Chapter 20
Where is Xiaobai?
Jiang Jiang panicked for a moment. She called Xiaobai's name and opened the doors one by one to check.
The house was not big and it took less than a minute to check it out, but there was no sign of Xiaobai at all.
Standing in the living room, Jiang Jiang lowered his eyes and said jokingly in a low voice, "Xiaobai, come on, come out quickly. You've been tired all day, and I don't have the energy to play hide-and-seek with you!"
However, she was answered by silence.
Her senses gradually returned, and she sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the TV hanging on the wall.
She also remembered that Xiaobai especially liked sitting on the sofa and watching TV.
Because Xiaobai could never learn to use a mobile phone or computer, but he could learn to use a TV. Every time he looked for something, he would use the TV remote control to input the voice input to find the corresponding content.
She noticed a piece of paper on the ground out of the corner of her eye, and Jiang Jiang stood up and picked it up.
It turned out to be a message from Xiaobai.
The words above are very simple, just "I'm sorry" and "I'm leaving."
Gone.
Jiang Jiang suddenly felt a little confused.
She once regretted picking up Xiaobai, which had brought her trouble. She even wanted to buy some exorcism items to ward off evil spirits and stop Xiaobai from causing her trouble again.
Now that Xiaobai is gone, changing her mindset means she won't be troubled in the future.
She can now return to her peaceful and ordinary life!
"Ah, that's great!" Jiang Jiang felt very happy. She shouted excitedly and felt that this event must be celebrated.
So she picked up her phone and, a rare luxury, ordered takeout.
Fried chicken, beer, snail noodles, barbecue, crayfish, some of everything!
When the takeaway arrived, she found a movie she liked and watched it while eating quietly.
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When Jiang Jiang woke up the next day, he felt a little confused.
She had no memory of when she fell asleep last night.
All I have is a dry and sore throat, almost smoking.
"Xiaobai, can you help me pour a glass of water?" Jiang Jiang said in a dazed voice with squinted eyes.
However, no one answered.
Jiang Jiang slowly opened his eyes and found himself sleeping on the sofa in the living room. There was a pile of leftover takeout garbage on the coffee table in front of him.
Only then did she remember that Xiaobai had left.
Jiang Jiang endured the discomfort, got up and poured himself a glass of water.
Because she was about to be late for work, she didn't care about anything else. She simply packed up and left, without even having time to eat breakfast.
When she arrived at the company, she was in a depressed mood.
What I ate last night was too much of a mess, with too much seasoning, and I drank too much alcohol, so my throat has been feeling uncomfortable all day. I think it’s because I’m getting a sore throat.
Jiang Jiang took a cup of hot water, held it in both hands and took a sip, squinting his eyes and his mind was a little blank.
Sister Zhang came over and saw it. She asked, "Xiao Jiang, why didn't you have breakfast today? Didn't your sister prepare breakfast for you today?"
Jiang Jiang glanced at Sister Zhang and smiled politely, "She has her own things to do, so I didn't let her do it."
She now knew that Sister Zhang would sell her information to Brother Guo, and the two bits of intimacy she had felt towards Sister Zhang disappeared completely.
But then again, he's just an ordinary colleague. We basically have no interaction after work, so there's no need to be too enthusiastic.
Sister Zhang's question was unintentional, but when Jiang Jiang heard it, a ripple arose in her heart.
Yes, ever since Xiaobai learned how to use those kitchen appliances, he has been studying delicious food and making breakfast for her every morning.
She could no longer remember how she lived before Xiaobai came home.
Deliberately ignoring the loss in his heart, Jiang Jiang cheered up and went to work.
The manager went upstairs for a meeting, so Jiang Jiang felt better this morning.
At noon, Jiang Jiang and Xiao An made an appointment to have lunch together.
After finishing her meal, she returned to the company. As soon as she entered the company gate and wanted to go to the elevator to take the elevator back, she saw an aunt in cleaning staff clothes walking towards her.
"Your name is Jiang Jiang, right?" Aunt Wang asked tentatively.
Jiang Jiang was a little confused, but nodded, "Who are you?"
Aunt Wang frowned, a trace of worry on her face. "Then you must be Bai Yatou, Jiang Bai's sister."
Jiang Jiang didn't react at first to who "Bai Yatou, Jiang Bai" was.
Without waiting for Jiang Jiang's answer, Aunt Wang asked anxiously, "Bai Yatou hasn't come to work these past two days. Did something happen to her?"
Jiang Jiang thought for two seconds before realizing that Aunt Wang was asking about Xiaobai, which reminded her that Xiaobai had appeared in her company wearing a cleaner's uniform before.
"She's fine." Jiang Jiang said quickly.
After hearing Jiang Jiang's words, Aunt Wang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm glad you're okay."
Aunt Wang didn't ask Xiaobai why he didn't come to work, nor did she ask how Xiaobai was doing now. She was just relieved to know that Xiaobai was safe and sound, and turned to leave after putting her worries aside.
Jiang Jiang subconsciously called out to Aunt Wang.
Meeting Aunt Wang's puzzled gaze, Jiang Jiang hesitated for a moment and finally spoke, "Can I ask you something?"
Aunt Wang nodded.
Let Xiaoan go upstairs first, and Jiang Jiang and Aunt Wang went to the cleaner's rest room to talk.
When Jiang Jiang came out again, his face was full of complexity.
She had never asked why Xiaobai went to work as a cleaner in her company before. The main reason was that things happened one after another in those few days and she had no time to ask.
Today, she learned about Xiaobai's other side from Aunt Wang, a side that she had always ignored.
Xiaobai is very clingy to her, really very clingy.
She didn't know why Xiaobai was so attached to her. Maybe it was because she was the first one to reach out and invite Xiaobai home and offer help, so Xiaobai had some fledgling complex, or maybe Xiaobai mistook her for someone else.
In short, she has now let Xiaobai down.
But she had a doubt: how did Xiaobai, who had no household registration and a temporary ID card, get a job in the company?
Jiang Jiang has been feeling uneasy since he learned about this, causing him to be distracted during his work in the afternoon.
Therefore, when the manager came back and saw this scene, he had a good reason to scold Jiang Jiang and even tried to deduct Jiang Jiang's salary.
Finally, the team leader stepped in to protect Jiang Jiang's meager salary, and the manager gave up.
But Jiang Jiang was still given a lot of extra work tasks and asked to hand them in the next day.
Jiang Jiang didn't care about being sad and could only do his job well.
Because the workload was too heavy, she had to stay and work overtime.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Only the light on her floor was still shining.
Looking at the pile of work, much of which did not belong to her, Jiang Jiang once again hesitated whether to resign.
After all, with a boss like this, her life will not be easy in the future.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
A voice suddenly came from behind.
Jiang Jiang turned around and saw that it was the director.
Perhaps because of their previous friendship with the fat orange cat, Jiang Jiang was not so afraid of the director.
"I haven't finished my work yet." Jiang Jiang smiled bitterly.
She thought the director would just ask casually and then leave, but she didn't expect the director to walk over directly, pick up the documents on her desk and take a look.
As time went on, the director frowned.
Jiang Jiang stood stiffly aside, feeling a little helpless for a moment, not understanding what he had done wrong at work to make the director angry.
The gentle smile on the director's face completely disappeared, and he looked very stern and majestic.
He kept tapping the table with the documents in his hand, making a "da da da" sound.
Every time a sound was made, Jiang Jiang would tremble with fear. She muttered to herself that she might not have resigned, but been fired!
"Who arranged all this for you?" the director asked.
Jiang Jiang quietly glanced at the director's expression and was still a little uncertain about the situation.
“That’s…that’s…”
She was just a small clerk and knew that she shouldn't say anything carelessly, but when asked to give a reason suddenly, she couldn't think of one.
The director frowned tightly, his face full of displeasure, and then let go of the file. "Okay, you can go home now."
He said that and left.
Jiang Jiang opened his mouth to explain to the director's back, but didn't know what to say.
She was completely confused and had no idea how she had offended the director.
I was extremely terrified.
It’s over, it’s over, she’s fired for good!
Before, she was trying to comfort herself in her heart, thinking that the worst that could happen was to change jobs, but when she really lost her job, she still felt sad and wronged.
She obviously did nothing wrong!
The cold white light from the incandescent lamp made the office seem even more empty and desolate.
Since she has no job, why should she complete these tasks!
Jiang Jiang simply gave up, packed up his things, and left with heavy feet.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, it’s pretty good. Now that you don’t have to work, you can sleep in.
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Early the next morning, Jiang Jiang was still sleeping soundly in bed when the phone rang.
"Hello." Jiang Jiang answered the phone in a daze.
The team leader roared from the other end of the phone, "Jiang Jiang! What time is it? Why haven't you come to work yet? Don't you want to do this anymore?!"
Jiang Jiang awoke with a start, completely awake. His brain froze, unable to process the information, but he subconsciously replied, "Sorry, sorry, I'll be there right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Jiang obviously hadn't figured out what was going on, but she knew clearly that she was not fired.
When she hurried to the company, she was glared at several times by her team leader before she sat down at her work station awkwardly.
As soon as Jiang Jiang turned on the computer and saw the work documents on the table, his heart skipped a beat.
It's over. She didn't finish the work given by the manager yesterday. The manager will definitely come to find fault with her today!
I was feeling anxious until noon, but still didn't see the manager.
"Xiao Jiang, do you know that our manager was..." The female colleague next to her came over to gossip and made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Jiang Jiang's eyes widened in shock, and he leaned over to ask, "What's going on?"
The female colleague looked around mysteriously, and when she found no one was paying attention, she whispered, "I heard that the higher-ups found out about the manager..."
The more Jiang Jiang listened, the happier he felt!
This greasy manager finally stepped down!
She is singing like a liberated serf!
Later she inquired and found out that the manager himself had some problems and the people above him had been secretly investigating. However, because the manager's work ability was still okay and there was a project that had not been fully completed, it was difficult to deal with it directly.
As a result, the director saw the work done by Jiang Jiang last night. After investigation, he found that the manager had distributed most of his work to his subordinates, and he basically did no work. He let it go without any worries.
The company is the director's family business. As a member of the company, the director naturally attaches more importance to it. He can't wait to get rid of the manager, a parasite.
In fact, not only the manager was fired, but also the head of the human resources department was fired, and even had to bear legal responsibility.
Jiang Jiang didn't know about it at first. It was only after a colleague gossiped to her that she found out what the young supervisor in the Human Resources Department had done wrong.
It turned out that the head of the human resources department used his power to seek benefits for his unemployed wife. Whether it was employee information or five insurances and one fund, they were all replaced by the names of his relatives and friends. He even used this to get compensation, resulting in some employees of the company not only having low wages, but also no welfare benefits.
Most of those employees were the company's cleaners and security personnel. Since they were all uncles and aunts in their forties and fifties, they basically didn't understand these things and didn't notice them.
Xiaobai suddenly stopped coming before, resulting in a shortage of cleaning staff, so the Human Resources Department hired another person to do the job.
The head of the HR department was going to change the hiring name to that of a relative's son according to the usual method. Unexpectedly, the person doing the recruiting was knowledgeable about the law and discovered the trick. He directly exposed the matter to the HR manager and made a big fuss.
Once this matter came to light, the cleaning staff and security guards hired by the company discovered that the contracts they had signed were not only fake but their wages had also been deducted.
This time, the employees were completely enraged and started making trouble, which attracted the attention of the company's management, who began to investigate the matter.
This kind of parasite, who is harming the company's interests, must be fired and must bear the corresponding legal responsibilities.
After hearing this, Jiang Jiang stood there in a daze.
No wonder Xiaobai was able to get a job so easily. He must have been one of the people who was cheated by the head of the HR department.
Thinking of this, Jiang Jiang felt like a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, and he could hardly breathe.
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