“Just look at this case. If it were someone else, not only would they lose their job, they might even be disciplined! But with Deputy Factory Director Lu around, everything was smoothed over with just a job transfer. With that much control, do you think Deputy Factory Director Lu would give it up to someone else?”
“Lu Kai’s strategy was very clear before. The engineering design department is one of the most core departments in the machinery factory. If you control this department and have Deputy Director Lu’s connections, wouldn’t it be a natural step to push Lu Kai to become the director of the machinery factory in the future?”
"Although this approach is no longer feasible, starting with the business department is another option! You see, the previous factory directors of the machinery plant were either knowledgeable in their field and rose through the ranks from engineering design or production and installation departments, or they were skilled in their business."
"Deputy Factory Director Lu has simply given Lu Kai another way out!"
Upon hearing Gu Zhiyuan's words, Xu Ningyan recalled the plot of the novel about a beloved character, in which Lu Kai started by relying on a county machinery factory and gradually became the richest man in the provincial capital.
In other words, Lu's father had already set his sights on this project back when the machinery factory was still a state-owned enterprise.
At this point, however, they were probably just thinking about making Lu Kai the factory director, turning the factory into a place where the father and son could have absolute power.
Later, as the national situation changed and state-owned enterprises became sluggish, the machinery factory became insolvent. The father and son skillfully managed the situation and transformed the state-owned enterprise into a private enterprise, making it their possession.
After sorting out this relationship, Xu Ningyan looked at Gu Zhiyuan with eyes full of admiration.
A master is a master!
Having read the novel about the beloved pet, she was prescient and didn't immediately understand Lu's father's actions.
Even though the expert was in the thick of it, he was able to analyze the intentions behind Lu's father's actions immediately.
He gave Gu Zhiyuan a thumbs-up and said with regret, "People like the Lu family father and son, I wonder when they'll get their comeuppance!"
According to the book about the beloved characters, the father and son did not suffer any retribution; on the contrary, they lived a prosperous life.
However, with her around, it is absolutely impossible to let the Lu family father and son continue to live so happily!
What's that saying again? Every cause has its effect, and your retribution is me!
Remembering something she had found out earlier, Xu Ningyan smiled slightly. Lu Kai, your good days are yet to come!
Gu Zhiyuan saw Xu Ningyan's strange smile, paused, and said meaningfully, "You should behave yourself lately, don't run around, and don't ask around! The Lu family matter isn't that simple!"
Xu Ningyan chuckled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Gu Zhiyuan knew that Xu Ningyan was trying to gloss over the matter, and although he wanted to say more, he decided against it after thinking about it.
He indulgently patted Xu Ningyan's hair. Well, this little girl is probably still angry with the Lu family because of the kidnapping incident last time. Let her vent her anger. At worst, I'll cover for her.
Let her be!
Xu Ningyan was unaware that Gu Zhiyuan had already guessed her thoughts. She thought she had gotten away with it and was overjoyed.
You should know that she recently did something big behind Gu Zhiyuan's back.
Last time I heard Lin Hong say that after Lu Kai left the Lu family home at night, he didn't go back to his and Xu Zhenzhu's little home, but spent the night somewhere.
She took it to heart, recalling Lu Kai and Meng Ruyi whom she had seen in Chang Le Lane. Although the investigation later revealed that they were uncle and sister-in-law and nothing more, Xu Ningyan's sixth sense told her that there was probably something fishy going on between them.
So, a few days ago, she secretly went to Chang Le Lane again and, through the old lady's connection, rented the house next to Meng Ruyi's.
The house next door has two small rooms. It was originally part of a large courtyard with the small courtyard that Meng Ruyi rented, but it was later divided up.
Xu Ningyan's excuse at the time was that her child was getting married and there was no room for her to stay. She was thinking of moving out after her sister-in-law moved in and renting a house first.
After renting the house, Xu Ningyan took some time to tidy it up, and occasionally she would go there during the day and afternoon to show that someone was living there.
Unfortunately, Meng Ruyi wasn't home during the day either, as she had to go to work, so she didn't see Lu Kai either.
However, Xu Ningyan was not discouraged. When Gu Zhiyuan told her that Lu Kai had taken sick leave for about ten days, she had an idea. So she made an excuse to come out during the day and headed straight for Chang Le Lane.
Of course, she remembered to change her clothes halfway there and strolled into the small two-room apartment she had rented.
Although the two rooms weren't large, she still tidied them up, providing food and drink. To create the illusion, she even hung some clothes out to dry in the yard.
Upon entering the two small rooms, there was a small courtyard with only one osmanthus tree. Xu Ningyan moved a recliner and sat under the tree, tidying up her things in her space while listening to the sounds from next door.
It was still morning, and the alley was relatively quiet.
Adults go to work, children go to school, and elderly people go to the state-run vegetable store to buy groceries. The alley is deserted with hardly anyone around.
After a while, the elderly will come back with their vegetables and sit at the entrance of the alley or in front of their own homes, chatting and picking vegetables at the same time.
Sure enough, a short while later, I heard several old ladies from a family not far away gathering together, picking vegetables and gossiping.
"Yesterday, Xiao Meng's man came back again, did you know?"
"When did you get back? How come I didn't know?"
"We didn't arrive until almost midnight last night! If my eldest grandson hadn't had an upset stomach in the middle of the night, I wouldn't have known!"
"It seems like Xiao Meng's man came back injured! I only heard Xiao Meng scream, 'You're so badly injured?' and then there was silence!"
"Her husband lives far away, so her coming back during this time of year must mean something's wrong! But how did she get injured? Should we, the neighbors, go and check on her?"
...
Xu Ningyan's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Little Meng's man! Before, everyone in this alley thought Lu Kai was Meng Ruyi's man.
And he was injured; he arrived in the middle of the night!
Who else could it be but Lu Kai?
Xu Ningyan suppressed her excitement, squatted down, and slowly and carefully pulled out a few small wooden strips in an inconspicuous corner, revealing a small hole about the thickness of two fingers.
This was something Xu Ningyan would secretly take out by pulling it out of the wall crack with a knife whenever he came over, while Meng Ruyi next door wasn't home.
She had calculated it carefully. The location was rather remote, and the hole she had dug out was small. She usually plugged it with wooden strips, so it was impossible to see unless she was specifically looking for it.
Looking through the hole, Meng Ruyi's courtyard was quiet, with all the doors and windows tightly closed, making it impossible to tell if anyone was inside.
Xu Ningyan was not discouraged and waited quietly.
Around lunchtime, the aroma of cooking wafted through the alley, and finally, there was some activity from next door.
The door creaked open from the inside, and Lu Kai, yawning, walked out, staring at a face covered in gentian violet.
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