Reborn in 2000: Starting from Pursuing the Pure High School Beauty Desk Mate

Chapter 791: Negotiation

At noon the next day, Chen Fan was strolling on the street with Su Ruochu while waiting for Gao Xiaoxi to come from school for lunch.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Fan asked with a smile as he held Su Ruochu's hand, "Why do I feel like you're somewhat distracted?"

"What? No, I'm not!" Su Ruochu quickly smiled, "What makes you think I'm distracted?"

"Just now when we were shopping, you seemed a bit unenthusiastic."

Su Ruochu replied, "I just didn't like those things."

"Is that so?" Chen Fan suggested, "Then this afternoon I'll take you somewhere else, to a better store. We can buy whatever you want."

Su Ruochu smiled and shook her head.

"Really, there's no need. I only have 2 hands, and look how many bags you've already bought me. There's barely any space left at home."

Chen Fan joked, "I didn't know there were women who didn't like receiving gifts. Marrying a beautiful woman like you who saves me money is quite fortunate."

Su Ruochu pouted with a smile, "I'm not with you because of your money."

"I know, I know. When you first agreed to be my girlfriend, I was still a poor nobody."

"But as your boyfriend, of course I need to work hard to earn money and give you a better life. That's my responsibility as a man."

Su Ruochu gently held onto Chen Fan's arm, "I don't envy the life of rich people. As long as I can be with you, I'm willing to live a simple life."

Chen Fan smiled, "I love hearing that, but while you might be willing, I have to think about our future children."

"Look, after the child is born, there's milk powder, diapers, new clothes, then school, tutoring classes, exams... All these cost money, right? I need to earn money for our child in advance."

Su Ruochu let out a light snort, "Who said I'm having children with you?"

Chen Fan smiled and leaned down, staring intensely into Su Ruochu's eyes.

"Are you sure nothing's wrong?"

Su Ruochu's heart skipped a beat, hesitating whether to take this chance to ask about that matter.

Just then, Chen Fan's phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

After listening for a few sentences, Chen Fan's expression became somewhat serious.

"I understand. I'll be right there."

After hanging up, Chen Fan looked at Su Ruochu with an apologetic smile.

"I'm afraid I can't have lunch with you."

"What happened?"

"There's a small situation at the company that needs my attention."

Su Ruochu quickly said, "Then hurry and go. Don't worry about me."

"Will you be okay by yourself?"

"Xiaoxi will be here soon. I'll have lunch with her and then we'll go shopping together."

Chen Fan nodded, "Alright then. Don't hesitate to spend money."

"Remember this: I earn money for you to spend. Your man has plenty of money."

Su Ruochu was amused and gave Chen Fan a light push.

"Now you're getting cocky. Hurry up and go."

Chen Fan smiled and waved.

"I'm off then. Wait for my call."

Watching Chen Fan drive away, Su Ruochu stood by the roadside and quietly let out a sigh.

Indeed, she still didn't have the courage to ask.

"Cousin..."

Looking up, she saw Gao Xiaoxi excitedly waving at the intersection ahead.

The girl ran over, looking around curiously.

"Why are you alone? Where's my brother-in-law?"

"You just missed him. He just left."

"Huh? Weren't we supposed to go shopping and have lunch together?"

"He just got a phone call saying there was something at the company."

Gao Xiaoxi immediately sighed in disappointment.

"Brother-in-law is really busy."

Su Ruochu smiled, "Alright, let's not talk about him. Are you hungry? Let's find a place to eat first."

"Okay!"

Gao Xiaoxi immediately excitedly linked arms with Su Ruochu.

"Cousin, about that thing... did you ask brother-in-law?"

Su Ruochu paused, then shook her head.

"That's great!"

Gao Xiaoxi let out a long breath of relief, patting her chest.

"You scared me to death."

"What's wrong with you?"

"Oh my god, you don't know, I've been terrified these past few days. I was worried that my big mouth would cause you two to fight, or even break up. Then I'd really be the ultimate sinner."

"Cousin, actually... I wasn't saying they definitely had something going on, I just wanted to remind you to get married and get your marriage certificate with brother-in-law soon."

"If you two ended up fighting because of this, wouldn't I be the culprit?"

Su Ruochu smiled and asked, "Now you're worried? Then why did you tell me before?"

"Well, I was anxious at the time!"

"I regretted it afterward. I wish I hadn't said anything."

Su Ruochu glared, "Not saying anything wouldn't work either. In the future, you still need to tell me everything. Got it?"

"Cousin, why don't you just ask brother-in-law? Wouldn't that put your mind at ease?"

Su Ruochu was silent for 2 seconds.

"I haven't figured out how yet."

"Let me think about it some more."

"Oh..."

...

At Hongfan Electronics Co., Ltd.

In the conference room.

The warning Fang Ling had given Chen Fan had come true.

Some high-level employees in the company were really preparing to protest.

The cause was simple - the current managing director Gao Cheng, along with a vice manager and several workshop supervisors from the factory, had gone on strike.

Their demand was simple: increase their salary and benefits. If management didn't agree, they would resign immediately.

Actually, when the factory was nearly bankrupt before, everyone in the factory was panicking, and many executives were secretly looking for exit strategies.

Who would have thought that when things seemed darkest, the electronics factory would be acquired by Chen Fan.

When they heard the acquiring company was Ruofan Group, everyone in the factory was overjoyed.

What was Ruofan Group?

It was currently the most famous company in Yunhai.

Especially the group's founder Chen Fan, who was even more renowned. Rumor had it he was a billionaire, the richest man in Yunhai.

Being acquired by such a promising and powerful group filled everyone with confidence, believing good days were finally ahead.

However, after 1-2 months, everything at the electronics factory remained the same, with no reform measures implemented.

Although the group had paid the back wages owed when the company was losing money, and everyone was now working normally with salaries being paid on time.

But people always have desires.

Being backed by such a large company as Ruofan Group but still receiving their old salaries, many people became dissatisfied.

Especially the factory's general manager, Gao Cheng.

In his view, the company name had been changed to Hongfan Electronics, and judging by the name, it was clearly a subsidiary company alongside the group's Feifan Technology, Feifan Video, and Qifan Construction.

But when he inquired about the salaries of executives at these other companies and compared them to his own.

He immediately felt unbalanced.

That's why Gao Cheng decided to make some noise, to voice his opinions and make the boss above pay attention, at least to raise his salary standards.

He was very confident.

Because he had been managing this factory for almost 10 years.

From top to bottom, no one understood this factory better than he did.

Moreover, the factory previously produced electronic components, and Gao Cheng himself was an expert in this field.

He felt he had the leverage to negotiate with Chen Fan.

That's why he was so confident about meeting this young business genius.