Chapter 3 — 3500 Currency And A Slap In The Face Of The Whole Company

I was silent for a few seconds then opened the door.

"Lam Mac! You finally agreed to meet me!"

As soon as he saw me, he immediately felt like he had found a savior and was about to walk straight into the house. I leaned over to block it.

"Director Vuong, if you have anything you can say here. My house is small, it's not convenient to receive guests."

My voice was cold as ice. A look of embarrassment flashed across his face, but he immediately forced a smile back.

“Lam Mac, look at you, why are you angry like a child?”

He started playing the love card.

"I know the company's salary issue is wrong, the human resources department mishandled it! I scolded them severely! Don't worry, next month... no, this month I will compensate you, and increase your salary! Increase it to 10,000 yuan! How's that?"

He said it like he was doing me a huge favor. I looked at that fake face and suddenly just wanted to laugh. After I created tens of millions of value for the company... After being stepped on in the face by a relationship-based person using a salary of 28,000 yuan... He thought that he could buy me back with just 10,000 yuan. This is not a salary increase. Instead, continue to use money to insult me.

“Director Wang, there's no need.”

I calmly looked at him.

"In your eyes... Lam Mac, am I only worth that much?"

Director Vuong immediately choked. The smile on his face also stiffened.

“No no no… I didn't mean that… Lam Mac, let's talk slowly, don't be so excited.”

“I'm very calm.”

"I have already submitted my resignation letter. Starting yesterday, the company and I no longer have any relationship."

“Who said there are no more relationships?!”

His voice suddenly rose, so urgent that sweat covered his head.

"That 50 million yuan new energy bidding project! The customer named you in charge! Today they called me directly, saying that the exchange of plans must have you participate, otherwise it's okay to continue discussing! Tell me! Is that considered irrelevant?!"

He almost screamed. It turns out that's it. This is the real reason why he humbled himself and frantically came to my house. Not because of me. It's because of that 50 million yuan bidding package. Lam Mac I... Just a necessary component for that project. Now that this component suddenly stopped working, the person in charge of assembly like him naturally panicked. I looked at his angry, out of control appearance. There are no more waves in my heart. Just felt funny. Until now... He still hadn't realized where he was wrong. In his eyes, I was still just a tool that could be used as he pleased. I said nothing. Just quietly looked at director Vuong Hai. My silence seemed to panic him more than any heated argument. The fat on his face trembled slightly, sweat trickled down his temples.

"Lam Mac, what do you want? Name the price!"

He finally tore off the mask of feigned gratitude, revealing the naked nature of the transaction.

“Director Wang, I told you, I quit.”

I repeated, my tone still calm and unruffled. At that moment, I heard the door open behind me. A cold female voice slowly came from the side:

"Oh my, isn't this Lam Mac? To have a big leader personally come to your door to look for you, it's truly amazing."

I turned my head. It's Ly Quyen. She is a programmer The interface of the company, the same project team as me, is also in the next room. Normally, what she's best at is lifting this person and kicking that person. With the type of "crown prince" like Truong Hao, he flatters to the fullest. As for people like me who only know how to keep their heads down and work, they always show disdain. Apparently she heard the entire conversation just now. As soon as Director Vuong saw Ly Quyen, he felt like he had caught a life-saving stake and immediately tried to regain some of his leader's dignity.

"Ly Quyen, I came to talk about work with Lam Mac."

Ly Quyen crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame, her lips curled up sarcastically. She evaluated me from top to bottom, her eyes filled with contempt that she didn't bother to hide.

“Director Wang, I just heard something like… a 50 million yuan business project or something?”

Her voice is not loud. But enough for the whole hallway to hear clearly. In an instant, the entire floor was silent. I even felt that behind those closed doors, someone was eavesdropping. Director Vuong's face immediately turned red like pig liver. He clearly felt like he was being hung over a roasting fire right in front of everyone.

"Ly Quyen! If it's not your turn to ask, don't ask!"

He shouted loudly. But Ly Quyen seemed not to hear. She turned her eyes to me and slowly spoke:

"Director Wang is truly courageous. An employee only deserves 3,500 yuan a month and yet you dare to let her discuss a 50 million yuan business deal? If the negotiation fails, who will be responsible?"

The surrounding air seemed to freeze. I felt like even Director Vuong's breathing stopped for a second. His face turned from purple red to an extremely unsightly pale color. He did not expect that the company's dirty wages would be exposed by his own employees in such a humiliating way... right in front of me, right in front of my house. This is not just a slap in the face. It's a slap in the face to the entire company. I saw a glint of joy in Ly Quyen's eyes. She's jealous of me. Jealous because the customer named me in charge. Even though she basically doesn't know what the reason behind it is. She simply doesn't want to see me live better than I do. The moment I heard those words, my heart was completely calm. What she said wasn't wrong. This is also the question I want to ask Director Vuong the most. Finally I raised my head, looking directly into his avoiding eyes for the first time. I slowly opened my mouth. The voice is not loud. But every word is extremely clear.

“Director Wang, Ms. Ly is right.”

I am calm as if I am recounting an objective truth.

“Someone like me who is only worth 3,500 yuan… how can I be worthy of discussing a 50 million yuan project?”

I returned the entire amount he used to insult me back to him. Director Wang opened his mouth. But I can't say a word. He was like a fish thrown onto the shore, his lips moving in vain but not making any sound. The scene fell into an awkward and deadly atmosphere. The smile on Ly Quyen's face also stiffened. Perhaps she didn't expect me to directly respond to her words, and turned it into a sharper blade to stab back.