Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 141: Reported for Getting in Through Connections
The small baby in Xu Zhaodi’s arms immediately started crying out loud in fear.
She hurriedly patted the child to soothe him.
"Why did the power suddenly go out?"
Su Xiaoxiao puzzled aloud, using the cover of darkness to take out two flashlights from the space.
The light from the flashlights instantly illuminated the entire room.
Su Xiaoxiao handed one flashlight to Su Jianwu, saying, "Fifth brother, go out and check if it’s just our house that lost power or if everyone else is out too."
Su Jianwu briskly ran outside and quickly returned: "Everyone’s out."
"Looks like there’s a problem with the circuit; we’ll have to eat this way."
Su Xiaoxiao turned on both flashlights, their brightness enough to light up the entire room.
The family continued eating.
After dinner, Su Xiaoxiao told Liu Cuilan about plans to acquire mugwort.
Liu Cuilan looked at Su Xiaoxiao in surprise. Since when did her third child have such business acumen?
Getting the villagers to help work while they just sit back and earn the difference? Isn’t this practically earning money while lying down?
The two younger brothers were initially sullen because their third sister didn’t let them participate in the mugwort selling; upon hearing her plan, their eyes lit up.
They wouldn’t need to work but could still earn money—how clever was their third sister!
No, when they return, they’re going to school to promote the business with their peers, and earn a markup as well.
The next day, upon arriving at the department store, Su Xiaoxiao noticed that her colleagues’ gazes towards her were somewhat off.
Zhang Yulan sneakily pulled her aside: "Xiaoxiao, who did you offend? Someone reported that you entered through connections."
Su Xiaoxiao frowned. Only Wang Lili and Manager Xu knew about this; since Manager Xu came up with the idea, it’s unlikely he would have reported her.
That leaves just Wang Lili.
Su Xiaoxiao was speechless—had Wang Lili lost her mind?
How did her interview score come about? Didn’t she have any awareness? She wasn’t even planning to pursue it, but Wang Lili turned the tables? What kind of crazy stunt was this?
Just as she was pondering this, someone came by saying Director Song wanted to see her.
Zhang Dongmei nearby heard that and mocked proudly: "Su Xiaoxiao, finally, it’s your turn."
The thought of Su Xiaoxiao soon getting kicked out of the department store filled Zhang Dongmei with glee.
While passing by Su Xiaoxiao, she couldn’t help but ridicule again: "So what if you’ve become the acting store manager? You’ll still have to pack up and leave."
This reminded Su Xiaoxiao; perhaps Wang Lili wanted to report her because of the acting manager position.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaoxiao smirked. Interesting—she was eager to see how Wang Lili would face the consequences.
When Su Xiaoxiao knocked on the door and entered Director Song’s office, Wang Lili was there as well.
This was a complete fallout, directly reporting her by name.
Upon seeing her enter, Wang Lili immediately raised her head with a smug expression.
Director Song acknowledged her with a slight nod.
He appeared as a middle-aged man in his forties, respectful-looking, exuding a scholarly aura with a remarkable resemblance to Song Weidong, seeming like a man of righteousness.
He did not treat Su Xiaoxiao differently because of the report, his gaze showing no bias when looking at both Su Xiaoxiao and Wang Lili.
"Are you Comrade Su?"
Director Song started, "Comrade Wang Lili has reported that you entered the department store through connections. Do you have anything to say?"
Hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao stood up straight, unyielding as she met Director Song’s gaze.
"Director Song, I don’t know why Mr. Wang reported me, but I sit upright and act with integrity. The allegations of using connections are completely baseless."
"Is that so?"
Director Song tapped on the interview score sheet on the table, "Then how do you explain why your name isn’t on the score sheet?"
Su Xiaoxiao fearlessly met Director Song’s gaze, recounting the events of that day without omission.
"Director Song, if you don’t believe me, you can cross-examine Manager Xu. She was present during my interview and can testify for me."
Director Song saw her unwavering demeanor and couldn’t help but admire her a bit more.
Yet, his words remained impartial.
"Even if Manager Xu can verify you attended the interview, it doesn’t prove your performance. After all, the final evaluation wasn’t made by her alone. Maybe your score was too low and got eliminated."
To ensure fairness, every interviewer submitted their scores directly, which were assessed by a higher-level leadership team.
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao met Director Song’s gaze: "Director Song, I couldn’t have been eliminated due to poor scores, as I was the top scorer in the interview."
As soon as she said this, a mocking laugh came from the side.
"Su Xiaoxiao, you really have a big face; I was clearly the top scorer in the interview."
Director Song heard this and looked at the interview list: "The list shows that Comrade Wang Lili was the top scorer in the interview. Do you have an explanation for this, Comrade Su?"
Su Xiaoxiao displayed a confident smile: "Wang Lili’s score was swapped with mine, which is why my name isn’t on it."
"You’re lying!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Before Director Song could respond, Secretary Wang beside them was red-faced with anger.
Su Xiaoxiao turned to look at him, remembering he was Wang Lili’s father.
She calmly shifted her gaze back, speaking slowly, "Director Song, I have a way to prove I’m telling the truth."
Upon hearing this, Secretary Wang’s heart skipped a beat.
Could the girl really have a way to prove it?
Just as he was about to stop her, Director Song was already intrigued, "How do you plan to prove it?"
"It’s simple; Director Song, you can reissue the interview questions on the spot, and let me and Comrade Wang Lili answer them together. It’ll be clear who’s truthful."
Hearing this, Wang Lili’s knees went weak.
She hadn’t participated in the interview at all and would surely slip up.
If she had known this would happen, she shouldn’t have reported Su Xiaoxiao.
Now she regretted it deeply, but it was too late. She could only frantically signal to her father, Secretary Wang.
Secretary Wang was also panicking; Director Song’s suspicious gaze was focused on him, creating immense pressure.
The interview questions were sent along with the interview list.
Director Song casually put the interview list aside and picked up the interview questions from that day.
With several questions asked consecutively, Su Xiaoxiao answered smoothly, while the supposedly top scorer, Wang Lili, stammered, clearly guilty.
Upon finishing the last question, Director Song’s brow furrowed instantly.
He slammed the interview list on the table, looked at Secretary Wang with a grim face, and said, "Explain what’s going on here?"
