Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 419 - 418: Expressing Gratitude

Zhao Meimei heard about this incident from Peng Hui at school the next day. At that time, Peng Hui still had visible redness and faint fingerprints on her face.

Zhao Meimei was indignant: "He should be arrested! A man hitting a woman, what kind of man is that!"

Qian Simeng was also angry and grabbed Peng Hui to take a closer look at the injuries on her face: "Does it hurt? Don’t touch it, I see the bruising is quite serious. Are you sure you don’t want to go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

After a day, the injury wasn’t actually that painful anymore, but the handprint was not very pleasing to look at. On the way to school, Peng Hui kept covering her face, afraid that others might see.

Peng Hui said: "No need, it’ll get better in a couple of days. I know what I’m doing."

Just hearing Peng Hui’s account, Zhao Meimei could imagine the situation at the time and couldn’t help but complain: "You were too impulsive; the guy had been drinking, and you dared to start a fight with him."

Peng Hui reflected: "At that moment, I acted rashly. Luckily, Brother Chao was there; otherwise, I would definitely have suffered... By the way, Meimei, do you know why Brother Chao was in the hospital? Is someone in his family sick?"

Zhao Meimei felt there was nothing to hide, so she truthfully said: "Sister Xin’s grandfather isn’t well and has been hospitalized for a long time. Brother Chao has been accompanying Sister Xin in the hospital."

Peng Hui was taken aback: "Really? Brother Chao has been in the hospital all this time?"

Zhao Meimei nodded: "Yeah, why?"

Peng Hui asked: "Meimei, are you busy in the afternoon?"

"Afternoon?" Zhao Meimei thought for a moment: "Nothing planned, why?"

Peng Hui hurriedly said: "Last night, Brother Chao and Sister Xin helped me a lot. I want to thank them; could you accompany me to the hospital? I’ll buy some stuff to send over."

Zhao Meimei: "No need; Brother Chao is just like that, very kind-hearted. You really don’t have to worry about it."

Peng Hui said: "That’s different, Meimei. You don’t know how helpless I felt yesterday evening. I’m very grateful to Brother Chao. If I can’t do something to express my thanks, I’ll always remember this matter."

After saying this much, Zhao Meimei couldn’t refuse anymore, so she nodded in agreement: "Alright, I’ll go with you to the hospital in the afternoon."

After lunch, Zhao Meimei called Shi Yang and recounted what had happened to Peng Hui the previous night.

Shi Yang was eating with Zhao Wendada in a West District store, and after hearing her out, he asked: "Is Peng Hui okay?"

Zhao Meimei replied: "Luckily, Brother Chao was there to help her, and Sister Xin was present too."

Shi Yang: "Really, that was quite a coincidence."

Zhao Meimei: "Brother, Peng Hui wants to buy some stuff for Sister Xin’s grandfather as a gesture of gratitude. Do you think Peng Hui going just like that is not appropriate?"

Shi Yang thought for a moment, then said: "Peng Hui is a nice girl. She probably feels she owes them a favor and wants to return it. It’s no big deal; if she wants to go, let her go."

Hearing Shi Yang say it’s no problem, Zhao Meimei felt relieved and asked: "Brother, I may get home a bit late after the hospital visit this afternoon. Can you come pick me up after work?"

Shi Yang understood and asked: "You want me to pick you up?... Tell me, what are you planning?"

Zhao Meimei giggled: "I’ve been busy reviewing for my finals, almost exhausted. Could you take me to a movie? I heard the new movie out recently is really good."

Shi Yang laughed: "Alright, let’s touch base later tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Wendada teased: "Sweet hotline?"

Shi Yang laughed and replied: "Soon we’ll be going to headquarters to order new fall merchandise; seems like you’re not interested in going, huh?"

Zhao Wendada immediately pleaded: "Come on, whether I can officially date depends on this ordering meeting."

After joking around with Zhao Wendada, Shi Yang asked about business: "I’ve been in touch with Mu Guangping. He plans to send early childhood education specialists at the beginning of June to help train the newcomers. Free up your schedule; this is a great opportunity for us. We should make good use of it and ask them about anything we don’t understand. Although this is our first time handling this project, it’s the first pilot site in the country, and we can’t afford any mistakes, or it’ll impact future collaborations. Understand?"

Zhao Wendada nodded in agreement but hesitated before saying: "Mr. Shi, there’s something I’ve been thinking of discussing with you."

Shi Yang was puzzled: "About what?"

Zhao Wendada said: "Many of Chaozi’s duties have now fallen to Xiao Xu. Xiao Xu is meticulous and has to handle everything personally to feel assured. But Chaozi, as you know, is not one for details. These two together really don’t work."

Shi Yang’s brow slowly furrowed: "Did something happen?"

Having said this much, there was no need to hide anymore, so Zhao Wendada explained truthfully: "In handling customer after-sales service at the store, Xiao Xu advocates for product exchanges without full refunds. Previously, Chaozi always processed unconditional returns. Personally, I think Xiao Xu’s approach has merit, mainly targeting those customers who deliberately try and return products. However, such customers are a minority. Some genuinely inappropriate purchases lead to whole refunds requests. If our stance is too firm, it might harm our reputation with customers."

Shi Yang pondered quietly before saying: "You make a valid point. I’ll find an opportunity to talk with Xiao Xu about this."

Zhao Wendada nodded: "That’s good." And then couldn’t help but ask: "Mr. Shi, if Brother Chao continues to juggle tasks like this, wouldn’t it make sense to let Xiao Xu directly manage the early childhood education part? I think he might be better suited for this, given his prior experience in education management, it could be more comfortable for him."

Shi Yang didn’t immediately respond to Zhao Wendada: "I’ll think about this matter further."

With Shi Yang’s response, Zhao Wendada felt relieved. If the issues between Xu Hongbin and Qu Chaozong weren’t properly resolved, trouble would eventually arise. The two had opposing personalities, both stubborn, and if mishandled, who knows what could happen.

After lunch, Zhao Wendada returned to the store to supervise renovations, and Shi Yang drove to the company intending to have a good talk with Xu Hongbin. On the way, he stopped by the warehouse to visit Liu Xiue.

With the upcoming June 1st holiday, the mother and baby store was about to see a sales peak. Both stocking and organizing inventory were major tasks. Shi Yang planned to promote someone from the warehouse to assist Liu Xiue as a deputy. He needed to discuss this matter with Liu Xiue in advance.