Chapter 10 — Salary 9,000 Yuan, Husband Asks to Support Younger Sister to Study Abroad?

The cooperation project with Hac Vien officially launched. I led the team into work, working more than twelve hours a day. Don't feel tired. It's not the same type of exhausted exhaustion as before. Nowadays, when you are busy, you have a goal, every effort you put in you see results. The project has been deployed for three months, and the data for phase one is out—40% higher than expected. To Dao pounded the table in the office.

“Lam Van Thu, you are truly blessed by heaven!”

"Stop flattery. There are two more stages."

“At the end of the year, I will give you a double bonus.”

“I want three times as much.”

In the fifth month of the project, Co Tu Vien invited me to dinner. An official business meal. He wore a dark blue suit, like the day at the seminar.

“I have something to say.”

“You say it.”

"The new retail director of Hac Vien left last month. I need a replacement."

I stopped chopsticks.

“Are you digging me?”

“It can be understood that way.”

“To Dao will curse me to death.”

“I already talked to her.”

“You talked?”

"Yesterday. She said—" he coughed lightly, imitating To Dao's voice, "'If you want to dig, dig, but Lam Van Thu can't give it away for free. You have to give us 5% of the cooperation shares.'"

I was stunned.

“She agreed?”

"She said you've built the foundation and the team has led it. The next step is you need a bigger yard. She doesn't want to get in your way."

"Condition?"

"Annual salary 800,000 yuan, shares calculated separately. Independent accounting department, you have full responsibility."

800,000 yuan. A year ago, my salary was 69,000 yuan. From 5,800 yuan a month to 800,000 yuan a year. Not just ten times. But I didn't accept it right away.

“Give me three days.”

Those three days I did one thing. Go find To Dao. She is sitting in the office eating a boxed lunch.

“You came to say goodbye, right?”

“You're not angry?”

“What am I angry about?” She chewed the chicken. "Your ability is worth 1,000,000 yuan a year. I only pay you 300,000 yuan, which is already a loss for you."

“So why did you agree?”

“Because you came to Hac Vien, our cooperation still exists.” She wiped her mouth. "Besides, I invest in you as a person, not in your position. The higher you fly, the happier I am."

“Don't be cheesy.” she glanced at me. "Go ahead. Go over there and clean up so they can come in obediently."

I walked out of her office and turned around to look back once. She bowed her head and continued eating, as if nothing had happened. But I know, this person gave me a chance to live again. Must remember this whole life. The first day I entered Hac Vien, I met someone in the elevator. Tran Vu Huyen. She wore designer clothes and makeup, looking no different than before. Seeing me, her whole body stiffened.

“Sister-in-law… Lam Van Thu?”

“Tran Vu Huyen.”

“You… why are you here?”

"Work."

"Work?"

The elevator stops on the 35th floor. The door opens. I walked out. She came out too.

“You… work on this floor?”

“New retail department.”

“Me too…” her voice trailed off. “I just joined last month, interning in the marketing department.”

A joke of fate. My ex-husband's brother became my subordinate's subordinate. She looked at the name tag on my chest for a few seconds.

“Lam Van Thu. New retail department. General manager.”

Her expression turned from surprise to disbelief, then to embarrassment.

“You… are the general manager?”

“Is there a problem?”

“No… no.”

She took a step back, bowing her head. All morning, I had meetings with department heads. When the head of the marketing department reported, he mentioned his name new trainee book.

“Top, third place, Tran Vu Huyen, average performance, late twice, reporting data in the wrong format.”

I said nothing. At lunch time, Tran Vu Huyen looked for me. She held the tray of rice and stood in front of her, trying to force a smile.

“Sister... President Lam, can I sit here?”

She sat down, stirred the rice in the bowl, and never ate.

"Mr. Lam, what's going on between us... what's going on between you two... I want to apologize to you."

“Before, you didn't understand, spending a lot of money from me, making me upset.”

I looked at her. If these words were said three years ago, I would probably be emotional. But now—

"Tran Vu Huyen, work matters are discussed in the company, don't bring personal matters in here."

Her smile stiffened.

"Your internship record has two late arrivals and reports that are not up to standard. If the same thing happens next month, it won't be retained."

"I didn't open the back door for you because of our past relationship, nor did I cause trouble because of the past."

“Work is work, understand?”

She bowed her head.

“I heard you clearly.”

“Let's go eat.”

She carried the tray of rice away. I continued to eat my portion. The food is not very good. But compared to life three years ago—I stewed soup for two hours and was no longer in the mood to drink—it's a hundred times better. The third month in Hac Vien, the project I was in charge of was launched. New online retail platform. On the first day of launch, the number of subscribers exceeded 100,000. First month's revenue reached 30,000,000 yuan. During the quarterly report, Co Tu Vien mentioned me by name.