The staff canteen of Lanhai Technology was also one of the practical things I have done for my employees since taking office.
In the past, employees of Lanhai Technology basically relied on take-outs or self-made easy meals. Later, since the company expanded and the number of employees kept increasing, food delivery workers’ electro-mobiles always crowded the gate of the company at lunchtime. Thus, I made up my mind to build a canteen for them.
As a result, Lanhai Technology became the only company in the startup park that had its own canteen, which made the workers of other companies so envious. Some companies sent representatives to seek cooperation that our canteen could open to the outside world and provide meals for them.
I resolutely refused it. I just aimed to remind the youth working in the park that Lanhai Technology is the best company. If they want to get healthy and delicious food, just come and join us.
According to a colleague of the human resources department, there were several competent employees coming to our company really because of our canteen. They believed that they would feel satisfied since a company willing to spend a lot of money building canteen for its employees definitely wouldn’t treat its employees harshly.
At noon, I accompanied Yaohui Hua to the new dining hall with bright windows, which immediately drew applause and cheers of welcome among the workers.
The young employees are not as worldly as the sophisticate. Most of them act spontaneously. In the company, they call me Miss Yao, but in the canteen, sometimes they would call me little Nala because I am only about their age and some of them are even older than me. Therefore, they dare to spoke with me in jest. Of course, not serious in words doesn’t mean crossing the line of the hierarchy.
Yaohui and I queued up to take the meal. The workers in front of us asked us to go first. Though we declined their politeness, we still be pushed to the very first of the queue under their irresistible enthusiasm.
Yaohui was full of praise for the food of the canteen, saying that our chef was better than the one in the headquarter’s canteen. Seeing him eat a lot set my mind at rest.
Yaohui said he had something important to talk with me, but when eating, he only talked about some working affairs at random. After the meal, he said to go to my office. I knew that the formal part was coming, feeling uneasy again.
The company didn’t provide tea, only coffee. Since Yaohui was fond of tea, I asked my assistant to buy some tea from the nearby supermarket, but only not too bad for him.
Yaohui asked me to lock the office door to avoid intrusion and to sit down. This made me more nervous.
But his tone was actually relaxing. “How do you feel about it since you have been managing the company independently for some time. ”
I thought for a moment, saying that I felt tired, because all subordinates looked upon you. No matter which department encounters challenges, I had to bear the pressure together with them. At the critical moment, I had to make the right decision.
“Yes. Being at the post, one will worry about any matter concerned therewith. Standing in a high position seems glamorous in others’ eyes, but the great pressure hidden behind is only known to yourself. See? My hair. my hairline is here before, but now it has shrunk back here. ” said him smilingly.
” I think Chairman you’re well-nourished and not aging.”
“Don’t need to comfort me. I have been in hospital several times this year. When I went there for reexamination two days ago, they just said my liver has got into trouble again. I wanted to step down now. ” He shook his head and said.
I felt stunned. Yaohui prepared to step down? Is the position of chairman going to be vacant? Who would take over the position?
” I think our president you look very strong. It’s not necessary to retire so early. Since it’s quite the key time for our company to expand our business, if president you retire from the position now, I’m afraid that there may be hidden dangers. ” I said rationally.
“When I didn’t have much money, I thought that when the company went public and had more money, I would travel the world. Later, the company got bigger and bigger, but I was trapped by fame and wealth and didn’t have time to do what I wanted to do. I am going to be too old to move now. In a few years, I will be unable to go anywhere. So I want to retire, take good care of myself and live abroad for two years. I want to stay away from tedious work and let myself relax. Nala, if I retire, who do you think would be the most suitable successor? ”
This problem is too sensitive! As soon as Leon Hua entered the board of directors, he was ahead of all the directors and stayed as the future successor of all media reports. Yaohui could not have been unaware of those reports, but why did he ask me this?
I don’t want to answer, but I have to answer. “I think you, our president, can still sit in this position for at least ten years. But if you want to retire early and do what you like, Leon is undoubtedly the best successor. ” I said without considering the answer is right or wrong.
Yaohui felt astonished for a while, and then burst out laughing.
“Great! You’ve done a good job! ” he said, “I thought you would avoid this topic, and then recommend some people who are obviously not suitable for prevarication. It’s unexpected for me that you recommended Leon directly. This shows that you’re magnanimous. You don’t think about the position and thus you are not afraid of my suspicion. Okay! I did not believe the wrong person. ”
“I’m just talking about the matter exactly. Though Leon is my husband, I believed that he is the most suitable person, not because of our relationship.” I responded calmly.
“Got it. So why do you think he is the right person?” Yaohui said.
“Hai City Telecom, managed by Leon, has maintained rapid growth for a long time, contributing the most profits to our group. This in itself has proved his ability. His greatest shortcoming is that he is too iron-fisted in doing things, sometimes he appears too hostile and harsh towards others. But now there are different factions inside the group, and if it is not a strong person as the president, there will be no pressure on those people to stir. He is not the perfect successor, but he is the most suitable person among the present choices. Am I right?”
Yaohui nodded, “that’s right. I believe Leon, if he takes over the position, he will change his bad temper. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility. Naturally, he will be more careful and cautious. ”
I breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, when I put forward that Leon was the most suitable candidate, I was worried about Yaohui’s aversion. After all, Leon was my husband. Actually, the reason why I said it directly is not how magnanimous I really was, but I thought if I have selfishness, I couldn’t hide it in front of a master like Yaohui.
Instead of obscurely hiding it but being doomed to failure, it was better to simply take a gamble and speak out my sincere thoughts. It was also unexpected for me to take a bet.
“But the chairman of the board of directors is to be elected by all the board of directors. Among those people, of course some would support Leon, but it is not clear that they are the majority. Therefore, although Leon is the most suitable candidate, he may not be able to get the position. Nala, how do you think about it? ” added Yaohui.
If I could barely answer the first question, it was too hard for me to reply to this one. If I gave the plan, it showed that Leon and I had really been thinking about that position for a long time.
“Sorry, I don’t know, Chairman. I really don’t know for this, because I didn’t think about it.” I replied.