Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Isn't this a scam?

"What happened? You look like you're constipated."

Ma Wencai, who had just changed his clothes and came out of the lounge, saw my dark face and asked in confusion.

I explained the whole thing to him.

Ma Wencai said, "Oh, so Brother Qiang isn't planning to cause you any trouble. That's a good thing!"

No, this is actually a good thing?

Seeing that I didn't understand, Ma Wencai first told the waiter, "You go back first, I'll talk to him."

After everyone left, he pulled me aside and whispered, "These are the rules. Brother Qiang asked you to buy cigarettes to give you a way out. As long as you buy the cigarettes and alcohol, he won't target you anymore."

Is this what you call not targeting me?

I'm not stupid; I understand what Marvin Cai means.

They just wanted me to add my own money to buy cigarettes and alcohol to apologize to Zhang Qiang.

I know that's the logic, but I still feel uncomfortable.

I'm here to work, not to fawn over Zhang Qiang.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Ma Wencai patted my shoulder: "Chen An, I know you're young and impetuous, but just like I said yesterday, being young and impetuous can easily lead to trouble."

I asked him, "Did you buy it back then?"

Ma Wencai shook his head.

I raised an eyebrow: "He didn't make things difficult for you?"

Ma Wencai chuckled: "I'm different. My family is rich, and the rent is enough for me. The reason I came here is to hide from my wife, get a salary, and also see some young girls. It's a win-win-win situation. If they give me a hard time, I'll quit. If they don't want me here, there are plenty of other places that will! They all understand, so they haven't made things difficult for me."

This guy, Brother Ma, is pretty dashing.

I smiled, took the money, went to the small supermarket in the KTV, and bought a Seven Wolves cigarette.

Five yuan a pack, forty-five yuan a carton, but I have an employee discount, so it's only forty yuan.

I had sixty yuan left, so I bought two 500ml bottles of Erguotou liquor, ten yuan each, and got forty yuan in change.

When Zhang Qiang saw me return with cigarettes and two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), his expression changed instantly.

He was chatting and laughing with his colleagues, but when he saw the forty yuan I gave him, his face turned green.

"Is this the cigarettes and alcohol you bought for me?"

Zhang Qiang's facial muscles twitched rapidly.

"Yeah, you only gave me a hundred, that's all I can buy with these cigarettes," I said.

"Good, good, very good, Chen An, you're very good!" Zhang Qiang snatched the cigarette and threw it aside, his eyes filled with hatred as if he wanted to devour me.

I couldn't be bothered with him and turned to leave.

Ma Wencai was already waiting in the corridor outside. When he saw me come out, he suppressed a laugh and asked, "Hey Chen An, did you really buy him Seven Wolves liquor and Erguotou?"

I said, "What else? I'll give him forty dollars back."

Ma Wencai laughed so hard tears were almost coming out, and he quickly took out his phone and said that he must add me as a friend.

"How about we go home after get off work? We can't use our phones at work."

I shook my head.

I specifically told them before they came that they couldn't use their phones during work hours, or they would be fined.

"No!"

Ma Wencai grabbed me: "I can't wait until I get off work, let's add each other on WeChat quickly."

I asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"It's not that I have something to do."

Ma Wencai chuckled, "It's you who's in trouble! With your straightforward attitude, I'm afraid you'll be fired before you even finish get off work. If you pack your bags and leave, where am I supposed to find you?"

I:"……"

It's not that I don't understand social etiquette, it's that Zhang Qiang is terrible at interpersonal relationships.

When I first arrived, I had two packs of good cigarettes in my pocket and a thousand yuan in my other pocket, thinking of treating my colleagues to a meal.

As a result, he immediately tried to intimidate me, saying that Su Wan was a prostitute and that I was already being lenient by not sleeping with him.

Just then, a waiter poked his head out of the private room where Zhang Qiang had been and called to me.

"Chen An, come over and clean up the private room."

This waiter didn't have supper with us last night. When I brought in cigarettes earlier, he was sitting next to Zhang Qiang, smiling obsequiously. He was clearly one of Zhang Qiang's confidants.

I glanced at him: "Sorry, that private room wasn't under my responsibility!"

Seeing that I refused, he was silent for a moment, then looked back at the private room, as if he had received a signal, and called out to me.

"Just tidy up when I tell you to. What are you babbling about? Don't you even know the rules? Don't pretend to be high and mighty like your sister-in-law! One sells herself, the other plays the fool, they're really a family."

I don't believe he said that unless Zhang Qiang instructed him to.

Who would speak politely and involve other people's families?

Moreover, he only mentioned Su Wan, not my parents. Isn't that intentional?

"Hey, bro..."

When Ma Wencai saw me walking towards him aggressively, he quickly grabbed me.

I pushed his hand away, walked up to the waiter, and glared at him fiercely: "Say what you just said again."

His expression changed slightly, but then, as if remembering something, he glared at me with his neck stiff: "What? Everyone knows your sister-in-law is a prostitute, what are you pretending for? What's wrong with that? If I had money back then, I'd have chosen her too!"

I simply couldn't take it anymore.

You can criticize me, but you can't criticize Su Wan!

I raised my foot and kicked him in the stomach.

I showed no mercy with that kick, and it made him bend over.

Seeing that I was making a move, Zhang Qiang led several men out of the private room.

"You've only been here two days and you're already hitting a colleague? You're pretty arrogant, kid! I think you're not here to work, you're here to cause trouble!"

Seeing Zhang Qiang's smug face, I wanted nothing more than to punch him.

"Zhang Qiang, didn't you deliberately call him out to provoke me?"

Zhang Qiang's expression changed, and he shouted angrily, "How dare you speak like that? When did I ever ask him to deliberately provoke you? I only asked him to tell you to clean up the private room, is there a problem with that?"

At this point, he turned to look at the young waiters behind him.

"This kid started hitting our men as soon as he arrived, and he doesn't obey orders at all. He doesn't respect us at all. Brothers, teach him a lesson!"

As soon as he said that, the waiters behind him exchanged glances and then gathered around me.

Three of them were people I had late-night snacks with last night.

Last night when we were drinking, he kept calling me his good brother and saying that I should let him know if I needed anything.

They're going to do it to me before I can even say a word. If I make a sound, they'll beat the shit out of me.

Just as they were about to make their move, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind them.

"Getting ready for work, what are you still doing here? Don't you have anything to do?"

When I turned around, I saw a pretty girl of about eighteen or nineteen years old walking towards me.

Wearing a white tracksuit, sweatpants, and sneakers, with her ponytail tied high, she seemed completely out of place in this brightly lit, bustling scene.

Upon seeing the person approaching, Zhang Qiang quickly put on a fawning smile and went to greet them.

"Sister Chujing, what brings you here today?"

The others, including Ma Wencai, also quickly greeted him.

"Hello, Sister Chu Jing!"

"Sister Chu Jing looks even more beautiful!"

Most of the waitresses were in their early twenties, especially Ma Wencai and Zhang Qiang, who were almost thirty-five. Now, there was a girl much younger than them.

This girl seems to have quite a background.

Chu Jing, with her hands in her pockets, casually said, "It's a class reunion today, just popping in for a look."

At this point, she glanced at me, then frowned and looked at the others, asking suspiciously, "What are you all doing? Are you about to fight?"

No, no.

Zhang Qiang quickly waved his hand, pointed at me, and said with a forced smile, "This kid just arrived, he's a bit disobedient, and he even hit someone, so I'm planning to ask him to settle the matter."

"You hit someone, so why try to reason with them? Do you think I'm blind?!"

Chu Jing rolled her eyes.

Zhang Qiang's lips twitched from the retort, but he could only manage an awkward smile.

Chu Jing turned to look at me: "You just got here and you're already hitting someone? You're pretty arrogant. Where did you hang out before?"

I said, "I've never worked in the business world before. I used to work at a logistics company."

"A logistics company?"

Chu Jing narrowed her eyes slightly: "What's your name?"

"Chen An!"

Her eyes lit up: "You're Chen An?"