80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 461

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 461 – Rumors about an affair with a married woman (2) 

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The secretary was retiring in three years. Without any surprises, Gu Jianshe was the frontrunner to replace him, and he wasn’t about to give up the opportunity. Who else was more qualified than him?

But the secretary frowned. Even after all that, Gu Jianshe was still spouting empty assurances, avoiding the real issue. 

The secretary had once thought this young man was reliable and grounded, but now, he wasn’t so sure. 

It was too early to draw conclusions. He needed to observe him further.

“Do your job well.” 

The secretary said meaningfully, and dismissed him.

He would need to reconsider his choice of successor. Not just anyone could take on the role, especially not someone with questionable morals.

Gu Jianshe didn’t take it seriously. He thought it was just a routine talk. 

In fact, he secretly felt annoyed, he thought that this old man sure talked a lot. If it weren’t for the promotion, he wouldn’t even bother to pay attention to this old man. 

During this time, Chu Qiao had made more soy-braised beef and pork scallion dumplings. She had Gu Ye deliver them to the compound. 

Lin Yulan was a decent cook, but only knew Shanghainese dishes, she couldn’t handle northern-style dumplings or spicy food.  

Meanwhile, Gu Ye had been busy lately trying to sell machine tools. 

He had sent all his sales staff out and even went out himself. But things weren’t going well. 

Many factories wouldn’t even let him past the gate, shooing him away like a beggar.  

There were a few that let him in, but he couldn’t even meet the purchasing manager. 

They made him sit in a cold reception room, stuffed him with endless tea, then sent him away without even a glance.

After four days, Gu Ye had achieved absolutely nothing, not even one machine sold. 

And little did he know, his sales staff hadn’t even been trying. 

They had gone to a teahouse, relaxing all day. It was easier than working in the factory. 

As soon as the sun went down, they returned pretending to be exhausted, talking about how hard the day had been, just coasting through.

They even thought that Gu Ye was a fool. Who would care if the machines didn’t sell? The state had guaranteed export quotas. The workshop still had orders. We all get paid, so why bother? Just coast until retirement, such a good life! 

Gu Ye had no idea. He really thought that his people were out there working hard like he was, and just getting coldly rejected. 

It left him discouraged. He even began doubting himself. Had he overestimated his abilities?   

Six sales managers before him had failed, were they all incompetent, or was the task just impossible?  

They weren’t randomly chosen either. But no one had sold a machine. So what made him think he could do better? 

One day, Gu Ye went to an automotive parts factory. Xingda Machine Tool Factory produced gear hobbing machines, which were used to manufacture gears, essential components in industrial manufacturing. 

Almost every industry used them, especially the automotive sector. A single car had dozens of gears, all made with these machines.

This automotive parts factory was in the suburbs and privately owned. Not very big, smaller than the state-run ones he had previously visited. 

Gu Ye had only been trying state-run factories until now, all of which shut him out. So he figured that he would try his luck here, as private businesses might be more promising. 

But private factories were even harder to deal with. They wouldn’t even let him past the gate. They just said they didn’t need machines and kicked him out without mercy. 

Defeated, Gu Ye sat alone in a park, staring at the sky for over an hour, motionless. 

He was thinking about the future, should he even keep going?

Was he even cut out for sales?

He wasn’t so sure anymore.

After nearly two hours, his neck was sore, and he finally lowered his head, only to notice a group of people around him also staring blankly at the sky, motionless like idiots.

Confused, he looked up again.  

Just blue sky, white clouds, an occasional bird, there was nothing unusual.

What the heck were these people looking at? 

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