Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading

Zhao Xiuyun saw his face didn’t look good and thought he was intimidated by her husband’s identity, instantly getting more smug: "An old bull eating young grass, shameless, pfft."

Director Liu’s voice was cold and deep: "Just a deputy director, yet a big ego." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"If I remember correctly, your husband’s deputy director position hasn’t been finalized yet, right?"

"What do you know? It’s settled, my husband is starting tomorrow."

Zhao Xiuyun rolled her eyes disdainfully, and just as she finished speaking, the man turned his back on them suddenly stood up: "Are you eating or not? What are you babbling with strangers? I have to go to work tomorrow, I have a lot to prepare tonight, no time to waste here..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly met Director Liu’s dark face, freezing in place.

Zhao Xiuyun didn’t notice his abnormality, hurriedly acted cautiously under his questioning: "I know, it’s just that old thing and that shameless little vixen..."

Before she finished speaking, a heavy slap landed on her face.

"Director Liu, don’t listen to this woman’s nonsense, she just came from the countryside, knows nothing, don’t pay her any mind."

Wang Aimin pushed Zhao Xiuyun with a cold face: "Shut your foul mouth, this is Director Liu from the city general supply, quickly apologize to Director Liu!"

Zhao Xiuyun was startled by his raised voice, she might be tough outside, but at home, she dared not say a word to Wang Aimin.

Now hearing it’s her husband’s superior, her face turned pale immediately, she raised her hand and slapped herself: "Director Liu, I’m sorry, pretend my words were nonsense, please forgive me, don’t argue with a clueless country person like me."

Director Liu looked coldly, without speaking.

Zhao Xiuyun bent over, not daring to straighten up, sneaking glances at Wang Aimin behind her.

Wang Aimin was furious, teeth grinding, this woman caused such a big mess on her first day, if his job were jeopardized, he wouldn’t spare this vile woman!

Zhao Xiuyun was startled by the fierceness in his eyes, knees weakened, she knelt down and started kowtowing to Director Liu: "Director Liu, I beg you, it’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have kept my foul mouth unchecked, you can beat or scold me, but please don’t let it affect my husband, it’s nothing to do with him, it’s all because of my foul mouth..."

Director Liu was startled, not expecting, in front of so many people, the woman would just kneel and kowtow, as though if he dared refuse, she could die right there.

Director Liu slowly furrowed his brow, clearly, this act was instigated by Wang Aimin.

For such a minor thing having his wife kneel and kowtow, Wang Aimin’s actions seemed too extreme, quite uncomfortable.

Can such a person really be a good deputy director of the city general supply?

But in this situation, if he reported back asking for someone else for the deputy director position, it might be seen as him intentionally making things difficult for Wang Aimin over this little friction.

Then even with reason, it wouldn’t be clear.

He furrowed his brow tightly, accepting wasn’t right, refusing wasn’t either.

While hesitating, he heard a crisp and pleasant voice interject from the side.

"I say, shouldn’t you also apologize to me?"

Zhao Xiuyun saw Su Xiaoxiao’s face clearly, grinding her back teeth in anger, this little vixen dared appear in front of her? If not for this vile woman, would her man despise her? Would she humiliate herself publicly kowtowing in apology?

Still wanting her to apologize? What does she count for?

Director Liu, hearing Su Xiaoxiao’s words, suddenly realized, this issue was originally between Comrade Xiao Su and Wang’s wife, two women, unrelated to their men.

Even if he went back and requested to replace Wang Aimin, no one would say anything.

Thinking this, he promptly followed Su Xiaoxiao’s lead: "Mr. Wang, Comrade Su is right, the one your wife should apologize to most is Comrade Su, I’m fine as a man, but a young girl being slandered like this is indeed excessive."

Wang Aimin didn’t expect Director Liu to classify the issue as a conflict between two women with just a few words.

Initially he thought Director Liu, being a man, wouldn’t want to fuss with his wife, and the matter would pass discreetly.

Even if Director Liu was dissatisfied later, he wouldn’t dare overdo it, otherwise, it’d be seen as personal vendetta.

But now...

Director Liu’s look was clearly displeased, if he didn’t accept their apology today, his deputy director position might fall through.

Thinking of this, he felt a chill, blaming this foul-mouthed woman, why must she come looking for trouble now?

He glared at Zhao Xiuyun: "Quickly apologize to the young comrade!"

Zhao Xiuyun felt very unwilling, but she dared not defy her husband’s words, biting her lip, she turned towards Su Xiaoxiao: "Comrade Su, sorry for today’s incident, forgive me, regard me as someone nonsensical."

While speaking, she steeled her heart to kowtow, that humiliated yet forbearing look sparking discussions among many onlookers.

"This woman is so petty, just a few words and she demands a kowtow apology, too excessive."

"Indeed, doing things so vicious at such a young age, tsk tsk, acting like a proper person."

"She’s already kneeling, forgive and let go, don’t force her to death."

...

Su Xiaoxiao heard the discussions around, feeling speechless, she hadn’t done anything yet, labels kept dropping down, moral binding didn’t go like this.

Listening to the discussions becoming more exaggerated, fearing soon someone would call the police on her.

She hurriedly reached to grab Zhao Xiuyun’s shoulder, stopping her: "Comrade, what’re you doing? Let’s clear up any misunderstandings face to face, you apologize, compensate as needed, though I’m younger, I can’t accept such gifts."

"Oh, someone might think I’m unreasonable? After all, it’s nothing major, just you slandering I have an affair with Director Liu, despising my family for being poor, unable to afford train meals..."

With those words, surrounding denouncements stopped immediately.

Someone quickly understood the reason.

Turns out this woman not only belittled the young lady, but also slandered an affair with an old man, too unethical!

Having done such unethical things, not apologizing properly, but wanting to kowtow to gain sympathy, pfft, shameless.

In a moment, people’s gaze towards Su Xiaoxiao shifted from anger to sympathy.

Zhao Xiuyun didn’t expect the situation changed so fast, looking pleadingly at her man.