Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Kicked an Iron Plate

Jiang You Nian’s lips twitched, but he had to admit that Du An Rao’s worry had been right.

Right now, the store manager Zheng was staring at Miss Zhang like he wanted to eat her alive. If he did not care that they were all watching, he probably would have already started a fight.

Executive assistant Fang’s words were spoken to Zhang Ke Xin, but the corner of his eye slid toward Du An Rao. It was clear that compared to Zhang Ke Xin, he cared more about how Du An Rao would react.

Du An Rao gave him a fierce, disappointed look and said: “What are you looking at me for? Miss Zhang was treated so badly today. She might not even want to stay in your company as the store manager.”

“Yes, yes, yes…” Executive assistant Fang also laughed, then turned to look at Zhang Ke Xin and said seriously: “The general manager has looked at the branch’s financial reports from the last six months. He found that Miss Zhang has been the top seller every month. Especially in the last three months, nearly half of the orders in the store were signed by Miss Zhang, and many guests even ask for Miss Zhang by name to handle their orders. Even without what happened today, this store manager position is truly well deserved for you.”

None of this was a lie. Zhang Ke Xin’s work ability was beyond doubt.

Today she stood up for Du An Rao under pressure from the supervisor, mostly because she had carefully read the company notices before and guessed Du An Rao’s identity.

But before Du An Rao even took out that discount card to show who she was, Zhang Ke Xin had not been misled by President Sun and the others’ nasty words. She never treated Du An Rao and the others with any kind of contempt. Instead, she had always been extra polite to them.

Just for that, she was worthy of being the store manager.

After he finished speaking, executive assistant Fang glanced at the man who was still glaring not far away and gave a soft, mocking laugh: “Miss Zhang, please be at ease. Talents like you are highly valued and respected in our company. As long as you are willing to stay and be the store manager of this branch, something like today will never happen again.”

To be able to rise so young, with no powerful family, all the way to the position of the general manager’s special assistant, and become the company’s young proprietor’s right-hand confidant, this executive assistant Fang was no useless straw bag who only knew how to shout in anger.

After he looked through the financial reports and the in-store surveillance, the little schemes of that store manager Zheng had nowhere left to hide. Zheng really had not paid attention to the company’s notices and did not know who Du An Rao was, but what truly made him furious was how Zhang Ke Xin had refuted him again and again.

He had always been wary and fearful of this very capable subordinate. What Zhang Ke Xin did today poked right at his sore spot. In his rage, he wanted to use this incident as a warning to everyone else, kick out this potential threat who might affect his position.

Too bad that this kick landed on an iron plate instead.

Zhang Ke Xin was still hesitating when the two young salesgirls who had served both Du An Rao’s group and President Sun’s group before ran over to her, excited and whispering: “Sister Ke Xin, please stay.”

“Yeah, stay. There are only a few of us in the store. We all know each other well. Things like today definitely won’t happen again.”

Except for Zhang Ke Xin, all the salesgirls in the store had joined in the last year. Even if Zhang Ke Xin did not stay, none of them could possibly take on the job of store manager.

Instead of waiting for the head office to parachute down some random store manager they knew nothing about, it was better to let the senior who always took care of them step up. Their days would be much easier that way.

Facing everyone’s expectant gazes, Zhang Ke Xin let out a long breath, then smiled and nodded: “Thank you for the company’s trust. I will keep working hard.”

Executive assistant Fang also sighed in relief and said: “Then it’s decided. In a while I will have HR prepare the appointment letter and send it directly here to the store.”

“Thank you for the trouble.”

With that, it seemed like everyone could be happy, except…

Du An Rao glanced at the store manager Zheng and the others who were still standing there, unwilling to leave. The corner of her mouth lifted as she said meaningfully: “Since you don’t want to go, then come over and apologize.”

In an instant, everyone’s eyes moved back to them again.

“What?”

“Today I was not the only one who got hit.” She had already completely filled up the hate meters on both sides. One more thing like this did not make any difference.

Zhang Ke Xin suddenly turned her head toward Du An Rao, her eyes flashing.

Being slapped in front of a crowd was a humiliating and painful thing. Saying she did not care at all would have been a lie. But she also knew she had no power, no background. She could not get justice for herself, so she could only swallow it.

She never expected that this guest with such a strong background would step up and stand up for her.

Uncle Wang reacted first. Seeing the store manager Zheng still standing there like a fool and not saying a word, he could not hold back and kicked him in the leg.

“Hurry up and apologize!”

The veins on the store manager Zheng’s forehead bulged, but the situation was stronger than the person. In the end he could only grit his teeth and say: “I’m sorry.”

Zhang Ke Xin stared at him coldly, her face expressionless, and gave no reply.

Just then, noise came from outside the store.

“Police officers, the police officers are here.”

Executive assistant Fang’s face also changed: “Police officers? Who called the police?”

Everyone in the store glanced at one another. Clearly it had nothing to do with them.

Madam Zheng’s eyes rolled around, and she suddenly began to cry loudly: “There is no justice. Just because she has a powerful background, she hits people and still wants to fire my husband, and even wants to sue my husband. How can that be right? Are you trying to push us to death?”

A strange look flashed across the store manager Zheng’s face for a moment. Then his eyes turned hard, and there was more viciousness in them.

People say that two people who sleep under the same quilt can’t be two completely different kinds of people. Madam Zheng might be ignorant of the law, but she understood very well this bad habit in society now that “whoever makes the biggest scene is in the right.”

In any case, he had already been fired. The company still wanted to hold him responsible and make him pay compensation. Like his wife said, he had already been forced to a dead end. Why should he let other people live well?

It was true that the trouble in the store started with him throwing the first hit. But at the start, he did not hit Du An Rao. It was Du An Rao who hit him. If they really started arguing over this, there would be a lot to twist and spin.

Thinking this through, Zheng Zhe quickly gave President Sun and the other man a meaningful look.

The two of them paused for a second, then reacted very fast, especially President Sun’s little lover. Her tears came the moment she wanted them.

“Of course she can do whatever she wants. She has a powerful background and strong backing. How can little common folk like us fight someone like that? Today, never mind her beating people here. Even if she killed someone and set fires right here, nobody would be able to do anything to her. Heaven has no eyes.”

The onlookers: “…” Weren’t you the ones who were calling other people “low-born trash” just now? How did you suddenly become “little common folk”? Are you chameleons?

Even though he knew they were in the right, as a young college student who had never seen much of the world, Jiang You Nian still tensed up when he heard the words “police officer”. After listening to Madam Zheng and the others twist right and wrong, he got so angry that he rolled up his sleeves, ready to rush up and hit someone, when he heard the person next to him suddenly cry out.

[Oh ho~]

Jiang You Nian: “???”

“Cousin.”

Jiang You Nian: “!!!”

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