HCB Chapter 85 Xiaomin's Family Affairs
Chapter 85 Xiaomin's Family Affairs
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaomin nodded: "Yes, is there a problem?"
"With your qualifications, you could easily find a better job than this. Can you tell me why you would give up a high-paying job to become a lowly salesperson?"
Chao Bufan voiced his confusion, feeling that Lin Xiaomin was somewhat special. Logically speaking, a college student with such a high level of education and such good conditions would usually look for a high-paying job related to their major. Who would be foolish enough to give up such good conditions to do a hard job?
"Of course it's to make money!" Lin Xiaomin answered without any hesitation. "I heard that there are commissions for doing sales, and the more sales you do, the higher your commission, so I wanted to challenge my abilities!"
Lin Xiaomin spoke very casually and frankly, without any hint of concealment, as if she were talking about a trivial and normal little thing. This surprised Chao Bufan slightly, and he asked with a smile, "What if there are no sales targets?"
Lin Xiaomin smiled and said, "I haven't thought about these things, but I know that there's no reward without effort."
Chao Bufan nodded and then said, "I heard from Manager Guan that you went to great lengths to travel back and forth several times recently in order to sign this order with this company in Country X, and you refused to reimburse the expenses for those trips. Can you tell me why?"
"Oh, you mean this? There's no particular reason!" Lin Xiaomin said calmly. "If Tang's Group hadn't given me so much room for development, I wouldn't have gotten this order. Actually, at first, I was just trying my luck as a salesperson. I wanted to challenge myself, and I didn't expect to actually land this order. In the beginning, I wasn't very confident, so I planned to go to the company in person. I thought that if we couldn't close the deal, I would definitely get reimbursed for the expense; if we could, I wouldn't need it. The commission the company gave me would be enough. I'm a person who, although greedy for money, isn't greedy. The benefits the company gave me have already satisfied me, so I didn't plan to get reimbursed."
Chao Bufan had to look at Lin Xiaomin with new respect. He smiled and said meaningfully, "The company has its rules. We can't shortchange you on what we're owed. Your round-trip expenses must have amounted to tens of thousands of yuan! That's no small sum for any working person."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaomin smiled faintly and said calmly, "So what? Last time, the company gave me more than 300,000 yuan in one go! That's an astronomical figure for me."
"But that's what you deserve, it doesn't cover your travel expenses, you know?"
"Chairman, to be honest, if the company didn't give me this development platform, how would I have such a good opportunity to make money? That's just how I am, I mean what I say."
Lin Xiaomin had barely finished speaking when her phone rang in her pocket. She smiled and said, "Excuse me, Chairman, I need to take this call first."
Chao Bufan nodded and smiled...
Lin Xiaomin got up and walked to the side, answering the phone in a low voice: "Hello, Mom, didn't I tell you not to call me during work hours?"
Lin Xiaomin's mother's anxious voice came through the phone: "Xiaomin, Mom didn't want to call you, but your brother..."
"Mom, what's wrong with my brother again?" Lin Xiaomin asked in alarm.
"The doctor just examined your brother and said he needs a second surgery."
"A second surgery?" Lin Xiaomin was startled again and asked, "Mom, didn't my brother just have surgery a few days ago? Why does he need another surgery? Did the last surgery not work?"
"I don't know. The doctor said your brother's illness is very complicated and he needs a second surgery. However, this surgery is very risky. Xiaomin, the doctor said the surgery will cost at least 500,000 yuan! We need to think of something quickly!"
"What? Five hundred thousand?" Lin Xiaomin almost collapsed, and said anxiously, "Mom, where am I supposed to get so much money all at once?"
The sound of Lin Xiaomin's mother crying came from the phone: "Mom knows, but Mom has no choice! The doctor suddenly asked me to prepare 500,000 yuan for the surgery. Isn't that going to kill me? You know my situation. Where am I supposed to get the money? That's why I had to call you."
"Mom, I don't have that much money right now! How about this, I still have some money in my card, I'll transfer it to your card after get off work, you pay this first, and I'll figure out the rest."
"Um, Xiaomin, could you take half a day off to come to the hospital? I'm worried about your brother... he..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaomin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, Mom, I'll be right there."
"Okay, be careful on the road!"
Lin Xiaomin hung up the phone, quickly wiped her red and swollen eyes, put on a smile, and turned around to say, "I'm sorry, Chairman, for keeping you waiting."
Chao Bufan had overheard Lin Xiaomin's conversation with her mother clearly. He finally understood why Lin Xiaomin wanted to be a salesperson. It turned out she had a younger brother who was sick and receiving medical treatment. He shook his head and smiled, asking, "Xiaomin, is your brother alright?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaomin was visibly taken aback, then smiled and said, "It's nothing, thank you for your concern, Chairman."
Chao Bufan stood up from his seat and said, "I'll take you there!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaomin was immediately startled and quickly said, "No need, no need, Chairman, you are very busy with official business, how could I dare to trouble you! Anyway, it's not far, I can just take a car there."
Chao Bufan laughed and said, "It's alright, let's go! I'll take you there."
Seeing the chairman turn and leave, Lin Xiaomin was stunned for a moment, then followed him.
At HZ City People's Hospital, Lin Xiaomin rushed anxiously to her younger brother's ward. A boy of about ten years old was lying on the bed wearing an oxygen mask, his face as pale as paper, devoid of any color. A woman in her forties sat beside the bed, sobbing softly, looking very distressed.
"Mom, didn't the doctor say my brother's surgery was very successful? Why do we need to have another surgery?" Lin Xiaomin asked anxiously as soon as she entered the room.
Upon hearing this, the woman quickly wiped her eyes and stood up: "I don't know what happened either. The doctor said your brother's illness is too complicated. One surgery isn't enough; a second surgery is necessary. Xiaomin, Mom has no other choice, so..."