They drank to their hearts' content.
Between them, Wang Xiaoliang and Huang Xueli polished off an entire bottle of high-proof liquor.
On his way back to the Rental Room, Wang Xiaoliang felt as though he were walking on cotton, pleasantly dizzy.
Swaying, he fished out his phone to check the time.
The moment the screen lit up, he saw one unread WeChat message and one unread text.
The WeChat message was from Kong Xiuyun. Without fail, she sent him the daily inventory reports for all three supermarkets at this time every day. Revenue, inventory, losses, incidental expenses for the day, staff attendance... every figure was clear and neatly organized.
This woman was both conscientious and dedicated.
Wang Xiaoliang silently praised her, swiped the screen, and opened the other message.
It was a deposit notification from the bank.
"[China Construction Bank] A transfer deposit of RMB 7,309.00 was completed to your savings account ending in 9112 at 21:15 on October 18. Current balance: RMB 51,052.50."
His share of the profits, plus this month's salary, plus what he had already had in his account.
Wang Xiaoliang stared at the string of digits, checking it twice.
Fifty-one thousand fifty-two yuan and fifty cents.
That was right!
An indescribable surge of joy mingled with the alcohol and rippled through his body, making him feel even better.
Back at the Rental Room, Wang Xiaoliang felt as if he floated through the door.
He took a quick, careless shower and sobered up considerably, but he simply couldn't suppress his excitement. He flopped onto the bed, grabbed his phone, opened the banking app, and snapped a screenshot of the balance that made his heart race.
Then he sent the screenshot to Wei Zijin.
Her reply came almost instantly.
First, Wei Zijin sent a wide-eyed, shocked emoji.
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