Joanna snorted and lashed out at her parents. "Look at the tutor you found for me! You wouldn't get me a good one, and instead you brought in someone who only knows how to gossip. Using my future as a favor—well done, you two."
The more Joanna spoke, the angrier she became. Throwing a tantrum, she declared, "I'm not eating! I'm already full from being mad!"
President Qiao and Mrs. Qiao watched their daughter stomp upstairs and could not help shaking their heads.
Mrs. Qiao still took the time to comfort Gu Xiu. "Don't take it to heart. You're actually quite good, too. After all, Mingzhang recommended you, and we trust Mingzhang."
Gu Xiu nodded and said cautiously, "I'll work hard."
Chapter 33
Gu Chen rushed all the way there and even hailed a cab, but he was still five minutes late when he arrived at the sales office. Cao Yan, who had been standing guard at the entrance, caught him red-handed.
Cao Yan sneered at Gu Chen. "Five minutes late. One day's base pay deducted."
Gu Chen: "..."
Cao Yan left with his hands behind his back, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
Gu Chen went to the changing room first and locked his backpack in a locker. When he returned to the sales office lobby, he saw Chen Yuan standing there, complaining with a sour expression. "...I was only one minute late, and they actually docked me a hundred yuan. What the hell is that Cao trying to do? Can't he cut people some slack?"
"He's been in a bad mood these past few days. It's not the first or second time he's wanted to take it out on those of us in Sales Team One," a colleague advised. "Don't stoop to his level. Work harder and sell another