Chapter 326: Enthusiastic Performances

Xu Yong's voice came through the phone, "The Nanjing Beer Festival ends tonight, and I'm heading to Zaomen. I probably won't be coming back for a while."

Zaomen?

Chen Jianhai was taken aback.

"Zaomen is the provincial capital, but it lacks aquatic resources. Why are you going there?"

Xu Yong gave a bitter smile and remained silent.

It was a disguised demotion.

On the surface, he was being transferred from the city-level Nanjing to the provincial-level Zaomen, but in reality, he was being exiled to a place with poor aquatic resources and a particularly challenging market environment.

After hanging up, Xu Yong stood in front of his house, gently hugging Wang Wanwan.

Behind him, the luggage was already in the car, just waiting for him to get in.

During his tenure at Nanjing Guangkuo Aquatic Company, not only had he failed to successfully integrate the company into the international market, but he had also almost lost their base of operations.

Even though the ten days of the Nanjing Beer Festival, with Chen Jianhai's help, had barely been managed,

the situation was beyond recovery.

Nanjing Guangkuo could no longer keep him.

"Wanwan, be good and go home!" Xu Yong frowned, repeatedly urging.

Zaomen's future was uncertain, and everything had to start from scratch.

Wang Wanwan, who had been pampered since childhood and had just given birth, was really not suitable for the hardships ahead.

"I already said, wherever you go, I go. If you go to Zaomen, I go to Zaomen!" Wang Wanwan stubbornly declared, holding the baby in one arm and dragging a huge suitcase with the other.

"You..." Xu Yong was exasperated. "Can't you listen to me just once?"

"No!" Wang Wanwan rolled her eyes at Xu Yong, "You spoiled me, so you have to deal with it!"

Xu Yong was at a loss for words.

After a ten-minute argument, Xu Yong finally sighed and said seriously, "The living conditions there aren't as good as here, you might be uncomfortable."

"Zaomen is close, just a two-hour high-speed train ride. I'll come back to see you on weekends."

Wang Wanwan, unfazed, countered, "How uncomfortable? As long as you don't make me sleep on a cement floor, I'll be fine."

Xu Yong stared at Wang Wanwan, wanting to say something, but she cut him off.

"When we started dating, I made it clear: I will never accept a long-distance relationship!"

Xu Yong, frustrated, said, "This isn't a long-distance relationship! It's different."

Wang Wanwan, angry, retorted, "It is a long-distance relationship! I don't care, wherever you go, I go. I'm sticking with you."

Xu Yong, face flushed with anger, said, "You... I..."

"What about me! What do you want to say? Are you trying to defy me?" Wang Wanwan's words poured out like a machine gun.

"Can't you just listen to me once..." Xu Yong reached out, pulling Wang Wanwan into his arms.

"My nose..." Wang Wanwan cried out in pain, "What are you doing! Let go of me!"

"Why did I meet you!" Xu Yong buried his head in Wang Wanwan's hair. After a long pause, he softly asked, "Are you really coming with me?"

Wang Wanwan nodded firmly, "If you don't take me, I'll kick you to death."

After a full two minutes,

Xu Yong let go of Wang Wanwan.

His eyes were red, but he was smiling happily.

Then, Xu Yong grabbed the huge suitcase from Wang Wanwan and threw it into the trunk.

Taking Wang Wanwan's hand,

"Let's go, wife, we're going to Zaomen!"

Wang Wanwan smiled, tiptoeing to kiss Xu Yong on the cheek.

"Let's go, husband, we're going to Zaomen!"

The family of three got in the car, which slowly started moving.

Wang Wanwan looked at the mansion where she had grown up, feeling a sense of reluctance and sadness.

This was her childhood home, holding all her beautiful memories, her childhood, her youth, and the love and care she had received.

Xu Yong noticed Wang Wanwan's reluctance and gently squeezed her hand.

"Give me some time, I will bring you back."

...

### Chaoxi Park

Su Jie and Liu Qinglu walked side by side on the beach, gazing at the distant blue sea.

"Did Chen Jianhai call you just now?" Liu Qinglu asked nonchalantly.

Su Jie, unsuspecting, replied, "Boss Chen said there's an annual meeting at the hotel tomorrow night, and he wants me to join the fun."

"Oh." Liu Qinglu nodded quietly.

They continued walking,

Liu Qinglu pulled out her phone and checked it.

Su Jie asked curiously, "Is something up at the hotel?"

Liu Qinglu shook her head, "No."

They walked in silence for a while.

Su Jie, taking a deep breath, started to speak, "Qinglu, we..."

But Liu Qinglu interrupted, "I'm changing jobs, going to Zaomen."

"Mm." Su Jie responded instinctively.

The next moment, Su Jie stopped abruptly, looking at Liu Qinglu in disbelief,

"You're going to Zaomen???"

Liu Qinglu lowered her head, gently tucking her hair behind her ear, avoiding his gaze, "After the New Year, I'll be an assistant at Cui Rong Bay Hotel in Zaomen."

Cui Rong Bay... Tong Tongsheng's hotel?

"Su Jie, thank you for your help over the years. Whether at Yuemei Hotel or Nanjing Glory Hotel, you've always helped me a lot."

"I'm very grateful. If you ever visit Zaomen, remember to find me."

With that, Liu Qinglu turned and walked away, leaving a trail of footprints in the sand.

Su Jie stood there, watching her leave.

...

### Long'ai Hotel

Chen Jianhai looked at his phone,

"Xu Yong is really in a hurry. He could have stayed for a meal."

As he spoke, Wen Zifan walked over and placed a folder on the table.

"Boss, the arrangements for the annual meeting and the prize settings are finalized. Please take a look."

Chen Jianhai opened the folder. The first page detailed the catering arrangements and expenses for the event.

For the catering, Chen Jianhai decided to give the hardworking kitchen staff a break, so all the food for the annual meeting was ordered from other hotels' signature dishes.

When the time comes, they just had to wait for the delivery.

The second page listed the performances reported by the employees.

Chen Jianhai's eyes widened, "So many people are performing? Is this for real!"

From childhood, except for a voluntary performance in elementary school, he always avoided participating in annual events, and if he couldn't avoid it, he was forced to participate.

But this long list of performances and participants...

Chen Jianhai's eyelid twitched.

Are my employees all show-offs or what? So many of them are so talented?

Wen Zifan smiled, "Boss, you said every employee who performs gets a red packet, and the better the performance, the bigger the red packet. So everyone is very enthusiastic."

Enthusiastic… My goodness!

Chen Jianhai frowned, tapping his pen on the program list featuring a prairie song.

"Electrician, plumber, bellboy... these three with their raspy voices singing a prairie song by the sea, and you approved it???"