My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

Diao Chan was furious. What did I do to offend you?

I do take a lot of time off, but that was agreed upon when I came for the job interview. My mother lives alone and is often unwell, so she has to go back to visit her every week.

Now that he's with the new manager, he's become the troublemaker. Just as he's about to start arguing, the boss, Zhao Rui, speaks up!
"Xiao Li."

Having already spotted the boss, Manager Li, who was deliberately showing off his strict management style, hurriedly ran over upon hearing the voice: "Hello, boss! You're here~ Would you like to say a few words to everyone?"

Zhao Rui nodded with a stern face. Then he walked to the front of the stage, which made Diao Chan, who was about to speak, stop herself.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Let's give a warm round of applause to our beloved boss, General Manager Zhao, who will say a few words to us!" After saying that, Manager Li led the applause, clapping his hands loudly and forcefully. After a few claps, his palms were probably red!

"Simp~!" Diao Chan muttered disdainfully to herself.

Manager Li wasn't the only sycophant; there were plenty of technicians below who fawned over him even louder.

Although Diao Chan was disdainful, she respected others' right to be sycophants. She lowered her head, hoping that General Manager Zhao would not continue along the lines of what Manager Li had just said and would not make an example of her. Otherwise, she was sure to explode and resign in anger today!
Mr. Zhao raised his hands and made a downward pressing motion, and the applause stopped abruptly!

Supervisor Li stood proudly to the side, waiting for General Manager Zhao to reprimand him. However, Zhao Rui's first words were like a thunderclap in his ears, making him stagger.
"Announcement of a personnel appointment: Manager Li will no longer be responsible for the management of the third floor, effective today."

Not just Manager Li, everyone else was baffled. Today was the first day back at work after the rectification, and Manager Li, the new manager, hadn't even been in office for five minutes before being replaced?

Manager Li came, and then Manager Li left—it all happened so suddenly!
"The former third-floor supervisor has been promoted to manager and will report directly to me."

After Zhao Rui announced the personnel appointments, everyone thought that the supervisor of the third floor was on the same level as Manager Li, except that Manager Li would be in charge of the fourth and fifth floors from now on.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Rui added to the former third-floor supervisor, "Oh, come to my office later. I have some arrangements regarding the renovation plans for the fourth and fifth floors!"

what?
what?
Not only was she promoted to manager, but she's also in charge of the 4th and 5th floors? What will Manager Li do then?
Upon hearing this question, Manager Li couldn't help but call out, "President Zhao, then I..."

Hearing this, Zhao Rui turned around: "You? You're fired. Go to the finance office later to collect your severance pay and leave."

Thunderstruck
What did I do? How did I get fired? You just said in the group chat that we should work hard, and I came here first thing this morning to hold a meeting with the technicians. Isn't that a good example of working hard?
Watching Zhao Rui's figure gradually disappear into the distance, and seeing the disapproving looks everyone gave him, Manager Li practically fled in panic. He needed to find reinforcements; his uncle was the vice president, and the vice president in charge of human resources at that!

Although the vice president is also an employee here, he is still a high-level employee and can plead with General Manager Zhao on his behalf!

In stark contrast to his mood was the former third-floor supervisor, who was baffled by this stroke of good fortune. A promotion and a raise were inevitable.

"Congratulations, boss!"

"Congratulations, supervisor, oh no, manager!"

Diao Chan also offered her congratulations. The supervisor treated her well, at least he had been tolerant of her behavior of not giving clients extra time, being picky about clients, and frequently taking leave. This was also the reason why Diao Chan was able to stay here.

Deputy General Manager's Office
"Uncle, uncle, you have to save me!"

Li, the vice president, was eating breakfast and was completely bewildered. His cousin had been appointed as manager, overseeing the work of the 3rd to 5th floors, a position arranged by General Manager Zhao out of respect for him. How could he be dismissed so soon after taking office? This didn't make sense!

With such a short time, it would be difficult to make a mistake even if one wanted to. How could this happen?

He frowned and said, "Tell me what happened this morning."

"Yes, be more detailed, don't leave anything out."

Manager Li was completely flustered. After hearing Vice President Li's instructions, he began to recall every detail of his time at the company that morning!
"It's my first day on the job, I'm a little excited, and I felt the urge to pee as soon as I got to the office."

".", Vice President Li raised an eyebrow. "I asked you to be detailed, but not this detailed. Fine, listen to it!"

"I didn't finish peeing, so I shook myself, and my pants got wet."

"I'm going to change my pants, my stomach hurts a little, I need to poop."

Vice President Li glanced down at the soy milk and steamed buns he was enjoying, silently stopped, and pushed them aside!
"After I finished having diarrhea, I realized I didn't have any toilet paper, so I called to ask for help! I only started wiping my bottom after they brought me some!"

Vice President Li, who was wiping his mouth with a tissue, stopped again and threw the tissue into the trash can.
"You can skip the part about going to the toilet."

"Yes, yes, I've finished speaking!"

".", Vice President Li tried hard to tell himself - stay calm, stay calm!

"Then I went to eat. Afterwards, I went to the morning meeting, and just a few minutes later, General Manager Zhao arrived and made an announcement."

Vice President Li listened very attentively, his brows furrowing more and more as he listened. There was nothing wrong with him, so was he just unlucky and that President Zhao didn't like him?

"Recite the content of the morning meeting as well."

"I simply emphasized the company's various management regulations and demanded that they be strictly enforced. That's right, General Manager Zhao told us to work diligently in the group chat this morning. When I saw him come over, he even specifically targeted a troublemaker in the technicians' department on the third floor to show my uprightness and integrity!!"

A troublemaker? Cut him out! Suddenly, Vice President Li realized something, and his eyelids twitched involuntarily!
"Let's focus on which troublemaker."

"Technician Number 8."

"Alright, that's enough."

Manager Li was interrupted halfway through his sentence and looked at Vice President Li in confusion!
"Liangliang, General Manager Zhao has a keen eye and a good eye for talent. He saw at a glance that you're not really suitable for this position. How about this, you leave for now, and I'll help you find another job later!"

"Huh?" Manager Li was shocked. "Uncle isn't helping me!"
"Uncle, I have to support my family and take care of my parents."

Vice President Li waved his hand: "I'll take care of your mother."

Seeing Manager Li's shocked expression, he realized his mistake and quickly corrected himself: "I'll talk to your mother and make arrangements for you!"

After seeing Manager Li off, he wiped his sweat. He recalled a bizarre incident the boss had arranged a few days ago during the store's closure for renovations—instructing him to have the HR director guarantee a minimum monthly salary of 2 yuan for technician number 8 on the third floor. That was outrageous enough, but what followed was even more absurd: technician number 8 refused, saying that if no one else had it, she didn't want it!

Upon hearing the HR director's report, Vice President Li laughed in exasperation. This was simply throwing money away. Just because others don't have it doesn't mean you should refuse it; do you think they'll appreciate it?

He went to report to Zhao Rui, assuming Zhao Rui would be angry about Technician No. 8's ungrateful behavior and thus cancel the benefit. Unexpectedly, Zhao Rui replied without hesitation, "Then everyone will get it, just a little less for others, let's make it 5000 yuan!"

Vice President Li was dumbfounded on the spot. Who was this technician number 8? Was he that powerful? He had never encountered a boss in his life who would give subsidies to all dozens of technicians in the company just to ensure that one employee received a base salary.

Zhao Rui had instructed him not to leak this information. This is why Vice President Li knew why Manager Li was eliminated, but couldn't tell him the truth!
Chen Xiao changed his clothes and went up to the third floor. The morning meeting had just ended, and the technicians' rooms were filled with celebrations about the former supervisor's promotion to manager—each one of them was incredibly sycophantic!
The customer service representative led Chen Xiao into a private room. "VIP, shall I make the arrangements?"

Chen Xiao originally wanted to call out to Diao Chan, but when he thought about how Diao Chan had given him a hard time that day, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"You arrange it." The so-called arrangement means scheduling, whoever is scheduled is the one who gets the slot, and of course, the customer can change if they are not satisfied!

After the customer service representative left, he suddenly remembered that one of his main purposes today was to get a free meal. If he hadn't met Diao Chan or the others, what if a stranger refused to treat him to a meal?

After a while, he heard footsteps in the corridor. The footsteps sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who they were.

There was a knock on the door, and with Chen Xiao's "Come in," the door was pushed open, and Chen Xiao saw that stunningly beautiful face.

"Huh? It's you?" Chen Xiao was surprised to see Diao Chan in the queue. Was this fate?

Diao Chan clearly misunderstood him: "Do you want to change people? Then I'll go and change them for you!"

"Come back—" Chen Xiao called her, and half of her body was already outside. Then she turned back: "If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself!"

Chen Xiao feigned anger: "Are you out of your mind? Why would I force you!"

Diao Chan pursed her lips. "It's okay. A lot of people like novelty. It gets boring when you're too familiar with someone!"

"You're getting excited, aren't you?" Chen Xiao glared at him!

Diao Chan fell silent and came over to prepare water for him to soak his feet.
It's understandable that she overthinks things. Chen Xiao used to message her whenever he wanted to see her, but he stopped doing so after their last argument. Besides, last time he came, he was served by technician number 88, and afterwards he kept hanging around Diao Chanxiu in the technician's room, as if he felt important for getting her only appointment.

"Um... last time you threw such a tantrum, I thought you hated me," Chen Xiao broke the silence, explaining why she hadn't messaged him!

"Oh!"

"Oh, what do you mean? Are you annoying?" Chen Xiao was somewhat dissatisfied with her answer.
Just then, Diao Chan's phone rang. She picked it up to read the message, but Chen Xiao waited for a while without getting a reply, so he asked again, "What does this mean? How annoying!"

"I don't dislike it," came Diao Chan's soft voice.

Chen Xiao looked up and noticed that her expression was off, but he didn't think much of it and quickly made a joke: "You don't dislike her, so you like her?"

Diao Chan turned around, took a small mirror from her toolbox, and handed it to Chen Xiao!

"What are you doing?" Chen Xiao asked instinctively, taking the bag.

"Please look at yourself in the mirror."

"." Chen Xiao raised his leg as if to kick her. In the past, Diao Chan would have giggled and dodged, but today she seemed to be in a strange mood.

What's wrong?

Diao Chan pondered for a moment, then said, "Next week, I'm going abroad."

"Hmm? Tourism? Things are too chaotic abroad right now. Instead of going abroad, why not explore the beautiful landscapes of our own country?"

"What travel? I'm going there on business!" Before Chen Xiao could ask, she continued, "Do you remember my dad went to work in MALI?"

"What's going on?" Chen Xiao sat up abruptly. He had invested heavily in mining in MALI and was extremely concerned about the situation there, so he naturally knew that things were very chaotic there now!

"It's nothing. My dad got pneumonia, and since there's no one to take care of him, I'm going to take care of him for a while," Diao Chan explained.

"Why don't you just hire a caregiver? It's not like we're in China. If you keep going through all this trouble, he'll be fully recovered by the time you get there!" Although she knew that fathers and daughters were of one mind, Chen Xiao felt that this was a bit of an exaggeration!

"He refused, insisting that we hadn't even made any money yet, and we were already spending money. I offered to pay for it, but he still wouldn't agree!"

Chen Xiao was speechless, but he knew that the older generation was all like that. His own parents had been the same. Although Chen Tao and Shen Yun weren't extremely wealthy, as both working, they were financially comfortable. But they often couldn't even afford a taxi, preferring to walk or take the bus!
Diao Chan's father has a physical disability, making it even harder for him to earn money. He must be even more frugal than Chen Tao and his wife.

"How about this, you don't need to go. I'll find someone locally to take care of him, I guarantee they'll take good care of him."

Diao Chan shook her head: "Save your breath. You have a whole family to support, and a baby is about to be born. You should focus more on your own family."

"You're not that old, yet you're more nagging than my mother." Every time we meet, she tells me to take care of my family. It's like she's worrying about things that don't concern her.

She rolled her eyes and ignored him!
“I’m serious, I have friends in MALI who can arrange for them to go and take care of me. And it won’t cost any money,” he lied, but it was a white lie!

"Really, no need. My dad has pneumonia, it's contagious. It would be terrible if your friend got infected!"

"My friend is a professional medical worker, and the protective measures are very good, which will help your father's recovery..."

“Besides, if you go to take care of her, where can you find a professional to take good care of her? What if you get infected?” he added.

Diao Chan remained unmoved. "I am his child, and it's only right that I do anything for him, but it's wrong to trouble others. This is my responsibility. Okay, let's not discuss this anymore. You're always worrying too much. And yet you say I'm meddling!"

buzz~
She had barely finished speaking when the phone rang. She glanced down at it, "It's Diao Nan."

"You answer it!"

She swiped to answer the call, and Diao Nan's cheeky voice came through: "Xiao Chan, I have two pieces of news to share! One is good, and one is bad, one of which is related to Chen Xiao." (End of Chapter)