My name is Zhou Lin, I’m the director of the Dongjiang County Admissions Office, and I’m really panicking right now.

The nagging woman at home has caused me a big disaster. If I am not careful, all my efforts for half a lifetime will be wasted.

Sitting on the balcony of his home, Zhou Lin had several cigarette butts thrown at his feet, and the smoke formed a thick cloud of worry between his brows.

In the room, Sister Chen sat pitifully on a wooden bench, behaved well and dared not say a word.

The reason it was a wooden bench was because my clothes were still stained with dog shit and I didn’t dare to take a shower, so I didn’t dare to sit on the sofa.

She was quite confused about Zhou Lin's current dilemma.

In her opinion, since the other party is someone she cannot afford to offend, she should just apologize and be done with it. No matter how she gets beaten or scolded, she should just let the matter go.

To her, being arrogant in front of people who are not as good as herself and being servile and fawning in front of people who are more capable than herself is not a difficult test, as she is very skilled in being mercenary.

But Zhou Lin’s idea is not that simple. In his opinion, many things are interconnected and cannot be resolved point by point.

How can Huo Qianli avoid pursuing the matter?

If Huo Qianli doesn't pursue the matter, will his colleagues, those competitors on the road to advancement, take advantage of his misfortune?

In the worst case scenario, if this news reaches the ears of Deputy Secretary Guo or even Secretary Li, who are familiar with Huo Qianli, what should he do?

Is there any way that can help him survive this disaster even in the worst case scenario?

He thought a lot and had a vague idea, but in the end he had to go through one way: give in.

So he picked up his phone, got Huo Qianli's phone number, and called him.

In the food stall, Huo Qianli took out his cell phone, looked at the unfamiliar number on it, and pressed the answer button, "Hello."

Then, his smile became strange, and he repeated in a puzzled manner: "Are you Director Zhou from the Admissions Office?"

Yu Datong has recovered now. He secretly admires Huo Qianli's connections and feels that his path might be successful!

Guo Haoran smiled and indicated that he could make his own decision.

Huo Qianli spoke calmly, "It's good that we can handle things impartially. There's really no need to apologize... Really no need... Already set off? Okay, let's have supper at xx."

After hanging up the phone, Huo Qianli smiled and said, "It was all done by his subordinates. He has already severely criticized them and dealt with them decisively."

Guo Haoran raised his eyebrows, obviously not surprised by the result, but this Zhou...what was Zhou? Never mind, it doesn’t matter.

This guy can make a decision so quickly, he is quite smart.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Lin appeared at the door with the middle-aged woman from the admissions office.

Guo Haoran smiled and stood up, "Then you guys eat, I'll leave first."

Yu Dayong was stunned, and then he felt panicked. Someone was coming from the other side, why did our backer leave?

Huo Qianli and Jiang Qingyue both stood up with a smile, and Huo Qianli said, "Senior, I won't see you off then."

Guo Haoran hummed, and when he passed Zhou Lin and the middle-aged woman, he ignored their shocked and frightened greetings and walked straight out.

Zhou Lin cursed inwardly, "What a tragedy!" and cursed the old woman again. Then he looked at the middle-aged woman next to him and became even more angry.

The middle-aged woman also had a pale face. She had just been bragging to her husband in the house about how she had easily gotten a promotion today and was calculating how much her salary would increase when she received a call from the director.

She had been somewhat nonchalant before, but after listening to Director Zhou's scolding, she realized how big a trouble she had caused today. When she met Guo Haoran at this moment, she was filled with despair.

Seeing Huo Qianli, Zhou Lin quickly stepped forward, shook Huo Qianli's hand, and said sincerely, "Comrade Huo, hello! I'm really sorry that such a thing happened under my management. It's my dereliction of duty!"

After saying that, he turned around and glared at the woman, "What are you doing standing there? Apologize to Comrade Huo!"

The middle-aged woman had a sad face and talked to Huo Qianli and Jiang Qingyue, begging for their forgiveness.

Huo Qianli did not express his opinion, but smiled and said, "Let's sit down and talk!"

The waiter brought a stool and bowls. Zhou Lin looked at Huo Qianli and realized that it was not so easy to fool him. He had to say, "Actually, the root cause of this matter is not her. Her usual working style is not like this. You see, she was very cooperative at the beginning. The mistake was still made by my wife."

The already desperate middle-aged woman was stunned. She thought Zhou Lin would push her out as a scapegoat, but she didn't expect Zhou Lin to protect her.

Zhou Lin sighed, his eyes swept across Yu Datong and Jiang Qingyue's faces, and then looked at Huo Qianli sincerely, "My girl has always had a bad temper and is a bit flamboyant. Everyone in the education system knows this, but she is not a bad person by nature. What happened today was because something happened at home yesterday, and a family member became seriously ill..."

Zhou Lin's eyes were red as he spoke about the hard work and worries they had experienced until midnight last night. No one could tell that it was because of a pet dog with diarrhea.

"So, it's inevitable that I have some emotions involved, but no matter what, I also know that it's wrong to bring these emotions into work!"

Zhou Lin picked up a bottle of beer and said, "Comrade Huo, and this comrade, this bottle of beer is my apology to you two!"

Huo Qianli said quickly: "Director Zhou, we don't have that set, no need for that."

"This is my sincerity!" Zhou Lin tilted his head back and gulped down the bottle of beer.

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