PDLP Chapter 71 The Turmoil at the Dinner Table
Chapter 71 The Turmoil at the Dinner Table
Chapter 71 The Turmoil at the Dinner Table
"Is everyone finished packing? If you're done, please take your belongings with you. I'm going to lock the door now."
After serving as store manager for a few days, Xue Guangmei has already developed some of the qualities of a store manager, and it has become a habit for her to give orders to her employees.
"Okay, okay, I have something else to grab."
Upon hearing that Xue Guangmei was going to lock the door, some people took their things and left the store, while others hurriedly returned to their workstations to retrieve their belongings.
After a little over a minute, everyone came out, and Xue Guangmei immediately locked the door.
"Alright, let's go. The two bosses are waiting for us at the restaurant. Since they're treating us today, we should have a good meal."
After locking the door, Xue Guangmei led the way to the restaurant with an air of grandeur, followed by eight employees.
You read that right, there are 8 employees. With one more employee added, the team has grown by one.
"General Manager Mao, Store Manager Guo."
After arriving at the restaurant, everyone politely greeted Mao Xiaoyu and Guo Xiaoyan first.
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"Please, everyone, have a seat."
Because there were many people this time, Mao Xiaoyu and Guo Xiaoyan specially requested a private room. When they saw everyone come in, Mao Xiaoyu and Guo Xiaoyan stood up and invited everyone to sit down one by one.
"Waiter, please bring the food."
Seeing that everyone was seated, Mao Xiaoyu asked the waiter to serve the dishes. After all, Mao Xiaoyu and Guo Xiaoyan had arrived long ago, ordered all the dishes, and the local Shenxian wine had been served. They were just waiting for everyone to come and eat.
While the waiters were serving the dishes, some of the staff, who were quite observant, started opening bottles of wine and pouring drinks for everyone. Of course, the first person to receive a drink was Mao Xiaoyu.
"Come on, everyone, raise your glasses. Let me say a few words: thank you all for your help today. Let's eat and drink well. If there's not enough food or wine, call the waiter."
Mao Xiaoyu raised her glass, said something politely, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
Seeing that Mao Xiaoyu was being so polite, everyone picked up their cups and took a sip.
Next, everyone ate and drank, creating a lively scene, but it was also noticeable that everyone was a bit restrained because Mao Xiaoyu was there.
After all, it doesn't matter if there are sheep together, but if there is a cow in a flock of sheep, although it usually doesn't matter, it always feels a bit strange, because the two species are different, and when others talk to you, there will always be a sense of unfamiliarity.
Mao Xiaoyu could sense that after the demolition notice was issued, everyone must have already calculated their assets. There was no other way; in order to buy so many houses, this was the only option, since time was too tight. Mao Xiaoyu couldn't hide it even if she wanted to.
In addition, the real estate agency is only so big. In two months, the entire company only opened a dozen or so rental contracts, and the only real estate transactions were their own. So, you can tell how many houses you own just by looking at the details.
Having money determines one's status. People fawn over you, even Ji Fei and Li Gang do. This makes Mao Xiaoyu uncomfortable. She feels it's meaningless and hypocritical. She'd rather just chat with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
"Please enjoy your meal, everyone. I'll be going now."
Mao Xiaoyu was about to leave, since if they stayed any longer, no one would be able to eat well.
Upon hearing that Mao Xiaoyu was leaving, many employees quickly stood up. Even if they didn't want to see her off, they wanted to do something to show their respect. Even Guo Xiaoyan and Xue Guangmei stood up.
However, there was one person who remained firmly seated there.
After Liu Yong arrived at the restaurant's private room, he immediately disliked Mao Xiaoyu.
As a good brother, when arranging seats, he didn't even seat me next to him, but instead randomly put me next to Ji Fei and Li Gang.
And look at Mao Xiaoyu, with Guo Xiaoyan on her left and Xue Guangmei on her right, it's like she's surrounded by two women.
The difference between the two is blatant discrimination!
Furthermore, once the dinner started, Mao Xiaoyu didn't take him, the older brother, seriously at all, and didn't treat him any differently. He only cared about Guo Xiaoyan and Xue Guangmei sitting next to him.
Thinking about how hard he had worked to bring his brothers to Shanghai to seek refuge with Mao Xiaoyu, Mao Xiaoyu hadn't given him any benefits at all. It had been a month, and Xue Guangmei had been promoted to store manager, but he had no power at all. He was still just an ordinary employee. Was this fair to him after coming all this way?
And with so many subordinates fawning over him, he still became so smug and arrogant.
Liu Yong was just jealous!
He drank several glasses of wine in a row, and even when he was quite drunk, he couldn't suppress the burning jealousy in his heart.
But Liu Yong never thought of that.
Sometimes, the narrow-mindedness of jealousy can make a person utterly repulsive.
Mao Xiaoyu arranged for him to drink with Ji Fei Li Gang, since they had all come together and would feel more comfortable drinking together.
As for arranging for Guo Xiaoyan and Xue Guangmei to sit with him, it was because these two women were not only leaders in the store, but also his capable assistants, so of course they would sit with him.
As for the claim that Liu Yong was not taken seriously at the dinner table, that's utter nonsense.
After all, the dinner party had just started, and Mao Xiaoyu was busy fending off other people's toasts and eating a little before leaving. She didn't have time to entertain him. Perhaps Mao Xiaoyu thought that it was already good enough that Liu Yong wasn't toasting her indiscriminately.
As for why Liu Yong wasn't treated specially, Mao Xiaoyu mainly wanted Liu Yong to learn more at the bottom so that he could help her manage the store in the future, and ideally, suppress Guo Xiaoyan in the agency.
If you get along too well with him, others may not respect you. After all, no matter how much effort you put in, people will just say you're the boss's confidant.
He will have no chance of suppressing Guo Xiaoyan in the future. At most, he will be a petty person. Whenever something happens, everyone will think that he is the one who snitched, which will make it even more difficult for him to work in the company in the future.
That's why Mao Xiaoyu thought of letting Liu Yong work at the bottom level for a few more months, and then let him become the store manager of the third store when it opened before the end of the year.
Of course, Mao Xiaoyu would never tell Liu Yong about such a development plan.
But in Liu Yong's eyes, Mao Xiaoyu's behavior showed that he didn't treat him like an older brother and didn't give him face.
It's fair to say that the two were no longer on the same page. Coupled with Liu Yong's jealousy, how could he possibly feel that Mao Xiaoyu was good to him?
Even if there are only the slightest advantages, enjoying benefits that ordinary employees don't get (giving the house to three people for free), they would still feel it's only natural.
Now that Mao Xiaoyu has enjoyed everyone's adoration, she's actually leaving?
They didn't care about their older brother at all.
So how could Liu Yong possibly stand up to see Mao Xiaoyu off?
At this moment, Liu Yong's jealousy burned even more intensely.
Therefore, seeing that Mao Xiaoyu was about to leave, Liu Yong, who was sitting down, said sarcastically, "Oh, our little boss Mao, are you looking down on us employees? You've only taken two bites of the food, and you don't want to sit and eat with us anymore? Have you made money recently, so you don't care about us employees anymore? Otherwise, why would you leave when we're all eating together?"
Hearing Liu Yong's strange tone, the atmosphere became awkward, and everyone's eyes turned to Liu Yong.
At this moment, Liu Yong, still nonchalant and with his face flushed red, looked at Mao Xiaoyu with a cocky attitude.
"Brother Yong, you've had too much to drink."
Even Li Gang, who usually doesn't have much sense of propriety, whispered something to Liu Yong at this moment.
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"Bullshit, what do you mean I'm drunk? Get lost. Don't you know what kind of relationship I have with Xiao Mao? We've been brothers since we were kids, practically inseparable. Whatever I say, does he not listen to me?"
Whether it was fueled by alcohol or because he had drunk too much, Liu Yong directly cursed back at Li Gang for his words, while also praising his relationship with Mao Xiaoyu.
After being scolded by Liu Yong, Li Gang secretly glanced at everyone's expressions, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, he had suffered from polio since childhood and had always been very sensitive to the opinions of others. Now, hearing Liu Yong's scolding, he was afraid that others would look down on him.
As for Ji Fei, who was sitting on the other side of Liu Yong, he was already timid as a mouse. Now that he saw Liu Yong like this, he didn't dare to say anything, even though he originally wanted to say something.
"Brother Liu, look at you, why are you arguing with your little brother? I really have something to do this time, that's why I have to leave. How about this, next time I have time, I'll come to your place and we'll have a good drink together, what do you say?"
Seeing Liu Yong's flushed face, and thinking of Liu Yong from her previous life, although she felt uncomfortable with what Liu Yong had just said, she still spoke kindly to him.
"What next time? Next time? If you want to drink, drink here with me. If you leave now, you're disrespecting me, Liu Yong, and not treating me like your older brother," Liu Yong said, slamming his hand on the table.
"But Brother Liu, I really have something to do. If I didn't have anything to do, I really wanted to stay and keep you company. But I really have something to do now and can't stay. Could you please make it up to me next time?"
Since Mao Xiaoyu said she was leaving, there's definitely no way to keep her this time. What would it look like if she stayed?
So Mao Xiaoyu said in a tactful way, hoping that Liu Yong would give her face so that everyone could get by.
"What? Got rich now? Look down on your brothers? I've said it twice already, and you still disagree? Well, you're a multi-millionaire now, and we're just ordinary people. It's normal for you to look down on ordinary people. Damn it, what kind of friends are you? What kind of brothers are you? It's all fake." Liu Yong cursed.
"Brother Liu, Brother Liu, how about this? I really have something to do, but it's not convenient for you to leave me here. How about this, I'll punish myself with three drinks. After I finish these three drinks, I really have something to do. What do you think?" Seeing Liu Yong acting crazy while drunk, Mao Xiaoyu had no choice but to back down and say this.
"Brother Yong, let's just forget about it. Judging from Boss Mao's condition, he must really have something on his mind. How about we get together for a drink next time?"
Even the most clueless Li Gang sensed something was wrong with Liu Yong, and for the sake of both brothers' reputations, he quickly tried to persuade him.
"Yeah, Brother Yong, forget it, forget it." Ji Fei, who was already timid, also whispered from the side.
"Yes, Liu Yong, that's fine."
Besides Li Gang and Ji Fei, who were trying to persuade him, even his colleagues at the company were trying to persuade him.
After hearing everyone's persuasion, Liu Yong, who was slightly drunk, became a little giddy.
Yes, that's the feeling, everyone's flattering me.
This is what flattery feels like.
No wonder he became a boss; the feeling of being flattered is just too good!
"Alright, I'll give you face today. You drink three cups of wine and leave. Come to my place every night, and we two brothers will have a good drink together," Liu Yong said arrogantly.
Of course, it wasn't all just showing off. In fact, Liu Yong was more interested in getting rich. After all, showing off for a short time is just that, but having money, power, and women is the real skill.
But I also know that it's impossible to ask now; I can only ask tomorrow when we're all having dinner together.
So Liu Yong plans to invite Mao Xiaoyu out for a meal tomorrow night to strengthen their brotherhood. If Mao Xiaoyu brings his brothers along, everything will be fine; if he doesn't, then things will be complicated.
Thinking of this, Liu Yong narrowed his eyes and stared at Mao Xiaoyu for a long time.
Feeling the gazes of everyone, Mao Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, three cups it is."
Then he really did drink three cups of baijiu in one go. Luckily, they were all small cups, the kind that take half a liang (25 grams).
"Alright, I've finished my drink. I really have something to do, so I apologize. Please bear with me, Brother Liu. As for drinking at your place tomorrow, sure, I'll be there at 7 pm tomorrow night. Ji Fei, Li Gang, it's been a long time since we got together. Let's all get together tomorrow," Mao Xiaoyu said with an unchanged smile.
After exchanging a few more words with Guo Xiaoyan, Mao Xiaoyu left the private room. As soon as she stepped out, her face turned frighteningly gloomy.
What's wrong with Liu Yong? He's even more troublesome than in my previous life.
In his past life, whenever he went home to drink with him, it was always the same. Although he didn't say anything as harsh as this, some of his words were still a bit unpleasant. However, as brothers who grew up together, Mao Xiaoyu just took it as a joke.
Besides, she came and went in a hurry in her previous life, only returning once every 12 years, and only going back once or twice to have a drink with him each time. So Mao Xiaoyu didn't pay any attention when the other party said a few complaints at the dinner table.
But now Mao Xiaoyu has discovered that there's something wrong with Liu Yong.
What's the problem? Mao Xiaoyu isn't quite sure right now.
But I knew that dinner tomorrow night would be a trap.
Thinking about this, Mao Xiaoyu felt even worse.
I just wanted to help my brother out, how did it turn out like this?
It's only been a little over a month.
Does the environment of Shanghai change people?
Mao Xiaoyu didn't know, but she did know that after that meal tomorrow, the two of them might not even be friends anymore!
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I hope it's not as bad as I imagine.
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