Reborn not to be a simp, the school beauty's whole family goes crazy

"Although this task is challenging, if we complete it well, it will greatly benefit our company's future development."

"We are all veterans of the company. If the company does well, we will all benefit."

Hearing Chen Dong's words, Li Hua's anxiety lessened slightly. He said, "Alright, boss, since you've said so, I'll give it another try."

"I'll call the three programming teams right now and ask them to come back and work overtime."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dong felt heavy-hearted.

He slowly walked out of the phone booth and saw Chu Mengran standing not far away, looking at him with concern.

Chu Mengran stepped forward, gently took Chen Dong's hand, and asked, "Dongzi, what's wrong? You don't look well. Did something happen at the company?"

Chen Dong sighed helplessly and told Chu Mengran about the company's situation in detail.

After listening, Chu Mengran rolled her eyes and joked, "Dongzi, look how heavy this mobile phone is. It's such a hassle to answer the phone every time. Why don't you find a personal secretary to help you carry it?"

"It just so happens that Yu Qin is also studying Chinese secretarial studies. She would be a perfect fit to be your secretary in the future."

When Chen Dong heard Chu Mengran mention Yu Qin, his heart tightened and cold sweat broke out instantly.

He thought Chu Mengran knew about his relationship with Yu Qin, and for a moment he was so nervous that he didn't know how to respond, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

However, Chu Mengran acted as if nothing had happened, smiling as she put her arm around Chen Dong's and pointed to a shop on the street, saying, "Dongzi, look at that bag in that shop, it's so pretty! Let's go take a look."

"And over there, there's a stall selling candied hawthorns. I want to eat candied hawthorns."

Looking at Chu Mengran's innocent smile, Chen Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He said, feigning composure, "Okay, let's go take a look."

As he spoke, he and Chu Mengran walked toward the shop Chu Mengran pointed to.

On the other side, Li Hua was still feeling very heavy-hearted after hanging up Chen Dong's call.

He sat at his desk, took a deep breath, and then began dialing the numbers of the three programming team leaders one by one.

The first call was to Team Leader Wang. After the call was connected, Li Hua said, "Team Leader Wang, this is Li Hua. I'm really sorry to disturb your vacation."

"There's been a bit of an emergency at the company. Sega has asked us to make some temporary changes to the character settings for 'Warring States'. The boss told us to work overtime to get it done."

"You should immediately inform the people in your team to come back to work first thing tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this on the phone, Team Leader Wang immediately said with some dissatisfaction, "Section Chief Li, it's already the holiday, why do we suddenly have to work overtime again?"

"Besides, the game is already finished, why are you changing it? This is just making things difficult for us!"

Li Hua explained helplessly, "Team Leader Wang, I know everyone is on holiday. Suddenly asking everyone to come back to work overtime is bound to make everyone unhappy."

"But this is the boss's idea, and Sega is our client. We have a contract with them, and if we don't do what they ask, the company may face the risk of breach of contract."

"The boss said that once this task is completed, everyone will receive an extra month's bonus."

"Just tell the people in your team that they are all veterans of the company, and that if the company does well, they will all benefit as well."

After listening to Li Hua's words, Team Leader Wang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright, Section Chief Li, since it's the boss's idea, let's come back and work overtime."

"I'll notify the team right away."

After hanging up with Team Leader Wang, Li Hua dialed Team Leader Zhang's number.

After the same explanation, Team Leader Zhang, though somewhat reluctant, finally agreed to come back and work overtime.

Finally, Li Hua dialed the number of Team Leader Liu.

Upon hearing that they had to work overtime, Team Leader Liu became quite agitated: "Section Chief Li, it's already the holidays, I've already planned to go on a trip with my family, why do I suddenly have to work overtime again?"

"The game is already finished, what's there to change?"

Li Hua patiently said, "Team Leader Liu, I understand how you feel. I don't want to disturb everyone's holiday either."

"But this time the situation is special, and we can't refuse Sega's demands."

"The boss knows everyone is working hard, so he promised to give everyone an extra month's bonus after the task is completed."

"For the sake of the company, please come back and help out."

Team Leader Liu was silent for a moment, then said, "Section Chief Li, for the sake of the company, I'll come back to work overtime."

"But I hope there will be fewer of these kinds of things in the future. Everyone needs to rest."

Li Hua quickly said, "Team Leader Liu, thank you for your understanding and support. After this, I will definitely suggest to the boss that we try to arrange work more reasonably and reduce everyone's overtime hours."

After making three phone calls, Li Hua leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples wearily.

He knew that the days ahead would be very difficult, but for the sake of the company, he had to lead everyone to do their best.

The next morning, a biting wind blew and snowflakes drifted down from the sky.

Members of the three programming teams arrived at the company one after another.

They all looked sleepy, their faces showing fatigue and dissatisfaction.

Some people were wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes and were still shivering; others held a cup of steaming hot soy milk in their hands, trying to ward off the cold.

A sense of oppression permeated the company's corridors.

Li Hua stood in the company's conference room, looked at everyone in front of him, cleared his throat, and said, "Dear colleagues, thank you very much for coming back to work overtime during the holiday."

“We encountered a very tricky problem this time. Sega asked us to temporarily change the character settings of the game ‘Sengoku Fuujin’.”

"This is a huge challenge for us, but we have no way out and must do everything we can to complete this task."

"The boss said that after this task is completed, everyone will receive an extra month's bonus."

"Moreover, if this mission is completed well, it will greatly benefit the future development of our company."

"You are all key members of the company, and I believe you can overcome the difficulties and complete the task. Do you all have confidence?"

After hearing Li Hua's words, although everyone was still somewhat dissatisfied, they nodded in agreement, expressing their confidence in the company's future and the bonuses promised by the boss.

But there was a hint of weariness and helplessness in his voice.

In the days that followed, the members of the three programming teams were like wound-up machines, plunging headlong into the intense, almost suffocating work.

A dozen or so computers were arranged closely together.