After a month at work, Yan Xixi had indeed never run into Huang Xiaojue. Moreover, Huang Xiaojue had never visited her departnt. At her level, there really wasn’t any need to directly deal with the general manager.
Perfect, she thought. Forget three to five months; he probably wouldn’t even notice my existence even after a year or so.
Slowly, her ntal defenses lowered, and she completely dismissed the idea of resigning.
On the weekend, she woke up naturally, tidied up, and enjoyed a leisurely lunch. Then, she received a phone call from Xu Xiaoya: "Xixi, let’s go out for tea! I’m off today, and the weather is beautiful."
After more than ten consecutive cloudy days, the sudden sunshine brought out droves of people. The riverbank, lined with small red and pink flowers, was bustling. Children and pet dogs ran around.
Xu Xiaoya had claid the sunniest spot under a large banyan tree. Stretching her neck, she called out as soon as she saw Yan Xixi, "Over here, Xixi, over here!"
Yan Xixi walked over, settled comfortably into a wicker chair, and sipped the steaming hot coarse tea. It couldn’t have been more pleasant.
"How’s work, Xixi?"
"It’s alright, but I don’t know how long I can last there."
Xiaoya asked anxiously, "What do you an? Are you not going to pass your probation?"
"That’s not it. The company’s general manager is Huang Xiaojue."
Xu Xiaoya’s mouth fell open in disbelief. "What a coincidence!"
Yan Xixi gave a bitter smile.
"Is he giving you a hard ti?"
"No, he doesn’t even know I’m at that company yet."
"No way! You’ve been there for over a month, and he still doesn’t know?"
"He’s the general manager, and I’m just a newbie. There’s a huge difference in our ranks, so we hardly ever et. As long as I’m careful, he might not discover my presence for a year or even longer."
"So, what’s your plan?"
"For now, I’ll just carry on like this, muddle through for a year or so, and see how things go. After our probation ends, our monthly salary will be five figures, the public housing fund contributions are high, and other benefits are good too. I don’t want to give up this job easily."
Yan Xixi noticed Xu Xiaoya looked uncomfortable and was hemming and hawing. She smiled and said, "Xiaoya, just say what’s on your mind. Why are you being so secretive? Has business been bad lately?"
"Actually, business has been good and steady."
She told Yan Xixi about their profits over the past two months. After hearing it, Yan Xixi frowned slightly. The profit on the books is increasing. How exactly should this profit be distributed?
Xu Xiaoya said carefully, "Xixi, why don’t you take this money and buy a house first?"
Yan Xixi replied frankly, "I wouldn’t dare. What if Wan Donglin cos demanding it back again? What then?"
"Surely not? I don’t think San Shao is that petty. To him, what does this shop even amount to?"
Then she sighed wistfully. "Xixi, do you think we’re being too greedy? I’ve actually been hoping this shop is truly ours. If nothing unexpected happens, we just need to manage it well for a few years, and we’ll be set for the rest of our lives. Sigh... I really hope San Shao never cos looking for trouble with us. It would be best if he completely forgot about us."
Yan Xixi said faintly, "As Mark said, ’Capital cos dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.’ I think our own primitive accumulation is just like that."
Xu Xiaoya was amused and laughed. "Well, Mark himself had an illegitimate child."
"Out with it, Xiaoya. What else is really on your mind?"
Xu Xiaoya heaved a long sigh. "Xixi, San Shao is really getting married. Zhou Xiaoxuan ca to our shop, using the pretext of buying a bag, to deliberately show off the wedding invitation she received. I saw it; it’s absolutely real. The bride’s na is Zhou Ting."
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