My Terrible Life in Those Years

Seeing that they didn't seem to believe me, I repeated, "What? You don't believe me? Smell my hands!"

As I spoke, I actually held out my hands to Zhou Tong and Aunt Shu so they could smell them.

Aunt Shu frowned and moved back: "What are you smelling?"

I said seriously, "Of course it's the cumin smell on my hands! I work there every night, and my hands are always covered in cumin. You can smell it right away!"

Zhou Tong wanted to smell it, but after glancing at Aunt Shu, who had already slapped my hand away, she didn't dare to smell it anymore.

"Jiang Ning, you know how to prioritize your work, right?"

I thought about it for a moment: "I think that job is quite important too!"

The job itself isn't important; what's important is Wan Ning.

Aunt Shu, enduring the pain in her feet, asked, "What time do you start work?"

"Nine o'clock!"

"There's still time! Let's make an appointment quickly, eat early, and you can still make it to your night shift!"

I quickly came out; if I stayed any longer, she really would kick my shoe at me!

After I left the office and sat down at my desk, Zhou Tong kept staring at me with a strange look in his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

She reached out her little hand and touched my forehead.

"She doesn't have a fever!"

I felt the warmth and softness of her small hand on my forehead.

"If you touch me any longer, I feel like I'm going to get horny!"

This is not the same as that kind of burning! A writer like Xiao Zhoutong can certainly tell the difference.

This flirting is way too obvious!

Little Zhou Tong's face immediately turned red. She glared at me and quickly went back to her work.

I watched her graceful figure disappear into the distance and laughed.

Working in the same group as a girl, who has excellent writing skills, a face that's at least a 70 out of 100, a figure that's a 75 out of 100, and a pretty good IQ, this job is going to be incredibly interesting!

Remembering the work Aunt Shu had arranged, I immediately made a phone call.

Ms. Panpan's business card is lying quietly on my work desk.

However, her cell phone remained silent; no one answered. She called three times, but the result was the same.

I'm annoyed, what's going on?

I took out my phone and dialed the same number again.

This time, it was answered after only two rings.

"Pretty boy? What do you want?" A light, teasing voice came from the other end of the phone!

I was speechless for a moment. I felt like I had met my match in the truest sense when it came to flirting with the opposite sex!

"How did you know it was me? I called from the landline, why didn't you answer?"

He paused for half a second before remembering to speak, throwing out a few questions.

Hong Panpan laughed loudly on the phone.

"What? You've forgotten my profession? I got your phone number the day before! Now, I get at least eighty to a hundred people calling me by landline every day. If I answer every single one, I'll be exhausted!"

Well, I've lost again. Turns out I only answer calls from acquaintances or people I know well!

"I'm not a gigolo!"

"Hmm? Could it be an old pale-faced man? He's not even as old as me!"

Damn, I got teased again. She seemed to really like my reaction; she was laughing so hard on the phone, I could imagine it without even seeing her.

"Fine, pretty boy it is. Don't blame me for being rude next time we meet!" I said through gritted teeth.

This time, she probably remembered falling at the stadium yesterday, and her breathing became heavier.

Well, at least we've managed to get some revenge!

"Speak, what do you want from me?"

"Are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner!" I didn't bring up Mr. Shu's name yet!

I just wanted to see if Miss Panpan would still give me that much face.

"Huh?? This pretty boy is treating me to dinner? What's he up to? You're not going to treat me and expect me to pay, are you?"

I didn't care at all: "Letting you pay is the only way I can live up to the 'pretty boy' nickname you gave me! Besides, so many people are waiting in line to treat me to dinner right now. You'll be number one for now, okay?"

"Hey, you're getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat? Comrade Jiang Ning, a representative of migrant workers in the new era?"

"Hey, miss, don't talk nonsense. I'm not into that kind of thing, so don't call me 'comrade'! You know what I'm doing!"

I seized the opportunity to flirt with her, but who knows what kind of trouble this girl will trip me up with next.

After a few lighthearted banter, she became serious: "So, are you treating or is the company treating?"

She remains so perceptive.

"President Shu said he'd like to invite you to dinner tonight!"

"Okay, send me the time and location later. You have to be there, otherwise, I'm not interested in eating there!"

Well, I've become a hot commodity!

But I do admire her straightforward way of doing things.

I immediately wanted to go back and ask Aunt Shu for the specific time and place for the meal. Just as I was about to knock on the door, I thought for a moment and turned around to go to the administrative area.

"Tong-mei? Does our company have a regular place for entertaining guests?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking of talking to you about. I've compiled a list of our company's regular Chinese and Western restaurants for you. Take a look and see which restaurant would be best for tonight's meal, then let General Manager Shu confirm."

Zhou Tong is indeed quite meticulous in his work; as soon as he came out of the meeting, he immediately began to organize these materials.

As I took the materials, I praised her, "Hey, Zhou Tong, being in the same group as you is so convenient and saves me so much trouble!"

Sister Liu retorted, "Jiang Ning, didn't you praise me for being capable this morning? And now you've fallen for someone else?"

Hmm? Capable? ???

"No way, right?" That's what I was thinking, but I didn't dare say it out loud in front of everyone.

"Hey, Ms. Liu, it's just that I lack power and influence. Otherwise, I could have just transferred you to our team, and President Shu probably wouldn't have had to put in much effort!"

Miss Liu glared at me: Fine, I'll let you off the hook!

Yi Hongye has been busy with various tasks lately, and seeing that I haven't had time to flirt with her in the past, I expressed my regret in various ways.

There are three restaurants to choose from.

Two Chinese restaurants and one Western restaurant.

These are all upscale venues with good food, a pleasant environment, and excellent service. Of course, the prices are also quite high!

Anyway, with my current income, I can probably only afford to eat two meals there!

I chose one Chinese-style restaurant and the other Western-style restaurant.

Firstly, it's close to Ms. Panpan's workplace and not far from our company.

Secondly, it's conveniently located not too far from Xiancun, where I live.

Killing two birds with one stone, isn't that great?

Just as I was about to go talk to Aunt Shu about dinner, my phone rang.

A local landline telephone.

He answered: "Hello, this is Jiang Ning!"

"I...I am Du Yan!"

I was slightly taken aback. Why would she call me at this hour?

"Oh, neighbor, hello there. Calling me at this hour, is something wrong?"

"I finished the formalities here this morning, and just now I went to the place he helped me find to report for duty and prepare to start work!"

So fast? That bastard Zhong Yang, he's really fast!

"Oh, that's a good thing too. Starting over there is a good thing!" I comforted him.

"But the people at that company said they hadn't received any notification about a new colleague joining. I called him, but he didn't answer. I just went back to the company to look for him, but they wouldn't let me in!"

Her voice was already trembling with tears on the phone!

I originally thought that Zhong Yang's cold treatment was acceptable; as the two of them gradually drifted apart, the hurt that Du Yan should have suffered would also gradually fade with time.

But I never expected that this bastard would be so ruthless, using this method to lure Du Yan out of the workplace first, and then kick her away!

You bastard! You scoundrel, you shameless scoundrel!

I'm furious! This thing needs to be taught a lesson!