Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees-Chapter 52 - 51: Recruitment Drive, The New Cleaning Girl

Chapter 52: Chapter 51: Recruitment Drive, The New Cleaning Girl

Downstairs from the faculty apartments.

Chen Yansen watched Xu Xingxing flee in a panic. He wiped the lip gloss from his mouth and scoffed, "All bark and no bite. Runs away fast, too. Couldn’t even handle third base."

He patted his stomach and strolled leisurely into the cafeteria.

Meanwhile, Xu Xingxing ran several hundred meters in one go before stopping, panting for breath.

She was drenched in sweat, her cheeks flushed. She silently regretted being so bold and teasing Chen Yansen.

That bastard! He really takes advantage when given the chance, not holding back at all!

She thought Chen Yansen would just give her a little kiss at most. She never expected him to act like a seasoned veteran, nearly swallowing her whole.

Recalling the scene, Xu Xingxing felt both scared and excited. Who wouldn’t want to date a tall, handsome, and rich guy like Chen Yansen?

As soon as she got back to her dorm room, her closest roommate immediately came over and asked, "Xingxing, what were you doing with Chen Yansen?"

"On a date, of course."

Xu Xingxing giggled, deliberately glancing at Su Meiling. Her voice was just loud enough for the other girl to hear.

Su Meiling watched her stand in front of the mirror reapplying her lip gloss, and her mind filled with speculation.

"Xu Xingxing, what’s your problem? Everyone knows Mei Ling liked Chen Yansen first and was planning to pursue him."

The slightly chubby girl with freckles on her face couldn’t sit still after hearing Xu Xingxing’s insinuations and shouted out loud.

"The person in question isn’t even worried, so why is a little lackey getting worked up? Too bad Squad Leader Chen isn’t into good girls. Besides, you’re only *planning* to pursue him. It’s not like you’ve already won him over."

Xu Xingxing said mockingly, a faint smile on her face.

’Just because you have your eye on a guy, no one else is allowed to touch him?’

"Xu Xingxing, are you sure you want to fight me for Chen Yansen?" Su Meiling asked, standing up abruptly with a cold expression.

"Stop fighting! It’s just one guy, Chen Yansen. Is it really worth it? I heard from a junior that he already has a girlfriend. Neither of you has a chance."

From the corner, a quiet, bespectacled girl glanced disdainfully at Xu Xingxing and Su Meiling before speaking up unexpectedly.

"Impossible! Wu Xiaoyu, who did you hear that nonsense from?" Su Meiling’s expression darkened as she quickly pressed for an answer.

"A lot of people in the Information Engineering department know. His girlfriend is a sophomore, supposedly in the design program."

Wu Xiaoyu pushed up her glasses, set down the textbook in her hands, and replied in a flat tone.

As someone determined to get into grad school, she couldn’t understand why they would turn the dorm room’s atmosphere into a cold war zone over a single guy.

"Hee hee, I already knew Squad Leader Chen had a girlfriend. But so what?" Xu Xingxing’s laugh was like the chiming of silver bells, her tone utterly unconcerned.

Su Meiling gave Xu Xingxing a cold look. Seeing that Wu Xiaoyu didn’t seem to be joking, she fell silent, standing frozen in place with a heavy heart.

The next morning, on the second floor of the Innovation Park.

Because Chen Yansen had posted FoxTao’s second recruitment notice on the bulletin board yesterday, people were already waiting with resumes outside rooms 206 and 208 by eight o’clock.

Having learned from the last time, Song Yuncheng first had everyone line up and then poured each person a cup of water.

Chen Yansen didn’t arrive until nine, in no particular hurry.

He scanned the massive crowd in line and let out a long breath. ’I still underestimated the appeal of FoxTao’s salary,’ he thought. ’So many people showed up an hour early to line up for an interview.’

Chen Yansen didn’t delay. After sitting down, he immediately announced the start of the interviews.

"See this table? Give it a long, e-commerce style title of twenty words or less."

Chen Yansen was interviewing for the product selection and operations position first. He gestured for Song Yuncheng to give each candidate a piece of paper and a pen.

SCRITCH SCRATCH—

In an instant, the hall was filled with the sound of ballpoint pens moving across paper.

Five minutes later, Chen Yansen took the answer sheets collected by Song Yuncheng, putting a checkmark on the ones he liked and an X on the ones he didn’t.

In the end, only two were asked to stay: one was Chen Xu, a third-year e-commerce major, and the other was Hu Li, a fourth-year Chinese language major.

"Song Yuncheng, you teach these two about product selection. If there’s anything you’re not sure about, come ask me."

Chen Yansen instructed Song Yuncheng.

Unwittingly, she had become a UI designer, a product selection operator, and was also responsible for administration and HR—not to mention being President Chen’s personal assistant.

Song Yuncheng acknowledged and led Chen Xu and Hu Li to an empty workstation in Room 208. She then took out two brand-new business laptops. The three of them sat side-by-side, quietly discussing the product library page.

A short while later, Su Meiling came up the stairs with three plainly dressed girls. After a quick look around, her gaze landed on Song Yuncheng.

’She looks pretty average, not that beautiful at all, huh?’

Su Meiling mused to herself, a surge of confidence rising within her.

"Well, if it isn’t Secretary Su. You three, please have a seat. Thanks for coming to help out. I’m sure Secretary Su has already told you about the pay, job duties, and hours, so I won’t repeat it. Song—"

Chen Yansen paused the ongoing interview and went to greet them. He had subconsciously started to call for Song Yuncheng, but seeing her busy with her head down, he swallowed his words.

’Sigh, we’re still too short-staffed!’

"Zhuang Rui, take these three students to 208 and help them get set up on the customer service system."

Chen Yansen looked around, decided Zhuang Rui was the best person for the job, and called out to him.

"You got it, Brother Sen!"

Seeing that it was three girls, Zhuang Rui immediately stood up and greeted them warmly. He led them to get their computers and register accounts, then tossed them a thick PPT document.

It detailed FoxTao’s business model, the SOP script for answering user questions, and the procedures for order tracking and fulfillment.

"Chen Yansen, you can call me Su Meiling, or Mei Ling is fine too." Su Meiling lowered her head, first glancing guiltily at Song Yuncheng before speaking softly.

"Alright, Secretary Su! I’m pretty busy here, so I won’t keep you."

Chen Yansen nodded, directly issuing an order to leave.

Su Meiling was slightly taken aback. She hadn’t expected Chen Yansen to be so utilitarian—friendly when he needs you, cold when he doesn’t. He changed his attitude faster than flipping a page.

However, she hadn’t forgotten her purpose for coming today. Lowering her voice, she looked in Song Yuncheng’s direction and asked, "Is that upperclassman your girlfriend?"

’Song Yuncheng is my girlfriend?’

’Who the hell started that rumor? I haven’t even made a move on her yet!’

Chen Yansen’s expression was odd, but he didn’t explain. Instead, he asked back with a completely serious face, "Yeah, she is. What about it?"

"Oh."

Su Meiling’s heart suddenly clenched. Hearing Chen Yansen’s reply felt like she had finally hit a brick wall. Dejected, she turned and left.

She instantly forgot all the things she had prepared to say.

Chen Yansen smiled faintly. Just as he was about to sit down and resume the interviews, he saw Xu Xingxing walking over briskly.

"I’m very busy right now and have no time to fool around with you. Go stay on the side," Chen Yansen said with a frown, waving his hand dismissively.

"I’m here for an interview too. What, am I not welcome?" Xu Xingxing wasn’t the least bit angry and asked with a grin.

"What can you do?"

Chen Yansen crossed his arms, staring straight at her with a casual tone.

"I’ll do whatever you want me to do."

Xu Xingxing stood on her tiptoes, breathed a puff of hot air onto Chen Yansen’s face, and spoke in a low voice.

"Really? I’m still looking for a cleaning lady," Chen Yansen quipped with a mischievous grin.

"Cleaning? I’m an expert at that. I was the class sanitation monitor since I was little."

Not at all intimidated, Xu Xingxing smiled with narrowed eyes, revealing a row of perfect teeth. Her lips were shiny, coated with the same lip gloss as yesterday.

"Alright, I’ll show you my glow-in-the-dark ID card next time. I’m really busy today."

Chen Yansen pursed his lips, gesturing with his chin toward the long line outside the door.

"I’m not kidding. I really want an interview. Aren’t you short-staffed here?" Xu Xingxing’s smile vanished as she spoke seriously.

"HR, administration, plus the work of a cleaning lady. You in or out?"

Seeing her serious expression and remembering that he was indeed short-handed, Chen Yansen replied.

"So much work. How many salaries will I get?" Xu Xingxing asked with a smile after a moment of stunned silence.

"In your dreams. Just one salary. Take it or leave it?" Chen Yansen rolled his eyes at her and said irritably.

With that, he prepared to turn and leave.

"Fine, I’ll do it," Xu Xingxing replied with a hollow laugh, silently cursing him as ’Chen Bapi’.

"What are you standing around for? Go up front and help me collect resumes, then sweep the floor."

Chen Yansen immediately started giving her tasks.

"Yes, Boss Chen!" Xu Xingxing’s face fell as she replied listlessly. ’That son of a bitch Chen Yansen is really treating me like a cleaning lady.’

Chen Yansen paid her no more mind and continued with the interviews. Midway through, Wang Zihao arrived with breakfast, and the two of them interviewed together. In the end, they selected two quick-witted juniors and had them follow Wang Zihao to learn SEO and ad placement techniques.

With the arrival of Zhu Xiaopeng and Meng Xibo, Chen Yansen’s round of hiring came to a close. After all, he wasn’t hiring for technical positions, so as long as the candidates had normal intelligence and EQ, Chen Yansen didn’t have too many requirements.

Having added more than a dozen people at once, the FoxTao team expanded to 22 members. The once-empty Room 208 suddenly became crowded.

Chen Yansen thought for a moment, pulled a plastic bag from a cabinet, and walked into Cao Dahua’s office.

"Director Cao, I was passing through Shidu yesterday and bought two canisters of tea. It was only after I paid that I remembered I don’t really drink tea. Since I know you enjoy it, I thought I’d bring them to you."

Chen Yansen said with a smile, plopping down on Cao Dahua’s sofa like they were old friends.

The excuse was ridiculous, but Cao Dahua clearly wasn’t one to care about such things.

"Student Chen Yansen, here in the Innovation Park, our relationship is purely that of a teacher and student. Calling me Director Cao is too formal. From now on, just call me Teacher Cao."

Cao Dahua, relying on muscle memory, expertly pulled open a drawer, his face beaming.

CLANG!

With a push of his hand, Chen Yansen dropped the two canisters of tea into the drawer. Cao Dahua skillfully closed it.

The two had perfect chemistry, like old friends who had known each other for years, not even needing to exchange a glance.

"Teacher Cao, I hired some more people today. The office is getting a little crowded."

Having delivered the goods, Chen Yansen dropped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

"How many rooms do you need? The desks are already there. No problem. I’ll have a few students help you move them up later."

"One will be enough. How about 204?" Chen Yansen replied.

Cao Dahua nodded, put down his teacup, fished the key to Room 204 out of a box on his desk, and tossed it to Chen Yansen.

Chen Yansen caught the key and chatted idly with Cao Dahua for a few more minutes before ambling back up to the second floor.

"Brother Sen, who’s that girl mopping the floor?" Zhang Wenbo, who had just returned from break, asked from the doorway as soon as he saw Chen Yansen.

"Oh, the new cleaning lady."

Chen Yansen answered casually.

"Come on, Brother Sen, you’re always joking. A girl that pretty, you’re really making her clean?" The honest Zhang Wenbo didn’t believe it at all and grinned.

"Xu Xingxing, catch! Clean up Room 204 before the end of the day!"

Chen Yansen said, tossing the key to Room 204 to Xu Xingxing as he gave the order.

"Yes, Boss Chen!"

Even with the air conditioning on, Xu Xingxing was so busy she was covered in sweat. Hearing Chen Yansen give her yet another task, she could only grit her teeth and accept.

"Huh?! She’s really the cleaning lady?"

Zhang Wenbo was dumbstruck, his mouth hanging slightly open in disbelief.