Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 455: The Pitiful Are Always Detestable
"Hello Director Song, I’m Zhang Jianjun, the deputy manager of the Third Department Store."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Wang Chunxiang’s face immediately lit up with joy.
She hurried over and grabbed Zhang Jianjun’s arm: "Jianjun, you have to help me explain, I didn’t mean to target Lin Miaomiao. You know, that position should have been my sister-in-law’s, but it was taken by Lin Miaomiao through her connections..."
She initially thought Zhang Jianjun would speak up for her, but to her surprise, his face darkened immediately upon hearing this.
"Wang Chunxiang, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn’t I already explain to you? Mr. Lin got into the department store through his own abilities. Your sister-in-law didn’t pass the exam; it has nothing to do with him."
Wang Chunxiang was taken aback by his words, her face turning somewhat pale: "Jianjun, you clearly promised me back then..."
Before she could finish, she was slapped hard across the face. Zhang Jianjun glared at her angrily, disappointed: "Wang Chunxiang, what lies are you spreading? Do you want to ruin me? When you came to me for help, trying to get your sister-in-law in through the back door, I refused firmly. You kept assuring me she would definitely pass the exam, so I reluctantly gave her a spot."
"If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have given her even that spot."
Zhang Jianjun turned to Director Song: "Director Song, rest assured, although Wang Chunxiang is my partner, I will handle this matter fairly and without bias."
With that, he shook off Wang Chunxiang: "Wang Chunxiang, you used my name to bully colleagues. As such, morally corrupt salespeople like you don’t belong at the Third Department Store. Starting tomorrow, you’re fired."
"Zhang Jianjun, what do you mean? Are you firing me?"
Wang Chunxiang, in disbelief, grabbed Zhang Jianjun’s hand, her nails almost digging into his skin.
Zhang Jianjun, annoyed by the pain, shook her off: "Wang Chunxiang, I didn’t realize before that you were such a morally corrupt person. From today on, we’re breaking up."
Wang Chunxiang stumbled and fell to the ground but quickly scrambled up, looking at Zhang Jianjun in disbelief.
"What? You’re breaking up with me? We are about to get engaged, and you’re breaking up with me?"
Zhang Jianjun’s tone was firm: "Yes, I was blind before, thinking you were a simple and kind girl. I didn’t expect you to do such malicious things... so let’s break up." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Panic flashed across Wang Chunxiang’s eyes, and she threw herself forward to hug Zhang Jianjun’s waist: "Jianjun, you must be joking, right? You’re not really breaking up with me, right? You said you would love me for a lifetime and marry me."
Zhang Jianjun forcefully shook her off again.
Su Xiaoxiao watched in stunned silence; this man was ruthless.
One moment they were about to get engaged, and the next, he was breaking up—a complete turnaround.
"No, Jianjun, I don’t want to break up. I won’t dare to do it again, please give me another chance."
Wang Chunxiang crawled over and held onto Zhang Jianjun’s leg, crying.
But he remained unmoved.
"Director Song, I assure you, I will handle this matter seriously when I return, and I won’t let such bullying happen again at the Third Department Store."
Zhang Jianjun declared righteously, kicking Wang Chunxiang away: "Mr. Wang, we’re done. Please don’t bother me again in the future."
Wang Chunxiang landed on the ground again, crying and laughing: "Zhang Jianjun, you’re heartless, treating me like this. I get it, have you got your eyes on that slut Lin Miaomiao instead?"
Director Song shook his head watching the scene unfold, puzzled by the situation.
He nodded to Zhang Jianjun: "Handle your intra-unit affairs well, don’t let such unhealthy trends spread outside, and... don’t act rashly with Ms. Wang; think it through carefully."
"Rest assured, Director Song, I will deal with this properly, and won’t let similar incidents happen again."
Zhang Jianjun confidently assured him, standing upright.
Director Song nodded and turned to leave.
The rest were personal matters, which would be inappropriate for him as a leader to involve himself further.
Once Director Song left, Zhang Jianjun didn’t even glance at Wang Chunxiang who was on the ground, and turned around to leave.
Su Xiaoxiao now felt a little pity for Wang Chunxiang, but those who are pitiable must have done something hateful. She wouldn’t be foolish enough to sympathize with someone like that.
The farce ended, and soon it was time for the final awarding segment.
Nearly every department store had three to five outstanding employees, except the Third Department Store, which had only Lin Miaomiao on stage.
When it was Su Xiaoxiao’s turn to go on stage, as soon as she stepped onto the podium, she sensed a venomous gaze fixated on her.
Following the gaze, she spotted Wang Chunxiang standing in the crowd with a sullen face.
Su Xiaoxiao calmly looked away, ignoring her.
Even though Wang Chunxiang was pitiful now, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t feel she did anything wrong, and she would do it all over again if given the chance.
You pay the price for your mistakes, and the current outcome was what Wang Chunxiang deserved.
After the year-end celebration, Su Xiaoxiao, holding two freshly received certificates, walked back.
One was for being an outstanding salesperson, and the other for a special contribution award.
Besides the certificates, she also received 30 yuan as a bonus, which was equivalent to her monthly salary, making her quite pleased.
Happily holding the certificates, she started walking back but soon realized someone was catching up to her.
The person’s footsteps were hurried, getting faster.
Su Xiaoxiao turned and slipped into an alley beside her, and the person quickly followed.
With quick reflexes, she pressed her mace against the person’s neck.
The person had no time to react before they collapsed, twitching.
"Su... Sister Su..."
She wondered if she was hearing things, as she seemed to hear the person calling her.
She nudged them with her foot, and when they didn’t react, she leaned down to lift the cap obscuring their face, and jumped in surprise.
Why was it Skinny? Couldn’t he have spoken up sooner? This wasn’t an accidental injury to a comrade, was it?
As she was contemplating the best course of action, she heard hurried footsteps approaching from outside, and it seemed there were quite a few people.
"I saw that punk run over there, chase him down!"
She vaguely heard someone ordering.
Could these people be here to catch Skinny?
Her heart skipped a beat, and with the footsteps getting closer, her heart leapt to her throat.
After all, they were friends, she couldn’t just watch him get caught.
A few minutes later, a group of people rushed into the alley and found a little girl alone.
The young man leading the group stepped forward: "Comrade, did you see a man with a pointed face run in just now?"
