The person who came was Zhang Yong (nicknamed Cannon), who was running towards me panting.
Director Zhou said, "What are you doing here, you little brat?"
While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said, "Uncle Zhou, I heard from my dad that you agreed to let Sister Wang contract this factory, so I came to ask Sister Wang to take me in."
Wang Xiaolan asked in confusion, "Zhang Yong, are you sure? You're an educated youth who went to the countryside. According to the policy, you can definitely find a formal job. Besides, your father is the head of the Public Security Bureau. You can find a more respectable job than what I have here. I'm just a collective factory. Do you think I'd be interested?"
Director Zhou said, "Boy, go back! Don't delay our work."
Zhang Yong was anxious and said, "I'm serious, trust me."
Wang Xiaolan looked at his serious expression and had to agree.
"Okay! You can just stay here for now!"
"Sister, that's great."
Wang Xiaolan said seriously, "I won't treat you any differently just because your father is the Public Security Bureau Chief. If you don't do your job well, I will still fire you."
"Sister, don't worry, I will do my best and I promise not to embarrass my father."
In this way, they slowly walked to the factory playground. From a distance, they could see some workers gathered in groups of three or five, seemingly discussing something in low voices.
As they approached, the workers who were chatting happily stopped talking and turned their eyes to these people.
One of the young workers took a step forward curiously and asked, "Are you here to take over our factory?"
There was a hint of doubt in his voice, but more of it was wariness of strangers.
At this time, Tang Jianguo also came up. He recognized Director Zhou at a glance and said to the person next to him, "Master Fan, this is Director Zhou from the Street Office."
At this moment, Tang Jianguo changed his previous domineering attitude. He knew very well that no matter how much trouble he made, he would not cause much trouble.
After all, times have changed and the situation has changed. The reality he faces is far more severe and complicated than he imagined.
Although he still felt unwilling, he had to admit that it was almost impossible to change everything by his own strength.
So, I greeted Director Zhou with a smile on my face.
"The workers in the factory know you're coming, and they're all waiting here."
Then, his gaze slowly moved to Wang Xiaolan next to Director Zhou, and an extremely embarrassed smile appeared on his face.
The smile seemed a little stiff and unnatural, as if he was facing tremendous pressure at the moment.
He coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and then said, "I'm so sorry, Comrade Wang. My behavior before was really too reckless and rude, and I didn't consider your feelings at all. Please forgive me. I know I made a serious mistake. I hope you can be magnanimous and not bother with a small person like me. It's all because of my lack of eyesight that I didn't recognize such a noble person as you..."
His voice became lower and lower, and his tone became more sincere. He seemed to be truly regretful and self-blaming for what he had done before.
After saying these words, he lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly into Wang Xiaolan's eyes, secretly praying in his heart that the other party would forgive his recklessness.
Wang Xiaolan glanced at him calmly, as if she was thinking about something.
Her lips moved slightly, but no sound came out. She just nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.
Throughout the whole process, her expression remained the same without any change, making it difficult to guess her true thoughts.
After a moment, she opened her red lips and uttered three words in a calm tone: "I don't blame you."
These simple words were like a stone thrown into a lake, instantly breaking the suffocating silence around them, but at the same time they also stirred up ripples, making the atmosphere on the scene even more subtle and awkward.
It was as if time had frozen at this moment, and everyone fell into silence, not knowing how to deal with the situation.
At this moment, Director Zhou, who had been standing silently nearby, suddenly spoke up. He looked at the two of them with a smile and said in a relaxed tone, "Alright, everyone, let's stop being so deadlocked. The atmosphere is so awkward! Think about it, how could our Comrade Wang be as narrow-minded as some people? He's a broad-minded, generous person!"
After saying that, Director Zhou deliberately winked at Tang Jianguo, as if hinting at something.
After listening to Director Zhou's words, Tang Jianguo bowed slightly and nodded repeatedly in agreement. "That's right, that's right... You're absolutely right! I was indeed not thoughtful in what I said earlier. I hope Comrade Wang and Comrade Zhao will forgive me."
As he spoke, he gently rubbed his chin with his hand, as if he was thinking about something important.
After a while, he raised his head, looked at Director Zhou with a firm gaze, and said, "Director Zhou, don't worry. I will definitely support the new factory director's work in the future. No matter what difficulties and challenges we encounter, I will stand by the new factory director without hesitation and work hand in hand with him to work together to improve our factory's production."
After saying these words, Tang Jianguo bowed to Wang Xiaolan and Director Zhou again to express his gratitude.
Wang Xiaolan watched Tang Jianguo with great interest, only to see his face change faster than turning the pages of a book, as if the sky was clear one moment and dark clouds gathered in the next. This dramatic change made Wang Xiaolan feel a little funny.
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