allonlinenovel Chapter 595 - 221: High-Profile Annual Gala, Splurging 500,000! (Part 2)
Chapter 595 - 221: High-Profile Annual Gala, Splurging 500,000! (Part 2)
Xiaoliu has always been a very punctual girl. Now that she’s a store manager, her schedule is actually more flexible than that of a store director. However, Liuu Wanyin still arrives and leaves work on time, in stark contrast to the elusive manager of the first generation, Su Zelin.
Besides, there’s also the current male store director, Luo Qingpeng.
Each direct-operated store has four slots for the year-end party, namely the store manager, store director, tech supervisor, and after-sales supervisor.
The tech and after-sales supervisor, Gray Wolf, is a local, so he goes home during holidays. They take separate routes, planning to head there by themselves, while Su Zelin, Liuu Wanyin, and Luo Qingpeng, all being university students, travel together.
"Boss!"
Seeing Su Zelin appear, the two of them quickly greeted him.
Even though Su Zelin is no longer the direct supervisor of the finance academy store, the two, as senior employees, are still accustomed to calling him that. It’s habit, and it feels more endearing. Calling him President Su seems somewhat distant.
As for Liuu Wanyin, if there are no outsiders present, she prefers to call him Class President Lazybones.
"Boss, why don’t you drive?"
She handed the keys in her hand to Su Zelin.
"No need, no need, you drive. Tonight, you’ll have to be responsible for driving me back. Gain some experience first."
Lazybones pushed the keys back to her.
He took this opportunity to let Xiaoliu take the sensible path.
Without him by her side, she’s really not that confident about driving herself.
"Alright then, but don’t make fun of me!"
The three of them got into the car, with Su Zelin in the passenger seat and the male store director in the back seat.
Even though the back seat is the leadership seat, they are all familiar with each other, so there’s no need to be formal. Besides, Lazybones needs to watch over Liuu Wanyin’s rookie driving from the front passenger seat.
The Santana slowly drove out of the campus.
Liuu Wanyin’s driving style is completely different from Nanaz’s.
She’s meticulous in everyday matters, let alone when it comes to the major issue of safe driving.
Xiaoliu drives incredibly seriously, strictly following the driving school’s instructions, sitting up straight and focusing entirely. She checks the rearview mirror every twenty seconds, also checks it when braking, sticks to the left on a two-way mixed lane, and always maintains a safe distance from the vehicle ahead...
As for overtaking?
That’s not happening; she won’t overtake even if there’s a tractor in front, just cruising steadily.
She’s the timid and cautious type of driver. Liuu Wanyin is the quintessential example of this, to the extreme, even more so than a seasoned driver like me.
There are indeed lots of driving norms, but it’s almost impossible to adhere to them all on the road.
Take maintaining a safe distance, for example. In the busy traffic of a big city, if you really maintain a safe distance, you’ll just end up being cut off by all sorts of seasoned drivers.
When you’re frequently cut off, most drivers feel quite annoyed.
But Liuu Wanyin doesn’t get angry; she always remains patient.
Honestly, Su Zelin wants to tell her that it’s okay to relax a bit and not strictly adhere to all the traffic regulations, but after thinking it over, he holds back.
There’s good in meticulousness; at least it’s safe.
Nanaz’s first venture on the right path was quite the thrill without danger.
Liuu Wanyin’s first venture on the right path can only be described as completely uneventful.
Even veteran drivers are probably not as safe as she is when driving.
Su Zelin felt reassured, knowing that if he drank too much later, he could just slump in the passenger seat. Even without him, Xiaoliu could manage, albeit a bit slow. If it were him driving, it would take only half the time to reach the destination.
They slowly and leisurely arrived at the underground parking lot of Dingsheng Mansion.
After finding a spot and parking, the three of them went to the nearby elevator and took it up to the ninth floor of the mansion, where tonight’s year-end party at Dingsheng Grand Hotel was taking place.
"Welcome, are you distinguished guests of New Century Digital Co., Ltd.?"
At the entrance, a hostess in a cheongsam greeted them politely and needed to verify their identities because New Century had booked the entire floor for the year-end party, temporarily not receiving other guests.
"Yes!"
Su Zelin, Liuu Wanyin, and the male store director each handed over their invitations.
After the hostess confirmed everything was in order, they were allowed to enter.
Entering the banquet hall of the hotel, the inside was quite grand, luxuriously decorated, as if they had stepped into a palace.
Dingsheng Mansion is a commercial building located in a prime area of the city, and being a newly developed property, the hotel here is naturally of high standards.
A long red carpet stretched towards the stage at the end of the banquet hall, which was already bustling with people and full of guests.
This was New Century’s first year-end party, with high standards.
Currently, the company has over sixty direct-operated and franchise stores. Each direct-operated store received three guest slots: the store manager, the store director, and the tech department supervisor. Franchise stores received an additional slot for the investor, or private owner.
In this way, there were nearly 300 guests just from the stores. Including the headquarters’ senior management and key staff, as well as partners like suppliers, manufacturers, agents, and media personnel, New Century’s first year-end party hosted almost 500 people!
Although the banquet hall was almost enough to accommodate everyone, it would have been a bit cramped. Moreover, if they hadn’t booked the entire venue, other guests might have also booked small halls for dinner, leading to a mixed atmosphere.