Chapter 186: Feeling Like A Clown
The Finance Office wasn’t very big.
At this moment, seven people were standing there, and the other six were all staring blankly at Director Lu Qiaoge.
At this moment, Accountant Shen felt that the air in the Finance Office was no longer circulating smoothly.
How could this be?
Why would this be?
The banknotes’ amount was incorrect, but neither of the two admitted to losing them.
Xiao Liu kept clamoring nonstop, implying in her words that Director Lu Qiaoge should take responsibility for this.
But Director Lu Qiaoge had a backup plan; the banknotes had just been issued from the Department Store.
Was it such a coincidence?
Director Lu Qiaoge urged again: “Everyone is quite busy, so don’t waste time on such trivial matters. It’s better to check if there’s no problem and enter the accounts early.”
Xiao Liu’s mind was in a muddle, feeling like she was a clown.
Since there was still a copy of the banknotes, there was no need to go to the Department Store.
Old Hu sat on the chair and said to Accountant Shen with a serious expression: “You come and verify the accounting.”
The Finance Office was quiet.
Liu Jing stood there, not knowing what she should say.
She hadn’t even noticed that Old Hu no longer needed her to do the accounting.
Accountant Shen checked and said truthfully: “It’s real, all from the Department Store banknotes.”
Since it was real, it should be entered into the accounts.
Unexpectedly, Director Lu Qiaoge smilingly stopped it and said to Accountant Shen: “I need to take this missing counterfoil banknotes back to the Food Factory, but I have to re-register and record which one is missing, then the leader needs to sign and stamp.”
Accountant Shen thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly Director Lu Qiaoge had more to say.
She put down her pen and said displeased: “Then you verify it yourself, and talk after it’s correct.”
Director Lu Qiaoge pretended not to see Accountant Shen’s cold face. She said to Hu Ze: “You come and write, just according to the lost banknotes’ amounts. I’ll tell you which day, how much, and who issued them…”
Everyone thought Director Lu Qiaoge would compare the banknotes one by one, but unexpectedly Director Lu Qiaoge just said: “On the ninth of this month, five hundred corn cakes and six hundred flaky pastries, amount sixty-three yuan…”
Director Lu Qiaoge said it directly without looking at the banknotes.
Old Hu stood up and verified the banknotes together. He found that what Director Lu Qiaoge said was all correct.
He asked in surprise: “Qiao Ge, how did you know?”
“Didn’t I just flip through them earlier?”
“You remembered them all?”
“This is our Food Factory’s sales grades for the first month; every transaction must be kept in mind.”
Old Hu then looked at Hu Ze.
Hu Ze immediately broke out in a sweat on his forehead, but he also said: “I remembered most of them.”
Old Hu was not very satisfied and decided to properly educate his son in the evening.
Soon, the missing banknotes were all supplemented.
Then Old Hu and Accountant Shen both signed and stamped their seals and the finance seal above.
They thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly Director Lu Qiaoge held the newly supplemented white slips, her eyes flashed, and she muttered to herself: “Fortunately, it was those few that were lost.”
Hu Ze’s heart stirred; he felt that their Director Lu wasn’t speaking carelessly.
He also followed up: “Why, is there anything special about these few?”
Old Hu also looked at Director Lu Qiaoge.
What was this girl going to do again? But Old Hu didn’t drive anyone away and sat back on the chair, patiently waiting.
Director Lu Qiaoge glanced at Liu Jing, who was standing aside with a gloomy face, and said meaningfully to Hu Ze: “Did you forget? It was this receipt from the twelfth, which was placed on the table at the time. A sparrow flew in and pooped two blobs, dirtying the banknotes. You handled it.”
Liu Jing’s eyes immediately widened, looking incredulously at Director Lu Qiaoge.
Hu Ze was smart; if he wasn’t smart, Director Lu Qiaoge wouldn’t have placed him in finance.
He also suddenly realized and said: “Oh, now that you mention it, I remember. Wasn’t it bird droppings? A big patch of yellow and white, especially hard to clean when on paper. I simply waited for the bird droppings to dry and shook them off directly, but there were bird dropping marks on the edges…”
Old Hu and Old Huang, even Accountant Shen and Sister Chu, all looked simultaneously at Liu Jing, whose face had changed.
Liu Jing bit her teeth tightly, clenched her two hands together, trying hard not to be affected, even thinking, it’s just bird droppings, what’s the big deal.
And they were all dried.
But thinking of what she had swallowed into her stomach… Liu Jing felt waves of nausea.
Old Huang and Old Hu exchanged a glance; these two brats.
Even without evidence, they had to disgust Liu Jing; what if they disgusted her correctly.
Accountant Shen stopped talking.
She wasn’t a fool; how could she not guess what was going on?
But this wasn’t over.
Director Lu Qiaoge suddenly said fortunately: “Fortunately, the receipt from the twenty-first was lost. If someone ate it into their stomach, that would really be disgusting to death.”
Liu Jing’s face completely changed, staring deadly at Director Lu Qiaoge, her expression terrified and hateful.
Thus, the others’ expressions became subtle.
Hu Ze continued to cooperate with Director Lu Qiaoge: “Why? I haven’t thought of this one.”
Director Lu Qiaoge didn’t say what it was, so he didn’t know how to continue fabricating.
“It was all my fault…” At this point, Director Lu Qiaoge paused. She turned her eyes, satisfied looking at Liu Jing’s changing expression, curved the corners of her mouth, acting as if she didn’t want to continue: “Forget it, forget it, no need to say. Anyway, even if the banknotes were picked up by someone, no one would be foolish enough to eat them into their stomach.”
Hu Ze also nodded: “Yes, only a foolish person would eat it into their stomach; then it’s fine.”
Director Lu Qiaoge looked at the highest leader here: “Director Hu, any more instructions?”
Old Hu looked deeply at Liu Jing. No need to think; the banknotes were destroyed by Liu Jing.
Such a person was no longer suitable for the Finance Office.
He now had to go to the office and Factory Department to report and see how to handle it.
Anyway, she couldn’t continue staying.
He said to Director Lu Qiaoge: “Your self-criticism just now was done very well. You must remember today’s lesson!”
Not only Director Lu Qiaoge, even Hu Ze loudly said he remembered.
“Because there were only Liu Jing and Director Lu Qiaoge in the Finance Office, both sides stuck to their words and couldn’t prove themselves, so let’s leave it temporarily like this; no next time!”
Director Lu Qiaoge and Hu Ze didn’t refute and obediently agreed.
Old Hu was very satisfied with these two’s attitude.
As for Liu Jing, who didn’t make a sound and didn’t know what she was pondering, Old Hu naturally didn’t bother with her since he didn’t want her anymore.
He could only handle it temporarily like this; otherwise, what else could he do? Director Lu Qiaoge had no written proof in hand.
Giving Qiao Ge a lesson through this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
And just then, his unreliable son suddenly asked Director Lu Qiaoge: “Director, I’m a bit curious. What about the receipt from the twenty-first? Can you tell me?”
Director Lu Qiaoge and Hu Ze hadn’t left the Finance Office yet.
Director Lu Qiaoge said carelessly: “Don’t feel disgusted when I tell you.”
Hu Ze immediately guaranteed: “Not disgusted!”
Accountant Shen suddenly stood up and scolded: “Alright, this is the Finance Office. Since it’s resolved, everyone leave.”
Finance is a key area; no idlers allowed!
