Chapter 14: Are you and your husband on good terms?

Bai Shuruo turned her head and saw Zhang Yuanyuan.

Zhang Yuanyuan had just finished getting her food and was holding her tray.

She first glanced at the male colleagues beside Bai Shuruo, then smiled and said, "Shuruo, I saw you at the Shangmao Building the day before yesterday. Was that your husband you were buying clothes with? He looks quite wealthy, actually taking you to buy clothes on the first floor. Oh, is what you're wearing today the new arrival from onelive? I took a look at it that day; it costs over three thousand for a set."

As soon as they heard Zhang Yuanyuan say the word "husband," everyone at the same table looked at Bai Shuruo in confusion, while simultaneously sizing up the clothes she was wearing.

An intern, wearing such expensive clothes?

Xiang Feifei also asked in surprise, "Shuruo, you're married?"

Bai Shuruo gritted her teeth and simply said, "Yes, I am already married; we only just got our marriage certificate a while ago."

Then, she returned the chicken wings, braised pork, and strawberry cake from her tray to those three male colleagues respectively.

A single and pretty girl in the workplace will certainly receive a lot of special attention, but Bai Shuruo was an honest girl; she could rely on her own abilities to stand firm in the company.

Seeing this, those three male colleagues were greatly disappointed and actually took their bowls to eat at another table.

Zhang Yuanyuan didn't sit down either; she tossed her head and left as soon as she finished that sentence.

She was from the Sales Department and had already arranged to eat with several male colleagues from Sales; she was the department beauty, and there were plenty of male colleagues hovering around her to eat.

The table was left with only Bai Shuruo and Xiang Feifei again.

Xiang Feifei said indignantly, "These men are too obvious, aren't they? They run away as soon as they see you have a husband. And Zhang Yuanyuan, she did that on purpose, right? She's allowed to flirt with everyone, but you aren't allowed to have a life?"

Bai Shuruo smiled, "My situation is indeed a bit special; after all, I am married and legally recognized."

"Then... did you marry your husband for money?" Xiang Feifei looked at the outfit Bai Shuruo was wearing. Xiang Feifei came from a well-off family, but she wouldn't dare buy such expensive clothes.

Bai Shuruo ate while saying, "Of course not. He doesn't have much money either. It was just a marriage arrangement made when we were young; it wouldn't be right not to marry. Besides, these clothes were on clearance, only a few hundred."

Xiang Feifei couldn't help but say, "You still believe in that marriage contract stuff? Then, are you and your husband on good terms?"

"It's alright." Bai Shuruo knew that once she said she was married, Xiang Feifei would definitely have a lot of questions.

"What does he look like?"

"He's alright."

"Is he old?"

"Over thirty."

"Ah? That old?" To a young girl who had just graduated, 30 years old was indeed very old.

"Is it old?" Bai Shuruo asked in return.

"Think about it, our Marxism teacher is also thirty!"

In Bai Shuruo's mind flashed the image of that thirty-year-old teacher whose hairline had already reached the top of his head.

That's different, isn't it?

However, she didn't intend to explain too much to Xiang Feifei; this was a private matter.

In the afternoon, Bai Shuruo attended the new employee training.

A long, tedious two hours, all spent listening to the company's rules and regulations, attendance policies, and the company's development history.

Of course, she listened very carefully and also took notes very seriously.

Returning to the office two hours later, she discovered that the people in the department were looking at her with strange expressions.

It was likely that the news of her being married had spread throughout the department.

When a great beauty arrives in a department, naturally many people will inquire about her. Since Zhang Yuanyuan said she was married in the cafeteria, and those few male colleagues found out, they naturally had to come back and talk about it.

Bai Shuruo couldn't be bothered to pay much attention to it; work was more important.

She opened the company's office system, where she could see the tasks she needed to do every day.

After logging in with her account and password, Bai Shuruo saw the task He Jian had posted for her: understand the parameters for several mobile phone models.

Industrial design is a major that combines art and engineering; one must have both a foundation in fine arts and an understanding of the principles of engineering design. Bai Shuruo knew how to model, but she had doubts.

Neither He Jian nor Xiang Feifei were at their seats, so she asked a male colleague in front named He Yu.

"Hello, may I ask about these modeling parameters? Should I use the link software on the office system to apply colors, or should I do it directly using the software on the computer?"

As it happened, He Yu was one of the three male colleagues she had eaten lunch with.

Those sitting in the front row of the interns were generally those who had just become full-time employees.

He Yu turned his head, first glanced at Bai Shuruo, then shook his head with disdain: "I don't know, ask someone else."

Bai Shuruo: "..."

Married women really are discriminated against in the workplace.

Next to He Yu was another female colleague; in the morning, she heard Xiang Feifei call her Li Jie. She looked to be in her thirties. Hearing Bai Shuruo ask this question, Li Jie turned around and said, "Just use the software on the computer to do it. Once you're done, upload it to the system. The person who assigned you the task will review it within the specified time."

Bai Shuruo looked at Li Jie with gratitude.

Bai Shuruo's first day of work was quite coincidental; it happened to be the Design Department's monthly team-building event.

Team building, well, it usually means going out for a meal, then going to KTV to sing and drink.

Xiang Feifei went to a meeting in the afternoon and only returned near the end of the workday.

"Shuruo, there's a dinner party tonight, and we can go to KTV too. If you have any work on hand, finish it quickly; don't let it delay the meal."

Xiang Feifei liked excitement; how could she miss such an activity?

Bai Shuruo was also quite looking forward to it. Team building was a good opportunity to close the distance; she had just started today, so it was the perfect time to get to know her colleagues.

The office, which had been very quiet, suddenly became lively as soon as it was time to get off work.

Especially He Yu, who was sitting in front of Bai Shuruo; he even started joking with another female intern, He Piaoxue: "Piaoxue, we can bring family members to this dinner, you know. Why don't you bring your family member along?"

Generally, when people say "family member," they are referring to a significant other.

He Piaoxue said shyly, "I'm single, where would I get a family member from?"

"Then who was it that came to pick you up after work the night before last? I saw it all."

"That was my cousin."

After hearing this, He Yu said again, "We're going to sing tonight; can I sing a duet with you?"

"I don't know how to sing," He Piaoxue said, blinking her eyes.

"How could that be? I see you wearing headphones listening to music every day when you work overtime."

He Piaoxue had no choice but to say, "Alright then, but if I don't sing well, don't you go disliking it."

……

When Bai Shuruo was packing her things, Hao Jian also came over, and Hao Jian said, "Xiao Bai, there's a department team-building event tonight; remember to go together after work."

Bai Shuruo nodded, and Xiang Feifei beside her smiled and said, "She knows; I've already told her."

He Jian paused, struggled for a moment, and then asked, "I heard that you are already married?"

Bai Shuruo nodded.

He Jian smiled unnaturally: "Then why don't you ask that person of yours to come along and have some fun? We are allowed to bring family members to our team-building events."