Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 383: The Bet

Su Xiaoxiao said tactfully, "Let’s not, we’re all trying to complete the sales task early. We’re colleagues; there’s no need to hurt each other’s feelings over this."

Liu Changjiang, hearing her words, just assumed she was afraid to bet and felt contemptuous inside. A girl from the countryside only had this much guts.

"Manager Su, there’s an old saying, ’Competition brings motivation.’ I’m also trying to complete the task as soon as possible. It’s nearly the end of the year; let’s treat it as a lucky start."

Su Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow. She would have to be kicked in the head by a mule to believe Liu Changjiang’s nonsense.

For someone like Liu Changjiang, if he didn’t scheme against others for a day, he’d be so uncomfortable it would be like his body was covered in lice.

She was curious to see what tricks he’d pull. Anyway, even if it was not just three thousand units, even five thousand units, she was confident she could sell them.

After all, she’s quite the pro now.

She pretended to be in a difficult position and spoke, "Alright, since it’s all for our department store, let’s have a little competition."

Seeing her agree, Liu Changjiang suppressed the joy in his eyes, pursing his lips to prevent himself from laughing.

This girl really is foolish, shaken by just a few words. When the time comes, she won’t even have a place to cry when she loses.

"Manager Su, how about this: whoever loses has to put up five hundred bucks for the year-end bonus for everyone at the department store?"

Five hundred bucks is no small amount. If this girl can’t come up with it, he could seize the opportunity to suggest other conditions, like handing over her position to someone more deserving.

"What do you think, Comrade Su? How do you find my proposal?"

Before Su Xiaoxiao could speak, he put on a regretful face, "Oh dear, I’m sorry, Comrade Su. I forgot your family’s situation isn’t great. If you can’t do it, we can discuss it further."

Using reverse psychology now, this bastard really thought he was going to win for sure.

Su Xiaoxiao pretended to hesitate for a moment, gritting her teeth, "This is also for work. Comrade Liu, I’ll take your bet."

Liu Changjiang, afraid she’d back out, was so excited he almost jumped up: "General Manager, you and the other leaders have heard this, right? You have to witness this. Whoever breaks this bet should voluntarily resign from the department store."

Yan Guohua: "..."

Good words can’t persuade the damned fools. How could he let little Su, who has no background, be promoted to sales manager like this? People can’t be so naive.

Forget it, some people are so stupid even God can’t save them.

With that settled, a group of leaders breathed a sigh of relief. Good, they wouldn’t do anything about it if an idiot took on the burden, making their year easier.

Liu Changjiang couldn’t wait to pack up and strutted out casually.

He needed to take action first, heading immediately to all the big factories to pull some orders.

Ordinary people wouldn’t buy many of these clocks; if he depended on selling them one by one, he’d be selling them even after being laid to rest.

Qin Shuang and Zhang Yulan also heard about the clock situation, clustering around Su Xiaoxiao with concern.

Seeing her calm demeanor, the two felt so anxious their foreheads were about to burst into flames.

"Xiaoxiao, why are you still here at work? Shouldn’t you be out gathering orders? Didn’t they arrange a business trip for you?"

Zhang Yulan was anxious like iron not turning into steel, more worried than she would be if she had taken the task herself, "You can give me a few units later, and I’ll help you sell them in our neighborhood."

Qin Shuang was also worried, "Xiaoxiao, I’ll have my uncles and aunts buy them later. Their families are well-off; even if it’s just for display, it’s no big deal."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

It’s not like she couldn’t sell them, really, there’s no need to trouble her family.

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the office door.

"Come in."

Responding, Su Xiaoxiao saw Chen Meilan walk in, surprised to see the two there.

Seeing her come in, Su Xiaoxiao hurried to greet her, "Director Chen, something up?"

"Nothing important, just wanted to come over and ask about the clocks, and see if I can help sell some."

Su Xiaoxiao was quite touched; these three really considered her friends.

She wasn’t ungrateful and accepted their goodwill.

"Alright, I’ll try first, and if I can’t sell them later, I’ll come to you guys for help."

The three were chatting when someone knocked on the door again, "Manager Su, there’s an Aunt Liu outside looking for you about something important."

Aunt Liu?

Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yulan exchanged a glance, both thinking of the same person.

Zhang Defa really was a dutiful son. His daughters were sold off by their grandmother, and he didn’t mind a bit, bailing her out in less than a day.

Zhang Yulan sneered inwardly. This scumbag might even be hoping to clear the way for the illegitimate kids born to his mistress.

She was so disgusted by the mother and son, she hadn’t gone home to stay for the past couple of days, opting to live with her cousin and cousin-in-law.

Liu Chunxiang knew Zhang Yulan wished her dead and wouldn’t write a letter of forgiveness for her daughter, so she had to come to the department store to find Su Xiaoxiao.

After all, she was the leader; Zhang Yulan, a mere salesperson, couldn’t dare challenge a leader, could she?

After informing the three, Su Xiaoxiao went to the door and immediately spotted Liu Chunxiang waiting there.

Seeing her, Liu Chunxiang had a fawning smile on her face, "Manager Su, Auntie has a favor to ask of you."

Su Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, "Didn’t we agree on the work matter? As long as you can make Mr. Zhang take unauthorized leave, I have a reason to transfer her job to Comrade Zhang Hongfang. But since Mr. Zhang is properly at work, even as her superior, I have no reason to arbitrarily replace her."

Liu Chunxiang wiped the sweat from her forehead. She had hustled over by foot, her legs nearly smoking from the haste.

"Manager Su, I’m not here for that issue this time."

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao’s puzzled look, clearly unaware of yesterday’s events, Liu Chunxiang secretly sighed in relief. It seemed the leader Zhang Hongfang offended yesterday wasn’t Manager Su.

Otherwise, she would’ve been kicked out a long time ago.

Choosing her words carefully, she began, "You see, this is just a family matter causing you some amusement. You know those granddaughters of mine who went missing recently? Yulan insists I sold them deliberately. I’m suffering more than Dou E! I mean, no matter how messed up I am, I couldn’t sell my own granddaughters..."

At this point, Su Xiaoxiao nodded earnestly, "Exactly, even a fierce tiger won’t eat its cubs. Selling your own grandkids would be no different from being an animal, and you’d get struck by lightning just walking on the street. I believe you aren’t that kind of heartless person, Auntie."

Liu Chunxiang: "..."

Why did it seem like Manager Su was being cynical, although there was no evidence?

She paused, awkwardly pulling a smile, "Manager Su, you’re right. How could I do such a thing... But Yulan doesn’t believe me. Not only did she curse me out when we got home, but she also hasn’t come back since, making her sister-in-law, out of spite, confront her at work. Hongfang is young and inevitably impulsive, which led her sister-in-law to call the police... I just came to see if you could make peace and see if you can get my daughter to write a forgiveness letter. After all, they’re siblings; there’s no need for this to escalate. Don’t you agree?"