Chapter 292 - 199: Need to Cultivate a Core Team (Part 2)

Chapter 292: Chapter 199: Need to Cultivate a Core Team (Part 2)

For this reason, he considered buying a house in the city for Mr. and Mrs. Zhao. After all, the cost was only a couple of months’ worth of his daily basic stipend!

Of course, the property would be in Mr. and Mrs. Zhao’s names. Zhao Hui, on the other hand, needed to buy his house with his own money. Only then could he truly savor the joy of his success!

"Also, Brother Hui, right now it’s not just about learning management. You need to hurry up and build your own team. Junxiao Business Management Company is going to become a corporate group in the future, and a massive one at that. President Xu Jun might be up to the task now, but it’s hard to say what the future holds!"

"As for you, I hope you can keep up with the company’s development and help me shoulder this business! Of course, if you don’t have the ability, I won’t try to force your growth. After all, I’m responsible for every employee in this company!"

He was raising this with Zhao Hui so frankly not to feed him empty promises, but to let him know his future plans and start laying the groundwork in advance.

This groundwork wasn’t just about studying; it was about building a talent pipeline, about having his own core team. Having no one to rely on is a leader’s greatest tragedy!

This was the most challenging part for Zhao Hui, because he hadn’t been part of this world before and had no connections in the business circle.

Besides, his old friends were not people you could entrust with important tasks. He’d be lucky if they could come over and help with some menial work.

Zhao Hui listened attentively to Chen Xiao’s every word, carefully mulling over the meaning behind each one.

He felt he was developing quickly, but he still couldn’t keep up with the company’s growth. Chen Xiao was both encouraging and motivating him, but at the same time, he was also showing him the reality of the situation.

’The reality is: I want you for this role, but if you’re still not up to the task when the time comes, many opportunities will pass you by—even if you are my girlfriend’s brother!’

Of course, even if he didn’t secure that top position, Zhao Hui’s status was already impressive enough.

But what man doesn’t have a competitive spirit? What man doesn’t enjoy the feeling of standing at the summit, looking down on everything else?

Zhao Hui’s passion was ignited once more. His face flushed as he thought to himself, ’If Chen Xiao and my sister are giving me a chance like this and I can’t even seize it, I’ll be too ashamed to show my face!’

While they were talking, Zhao Xiangjun didn’t interrupt. She was quietly tapping out messages on her phone.

You didn’t need to ask to know who she was messaging. It was either Mrs. Zhao or Xu Jia, and right now, it was probably Xu Jia.

Xu Jia hadn’t ridden over with them. She still had a lot to do at her shop, so she had taken a taxi with Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt.

Xu Jia burst through the door, yelling, "I’m exhausted, absolutely exhausted! I could eat a whole cow!"

Zhao Xiangjun laughed. "You mean the cow dung, right?"

Xu Jia gritted her teeth in frustration, but she couldn’t bring herself to do anything to Zhao Xiangjun. Finally, she said helplessly, "All you ever do is bully me!"

Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt entered the room, looking a little shy.

Chen Xiao quickly got to his feet and, following Zhao Xiangjun’s lead, greeted them, "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt!"

Zhao Hui naturally did the same. He realized that Chen Xiao was extremely respectful toward his family, which was one of the reasons Zhao Hui had become so utterly loyal to him.

He didn’t look down on the Zhao Family just because he was a tycoon and they had once been poor and struggling.

On the contrary, he genuinely treated the Zhao family as his own elders. Of course, this was mainly due to his relationship with Zhao Xiangjun, but it also spoke volumes about Chen Xiao’s character.

Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt both said emotionally, "Good, good!"

’They couldn’t say anything other than "good,"’ Chen Xiao thought. ’It’s strange. How can they run a retail business when they’re so bad with words?’

Eldest Uncle must have just been in the restroom, as he pushed the door open and entered just then. Naturally, Chen Xiao had to go through another round of pleasantries.

Eldest Uncle wasn’t as nervous as Fourth Aunt and Uncle. They didn’t know what Chen Xiao did for a living, but they could tell from his bearing that he was extraordinary.

Since Third Uncle was coming from home and would need a bit more time, Eldest Uncle suggested they go ahead and start without him.

To the Zhao Family, Chen Xiao was a future son-in-law, so they wanted him to take the seat of honor. Chen Xiao, however, refused, so in the end, Eldest Uncle took the head seat.

Chen Xiao sat beside him, while the seat on the other side was left empty for Third Uncle. Fourth Uncle sat down in the next seat.

Zhao Hui went to open the liquor.

Fourth Aunt, who was probably used to yelling in the marketplace, anxiously cried out, "How can we let President Zhao pour the drinks!"

Seeing her aunt get so flustered that she stood up, Zhao Xiangjun said, "He’s strong, Fourth Aunt. Just stay seated."

Chen Xiao had to hold back a laugh. Fourth Aunt was completely baffled. ’Does it really take a lot of strength to open a bottle?’

This part of the family was used to seeing Zhao Hui acting with authority at the shopping center, so even though this was a family dinner, they were still a bit too formal and couldn’t relax.

It wasn’t until Zhao Hui had filled everyone’s glass with Maotai liquor that the atmosphere finally loosened up and began to feel like a real family dinner.

Chen Xiao said, "Brother Hui, you probably shouldn’t drink tonight. You can drive my car to take Xiangjun and me home later."

Fourth Aunt was taken aback when she heard this. ’How could Xiangjun’s boyfriend be so tactless, ordering Ah Hui around like that!’

But what shocked her even more was that Zhao Hui agreed without a second thought.

’Is he really that obedient to his future brother-in-law?’ she thought. ’He was never this compliant with his own sister.’

Eldest Uncle looked at the Maotai and said to Chen Xiao, "Such a fine liquor. Isn’t it a shame not to let him have any?"

Chen Xiao smiled faintly. "Eldest Uncle, it’s not like our family is short on liquor."

That was true. Eldest Uncle recalled going to his second brother’s house a few days prior and seeing a small room stacked with nearly twenty cases of Maotai.

To this day, he still assumed it was because Zhao Hui was the vice president of Junxiao Square, and that the liquor was all gifts he had received from others.

After all, in their eyes, being the vice president of Junxiao Square already made him an incredibly powerful figure.

Just then, the servers began to bring out the dishes one by one.