“Remarkable. Just as I said, my sister is quite capable.”
Hearing her beloved son say this, the mother became a little happier.
“The Zhan Group is that impressive? Then you must seize this opportunity and work hard here. Did they mention the salary? Since the company is so good, the benefits must be great, right?”
Tong Anan belatedly realized that the salary and benefits had not been discussed, and she had forgotten to ask.
But as her mother said, if the Zhan Group was so good, how could the salary and benefits be poor?
Her brother answered for her.
“Don’t get too excited yet. Large companies have long probation periods and many assessment standards. Getting an internship doesn’t guarantee a permanent position. Besides, intern salaries are generally low. Don’t put too much pressure on her.”
Tong Anan thanked her brother profusely. She went to pack her luggage, stayed her last night at home, and the next day went to South City to find an apartment to prepare for her job.
Finding a place wasn’t difficult. Tong Anan had a good classmate who was an entrepreneur and rented an apartment. She took her luggage and moved in with her.
On Monday, she arrived at the Zhan Group punctually and signed the contract along with several other lucky individuals.
A thick stack of contracts, estimated to be thirty to forty pages, was placed before them.
Everyone was quiet, diligently reading the contract terms, except for her. She flipped directly to the last page and signed without hesitation.
As long as the Zhan Group didn’t give up on her, she would never give up on the Zhan Group. It was already great to be accepted, so what was there to be picky about?
Because others were slower to sign, the process took over half an hour.
She was the only one who finished in less than thirty seconds and sat up straight, waiting, which caught the attention of the HR supervisor.
She couldn’t help but smile to herself. This young woman had quite high loyalty to the company.
Since the specialties of the new hires were unclear, they hadn't yet been assigned to domestic or international marketing.
The six of them were divided into two groups, rotating between domestic and international marketing.
After one month, their performance would be evaluated by superiors and colleagues to determine their suitability.
Tong Anan was assigned to international marketing and her mentor was an employee named Anna.
Anna was a native of South City, with a confident and outgoing personality, and very easy to talk to.
Tong Anan appeared honest and humble, which evoked Anna’s protective instincts. She pulled Tong Anan closer.
“Girl, we mostly deal with foreigners, so we need foreign names. Have you thought of one?”
Tong Anan’s mind instantly recalled a foreign film, Atonement, and the beautiful Keira Knightley.
She blurted out, “Celia.”
“Nice. Where are you from? Where are you living now?”
Tong Anan told her her address, and Anna sighed.
“So far away? Well, on your first day, don’t be too nervous. I’ll take you on a tour.”
Tong Anan followed Anna around. The Zhan Group was even more luxurious than she had imagined.
The office environment of the international marketing department was full of artistic flair. The workspace was set up like a high-end coffee shop.
It not only had a reading area, a lounge area, a gym, and a pantry, but also hand-ground coffee.
No wonder everyone was trying to get in. Just this high-class office environment was something many companies could only dream of.
Tong Anan was already very satisfied with this job, and now she was even more so.
Seeing her look of contentment, Anna tried to temper her enthusiasm.
“We say our work hours are flexible, but truthfully, it means we’re dead idle when it’s slow and overwhelmed when it’s busy. We might have to come back for last-minute overtime, work on holidays, and travel is common.”
“Do you have a boyfriend? Prepare yourself mentally, so you don’t end up fighting about this later.”
Tong Anan quickly replied that she didn't have a boyfriend and could completely accept this work system.
Anna patted her shoulder, “I’m not your supervisor, so you don’t need to be so formal with me. Say what you want to say.”
“Why are you so honest? How old are you this year?”
“25.”
“You’re already 25? I thought you were at most twenty-one or twenty-two. I won’t assign you anything else on your first day. Just relax. The crying days are ahead.”
With no specific tasks, Tong Anan, guided by Anna, went to the engineering department to get a computer, assembled it, tidied her desk, and then spent time reading company materials.
Time flew by until the afternoon. Due to an issue with the details of a foreign company contract, Zhang Yang came to the international marketing department and saw a prim and proper Tong Anan.
After all, they had only met once, and Jiang Jingyu strongly disliked nepotism. Although he had a good impression of Tong Anan and was happy she had joined the Zhan Group, he didn’t dare greet her.
What if appearances were deceiving, and she later used this connection to climb the ladder? That would be trouble.
However, he couldn’t suppress his good feelings and couldn’t help but share with Jiang Jingyu when he returned to the CEO’s office.
“Mr. Jiang, do you remember the restaurant waitress from Shuangqiao Town? The one who cursed you out so fiercely?”
It was Tong Anan, of course. Jiang Jingyu remembered.
He knew Zhang Yang had good news to share with him, but he suppressed his emotions.
“Just get to the point.”
“She’s in the international marketing department! She got accepted! I just ran into her when I was looking for information!”
Zhang Yang seemed very happy. For some reason, he felt a sense of vindication for her.
His mother would have nothing to say now.
Truthfully, Jiang Jingyu felt the same way.
Apart from her resemblance to Lu Jiaying, he probably wanted her to prove herself to her mother, which was why he had offered a little help during the interview.
However, Zhang Yang never usually gossiped to him. Recently, he seemed very interested in this Tong Anan.
“Why do you care so much about her? Do you like her?”
Zhang Yang didn’t deny it. For once, he smiled shyly and scratched his head.
“She’s just joined the company, and I didn’t even say hello to her. She probably forgot about me.”
Jiang Jingyu said nothing and waved him out.
Soon after, Jiang Jingyu called Zhang Yang back in.
There was a figure that he remembered as not meeting the standard, so he asked him to reconfirm if there had been any international changes in the past two years.
Although it was something that could be resolved with a phone call, Zhang Yang happily thought, “I get to go to the international marketing department again!”
He took the file and went down under the guise of official business. He found Anna, first resolved the issue of the figures, and then asked her.
“Has your department’s welcome party been planned? Where is it? Is it tonight?”
The team had recruited three brilliant female graduates, all very attractive with amazing figures. Could Assistant Zhang have developed a crush?
Anna smiled at him, “What? You’ve got your eye on someone from our department? Want me to pull some strings for you?”
“It’s rare that I’m free lately, you know I don’t have many friends, so I just like hanging out with you.”
“A man’s mouth is a lying mouth.”
“Oh, Sister Anna~”
“Alright, alright, I get it. It hasn’t been decided yet. I’m still researching restaurants. You go back first, and I’ll send you a message once I’ve booked it.”