River dam, rural tourism.

It's already early winter, in the large open space east of the bungalow, a bonfire burns, flames flickering in the dark.

Chairs were placed around the bonfire, five or six young men and women sat here, their faces lit unsettlingly by the firelight. Not far away, a grill was set up, the chef's hands flipping skewers, busy grilling meat.

Xue Yuantong and Chuchu stayed at the doorstep, scattered laughter occasionally coming from the distance. She was holding a flip-style new3ds game console, playing Fire Emblem: Awakening.

This game is a strategy chess game, quite fun to play, but not interesting to watch, and the 3ds's trashy screen isn't suitable for viewing.

Xue Chuchu was beside her, holding Jiang Ning's iPad, watching a documentary quietly.

"Chuchu, do you smell the fragrance?" Xue Yuantong suddenly asked, the aroma from the neighboring rural tourism drifted over to them.

"Weren't you full?" Xue Chuchu countered.

Xue Yuantong grumbled, "I was just asking."

After a while, she sniffed and, judging by the aroma, said, "Do you know what they're grilling today? It doesn't seem like lamb skewers."

Xue Chuchu recalled, "Uncle Yang seemed to mention at noon that they were grilling bamboo rat?"

Xue Yuantong frowned, "Ah, can you eat bamboo rat?"

Big rats, how terrifying!

Born in the countryside, Xue Yuantong knew all too well what rats looked like. Wild rats are particularly ugly and full of bacteria. Once bitten, you have to get a week's worth of rabies shots.

Xue Chuchu: "You can, bamboo rat is different from rats. Li Shizhen once recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that bamboo rat meat is sweet, supplements, and detoxifies."

"Do you know what it tastes like?" Xue Yuantong was interested.

Xue Chuchu shook her head, "How would I know that?"

She had only heard that bamboo rat meat was particularly expensive.

The two were chatting, and not long after, Uncle Yang came over from a distance. Xue Yuantong glanced over and saw that he wasn't carrying anything, and instantly lost interest.

When Uncle Yang came closer, he found someone missing. However, he was entrusted by someone and it had nothing to do with Jiang Ning. He said:

"Come on, Bi Yue is calling you to eat. We're all neighbors, let's get together."

Bi Yue is the resident on the east side of the bungalow, Old Man Bi's daughter. She didn't usually stay in the bungalow, and since joining Changqing Liquid Company, she hadn't been back for a while.

Upon hearing Bi Yue's name, Xue Yuantong immediately remembered the small conflict they had with Bi Yue last summer when Bai Yuxia came to the river dam to play.

Fortunately, Bai Yuxia was very impressive, making Bi Yue speechless.

Xue Yuantong immediately shook her head, "I'm full."

Uncle Yang extended the invitation a couple more times, and seeing that they were not interested, he didn't insist. He was just passing on a message for a guest, so he returned to the rural tourism.

At this moment, beside the bonfire of the rural tourism, Bi Yue was chatting with a few men and women. After hearing Uncle Yang's words, she hadn't had a chance to respond.

A nearby woman with large waves and heavy makeup teased, "Yueyue, they're not giving you face, your top spot in External Liaison Group 5 is in jeopardy!"

Bi Yue glanced at the adjacent seat; it was a man in his early thirties, dressed casually, quite handsome with a rather unruly temperament. He was the group leader of Changqing Liquid's Human Resources Department.

Don't be fooled by the group leader title; he actually held significant power and could even influence employee salaries to a certain extent.

Now that Evergreen Liquid is about to launch, internal employees know how powerful this product is. Surely, a big batch of new employees will be coming in the future. With Group Leader Jian's qualifications, everyone knows his prospects are excellent.

Bi Yue organized this gathering to establish a connection with Group Leader Jian, but he didn't pay her any attention, acting very arrogant.

Seeing that the gathering was in vain, Bi Yue thought of Xue Chuchu and Xue Yuantong next door.

They had Uncle Yang invite Xue Yuantong and the others, partly to show off their current status and partly to appeal to their tastes.

She knew that this Group Leader Jian had a preference for young girls. Even though they ignored Xue Yuantong, as a fellow woman, Bi Yue was well aware of Xue Chuchu's level of beauty.

She had never seen such a beautiful girl before.

Bi Yue couldn't win over Group Leader Jian but could find someone who could win him over.

Taunted by her colleague, Bi Yue's face turned awkward, but being sufficiently experienced, she set aside her pride and took the initiative.

"I'll make a trip." Bi Yue said.

Group Leader Jian leaned back in his chair, watching Bi Yue's departing figure, his eyes slightly lifting.

...

Bi Yue walked gracefully to the east of the bungalow, looking down at the two girls.

Xue Yuantong was eating barbecue. After Uncle Yang left, knowing they were unwilling to go, he brought over skewers again.

Bi Yue spoke sincerely, "Some time ago, I was new and had a bad attitude. Today we're having a party, please come and have some food."

Xue Chuchu's eyes were deep, silent.

Bi Yue felt a chilling sensation as if her whole being was seen through, extremely uneasy.

Although Xue Yuantong was a foodie, she wasn't stupid. Why would she join the bustle of strangers when she could eat barbecue and watch TV with Chuchu?

She declined once more.

Bi Yue couldn't maintain her composure. In front of Group Leader Jian, she showed humility because he wielded power, but towards a little girl like Xue Yuantong, being refused again made her very impatient.

"Not even happy to be invited to eat something?" Bi Yue's face changed, revealing her true colors.

Xue Yuantong, seeing her so fierce, didn't retort. She would only argue with Jiang Ning at home. She was always quite meek in front of strangers.

Bi Yue, frustrated and agitated, said, "If you don't want to go, don't go. I'm giving you a chance to understand the workplace, yet you refuse."

She still wanted to speak when Group Leader Jian's figure suddenly appeared here. Holding a wine glass, he glanced unfazed at Xue Chuchu. He had noticed this level of girl when he first arrived, but had chosen not to act on it.

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