Chapter 15 The Girl Driving a Ferrari Sports Car
I don't know when I fell asleep. I only know that when I was woken up by my sister knocking on the door loudly, I was still dizzy and far from getting enough sleep.
"Lazy guy, get up and have lunch, hurry up!"
"I know, it's so noisy!"
I complained while bleary-eyed and put on my clothes. When I finished washing my face and brushing my teeth and came to the dining table, I saw that they had already started eating.
My mother asked me to sit down and eat. I took a bowl, filled it with rice and started eating. My mother asked me, "What time did you come back last night? Your sister was so excited after coming home that she went to bed very late. You didn't come back at that time. Where were you?"
I said, "That's what I was talking about. She called me to pick her up, but when I got there, she took a taxi and left, so I made a wasted trip. But that's not a big deal. At the gymnasium, I saw three kids around Xiaoying's age who couldn't get a taxi to go home either. I softened my heart and gave them the taxi. So..."
My sister Tang Ying asked in surprise: "So you walked back?"
I said unhappily, “Isn’t that so?”
Tang Ying stared at me for a long time as if he had seen a monster, and said in amazement, "Is there anyone in this world who is kinder than my brother? He would rather suffer himself than let others have convenience. Tsk tsk, he is really a rare animal."
The father began to lecture his daughter: "I think your brother is right. People need to help each other. Why don't you help those in need when you can? You may also encounter difficulties in the future and need help from others. So, when we are..."
The younger sister quickly blocked her ears with two fingers and shouted, "Here it comes again! Dad, those things happened in different eras, and you still talk about them every day. Aren't you annoyed?"
"What? No matter what era it happened in, the principles of being a human being are the same. If all the young people today were like you, then what warmth would there be in this world?"
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me? I just said that, but you make me seem like the root of all evil in society. Is it that serious?"
"I mean your thoughts."
"What's wrong with my mind?"
Seeing that the father and daughter were about to quarrel, the mother finally spoke up: "What are you quarreling about! Be quiet for a while during dinner time. You are not letting people eat in peace, are you?"
My mother was the absolute authority in the family. As soon as she spoke, the father and daughter immediately buried their heads in their food and dared not say a word. I snickered as I quickly ate two large bowls of rice. When I was full, I went straight to the sofa and smoked happily.
I had just taken two puffs when my cell phone rang. I looked at the caller ID and it was the female tiger Gu Ruoyan calling.
"Hey, Tang Qian, Mr. Qi has returned from Hainan today. I have reported your case to him. Mr. Qi wants you to come to the company tomorrow to wait for the result."
"Oh? Are you going to deal with me? Okay, I'll come tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, I returned to my room without any hesitation, took out a pen and paper, and wrote down: Dear General Manager Qi and Manager Gu of the Marketing Department: I have been working in the company for four years and have been in sales for three years, but I have not achieved good results. I feel that I am wasting my youth. In order not to drag the company down and to get rid of the job I don't like, I would like to ask the company to allow me to resign and find another job. Thank you! Sincerely! Sincerely! Tang Qian, December 7, 2001.
After I finished writing, I heaved a sigh of relief, folded the letter and put it in an envelope. I decided to go to the company early tomorrow morning and hand in my resignation before they announced their opinions. Then I would look for a job. I just didn't believe that I, a top student who graduated from Z University, would not be able to find a job.
I suddenly felt more relaxed. I was very happy that the decision that had been weighing on my mind for the past few days was finally made. At this time, Xu Shu's singing came from my little sister's room again. I was stunned for a moment, and then I remembered the scene of Xu Shu singing for me on my back last night. I was unconsciously attracted by the singing and walked to my little sister's room.
My younger sister didn't close the door. She saw me walk in with a weird expression on my face and felt a little strange, so she asked me, "Brother, what's up?" I smiled awkwardly and said, "Did you enjoy the concert last night?"
When talking about the concert, my sister was immediately beaming with joy, gesticulating and saying, "It was absolutely amazing! It's a pity that you didn't see it. Last night, Xu Shu..."
After waiting for her to finish her long speech, I finally told her my purpose: "Is Xu Shu really as good as you say? Then bring me a few of her albums and let me listen to what magic she has that makes you so obsessed."
My younger sister didn't know what I was really thinking. She immediately went to find a few CDs and said to me seriously, "You must be careful not to scratch them. Some of them are no longer available on the market."
"Okay, don't worry." I took a few albums and immediately returned to my cabin, made a cup of tea, lit a cigarette, turned up the volume of the stereo very low, and listened quietly to Xu Shu singing.
From this moment on, Xu Shu has one more super fan in the world.
The next day was Monday. I put on a suit, tie, and coat, and set off with my resignation letter in my hand. Since I didn't need to go to work on time, I walked very slowly along the way. At the corner of the street near the company's gate, there was a roar of a car. A red sports car sped past me, and the snow splashed by the tires sprayed me. Then the sports car skidded at the corner due to the high speed, and it rushed to the sidewalk. I saw an elderly woman on the sidewalk carrying a basket of vegetables, looking at the car rushing towards her in horror. The fear made her unable to move.
I couldn't help but yell, "Danger! Stop the car!" and hurried over. The driver of the sports car also noticed the danger, stepped on the brakes and steered, and the car finally passed the old man. But he still knocked the old man down, and the vegetable basket fell to the ground, and the vegetables were scattered everywhere.
I rushed over quickly, helped the old woman up, carefully checked if she was injured, and then yelled at the sports car: "Do you know how to drive? You're driving so fast at the corners, are you trying to crush someone to death?"
The window of the sports car rolled down, and a pale-faced girl stuck her head out and looked at the old man in horror. The old man was fine, he snorted twice and stood up. He was still saying: "I was scared to death, I thought I was going to die."
The girl and I both breathed a sigh of relief when we saw that the old woman was not injured. The girl rolled up the car window, restarted the engine, and prepared to drive away.
Seeing that the perpetrator didn't even say a word and wanted to leave, I couldn't help but get furious and stood in front of the sports car, blocking its way.
The girl rolled down the window again, stuck her head out, and said to me, "What are you doing? Get out of the way. I have something urgent to do."
I said, "It's urgent? Is it more urgent than a life-threatening situation?"
The girl also got angry: "What do you mean by human life is at stake? Are you trying to scare me? Isn't the old woman fine?"
"You can just leave now if nothing happens? You knocked an old man down and knocked his vegetable basket flying, and you just want to walk away without even saying sorry?"
"Even if I have to apologize, it was the old woman who asked me to do so. Who do you think you are? Why would you meddle in other people's business?"
I laughed in anger and said, "I'm meddling in other people's business? Well, look at my clothes. Look at the snow and mud all over my body. It's all because of your speeding. Now I ask you to apologize to me. Isn't that too much?"
The girl got out of the car, wearing very expensive clothes. What's more amazing is that I finally saw the brand of her red sports car, it was a Ferrari. It was obvious that this girl was a very rich person.
The girl looked at my cheap coat with contempt and sneered, "Tell me, how much do you want in compensation? One thousand yuan is enough, right?" Then she grabbed a handbag from the car and opened it, revealing a large stack of 100-yuan RMB inside.
Seeing her so rude, I was so angry that my face turned blue. I couldn't help but teach her a lesson: "You think you are so great because you are rich, and you can look down on others because you are rich. Take back your filthy money. I tell you, if you don't say sorry to me today, you can't leave here."
At this time, more and more pedestrians gathered to watch the fun, accusing the girl of wrongdoing. The girl carried her bag awkwardly, her face becoming more and more ugly.
The old man who was hit was kind enough to say to me, "Young man, I'm not injured either. I think it's better to let it go and not embarrass this girl."
I said, "Old man, this woman is too rude. She is so unreasonable just because she has a few stinky bucks. I have to teach her a lesson today, otherwise she will think that she can do whatever she wants with money. I just want to put a stop to her arrogance!"
The girl kept looking at her watch, obviously in a hurry. She shouted, "Are you going to move aside or not? I don't have time to waste with you. One thousand yuan isn't enough, right? How about five thousand? Not enough? Ten thousand yuan is fine, enough to buy more than twenty tattered coats like yours. What? Are you still not satisfied? I have to advise you not to be too greedy!"
I was so angry that I started laughing: "Miss, you have a bad hearing, right? I didn't ask you for a penny. I just want you to apologize to me and this old man!"
I emphasized the word "apology" to show that I took it very seriously. The girl got anxious, her pretty face full of anxiety, and she stamped her feet and said, "How much do you want to charge me? Just tell me directly. I'll give it all to you. Please hurry up, I'm really in a hurry and don't have time to waste on talking with you."
I sneered and felt that there was no need to say anything more to her. Anyway, I would not move away unless she apologized. I was determined to teach this rude girl a lesson.
At this time, two patrolmen passed by and saw a large crowd of people watching, blocking traffic. They squeezed in and asked us what was going on. After we figured it out, more than ten minutes had passed. The girl was very anxious and tried to make a call with her mobile phone several times, but finally hesitated and held back.
After the patrolman understood the truth , he said to the girl, "You are at fault in this matter. It is reasonable for this gentleman to ask you to apologize. Since he refuses to pay compensation, you can only apologize."
The girl's face turned pale, she gritted her teeth, and after hesitating for a long time, she said to the old woman, "Auntie, I didn't drive well just now and scared you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
The old woman smiled and shook her hand, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not hurt anyway." When I heard the rude girl start to apologize, I coughed loudly to remind her that I was still there!
The girl glared at me, walked over to me and said vaguely: "I'm sorry for soiling your clothes. Please forgive me." I didn't like her voice being so soft and vague, so I shouted: "What did you say? I didn't hear you!"
The crowd immediately burst into laughter. The girl was embarrassed and angry, staring at me fiercely, tears in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and whispered: "Remember, I will definitely make it up to you," and then shouted: "I'm sorry, I apologize to you!" Then she bit her lower lip, turned around, got into the car, closed the door, and started the engine.
Since she had apologized, I gave way. The girl drove the Ferrari past me and said angrily, "Just wait and see!" and sped away. Seeing that there was nothing exciting to see, the crowd dispersed.
I thanked the two patrolmen first, and they left. I went to help the old woman pick up the vegetables on the ground, and the old woman kept thanking me. I saw that she really had nothing to do, so after helping her clean up, I also said goodbye, because I still had to go back to the company to resign!
When I walked into the company building, I found the red Ferrari parked downstairs. I thought to myself, this is not a coincidence, that woman must be a big customer of the company? But it doesn't matter. Anyway, if I quit, I won't be able to bear the consequences of offending the company's customers, haha! Fortunately, fortunately!
I entered Mu Dachong's office and placed the resignation letter on her desk. Gu Ruoyan was surprised, opened the envelope and read it, and asked me with a smile: "Have you really decided?"
I nodded seriously: "Yes."
Gu Ruoyan smiled and said, "Is that so! I was originally planning to announce the company's decision on you, but it seems that it is not necessary."
I was very proud that I had finally taken the lead and preserved my dignity. But Gu Ruoyan asked, "Don't you want to hear the company's opinion on how to deal with you?"
I asked, “Is it necessary?”
"If you don't listen, I'm afraid you'll regret it."
"oh?"
Gu Ruoyan coughed lightly and said, "My suggestion is to deduct all your year-end bonuses this year and transfer you from your original position to work in the Planning Department."
I didn't understand for a moment: "What? Planning department?"
Gu Ruoyan smiled and said, "Yes, the performance of the Planning Department this year is not ideal. The company is currently reorganizing it. The original manager has been transferred to the production workshop as the director. The new manager just happened to come today. You could have reported to her immediately, but I didn't expect you to resign. It's such a pity."
I was immediately embarrassed, my face turned red, and I was unable to utter a word. I could only utter the following sound in my throat: "I...I..."
Gu Ruoyan stood up and said angrily, "You, you, you, what? Take back your resignation letter. Don't I know how petty you are? Let me tell you, it took me a lot of effort to get you to go to the Planning Department. If you don't work hard or fail to achieve any results and get kicked out of the Planning Department, I will not accept you. Then you will really be laid off." Then she stuffed my resignation letter back into my hand.
I looked at this manager who I had always thought was cold and heartless with gratitude. It was so incredible. As everyone knows, the Planning Department is the highest position in our company with the best working environment and the most generous salary. It is the place that all employees of the company yearn for. In the past, I never thought that I would one day work in the Planning Department on the 12th floor of the company. It is simply heaven.
I looked at Gu Ruoyan and suddenly felt that she was no longer cold and heartless. Instead, I felt that she was very kind. Yes! According to the company's regulations, if I ranked last in three months, I would have to be laid off and wait for employment. But I was protected by her for six months. It can be seen that she has always taken good care of me. Why didn't I notice it before?
Of all the words I could say, I could only say two words: "Manager..."
Gu Ruoyan said, "Don't try to impress me. I can't stand it. Just work hard in the Planning Department and don't embarrass me. Okay, I have to make a call now. Pack up and go to the Human Resources Department to find Director Han. Ask him to take you to the 12th floor to report."
I swore, "Thank you, manager. I will never let you down. Don't worry."
Gu Ruoyan picked up the telephone receiver on the table, her face returned to its icy look, and she said to me, "That's it. Close the door when you leave."
I came out excitedly, and Zhao Yanjin, Li Xiaoling and other colleagues came around and asked me what the result was. When I told them the result, everyone was stunned, and almost didn't believe it was true.
Several colleagues shouted that it was unjust! Zhao Yanjin and Li Xiaoling congratulated me and asked me to treat them to dinner. I was in a good mood, so I agreed immediately and announced to all my colleagues in the marketing department: I will treat you to dinner at Zuixianlou Restaurant next door tonight. Please come.
My colleagues cheered, and I happily packed my things into a large cardboard box and went to the Human Resources Department to find Director Han. Director Han nodded and said, "The transfer order has been written. Come with me to meet the new head of the Planning Department and your new colleagues."
I followed Director Han and took the elevator to the 12th floor of the company. I saw that the place was clean and beautiful. Men and women were all dressed in formal suits or skirts, completely like white-collar workers. It was unlike our marketing department, which was like a free market with all kinds of clothes. I was very glad that I wore a suit today. Did I have foresight?
Director Han took me to the innermost office, knocked on the door and said, "Boss Hua, this is our new employee Tang Qian. This is Hua Jingjing, our company's new executive vice president and head of the planning department. This is the transfer order, I've put it on the table."
A stunningly beautiful woman who was sorting things behind her desk looked at me. My heart skipped a beat. Isn't this new head of the planning department the girl driving the red Ferrari who just apologized to me on the street?
When the Ferrari girl saw that it was me, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled like a flower blooming on her face. She said, "You are Tang Qian? Oh! That's really great, I really want to give you a warm welcome!"
I was extremely depressed and murmured, "Oh, God, you don't have to be so cruel!"
