Chapter 327 - 221: No One is Honest

"Mr. Yang, you’re too kind."

Wenren Du’Er glanced at Teacher Yang, then at her father. ’Adults are such good actors,’ she thought. ’They obviously went to a hotel room together, yet they’re pretending to be strangers. Hmph, I guess we can all act together.’

"That’s right, Teacher Yang. My dad is always talking about how wonderful you are. He told me I have to treat you just like I treat my mom."

Yang Bing suddenly remembered what she had said that day about fulfilling Du’er’s mother’s duties, and her face flushed slightly. Yang Hui stared at the little girl, feeling that her little brain was cooking up some mischievous idea. He didn’t remember ever saying such a thing, but the girl delivered the line with utter sincerity.

He was crossing his legs, one foot swinging gently as he thought about his daughter’s words. Suddenly, his slipper fell off. He quickly stretched out his toes to hook it back on. His foot landed on something soft, smooth, and tender. He pressed down a little to get a better feel... Then he saw Yang Bing’s gaze harden, her eyes about to erupt in fury. Only then did he realize his wiggling toes were sliding all over the top of her foot.

CLATTER. Wenren Du’Er accidentally dropped her spoon on the floor. She bent down to pick it up. At that moment, Yang Hui also realized what he was touching and quickly pulled his foot back. Du’Er saw the whole thing and smiled to herself. ’Adults really are fakes. Above the table, they act all prim and proper, but underneath, they’re playing footsie. Oh, Teacher Yang, I didn’t expect you to be just as dishonest as my dad.’

Yang Bing shot him a glare but could only swallow her anger. She couldn’t very well lose her temper in front of Du’Er. Besides, from the look of it, it really didn’t seem intentional. But who could say for sure if it was deliberate or not? After all, this guy wasn’t exactly an honest man.

She was very curious about Yang Hui. She owned a small apartment in Wenjing Yunlu herself, so she knew the units there. For this guy across from her to be living in a place nearly 300 square meters, he had to have significant financial resources. But according to the "Father’s Occupation" section the little girl had filled out, he was just an ordinary office worker. ’Could he be some rich second-generation heir? That must be it. No wonder he has that lecherous look on his face.’

Yang Hui had no idea Yang Bing was thinking this about him. If he did, he would have cried foul. Being born with "peach blossom eyes" just meant he was passionate; what did that have to do with being lecherous?

A group from Huasheng Commerce was having a company dinner. Among them were Wang Hua and Wu Min.

Yang Wei used to be Wang Hua’s subordinate, the operations manager at Huasheng Commerce. After quitting, he had quickly found a better position with a higher salary. He had invited his former colleagues out mainly to show off.

He was now holding a glass, toasting Wang Hua. "This one’s for you, President Wang. Thank you for all your support in the past, and thank you to the company for the training opportunities. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have landed such a satisfying job with this kind of pay."

No one had known where he went. Now that he was bringing it up, it was clearly no longer a secret. He must have already started at his new company.

"Yang Wei, which company did you go to?"

"Uh... President Wang, you can just call me Old Yang." If people said his name too often, he’d have trouble even finding a girlfriend.

If any woman dated him, people would say, "Look, isn’t that your boyfriend, ’Impotent’?" How embarrassing would that be?

Then Yang Wei continued, "I’m at Futong Commerce now. I guess you could say it’s the biggest contractor company in Qingzhou."

He said it with a tone full of pride. Wang Hua froze and exchanged a look with Wu Min. They never expected him to end up as Yang Hui’s colleague.

This instantly brought up a lot of bad memories for both of them. Wang Hua was thinking about how he was being driven crazy by Yang Hui’s one-upmanship. He was constantly buying this and that for Shen Meng, and Wu Min would always send pictures to him. At first, Wang Hua could keep up. But then that guy suddenly went all-in, dropping 300,000 on a Mercedes C260L. That made Wang Hua give up completely. ’You can’t just bet your life savings when you’re trying to date someone.’

Ever since returning from the Shen Family Collection, Wu Min had been deliberately avoiding any topic related to Yang Hui and Shen Meng. It was just too demoralizing. Yanghe Commerce belonged to Yang Hui, Shen Meng worked at his company, and she was now making over 200,000 a month. Wu Min’s fragile heart would shatter at the mere mention of it.

So now, at Yang Wei’s mention of Futong Commerce, both of their expressions soured, but for completely different reasons.

Just then, someone else chimed in with a compliment, "Old Yang, congratulations! Futong Commerce is one of the top contractor companies in Qingzhou. That’s a huge step up for you. The pay must be good, too."

Yang Wei glanced at the speaker, a guy from the old engineering department. ’He’s probably laying on the praise so thick because he’s thinking I can help him out if he can’t make it at Huasheng Commerce someday,’ he thought. ’Still, it’s nice to have a hype man. Makes setting the mood so much easier.’

"It’s alright. A bit more than at Huasheng. 13,000 base salary, plus bonuses. But I don’t think I negotiated well enough. Once I’ve shown some results, I’ll talk to the boss about bumping it up a bit."

As he said this, he suddenly remembered Zhu Jing’s base salary of 18,000, and his sense of accomplishment deflated quite a bit. The pay was decent, but it was far from what he felt his skills were worth.

"Damn, that’s awesome, Old Yang! Let’s have a drink!"

Everyone else raised their glasses as well. Wang Hua glanced at Wu Min and whispered, "Minmin, it’s not safe to drive after drinking. How about I get you a hotel room nearby for the night?"

Wu Min let out a dry laugh. She knew exactly what Wang Hua was planning; it wouldn’t be that easy for him. "Shen Meng is passing by later to pick me up. You can take a look at the gorgeous car her boyfriend bought for her then."

Wang Hua forced a laugh. God, that stung his pride. He wasn’t as handsome as her boyfriend, and the car he’d bought wasn’t nearly as cool as the one her boyfriend had.