The Mingde Canteen’s super topic soared to fame, instantly attracting viewers from all directions, causing a rush of online users.

After the super topic was created, it quickly became popular among Mingde employees, gradually turning into a gathering place for many of them. Various amusing stories were often shared here.

It didn’t take long for people to notice something peculiar—

How come Mingde employees are always so carefree and happy every day?

On workdays, despite waking up early to catch the bus, which would frustrate most people, Mingde employees happily flaunt how early they arrived and grabbed the day’s steamed crab roe buns with thin skin and large filling from the canteen.

Even when working overtime on weekends, something most people would rather avoid, Mingde employees rejoice because the overtime meals are far more delicious than the regular work meals.

Recently, Mingde launched a new product, and it seemed to keep employees from the two branches constantly on their toes, working without rest.

This kind of overwhelming challenge would leave anyone at a company exhausted, no matter how high the salary, the psychological burden remains.

But Mingde employees?

After a busy day, they gather in the canteen for a late-night snack, like old friends meeting up.

In other companies, when people get too busy, they don’t have time to date.

But not at Mingde; employees can even bring their significant others along to share a meal in the canteen.

A funny story like having a date at the company canteen would make anyone laugh.

Yet in the Mingde super topic, there are at least a few couples who met in the canteen and went on to get married.

When a company gives out benefits, unless it’s direct cash, it’s hard to satisfy most people nowadays. Even the usual holiday gifts often end up in the trash.

But Mingde employees receive frozen products from their own brand, which are now restricted in various cities. Before the products are even distributed, employees are already celebrating in the super topic.

They really don’t seem like the typical “workaholic” types.

It’s incredibly enviable.

In the past, Mingde was just like most companies, with employees working, earning their pay, and going home—nothing special.

But ever since the canteen improved its food offerings, the atmosphere at the company has changed significantly.

Being able to enjoy a meal during a busy workday seems like a luxury in this increasingly fast-paced world, making everyone crave moments of relief from work.

Mingde is different. Even during a brief lunch break, everyone can enjoy a mini gathering.

From executives to front-line employees, they all gather in the same canteen, often sharing tables.

No one acts superior, and if there’s a particularly delicious dish, even those who don’t usually interact will exchange a few words.

Rather than rushing home after work, they prefer staying at the office, enjoying dinner, and leaving afterward.

Even after a tough overtime shift, the moment they taste the delicious food, all their fatigue seems to vanish.

When it’s time for department gatherings, there’s no need to pick a specific time to dine out. Instead, everyone calls each other to head to the canteen.

vbAfter a few meals, they all get to know each other. Mingde employees across departments have an exceptionally harmonious relationship.

Having three meals a day that bring happiness seems to be a great way to resolve tensions.

They live happily every day, and privately, they refer to the big boss who provides the benefits as “Your Highness.” The chants of “Let’s fight in the south and north with Your Highness” have become more and more heartfelt.

After all, as Your Highness leads Mingde to greater heights, they also stand to benefit.

Last year’s year-end bonus, after all, was more than double what they received in previous years.

With a company and leadership like this, how could anyone not feel a sense of belonging?

After the success of Mingde’s canteen, its reputation spread far and wide, drawing resumes from all corners of the world.

Besides applicants for regular positions, there were also talented people from high-paying industries wanting to join Mingde at the management level.

Sometimes, even headhunters offering high salaries couldn’t lure these talents away, but now they were flocking to Mingde, despite the immediate rewards not matching those in their original industries.

The offline response was so enthusiastic, and the online feedback was even stronger.

Employees eagerly shared the daily menu in the canteen, drawing large crowds of curious onlookers.

Furthermore, the Mingde campus in the deep city, surrounded by beautiful maple trees, even made it to the top search rankings, with the red leaves surrounding the office building becoming a hot topic.

Mingde’s name surged to the top of the list for the most popular tourist spots in the deep city, garnering a lot of votes.

They eat well, feel happy, and work in a beautiful environment, with the unique maple trees in the deep city visible from the office windows.

Mingde’s reputation as a “divine company” spread like wildfire.

Perhaps it’s due to the employees in the super topic frequently referring to their boss as “Your Highness.” Even fans of the support team started calling her that, and soon, even unrelated onlookers followed suit.

Jin YaoTiao, the CEO of Mingde, became the talk of the town.

She was widely admired for her capabilities, with many praising her achievements at Mingde. Yet, despite being the daughter of the chairman, Jin YaoTiao’s rise to fame had little to do with nepotism.

She had led numerous initiatives—investing in projects like Huaxia Delicacies, opening Mingde restaurants in the deep city, and expanding the brand to a national level.

People were in awe of her achievements, and the more they looked at her career, the more they were impressed.

After Mingde’s canteen became famous, Gold YaoTiao returned to Deep City’s media, where she was teased by industry colleagues.

However, everyone knew that Mingde’s business model was unique, and no matter how much other companies tried to improve their employee benefits, they couldn’t afford to provide the same level of perks.

Jin Yaotiao, aware of this, continued to joke with them, understanding that their teasing was merely a way to get closer to her.

This story captures the vibrant work culture at Mingde, where employees enjoy working together, eating well, and feeling valued.

It highlights the extraordinary leadership of Jin Yaotiao, who has turned Mingde into an influential company in the industry.

The layers of sweet fragrance blended with a rich, creamy milk flavor, like peeling away surprise packaging, one layer after another.

Over the years, Lei Qiu had eaten countless ice creams, including many popular branded ones.

But none of them had ever given her the kind of pleasant surprise that made her mind light up like this.

She savored the lingering fragrance in her mouth, which reminded her of the tea that Jin Yao Tiao had brewed for her earlier.

She then took a bite of her son’s ice cream, which had a smooth, rich nutty milk fragrance.

The flavors were entirely different, yet it was hard to say which one was better.

“Stop thinking about it,” Jin Yaotiao said. “Yours is made with flower nectar, and his is pistachio-flavored.”

She continued, “Aside from frozen products, I plan to continue expanding the Mingde brand with new products, like ice cream, and the popular pear soup and bamboo juice at Mingde Restaurant. This will broaden our business scope.”

As she spoke, she turned off the pot of braised pork that was bubbling on the stove.

The smell of the braised pork in the room became even stronger.

The meat was cut into small cubes, with a perfect balance of fat and lean pork, already simmered until soft and tender, each piece deliciously sticky and inviting.

It was especially perfect when served over a bowl of freshly steamed soft rice.

This was something Jin Yaotiao had specially made for Lei Qiu’s son.

Lei Qiu had been working in Beijing with Jia Bingyang, and earlier in the year, she had brought her son over.

She hadn’t seen him in a long time, so she decided to make him something nice.

The TV outside was playing a documentary.

Lei Qiu heard the sound and turned her head to look, laughing, “Jia Bingyang really made it big.”

This was Jia Bingyang’s latest work, and of course, it had some of her investment in it.

But this time, Jia Bingyang wasn’t short on money.

He had asked her to invest so that she could share in the profits.

After Huaxia Delicacies, Jia Bingyang’s career skyrocketed. Not only was his work widely praised, but he was also receiving continuous resources.

After Huaxia Delicacies, he had shot a second documentary, which also became a huge hit.

Now, he was firmly in the top tier of documentary directors in the country and didn’t lack investors.

Thanks to his overseas audience, even the policies were favorable toward him.

Lei Qiu glanced at the TV screen, lowered her gaze, and seemed to sigh. “Yeah, he really made it big.”

Jin Yaotiao suddenly remembered something and asked her, “By the way, why didn’t you bring Jia Bingyang this time?”

The two of them were inseparable now.

Whenever she spoke to Lei Qiu on the phone, eight out of ten times, she would hear Jia Bingyang taking care of the child.

She had heard that he was often the one picking the child up and dropping him off at school in Beijing, almost like he was his own son.

Lei Qiu smiled but said, “We’re just work partners, not tied together. Why would I bring him along?”

Jin Yaotiao was taken aback.

But Lei Qiu didn’t seem to want to elaborate and went back to looking at her phone. Then her brows furrowed. “Yaotiao, it seems like someone is spreading rumors about you.”

Rumors? Jin Yaotiao put down the spoon, wiped her hands, and went over to take a look.

She had thought it was another competitor, like Xing He, trying to make trouble for Mingde, but what she saw was something directed at her.

An anonymous account @-ed the Jin Yaotiao Fan Club and posted an article.

The headline read: “Life Winner? Overbearing CEO? Be Careful When Building a Persona—You’re Just a Pitiful Person Dumped in the End!”

She paused for a moment, then took Lei Qiu’s phone to open it. She realized the article was about her past with Shen Qi Ming, how she had pursued him and eventually ended the engagement.

Lei Qiu was visibly upset. “This is ridiculous. How can they make up a story about you chasing after CEO Jing Mao?”

Jin Yaotiao looked at the words that would have once bothered her, but now she only found them amusing.

She calmly stated, “It’s not entirely a lie. I did pursue Shen Qi Ming and got engaged to him, but the breakup was actually my idea.”

This was the first time Lei Qiu had heard about this and stared at her, stunned.

Then, recalling what was written in the article, Lei Qiu’s tone became more careful, as if worried it would upset Jin Yao Tiao. “Yao… Yao Tiao… you…?”

But Jin Yao Tiao showed no signs of distress. She scrolled through her phone and even laughed out loud. “Who wrote this story? They’re really talented.”

Meanwhile, inside Jing Mao, the employees were all in shock upon reading this article.

Since Jin Yaotiao’s visit, both the Linjiang and Shenzhen branches, and even the more distant branches of Jing Mao, had received direct orders from the CEO’s office: “No need to announce Jin Yao Tiao’s arrival.”

Once this message spread across the departments, employees went to great lengths to learn about her identity to avoid appearing ignorant.

Whenever anyone tried to learn more about someone, news about that person would continuously spread through various channels.

Given that Shen Qiming hadn’t issued a gag order and didn’t seem to want to hide anything, both the Linjiang headquarters and the Shenzhen campus became the center of gossip.

Now, no one at Jing Mao would fail to recognize Mingde’s CEO, Jin Yao Tiao, Shen Qi Ming’s fiancée.

Oh, wait—fiancée?

Where was the “ex-” part?

At Linjiang, colleagues who had witnessed her coldly dump Shen Qiming at a café described it vividly.

At Shenzhen, others recalled how she had waited at the campus gate for five minutes after being troubled by an assistant who had been fired, then angrily called Shen Qiming, leading him to rush down to greet her personally.

Later, there were only scattered rumors.

Despite their incompleteness, every bit of information was enough to leave a strong impression on Jing Mao employees.

When new products were launched by Mingde, Shen Qiming’s assistant would instruct the procurement department to attend the sales events.

There were also rumors of employees encountering Shen Qiming at nearby supermarkets purchasing ingredients, after which the assistant department started sending her warm soup jars.

Even the famous maple forest in Mingde’s new company, which made it to Shenzhen’s scenic spot ranking, was designed by a renowned overseas horticulturist handpicked by Shen Qiming.

And so on.

Employees at Jing Mao were in tears, scratching their heads in disbelief.

Was this the same cold-hearted, distant CEO they knew?

Of course, Shen Qiming remained strict with them, docking performance when mistakes were made.

But it was clear he saved all his tenderness and romance for that special someone.

And now, after all that effort, he had been dumped.

Even more coldly and ruthlessly.

But everyone could see how hard he was trying to win her back.

Jin Yaotiao, on the other hand, clearly wasn’t an easy person to pursue.

The CEO of Mingde was still struggling with it.

And now…

After all his hard work, there were still rumors being spread to make things more difficult!

Look at the article’s absurd plot. Jin Yaotiao, a victim of being dumped by Shen Qiming?

You’ve got the wrong person!

The real pitiful one is Shen Qiming! Let’s take a moment to pity our poor CEO Shen!

Moreover, since Mingde’s cafeteria had become so popular, even though the employees at Jing Mao thought Jin Yaotiao was even more dominant than their own CEO, they still looked forward to her arrival.

So, in the midst of both relieving their CEO’s distress and fighting for their future…

Jing Mao’s employees were the first to roll up their sleeves!

Online, the article hadn’t gained much attention yet, attracting only the earliest batch of gossip seekers.

The sudden mention of both Jing Mao and Mingde in the same story stunned those who saw it.

Mingde’s CEO, Jin Yaotiao, was an emerging powerhouse in the overbearing CEO world.

Meanwhile, the ever-low-key Shen Qiming had garnered attention despite his humble appearances, and every rare public appearance sparked rumors about him.

Honestly, whether being pursued or dumped by such a man was normal.

But the story involved the prominent CEO of Mingde, making it a bit different.

Before the public could start mourning the broken persona of the rejected party and speculate on how Jin Yaotiao might handle this scandal…

Many insiders had already made their voices heard in the comments.

“Bullshit! Our Jin Dong was never dumped!”

“Seriously, stop making up stories. Open your eyes and look, does Jin Dong look like someone who would get dumped?”

“Exactly, our CEO Shen… he’s the real pitiful one.”

“Stop spreading nonsense, Jin Dong’s persona is who she really is!”

“Shen Qiming is tired of Jin Dong? You must have been dreaming. If you’re going to spread rumors, at least make it logical!”

“If Jin Dong’s persona really fell apart, I’d be happy… sigh, I love you, Jin Dong!”

Netizens: “Wow.”

These insiders were so passionate in defending Jin Yao Tiao that they even felt sorry for their own CEO, Shen Qiming.

It was impossible not to recognize the real CEO of Jing Mao, as even blurry photos of him always caused a stir online. His cold demeanor and distant personality were well known.

Those defending Jin Yao Tiao clearly weren’t random trolls—they were either her fan club or hired PR staff.

Seeing the accounts filled with passionate comments, the netizens figured out that they were not just fake fans but employees of Jing Mao!

But Mingde hadn’t even responded yet…

What was going on with Jing Mao?

Netizens: What is going on with you guys?

Fan club: What is going on with you, Jing Mao?