Chapter 1034

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Liu Mei Qi fried rice noodles for Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran, then handed them over.

"Ten yuan."

Wang Erhai took them, then used his mobile phone to scan the code and paid her 10 yuan.

"We're leaving, goodbye."

Wang Erhai didn't want to chat more with Liu Mei Qi; he was afraid Liu Mei Qi would pester him endlessly again.

So although he felt sympathy and emotion, he also wanted to leave as soon as possible.

But just as he turned to leave with Zhang Yueran, a voice came from behind — Liu Mei Qi's:

"After your company went bankrupt, I heard you were in debt for several million; how are things now?"

Wang Erhai froze for a moment.

Then he forced a bitter smile:

"Not bad, see, I'm slowly paying it off; there'll be a day it's all cleared."

Hearing this, Liu Mei Qi's mind finally found some balance.

She had thought Wang Erhai had made a comeback.

If Wang Erhai was doing well now while she was in a wretched state, her mindset would surely shatter.

One can only say, Wang Erhai understands her all too well.

Knowing she can't stand seeing an old flame do well, he deliberately told a well-meaning lie.

He didn't show off or act tough in front of Liu Mei Qi, nor did he belittle or mock her current wretched situation.

He really has matured a lot compared to before; at least he knows how to keep a low profile in life and work.

"Cherish the girl beside you; she's a good girl!"

Liu Mei Qi said this one sentence to Wang Erhai from the bottom of her heart.

She thought: Wang Erhai carries debts of several million, yet this girl is still willing to stay with him — true love, no doubt.

"Mm, okay."

Wang Erhai replied, then left with Zhang Yueran.

The two went to the riverbank, found a stone bench, sat down, and ate a portion of fried rice noodles together.

"Your ex-wife has changed quite a bit; she's actually quite reasonable."

Zhang Yueran used chopsticks to pick up rice noodles and feed them into Wang Erhai's mouth, and she also said:

"I remember the first time we met, she really knew how to make unreasonable trouble."

Wang Erhai smiled and said with emotion:

"What can you do if she's not reasonable? She no longer has the capital to be willful; life's whip lashed her hard a few times, so naturally she became docile."

At this point Zhang Yueran asked:

"Why did you tell her you still owe several million?"

Wang Erhai said:

"If I didn't say that, and she came running to me, shamelessly wanting to remarry, wouldn't that be a huge hassle? I finally shook her off; I don't want her sticking to me again."

Zhang Yueran couldn't help laughing:

"You really think things through thoroughly!"

The two finished the rice noodles, strolled along the riverbank for a while, then went to eat a Cantonese dish, and only then walked home.

Back home, they cuddled for a good while, then showered and went to sleep.

In a blink it was the next day, the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Also the day work resumes.

Wang Erhai arrived at Li Guoshan Decoration Company.

He had just held an early meeting with Huo Guoqiang, Wu Moli, and several other executives.

At this moment an HR department employee walked in and said to Wang Erhai:

"General Manager Wang, someone says they're looking for you."

Wang Erhai's heart gave a sudden thump; he secretly worried — could it be Liu Mei Qi came?

If Liu Mei Qi showed up, he'd have another massive headache.

"Who's looking for me?"

Wang Erhai's expression turned heavy.

Fortunately at this moment the employee gave another name:

"That person says his name is Yang Xiaoxiong, your high school classmate. He also says he's here to apply for a renovation worker position; it was already agreed with you during the Spring Festival."

"So it's Yang Xiaoxiong..." Wang Erhai let out a breath of relief, only then recalling that at the high school reunion during the Spring Festival he had casually promised Yang Xiaoxiong to let him come apply at Li Guoshan after the holiday.

"Let him go through the normal application process; after the process is finished..."

"After the process is finished, hire him?" the employee interjected.

But Wang Erhai shook his head:

"After the process is finished, have him go home and wait for news."

The employee froze, a trace of surprise on his face:

"Manager Wang, you mean you're not hiring him?"

Wang Erhai glared at that employee:

"Do I need to spell it out so clearly? His skills aren't up to standard, and he's done pyramid schemes and has a criminal record, so naturally he can't be hired!"

That employee nodded hurriedly:

"I understand, I'll do exactly as you say!"

Yang Xiaoxiong came to Li Guoshan Decoration Company today with an anxious mood.

Looking at the company's facade, renovated so high-end, grand, and upscale, he couldn't help but sigh, truly deserving of being the number one renovation company in the county city!

If he could work at this company, then from now on he wouldn't have to worry about food and drink!

With old classmate Wang Erhai helping him, he definitely could get hired!

At this moment, that HR department employee walked out:

"Mr. Yang, Manager Wang is busy, he said just take you through the hiring process."

Yang Xiaoxiong thought that since Wang Erhai said this, he was already a sure thing.

So he smiled and said:

"Good, good! Then please trouble you to go through the process!"

That person took Yang Xiaoxiong into the HR office and began the first round of interviews with him.

At the beginning, the questions asked were ordinary; Yang Xiaoxiong had some renovation foundation and his eloquence was also decent, so he could answer them one by one.

But as it neared the end, that HR department employee suddenly asked Yang Xiaoxiong a sentence:

"Mr. Yang, I heard you used to do pyramid schemes before?"

Yang Xiaoxiong was stunned, he very much wanted to deny it.

But upon further thought, this HR department person in charge was obviously asking this question with an answer already in mind.

It was obvious Wang Erhai had already told him about his experience doing pyramid schemes in Guangxi, otherwise it was impossible to specifically ask such a question.

So he could only admit:

"I did indeed do it before, but I was tricked into it by others, I'm also a victim, please believe me, I've already turned over a new leaf."

The HR department person in charge smiled:

"Fine, got it, then later I'll take you to the construction site, and let our renovation supervisor give you a professional knowledge interview!"

Yang Xiaoxiong was immediately delighted:

"You mean I passed the first round of interviews?"

The HR department person in charge laughed:

"Of course, after all you are Manager Wang's old classmate, Manager Wang said, just go through the motions."

Yang Xiaoxiong, upon hearing this, was even more delighted.

He thought he had it in the bag!

But unexpectedly, when he was brought to the construction site side and accepted the interview from foreman Zhou Hongwei of the supervisor team, after a practical exam, he was scolded by Zhou Hongwei until he was black and blue:

"What the hell did you make! Do you lay bricks like that! Do you know how to renovate at all!"

Zhou Hongwei gave absolutely no face to old classmate Wang Erhai.

The reason was nothing else, only because just now Wang Erhai had called him, specifically asking him to scold Yang Xiaoxiong harshly, scold as harsh as possible, scold as unpleasant as possible, until he doubted life itself.

"No, I've always done it this way before, and no one said anything, isn't it fine as long as the floor tiles are laid flat?"

Yang Xiaoxiong was scolded until he was confused and muddled, feeling somewhat unconvinced, and couldn't help but say this sentence.

Zhou Hongwei immediately flew into a rage:

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things? No skills and you want to get into Li Guoshan? Treating Li Guoshan like your own family's place!"

"I'm Manager Wang's old classmate, I've already called Manager Wang!" Yang Xiaoxiong, scolded until he was really unhappy, brought out Wang Erhai to pressure Zhou Hongwei.

He thought that by saying this, Zhou Hongwei would be a bit more polite to him.

But unexpectedly, person Zhou Hongwei and Wang Erhai were in cahoots, just deliberately playing with him.

"You're Manager Wang's old classmate, so what? Can't lay bricks and I can't say two words? Go home and feed pigs! Don't come here to hang out! This place doesn't hire trash!"

Yang Xiaoxiong was scolded until he was black and blue, and couldn't help but get angry:

"How do you talk, this is a personal attack! Believe it or not I'll call Manager Wang right now to complain about you!"

Zhou Hongwei's one sentence made him cool down:

"Go ahead and call, hurry up and call, forgot to tell you, it was Manager Wang who told me to argue with you, don't you know what shameless thing you did yourself, and you still have the cheek to come here looking for a job?"

Yang Xiaoxiong was immediately dumbfounded.

Couldn't say a single word anymore.

At that moment, he felt deep humiliation.

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