who just hang around like that.
Gu Jiayan reluctantly stood up, but quickly walked towards the door.
She stood at the door, stunned. My God, where was she going to find Lu Qiaoge?
There was no sign of Lu Qiaoge in any direction.
Gu Jiayan stood at the door, then turned to Section Chief Wei and said, "Lu Qiaoge isn't in the corridor. I don't know which way she went. How do we find her?"
Section Chief Wei scratched his head and said, "Then let's leave it at that."
That girl is clever and quick-witted; if she doesn't know where it is, she'll just ask.
Sitting next to Sister Zhou, Old Zhao said worriedly, "Lu Qiaoge just arrived. If she can't explain herself clearly, won't those people in the coordination department laugh at us?"
Sister Zhou frowned, but her voice was calm: "You saw it yourself, Director Lü personally requested her to come, and she has a proven track record, she's not some inexperienced newbie. She wants to show off her abilities, why shouldn't I give her that opportunity?"
Old Zhao glanced at Sister Zhou. What she said... sounded high-sounding, but wasn't she just watching the show?
Old Zhao smiled to himself.
Those people in the coordination department are not easy to deal with.
Logically speaking, people in the coordination department should be very tactful and have excellent tempers.
But that's not actually the case.
With the recent increase in workload, there are many areas that require their coordination, especially the use and arrangement of meeting rooms.
So they all started pulling each other along.
Even if the meeting room is empty, they'll say it's for an important department meeting and will be used in five minutes, keeping you away for the sake of confidentiality.
What can you do?
(End of this chapter)