CHAPTER 241: CHAPTER 241: MEN ONLY SLOW DOWN HER MAKING MONEY

In Zhang Dongmei’s lunchbox, there was mostly soup and only a few pitiful pieces of potato, with barely any meat.

Zhang Guoqing looked at his own lunchbox and then at hers, and instantly felt balanced.

Indeed, without comparison, there is no harm.

He said cheekily, "Mr. Zhang, did you get so much soup because you like it?"

Zhang Dongmei: "..."

She glared fiercely at the gloating person, then moved to the spot furthest away from them with her lunchbox.

Just when she went to get food, Xu Zhaodi blatantly gave her a hard time, purposely serving only soup.

She was so angry she clenched her teeth, but since she still had to eat at the cafeteria, she had to swallow her frustration.

Recently, she was short on money, and didn’t have the spare change to eat at government-run restaurants every day.

She looked at Su Xiaoxiao’s back twice, fiercely bit into her bun, and chewed with her cheeks puffed.

Su Xiaoxiao was eating, and felt a chill behind her. Turning around, she met Zhang Dongmei’s resentful gaze.

Without much expression, she picked up a big piece of meat, and sighed, "The food is really delicious today, just too much meat, eating it feels a bit greasy."

Zhang Dongmei!!!

Zhang Guoqing’s eyes brightened, "Comrade Su, if you can’t finish it, I can help you eat."

Zhang Yulan, who came late, calmly placed her lunchbox opposite Su Xiaoxiao, "You’re a grown man, and you’re okay with stealing a young girl’s meat?"

Zhang Guoqing: "..."

Clearly, he didn’t mind eating Comrade Su’s leftovers, how did it become robbery?

At this moment, a pair of well-defined hands knocked on the table, and Zhang Guoqing was told, "Please move, you’re sitting in my spot."

Zhang Guoqing looked up in confusion and met a pair of deep, smiling eyes.

The visitor had elegant and striking features, clearly a man, yet his features were more delicate than a woman’s.

He frowned, "Who are you? This is the department store cafeteria, outsiders aren’t allowed."

But Zhang Yulan had already recognized him, winked at Qin Shuang, and then teasingly smiled at Su Xiaoxiao, as they both flanked Zhang Guoqing and dragged him away.

Zhang Guoqing: "Hey, what are you doing? Wait, my food, I want my food..."

Song Weidong sat opposite Su Xiaoxiao, his deep gaze directed at her, suddenly saying, "Comrade Su, I haven’t had lunch yet."

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t know what he was up to, but in her eyes, money was more important than men.

Men would only slow her down making money.

So, she said, "There’s a window over there, you can get the food yourself."

Song Weidong smilingly looked at her, "No need to trouble yourself, I don’t mind."

With that, he naturally took Su Xiaoxiao’s leftovers, picking up her used chopsticks to dig in.

Su Xiaoxiao furrowed her brows, "I was planning to take this home for Dahuang."

"I don’t mind."

Song Weidong said, trying to use her chopsticks to pick the food, which Su Xiaoxiao found hard to accept.

Eating her leftovers was fine, but using her chopsticks felt...

Moreover, her mother Liu Cuilan was at the window intensely staring at her.

She quickly grabbed back her chopsticks and said, "Wait a moment."

Soon, she returned with a fresh plate of food from the window and placed it in front of Song Weidong, "Consider it my treat."

Song Weidong raised his eyebrows, and leisurely began eating, his slow actions hardly seeming like someone who hadn’t eaten.

"I heard your department store is holding a social event with the Beijing military unit?"

He suddenly commented after taking a couple of bites.

Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled about what he meant when Song Weidong added, "I’ve signed up, Comrade Su, could you give me a chance?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

To be honest, I already decided not to participate, as compared to men, money felt more secure.

Men might change over time, but money remained consistently loyal to her.

What’s hers is hers, no one could take it away.

Seeing her silence, Song Weidong thought he scared her, laughed and stood up, "Thanks for the treat Comrade Su, I’ve got to go, catch up later."

Just after he finished speaking, Su Xiaoxiao reached out her hand, "No need for thanks, it’s a total of one and a half yuan."

As they say, even the closest brothers settle accounts clearly, not to mention her relationship with Song Weidong wasn’t at the level of treating money as dirt.

Discussing feelings hurts money, better talk money.

To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

Song Weidong: "..."

After he left, the three gossip-filled minds quickly gathered around.

Zhang Yulan said, "Xiaoxiao, how are things between you and Mr. Song?"

Qin Shuang, who was late and didn’t know Song Weidong, but seeing him with Su Xiaoxiao was curious, "Xiaoxiao, was he your mate just now?"

Only Zhang Guoqing had a different focus, "Comrade Su, are you going to eat the rest of this?"

The three: "..."

After lunch, the three headed to the employee rest area to take a short break and recharge for the afternoon’s work.

The three found seats in the resting room and sat side by side.

Su Xiaoxiao hadn’t slept well last night due to the pig thief incident, and leaning against the wall, she quickly felt her eyelids heavy, falling asleep shortly.

Zhang Yulan was chatting with Qin Shuang, when she noticed Su Xiaoxiao’s head nodding, obviously asleep.

Qin Shuang saw her sleeping awkwardly, slightly moved closer, letting Su Xiaoxiao lean on her.

The so-called employee rest area was just an empty activity room, with only a few chairs and a broken table.

At noon, everyone roughly rested by leaning against the tables or chairs.

Those whose homes were nearby returned home to rest.

Qin Shuang’s home wasn’t far, but she was too lazy to go back, and didn’t have the habit of napping, so she squeezed with the two.

Su Xiaoxiao felt she had only closed her eyes for a moment before someone called her.

Quickly she opened her eyes, seeing that it was almost time to resume work in the afternoon, she hurriedly tried to get up from the chair.

As she moved she felt her neck painfully stiff, apparently she had a crick.

Turning her head, she saw Qin Shuang moving her own sore shoulders, immediately feeling embarrassed, "Shuangshuang, thanks."

Qin Shuang shook her head, "No worries, if we had a bed to lie on for midday naps, that’d be nice."

"Getting a bed is easy, but storing it afterwards is a problem, we can’t just leave it there, what if leadership comes for inspection? It’s inappropriate."

Zhang Yulan frowned and said.

The weather was cold now, but come summer, not napping would be quite challenging.

Listening to their conversation, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly got an idea. This problem was actually easy to solve, just get a folding recliner.

She was about to share her good idea with Zhang Yulan and Qin Shuang, when she heard someone shout, "The list of this month’s outstanding salespersons is out."