Chapter 8 (2/2)
Pang Jing Dong said to Shen Jia Yao as he was leaving the room, ”Ten years, we have both changed a lot.” While saying this, Pang Jing Dong never glanced back.
Out of everyone's expectation, Pang Jing Dong did not end up getting fired. Of course, no one would know what Pang Jing Dong was up to when he stayed in the General Manager's office for such a long time. Only Zhou Tong who further a.s.sumed Pang Jing Dong to be a millionaire's son guessed that Pang Jing Dong had met Lady Shen before, and they were catching up with each other.
TL Note: Lady here is the translation for Da Xiao Jie (大小姐), which refers to the precious daughter of a wealthy, powerful family.
Zhou Tong who always took note of the things happening in the upper society would have undoubtedly heard of Shen Jia Yao before. As soon as Pang Jing Dong returned to his desk, Zhou Tong approached him secretively and asked, ”What were you talking about with Lady Shen?”
”Lady … Shen?”
”Of course! She came from a respectable family, unlike me, a daughter from a humble family.”
”Is that the case…” Pang Jing Dong answered inattentively, who was thinking, ”Since young, I knew my G.o.dfather was someone special. I wonder if he's still well after all these years…”
In the conversation earlier, Shen Jia Yao had never mentioned her father; thus he was unable to get any information.
”Tell me now, what did you two talk about?” Zhou Tong continued to ask.
”Since when did you become a busybody?”
”Be honest, have you met Shen Jia Yao before?”
”I realized not only you are a busybody, but you are also a fortune-teller. A busybody fortune-teller - which makes you a ”Ba Gua”. You should look for a gossip magazine's company, and work as a gossip reporter.”
TL Note: The Chinese words for busybody and fortune-teller here is ”Ba Po” (八婆) and ”Suan Gua” (算卦). The MC did a pun by combining these two ”Ba Po Suan Gua” (Busybody fortune-teller), giving the acronym ”Ba Gua” which is also referring to a person who loves to gossip.
Knowing that she was unable to get any useful information from Pang Jing Dong, Zhou Tong replied in a disappointed tone, ”I was just worried about you!”
”Nothing significant, I was scolded heavily, so I promised to work hard from now on.”
”This means that you aren't fired!” w.a.n.g Wei Tong's voice appeared from behind. He came to Pang Jing Dong's front and said, ”You should treasure this precious chance, and really work hard from now on!”
”Manager w.a.n.g…” Pang Jing Dong lied in his chair, with his hands behind his head while he placed his foot on his knee. ”That's what I thought before I entered the office, but now I have changed my mind. I have decided to continue to fool around.”
w.a.n.g Wei Tong stared at the crazy dude before him, not sure what to say, and shook his head helplessly, ”I give up, suit yourself.”
The news spread quickly around the workplace. Some of his colleagues came congratulating him while hinting to have a meal later to celebrate his good fortune. However, when they gathered around to discuss where to eat later, Pang Jing Dong surprisingly rejected the idea, ”Pardon me, I have something to do tonight. Let's talk about it another day.”
After work, Pang Jing Dong hailed a cab, and said to the driver, ”First Garden please.”
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