Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 241

“Brother, do you not understand what kind of person I am?”

Manager Ding sighed deeply. He had always been simple and honest, with a straightforward personality. He was used to saying things as they were. Thanks to the chance to grow alongside Hongxing Company when they needed management talent the most, he had been promoted to department manager.

However, he wasn’t like those “smooth talkers” who were good at flattering their superiors. As a result, he couldn’t secure the benefits and welfare for himself and his team, unlike other middle managers who were well-liked by their subordinates.

As for his fellow managers? As long as they didn’t sabotage him secretly, that was already good enough. How could they go out of their way to help him?

“So, you really don’t know?” Qian Zhiyuan frowned, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated. He stared at Manager Ding with a conflicted expression.

Manager Ding felt his heart sink. His expression turned serious and tense. “Old Qian, what exactly is happening? Just tell me, I can handle it.”

Qian Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment, then closed his eyes and opened them suddenly. “The company plans to promote Lin Mengting to department manager!”

“What? That’s impossible!” Manager Ding’s face changed dramatically. He stood up suddenly, accidentally knocking the cups and dishes to the floor with a loud crash.

It wasn’t surprising that Manager Ding was so shocked. In any company, management positions were like a fixed number of seats. If someone was to be promoted, it meant the current person either resigned or got promoted. Up until now, Manager Ding had not received any notice about being promoted.

So, the company was planning to let him go? Or were they just tired of tolerating him?

When he first joined the company, his performance wasn’t great. It was only because the better performers had either been poached by other companies or had left to start their own businesses that the company had reluctantly promoted him. Over time, his hard work and dedication had secured his position as department manager. But compared to others who could please the higher-ups, make friends with their peers, and earn the respect of their subordinates, he was at a clear disadvantage. And now, he was almost forty years old!

Compared to Lin Mengting, who was only nineteen with a bright future ahead, there was no comparison!

Thinking this, Manager Ding felt like a deflated balloon, his anger and resentment quickly fading, leaving only a deep sadness. He sat down heavily in his chair.

“I didn’t expect this…” Even so, Manager Ding felt a deep sorrow. Over the years, even if his achievements weren’t outstanding, he had still worked hard. Yet, no one thought to inform him of such a significant change in advance!

“It seems I’m not suited to live and work in S City…”

After wandering in a foreign place for so many years and still being an ordinary person, the ambitions he had when he left home had long been worn down by the harsh realities of life. Now, all he wanted was to go back home.

“Old Ding, what are you thinking?!” Qian Zhiyuan pounded Manager Ding’s shoulder, nearly making him fall over. “It’s just a small matter, and you’re acting like a woman, ready to run back home at the first sign of trouble?!”

“What else can I do?” Manager Ding wiped his face. It’s said that “men don’t cry unless deeply hurt,” and now, Manager Ding truly felt tired and worn out, wanting to go back home.

Such a person! Calling him useless was an insult to the word “useless!”

Qian Zhiyuan shook his head slightly, but he looked angry. “Even if someone has to go, it shouldn’t be you! Over the years, you’ve brought so much profit to the company; everyone knows and remembers that. But, Old Ding, you really need to change your personality. You don’t need to be a smooth talker, but at least show the level of skill you had when dealing with difficult clients as a salesman. Who knows, you might have already knocked those old guys who look down on us off their pedestals…”

After a long pep talk, Qian Zhiyuan finally took a sip of tea to soothe his dry throat and casually added, “Besides, this is just inside information I heard. Whether it will actually happen is another matter! I didn’t expect you wouldn’t know this news, sigh…”

Although Manager Ding was somewhat simple-minded, he wasn’t stupid. He quickly understood the hidden meaning in Qian Zhiyuan’s words.

As long as Lin Mengting resigned, the so-called promotion would be canceled!

Although this would be somewhat unfair to Lin Mengting, in a dog-eat-dog world, one had to look out for oneself.

If Lin Mengting’s departure meant Hongxing Company lost a lot of orders, that didn’t concern Manager Ding and Qian Zhiyuan.

They were just employees; why should they worry about the boss’s troubles?

Besides, even if Lin Mengting’s temporary absence caused their department’s performance to drop, there were always ways to fix it.

Firstly, with Hongxing’s good benefits and high commission, they wouldn’t have trouble recruiting experienced salespeople.

Secondly, S City was full of talent, especially those who, once guided, would understand their life goals and fight for them with all their might.