Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 323: The Sun Didn’t Rise in the West
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t want to engage with him. She made a token greeting and prepared to go to work.
Unexpectedly, Liu Changjiang unusually stopped her on his own initiative: "Xiao Su, you’re so capable. You’ve been at our department store for so long, yet you’re still just a little salesperson. Don’t blame me for not giving you a chance. Several nearby department stores want to poach me as a deputy general manager. If you butter me up a bit, maybe if I’m in a good mood, I might just give you a position as a store manager."
Su Xiaoxiao looked up at the sky with a face full of confusion.
The sun didn’t rise from the west today, so what’s gotten into Liu Changjiang?
"What are you looking at? I’m asking you a question. Let me tell you, miss the current opportunity and you won’t find another like it."
Liu Changjiang looked smug.
He wasn’t being so kind as to bring this girl along for success. He just wanted her to see that he was about to rise to glory, so she would feel envy and jealousy.
After all, this darn girl is always at odds with him.
Last time, because of this girl, Yan Guohua scolded him relentlessly, saying he was not even as good as a little girl.
He couldn’t swallow that anger. Once he made it big, he would make them all die of envy.
Yan Guohua had disliked him from the start, always finding excuses to scold him. He long ago didn’t want to stay here.
Now, there was finally an opportunity.
Last time, when general managers from several surrounding department stores came to learn from him, they all admired his capabilities and offered him olive branches. He was about to become a deputy general manager soon.
He had long anticipated this day would come. If Yan Guohua didn’t appreciate him, it was because he lacked the vision.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t want to bother with him. She always felt that Manager Liu seemed mentally unwell, never working properly, always fussing about ridiculous things.
Just as she was about to speak, she glanced sideways and noticed that General Manager Yan had appeared behind Liu Changjiang without him noticing.
Yan Guohua’s face was stern, his complexion darker than the bottom of a pot.
"What? Jealous? I’m about to be a deputy general manager. If you know what’s good for you, you should cozy up to me. Maybe I can find an official position for you, too."
"No need, Manager Liu. I think our department store is pretty good. Even though I’m just a small salesperson, the leaders are all very nice to me. Changing places, I might not find such open-minded good leaders."
"As the saying goes, better be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. I’m doing quite well here, and I wish Manager Liu great success in the future."
Su Xiaoxiao pretended not to see Yan Guohua, then feigned surprise as she met his gaze.
"Gen... General Manager."
Liu Changjiang thought she was calling him and almost raised his chin to the sky in pride.
Still, this little girl knew what was good for her, knowing to seize the time to butter him up.
He raised his chin even higher, "Well, at least you can see the opportunity..."
Before he could finish speaking, a voice, filled with a coolness, came from behind: "Manager Liu, where do you plan to rise to a higher position?"
Lost in his triumph, Liu Changjiang didn’t realize who was speaking and responded smugly, "Of course, I’m going to First Department Store. I want Yan Guohua to see just how big of a loss it is to miss out on me."
"Oh, really? Since you’ve found your next job, go ahead and hand over your work today."
Yan Guohua spoke solemnly.
It was only then that Liu Changjiang realized who was standing behind him.
He hurriedly turned around, tense, "Gen... General Manager, what brings you here?"
Even as he spoke, he shot Su Xiaoxiao a harsh glance. This darn girl didn’t even warn him the general manager had arrived.
Yan Guohua, with a stern face, said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiao Su, go to work, I have something to discuss with Manager Liu."
Su Xiaoxiao knew that the conversation between leaders was not something a little employee like her should hear.
She wisely left immediately.
In the end, Yan Guohua somewhat saved face for Liu Changjiang. If not for the fact that the old general manager had once supported him, he would’ve already started scolding him right there.
Why would those department store general managers offer him a deputy position? Was it because they thought he was useless? Or was it because they liked his face that’s more overbearing than a gossiping old lady at the village entrance?
Wasn’t it because Comrade Su’s sales plan made all the department stores envious?
This person’s face was really thick, shamelessly taking all the credit for himself without seeing if he was even qualified for it.
He was already doing him a favor by not exposing him on the spot. But there he was, without a sense of decency, acting like he was hot stuff after some praise.
Yan Guohua was so angry that his chest throbbed, and he directly called the person to the manager’s office.
A few minutes later, the office, which wasn’t soundproof, was filled with familiar scolding, making people passing by shake their heads.
However, the sound didn’t last long before it was interrupted by the loud bang of a door slamming.
"Yan Guohua, I’ll tell you now, anyone who wants this damn sales manager job can have it. I fuckin’ quit!"
Liu Changjiang finally stood firm and directly turned away from Yan Guohua, leaving.
A group of onlookers were left staring with their mouths agape.
Zhang Yulan quietly poked Su Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, what’s going on? I just saw you with Manager Liu and the General Manager together?"
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I don’t know either. When the two of them started discussing things, the General Manager told me to leave."
She could basically guess what happened. It was nothing more than Liu Changjiang thinking he was a big shot now, and with Yan Guohua disapproving of him, he directly threw in the towel and left.
Geez, I really don’t know what Manager Liu was thinking. It was just a verbal promise to give him a deputy position, not even a confirmed matter, and he just quit like that.
If he doesn’t regret it later, Su Xiaoxiao might just have to applaud him for being a man.
After this little episode, everyone was mostly unaffected. After all, whether Liu Changjiang was there as a sales manager or not didn’t make much difference.
Instead, when he was there, he caused heaps of unnecessary drama, giving everyone headaches.
Su Xiaoxiao thought about how today was Liu Cuilan’s birthday, and she had to prepare something good to eat to celebrate.
Besides the sewing machine, she also planned to buy Liu Cuilan a couple of new outfits.
This person is always thinking about making clothes for the kids and has two outfits that are washed until the colors are almost gone.
Whenever something wears out, she just mends it to continue wearing, not willing to spend a penny on herself.
The last time she bought her new clothes, she ended up altering them a bit to fit Su Zhaodi.
Near lunchtime when it was almost break time, she asked Zhang Yulan and Qin Shuang to watch for a bit and headed directly to the clothing section upstairs.
After her recent modifications, the clothing section was completely transformed.
Before, the clothes were just crowded on hangers, and you couldn’t tell the quality.
Now, they were arranged as complete outfits, with different style areas set up.
Even the salespeople’s current uniforms were all sample outfits, like walking models.
No wonder everyone was envious when the clothing section was mentioned recently.
In these times of frugality, the clothing section salespeople had new clothes to wear every day. How could one not be envious?
They were all young female comrades, just at an age when they loved beauty.
She made her way confidently to the clothing section, and just as she reached the door, someone greeted her warmly from afar.
