Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

It's almost Chinese New Year, and although we're not going back to China this year, the neighborhood we live in is mostly Chinese, so the festive atmosphere has already started to build. A few of my aunts cleaned the house thoroughly and put up couplets and blessing characters.

"Xiaoqing, I'm going to ask you for two days off to go back home to celebrate the holidays," Aunt Wang said to me while cleaning up the dishes.

"Okay, Auntie, you can go ahead, but you have to fill our refrigerator before you go back."

"No problem, Old Wu has already gone to buy the missing items, and they will be complete later."

Aunt Zhou, who was mopping the floor, also stopped mopping and said, "Xiaoqing, Auntie also wants to take a few days off."

Aunt Yang, who was busy in the kitchen, also came out and said, "I want a treat too!"

"Aunts, the New Year is coming soon, you can invite us as long as you want. As long as you prepare all the ingredients for us!"

"Of course, of course! I'm making braised beef with soy sauce now and will put it in the refrigerator later. You can just take it out and heat it up when you want to eat it," Aunt Yang said with a smile.

"Hey, good!"

After finishing their chores, the other aunties returned to their respective homes, leaving only the three of us, mother and son, at home. I don't know where Rong Zixuan went; he's been gone all day. Now that the little ones can walk, I have more fun. But children are so energetic, they don't even know how to get tired. It's pitiful that I, an old mother, have to take care of two people all by myself.

In the evening, Rong Zixuan came back and brought back a few people.

"Wife, I'm back!" Rong Ziruo hung his coat on the rack as soon as he entered the door, then squatted down and stretched out his hand to greet his two sons.

I heated up the food in the kitchen and came out to see that besides him, there were three other men and two women. Rong Zixuan stood up holding Jia Che and said, "Wife, these are my employees. They are also alone overseas, so I invited them to come to my house for a meal."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I just cooked the usual amount."

"It doesn't matter, just stew some meat and bake some bread!"

"Let me help too!" One of the girls with short hair came over and said to me.

"Can you cook?" I looked at her and she didn't look like she could cook.

"Many people doubt that I can't cook, but actually I have been cooking for my family since the fourth grade! I am the eldest in the family, so I have to take care of my younger brothers and sisters since they were young, and cooking is my best skill!" said the short-haired girl confidently.

"You have brothers and sisters? Seeing how gentle you look, I thought you were an only child!" I was a little surprised.

"Don't worry about whether you are the only child or not, let's get started! I'm kind of craving for the boss's meal!" The girl with long hair seemed to be very outgoing and walked straight to the kitchen to start washing vegetables.

"Don't just sit around! Come and help! Boss lady, you go and take care of the kids! It's just a few of us here. You can't eat and drink for free when you come to your house!" The long-haired girl said to me with a smile.

"I am the host and you are the guests. How can I let the guests cook for themselves? Your boss is taking care of the children. The children haven't seen their father for a day, so let them play for a while."

Luckily, our kitchen is big enough to accommodate so many people. Strength lies in numbers, and we quickly gathered all the ingredients. It's hard to satisfy so many people, so hot pot is the perfect choice. You can cook whatever you want and adjust the sauce to your taste. The person who invented hot pot is a genius!

"It's been such a long time, but this is the first time we've come to the boss's house and met the beautiful boss lady and two lovely little boys! Hello, boss lady! My name is Zhang Zhibin, and I'm now in charge of the commissioning work!" Zhang Zhibin extended his hand, and I politely extended my hand to shake hands.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! You have to know how to handle social situations!" Another slightly fatter boy started to make noises. "Boss lady, my name is Lin Jiaming. Everyone calls me Little Fatty, but of course you can call me Fatty too! I'm in charge of logistics and odd jobs!"

"The logistics janitor is so fat, it's obvious he has too little time, boss lady! Fire him!" another boy shouted excitedly.

"Sun Wei, you are a programmer, but your computer was hacked!" Xiaopang laughed at him loudly.

"I just stumbled!" Sun Wei made excuses for himself awkwardly.

"You've stumbled so badly! It's obvious you're not as skilled as others!" the long-haired girl shouted. "In the end, we have to rely on the boss to take action, otherwise our company would be finished! Hahahaha!"

"Wang Mian! What about you? You didn't get any project! The funds were poured out in a rush, but in the end, there was only money going out and no money coming in!" Sun Wei retorted to Wang Mian.

"The project and business are so easy to do, why don't you do it?" Wang Mian refuted.

"Hey, hey, hey! This is the boss's home, not the office. Why are you exposing each other's secrets? Don't hit people in the face!" In the end, it was the girl with short hair who stopped the situation from getting worse. Otherwise, I was really afraid that they would quarrel. Although they are all laughing now, the girl with short hair is right. Don't hit people in the face. If you say something without thinking and hit someone's lungs, you will get into big trouble!

"Little girl, what's your name?" I said to the girl with short hair.

"The little girl is calling you!" Wang Mian covered his mouth and patted the short-haired girl.

"Boss lady, please don't call me that. Actually, I'm older than you. I'm already 32!" The girl with short hair smiled embarrassedly.

"What?" This answer really surprised me. "Looking at how gentle you look, I thought you were only 22! How did you maintain this look?" I said enviously.

"My face is round and I look small! Oh, I forgot, my name is Feng Ping, Feng from Feng Gong and Ping from duckweed"

"Okay! So which business are you in charge of?"

"I'm in charge of finances!"

"He's a top student who graduated from Columbia University!" Sun Wei couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Everyone here is an international student, so they should all be good!" I said with a smile.

"We are just an ordinary school!" Lin Jiaming answered while eating meat.

"How did you come up with the idea of joining Xuanming Technology?"

"I just wanted to work in Boston because my husband was transferred here," Feng Ping said with a smile. "And I found out that Zixuan and I were also alumni of Jinghua, so I tried to submit my resume. I didn't expect it to be successful."

"Really? I'm from Jinghua too!" I answered this alumnus I just met with surprise.

"Really? Nice to meet you!" Feng Ping immediately put down her bowl and chopsticks and shook hands with me.

"Wang Mian, what about you?" I continued to ask.

"Me? I want to prove to my dad that I can be independent! Otherwise he always thinks I don't have the ability to be independent! So I came out to look for a job, and I accidentally saw Xuanming recruiting people, so I came here," Wang Mian said angrily.

"What does your father do?"

"Just doing some small business," Wang Mian said disdainfully.

"Her father is a big boss! She is just a rich girl who came here to experience life!" Sun Wei whispered to me.

"What rich lady? She's just an ordinary middle-class lady," Wang Mian retorted.

"The middle class drives a Pamei to work! It makes me, a real middle class, feel ashamed!" Lin Jiaming said with a loud laugh.

"Your parents are both doctors and they own their own clinic. You are the rich young man!" Wang Mian retorted Lin Jiaming with a smile.

"They are all from wealthy families, making me, a poor man, feel ashamed!" Zhang Zhibin said with emotion.

"Are you poor? How do you explain the Rolex on your wrist?" Wang Mian said, staring at Zhang Zhibin's watch.

"This is fake!" Zhang Zhibin said calmly.

"I don't believe it!" Lin Jiaming smiled meaningfully.

"Who would believe that the son of a major shareholder of a listed company would wear a fake watch?" Sun Wei said disdainfully, "I'm the poorest among us!"

"Didn't your house get demolished?" Lin Jiaming asked doubtfully.

"The demolition compensation is a one-time payment, and I used it all to buy a house and pay for my study abroad. It's not like your endless wealth!" Sun Wei rolled his eyes at Lin Jiaming.

Finally, they couldn't resist exposing each other's flaws, sharing every single one of their work mistakes. Listening to them, I felt a mixture of emotions. They didn't seem like a mature team, but more like a makeshift operation, completely unprofessional. The only two people who could be considered professional were Rong Zixuan and Feng Ping, but it's hard to run a company with just two people! Furthermore, Rong Zixuan was paying them a pretty high salary, and with no incoming projects, it was all going out, nothing coming in! I was worried about the company's future.

Before going to bed, I couldn't help but want to test Rong Zixuan, "Zixuan, it seems that these employees of yours are all rich second-generations!"

"So what? Rich second-generations also need to find jobs, and it's okay for a rich second-generation to work for a rich first-generation like me!"

"Uh...don't you think they're a bit impetuous?"

"It's normal for young people to be a little impetuous!"

“But they lack professionalism, and the schools they attended were basically just for show,” I said slowly.

"What do you want to say?" Rong Zixuan suddenly became serious.

"Well, I want to say that your team is not very professional. It feels like a makeshift team, put together at the last minute."

"I carefully selected them one by one!"

"but……"

Rong Zixuan interrupted me, "Wife, I told you not to interfere in my company's affairs. I am fully responsible for my company's affairs!" Rong Zixuan firmly rejected my concern.

"Okay, then you should..." I still didn't finish, "Go to sleep!"

But his company is not professional in any way, and I am deeply worried about their future. But considering Rong Zixuan's feelings, I can only let him try it on his own.