Chapter 16#

[OP] Just Registered A Random Account Posting Time: 2017-02-20 20:51:16

In the meeting on Monday morning, the manager indeed transferred me to Group 3. Old Wang’s expression was very satisfied.

The work of Group 3 is to upgrade some of the company’s previous software, which is easier than Group 1. Of course, the year-end bonus is not as high as Group 1.

The leader of Group 3 is relatively young, in his early thirties, and looks easy to talk to. Let’s call him Old Zhou, although he is not old. Old Zhou and Old Wang have completely different styles. Old Zhou was quite satisfied with me. On Monday afternoon, he asked someone to familiarize me with the work in the group and said I could go to him anytime if I had anything.

Later, when I got familiar with the people in Group 3, I realized that Old Wang was not targeting me, but the department manager. Old Wang has been working in the company for more than ten years. Last year, he was about to be promoted to department manager, but unexpectedly the company suddenly parachuted someone to step on his head. Old Wang was unconvinced. On the surface, he obeyed the company’s command, but secretly he fought against the department manager everywhere. So I, who was also parachuted, was considered by Old Wang as the manager’s person. Regardless of ability, naturally I was not welcomed. Now the people in Group 1 are all chosen by Old Wang himself. People arranged by the department manager will sooner or later be kicked out by Old Wang with various reasons, kicked to Group 2, Group 3, or even other departments. In short, these two people don’t get along, and I just stepped on the minefield.

It is said that Old Wang is a person with a background, so he dares to go against the department manager like this. As for why he didn’t become the manager, rumor has it that during the time of selecting the manager, he was accused of sexual assault by a subordinate. Finally, because of insufficient evidence, it passed, but he didn’t become the manager. As for whether he really sexually assaulted his subordinate, and whether this matter has anything to do with the current manager, a simple-minded code farmer like me can’t find the answer and is not very interested. The reasons inside, true or false, just listen and let it be.

Fortunately, the atmosphere in Group 3 is good, similar to my group in City Y. Few people, a few programmers busy coding every day, not so much time to engage in those trivial matters.

In the following week, work slowly got on the right track. Pei Hao didn’t come to harass me again. The world was extremely quiet.

Dabai clamored to introduce me to a partner and sent me some photos. The people looked good, but I couldn’t muster up interest. Having exhausted a lot of energy in the previous relationship, I feel I don’t have the ability to love others now. Thinking of getting to know a person again, getting along, giving, and in the end, the person might not love me, just thinking about it makes me tired.

Being alone is quite good. Eat when I want to eat, sleep when I want to sleep. No need to consider another person, nor always worrying about gains and losses. I added some green plants to my home. Even if I live alone, I have to make it lively. In another year or two, maybe I will buy a dog, so even if I stay single, I won’t feel too lonely.

On the weekend, I ate out with my sister and brother-in-law. Listening to her and brother-in-law talking about their pregnancy plan, looking forward to the arrival of my little nephew or niece, I don’t expect to find someone who loves me and whom I love in the future. As long as life can go on plainly like this, I will be satisfied.

When I got home after dinner, I found my wallet was missing. I broke down a bit. Besides my ID card and various cards, there was also a photo of me and my mom when I was a child. Those cards can be replaced if lost, but there is only one photo, which can never be replaced.

I searched all over myself and the house, not even a shadow of the wallet. I called my sister, she said it wasn’t there either. I thought, if it wasn’t dropped on the road, then it could only be dropped at the place where we ate.

We chose a private kitchen restaurant that day, opened in a hutong. The boss didn’t seem to care much about money. The restaurant could only accommodate a dozen tables, and only opened for a few fixed hours at night every day, no waiting after time. It was already past ten o’clock when I got home, past business hours. No one answered the phone at the restaurant.

The next day, as soon as the restaurant opened, I waited at the door. The waiter took me to a separate room and said to ask their foreman.

Their foreman dressed quite casually… in his thirties, unlike other waiters wearing Chinese-style jackets. Just a set of very modern casual clothes, sitting very leisurely on a chair, playing with his phone with one hand, holding a cigarette in the other, contented and happy, completely unlike coming to work.

I knocked on the door and whispered: “Hello…”

The foreman looked up at me, chuckled, and asked: “Here to get the wallet?”

“Yes, yes,” I nodded quickly, a bit embarrassed, “Probably forgot to take it after eating yesterday.”

The foreman dug out a wallet from the drawer and threw it to me, continuing to lower his head to play games, “Check if anything is missing?”

I checked the things in the wallet and found they were all there, a bit surprised. Usually, doesn’t the lost and found office have to verify information first? So I asked him: “Everything is here. But you didn’t verify it, just believed I am the owner?”

“Seen your ID photo.” The foreman looked up at me when he had a moment, smiled and said: “I remember all the handsome ones.”

“Thank you.” Being praised inexplicably like this, sure enough, people who can become foremen talk to people in human language and talk to ghosts in ghost language.

“Next time you come, say you are Jin Yu’s friend. No need to book, no need to queue,” the foreman stopped the game in his hand and winked at me, “I am Jin Yu.”

“Okay, thank you.” I nodded politely to him, feeling this foreman is quite generous. Because this restaurant usually needs to be booked many days in advance. Only two tables are for customers without reservation every day. If you come late, they are gone. It seems losing this wallet has some value.

After going back, I forgot about this matter. Until a few days later, I temporarily asked two former university friends out for dinner. The restaurants we wanted to go to all had queues. I suddenly thought of this private kitchen restaurant. As soon as they heard no need to queue, they all said they wanted to go.

When we went, the waiter led us directly into a private room that looked very classical. These two good university friends are a couple, both met in the basketball team, and knew about my relationship with Pei Hao. The girl is called Jing Ling. She used to remind me in a roundabout way that Pei Hao’s feelings for Fu Yan were unusual. At that time, I told her not to talk nonsense on the surface, but actually I knew better than anyone in my heart. No choice, at that time I was too afraid of losing this relationship, dared not face the facts myself, and was afraid of others tearing open the truth for me to see.

Hearing that Pei Hao and I broke up, Jing Ling happily ordered a few bottles of wine, saying she wanted to celebrate my getting rid of the scumbag.

“You don’t know, we couldn’t say it before. Seeing you dive in headfirst, we couldn’t even pull you out.” Jing Ling shouted while pouring wine, “Even I, an outsider, could see that Pei Hao has more than brotherhood for Fu Yan. Only you are silly.”

“How come I didn’t see it?” Her boyfriend is called Geng Han, has a good relationship with Pei Hao, and has always spoken for Pei Hao: “Pei Hao definitely likes Xiaoxi. Every year on various festivals, I see him buying this and that for Xiaoxi. Who would remember to buy if he doesn’t like?”

Pei Hao started remembering to give me birthday gifts in the third year we were together. He forgot in the first two years, and made up for it later. I remember probably because the second year he forgot my birthday, I didn’t talk to him for a week. Later he learned his lesson, and would pretend to send something even on holidays.

“You shut up!” Jing Ling glanced at Geng Han, “Buying gifts for lovers is a matter of course. But having a partner and still being attentive to others under the banner of brotherhood, what is this if not a scumbag?”

“He and Fu Yan grew up together. Is it wrong to have a slightly better relationship?” Geng Han pulled Jing Ling under the table, hinting her to calm down. Unfortunately, I saw it.

Jing Ling poured a glass of wine into her mouth, looked at Geng Han and said: “Everyone knows clearly, don’t pretend. I won’t help Pei Hao make peace. I hope Xiaoxi finds someone who truly loves him in the future. If you insist on standing on Pei Hao’s side, then I think maybe our values don’t match.”

Geng Han looked at Jing Ling with a face of grievance, probably not understanding what he did wrong, how come it suddenly escalated to mismatched values?

I felt if they continued talking, there was a tendency to quarrel, so I quickly spoke up: “Broke up is broke up, saying these things is meaningless. I haven’t seen you two for a long time. Are you sure you want to quarrel for me to see?”

“Exactly, why say these things on such a good day?” Geng Han stood up and filled our glasses with wine, then said: “We should celebrate Xiaoxi’s return.”

“Come come come, cheers.” Afraid Jing Ling would say something more, I quickly took Geng Han’s words and toasted with the glass.

When paying the bill, the foreman named Jin Yu walked in with two waiters. The waiters were holding some desserts. Jin Yu was still in casual clothes, not looking like a waiter at all. Seeing me, he smiled: “Handsome guy, it’s you. Are you satisfied with the food?”

“Pretty good,” I nodded to him, “Fortunately said I’m your friend, otherwise might not be able to eat today.”

“It’s okay, welcome to come often in the future. There is an activity in the store today, giving you each a dessert.” Jin Yu snapped his fingers, and the waiters behind served us the desserts.

“Thank you.” I looked, they were a few Chinese desserts, exquisitely made.

“Hello, would you like to fill out our VIP form? You can get a 20% discount after becoming a VIP.” A waiter next to me asked softly.

My thought at the time was, your restaurant is so popular, people can’t even queue up, still need customers to become VIPs? And I usually don’t like to leave personal information when buying things, afraid of those promotional ads.

“Don’t worry, our restaurant won’t send promotional ads.” Jin Yu saw through my thoughts and pointed to two places on the VIP card, “Just need to leave name and phone number. Next time you come, no need to bring the card, just report the information to get a discount.”

“Okay.” I looked at Jin Yu. He returned the wallet to me, and let me skip the queue in the future. Becoming a VIP is not excessive, right? Can get a discount in the future.

After Jin Yu left, Jing Ling looked at his back with a smile and said to me: “Xiaoxi, I think this handsome guy is interested in you.”

“Impossible, only met for the second time.”

“Just now he was looking at you the whole time, didn’t even glance at us.”

“Because he only knows me.” I treated it as Jing Ling being drunk. Only met twice, spoke less than ten sentences, what interest can he have in me?

Jing Ling winked at me unconvinced, saying: “Wait and see.”

[1st Floor] Remix.: I knew Old Wang’s matter was related to the manager… Sigh, office politics is really annoying.

[2nd Floor] Xiao Kui er: If Old Wang really sexually assaulted a subordinate, then Xiaoxi you have to be careful. Don’t you know some people nowadays swing both ways?

[3rd Floor] My Husband Looks Slim Dressed But Muscular Undressed: A chapter where Pei Hao didn’t appear, actually miss him a bit…

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[13th Floor] Hui Se Jiu: No, Xiaoxi, that foreman is not talking to people in human language and ghosts in ghost language. He just thinks you are handsome, because I also think you are handsome!

[14th Floor] party wa: Wait! I also think this foreman is interested in our Xiaoxi (Thinking.jpg).

[15th Floor] Mo Mo love: Person above, you are not alone!

[16th Floor] Three Thousand Weak Water 08: Xiaoxi, did something happen between you and this foreman? You gave him a name, meaning he is not a passerby A (Sinister smile.jpg).