His mother didn't understand what they were talking about at all. When she heard the words "refund money," her eyes lit up:

"This is what you said, son, bring out the payment code."

Sun Ran usually cared a lot about his reputation.

Even though he was stingy in private, he always maintained a flawless appearance.

Even the leader had said before that Sun Ran was not only ambitious but also knew how to treat his girlfriend well. I made a good choice in picking him; my judgment was sharp.

At this moment, he didn't expect things to develop like this. For a moment, he couldn't keep a straight face.

He awkwardly pulled his mother's clothes, signaling her to go outside to talk.

His mother, however, opened Sun Ran's hand:

"Why are you pulling me?"

She sat on the ground, muttering loudly:

"Since I can't get the money back today, I'm not leaving."

As she spoke, she didn't forget to urge Sun Ran:

"What are you standing there foolishly for? Bring out the payment code."

Seeing his mother refusing to leave, Sun Ran became anxious, panting heavily, his face turning red and white alternately.

But his mother's bottom seemed to be glued to the ground. No matter how hard he pulled, she seemed stuck there, refusing to get up.

A colleague snorted from his nose:

"Forget it, let's just transfer the money directly to Sun Ran. After all, we all have his account."

After saying that, she led the way and transferred the money to Sun Ran.

Sun Ran was so anxious that his face turned red and white:

"No, no, this is my treat."

"Don't refuse," said the colleague, rolling her eyes.

"Your mother has said such pitiful words. If we still drink your cola, wouldn't it be like eating blood-filled steamed buns?"

Seeing this, other colleagues also transferred money to Sun Ran.

For a while, his phone kept ringing with incoming payment notifications.

I also transferred the 521 yuan I had let the staff split for ice cream yesterday to Sun Ran.

Sun Ran's mother sat on the ground, squinting as she listened to the payment notifications, becoming more and more satisfied as she listened.

It seemed like she was listening to celestial music.

When the sound stopped, she took Sun Ran's phone and added up the amounts one by one.

When she finished adding up, her hand paused. The smiling face that was squinting suddenly wrinkled like a bitter melon:

"Why is there still 9 yuan missing? Who drank my son's cola for free?"

Sun Ran stood aside, awkwardly pulling her:

"Mom, stop complaining. It was our leader who drank it."

Our leader's surname is Li, a woman in her forties who is unmarried.

She has a dark complexion, high cheekbones, and is as thin as a mummy.

She usually has many demands on us and has a very peculiar temper.

These include not eating during working hours, not turning on the air conditioning below 35 degrees, and bowing 90 degrees when greeting her.

Privately, we all call her "Master Ji."

Yesterday, when they brought in the cola to share, the most perceptive colleague immediately handed a cup to Master Ji.

Upon hearing this, Sun Ran's mother suddenly picked up from the ground, her eyes rolling around, then smiled and waved:

"Oh, Leader, it's okay, no need for her to refund. Son, I'll go back first."

She patted her bottom, happily walking towards the door, while a colleague smirked:

"Oh, you're not taking the leader's money? Is this your way of giving a gift to Manager Li?"

As she said this, she deliberately shouted loudly towards Master Ji's office.

Master Ji happened to come out holding a cup. Upon hearing this, her eyebrows furrowed so tightly that she could have caught a mosquito:

"What nonsense are you talking? Am I the one missing these few bucks?"

With a dark face, she immediately transferred the money to Sun Ran.

Before returning to the office, she glanced discreetly at Sun Ran:

"Xiao Sun, since there are more family matters recently, I'll let Xiao Wang take charge of the new project I mentioned to you this morning."

I had heard about this new project.

Because the implementation plan was simple and the returns were quick, many people in the company were eyeing it.

In order to secure this project, Sun Ran stayed late every day to show Manager Li.

Later, Manager Li decided to give the new project to Sun Ran, and everyone was waiting to see him fail.

Now, he had walked right into the trap.

Sun Ran panicked, stuttering as he spoke:

"Manager Li, let me explain."

"Explain what?" Master Ji glared at him, her eyebrows raised high:

"After all, the company is a workplace. Family matters should be resolved at home."

Sun Ran opened his mouth, then suddenly understood. He coaxed and dragged his mother out of the office.

As he left, everyone dispersed.

I also took the opportunity to ask Master Ji for half a day off.

If this incident hadn't happened in the morning, I could have calmly discussed breaking up with Sun Ran.

But now that Sun Ran's mother had caused a scene, I immediately decided to go back and throw all of Sun Ran's things out.