Chapter 85 Jinjiang Debut
After lunch, Lu Xiaomang felt much better. She said goodbye to everyone and walked out of Cixintang. Although an unpleasant incident happened today, it could not defeat her love for this job.
After seeing Lu Xiaomang off, the group returned to their respective rooms and had a comfortable nap. When Bai Mian woke up, she found that the afternoon opening time had passed, but there was still no movement in Weng Xuhua and Gao Jin's rooms. She hurriedly woke up the two elderly people, and went to the end of the corridor to wake up Brother Lame and Sister Xiao Yang. Perhaps because they had eaten too much for lunch, everyone overslept today.
After being awakened by Bai Mian, several people hurried downstairs and saw that the gate was already full of onlookers waiting to watch the show. Weng Xuhua hurriedly opened the door to let them in.
"Why are you opening the door so late?"
A short man with a briefcase under his arm walked past Weng Xuhua with a sullen face, complaining angrily.
Weng Xuhua smiled gently and took all the responsibility on himself:
"I am old and have forgotten the time. I am sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
The short man ignored Weng Xuhua and walked straight in. Weng Xuhua reminded him: "Patient, are you here to see me? Please wait in line."
The short man said impatiently: "Go to hell, who is the patient? I'm here to have my fortune told. I've been waiting for the whole morning!"
It seems that this is the third client of today. Bai Mian didn't have a good impression of him at first glance. This man had a greasy temperament all over his body. In addition, he spoke so arrogantly to the master just now. Bai Mian couldn't help but feel disgusted with him.
The short man walked up to Bai Mian and his expression changed instantly. He pointed at the QR code on the table and said with a playful smile: "Beauty, you only charge ten yuan for one calculation. Isn't that too cheap? At this rate, you won't make much money in a month. You are so beautiful and capable, it's a pity to stay in this small place. How about this, let's add WeChat and I'll introduce you to a better job later. How about it?"
"No need for that. Some money can be earned but not spent." Bai Mian smiled coldly at him and pointed behind him, "Apologize to my master."
The short man looked back at Weng Xuhua and said with disdain, "Humph, what did I do? I just complained a few words. Do I need to apologize for such a small matter?"
Bai Mian sat on the chair calmly: "If you don't apologize, please leave. I won't take your pulse."
"You!" The short man slammed the table in frustration, "Why don't you tell my fortune? I was clearly picked when you drew the numbers this morning, and everyone was watching!"
As the short man spoke, he looked for help to the people around him, hoping that someone would stand up and speak for him, but no one had a good impression of him, so no one said a word.
Bai Mian waved the fan in his hand and said, "The decision to diagnose the pulse is in my hands. As long as I don't nod, no matter how much you argue, it will only be a waste of time."
The short man was furious: "Good fellow, you are really something. I am a boss and I came all the way here to have my fortune told, and you treat me like this?"
Lame Brother reminded him, "Brother, the boss is nothing here. All kinds of celebrities and rich people have come here. No matter who you are, you are all equal here. If you want to tell fortunes, you must first learn to respect people. Now, apologize to our boss."
The short man cursed in his heart. He was too proud to give up the opportunity to have his fortune told. After some hesitation, he turned around and reluctantly apologized to Weng Xuhua.
After apologizing, Bai Mian allowed him to sit down in front of the pulse diagnosis table and tell him the questions he wanted to consult.
The short man clapped his hands, and several people walked out of the crowd and stood behind him. He crossed his arms and looked at the lame brother arrogantly. The lame brother raised his eyebrows and smiled:
"Why, is this your bodyguard?"
There were several people standing behind him, both men and women. They were all dressed in ordinary clothes and had resentful looks on their faces. They could play the role of zombies by sticking a talisman on their faces.
The short man waved his hand and said, "Stupid, can't you see that? I told you I'm the boss, so of course these people are my employees!"
After the short man said the word "idiot", there was murderous intent in Lame Brother's smiling eyes, and he tried his best to restrain his fists.
Bai Mian knocked the table with his knuckles and emphasized to the short man again: "If you want to tell fortunes, you must learn to respect others and apologize to my colleagues."
The same scene was played out again. The short man reluctantly apologized to the lame brother. The employees behind him all looked indifferent, obviously they were used to seeing such things.
After talking a lot, the short man finally got to the point. He leaned over and whispered to Bai Mian, "Master, I came here today to figure out who among my employees wants to harm me?"
Bai Mian was not surprised when he heard this. After all, judging from the way this man behaved, there were probably many people who wanted to harm him.
Seeing that Bai Mian was unmoved, the short man opened the briefcase under his armpit, reached into it, took out a large object wrapped in newspaper and threw it on the pulse diagnosis table.
Lame Brother thought he was going to attack Bai Mian, so he immediately stood in front of Bai Mian. He only relaxed after seeing the newspaper.
"What is this?" asked the lame brother.
The short man wrinkled his nose and said, "You'll know if you open it and take a look."
Lame Brother looked at him suspiciously, and tore open the newspaper wrapped outside. After layer after layer of newspaper was torn off, the things inside were exposed. After seeing what it was clearly, everyone present let out a creepy cry -
It was a human-shaped doll woven with black thread, about the size of a palm. All of the doll's facial features had been dug out, leaving only a few scary black holes. Its entire body was covered with silver needles, making it look just like a hedgehog.
"Ah——" Lame Brother took a breath, "Is this... a cursed doll? This thing looks weird at first glance, where did you get it from?"
The short man snorted coldly and looked back at his employees: "It's all their fault!"
Seeing this doll, Bai Mian finally became interested in the matter. She looked at the people behind her and asked the short man to tell her the whole story from beginning to end.
The short man sat down on the chair, crossed his legs, and spoke in a superior manner: "My name is Wang Zufeng, I'm 33 years old, I'm not talented, but I'm a boss who runs an advertising company. The people behind you are all my employees. By the end of this month, my company will have been in business for a full year. Although the company encountered many difficulties during this year, I led the company through the difficulties. So far, my company has made good profits. In just one year, I changed my car from Wuling Hongguang to Land Rover..."
Wang Zufeng wanted to continue talking, but Brother Crip interrupted him: "No way, from your tone I thought you were the big boss of a listed company, but it turns out you are just a small boss of a startup company, and the company has only been open for less than a year. There are so many small bosses like you."
Hearing the merciless ridicule from Lame Brother, Wang Zufeng said coldly: "I have a Land Rover, do you have one?"
Lame Brother was so angry that he choked. Bai Mian knocked on the table again and reminded him, "Keep it simple and get to the point."
Wang Zufeng continued to talk about the original topic: "In short, my business was quite successful. I have been living smoothly for the past year. But I don't know what happened this month. I started to get sick frequently, with rhinitis and gastroenteritis. Not only did my wife not feel sorry for me, she also beat me up. Look, the mark on my face is still there!"
Wang Zufeng pointed to the edge of his left eye socket, where there was a faint hint of blue.
He said: "I suspect that the company's feng shui is bad. You know, feng shui is very important when starting a business. In order to change my fortune, I spent a lot of money to find a feng shui master to help me choose a new feng shui site."
"Cemetery?" interrupted Lame Brother.
Wang Zufeng glared at Lame Brother: "Of course it's the office space in the office building!"
Bai Mian had no choice but to put down his fan and interrupt their bickering. Wang Zufeng then got to the point:
"After choosing the new address, I hired a moving truck and moved with all the employees. We packed our office supplies in large cartons and put them in the truck. Then the truck drove away and we took the subway to the new company."
Lame brother couldn't help but taunt him again: "Yo yo yo, don't you have a Land Rover? Why don't you use your Land Rover to take them there?"
Wang Zufeng snorted coldly: "The Land Rover is mine, not theirs. Why should I give it to them? It's much better to take the subway, and you can exercise at the same time!"
"What happened next?" Bai Mian asked with a frown.
Wang Zufeng said: "When the truck arrived, the driver opened the door for us, and the doll rolled out. Look!"
As he spoke, he carefully turned the doll over. On the back of the doll were written the words "Wang Zufeng" and a string of numbers. He explained, "This string of numbers is my birthday. This cursed doll is clearly aimed at me!"
Lame Brother looked at the kid and sighed, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, this person really hates you so much that he wants you to die and pierce your heart with thousands of arrows. This person not only wants you to die, but also wants you to die miserably."
Wang Zufeng nodded and said, "That's right. After seeing this broken thing, I immediately understood that all my bad luck during this period was caused by it! It cursed me!"
"In my own company, someone wants to curse me to death. How terrible! Since I found this cursed doll, I was so angry that I couldn't even eat. I haven't slept well for several nights. Master, I came here today to ask you, which employee made this doll, and who wants to harm me?"
"Did you see clearly whose box it fell out of?" asked Lame Brother.
Wang Zufeng slapped his thigh and said, "This is the crux of the matter. The moving truck made a sharp turn on the road and knocked over all of our cartons. Everyone's stuff was mixed together and we couldn't tell whose it was. That's when the doll was thrown out. I investigated at the company and no one admitted it!"
Wang Zufeng turned around and said to his employees fiercely: "I'm warning you one last time. If no one admits it, your salary for this month will be deducted!"
Lame Brother advised: "There's no need to do this. What one person did shouldn't involve everyone."
Wang Zufeng blew his beard and glared, "F*ck, you are a bunch of wicked people. I pay you wages every month and support you! How dare you curse me behind my back? If I die, who will pay you wages?"
The employees behind him all lowered their heads like dead people. Bai Mian thought his voice was too noisy and took his pulse directly:
"Don't talk, I'm taking your pulse now."
Wang Zufeng fell silent. Bai Mian held his hand for a moment, then let go of his hand. He leaned forward expectantly and asked, "Master, what's the result?"
Bai Mian stepped back silently and said, "Let me tell you one thing first. Your illness is not caused by the doll's curse, but by human beings."
"Man-made?"
Hearing this, Wang Zufeng's eyebrows stood up, he turned around and glared at several of his employees, shouting:
"Who did it? I'm giving you a chance now. Just tell me what happened. I promise I won't retaliate against you. If the master points it out, the result will be different. I tell you, this master is very smart. If you just let her feel your pulse, she can tell you everything!"
Several employees looked at each other, and finally one person stood up. He was the company's driver. The driver whispered, "Sorry, boss, I sent the photo of you and Xiao Mi to the boss's wife."
Wang Zufeng was so angry that his eyes widened: "Why would you do such a thing for no reason? Are you sick? You clearly know that my wife is a martial artist. One punch from her left me lying in bed for half a month and I couldn't get up!"
The driver said timidly: "Because you drank too much that day and had sex with your mistress in the car. Your mistress's thong fell on the car and was discovered by my wife. You forced me to admit that it was my mistress, causing my wife to worry about divorce every day. I was so angry that I sent an anonymous message to the boss's wife..."
Wang Zufeng cursed: "You f**k, as a driver, isn't it natural for you to help your boss? Do you know that because of the anonymous message you sent, my wife beat me up as soon as I walked in the door. She beat me so badly that it took me three days to see again! You dare to do this, don't you want your salary?"
The driver muttered quietly: "We earn money to support our family. My family is about to be ruined. What's the point of earning money..."
Wang Zufeng interrupted his complaints: "Okay, okay, so, you are the one who caused my gastroenteritis and rhinitis?"
The driver immediately denied it: "No, I only did this one thing, as for the others..."
The driver looked at his colleagues on both sides and said nothing more.
Wang Zufeng used coercion and inducement again, and finally another female employee stood up. She was the company's planner. She said, "Boss, I admit that I was the one who caused the rhinitis. I knew you had rhinitis, so I smeared pollen on your computer mouse, causing your rhinitis to flare up. I did this because you always made dirty jokes to female employees, told some dirty jokes, and even tried to take advantage of them. I really couldn't stand it, so I resorted to this desperate measure. After your rhinitis flared up, you wiped your nose every day, and you didn't have the mood to harass female employees."
After hearing this, Lame Brother laughed out loud. Everyone looked at Wang Zufeng with contempt. Wang Zufeng's face turned red. He said stubbornly, "What's wrong with telling some dirty jokes? I just wanted to entertain everyone. Who would have thought that you guys can't take a joke!"
Several female employees rolled their eyes. Wang Zufeng said directly, "Come on, come on. If you have any dissatisfaction with me, just tell me everything. I promise I will never pursue it! I want to see what you have done behind my back!"
A petite woman stood up. She was a designer in the company. She said, "Boss, your gastroenteritis is caused by me. You always steal the snacks I put in the company refrigerator, so I bought a bunch of expired snacks and put them in the refrigerator. Sure enough, you ate them. I just want you to change your habit of stealing."
Wang Zufeng was so angry that he jumped up and down: "I pay your salary, so what if I eat your snacks? Colleagues are like family, don't care about so many things, why are you so stingy?"
The designer said unconvincedly: "I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to eat snacks. I spend all my monthly salary on snacks, but you stole them all. Of course I'm angry!"
The company's salesperson also came out to help design and speak: "Boss, you still have the nerve to say that others are stingy? You should be the stingiest person in the whole company! Go out and ask around to see which bosses don't let their employees go to the toilet. If these things you do get out, I'm afraid people will laugh their heads off!"
"Employees are not allowed to go to the toilet?" Lame Brother pricked up his gossipy little ears.
Wang Zufeng coughed twice and quickly explained himself: "It's not like that. Don't listen to her nonsense. It's not as exaggerated as she said. I don't stop my employees from going to the toilet. I just charge a fee for going to the toilet. It's only one dollar. Isn't that too much?"
The salesman put his hands on his hips and said, "Boss, please explain yourself in a more comprehensive way. What do you mean by only one dollar? It's clearly one dollar per minute! Can you believe it? We are all in a big office. There is a private bathroom in the office, but the boss bought a lock and locked it up. Anyone who wants to go to the bathroom needs to ask the boss for the key, and they have to pay one dollar per minute. This is not the worst. The worst thing is that every time someone goes to the bathroom, he stands at the door and counts down!"
Lame brother frowned, "No way, you are a boss after all, why do you have to earn even this little money? Besides, the boss of a company always has to go out to discuss things. If he is not in the company, how are you going to go to the toilet?"
The salesman was speechless: "Then you can't go to the toilet, just hold it in! I might as well tell you, I have worked in this company for a year and I have two extra kidney stones!"
The planner rubbed his belly anxiously: "Me too! I used to be in good health and passed the annual physical examination, but this year I got uterine fibroids. I don't know if it's because of my urine retention. This broken company is ruining my life!"
"How can you do this? Is this still a human being?"
"Even animals need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. Being his employee is worse than being an animal in my house!"
"Prisons must be equipped with toilets. This boss is too inhumane..."
Everyone pointed at Wang Zufeng and started talking about him. Wang Zufeng showed no remorse and even shamelessly defended himself:
"Is it wrong for me to do this? There are all kinds of wrong ideas on the Internet every day, such as 'going to work is just for paid shitting', which has corrupted young people. I locked the bathroom to prevent this bad habit. If they have to pay to use the bathroom, they will naturally not spend too much time in the bathroom, and they can use all their energy on work. Isn't that good?"
Lame Brother was amazed: "You are simply the modern Zhou Baopi! No wonder you change cars so quickly, it turns out that your money is all squeezed out of your employees' teeth! Your employees are too gentle to you. If it were me, I would directly urinate and defecate on your desk and see if you can still smile!"
Wang Zufeng showed a sophisticated smile: "Humph, I personally select all my employees. I won't choose a troublemaker like you. You have no chance of joining my company!"
Lame Brother looked at these employees and asked incomprehensibly: "The boss is so bad, why do you still work for him? Is it because the salary is high?"
Several employees said nothing and shook their heads in tacit understanding.
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