Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

Police station?

Hearing those words made my legs go weak. Is this a place I can go?

"Sister Wan, no... no need, I can go by myself, it will take up too much of your time."

Su Wan smiled and said, "What delay? It's just on the way."

There was no other way but to bite the bullet and make up a lie.

"Sister Wan, really, there's no need. I checked on my phone, and it's extremely troublesome to reissue documents in a different location. You need to get all sorts of proof of residence, and I don't have all the necessary documents, so I can't do it at all. Besides, I've already asked my family to help me reissue the documents, and they'll be mailed over in a few days. I can just wait a little longer. There's no need to make a wasted trip."

I was genuinely afraid she would insist on dragging me over there.

"Is it that complicated?"

Su Wan had never done it in another city before, and after hearing what I said, she didn't insist anymore.

"Then let's go to my sister's place first. For my sake, she'll probably let you make it up to her later."

An hour and a half later, Su Wan parked her car in front of Yunding Logistics Co., Ltd.

The logistics park is quite large, with more than a dozen large freight trucks parked inside, some of which are loading and unloading goods, and workers moving back and forth.

This was my first time visiting such a formal company, and I couldn't help but take a second look. I felt inexplicably nervous.

Su Wan probably noticed my nervousness and gently comforted me, "Don't be nervous. My best friend is the person in charge here. I've already spoken to her on the phone. You won't be doing any physical labor, just some clerical work. If you don't know how, you can learn slowly."

I hummed in agreement and followed her hesitantly.

Walk through the passing trucks and movers, and head straight into the office building facing the street.

Su Wan pushed open the door to the innermost manager's office with practiced ease.

A woman in her thirties was sitting behind the boss's chair. Hearing the noise, she looked up.

She wasn't the kind of stunning beauty that would catch your eye at first glance, but she had an exceptionally outstanding temperament and a natural mature femininity.

"Finally here."

The woman's gaze fell on me, and she smiled as she asked, "This must be your cousin, Chen An, right?"

Su Wan introduced me to this woman.

"Chen An, this is my best friend, Zhang Dongting."

After saying that, she introduced me to Zhang Dongting: "Dongting, this is my cousin Chen An. He just came to the city. He's an honest man, but he doesn't have much work experience. I hope you can take care of him."

Zhang Dongting looked me up and down a few times, then smiled and said, "I will naturally take care of the person Wanwan introduced."

Su Wan glanced at me and reminded me, "Aren't you going to greet President Zhang yet?"

I quickly snapped out of my daze and awkwardly greeted, "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Dongting walked back to her office chair, sat down, smoothed her hair with her hand, and smiled.

"Don't be so formal. There aren't many rules here. As long as you work hard, you'll be well paid. I heard from your sister-in-law that you lost your ID card? No problem, just register your number to start working, and you can complete the formalities later."

I bowed deeply to her, saying excitedly, "Thank you, Ms. Zhang."

Zhang Dongting smiled, made an internal call, and asked someone to take me to complete the onboarding process and assign me a dormitory.

I thought Zhang Dongting would assign me to the work of a field order follow-up clerk or a warehouse data entry clerk, but I didn't expect her to send me to the sales department.

I looked at Bai Yan, who had helped me join the company.

"Sister Bai, is it really appropriate for a newcomer like me to go to the sales department? I don't know anything about it."

I'm new here, I have no clients or acquaintances, I'm completely clueless. Even if I get into the department, I won't know where to start, I'm afraid I won't even be able to connect with the most basic clients.

Bai Yan took the signed contract from my hand and simply replied, "This was arranged by General Manager Zhang himself. Just follow the instructions. Everything is done. Remember to come to work tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and left.

This woman is far too aloof.

From the moment she took me to my dorm to the time I was onboarding, she kept a straight face.

She didn't say a single unnecessary word during the introduction process.

I was originally thinking of taking the initiative to strike up a conversation to get closer to them and find out more about the department.

Seeing her unfriendly attitude, I decided not to say anything more.

After finishing all this, two and a half hours had passed, and Su Wan said goodbye to Zhang Dongting.

In the car, sitting in the passenger seat, I said gratefully to Su Wan, "Sister Wan, thank you so much for today. How about I treat you to a meal?"

Su Wan glanced at me: "Do you have any money in your pocket?"

I scratched my head sheepishly, touched the crumpled three hundred yuan in my pocket, and said, "I... I only have three hundred yuan left."

My mom gave me two thousand yuan when I left home, but more than a thousand yuan was stolen on the train. I only managed to keep the remaining three hundred yuan because I had put it in my sock.

Su Wan pursed her lips and looked at me with a teasing gaze: "To me, it doesn't sound like you're going to treat me to dinner, but rather like you're trying to get me to treat you indirectly."

"No...no, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to treat you to a meal to thank you." I immediately became anxious.

Seeing my embarrassed appearance, Su Wan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Alright, alright, I was just kidding. Since you're treating, then treat me to a bowl of braised chicken rice noodles. I've been craving that braised chicken from that place for ages."

I knew she was trying to protect my self-esteem, and I was incredibly touched.

He earnestly assured her, "Sister Wan, once I earn money, I'll definitely treat you to a big meal."

Such a gentle, considerate woman who always puts others' feelings first—I really don't know what my cousin could possibly want.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask, "Sister Wan, did your cousin hit you last night? I'm sorry, it's all because of me."

Su Wan subconsciously touched her right cheek and forced a smile: "It has nothing to do with you, it's something else. He always likes to go out and have fun, his mind is never at home. I was so angry that I argued with him for a few words before I hit him."

I thought for a while and said seriously, "I heard from the aunties in the village that men who always want to run away are mostly because they don't feel a sense of belonging. If you could have a child, maybe my cousin would settle down."

Su Wan smiled bitterly, "I'd like to too, but after trying for so long, I still haven't been able to get pregnant."

I blurted out instinctively, "Then why is that?"

As soon as I said that, I wanted to slap myself. How could I ask such a question?

Fortunately, Su Wan wasn't angry and just said it casually.

"I don't know, but I think it's probably your cousin's problem. He's always smoking and drinking, and his sleep schedule is all messed up. I told him to take some time to go to the hospital for a checkup, but he not only wouldn't listen, but he also keeps throwing tantrums at me... Maybe he's lost interest in me."

I said, "How could that be? You're so beautiful, Sister Wan!"

"real?"

Su Wan turned to look at me, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

I nodded vigorously: "Of course it's true."

Su Wan's expression turned somewhat melancholy: "Perhaps it's because we've been together for so long that the passion has worn away. Just like people say, love eventually turns into family affection. And men are only honest when they're hanging on the wall."

On the way home, we chatted for a long time and I learned how Su Wan and my brother met.

It's actually quite a dramatic story.