Chen Xiao was taken aback for a moment, finally realizing what was wrong—since the second day of the semi-annual meeting six months ago, Sasha hadn’t called Chen Xiao with his full name. Instead, like everyone else, she called him Brother Xiao; now she casually mentioned that she was going to be transferred… 

Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart but asked in return, “Sasha, you’re transferring? How come I didn’t know?” 

Lu Nan quietly observed Chen Xiao’s expression. After all, she’s directly under him. Chen Xiao couldn’t possibly not know about Sasha’s transfer—I suspect he might have even proposed it to Director Wang himself—of course, the intention would be to protect Feixiang’s interests in the downtown area. But handsome people can be cunning; that’s the conclusion Sasha and I arrived at years later, and it’s spot on. 

“Oh, it’s not important. Manager Wang will probably talk to you about it when you get back. Don’t blame me if I let it slip!” Seeing Chen Xiao nod, Sasha continued nonchalantly, “Anyway, I’m just handling the Haortei Wine Industry and the annual sales are only a million. It’s not difficult to hand it over to a new person; they’ll get the hang of it in a few days.” 

After finishing this topic, the three fell silent for a moment. 

Chen Xiao sat for a while, then raised his glass and moved to another place. 

In a low voice, Sasha said, “Do you think Chen Xiao will sing a song?” 

Before Lu Nan could respond, she answered her own question, “He probably will. He’s always like this, warm and graceful within the bounds of his social etiquette.” 

Sasha was right again. After a while, the song “The girl across from me…” came from the stage—it was Chen Xiao singing. 

It is indeed nice to listen to, but it is a song about flirting with girls. It can only be said that it is very suitable for this masculine occasion (the leaders and soldiers present were whistling, and the atmosphere was very warm), but it is clearly not meant for Sasha, who is about to leave. 

“You see, gentleness can also be ruthless. The song he’s singing has nothing to do with me,” Sasha reached for the bottle on the table again, poured herself half a glass, then looked up at Lu Nan, “Why didn’t you stop me?” 

Lu Nan smiled in surprise and recited a piece of professional knowledge: “A 20-year-old classic wine of excellent quality. It won’t make you feel dizzy or parched after drinking it, and you won’t have a headache the next day. Not everyone can drink a high-end liquor like ‘Dreams of Han and Tang Dynasties’ priced at 1588 yuan a bottle when drowning sorrows, or… do you prefer hot springs, face masks, and red wine?” 

Sasha thought about it. “True, that’s quite an expensive wine.” Then she burst out laughing, dispelling some of her previous worries. “Hot springs, face masks, and red wine, isn’t that outdated now? Right?” 

“Ms. Pan could also consider whiskey? After all, it’s also distilled alcohol,” Lu Nan suggested seriously. 

“I’m impressed by you. I was feeling a bit like crying earlier, but now you’ve completely killed that mood.” 

Lu Nan looked innocent. “Blame me then?” 

… 

The next day, by afternoon, the typhoon’s impact was minimal, and they could begin their return journey. 

Looking pale, Lu Nan had no desire to relive the experience of sailing on the sea again. Fortunately, after getting off, Sasha said, “I’ve asked a friend to bring the car to the dock. Lu Nan, come ride with me.” 

Manager Wang and others who saw how dizzy Lu Nan was also said, “Lu Nan, why don’t you ride with Sasha?” 

This was not the time for false politeness. Lu Nan bowed to Sasha and said, “Thank you for your kindness.” 

Riding in a private car was much more comfortable than taking the bus. When they arrived at the dormitory building, Sasha asked, “Do you want me to take you upstairs?” 

Lu Nan had recovered a bit. “No need. You should go back and rest.” 

“Alright, I’ll leave then.” 

When Lu Nan reached the dormitory, the others who had taken the bus hadn’t arrived home yet. She quickly threw her clothes into the washing machine, washed her hair and took a shower, and had already hung her clothes to dry by the time Xiang Feifei and the others opened the door. She then managed her side job in her room despite feeling unwell. 

She hadn’t written anything for five days, but her phone was filled with interesting inspirations. She saved them in documents, knowing she could use them later. 

Then she checked the website statistics again—during the semi annual conference, the word count and collections for her quick transmigration novel were sufficient, so she started charging. Lu Nan saw that there had been over 500 yuan in earnings over the past four days, and surprisingly, she felt very calm. 

Ah, it turns out I’m a change person now. Back in college, I was over the moon with a daily income of fifty or sixty bucks. 

However, she also knew that the number of chapters charged was still small. When more chapters were charged later, her daily income would increase. 

Considering that time is money, Lu Nan adjusted her drafts and aimed for daily updates of 6,000 words. She hoped to earn a five-digit sum when the royalties for July and August were settled in August and September, then invest it in the stock market. Although the purchase point would be midway, Lu Nan knew that even then, the value would still skyrocket. This is about not letting go of even the smallest opportunity. 

… 

After resting on Sunday, Manager Wang shocked them with the news of personnel transfers during their Monday morning meeting. 

“Liu Yang and Sasha are being transferred?” 

First, Huanan City has signed a new distributor contract for classic wines worth 2 million per year. The Huanan City Office requested the Provincial Office to support a group purchase manager to connect with the distributor. 

Second, the classic wine distributors in Fengyun County have made good progress in collecting payments this year, and it is very likely that the distribution contract amount will be increased when renewing the contract in the second half of the year. In order to show its sincerity in cooperation, the municipal office plans to send a group purchase manager to stay there permanently. 

In fact, many within the office knew perfectly well that the reason for Sasha’s return was to assist in their own product shipments. 

However, the personnel transfer related to the first point came as a bit of a surprise—it was actually Liu Yang. 

Lu Nan thought, it’s not surprising at all. Currently, the entire Qianjiang Province only has a group purchasing staff in Hailin City (excluding Li Li and Zhou Tian from the provincial office, as they are at the provincial level), and among the experienced group purchasing managers in Hailin City are only Liu Yang, Chen Lu, and Sasha. Wang Xiaoxue doesn’t count; she’s not even half an “old” employee. 

As mentioned earlier, everyone knows that even if Sasha were transferred externally, she would only go to Fengyun County. And regardless of how dissatisfied Green Trading might be with Yuan Chuan, they haven’t terminated their contract yet, so Chen Lu is still their point of contact for group purchasing managers and they won’t be replacing her with a new person in the short term. Therefore, the only option for transfer is Liu Yang, who is both experienced and currently has no distributors in hand. 

Such personnel changes didn’t have much impact on others in the office—well, perhaps Yi Wei seemed a bit disappointed. 

But for new female employees handling group purchasing channels, this was an excellent opportunity. 

Dong Hui’s eyes were full of ambition; she knew that both Liu Yang and Sasha were in charge of the classic liquor group purchasing department. With the two senior employees gone, there were two distributors available, Feixiang and Haortei, and no one from the municipal office was handling them—she was determined to get one. 

Manager Wang continued, “Liu Yang, Sasha, you two will be mentoring the new recruits. This week, the Director Tong, the head of the East China region, will be coming to Hailin City. We’ll have a dinner together in the evening to welcome him and also to give you a send-off.” 

The girls knew that this week was their time to shine. 

After the meeting, Chen Xiao stopped Lu Nan. “Lu Nan, come with me to Feixiang.” 

“Sure, Brother Xiao.” 

Meanwhile, Manager Wang also called another girl, “Jiang Xiaoyun, come here.” 

Jiang Xiaoyun smiled at the other three girls who had come from southern Henan province and walked into Manager Wang’s office. 

Dong Hui didn’t know when her relationship with Wang Xiaoxue had become particularly good. She whispered while holding Wang Xiaoxue’s arm, “I wonder why Manager Wang is looking for Jiang Xiaoyun.” 

After all, Wang Xiaoxue had been in the municipal office for more than half a year. Although she didn’t know in advance about Liu Yang and Sasha’s affairs, she still had channels to inquire about some other trivial news. “I heard that Jiang Xiaoyun is taking over for Wu Fang and will likely be our internal clerk at the municipal office.” 

‘Oh~’ Dong Hui thought to herself, Chen Lu and Wang Xiaoxue both work on the Harmony Wine series. So now, the only ones left in the group buying department without product distributors are me, Xiang Feifei, Lin Yan, Hong Danni, and Lu Nan. Thinking of this, Dong Hui vaguely said, “Lu Nan is really lucky. With Brother Xiao guiding her, there’s a good chance she’ll get to handle Feixiang.” 

Although Wang Xiaoxue was also in the Harmony Wine series, she felt uncomfortable hearing Dong Hui say this—she had been at Yuan Chuan for more than half a year and hadn’t yet connected with distributors. Lu Nan had only been here for a few days. Why should she? 

So, when they left the office, Wang Xiaoxue pursed her lips and said, “Manager Wang wouldn’t assign such a big client like Feixiang to a newcomer. Besides, I took Lu Nan to the wine tasting event, and her tolerance for alcohol really isn’t that great. How can she work like this?’ Just because she has the same surname as the city manager, and she is the first one to come to the city office after the campus recruitment.  

She has the convenience of being a girl, Wang Xiaoxue usually speaks to Manager Wang in a casual manner, and even calls him Brother Wang in private. 

During the semi annual conference, Dong Hui noticed that Wang Xiaoxue had a good relationship with Manager Wang, so taking advantage of their room-sharing convenience, she became close friends with Wang Xiaoxue. Dong Hui knew that she couldn’t openly dislike Lu Nan, so she could only discuss it with her roommate. The four girls from southern Henan were either clever or foolish; what she said in the dormitory might not be effective. But Wang Xiaoxue was different. Having been at the municipal office for a long time, her words carried more weight when spoken.” 

In fact, there was a better candidate. Dong Hui thought with some regret, Sasha likes Chen Xiao, and when Chen Xiao plays games so intimately with Lu Nan and often takes her to meet clients, a little manipulation could have easily made Sasha cause trouble for Lu Nan.  Unfortunately, this rich second-generation doesn’t seem to have a good brain. He was actually coaxed by Lu Nan and became friends with him. Could it be that he saw Lu Nan dressed shabbily and wanted a follower to highlight himself? 

“Yeah, I feel the same way. And after Sister Liu Yang and Sister Sasha were transferred, only Sister Chen Lu and you are more familiar with the business. By seniority, it should be your turn.” Dong Hui continued to add fuel to the fire, “I really think Lu Nan is a bit aloof and doesn’t fit in. Look, she doesn’t even play with the people downstairs.” 

“If she’s so noble, why would she sell wine? She must be cunning!” 

Lu Nan was unaware that within a few minutes, she had been labeled as ‘cunning’. Even if she knew, it wouldn’t matter. She had faced more difficult challenges and seen more treacherous hearts. Petty games like Dong Hui and Wang Xiaoxue’s backstabbing and slander were insignificant to Lu Nan now.