She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

Today is Sunday, and my uncle should be at his post today, but when I arrived at his workplace, I couldn't find him.

One of his colleagues told me: "Lao Jiao swapped shifts with me. He said he had something to do and was out today."

It's strange. I asked my uncle not to go to the nursing home to see my aunt and daughter during this period. He should have no other business to go out for. And my aunt just said in a coquettish voice that my uncle was working overtime. What on earth is my uncle busy with?

I called my uncle directly, but no one answered the first time I called. I called again, and it rang several times before the call was connected. My uncle's voice came through the noise: "Xu, Xuxu, what, what's wrong?"

"Uncle, where are you and why is it so noisy?" I couldn't help but frowning as I listened to the noise over there.

The sounds over there included not only people talking, but also the sounds of machines running. All of them came at once, and I could hardly hear my uncle's voice clearly.

No wonder he didn’t answer the phone the first time. In such a noisy environment, he probably didn’t hear the call at first.

But where is my uncle?

On the other end of the phone, my uncle seemed to have found a relatively quiet place, where the noisy background noises were much quieter. Then he spoke, "I'm at the construction site, Xuxu. It's too, too noisy here. I didn't hear the call. Xuxu, what's the matter?"

"Construction site? What are you doing there?" I was even more surprised. "Didn't Auntie tell you that you were working overtime? Why are you there?"

"I, I, I'm working overtime." My uncle stuttered to begin with, and now his stuttering became even worse.

I could clearly hear the panic in his tone: "You're working overtime at the construction site? Uncle, what on earth were you doing? Tell me the truth, you're not working on some project with that Ah Sheng again, are you?"

That’s right, this is why I was worried about my uncle and rushed to find him.

I am worried that my uncle will be persuaded by that Ah Sheng again to start another project. These projects are not something that ordinary people can get. I am worried that Ah Sheng is trying to deceive my uncle by dragging him into this project.

As soon as I mentioned Ah Sheng, my uncle's voice became higher: "No, no, I didn't, I didn't go with him, I found a part-time job at a construction site, I can earn a lot here."

When I heard that my uncle was not with Ah Sheng, my heart, which had been in a knot, eased a little. But when I heard that he was working part-time at a construction site, I suddenly became anxious: "Why are you working part-time at a construction site? The work at a construction site is so heavy!"

My uncle's health was not good to begin with, and I felt bad when my aunt said he was working overtime, worried that he would exhaust himself. But he went straight to the construction site to do the heavy work.

"Xuxu, don't be anxious. I, I quit. I'll be back soon!" Fortunately, my uncle quickly changed his mind and said that he quit and would be back soon.

I finally suppressed the anger that had just risen from my anxiety: "Okay, then I'll wait for you at the entrance of your unit, and we'll have lunch together at noon."

"Okay." My uncle agreed.

Just then, I heard someone call him, "Uncle Jiao!"

The voice sounded familiar, a bit like Ah Sheng's voice. My heart became alert again, and I was about to ask my uncle if that was Ah Sheng.

But my uncle had already hung up the phone.

I immediately called again, wanting to ask which construction site my uncle was at so I could go pick him up directly, but this time, my uncle didn't answer the phone.

I can understand that. It was probably because the noise on the construction site was too loud and my uncle didn't hear the phone ringing. But he would be back soon, and if he was with Ah Sheng, I would definitely see him.

Perhaps, it wasn't Ah Sheng at all, but another friend of my uncle.

I waited at the door of my uncle's workplace for half an hour, and then he came back. When he appeared in front of me, he looked exhausted, but his face was full of joy and excitement. "What do you want to eat? Today, I'll treat you!"

I looked behind him and saw that my uncle had come back alone, and there was no sign of Ah Sheng beside him. I breathed a sigh of relief and felt like joking: "Uncle, did you pick up the money?"

"It's part-time job money." My uncle smiled brightly, his face was red, and he took me to the restaurant, "Just order, your uncle has money!"

The salary at the construction site is a little higher, but it is all hard-earned money. How could I bear to use his money? I ordered a lot of nutritious dishes for this meal, but I still paid the bill.

When my uncle found out, he was so anxious that his face turned red, and he was even a little angry: "Xu Xu, why are you like this?"

"Uncle, we are a family, aren't we? What's the difference between yours and mine?" I hurriedly coaxed him, but changed my tone to a serious one, "But I won't allow you to go to the construction site anymore. Otherwise, I will be really angry and will never talk to you again."

"Okay, no, I won't go!" My uncle promised firmly.

I felt relieved and reminded him, "Also, let's not get involved in Ah Sheng's investment project. We are not short of money now."

"Okay, I won't invest." My uncle responded again, then squatted down to tie his shoelaces.

I looked at his pair of shoes that were stained with dust and a little torn, and I couldn't help blaming myself for not caring enough for my uncle during this period.

There happened to be a shoe store nearby, so I took my uncle there to buy a new pair of shoes.

After doing all this, I sent my uncle back to his unit and then went home.

After seeing my uncle this time, I felt relieved. It seemed that my uncle really did not work on the project with A Sheng, and I let go of this matter completely.

Jiang Yin acted quickly. I was originally planning to go to the hospital to see Yuan Tianye after get off work on Monday, but at noon, Jiang Yin called me to make an appointment: "Xu Xu, do you have time after get off work today? Let's go for coffee together. The desserts in that cafe are delicious. Can you invite Mrs. Zhang Si to join us?"

"You have other intentions. You didn't ask me to have coffee. You obviously want to see her." I teased her, "Are you so impatient? Can't wait even a moment?"

"No, I haven't seen Xuxu for a long time. I miss her, right?" Jiang Yin said something nice to coax me. "Besides, this is also a celebration party. I got the job today. You know Xuxu, you are my only good friend in China now. I want to share this good news with you."

I didn't believe anything else, but there was a key point in her words that piqued my interest: "You joined? Is it Rongyu?"

"No, it's another company. I didn't join Rong Yu." Jiang Yin answered frankly.

This news surprised me: "Haven't you always wanted to enter Rongyu? And Zhou Pinzhi is also there."