I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 326 Meeting the Parents

The next morning.

Jiang Shuyue was still sorting out the location of the coffee shop in mainland China when Gu Jingyan stormed in at her door.

"Team Leader Jiang, are you busy right now?"

Jiang Shuyue looked at Gu Jingyan with surprise; her demeanor didn't seem very friendly.

The two hadn't spoken privately for several days, and she wondered what Gu Jingyan wanted to see her about today.

In a relationship between two girls, if they haven't chatted for several days, it means the relationship is completely over.

Jiang Shuyue felt that Gu Jingyan didn't seem to want to ease the tension between them, but she still put aside her work for the time being and tried to communicate with her as kindly as possible.

"It's alright, is there anything wrong?"

The next second, Gu Jingyan closed the door to the room, making sure their conversation wouldn't be overheard.

After closing the door, Gu Jingyan began questioning Jiang Shuyue: "Team Leader Jiang, I would like to ask how the profit-sharing ratio is distributed this time?"

"I heard from some new colleagues that they can also receive bonuses?"

The new colleagues Gu Jingyan mentioned were the interns who had just joined the company, and it was the group's principle that interns did not receive case bonuses.

Jiang Shuyue was slightly surprised upon hearing this: "Who told you that?"

Gu Jingyan was a little angry: "Everyone in the company is talking about it, it's spread all over the place. I want to know if it's true?"

Everyone's talking about it again.

Who is it that everyone is talking about?
Seeing this, Jiang Shuyue could no longer hide it, so she explained to Gu Jingyan, "That's indeed the case."

“This case is quite large, and we need manpower, so Mr. Su has adjusted the profit-sharing ratio in this investment case.”

"President Su has already submitted the report to headquarters, and headquarters has approved this special case."

"But don't worry, our older colleagues have made greater contributions, so their proportion will generally be higher than that of the newer colleagues."

Did they make a significant contribution?
Gu Jingyan couldn't help but click her tongue. She sneered, "Team Leader Jiang, are you sure Team Two's contribution is greater?"

"At least 60% or 70% of the later work was done by our group, right?"

"As the group leader, you should have a good idea of ​​how much your group has done, right?"

Gu Jingyan vented all the anger she had accumulated over this period of time.

The Ma family only gave 10% in total, Su Cheng took 5% personally, the group took 2.5%, and they could only divide the remaining 2.5%.

There wasn't much left to begin with, and then more than a dozen people joined in to share it, so the total amount they received was even less.

According to Jiang Shuyue, although the proportion is high, the amount of money is less!
Jiang Shuyue didn't hold back when she heard that.

If the claim that the new colleague's participation in profit sharing was leaked by someone, then the latter point can be refuted.

"Who told you that Su Cheng personally receives 5% of the profits?"

"Never mind who told me, just tell me if it's true or not?"

"of course not!"

Initially, the Ma family did intend to give Su Cheng a share of the profits, but the headquarters did not agree. Su Cheng did not argue with the headquarters and simply included it all in the group's profit sharing.

So regardless of the process, everyone will ultimately share 5%, not 2.5%.

"That's not right either. If Su Cheng shares the profits with us, he'll definitely get the lion's share, and we'll get even less."

Jiang Shuyue quickly lost patience with Gu Jingyan: "Isn't it only right that he takes the lion's share? So how do you want to divide it?"

Gu Jingyan was still sulking. She smiled contemptuously and said, "Team Leader Jiang, what right do I have to divide the cake? Isn't it just you who decide how to divide it?"

Jiang Shuyue was angered by these words.

She had never seen Gu Jingyan's face like this before.

Why is this girl so rebellious?!
Jiang Shuyue didn't intend to argue with her anymore; it was pointless. She was too angry: "If you have any objections, you can go directly to President Su, or you can submit a report to headquarters. It's useless for you to talk to me; I don't have that authority."

Finally, Gu Jingyan tried to understand Jiang Shuyue's feelings: "Team Leader Jiang, don't be angry."

"Am I angry?!"

Gu Jingyan vented almost all the anger she felt towards Su Cheng after he was parachuted into RK on Jiang Shuyue.

She wouldn't dare go to Su Cheng, so she could only pick on Jiang Shuyue, the easy target.

"By the way, Team Leader Jiang, have you seen the new administrative regulations that RK headquarters just issued?"

Jiang Shuyue certainly saw it; she saw it yesterday afternoon.

There are no major changes, the only one being a clearer and updated definition and explanation of "office romance".

Office romances of any kind are strictly prohibited.

Why did Gu Jingyan suddenly bring this up?
Is she thinking about her relationship with Su Cheng?

"We all have to follow the rules, there can be no exceptions!"

"of course."

"Okay, then I'm done with that. I'll go take care of other things now, Team Leader Jiang."

After Gu Jingyan left, Jiang Shuyue lost her motivation to work; Gu Jingyan had really given her a hard time.

Is this a threat?
She would report him to headquarters as soon as there was any hint of an office romance between her and Su Cheng.

She should have known better than to tell Gu Jingyan so much.

The two were once inseparable best friends, but now that they've fallen out, they know a lot about each other.

Suddenly finding yourself on the opposite side of someone in the company is really difficult!

My ex-best friend is so annoying!

Jiang Shuyue wondered if she should tell Su Cheng about this.

After careful consideration, I decided not to say anything.

Whether it's Gu Jingyan's questioning of the profit-sharing ratio or the office romance, it all seems a bit like tattling.

This made her very upset.

Her family has been putting a lot of pressure on her lately, and this double blow is really tough on her.

The only time she can temporarily stop thinking about these things is when she's focused on her work, but she can't even get into that mindset.

Didong.

Jiang Shuyue received another 16-second voice message on her phone. It was from her mother, telling her to leave work early and dress more formally when she got home.

The elderly couple had been going crazy for the past six months, constantly trying to get Jiang Shuyue to go on blind dates. They said she was 26 years old this year, 27 by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, 28 by the digital reckoning, meaning she would be 29 soon and almost 30. They said it would be hard for her to find a partner after she turned 30.

No matter how Jiang Shuyue refused, the elderly couple would bring it up with her all the time, constantly nagging her to meet them.

This is fine.

I invited my blind date to my home.

noon.

After the site selection meeting for C'est La Vie concluded, Jiang Shuyue went to Su Cheng's office and asked if he had time that evening.

"There should be, why?"

"Invite you to dinner."

"What to eat?"

"Let's not eat out, let's eat at my house."

Su Cheng gasped, "Your home? Don't your parents live with you?"

"Yes, they live together, and they cooked for us today."

Su Cheng was completely bewildered: ???

Why would she ask me to go to her house and have dinner with her parents for no reason?
What's going on here?

It's too abrupt.

"What did you tell your parents?"

What Su Cheng didn't understand was, in what capacity should he go? As his superior?

friend?

Or some other identity?
"Just friends!"

Su Cheng reconsidered; his relationship with Jiang Shuyue hadn't reached the point where he could visit her home.

Logically, only the closest friends would be invited to someone's home!
Moreover, it usually happens between girls, and very rarely between boys, unless there is more than one boy.

"I suspect you're using me as a shield against your family's pressure to get married."

Jiang Shuyue couldn't help but smile: "You've already figured that out, is that alright?"

Su Cheng: ???
"What a cliché plot."

"It's old-fashioned, but it works. I'll just pretend for a bit. A meal will do. Otherwise, my family will keep pressuring me."

"Are your parents good cooks?"

"Your cooking is so delicious."

Su Cheng reluctantly agreed in the end: "Alright, I'll help you with this."

"it is good!"

Jiang Shuyue was a little excited when Su Cheng agreed. After leaving Su Cheng's office, she immediately found a secluded place to call home and tell her that she was bringing her boyfriend home that night.

Jiang's mother on the other end of the phone was also stunned: "Boyfriend? When did you get a boyfriend?"

"Oh, we've been talking about it for a while now, but we've been keeping it a secret from you guys."

"What about Xiao Cui, whom we're meeting tonight? How are we supposed to meet her?"

"I had to cancel, what else could I do? I only told you the truth because I couldn't see that Cui!"

"What's going on? How old is he? Where is he from?"

"Oh dear, this can't be explained in just a few words. You guys will see tonight."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone: "Then bring it back first so your dad and I can see it."

In the evening after get off work.

Su Cheng and Jiang Shuyue met in the underground parking lot.

Should I bring some gifts?

"No need, I've already bought them for you. Just tell them you bought them when you take them. They're all things my parents like."

Jiang Shuyue opened the trunk to show Su Cheng what was inside, which included several boxes of tea and women's scarves.

Su Cheng: ???
What the hell?

Have you already bought it?
"You invited me to dinner yesterday just for this, didn't you? You've been planning this all along?"

Su Cheng felt that Jiang Shuyue had been plotting to use her as a shield for a long time!
"I did think about it, but I was too embarrassed to tell you."

"Then why did you bring it up again today?"

Jiang Shuyue could only tell Su Cheng about her blind date, saying that she was also forced to use this tactic.

"Alright, alright, alright, we're all young people, I sympathize with you. Let's go, get in the car."

Jiang Shuyue's home is in the old town, a little distance from the company but not too far.

Soon, Su Cheng was taken home by Jiang Shuyue.

The person who opened the door for them was Jiang Shuyue's father, Jiang Feng, an elderly man who looked to be in his sixties.

Jiang Feng has a square face, and the years have left deep marks on his face. His nasolabial folds and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes are very deep, his eyelids are slightly droopy, and his hair is black but it is obvious that it is dyed.

The two elderly people warmly welcomed them.

Su Cheng was surprised that Jiang Shuyue's parents were both over sixty years old, so they must have gotten married around thirty. They only had Jiang Shuyue when they were over thirty.
Otherwise, parents in this age group would still be in their fifties and not yet retired.

In their time, this age was considered late marriage and late childbirth, very late indeed.

The old man and my mother had Su Cheng when they were in their early twenties.

Hello, uncles and aunts.

"Hello, hello, please come in."

Although the building is a bit old, the rooms are spotless and very clean.

However, the decor creates a strong visual contrast: the entire building is Portuguese style, but the interior is decorated in the standard Cantonese style.

It has all kinds of mahogany furniture, fish tanks, tea tables and tea sets, and a calligraphy scroll hangs on the wall.

Su Cheng took a special look.

Hmm... not about making grand plans.

Jiang's mother smiled and asked Su Cheng to sit down first: "The food isn't ready yet, please sit for a while."

"Mom, let me help you."

Jiang Shuyue said one sentence and then disappeared into the kitchen. She just gave Su Cheng a wink, signaling Su Cheng to go talk to her father first, and then ignored Su Cheng.

Su Cheng: ???
Helpless, he could only sit awkwardly on the sofa.

He felt a little uneasy.

Having seen many grand scenes, he was still a little unaccustomed to this kind of plot.

The last time a similar plot occurred, Su Cheng had Ye Li pretend to be his girlfriend; he was a carefree character like Jiang Shuyue.

It turns out that pretending to be someone's partner is so difficult!
Su Cheng understood then; Sister Chestnut was very dedicated during the Chinese New Year!
Jiang Feng was currently setting up the tea set, his tea-brewing technique was very skillful.

Su Cheng knew nothing about tea ceremony, not even about the first or second infusion, or how to wash the cups and pour tea on the little Pixiu. He was a coffee lover.

Jiang Feng handed over a cup of brewed tea: "Your name is Su Cheng, right?"

Su Cheng accepted it with both hands: "Yes, Uncle, just call me Xiao Cheng."

On his way here, Jiang Shuyue had already given him a brief introduction to his family. It was said that Jiang Feng was a minor leader in Yuezhou before he retired, and his mother was a special-grade teacher in an education group. She was even rehired but did not go.

Jiang Feng, dressed in a white shirt and loose striped suit pants, still looked like a government official, looking neat and tidy.

However, Su Cheng believed that Jiang Feng's mental state was not as good as before his retirement, and that he had probably aged rapidly in the last few years, which was evident from his face.

"How long have you been dating Shuyue?"

Oops!

Why is the first question I'm asked is one I haven't checked the answer to?

Jiang Shuyue didn't tell him!

The length of time they dated depended on how long Jiang Shuyue told them they had been dating.

A few months or a few years?
Su Cheng couldn't let the first question slip, so he answered in a clever way: "Actually, it hasn't been that long in the long run."

"oh oh."

Su Cheng observed Jiang Feng's expression and judged from his reaction that her answer should have passed.

"I heard from Shuyue that you just arrived in Macau?"

"Correct."

How are you feeling here? Are you adjusting well?

"It's pretty good, the climate and everything is quite nice."

Where did you work before?

"Jingzhou".

"Oh, Jingzhou is nice, a good place." Jiang Feng first praised, then changed the subject, "Judging from your accent, you're probably not a local from Jingzhou, right?"

"Yes, my hometown is Yuzhou."

Jiang Feng didn't look at Su Cheng. Instead, he sipped his tea while staring at the area below the ceiling above the video wall, muttering to himself, "Yuzhou... Jingzhou... Aodao..."

"Um……"

(End of this chapter)