Chapter Seventy-Three: It's Too Early to Unload the Mill and Kill the Donkey
At seven o'clock in the evening, the party began. But Mrs. Qu is still nowhere to be seen. Although she didn't come, Peng Xue, who had been on maternity leave for half a year, came.
She is a little plumper than when she went to work, and her complexion is also very good.
She seemed to know what Xiao Wang was looking at, and without waiting for the two to say hello, she said, "Don't look at it, Mrs. Qu won't come." Gongzi Qu went to study abroad this year, and Mrs. Qu took care of it in the past. Mr. Qu is also going to pass the New Year. ”
She is still dressed in professional attire, meticulous.
Xiao Wang was a little stupid, and he didn't dare to show it in front of her, and smiled wryly.
The last time Gu Shi'an saw her was half a year ago, he looked into the hall and asked with a smile, "Are you coming alone?" ”
Peng Xue was a little lazy and said, "Your brother-in-law is entertaining upstairs." ”
Gu Shi'an nodded at this time, and before she could speak, Peng Xue squinted her eyes and looked at Luo Yun who was standing next to Mr. Qu, and said, "The limelight is quite prosperous." ”
She didn't take Luo Yun seriously. After saying this, he looked at Gu Shi'an and asked, "Is it going well on Manager Xu's side?" ”
Gu Shi'an nodded and said, "It's going well." ”
Peng Xue smiled slightly and said, "Now compared to before, it is a lot of progress. Manager Xu has always been harsh, and I may not be able to get a contract from their company. ”
Her tone didn't seem to be modest, and she went on to say: "Manager Xu is entertaining upstairs, and she and I are old acquaintances." Come up with me later and say hello. ”
There was some exclamation in her tone, and it was not that she had never brought newcomers. But the one I like the most is Gu Shi'an.
Looking at the beautiful little girl, she can endure hardships. At first, everything was jerky, but secretly worked hard. Seeing her, it's like seeing her old self.
Gu Shi'an should be fine. She and Peng Xue are also teachers and friends, so there is naturally no need to say much about polite words. I haven't seen each other for half a year, and Gu Shi'an asked about her little treasure at home.
Peng Xue, who has become a mother, has a much softer temper than before, and there is a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth when she talks about the little guy.
It wasn't until Mr. Qu came over to call someone that Peng Xue passed.
She knew what happened in the company in the second half of the year, and called Gu Shi'an to come over.
Although she is on maternity leave now, she still has weight in the company. Calling Gu Shi'an together means that Gu Shi'an is her person.
She is a legend in the company, and Luo Yun naturally knows her. Gu Shi'an and Peng Xue had just passed, and before they could say hello to Mr. Qu, she took a glass of wine and said with a smile: "This is Manager Peng, right?" I'm Luo Yun, I've heard of you for a long time, and today I finally met the real person. ”
She smiled like a flower.
Peng Xue didn't seem to hear it, and she didn't raise her eyebrows. called out Mr. Qu.
In front of so many people being ignored, where could Luo Yun get off the stage, her face was red and white.
Qu is always an old fox, seeing that this is wrong, he snorted and exposed this embarrassing scene. Resentment flashed across Luo Yun's face. I didn't have the face to stay any longer, so I made an excuse and left.
A moment after the party began, Mr. Qu took the stage to deliver a speech. It's nothing more than saying something fierce and doing a good job in the coming year.
Although Peng Xue was absent from the company for half a year, she also wanted to go on stage on such an occasion.
She was not as verbose as Mr. Qu, so she stepped down after saying a few words and asked Gu Shi'an and her to go to Manager Xu's side.
Manager Xu was really upstairs, she was as old-fashioned as ever, and her face softened a lot when she saw Peng Xue.
Peng Xue was already an old fox in the mall, and after a few glasses of wine, she retired and left with Gu Shi'an.
Out of the private room, she looked at the time and said, "I won't go downstairs, it's not early, I have to go back." It's too late, Xiaobao is going to make trouble. ”
Gu Shi'an agreed, and wanted to send her downstairs, but she waved her hand and said no, and said, "You go down, your brother-in-law will wait for me downstairs." After a slight pause, she reached out and patted Gu Shi'an's shoulder, and said, "If you feel lonely during the New Year, go to our house to play, I am now a housewife, and we can play cards together when I come." ”
Gu Shi'an smiled and sent her to the elevator.
Because of the wine, Peng Xue's face was slightly red. pressed the elevator, looked at Gu Shi'an again, and said: "Your character is too dull, whether it is in work or life, sometimes, don't be too wronged yourself." ”
As she spoke, the elevator door opened, and before Gu Shi'an could come back to her senses, she entered the elevator.
When Gu Shi'an went downstairs, the hall downstairs was already noisy, and it turned out that it was time to distribute the year-end bonus. Probably everyone will be more excited when they see the banknotes, and Mr. Qu's year-end bonus has always been cash. In an envelope.
This year-end bonus is issued by one department and one department, and Gu Shi'an and their department are at the bottom. Xiao Wang clasped his hands beside her, and kept chanting the blessing of the Bodhisattva.
She plans to travel for the New Year, and the funds are all counting on the year-end bonus.
Gu Shi'an looked at her like that and laughed very much, and said, "You should go and ask President Qu for your blessing." ”
Xiao Wang cut it, his eyes rolled around, he pulled Gu Shi'an's sleeve, and asked quietly: "Guess, how many year-end bonuses can that person give?" ”
Her eyes looked at Luo Yun, who was standing beside Mr. Qu and handing out year-end bonuses for everyone.
She was very active, and the work of the finance department was robbed.
Gu Shi'an patted her head and motioned her to speak less. Xiao Wang stuck out his tongue at this time.
Soon it was the turn of the design department, I don't know if it was deliberate, my colleagues came forward one by one to receive the year-end bonus, but there was no Gu Shi'an.
When it came to the last one, Luo Yun smiled and said, "The last one belongs to Senior Sister Gu." The weight of the envelope in her hand was sufficient, and she paused deliberately after speaking, and then said: "Senior Sister Gu's part is the heaviest in our design department, so I want to treat you." ”
This year-end bonus is issued according to the performance of the year, and it is inevitable that some people will be jealous when they see that they are more than their own. She specifically mentioned that.
The smile on Gu Shi'an's face was very faint, and he simply responded with a good sentence.
Mr. Qu naturally wanted to say a few words of encouragement, and when Gu Shi'an stepped down, he cleared his throat and said, "On this occasion today, there is one more thing to announce. ”
He paused, and then said: "Luo Yun has come to the company to perform well, and when she comes back from vacation, she will serve as the deputy director of the design department." ”
No matter how good her performance is, she has only been in the company for less than half a year. As soon as Mr. Qu's words came out, there was an immediate uproar below.
He also knew that the reason for 'excellent performance' was not very tenable, and immediately said that it was the last day of the year, so that everyone could eat and drink well, and wished all employees a happy holiday, and brought the topic to the past. stepped down.
Luo Yun smiled skillfully on the stage, and when Mr. Qu stepped down, she also left.
The position of deputy director of the design department has always been vacant, and no one thought that there would be such a bomb dropped at the end of the year, and Luo Yun was lifted.
Although Mr. Qu covered up this topic in the past, there was still a lot of discussion underneath. The seniors in the company have always been able to endure the few sentences, and it is inevitable that they will say a few words sourly, and they will not grow a beautiful woman's face.
Xiao Wang didn't expect Luo Yun to turn his head and become the top boss. Angry complained about the song.
Luo Yun has no qualifications in terms of qualifications, and in terms of performance, there are many people who are better than her. Why did she sit in the position of deputy director?
No matter how dissatisfied I was, it was a foregone conclusion, and I complained a few words about eating and drinking.
Gu Shi'an also didn't expect Luo Yun to become the top boss, but she was much calmer than Xiao Wang. Just wanted to go back and forth to complete the project on Manager Xu's side, and she estimated that she would have to resign.
Luo Yun was undoubtedly proud, and it didn't take long for him to bring wine over to toast Gu Shi'an. The small circle around her didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and talked about Gu Shi'an's thick year-end bonus. and enviously and jealously toasted Gu Shi'an one by one.
Gu Shi'an knew that this was to pour her wine, if Luo Yun respected Gu Shi'an, she could not drink it, but others had to drink it. On the last day of the year, she didn't want to cause unpleasantness. I drank them all and said a few words from the scene.
Luo Yun probably wanted to avenge being slapped in the face by Peng Xue just now, and after drinking a round, he actually found an excuse to pay tribute to Gu Shi'an.
Gu Shi'an naturally didn't drink anymore, made a drunken appearance, and left on the pretext that he wanted to go to the bathroom.
They did it deliberately, and the wine they took at that time was spirits. Gu Shi'an's head was dizzy, and he washed his face before he became more sober.
She didn't eat anything, and when she got back to the hall, Xiao Wang brought her some food and poured her a drink.
Gu Shi'an didn't have any appetite at all after drinking, so he ate a little indiscriminately and asked Xiao Wang to leave her alone and play with her. She rested for a while.
Naturally, there are many programs at the year-end party. Xiao Wang hesitated for a moment and left at the urging of Gu Shi'an.
Gu Shi'an's brain was very dizzy. I closed my eyes.
Probably because he didn't have a good rest, Gu Shi'an actually fell asleep in a daze.
She woke up from a dream, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Luo Yun sitting opposite her. Seeing that she woke up, she pursed her lips and smiled, and said meaningfully, "Senior Sister Gu really slept deeply. ”
The skin of her face has long been torn, and Gu Shi'an doesn't care about her. Sit up.
She wasn't angry, she took a sip of the red wine in her hand, smiled slightly, pushed the mobile phone on the side in front of Gu Shi'an, and said, "Senior Sister Gu, are Chen Shao and Sister Li Ran like golden boys and girls?" ”
She giggled as she spoke.
The phone is a video, and the decoration should also be in this hotel. Chen Xiaoli Ran and a few unfamiliar faces stood together, probably talking about something.
No wonder she disappeared from the moment she came in and saw her once.
Gu Shi'an's head ached faintly, and he withdrew his gaze from the video. looked at Luo Yun lightly, and sneered: "You have good intentions." Just say whatever you want to say. ”
Luo Yun laughed. Shaking the wine glass in his hand, he said, "Senior Sister Gu is quite stable. I know Senior Sister Gu looks down on me, but Senior Sister Gu doesn't think that you are no different from me, does she? When she said this, her voice sharpened, leaned forward a little, and said word by word: "Senior Sister Gu, don't you think that you are the junior between them?" Speaking of which, I'm not as thick-skinned as Senior Sister Gu, and I can still make such a casual appearance. ”
The smile on her face was even more vicious when she said this. lowered his voice and continued: "What Chen Shao liked at the beginning was Senior Sister Li, Senior Sister Gu wouldn't know, right?" I remember that it was quite a sensation at the time, Senior Sister Gu should remember it quite clearly, right? ”
Gu Shi'an's face was slightly pale, and there was the sound of footsteps walking towards this side. Luo Yun looked up and saw that it was Xiao Wang, the corners of her lips hooked up with sarcasm, and she got up and left.
Xiao Wang came in a hurry, glanced at Luo Yun's back, and saw that Gu Shi'an's face was not good. asked, "Sister Gu, what did she say to you?" ”
Gu Shi'an's eyes were a little sluggish, he shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's nothing." ”
She must have said something. Xiao Wang said angrily: "She is a psychopath, and what she says is fart." What's there to worry about with a fart. ”
She spoke foul language very smoothly.
Gu Shi'an smiled at this time, nodded, and echoed: "Well, you're right. ”
Xiao Wang couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows this time. Afraid that Gu Shi'an would think about messy things again, he talked about the interesting things he had just encountered to divert Gu Shi'an's attention.
Gu Shi'an cooperated with the smile, picked up the wine glass and drank the wine slowly.
Waiting for the party to come to an end, she was originally going to leave with Xiao Wang. Before leaving, she heard Manager Dou calling her, so she asked Xiao Wang to go first.
Manager Dou didn't show up much this night, and he didn't know where he was drinking, but he should have drunk a lot, and his face was red. whispered to Gu Shi'an to call her a substitute driver.
Gu Shi'an himself drank a lot of wine, so he found the waiter of the hotel and asked someone to call a substitute driver.
The waiter's movements were very fast, and it didn't take long for him to call a substitute driver, and then he and Gu Shi'an helped Manager Dou to the parking lot.
Waiting to send Manager Dou away, when Gu Shi'an went upstairs, the company had already finished one after another.
She let out a soft breath and took her bag and went downstairs. Outside the hotel was a deserted area, drizzling and the ground was wet. The dim yellow light stretched the shadows of the building long.
Gu Shi'an stayed at the door for a moment before going to stop the car on the side of the road.
He had just taken a few steps forward when he heard the sound of a horn in his ears.
Gu Shi'an turned around and saw Chen Xiao sitting in the car not far away. The window didn't roll down just now, and she didn't pay attention at all.
She was slightly in a trance, and Chen Xiao said lazily: "Get in the car." ”
Gu Shi'an didn't move, and asked, "I'll just go back by myself." She paused, probably thinking that Chen Xiao would not be here for no reason, and asked again, "Is there something wrong?" ”
Chen Xiao glanced at her and asked, "What do you think?" I'm in a good mood and want to drink cold air here in the middle of the night? ”
Gu Shi'an was silent now.
She was so impatient, and repeated, "Get in the car." ”
Gu Shi'an's mind came up with the video Luo Yun watched, and he suddenly became extremely tired, and said, "No need, just say something." ”
Chen Xiao's face quickly fell, sneered, and said, "I'm waiting for you here after I've eaten." ”
He didn't look at Gu Shi'an anymore as he spoke, started the car and left quickly.
Gu Shi'an stood still and didn't move, and when he saw a car coming, he went to stop the car.
At this time, the car was not easy to stop, and several cars were carrying guests. The cold wind hit, and Gu Shi'an shivered.
Her head was already a little painful, and when the cold wind blew it, her eyebrows and heart rose even more.
It was cold to stand so far, she was about to walk to the fork in front of her to stop the car, but Chen Xiao reversed again. Still impatient, he said, "Do you want me to ask you to get in the car?" ”
There was a hint of menace in his tone.
Gu Shi'an's footsteps paused. Walk over and pull the door and get into the car.
The car was warm, and as soon as Gu Shi'an got into the car, he immediately started the car.
Gu Shi'an originally thought that there was something wrong with him, but he didn't say anything. She didn't ask anything, and her headache was so bad that she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
Probably because her face was not very good, Chen Xiao glanced at her after driving for a while, and asked, "Uncomfortable?" ”
Gu Shi'an said no.
"You want me to go to the hospital?" Chen Xiao glanced at her again.
Gu Shi'an had to say: "My head hurts a little." She was afraid that Chen Xiao would make a fuss and go to the hospital, so she said again: "I guess I drank alcohol." ”
Chen Xiao didn't speak at this time.
The car fell into silence again, and Gu Shi'an closed his eyes and continued to pretend to sleep.
After a long time, the car stopped. Gu Shi'an opened his eyes, and Chen Xiao over there had already opened the car door and got out of the car.
It hasn't arrived now, Gu Shi'an doesn't know what he's going to do, and he wants to get out of the car.
Chen Xiao glanced at her and said, "Stay in the car." ”
After saying this, he closed the car door and walked away.
Gu Shi'an was going to get out of the car, but he didn't move. Her head was really painful, so she reached out and rubbed her eyebrows vigorously.
Chen Xiao didn't come back for a long time. Gu Shi'an looked at the time and was about to get out of the car to take a look, when the door on the other side was opened. Chen Xiao, who was cold, sat in.
He took a bag in his hand, handed it to Gu Shi'an directly, and said, "Eat it." ”
Gu Shi'an was slightly stunned, and when he took it, he found that the bag contained a box of medicine and a bottle of water.
The water was still hot, so he must have picked it up somewhere.
She didn't move for a moment.
Chen Xiao had already fastened her seat belt and saw that she had not taken any medicine. sneered: "What, afraid of poisoning you? His tone was yin and yang.
Gu Shi'an didn't speak, but took out the medicine. I wanted to read the instructions and eat a few grains, so I heard Chen Xiao say impatiently: "One pill." ”
Probably because he thought she was too slow, he directly snatched the medicine box in her hand, pulled out the medicine pills and handed them to Gu Shi'an.
Gu Shi'an quickly took the medicine now, and she didn't eat anything all night. After drinking the hot water, the stomach is much more comfortable. She just took small sips.
Chen Xiao's phone rang at this moment, and he picked up the phone.
I don't know if it's the psychological effect or the quick effect of the medicine he bought. Gu Shi'an's headache gradually eased. She closed her eyes.
Originally, she just wanted to recuperate, but who knew that she would fall asleep like that.
When Chen Xiao finished answering the phone, she had already fallen asleep on the car seat, her head tilted to the side, and she didn't know if she was comfortable.
He just glanced at it and continued to drive.
Gu Shi'an was woken up by Chen Xiao, and her mind was dazed when she woke up. waited for Chen Xiao to enter the elevator before she remembered that this was the wedding room.
She couldn't help but pat her head.
Chen Xiao probably knew what she was thinking, glanced at her coldly, and said, "I called you when you were in the car, but you didn't wake up." I'm going back to the old house tomorrow morning, and I'm too lazy to pick you up again. ”
Yes, she is going to the old mansion to help prepare for the New Year on vacation.
Gu Shi'an's hand slid down and he didn't say a word.
The elevator arrived quickly, and Chen Cheng walked over first, took out the key to open the door, and then turned on the light.
Gu Shi'an hasn't been back for a while. The room was still the same as when she left. There were even her slippers in the doorway.
She was slightly stunned, and then remembered that if she put away all her things, if the old lady suddenly came, it would be a goof.
She didn't say a word, and changed her shoes.
Chen Xiao should have been cleaned by a part-time worker, and the house was clean, but it was a little deserted.
Chen Xiao took off his coat when he entered the door, glanced at Gu Shi'an, and said, "Go take a bath." Can't find your way? Want me to show you the way? ”
It was as if he had eaten gunpowder. Gu Shi'an didn't add fuel to the fire and went to get a change of clothes.
Gu Shi'an went to the bedroom only to find that her clothes were also untouched, and they were all placed in the position when she left. The bedroom was a little messier than the outside, with a few pieces of clothes that were probably changed in the morning. There were also cigarette butts piled up in the ashtray.
Gu Shi'an didn't clean up, took his pajamas and went to take a bath.
The water heater over there in the old house is old and the bathroom is narrow. Chen Xiao has always been harsh, and the things used here are the best. It's much more comfortable to take a shower than there.
The hot water was poured on his body and he was lazy, Gu Shi'an stayed in the bathroom for twice as long as usual, and then slowly put on his clothes.
When he dried his hair, Chen Xiao was at the dining table, he ordered takeout, and was slowly eating the newspaper while flipping through the newspaper.
When Gu Shi'an went out, he pointed to the one placed opposite him, and said succinctly: "Eat." ”
The smell of food was undoubtedly very tempting in the middle of the night, Gu Shi'an hadn't eaten much, but now he felt even more hungry, so he walked over.
The takeaway ordered by Chen Xiao was seafood porridge, and I don't know where he called it from at such a big night, or it was steaming.
Gu Shi'an quickly sat down and said thank you.
Chen Xiao glanced at her coldly and said, "No thanks." By the way, that's it. After a slight pause, he said slowly: "It's still too early to kill the donkey." If you want a donkey to grind, of course, you have to feed it first. ”
Gu Shi'an couldn't help choking at this time.
She is not stupid, she naturally knows what he means in his words, and she has to take care of the New Year's affairs.