After her lunch, Fan Xifeng returned to her cubicle and decided to call her team members for another reintroduction and also to have brainstorming session for another research project prospect to study. That's right, brainstorming session because Fan Xifeng will act tyrannical and won't consider any suggestion to keep the Li Resort project research. She had been meaning to contact the previous team leader as well to personally ask her about the Li Resort project research to answer some questions in her mind and she believed that other members in her team has the woman's number, that's another agenda she called for this meeting.
After waiting sometime, three men finally entered Team B's conference area. They politely nodded their heads towards Fan Xifeng who stood up to welcome the members under her before taking their seat around the round table with seven chairs around it. Seeing them, she frowned. "Is Miss Qi informed that we'll be having our brainstorming session?"
The three men went silent. Fan Xifeng witnessing this also turned silent. The conference room's atmosphere became awkward and seeing that the rather ugly woman yet the same woman they have to respect because she's on higher position than them proved herself not easy to be a push over, someone cleared his throat to answer politely and honestly, "Miss Qi Anmei after the meeting earlier settled all her things and moved to Team A's quarter."
Fan Xifeng watched the man who speak, if her memory serves her right, the man should be the oldest member of her team, the 41 years old Chi Wai Kwong. She nodded her head. "I see. Thank you Sir Chia."
Chia Wai Kwong is not the only one who was surprised to hear Fan Xifeng's address towards the man, even the other two men looked as surprised. Fan Xifeng sigh inside, "Starting today, that's how I will address you. Just because I'm the Team leader doesn't mean that you are in anyway lower than me, I just happened to be the spear head of our team." Fan Xifeng explained briefly and the three men nodded their head. Her line of sight transferred to the younger man, probably he was older by few years than her and to another man, possibly in his thirties, "Sir Hwee, Sir Dou, Sir Chia it's nice meeting you all and I hope that our working relationship will be better so we could work productively. I want your hard work and devotion in this team. I hope we'll get along well."
The three men uttered each of their "Thank You's" and "Looking forward to be working with you Team leader Jing" to which Fan Xifeng replied with a nod.
"Even though we are short of a member, however, I believe in each and everyone's capacity. Since Miss Xin," Fan Xifeng didn't finished her sentence when a knock came to the conference area and soon, the meek looking Xin Daitai walked in. Everyone stood up, including Fan Xifeng to welcome the obvious meek girl with her bangs almost hiding her eyes. "I…. Miss Qi Anmei already moved to Team A quarter and since I finished settling my things, I also decided to move here today… I hope I didn't disturb you or anything."
Fan Xifeng warmly smiled, she couldn't understand it but she felt light hearted towards the meek woman. "You are very much welcome Miss Xin! Your arrival is perfect since we were just about to start our brainstorming for another research project. Please take your seat."
Xin Daitai nodded towards Fan Xifeng, her lips smiling as she walked to the conference table. The 35 years old Dou Baotian pulled an empty chair beside him. Xin Daitai sat on it calmly and soon, the earlier silent conference room turned unexpectedly livelier. With a respectful new team leader plus the surprisingly witty new team member Xin Daitai and minus the attitude-filled Qi Anmei , Team B conference area's atmosphere turned pleasant.
On the other hand, Team A were on their working area where each member started to do their own individual task. However, the soon work-mode filled environment went bad after the people inside starts to gossip. "I'm still feeling at lost. I don't like Xin Daitai but I think she's much better to have than that Qi Anmei," the 27 years old Zhang Li murmured.
Another woman sigh, her name was Yang Suyin, 30 years old, "It's okay. Let's give her the benefit of the doubt. Who knows, since she's under our team, her attitude may be curtailed now that she's directly under Team leader Cheuk."
Zhang Li also sigh back, "I just hope so. Because I won't hold back once she starts showing off her attitude like how she used to in Team B, hmp." Yang Suyin did not reply but she nodded her head in agreement. Their other team member, the 34 years Li Qiang continued working however, his ears perks up listening to his coworkers gossiping. The two women also noticed this but only shook their head, after all, it's at least understandable that he is a man and joining women's gossiping will certainly be not good for his image.
Meanwhile, inside Cheuk Rongfang's cubicle, Qi Anmei was busy gloating with how she bumped Fan Xifeng's shoulder. "Hmp, that ugly woman. Who does she think she is! She thought she could just simply bully me, no way!"
Cheuk Rongfang who was busy in front of her computer did not intentionally ignore her but because she's preoccupied reading her report earlier, trying to sight any mistakes, she could "hmm" back.
"Sister Rongrong!" Qi Anmei's loud voice surprised Cheuk Rongfang.
"What?"
"You're not listening!" Qi Anmei pouted.
"Sister Anmei," Cheuk Rongfang sigh and moved her swivel chair to directly face Qi Anmei,
"I need you to remember some things since you're under me, first off, don't call me "Sister Rongrong" whenever were working okay? I don't want the rest of our team members to think that I'm biased with you. Second, during our work hours, no coming here to gossip, you will be given a task soon and just like our other team member, you'll be working with them inside the working area, and lastly, curtail your attitude please. Unlike Team B who mostly consist of men and were only obviously trying to understand your constant show-off of attitude because you're a woman, here in Team A, aside from me, we have Zhang Li and Yang Suyin here. They're competitive women and trust me, you'll meet your match with them if you try to show your attitude. And I won't take any sides, okay?" Cheuk Rongfang explained rationally.
Qi Anmei sulk but calmly "Hmm". After sometime, Cheuk Rongfang smiled, "How would a Saturday dinner sounds like? My treat."
Qi Anmei's sulking attitude improved. "Really?"
"Really." Cheuk Rongfang confirmed.
"Alright. Since you're very nice to me, I want to start working now. Give me a task!"
Cheuk Rongfang's smile instantly froze because with her perfectionist character, she herself couldn't trust Anmei with any task yet. However she quickly thought of something, "I'll list down all the things you need to research first, after you finished them, sent the details to me and afterwards, I will give you a field work."
"Ugh!" Qi Anmei slumped back on the chair.
"What's wrong?"
"I hate field work! I hate being under sun!"
"That explains why your knowledge of your former team was limited."
Qi Anmei "Hmp". This made Cheuk Rongfang smiled, "Come on."
"Fine. Since it came from you, I'll be obedient."
Cheuk Rongfang's smile deepened, "Good girl."