Chapter 468 496, People in Middle Age Are Worse than Dogs (Asking for Monthly Votes)

After listening to Kang Huifen's words, Li Manshu frowned and had a bad feeling in her heart.

It is indeed possible that her mother Kang Huizhi told Yang Hao about her grandfather's birthday, but Li Manshu felt that her mother's purpose was not necessarily to promote her remarriage with Yang Hao.

Because my parents have expressed their support for my sister Li Manni before!

Outsiders didn't know the inside story of his divorce from Yang Hao, but his parents knew it.

Therefore, father Li Baojun and mother Kang Huizhi both sided with Yang Hao regarding her divorce from Yang Hao.

With this premise in mind, her mother Kang Huizhi's notification of Yang Hao's coming to her grandfather's birthday banquet could not have been to bring her and Yang Hao into remarriage, otherwise she would have been informed on the way here.

Thinking of this, Li Manshu's face became even more ugly.

It was not that she and Yang Hao were arranged to remarry, but Yang Hao still attended his grandfather's birthday banquet as his son-in-law, making it clear that he wanted to announce his relationship with his sister Li Manni among relatives!

this.

Thinking of this, Li Manshu turned pale and her body couldn't help but tremble.

Once the news gets out among her relatives, she becomes a joke.

"Manshu, what's wrong with you?"

"You were fine just now, why did your face suddenly change?"

Kang Huimin noticed Li Manshu's abnormal state immediately. She subconsciously reached out and gave Li Manshu a hand, but found that there was cold sweat on her palms.

"Manshu, what makes you uncomfortable?"

Kang Huimin immediately asked worriedly. She was still counting on hugging her niece's thigh, but she didn't want to fall ill at this critical moment.

"nothing."

"Suddenly I feel a little dizzy, just take it easy and you'll be fine."

Li Manshu took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

Although she probably guessed the purpose of Yang Hao's trip, she still wanted to struggle. After all, she was the real ex-wife, and her relatives felt that she and Yang Hao might remarry.

Then, she can take advantage of "public opinion".

"Maybe I'm motion sick!"

"Drink some tea and take a rest."

With that said, Kang Huimin went to pour a cup of tea for Li Manshu.

"Thank you, second aunt!"

Li Manshu took the tea and drank it while thinking about how to deal with what was about to happen next.

Although she knew that the development of things might be unfavorable to her, in Li Manshu's view, this was not an opportunity. At least she could see Yang Hao.

As the saying goes, "it's only love once you meet"!

After all, the two were a couple. Li Manshu had tried to meet Yang Hao several times before but failed.

Anyway, this time I can see myself.

"Manshu, why don't you go to the bedroom and rest for a while?"

Seeing that Li Manshu was not in good condition, Kang Huifen also came over to show her courtesy.

"That's no need, it's much better."

After taking a sip of tea to calm down her mood, Li Manshu's condition indeed improved a lot.

"That's good."

Kang Huifen nodded with a smile and asked, "Manshu, what are you doing now?"

"In a design company."

When Li Manshu mentioned her workplace, a complicated look flashed in her eyes.

Right now, Yang Hao is the boss of the company where she works.

However, after Yang Hao acquired Inspired Advertising, he became a hands-off shopkeeper and only visited the company once, as if there was no such company.

At first, Li Manshu was still thinking about whether Yang Hao would use her job to retaliate against her, but it turned out that she was overthinking it. The leaders of the company seemed not to know about her relationship with Yang Hao, and no one treated her differently. Because of this, Li Manshu He didn't resign.

“The design company is great!”

"If I remember correctly, Manshu, your major in university was design."

After finding the topic, Kang Huifen immediately took Li Manshu and started chatting.

Seeing this, Kang Huimin quietly went to the balcony with her mobile phone, then found the number nicknamed "Xiao Feng" in her address book and dialed it.

"Mom, why are you calling me at this time? I'm at work!"

The call was connected quickly, but the voice that came through was a little impatient.

"Xiaofeng, isn't your grandpa's 80th birthday tomorrow?"

"It's not like I can't go back!"

"Wrap a red envelope for grandpa for me!"

Before Kang Huimin finished speaking, she was interrupted by her son Zhao Xiaofeng: "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first!"

Toot toot.

Before Kang Huimin could speak again, a series of busy signals sounded on the phone.

This kid! !

Kang Huimin stamped her feet angrily, but this was her son after all, and there was nothing she could do. She took a deep breath and dialed the phone again patiently.

This time the phone rang for a long time before being answered.

"What happened again?"

"I'm busy here!"

Zhao Xiaofeng's voice was even more impatient than last time.

"Xiaofeng, no matter how busy you are, just listen to what I have to say."

Kang Huimin was afraid that her son would hang up the phone again, so she quickly spoke first.

"Something happened?"

"Wait me a moment."

Zhao Xiaofeng's voice became deeper, accompanied by the sound of moving chairs. He must have realized that his mother had something urgent and had to leave the workstation.

When he arrived at the tea room, Zhao Xiaofeng poured himself a glass of water and then spoke again: "Mom, what's wrong?"

"You have to come back for your grandpa's eightieth birthday!"

“Better come back tonight and buy your tickets now!”

Kang Huimin said firmly.

"Is this still the case?"

Zhao Xiaofeng, who was already sitting on the sofa in the tea room, frowned in frustration. He had told his mother about this a week ago that he would have to work overtime and could not go back.

Zhao Xiaofeng works for an Internet company. He is a backbone of the technical department and working overtime is commonplace.

Of course, working overtime is not the main reason. He just thinks that going to Xiangyang City just to attend his grandfather's birthday party is too cost-effective.

Not to mention the waste of time, the travel expenses will cost hundreds of dollars. It is really unnecessary.

"Manshu's ex-husband will be here soon!"

"You should have heard about his current situation!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I remember that you two had a good relationship before. This time, take advantage of your grandfather's birthday party to communicate your feelings again. Maybe you can switch to his company."

Kang Huimin expressed her thoughts, but she spoke in a low voice. She was on the balcony at the moment. If the voice was too loud, it would be easy for people in the living room to hear it.

Especially her sister Kang Huifen, she didn't want the other party to know about her little calculations.

"Will Brother Hao go?"

Zhao Xiaofeng, who was originally indifferent, sat up straight. He is 33 years old this year, older than Li Manshu, so Yang Hao is his brother-in-law.

However, the two are of the same age, and they can talk together more during the family gathering during the New Year. In private, they talk about their own things. Because Yang Hao is two years older than Zhao Xiaofeng, he always calls Yang Hao "Brother Hao".

"He will be there in a while."

"He is now a billionaire with a net worth of tens of billions. If he just helps our family, our family will not be in the current situation."

Kang Huimin lowered her voice again.

"Okay, I know."

Zhao Xiaofeng put down the water cup in his hand and calculated silently in his heart.

"Don't just know it!"

"No matter how much money you earn by working overtime, you must come back!!"

Kang Huimin was a little worried about her son. If Yang Hao was not coming, she didn't want her son to toss. After all, it is quite far from Shanghai, which is time-consuming and expensive.

But the current situation is completely different. No matter how much money you spend, you have to get it back. This is an opportunity to change your destiny.

"Okay, I'll go and ask for leave now."

Zhao Xiaofeng is 33 years old this year, and his edges and corners have long been smoothed.

If he had just graduated a few years ago, he would have disdained such an opportunity and silently complained in his heart that his mother Kang Huimin was too snobbish.

But now his thinking is completely different. In this society, ability is only one aspect, and background and relationships determine how far you can go.

Of course, those top geniuses in various fields are excluded.

But how many top geniuses are there? In real society, 99% are ordinary people with average abilities, and 99.99% of positions can be replaced.

Don't think that a certain profession or position is very high-end. In fact, it is just that. If you are really pushed to that position, you may not do worse than the people who originally held that position.

Because of this, there is a saying on the Internet: This world is a huge grass-roots team!

Zhao Xiaofeng has passed the stage of being pretentious and even began to accept his fate.

So, of course, he knew the importance of his mother's message.

In fact, he had been paying attention to the news about Yang Hao on the Internet these two days. He opened the WeChat chat box with Yang Hao several times to say hello.

But since they hadn't contacted each other for a long time, he didn't know what to say, and he was afraid that he would be considered to be a licker because he saw the other party become rich.

And this time, his grandfather's 80th birthday was really a very good opportunity.

He could take the opportunity to get in touch with Yang Hao.

After ending the call with his mother Kang Huimin, Zhao Xiaofeng took a sip of water from the cup and thought about asking for leave. Since Yang Hao would arrive soon, he also planned to leave immediately. It would only take two and a half hours to take the high-speed rail from Shanghai to Xiangyang City.

"Xiaofeng, I'm looking for you!"

Just as Zhao Xiaofeng was thinking about how to ask for leave, a man wearing black-framed glasses walked into the tea room. His name was Wu Qiong and he was Zhao Xiaofeng's immediate boss.

"Brother Qiong, what's wrong?"

Zhao Xiaofeng bowed slightly and asked subconsciously.

"Work overtime tonight. The server vulnerability needs to be fixed as soon as possible."

"Then, come early tomorrow and try to fix the vulnerability before noon tomorrow!"

Wu Qiong walked to the coffee machine and said casually while taking the coffee.

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaofeng frowned immediately. He was just about to ask for leave.

But he received the order to work overtime.

"Brother Qiong, something happened at home and I was planning to ask you for leave!"

Zhao Xiaofeng said quickly.

"What happened?"

Wu Qiong turned his head and looked at Zhao Xiaofeng, then said with a stern face: "Xiaofeng, you are now in a critical period of career rise. I hope you can focus all your energy on work. If there is nothing serious, it is better not to ask for leave."

"Besides, you know the situation in the group. If you ask for leave, the vulnerability will definitely not be fixed before noon tomorrow. I have signed a military order with General Manager Chen. If you ask for leave now, aren't you pushing me into the fire pit!"

Wu Qiong's attitude is very obvious. He just doesn't want to give leave.

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaofeng subconsciously clenched his fists. He and Wu Qiong had been working together for a long time and knew each other very well. The reasons he gave seemed reasonable, but they were actually nonsense.

Especially the military orders issued by Mr. Chen. This is his usual method. He will blow the whistle in front of the leader, and then ask his subordinates to work overtime. In the end, the leader will think that he is particularly capable, and all the credit will be his.

And workers like Zhao Xiaofeng and others can only get a little overtime pay.

Even Wu Qiong would even reduce overtime hours in order to please his superiors. The main thing is to lick her as much as she wants.

There are people like him in many companies. When facing leaders, they will try their best to lick them, and when facing subordinates, they will try their best to squeeze them!

People like Wu Qiong also have their own theories when it comes to squeezing their subordinates. The post-00s who have just entered the workplace cannot squeeze them because it is not easy to use. As long as he puts in some strength, they will just give up and quit.

The best people to exploit are old employees like Zhao Xiaofeng who have reached a certain age and do not have the courage to resign.

They usually have a lot of pressure in life, and they dare not leave their jobs easily because of their age.

That's why there is a saying in the workplace: Seniors, juniors, and middle-aged people scold them casually, but they will never dare to resist.

Because they can't afford to lose their jobs!

It is precisely because of this that there is a saying that "people in middle age are inferior to dogs".

There are a total of fifteen people in Zhao Xiaofeng's group. There are four experienced and skilled old employees like him, and the four of them have become the main force of Wu Qiong's exploitation.

In this overtime mission, Wu Qiong actually counted on the four of them to charge into battle.

As a result, Zhao Xiaofeng actually asked for leave, and of course Wu Qiong disagreed.

"Brother Qiong, my grandpa turns 80 tomorrow. As a grandson, I have to go back and see him. After all, this is his 80th birthday."

After careful consideration, Zhao Xiaofeng chose to tell the truth.

"That's it?"

After hearing Zhao Xiaofeng's reasons, Wu Qiong suddenly showed a disdainful expression on his face. He took a sip of the American food he just received and said, "I just want to give you a red envelope for my birthday. There is no need to go all the way. Besides, I still have work." Personal condition!”

"You also know the situation in the team. If you leave, this task will definitely not be completed before noon tomorrow!"

"Xiaofeng, you know, I have always thought highly of you. If I can go further, I will definitely recommend you to Mr. Chen to take over my position!"

"But the premise is that you have to show your attitude, right? Working overtime is also an opportunity for progress and you have to seize it."

Wu Qiong painted the cake for Zhao Xiaofeng in a slow and unhurried tone.

And the ability to draw cakes is considered a required course for leadership.

It's just that Wu Qiong has made pie plans for Zhao Xiaofeng too many times, but none of them have come true, so Zhao Xiaofeng has long been immune to this kind of pie.

"Brother Qiong, my grandma and grandpa raised me when I was a child. Grandpa is not in good health, so I have to attend this 80th birthday no matter what!"

"Besides, I never said no to working overtime every time before. This time, Brother Qiong should give the opportunity to improve to other people in the team!"