I'm back in 1990

Chapter 760: Testing the Waters

At Huang Xiaochuan's instruction, Gao Song instructed the headquarters administration department to immediately release recruitment information internally and externally to hire a personal assistant for Chen Zhe.

The job posting offers incredibly generous benefits: an annual salary of 200,000 yuan, a year-end bonus equivalent to three months' salary, full social insurance and housing fund contributions, 15 days of paid annual leave, and separate allowances for business trips and overtime pay.

However, the requirements are relatively high. First, only women are recruited, who must be no older than 26, unmarried and not pregnant, and must have a bachelor's degree. Although the main work location is in Shanghai, they must be able to adapt to long-term business trips.

Once the job posting was released, it quickly attracted many qualified applicants. With such a generous salary, benefits, and treatment, business trips? What's that? Just treat it as a paid vacation. Besides, there's a business trip allowance to be paid. Who would turn down money?

The administrative department's mailbox was flooded with job applications, which was expected. After the boss's top confidant mentioned the salary and benefits for the position, they knew this day would come.

However, they were somewhat confused about what the big boss was up to. Was he choosing a personal assistant for himself? But it didn't seem like it. The people in the administrative department couldn't guess the big boss's true intentions and could only speculate among themselves.

Wei Wan, the payroll specialist in the administration department, had a slight interest in this position. She wanted to help her college classmate's younger sister get the job, but to be on the safe side, she decided to first sound out Gao Song, the boss's closest confidant, to see if the boss was really having an affair with her. If that were the case, she would have to reconsider.

So she got up early that day to do her makeup, then opened her wardrobe and finally chose a black Chanel suit that she had just bought.

After dressing in her new clothes, Wei Wan stood in front of the full-length mirror and examined herself.

A sophisticated urban woman appeared in the mirror, her long, slender legs, clad in sheer flesh-colored stockings without an ounce of excess fat, and her black business suit made her look exceptionally capable.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Wei Wan smiled slightly. Then, she lightly sprayed a few spritzs of expensive Jo Malone perfume on her collarbone and wrists. This was her secret weapon, something she usually couldn't bear to use, but she used it today. After completing this step, she nodded in satisfaction.

After arriving at the office, Wei Wan specifically instructed the receptionist to notify her as soon as Gao Song arrived.

At 10:30 a.m., Wei Wan found Gao Song under the pretext of delivering documents.

After finishing their business, Wei Wan jokingly said to Gao Song, feigning ease, "Boss, I'm all here to greet you!"

Gao Song's official position is the deputy director of the administration department, so he is also Wei Wan's direct superior. They are very familiar with each other, and Gao Song is also quite kind to his subordinates. He often treats them to milk tea, afternoon tea, and snacks. When he comes back from business trips with the big boss, he will bring back some small gifts to distribute to them. Naturally, the staff in the administration department are very close to him, which is why Wei Wan dares to make some lighthearted jokes with Gao Song.

"What kind of gift do you need? Are you getting married? Do you want me to give a gift? No problem! Give me the invitation!" Gao Song stretched out his hand.

"Boss!" Wei Wan said in a slightly coquettish tone.

"I'm telling you young girls, don't be so picky. What if you get overwhelmed by all the choices and end up being left behind as 'leftover women'?" Gao Song continued to tease them. This was one of the little pleasures of his work. Otherwise, following the big boss around every day would be too stressful. This was a way to relieve stress.

However, Gao Song knew when to stop. After his joke, he asked, "So, what is it?"

Wei Wan then got back to the point and asked, "Boss, why does this recruitment information seem a bit strange? Someone said..." At this point, Wei Wan deliberately paused to see Gao Song's reaction.

Gao Song glanced at Wei Wan without changing his expression: "What did you say?"

"Boss, I'm telling you, you can't blame me!" Wei Wan pretended to be hesitant to speak.

Gao Song laughed and said, "You're innocent now! Hurry up and tell me!"

Gao Song had his reasons for doing this, because he also needed his subordinates to provide him with information, which would help him carry out his work. After all, if the big boss asked about something, at least he would know something in advance, so he wouldn't be caught off guard. Being able to hear from all sides and keep an eye on everything was a professional quality he had to have.

"Boss, I have a feeling that the content of this recruitment information is misleading."

Seeing Gao Song suddenly staring at her with sharp eyes, Wei Wan quickly waved her hand and said, "Boss, don't misunderstand, that's really how I see it. I've never heard of any job requirement that applicants be unmarried and childless."

After hearing Gao Song's words, Wei Wan felt more confident and decided to try to help her classmate's younger sister.

"Thank you for the reminder, leader. I'll go back and convey your instructions right away!" Before leaving, Wei Wan gave Gao Song a playful salute.

Gao Song waved his hand impatiently, "Get out of here! Get out of here! I don't know how much perfume you've sprayed on, you're making it hard for me to breathe!"

Wei Wan stuck out her tongue, then quickly went downstairs in her high heels, carrying the documents.

This job posting was published both on the internal and external networks, so Cheng Ling naturally saw it.

She rested her chin on her hand, staring at the content on the computer screen, desperately wanting to apply for the job. Two hundred thousand! Plus overtime pay, travel allowance, and a triple salary bonus at the end of the year—the benefits were just too good!

But when I looked at the job requirements, I met all the other criteria, but they required a bachelor's degree. Oh no! I had no chance!

At best, she's just a high school graduate with a correspondence course in a junior college, a far cry from a bachelor's degree!

She had originally considered asking her fourth brother-in-law to pull some strings, but then she thought it was inappropriate. Her fourth brother-in-law's younger brother had already made such good arrangements for them, so it would be a bit unreasonable to make any further requests.

This is all thanks to Cheng's good upbringing! If it were someone else, they might think that this position should be mine, but Cheng Ling doesn't think that way. Although she also really wants this high-paying job, she won't tell her fourth brother-in-law about this unrealistic idea.

After leaving Gao Song's office, Wei Wan did not return to her own office immediately, but instead went to the stairwell to make a phone call to her college classmate.

"Li Yun, it's me, Wei Wan!"

"I just sent you a text message. Have your sister send her resume to my company's email address based on the job posting I sent you. Let me tell you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Your sister just graduated from university! Have her give it a try!"

"What? The job posting looks like it's for finding a mistress? Let me tell you, Li Yun, don't bite the hand that feeds you. I've already checked, it's a perfectly legitimate job. If our boss wanted a mistress, would he need to go to such lengths? Plenty of women would be throwing themselves at him! What chance do you have, sister?"

"Alright, alright, I'm at work. Wait for me to get off work. It's a deal, you're treating!"

After hanging up the phone, Wei Wan leisurely returned to the administration department.