Chapter 197 From Stray Cat to Full-Time Employee

"Uh..."

Song Xinyao scooped up the kitten from under her bottom, held it in her hands, and walked sheepishly to Ling Yue's side. "Sorry, I saw it eating freeze-dried treats at the front desk just now and thought it was a cat raised by the Company..."

After saying that, she made a flurry of exaggerated gestures in a split second and leaned into Ling Yue's ear. "Damn, sis, did I cause trouble for you?"

Before Ling Yue could reply, Chen Dong walked over from the stairwell. His gaze swept across the group of people who had just been playing with the cat, locking precisely onto the front desk receptionist. "Where did this cat come from?"

The receptionist said weakly, "It, it wandered over by itself."

Oh my god.

She lived very far from the residential area's Cainiao Station and didn't want to take a detour to pick up her package after going home, so she had the freeze-dried treats she bought for her own cat delivered to the Company, thinking she'd just take them home after work. She hadn't expected to see a four-month-old poor little thing gnawing on the greenery at the entrance.

How could a cat servant stand to see that? She called the kitten to the front desk and fed it a pack of freeze-dried treats.

They were so expensive!

58 yuan for 100g!

One pack is 10g, which means 5.8 yuan!

She couldn't even bear to eat such good snacks herself.

Surely they wouldn't fire her just for letting a cat in, right?

No, please don't!

She had gotten lucky and landed a job at this film Company.

The receptionist's monthly salary was 6,000 yuan, plus various benefits.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to afford such expensive snacks for her cat master.

Ling Yue glanced at the cat in Song Xinyao's hands: a pure white, skinny kitten with a tail like a chopstick and legs like bamboo poles. It had a black mole at the corner of its mouth and looked quite ugly, licking its mouth.

To be honest, Ling Yue had never seen such an ugly cat.

There were many restaurants in the business park; if it had just gone door-to-door begging for food, it wouldn't have starved itself so thin.

Clearly, it was too ugly and not well-liked by outsiders; it probably rarely got fed any ham sausages.

It had been so hungry, the poor thing kept licking its mouth.

"I remember there are two storage rooms on the first floor." Ling Yue turned to look at Chen Dong.

Chen Dong immediately understood the boss's meaning. "Yes, there aren't many things right now, and one of the storage rooms is still empty.

Hey! They say a cat that comes to your door on its own is a lucky cat, so we can't chase it away. I'll have someone clean up the smaller storage room tomorrow, install an independent air purifier, and buy some cat trees, cat litter, litter boxes, and a cat villa."

"Oh my, Uncle, you are such a good person!" If Song Xinyao weren't holding the cat, she would definitely give Chen Dong a thumbs up.

Chen Dong looked modest.

Just flattery; he was just good with words.

Ling Yue reached out, and the ugly little cat immediately nudged its head forward; it was very affectionate.

"Yo, yo, yo, it even knows how to suck up to the boss." Song Xinyao looked indignant at being treated differently and huffed, "When I touched it just now, it tried to swipe at me. What a snobbish cat."

Ling Yue was in a great mood. "The kitten doesn't have a name yet... How about calling it Dada?"

"That's a good name. Dada. It sounds like a cat that belongs to our Company." Chen Dong was the first to raise his hand in approval.

"Meow~" Dada, now full and satisfied, let out a contented meow.

Song Xinyao tsked twice. "A stray kitty making it as a full-time employee, let me see..."

After saying this, the shameless woman actually lifted the cat's hind legs and looked at a certain spot with a lewd smile. "Our Dada is a girl, too. In the future, she won't have to wander anymore, and she'll have endless pretty clothes to wear and cat cans to eat.

Next time I come, she'll be a cat master I can't even reach."

Song Xinyao put the cat on the ground. Dada wasn't scared anymore; she held her head high and chest out, patrolling her territory.

"What a smart cat, she even knows it was our big boss who accepted her. Look, she's not scared at all." Chen Dong watched how easily the cat was accepted and was so envious.

"Remember to find a time to take her to get vaccinated, and buy some cat food and canned food for her. It's hot lately, so forget it for now, but remember to buy clothes for the child when it gets cold.

In short, whatever you need to buy, just send it to my assistant, and he will reimburse you." Ling Yue said this to the receptionist.

"Okay!"

The cat wasn't thrown away, and her job was saved.

The receptionist felt even more that this job was good.

This was Hangzhou, a business park where land was worth its weight in gold. She heard the boss spent over 400 million just to buy this building.

Don't look at that small storage room; it's only thirty-something square meters, but the market value is over a million.

She had been working for many years and couldn't even afford ten square meters, yet the cat had already moved in.

Another day of envying the cat master.

By the way, President Ling is so good to cats, she must have some at home, right?

She couldn't imagine how awesome it would be to be President Ling's cat.

In reality, Ling Yue felt that raising a living thing was very troublesome.

She was impulsive and occasionally would just leave on a whim. If she got a cat at home and left it to be a "left-behind child" every day, how miserable that would be.

Better not.

Chen Dong saw Ling Yue off.

The elevator door closed.

The future cat servants who had just had their hearts captured by the kitten all patted their chests in relief.

Future Cat Servant No. 1: "That scared me to death, I thought we were going to get scolded."

Future Cat Servant No. 2: "Our big boss is actually quite nice."

"I have a stereotype about people; I think if someone likes small animals, their character definitely can't be bad." Future Cat Servant No. 3 said.

"It really scared me just now. Why didn't anyone tell me that young woman was the boss's friend? I thought she was an employee too. I didn't say anything bad about the boss, did I?" Future Cat Servant No. 4 was worried about another issue.

"I thought you all knew. I saw Director Jin bringing them upstairs this morning. I guessed she might be Director Jin's friend too. I didn't expect one to be the boss and the other to be the boss's friend. But they don't have any airs; they probably wouldn't bother to tell on us."

"I was too busy petting the cat just now, didn't have time to discuss anything. It should be fine."

"But honestly, there's really nothing to complain about in our Company right now."

"The Company environment is good, the benefits are good, there are free drinks, coffee, and snacks, and we can pet cats during work! Currently, it seems like everything is a plus!"

Seeing that if they didn't stop, they would keep chatting.

The HR manager stepped forward and clapped. "It's almost time to get off work. Have you finished your work? There's no overtime pay for overtime caused by personal reasons."

Right, right, right. Nothing is more important than getting off work!

Everyone switched from being busy with their mouths to being busy with their hands.

The temperature in the underground garage was moderate, even a bit chilly.

Master Qin paced back and forth in the garage. It was said that because he had been sitting for a long time, his waist was bad, so he had to walk 5,000 steps every day, and his wife would check when he got home.

Look, as soon as he had a moment, he would check his WeChat step count on his phone.

Hearing the sound of conversation, Master Qin turned back and opened the car door.

Before leaving, Ling Yue said some heartfelt words to Chen Dong:

"Chen Dong, Director Jin is a person who puts art above all else. He has almost no experience in managing a Company and is mainly responsible for the content output sector. Putting everything else on your shoulders must be very exhausting. I understand all these situations. In the future, whether you need people or money, just bring it up to the relevant departments directly. I've already given them the word, and they will assist you 100%."

"I've also talked to Director Jin. Regarding Company decisions, he said he'd listen to you. If he has any questions, he will negotiate with you and won't make decisions arbitrarily, giving you full decision-making freedom."

This is... delegating authority?

Delegating authority means Ling Yue trusts him.

Along with the sense of pressure, there was also a sense of relief from being respected and trusted.

What else could he say?

A post-00s boss also has the benefits of a post-00s boss!

Although young, she was respectful enough to him, the salary was high, and there were dividends to earn.

His immediate superior was an artist who only cared about creation, and there was no factionalism in the Company currently. He was indeed a bit exhausted, but at least he didn't have to play mind games with people.

His body was tired, but his mind felt very refreshed.

Ling Yue: "By the way, I might not be able to come to the Company often in the future, but I've selected an assistant. If you have anything, you can tell him first, and he will relay it. The Company's affairs will be hard work for you."

Chen Dong nodded heavily: "I will!"