The other party finished speaking, and President Ma immediately broke into an even brighter smile.
"Oh? You might know each other. What a coincidence. Tang Nannan, hurry up and lift your head to see if you know Ms. Zhang."
"Oh my, I don't usually see you like this. Why are you so timid at critical moments, your head almost buried in the ground?"
"You are my special assistant, after all. You'll be attending many important events in the future. It's not good to always be like this."
In fact, Tang Nannan had already recognized both of them. They were her university classmates.
The man had aggressively pursued Tang Nannan since the first year of university, but his behavior was ostentatious, and Tang Nannan couldn't appreciate it, so she never agreed.
The woman, on the other hand, was madly pursuing the man. Judging by the current situation, they seemed to be together.
As expected, upon getting closer and seeing them clearly, the female classmate started laughing.
"It really is her! Honey, come look, it's Tang Nannan."
"What's going on? It's only been a little over two years, how did you end up like this? Where did you buy those clothes? And your shoes, my goodness, you didn't just come back from farm work, did you?"
"And your face, why does it look like an old aunt in her thirties or forties? You look more than twenty years older than before, Tang Nannan!"
Because of their complicated love triangle, the female classmate and Tang Nannan had a bad relationship during their school days.
She constantly treated Tang Nannan as a rival, spread rumors behind her back, and spoke sarcastically about her in front of classmates.
Today, she finally had an opportunity to hold her head high.
Tang Nannan knew she wouldn't say anything nice.
She had a bit of vanity and hoped they wouldn't see her, but now that they had seen her and said nasty things, she decided not to care about anything anymore.
"Same to you. Did you get plastic surgery in Korea? You've changed so much. If you hadn't called me, I wouldn't have recognized you."
"..."
The woman had a disgusted expression, as if she had swallowed a fly.
After two seconds of disgust, she still pretended to be magnanimous and swayed her arm linked with the man's.
"Honey, do you want to say something to her? I'm not that petty."
In such an occasion, getting involved with a waitress, especially a dirty and disheveled one, would only bring shame. What good could it do?
They would avoid her if they could. The man would never bring up the past. He cast a disdainful glance at Tang Nannan and patted the woman's hand.
"You're not looking at the beautiful things in this room, but at these disappointing ones. Let's go. I don't know this person, there's nothing to say."
The woman smiled triumphantly and said coquettishly.
"Your survival instinct is so high! I give you full marks for this answer. Reward: a kiss!"
They treated her like a robot without dignity. After mocking her, they kissed sweetly, leaned on each other, and walked away gracefully.
Tang Nannan watched their retreating figures, neither happy nor sad.
In more than two years, she had endured enough hardships. They were not people she cared about, so there was no need to get angry over them.
After they left, President Ma disdainfully placed the cup on the tray in her hand.
"You, you're hopeless. They both said they knew you and greeted you proactively, and look at what you said?"
"You don't know how to seize opportunities, your emotional intelligence is so low, and you still want to be my assistant? I really don't know what Mrs. Gao was thinking."
This sentence angered Tang Nannan.
She really wanted to lift the wine glass from the tray and pour it onto her face.
I want your salary, but I offer my labor and energy, and I deserve to be respected.
You enjoy the convenience I bring you while looking down on me. What are you?
Suddenly, she felt it was all meaningless.
What was the point of enduring humiliation and serving such an unpredictable and disrespectful woman?
Tang Nannan was poor and needed money and work experience.
However, she didn't want to live her life on her knees for money.
After speaking, President Ma put down the wine glass and turned around.
She took two steps out and, seeing Tang Nannan not following, turned back to scold her.
"What are you standing there for? I'm saying this for your own good. You can't handle a few words? Look at your long face."
"Hurry up and follow me. There's an important guest here who needs to be attended to."
Tang Nannan stood there, gritting her teeth, not moving. President Ma saw this and her eyebrows shot up.
Just as she was about to turn back to reprimand her up close, a familiar voice came from the side.
"Sister Ma. Excuse me, I'm late."
President Ma's expression changed, and she greeted the person with a face full of smiles and boundless warmth.
"President He. Oh my, you're finally here. I'm so sorry, it's my son's birthday today. I thought since you're in Nancheng, you might want to join the celebration."
"Look at me, I've been so busy that I haven't had time to pick you up. I'm truly sorry for making you come all this way yourself."
"Not at all, President Ma. It's a joyous occasion at home, and it's my honor to come for a drink. We shouldn't be so formal with each other."
After their polite exchange, Brother He San's eyes moved towards Tang Nannan.
"I was wondering who it was. The figure and profile are so familiar. It turns out to be Miss Tang."
"Am I mistaken, President Ma? How did Miss Tang from Sucheng end up at your house? What is she holding in her hand? And what's with her clothes? Could she have come to apply for a nanny position?"
President Ma laughed heartily, disregarding her image, and explained to him, "I knew you'd definitely recognize her."
"Mrs. Gao introduced her to me. She said she didn't have much education or background, and she was all alone drifting in Nancheng, so I gave her a job. I'm a compassionate person, so I made her my assistant."
"It's busy today, so I asked her to come in for some overtime. Look how unhappy she is. Fortunately, you're here. Otherwise, judging by her attitude just now, she was about to throw a tantrum at me again."
"Is that so?" Brother He San walked towards Tang Nannan with a smile, grabbed her shoulder, and turned her halfway around.
"Your parents have been gone for over two years, and you've suffered so much, yet you still put on airs? Do you think you're still the Miss Tang of yesteryear? Hmm?"
Tang Nannan didn't know if President Ma had deliberately called someone to disgust her, or if it was true that birds of a feather flock together.
She hadn't felt like she knew anyone before. It was rare to attend a banquet, and look at this...
She had suspected Brother He San of reporting her to Grey Electric a few days ago. Now that she knew he was also in Nancheng, the matter was confirmed.
Tang Nannan looked at him coldly and shook her shoulder.
"Who am I has nothing to do with you. Mind your own business."
"And you, President Ma. I'm not desperate and have no choice but to work for you. Mrs. Gao said you really needed an assistant, and I happened to be qualified, so I came."
"After interacting with you these past few days, I've found that our values are incompatible, so I've decided to resign. I'll go through the resignation procedures tomorrow."
"Please reimburse me for all the taxi fares from these past few days and settle my salary. Since you look down on me so much, we don't need to see each other again."