Inheritance of Two Trillion
Chapter 983

Chapter 983: 983

"According to the notice released by the group and all the information I could find,"

"This Candidate Great Affairs Officer is selected every five years, intended to succeed those who are promoted or retiring from the position!"

"This candidate is the only one and is the Affairs Officer with the strongest performance!"

"However, their authority is not at the level of a Great Affairs Officer, but remains at the original level— that of an Affairs Officer."

Lin Weiwei explained to Bai Xiaosheng.

"Wait, if it’s selected every five years, what happens if there’s no Great Affairs Officer promoted or retiring by that time? Wouldn’t there be another one in the next five years, and so on? That would add up to many candidates. It doesn’t seem possible that there could only be one," Lei Ying said.

Lin Weiwei glanced at him, "That’s where you’re unaware; there being only one candidate and the five-year period are not issues..."

"Every five years, there is a selection, and the candidates include the previous Candidate Great Affairs Officer as well. This way, the capable rise and the idle fall, right?" Bai Xiaosheng said, looking at Lin Weiwei.

"Not bad, Xiaosheng. You do have a sharp mind," Lin Weiwei laughed, then gave Lei Ying a look. "The group’s system wouldn’t have issues and even if there were, they’ve been rectified over many years."

Lei Ying shrugged his shoulders, not saying more.

"Those who become Candidate Great Affairs Officers are highly likely, eight or nine out of ten, to become Great Affairs Officers. These talents won’t slack off and be overtaken by others below them. From what I’ve been able to find, there’s no precedent for that," Lin Weiwei said. "However, one thing I find strange is..."

"This time, the Candidate Great Affairs Officer selection seems to have been moved up."

Bai Xiaosheng was taken aback.

Moved up?

"Strictly speaking, it hasn’t been moved up by much, maybe just two or three months," Lin Weiwei said. "It’s rumored that it’s because the position is currently vacant, and according to the system, it can’t be left empty; there needs to be a candidate in place."

"Why is it vacant; someone got promoted?" Lei Ying asked.

"That’s right, and the Great Affairs Officer who got promoted is someone we’re all familiar with," Lin Weiwei said with a smile.

"It must be Li Haofeng," Bai Xiaosheng said.

"Correct, it’s Haofeng Great Affairs Officer!" Lin Weiwei laughed.

Then, Lin Weiwei shared more details about the affairs related to the Candidate Great Affairs Officer.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded frequently, but his mind was elsewhere.

Although the position of Candidate Great Affairs Officer was highly desired by many,

To him, the allure was not that great.

After all, once he accrued enough points, he could directly aim for the official position of Great Affairs Officer. What would just a candidate amount to?

"Xiaosheng, don’t you feel tempted?" Lin Weiwei, upon seeing Bai Xiaosheng’s indifferent attitude, was immediately surprised.

Lei Ying was also curious.

"’Accept what comes, let go what goes; strive for the essential, follow the natural flow,’—that’s the realm of life I aspire to."

Bai Xiaosheng smiled leisurely. "In these phrases, to live comfortably, one must first be able to ’follow the natural flow.’ Don’t force things. Aim high without dazzling objectives, and by staying true to your original aspirations, you achieve greatness."

How profound...

Both Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying were dumbfounded.

"It sounds reasonable... but somehow, coming from you, it seems a bit nonsensical," Lei Ying muttered under his breath.

Follow the natural flow?

Their entire journey of conquests and battles, were Devil Bai’s titles earned for nothing?

"What are you talking about!" Lin Weiwei glared at Lei Ying, but when she looked at Bai Xiaosheng, she was utterly infatuated, "Xiaosheng, these deep philosophies are so convincing!"

"What Candidate Great Affairs Officer? Even if thousands aspire to it, we view it as insignificant!"

"So cool!"

Lin Weiwei was almost ready to wave a flag and cheer for him.

Bai Xiaosheng laughed upon seeing this.

Just then,

Suddenly, in Bai Xiaosheng’s mind, Red Lotus’s voice echoed.

"Mission release!"

"After the score-lock mission ends, the host must become Candidate Great Affairs Officer!"

"This mission is the current phase’s upgrade task, and its difficulty is the lowest. It serves as an additional reward after achieving the score-lock mission!"

Red Lotus was truly concise.

Bai Xiaosheng, "..."

Under Lin Weiwei’s lengthy explanation, Lei Ying seemed to finally accept Bai Xiaosheng’s viewpoint.

"Great tolerance indicates vast capacity, and without desire there is steadfastness. I’ve come to understand; this is also a form of training for yourself."

That’s how Lei Ying understood it.

Bai Xiaosheng looked at him, "..."

"Cough, actually, I think we are all young people, and young people should have a youthful mindset, don’t you think?" Bai Xiaosheng said with somewhat halting intonation.

There was none of the previous fluidity.

Lei Ying looked at Bai Xiaosheng with suspicion.

Lin Weiwei listened attentively.

"What defines a youthful mindset is the courage to fight and strive, to dare to be the first in the world. It mainly centers on the word ’strive.’ I mentioned earlier, those four lines, ’strive for the inevitable’! You see, we must strive!"

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying stared blankly at Bai Xiaosheng.

After a long while, Lei Ying turned to Lin Weiwei and muttered, "What does ’strive for the inevitable’ mean? I didn’t study much, don’t lie to me, it doesn’t seem to mean that..."

Lin Weiwei, "..."

10:30 in the morning.

Qingbei Group, Qingbei Building.

The trio of Bai Xiaosheng entered the lobby and headed for the reception desk.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

At the reception, stood two young and beautiful girls.

The one who spoke was even prettier, and her Mandarin carried a hint of local Linshen accent; she must be a local.

"Hello, I’d like to know. On which floor is Mr. Zhang’s office?" Bai Xiaosheng asked with a smile.

"Do you mean Mr. Zhang Tianze, Director Zhang?" the receptionist asked.

The visitors looked about the age of Zhang Tianze’s friends.

"No, it is Mr. Zhang Heran," Bai Xiaosheng replied with a smile.

Looking for the chairman?

The receptionist looked at the three of them in surprise; to her, they didn’t seem much older than herself and didn’t display a particularly imposing presence.

They wanted to see the chairman of Qingbei just like that?!

"Do you have an appointment?"

Until this point, the receptionist was still quite polite.

"An appointment? No, but..." said Bai Xiaosheng.

"No appointment? Then I can’t tell you!" The receptionist smiled, her tone firm.

Without an appointment and no prior instructions from the chairman, it proved these weren’t any significant figures.

Just like that, wanting to see the chairman, who do you think you are!

The receptionist looked wary, treating Bai Xiaosheng and his companions as if they were salespeople.

"Although we don’t have an appointment, still..." Bai Xiaosheng tried to continue.

"There’s no ’still.’ Without an appointment, I can’t help you!" The receptionist replied briskly, a bit impatiently, "Please move aside and don’t block here, you’re disrupting our work!"

The other receptionist also chuckled.

"Young lady, why do you talk like that, is Qingbei’s training really so poor!" Lin Weiwei instantly grew a bit angry.

They were clearly here to help the Zhang Family, yet a mere receptionist looked down on them.

"The training I received is to serve every distinguished guest. You people without an appointment who want to see the chairman must be here to cause trouble! I’ve been polite enough. If you continue making trouble, I’ll call security!" The young girl scoffed.

Lin Weiwei was choked by her words, truly infuriated, about to argue but was stopped by Bai Xiaosheng.

"Then I’ll make a phone call and have someone familiar come and receive us," Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile.

The receptionist sneered coldly, slightly curling her lip.

Someone familiar, probably just any random person...

"Mr. Bai, how come you’re here, I’ve been waiting for you outside for half an hour..." Suddenly someone called out.

The receptionist saw a man running over; all the employees of the company stood respectfully and greeted him as he passed.

This all demonstrated his respect.

Director Zhang, Zhang Tianze!

Yet here was Zhang Tianze, the prestigious young Director of Qingbei, running over with a face full of apologetic smiles.

A demeanor of humility like never before!

And this respectful posture from Zhang Tianze was for...

The receptionist couldn’t believe it as she followed Zhang Tianze’s gaze, which landed on Bai Xiaosheng’s face.

That man she had asked to "step aside and not block the reception"—that man not much older than herself.

A personal reception from the Director?!

The receptionist was shocked.

What kind of background did this man have!