Xia Lan told Qin Yu everything about Zhao Li, and Qin Yu frowned even more deeply after listening.
"Director Liu's sister-in-law?"
“It’s just work anyway, so it doesn’t matter to me! I can even eat meat if I follow Sister Yang!” Xia Lan said happily.
"I can make sure you get to eat meat too!" Qin Yu said sullenly. His wife had been wronged, how could he avenge her?
Zhao Li is a lesbian, and he cannot lay a hand on a lesbian.
“That’s different. When you buy meat for me, you pay for it yourself!” Xia Lan said with a smile.
"Alright, don't worry, Zhao Li can't bully me! Aren't you going back to the village? Go on!"
“…Hmm.” Qin Yu glanced at Xia Lan and nodded.
Xia Lan watched Qin Yu leave before turning around and walking into the department store.
"So early in the morning, pulling and tugging at a man at the door, what kind of person is that, so shameless." Xia Lan ignored Zhao Li, but Zhao Li had no intention of letting Xia Lan off the hook.
Zhao Li's sarcasm made Xia Lan laugh.
"I really shouldn't have stopped him. I should have let him come over and beat you up!" Xia Lan glanced at Zhao Li and said softly.
"What did you say? Speak louder!" Zhao Li didn't hear Xia Lan's words and raised her voice even louder.
"I'm telling you, don't act up first thing in the morning. Even my husband driving me to work makes you jealous," Xia Lan said irritably.
“That’s my husband, legal, my man. What I want to do with him is none of your business, understand? But then again, you don’t have a boyfriend, you don’t understand the sweetness of us newlyweds.”
Xia Lan was full of sarcasm.
"He's just a man, isn't he? If I want to get married, I'll definitely marry someone better than you!" Zhao Li sneered, deliberately saying this.
"I have some doubts about that. After all, it must take a lot of courage for any man to choose to marry you," Xia Lan said with a smile.
"Xia Lan!!" Zhao Li roared.
"What do you want from me? You're allowed to criticize me, but I can't criticize you? You're quite two-faced, aren't you?" Xia Lan snorted.
"If you're so good at arguing, why don't you go work on a construction site? That's where they need you the most."
"puff."
"Xia, what you said is absolutely right! Some people are just jealous; they want to snatch and fight for everything!"
Xia Lan's words amused the aunt next door, while Zhao Li's face turned red with anger.
Xia Lan smiled at her aunt, then walked past them to clock in for work.
Zhao Li stomped her feet in anger, but could only watch as Xia Lan walked past her.
Last night she complained to her sister and mother, and they would usually comfort her immediately.
But this time, they didn't come to comfort her or speak up for her as they always did. Her older sister even advised her to stop acting up.
What did she do wrong?
It's clearly Xia Lan who's in the wrong.
Her mother, who always doted on her, actually sided with her brother-in-law this time, saying that this was the last job her brother-in-law had found for her, and she had to do it well.
If she doesn't work hard, she'll arrange blind dates for her so she can get married as soon as possible.
When Xia Lan returned to her office, Minister Yang sensed something was wrong as soon as he saw her face.
"Xia, did you not sleep well? You look so tired," Minister Yang asked, frowning. "Is the deli section tiring?"
"No, no, the deli counter is great, and Sister Yang has been very kind to me," Xia Lan quickly shook her head, explaining apologetically.
"I didn't sleep well last night."
"Why can't you sleep well? Are you feeling unwell?" Xiaoling asked Xia Lan with concern.
Xia Lan shook her head. "I... my husband went out, and I was home alone last night. I was a little scared."
"I see, then I am a little scared." Xiaoling nodded understandingly.
"Take good rest and don't overwork yourself." Seeing this, Minister Yang didn't say anything more and still advised her to rest.
"By the way, Xia, the publicity department wants to borrow you for a while. Would you like to go?" Minister Yang looked at Xia Lan and asked for her opinion.
The propaganda department was so impressed by Xia Lan's pictorial last time that they blocked his door early in the morning and came to him demanding his return.
"Such a talented person is a waste to have her with you. You should send her to our propaganda department!"
"It's not up to me to decide! It also depends on whether the other comrade is willing or not!"
Minister Yang found it difficult to refuse, but he also didn't want to give Xia Lan away so easily.
"Then ask her if she'd be willing to come and help me for a while. The factory is doing some promotions, and I'm short-staffed!"
"Okay, okay, I'll ask for you, alright?"
"It's a deal! Otherwise, I'll camp out at your door every day."
Minister Yang was also helpless! He had no choice but to ask the person in question for their wishes.
"I have no problem with it!" Xia Lan thought about it and realized it wasn't impossible.
"But if I lend it over there, what about here..."
“Someone just complained to me about Zhao Li, so let Zhao Li take your place at the deli counter!” Minister Yang said, slamming his hand on the table.
He didn't want to see Zhao Li either, feeling it was bad luck.
Running into her is never a good thing.
Yesterday when I got home, I almost got scolded by my wife. If it weren't for my sister-in-law testifying for me, I would have been smeared by Zhao Li and wouldn't have been able to clear my name.
"Okay." Xia Lan immediately agreed upon hearing that Zhao Li was to be transferred to replace her.
Xia Lan was happy, but Zhao Li couldn't accept it.
Upon hearing that she was to be transferred to the deli section, she refused no matter what.
"What? I don't agree! Why should I replace her? I'm doing just fine at the candy counter! Why should I go? I don't want to! I won't go!"
When Zhao Li heard Xiao Ling say that she was going to replace Xia Lan, she refused no matter what.
Overwhelmed with dissatisfaction, Zhao Li rushed up to Minister Yang and slammed her fist on the table.
"Minister Yang, why should I replace Xia Lan? I'm doing just fine at Sugar Cabinet. I don't accept this. I just want to stay at Sugar Cabinet!"
"You can't make decisions for me without even asking me. You're all ganging up on me."
Minister Yang's eyes were already very displeased after hearing Zhao Li's words.
These days, it's the leaders who assign work. How can anyone dare to be dissatisfied with the work assigned by their leader and accuse them of bullying them?
"Four or five people have already complained to me about you. You ignore customers during working hours, are rude to them, and don't even tidy up the counter. You have no image whatsoever. Can you explain this?" Minister Yang looked at Zhao Li coldly.
Zhao Li paused. No matter how she tried to explain, she couldn't. She simply didn't want to pay any attention to those people.
"Don't think that just because you're Lao Liu's sister-in-law, I'll give you face and treat you like royalty!" Minister Yang slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly.
"None of that works on me! I don't buy it, and don't try it on me either! Giving your brother-in-law face and keeping you around was the worst decision I ever made!"
"You have to go to this deli counter, whether you like it or not! If you absolutely refuse to go, then get out!"
Minister Yang showed no leniency whatsoever, and Zhao Li ran out crying.
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