After leaving Liu Lan's house, Wang Qiang rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill first.

I saw Li Weidong as soon as I entered!

"Weidong, I haven't seen you for a few days. How's work going?"

Li Weidong, now in his uniform, looked very energetic and ran over to Wang Qiang with a big smile.

"Brother Qiang, thank you so much. I heard that people are desperate to get this job, but you got it done in no time."

"I was thinking of inviting you to dinner. I haven't seen you for several days, and today is the perfect opportunity. There's no time like the present, so please don't refuse."

"Oh, by the way, my sister also mentioned that she wanted to ask you to use your connections to get her a job at the steel rolling mill."

"And Brother Qiang..."

Li Weidong looked around to make sure no one was watching, then pulled Wang Qiang aside and whispered something to him.

"The women at home miss you a lot, but there's a bit of trouble going on right now."

Wang Qiang was taken aback. He had initially considered sending them somewhere else, but hadn't found a suitable place. "Is there some trouble?" he asked.

Li Weidong smiled sheepishly and said, "It's like this, Brother Qiang. After a while, the neighbors have started talking about it."

“I’m afraid that if it gets passed on to someone, they’ll come to check, and if they do, my credentials will be exposed immediately.”

Wang Qiang thought it made sense; these days, you can't go anywhere without identification. Even if you have identification, you still need a letter of introduction to get around, take public transportation, and stay in hotels.

Not to mention that it's really inappropriate for several living people to stay at Li Weidong's house for an extended period of time.

"Okay, don't worry about this. I'll think of a way today."

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Brother Qiang, I wouldn't have said this if I hadn't really had no other choice. You've helped me so much, so I should help you to the end, but I'm afraid I might cause you trouble."

Wang Qiang patted Li Weidong on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I won't let my brother do anything difficult."

Hearing this, Li Weidong was deeply moved. "Brother Qiang is absolutely right. Just tell me what you need. Whether it's going through fire and water, climbing snow-capped mountains or crossing grasslands, I'll do it without batting an eye."

Wang Qiang smiled. "If you can't go that far, just stay here and do your job well."

Li Weidong nodded. "Brother Qiang, then you can come over at noon. I'll have my sister prepare some good wine and food, and we can have a drink together."

"I'll ask for leave in a bit." With that, she turned to leave.

Wang Qiang pulled Li Weidong aside and asked, "How did that Section Chief Qin treat you? I saw him take you and another young man with him to the third canteen for lunch that day."

Li Weidong spoke up. "At first, Section Chief Qin might have had some issues with me, but now he's actually quite nice to me." Wang Qiang nodded; this Qin Shouren was quite considerate.

"The young man is Section Chief Qin's nephew, named Qin Fen. He's currently a projectionist at our factory."

After listening, Wang Qiang said to Li Weidong, "Okay, make sure you maintain good relationships with them and don't ruin them. After all, a local official is more powerful than a distant one, and Section Chief Qin is your direct superior; you need to understand that."

Li Weidong nodded. "Brother Qiang, don't worry about this. I'll definitely handle it well. I'll go ask Section Chief Qin for leave now and go back to prepare at noon. You must come then."

"Okay, no problem, you go ahead. I'll go find Director Fan now."

Wang Qiang parked his bicycle in the bike shed and then went to Fan Debiao's office.

"Director Fan..."

Wang Qiang called out as soon as he entered. Fan Debiao saw that it was Wang Qiang. There were many rumors about Wang Qiang in the factory, and he couldn't tell if they were true or false. Although he had read Wang Qiang's answer countless times, he still wasn't sure.

However, judging from Xu Li's attitude, Wang Qiang is definitely not a simple person.

Although he was just a staff member in the purchasing department, it shouldn't be wrong for me, as the director, to have a good relationship with him.

Fan Debiao stood up from his seat. "Oh, it's Wang Qiang. What can I do for you?" he said, while pouring Wang Qiang a glass of water.

Wang Qiang was a little flattered and wondered what was going on with Director Fan today.

"Director Fan, I have a small suggestion regarding the reception of the high-ranking leader."

"Isn't it a good thing to have suggestions? This way we can identify and fill in any gaps. Tell me your thoughts." Fan Debiao returned to his seat, placed his hands on the table, and looked at Wang Qiang.

Wang Qiang pondered for a moment and said, "Director Fan, it's like this, I see that besides a few leaders from the factory accompanying us, the reception arrangements are as follows."

"Does our factory need to have a few female workers around to pour drinks and serve food?"

"This way, firstly, it shows the enthusiasm of our factory. Secondly, with female colleagues present, the leaders won't say anything too harsh out of consideration for their image."

Fan Debiao looked at Wang Qiang with a delighted expression. "Wang Qiang, what you said makes a lot of sense; we were thinking the same thing."

"But we don't have suitable candidates yet. We can't just pick two people at random."

Wang Qiang replied, "Director Fan, I think it's like this: First of all, the person has to be clever. And secondly, the person has to be good-looking. If you bring in two ugly, deformed people who make people want to vomit just by looking at them, then we're in for a world of trouble."

Director Fan laughed heartily. "Of course. You also need to have keen observation skills and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances."

"By the way, what do you think of Li Man and Cao Xiaojing from the finance department? They are both vocational school graduates, educated, and young."

Wang Qiang, upon hearing this, realized that Fan Debiao's intentions were quite sophisticated. "Director Fan," he said, "although those two are educated and young, they lack experience in this kind of situation."

"I'm afraid that if they get nervous, they might make things worse."

Fan Debiao nodded and thought it made sense. These two people hadn't been at the factory for very long and hadn't experienced any big events. If they made a mistake, he wouldn't be able to explain it to them.

"So who do you think would be more suitable?"

Fan Debiao followed Wang Qiang's advice.

Wang Qiang then said, "Liu Lan from the third canteen, she's fine. Although she's a bit older than Li Man and the others, she's much more outgoing."

"And most importantly, when Director Li was in office, he frequently participated in these kinds of receptions for leaders, so he had a wealth of experience."

"He's also quite good-looking. So I think he's a suitable candidate. Of course, the final list will have to be decided by you."

After listening to Wang Qiang's words, Fan Debiao tried hard to recall. Who exactly was this Liu Lan? After all, it was a large factory with tens of thousands of employees; he couldn't possibly know every single one of them.

However, because Sha Zhu was there, the third canteen had a lot of people going there to get food, and since Sha Zhu was also in charge of the smaller canteen, people naturally paid more attention to the situation there.

After thinking for a while, Fan Debiao finally remembered that Liu Lan was the employee who often hung around the third canteen in front of him.

I was wondering why she was always flirting with herself; so that's what she was thinking.

"Okay, then we'll do it your way."