I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 284 Rich Woman Xiao Chen
The next night.

Su Cheng and Chen Suna arranged to meet at a high-end restaurant.

Chen Suna dressed up nicely today, spending two hours just getting ready, because she wanted to be in the best possible condition and spirit to have dinner with Su Cheng.

"Brother Cheng, why didn't you invite my master and Brother Qin?"

"Uh, they were busy, so I didn't call them."

"oh oh."

After seated.

The two started chatting casually, and Su Cheng asked about Chen Suna's recent situation: "How have you been lately?"

"It's great. Mr. Wang treats me very well, and I get along very well with my colleagues."

Chen Suna's quality of life and mental well-being have improved significantly, but she is still reluctant to spend money.

She only bought an outfit at the mall today because Su Cheng invited her; otherwise, she would have kept the money in her account.

Su Cheng observed that Chen Suna's appearance was indeed much better than when she was at Shengyue.

Although Chen Suna appeared sunny and cheerful on the surface, she always looked haggard and anxious.

The current situation is good.

"Hey, Chen, did you give Boss Wang some roast chicken?"

"Yes, I gave one."

"Oh, no wonder."

"What's wrong, Cheng-ge?"

"When I met with Ms. Wang, she openly and subtly complained about me, saying that I didn't send her any local specialties."

"Brother Cheng, you've already met with President Wang?"

"Yes, we met once, it was for work, not in private."

"Oh, I see... Did I do something wrong? Shouldn't I have given it to Ms. Wang? I just wanted to share it with her..."

Chen Suna unconsciously began to blame herself, feeling as if her behavior had embarrassed Su Cheng.

Su Cheng looked at it: ???

Row.

Look away.

Chen Suna's underlying condition remains, and it's difficult to eradicate completely.

Su Cheng quickly stopped Chen Suna and explained to her in a very gentle and patient manner, "Xiao Chen, that's not what I meant."

"I was just joking with you, don't..."

Su Cheng originally wanted to say, "Don't be so sensitive," but he figured that Chen Suna would get PTSD from the word "sensitive," so he changed his words to, "Don't think like that."

"Oh, I thought you were blaming me, Cheng-ge."

"How could I blame you? It's a good thing that you shared it with her."

"But Mr. Wang complained about you."

"Hey, the complaints I'm talking about aren't the kind you think of. She was just joking with me."

"Oh, I understand!"

"Uh-huh."

Chen Suna explained to Su Cheng, "President Wang seems to be in a bad mood lately, and he's not in a good state either. I thought it was because you two had some kind of conflict."

Wang Zhiying's bad condition is because her money was forcibly taken away, which definitely has nothing to do with roast chicken and beef, and even less to do with Chen Suna.

At the slightest sign of trouble, Chen Suna would take all the blame upon herself, which is a very bad habit.

"But I really thought I had done something wrong..."

"Mmm, it's okay." Su Cheng wouldn't be like this with others, but he was extremely patient with Chen Suna.

"Brother Cheng, have I ever told you that you are very gentle?"

Of course Su Cheng should treat Chen Suna gently!

Because Chen Suna is the kind of girl who wouldn't dare tell her mother if she fell down.

If I told my mom, the first thing she'd say wouldn't be comforting words, but a scolding: "How could you be so careless? What are your eyes for? Are you blind? You can even fall while walking! You're trying to drive me crazy..."

And so on.

If it were Su Cheng who fell, the old man would definitely say: 'You can even fall while walking? You're a fucking piece of trash, and you're still crying? Go cry to your mother!'

Chen Suna is the same person as Su Cheng when she was a child.

Su Cheng certainly wouldn't be mean to her!

As for Wang Zhiying...

She suffered because of her good family upbringing.

If Wang Zhiying were a child raised in a family like Su Cheng and Chen Suna, this little thing would be nothing.

Why fret about it for so long? Just skip it.

So what if I die? It's just one life.

Not jumping?

If you don't jump, you won't have to have hysteria, and you can go about your business as usual.

How have things been for you and your family lately?

“Me and my family…” Chen Suna fell silent.

Chen Suna did not go home for the Chinese New Year.

Although her family kept urging her to go back, calling and video chatting, saying that no matter how well she was doing outside, she had to come home for the New Year, and so on.

However, Chen Suna developed a strong sense of resistance before the Lunar New Year.

She knew that her mother was like that, always liking to stand on the moral high ground.

The idea that you should go home no matter how well you do sounds nice, but actually going home is definitely not the same thing.

Back home, Chen Suna faced two main problems.

First, blind dates.

Second, they were persuaded to quit their jobs and go home.

At first, they might talk to her gently, but if Chen Suna still doesn't agree after two or three times, they'll change their attitude and start forcing her to go.

The most classic example is "You'd better force me to my death," which is threatening suicide.

Chen Suna had heard this countless times. She felt that her mother probably wouldn't be driven to death by her, but she thought that one day she might actually jump.

Chen Suna definitely couldn't tell Su Cheng these things, as she was afraid of causing Su Cheng negative emotions, so she simply mentioned her reasons for not going home.

“My mom will definitely make me go back to my hometown to work, so I've decided not to go back.”

"She said she used her connections to find me a job at the factory, and told me to go back and take a look. If I thought it was suitable, I could quit my job in Jingzhou."

Su Cheng: ???
"Xiao Chen, please don't think I'm being rude."

"Who does your mother know? Why does she need connections to get a job at the factory?"

"Um……"

This aligns quite well with Su Cheng's understanding of middle-aged rural women.

They thought they were very knowledgeable and knew how to handle interpersonal relationships, so they always relied on connections and back channels to get anything done.

The world is not actually what they imagine.

Su Cheng felt that Xiao Chen's mother was even below the standard for the group of 'middle-aged rural women'.

Generally speaking, they would still say things like "We worked so hard to send you to university," and wouldn't let Xiao Chen work in a factory. Instead, they would pressure her to take the exam for a government job in a small county.

Because this way she can save face and find a partner more easily.

Getting into the factory was a bit unbelievable. "What kind of work is there? It can't be an assembly line job... While others are standing on the assembly line, you're expected to sit on a stool?"

In Su Cheng's eyes, their favors might really only have that little value.

"Pfft~"

"Where could it be an assembly line? My mom meant for me to sit in an office with the air conditioning on."

Right.

Who made a college graduate work on an assembly line? Her female peers would laugh at her to death.

A good job is one where you sit in an office with air conditioning and drink tea!
Chen Suna felt terrible during the time she spent the Chinese New Year in Beijing.

Because all the news, trending topics, and discussions she saw were about the Spring Festival travel rush, ticket scramble, highway traffic jams, and the various information overloads she experienced after returning home.

This was originally just news entertainment, but Chen Suna couldn't stand this kind of information at all. The more she read, the more depressed she became, and she even regretted being an unfilial daughter for not going home for the New Year.

But as soon as I get home, my family puts pressure on me. No matter how nice they are at first, it always ends in a fight. I don't even cry, but my mom might cry first, and she'll wail and threaten to hang herself.

Chen Suna later simply stopped looking at her phone and consuming such information. Instead, she worked overtime and stayed at the company, immersing herself in her work, which allowed her to temporarily forget about these things.

After returning to work after the Spring Festival, some colleagues complained to us about their parents, saying that they would avoid going home for the Spring Festival in the future if possible.

Chen Suna knew that her thinking was wrong, but she felt a little comforted after hearing these words. It turned out that she wasn't the only one who didn't want to go home; there were others who shared her feelings.

"It's okay, Xiao Chen, don't blame yourself. What's there to blame yourself for?"

“If I could avoid going back, I wouldn’t. Your master didn’t go back for the Chinese New Year either.”

"Huh? Master didn't go home either?"

"Yes."

Su Cheng didn't tell Ye Li about going back to her hometown with her, but only talked about Ye Li and her family.

Su Cheng told Xiao Chen about Ye Li's affairs, mainly about Ye's parents coming to Beijing to stay with her some time ago.

"what!"

"Just thinking about it is terrifying!"

Chen Suna was very surprised; she felt that her parents were capable of doing such a thing.

But if she were to encounter a situation like her master's, she really wouldn't know how to handle it. She might soften her heart and let her parents live with her, with her father working as a security guard at Shengyue Building and her mother as a cleaner.
She felt that she wouldn't be able to stay for long and might not want to continue, and that her colleagues would definitely be talking about it behind her back.

At that point, the mental pressure on her might become overwhelming, causing her to break down.

The way the master is handling this is indeed in his own best interest, but isn't it a bit too ruthless...?

"Not harsh at all! Where is it harsh?"

“Xiao Chen, let me tell you, you should do this: stay away from them as much as possible.”

Chen Suna listened attentively to Su Cheng's words, nodding repeatedly.

Su Cheng knew.

Although she agreed at the moment, she would never dare to, and could never, be the person Ye Li was involved in.

Su Cheng actually thought it was a good thing to send Xiao Chen abroad. The geographical distance would naturally lead to a more distant relationship. If Xiao Chen's parents wanted to find him, they would have to take a plane, and they might not even be able to get a passport.

Of course, the passport wasn't the main reason; the cost of two plane tickets would break their hearts, so they wouldn't be willing to spend that money.

Su Cheng deduced that even if Xiao Chen's family were looking for him, they would report him missing to the media and then search for him through public opinion and reporters; they wouldn't spend money on their own.

This is one of them.

Second.

Su Cheng felt that sending Xiao Chen abroad would prevent her from being harmed again by the old man.

If the old man feels he hasn't reformed Xiao Chen thoroughly enough and pulls him out again, Su Cheng really can't stand it.

The best course of action is to let Xiao Chen go directly.

Thirdly, he can help Su Cheng with the operation of the company outside.

"Brother Cheng, a large sum of money has recently come into our account."

"Yes, part of it is for you. I will transfer the money to you according to the profit sharing we agreed on before, but not now. The money is currently going through several transactions."

Su Cheng didn't want the old man to know that Xiao Chen was helping him, otherwise he would definitely take his anger out on Xiao Chen, so Su Cheng wanted to clean up the money before giving it to her.

Upon hearing this, Chen Suna's face showed a look of horror, and she quickly waved her hands to refuse: "No, no, no, Brother Cheng, don't give me money, I don't want it."

"You can't refuse. What's meant to be yours is yours. I won't let you help me for nothing."

"No, no, no, this won't do! I'm rich enough now."

"Oh? Little Chen has become quite wealthy now? How much savings do you have?"

"Hmph, I'm a little rich woman, I already have over ten thousand in savings!"

"Oh my gosh, that's over ten thousand!"

"Yes, yes!"

They both laughed simultaneously.

"By the way, Xiao Chen, let me give you some inside information."

"Ok?"

"Mr. Wang is leaving our group."

"what?"

Chen Suna was taken aback when she heard the news, and then frowned.

Why did Mr. Wang resign?

Chen Suna noticed something was wrong, but she thought it was just a bad mood, something girls often do.

But I never imagined that Wang Zhiying would be leaving the group.

"Was she poached by another company?"

Explaining the whole story would be complicated, so Su Cheng gave a simple answer that Xiao Chen could easily understand: "No, it's just that President Wang is tired and doesn't want to work anymore. She wants to retire."

"Uh... Mr. Wang is retiring?"

Chen Suna could indeed understand this reason.

Money can never be fully earned, which is why some wealthy people retire in their thirties or forties, having already achieved financial freedom.

Chen Suna knew that Su Cheng and Wang Zhiying were working on "Heart Signal" in private, and she also knew about their financial situation. As Su Cheng's nominee shareholder, she had to know this because she also had to manage Su Cheng's finances.

Recently, the Boxer Group acquired this product, and Su Cheng, Wang Zhiying, and a General Manager Zhao all made a lot of money.

It's perfectly normal for Mr. Wang to want to retire now that he's at the peak of his career.

“I recommended that she go to Selamat. She has already booked her plane ticket and will be going through the resignation procedures at the group in the next few days.”

"Huh? Selamat, what a nice place!" Chen Suna wasn't concerned about where Wang Zhiying was going; what she really wanted to know was, "What about you, Cheng-ge? Are you retiring too?"

"I'm not retiring, I want to keep working." Su Cheng asked, "The key is you, Xiao Chen, what are your plans after President Wang leaves?"

"I...I don't know."

"The group may send a new president to Charm Diary. The new leader will most likely bring his own assistant or choose someone he likes."

“I understand, I can’t continue as the former president’s assistant.”

"Yes, that's what I mean. You understand."

"Brother Cheng, do you have any suggestions?"

"Uh, I do have some." Su Cheng considered it for a moment, then decided it was better to tell Xiao Chen the truth.

“I hope you can go to Selamat with Mr. Wang and then help me with those agency matters full-time.”

"The work itself isn't tiring; it's just going through documents in your hands, but it might require you to travel all over the country."

"What do you mean?"

Without hesitation, Chen Suna gave Su Cheng a positive answer: "I'm willing!"

(End of this chapter)