Chapter 468 Chapter 496: Middle-aged people are not as good as dogs (please vote for me)
After listening to Kang Huifen's words, Li Manshu frowned and had a bad feeling in her heart.
It is indeed possible that her mother Kang Huizhi told Yang Hao about her grandfather's birthday, but Li Manshu felt that her mother's purpose was not necessarily to promote her and Yang Hao's remarriage.
Because my parents have expressed their support for my sister Li Manni before!
Outsiders don’t know the inside story of her divorce with Yang Hao, but my parents know it.
Therefore, father Li Baojun and mother Kang Huizhi both sided with Yang Hao regarding her divorce from Yang Hao.
With this premise in mind, her mother Kang Huizhi's notification of Yang Hao's coming to her grandfather's birthday banquet could not have been for the purpose of arranging a remarriage between herself and Yang Hao, otherwise she would have been informed on the way here.
Thinking of this, Li Manshu's face became even more ugly.
It was not that she and Yang Hao were arranged to remarry, but Yang Hao still attended his grandfather's birthday banquet as his son-in-law, making it clear that he wanted to announce his relationship with his sister Li Manni among relatives!
This.
Thinking of this, Li Manshu turned pale and her body couldn't help but tremble.
Once the news gets out among her relatives, she becomes a joke.
"Manshu, what's wrong with you?"
"You were fine just now, why did your face suddenly change?"
Kang Huimin noticed Li Manshu's abnormal state immediately. She subconsciously reached out and gave Li Manshu a hand, but found that there was cold sweat on her palms.
"Manshu, what makes you uncomfortable?"
Kang Huimin immediately asked worriedly. She was still counting on hugging her niece's thigh, but she didn't want to fall ill at this critical moment.
"nothing."
"Suddenly I feel a little dizzy, just take it easy and you'll be fine."
Li Manshu took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
Although she probably guessed the purpose of Yang Hao's trip, she still wanted to struggle. After all, she was the real ex-wife, and her relatives felt that she and Yang Hao might remarry.
Then, she can take advantage of "public opinion".
"Maybe I'm motion sick!"
"Drink some tea and take a rest."
With that said, Kang Huimin went to pour a cup of tea for Li Manshu.
"Thank you, second aunt!"
Li Manshu took the tea and drank it while thinking about how to deal with what was about to happen next.
Although she knew that the development of things might be unfavorable to her, in Li Manshu's view, this was not an opportunity. At least she could see Yang Hao.
As the saying goes, "it's only love once you meet"!
The two are a couple after all. Li Manshu had tried several times to ask Yang Hao to meet but failed.
Anyway, this time I can see myself.
"Manshu, why don't you go to the bedroom and rest for a while?"
Seeing that Li Manshu was not in good condition, Kang Huifen also came over to show her courtesy.
"That's no need, it's much better."
After taking a sip of tea to calm down her mood, Li Manshu's condition indeed improved a lot.
"That's good."
Kang Huifen nodded with a smile and asked, "Manshu, what are you doing now?"
"In a design company."
When Li Manshu mentioned her workplace, a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
Right now, Yang Hao is the boss of the company where she works.
However, after Yang Hao acquired Inspired Advertising, he became a hands-off shopkeeper and only visited the company once, as if there was no such company.
At the beginning, Li Manshu was still thinking about whether Yang Hao would use her job to retaliate against her, but it turned out that she was overthinking it. The leaders of the company seemed not to know about her relationship with Yang Hao, and no one treated her differently. Because of this, Li Manshu He didn't resign.
“The design company is great!”
"If I remember correctly, Manshu, your major in university was design."
After finding the topic, Kang Huifen immediately took Li Manshu and started chatting.
Seeing this, Kang Huimin quietly went to the balcony with her mobile phone, then found the number nicknamed "Xiao Feng" in her address book and dialed it.
"Mom, why are you calling me at this time? I'm at work!"
The call was connected quickly, but the voice that came through was a little impatient.
"Xiaofeng, isn't your grandpa's 80th birthday tomorrow?"
"It's not like I can't go back!"
"Wrap a red envelope for grandpa for me!"
Before Kang Huimin finished speaking, she was interrupted by her son Zhao Xiaofeng: "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first!"
Dududu.
Before Kang Huimin could speak again, a series of busy signals sounded on the phone.
This kid! !
Kang Huimin stamped her feet angrily, but this was her son after all, and there was nothing she could do. She took a deep breath and dialed the phone again patiently.
This time the phone rang for a long time before being answered.
"What happened again?"
"I'm busy here!"
Zhao Xiaofeng's voice was even more impatient than last time.
"Xiaofeng, no matter how busy you are, just listen to what I have to say."
Kang Huimin was afraid that her son would hang up the phone again, so she quickly spoke first.
"Something happened?"
"Wait me a moment."
Zhao Xiaofeng's voice became deeper, accompanied by the sound of moving chairs. He must have realized that his mother had something urgent and had to leave the workstation.
When he arrived at the tea room, Zhao Xiaofeng poured himself a glass of water and then spoke again: "Mom, what's wrong?"
"You have to come back for your grandpa's eightieth birthday!"
“Better come back tonight and buy your tickets now!”
Kang Huimin said firmly.
"Is this still the case?"
Zhao Xiaofeng, who was already sitting on the sofa in the tea room, frowned depressedly. He told his mother about this matter a week ago, and he had to work overtime and would not be able to go back.
Zhao Xiaofeng works for an Internet company. He is the backbone of the technology department, and working overtime is commonplace.
Of course, working overtime was not the main reason. He just felt that going to Xiangyang City just to attend his grandfather's birthday banquet was too cost-effective.
Not only is it a waste of time to make this trip, but the toll will also cost several hundred dollars, so it’s really unnecessary.
"Manshu's ex-husband will be here soon!"
"You should have heard what's going on with him now!"
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I remember that you two had a good relationship before. Let's take advantage of grandpa's birthday party to communicate with each other this time. Maybe you can change jobs and join his company." Kang Huimin expressed her thoughts, but, She spoke in a relatively low voice. She was on the balcony at the moment. If her voice was too loud, it could easily be heard by people in the living room.
Especially her sister Kang Huifen, she didn't want the other party to know about her little calculation.
"Brother Hao will go?"
Zhao Xiaofeng, who was still indifferent at first, suddenly sat up straight. He is 33 years old and older than Li Manshu, so Yang Hao can be regarded as his brother-in-law.
However, the two of them are considered to be of the same age, and they can talk together more easily during the Chinese New Year family gatherings. In private, they talk about their own affairs. Because Yang Hao is two years older than Zhao Xiaofeng, he always calls Yang Hao "Brother Hao" .
"It'll be there in a moment."
"He is now a rich man with a net worth of tens of billions. If he could help our family, our family would not be in the same situation now."
Kang Huimin lowered her voice and said.
"Okay, I get it."
Zhao Xiaofeng put down the water glass in his hand and silently calculated in his mind.
"Don't just know!"
"No matter how much money you can make by working overtime, you must come back!!"
Kang Huimin was a little anxious for her son. If Yang Hao hadn't come, she wouldn't have wanted her son to have a hard time. After all, it was quite a long way from Shanghai, which was time-consuming and expensive.
But the current situation is completely different. No matter how much money you spend, you have to get it back. This is an opportunity to change your destiny.
"Okay, I'm going to ask for leave right now."
Zhao Xiaofeng is 33 years old this year, and the edges and corners of his body have long been smoothed away.
If he had just graduated a few years ago, he would have dismissed this opportunity and silently complained that his mother Kang Huimin was too snobbish.
But now his thinking is completely different. In this society, mixed abilities are only one aspect, and background and relationships determine how far you can go.
Of course, except for the top geniuses in various fields.
But how many of those top geniuses are there? In the real world, 99% are ordinary people with average abilities, and 99.99% of jobs can be replaced.
Don't think that a certain profession or position is lofty. In fact, it is just that. If you are really pushed to that position, you may not do worse than the person who was originally in that position.
Because of this, there is a sentence on the Internet: This world is a huge grass-roots team!
Zhao Xiaofeng has passed the pretentious stage and has even begun to accept his fate.
So, of course he knew the importance of his mother conveying this message.
In fact, he has been paying attention to the news about Yang Hao on the Internet in the past two days. He opened the WeChat chat box with Yang Hao several times to say hello.
But since they haven't contacted each other for a long time, he doesn't know what to say, and he's afraid of being thought that he just sees the other person getting rich and wants to get along with him.
And this time, my grandpa’s eightieth birthday is really a very good opportunity.
He could take the opportunity to connect with Yang Hao.
After finishing the call with his mother Kang Huimin, Zhao Xiaofeng took another sip of water from his water glass, and then thought about asking for leave. Since Yang Hao would be arriving soon, he planned to leave immediately. If he took the high-speed rail from Shanghai to Xiangyang City, it would be Two and a half hours.
"Xiaofeng, I'm looking for you!"
Just when Zhao Xiaofeng was thinking about how to ask for leave, a man wearing black-rimmed glasses walked into the tea room. His name was Wu Qiong and he was Zhao Xiaofeng's immediate boss.
"Brother Qiong, what's wrong?"
Zhao Xiaofeng bowed slightly and asked subconsciously.
"I'll work overtime tonight. The server vulnerability must be fixed as soon as possible."
"Then, come early tomorrow and try to fix the bug before noon tomorrow!"
Wu Qiong walked to the coffee machine and said casually while taking the coffee.
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaofeng frowned immediately. He was about to ask for leave.
As a result, the order to work overtime came.
"Brother Qiong, something happened at home and I'm planning to ask you for leave!"
Zhao Xiaofeng said quickly.
"What happened?"
Wu Qiong turned his head and glanced at Zhao Xiaofeng, then said with a sullen face: "Xiaofeng, you are now in a critical period of career advancement. I hope you can focus all your energy on work. If there is nothing major, don't ask for leave. ”
"Besides, you also know the situation in the team. If you ask for leave, the loophole will definitely not be repaired before noon tomorrow. I have issued a military order to Mr. Chen. If you ask for leave now, won't you push me into a pit of fire!"
Wu Qiong's attitude has been very obvious, he just doesn't want to give up.
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaofeng clenched his fists subconsciously. He and Wu Qiong had not been on business for a day or two, and they still knew each other very well. The reason he gave seemed reasonable, but in fact it was nonsense.
Especially the military orders set up by Mr. Chen. This is his usual method. He will blow the whistle in front of the leader first, and then ask his subordinates to work overtime. In the end, the leader will think that he is particularly capable and all the credit will be his.
And workers like Zhao Xiaofeng and others can only get a little overtime pay.
Even Wu Qiong would even reduce overtime hours in order to please his superiors. The main thing is to lick her as much as she wants.
There are people like him in many companies. When facing leaders, they will try their best to lick them, and when facing subordinates, they will try their best to squeeze them!
People like Wu Qiong also have their own theories when it comes to squeezing their subordinates. The post-00s who have just entered the workplace cannot squeeze them because it is not easy to use. As long as he puts in some strength, they will just give up and quit.
The best people to exploit are old employees like Zhao Xiaofeng who have reached a certain age and do not have the courage to resign.
They usually have a lot of pressure in life, and they dare not leave their jobs easily because of their age.
That's why there is a saying in the workplace: Seniors, juniors, and middle-aged people scold them casually, but they will never dare to resist.
Because they can't afford to lose their jobs!
It is precisely because of this that there is a saying that "people in middle age are inferior to dogs".
There are a total of fifteen people in Zhao Xiaofeng's group. There are four experienced and skilled old employees like him, and the four of them have become the main force of Wu Qiong's exploitation.
In this overtime mission, Wu Qiong actually counted on the four of them to charge into battle.
As a result, Zhao Xiaofeng actually asked for leave, and of course Wu Qiong disagreed.
"Brother Qiong, my grandpa turns 80 tomorrow. As a grandson, I have to go back and see him. After all, this is his 80th birthday."
After careful consideration, Zhao Xiaofeng chose to tell the truth.
"That's it?"
After hearing Zhao Xiaofeng's reasons, Wu Qiong suddenly showed a disdainful expression on his face. He took a sip of the American food he just received and said, "I just want to give you a red envelope for my birthday. There is no need to go all the way. Besides, I still have work." Personal condition!”
"You also know the situation in the team. If you leave, this task will definitely not be completed before noon tomorrow!"
"Xiaofeng, you know, I have always thought highly of you. If I can go further, I will definitely recommend you to Mr. Chen to take over my position!"
"But the premise is that you have to show your attitude, right? Working overtime is also an opportunity for progress and you have to seize it."
Wu Qiong painted the cake for Zhao Xiaofeng in a slow and unhurried tone.
And the ability to draw cakes is considered a required course for leadership.
It's just that Wu Qiong has made pie plans for Zhao Xiaofeng too many times, but none of them have come true, so Zhao Xiaofeng has long been immune to this kind of pie.
"Brother Qiong, my grandma and grandpa raised me when I was a child. Grandpa is not in good health, so I have to attend this 80th birthday no matter what!"
"Besides, I never said no to working overtime every time before. This time, Brother Qiong should give the opportunity to improve to other people in the team!"
(End of chapter)