Chapter 121: A Surprise

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: A Surprise

"Soup? What soup?"

Jiang Fan asked, scratching his head.

"Chicken soup I made for you."

"Chicken soup? You should have more yourself. You still haven’t fully recovered yet."

"You need to build up your strength."

Sun Yanzi was still weak, and worrying about what to cook for him to build up his strength would only drain her more.

It wouldn’t be good for her health.

So, naturally, Jiang Fan didn’t want her to overexert herself.

"Don’t worry, I already had some. This is just what was left over."

Sun Yanzi said with a sweet smile.

"Go on and amuse yourself for a bit. I need to get back to work."

She then waved him away and threw herself back into her work.

As the supervisor of the entire sales department, she had far more work to handle than a regular employee.

Jiang Fan didn’t mind. He went out for lunch during the break and spent the afternoon lazing around again.

Li Muwan hadn’t assigned him a single task. The entire sales department was like a precision machine, operating quickly and efficiently under her command.

A stream of orders and decisions flowed out, leaving him somewhat dumbfounded.

They were fast and accurate, without a single mistake.

It was already past closing time, but not a single person in the sales department had left.

"Don’t even think about it. We’re going to be especially busy today and for the foreseeable future."

"We’ll probably all be working overtime, but we’re happy to do it. The overtime pay is exceptionally high, after all."

Yu Xiaoyu’s voice drifted up from behind him.

Jiang Fan jumped. "How do you walk so quietly?"

"Sneaking up on people like that... you know what they say, you could scare someone to death."

"Because I’m exhausted," Yu Xiaoyu said. "I’m totally drained, so of course I don’t make a sound when I walk."

Yu Xiaoyu rubbed her sore shoulders.

Jiang Fan looked up at the others. Looking closely, he could indeed see the fatigue etched on everyone’s faces.

"Have you eaten?"

Jiang Fan asked, turning to look at Yu Xiaoyu.

"Not yet. Nobody’s eaten. I was just about to order some takeout boxes."

At this hour, the cafeteria was probably already closed.

"Takeout boxes? Don’t order yet. Let me get it for you. You go take a break."

"I know a really good place."

Jiang Fan stopped her from using her phone.

"Really?"

Yu Xiaoyu was pleasantly surprised.

"Of course."

A mysterious smile played on Jiang Fan’s lips.

With that, Jiang Fan took out his phone and walked out of the office.

He soon found a hot pot restaurant in the shopping mall.

...

Forty minutes later, Jiang Fan reappeared in the office with a smile.

He clapped his hands to get everyone’s attention.

"Everyone, take a break! The food I ordered for you is here."

"Eat first, work later."

Hearing this, many people put down their work, stood up to stretch, and rubbed their necks and backs.

They were truly exhausted after sitting all day.

"Jiang, what did you order?"

Yu Xiaoyu was the first to ask.

"Alright, bring the rest in," Jiang Fan said. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

He waved his hand, and a group of people walked in carrying hot pots and ingredients.

"Everyone, gather in the conference rooms."

"There are three rooms, so split up. Don’t all crowd into one."

Fortunately, the conference rooms at Xuerong Group were large and numerous enough to accommodate all the employees from the sales department.

Then, steaming hot pots were brought in one after another.

Following them were several more people, carrying large boxes full of ingredients.

The rich aroma of the steaming hot pot stirred the hunger in everyone’s stomachs.

One by one, their stomachs started to RUMBLE.

"Whoa, it’s actually hot pot!!"

"Jiang, is this the delicious ’takeout box’ you were talking about?"

Yu Xiaoyu was completely astonished.

"No matter how well you make them, how good can takeout boxes really be?"

"Everyone’s worked hard all day. If you eat something good tonight, you’ll have the energy to keep going."

"Hurry and bring everything inside."

"There are three sets in total, one for each conference room. Everyone gets the same thing, so no fighting over it."

Jiang Fan instructed the hot pot restaurant staff.

"Thank you, Jiang!!!"

"Jiang, you’re awesome! So cool and impressive!!"

"Jiang, do you have a girlfriend? What do you think of me?"

"I want to have your babies! This must be the allure of a genuinely caring guy."

Jiang Fan immediately went on high alert. If this pack of crazy women dared to pounce on him, he would turn tail and run.

’Women only slow down the speed at which I draw my sword.’

But he was clearly overthinking it. They were all starving, their chests practically stuck to their backs. The moment the hot pots were set up, they couldn’t wait to dig in.

"Why is there one left over?"

Sun Yanzi asked, looking puzzled.

"Do you think they could eat comfortably with Li Muwan?"

"Uh..."

"No, I guess not."

Sun Yanzi understood instantly.

As the general manager of the entire sales department, she had to maintain a certain level of authority in front of her subordinates.

If she ate with everyone else, who knows how much pressure they would all feel?

In that case, neither Li Muwan nor her employees would be able to enjoy the meal.

"You’re so thoughtful."

Sun Yanzi gave Jiang Fan a thumbs-up and a radiant smile.

"Alright, alright, enough with the praise. Go on and eat."

With that, Jiang Fan carried the remaining hot pot into Li Muwan’s office.

"What smells so good?"

Li Muwan asked without even looking up as someone entered.

"Why don’t you try some and find out?"

Jiang Fan placed the hot pot on the coffee table in front of the sofa and laid out all the ingredients.

"Hot pot? Where did you get this?"

The moment she looked up, astonishment spread across Li Muwan’s face.

"I ’robbed’ a place," Jiang Fan joked. "The sales department is so busy today and has to work overtime for who knows how long. I figured I’d treat them. It’s good for morale, too."

"Hurry up and eat. It smells amazing."

Li Muwan suddenly stared at him, a strange look in her eyes.

Being stared at like that made Jiang Fan feel uncomfortable. "Are you going to eat or not? If you’re not, just say so. Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I didn’t realize you were so good with people. You really think things through."

As she spoke, Li Muwan stood up and sat down on the sofa. Jiang Fan, however, turned to leave.

"Aren’t you eating?"

Li Muwan asked, puzzled, as she watched him walk out.

"I’ve already eaten. You go ahead."

"I’m going to check on the others."

He turned and went to the conference room, watching everyone eat with happy faces.

"Jiang, come sit here!"

"You little vixen! Don’t listen to her, Jiang, sit with me!"

"Jiang, try this! The tripe is cooked perfectly. It’s absolutely divine."

A young woman next to Jiang Fan was quite bold. She stood up, picked up a piece of tripe with her chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and tried to feed it to him.

"AHEM, AHEM. You eat it, you eat it. I’m good."

"I just came to see if everyone is enjoying the food. If it’s not enough, feel free to order more. The company will cover it all."

"This is a special treat that Manager Li asked me to prepare for you."

"So, what do you think? Isn’t Manager Li the best?"