Chapter 59: When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains nothing?
Office of the Chief Engineer of the Huai'an Transportation Team.
"Hello, is this Director Li? I've taken care of things here. The matter we discussed?" The chief engineer's face was full of smiles, as if he was looking forward to something.
But soon, that smile turned into anger.
“You promised me that, otherwise why would I have sent Wei Laicheng to Rongcheng? He has powerful backers. I’m taking a huge risk by doing this for you this time.”
The person on the other end of the phone was incredibly relaxed, leisurely watering their flowers while making the call.
"Chief Engineer Wang, I don't agree with what you're saying. Can you honestly say that you didn't have any selfish motives? You clearly did this because you were afraid that young man would threaten your position. Don't try to pin all the blame on me. This burden is too heavy for this old man to carry." Director Li's tone carried a strange smile.
They're all seasoned foxes, why pretend to be innocent little rabbits?
"Knock knock knock~" There was a knock on the door of Chief Engineer Wang's office, and the sound came through the microphone.
"It seems Chief Engineer Wang has something to attend to right now, so I won't bother you any longer. We have a win-win cooperative relationship, and I hope you can remember that, Chief Engineer Wang."
Hearing the busy tone in his ear, Chief Engineer Wang's face turned extremely grim. He slammed the receiver to the ground, forgetting that telephone handsets are connected to telephone lines, and that these lines are very flexible...
This caused the telephone receiver, which had been thrown to the ground, to fly up like a spring and smash straight into Chief Engineer Wang's nose.
"Hiss~"
A stream of red blood flowed from his nostrils.
"Come in." Chief Engineer Wang endured the pain, so his tone was naturally not very friendly.
"Oh dear, Chief Engineer, what happened to you?" The person who came was Chief Engineer Wang's secretary. He looked at Chief Engineer Wang in such a disheveled state and his eyes and actions showed great concern.
But if you look closely, you can see the gloating hidden deep in his eyes.
That damn thing finally got its comeuppance, I feel so good!
"Enough with the nonsense, let's get down to business," Chief Engineer Wang said impatiently.
"It's like this, Chief Engineer. The higher-ups specifically ordered you to assign Wei Laicheng a less difficult task, saying that everything should be based on his wishes..."
"Ha, an easy job? Didn't I already assign him the easiest job?"
"ah?"
The secretary was visibly surprised.
"What do you mean, 'huh'? You're going to report like this? Emphasize that it's the simplest task in our transport team right now. You know how to say it, right? If you don't, you might as well not be a secretary."
When only the chief engineer was left in the office, he became visibly irritable.
However, perhaps remembering something, his expression immediately softened considerably.
"Wei Laicheng, so what if you have connections? In my territory, even if you're a dragon, you'd have to coil up before me. I just wonder what the higher-ups will think when they find out you can't even complete the simplest tasks, that you're such a hopeless case."
Will they really promote you regardless of your background?
And it's time for the spy I planted in Team Three to come into play...
...
"Wife." Wei Laicheng looked dejected. When he saw Jiang Xixi, he felt wronged, but remembering what she had said, he forced himself to suppress his grievances.
"Okay, Mi Qian and I will go check out the clothing market. You and your men should go and gather some more information. If all else fails, just head back home!"
After Jiang Xixi finished speaking, she turned and left indifferently.
Once she reached the outside of the guesthouse, she finally let go of the cold expression she had forced onto.
"Sister Xixi, did you really have a falling out with that guy surnamed Wei?"
"What, you sound really happy!"
"No, no, I just feel very strange." Lan Miqian shook her head like a rattle-drum.
She just felt that love was strange. Her mother's abnormal love was strange, and Xixi and Wei Laicheng's awkward love was also strange.
Don't think she didn't know that although Xixi slept with her at night these past two days, she would go to Wei Laicheng's room in the middle of the night to change his dressings when everyone was asleep.
With such a serious injury, if it weren't for Sister Xixi's meticulous care, given his careless and rough behavior that day, it would have been strange if Wei Laicheng's wound hadn't become infected.
Jiang Xixi didn't ask her what she was wondering about, but simply rubbed her cheek and asked a question.
"Instead of wasting this time, why don't we go out and take a look at the clothing market in Rongcheng and find out what's going on there?"
The two arrived at the largest shopping mall in Rongcheng. Unlike the Huai'an Department Store, this mall had an entire floor dedicated to selling clothing.
"The clothes here are very novel; I've never seen them before."
Lan Miqian was visibly happy. For someone who loves fashion design, nothing is more joyful than seeing a work that inspires them.
"Xixi, look at this long dress. It's floor-length and very loose-fitting, but its color is a highlight of the dress. Each element is ordinary on its own, but when combined, they create a unique beauty."
The two felt like they had entered a free ocean, wandering around and looking at things. Along the way, Lan Miqian developed her own understanding of these works.
"I was wrong all along because of the clothing requirements in mainland China that clothing should not be revealing. I think women's bodies are beautiful in themselves, and only by showing them can clothing bring out its best value."
But now, I've changed my mind. A hazy, ethereal beauty is far more captivating; it's a feeling that strikes straight to the heart.
Lan Miqian was so excited that her eyes lit up when she looked at all the beautiful clothes.
But then, she showed a somewhat disappointed expression.
"Xixi, I feel like these clothes that give me a different feeling are designed by the same designer. I really want to meet him. I'm really wondering how he can have such great design ideas?"
Who can argue with that? Jiang Xixi was also thrilled when she saw these clothes, and she really wanted to meet the designer.
In his previous life, this designer, who never showed his face, was very famous in the fashion industry, but no one had ever seen his true face.
"Xixi, what are you doing here?" A familiar voice came from afar.
"Xi Shuheng?"
“We should be asking you this. Don’t you work for the government? How come you have time to come out at this hour?” Jiang Xixi asked.
"Oh, I'm a nominal designer here. The manager just called me and asked me to come over to handle some issues, so I took the day off."
"Are you a designer?" Lan Miqian's eyes showed suspicion.
"Yes, I've loved this stuff since I was a kid. Look at these clothes, I designed them all. If you think my designs are okay, I can design a custom outfit for you for free."
Although he was speaking to both of them, Xi Shuheng's gaze remained fixed on Jiang Xixi, while Lan Miqian was clearly just a figurehead.
"Damn, you're saying you designed all of this?"
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