Chapter 3 — After I was fired, the company immediately went bankrupt

The receptionist poked her head in.

"General Manager Chu, General Manager Ly of Nam Thanh Shopping Center called, saying he wanted to confirm before the meeting this afternoon."

Chu Khai Minh immediately adjusted his expression.

"Connect the device."

The call is on speakerphone. Mr. Ly's calm voice rang out.

"General Manager Chu, I heard that Hua Thanh Hoa quit his job?"

In the blink of an eye... The whole office fell silent. Chu Khai Minh glanced at me, smiled and replied:

"General Director Ly, it's just an internal personnel adjustment. It doesn't affect the project progress."

Mr. Ly did not accept that courtesy.

"Who is in charge of the Nam Thanh project from now on?"

Chu Khai Minh immediately responded:

"To Man. Our new deputy project manager. Young, full of enthusiasm, and very familiar with the plan."

To Man quickly walked closer to the phone.

"Hello General Director Ly, my name is To Man. From now on I will work directly with you."

The other end of the line was silent for two seconds. Then Mr. Ly asked:

"Do you know what the biggest risk of the Nam Thanh project this year is?"

To Man paused. She bowed her head and quickly flipped through the plan.

"The main risk is market fluctuations... along with the supply chain..."

Mr. Ly interrupted.

"Incorrect."

To Man's face turned red. Chu Khai Minh immediately put out the fire.

"General Manager Ly and To Man just took over the project, need a little more time to understand the details."

"I don't have time to wait for her to get acquainted."

Mr. Ly's voice was cold.

"We have been preparing for this project for half a year."

"Hua Thanh Hoa and we surveyed eleven rounds of stores."

"Revised four versions of the loss model over and over again."

"Now you suddenly changed to someone who can't even answer the biggest risk point?"

Chu Khai Minh's face changed slightly.

"General Manager Ly, don't worry. I will follow up directly."

Mr. Ly laughed faintly.

"General Manager Chu."

"Last time I came to the meeting..."

"Even the cold chain loss rate and the logistics loss rate cannot be distinguished."

Just that one sentence... Made Chu Khai Minh dumbfounded. Someone in the office quickly bowed their head, trying not to laugh. To Man's face was red to the tips of her ears. The smile on Chu Khai Minh's face also completely froze. Mr. Ly continued:

"Now I just ask one question."

"Is Hua Thanh Hoa still at the company?"

All eyes in the office turned to me. Chu Khai Minh tightened his grip on the receiver.

"She... has completed her resignation procedures."

"So the Nam Thanh project is paused."

The other end of the line answered decisively, without any hesitation.

"This afternoon's meeting is cancelled."

"Future cooperation..."

"We will reevaluate."

Zhou Kaiming was startled.

"General Manager Ly! The contract is about to be signed. You can't stop cooperating just because you adjust one staff member!"

Mr. Ly's voice became even colder.

"I stopped..."

"It's not because you guys changed people."

"You just fired the only person who really understood the project."

The call ended. The whole office was as quiet as paper. Even the sound of the printer running was deafening. To Man hugged the plan book tightly, her fingertips turned white. Luu Na bowed her head to the ground. Chu Khai Minh stood frozen in place, his face as if someone had just dumped a bucket of cold water. Nam Thanh Trade Center Project... Is the company's largest project this year. Contract value... Thirty million yuan. As long as it is signed successfully, Chu Khai Minh can show it off all day long year-end summary party. But now... The customer has right in front of everyone announced to temporarily suspend cooperation. Just because I got fired. I picked up my bag and walked towards the door. Only then did Chu Khai Minh regain his composure and hastily chased after him.

"Hua Thanh Hoa, wait."

I stopped. He lowered his voice.

"General Manager Ly's side... please explain."

I looked at him.

"Explain in what capacity?"

Chu Khai Minh was speechless. I calmly repeated.

"As a middle-aged employee who just got 'optimized'?"

"Does a working mother affect the team's performance?"

"Or is it the person who should have gone home to take care of the children, because the company is not a nursing home?"

His face turned red little by little. To Man also stepped forward, her voice filled with tension.

"Ms. Thanh Hoa, now is not the time to be angry. The project is important."

I laughed.

"The project belongs to the company."

"The plan is also the company's."

"Just now, everyone taught me that."

Her face immediately turned pale. I pushed the door and walked out. At that moment, the phone vibrated. A WeChat message from General Manager Ly.

"General Hua, would you like to talk privately for a moment?"

I just glanced at it. No reply. Quietly put the phone in your pocket. Then step into the elevator. Before the elevator doors closed, I heard the whole office finally burst into tears.

"Is the Nam Thanh project really stopped?"

"So the thirty million yuan contract disappeared?"

"Didn't To Man say she understood everything?"

"Miss Hua just left... won't something really happen to the company?"

The elevator door closed. I bent down to look at the phone. The homeroom teacher texted again.

"Baby Hua's mother, her fever has gone down. Don't worry too much."

I suddenly burst out laughing. Without me... The company is the one that started the fever. As for my son... His fever is down again. I did not answer General Director Ly immediately. The first thing is to go to school. The boy is sitting on a small bed in the medical room. His face was still red, he clutched the thermometer in his hand. Seeing me, the boy quietly asked:

"Mom... are you taking time off from work again?"

I reached out and touched my child's forehead.

"If so... will your boss scold you?"

I smiled.

"There won't be anymore."

Boys don't understand. Just obediently rested her head on my arm.

"That's good then."

My nose suddenly stings. All these years... What I'm most afraid of is not my child being sick. But while I was taking care of my child, the company called. Ask me why I'm not online. Why don't you reply in the group? Why is my child sick again? Being a mother is my fault. A thirty-eight year old woman still wanting to work is an unforgivable sin.