“Ugh, annoying. Anyway, let’s not dwell on it. It’s all a waste now. I can’t really do that anymore because of everything going on.” Sasha tapped on her phone screen. “I’m so bored. Nan, got any good ideas?” 

“Go back and sleep.” 

Sasha shook her head. “No.” She asked Yan Kai, who is currently across from Lu Nan, “Yan Kai, what do locals do for fun on typhoon days?” 

Yan Kai said helplessly, “It’s windy and rainy outside, so we should consider indoor activities.” 

“Board games? Forget it, I didn’t bring any,” Sasha mumbled something about ‘scheming’ to someone and then said, “How about playing cards this afternoon? There’s a deck in the room.” 

Two votes in favor, and Lu Nan didn’t vote. 

Majority rules. 

… 

The three of them played “Fight the Landlord.” 

While playing cards, Lu Nan’s mind was split between the game and brainstorming small stories for her quick transmigration novels. Despite bringing her laptop for the four days they’d been out, her usable writing time had been sporadic. You could say that she wasn’t comfortable enough with Sasha, or perhaps she was overly cautious, but just to be safe, Lu Nan hadn’t written a word. 

Even though her attention was divided, she still excelled at playing “Fight the Landlord.” 

Since her previous life, Lu Nan had been lucky at playing cards and mahjong (yes, she learned it after work; she just didn’t want to join Dong Hui’s mahjong games before), and she always won. 

However, perhaps because she had seen her other relatives go crazy over gambling since childhood, even with her good luck, Lu Nan had no interest in accumulating wealth that way. 

Before today’s game, they agreed: no money involved, and losers would have cat whiskers drawn on their faces—using Sasha’s eyeliner. They could easily remove it later with makeup remover. 

They played seven or eight rounds, with Sasha losing the most. 

Yan Kai was fine; only half of his face had three extra whiskers. 

Lu Nan’s face remained clean. 

After losing another round, Sasha now sported six symmetric cat whiskers on both sides of her face. 

“Next up, I’m drawing a crown on your forehead,” Lu Nan joked while holding the eyeliner pencil. 

“Ah, Nan Nan, do you know how to count cards?” 

Lu Nan was shocked: “We only have three people playing Landlord with one deck, do I even need to count?” 

Sasha was stunned by Lu Nan’s matter-of-fact attitude. After a while, she turned to another losing player, “Yan Kai, is your junior sister really human?” 

“Yeah, I checked secretly, and she casts a shadow,” Yan Kai said with a serious look and delivered the punchline. 

Both Sasha and Yan Kai were quite attentive, so they played cards with the door half open. 

Someone passed by and knocked three times on the door before coming in. 

Manager Wang glanced at the poker cards on the coffee table and the cat whiskers on Sasha and Yan Kai’s faces, and chuckled, “Playing cards, count me in.” 

With four people, they switched to playing Double Deck Big Two. 

After Manager Wang played two rounds, he found something interesting about this game: everyone wanted to be partners with Lu Nan! He had been immersed in card games for many years and had to admit that playing cards with Lu Nan as a partner was really comfortable. She could count cards and even feed cards, meaning she played with her brain. Knowing when to be conservative and when to be aggressive, she had a good grasp of it. Most importantly, she had good luck and always managed to get a good hand. 

After more than an hour of playing, Manager Wang, who now had a ‘King’ written on his forehead, stood up and said, “I’m getting old, sitting for too long makes my back ache. Sasha, let’s talk about something. Come, let me wipe this first.” 

Sasha had a vague idea of what Manager Wang wanted when he entered, so she nodded slightly at Lu Nan, looking a bit worried, and walked with Manager Wang to the corridor. 

In the room, only Yan Kai and Lu Nan remained. Lu Nan watched Yan Kai shuffling the cards and called out twice before he snapped out of it. 

“Hmm?” 

Lu Nan pointed at the cards. “I was wondering if you still want to play.” 

“Just the two of us? Let’s play Ten and a Half,” he suggested. 

After seven or eight minutes, Sasha came in. 

“Manager Wang wanted to talk to you?” Yan Kai asked casually, stacking the cards from the previous Ten and a Half game to the side. 

Sasha sighed, “There’s a social event tonight. General Director Xiang said to let all the new girls who are about to be assigned to group purchases go and learn.” 

Yan Kai looked at Lu Nan and said a little worriedly, “You are so prone to motion sickness, and we will probably have to go back tomorrow. Why don’t you ask Manager Wang for a leave tonight?” 

“I need to attend social events eventually, regardless of the timing. Today’s event has more of our company’s leaders present, and there’s a need for someone to handle things.”  

Besides, Lu Nan now has a golden finger, so she doesn’t have to worry about drinking anymore. So, she said to Yan Kai, “Forget it, it’s better to avoid one more hassle.” 

“I’ll cover for you as much as I can,” Sasha said. Three days ago, she couldn’t have imagined herself saying such a thing to Lu Nan. 

Looking at his phone, Yan Kai said, “Then take a break, I’ll head off first.” 

“See you.” 

Seeing his junior waving at him with an innocent smile, Yan Kai suddenly regretted introducing her to Yuan Chuan. Was this work environment really suitable for her? 

… 

After chatting with Manager Wang, Sasha seemed troubled. 

Lu Nan didn’t ask her directly, but after a while, Sasha couldn’t hold it in any longer. 

“Nan Nan, do you think I should accept a promotion opportunity that requires me to relocate to Fengyun County?” Sasha explained, “My uncle is the distributor for Yuan Chuan Classic Liquor in Fengyun County—well, to be frank, it’s actually my dad’s business, but my dad used to be a distributor for National Liquor, so he can’t directly sign with Yuan Chuan.” 

Lu Nan was not surprised. She hugged a pillow and crossed her legs, “So, you originally came to Hailin City to gain experience.” 

Sasha smiled, “Not just that. Mainly, since last year, there’s been only one distributor for Yuan Chuan Classic Liquor in Hailin City, Haoertai Winery, and they only signed for catering channels, with an annual sales amount of only one million. So… the distributor market layout is blank, and there’s demand from customers. So, if I source from Fengyun County, it’s not considered tresspassing. Right?” 

Lu Nan understand. It was a side step. Anyway, Fengyun County is under Hailin City. For Manager Wang, it’s just like scooping water from a pot with a cup; both containers and water belong to him, so he’ll turn a blind eye. But now… 

“Now, all channels for Classic Liquor in Hailin City are signed with Feixiang,” Sasha continued, “Manager Wang just hinted to me earlier, telling me not to source liquor into the city area anymore. After all, the company needs to protect the rights of distributors.” Sasha propped her chin on her hand, “He said, if I move to Fengyun, I can be promoted to a business supervisor level, and also help my family with shipments and negotiate more rights with Yuan Chuan. I’m thinking of staying in the city area, but Haoertai Winery’s scale is limited—Feixiang definitely won’t cooperate with me. What do you think I should do?” 

“Actually, you already have an idea in your mind,” Lu Nan said objectively. 

Sasha smiled embarrassedly, “Oh, I was so hung up on Chen Xiao before, so I dragged my feet and didn’t want to leave. Now thinking about it, men aren’t the only source of happiness in career pursuits. Right? Right!” 

Lu Nan knew that Sasha was just talking big now; after all, when genuine feelings were involved, it wasn’t easy to let go so quickly. 

As long as she’s given enough time, Sasha will definitely be able to let go. Lu Nan had no doubt about what Sasha would choose, because in her past life, Sasha had been promoted and relocated after this semi-annual meeting. Coincidentally, three years later, Lu Nan became friends with her. 

Seeing that Lu Nan just smiled, Sasha impatiently tousled her hair. “Forget it, I’ll think about it again. I’ll sleep first; tonight’s going to be tough.”