Chapter 1573 The Story Begins, Shen Lin Wants to Find a Job

Zhou Chen went to Xiangjiang, naturally for the Xiangjiang Investment Company. The plot is about to begin. For several side missions, he must be prepared in advance.

Although he is not ready to take action against Lu Jie, he has already investigated a lot about Lu Jie.

Lu Jie is 41 years old this year. He is the vice president of Xinglian Investment Bank. He still has a social status and tens of millions of assets under his name. He was married, but divorced. He has a son, but he did not follow him, but followed his ex-wife, so he has to pay a sum of money to his ex-wife and son every month.

Xinglian Investment Bank is located in the CBD of Beijing. Its strength is still quite good. Lu Jie also owns some shares of the company, and his work ability is also good. As the company's real vice president, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a domineering president.

As an old man who has worked in a financial investment bank for many years, Lu Jie's network resources are naturally not bad. Compared with those rich and powerful company bosses, he is naturally inferior, but for ordinary people, he is indeed more than one level higher. He is a kind of person who is not as good as the top, but better than the bottom.

His first side mission is to teach Lu Jie a lesson and make Xie Meilan's dream come to nothing. Although he didn't say how to teach him a lesson, Zhou Chen would not be soft-hearted. Since he was going to do it to Lu Jie, he would naturally beat him to death and make him unable to turn over.

In a society ruled by law, Zhou Chen would naturally not use those tricks such as assassination, breaking legs, and crippling him, but even so, he had countless ways to target Lu Jie.

Lu Jie captured Xie Meilan by relying on his status, money and power, so Zhou Chen was ready to make him lose all of it, and then see if he would still be so arrogant.

Zhou Chen and Shen Lei were relatives. Although he also felt that Shen Lei had problems with his character and was not necessarily a responsible husband, he was definitely a good man and did not make any principled mistakes.

In comparison, Lu Jie seduced married women, and said one thing in front of people and another behind their backs. This kind of habit and behavior was really disgusting and despicable.

Zhou Chen had no psychological burden to deal with people like Lu Jie, because he was the one to deal with.

This time he went to Hong Kong to integrate his investment company and expand its scale, because with his continuous investment and development, the current scale was no longer enough to cope with his operation and development, and he had to expand the scale.

This time he stayed in Hong Kong for half a month, but he would video chat with Li Xiaoyue every day and care about each other.

Li Xiaoyue would often share her happiness with him, and Zhou Chen would also briefly tell her about his situation when she went out with friends. As for work, he basically wouldn't talk about it, and Li Xiaoyue was not interested.

Time passed quickly, and autumn came in the blink of an eye.

After Zhou Chen came back from Hong Kong, he spent more time with Li Xiaoyue. He would pick up Li Xiaoyue from get off work every day, and then the two would go out to eat, drink and have fun together.

After taking a shower and returning to bed, Zhou Chen saw Li Xiaoyue holding a notebook and looking at massage chairs online.

"Looking at massage chairs, want to buy one?"

"Why would I buy a massage chair? I don't need one at all for the amount of exercise I do every day."

Li Xiaoyue didn't even raise her head and continued to compare.

"My sister-in-law's hometown is renovating a small building, so she asked me to help her with some reference. I gave her some ideas before, and she thought my suggestions were very good. Isn't it that she wants to buy a massage chair for her parents? She doesn't know whether it's good or bad, so she asked me to help her compare and choose a good value for money."

Zhou Chen naturally knew about the renovation of Shen Lin's house in her hometown, and Shen Lin talked about it in the group.

Speaking of it, the Shen family's parents are really blessed, with such a filial daughter who thinks of them everywhere and takes care of all the big and small things in the family.

In fact, such things at home should be the responsibility of the son and daughter-in-law, but Shen Lei and Xie Meilan didn't care about any of them and handed them all to Shen Lin.

Shen Lin really didn't care about anything. She contributed money and effort, and spent all day communicating with people about the decoration. She cared more about it than her own family.

Na Wei really doted on his wife, fully supported Shen Lin, and let Shen Lin contribute money and effort. Another reason was that he was very face-conscious. He thought that if he did this, he would be very face-conscious as a son-in-law when he went to Shenjia Village, Shen Lin's hometown.

Li Xiaoyue was also kind-hearted. In addition, she had a good relationship with Shen Lin as a sister-in-law, so she often discussed with Shen Lin. In their WeChat group of six people, they were the most active and talked the most.

"I made an appointment with my friend to learn handicrafts this weekend. You told me last time that you were going to learn painting. How is it going?"

Li Xiaoyue suddenly asked. Zhou Chen had told her before that she should take time to sign up for a painting class. She was thinking about whether to learn with Zhou Chen, but she really didn't have time.

In fact, she can also paint, but she is not so professional.

Zhou Chen said: "Of course that's great. I'm a gifted painter. I'll learn almost everything in a few days and give you a big surprise."

The reason why he said he was going to learn painting was just to find an excuse, otherwise he couldn't explain his excellent painting skills, and he was going to find excuses to learn wood carving, musical instruments, etc.

It's hard to explain something out of nothing, but after learning, you can use talent to explain it.

Li Xiaoyue didn't take it seriously. She had studied painting for a while and knew that it was a talent-based thing. It was impossible for someone like Zhou Chen, who started to learn after he was over 30, to learn well. But of course she couldn't discourage the enthusiasm of her beloved man.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to surprise me. If you can really do it, I can allow you to make a request."

Zhou Chen leaned close to her ear slyly: "I want..."

"Get out of here."

Li Xiaoyue kicked Zhou Chen to the end of the bed, her face flushed.

"Can you think of something normal?"

"Didn't you say that I can make requests?"

"But don't make such requests. Can't you make some normal ones?"

Zhou Chen smiled and moved over, hugged Li Xiaoyue into his arms, and loved her with all his strength.

"I can't help it. I'm just like that. I blame you for being so tempting that I can't control myself. You have to take the blame."

"Don't move. I'm choosing a massage chair. It's too itchy."

"What massage chair? It's time to sleep. Let's do something more meaningful."

Zhou Chen threw his notebook aside and entangled Li Xiaoyue who wanted to escape.

"Hehehe, you can't escape..."

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When Li Xiaoyue was at work, Zhou Chen went to "learn" painting and wood carving, and occasionally went out to sit with friends and play golf.

Zhou Chen didn't have many friends in this world. The main reason was that he saved Tang Xintong before, and later Tang Wenbo discovered many hidden abilities of Zhou Chen. So Tang Wenbo would invite Zhou Chen to dinner and tea when he was free, and would also invite him to play golf, and introduced many business friends to Zhou Chen.

Tang Wenbo himself was the CEO of a listed company, doing foreign trade business, so the people he introduced to Zhou Chen were all rich people, partners, etc.

Zhou Chen is naturally familiar with this kind of business dealings. Although he is young, he is calm and prudent even in front of these successful people, and he often becomes the focus of group chats.

Zhou Chen's temperament, knowledge and wealth are far beyond ordinary businessmen. Even those business tycoons dare not underestimate him.

No one who does business is short of money, and Zhou Chen is engaged in investment and has a rich cash flow. He is definitely a sponsor that countless people are scrambling to win over.

Zhou Chen is not tired of interacting with these people, naturally, it is also for the convenience of doing things in the future. He has many friends and a wide network of contacts. Sometimes he may not be used, but when he needs it, it is still very useful.

For example, when dealing with Lu Jie and Wang Ruizhi.

The reconstruction and decoration of rural houses is still very simple. As long as there is enough money, the speed is very fast.

Zhou Chen had just returned home after having lunch with someone that day, and he saw Shen Lin posting several videos in the WeChat group "Shen Qi's Family". All of them were about one minute long videos, and the videos showed the small building in their hometown that had been renovated and renovated.

Looking at Shen Lin who was happily posting videos and talking in the group, Zhou Chen knew that soon, her leisurely and comfortable life would no longer exist. It was not long before Wang Ruizhi became crazy and became a monk, and the company was in trouble every day. Na Wei's life would be difficult in the future.

However, Zhou Chen would naturally not let Na Wei be as miserable as in the plot. It was right to let go of the complex of helping others, but he and Na Wei were brothers now, and after three years of getting along, Na Wei and Shen Lin were very caring for him and Li Xiaoyue. Of course, he could not sit idly by.

It's just that he won't take all the things over. Some things can only be better understood by letting them experience them themselves. He is not a nanny and can't worry about everything. He just needs to help at critical moments.

People are dependent, even if they are relatives. Sometimes, if you help too much, it is not a good thing.

The truth that a little bit of kindness is a big bit of hatred is eternal.

It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening when Li Xiaoyue returned home. As soon as she got home, she threw her bag aside and rushed into Zhou Chen's arms.

"I'm so tired."

Zhou Chen gently raised his hand, carried her to the sofa like a princess, and took the grapes from the fruit bowl on the coffee table and stuffed them into her mouth.

"What's going on recently? Why do you work overtime every day? Is the company's performance so good?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoyue got angry: "What's good? The performance is not good at all. We just laid off a few people, which resulted in more work for the remaining people. We can't finish it without overtime. The key is that there is no overtime pay."

"It's over. It seems that this small company will be bankrupted by our General Manager Li again." Zhou Chen joked.

Li Xiaoyue was furious: "What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with me. I have only worked in this company for less than three months. Even if it goes bankrupt, it is not because of me."

Zhou Chen was very happy, and then his face became serious: "But working overtime every day is not a big deal. You don't have time to accompany me."

Li Xiaoyue leaned on Zhou Chen's arms: "Wait a little longer. If it is still like this in the future and there is no improvement, I can only fire the company."

She was also very distressed. She just wanted to find a job without overtime and take vacations on time. Why is it so difficult?

"If I had known earlier, I would have become a teacher or taken the civil service exam."

The longer Li Xiaoyue worked in society, the more she felt that civil servant positions like those of the government offices with low incomes were more suitable for people like her who wanted to lie down.

"Forget it. If I really want you to do that kind of work, you won't be able to do it for long as you are so lively and energetic."

Zhou Chen knows Li Xiaoyue very well. Although Li Xiaoyue likes to play, she is still very passionate and resilient in her work. If she were to do nothing all day long, she would not be able to last.

"It doesn't matter. If you can't do this job, just find another one. If it doesn't work, I can learn something else. What do you think of me learning baking?"

"Okay, once you learn how to do it, you can make it at home. If you want to open a shop, you can also set up a shop for baking."

Zhou Chen didn't really care what Li Xiaoyue wanted to do. As long as she liked it and wanted to do it, it didn't matter even if it was just for three minutes. At least she had something to do.

"It's too far to open a store. Do you think I can be a good boss with a personality like mine?"

Li Xiaoyue has no confidence in herself, not in her abilities, but in her passion for work. She cannot devote all her energy to work. For her, work is just for making money and flavoring. There are other more important things in life.

"By the way, when I was chatting with my sister-in-law a few days ago, she told me that Zixuan was almost one year old and she wanted to go out to work. She asked me if I was doing well at work recently and if it was easy to find a position in human resources. Let me look at her resume."

Zhou Chen said: "It's not surprising. In fact, my sister-in-law is not the kind of woman who only wants to be raised by men. She was also the human resources director back then, but she only chose to resign to be a housewife in order to have a second child. Now Zixuan is almost one She is one year old, and the family has hired a nanny. She may feel that she can no longer stay at home alone, so she wants to go back to work. "

"I can understand my sister-in-law's thoughts, but the current job-hunting environment is worse than before. She has not been exposed to the workplace for five years. It may not be that easy to find a suitable job."

Li Xiaoyue may not have much other experience, but she definitely has a lot of experience in finding a job. Although she can always find a job, it is because her requirements for the company's size and salary are not that high.

But Shen Lin is different. Shen Lin took the position of human resources director five years ago, with an after-tax salary of over 20,000. She would definitely be reluctant to find a low-wage job now.

But there were some things she couldn't tell Shen Lin, so she could only do her best to help Shen Lin, such as reading her resume, helping her find companies to submit her resume to, and so on.

Zhou Chen understood what Li Xiaoyue meant. Shen Lin had been separated from society and the workplace for too long and had no idea about the current environment.

A forty-year-old woman wants to find a job with the right location and the salary she wants. To be honest, unless you have connections, it is almost impossible to find the job you want.

Shen Lin just hasn't recognized the reality yet. Without the help of noble people, her difficulty in finding a job may not be much better than what is shown in the TV plot.

There is a saying circulating in society now that you can forget about retirement after the age of thirty-five. This statement sounds funny, but it also truly reflects many problems. After the age of thirty-five, it is difficult for both men and women to find a suitable job.

It's okay for men. If they have skills, they can still find ways to get around, or if they have a lot of strength, they can do hard work.

It’s embarrassing for women. When looking for a job after the age of thirty-five, it is basically impossible to find a high-paying job. Unless you are really capable, have a particularly good resume, and can find a suitable position for your professional counterpart, otherwise, it will definitely not work. In most cases, they can only do odd jobs.

As for Shen Lin, she works in human resources. To be honest, this kind of position does not have much technical content. As Na Juan said in the plot, it has no core competitiveness.

It is really difficult to find a job if you have no core competitiveness, are old, do not understand the general environment, and most importantly, have no personal connections.