Chapter 7 "Lie Lie" I Like You
"What are you going to pay back? You've been scammed, and I'm in a bad mood today, so I'll just give you a scolding as a reward."
Ge Lin stood at the door of He Xiaolan's office with a cup of coffee. She didn't know whether to go in or not. She could only use lip language to express her concern for He Xiaolan's mental state.
He Xiaolan shook her head helplessly at Ge Lin and hung up the phone angrily.
"What's wrong? You want to leave work early?"
He Xiaolan looked at the time and said, "Let's go. It's only a few minutes away. If Yangli Daxian comes looking for you, I'll say that I sent you out to meet someone."
Ge Lin carefully placed the coffee on He Xiaolan's desk, and took out a Donald Duck doll from her bag and shook it in front of He Xiaolan.
"No, I'm free today. Here, coffee is for you, and the doll is for Yueyue to celebrate her first birthday as a primary school student."
Receiving such a thoughtful gift, anyone’s mouth corners would turn up 45 degrees, but they still have to say something humble, “Oh, no need”, “It’s so expensive”, “You are so thoughtful, I almost forgot Yueyue’s birthday, and you still remembered it”.
Colleagues can be friends, but they cannot be real friends. Talking about true feelings in the workplace, whether it is friendship, love or even family affection, is a suicidal act like touching the electric wires on a rainy day.
Emotions at the company cannot be brought back home, and home secrets cannot be brought into the company. This was the first lesson He Xiaolan learned after starting work.
"I saw you were very angry when you made the phone call just now. What's the matter?" Ge Lin leaned casually against He Xiaolan's desk, turning the bracelet on her hand non-stop, and it seemed that she had no intention of leaving for a while.
"Scam call! These scammers can come up with any excuse... They said my son was caught soliciting prostitution..."
This cell phone is so disappointing. It rang again, and it was an unfamiliar number. He Xiaolan couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Don't answer it, just mute it."
"Let's keep beating around the bush. Just tell us what you want to say."
He Xiaolan ignored the buzzing phone. Even with the capitalists' money, she still had to work for them within the stipulated timeframe. Otherwise, when the whip of optimization came back, her value would be reduced to a few donkey meat roasts. "I heard the PR department wants to make some promotional videos for the company. Zhang Haiming doesn't have much work this year. I was wondering if you're familiar with the PR director? Zhang Haiming and his company want to be on our supplier list..."
"I need to ask you about this. We haven't had much interaction with the PR department. I've been thinking about who to ask these past few days about the process for procuring the supplier list..." He Xiaolan couldn't give Ge Lin a direct answer. As long as the procedures were legal and transparent, she wasn't afraid to do Ge Lin a favor. But before she could think of who to ask, Wang Qingwei called.
"Why did he call me?"
Ge Lin glanced at the family number displayed on He Xiaolan's screen and could guess who was calling.
"Brother-in-law misses you. You two should start dating quickly. I'm going to work first. I'll sort out the optimization plan and send it to your email directly."
He Xiaolan was a little shy. Although they were an old couple, being teased like this really gave her a youthful and ambiguous feeling, just like when she was in school and being teased by classmates. However, the content of Wang Qingwei's phone call instantly made He Xiaolan look twenty years older, and she felt like she was half buried in the ground.
Wang Qingwei also received calls from the debt collection agency, and even Qin Tiantian and Qian Helin received calls. Based on the current situation, it was a foregone conclusion that Ms. Zhang Xinrong owed the money. He Xiaolan was not afraid of Ms. Zhang Xinrong's debt at all. She was afraid that if relatives found out about the debt, her mother's pride would be overwhelmed and she would do something unbearable.
He Xiaolan didn't have time to drive, so she bought a high-speed rail ticket and headed to Tianjin. Forget about her job, she should just take care of her own life first. There was always a long line at the Tianjin Old Style Shaved Ice shop downstairs in the community. Yueyue stood in the line excitedly, looking at her grandmother and mother standing not far away. Even though today was Chinese New Year, He Xiaolan would never let Yueyue eat shaved ice on ordinary days.
"What did you do to borrow so much money?"
"Stop talking nonsense. When did I ever borrow money? I'm not like you guys who borrow money for everything, owe millions of dollars, and live like a beggar. Look at what you're wearing..."
Ms. Zhang Xinrong leaned against the big willow tree, looking nonchalant. She even felt completely baffled by He Xiaolan's questions. But to He Xiaolan, this was just the undaunted struggle of a dead pig. Why was the old lady getting more and more nervous as she got older?
"I've already answered the phone. Wang Qingwei and Tiantian have both received it. You have to admit it today. If you don't, your creditor will make you admit it later."
The impact wasn't enough, so I had to add, "My aunt definitely knows who it is, but she's just too embarrassed to ask you. What if my dad gets the call again..."
A killer! He Guoqiang is Ms. Zhang Xinrong's bone spur. Whenever he is mentioned, it will definitely hurt wherever he pokes.
"That's not called borrowing money, that's called investing. Do you understand? You work for a big company, and you don't even understand investing."
"Who would borrow money to invest...and not pay it back?"
The atmosphere in the pub on Fifth Avenue was extremely lively. After hearing what Qian Helin said, Hua Hudie kidnapped Qin Tiantian from school and brought her to Tianjin.
He Xiaolan rubbed her temples and sighed deeply.
"I'll transfer some money to you later. I still have over 100,000 yuan. Let's pay the old lady back first, so she doesn't become a dishonest person and can't even ride the high-speed train."
Hua Hudie took out her cell phone and was about to transfer money to He Xiaolan. Qin Tiantian moved closer to Hua Hudie's cell phone and took a look at the balance on her bank card.
"I'll make up the rest. I'm not in a hurry to use it, so don't worry about paying it back. Just consider it as a gift to my daughter's grandmother on her behalf."
"No, no, no, it's not about the money. I just can't figure out what she did to owe so much money."
Face, the only thing He Xiaolan inherited from Ms. Zhang Xinrong was that she cared about face. She couldn't lose anything, and she couldn't lose face. She absolutely couldn't take this money. If she did, He Xiaolan would have to bear the debt of gratitude for the rest of her life.
"You must have been scammed." The tavern owner sat on a camping chair, occasionally moving a few steps closer to He Xiaolan and the others. Tianjin people are known for their hospitality. After hearing the last part, he finally couldn't help but interrupt and express his opinion.
"Boss, you have really good ears. You heard all the gossip, didn't you?" Qin Tiantian rolled her eyes at the boss in annoyance.
"Old people are the most vulnerable to scams. Several elderly men and women in our neighborhood have been scammed. They buy health supplements, or have problems with their online shopping accounts. These scammers have so many tricks up their sleeves..."
"What he said makes sense. Why don't you go home and ask your mother?"
"We'll go back with you and ask. If it's really a scam, we'll call the police. Maybe we can get it back."
With so many people sitting in the cramped room at once, it was quite overwhelming. On the way home, Qin Tiantian assigned the roles: He Xiaolan would play the bad guy, she would play the bad guy, and Hua Hudie would be the supporting role. The perfect coordination of the three of them was sure to get Ms. Zhang Xinrong to confess.
"Fraud? Who could possibly deceive me? I, Zhang Xinrong, have been around for so many years, I've seen all sorts of people..."
Failure, total failure. No matter how meticulously planned, the person involved refused to repent, refusing to admit his guilt and threatening to run away if you asked her again. As a last resort, while Ms. Zhang Xinrong was asleep, He Xiaolan stole her phone, logged into Ms. Zhang Xinrong's WeChat account on her computer, and then sneaked to the hotel.
Three people, six eyes looking at the chat history on the computer screen.
"Xiaolan, your mother is going to remarry..."
The wind tonight is really noisy.
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