My Terrible Life in Those Years

In situations like this, I wouldn't even have a chance to speak unless they needed me to.

Actually, from the bottom of my heart, I hope Aunt Shu will say a few good words for me.

Even if it's just saying, I did do what she said.

However, Aunt Shu didn't say a single word in my defense at the meeting.

All decisions were left to General Manager Liu.

A sense of desolation welled up inside me. Was I just a pawn?

It's possible that it's a piece that won't even have a chance to be put on the board!

Upon hearing Manager Wu's words, General Manager Liu's expression stiffened slightly: "No need to rush. Let's clarify things first. Meeting adjourned!"

As I was leaving, Wu Bo glanced at me a few times.

His eyes held a triumphant smugness, but also a greedy desire that wasn't entirely satisfied with the outcome!

I was a little lost in thought as I followed the crowd back to my office.

I didn't take the initiative to find Aunt Shu, or even to explain anything to Boss Liu. I didn't even have the thought or urge to go to the hospital with him, nor did I immediately want them to see the truth and then have an apologetic look on their faces.

No!

At that moment, I felt a sense of self supporting me.

It sustained me by remaining silent, and it sustained me by allowing me to walk steadily.

Even supporting himself, he still had a faint smile on his face.

I know I'm just a poor loser, a temporary worker, but since things have gotten this far, I still want to maintain a shred of self-respect in front of them!

In the crowd, some people looked at me, some laughed at me, and some looked down on me.

Those who offered me comfort were the few young female administrative staff.

When Aunt Shu passed by me, I suddenly couldn't smell her fragrance anymore, and it was as if my own sense of smell had disappeared.

"First, hand over the receipts, cash, and accountant. Then go home and get some rest. Perfect timing, you have time to clear your head!"

After giving her instructions, Aunt Shu quickly returned to her office. I couldn't tell what she was thinking, nor could I tell what she was saying.

But I was too lazy to think about it anymore. I handed the cash and receipts to the accountant, got the signature, and that was the end of it!

What's next?

Will I be kicked out of the company for no reason?

Could they even be implicated in greater joint liability?

I laughed at myself, and had to admire myself. I'd only been here a few days, and I'd already caused such a stir?

Would someone else have had the opportunity, the ability, or the skill?

I forced myself to calm down and, under Xiao Zhoutong's sympathetic gaze, stepped out the door.

They didn't even have time to appreciate her rather sophisticated office uniform attire today.

Damn, isn't Black Friday supposed to be Black Friday?

Why is it that even Mondays are a black day for me?

Stepping outside, I looked down at the bustling street below, teeming with people and cars.

The sun shines brightly, but my heart is as deep as a still pool!

Suddenly, I realized, where am I going?

Go back to the rented room?

That little house required turning on the lights as soon as you entered; it was pitch black inside. Besides, none of the young women were at work in the alley behind it, so there was nowhere to distract myself. I wasn't going there!

Go to the hospital? Forget it, you might run into Mr. Liu.

What if he asks me what I'm going there for? Is he trying to make a big splash or something? What should I say? No!

Go to the barbecue stand? At this time, the small business owners haven't even opened for work yet!

No way!

Go for coffee? I barely have enough money for food, why would I want to drink that stuff?

No way!

Where to go?

Should I go hang out with that bastard Lao Liu? To be honest, at that moment, I really had an overwhelming urge to go find this old friend, this frenemy, and have a big drinking session.

Then we dragged him along to curse, to curse the company, the boss, the old ladies, to curse Big Liu, to curse the city, to curse the world...

Should we go or not?

go with?

No, I won't go. If the company needs me and I go to Shenzhen, it would make me look like a wronged wife being bullied at my husband's house, which isn't the kind of thing a grown man like me would do!

I forcefully suppressed this burning desire. No way!

I have a lot of energy and temper that I need to release!

We boarded the bus and headed straight for the stadium!

Isn't there an unfinished project over there? And Uncle Blackface and Uncle Qingguo are still at the hospital, so they're short-handed.

I didn't delve into why I wanted to go there.

Is it really because they have energy but nowhere to vent it? That's one reason.

Perhaps, it's also because of that lingering resentment in my heart!

What started there, I think, will also end there?

When I arrived at the stadium, sure enough, the construction was proceeding at full speed.

It was a huge stadium, with a football field in the very center that could hold 80,000 people.

The walls surrounding the football field need major renovation, including the reinstallation of the GG sign.

These places are full of oversized GG signs, some even in the very center, or pieced together from several different pieces!

Qingguo and his team's job was to first set up scaffolding, and then dismantle the old GG signs and replace them with new ones.

Uncle Qingguo accidentally fell from the first level of scaffolding. Luckily, there was a bunch of GG boards below that cushioned his fall, otherwise it would have been really dangerous.

Some of those busy workers recognized me.

They had a good impression of me because it was I who persuaded their fellow villager, Qingguo, to go to the hospital.

"Hey buddy, what brings you here again? Are you here to supervise the construction?"

I laughed: "What are you supervising? I'm not the foreman!"

"Then what are you doing here?"

I glanced at the incredibly heavy scaffolding, pointed to the pile of things, and said, "How about I help you carry these?"

I don't think I could climb that high to get the GG badge.

What if? I'm just a temporary worker.

Besides, if I were to fall again, regardless of how hard I fall, just the thought of what others would think of me if I actually did fall?

"Hey, the temporary worker fell off the scaffolding to keep his job!"

"Wow, that's high-energy? Isn't that self-harm?"

……

After thinking about it, I decided it was better to help carry these heavy objects on the ground. Although they were heavy and required physical strength, I was sure there wouldn't be any major problems.

At most, it might make your back ache and you sweat a lot, but as a single person, I don't have any back pain or backache, so it's not very useful for me!

So what's the big deal about sweating all over? Take a shower when you get home, it feels so good, and you can finally get a good night's sleep!

The workers, wearing hard hats, all looked at me with smiles, assuming I was just joking.

"Hey buddy, with your build, you're going to be carrying scaffolding?"

"Exactly, that face... while it might not be fair enough for a gigolo, it doesn't look like someone who could do this kind of work!"

Is it underestimating someone?

I'm also from the countryside, and my physique is the result of hard work in the fields.

He immediately picked up a safety helmet from the ground and put it on, took off his coat, and draped an old cloth over his shoulders to protect himself from dust and reduce direct damage to his muscles and skin.

He simply picked up a steel pipe, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and steadily moved forward!

"These pipes aren't heavy at all! I think I could carry two!"

The worker over there was dumbfounded!