Volume 8: Return to the Golden Years Comprehensive World Chapter 557 Yuan Xudong is more wronged than Dou E
In the afternoon, downstairs of Building 22 in the Ode to Joy community, Fan Shengmei's parents came back from strolling outside the community with their grandson Lei Lei. They were stopped outside because they did not have an access card. Looking at Xiao Zheng, the property manager in charge of Building 22, Fan Shengmei's mother Liu Meilan said with a sad face:
"We live upstairs here. My daughter lives here!"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I don't know you, I've never seen you before, you can't just go in there!"
Xiao Zheng, the property manager, said helplessly, and seeing how rigid she was in her work, Liu Meilan and Fan Jianguo couldn't help but complain:
"We live here, can you please make some concessions?"
"Why are you so rigid in doing things?"
"I'm sorry, since you don't have an access card or the owner's phone number, how can I let you in casually?"
Xiao Zheng looked at Fan Jianguo and Liu Meilan and explained helplessly:
"We have clear rules here. Outsiders are not allowed in. Please don't make my work difficult, okay?"
"Look, we have children here!"
"It's so cold outside, what should I do if the child gets frozen?"
Fan Jianguo and Liu Meilan pulled their grandson Lei Lei to complain. Seeing them like this, the property manager Xiao Zheng could only helplessly say:
"If you continue to interfere with my work like this, I'll have to call security!"
"So what should we do?"
Seeing that Xiao Zheng's explanation was totally unconvincing, Liu Meilan looked at Fan Jianguo and said anxiously:
"Hurry up and contact Xiaomei. How can we get in without an access card? Damn it! She didn't even leave a card for us!"
"Call her quickly and ask her to think of a solution!"
"Really? Why are you so rigid in doing things?"
"That is to say, young people nowadays don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young. Do they still have any sense of public morality?"
Looking at Fan Jianguo and Liu Meilan who kept complaining, Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes in annoyance and directly asked them to leave.
…
On the other side, Fan Shengmei was working in the company. Probably because she didn't sleep well last night, she looked a little listless. In order to cheer herself up, she took a cup and a bag of instant coffee to the company's tea room, ready to make some coffee. At this time, a female colleague walked in from outside the tea room. She walked to Fan Shengmei and said with an apologetic smile:
"Xiao Fan, can I ask you for a favor?"
"What can I do for you?"
After taking a look at her female colleague, Fan Shengmei asked her while making coffee. At this time, the female colleague explained in a low voice:
"I was late several times last month, and my clock-in records are all there. Can you please show some mercy? You know, I'm a house slave with a lot of debts. If you deduct this money, I'll really be left with nothing!"
"I haven't received the assessment yet. I'll check how many times you were late and then text you. But..."
Fan Shengmei paused for a moment and continued:
"This change is really hard to make. We have to change the procedure!"
"No, I mean, when you're counting the numbers, you can just make a few mistakes and get away with it, right?"
The female colleague laughed. After hearing what she said, Fan Shengmei suddenly became much more energetic. With a faint smile on her face, she asked:
"Error?"
"yes!"
Seeing the smile on Fan Shengmei's face, the female colleague also nodded and smiled. Fan Shengmei just looked at her and smiled:
"Then in the end, it becomes my problem, right? Would you be embarrassed?"
“You…”
Seeing that Fan Shengmei was unwilling to help, the female colleague put away the smile on her face and curled her lips in disdain:
"It's fine if you don't want to help, but you act like you care about anyone!"
After saying that, she turned her head away with disdain on her face and left. Watching her leave the tea room, Fan Shengmei restrained the smile on her face and said unhappily:
“How interesting!”
At this time, another female colleague came in. She looked at Fan Shengmei and said with a smile:
"Sister Fan, has she come to you for help again?"
"Yes, but I didn't promise her!"
"Then I guess you have offended her!"
"If I offend her, then I'll offend her. It's better than losing my job!"
"Yeah, she's really nice too!"
"Yes, if a man has no shame, he will be invincible; if a tree has no bark, it will surely die!"
Just as she finished speaking, Fan Shengmei's phone rang. Seeing the unfamiliar caller ID, she walked aside and answered the call:
"Hello?"
"Hello, Xiaomei, why did you answer the phone just now?"
Fan Shengmei's mother Liu Meilan kept complaining on the phone:
"Something happened here. Xiaomei, we have been locked out by the security guards of your building. We can't get in!"
"Mom, didn't I tell you not to go out of the front door? That door is guarded and the property management won't let strangers in!"
"I know, but Lei Lei insisted on coming out to play. He started crying if we didn't let him out. We went around and came back, but the security guard wouldn't let us in. He said we didn't bring any access cards. What do you think we should do?"
"Do you have any money with you?"
"I did bring money, but I only brought five dollars. What can I do with that? Luckily I met a kind person who lent me his phone to call you. You're such a fool. Why didn't you leave us an access card?"
"I have to go to work. How can I have the time to get you an access card?"
"What should we do now? Think of a solution quickly. We can't get in, and Lei Lei is crying from hunger. What do you think we can do?"
"Mom, you can just give the phone back to them and say thank you to them. I'll call the property management right now, okay?"
"Okay, then hurry up. It's so cold outside and we're freezing. You must hurry up, okay?"
"Okay, I'll call now!"
"Okay, okay!"
…
After hanging up the phone, Fan Shengmei immediately called the property management of Building 22 of Ode to Joy Community. It was Xiao Zheng on duty who answered the phone:
"Hello!"
"Hey, Xiao Zheng!"
"Miss Fan!"
"It's like this, my parents are locked out, can you help open the door? An elderly couple with a child, thank you!"
"Hey, those are your parents, they just told me and I didn't believe it!"
Leaning his head to take a look at Fan Shengmei's parents and Lei Lei standing outside the glass door, the property manager Xiao Zheng said sarcastically:
"Tell me, how can you accommodate so many people in just one house?"
Fan Shengmei was usually a bit arrogant and liked to dress up. She didn't take Xiao Zheng and other snobbish property managers seriously, who were only polite to the owners but looked down on tenants like her. Now that she had come to Xiao Zheng for help, Xiao Zheng would not give her any convenience and even took the opportunity to ridicule her:
"But I'm really sorry, I really can't help you with this!"
"Xiao Zheng, please be flexible and don't do it again. Just give them a pass and let them go in first. I'll sign it when I get off work. Is that ok?"
Fan Shengmei smiled apologetically, but Xiao Zheng didn't buy her story and said:
"Oh, you're going to kill me if you sign in after get off work. When you get off work, I'm changing shifts. I have to tell my boss when I'm on the next shift. Why don't you leave an access card for your parents?"
"I left it, but they forgot to bring it!"
Although she knew that Xiao Zheng was seeking revenge, Fan Shengmei really had no way to deal with her. She could only say something soft and smiled:
"Xiao Zheng, just think of it as a favor between friends and open the door for them. You said it's quite cold outside, don't let them freeze outside, okay?"
"Oh, my friend, I don't dare to be so high-minded. Besides, when did you, Miss Fan, consider our property management as your friend?"
Xiao Zheng smiled and said:
"Although the owners of 2201 and 2203 don't consider us friends, at least there's a Christmas present or something. I'm really sorry that I can't take this risk for you!"
"Xiao Zheng, do you believe that I will file a complaint against you?"
Fan Shengmei said angrily, but Xiao Zheng smiled nonchalantly:
"Hey, I'm just following the rules. If I don't open the door for your parents, you're going to complain about me? Besides, are you an owner of our community? You still want to complain about me not opening the back door for you?"
"Xiao Zheng, you are..."
"Sorry, I have to start working. Let's talk next time. Bye!"
Without further ado with Fan Shengmei, Xiao Zheng hung up the phone. According to the property regulations, outsiders who want to enter the community must have an access card or be brought by someone with authority, and they also need to sign here. Of course, the rules are rigid, and it is not impossible to be flexible. Their property does not have such a high-handed work attitude. In fact, as long as they are willing, letting anyone in is just a matter of a simple sentence. Of course, if they just don't let anyone in and stick to the rules, no one can say it is their fault. After all, it is for the safety of the owners. If something happens, wouldn't that be a sin?
Feeling proud, he finally got the chance to teach the arrogant Fan Shengmei a lesson. Xiao Zheng happily watched the short video, and saw the short video saying:
"At the highway toll booth, a woman actually..."
The video was divided into three parts. Xiao Zheng watched all of them and then clicked on the screen. A round of | critical hits. The general meaning of the video was that a large truck was loaded with fruits passing through a highway toll station. According to relevant national regulations, fruits were not charged a fee, but other goods were. There was a difference of about a few thousand yuan, so the staff at the toll station asked to check a few boxes of fruit. This was normal, and the driver also supported the national policy. But the result was shocking. They asked to check the innermost boxes of fruit in the truck. The driver was dumbfounded. He had to either pay a few thousand yuan or unload dozens of tons of fruit and let the toll station staff see if the innermost boxes were real fruits!
The driver found the mediator reporter, and facing the interview camera, the toll booth staff said confidently:
"I didn't check to see if the boxes at the back were fruits. What if he cheated me?"
Of course, the driver was unwilling to unload and reload dozens of tons of fruit. He could not complete such a large workload alone. Besides, there was also the problem of time. Faced with the driver's unwillingness to cooperate, a fat woman in uniform pointed to a large sign and said arrogantly:
"According to relevant regulations, drivers who are unwilling to cooperate with our random inspections must pay a fee of 10,000 yuan and be fined 10,000 yuan!"
Facing the camera, the middle-aged driver burst into tears. In front of the obese woman, this big man was like a weak woman, wiping his tears with grievance. Facing the obese woman who followed the rules whether she opened her mouth or closed it, the reporters and mediators were helpless. After all, they were rules. Rules are the most important thing in the world!
Looking at the fat woman in uniform in the video, Xiao Zheng's eyes were full of envy. Unfortunately, she, Xiao Zheng, was just a property manager in the community, and the uniform on her body was not majestic enough. In Xiao Zheng's eyes, she and the fat woman were in the same camp. As for the middle-aged driver who was crying loudly, he was almost the same as Fan Shengmei, looking poor and not even knowing the rules. He deserved to cry there!
Thinking of her pride, Xiao Zheng continued to watch the video happily while she took out a fruit basket from under the table and peeled an orange from the basket. It was a small Christmas gift given to her by Qu Xiaoxiao, the owner of 2203. Everyone in their property had one. Compared with poor tenants like Fan Shengmei, owners like Qu Xiaoxiao were more sensible. If Qu Xiaoxiao's parents were outside, she would have opened the door to let them in. For ignorant, low-EQ and poor tenants like Fan Shengmei, the property's regulations are tailor-made for them!
Just as Xiao Zheng was proudly eating the fruit given to her by Qu Xiaoxiao, who was well versed in the ways of the world, Fan Shengmei had just taken half a day off and was rushing home. Although Fan Shengmei had this or that shortcoming, she could definitely be called a filial daughter. She was exploited by her family. If she were an ordinary person, she would have abandoned her parents long ago. In today's society, there are too many children who only care about themselves and are unfilial to their parents, and there are also those who rely on their parents for support. Compared with these people, Fan Shengmei is at least filial and affectionate!
She lived such a miserable life, and had to borrow money from others, but she wrote down every sum she borrowed. Although she didn't have any great abilities, at least she had no intention of defaulting on her debts. If she made any mistake, it was that she was too soft-hearted towards her family, and her family was too mean. As for wanting to find a rich man to rely on, that was nothing. Her body was her own, and as long as she didn't hurt others, what was the essential difference between a woman wanting to find a rich man or a man wanting to find a beautiful woman?
You like my money and I like your beauty. We each get what we need. Isn't it good for you, me and everyone?
As for the voices of opposition, it is also very simple. If you get what I can’t get, then I don’t object, but I support it?
The same is true in reverse. The vast majority of people are vulgar people. They oppose all of this to protect their own interests. Putting aside the bright and beautiful appearance, the rest are all cannibalistic in nature. It's just that the times have changed and the form of eating has changed. In other words, those who oppose eating are the ones who are eaten. Wolves will not object to eating meat!
Here, Fan Shengmei finally rushed back to the downstairs of the community. Seeing her parents and Lei Lei shivering with cold, she dragged her parents and Lei Lei into the building with heartache, took the elevator to go home, and then made some ginger tea for them to get rid of the cold. Seeing her parents drinking ginger tea in big gulps, Fan Shengmei said with heartache:
"Mom, what did you have for lunch?"
“Shengjiang Baozi!”
Lei Lei was jumping up and down on the sofa next to him, looking very excited. After looking at him, Fan Shengmei frowned and asked:
"Mom, did you guys not eat again? Did you leave all the food to him?"
"It doesn't matter what we adults eat. There's only so much money left in the house. Your dad and I can just eat some steamed buns!"
Looking at Fan Shengmei, Liu Meilan complained:
"It's all because of you. That young man said that as long as you ask, he will lend you as much money as you want. You can borrow some money from him. At worst, you can pay him back next month when you get your salary!"
"If I don't borrow money, I don't have to pay it back, right? If I pay it back next month, I will definitely be able to pay it back next month?"
Fan Shengmei said reluctantly, on the one hand she didn't want to use Yuan Xudong's money to support her family, on the other hand she was afraid that if this precedent was set, her family would become dependent on Yuan Xudong from then on. After borrowing once, there would be a second time, and then a third time, a fourth time, and countless times in the future, until Yuan Xudong got tired of it and started to dislike her too, and finally they had no further contact. Her former classmates and friends were like this, after all, everyone would be tired of people who rely on borrowing money to make a living.
Of course, Yuan Xudong is a rich man, and his tolerance level is higher than that of ordinary people, but Fan Shengmei doesn't want to test his tolerance because she cherishes the relationship with Yuan Xudong very much. She will not spend his money unless it is absolutely necessary. No matter how nice she says, men will still look down on women who ask for money with their palms raised up. After all, what is the difference between a woman who is obtained by spending money and an ordinary commodity?
An expensive luxury item, or a pendant on the thigh of a successful man?
Of course, although Fan Shengmei would not take the initiative to spend Yuan Xudong's money, if Yuan Xudong took the initiative to give her money or gifts, she would still gladly accept it. When a man wants to give something to a woman, it is a way for him to express his love. A sensible little woman will gladly accept the man's love, and then compensate the man in other ways to make him feel satisfied.
Fan Shengmei is well aware of this. Every time she is with Yuan Xudong, as long as he has that kind of thought, she will obey him in every way. According to her understanding of Yuan Xudong, he likes obedient little women. Of course, this is Fan Shengmei's illusion.
After all, sometimes Yuan Xudong also likes to be domineering. Apart from Cao Cao, his idols also include the powerful King of Chu who could lift a tripod, the King lifting the tripod, and his romantic affair with Yu Ji. Yuan Xudong likes all of them, especially the latter. It is said that Yu Ji was unwilling to do that at first, until the King of Chu got drunk one time and did that with her. Yuan Xudong secretly guessed that the King of Chu pretended to be drunk on purpose and then had a good time, making a fait accompli. It was simply despicable!
Yuan Xudong said that he likes it very much. He likes sweet food and spicy food as well, and the spicier the food, the better it tastes!
"What are you doing?"
"I'll go get you some food!"
"Leilei likes to drink milk, buy a box of milk!"
"knew!"
As Liu Meilan told her to buy a box of milk, Fan Shengmei left home and pressed the elevator button. She stood in front of the elevator in a daze. When the elevator door opened, Qiu Yingying, who had just returned from work, saw Fan Shengmei and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise:
"Sister Fan, why are you back so early?"
Seeing Qiu Yingying, Fan Shengmei walked directly into the elevator, hugged her and started crying. Today, she was humiliated by Xiao Zheng, the property manager she always looked down upon and thought was a dog-eyed person. Fan Shengmei felt that her usual pretense of arrogance was just a paper tiger, a silver-plated gun tip that looked good but was useless. She felt so tired and wanted someone to comfort her. The usually carefree Qiu Yingying just met her needs. Although Qiu Yingying was silly, she had a kind heart, even simpler than the good girl Guan Juer, or even silly. Fan Shengmei, who was usually a sophisticated person, liked little fools like Qiu Yingying the most. Hugging the crying Fan Shengmei, Qiu Yingying couldn't help but said with concern:
"Sister Fan, what's wrong with you?"
"fine!"
After a moment of emotional outburst, Fan Shengmei quickly adjusted her mood. She wiped away her tears and said:
"I'm going to buy some food for my parents!"
As she was talking, Fan Shengmei pressed the button for the first floor. Looking at the elevator going down, Qiu Yingying, who was originally preparing to go home, said blankly:
"It just so happens that I also want to buy some food, I'll go with you!"
"Um!"
…
On the other side, in Yuan Xudong's office, looking at Song Nuan standing in front of his desk wearing a pink short dress, with her white thighs and pink arms all exposed, Yuan Xudong said in a daze:
"You, what do you mean by dressing like this?"
"W-what do you mean?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who pretended to be confused, Song Nuan blushed and said shyly:
"Didn't you tell me to dress like this?"
"I, when did I tell you to dress like this?"
Looking at Song Nuan who had wronged him, Yuan Xudong cried out that it was too unfair:
"Please tell me clearly what happened. When and where did I ask you to come to work in this way ?"
"It was last night, you sent me a WeChat message, asking me to dress nicely when I came to work today..."
