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Just when Yang Hao and Little White Flower were getting all lovey-dovey, Chen Haiou got up and went to the bathroom, thinking she needed to handle something because this person was terrible!
At this point, the wedding ceremony had also ended.
Xiong Xiaoyan walked straight over to Yang Hao’s table when she finished working. She asked with a smile, “Mr. Yang, may I sit in the seat next to you?”
“Ou is sitting here, she’s just gone to the bathroom.”
“Then I’ll just sit for a while, I’ll give it back to her when she returns.”
Xiong Xiaoyan said as she took Chen Haiou’s seat and even pulled the chair a bit closer to Yang Hao’s side.
However, her gaze was constantly on Chen Ruohan, who was clinging to Yang Hao’s arm, “Mr. Yang, who is this little sister?”
“Hi, Sister Bear, my name is Chen Ruohan. I just signed with Tianmei Media last month, I’ll be counting on your support in the future.”
Chen Ruohan introduced herself politely. Little White Flower was quite on guard against Xiong Xiaoyan, but since she was a predecessor from the same company and already a famous star, as a newcomer, she naturally wanted to build a good relationship.
“So you’re also one of us from Tianmei!”
“Ruohan, you have great potential; I feel you could become a hit.”
Xiong Xiaoyan said cheerily.
Internally, she thought that at such a young age, Ruohan was already hanging on Mr. Yang’s arm, which promised an unlimited future and probably not a simple-minded one at that.
“If I can get even one-tenth of Sister Bear’s popularity, I’d be content.”
“Sister Bear, can we take a photo together?”
Little White Flower sure knew how to converse; she started by being courteous and then requested a photo, keeping a very humble posture.
“Of course, we can.”
“But remember to Photoshop it, oh.”
Since Yang Hao was sitting between the two women, he simply gave up his seat for them.
Then the two began to pose for selfies.
Liu Yuanyuan and Chen Yali at the same table were also itching to move; they, of course, wanted to take photos with Xiong Xiaoyan and then brag about it on their social circles.
Chen Yali was in a slightly better position as she was originally sitting to the right of Chen Ruohan, and they got along quite well, so asking for a photo was easier for her.
But Liu Yuanyuan was sitting a bit far away and, given her earlier conflict with Yang Hao, she naturally didn’t dare to go up and ask for a photo.
“Yuanyuan, you should go and apologize to Mr. Yang now,” Chen Haiying said to her daughter.
“Right now?”
Liu Yuanyuan glanced at Yang Hao, who had just stood up to make room for Chen Ruohan and Xiong Xiaoyan to take photos.
“If not now, then when?”
“Do you still want to work at Jiangcheng Newspaper Group!” Chen Haiying stared at her daughter with annoyance.
“Okay, I’ll go.”
Truth be told, Liu Yuanyuan had been regretting it for a while; why did she have to speak out of turn before!
She stood up from her seat and walked over to Yang Hao, “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry for offending you before!”
Yang Hao glanced at Liu Yuanyuan and waved it off casually, “It’s a trifle, you wouldn’t have mentioned it, and I would’ve forgotten.”
“Mr. Yang is so generous!”
“Doesn’t make a fuss over trivial matters with kids.”
Chen Haiying hurriedly buttered him up with a smile.
Yang Hao didn’t have a good impression of the mother-daughter pair and wasn’t too eager to engage in much conversation, giving only a light nod in response.
“Mr. Yang, our Yuanyuan is graduating from university this year. She’s from Jiangcheng Institute of Science and Technology and is currently job hunting. She even attended an interview at Jiangcheng Newspaper Group before. If she had known you at that time, how wonderful it would have been! Yuanyuan wouldn’t have been eliminated then.”
Chen Haiying said with a beaming smile.
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Yang Hao naturally heard what the other party was implying, and he shook his head, saying, “The major shareholder of Jiangcheng Newspaper Group is the government, and although I’m the president, I don’t have authority over personnel matters, so even if we knew each other before, it wouldn’t be of any use.”
Having said that, Yang Hao shrugged his shoulders with an expression of regret.
Chen Haiying’s smile stiffened slightly, “Mr. Yang, you’re being too modest. You are the president of Jiangcheng Newspaper Group, after all. Giving the HR department a heads up is just a word away for you!”
“You’re mistaken,”
“The internal structure of Jiangcheng Newspaper Group is not quite the same as other companies. After all, it has a governmental background, so appointments in personnel are relatively independent.”
Yang Hao continued with a straight face, spouting nonsense.
“Sister, what are you discussing with Yang?”
Just then, Chen Haiou, who had returned from the bathroom, came over.
“Haiou, your timing is perfect. Our Yuanyuan is currently job hunting, and I was thinking of asking Mr. Yang for a favor.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Haiou subconsciously furrowed her brow. It was their first meeting, and they were already asking for help with finding a job.
Her older sister really had thick skin. However, Chen Haiou was used to it, as she knew what kind of person her sister was after so many years of living together.
“Sister, today is Gang’s big wedding day.”
“Let’s talk about job hunting another time!” Chen Haiou responded noncommittally.
“Look, Gang and Qianqian are coming over to toast…”
At that moment, Wang Xiaogang, Zheng Qianqian, along with Chen Haiyan and Wang Decai, who had changed into a new set of clothes, walked over.
The order for toasting usually started with the main table, but today was different. With Yang Hao and Xiong Xiaoyan both at this table, it was natural to start the toasting here.
Seeing that Wang Xiaogang and Zheng Qianqian indeed came over to toast, Chen Haiying had no choice but to put the job hunting matter aside for now.
However, she still leaned over to whisper in Chen Haiou’s ear, “Haiou, you have to help Yuanyuan with this. Getting a good job is a matter for a lifetime!”
Chen Haiou nodded and said noncommittally, “I’ll talk to Yang after the wedding is over.”
“Haiou, I’m counting on you for this!”
“If you ever need my help with anything, just let me know,” Chen Haiying quickly stated her willingness to reciprocate.
“Mhm, okay.”
Chen Haiou responded again, indifferently.
At this point, Wang Xiaogang and Zheng Qianqian began toasting, starting with Yang Hao, then Xiong Xiaoyan, followed by Chen Haiou…
Liu Changhe, who was the oldest and most senior at the table, was positioned towards the end. In the past, he would definitely have made an issue of it, but this time he didn’t utter a single word, nor did he dare to have any other objections.
After Wang Xiaogang and Zheng Qianqian left, Xiong Xiaoyan leaned in and whispered to Yang Hao, “Mr. Yang, I need to hurry back to Hengdian for filming. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”
“Go ahead, take care of your business.”
Yang Hao nodded. Xiong Xiaoyan had fulfilled her role, and her staying any longer would only lead to guests coming over to take photos with her, which was meaningless.
“Mr. Yang, I’ll still be thinking of you!”
Xiong Xiaoyan gave Yang Hao a big hug and added a tender whisper in his ear before leaving with her two assistants.
Seeing the famous star depart, the guests who hadn’t managed to get a photo with her couldn’t help but feel disappointed. Liu Yuanyuan was one of them, while Chen Yali had taken the opportunity during the toast to snap a photo with Xiong Xiaoyan and had already posted it to her social circle.
“Mr. Yang, I’d like to toast to you.”
Just then, Chen Maosheng lifted his glass towards Yang Hao with a big, goofy smile.
“I should be the one toasting you.”
Yang Hao clinked glasses with his “Uncle,” and after Chen Maosheng’s toast, many guests came forward to offer their toasts, having recognized that this Mr. Yang was the real deal!!
“Yang, let’s have a drink together.”
After the crowd toasting had dispersed, Chen Haiou also raised her glass. Looking into Yang Hao’s eyes, there was a faint hint of reproach.
This “son-in-law’s” fingers were too nimble, it was almost like he had cheated!
