Chapter 19
After trying talisman paper, Bagua plate, cross, garlic, black dog teeth, peach wood sword and other things without any effect, Jiang Jiang gave up.
After the weekend, she went back to work. However, after just a few days, she received the news that her team leader had cancelled her project participation qualification and replaced her with another person.
That person is not as capable or creative as her, but he is better at pleasing the boss than her.
Jiang Jiang was not convinced. She had been busy with this project for a long time from the beginning until now and had completed most of it. Now she was asked to step down and give way to others, or to make way for people who were inferior to her in every way. How could she be willing to accept this?
However, Jiang Jiang understood the hidden meaning in the team leader's words.
She offended her manager.
This is her leader, and it would be easy to kick her out of the project with any excuse.
Jiang Jiang returned to his seat, and for a moment his nose felt sore and he felt very wronged.
Some colleagues who had a good relationship with him offered a few words of symbolic comfort. As for who was sincere and who was fake, Jiang Jiang didn't care now.
Sister Zhang, who was sitting opposite, also comforted Jiang Jiang with a few words, then took her cup to get some water, and took the opportunity to run to the next department to inform them.
"Thank you, Sister Zhang. I'll treat you to a meal when I'm free!" Brother Guo said with a smile.
He wanted to pursue Jiang Jiang, so he asked Sister Zhang to help him find out some information.
Some of Jiang Jiang's daily life, including whether Jiang Jiang has a partner, were told to Brother Guo by Sister Zhang.
After learning about Jiang Jiang's current situation, Brother Guo thought that he could take advantage of the fact that the other party was in a sad mood to provide comfort.
"No need to treat me to a meal, just ask your uncle to take care of my Xiaohua..." Sister Zhang rubbed her hands with a flattering smile.
Brother Guo understood immediately and nodded in agreement, "Sure, sure! I'll definitely ask my uncle for it!"
His uncle is the principal of a famous high school, and the high school that Sister Zhang's youngest son is going to is the same high school that Brother Guo's uncle attends.
The two people were talking here, but they didn't realize that they were heard by the people behind them.
Xiaoan originally wanted to refresh himself while getting a cup of coffee, but he was completely shocked when he heard the conversation between the two people.
So he sold Jiang Jiang just to get his young son taken care of in school?!
More importantly, what relationship does Jiang Jiang have with Sister Zhang? Why should she be used as a condition for Sister Zhang's exchange?
This made Xiaoan angry.
She was about to step forward to argue, but her reasoning stopped her in her tracks.
She was just a closer friend of Jiang Jiang, and she had no right to make decisions for Jiang Jiang.
The most important thing is that she didn't know what Jiang Jiang was thinking, and whether she had that kind of thought towards Brother Guo.
Although she would like to see universal peace and harmony, she is aware of how difficult it is for same-sex relationships in this society.
If Jiang Jiang makes a good choice, she will support him as a friend.
She has been working for several years. Especially as a salesperson like her, she has experienced a lot of things and will not act impulsively like a young boy. She can also distinguish the boundaries between people.
However, since she knew these things, it was reasonable for her to remind Jiang Jiang.
There are many people in the company and Xiaoan also needs to be busy with work, so he invited Jiang Jiang to have a drink together after get off work to relax.
Jiang Jiang, who had been in a depressed mood recently, agreed easily. The most important thing was that she was completely kicked out of the project today, which made her feel very sad. She needed a drink to release her feelings.
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The barbecue stall is shrouded in warm yellow lights. Although the light is not bright, it makes people feel a little warm.
The skewers sizzled on the charcoal fire, and grease kept dripping onto the charcoal fire. A burst of fragrant white smoke rose instantly, and the aroma of cumin and chili filled the air.
Jiang Jiang picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp, then let out a sigh of relief.
"Drink slowly, drink slowly." Xiaoan was still thinking about how to tell Jiang Jiang about this, but he didn't expect that Jiang Jiang would drink one glass after another after sitting down.
Xiaoan took a skewer from the oven and handed it over, "Take a bite, the grilled tendons today are pretty good."
Jiang Jiang pursed her lips and said "hmm", then started eating the skewers silently behind her.
Xiaoan also understood Jiang Jiang's mood at the moment. She had worked so hard on this project for so long, and now she was just giving it away to someone else. No one would be willing to do that!
The most important thing is that all Jiang Jiang’s previous hard work was used to benefit a very mediocre person.
It's all in vain!
Jiang Jiang finished the skewers silently, poured himself another glass and drank it all in one gulp.
People say that barbecue skewers and ice-cold beer are the best match on summer nights. The smoky barbecue and refreshing drinks can make the whole person feel relaxed and comfortable.
But Jiang Jiang felt that today's beer was really bitter.
Xiaoan couldn't bear to see Jiang Jiang depressed like this, so he cursed the manager who was taking revenge and the villain who was stealing other people's achievements.
After drinking the wine, Jiang Jiang's face turned hot, and under the stimulation of alcohol, he started cursing with Xiaoan.
The two of them drank and cursed those unscrupulous villains, and even cursed some disgusting people and things they had encountered before.
Under the dim street lights, moths fluttered.
The two of them cursed at each other and then started laughing.
After venting the depression in his heart, Jiang Jiang felt much more relaxed.
There are too many disappointments in life, but life must go on.
This is society.
"Jiang Jiang, that..." Xiaoan thought of what he had always wanted to say to Jiang Jiang and felt a little hesitant.
Jiang Jiang was a little drunk, raised his glass and glared, "Speak!"
"Today, I heard Sister Zhang telling Brother Guo about you." Xiaoan gritted his teeth and said it.
Jiang Jiang was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes and took a sip of wine in silence.
Xiaoan wanted to say something, but Jiang Jiang curled his lips in disdain and said lightly, "I know."
She is not a fool. No matter how slow her reaction is, she can still notice some things after her two recent contacts with Brother Guo.
No wonder she always wondered how Brother Guo knew so much about her. It turned out that she had a whistleblower on her side.
Xiaoan didn't know how much Jiang Jiang understood, but she didn't continue the topic.
The two of them ended up drinking a little too much and were a little dizzy when walking.
Jiang Jiang drank more than Xiaoan, but she acted as if nothing had happened. She smiled and pushed Xiaoan into the taxi, waving goodbye.
As soon as Xiaoan left, she couldn't hold on any longer and her shoulders slumped down.
Leaning against a tree by the roadside, Jiang Jiangqiang cheered himself up and called a taxi online.
Sitting in the car, she was dazzled by the colorful neon lights on the roadside, but her mind went blank for a moment and she unconsciously recalled the past.
From childhood to adulthood, she has always been a very ordinary person.
Go to school normally, get normal grades, grow up normally, be obedient normally, graduate normally.
The only unusual thing was that she went against her parents' wishes after graduating from high school.
Anyway, in her parents' hearts, she is not as important as her younger brother, so why keep her around and make her an eyesore?
Every time she wanted to go out and play with her friends, her parents would scold her for not picking up and dropping off her younger brother properly and for just going out to play all day!
She had really had enough, she didn't want to obey anymore, she wanted to escape!
So after graduating from high school, she did not listen to her parents and stay in the local area. She deliberately changed her application, went to a faraway city, and stayed in this city.
By the time Jiang Jiang reacted, the car had already arrived at the entrance of the community.
He staggered up the stairs and tried to insert the key into the keyhole several times but couldn't get it to go.
The door was opened from the inside, and Xiaobai's worried face appeared in front of him.
"Where have you been?" Xiaobai looked at Jiang Jiang at the door with grievance, with a hint of complaint in his tone.
It was originally just an ordinary sentence, but Jiang Jiang, who had just inadvertently recalled her previous life, suddenly recalled the words her parents often questioned her with anger and blame in her mind.
"Where have you been?"
That was the day she disobeyed her parents and went to pick up her brother from the elementary school next door early because she wanted to go out and play with her friends.
She remembered how happy she was playing outside that day, and how sad she was when she came back.
Her parents scolded her for not taking good care of her younger brother and for not being considerate of them. What if her younger brother got lost?
But at that time, her younger brother was already twelve years old and about to enter junior high school. He was taller than her, and the school was only two or three kilometers away from home. How could he be lost?
But her parents just didn't understand and kept scolding her, as if she had committed a big crime by going out to play.
This made Jiang Jiang very angry, aggrieved and furious.
She is grown up now, she is independent, she can do what she wants! Why should she still be controlled?
"None of your business!" Jiang Jiang roared.
Xiaobai was a little confused by Jiang Jiang's sudden rage. She didn't understand why Jiang Jiang was angry. Was Jiang Jiang in a bad mood today?
As she took a step closer, she smelled a faint odor of alcohol.
Only then did she realize that Jiang Jiang's face was flushed, and it was obvious that she had drunk a lot of alcohol.
Xiaobai opened her mouth in surprise. It was the first time she saw Jiang Jiang drink so much. "Jiang..."
"Go away!" Jiang Jiang pushed away Xiaobai who was standing at the door. Because she drank a little too much, she had no idea how much strength she used when pushing him.
He walked into the house with unsteady steps and changed his shoes with difficulty.
"Jiang Jiang..." Xiaobai stood up worriedly. She wanted to get closer to Jiang Jiang, but she was afraid that Jiang Jiang would not want her to get closer. She was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
Jiang Jiang didn't pay any attention to Xiaobai at all. She took a glass of water and drank it all in a daze. As soon as she put the cup on the coffee table in the living room, she saw several yellow talismans on the coffee table.
The golden talisman paper with red cinnabar stripes looks very conspicuous on the dark coffee table.
Jiang Jiang was in high spirits. He turned around with the talisman paper and pressed it on Xiaobai's body. "Fix it!"
Xiaobai was a little confused for a moment and stood there stiffly.
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold you!" Jiang Jiang pressed the talisman paper on Xiaobai several times in a row.
She also knew that the talisman paper was useless, so when she lost interest in playing with it, she threw it away and muttered unhappily, "Useless thing, I know I can't drive you away..."
Jiang Jiang was very sleepy and didn't want to care about anything. He staggered into the bedroom.
Behind him, Xiaobai stared at those eyes, his eyes full of disbelief and loneliness.
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Under the influence of alcohol, Jiang Jiang slept very soundly and hardly dreamed.
I was so depressed that I almost couldn't get up the next day.
The alarm clock rang several times before she rubbed her head and opened her eyes tiredly.
When he saw the time, he hurriedly got out of bed to wash and change clothes.
She was surprised for a moment when she passed the kitchen.
When Xiaobai has nothing to do, he always likes to stay in the kitchen and study delicious food.
Normally at this time, Xiaobai should have already prepared breakfast, and then would come over happily, asking for praise, saying that she had learned how to make xx delicious food today and asked her to try it.
But now the kitchen is empty.
Even Xiaobai was gone.
After taking a quick look, Jiang Jiang thought that Xiaobai might have gone out to buy something.
Because she was going to be late for work, she didn't think much about it and quickly packed up and went out.
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In the company, the team leader assigned her more work than usual.
Jiang Jiang looked at the team leader in confusion. The team leader curled his lips towards the manager's office and gave Jiang Jiang a look that told him not to worry.
Jiang Jiang understood what he meant, gave him a grateful look, and said nothing.
While the manager was away, the team leader had several team members take away a small portion of the unfinished work on Jiang Jiang's desk. One of the female colleagues even whispered to the manager's office, "What a piece of shit!"
However, during work, the manager deliberately picked on Jiang Jiang and scolded him in public.
Jiang Jiang waited until the end of the workday exhausted.
On the way home, she was still thinking about what to do. She couldn't always be bullied by that greasy, big-bellied manager.
She gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and tried to adjust her mentality.
At worst, you can just quit and find another job!
It's a pity. She has finally become familiar with the company's work processes and environment. The colleagues and atmosphere in the company are also very good. If possible, she really doesn't want to leave.
Jiang Jiang sighed and returned home with heavy steps.
The house behind the door was pitch black and there was no one there.
She turned on the light, and the bright light filled the entire room, making it look lonely and empty.
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