Xiong Li said with a loud laugh, obviously he thought I got beaten up because I was not strong enough. Xiong Laoda, you are wrong to say that. I can help you get Liu Fei to do fake accounts for you. Doesn't this show that I still have some ability? Secondly, I am in the wine business. What do you think of the price of fifty-one boxes of Liu Fei? I looked at Xiong Li with a smile and asked, "In a conversation, you have to get to the point. My point is that I have discounted drinks." Xiong Li raised his eyebrows and said: Fifty-one boxes, this kind of imitation wine is indeed cheap, but what do you mean? You mean you have cheaper? But as far as I know, the cost of this kind of imitation wine is not low. If you make it cheaper, I'm afraid there will be no profit, right? Yes, Xiong Laoda, this kind of wine is much more laborious to make. Even if I sell it cheaper, I won’t make any profit. But I got the position of general manager. You can see that I often have conflicts with others. If I could work under you, it would be different. Who would dare to offend me? If these drinks don’t make money, then what does it matter? I continued with a smile, saying that it was a win-win situation, Xiong Li would probably agree. Xiong Li laughed out loud after hearing this. Looking at his smile, I immediately knew that Linna's guess was right. Xiong Li didn't care that much about who took the position of general manager. I should have impressed Xiong Li by now. good! Then just tell me a price, I want to hear it. If you don’t make money from this, how much money can you make? Xiong Li said, I was delighted, he was interested. I directly quoted a price of forty-one boxes. Xiong Li smiled and was satisfied. Although a box was ten dollars cheaper, Tianchi would need a huge amount of wine! You can save a lot of money in a month. good! The price is okay, but what about the scale of your Winery? Don't produce a hundred or eighty boxes a day, that's meaningless! Xiong Li said to me, and I smiled. I actually forgot to ask Wan Fei about this, but the scale of his Winery, Xiong Laoda, is definitely enough for my factory to supply Tianchi. If you have other places that need wine, I can also ask my friends to help with the production, but my friend's price is fifty-one boxes, and this is the lowest price I can get. I said to Xiong Li, actually, how can I have other friends? I said the price for fifty-one boxes is right there at Xu Jiao, and I’m worried that Xiong Li will not be satisfied with my output. Tianchi's business is good and it needs about 300 boxes of wine a day. If Liu Fei quotes Xiong Li 61 boxes, then there will be 10 cents left on each box of wine, and 300 boxes will cost 6,000 yuan! In just one month, I helped Xiong Li save nearly 100,000! Quite a lot! Yeah, okay! What you said is reasonable. The price of fifty-one boxes is not high. After all, even if they don’t get any benefits, they still have to make some money. Okay! May I have your name? Xiong Li nodded with satisfaction, then looked at me with a smile and asked, it was obvious that he had approved of my point of view and agreed to my request! Xiong Ge! My name is Xiang Dong. Please take care of me in the future. I immediately said happily, I’m going to be the general manager soon! Liu Fei! Xiao Huang! My wife told me, I will repay you tenfold! That night, I chatted a lot with Xiong Li. When Xiong Li asked me how I got Liu Fei to cook the accounts, I told him that I learned about Liu Fei's cooking the accounts by chance, and then I applied for a waiter job in Tianchi, and went undercover there and successfully got Liu Fei's cooking the accounts. In response, Xiong Li praised me and said that I had a method in doing things. He also asked me who had given me the wound on my face. I told Xiong Li that it was Liu Fei. Xiong Li told me that I could take revenge tomorrow. After the conversation, I returned home in a happy mood, but when I arrived at the door, I changed into a melancholy expression. For some reason, I felt like I became a child when I was with Linna, always being naughty. Are you back? How about it? Was it successful? Linna asked me with concern when she saw me back. She dressed simply at home, with jeans, a white T-shirt, and a ponytail. She looked simple and pretty, and I liked it.
Sigh.
I feigned sorrow and let out a deep breath, shaking my head, but little did I expect...
Ha! I knew it! That old man Xiong Li is all about the money! He must have succeeded!
Linna laughed heartily, and I was momentarily taken aback.
Sister, I didn’t say he succeeded; I failed!
I looked at Linna, but she just chuckled lightly and said, “Brother, you’ve played this trick several times already, and honestly, you went a bit overboard this time.”
Hmm.
I was stunned. How could this little girl say my usually confident acting was a bit too much?
You’re so mean! You’ll have no friends like this!
Linna playfully pointed at me and then cheerfully turned to head into the kitchen, ignoring me. I sighed helplessly, still putting on a sorrowful expression, but this time it was genuine. As an undercover agent, had my acting skills really begun to decline? Could I not even fool a little girl anymore?
That evening, Linna was in high spirits. Unlike my usual late returns, I was home early, chatting and laughing with her. After dinner, we watched a movie together. It was a far cry from my previous solitary life in Kyoto as a single man—enjoyable and intoxicating.
However, halfway through the movie, Linna fell asleep, her face serene as if she were dreaming sweetly. I couldn’t help but smile as I picked her up and gently placed her on the bed in the bedroom.
“Dad, wait for me! Dad, don’t!” Linna murmured, her sweet smile vanishing instantly, replaced by an expression of pain and anxiety. My heart ached at the sight of her like this.
“Sleep now,” I whispered softly. I patted Linna gently, and she gradually quieted down, her face slowly returning to that sweet smile once more.
The night was silent and peaceful. Looking at the beautiful Linna before me with a slight smile on her lips made me feel quite happy at that moment. But deep down, I knew that my beloved harbored deep-seated hatred; I understood she was truly suffering.
Ah!!!
A sharp scream pierced the morning silence, followed by a swift kick that sent me tumbling off the bed!
What the hell! Are you crazy?!
I crashed to the floor, jolted awake—really awake! What was going on?
“You! You! How dare you sleep in my bed? Did I give you permission? Xiang Dong, you’ve gone too far!”
Linna pointed at me angrily, and I sighed helplessly, rubbing my stomach where she had kicked me. I stood up and said to her, "Sister, look at you still wearing clothes, and look at me, I'm dressed too. How have I gone too far? Hearing you say that makes me regret not doing something to you yesterday!"
I said this with a hint of indignation. Did I really do anything yesterday? Haha! A little teasing is necessary; after all, you were sleeping so soundly. But I didn’t dare to go too far; I had experienced her fighting spirit before, and if she woke up, I would be in trouble. It’s better to be cautious and take things slow!
Linna glanced at herself and then at my innocent face. She gritted her teeth and scolded me, "Get out! From now on, without my permission, you can't enter my bedroom!"
But it was my bedroom.
I pouted, unconvinced. I knew that even if she was fully dressed, she would still scold me. But I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if I stripped her down—would she kill me? Honestly, I had hesitated about trying that yesterday but ultimately decided against it.
"Get out!" Linna shouted, her face flushed with anger. Fine, since you're so worked up this early in the morning, I won't argue with you. I turned around and went to prepare breakfast.
Breakfast was ready.
I called for Linna after finishing the meal, but she shouted back, "You eat! I'm not eating with you!"
I was taken aback by her response. Did that little brat not want to see me? She was still sulking. Since she was angry, I didn’t want to provoke her further and just started eating.
The truth is, last night she had held onto my arm and wouldn’t let go. But I wasn’t going to mention it because bringing it up would remind her of how she treated me like her father last night. I knew that would upset her.
After about ten minutes, I finished breakfast and told Linna that I was leaving. She urged me to hurry up! I smiled helplessly and turned to leave the house.
Today, I had an appointment with Xiong Li at 10:30 at Tianchi!
It was ten o'clock now; it took me ten minutes to get to Tianchi. I waited outside for five minutes before entering the restaurant.
Why did I choose to go in early? Because once Xiong Li entered with me, everyone would become timid! But I didn’t want them to be timid! I wanted to beat them up! I wanted them to scream! I wanted them to be confused and think I had gone mad!
"Oh? Isn’t that Xiang Dong? I thought you wouldn’t dare show up!" Xiao Huang exclaimed as soon as I walked in. "You skipped work the day before yesterday and yesterday too—fined a thousand!"
As soon as I entered the room, Xiao Huang caught sight of me. I knew he must be feeling quite pleased with himself right now; his status had only increased since he became the supervisor, putting more pressure on me.
As for the thousand-dollar fine for skipping work? Although I'd been a supervisor for two days myself, I'd never deducted anyone's pay before and had no idea what the going rate was. But that didn’t matter; it was all irrelevant.
"Hehe, Supervisor Huang, what did you just say? I didn’t catch that; could you repeat it?"
I chuckled lightly at Xiao Huang with a provocative demeanor. At this moment, memories of how arrogant he had been when he used to be a sycophant came flooding back. Well then, today I'm going to return everything he dished out!
Xiao Huang paused for a moment after hearing me before several waiters gathered behind him, glaring at me angrily—clearly all his lackeys.
"Xiang Dong! Are you looking for death? Do you still think Manager Wang can protect you? Let me tell you something: Manager Wang can’t control my brother-in-law! Besides, he’s not even here! If you want to die, just say the word! I'll make it happen!"
Xiao Huang pointed at my nose and cursed arrogantly. After hearing this, I laughed; his current demeanor was even more amusing than when he used to fawn over me as a lackey.
"I actually do want to die; why don’t you help me out?"
I said calmly, "It's already ten-thirty! When Xiong Li arrives, I really want to see who is more capable—your brother-in-law or Xiong Li! Let's see who dies first!"
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