CHAPTER 776: CHAPTER 773: COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING

"Wow, wow, Sister Ruan, you look so beautiful today, are you getting married?"

Dou Dou was circling around Ruan Hongzhuang, exclaiming continuously.

Tang Tang was also beside, looking up at her with a curious face.

After the apology last time, a few days had passed, and finally, it was the company’s annual meeting. As the company boss, of course, she couldn’t be too casual, nor dressed too professionally like going to work, so after getting up this morning, she dressed up a bit.

Not only did she put on some light makeup, but she also changed into a long dress.

Ruan Hongzhuang was already beautiful, and since cultivating the ’Heavenly Maiden’s Skill,’ she emanated an indescribable charm, with a strong allure to both men and women.

So to work smoothly and avoid unnecessary trouble, she usually didn’t wear makeup and even wore black-rimmed glasses to cover her charm as much as possible.

Hence, even Dou Dou and Tang Tang rarely saw her looking so radiant.

"What is getting married?"

Ruan Hongzhuang reached out and pinched her little face. The little one’s compliment still made her very happy.

"She means getting married." Shen Siyuan, just finished with his exercises, chimed in.

Ruan Hongzhuang smiled upon hearing this and said, "Not yet, I will get married after the New Year. By then, won’t you be my flower girl?"

"Sure, sure, what’s a flower girl?"

Dou Dou was first excited and then asked in confusion.

"No way."

At this moment, Taozi interrupted Dou Dou’s inquiry, pulling her behind.

"I also want her to be my flower girl," Taozi said angrily.

"Are you sure?" Ruan Hongzhuang looked at her with a playful smile.

Taozi immediately became discouraged upon hearing this. Dou Dou couldn’t be seen by others; on the wedding day, it was impossible for her to appear in front of everyone like that because many relatives would surely be present, and among them, few wouldn’t recognize Dou Dou, making it very hard to explain.

"Um..." Taozi instantly wilted.

"Alright, don’t always bully her," Shen Siyuan walked over and gently patted Taozi on the back.

"Oh, you’re already defending her?" Ruan Hongzhuang quipped yin and yang but didn’t say much more.

After all, she was the one who actively invited Taozi to join, and for that, Taozi sacrificed quite a bit.

"If you really want Dou Dou to be your flower girl, let her change her appearance," Shen Siyuan said.

"Yeah." Taozi’s eyes lit up.

She remembered when Dou Dou changed into Jiang Yingxue’s appearance and asked Ruan Hongzhuang to call her mom; she couldn’t help but feel happy once more.

"Do you know what a flower girl is?" Dou Dou asked Tang Tang slyly.

"Han~"

Seeing Tang Tang only silly smiling, Dou Dou finally realized the other couldn’t hear.

So—

"You’re a little silly goose →_→"

"Han~"

"You’re a big butt →_→"

"Han~"

"You’re a big baddie, hehe~" Dou Dou laughed triumphantly.

"You’re a big baddie." Tang Tang suddenly said.

Then she finally understood what Dou Dou was saying.

She couldn’t hear, but she could sense the weak vibrations in the air and simulate them herself. By repeating them once, she knew what the other was saying.

Usually, she was too lazy to do this, but Dou Dou said a lot in a row, and she didn’t understand; that’s why she repeated what Dou Dou said.

Dou Dou: o_o

Tang Tang: (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)

"Sorry." Dou Dou immediately ran off.

Tang Tang quickly chased after with her short legs.

"You’re a big baddie, you’re a bad bean..." Tang Tang was exasperated.

"Uh... Why are they arguing again?" Ruan Hongzhuang was a bit surprised.

"Don’t worry about them. They don’t go a day without bickering, just like rookies pecking at each other," Shen Siyuan said with a smile.

Then he looked up and down at Ruan Hongzhuang and said, "You do look beautiful today, it’s no wonder Dou Dou couldn’t help but praise you."

Ruan Hongzhuang was even more pleased by the words, but Taozi snorted to the side and said, "Hurry up and take a shower, you reek of sweat."

"Am I smelly?"

Shen Siyuan raised his arm to sniff and didn’t smell any odor, though he indeed was sweaty.

"Go wash up quickly and have breakfast soon; don’t delay going to the company," Ruan Hongzhuang urged.

Shen Siyuan could only turn around and shower first. By the time he finished showering, Ruan Hongzhuang and the others were already eating, especially Tang Tang, who was most obedient at this time.

After breakfast, Shen Siyuan went to the company with the two of them.

Front desk employees like Sun Rou were already used to seeing the three appear together, so they weren’t surprised.

When Shen Siyuan entered the internet maintenance department, Wei Suhua immediately teased him, "Did Mr. Shen insist on coming to work in person today?"

"Today’s the company’s annual meeting, with someone as important as Mr. Shen, how could he not appear?" Even Long Shihai, who usually spoke little, couldn’t help but tease.

Because of the annual meeting today, it seemed like everyone was not focused on work and was looking forward to the meeting.

The annual meeting is not just about eating and drinking; an outstanding employee is also selected, which not only comes with a bonus but also results in a wage increase proportionate to the next year. Besides, there are various raffles, and the prizes are of great value.

Of course, the year-end bonus was what everyone anticipated the most. Although it wouldn’t be handed out immediately, after Ruan Hongzhuang did the work summary at the annual meeting, everyone could estimate the year’s year-end bonus based on the revenue.

Ruan Hongzhuang was able to establish the company to a certain scale within a short period, not only due to Taozi’s connections but also because she was very generous, especially when it came to giving employees money, never stingy.

For Ruan Hongzhuang, she didn’t start the company for money. It might sound fake, but it’s true.

As a super-rich second-generation, her family was already wealthy enough; even if she didn’t run a company, she had more than enough money to spend extravagantly.

She started a company purely with the goal of accomplishing something, and the money was just auxiliary to her career; she was willing to reward those contributing to her career.

And why do employees work? To make money, of course. It’s not for charity or free labor, right?

Thus, this formed a positive cycle — the more benefits I create for the company, the more money I can earn. With this mindset, the employees naturally cultivated a positive work demeanor and atmosphere.

This was entirely different from Shen Siyuan’s previous gaming company, where everyone slacked off and went easy, taking each day as it came.

Because the money the company made had nothing to do with the employees, as for bonuses and raises, they weren’t non-existent, but the bonuses were meager, not even enough to cover a day off deduction, and raises were based on seniority. For example, after each year of work, a three to five hundred raise wasn’t even enough for a meal.

Yet, many chose to endure for seniority, which in turn made the company bloated. To curb this behavior, the company began modifying the system such that only well-performing employees in each department could get raises, and once it reached a certain threshold, it was capped...

All kinds of bizarre actions ensued, and those who could leave left, while those who stayed chose to slack off, and Shen Siyuan belonged to the latter group.

Time flew, and before he knew it, it was time for the afternoon annual meeting.

The annual meeting was already booked at a hotel, and the administration department went to set it up in the morning.

As for how the employees would get there, everyone had their ways — some drove, some took buses, but most opted to carpool.

Naturally, Shen Siyuan chose to go with Ruan Hongzhuang and the others.