Chapter 1082 - 1013: Journey of the Heart
Ding.
The elevator chimed as Xu Juan stepped inside carrying a box, surprised to find three people already in the elevator.
"Heading out so early?" A female neighbor inside greeted Xu Juan in a friendly tone. Everyone living upstairs or downstairs occasionally bumped into each other.
"Yes." Xu Juan replied briefly, then felt it seemed out of character and forced a smile, adding, "Are you heading to work?"
"That’s right. We have to start two hours earlier than you guys. You’re still quite comfortable." The female neighbor smiled.
"How could us private sector workers possibly be more comfortable than you government employees?" Xu Juan responded with a similar line she’d likely repeated numerous times before. As neighbors, their conversations rarely went deeper than exchanging workplace details, something the female neighbor initiated.
Xu Juan didn’t like this female neighbor. She often deliberately or subtly bragged about her cushy government job—short hours, plenty of vacation time, things like that.
Before, Xu Juan would just go along and say a few perfunctory words. After all, at work, she had to flatter people too.
But today, clutching the spring dismantled from the mattress, Xu Juan suddenly felt she didn’t need to hold back anymore.
Having said her piece, Xu Juan lifted her chin, ready to strike back properly.