Chapter 32 Food Processing Plant 3 (Bonus Chapter: Nutrient Solution)

"Tell me what kind of mess this is? You were doing business with a client, and you drank so much that the client ended up in the hospital. And you were the one who called the ambulance!" The manager was furious and reprimanded An Caiyun mercilessly.

An Caiyun remained silent and listened obediently to the instruction.

Actually, she was quite innocent in the whole affair.

Mr. Yang is known for his love of drinking; to do business with him, you have to drink with him until you're completely satisfied.

Her former manager had once taught her that to deal with someone like General Manager Yang, there was no need for words; just drink. Once he was in a good mood, produce the contract, and General Manager Yang would sign it without a word.

Now that things have gone wrong from drinking, she immediately turns hostile, acting as if "it's all because she wasn't there to stop him that Mr. Yang had a perforated stomach and ended up in the hospital."

The question is, does she dare to offer advice?

Ms. Yang won't need to go to the hospital, but if the contract isn't signed, she'll get scolded again.

"Look at you! I even asked you to mentor the new recruits, and your performance was worse than even one of them!" The manager was extremely adept at praising one and belittling the other.

Upon hearing this, An Caiyun glanced at Yun Xin, her eyes filled with a hint of hostility.

Innocent passerby Yun Xin, "..."

Why are you glaring at me when he insults you?

"Alright, I won't say any more. Go back and reflect on your actions." The manager sighed. "The boss told me a few days ago that he wanted to select someone from our department to be promoted to 'senior salesperson,' with a 500 yuan raise each month. With you like this, how am I supposed to put your name on the list?"

An Caiyun perked up and said in a deep voice, "This was just an accident. I promise that nothing like this will ever happen again."

"I hope so," the manager said meaningfully. "Xiao An, do a good job. I have high hopes for you."

An Caiyun understood immediately. "I get it."

There are four people in the sales department. The manager is the leader, and Yunxin is a new intern, so she can't compete for the promotion. So it's really a choice between her and Ding Tianyi for the promotion and raise.

What does Ding Tianyi have to compare with her?

An Caiyun thought to herself, in terms of seniority, she had been with the company for two years, while Ding Tianyi had just completed one year.

In terms of ability, Ding Tianyi couldn't handle even the most difficult customers and had to ask her for help to get through the difficult times.

Thinking back to accompanying her manager to entertain clients after get off work, An Caiyun couldn't help but smile knowingly.

She felt that the "senior salesperson" position was specially prepared for her by the manager, just to repay her for the favor she had done before.

The reason for scolding her in front of others was simply because he was angry that she made a mistake at this crucial moment and caused trouble.

After figuring it out, An Caiyun secretly resolved that she must never make the same mistake again.

During the lunch break, Yun Xin stopped An Caiyun and asked, puzzled, "This matter involving General Manager Yang is clearly not your fault. The manager insists it was your mistake and gave you a scolding. Even after all this, why don't you resign?"

"Only losers run away like stray dogs." An Caiyun brushed a stray hair behind her ear and said arrogantly, "I'm just having bad luck for a while, why should I resign?"

Yun Xin looked at An Caiyun in surprise.

"Who gives you the right to say such things to me?" An Caiyun sneered. "Stop pretending! You clearly want nothing more than for me to get into trouble!"

Yun Xin was stunned. She couldn't understand why An Caiyun was so hostile towards her.

"What are you pretending for? You've disliked me from the very beginning, haven't you? You secretly wished you could celebrate my misfortune, didn't you?" An Caiyun said fiercely. "Don't think you can climb over me just because you won once! Let me tell you, the senior salesperson position was specially prepared for me by the manager. You're still a long way from that!"

Yun Xin looked at this guy in front of her who couldn't distinguish friend from foe and whose mind was unclear, and didn't know what to say.

I felt sorry for her, being completely manipulated by the manager.

They also found her words and actions extremely hateful. They were bullied but dared not retaliate, and only dared to vent their anger on those they considered "weaker".

Yun Xin had mixed feelings. "Do you know that the manager isn't a good person?"

“I know he occasionally favors Ding Tianyi and deliberately dumps tasks that Ding Tianyi can’t do on me. But it doesn’t matter, as long as he’s not biased in everything, it’s fine,” An Caiyun said nonchalantly.

“There were signs of this before. I deliberately let it slip to colleagues from other departments during a meal and mentioned it a few times. He immediately stopped.”

“I recently helped him entertain clients, and a few days later he helped me get a promotion and a raise. It’s a good exchange.”

"The manager is much more ruthless than you think, and that position might not even be meant for you." After reminding her one last time, Yun Xin said no more and quietly turned to leave.

An Caiyun didn't take it to heart at all. She scoffed, "How long have you been with the company? What do you know? You act all high and mighty, but you haven't even been officially hired yet! Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"

With a carrot dangling in front of her, An Caiyun worked even harder. Every day she was either entertaining clients or on her way to entertain clients.

With contracts being signed one after another, and promotions and raises seemingly beckoning her, she couldn't help but reveal a determined smile.

That afternoon, she met with a client to discuss business, again in a private room at a bar.

Upon meeting, she greeted him warmly with a smile, "Mr. Wang, it's been a long time. I hope you'll take good care of me."

"Sure, sure. Come on, let's have a drink." Mr. Wang said, handing over a glass of wine.

An Caiyun suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

For some reason, she thought of Yun Xin.

But Yunxin dared not to drink, but did she? Wasn't it because the client insisted on drinking that she had to accompany him to the end, even at the cost of her life?

An Caiyun was feeling depressed and took a big gulp of water.

"Why are you sitting so far away? Sit closer, let's talk closer." As he spoke, President Wang sat down next to An Caiyun, and his hand accidentally touched An Caiyun's thigh.

An Caiyun's expression changed drastically. Before she could think of a way to deal with it, the door to the private room was rudely pushed open.

With a loud crash, a woman stood in the doorway, her face ashen.

Upon seeing the person approaching, Mr. Wang instinctively shrank back and quickly hid his hands behind his back.

The woman grabbed her leather bag and threw it at Mr. Wang, yelling, "You said you had something to do this afternoon? So your 'something to do' was to come see your mistress? I'll smash you to death, you shameless bastard!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, I'm innocent!" Mr. Wang ran away, clutching his head.

"What nonsense! I know you too well!" Mrs. Wang slammed her fist down even harder. "You're old enough to be a father to someone's daughter, and you're still dreaming of dating a younger woman? What a pipe dream!"

“It’s a misunderstanding.” An Caiyun had to step forward and speak up. “I’m an employee of a food processing plant. I met with Mr. Wang here to discuss business.”

"Yes, I'm here to discuss business," Mr. Wang explained earnestly.

Mr. Wang's wife didn't believe him at all, and started throwing her purse at him again, yelling, "Do you need to discuss business alone with a woman in a private room? Do you need to put your hand on her thigh while discussing business? What kind of alcohol do you drink while discussing business? Aren't you just planning to take advantage of the situation?!"

Mr. Wang tried desperately to escape, but was still hit all over the head and immediately complained bitterly.

Although An Caiyun was quite unhappy about being taken advantage of, she couldn't just stand by and watch her customer get beaten up, so she tried to intervene.

Mr. Wang's wife stopped what she was doing and looked An Caiyun up and down with a half-smile. "I didn't hit you because I don't like hitting women. Besides, I was also at fault for not keeping a close eye on my husband. But you went forward so rudely and tried to protect him... that just doesn't make sense, does it?"

“Because they are an important customer of the factory, I just want to protect them,” An Caiyun said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Fine, you two are mutually attracted, and I'm the one breaking them up." Mrs. Wang laughed in exasperation. She glared at her husband and teased, "Wang, you're quite something! At your age, you can still manage to hook someone who's so devoted to you. Why don't you hurry up and get a divorce to make room for her?!"

As she spoke, she walked quickly outside, seemingly intending to go home and pack her luggage.

"Hey, honey, don't go! Wait for me, honey!" Mr. Wang panicked and quickly chased after her.

An Caiyun watched from behind, utterly speechless. "What kind of mess is this?"

An Caiyun thought that the matter was over.

The next day, the manager summoned her, his face grim. "President Wang said you used any means necessary to close a deal, deliberately seducing him. What do you have to say?"

An Caiyun was stunned and subconsciously retorted, "He was the one who tried to take advantage of her, and his wife caught him red-handed!"

"According to Mr. Wang, it was our company's female employee who behaved improperly, which caused his wife to misunderstand." The manager's voice was icy. "Xiao An, I've already given you a chance, but you've disappointed me again."

An Caiyun retorted, "Then, Manager, you assigned such a difficult person to me. Aren't you deliberately trying to embarrass me?!"

After these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

The manager questioned, "Didn't I tell you that all clients have different personalities and temperaments, and that I assigned clients based on your style of dealing with people?"

"Did you steal the client that should have been Ding Tianyi's responsibility?"

"I disagreed with exchanging information, but you insisted. Now that this has caused trouble, you're saying I deliberately made things difficult for you?"

"An Caiyun, are you even thinking straight?!"

An Caiyun opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a rebuttal.

“I’ll tell the boss to give the promotion to Ding Tianyi. As for you,” the manager waved his hand dismissively, “you should reflect on your actions and think things through.”

An Caiyun walked along the road, looking lost and dejected.

She couldn't understand how things had turned out this way.

Just when she thought she was about to get a promotion and a raise, the situation suddenly reversed. Ding Tianyi got the promotion and raise, while she got nothing and instead received a lecture.

At the corner, An Caiyun accidentally bumped into someone. She was about to apologize when she looked up and saw it was Ding Tianyi, so she immediately swallowed back what she was about to say.

What did you do?

An Caiyun's voice was hoarse, and her eyes were bloodshot. Yet she stared intently at Ding Tianyi, trying to find an answer.

"I didn't do anything," Ding Tianyi said innocently. "The promotion and raise were originally yours, but who told you to make a mistake?"

"The workplace is inherently a place where the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, you make no mistakes."

"I don't need to be too outstanding, I just need to wait for you to make a mistake. Once you make a mistake, my goodness will be revealed."

An Caiyun was filled with resentment, but there was nothing she could do.

At this moment, Ding Tian smiled, deliberately leaned close to An Caiyun's ear, and whispered, "What's the point of you working so hard to negotiate deals? You might as well try to please the manager; at least he'll think of his own people when there are benefits."

These few words contain a wealth of information.

An Caiyun's eyes widened suddenly.

"What's the use of doing things well if you're a complete idiot? You'll be sold out and still be helping them count the money." Ding Tianyi chuckled, shook his head, and left.

An Caiyun remained where she was, gritting her teeth, "You forced me to do this..."

(End of this chapter)