Chapter 172: Going to Work at the Company
I deliberately exclaimed in exaggerated surprise, "So you're getting married soon?"
"Is this true?"
Even Willow and John were thrilled by this news.
"Natasha, is what you said true?"
John asked excitedly, "What exactly did you guys say? Did you mention when the wedding date would be?"
He then turned to Rosalind, "The Lockwood family has a large estate and many relatives. If the wedding date is confirmed, we need to prepare early."
"You're right."
Rosalind also looked at Natasha with relief, "Natasha, what does the Pemberton family think about this?"
Several pairs of eyes all stared at Natasha, waiting for her response.
Natasha's face looked terrible. She hadn't expected that what was just a casual lie would be taken seriously by everyone.
She stammered, "I haven't agreed to marry him for sure yet."
"How can you not agree?"
Rosalind anxiously slapped her thigh, "Knox is such a great guy, don't be so ungrateful!"
As soon as Rosalind finished speaking, John quickly chimed in, "Your grandmother is right. You can't be willful about this. Next time you see Knox, you should confirm the wedding date with him right away."
"I, I..."
Seeing Natasha stuttering without being able to say anything, Willow also became anxious.
"Natasha, are you worried that the Pemberton family won't treat you well? Don't worry about that. With us here, Knox won't dare misbehave."
After Willow finished speaking, she looked at John, "Honey, why don't you give the Pemberton family a call?"
Before John could respond, Natasha screamed, "Don't call!"
"What are you doing? You scared me."
Rosalind clutched her chest in confusion, "Why can't we call?"
Natasha stammered, "We just can't. Otherwise the Pemberton family will think I'm desperate to marry into their family."
Rosalind nodded, "Natasha's right. We can't be too eager."
She then instructed Natasha, "But next time you see Knox, you can discuss it. If the wedding date is really confirmed, we need to prepare in advance."
"Okay, I'll remember that."
After Natasha finished speaking, she looked at the keys in my hand and frowned, "My car."
Rosalind glanced at me, "Alright, Helena, give the car back to Natasha."
I looked at Ivan, "Fine. I just got it less than five minutes ago and now I have to give it back. I should have just refused it from the start."
As soon as I said this, Ivan pulled his hand back as if it had been burned.
"Helena, this is my gift to you. You keep it."
He then looked at Rosalind, "Grandma, this is my gift to Helena. I really want to give it to her. Please don't interfere."
Rosalind snorted disapprovingly, "You just came back from abroad and don't have any earning ability. How can you give her such an expensive gift?"
After Rosalind finished speaking, as if thinking of something, she looked at Henry, "In that case, Henry, you should arrange a job for Ivan at the company."
Henry thought for a moment and looked at John, "Ivan just came back. Maybe he should start at John's company to gain experience first."
John and Rosalind had mentioned this before, but I remembered that Henry had disagreed at the time. The good news was that Henry still disagreed now.
"Henry, what do you mean by that? Don't you want Ivan to go to your company?" After Henry finished speaking, Rosalind glared at him disapprovingly.
"No, Mom. It's just that Ivan just came back. Starting at John's company to gain experience would be good too. After all, John's company will eventually go to Ivan anyway."
After Henry finished speaking, he looked at John, "John, what do you think?"
"That's a good idea, but you know my company is barely staying afloat. Henry, why don't you let Ivan learn from you at your company for a while?"
Afraid that Henry would disagree, John quickly promised, "Don't worry, he'll just learn some management knowledge from you. Once he's learned enough, he'll come back. What do you think?"
"I don't agree."
To everyone's surprise, Ivan stepped forward and said firmly, "I don't agree to learn management. If I join the company, I want to start from the bottom as a salesperson."
"The sales department is the most important department in a company. Only by understanding the market and your company's products can you understand the whole company."
Ivan looked at Henry seriously, "I want to go to your company and start as a salesperson, without any special treatment. Just treat me like a stranger coming for an interview."
"That's ambitious!"
Looking at him, Henry patted his shoulder with satisfaction, "But salespeople have to do field work every day, visit and meet clients. It's very tiring. Can you handle it?"
Ivan said seriously, "Of course I can. I might even do better than others."
Hearing this, Henry laughed heartily, "Good! In that case, you're welcome to join anytime."
Henry agreed too quickly, catching me off guard.
Hearing this, Rosalind frowned disapprovingly, "There are so many good positions available, why do you insist on being a salesperson? Really."
"Ivan, if you can't handle it, don't push yourself. You're my only grandson. Don't wear yourself out."
"I won't, Grandma. Don't worry."
Ivan said with a smile, then looked at John, "Dad, it's settled then. Once I'm settled in, I'll start working at the company."
John said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, since you've already decided, go ahead. But your grandmother is right. If you can't keep up, don't be stubborn. Ask Henry to transfer you to a better position."
"Okay, I got it."
After Ivan finished speaking, he looked at me with a smile, "Helena, I heard you're also in the sales department. So I'll be your new colleague. Please take care of me."
My smile was somewhat forced, and I thought to myself, what if Ivan's original goal was to get into the sales department?
I couldn't be blamed for thinking the worst of John's family. In my past life, not one of them was a good person.
Although I couldn't remember in my past life whether Ivan had participated in those bad deeds, as John's son, I didn't believe he knew nothing about it.
But no matter how much I tried to guard against it, he still got into the company.
Now, all I could do was keep an eye on him.
Thinking of this, I forced a smile, "Welcome. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask."
"I will."
At this moment, the atmosphere in the house was great, everyone's face was beaming with joy, except for Natasha.
We stayed at John's house until after dinner before leaving.
On the way back, Henry kept praising Ivan, saying he was humble and polite, hardly like John's son at all.
The more he praised him, the more nervous I became. What if everything today was Ivan's deliberate act? With Natasha as a contrast and his deliberate pretense, he had directly won everyone's praise.
He even made Henry full of praise. If all this was his act, then he was too scary.