Uncle Wang was very agitated, his small eyes bulging out. He found it extremely difficult to accept. He had only been late once in all these years of work, just once! If they were to deduct five yuan from his paycheck, he would have a perfectly reasonable argument no matter where he went!
"Waaaaah."
Liu Xiaomei didn't say anything, she just kept crying. She seemed unwilling to have the five yuan deducted, after all, it was an unavoidable situation for her. She really did get up early to go out, but a pervert blocked her door. She was frightened, and now she has to have her pay docked. What kind of human suffering is this? Waaah!
Liu Xiaomei's howling grew even louder than before, reaching outside the office. Light footsteps could be heard outside the door, suggesting someone had come to eavesdrop.
"So tell me, what should I do with you? You're even more unwilling to be transferred. Am I supposed to punish you? You're just unlucky to have been caught by the boss. So what do you want me to do?"
“Yu Jiu, you tell me the truth. Was my punishment justified? They were all acting in their own self-interest, while you were acting in the best interests of others. Are you willing to accept the punishment? Will you pay the five yuan or not? If you are, then the other three have even less reason to disagree!”
Yu Jiu had been quietly trying to stay out of the loop. Five yuan was nothing to her, and she didn't care whether she was fined or not. But when the manager suddenly pointed at her, his words put Yu Jiu in a very difficult position.
If Yu Jiu agrees to pay the five yuan, then the three of them must also pay. They were already unwilling, so they would definitely resent her. If she says she is unwilling, she will definitely offend the manager, since it would make her lose face and be a slap in the face for her.
So after all this back and forth, Yu Jiu ended up being the scapegoat?
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Or does the manager think she's a people's hero from the newspapers, someone who was put in there by higher-ups, so she's not afraid of offending people?
"That might disappoint her," Yu Jiu said sincerely after a moment's thought.
"Of course I don't want to be docked five yuan, after all, I did do something heroic. But I was late, and I also skipped work for an afternoon yesterday. If the manager punishes me, then it's only right."
My situation is different from everyone else's, and since the manager punished me, I can go find the person I saved and get the five yuan back. No matter what the manager does, I won't actually lose anything, so I'll follow the manager's instructions completely.
Yu Jiu also passed the buck back to the manager. Anyway, that's how things are. She brought up her absence from work yesterday, saying that if anyone should be punished, it should be the five yuan fine from yesterday.
Moreover, she could find someone else to make up for the loss of five dollars, but the three people in front of her couldn't make up for it, so was the manager going to insist on punishing them? She didn't know, and it was none of her business.
"Alright, since you put it that way, I'll grant your wish. Everyone else will be fined, but you'll only be fined five yuan. Do you agree or disagree?"
The manager was furious. She felt she had been very good to Yu Jiu, but unexpectedly, Yu Jiu refused to support her in humiliating them and instead humiliated her. She was determined to teach him a lesson!
Anyway, the higher-ups have already put her in here; she's just a sales clerk, and they won't be watching her all the time. How could they let her bypass me, the manager? As long as my reason is legitimate, no one can do anything to her!
Actually, the manager's attitude towards Yu Jiu was already quite good; she was subtly trying to curry favor with Yu Jiu, so she planned to turn a blind eye to many things. However, Yu Jiu had offended her, and in her anger, she naturally didn't care about currying favor anymore.
In any case, it's all just for a little bit of vague honor.
"I agree."
Yu Jiu nodded calmly. "Let them punish me then. It doesn't matter."
"Okay, then I'll deduct five yuan from your pay, but you four won't be penalized. After get off work tonight, the four of you will stay and clean this building. I'm going to inspect it, and if you don't clean it properly, don't even think about going home. That's it, you're all done!"
The manager was so angry that he picked up the teacup on the table and gulped down several mouthfuls.
"Okay, manager, we'll head out now."
Yu Jiu's attitude remained quite good. As soon as she stepped out of the office, Sister Wu and Sister Liu couldn't help but grab her hands and express their gratitude.
"Thank you, Yu Jiu. We were so grateful to you just now, otherwise we would have been fined. How about this, you don't need to stay after get off work tonight to clean up. The three of us can do it. What do you think, Uncle Wang?"
"Yes, that's right, the three of us can sweep it. If it weren't for you today, we would have suffered huge losses. Helping you with some work is nothing!"
Uncle Wang agreed with the suggestion. He knew he wouldn't be willing to spend money, but contributing some effort was no problem.
"No need. The manager is still angry. I'd better stay and clean with you. If I leave, the manager will definitely be unhappy, and I don't want to cause trouble for you later."
Yu Jiu shook his head and declined their offer.
"Alright then, we'll work extra hard tonight and make sure you get home as soon as possible!"
Seeing that Yu Jiu was such a sincere and unpretentious girl, Sister Wu, Sister Liu, and Uncle Wang were very grateful and truly accepted Yu Jiu. They even helped to promote Yu Jiu to others and speak well of her.
It was through this experience that Yu Jiu truly penetrated the department store and integrated into the ranks of the veteran employees.
At noon, Yu Jiu rode her bicycle back to the production team. When she passed by the lake, she subconsciously glanced at the river again, and the man who had drowned that morning suddenly appeared.
"I knew I'd be able to wait for you here!"
"Hello, my name is Sun Xiaobo. What's your name? Thank you for saving me today."
Sun Xiaobo scratched his head and said somewhat embarrassedly.
He also felt a little embarrassed that morning, but now he was completely afraid of water. As the saying goes, it's never the landlubber who drowns, but the swimmer. Anyway, he definitely won't go into the water again.
"My name is Yu Jiu. You're welcome. Here's the money."
Yu Jiu raised an eyebrow, braced herself on the ground with one foot to stop the bicycle, and stretched out her right hand to him. She was not joking; he was partly responsible for this.
"Huh? What money?"
The man was somewhat confused. Did he think that because he had saved him, she wanted money from him? Sun Xiaobo looked at Yu Jiu with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
"Fine, I also bear some responsibility for this. You can give me half. I got five yuan deducted from my salary by my boss today for saving you, but I was also partly responsible yesterday. So we should each take half the responsibility. I'll take two yuan and fifty cents of the loss, and you have to make up the other two yuan and fifty cents for me."
Yu Jiu said frankly, she didn't feel embarrassed at all. She could spend her money on the people she loved, but she wouldn't let strangers have a single penny.
"Oh, is that so? Okay then, I'll make up the difference of two yuan and fifty cents."
Since it wasn't out of gratitude, Sun Xiaobo thought Yu Jiu was a decent person. He immediately took out two yuan and fifty cents and handed it to Yu Jiu, who actually accepted it.
"Okay, I'm leaving then."
Yu Jiu put the money in his pocket and was about to leave on his bicycle when Sun Xiaobo quickly stopped him.
"Wait, which team are you on?"
"What do you care which team I'm on? We've already settled things, haven't we?"
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