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Chapter 1159: Administration or Personnel

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After leaving the Max Mara store, Wu Jiabao, carrying her bags, was still a little dazed. She even wondered if she was dreaming.

As the saying goes, once you start, you'll start again. Next, Zeng Xia bought pants, shoes, and even several sets of underwear for each of the two girls.

They swiped their cards very casually, and the three of them received VIP treatment in any store they went to. You could tell just by looking at the shopping bags Huo Xinyuan and Wu Jiabao were carrying. The sales assistants knew that big spenders had arrived, and that this was what real shoppers did.

Moreover, Zeng Xia, the shopping queen, is a regular customer here. Many sales assistants know her, and even if she doesn't enter the store, people will greet her respectfully.

As the shopping spree progressed, Wu Jiabao found herself unable to refuse, and could only let Zeng Xia buy her this and that. While passively accepting the gifts, she was filled with anxiety, wondering how she could ever repay such a favor.

Because Huo Xinyuan had made plans with her college classmates that evening, the three of them did not have dinner together. After shopping, Zeng Xia and Huo Xinyuan took Wu Jiabao to the entrance of her alley.

Huo Xinyuan helped Wu Jiabao carry the shopping bags off the car and stuffed them all into Wu Jiabao's hands. She knew that if she didn't do this, Wu Jiabao wouldn't take them on her own.

After handing all the shopping bags to Wu Jiabao, Huo Xinyuan got into the car, not forgetting to remind her, "Alright, hurry back. Contact me again tomorrow, and I'll personally take you to the interview."

"Okay, goodbye Auntie, thank you!" Wu Jiabao said goodbye to Zeng Xia and Huo Xinyuan, and waited until the taillights of the car were out of sight before carrying her shopping bags and heading home.

She brought so many things home with her bags and packages, which naturally startled her whole family.

"Jiabao, have you spent all your demobilization pay?" Wu's mother thought her daughter had squandered the tens of thousands of yuan in demobilization pay.

"No, you know perfectly well that the funds from the district will take some time to come through."

"Where did you get all these things?" After her daughter said that she didn't buy these things with her demobilization pay, Wu's mother quickly asked where they came from.

At this moment, Cao Yuedi quietly appeared in her parents-in-law's room. Her sister-in-law had run out all afternoon and suddenly brought back so many things, so naturally she had to come and see what was going on.

When her mother-in-law asked her sister-in-law where the things came from, Cao Yuedi pricked up her ears.

Wu Jiabao truthfully replied, "These were all gifts from Xinyuan's mother."

Of course, Mrs. Wu didn't believe her: "Help me out, can't you at least come up with a plausible reason for lying? Explain yourself clearly right now, or I won't be polite."

As he spoke, he started looking around for something.

Wu Jiabao also got anxious: "I'm telling the truth. Xinyuan's father owns a furniture company in Qingpu. It's a very big business. They used to make traditional mahogany furniture, but now they also make modern furniture. Huhuang Furniture is owned by her father."

Seeing that her daughter's story sounded very plausible, Wu's mother suppressed her urge to look for the item, though she was still somewhat skeptical.

"It's fine if he has money, but why would he give you so many clothes? Tell me honestly, did that man buy them for you?"

Wu Jiabao was extremely aggrieved: "Mom, why do you think of me like that?!"

Despite feeling wronged, Wu Jiabao still told her mother the whole story about her relationship with Huo Xinyuan.

After hearing this, Wu's mother finally believed that her daughter had struck it lucky.

Cao Yuedi then noticed the price tag on the Max Mara cashmere coat: 62000.

She gasped, "Oh my god!"

What she said next made her regret it even more.

"Mom, I'm going for a job interview tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Wu's mother was very surprised: "What interview? You found a job?"

Wu Jiabao nodded: "Yes, Xinyuan's mother introduced me to work at the headquarters of Shidai Commercial Group. They asked me to have an interview at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Auntie said that she bought me clothes so that I can wear them to the interview."

Cao Yuedi was startled. Shidai Commercial Group, wasn't that the head office of their supermarket?

She works as a cashier at the Times Super Shopping Center on Zhaojiabang Road, so of course she knows about Times Commercial Group. She never expected that her sister-in-law would be going to their headquarters for an interview tomorrow, and judging from her tone, the interview tomorrow is just a formality.

"That's wonderful!" Mrs. Wu was overjoyed upon hearing the news.

She suddenly noticed that her daughter was looking behind her, so she subconsciously turned around to look. She saw her daughter-in-law, Cao Yuedi, standing in the room, holding the coat that her daughter had brought back, which was worth tens of thousands of yuan.

"Yuedi, what are you doing standing here?"

Cao Yuedi finally came to her senses and forced a smile: "I came to see Jiabao and ask her if she wants to eat poached chicken tonight. I'll go out and buy some."

She herself didn't believe what she said. The two of them had argued at noon, and now she was showing concern for him. Anyone who heard this knew that something was wrong.

Wu Jiabao took the coat back from Cao Yuedi's hands and said indifferently, "No need, just eat whatever we have at home."

"We're all family, why be so polite!" Cao Yuedi said, glancing at the shopping bags on the bed, her heart churning again.

As a big-city woman who enjoys shopping in her spare time, she naturally recognized the logos on those bags: Max Mara, Ferragamo, Tiffany... These are all big brands in Grand Gateway Plaza. She usually only glances at them through the shop windows but doesn't have the courage to go into these boutiques.

She works as a cashier at Times Super Shopping Mall, earning 5,300 yuan a month. Sometimes, when she's busy, she can earn around 6,000 yuan. A coat that costs 62,000 yuan would require her to save up her entire year's salary without eating or drinking to buy it.

Thinking of this, her voice softened even more: "Jiabao! I didn't speak very well at noon, please don't take it to heart. I was just worried. Our home is small to begin with, and Hanghang is already so big..."

Hearing this, Wu Jiabao interrupted Cao Yuedi, saying, "Sister-in-law, I didn't take it to heart."

Seeing her sister-in-law's reaction, Cao Yuedi had no choice but to turn to her mother-in-law: "Mom, I'll cook dinner tonight! You and Jiabao can have a good talk."

Mrs. Wu was stunned. Cao Yuedi had actually offered to cook. This was truly a rare occurrence.

Because Cao Yuedi usually either goes out shopping and eating with her girlfriends, or she just lies down on the bed after get off work, and she cooks all the meals at home.

Seeing her daughter-in-law being so proactive today, Wu's mother was happy to have some peace and quiet for once: "Alright then! Dinner tonight is yours to cook."

Seeing that her mother-in-law agreed, Cao Yuedi asked her sister-in-law, "Jiabao, is the Times Commercial Group you mentioned earlier the one headquartered on Huaihai Road?"

Wu Jiabao nodded: "Yes, that's the place."

This is now confirmed. Of course Cao Yuedi knows that place. She joined Times Super Shopping Center after graduating from high school and has been working there ever since. She is considered a long-time employee and knows the address of the group's headquarters.

She then asked cautiously, "Do you know which department you're going to?"

"It's not finalized yet. My aunt told me to go for an interview first; it'll probably be either administration or HR."