Mu Jinyu chuckled and said, "Of course I really brought it back. Otherwise, do you think I'm joking with you?"
The moment his words fell, a sycophant immediately chimed in with criticism:
"How can you talk to the manager like that?"
"Exactly, you don't even know if the check you've brought is real or fake, and yet you dare to speak to the manager like that!"
"That's right, even if you've managed to recover the final payment from Hongmao Pharmaceuticals, at most it would be considered a decent performance. You're still not qualified to act all high and mighty in front of the manager!"
"..."
After they scolded Mu Jinyu for a while, they turned to Manager Chen and warned, "Manager, you'd better check it carefully. It would be hugely embarrassing for us if it turns out to be a fake check when you submit it to the finance department..."
Mu Jinyu coldly watched them, not saying much.
Manager Chen completely ignored their chirping and scrutinized the check. He recognized Liu Zhengguo's signature, then returned to his own seat, logged onto the bank's website, and verified that the check was indeed real.
Manager Chen suddenly looked up at Mu Jinyu with shock under everyone's dubious gaze, and said again, "You actually managed to recover this final payment?"
She was really too surprised not to ask repeatedly.
In her view, dealing with the desperate situation at Hongmao Pharmaceuticals without the big leverage, they hardly had a chance to recover the money.
However, unexpectedly, they had initially sent two newcomers to collect the debt with the intention of passing the responsibility, and it miraculously worked out and they really recovered the bad debt.
"How did you manage that?"
Manager Chen's eyes were sharp, staring intently at Mu Jinyu, trying to see through him.
"Is it really Hongmao Pharmaceuticals' check?"
"They really managed to recover that bad debt? Impossible!"
"..."
While everyone was whispering among themselves, Mu Jinyu shrugged his shoulders and explained, "Maybe I was just lucky. Hongmao Pharmaceuticals just had some good news today. Liu Zhengguo's son decided to turn over a new leaf, and they were celebrating in a big way, so when I asked him to settle the final payment, he gave me the money right away."
"Just like that?" Manager Chen, unable to believe it, asked again in disbelief.
Mu Jinyu shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Sister Qiaoxia."
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Lin Qiaoxia, smiling and winking at her.
Knowing the truth of the matter, Lin Qiaoxia listened to Mu Jinyu's explanation and was speechless.
What does it mean that Hongmao Pharmaceuticals had some good news today?
What does it mean that Liu Zhengguo's son decided to mend his ways?!
Where were they celebrating?
It's true that Liu Zhengguo repaid the money quite readily...
But would he dare not to?
Lin Qiaoxia was speechless, but since Mu Jinyu did not want to reveal that he knew those people, or the real situation, she decided not to divulge anything either.
Thus, when she saw that Manager Chen and the office colleagues were all looking at her with doubts, Lin Qiaoxia steeled herself, summoned a faint smile, and nodded, "Yes, it really happened like that....."
Lin Qiaoxia had been in the Public Relations department for some time, and the people in the department had come to realize that she was quite honest and hardly ever lied.
So, they also believed Mu Jinyu's words.
"Tch, what the heck, it was that simple? If I had known earlier, I would have gone myself. The bonus is tens of thousands, they got such a good deal!"
Snake Spirit Face pouted her lips and said in an annoyed tone.
They didn't seem to mind that they were right there.
"It's not necessarily a bargain for those two, after all, they just arrived, who knows if they can pass the probationary period?"
Someone chimed in,
"That's true..."
Snake Spirit Face nodded, then looked at Mu Jinyu and said, "Hey, what about Jinyu? How about this, you give this credit to Sister, and when I get the bonus, I'll take a third, and the rest is all yours!"
Mu Jinyu looked at her as if she were an idiot.
"What is that look?!" Snake Spirit Face got somewhat annoyed and infuriated by Mu Jinyu's gaze and snapped, "I'm not taking advantage of you, after all, you're just an intern. Even if you have this performance, you won't get much bonus. If you give it to me, I can get a lot more. Even if I give you two thirds of the bonus, it would still be much more than what you guys would get on your own..."
"Heh..." Mu Jinyu chuckled and shook his head, "Forget it, I'm afraid if I give this performance to you, when the time comes to turn permanent, it would just be bad luck if I'm short just this bit of performance."
"Alright, stop bullying the newcomers!"
At that moment, Manager Chen spoke to Mu Jinyu, "Besides, this kind of performance isn't something you can just give away!"
Once the manager spoke, Snake Spirit Face, though unwilling, no longer pressed aggressively.
Meanwhile, others started to stir things up, "Hey, handsome Jinyu, you helped the company recover this bad debt, and the bonus is quite substantial. Why not consider treating us sisters to a night out at the 'Night Cat' bar?"
"Exactly, you've made so much money, you definitely have to treat us all to play."
Several people echoed this sentiment.
Mu Jinyu listened to their words and felt disgusted.
Damn, when it was time to collect the debt from Hongmao Pharmaceuticals, each of them reveled in their misfortune, waiting to watch a good show, never really caring about them.
And now after they had recovered the bad debt, everyone was trying to cozy up, expecting him to treat them!
Was he even close with them? Each of them so shameless!
Compared to them, Lin Qiaoxia was really too adorable.
However, having been down the mountain for so long, Mu Jinyu had also matured a lot, and wouldn't just curse out loud whenever he saw something he disliked.
With a cold, almost mocking smile, he spread his hands, "Sorry, I don't have much money on me, the bonus hasn't been issued, so I really can't treat you all to some fun!"
"Tch!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd looked at Mu Jinyu with disappointment and disdain, then didn't bother to say anything else.
Then, they turned to look at Manager Chen and said, "Manager, why don't you treat us?"
As a manager, and with Mu Jinyu having resolved the bad debt of Hongmao Pharmaceuticals, Manager Chen naturally had a bonus too, although not as much as Mu Jinyu and Lin Qiaoxia, but enough for a night out.
Moreover, for Manager Chen, this bonus wasn't that significant. The important thing was, she had finally completely resolved this bad debt, and thus was regarded highly by the ministry leader and had the opportunity for a promotion, which was truly something to celebrate.
Hearing everyone's instigation, Manager Chen smiled and said, "Alright, tonight I'll treat everyone to a fun night at the 'Night Cat' bar!"
"Hooray! Long live the manager!"
"Long live the manager!"
"..."
Manager Chen watched their excitement, laughed and shook her head, then withdrew her gaze, looking at Mu Jinyu and smiled, "Consider it your welcome party."
'Seeing I'm of value now, starting to garner favor, huh?'
Mu Jinyu scornfully laughed to himself, but on the surface, he smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, manager."