After Zhao Aiguo became particularly annoyed, he became even more eager to make others uncomfortable. The method he came up with was simple and crude: in order to force Li Meiyu to resolve his problem quickly, he took over the work of three colleagues in the same department. Lu Xiaozhou not only had to work on her own job, but also had to write more than ten documents a day.
That noon, Li Meiyu brought her lunchbox to Lü Xiaozhou's office. Seeing this slender and refined man stuffing food into his mouth every now and then while writing furiously, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him and said, "Xiaozhou, you have to eat no matter how busy you are!"
Without even looking up, Lü Xiaozhou said with a wry smile, "I think the workload Zhao Aiguo gave me was definitely not just his alone."
Li Meiyu's expression was also not good. "This person is such a jerk. He occupies such a good position but doesn't work hard at all. He's bullying people too much. I'm going to go find him."
Lu Xiaozhou looked up and smiled. "Meiyu, don't be impulsive. It's nothing. It's good for my writing skills. Besides, things are unpredictable, and everyone is formidable, but my heart is unyielding. If I can't even face this little difficulty, how can I marry the flower of my dreams?"
Li Meiyu smiled and said, "You're so good at talking!"
Lu Xiaozhou shook his head. "As long as you're not fooled by his glamorous appearance, I can handle all of this."
Li Meiyu glared at Lü Xiaozhou, then smiled. "Me, interested in him? He's just good-looking, what other good qualities does he have? He's five years younger than me! Besides, am I someone who judges by looks? I like your type, you're talented!"
The two chatted and laughed for a while, then Li Meiyu left, riding her bicycle to the Organization Department to find Zhao Aiguo. As soon as she entered the office, she saw him laughing hysterically with two middle-aged women; he was truly a good friend to middle-aged and elderly women.
Then, he deliberately cleared his throat at the door. Everyone looked out and stared curiously at Li Meiyu. Zhao Aiguo came out cheerfully and asked, "What good news did you bring me?"
Li Meiyu glared at Zhao Aiguo with exasperation. "Can't you be a little more ambitious? So many people would kill to get into this company! And you, I'm begging you?"
Zhao Aiguo snorted, "One man's meat is another man's poison. Besides, money can't buy happiness. I'm not happy working here at all. You're transferring back! Otherwise..."
Li Meiyu's face darkened. "Otherwise what? You're going to collect materials from other departments for Lü Xiaozhou to write? Don't go too far! More than ten documents a day, who are you trying to kill by writing them all? He has his own job too!"
With his arms crossed and a nonchalant air, Zhao Aiguo said, "So, Miss, you'd better hurry up. The higher-ups are coming to inspect next week, and we need to write more than double the amount!"
Suppressing her frustration, Li Meiyu put on a smile and said, "I'll go talk to my dad about this. You should also stop bullying people. Do you hear me? Otherwise, I'll tell my dad directly that if he doesn't agree to me marrying Lü Xiaozhou, then I'll have no choice but to marry you..."
"I don't want to! Don't try to cling to me! You can be my female friend, but not my girlfriend! Otherwise, I'll quit my job!" Li Meiyu almost died of anger when she heard this. If you don't agree, fine, but what do you mean by saying that? She stared at Zhao Aiguo and said, "I'll talk to my dad about your matter as soon as possible, but you better remember this: behave yourself during this period. If you try to collect debts with that piece of junk car again, don't blame me for being impolite. It's not just you who comes up with stupid ideas, I can too!"
"Okay, no problem! Hurry up and get it done for me! That way we can still be friends, otherwise we won't even be friends anymore!" Li Meiyu took a deep breath, she hated Zhao Aiguo for kicking her like that. Otherwise, what would he have been involved in!
When she got home from work that day, she said to her dad during dinner, "Dad, I recently talked to Aiguo, and he's not very happy with his job. Do you think you could help him get a promotion?"
Secretary Li smiled and said, "That's not entirely true. I didn't misjudge this young man. He's hardworking and conscientious in his work, taking on two-thirds of the department's workload. His reports are beautifully written! The minister has already listed him as a key candidate for development."
"Cough...cough...cough" Li Meiyu didn't choke to death on a mouthful of soup, so was he the one who wrote it? She opened her mouth, but didn't dare to say anything. Secretary Li said, "How old is he? He can't even choke on a mouthful of soup. Tell him to work hard these days. What's wrong with young people suffering a little? So many people want to suffer like this but don't even have the chance!"
Li Meiyu nodded in agreement. What kind of world is this! There are hardworking and talented people who have no opportunities, while that good-for-nothing occupies a position and gets along with everyone.
Zhao Aiguo was unaware that his recent outrageous actions had caught the attention of his superiors, who were now planning to groom him for future advancement. After a dark two weeks, Zhao Aiguo was notified to attend a Party school for further training.
Zhao Aiguo blinked. "You still have to study? Why didn't you discuss it with him beforehand? He's just started to adjust to life here."
But just thinking about going to the Party School and that canteen brought tears to his eyes. His colleagues were very reluctant to see him go, since there would be no one to do their work if he left.
As soon as I got home and saw my whole family there, I happily announced, "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, starting tomorrow, I can finally relax and live off my parents!"
Wei Shuqing suddenly felt like she'd been struck by lightning. Zhao Dahu quickly supported her, patted her back, and asked, "What's wrong? You really quit your job?"
Zhao Aiguo chuckled, "They've made me study again, this time back at the Party School! They'll only give me 15 yuan a month for basic living expenses. But I want to eat so much, I guess the food allowance won't be enough."
Wei Shuqing finally felt relieved. This brat, he was breathing heavily when he spoke. Zhao's parents were overjoyed. Their eldest grandson was doing well. Zhao's father said, "What's there to be afraid of? Grandpa will give you 30 yuan a month!"
The courtyard house owned by Aiguo, with its seventeen rooms of all sizes, has recently been rented out for almost 90 yuan a month. Is he worried that his grandson will eat him out of house and home? Besides, he still has 65 yuan in pension every month!
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