Fang Ruoye gave Madam Bai a helpless smile.
"Madam Bai, this resort hotel is the best I have ever visited in my entire life. The job offer in itself is too much of a compliment. I am not that shameless a woman to accept it."
But Madam Bai shook her head fervently in disagreement. She grasped Fang Ruoye's hands with both hands.
"Miss Fang, I do not entrust such an important position to random people I meet on the street. I see way beyond flawless resumes and immaculate appearances. If I say that you deserve it, then you clearly deserve it!"
"That's right!"
Both women turned their heads to look at the source of the voice. It was Grandma Jiang, who walked toward them with a broad smile on her face. The tok-tok sound of her cane reverberated through the air as she approached them.
"Grandma..."
Fang Ruoye widened her eyes in surprise.
Grandma Jiang did not usually leave her villa. It had been ages since she showed up in public. Today, her regal appearance and a layer of meticulously applied makeup made her look twenty years younger!
"Grandma, why are you here?"
Grandma Jiang hooked an arm around Fang Ruoye's intimately and scowled at her disobedient granddaughter.
"If I do not come here, you will surely reject the job offer. Now that I am here, you must accept the job offer!"
Fang Ruoye pulled a grimance, as if Grandma Jiang had personally stabbed her with a needle right into her conscience.
"But Grandma, what if I perform poorly? This beautiful resort will fall into ruins due to my mismanagement!"
When Fang Ruoye only had to argue against Madam Bai before, now she had to argue against both Madam Bai and Grandma Jiang.
"Miss Fang, it is exactly because you care so much that I know you are going to do just fine," Madam Bai replied, her smile brimming with confidence. "Those who cannot do it will brag that they can do it, but those who can do it will always say they cannot do it. Miss Fang, I trust in your abilities. If anything, all you need to work on is your self-confidence!"
"That's right, Ruoye! I did not raise you to be a coward. Haven't you always dreamed of a career in hospitality? Now that it is ahead of you, why won't you grasp it?"
Madam Bai and Grandma Jiang were both very adamant about Fang Ruoye taking the job. Under the overwhelming pressure from both sides, Fang Ruoye was forced to nod her head and accept the position of resort manager.
"Alright," she said. "Madam Bai, Grandma, thank you for your confidence. In that case, I will take the job."
Overjoyed, Madam Bai and Grandma Jiang immediately escorted Fang Ruoye to the HR Department to finalize the formal recruitment procedures.
Paperwork for such an important position usually took several days to prepare, but the HR Department had already laid down everything, ready for Fang Ruoye's signatures.
It seemed that Madam Bai and Grandma Jiang had planned this a long time ago. Fang Ruoye did not have any other choice but to take the job!
"Miss Fang, please read everything thoroughly," the Recruitment Manager politely told her. "If there is anything you don't understand, you may ask and I will explain everything."
Fang Ruoye read word after word, and then she landed to the last section of the employment contract.
Although Fang Ruoye only asked for flexible work hours and a meager starting salary, Madam Bai decided to give her a lot more than she asked for.
Fang Ruoye's base salary would be ten times her requested salary.
She was allowed to work from wherever she wanted. She only needed to visit the hotel in person if her experienced team of a hundred experts encountered an issue they couldn't resolve remotely.
Furthermore, a suite within the hotel would be reserved for her use during visits, and she would be entitled to rent-free accommodation at the hotel, with all meals and snacks provided.
Of course, she was allowed to enjoy all amenities without any restrictions.
This generous salary package rendered Fang Ruoye utterly speechless.
Was it not just a holiday package masked as a job?
She stared in a daze at the employment contract sitting in front of her on the table. All she needed to do was put her signature on five different spots, and the job would be hers.
But why did she hesitate?
Fang Ruoye lifted her head and looked at the expectant faces of her grandmother and Madam Bai.
It was because of that surname Bai...
That surname Bai reminded her of Bai Liuxian.
But Bai Liuxian was a medical practitioner, certified in three different areas of specialization.
He wouldn't have anything to do with Madam Bai or Baiyue Hotel and Resort, right?
The man's tall and handsome image, complete with his charming smile, barely crossed Fang Ruoye's mind when the door was flung open and Bai Liuxian walked in.
Although he did not appear surprised to see Fang Ruoye in the Golden Dragon Academy, this time he was genuinely surprised to see her there. Fang Ruoye, in return, was also stunned to see him in flesh and blood.
Grandma Jiang and Madam Bai, on the other hand, exchanged a round of mischievous looks and rose to their feet at the same time.
"Miss Fang... oh, do you mind if I call you Ruoye?" Madam Bai asked.
"No, of course not, Madam Bai."
Madam Bai moved to stand beside Bai Liuxian and looped her arm around his. When they stood together like that, their resemblance was uncanny.
"Ruoye, in your capacity as the resort manager, you will report directly to the President of the Bai Group. Allow me to introduce him to you. This is my son, Bai Liuxian, the President."
Bai Liuxian arched a brow at Fang Ruoye.
"Is this another coincidence?" Fang Ruoye couldn't help but blurt out, to which Bai Liuxian let out a derisive chuckle.
"No, Miss Fang. This is most definitely a set-up."