A single man checks into a couples' room; his life of ease and comfort begins.

At lunchtime, Hao Qiangzhuang drank alone in silence, while Wang Hui ate and talked non-stop.

Wang Hui said, "My dad called to ask about my situation."

Hao Qiangzhuang took a sip of his drink, forced a smile, and said, "What did you say?"

Wang Hui said proudly, "I told them that I'm doing very well now, that I married a good man, and that they can just enjoy their good life from now on."

It's not even the end of 01 yet, and in just two months, 11 yuan has been sent home. In those days, that was a huge sum of money, and it was considered a good life. It might have been a bit too much for ordinary people.

Wang Hui continued, "My brother hasn't started work yet! We just had one of our purchasing staff leave, and I'm thinking of getting him in there so he can directly manage the cafeteria's purchasing in place of the head chef. That way, we can have direct control over the cafeteria's profits."

Hao Qiangzhuang looked at Wang Hui in front of him and began to feel that she was a stranger, as if he had never known her before.

Now, all the profitable departments in the company are under Hao Qiangzhuang's control, and everyone's existence is calculated by Hao Qiangzhuang.

The reason the head chef was allowed to stay and continue purchasing ingredients for the staff was because he was the one who was paid for; he only ate a small portion, while Hao Qiangzhuang ate the rest.

Wang Hui directly asked her younger brother to purchase the ingredients. Hao Qiangzhuang had a misconception that he wasn't there to replace the head chef, but rather to take his place and skim profits.

Wang Hui completely disregarded Hao Qiangzhuang's current expression, which was already ashen, and continued speaking to herself, "I don't think the canteen's profits are very good. When my younger brother comes, I'll just give him all the profits from the canteen. That way, I can consider it my wedding gift to him!"

As she spoke, she added, "I always felt something was off, so I did the math. If we opened a small shop, we could easily earn ten or twenty thousand a month. If my sister-in-law comes, giving her two thousand a month is too low. Let's give her three thousand, honey!"

Hao Qiangzhuang downed a glass of medicinal wine in one gulp, glared fiercely at Wang Hui, and said coldly, "Starting this afternoon, I'll have Gu Xiaoli take over as head of the purchasing department, and Sima Tingting will temporarily serve as head of the personnel department. As for you, you're increasingly unable to distinguish between the big and small leaders, so you'd better go back to the front desk and watch your step!"

Wang Hui stood frozen in place, staring at Hao Qiangzhuang, and said angrily, "I've been following you for a while now, haven't I! Hao Qiangzhuang, just because of such a trivial matter, you want me to go work at the front desk?"

Hao Qiangzhuang sneered and said disdainfully, "I don't think the weather is cold enough yet. Perfect, you don't have any clothes in my dorm either, just go back to your dorm and calm down."

After Hao Qiangzhuang finished speaking, he lost his appetite and stopped eating. Wang Hui, however, was unfazed and calmly said, "Hao Qiangzhuang, how dare you treat me like this? Have you forgotten that I keep track of everything you've done lately? If you make me angry, you'll regret it."

Hao Qiangzhuang never expected Wang Hui to say such a thing, but the more he thought about it, the harder it was to accept.

Hao Qiang downed a glass of wine, looked at Wang Hui, and asked, "You've been acting strangely lately. What are you doing? What's the meaning of this?"

Wang Hui, however, changed her usual demeanor and said with a smile, "I'm getting a little tired of being around you. I just want to tell you directly that from now on, you have to listen to me. If I tell you to go east, you go east; if I tell you to go west, you go west."

Wang Hui's words became increasingly grating to Hao Qiangzhuang, just as his phone rang again.

Hao Qiangzhuang picked up his phone and saw that it was Sister Zhang calling.

Hao Qiangzhuang pretended not to recognize him and asked, "Who are you? Is there something you need?"

A cheerful voice came through the phone: "Manager Hao, how did it go? Do you remember our agreement?"

Hao Qiangzhuang looked at Wang Hui, who seemed somewhat smug. Hao Qiangzhuang continued, "What agreement?"

Sister Zhang said, "Didn't you promise to buy our pigs? We happen to have 500 pigs ready for market this month. How many do you want to slaughter this month? We'll send them to you."

Hao Qiangzhuang immediately changed his tune, saying, "You've dialed the wrong number. My name is Liu Nan, not Hao Qiangzhuang as you say."

Hao Qiangzhuang hung up the phone after speaking, then looked at Wang Hui and asked again, "I really want to know, what exactly are your intentions in doing this?"

Wang Hui grinned mischievously: "What could I possibly mean? It's just that my family is in trouble. I'm your woman, and I've done so much for you. Shouldn't you help me out?"

Hao Qiangzhuang felt a tightness in his chest; he never imagined that Wang Hui would say such things.

At this moment, Wang Hui's eyes were wet and red. She put down her chopsticks, stared at Hao Qiangzhuang, and her teeth were chattering: "I'm just asking you, my family is short of money, are you going to give it to us or not?"

Wang Hui was somewhat baffled, leaving Hao Qiangzhuang confused and feeling inexplicably depressed. He poured himself two glasses and downed them in one gulp.

Hao Qiangzhuang initially wanted to get angry, but after thinking it over, he held back and said, "I can let your younger brother and sister-in-law manage the shop and pay them three thousand a month, but your brother has to handle the grocery shopping. If you can't accept that, then it's up to you!"

"Okay, I'm a little tired, I'll go take a nap first." Wang Hui said, then stood up and went straight into the bedroom.

Hao Qiangqiang then remembered that she said she felt nauseous and wanted to find some time to accompany her to the hospital. Could it be that she was sick?

It's a serious illness, I'm afraid...

That's why he never makes demands on himself, but suddenly he's giving money and arranging jobs for his younger brothers and sisters-in-law.

Or perhaps Wang Hui is pregnant?

Hao Qiangzhuang was about to make a call to ask Zheng Shuangshuang, who was still at the hospital.

As soon as the call connected, before Hao Qiangzhuang could speak, Zheng Shuangshuang said, "I have good news and bad news for you, Qiangzhuang brother. Do you want to hear the good news first, or the bad news?"

"Bad news?" Hao Qiangzhuang couldn't help but look towards the bedroom, then remembered that Zheng Shuangshuang had mentioned there was another piece of good news.

For a moment, Hao Qiangzhuang was completely bewildered. On the other end of the phone, Zheng Shuangshuang held a test result, an incredulous expression on her face. She was at a loss, feeling that she had interfered in Hao Qiangzhuang's relationship and had let Wang Hui down.

Hao Qiangzhuang hesitated for a long time before asking, "What's the good news? And what's the bad news?"

Zheng Shuangshuang hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Wang Hui came to see me yesterday, and I told her that we had a relationship."

Hearing this, Hao Qiangzhuang didn't think it was a big deal. Wang Hui had already thought about Hao Qiangzhuang's womanizing ways when she was with him. If she couldn't accept it, she would never have agreed to be with Hao Qiangzhuang. Besides, Wang Hui used to be a famous public relations lady in this company.

However, Wang Hui's personality wouldn't suddenly change just because she had ambiguous relationships with other women.