It was already dark, and Cheng Mingxiang walked in from the back door of "Fangxian Hotel". There is a magnificent garden in front of the hotel.
"I'm back."
Cheng Mingxiang said hello, and the female foreman poked her head out and said in a sharp voice:
"Cheng Mingxiang?"
The head waitress usually makes a bad face to the waitress who comes back from vacation.
"The boss lady is looking for you." The female foreman looked at Cheng Mingxiang unceremoniously.
Cheng Mingxiang walked through the corridor and came to the entrance of the landlady's residence. This house was built behind the hotel, with a corridor connecting it to the hotel. The proprietress lived there and hired a housekeeper to manage the housework.
"Is it the boss lady looking for me?" Cheng Mingxiang asked the housekeeper.
"Yes. The landlady told me that if you come, just go to the room to find her." The housekeeper told her coldly.
"Thank you." Cheng Mingxiang walked into the house. She shouted outside the door: "Is the boss lady here?"
The voice of the landlady came over immediately: "Ah, is it Cheng Mingxiang?"
"Yes."
"come in."
The landlady was standing in front of the three-way mirror getting dressed, with her dark gray suit thrown at her feet and her pearl necklace thrown aside. When Cheng Mingxiang bent down and was about to help clean it up, the landlady stopped her and said, "Don't be busy, the housekeeper will clean it up later." She continued, "By the way, what do you think of my costume?"
The boss lady wore a new simple suit this time, and the cut fit her perfectly.
"so beautiful!"
This is not a polite statement, Cheng Mingxiang really thinks the style of this suit is elegant.
"Really, how much do you think it is?"
"I don't know. The boss lady's clothes are not something people like us can guess."
"Just the sewing inside and outside costs nearly a thousand yuan."
"Wow!" Cheng Mingxiang could only respond in shock.
The landlady frequently showed off her suit, as if she was dancing, then looked at Cheng Mingxiang and said, "Do you remember the guest who stayed in room 306 last time? What do you think of him?"
"Well... I only heard that he is the operator of a certain company."
"He is actually the director of a private hospital. The hospital is quite large!"
Cheng Mingxiang opened her eyes wide in surprise. The gentle and elegant face from last time became clear in her mind again.
"Huh? Really?"
"yes."
"By the way, what time is it now?"
"Almost seven o'clock."
"Can you go to the New World Hotel and meet that gentleman?"
"Do you want me to go?"
"Well, yes. If you want to talk about anything, you can ask Mr. Xiao Long directly. I originally promised him to go there after seven o'clock, but I came back late, so I told you late. It doesn't matter, I'll call Xiao Long Mr. Long, please say something."
"Boss lady," Cheng Mingxiang raised her head and looked at the lady boss, "What does Mr. Xiao Long want to talk to me about?"
"Don't worry. I don't know what he wants to talk about. He only said that he wants to ask your wishes in person."
The landlady stood in front of the mirror and looked left and right.
"I know Mr. Xiao Long's character very well. He is a good person..."
"Well, but..."
"Remember to wear nicer clothes as much as possible for your appointment."
"But I don't have as many high-end clothes as you can replace."
"Haha, that's true. But I've also suffered through it. Maybe you will be like me one day." The landlady said mysteriously.
Cheng Mingxiang got into a taxi and headed towards the New World Hotel. This is a high-end hotel. After reconstruction three years ago, this eight-story white building stands on the hillside of Dongcheng District.
What does Dean Xiao Long want from me? Although he had something in mind at that time, he didn't expect that negotiations would begin so soon. Could it be that he wanted to recruit me to work in his hospital?
It seems that the relationship between the landlady and Dean Xiao Long is very close. What is their relationship? If Xiao Long is not going to hire me, then why did he hire me? And there seems to be some kind of tacit understanding between him and the proprietress of "Fangxian Hotel". Cheng Mingxiang kept thinking about this while taking a taxi from "Fangxian Hotel" to "New World Hotel". Especially when the boss lady said at the end: "Maybe you will be like me one day." This sentence aroused her speculation.
The taxi drove along the speed bump on the slope and entered the dedicated driveway. The hotel's lights slightly illuminated the surroundings of the building, and the taxi stopped at the gate. A doorman wearing a blue uniform resembling an honor guard ran over and immediately opened the car door.
Cheng Mingxiang walked into the hotel lobby. There were half foreigners and half Chinese gathered in the hall. The leather sofas in the hall looked very high-end. The dim light of the lamp overflows from every corner of the ceiling, and the wall lamps on the wall are like fishing lights. Cheng Mingxiang looked around, and a voice suddenly came from next to her:
"You're here, welcome."
Cheng Mingxiang looked up and saw that the guest she had seen in Room 306 of "Fangxian Hotel" was standing in front of her, wearing a plaid suit and a tie of the same color. His broad-shouldered figure matches this plaid suit perfectly. He held a cigarette in one hand, a gentle smile on his lips, and was looking down at Cheng Mingxiang.
"Thank you for your hospitality last time." He said with another smile.
Different from the situation at that time, Xiao Long stood in this place, looking more capable and steady, gentle and dignified.
Cheng Mingxiang felt Xiao Long's momentum and couldn't help but flinch.
"I'm sorry to ask you to come here tonight."
Xiao Long asked Cheng Mingxiang to sit down on the sofa, and he was still polite when he spoke.
"You're welcome. The landlady said you wanted to see me for something, so I came over." Cheng Mingxiang lowered his head.
Xiao Long's eyes fell on the hairline on Cheng Mingxiang's neck.
"I did tell the landlady that I wanted to see you. I had a great chat with you last time, and I feel really bad for insisting that you accompany me, so I want to treat you to a drink and a meal tonight to say thank you." Xiao Long said with a smile.
"Oh, it turns out it's because of this." Cheng Mingxiang said quickly, "This is my job, but when you say that, I feel uneasy."
"No, it was me who caused you trouble. Let's go to the hotel restaurant. The restaurant here is very good.
"But...I don't know how to drink."
"If you don't know how to drink, you can drink coffee or juice."
While they were talking, people kept coming in and out of the counter. A foreign couple stepped out of the elevator and walked towards the door; a Japanese gentleman hurried in and was looking for a guest at the counter, as if there was something urgent; guests from a Japanese tour group who didn't know where they came from were sitting on the sofa Whispering to each other; there are also foreign tenants with cheerful expressions shaking their heads and chatting, laughing endlessly. The bright lights accentuate the luxurious decoration in the hall.
"What a magnificent hotel!" Cheng Mingxiang looked around the lobby again just like when she came in.
"Is this your first time here?" Xiao Long asked with a smile.
"Yes, people like us won't come here for nothing. Today is my first time to this hotel. The scale and luxury here make me stunned..."
Xiao Long waved his hand to tell Cheng Mingxiang not to pay attention, then stood up and led Cheng Mingxiang to the restaurant. "
The waiter opened the door of the restaurant for them, and Xiao Long invited Cheng Mingxiang to enter. This is a restaurant with elegant decoration and soft atmosphere. After the two sat down at a dining table, Xiao Long looked at Cheng Mingxiang and asked with a smile: "
"You really can't drink?"
"Really, I don't have any capacity for alcohol."
Cheng Mingxiang said with a slight panic. The waitress waiting for their order stared at her, making her a little confused.
"Not even low-alcohol wine? By the way, didn't you drink three or four glasses in the guest room last time?"
"That's the most I've ever drunk."
"Then, please try a sweet cocktail. You can't go to a place like this without drinking something. Bartender, make a cup of 'Pink Lady' for this lady, and another one that I usually drink."
After Xiao Long finished explaining, the bartender started moving like clockwork.
Then Xiao Long ordered a few more dishes, looked at Cheng Mingxiang and said with a smile: "The dishes I ordered are all that women are willing to eat. You can eat more."
Cheng Mingxiang said shyly: "You are so polite, I am a little flattered."
"Next time, I will inform you in advance."
"Hey, will you come to me again in the future?"
Cheng Mingxiang looked at Xiao Long and saw that he always maintained a mysterious smile.
"If you don't mind...well, here are the cocktails."
Cheng Mingxiang picked up the wine glass filled with red wine that the bartender handed over, and touched it lightly with the goblet filled with yellow wine that Xiao Long raised.
"It tastes great."
Cheng Mingxiang took a sip, her eyes shining.
"Haven't you ever had a cocktail?"
"No. I don't have the luxury to taste this kind of expensive wine."
"If you like, please drink as much as you can."
"You'll get drunk if you drink too much." Cheng Mingxiang said with a smile. She asked politely, "I heard from the boss lady that you work as the director of a hospital, so you must be very tiring and troublesome, right?"
"It's more troublesome." Xiao Long replied with a smile.
