Ch. 1001..1010
1001 I Believe Her
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Tan Rou looked at the video that her assistant had sent her and sneered. “Since we were classmates, I won’t argue with her. However, those reporters are not to be trifled with. Chen Yao offended them, so it’s normal for her to be beaten up.” The assistant was a little worried. “Boss, Chen Yao was beaten up at our door. Moreover, there are police officers outside. Will it implicate us?”
Tan Rou didn’t mind. “It’s okay. The police can distinguish the good from the bad. They were the ones who caused trouble and beat people up. It has nothing to do with us. Tell everyone to go back to work. Don’t waste time on them.” “Alright, Boss,” the assistant replied.
On the other side, Xiao Mo had also seen the trending news about TR, because Zhuang Liu had instructed him to keep an eye on the Internet, Xiao Mo often read the news online.
He hurriedly went to look for Zhuang Liu. “Master, something happened to Miss Tan Rou’s company!”
“What’s the matter?” Zhuang Liu looked at the document calmly.
“Someone said that there was a shady deal at Miss Tan Rou’s company.
Master, do you need us to remove the trending searches?” Xiao Mo asked anxiously.
Zhuang Liu still had that indifferent expression. He did not even raise his head. “No need. Rourou will handle it herself.”
Xiao Mo found it strange. “Master, I feel like something’s wrong with you. In the past, whenever it was something related to Miss Tan Rou, you would do it for her. But now, you’re letting Miss Tan Rou solve her own problem. Could it be that your relationship is already going downhill?”
Zhuang Liu rolled his eyes at Xiao Mo and said calmly, “Xiao Mo, as my special assistant, I hope you can use your brain before you speak. Xiao Rou and I have a very good relationship. Even if your relationship with your girlfriend breaks up, I won’t separate from her.”
“Master, I don’t have a girlfriend yet.” Xiao Mo scratched his head.
Zhuang Liu didn’t want to waste his breath on him. “Xiao Mo, you have to know that my wife is not my subordinate. She has her own career and her own judgment, so I believe that she can handle this matter well.”
Xiao Mo understood. “Master, did you already know about this?”
Zhuang Liu didn’t hide it from him. “Yes, I found out about it when I had lunch with Rourou. It’s a very small matter. She’ll solve it easily. Just watch. In less than an hour, this matter will be resolved.”
Just as Zhuang Liu had said, Tan Rou had sent someone to post the clarification video. She even posted an advertisement for the product under the trending searches. As long as the netizens clicked on it, they would be able to see the advertisement.
Xiao Mo had also seen the advertisement. He immediately understood what Tan Rou meant and why Zhuang Liu didn’t care about this matter. Miss Tan Rou was really amazing. Not only was she good at medicine, but she was also good at scientific research. She was also very good at managing her own business.
What should he do? Xiao Mo suddenly felt that Miss Tan Rou was much better than their President Zhuang!
“Miss Tan Rou is really smart and powerful. It was supposed to be a bad thing for TR Company, but not only did she solve the problem so easily, she even put up a few advertisements. It’s surprising.” Xiao Mo couldn’t help but praise.
A proud smile appeared on Zhuang Liu’s face. “Of course, my Rourou has always been so amazing.”
Xiao Mo smiled and didn’t say anything else. What else could he say? Xiao Mo couldn’t think of any other words other than envy and jealousy.
He also wanted to find a cute and smart girlfriend, but it was too difficult. He was so busy with work every day that he had no time to find a girlfriend. Other people had introduced him to a few people, but the other party felt that he was just an assistant and would not have much potential, so they tactfully rejected him.
In fact, Xiao Mo wasn’t short of money. Although he was an assistant, he was Zhuang Liu’s special assistant. Most of the time, Zhuang Liu would directly ask him to handle the matters of the branch company. Although he was called an assistant, he was actually Zhuang Liu’s assistant.
“There’s something I need you to do.” Zhuang Liu suddenly said.
Xiao Mo stopped letting his imagination run wild. “Yes?”
“There’s been a problem with the sales department recently. Someone said that it’s a little serious for the sales department to take kickbacks in private. I want you to investigate it for a while.” Zhuang Liu said.
“What do you want me to do?” Xiao Mo asked.
Zhuang Liu took out a stack of documents. “Let’s put on a show.”
1002 Demotion
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Since they were going to act, they had to design the background. Otherwise, how could others believe it?
Zhuang Liu had asked Xiao Mo to discuss a project, but Xiao Mo had taken away one million from it. One million yuan was nothing to the Zhuang Corporation, but Zhuang Liu took it seriously. Not only did he scold Xiao Mo, but he also said that he wanted to kick Xiao Mo out of the Zhuang Corporation.
Xiao Mo also shouted at Zhuang Liu, “Director Zhuang, you have money. You don’t know how hard it is for poor people like us. I’ve worked hard for a month, but I only get a little money. It’s not enough to spend! And I want to find a girlfriend. Without money, there will be no girls who would want to be with me.”
Zhuang Liu suppressed his anger. “Is money that important to you?”
Xiao Mo was about to burst out laughing, but he still had to keep up the act. “Of course, it’s very important!”
“Alright then!” Zhuang Liu glared at Xiao Mo. “I’ve been with you for so many years. If I kick you out for a million dollars, I’ll definitely be criticized but I will never keep you by my side. You can leave this position and go to the sales department.”
Xiao Mo was taken aback. “The sales department?”
Zhuang Liu sneered. “The sales department is the place where you can earn the most money. As long as you have the ability, you can earn as much money as you can. If you think that the salary of an assistant isn’t enough for you, then go to the sales department and earn more!”
Xiao Mo clenched his fists. “Alright, I’ll go to the sales department!”
Zhuang Liu was thinking about what to say next. “Go! Don’t ever appear in front of me in the future!”
Xiao Mo started to pack his things. All his belongings were in the office outside. The office was transparent, so the other employees could see him packing.
When Zhuang Liu was scolding Xiao Mo, he didn’t close the door. Their voices could be heard by most of the employees in the office. Half of the company’s employees had come to watch the show.
“Did Assistant Xiao Te really hide away one million yuan?” A round-faced young lady grabbed Xiao Mo’s female assistant and asked in surprise, “CEO Zhuang, are you really going to transfer Assistant Xiao to the sales department?”
The female assistant frowned and said impatiently, “I don’t know. If you want to know the truth, you can ask President Zhuang and Assistant Xiao yourself.”
Actually, she also felt that it was strange. Assistant Xiao Te was very loyal to President Zhuang. Why would he take away one million yuan? Moreover, Zhuang Liu gave Xiao Mo more than a million yuan as his year-end bonus every year. What reason did Xiao Mo have to misuse the company’s funds?
Xiao Mo packed up his belongings and walked toward the door with two suitcases in his arms. The other employees stepped aside. They wanted to say a few words to Xiao Mo, but they didn’t know what to say.
“Let me help you move them.” The female assistant couldn’t stand it anymore. She reached out and grabbed a box.
Xiao Mo had wanted to stop her, but he remembered that he would be leaving for a while, and there were some things he had to tell the two of them, so he tacitly allowed her to help him move the boxes.
“Why did you do that?” The female assistant could not understand his behavior. “Your annual bonus is more than one million yuan. Why did you misappropriate public funds?”
Xiao Mo wanted to say that he didn’t know why he had embezzled a million yuan, but Zhuang Liu’s script was written that way, so he had no choice but to do so.
“Bai Yin, humans are greedy. A million is still a million. What’s wrong with having more money? You’re still young. You don’t know the benefits of money.” Xiao Mo smiled bitterly. The house I live in now is too small. I want to change my house and a car. If I don’t have money, what can I use to change it? Besides, I don’t have a girlfriend yet. If I had a girlfriend, I would have to get married and have children after marriage. All these require money!”
Bai Yin still did not understand him. “Assistant Xiao, President Zhuang is so good to you. You shouldn’t have done such a thing to hurt him.”
Xiao Mo said, “Bai Yin, don’t call me Assistant Xiao anymore. I’m no longer a special assistant. I’m just an ordinary sales employee now.”
“In my heart, you’re still Assistant Xiao. I didn’t know anything when I first joined the company. It was you who taught me all these things. Every time I made a mistake, you would find a way to fix it. So in my heart, you will always be my teacher!”
1003 The importance of money
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If it weren’t for the fact that the timing wasn’t right, Xiao Mo would have cried. He was so touched that he didn’t expect someone to treat him like a teacher.
“Bai Yin, after I leave, work hard and try to avoid any mistakes.” Xiao Mo said, “President Zhuang thinks highly of you. The position of special assistant has been vacated. If you meet his requirements, he will promote you.”
Bai Yin opened her mouth but did not say a word. She was just an ordinary assistant now. Even though she was Zhuang Liu’s assistant, she still did not have much access to the core secrets of the Zhuang Corporation. The temptation of a special assistant was too great. She could not help but want to sit in that position.
Xiao Mo could tell what she was thinking, but he didn’t mind. After all, everyone had the right to want more.
Bai Yin helped Xiao Mo move his things to the place he wanted to go. The sales department was the place with the highest turnover rates. People were entering the company every day, and there were also people who left because they couldn’t stand the pressure.
Xiao Mo picked a relatively clean seat and sat down. He then placed his things on it. He didn’t bring much with him, only his daily necessities. Because he used to be a special assistant, a lot of his work was related to core matters of the company. Now that he was no longer there, he naturally did not have to bring those work materials over.
When the sales manager, Zhang Hui, heard that Xiao Mo had been sent to the sales department, he rushed over. He thought that the employee was joking, but he didn’t expect to see Xiao Mo in the sales office.
“Assistant Xiao, why are you here?” Zhang Hui asked anxiously.
Xiao Mo smiled bitterly. “Manager Zhang, please don’t make fun of me. I’m no longer a special assistant. I’m just a small employee in the sales department. I’ll need your help in the future.”
Zhang Hui was very confused. He had only embezzled one million/ Why did Zhuang Liu send Xiao Mo here? Could it be that he wanted Xiao Mo to come here and be a spy?
“Assistant Xiao… No, it should be Xiao Mo. Did President Zhuang really chase you here for a million yuan?” Zhang Hui asked in a low voice.
Xiao Mo smirked. “One million is not a small sum to us, but to President Zhuang, it’s just money for a meal. The boss can give away this money as he pleases, but we can’t use any of it. Otherwise, we’ll be demoted or even fired.”
Zhang Hui agreed with him. He still didn’t know why Xiao Mo was there. Was he here to find out more about the sales department, or was he chased here by Zhuang Liu? Therefore, he did not dare to say anything.
“Alright, since you’re here, do your best.” Zhang Hui patted his shoulder and encouraged him. “Our sales department has no upper limit. If you want to make more money, you have to work hard.”
Xiao Mo didn’t see anything wrong with his words. He nodded. “Thank you for your reminder, Manager Zhang. I’ll work hard.”
Manager Zhang was still worried. When he was in his office, he kept his eyes on Xiao Mo. After all, Xiao Mo was Zhuang Liu’s man. Even if Xiao Mo was down and out, he did not dare to let his guard down.
However, Xiao Mo didn’t sit in his office quietly. He was out in the field every day, and his originally fair skin was now as black as coal. It was obvious that he wanted money.
“Manager Zhang, when can Xiao Mo leave? We can’t do a lot of things with him here,” said a sales employee unhappily.
Manager Zhang’s expression was unclear. “Just wait a few more days. We still haven’t figured out why Xiao Mo is here. We can’t do those things rashly.” “He’s already here. What other motive could he have?” The employee said.
“Zhuang Liu was a very vicious person. He wouldn’t even let his own uncle off. Why would he care about the life and death of a small assistant? In this world, money is the most important thing.”
His words reminded Manager Zhang. Manager Zhang said, “Wait for another two days. I’ll test Xiao Mo. If he was driven here by Zhuang Liu because of money, then we can pull him over. After all, he was once a special assistant to Zhuang Liu. He will help us earn more money.”
“Hurry up,” the employee urged. “My sister is still waiting for a new house.”
1004 Testing
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Under normal circumstances, a junior employee would not dare to speak arrogantly to the manager. However, this junior employee was not an ordinary person. He was the younger brother of Manager Zhang’s fiancee.
Manager Zhang was 33 years old this year. At the beginning of this year, he was introduced to a 30-year-old university counselor. She was beautiful and came from a good family. Manager Zhang liked this girl very much.
However, the woman asked for a villa in the Capital and a car worth three million before they could get married. Manager Zhang liked this girl too much, so he agreed to her request.
The girl’s younger brother was also brought to the company by Manager Zhang. The sales department valued sales ability, not the salesperson’s academic qualifications, so he could easily bring this future brother-in-law into the company.
Manager Zhang looked at the balance on his bank card. He had enough money to buy a house, but if he spent all the money, what would he do in the future? Was he going to let his wife and children live on air?
Thinking of this, Manager Zhang stood up and headed out. He wanted to find Xiao Mo. If Xiao Mo was on the same side as them, he would definitely pull Xiao Mo into his own small organization so that they could make money together.
Xiao Mo went to the pantry to make coffee. The work he had been doing these past few days had been tiring, mainly because it consumed his energy. He had been running errands outside every day, and his shoes had been worn out.
He took a sip of coffee and took a deep breath. He planned to take a break before going to work on the order. However, he did not know when he would be able to end this life. He really did not want to bask in the sun outside every day.
“Xiao Mo, are you drinking coffee?” Manager Zhang held a cup of water. “This instant coffee isn’t as fragrant as freshly ground coffee, right?”
When Xiao Mo was still a special assistant, he used to drink coffee made from high-quality coffee beans arranged by Zhuang Liu. However, ever since he came to the sales department, Xiao Mo could only drink instant coffee.
Xiao Mo wanted to replace all the instant coffee with freshly roasted coffee beans, but he’s here as a spy, not to enjoy himself. It’s better to keep a low profile.
Xiao Mo smiled, revealing his white teeth that were very different from his skin tone. “They all taste the same. I can’t tell if they’re good or bad.”
Manager Zhang didn’t leave even after he was done with the water. He stood at the side and chatted with Xiao Mo. “Xiao Mo, it’s been so many days. CEO Zhuang’s anger should have subsided, right? When will he transfer you back?” “Manager Zhang, did I do something wrong?” Xiao Mo asked awkwardly.
Manager Zhang shook his head and said, “It’s not that you didn’t do a good job. I just think you’re very outstanding. You shouldn’t be a small employee in the sales department.”
Xiao Mo said, “I think the sales department is pretty good. It’s much better to work here than to stay by President Zhuang’s side. You all know that CEO Zhuang is temperamental. I’m dying of exhaustion staying by his side. I might as well stay here and have some peace and quiet.”
“Isn’t it tiring running in and out all the time?” Manager Zhang asked again.
Xiao Mo replied, “Of course I’m tired. It’s okay to be tired just to earn money. If I don’t, how can I have money?”
They were still talking about money. Manager Zhang wanted to pull Xiao Mo into his team right away, but he was very cautious. He wasn’t sure if Xiao Mo could be used by them. What if Xiao Mo wanted to return to his position as a special assistant and sold them out?
Manager Zhang smiled. “I have high hopes for you. If you work hard, you’ll make a lot of money.”
“I hope there’s a way to make money fast!” Xiao Mo sighed.
Manager Zhang finally figured it out. It’s no wonder Xiao Mo embezzled public funds. It turned out that he wanted to make money quickly. It seemed that he was very suitable for their organization.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to probe again, he suddenly heard someone shout, “Get ready. CEO Zhuang is here to inspect the work.”.
Zhuang Liu would randomly select a department to inspect every week to see if his employees were working hard and encourage them at the same time. Last week, he went to the human resources department. This week, it was the sales department’s turn.
The words that Manager Zhang wanted to say were swallowed back into his stomach. Zhuang Liu was here to inspect the work. Could it be that he was here to see Xiao Mo? He planned to wait a little longer.
Xiao Mo looked at Manager Zhang’s expression and knew that he was hesitating again. Hence, Xiao Mo secretly sent a message to Zhuang Liu, asking him for another conflict scene during the inspection.
1005 Conflict
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Xiao Mo and Manager Zhang came out of the pantry together. Since President Zhuang was already here, they had to meet him. Usually, when Zhuang Liu was inspecting work, Xiao Mo would be by his side. Today, it was Bai Yin and another male assistant.
Bai Yin saw Xiao Mo in the crowd and smiled at him. However, the other male assistant saw Xiao Mo in the crowd and smiled mockingly. If Zhuang Liu wasn’t there, he would have mocked Xiao Mo.
When Xiao Mo was around, there were many important things that the other two assistants could not do, but now that Xiao Mo had been chased to the sales department by Zhuang Liu, their chance had come.
The male assistant also wanted to become Zhuang Liu’s confidant and become a special assistant by his side. As long as he could become a special assistant, he would be put in an important position by Zhuang Liu in the future. Perhaps Zhuang Liu would send him to manage the branch company in the future. He also wanted to experience the feeling of being called ‘general manager’ by others.
Xiao Mo saw the expression on the male assistant’s face and found it ridiculous. When they were all by Zhuang Liu’s side, the male assistant had always been respectful to him and would come to him for advice if there was anything. It was just that he had only left for less than two weeks, and this person’s true colors had already been revealed. Xiao Mo had a premonition that Zhuang Liu would fire this new assistant who had been in the company for less than a year once he returned.
Manager Zhang had a fawning smile on his face. “Hello, President Zhuang!”
Zhuang Liu’s expression was indifferent. He glanced around and saw Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo stood among the employees of the sales department. He was wearing a suit and looked a little tired.
“Xiao Mo.” Zhuang Liu asked coldly, “How have you been recently?”
Xiao Mo, who was called, was very calm, but the others were nervous. After all, Xiao Mo was once the closest person to Zhuang Liu. Now that they met again, what would happen?
“Thankyou foryour concern, President Zhuang. I’m doing very well now.” Xiao Mo said with a smile.
“You’ve followed me for so many years. I’ve treated you well, haven’t I?” Zhuang Liu said coldly. “But you betrayed me for a mere one million. It’s ridiculous.”
However, Xiao Mo did not want to be outdone. “President Zhuang, you’re making a few million each day. Of course, you don’t understand the difficulties of ordinary people like us. A million might not mean anything to you, but to us, a million is something that we can’t earn for many years.”
Xiao Mo’s words resonated with everyone in the sales department. They didn’t want to work so hard, but they also wanted to make money.
“It seems like you’re doing well in the sales department,” Zhuang Liu asked.
“Of course I am!” Xiao Mo replied.
When Zhuang Liu heard what he said, he instantly flew into a rage. In front of a large group of employees in the sales department, he gave Xiao Mo a good scolding. He said that Xiao Mo was an ingrate and that he was incapable.
Xiao Mo listened with his head lowered. His hands were clenched tightly as if he was enduring something.
Manager Zhang could see what others could see. A smile appeared on his face. It seemed that the feud between Xiao Mo and Zhuang Liu was real.
This was the first time Zhuang Liu had lost his temper in front of his employees. It was obvious that he was really angry.
In the eyes of other employees, this kind of behavior was a sign of Zhuang Liu’s hatred and anger after being betrayed by his most trusted assistant. Xiao Mo didn’t dare to say anything about Zhuang Liu, or else he wouldn’t have clenched his fists so tightly.
However, Xiao Mo didn’t hold back his anger like everyone else thought. He couldn’t hold it in any longer. He didn’t expect Zhuang Liu’s new play to be like this. Quarreling in front of so many people to deepen their conflict was indeed the most direct way, but Zhuang Liu’s scolding was ridiculous. He just wanted to laugh out loud.
When he looked up, he saw Zhuang Liu looking at him, so he raised his eyebrows, indicating that Zhuang Liu could end this scene.
Zhuang Liu didn’t want to continue acting. He wasn’t good at acting, and he wasn’t good at acting with being so expressive. “Hmph, let’s go!”
Manager Zhang was naturally very happy. “Goodbye, President Zhuang.”
He didn’t like Zhuang Liu coming over to inspect his work. This time, he had to thank Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo and Zhuang Liu had quarreled, which was why Zhuang Liu had left so quickly.
“Xiao Mo, how can CEO Zhuang say that about you in front of so many people? You’ve helped him for so many years,” Manager Zhang said with a look of regret. “Why didn’t he at least give you some respect?”
1006 Willing to
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Xiao Mo’s heart was beating a little faster. He felt that his days of hardship were coming to an end. This time, he had been sent here by Zhuang Liu to investigate the sales department’s kickbacks.
“I can’t help it. We’re employees. I should be grateful that the boss is willing to keep me. How could I dare to be unconvinced?” Xiao Mo said helplessly, “Manager Zhang, I’m really tired. I’m almost thirty, and I still don’t have a girlfriend. The house I live in is so small. What am I going to do in the future?”
“Xiao Mo, have you ever thought of doing something else to earn some money?”
At first, Xiao Mo wasn’t willing to accept it. “Manager Zhang, it’s not easy to make money. I just want to work hard in the sales department. I don’t want to think about anything else.”
Manager Zhang found his attitude hard to understand. He continued, “Xiao Mo, Zhuang Liu scolded you in front of so many people. Are you still going to work for the Zhuang Corporation loyally?”
He felt that since Xiao Mo had embezzled public funds, he must be greedy for money, so he believed that Xiao Mo could be persuaded.
“I do want to make more money,” Xiao Mo said with a frown.
“But I don’t have a way to do it. It wasn’t easy for me to secretly get a million and my boss found out.” Looks like I’m not good at making money at all.”
Manager Zhang smiled and patted him on the shoulder. He then took him to the side and said, “Xiao Mo, as long as someone wants to make money, there will be a way.”
“What is it?” Xiao Mo asked curiously.
“Follow me,” Manager Zhang smiled and whispered.
Xiao Mo followed him.
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu ate together. To Tan Rou’s surprise, Xiao Mo was not around.
“Where’s Assistant Xiao?” Tan Rou looked around. “I feel like I haven’t seen him at dinner. Did you fire him because he was stupid?”
“Rourou, can you not mention other men when we’re eating?” Zhuang Liu sighed.
Tan Rou picked up a vegetable core and placed it in Zhuang Liu’s bowl. She said ingratiatingly, “The green vegetable core can relieve the heat. Eat more. Don’t be so angry.”
Zhuang Liu was taken aback. “How did you know that I’ve been suffering from heat recently?”
He had been really angry recently. One reason was that Xiao Mo wasn’t around, and the two assistants couldn’t do their job well, which made him angry. The other was angered by Xiao Mo’s message.
“Have you forgotten that I’m a doctor? I don’t have take a pulse to know what’s wrong with you. I can know your condition by just looking at your face.Your face is a little pale, and there’s a layer of dead skin on your lips. I can tell that you’re on fire at a glance.”
Zhuang Liu put down his chopsticks and drank a mouthful of green bean soup to relieve the heat. He replied, “I’m indeed a little angry. Some time ago, there were some problems in the sales department. I asked Xiao Mo to investigate it. He didn’t disappoint me but without him beside me, nothing’s going right.”
“What about the two new assistants?” Tan Rou asked.
“A woman is alright but that man is very ambitious,” Zhuang Liu commented.
Tan Rou had met the two new assistants a few times. She had a good impression of the female assistant. Although she would make a few mistakes, she was capable and could make up for her mistakes in time. She was not bad. Moreover, she could no longer make any mistakes. She had the demeanor of Xiao Mo.
Although the male assistant was capable, he was too cunning. Every time Xiao Mo wasn’t around, that guy would run to Zhuang Liu to curry favor. If he wasn’t a man, Tan Rou would have suspected that this man was trying to steal her husband.
“In the past, when Xiao Mo was around, I didn’t find it so difficult to deal with things. After Xiao Mo left, I suddenly felt like I was surrounded by idiots. There was no one I could use.” Zhuang Liu said.
“Since you can’t bear to part with Xiao Mo, then transfer him back,” Tan Rou said with a half-smile.
“No, he has something very important to do. He can’t be transferred back now.”
“I thinkyou should get a new assistant.” Tan Rou advised, “That male assistant looks like he’s up to no good. He has some ability, but he’s always thinking about stealing other people’s positions. He’s not suitable to stay.”
Zhuang Liu was also considering this matter. “I know. When Xiao Mo comes back, let him handle this matter.”
Tan Rou sympathized with Xiao Mo. “It’s too hard being a special assistant.”
“Once he finishes this job, he’ll naturally be rewarded,” Zhuang Liu said with a smile.
1007 Drinking Game
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After Xiao Mo got off work, Manager Zhang dragged him to a high-end restaurant. It was obviously very expensive. Normally, Xiao Mo wouldn’t have come here to eat.
“Manager Zhang, are you going to treat me to a meal?” Xiao Mo pretended to be surprised.
“This place must be very expensive, right?”
Manager Zhang liked to see the inexperienced faces of his employees, but it would be even more fun if this expression appeared on Xiao Mo’s face.
Xiao Mo had followed Zhuang Liu for more than ten years. Before Manager Zhang came to the Zhuang Corporation, Xiao Mo had been working for Zhuang Liu. He didn’t expect Xiao Mo to have never been to such a high-end place. It seemed that Zhuang Liu didn’t treat him that well.
When Xiao Mo entered the luxurious room, he was almost blinded by the golden light inside. It wasn’t that he hadn’t been to luxurious places before, but he had never seen this dazzling golden light. It was as if the entire room was filled with gold.
“Brother Xiao, how is this place? Is it better than the place Zhuang Liu tookyou to?” Manager Zhang asked kindly.
Xiao Mo was speechless. He had been to many places with Zhuang Liu, from luxury cruises to hundred-year-old castles. However, he had never seen such a vulgar place. There were so many lights and gold foil, as if they were afraid that they did not know that they were rich.
“I haven’t seen him before. This little brother has indeed never seen him before.” Xiao Mo smiled.” Manager Zhang, why did you bring me here?”
“Let’s eat.” Manager Zhang led him to sit down. “We’re all colleagues, so there’s no need to be so formal. Eat and drink as much as you want.”
After getting used to the bright golden light, Xiao Mo finally saw who was inside. To his surprise, he recognized everyone sitting inside. There were colleagues from the sales department, as well as people from the HR and finance departments. It was no wonder that the matter of them embezzlement had been hidden for so long. It turned out that there were more people involved.
The people in the sales department made a lot of money by negotiating business, while the people in the human resources department and the finance department were responsible for handling the follow-up matters and making a little money. The Zhuang Corporation’s head office was in the business of high-tech products. Each business could earn a commission of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Even if it was a small sum, it was still quite a lot.
The sales department and the human resources department both received commissions, but the finance department received a fixed salary. Although the Zhuang Corporation’s salary was higher than that of ordinary companies, this salary was nothing in the Capital. After deducting the rent and water bills, they did not have much left. If they wanted to live more freely in the capital, they had to think of other ways to earn money.
“Xiao Mo is here, come and sit!” An old employee from the HR department greeted Xiao Mo warmly.
Xiao Mo knew him. As Zhuang Liu’s assistant, he had to handle the company’s recruitment. He often went to the HR department, so he knew this old employee. However, he did not expect that even this person would participate in this corruption incident. He really did not know how many people were involved behind it.
After they sat down, no one immediately brought up the matter of Xiao Mo joining them. Instead, they invited Xiao Mo for a drink. It seemed like they wanted to get Xiao Mo drunk and get him to talk.
Xiao Mo’s eyes flashed with ridicule. These people wanted to get him drunk. It was ridiculous. As an assistant, the first thing he had to learn was how to drink so that he could help his boss drink. Hence, Xiao Mo was a good drinker. Furthermore, Xiao Mo’s hometown was famous for its strong liquor. He could already drink a few glasses of white wine when he was five, so he couldn’t get drunk.
However, because of Zhuang Liu’s status, no one would force him to drink, so Xiao Mo naturally didn’t have to stop him from drinking. Xiao Mo had never drunk in front of everyone, so people thought he didn’t know how to drink.
“Manager Zhang, I can’t hold my liquor. It’s better to pour less wine.” Xiao Mo picked up the glass and was about to pour some wine out.
Manager Zhang didn’t let him pour. “Brother Xiao Mo, it’s just a little bit of wine. You should drink it.”
Xiao Mo continued to decline. “Manager Zhang, I really can’t drink much.” “Xiao Mo, what do you mean?” The person beside him was unhappy.
“All of us drank but you didn’t drink it. Do you still think you’re that special assistant who can call the shots in the company? You have to know that CEO Zhuang has already given up on you.”
It would be impolite of Xiao Mo not to drink at this point. He picked up his glass and took a long time to finish it.
After drinking it, he showed a pained expression. “This wine burns….”
1008 A Clever Way to Greed
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After Xiao Mo drank a glass, he looked drunk. Manager Zhang knew that he couldn’t hold his liquor, so he continued to pour him more wine.
Xiao Mo, who was pretending to be drunk, took the bottle and drank it. The more he drank, the more he finished a large bottle of alcohol.
“Brother Xiao Mo, do you want to make money?” Manager Zhang asked.
“Yes!” Xiao Mo’s eyes were glazed over from the alcohol.
Manager Zhang gave the others a look. “We have a good way to earn money here. Do you want to join us?”
Xiao Mo reached into his pocket and pretended to be looking for something. “What money? Where is my money?”
Manager Zhang held his hand and smiled. “The money is with us. Do you hate Zhuang Liu? Why is he so rich? Why can he get so much money without doing anything?”
Xiao Mo clenched his fists. “Yes, I hate him. I’ve been by his side for so many years and helped him do so many things. I didn’t expect him to chase me out for a small one million. It’s too hateful!”
Manager Zhang was finally relieved. He and a few other employees from the sales department, the HR department, and the finance department told Xiao Mo about their purpose.
Xiao Mo was surprised as he listened. He didn’t expect them to go this far.
The sales department had a minimum salary, but the salary was very low, about a few thousand. However, they had no upper limit. As long as they could sell one product, they could get a lot of commission. Moreover, their commission calculation was not a simple addition or deduction, but a multiplication.
For example, if an ordinary employee managed to get an order every month, they would get a commission of 1,000. However, if an old employee or manager negotiated this order, the price would be different. Their commission would be 1.5 times that of an ordinary employee.
Moreover, the commission would increase as the number of orders increased. One order would be 1,000 yuan, two orders would be 2,000 yuan, and three orders would be 3,000 yuan. After that, it would continue to increase.
How did Manager Zhang and the others did the embezzlement? They had negotiated with the new employees. If they had any orders, they would transfer them to Manager Zhang and the other old employees. They would get more commission than the new employees.
Xiao Mo finally understood why Manager Zhang and the others had such high performance in the past month. It turned out that they had snatched it from others!
After receiving the money, Manager Zhang and the others would distribute the money to the new employees who transferred the order, and the commission would be higher than the original ones.
By relying on this method, Manager Zhang and the others would have more than 30 orders a month. Then, wouldn’t each of them have an income of hundreds of thousands?
“Brother Xiao Mo, do you want to join us?” Manager Zhang asked with a smile.
Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment before grabbing Manager Zhang’s hand. “Brother Zhang, you must bring me along!”
Manager Zhang knew that he would agree. “Alright, alright. I will definitely treat you well.”
After dinner, Xiao Mo parted ways with them. Since he was drunk today, he didn’t dare to drive back, so he called for a designated driver.
“Sir, where are you going?” The designated driver took the keys from him and asked.
Manager Zhang saw that Xiao Mo was already confused, so he gave him the address.
The designated driver opened the car door and helped Xiao Mo into the car. Xiao Mo was still drunk. “Brother Zhang, you have teach me your ways!” Manager Zhang laughed so hard that he couldn’t even see his eyes. “Brother Xiao Mo, I’ll talk more about it to you tomorrow.”
“Alright.” Xiao Mo nodded. Then, he fell asleep in the backseat.
After the designated driver drove the car for a kilometer, he suddenly saw the drunk man sitting up from the rearview mirror. There was no drunkenness on his face. Instead, he was very sober.
“Change the destination. I’ll pay you extra.” He was not drunk at all.
Although the designated driver was a little confused, he did not say much. He would do whatever the employer asked him to do. There was no need to say so much.
Xiao Mo was here to look for Zhuang Liu. He had been undercover in the sales department for so many days, and he had finally gained something.
After Zhuang Liu received the recording from Xiao Mo, a fierce smile appeared on his face. “These people are quite smart.”
Tan Rou was there too, so she naturally heard what was said in the recording. “Alt Liu, you have to pay more attention to your employees.”
Zhuang Liu’s expression was very ugly. “I won’t let them off easily..”
1009 Tao Zhi and Tian Tian
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After Zhuang Liu received the evidence from Xiao Mo, he dealt with those people the next day. He also held a meeting and said that if such a situation happened again in the future, he would make sure that person would never be able to stand firm in the Capital again.
After settling this matter, Tan Rou was about to start school. She was about to be a graduate student, so she naturally had a lot of things to do. Therefore, she handed the company’s matters to Hang Wei to handle.
At the same time, there was another piece of good news. Tao Zhi and Tian Tian were planning to get married.
Both parents wanted them to get married early, especially Tian Tian’s grandfather. He was getting on in years and was worried about whether he would be able to see his favorite granddaughter get married. However, when he found out that Tian Tian already had someone she liked, he urged them to get married as soon as possible. It would be best if he could hold Tian Tian’s child before he died.
Tian Tian and Tao Zhi thought about it and decided that they were old enough to hold their wedding on October 1st. She was the first of Tan Rou’s good friends to get married, so she invited them to be her bridesmaids. As for the groomsmen, they were Tao Zhi’s two younger brothers.
Initially, Tao Zhi had also invited Zhuang Liu to be his best man, but Zhuang Liu was not willing. The reason he gave was that he did not like being a best man. However, based on Tao Zhi’s understanding of Zhuang Liu, it must be because he was unhappy about Zhuang Liu’s marriage after he had fallen.
If Zhuang Liu got married before Tao Zhi, Tao Zhi would definitely be unhappy.
Two days before the wedding, Tian Tian had applied for leave. She had to prepare for the wedding. Moreover, the main wedding banquet this time was not in the Capital but in Tian Tian’s hometown.
This made the Tian family very happy. Originally, they thought that their relatives and friends would have to go to the Capital to attend the wedding. After all, their daughter was marrying into the other party’s family. Logically speaking, it should be the Tian family who would go to the capital to attend the wedding.
Tao Zhi had arranged for the main wedding banquet to be held here. There was only a small wedding banquet in the Capital. After the bride and groom finished the ceremony here, they would only return home to be with their family.
Tian Tian was so touched that she was about to cry. Before she got married, there were still many people who mocked her and were waiting to see her become a joke. She did not expect Tao Zhi to give her so much face. Not only did he hold the wedding in her hometown, but he also got his family to come here; even the old master and old madam of the Tao family came.
Tian Tian was doing her makeup in the dressing room. Tan Rou and Li Li were also there. They were the bridesmaids today, so they naturally had to dress up prettily.
Tan Rou was dressed very low-key today. Tian Tian was the bride, and she couldn’t steal her limelight.
“Can I keep this bridesmaid’s dress?” Li Li was wearing a bridesmaid’s dress that was worth six figures.
Lan Ning didn’t understand. “Li Li, this bridesmaid dress can only be worn once. Why would you keep it?”
Li Li spun around. The diamonds on the pink bridesmaid dress were sparkling. “It’s called a bridesmaid dress, but it’s actually a dress. You can wear it anytime.”
Lan Ning still felt that it was inappropriate. “This is the bridesmaid dress Tiantian prepared for us. It seems quite expensive. We ll return it to her after we wear it.”
Li Li laughed at Lan Ning’s foolishness. “Do you think Tiantian will wear this dress herself? The Tao family and the Tian family wouldn’t lack this bit of money, so she would not wear this dress. Besides, these clothes are tailored to our figures. How is she going to wear them if she stays?”
Tian Tian, who was doing her makeup, heard their conversation. She stopped the makeup artist who was doing her makeup. Then, she said to Li Li and Lan Ning, “This dress is specially prepared for you. After the wedding, you can bring it back. It’s designed to look like an everyday dress. You can wear it casually too.”
Lan Ning refused to accept it. “No, no, this dress is too expensive. I can’t take it.”
“You must accept it,” Tian Tian insisted. “Otherwise, all my efforts will go to waste.”
She had specially asked someone to design their bridesmaid dresses. It had to be altered four or five times before she could come up with a version that she was satisfied with.
Li Li accepted it readily. “Tiantian, thank you for your gift. When 1 get married, I’ll definitely let you wear a beautiful bridesmaid dress.”
Lan Ning couldn’t help but say, “Married people can’t be bridesmaids..”
1010 Meeting Zhao Ru Again
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Li Li said, “What’s the big deal? We can be each other’s bridesmaids. In the future, whoever has a child first will have to bring the child over to be a flower girl.”
“Then Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law should be the first to have a child. After all, you’re already married.” Tan Rou teased.
Tian Tian blushed. “Not necessarily. I’ve discussed it with Alt Zhi. We won’t be in a hurry to have children after we get married. We’ll talk about it after I finish my master’s degree.”
“Tiantian, are you afraid that the child will affect your studies?” Lan Ning asked.
Tian Tian shook her head and said, “I quite like children. It’s just that I still have to go to school and do my research. If I give birth now, I’ll have to take about a year’s leave. My classmate will be unhappy about it.”
Tan Rou could understand Tian Tian’s thoughts. Tian Tian definitely wasn’t worried about her studies, but she couldn’t ignore the feelings of others. Everyone had their own tasks. If Tian Tian went to have children after getting married, her original tasks would be assigned to other students, which would affect the students in the same group as her.
After the makeup was done, they waited in the dressing room. When the time was up, they could accompany the bride out.
Tan Rou came over early in the morning and hadn’t had time to eat breakfast. She was a little hungry now, so she planned to go to the kitchen to get some food to fill her stomach.
Before she had gone far, she saw a woman in a rose-red dress sneaking around the room looking for something. She would put her ear to the door and then change places.
Tan Rou followed her quietly. When they reached a remote place, she asked, “Who are you? What are you looking for?”
The woman was shocked. She immediately turned around and said, “No, no.
I’m not looking for anything.”
She turned around and saw Tan Rou and herself stunned. The woman who was eavesdropping was none other than Tan Rou’s high school classmate, Zhao Ru.
Ever since she graduated from high school, Tan Rou had not seen her high school classmates other than Li Li and the others. There were two class gatherings organized by her classmates, but Tan Rou did not attend them.
After so many years, Tan Rou was still in a daze when she saw Zhao Ru again. Zhao Ru was so different from before.
Although Zhao Ru wasn’t particularly beautiful, she was still very delicate. At that time, her expression was very lively, and she would never be as stiff as now.
Zhao Ru felt awkward when she saw Tan Rou. She smiled and greeted Tan Rou, “Long time no see, Tan Rou.”
Tan Rou and she had nothing to say. When Tan Jing was alive, they would only quarrel when they met. Now that Tan Jing was dead, they had no reason to even talk.
“What are you eavesdropping on at the door for?” Tan Rou asked expressionlessly.
“I wasn’t eavesdropping,” Zhao Ru replied. “I just dropped something. I was looking for it.”
“Don’t tell me you’re looking for a loudspeaker?” Tan Rou sneered.
“Otherwise, why would you eavesdrop on the door? Oh, I forgot to tell you that the walls and doors here are soundproof. Even if you stick your ears to the door, you won’t be able to hear anything inside.”
Zhao Ru wasn’t embarrassed that she was caught eavesdropping. She said, “I’m just curious about what the bride looks like, so I came to see her. 1 didn’t do anything bad.”
“Didn’t you do a lot of bad things when you were with Tan Jing?” Tan Rou asked.
“Bah!” Zhao Ru spat. “Why would you bring her up?!”
Tan Rou also felt that it was inappropriate. Today was the wedding day of her brother and her good friend, Tian Tian. She shouldn’t have mentioned Tan Jing.
“There are surveillance cameras here. Don’t think about doing anything bad. If I catch you, I’ll make you regret coming to this place.” Tan Rou didn’t have time to waste on Zhao Ru. She threatened Zhao Ru and left.
Zhao Ru patted her chest and took a deep breath. She was really afraid of Tan Rou. Tan Jing was killed by her. Zhao Ru was just a little girl. She was no match for Tan Rou.
Tan Rou’s aura was much stronger than it was a few years ago. Zhao Ru felt her breathing quicken just by standing beside her. As expected of a rich person. That kind of temperament was something that small internet celebrities like them could not learn.
Zhao Ru is an internet celebrity now. After she graduated from high school, she also went to university but she didn’t finish it. Instead, she chose to become an influencer online in her third year..