Chapter 27: Qiao Lan is too arrogant

Qiao Lan detained Qiao Zhenyuan’s assistant, Zhang Zewen, and had her assistant, Sun Qin, work together to handle the pile of files.

Sun Qin methodically sorted the files by time, type, and level, greatly reducing Qiao Lan’s workload.

On the other hand, Zhang Zewen was bewildered by the files, not knowing where to start.

The more Qiao Lan looked at him, the more she found him irritating. She couldn’t help but ask, “How long have you been with the company?”

Zhang Zewen answered truthfully, “Four years.”

Sun Qin had also been with the company for four years, and her proficiency far exceeded his.

Qiao Lan frowned, “Four years and you still don’t know how to organize files?”

This was the most basic thing.

Zhang Zewen swallowed hard, not daring to look at Qiao Lan’s beautiful, cold, and serious face.

Qiao Zhenyuan was idle every day and didn’t handle company matters. His main work was to listen to Qiao Zhenyuan’s instructions, do some insignificant things, and then slack off. His work skills had declined a lot.

Seeing his flustered look, Qiao Lan knew what was going on. She said in a deep voice, “Go to the finance department to collect your salary.”

Zhang Zewen panicked immediately, “General Manager Qiao, don’t fire me, I can learn.”

“You’re almost 30 years old, right?” Qiao Lan asked, “You still need to learn the basics, you’re not even as good as a fresh graduate. Do you think you have any advantage over them?”

He was older and had been slacking off for so many years. Even if he learned, he wouldn’t be as diligent and eager to learn as a fresh graduate.

Looking at Qiao Lan’s impartial and unmoved face, Zhang Zewen left her office with his head down.

Sun Qin shook her head helplessly.

She had joined the company the same year as him. She still remembered that during the interview, he was an excellent employee with two years of experience, while she was a fresh graduate with no experience.

Because she followed the wrong person, their situations were so different.

He had lost his initial aspirations, and his future job search wouldn’t be smooth either.

Zhang Zewen left with the file box. People who knew him came up to ask what happened.

“Zewen, were you fired by Qiao Lan?”

He was still full of energy when he came to work this morning. After going to Qiao Lan’s office, he looked like this. It was obvious what happened.

Zhang Zewen said unwillingly, “I just made one mistake, and Qiao Lan directly rejected me. This kind of boss is too decisive! If she continues to manage the company, Qiao’s will be finished sooner or later!”

Everyone agreed, and they comforted him, “Qiao Lan is that kind of person. It’s a lucky thing to be able to escape her shadow.”

“Delay your resignation for a while. I heard that Chairman Qiao has the idea of recruiting professional managers. Maybe there will be a turning point.”

“Qiao Lan is so arrogant, she will be kicked out sooner or later.”

Zhang Zewen felt much better. He said confidently, “I will definitely come back!”

Although his work skills had declined a lot, over the years, he had helped Qiao Zhenyuan handle many dirty and shady things. He was sure that Qiao Zhenyuan would protect him.

Zhang Zewen immediately told Qiao Zhenyuan about this.

Qiao Zhenyuan was furious and went to find Old Qiao.

“Dad, Qiao Lan is trying to cut off my right-hand man. What does she want to do? Does she really think that with a little ability, Qiao’s is hers?”

Old Qiao said in a deep voice, “I will ask Lanlan. You continue to learn.”

He wasn’t Qiao Zhenyuan. He wouldn’t be stupid enough to believe that Qiao Lan wanted to take over Qiao’s.

She would be happy to leave Qiao’s and seek new opportunities.

…

When Qiao Lan and Mo Qian arrived at the restaurant, Old Qiao hadn’t arrived yet.

As soon as they sat down, the waiter’s voice came from outside.

“Old Qiao, this way please.”

Old Qiao walked into the private room with steady steps. He was wearing a white Tang suit today, his silver hair covering a wrinkled but spirited face. He didn’t look sick at all.

Qiao Lan got up, “Grandpa.”

Mo Qian also got up, “Grandpa.”

Old Qiao looked at Mo Qian’s handsome face and tall figure, and he was shocked. He stared at his face for a long time, “Have we met before?”

He always felt that Mo Qian’s face was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn’t remember.

Mo Qian smiled, “Grandpa is joking. I’m just an ordinary person. How could I have met you?”

Old Qiao thought his words made sense.

If Mo Qian was rich or powerful, his face was too recognizable. He wouldn’t have forgotten where he had seen it.

Old Qiao didn’t think about it anymore. He waved his hand, “Sit down.”

The three of them sat down.

Old Qiao asked Mo Qian, “Do you have any family?”

“Only myself.”

So he was an orphan.

Old Qiao didn’t ask further. He turned to Qiao Lan, “Lanlan, when are you and Mo Qian going to get married?”

“It hasn’t been long since what happened with Chu Zhiheng. If we start planning the wedding now, wouldn’t it be a laughingstock? Let’s talk about it later.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Qian’s eyes darkened.

“Alright.”

Old Qiao wanted to see Mo Qian, but that wasn’t his real intention.

Besides, it was unknown whether the two of them could make it to the end.

Old Qiao asked, “I heard from Zhenyuan that you fired his assistant. Can you tell Grandpa the reason?”

Qiao Lan told the truth, “As the chairman’s assistant, he can’t even do the most basic file classification. Wouldn’t it be a laughingstock if people found out? Or does Grandpa want to raise idle people in the company?”

“Of course not, I support your decision.”

Old Qiao pursed his lips and said, “Lanlan, I know that you’re not happy with how I handled the matter between you and Yueyue, but Grandpa doesn’t mean anything else. I just want the family to be harmonious.”

Qiao Lan smiled. Old Qiao wanted the Qiao family to be harmonious, not harmony between her and him.

She had known for a long time that her grandfather-granddaughter relationship with Old Qiao would never be as strong as his relationship with Qiao Yue. But when it came down to it, she couldn’t help but feel sad.

“Grandpa, our families will never be a family.”

Qiao Zhenyuan was afraid of her because he wanted to use her to manage the company. Once she was no longer useful, he would kick her out without hesitation.

As for Old Qiao, he might have some affection for her, but it wouldn’t surpass his family affection.

Old Qiao wanted to say something else, but Qiao Lan smiled, her smile not reaching her eyes, “Grandpa, we finally have a chance to eat together. Let’s not talk about unpleasant things.”

“Alright, alright.”

Old Qiao picked up his chopsticks and gave Qiao Lan some food, “This home-style restaurant has good food. You must have eaten here before, Lanlan.”

He picked up a piece of pork ribs and was about to give it to Qiao Lan, but he noticed that her small bowl was already piled high.

After the waiter started serving the dishes, Mo Qian kept picking food for Qiao Lan. Her bowl was full of her favorite dishes.

Qiao Lan laughed helplessly, “Are you feeding a pig?”

Mo Qian said seriously, “You’re too thin. Eat more to nourish your body.”

Qiao Lan looked at the amount of food in her bowl, enough for two meals, and said with a headache, “I can’t finish it.”