"You actually asked me what the problem is? You, an intern, staying in a five-star hotel on a business trip? Don’t you know that the company has a rule that ordinary employees’ hotel stays on business trips must not exceed three stars? Let me tell you, you’ll have to figure out how to cover the excess cost yourself, because the company is not going to reimburse you."
When Chen Rong had checked out the hotel in the cab, she discovered that even the most basic twin rooms cost 800 per night.
This girl probably thought she could take advantage of the business trip to freeload in a luxury hotel.
does she even qualify for a five-star hotel?
So that was the reason.
"I understand!" Shen Weiyi said.
It was her first business trip, and besides the client’s company address and phone number, no other details or guidelines for the trip had been given to her.
In the past, when she had traveled with Shen Juanzhi, they had always stayed at five-star hotels. Since she was on her own this time, she wanted to stay somewhere comfortable, so she habitually booked the best hotel. Moreover, she hadn’t booked a typical room at 800 per night, but a suite costing 3888 per night, and she hadn’t even thought about reimbursement.
"What kind of attitude is that?" Chen Rong’s anger intensified when she saw Shen Weiyi’s nonchalant demeanor.
Shen Weiyi: "I said I’d pay the excess myself. Do you have any other issues?"
Chen Rong was taken aback.
She’s an intern, earning a salary of a few thousand yuan, staying in a hotel that’s nearly a thousand per night, and she doesn’t see a problem with it? What could she possibly say?
Since she was willing to pay out of her own pocket to stay in a better hotel, Chen Rong had no grounds to stop her.
"Which room?" she asked.
Shen Weiyi looked at her in confusion, saw her dragging her luggage, preparing to head towards the hotel, and then realized, "Are you planning to stay with me?"
"What else did you think? Did you really believe the two of us on a business trip could each have our own room?" Chen Rong looked at her sarcastically.
According to company policy, when two employees of the same gender travel together, they can only claim reimbursement for the cost of lodging for one person, meaning they had to share a room.
"I’m not used to staying with others," Shen Weiyi said.
"What do you mean by that?" Chen Rong glared at her. Did she expect to have a room to herself?
Shen Weiyi: "You could find another hotel. I will cover this stay myself, and you can seek reimbursement from the company for your share."
"Fine, whatever!" Chen Rong, gritting her teeth, felt that anyone would prefer to stay alone if possible. Since Shen Weiyi was insistent on paying, Chen Rong had no reason to argue.
"You should have arrived this morning. Did you contact the client’s company? What did they say? When are the meetings scheduled?" she continued coldly.
Shen Weiyi: "We’ve been in touch. However, the project head was unavailable today, so we’ve arranged to visit the company tomorrow morning and might go to the factory in the afternoon. Oh, and there’s a dinner tonight; it’s a welcoming one. It will be attended by the CEO and project head of the client company."
"You, just a lowly intern, and they’d have the big boss accompany you for dinner?" Chen Rong looked at her skeptically, suspecting she was dreaming.
Normally, at their level, mostly secretaries take care of such duties, and if they’re a bit more serious, they might send a project manager.
Although the company is newly developed, it being appreciated by Secretary Jiang suggests that the client company is not without strength. How could a respected company president demean himself to dine with a mere client representative?