Translator: RandomAlex
Editor: Makoto
The whole city was in great ripples because of what Wei Mingyan’s company had produced. It was a piece of fat meat which countless people wanted to swallow, but they had to restrain each other. There was no reason for anyone to use abnormal methods and spark a war.
The market was a big cake. Usually, everyone was satisfied with a slice each. Even those big companies only had a little more cake. Unfortunately, it just happened that this time, as long as they swallowed this research, they would gain half of the cake for themselves.
Almost everyone thought, if this piece of ‘cutlery’ that distributed the cake fell into their hands, it should definitely be grasped well. How could it be sold to others?
Unexpectedly, Wei Mingyan did just that.
He wasn’t stupid. Now, everyone wanted to get the ‘cutlery’ from him. Whoever he chose to give it to, those people could only abide by him. Likewise, if he chose to swallow it himself, then he would be the one surrounded by the crowd.
There were a lot of people who came to make friends, but they are surprisingly similar in what they say.
Conditions are open at will, but what they want is exclusivity.
Wei Mingyan didn’t behave like a primary school teacher who just resigned from school. He was cunning, good with words, facetious and superficial at the same time, while not letting up even for half a second.
The more he dangled people’s appetites like this, the more anxious those businessmen became, and not only did they offer higher prices one after another, they also began to pry into Wei Mingyan’s bottom line from all sorts of sources.
The first half of Wei Mingyan’s life could be said to be fairly normal. He went to school, graduated, became a teacher, resigned, won a prize, started a small company with the money, and miraculously developed a treasure that everyone wanted.
No matter from which aspect, this guy who was obviously still young and inexperienced had no flaws at all, and these people wondered if he thought of this day long ago.
However, it wasn’t without loopholes. Doesn’t he have a girlfriend?
People said that they were going to get married soon. Even if Wei Mingyan himself was slick, a young girl can’t be as old and cunning as her fiancé, can she?
More and more eyes were on Qi Jingshu. Wei Mingyan knew it in his heart, but kept quiet because it would do no harm to the Qi family.
The whole thing started with Qi Jingye.
He had been a criminal policeman since he graduated. He has dealt with many criminals and has been injured several times. His leg was almost crippled. It stood to reason that even if his qualifications were not promoted, he wouldn’t still be such a small criminal policeman until now. Unfortunately, who let him have a straightforward personality? He directly offended the upper leaders and they abruptly pressed him for so many years without promotion.
Today, Qi Jingye went to work as usual. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his bastard boss smiling with a flattering face. The boss squeezed his face into a blooming chrysanthemum. The disgusted Qi Jingye frowned and stepped back several steps to dodge the bastard boss’s passionate embrace.
“Jingye ah! Look at the sweat at your head. It’s hot now. Don’t walk in such a hurry. Look at that blush…”
It was as if his boss at the moment hadn’t noticed Qi Jingye’s frown of repulsion at him in the slightest, laughing and affectionately speaking to his own subordinate. “Hurry up and wipe the sweat off your head, the higher-ups are looking for you to go over there, so you can’t make our division lose face.”
Isn’t the shameless old man in front of him the most shameless person in their division?
(TNote: bù yào liǎn [ 不要脸] = shameless; literally read as ‘don’t want face’)
No one fawned over someone for nothing. It’s either a traitor or a thief.
Qi Jingye raised his vigilance by a hundred percent, and was very tense. He then went to the office with his flattering boss.
Ten minutes later, he twisted his eyebrows, his eyes were in a trance, as he came out slowly.
However, at the same time, his face was full of joy.
Wei Mingyan has recently become the most popular person in the whole city. Every day, a lot of people ask him to do various things. He didn’t want to make a fortune and then quit. Of course he wanted to use the opportunity and expand his network. Thus, every time he finished a meeting, he brought the smell of alcohol with him.
He lived alone at home, and no one helped him when he got back. Qi Jingshu saw him to bed when he was drunk and was sent home by the driver. The next day, he got up to take a bath and continued to respond to invitations. He didn’t even have time to eat breakfast. Worried that his body wouldn’t be able to stand it any longer, Wei Mingyan temporarily stayed at the Qi’s house after asking for her brother and sister-in-law’s opinion.
Of course, he was going to be sleeping alone.
Every night, the driver sent the person back. Qi Jingshu prepared some soup for her boyfriend to drink and sobering up, and then urged him to take a bath. Wei Mingyan was too tired to keep his eyes open. Although he was confused, he remained obedient enough to get up and go shower. Then, he woke up and went out after having a quick breakfast again.
On this day, he finally had no dinner party in the afternoon, and Qi Jingye, a cold, hardened 30-year-old man, brought back roast chicken with a happy face.
He worked as a police officer for so many years, but he finally received a promotion today.
Even though the office played a part in some problems, the most important thing was that the leadership actually clearly remembered the achievements he has made over the years. The straightforward man was moved to no end.
Over the years, he has fought his life, suffered many injuries, and almost put his daughter’s life in jeopardy, only to be suppressed, given a meager salary, and struggled to feed his family. How could he have no complaints in his heart?
However today, when the chief’s supervisor patted him on the shoulder and said he was a good policeman, all of those complaints disappeared without a trace.
It turned out that his efforts over the years have always been noticed by somebody.
Wei Mingyan sat down with a little smile as he saw the grateful look on Qi Jingye’s face. He bowed his head slightly and took a sip of wine.
After so many days of socializing, his capacity for liquor grew by leaps and bounds, and he was no longer the one who got tipsy after one drink.
Qi Jingye was drinking very fiercely today, and the discomfort he had been suppressing for years was finally relieved today. At the end of the day, with his drunken face turned red while holding Sister-in-law Qi, he whispered like a child, “I have been promoted, and I can accompany you more.”
“Xixi, I’m so happy, let’s… let’s kiss …”
“Jingye, stop that now. Mingyan and Jingshu are still there.”
Sister-in-law Qi’s usual character was tough, but she couldn’t help but blush when he was so rowdy. She blamed Qi Jingye for drinking so much wine inappropriately, while carefully helping her husband get up.
“Jingshu, your brother drank too much. I’ll help him back first. No, no, you don’t have to help. I can help him, he only weighs this much. Just continue eating.”
Qi Jingshu and Wei Mingyan sat together as they watched Sister-in-law Qi, whose figure was considered slender on the surface, use one hand to carry Qi Jingye.
“Sister-in-law is quite a strong lady.”
Wei Mingyan watched the two leave together and poured himself a glass of wine.
“Okay, okay, no more drinks. You have drunk enough these days.” Qi Jingshu stopped him and looked at her boyfriend’s face carefully.
So good-looking, fair and clean… So handsome.
The man first sat nicely and allowed his sweetheart to look at him, and only after Qi Jingshu had been looking at him for a long while did he blink a little curiously, “Jingshu, what are you looking at?”
“I’m just thinking, why are you so good to me?”
Qi Jingye looked at her boyfriend without blinking.
When she fell in love before, she thought that Wei Mingyan was good enough. She didn’t expect that as time went by, her boyfriend not only didn’t get impatient, but loved her more than before.
Sometimes, Qi Jingshu even felt that Wei Mingyan took care of her as if he were caring for a daughter, and he always looked at her with tolerant eyes.
His eyes were very nice. To Qi Jingshu, they were like the calm sea, without waves. They were gentle and patient, and always made her feel at ease.
Looking at her eyes full of love, the smile on Wei Mingyan’s lips widened and his voice turned slightly low. “Isn’t it my responsibility to be good to you?”
“Wait for me for a while. I’ll get rid of one last thing. Then, we’ll get married, okay?”
Qi Jingshu looked at her boyfriend and nodded obediently.
The next day, Wei Mingyan met a ‘Good Samaritan’ who helped increase his brother-in-law’s work position. That evening, when the several people were together, they saw this handsome man, who seemed to have suddenly appeared in the city, take the man for a drink alone.
When it was over, the two of them left together with a smile, and several people who were there calculated in their hearts. After that night, it was true, as later on, there was news of their cooperation.
This man happened to be a big boss of an enterprise, and was famous for his cheekiness. In truth, the heads of other groups wanted to cooperate with Wei Mingyan too, but they failed to do so as they refused to bend to him. However, this guy didn’t have that reservation. He was the most enthusiastic about Wei Mingyan before, and this time he helped Wei Mingyan’s brother-in-law and immediately became the ‘first person to eat crabs.’
(TNote: the first person to eat crab = because of being bold, he was the first person to taste a good thing. Explanation: crabs were known to be scary beetles of the river in ancient times. the first person who ate it was very bold.)
The product was quickly loaded into the core and put on the market. Sure enough, just as these magnates had predicted, the company that had just barely squeezed into the upper echelon grew twice as big in just a few days.
The stock market soared, and the envious eyes of several bosses who were still waiting to see turned red. They snapped to a decision, and finally found out from the first crabeater how this Chief Wei was persuaded.
After getting accurate information, these people suddenly realized.
No wonder this Chief Wei never wanted to go to any lustful places. He loved beauty but not ones from those wild places.
But, as long as there is a breakthrough, they would be better off doing the same.
Wei Mingyan was certainly not so accommodating just because of his brother-in-law. At the root of it, love the house and its crows, it’s for the sake of his fiancée.
(TNote: love the house and its crows = if you love me you must love my family too.)
As they did their research, each big company was dumbfounded.
This fiancée of Chief Wei seemed to have submitted resumes in their company from the beginning.
Graduated from a famous school with excellent grades and good results in all aspects. How could she be rejected?
The heads of the companies were stifled. If Chief Wei’s fiancée worked in their company, wouldn’t that relationship be much easier?
Regretting it, their underlings spoke up.
At first, they also wanted to admit this Qi Jingshu, but the people from Cao’s came to greet them. They thought that in the end it was the leading brother who was going to do a favor, plus, they received money, so they did as asked and…
Thus, they have let a golden doll go like that!
This happened in several companies, and only then did the people come around to noticing that the Cao’s and Wei Mingyan had a grudge.
They asked in person, in a roundabout way, and the handsome young man who was obviously a little less than a decade younger than them, with the same smile on his face, shook his glass of wine and admitted, “It’s true that the Cao family’s daughter has some conflicts with my girlfriend, but who made the Cao family so big. We little people can’t afford to mess with them, so we had to hide.”
The words reached the ears of Chief Cao and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
All this time, whether he used money or friendship, the brat wouldn’t take the bait. Obviously, he could be insincere to others, but to him, he always had that ever-smiling face and talked in circles that didn’t serve any purpose.
Before, when he called Wei Mingyan, he did say that young people were not sensible and told him not to bother with his own daughter. It wasn’t because he was arrogant and didn’t take the rising star into consideration, it was purely because he was a womanizing stud himself and thought Wei Mingyan was too.
Speaking of them, in this circle, which one of them did not have a wife at home but still had mistresses outside. It’s not unusual to go to certain places together to relax. After all, they were busy enough at work already. They were so old, except for second marriages, their wives are old too. Wasn’t having fun outside a matter of certainty?
Therefore, Wei Mingyan’s words that implied anger only made Chief Cao worried for a while, and later forgotten after his daughter’s coquettishness.
It was just for a woman anyways. His status in this city was not just talk, and Wei Mingyan was still a fledgling. Even if he had great status now, how dare he trouble him?
What he didn’t expect was that Wei Mingyan really didn’t bother the Caos. He just neglected every word from Chief Cao.
Want to cooperate?
Come, have a drink.
Want to have the cake all to yourself?
Come, have a drink.
Want to be blunt?
I’m sorry, I’m busy at home. Excuse me.
Because Wei Mingyan’s expression was always a polite smile, and there was no meaning of holding a grudge between his words, although Chief Cao found his refusal of loosening his guard hateful, he never thought that he would be so narrow-minded and remembered his daughter’s affairs.
Chief Cao only felt indignant for a moment. He’s been shooting at geese all day long, but they pecked his eyes out.
(TNote: Shooting at geese all day long, but they pecked his eyes out = The proverb means that a person who subdues a certain person or thing throughout his life is controlled by it.)
He thought it was a smiling tiger, but it turned out to be a cold snake.
(TNote: smiling tiger = man with a big smile and evil intentions.)
Thinking about countermeasures on his side, Cao Jing pushed open the door and came in with a gloomy face, and sat down on the sofa.
“Dad! Can you control the manager of the administrative department? Every day, she looks for an opportunity to just hang out in front of Zhao Guang. Who is she trying to seduce?!”
“She just had the nerve to yell at me, why do you keep an employee like that? Drive her away!”
Before Chief Cao could speak, Cao Jing crackled with a bunch of angry words.
Since Qi Jingshu left last time, her character has become more and more strange. First of all, she always felt that people under her were talking about her. After all, she was slapped in the face by Qi Jingshu that day.
These days, taking advantage of her position, Cao Jing has fired four employees.
She didn’t think she was going too far at all. Now it’s the turn of the administrative department, which is beyond her control. Thus, she immediately came to her father for help like she had before.
Dad loves her so much, surely he’ll get that woman fired!
Get her out of their Cao Group and see how she could still be arrogant!
Chief Cao took off his glasses and rubbed his brow with a headache. “Ah Jing, can you save me the trouble? People are worried now. You fire everywhere in the company. Is it to make a scene so that no one ends up wanting to come to our office?”
“Dad!!”
Cao Jing was always spoiled, so it was expected that she wasn’t happy about it. “Why can’t I fire people? Those people I drive away do ordinary work. Dad, don’t you love me the most? Help me…”
She was confident that her father would help her. When she pushed a classmate down the stairs and crippled him, the man made a scene and filed a lawsuit, but then her father squashed it.
“You…” The only thing Chief Cao could never stand was his only daughter’s coquetry. He gave her a loving look and sighed. “Then I will…”
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door from outside, and his words were interrupted. Chief Cao frowned with some displeasure and raised his voice. “Come in.”
“Chief Cao.”
The subordinate walked in with a heavy face and handed him the information in his hand, “There are two companies joining forces against us, and we must immediately find a countermeasure.”
The phone was also ringing at this point, and someone was talking with a sense of grief.
I’m sorry. Now everyone knows that there’s money to be made by doing this to you, although we also have our friendship. Only, no one’s going to argue with that kind of money, you know?”
“Anyway, you’re on your own.”
“Who let that baby girl of yours be so thoughtless and go around offending people?”
Cao Jing looked at her father’s ugly face for a moment and wondered, “Dad?”
“Why are you…”
Pa!!
With an angry slap, he slapped her viciously across the face.
Cao Jing’s ears rang and her face almost immediately bulged with a complete slap mark. She turned back incredulously and looked at her loving father with red eyes. “Dad, you hit me?”
Chief Cao stared blankly at his only daughter, his back stooped down, as if his entire body had been drained of its essence in a single moment.
His voice was tired, as if he had aged ten years. “You buy something and go make amends to Chief Wei’s fiancée.”
“This time, you really kicked the iron plate.”
(TNote: Kicking the iron plate = accidentally causing harm to yourself.)
Translator: RandomAlex
Editor: Makoto
The whole city was in great ripples because of what Wei Mingyan’s company had produced. It was a piece of fat meat which countless people wanted to swallow, but they had to restrain each other. There was no reason for anyone to use abnormal methods and spark a war.
The market was a big cake. Usually, everyone was satisfied with a slice each. Even those big companies only had a little more cake. Unfortunately, it just happened that this time, as long as they swallowed this research, they would gain half of the cake for themselves.
Almost everyone thought, if this piece of ‘cutlery’ that distributed the cake fell into their hands, it should definitely be grasped well. How could it be sold to others?
Unexpectedly, Wei Mingyan did just that.
He wasn’t stupid. Now, everyone wanted to get the ‘cutlery’ from him. Whoever he chose to give it to, those people could only abide by him. Likewise, if he chose to swallow it himself, then he would be the one surrounded by the crowd.
There were a lot of people who came to make friends, but they are surprisingly similar in what they say.
Conditions are open at will, but what they want is exclusivity.
Wei Mingyan didn’t behave like a primary school teacher who just resigned from school. He was cunning, good with words, facetious and superficial at the same time, while not letting up even for half a second.
The more he dangled people’s appetites like this, the more anxious those businessmen became, and not only did they offer higher prices one after another, they also began to pry into Wei Mingyan’s bottom line from all sorts of sources.
The first half of Wei Mingyan’s life could be said to be fairly normal. He went to school, graduated, became a teacher, resigned, won a prize, started a small company with the money, and miraculously developed a treasure that everyone wanted.
No matter from which aspect, this guy who was obviously still young and inexperienced had no flaws at all, and these people wondered if he thought of this day long ago.
However, it wasn’t without loopholes. Doesn’t he have a girlfriend?
People said that they were going to get married soon. Even if Wei Mingyan himself was slick, a young girl can’t be as old and cunning as her fiancé, can she?
More and more eyes were on Qi Jingshu. Wei Mingyan knew it in his heart, but kept quiet because it would do no harm to the Qi family.
The whole thing started with Qi Jingye.
He had been a criminal policeman since he graduated. He has dealt with many criminals and has been injured several times. His leg was almost crippled. It stood to reason that even if his qualifications were not promoted, he wouldn’t still be such a small criminal policeman until now. Unfortunately, who let him have a straightforward personality? He directly offended the upper leaders and they abruptly pressed him for so many years without promotion.
Today, Qi Jingye went to work as usual. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his bastard boss smiling with a flattering face. The boss squeezed his face into a blooming chrysanthemum. The disgusted Qi Jingye frowned and stepped back several steps to dodge the bastard boss’s passionate embrace.
“Jingye ah! Look at the sweat at your head. It’s hot now. Don’t walk in such a hurry. Look at that blush…”
It was as if his boss at the moment hadn’t noticed Qi Jingye’s frown of repulsion at him in the slightest, laughing and affectionately speaking to his own subordinate. “Hurry up and wipe the sweat off your head, the higher-ups are looking for you to go over there, so you can’t make our division lose face.”
Isn’t the shameless old man in front of him the most shameless person in their division?
(TNote: bù yào liǎn [ 不要脸] = shameless; literally read as ‘don’t want face’)
No one fawned over someone for nothing. It’s either a traitor or a thief.
Qi Jingye raised his vigilance by a hundred percent, and was very tense. He then went to the office with his flattering boss.
Ten minutes later, he twisted his eyebrows, his eyes were in a trance, as he came out slowly.
However, at the same time, his face was full of joy.
Wei Mingyan has recently become the most popular person in the whole city. Every day, a lot of people ask him to do various things. He didn’t want to make a fortune and then quit. Of course he wanted to use the opportunity and expand his network. Thus, every time he finished a meeting, he brought the smell of alcohol with him.
He lived alone at home, and no one helped him when he got back. Qi Jingshu saw him to bed when he was drunk and was sent home by the driver. The next day, he got up to take a bath and continued to respond to invitations. He didn’t even have time to eat breakfast. Worried that his body wouldn’t be able to stand it any longer, Wei Mingyan temporarily stayed at the Qi’s house after asking for her brother and sister-in-law’s opinion.
Of course, he was going to be sleeping alone.
Every night, the driver sent the person back. Qi Jingshu prepared some soup for her boyfriend to drink and sobering up, and then urged him to take a bath. Wei Mingyan was too tired to keep his eyes open. Although he was confused, he remained obedient enough to get up and go shower. Then, he woke up and went out after having a quick breakfast again.
On this day, he finally had no dinner party in the afternoon, and Qi Jingye, a cold, hardened 30-year-old man, brought back roast chicken with a happy face.
He worked as a police officer for so many years, but he finally received a promotion today.
Even though the office played a part in some problems, the most important thing was that the leadership actually clearly remembered the achievements he has made over the years. The straightforward man was moved to no end.
Over the years, he has fought his life, suffered many injuries, and almost put his daughter’s life in jeopardy, only to be suppressed, given a meager salary, and struggled to feed his family. How could he have no complaints in his heart?
However today, when the chief’s supervisor patted him on the shoulder and said he was a good policeman, all of those complaints disappeared without a trace.
It turned out that his efforts over the years have always been noticed by somebody.
Wei Mingyan sat down with a little smile as he saw the grateful look on Qi Jingye’s face. He bowed his head slightly and took a sip of wine.
After so many days of socializing, his capacity for liquor grew by leaps and bounds, and he was no longer the one who got tipsy after one drink.
Qi Jingye was drinking very fiercely today, and the discomfort he had been suppressing for years was finally relieved today. At the end of the day, with his drunken face turned red while holding Sister-in-law Qi, he whispered like a child, “I have been promoted, and I can accompany you more.”
“Xixi, I’m so happy, let’s… let’s kiss …”
“Jingye, stop that now. Mingyan and Jingshu are still there.”
Sister-in-law Qi’s usual character was tough, but she couldn’t help but blush when he was so rowdy. She blamed Qi Jingye for drinking so much wine inappropriately, while carefully helping her husband get up.
“Jingshu, your brother drank too much. I’ll help him back first. No, no, you don’t have to help. I can help him, he only weighs this much. Just continue eating.”
Qi Jingshu and Wei Mingyan sat together as they watched Sister-in-law Qi, whose figure was considered slender on the surface, use one hand to carry Qi Jingye.
“Sister-in-law is quite a strong lady.”
Wei Mingyan watched the two leave together and poured himself a glass of wine.
“Okay, okay, no more drinks. You have drunk enough these days.” Qi Jingshu stopped him and looked at her boyfriend’s face carefully.
So good-looking, fair and clean… So handsome.
The man first sat nicely and allowed his sweetheart to look at him, and only after Qi Jingshu had been looking at him for a long while did he blink a little curiously, “Jingshu, what are you looking at?”
“I’m just thinking, why are you so good to me?”
Qi Jingye looked at her boyfriend without blinking.
When she fell in love before, she thought that Wei Mingyan was good enough. She didn’t expect that as time went by, her boyfriend not only didn’t get impatient, but loved her more than before.
Sometimes, Qi Jingshu even felt that Wei Mingyan took care of her as if he were caring for a daughter, and he always looked at her with tolerant eyes.
His eyes were very nice. To Qi Jingshu, they were like the calm sea, without waves. They were gentle and patient, and always made her feel at ease.
Looking at her eyes full of love, the smile on Wei Mingyan’s lips widened and his voice turned slightly low. “Isn’t it my responsibility to be good to you?”
“Wait for me for a while. I’ll get rid of one last thing. Then, we’ll get married, okay?”
Qi Jingshu looked at her boyfriend and nodded obediently.
The next day, Wei Mingyan met a ‘Good Samaritan’ who helped increase his brother-in-law’s work position. That evening, when the several people were together, they saw this handsome man, who seemed to have suddenly appeared in the city, take the man for a drink alone.
When it was over, the two of them left together with a smile, and several people who were there calculated in their hearts. After that night, it was true, as later on, there was news of their cooperation.
This man happened to be a big boss of an enterprise, and was famous for his cheekiness. In truth, the heads of other groups wanted to cooperate with Wei Mingyan too, but they failed to do so as they refused to bend to him. However, this guy didn’t have that reservation. He was the most enthusiastic about Wei Mingyan before, and this time he helped Wei Mingyan’s brother-in-law and immediately became the ‘first person to eat crabs.’
(TNote: the first person to eat crab = because of being bold, he was the first person to taste a good thing. Explanation: crabs were known to be scary beetles of the river in ancient times. the first person who ate it was very bold.)
The product was quickly loaded into the core and put on the market. Sure enough, just as these magnates had predicted, the company that had just barely squeezed into the upper echelon grew twice as big in just a few days.
The stock market soared, and the envious eyes of several bosses who were still waiting to see turned red. They snapped to a decision, and finally found out from the first crabeater how this Chief Wei was persuaded.
After getting accurate information, these people suddenly realized.
No wonder this Chief Wei never wanted to go to any lustful places. He loved beauty but not ones from those wild places.
But, as long as there is a breakthrough, they would be better off doing the same.
Wei Mingyan was certainly not so accommodating just because of his brother-in-law. At the root of it, love the house and its crows, it’s for the sake of his fiancée.
(TNote: love the house and its crows = if you love me you must love my family too.)
As they did their research, each big company was dumbfounded.
This fiancée of Chief Wei seemed to have submitted resumes in their company from the beginning.
Graduated from a famous school with excellent grades and good results in all aspects. How could she be rejected?
The heads of the companies were stifled. If Chief Wei’s fiancée worked in their company, wouldn’t that relationship be much easier?
Regretting it, their underlings spoke up.
At first, they also wanted to admit this Qi Jingshu, but the people from Cao’s came to greet them. They thought that in the end it was the leading brother who was going to do a favor, plus, they received money, so they did as asked and…
Thus, they have let a golden doll go like that!
This happened in several companies, and only then did the people come around to noticing that the Cao’s and Wei Mingyan had a grudge.
They asked in person, in a roundabout way, and the handsome young man who was obviously a little less than a decade younger than them, with the same smile on his face, shook his glass of wine and admitted, “It’s true that the Cao family’s daughter has some conflicts with my girlfriend, but who made the Cao family so big. We little people can’t afford to mess with them, so we had to hide.”
The words reached the ears of Chief Cao and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
All this time, whether he used money or friendship, the brat wouldn’t take the bait. Obviously, he could be insincere to others, but to him, he always had that ever-smiling face and talked in circles that didn’t serve any purpose.
Before, when he called Wei Mingyan, he did say that young people were not sensible and told him not to bother with his own daughter. It wasn’t because he was arrogant and didn’t take the rising star into consideration, it was purely because he was a womanizing stud himself and thought Wei Mingyan was too.
Speaking of them, in this circle, which one of them did not have a wife at home but still had mistresses outside. It’s not unusual to go to certain places together to relax. After all, they were busy enough at work already. They were so old, except for second marriages, their wives are old too. Wasn’t having fun outside a matter of certainty?
Therefore, Wei Mingyan’s words that implied anger only made Chief Cao worried for a while, and later forgotten after his daughter’s coquettishness.
It was just for a woman anyways. His status in this city was not just talk, and Wei Mingyan was still a fledgling. Even if he had great status now, how dare he trouble him?
What he didn’t expect was that Wei Mingyan really didn’t bother the Caos. He just neglected every word from Chief Cao.
Want to cooperate?
Come, have a drink.
Want to have the cake all to yourself?
Come, have a drink.
Want to be blunt?
I’m sorry, I’m busy at home. Excuse me.
Because Wei Mingyan’s expression was always a polite smile, and there was no meaning of holding a grudge between his words, although Chief Cao found his refusal of loosening his guard hateful, he never thought that he would be so narrow-minded and remembered his daughter’s affairs.
Chief Cao only felt indignant for a moment. He’s been shooting at geese all day long, but they pecked his eyes out.
(TNote: Shooting at geese all day long, but they pecked his eyes out = The proverb means that a person who subdues a certain person or thing throughout his life is controlled by it.)
He thought it was a smiling tiger, but it turned out to be a cold snake.
(TNote: smiling tiger = man with a big smile and evil intentions.)
Thinking about countermeasures on his side, Cao Jing pushed open the door and came in with a gloomy face, and sat down on the sofa.
“Dad! Can you control the manager of the administrative department? Every day, she looks for an opportunity to just hang out in front of Zhao Guang. Who is she trying to seduce?!”
“She just had the nerve to yell at me, why do you keep an employee like that? Drive her away!”
Before Chief Cao could speak, Cao Jing crackled with a bunch of angry words.
Since Qi Jingshu left last time, her character has become more and more strange. First of all, she always felt that people under her were talking about her. After all, she was slapped in the face by Qi Jingshu that day.
These days, taking advantage of her position, Cao Jing has fired four employees.
She didn’t think she was going too far at all. Now it’s the turn of the administrative department, which is beyond her control. Thus, she immediately came to her father for help like she had before.
Dad loves her so much, surely he’ll get that woman fired!
Get her out of their Cao Group and see how she could still be arrogant!
Chief Cao took off his glasses and rubbed his brow with a headache. “Ah Jing, can you save me the trouble? People are worried now. You fire everywhere in the company. Is it to make a scene so that no one ends up wanting to come to our office?”
“Dad!!”
Cao Jing was always spoiled, so it was expected that she wasn’t happy about it. “Why can’t I fire people? Those people I drive away do ordinary work. Dad, don’t you love me the most? Help me…”
She was confident that her father would help her. When she pushed a classmate down the stairs and crippled him, the man made a scene and filed a lawsuit, but then her father squashed it.
“You…” The only thing Chief Cao could never stand was his only daughter’s coquetry. He gave her a loving look and sighed. “Then I will…”
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door from outside, and his words were interrupted. Chief Cao frowned with some displeasure and raised his voice. “Come in.”
“Chief Cao.”
The subordinate walked in with a heavy face and handed him the information in his hand, “There are two companies joining forces against us, and we must immediately find a countermeasure.”
The phone was also ringing at this point, and someone was talking with a sense of grief.
I’m sorry. Now everyone knows that there’s money to be made by doing this to you, although we also have our friendship. Only, no one’s going to argue with that kind of money, you know?”
“Anyway, you’re on your own.”
“Who let that baby girl of yours be so thoughtless and go around offending people?”
Cao Jing looked at her father’s ugly face for a moment and wondered, “Dad?”
“Why are you…”
Pa!!
With an angry slap, he slapped her viciously across the face.
Cao Jing’s ears rang and her face almost immediately bulged with a complete slap mark. She turned back incredulously and looked at her loving father with red eyes. “Dad, you hit me?”
Chief Cao stared blankly at his only daughter, his back stooped down, as if his entire body had been drained of its essence in a single moment.
His voice was tired, as if he had aged ten years. “You buy something and go make amends to Chief Wei’s fiancée.”
“This time, you really kicked the iron plate.”
(TNote: Kicking the iron plate = accidentally causing harm to yourself.)
