528: Chapter 488 You’re Fired_1 528: Chapter 488 You’re Fired_1 “Miss Nangong…
came to pick up Lu Chuan?” Ma Chenggong muttered to himself.
Shanshan said, “Didn’t you say this guy was a loser?
Why would Miss Nangong come in person to pick him up?
And looking at the two of them, they seem like close friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time.
I even think that Miss Nangong is somewhat reserved in front of this guy.
Is Miss Nangong with everyone?”
Usually, people only become reserved when meeting someone they highly value.
Ma Chenggong said, “Who knows what kind of dumb luck this guy has to get Miss Nangong to pick him up from the airport in person.”
“Leave him alone for now.
This is our first time meeting Miss Nangong; we must make a good impression on her.”
With that thought, he straightened his clothes, then walked up to Nangong Duoduo with his head high and chest out, bowed deeply, and greeted her in perfect English, “Miss Nangong, it’s an honor to meet you here.
I am your newest caretaker at the Rose Villa Estate, Ma Chenggong.
It seems even God favors our collaboration, allowing us to meet you right after getting off the plane.”
Nangong Duoduo turned her head to look at Ma Chenggong and frowned, asking, “Aren’t you Cathayan?”
Ma Chenggong was taken aback and replied in Mandarin, “Yes, I am.”
Nangong Duoduo said, “Then why are you pretending to be a foreigner?
Can’t you see that I am Cathayan?”
The expression on Ma Chenggong’s face immediately stiffened.
He had intended to show off his professional abilities so that Nangong Duoduo would feel she had made the right choice in hiring him as a caretaker, but his plan backfired.
He managed an awkward smile and said, “I’m sorry, I thought you were used to communicating in English after living overseas for many years.”
Nangong Duoduo snorted coldly and said, “Even if I live here, it’s only because our family’s business is here.
But I am a genuine Cathayan, and I love Cathayan culture deeply.
That’s why our corporation requires all employees, unless they are Cathayan, to learn Mandarin, and now our internal communication is all in Mandarin.”
“Moreover, our family is committed to promoting Cathayan culture abroad.
Now that our nation is strong, there is no need to pretend to be a foreigner to be accepted by others when abroad.
Doing so would only turn into a joke.”
Ma Chenggong cleared his throat and said, “Miss Nangong is absolutely right, I will proudly embrace my Cathayan identity from now on.
These are minor issues and will not affect our collaboration.”
Shanshan also hurriedly stepped forward, smiling and saying, “Exactly, Miss Nangong, I am the new cook employed at Rose Villa Estate.
The two of us are a couple.
As they say, men and women working together make the task easier.
We will definitely help you take care of the estate in the future.”
Nangong Duoduo looked at them both and said speechlessly, “Don’t you know how the last caretaker of my estate got fired?”
Ma Chenggong and Shanshan looked at each other, then both shook their heads.
Nangong Duoduo said, “The last caretaker was fired because he had improper relationships with the cook, the maids, and even their daughters on the estate.
That’s why romantic relationships between my staff are now prohibited on the estate.
I didn’t expect the two of you to be a couple, it seems I need to recruit a new caretaker and cook again.”
Ma Chenggong and Shanshan’s faces changed drastically.
Ma Chenggong hurriedly said, “Miss Nangong, there has been a misunderstanding.
She and I are not a couple; she just has an unrequited crush on me.
There’s nothing between us.
It won’t be easy to find another caretaker like me, so please don’t go through the trouble of recruiting again!”
Shanshan chimed in, “He’s right, it’s just my one-sided affection; we are not a couple.
Nangong Duoduo snorted coldly and said, “I didn’t expect that you two would take each other’s feelings so lightly.
Just for a job, you actually deny each other’s identity.
Although I am now against office romances, my original thought was if the two of you were steadfast in your commitment to each other, it would actually be more stable and the likelihood of mingling with others would be greatly reduced.
But clearly, you both love this job even more, so I think we better not work together.”
After speaking, she took out her phone, dialed a number, and said, “Help me fire the newly recruited caretaker and the cook at Rose Villa Estate, and also the one who recruited them.
Hiring just anybody, such people without vision are unfit to work under me.”
Ma Chenggong and Shanshan both looked utterly despondent.
They hadn’t imagined that the coveted job abroad they had been so eager to start would be taken away before they even began, especially considering they’d already bragged to everyone they knew.
Now the two of them were about to become the laughingstock in everyone’s eyes.
Suddenly, Ma Chenggong turned to Lu Chuan and said, “Lu Chuan, you’re Miss Nangong’s friend, please plead on my behalf!”
Lu Chuan shrugged his shoulders and said, “I’m also against relationships between employees.
It’s not conducive to work.”
Then he smiled at Nangong Duoduo and said, “Let’s go.”
Nangong Duoduo immediately left with Lu Chuan, leaving the despairing faces of Ma Chenggong and Shanshan behind.
Lu Chuan got into a Rolls-Royce with Nangong Duoduo.
Afterward, the two couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Actually, the reason Nangong Duoduo had fired Ma Chenggong and Shanshan was that Lu Chuan had secretly communicated with her, telling her that Ma Chenggong was a classmate he particularly disliked.
Nangong Duoduo hadn’t had a good first impression of these two individuals, so she simply took the opportunity to fire them.
After all, they were just a caretaker and a cook.
Nangong Duoduo owned more estates than just Rose Villa Estate, and firing employees was a common occurrence.
“They mocked me for a good while.
Seeing their expressions when you fired them, my mood has greatly improved.
Miss Nangong, I really can’t thank you enough for today,” Lu Chuan said to Nangong Duoduo with a smile.
The corners of Nangong Duoduo’s mouth turned up as she said, “Since I’ve helped you get even, why don’t you do me a small favor today?
Lu Chuan asked, “What kind of favor?”
Nangong Duoduo replied, “Accompany me to a ball.
After the ball, we can rest for the night, and tomorrow I’ll take you to see that friend of mine.”
Lu Chuan said with a smile, “Miss Nangong is really too polite.
It’s an honor for me to attend the ball with you, and I get to eat a meal for free.
This is me taking advantage of your kindness, so how can you say that I’m the one doing a favor?”
Nangong Duoduo thought for a moment and then said, “All right then, may I make another request of you?”
Lu Chuan replied, “Go ahead.”
Suddenly, Nangong Duoduo became a bit shy and said, “It’s just that ‘Miss Nangong’ sounds too formal.
could you call me Duoduo?”