My Terrible Life in Those Years

As soon as I stepped out the door, I took out my phone and called Aunt Shu to report.

"What's going on?" Of course, she knew that I was here today to see Director Jiang and submit the tender documents.

From what she said, Ye Tian hadn't told her what had just happened, right?

This kid has some nerve?

Damn it, someone saw him giving out large shopping vouchers, and he dared not report it?

Just then, my phone rang.

I checked the caller ID, and sure enough, it was Ye Tian calling.

"Um, Manager Ye called me. I'll take his call first. I'll call you back later."

Aunt Shu was completely bewildered when I hung up the phone. What was going on?

Did the two of them meet there?

"Manager Ye, hello."

"Hello, Jiang Ning." Hey, so polite? Just from his tone, I can tell this guy is unusually polite to me.

Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.

"Manager Ye, is something the matter?" I asked him slowly.

"Um, did you find the person you were looking for in the office building?"

Ha, he's planning to use a roundabout tactic, not to ask me the key questions directly.

"Found it. Of course we had to find it." How could we not find it? It's just Chiang Kai-shek.

I also saw that they chatted for a long time.

"Oh. So the matter is settled. Are you out yet?"

"You're out. What's wrong? Is something the matter?" I continued to play dumb.

"Hey, don't rush off. Wait for me at the main gate. I need to find you. We haven't seen each other in ages, I'd like to treat you to dinner."

Ye Tian's attitude makes me feel like I'm still like Deputy Director Jiang, but he's still Ye Tian.

"Huh? Isn't that inappropriate? How about I treat you?"

How could I not continue the act? I kept teasing him.

"How could I let you treat me? I saw you."

I saw him drive his car from the parking lot from a distance.

It's definitely better to work for a company with money; they even have chauffeured cars when you're out on business.

At this moment, I remembered Aunt Shu telling me to take the driving test. Now that I have more time and more freedom than before, I feel that this matter should be put on the agenda.

His Japanese car stopped precisely beside me.

"Get in the car. Let's find a place to eat."

The smile on that face looks so fake to me.

I didn't stand on ceremony and got into the passenger seat.

The vehicle exited the gate and turned directly onto the main road.

"Xiao Jiang, have you found a new job yet?"

Hmm, the first thing he did after getting on the bus was to try and befriend me.

"No, I'm just trying to find a job. For now, I'm doing some temporary work at the stall."

I countered each move as it came.

"Hey, what a pity. You were clearly a key talent the company was grooming, so why were you so stubborn and just quit like that?"

Haha, I believed your nonsense.

Why didn't you say or think the same thing when I was at the company?

Such difficult employees, the sooner they leave, the better, right? Is that the idea?

"Yeah, you bet. I just quit on a whim. Now that I'm out here, I'm starting to regret it. A company like Brilliant isn't something you can just find anywhere."

I put on a frustrated expression to hide my inner elation.

"That's right. Brilliant, putting aside everything else, is definitely among the top ten in this industry, especially in Huacheng. I heard that Boss Liu made a trip to Beijing this time, so maybe Brilliant can even make it into the national alliance."

Wow, that's impressive!

The muscles in my face started to twitch.

An expression that says, "Because of impulsiveness, I've ruined my promising future."

"Well, starting over isn't a bad idea. With your potential, finding a decent company should be relatively easy."

Um, a slightly better company?

"This is going to be very difficult, Manager Ye. I'll try to earn some money for food at the stalls while I search."

Along the way, Aunt Ye kept rambling on about how glorious and awesome things were.

What the hell? What kind of glory is it? What kind of strength and status does it have? Don't I know all about it?

Do you need to repeat yourself here?

It's just a way to show off; you might even get a mid-level position and flaunt it.

I agreed verbally, but inwardly I felt contempt.

At this moment, Ye Tian had no idea that his former colleague Jiang Ning, who now gave him so much face and status, had already seized on his weakness and was preparing to stab him in the back.

Oh no, from the moment I saw him handing shopping vouchers to Deputy Director Jiang, the knife was already raised in the air, ready to stab at any moment.

Ye Tian took me to a restaurant called Xiangmanlou and found a small private room.

Several specialty dishes were served, along with tea.

Seeing his serious expression, I was secretly laughing my head off.

This is really how it looks when they invite me to dinner.

He never treated his colleagues to meals while he was at the company, so it was unexpected that he would treat a former colleague who was no longer with the company to a meal at this time.

I know what he wants to say.

However, I cannot bring myself to say it.

I don't intend to give him many opportunities to speak.

"Um, Manager Ye, look how miserable I am right now, I can only make a living by doing temporary jobs. Perhaps, if you have the time and opportunity, could you keep an eye out for a new job for me?"

"Anyway, look at me, I'm strong enough to do any kind of job. As long as I have food to eat."

He hesitated.

Because I'm about to say something else.

"Hey, you have no idea, that village is a complete mess now. Our stall can't do any business at all. If it weren't for a few internet cafes and small hotels that need our food delivery, I think our boss and us temporary workers would be starving."

……

"Hey, Manager Ye, you mentioned Qian Bingbing this morning. Well, let me tell you about his details."

"This kid, you know what, he's good for nothing but sucking up. He's a master at it. My boss actually kept him working there, and even gave him extra pay! How can you even argue with that?"

……

"Hey, Manager Ye, don't underestimate this kid. Putting everything else aside, delivery work is paid by the delivery, right? Goodness, he can keep delivering and delivering. He delivers 60-70% of the restaurant's orders all by himself. You can imagine how strong his legs are!"

……

Finally, I stopped to catch my breath. My mouth was dry from talking, and as I took a big gulp of tea, he was about to speak: "Um, Jiangning..."

I quickly stood up: "Wait a moment, Manager Ye. Um, I'm going to the restroom. We'll talk again when I get back. It's only been a few days, and I already have so much to tell you. Wait for me!"

I went out the door and walked happily to the restroom.

When he didn't see him following him in the restroom, he finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

I was laughing so hard I was shaking, and I almost peed in someone else's hole.

Until the end, after he paid the bill and we left, we didn't find an opportunity to bring up that matter.

The feeling of having something to say but being unable to say it, having it bottled up inside and feeling like it's going to rot, was so satisfying to watch.

As I was getting a ride, I immediately took out my phone and called Aunt Shu.

We were laughing nonstop on the phone, with me on the street and her in her office.

I like my terrible life back then.