Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 137: Assessment

Deputy Factory Director Liu was so scared he almost knelt on the spot.

No, he had already returned the person, paid the money, and even wrote the IOU. Why wouldn’t they let him go?

What did they want? Were they planning to lock him up and beat him?

Just as Deputy Factory Director Liu was planning which direction to run, Liu Cuilan stepped in with a stern face: "What are you all standing around for? Hurry and keep him here!"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Liu’s legs went weak, and he directly knelt on the ground: "Please let me go, I really know I was wrong."

As soon as he spoke, the whole room fell into a dead silence.

Liu Cuilan froze for a moment and quickly went forward to help him up: "Director Liu, what are you doing? I just wanted to invite you to stay for a meal."

So they just wanted him to stay for a meal? Why didn’t they say so earlier? They scared him to death.

Deputy Factory Director Liu awkwardly climbed up from the ground: "Well, you know... standing too long made my legs numb."

He cleared his throat twice, trying to save a bit of his barely stable dignity.

He was just about to speak when he saw Su Xiaoxiao expressionlessly throw an electric saw onto the table with a "bang."

"A meal’s not necessary, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head back now."

As he spoke, he sneakily glanced at Su Xiaoxiao beside him. Seeing her nod, he eagerly left.

Watching his hurried departure, Liu Cuilan wondered: "What’s up with Deputy Factory Director Liu? Why does he seem so afraid of me? Am I that scary-looking?"

Su Xiaoxiao chuckled and went over to squeeze her shoulders, explaining what happened today.

Liu Cuilan immediately slapped the table: "I didn’t expect that Director Wang and Deputy Factory Director Liu would be such people, and that girl from the Yang Family, how shameless she is. In the past, she’d have been drowned in a pig cage for this."

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly covered her mouth: "Mom, keep it down, don’t let anyone hear."

No sooner had the words left her mouth than a cheerful female voice sounded from outside.

"Sister-in-law, are you home?"

As the voice fell, Zhang Guifang entered, carrying a basket of eggs, with Big Cousin Su Zhiqiang following behind.

As soon as they entered, they looked around as if searching for something.

Liu Cuilan looked over with a cold face: "What’s the matter?"

After being struck by lightning last time, Zhang Guifang’s hair hadn’t grown back yet, so she still wore a hat.

She pulled the hat down a bit and smiled: "Sister-in-law, listen to you, can’t we come and see you if we have nothing going on?"

Liu Cuilan snorted coldly; she didn’t believe a word of it.

Someone like Zhang Guifang, who only moves for personal gain, would never visit without a reason.

Zhang Guifang showed her the eggs she was carrying: "Sister-in-law, look, these eggs are laid by our old hens. I’ve saved them for a long time, especially to boost the kids."

Liu Cuilan didn’t believe she could be so kind.

Back then, after Father Su passed away, they were so poor they couldn’t even open the pot, and she wouldn’t even lend them some sorghum flour. How could she give them such precious eggs?

She wanted to see what trick she was up to.

"Alright, you’ve shown us. Put the eggs down and you can leave."

Liu Cuilan spoke in an indifferent tone.

Zhang Guifang looked around inside and out but didn’t see the person she wanted to see, so she couldn’t help asking: "Sister-in-law, I heard Deputy Factory Director Liu from the steel factory just came by. Where is he?"

Liu Cuilan understood; she knew they had a hidden agenda.

She just didn’t expect that they came because of Deputy Factory Director Liu.

"You mean Deputy Factory Director Liu? He just left. Do you have any business with him?"

"How could you let him go just like that? You didn’t even ask him to stay for a meal?"

Zhang Guifang’s face immediately changed.

How could Liu Cuilan be so inconsiderate?

The leader came all this way, and she didn’t even know to ask him to stay for a meal. She was planning to use this opportunity to introduce her son.

Hoping that Deputy Factory Director Liu could help arrange a job for her eldest.

Who would have thought that the trip would be for nothing, not even seeing the person?

"He came to my place, not yours. What does how I host have to do with you?"

Liu Cuilan gave Zhang Guifang a sideways glance, as if looking at someone crazy.

Zhang Guifang was at a loss for words, and awkwardly laughed: "I’m just thinking of you guys, after all, Wenbing works under him. Such a rare chance, if you can make a good connection, maybe he can even get promoted."

Liu Cuilan snorted coldly: "Seems to me someone else wants to curry favor."

Not meeting the person she wanted and being mocked by Liu Cuilan, Zhang Guifang’s face turned a mix of red and blue, looking very awkward.

"Since you’re not welcoming, we’ll leave then."

She said, glaring at her eldest son behind her, "Why are you still standing there? We’re going home."

Just as she was speaking and about to leave, she saw the eggs on the table and angrily picked up the basket again: "Looks like sister-in-law’s family is well-off now. I suppose you wouldn’t care for these eggs, so we’ll take them back."

Truly as stingy as ever.

After resolving her brother’s matter, Su Xiaoxiao checked the time and decided to head to work after lunch.

The assessment was scheduled for the afternoon, so going after lunch wouldn’t delay anything.

After lunch, she rode her bike to work, first finding Manager Xu to cancel her leave before returning to her counter.

When she arrived at the deli counter, she realized that everyone in the department store was a bit different today.

Everyone’s face was beautifully made up, and they were all wearing their best clothes.

Their customer service enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high.

Whenever a customer came in, all the sales clerks greeted them with smiles, polite and courteous.

However, this enthusiasm didn’t last long.

Everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the commerce bureau leaders, but by the end of the day, they still hadn’t shown up.

"Why haven’t the commerce bureau leaders arrived yet?"

Wang Lili couldn’t help but complain. She had served dozens of customers this afternoon, and her face was nearly frozen from smiling.

"Could they be trying to scare us? Maybe they’re not coming at all today."

"Right, the commerce bureau leaders are probably so busy they’ve forgotten about this."

"I bet they’re not coming. It’s almost half an hour until closing," someone commented again, making everyone’s previously high spirits instantly deflate like a punctured balloon.

As the discussions grew louder, Su Xiaoxiao’s gaze fell on a figure in the hall. If she guessed correctly, the commerce bureau’s leader had probably already arrived and was right under their noses all along.

Listening to the intensified chatter, Su Xiaoxiao quickly spoke up.

"Regardless of whether the leaders come today or not, our service should be up to standard. We serve the people, not just to show off for the leaders."

No sooner had she finished than a disdainful snort came from nearby.