My Terrible Life in Those Years

I stared at the compiled documents with a troubled mind.

The renovation project on the two main streets of Xiancun cost just over ten million yuan.

This includes updating, redesigning, and reinstalling the old GG location.

However, the real highlight was the business development of the GG slots.

The site renovation project can be completed in half a month to a month at most, and with our company's strength and customer network, the entire business development work can definitely be completed in one to two months.

Even if there are only a few small, scattered positions left, a junior salesperson can handle them.

If we include South Street, my goodness, there could be at least five million in hidden growth.

Of these, over one million comes from sales at newly added locations on the two main roads in the northwest, and over three million is projected sales on the south side of the street.

What a huge piece of fatty meat!

My eyes were twitching, and I was completely at a loss.

Aunt Shu, who had the ability to intervene, dismissed me with a simple "I know!"

I couldn't figure out what she was thinking, and judging from Manager Wu's attitude towards her—sometimes respectful, sometimes wary—I felt that the company's middle and upper management were not as simple as I had imagined.

And then there's the boss, Mr. Liu, who hasn't shown up for the past few days!

A jumble of thoughts and ideas kept swirling in my mind.

It's like a bunch of threads are tangled together, and I can't find the end of the thread no matter what I do!

Around noon, when I was making dumplings with Zhou Tong and the others, they could tell that I was restless.

"What's wrong? You're upset just because I bought you some dumplings?"

"Hey, am I the kind of person who gets upset over a meal of dumplings?"

"So what happened to you? Did you get dumped by a girl? Heartbroken?" Zhou Tong and I have gotten quite close these past few days, and he teases me all the time.

"How could I? I can't even feed myself, what am I going to be in love with!"

I replied ruefully. If Wan Ning finds out, all my confident assurances to her last night that South Street would never be renovated will be shattered. My relationship with Wan Ning, which was just starting to blossom, will be completely ruined!

Using "heartbreak" to describe it seems like a good way to describe it!

"So what happened to you?"

I let out a long sigh.

"As you've seen, only a few of you are willing to have dinner with me. My colleagues in Sales Department One, aside from necessary work, all ignore me!"

Liu Mei paused, chopsticks in her hand. "Jiang Ning, is this what's causing your mood swings?"

I nodded with a worried look on my face. I couldn't tell you how I felt.

The three beauties were all amused.

Everyone in the dumpling restaurant turned to look at our table.

Having three beautiful women dining with me, a guy, is already enough to make anyone's eyes burn with rage.

They were still all smiles, their silvery laughter echoing through the store, making people both envious and jealous.

And I, surrounded by three beauties, actually had a worried look on my face!

In just a short while, I've been pierced by countless sharp gazes!

"What are you laughing at? This isn't a big deal. I'm just an assistant in Sales Department One. How can I be in a good mood if I'm not liked by my colleagues in Sales Department One? Besides, I'm still a temporary worker! I don't have much status to begin with."

I'm pouring out my grievances!

Liu Mei swallowed the dumplings, looked at me for a while, and then put down her chopsticks and said, "For the sake of these dumplings, I'll tell you what happened."

That's the main reason I treated them to dumplings.

Overjoyed, I nodded, put down my chopsticks, and looked at her expectantly.

"It's actually very simple. Everyone in Sales Department One knows you were brought into the company by General Manager Shu, so it's normal for them to keep their distance from you, isn't it?"

"Why is that? If I were really on her side, shouldn't these guys be fawning over me?"

"What the hell?! You have no idea about the implications!"

I was greatly encouraged; this was exactly what I wanted to know!

"Ms. Liu, please tell me already! I've been working with them every day for the past two days, and the way they look at me... something feels off!"

"Telling you won't hurt. But then you'll owe me another meal of dumplings!"

I quickly agreed. A meal of dumplings in exchange for some inside information—it's a good deal!

Even if I had to sacrifice some of my looks right now, I would be willing!

Liu Mei had clearly been with the company for a long time and held a certain rank, so she was well aware of a lot of information.

From now on, I'll have to flatter her properly.

"This sales department, including Manager Wu and his team, used to be personally overseen by General Manager Liu. As for General Manager Shu, he was poached by General Manager Liu from elsewhere six months ago with a high salary."

I suddenly realized what was happening.

"Professional manager?"

"That's right. As soon as General Manager Shu arrived, she split the sales department in two, taking away half of Manager Wu's authority. Manager Wu was definitely unhappy about that. But he couldn't openly confront General Manager Shu. So he went directly to General Manager Liu to protest, saying that she was mistreating long-term employees. General Manager Liu did a lot of work and allocated a lot of resources to the department before she was able to straighten things out."

"However, Manager Wu has been with President Liu for many years and is the one who gets the final say in the company. We colleagues are talking about it privately. President Liu is worried that Manager Wu will become too powerful in the company because he doesn't have time and energy in the country, and it will be difficult to manage and control him in the future. That's why he invited President Shu to reorganize the company."

After hearing this, I finally had a general understanding of the company's internal workings.

Then I can completely understand Manager Wu's and my colleagues' attitudes towards me!

So that's where the problem lies!

But can I tell them that I'm really not one of Aunt Shu's people? Am I just a temporary worker who's only been in Huacheng for four days?

Of course not. If you tell them, they won't believe you even more. They'll think you're a fool for trying to gain their acceptance with such an obvious lie.

On the other hand, if I want to establish myself in the company, should I get closer to Sales Department 1 or to Aunt Shu?

I feel that, from any perspective, whether emotional or rational, I only have one choice.

I'm just following Aunt Shu closely!

As soon as the line went smoothly, I suddenly felt much happier.

She laughed, picked up a dumpling from her plate, and handed it to Liu Mei: "Beautiful inside and out, that perfectly describes you!"

Liu Mei's eyebrows danced with delight.

"She's beautiful, I accept that. But what about her kind heart?"

"You have no idea how uncomfortable I've been these past two days, caught in the middle of them. General Manager Shu explicitly told me to work with Sales Department One. But Sales Department One is completely distant from me. Your reminder today has really opened my eyes. If you hadn't kindly reminded me, I think I would have definitely run into a brick wall!"