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Yang Hao didnât really take Xu Xiaodongâs words to heart, to him the other party was at most someone who would call him âYang.â
He found this address quite endearing actually!
Of course, the main reason was the vast discrepancy between their statuses; there really was no need for Yang Hao to take offense at such an insignificant person.
Seeing Yang Hao respond this way, Xu Xiaodongâs hanging heart was finally put at ease.
If he really offended this big CEO, that would be a loss not worth the gains.
The catching-up Xia Ying first exchanged some pleasantries with Guan Mengmeng, talking about scheduling a meal or something, but eventually she turned the conversation towards Yang Hao, âYang, I graduated from the Cultural Management program at Capital Normal University, and Iâve been looking for a job recently.â
âI saw that Jiangcheng Newspaper Group is hiring, and Iâm wondering if my qualifications match?â
Xia Yingâs original plan was to talk to Guan Mengmeng about this matter later on.
But after thinking it over, she felt it was better to talk to Yang Hao in person.
After all, a face-to-face encounter always adds a personal touch!
And faced with Xia Yingâs direct job application, Yang Hao laughed and pointed to Wei Zhengyi, who also came out to see him off, âThe Groupâs HR is managed by Mr. Wei, so you should talk to him about this.â
Yang Hao wasnât familiar with Xia Yingâs specific situation, so he simply passed the buck to Wei Zhengyi.
âThank you, Brother Yang.â
Xia Ying was somewhat cunning; Yang hadnât said whether it was possible or not, but her thanks made it seem as though he had already agreed.
âMengmeng, that Xia Ying, are you familiar with her?â
After getting into the car, Yang Hao nonchalantly asked.
âWe were quite close in high school, but then she went to Capital City for university and our contact dwindled, we havenât seen each other for a long time before today,â Guan Mengmeng detailed their relationship truthfully.
âIn that case, Iâll just let Wei handle it by the book.â
If Xia Ying had been a good friend of his daughter, Meng, Yang Hao wouldnât mind giving a helping hand, but for an acquaintance, a job interview and the usual procedure would suffice.
After dropping Guan Mengmeng off at her house, Yang Hao made a round at the recently opened hot pot restaurant. Thanks to the opening promotions and the weekend, the business was good, with an occupancy rate of around eighty to ninety percent.
Because the business was booming, the manager Xu Meizhu was quite busy, so Yang Hao didnât linger in the store and walked back to Star Cloud Bay.
While waiting for the elevator, Yang Hao, breaking convention, encountered a neighbor.
Since there were only eleven households in his building and more than half of them didnât live there regularly, Yang Hao seldom ran into neighbors during his time living there.
But today he did bump into one.
The person was a tall woman, about the same height as Sun Xinyi, dressed in sportswear with a pale pink peaked cap on her head and her face concealed by a black mask, giving off a mysterious air.
Both entered the elevator together.
Yang Hao pressed the button for the 28th floor.
The fully-equipped woman glanced at the number 28, then subconsciously looked at Yang Hao before pressing 27.
Turns out they were neighbors just a floor apart.
Yang Hao was quite surprised and couldnât help saying, âI didnât expect you to live right below me.â
The woman frowned, then rolled her eyes at Yang Hao, âItâs upstairs and downstairs!â
âUhâ¦â
Yang Hao paused, wondering why the woman rolled her eyes at him.
Did I say something wrong?
Yang Hao silently repeated his words to himself in his mind.
It only then dawned on him that there might have been an ambiguous connotation to his words.
However, even though he hadnât realized it, the woman seemed to understand instantly.
She must be quite an experienced driver.
Soon, the 27th floor was reached, and the woman strode out of the elevator with purpose.
Watching her leave, Yang Hao felt there was something vaguely familiar about her, but he couldnât quite place where he had seen her before.
Back home.
The nanny, Jiang Yuqi, was dancing with Xixi.
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These past two days, the little girl learned a new dance at kindergarten, but she wasnât very good at it, and right now, Jiang Yuqi was giving her a makeup lesson.
âMrs. Qiqi, did I dance it right just now?â
As he entered the door, Yang Hao heard this sentence.
And then he froze.
Mrs. Qiqi!
What kind of title was that!
His own daughter was calling this young nanny âmomâ?
Had she found herself a stepmother behind his back without his old man knowing??
âDaddy, youâre back~â
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âXixi, what did you just call Mrs. Qiqi?â
Yang Hao asked as he touched the little girlâs forehead.
âAh?â
âDaddy, did you hear??â
Xixi opened her little mouth in surprise.
âYes, I heard.â
âSo, Xixi must tell the truth.â
Yang Hao said sternly.
âBut thatâs a secret between Mrs. Qiqi and meâ¦â Xixiâs chubby little face showed a look of dilemma.
âIt can be a secret between you and daddy too.â Yang Hao said.
Xixi pouted her lips, thought hard for a moment, feeling as if daddy made sense, she sneakily glanced at Jiang Yuqi in the living room area and whispered, âDaddy, Mrs. Qiqi promised me that when itâs just the two of us, I can call her Mrs. Qiqi Mom.â
âYou have to keep it a secret~â
âYeah.â
âI will keep the secret!â
Yang Hao nodded, and then solemnly gave his little girl a high five.
âYang, Manni says she wants to take Xixi out to play, sheâll come by shortly to pick up Xixi.â
Yang Hao, carrying Xixi in his arms, walked into the living room when Jiang Yuqi suddenly spoke up.
As the familyâs nanny, usually the one looking after Xixi, she had long since added Xixiâs aunt, Li Manni, on WeChat. Since they were about the same age and shared topics like Xixi and Yang Hao, the two of them were quite active on WeChat.
Therefore, when Li Manni wanted to take Xixi out to play, she would message Jiang Yuqi directly on WeChat. After all, the brother-in-law wouldnât object, and she would simply inform him after picking up the child.
âYeah.â
Yang Hao nodded and asked, âAre you going with them?â
âI wonât be going.â
âToday is my sisterâs birthday, later I need to go back to the rental place to celebrate with her.â
Jiang Yuqi honestly reported her schedule.
âToday is Director Caiâs birthday?â
âYes.â
Jiang Yuqi nodded, âWe have plans to eat at home, my sister has a cleanliness fixation, she doesnât like eating outside!â
âThat is in line with Director Caiâs style.â
Yang Hao had quite a few dealings with the âacting CEOâ Cai Meichen, and he roughly understood her personality.
Her most noticeable trait was her cleanliness fixation; her clothes, shoes, always spotless, not a speck of dust in sight.
Yang Hao had been to her office, which was equally clean. She didnât even let the janitors clean her office, finding the shared cleaning tools they used unhygienic, so she always cleaned her office herself.
Actually, Yang Hao was quite curious. With someone like Cai Meichen, who had a cleanliness fixation, once she had a boyfriend, would she nag about the thing she considered dirty?