Tang Nannan changed her shoes and walked towards him, feeling a little surprised.
Although Hu Jiasheng had told her he could cook, this was the first time he had done so in the time they had known each other.
And he was the president of Grey Electric.
She, a nobody who was being berated at the company, was actually going to eat his cooking.
"Did something good happen today? Why are you cooking yourself?"
Hu Jiasheng, looking good, turned his head and raised an eyebrow.
"You never give me a chance to show off, so I can't cook. Didn't you say you were going to work? Isn't that a good thing? We have to celebrate."
Tang Nannan's gloomy mood was relieved by half. She walked in, looked at the dishes he was stir-frying, and turned on the faucet to wash her hands.
"It smells so good. If I had known there would be such a treat at work, I would have gone earlier."
"So, are you complaining about me in a roundabout way?"
She smiled, "How could I? Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hu. I'll wait outside then."
"Go ahead. I'll call you when it's ready."
She hadn't slept well for several consecutive days, and today she had run around with nervous energy all day. Leaning back on the sofa, Tang Nannan unconsciously felt sleepy.
She didn't know how long she had been dozing off when she felt her wrist being held. Opening her eyes, she saw Hu Jiasheng sitting on the coffee table in front of her, looking at her with a serious expression.
"Why are you so tired? Didn't you say you were going to be an assistant at a friend's company? Did they give you so much work on your first day?"
His hands might have just been washed, as they were wet and cool, feeling very comfortable against her warm wrist.
This was the first time he had actively held Tang Nannan's hand. Her heart raced, and she instinctively didn't want to appear vulnerable in front of him, but it was useless.
She shook her head, "No, I wasn't assigned much work. It's all menial tasks that don't require any skill. I don't know why, but I'm just a bit sleepy."
Hu Jiasheng looked at her with a hint of disbelief and lifted her hand.
"What's this? Did a cat scratch you, or did you get into a fight?"
His eyes were sharp; he had noticed this.
Tang Nannan looked at her hand. Three long scratches, the blood already clotted.
"I accidentally got scratched by a cat. How could I get into a fight?"
Hu Jiasheng frowned, "Were you playing with the stray cats outside?"
Tang Nannan found it difficult to explain that she had spent half the day trying to medicate her boss's cat, so she nodded.
"It looked quite cute, so I touched it. I didn't expect it to be so fierce."
"You don't even have this common sense? Stray cats have too many bacteria. You need to get a rabies shot."
Tang Nannan was a little surprised, "It's not that serious, is it? Such a small wound requires a rabies shot?"
"If you don't care about your life, then it's not that serious."
As Hu Jiasheng spoke, he took out his phone and tapped it with lightning speed, then handed her the search results from Baidu.
"Look for yourself. If you don't get the shot, the consequences can be severe."
Tang Nannan felt like a pig, and a sense of frustration washed over her again.
She didn't know if the taxi fare would be reimbursed. On her first day of work, she had spent so much money, received no praise, and now had to get a shot.
If Mr. Ma continued to treat her like this tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that, the salary she earned at Grey Electric wouldn't even be enough for her to last half a month.
But what could she do?
She would take it one step at a time.
Giving up at the slightest difficulty was really not her style.
"It's getting late. Let's eat when we get back. Come with me now."
Hu Jiasheng pulled her out without any explanation, not even giving her time to change her shoes.
Sitting in his comfortable leather seat, looking at his young and handsome face, and his strong arms holding the steering wheel, Tang Nannan really wanted him to hug her.
Life was too bitter; she really wanted a romance to balance it out.
Mr. Hu, when will you finally give me a few more glances?
After getting the shot and returning, the food had already gone cold. Tang Nannan was about to heat it up, but Hu Jiasheng stopped her.
"I told you, we are equals."
"Household chores are done by whoever has time. It's not assigned to anyone, and it's not that you, as a woman, are destined to do more. Don't psychoanalyze yourself."
"Just stay put. It'll be ready soon."
While eating, seeing Tang Nannan's tired expression, he uncharacteristically picked up a piece of food for her and then asked her what kind of company the other party was and what she had done today.
Tang Nannan told him the company name but not the details of her work.
Hu Jiasheng said, "You don't have much experience in the workplace, so you might not know that there can be natural psychological demands between people in the same position or of the same gender. That's why you feel a lot of pressure; men feel this way too."
"Whether it's at this company or another, whether you're the client or the service provider, it's inevitable that you'll face difficulties."
"Don't always compare your experiences at Grey Electric. Not many companies have a work environment like the technical department at Grey. And you can't rely on your advantage as a woman forever."
"So, the only thing you can do is adjust your mindset."
What he said was very pertinent, and Tang Nannan sighed with relief, comforting herself.
Indeed, people pay employees to help solve problems, not to be pampered. Why should they accommodate her?
"I understand, Mr. Hu. I will adjust my mindset as soon as possible."
With her mindset adjusted, Tang Nannan was personally driven to the company entrance by Hu Jiasheng the next day.
Hu Jiasheng looked at the company's scale and decor.
"Not bad. If you have any questions or don't understand anything, you can send me a WeChat message anytime, or call me. I'll reply when I see it."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I should get home earlier than you tonight. What do you want to eat?"
It felt like being sent to work by her boyfriend. No, it should be husband.
After all, they were discussing what to eat every day.
Tang Nannan was in a great mood and ordered two dishes. Hu Jiasheng agreed.
"Then I'm leaving. Good luck."
As a result, Hu Jiasheng's act of sending her off was photographed by Mr. Ma and sent to Mrs. Gao.
Her forbearance and persistence not only failed to earn her any sympathy but instead made the other party even more aggressive.
As soon as she entered the office, she was handed a pile of documents that were half her height.
"The department just installed a new system yesterday, and some of the data didn't transfer. To avoid delaying its use, you must input all of it before the end of the workday."
"It's all simple work that doesn't require any technical skills. You should be fine, right?"
It was indeed simple work, but the sheer volume was overwhelming.
Inputting so much in one day, looking at the dense numbers, Tang Nannan's head spun.
She couldn't say she couldn't do it, so she had to bite the bullet and agree.
She didn't leave her seat all morning. By lunchtime, she had only managed to input less than a tenth.
Anxious, she didn't even go for lunch and didn't rest during the break. She worked straight through until the end of the afternoon, finally inputting one-third.
One-third.
After ten hours of hard work, only one-third was completed.
Mr. Ma said it was needed by tomorrow, so it seemed she wouldn't be sleeping tonight.