Nothing cos for free; there’s always ulterior motives.
Su Xiaoxiao thought cynically, but the person was her imdiate supervisor. No matter how much she disliked him, she had to put on a good face.
"Sister Zhang, Shuangshuang, you two head back first."
Su Xiaoxiao said to them. Zhang Yulan gave her a worried glance, certain that Manager Liu had no good intentions, but couldn’t say so aloud. She could only use her eyes to signal Su Xiaoxiao to be cautious, unsure if Xiaoxiao understood.
The two left, turning back every few steps.
Su Xiaoxiao followed Manager Liu to his office, closing the door behind them. Manager Liu looked at her with a sly smile, his small eyes curved, resembling a fox eyeing a chicken.
"Xiao Su, I heard that the sewing machine sales channel for our departnt store was provided by you?"
Manager Liu sat leisurely in his chair, taking a sip of water, and smiled at her with a facade of kindness.
If one didn’t know his character, they might think he was easy to get along with.
Su Xiaoxiao forced a smile: "Yes, I have distant relatives at the sewing machine factory, there’s an internal channel. I was just doing them a favor by connecting them."
This was her standard explanation to the outside world.
Manager Liu put down his enal cup and said with a smile: "Xiao Su, you need to understand that we are part of the sa departnt. If there’s anything, you should report it to first. Even though I was away for a while, you should have inford over the phone instead of directly contacting Manager Wang."
"See, as your direct supervisor, I had to hear about this from others."
His words implicitly blad her for bypassing him to go to Manager Wang.
Su Xiaoxiao frowned involuntarily. Selling things was her personal freedom; why should she report to him? It’s not even the departnt store’s channel.
Manager Wang and the general manager didn’t mind; why does it bother him?
The sewing machines were initially provided by her. Who she sells them to is her business.
Seeing her remain silent, Manager Liu tapped his fingers on the desk twice: "Xiao Su, as a mber of our sales departnt and an advanced employee, you must set an example..."
Before he could finish, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but interrupt: "But Manager Liu, my role is a sales clerk. Those other matters aren’t related to , especially since the sales channel belongs to my relatives. I’m just connecting them to Manager Wang. What’s the problem?"
"I haven’t neglected my main job nor made any mistakes at work. How haven’t I set a good example?"
Manager Liu was surprised she dared to challenge him, his face turning stern as he slapped the table hard: "Comrade Xiao Su, I think your mindset as a mber of our sales departnt is problematic. Thinking like that is wrong. Since you’re earning this wage, you should prioritize our departnt store in everything."
Su Xiaoxiao held back and held back, finally unable to restrain herself: "Manager Liu, the Qing Dynasty has been dead for years. Were you not inford? I’m just here to work, not to sell myself into slavery. Why should I report everything to you?"
"This little comrade, how are you talking?"
Manager Liu slamd the table in anger, not expecting this seemingly timid girl to speak so provocatively.
As her imdiate supervisor, does she not think to report anything to him first, siding with outsiders? Where’s the sense in that?
"If you continue like this, our sales departnt can’t keep you."
Emotional appeals didn’t work, so he resorted to threats?
But Su Xiaoxiao wouldn’t be swayed. She was legitimately employed at the departnt store; who was he to dismiss her like that?
"Manager Liu, I believe I did nothing wrong in this matter. If you have objections, go ahead and report to the general manager. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to work."
She finished speaking and, without waiting for Manager Liu’s response, opened the door and walked out.
Manager Liu was so furious that he threw his enal mug out. What was this girl? Dare to challenge him; she’ll regret it later.
He went to find Chen ilan, puffed up with anger.
Even though he wanted to directly fire Su Xiaoxiao, he couldn’t do it himself because that girl had just provided the sewing machine supply channel to the departnt store, and he didn’t want to be the villain.
It was said that Chen ilan also got in through connections; she might be eager to do his bidding.
Chen ilan had just finished a round of inspections in the hall when she ran into Manager Liu.
"Manager Liu, is there sothing you need from ?"
Manager Liu greeted her with a smiling face: "Nothing much, just ca to ask you about sothing."
A sales manager like him asking her, a re storefront director, for information? What could he want to know?
"Manager Liu, if there’s anything you want to know, just ask. I’ll tell you everything I know."
Although surprised, Chen ilan still maintained her outward manner.
Seeing her attitude, Manager Liu nodded with satisfaction: "It’s about Comrade Su. How’s her work performance? I noticed today she wasn’t at her post a few tis."
He didn’t speak directly but hinted that Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t working properly during office hours. If Chen ilan was sharp, she would surely try to gain his favor by helping to get Su Xiaoxiao fired.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Initially, Chen ilan held a low opinion of Su Xiaoxiao, but after ti spent working together, she began to see her differently.
"Comrade Su must have stepped away for a reason. She’s scheduled for a temporary assignnt to Lin City these days, probably busy with a lot of things. I hope you understand."
Instead of siding with him, she defended Su Xiaoxiao.
Manager Liu was fuming inside. Just how capable was this girl, not only Manager Wang sided with her, but even Chen ilan was backing her up.
Wait... a temporary assignnt?
What was so special about a front-line sales clerk getting a temporary assignnt?
Seeing him confused, Chen ilan kindly explained the situation to him.
Unexpectedly, this girl was quite capable. It would be even harder to get rid of her now.
Manager Liu’s frown deepened. He thought she was an insignificant character, unexpectedly, this girl’s quite capable.
However, no matter how capable, she’s still a sales clerk. Can she really turn the world upside down?
For now, it seems hard to fire her, but that’s okay. He has ways to make her resign voluntarily.
Manager Liu’s mouth curled into a cold smile. Just then, soone approached looking for Chen ilan.
"Director Chen, the factory manager from the city’s First Detergent Factory is here. Says he’s delivering sponsorship gifts."
Only then did Chen ilan rember that Su Xiaoxiao had ntioned the detergent factory agreed to sponsor them.
At that ti, she thought it was bragging, but they actually ca.
This increased her admiration for Su Xiaoxiao even more.
Comrade Su, truly impressive.
Manager Liu, unaware of the situation, straightened his clothes: "Director Chen, I’ll join you in eting the factory manager."
Such an important occasion, he, as the sales departnt manager, must be present.
Chen ilan glanced at him, hesitant to speak.
Thinking to herself, the factory manager likely ca to see Comrade Su, what does it have to do with you?
But with his thick skin insisting on going, it wouldn’t be right to refuse him. She had to bring him along.
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