Before long, Zhou Weimin brought in reinforcements, hiring two chefs.

"Thank you for your help, chefs."

"Director Sun, you're too kind. It's no trouble at all."

The cook from the machinery factory, seeing that Sun Zhengguo was so easy to talk to, didn't waste any words and went straight into the kitchen.

After their secondary processing and the workers' tasting, they were finally satisfied.

At the same time, out of humanitarian considerations, Sun Zhengguo did not forget Fan Tong, who was still lying on the ground groaning.

He also arranged for someone to take Fan Tong to the machine factory's medical room for treatment.

Fortunately, the workers were careful not to hurt Fan Tong, who only suffered two broken ribs and extensive soft tissue contusions.

Hopefully, through this lesson, he will be able to correct his habit of being sarcastic and mean.

...

In the afternoon, in Sun Zhengguo's office, the three bigwigs sat together, drinking tea and discussing what would happen at noon.

"Gentlemen, Fan Tong was definitely in the wrong today. He spoke too aggressively, which caused the workers to lose control of their emotions and ultimately led to the tragedy."

Neither Li Shengli nor Deputy Director Zhang objected when they heard that Sun Zhengguo had already set the tone for the matter.

They nodded in unison, indicating their agreement.

Since the two had no objections, Sun Zhengguo continued.

"Although Fan Tong is the victim today, he has only himself to blame, so he must be punished. Otherwise, the workers will not be convinced and it will affect our internal unity."

"Of course, Director Sun, just tell us the rules and we'll follow them."

Lee Seungri immediately expressed his support, but said he couldn't make decisions himself, as that would easily offend people.

It's important to know that although Fan Tong is a minor figure, he has powerful backers.

"Director Sun, since we can't fire him anyway, how about we give him a disciplinary action?"

Although Deputy Director Zhang made a suggestion, it was as if he hadn't made one at all. This was so weak and ineffective that it probably wouldn't have a deterrent effect and would hardly convince the public.

Sun Zhengguo was certainly not satisfied with such a proposal, and he still decided to impose a severe punishment.

"Gentlemen, in order to quell the workers' anger, the punishment this time cannot be lenient. I have a suggestion, what do you think?"

"First, Fan Tong will be given a public reprimand and a serious warning."

"Secondly, Fan Tong's chef rank is seriously inconsistent with his culinary skills. His chef rank must be revoked and he should be demoted to a handyman."

"Third, after he recovers, he must make a profound self-criticism in front of all the workers."

After speaking, Sun Zhengguo glanced at the two men, waiting for their response.

"I agree."

I agree.

The three reached a consensus, and Li Shengli was about to leave, but was stopped by Deputy Director Zhang.

"Deputy Director Zhang, is there anything else?" Li Shengli asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Director Sun, Deputy Secretary Li, have you considered that this matter may be temporarily resolved today, but what about tomorrow? What if Chef He goes home to have her baby in the future?"

Upon hearing what Deputy Director Zhang said, Li Shengli immediately said that there was nothing he could do.

Because the kitchen is already full, they cannot hire outside workers and can only wait for the next few apprentices to grow up.

In fact, Sun Zhengguo also knew that Fan Tong was the second chef in the kitchen.

However, this guy got his position through his connection with Director Qian at Jiaodaokou, so he's actually a fraud.

"Leave this to me! I'll find someone to cover for you tomorrow, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Sun Zhengguo smiled faintly, already having a plan in mind.

Seeing that the matter was resolved satisfactorily, the other two were also happy to see things go smoothly and took their leave...

After the two left, Sun Zhengguo called Zhou Weimin over and asked him to make arrangements according to the consensus reached by the three of them.

Soon, the institute's broadcast system began announcing the punishment decision for Fan Tong.

As Sun Zhengguo had predicted, the workers were satisfied with the punishment and did not cause any further trouble.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost evening, time to get off work.

Just then, Sun Zhengguo received an unexpected phone call.

The person who made the call was Director Qian from Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office, Fan Tong's backer.

"Director Sun, I must apologize for what happened today. I never expected Fan Tong to cause you so much trouble."

"Not at all, Director Qian, please don't blame me. If he hadn't angered everyone today, we wouldn't have punished him so severely."

"No, no, no, Director Sun, don't misunderstand. Although Fan Tong is a distant relative of mine, he shouldn't have gone against the working class. Your punishment is absolutely correct..."

After hearing what Director Qian said, Sun Zhengguo realized that this old fox was just trying to distance himself from the situation.

However, this suited my wishes, as long as it didn't cause trouble.

If it really comes down to causing trouble, Director Qian might not be qualified.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, exchanged pleasantries, and then ended the call.

After hanging up the phone, Sun Zhengguo checked the time. It was almost time to leave work, so he put down his work, tidied up the drawings on his desk, and prepared to go home…

...

In the evening, after dinner, Sun Zhengguo took his wife and children out for a walk, and they ended up at the courtyard house.

As soon as he got home, he saw that Sun Dajiang was already walking around freely, as if nothing had happened.

He couldn't help but praise, "Dad, you're recovering really well! This proves that Uncle Hu's medicine is effective."

"That's right, with our physical condition, we'll recover quickly even without medicine."

Hearing her father-in-law boasting, Ning Xiaowei suppressed a laugh, went up to greet him, and then went to play with Yu Li.

After she left, Sun Dajiang couldn't help but ask.

"Zhengguo, I heard there was a fight at your workplace today?"

"That's right, but that can no longer be called a fight; it was a one-sided brawl."

After hearing his son's explanation, Sun Dajiang became gossipy and insisted that he tell him more.

Even Sun Zheng'an couldn't help but come closer, wanting to hear which unlucky guy had been beaten up by a mob.

Since he had nothing else to do, Sun Zhengguo simply recounted what had happened in the cafeteria to the two of them again.

After listening, Sun Dajiang just treated it as a joke, since he didn't know any of the people inside anyway.

But Sun Zheng'an had worked at the research institute and was familiar with the people there, so he asked.

"Brother, that Fan Tong is a complete idiot. Not only does he have no cooking skills, but he's also incredibly sarcastic. It's no wonder he got beaten up, but I just can't understand why they even recruited him in the first place?"

“Hey! Fan Tong is a distant relative of Director Qian from our subdistrict office. How do you think he got in?” Sun Zhengguo smiled helplessly.

Is there no other way? These days, no matter what you do, you have to rely on connections.

At this moment, Sun Dajiang realized something was amiss. Since this person was a distant relative of Director Qian of the Subdistrict Office, would his son offend someone?