After coming out of Jiang Shenghe’s office, Luo Qi went to see Secretary Ju. Secretary Ju didn’t even have time to take a lunch break; she had too much work to hand over.

“Master,” Luo Qi lightly knocked on the door panel.

The door was already open, and Secretary Ju welcomed her enthusiastically, “Come in and sit down. There is fruit, so you’re welcome to help yourself.”

“No need.” Luo Qi stood by the door and did not go in. “If you are free in the evening, you can call me and I will ask you about some of Chief Jiang’s work habits.”

“If you didn’t come to me, I would’ve come to you.” Secretary Ju lowered her voice, “I will complain about him tonight once I am out of the sea of ​​suffering, thank you for your hard work.”

Luo Qi smiled, “Call me.”

She didn’t bother Secretary Ju anymore and went back to her office.

Luo Qi didn’t have much work to hand over. Most of Jiang Yueru’s original work was taken over by Jiang Shenghe when she got ill. She could retain the related projects when she went over to Jiang Shenghe and continue working on them without needing to hand it over.

The rest would be handed over to the assistant of the next Vice-Chairman.

… …

When Luo Qi got home in the evening, Secretary Ju’s phone call came as promised.

Secretary Ju was still working overtime at the company, but this was important work too, so she set an alarm and called Luo Qi on time at 7:30.

“Master, are you done at the office?”

Luo Qi was on the balcony, checking to see if her cucumber seeds had sprouted.

“I just finished some work, took a drink of water and was about to go back. But I thought I better call you first. At this rate, I’m afraid my son will be angry and forget about me when I get home.” Speaking of her son, Secretary Ju sighed, “I’ve lived for thirty-seven or eight years, and I haven’t realized how hard it would be to raise kids, really.”

The anxiety was real; she couldn’t help but rub her forehead.

“He’s only on second grade, so relax.”

“I can’t relax. Right now, I’m curled up; it’s better for him to lie flat on his back¹. What do you think he will do in the future?”

Luo Qi took Jiang Shenghe as an example, “Our boss was more troublesome than your son when he was a child. I heard from Director Jiang that he had to write self-criticisms several times a semester.”

Secretary Ju burst out laughing and got into a good mood, “Don’t let him know that you know this.”

She got back to the topic and talked about some of Jiang Shenghe’s habits in detail. These were all related to work and a side that Luo Qi had never known.

Luo Qi took a notebook and recorded everything. From beginning to end, Secretary Ju did not mention anything related to his personal life.

“No one in our President’s Office knows President Jiang’s emotional status.”

Secretary Ju couldn’t help but feel guilty when she said this.

The fact that the boss liked Luo Qi was the secret kept by the President’s office.

Secretary Ju gave Luo Qi some pretense advice, “Don’t test Chief Jiang for emotional problems, and don’t ask more about Chief Jiang’s personal schedule. Anyway, the less you know, the better. Especially since Chief Jiang attracts many women. We are all worried about the boss, and as assistants, the first thing we must watch is our mouths.”

Luo Qi naturally didn’t ask any more questions because Jiang Shenghe told her that he had been troubled by feelings before.

How could she dare poke his scars?

“That’s about it.” Secretary Ju said encouragingly, “These are some habits I learned when working with Chief Jiang. But people have different ways of getting along with different people. You try to find a more efficient way of getting along with him that works for you. “

She wanted to say ‘comfortable’ mode of getting along, but she changed it to ‘efficient’, which seemed more professional.

Luo Qi thanked her and wrote each advice down one by one.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Her appointment came down on Friday.

Her transition from Jiang Yueru’s Assistant to Jiang Shenghe’s Assistant was unexpected but reasonable from the perspective of the senior management. She was Jiang Yueru’s most trusted person, and Jiang Shenghe equally trusted her.

But they were probably surprised that she gave up the opportunity to lead Yuanwei Medical.²

After working overtime tonight, Luo Qi didn’t get home until nine o’clock. The first thing she did when she got home was to go to the balcony to check on the cucumbers.

It’s been five days and every cucumber seed she planted has sprouted with two small leaves! The balcony has sufficient sunlight, and they looked like they were growing well.

She took a few photos, and before she could remember to send them to Luo Yu, her eldest cousin’s phone call came in.

Yesterday, she had asked her eldest cousin to help inquire about the current situation of her father’s company, and now he was probably calling to give her a response.

Luo Yuli actually knew about the current situation of Second Uncle’s company. He just pretended not to know yesterday. He didn’t want Luo Qi to worry, so he could only prevaricate and say that he’d ask around but that Second Uncle’s situation shouldn’t be serious.

He was not familiar with Second Uncle’s industry at all and had no connections to speak of, so any help he could provide was limited.

“Eldest Brother, how are things on my dad’s side?”

Luo Yuli avoided the serious issue and said, “I asked about it. The price of raw materials have increased significantly. Their product price has lost its competitive advantage. But it is definitely not comparable with what happened before.”

Luo Qi breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t ask too much, as long as he could hold on. “Don’t worry about dad. I’ll pay back the money. I’ve been transferred to another job, which is considered a promotion. My salary has increased by almost 30% compared to before.”

Luo Yuli asked, “What money do you still owe? What do you owe Pei Shixiao?”

“I don’t owe him anything.”

Luo Yuli then understood, “We were the ones who lent the money to Second Uncle. When we lent it, we said he could pay it back when he had the money. Why are you in a hurry?”

Luo Qi could only say, “I’m not in a hurry. I’m worried that my dad will be.”

What she was really worried about now was that without Pei Shixiao’s family as a big customer, her cousin’s company would have difficulty finding similarly big customers. It will suffer from overcapacity and would face various problems such as employee layoffs.

After hanging up the phone, Luo Yuli remained thinking about how to help his second uncle.

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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FOOTNOTES:

¹The imagery is about blankets—or the inadequacy of them—in cold weather. The poor would be curled up for warmth and those who have it easy could lie down stretched out. Secretary Ju means that as a mother she is working hard so that the next generation would have a better life and have no need to suffer. ↩︎

²She passed on Yuanwei Medical because that was based in Shanghai. Her engagement was broken and her parents had pushed her away so she wanted to remain in Beijing. ↩︎

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