Chapter 50: The Trick (V-Admission Announcement) “This is a hot potato…
After Wang Ying and his colleagues finished their meeting, it was already past the end of get off work time. Zheng Liancheng left the office first, taking Wang Ying's plan with him. The rest of the people congratulated Wang Ying on becoming the team leader.
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Thank you for trusting me. We will work together to complete the future work."
"We all support Team Leader Wang!" Zhou Qianjin was the first to speak.
Xu Lili also said, "Yes, I'm the biggest supporter!" There were only two women in the office, and if she couldn't get the job, then Wang Ying would definitely be better than the other three men. Although a relative of hers said that female leaders weren't as easy to get along with as male ones and that they had strange tempers, she still thought Wang Ying was a good person.
"Thank you. It's getting late. Let's go home first. We can talk about work tomorrow." Wang Ying said.
Several people packed up their things and left the office together.
It was almost dark. As Wang Ying left the office building, the autumn breeze made her feel a bit chilly. Zhao Yunsheng had come to pick her up again. He was wearing the hat she had knitted for him the previous night and waving at her while wearing gloves.
"Tsk tsk, you're here to pick me up again. Team Leader Wang, which unit does your husband work for? I want to go find one too." Xu Lili said.
"Go find him at the cultural center," Wang Ying said.
"The cultural center is really good. Ask him to introduce one to me." Xu Lili said with a smile.
"Okay." Wang Ying agreed with a smile.
Several people walked out of the factory, said goodbye to Wang Ying and left.
"Goodbye, Team Leader Wang."
"See you tomorrow, Team Leader Wang."
Zhao Yunsheng also waved to them. After they left, Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile, "Team Leader Wang, get in the car and go home."
Wang Ying took off her work ID and put it in her bag, then patted his arm and said, "Don't call me Team Leader Wang." Then she sat on the back of the bicycle.
Zhao Yunsheng kicked the bike out and said, "Why don't you stop shouting? It's so powerful! If you tell others about it, they'll scare them to death. You'll get promoted within a week of starting work."
"It's not an easy job." Wang Ying said.
"Challenges and opportunities coexist!" said Zhao Yunsheng.
This resonated with Wang Ying. While others felt this was a difficult task, she was determined to get it done.
"How is it? Do you have confidence?" Zhao Yunsheng said again.
"Stop talking, you're swallowing the wind." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng obediently shut his mouth, and the two of them didn't speak all the way home.
When they got home, Chen Xiuqin had already cooked dinner, so the couple washed their hands and started eating.
At the dinner table, Zhao Yunsheng said happily, "Our Yingzi got a promotion. Starting today, she'll be Team Leader Wang. That's amazing. She became a team leader so quickly."
"Acting team leader." Wang Ying said.
Director Zhao wasn't too surprised, and neither was Chen Xiuqin. They weren't happy either, but rather a little worried. She rolled her eyes at Zhao Yunsheng and said, "New department, and being a team leader again? You think it's easy? This isn't a good thing."
Director Zhao nodded. "Your mother is right. At the meeting this morning, I proposed transferring an old comrade to be your team leader, but Old Qian and Old Zheng were against it. They both thought it would be best if you could just have new people in your team."
"Look, this is a hot potato," said Chen Xiuqin.
"It's okay. Someone has to do this anyway," Wang Ying said. "I've already taken it on, so I'll do my best."
Director Zhao nodded: "Anyway, you should be mentally prepared. This job will be more difficult than you think."
Wang Ying hummed and said, "Let's eat first. I'll ask you something later, Dad."
"Yeah." Director Zhao responded.
The family eats dinner together and no longer talks about work.
After dinner, Wang Ying was about to wash the dishes, but Zhao Yunsheng stopped her and said, "Don't you have work matters to discuss with Dad? You two can talk, and I'll wash the dishes."
"Yes, let him wash." Chen Xiuqin said.
"Then let's clean it up together and take it to the kitchen." Wang Ying said.
The square dining table was quickly cleared. Director Zhao remained sitting in his original seat, while Wang Ying took out a notebook and pen from her bag and sat back down.
"Dad, I've looked at the information. In previous years, the welfare benefits were provided by Workshop 4, which was responsible for production. The person in charge was also Director Fang, the workshop director of Workshop 4. What kind of person is he?" Wang Ying asked.
Director Zhao thought for a moment and said, "He looks righteous, but in reality, he's full of calculations."
Wang Ying sat up straight. If Director Zhao could say this, then this person must be difficult to deal with.
Director Zhao continued, "He's in Workshop 4, and his word is final. Everyone in that workshop listens to him. He runs Workshop 4 like a rock. They don't listen to me, the production director, either."
"But they have never been caught doing anything wrong," said Wang Ying.
Director Zhao nodded. "That's for sure. Fang Hongjun also has a very good relationship with the security department and the logistics staff. Oh, and he also has a very good relationship with the four truck drivers in our factory."
Wang Ying felt the pressure after listening to what Director Zhao said. If these people did not cooperate with her work in the future, she would have a hard time.
"Every year during the Chinese New Year, other units may receive more or falsely claim the benefits. Do we have any internal benefits..." Wang Ying did not elaborate, but his meaning was clear.
Director Zhao looked a little unhappy. After all, he was the production director and had a strong sense of responsibility.
"Without evidence, you can't say anything." Director Zhao said.
"I haven't asked you to make a judgment or sentence him. Just use your intuition as an old employee and party member to see if they have done anything wrong," said Wang Ying.
"All we can say is that they had the convenience and the conditions." Director Zhao still didn't say anything definitively. It wasn't that he didn't want to find fault with Fang Hongjun and the others, but for several years, no problems had been uncovered. Or perhaps the problems were all on the books, and if they were investigated, there would be an explanation. In any case, no one had enriched themselves.
Wang Ying understood and asked, "What about during normal times? Or is it just the New Year benefit?"
"There may be smuggling at ordinary times, but the amount is definitely small. The most convenient opportunity to distribute welfare benefits is during the Chinese New Year," said Director Zhao.
Chen Xiuqin listened attentively, occasionally remarking, "Isn't this just snatching food from a tiger's mouth? Your factory leader is quite interesting. You can't catch him by the tail, so you send a group of newcomers to fight him. There's a lot of profit to be made here, right? With just five people in their group, who can they defeat?"
"They're all veteran comrades. His father was a martyr who made great contributions, and he's an only child," Director Zhao said. "Leaders have their own difficulties, and it's not nice to just accuse someone without evidence."
When Chen Xiuqin heard that Fang Hongjun's father was a martyr who had made great contributions, she kept silent.
Wang Ying suspected that the leaders, including those at the city level, might not want to take action against Fang Hongjun, but rather to cut off his connections and let bygones be bygones. She could see the trickery, and there was no way the leaders couldn't see it. Wang Ying didn't think it was just her group "fighting"; the factory and city leaders were definitely supporting her.
"I see." Wang Ying nodded. "By the way, Dad, do you know what this person is like in private?"
Director Zhao shook his head: "I really don't understand. I have no private contact with him."
Over the years, there have been too many cases of mutual reporting and exposing each other. The gap between people is already deep, and Director Zhao is the kind of person who only cares about official business, so he definitely doesn't understand it very well.
"Yingzi, you have to be careful," Chen Xiuqin said. "They've given you such an important task, asking you to take a big piece of the pie from Workshop 4. They definitely won't let you go easily. If things really get out of hand, don't confront them head-on."
"I know, don't worry, Mom. Although I seem a little tough, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for him." Wang Ying said.
"Mom didn't say that about you." Chen Xiuxin smiled. "Anyway, just be careful." Then Chen Xiuqin said to Director Zhao, "And you, protect Yingzi and don't always think about your reputation."
"I know, no need to explain," Director Zhao said. "Anything else?"
"Not yet. Once the plan is approved, I would like to ask you or Deputy Director Zheng to organize a general meeting of all relevant personnel." Wang Ying said.
"That's easy. We've had meetings in previous years." Director Zhao nodded and said, "I haven't looked at your plan yet."
"Deputy Director Zheng should show it to you tomorrow," Wang Ying said. "I'll talk more about it when the meeting starts. Dad, I don't have anything else to do. You can rest now."
"Well, some people say some unpleasant things in the factory, don't mind them," said Director Zhao.
Chen Xiuqin raised her eyebrows: "What did you say? Who is gossiping?"
"What could it be? They just suspect that I brought Yingzi into the factory. Now that Yingzi is the team leader, there are even more people asking for help," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Chen Xiuqin snorted. "That's why I said you lived in the factory for nothing before. After all, everyone has a mouth. No one is perfect. The more you set high standards for yourself, the more others will look at you with a magnifying glass."
Wang Ying felt that what her mother-in-law said made a lot of sense. The more she tried to prove herself, the more others would find loopholes for her.
Director Zhao coughed twice and left the table. It was already dark outside. Director Zhao said, "I'm going out for a walk," and left with his hands behind his back.
Wang Ying put the notebook and pen back into her bag, said something to Chen Xiuqin, and went to the kitchen to find Zhao Yunsheng.
Zhao Yunsheng was humming an unknown tune and washing dishes with his head shaking. He didn't even notice Wang Ying coming.
Washing dishes is so joyful, Wang Ying thought to herself, but when she looked at Zhao Yunsheng, her heart softened and she became happy too.
The tune Zhao Yunsheng hummed consisted of a few repeated notes, and Wang Ying started humming along and walked over to him.
Zhao Yunsheng saw him and smiled: "Did you finish the discussion so quickly?"
"I didn't say anything, I just asked someone." Wang Ying took the dishes washed by Zhao Yunsheng and wiped them dry with a dry rag.
"Enemy!" said Zhao Yunsheng.
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense. This enemy didn't come from anywhere. It was the workshop director who was in charge of this matter before."
"Well, contradictions among the people?" Zhao Yunsheng said.
"It's hard to say," Wang Ying said. "I'll go meet him tomorrow. As for what the conflict is, we'll have to wait and see."
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