Xu Yuanyuan spoke with an odd intonation.
"Of course not. The announcement should clearly state the investigation results, then express the company's abhorrence and condemnation towards such behavior, and finally, the compensation is meant to demonstrate the Huo Family's magnanimity, which is also in line with the Huo Family's corporate culture of 'food as heaven.' If handled properly, it could actually be a free publicity campaign."
An Lan's voice was calm and unhurried, much like a composed and steady general!
This demeanor completely captivated Zheng Qian, who looked at An Lan as if she had found a treasure.
Seeing Zheng Qian's reaction, Xu Yuanyuan was also stunned and quickly said, "Manager Zheng, hasn't my uncle already talked to you..."
Zheng Qian rudely interrupted, "You go back and wait for the notification!"
"But..."
Zheng Qian's expression was cold and impatient, and that immediately shut her up. Reluctantly and with great resentment, she glared at Xu Yuanyuan before leaving unwillingly.
Zheng Qian quickly stood up eagerly and asked An Lan, "What's your name?"
"An Lan," An Lan replied with a light smile. "But I'm not here for an interview today, I'm here to deliver something."
After saying that she shook the documents in her hand. Zheng Qian was very disappointed but still turned around and asked, "May I know who you are looking for?"
Not wanting to attract attention, An Lan made up a story, "I'm here for Assistant Zhang Duo, sorry, I have to excuse myself now."
After finishing, she picked up the documents and left the meeting room, heading straight for Huo Zhanting's office.
This was An Lan's first time in Huo Zhanting's office.
The man had a powerful presence, and the office's black, white, and gray color scheme made it even darker and deeper, making the man seem like a noble duke, not dealing with official duties, but manipulating the world's layout.
An Lan knocked on the door. Without looking up, Huo Zhanting said, "Come in."
An Lan entered and placed the documents on his desk, "The documents you wanted, I've brought them."
Hearing her, Huo Zhanting finally raised his head to take the documents and glance at them. Just then, Zhang Duo came in, stood next to Huo Zhanting, and recounted what had happened in the meeting room.
Huo Zhanting's gaze kept drifting towards An Lan, indicating that the woman wasn't beyond help after all.
"Director Huo, Manager Zheng keeps asking me about your wife. What should I say?"
Huo Zhanting curved his lips into a smile, "I've got it, you can go out now."
Zhang Duo took his leave.
An Lan felt a tingling in her scalp, completely clueless about what Huo Zhanting was plotting, but he continued to bury his head in the documents, ignoring her.
An Lan shifted restlessly.
After a while, she couldn't sit still anymore, "Well, you're busy, so I'll leave now."
"Mhm," Huo Zhanting said indifferently, "Report tomorrow at 9:30 AM, don't be late."
"Ah?" An Lan was stunned, "Report?"
"You wanted a job, didn't you?"
"Ah?" An Lan said in surprise, "You're willing to employ me?"
It finally dawned on An Lan, and she was both shocked and delighted, unable to control her emotions, her voice rising in excitement.
"The Huo Family doesn't keep idlers, if you don't want to come, then go back."
Huo Zhanting's response was evasive. For some reason, he suddenly found it interesting to discover that An Lan would show some seldom-seen expressions when she was emotionally stirred.
An Lan immediately shook her head, then rapidly nodded, "Then what's my position?"
"Weren't you interviewed already?"
Huo Zhanting frowned, this woman was surprisingly clever one moment, and then so foolish the next?
Interview?
An Lan now understood. Could it be that he knew about the incident in the conference room just now?
Huo Zhanting looked at her bright, sparkling eyes, and though his mood wasn't that great, his words were unkind, "If it weren't for the head of the public relations department, Zheng Qian, who inquired about you and said you were talented, do you think you could have gotten this job?"
An Lan couldn't hear the belittling tone in Huo Zhanting's voice at all; her heart was filled with the joy of being able to work!
"I, I will work hard!"
Huo Zhanting grimaced in disdain and wrote An Lan a check for one million with a big wave of his hand.
"Buy some new clothes. Don't dress like this and embarrass the Huo Family."
Although his words weren't pleasant, An Lan was still extremely happy. She didn't care what she wore, nor did she care about the one million; what she cared about was that she could finally go to work!
"Director Huo, there's a visitor."
Zhang Duo knocked on the door, interrupting their conversation; he gave An Lan an ambiguous look, "Mr. An has arrived."
Huo Zhanting, disturbed in his moment alone with An Lan, felt displeasure. Moreover, he never really took the An Family seriously, and thus said, "You take An Lan there; I don't want to see him."
"Yes."
Zhang Duo led An Lan into the conference room.
Upon seeing An Lan, An Guohua put on an affectionate facade, "Oh, Lanlan! Why is it you who came?"
Zhang Duo silently closed the door after witnessing the scene inside.
An Lan gave no face at all, "Enough, Zhang Duo has left. Stop the act. What do you want with me?"
An Guohua laughed awkwardly, but his attitude remained positive, "I've considered the matter you mentioned before; I can give you a part of the An Family shares, but the condition is you must invest twenty million in emergency funds into the An Family for relief. How about it?"
An Lan let out a cold laugh. This old fox was truly asking for too much.
She wasn't ignorant of the An Family's current situation; no doubt, the twenty million was just so that this old fox could line his own pockets, merely disguising it with a good excuse.
"Impossible. Do you think the An Family's shares are still worth that much money after all these years under your management?"
She forthrightly refused. The An Family might have been worth it in the past, but after all these years, An Guohua had driven it to a point of corruption and exhaustion.
An Guohua's eyes harbored a malicious glare as he stared at An Lan. After a moment, he slowly said, "Since you think so, I won't force you. Oh right, Yuxian is getting engaged to Xiao Yihe. As her sister, you must attend."
After saying this, he pushed an invitation across the table and left.
An Lan was struck as if by lightning.
An Yuxian... was getting engaged to Xiao Yihe?
Her reaction did not escape An Guohua's notice, and a concealed cold smirk spread across his face.
Did he not know his own daughter?
Her unrequited feelings for Xiao Yihe were obvious. Did she really think that without her mother, he couldn't manipulate her anymore?
What a joke!
An Lan clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh, "Fine, I know. I will attend."
An Guohua gave An Lan a meaningful look, his voice laced with mockery, "You and Xiao Yihe are at least friends. He will surely be happy if you can come."
He stood up to leave, but before going, he didn't forget to remind An Lan, "Twenty million is nothing to the Huo Family. What's wrong with helping your father out?"
"An Lan, your surname is An. This is something that can never change no matter what!"
An Guohua said coldly, "Twenty million, I'll give you two weeks. If I don't get the money, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!"