Chapter 933
Taking an Inch and a Mile
Although Li Ruiming refrained from clashing with Lin Jingyu's mother for the sake of his girlfriend, his cousin Xu Bo'an was still sitting there, and he had to express his stance to him, otherwise it would be bad if Xu Bo'an misunderstood.
Thinking of this, Li Ruiming said to Xu Bo'an, "Cousin, the fact that you gave me this opportunity to work at your company is already the greatest favor you can do for me. If I want a promotion, it will definitely be based on my own abilities, not through your connections. Please rest assured about that!"
Xu Bo'an was quite pleased to hear Li Ruiming's words. Just as Li Ruiming said, if everyone who had any connection with him wanted to use his connections to get promoted, how could the company continue to operate?
Moreover, if they were such greedy people, Xu Bo'an wouldn't have introduced them to work in his company. People like Liu Quan, Tang Xiaotong, and Ma Lu, who were introduced by Xu Bo'an before, were either his former subordinates or his long-time classmates. Xu Bo'an knew their character very well and knew they weren't the kind of people who were greedy, which is why he introduced them to his company.
Although Xu Bo'an disliked ungrateful people who only knew how to take from him, it was a different story if he offered to promote them.
Lin Jingyu is the girl that her cousin Li Ruiming has been secretly in love with for a long time. Today is the first time he has met her parents. Usually, in this situation, a boy would agree with the girl's parents in order to leave a good impression. However, Li Ruiming insisted on his own attitude, which made Xu Bo'an quite admire his cousin Li Ruiming.
After all, such a person is definitely someone who won't be easily influenced by others and will stick to their principles. When faced with such a matter of principle, they won't waver even in front of the parents of the girl they've had a crush on for a long time.
Xu Bo'an admired Li Ruiming's qualities. He smiled and said to Li Ruiming, "It's not like I won't help you at all. When the time is right, your cousin will definitely give you a push. That's for sure. I'm not called cousin for nothing!"
Lin Jingyu's mother was very happy to hear Xu Bo'an's words. After all, her daughter was dating Li Ruiming, so she had to consider his financial situation. If the two got married in the future, they would be family, and the son-in-law's financial situation would be even more important.
Now that the big boss has agreed to use his connections, Li Ruiming still has a bright future ahead of him.
Her own daughter only graduated from a vocational school, and her appearance is not particularly outstanding. Most importantly, her family's economic conditions are relatively poor, so it is impossible for her to find someone with good economic conditions directly. Finding such a promising prospect is quite remarkable.
Lin Jingyu's mother looked at Xu Bo'an with a big smile and said, "See? I told you that the big boss's demeanor is different from ordinary people!"
After saying that, Lin Jingyu's mother immediately said to Xu Bo'an, "Mr. Xu, there's something I'm not sure if I should say!"
Xu Bo'an said, "We're all on the same side, so feel free to speak!"
Lin Jingyu's mother smiled and looked at Xu Bo'an, saying, "Then Auntie will explain. Please forgive me if I say anything wrong!"
Xu Bo'an said, "Just say it!"
Lin Jingyu's mother said to Xu Bo'an, "It's just that... my Yu'er is currently working at a private company. The company is very small, and the employee benefits are not good. Yu'er has been working there for several years, and not only has her salary not increased at all, but she is also getting busier and busier. Do you think you could find a suitable position for Yu'er at your company?"
After hearing Lin Jingyu's mother's words, Li Ruiming said to her, "Auntie, it's probably not appropriate to say such things to my cousin right now!" Lin Jingyu, who was standing nearby, also said, "Yes, I've only been dating Ruiming for a short time, and you're already asking his cousin to find me a job. It really isn't appropriate!"
If Lin Jingyu and her cousin were married and already a couple, Xu Bo'an would make arrangements for Lin Jingyu without anyone else having to say anything.
However, since the two had only recently established a romantic relationship, Xu Bo'an felt that it was indeed inappropriate for Lin Jingyu's mother to bring up the matter of finding Lin Jingyu a job at this time.
Although finding a job for someone is indeed a piece of cake for Xu Bo'an with his current abilities, even though he felt it was inappropriate for Lin Jingyu's mother to bring up this issue now, Xu Bo'an was still willing to do such a small favor to save face for his cousin.
So he smiled and said to Lin Jingyu's mother, "Of course, there's no problem with that. Your daughter is dating my cousin now. If their relationship develops steadily in the future, then I'll have to call her sister-in-law. Finding a job at my company won't be difficult for her!"
The company belongs to Xu Bo'an. Li Ruiming knows that it would be easy for Xu Bo'an to find Lin Jingyu a job, but the timing is not right. He called Xu Bo'an out today just to have a meal and share his joy with him.
Li Ruiming hadn't expected Lin Jingyu's parents to come, and the fact that they made such a request on their very first meeting with Xu Bo'an made Li Ruiming feel very inappropriate and even somewhat disgusted.
Especially today, since Xu Bo'an took the initiative to ask him out, Li Ruiming was afraid that if he asked Xu Bo'an to find a job for Lin Jingyu, Xu Bo'an would overthink it and think that he had other purposes for asking him out today.
Li Ruiming said to Xu Bo'an, "Cousin, this isn't appropriate. There's no rush with work. Yu'er is doing quite well at her current job. Let's talk about it again later!"
Xu Bo'an smiled and said to Li Ruiming, "It's alright. The company is so big, one less person won't make a difference, one more person won't make a difference either. I'll talk to the company's HR department about this and arrange it as soon as possible!"
Lin Jingyu's mother was overjoyed to hear Xu Bo'an's words. Her daughter was only a vocational school graduate, and it would be wonderful if she could get a job at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory with such good benefits.
Lin Jingyu's mother smiled and praised Xu Bo'an, saying, "President Xu is not only young and promising, but also a very straightforward person!"
Lin Jingyu's mother's next words made Xu Bo'an feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"May I ask, Mr. Xu, as a boss of such a high standing, what kind of good position could you arrange for my daughter?" Lin Jingyu's mother asked.
Lin Jingyu's mother's words were truly pushing her luck. (End of Chapter)