"Yao Hong, the office director, is not very competent!"
This statement was not made by Li Cheng, and certainly not by President Gao. If it was made by him, then President Gao would be quite unskilled.
This was said by Director Li of the Security Department of the Municipal Branch. Director Li's timing was extremely good when he said this.
President Gao's alcohol tolerance is not as good as Director Li, who was a soldier. Director Li toasted, and President Gao kept saying "No more, no more..."
Director Li then recalled Yao Hong, who often drank for President Gao during their drinking sessions. Not seeing Yao Hong, Director Li then said the above words.
After these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became somewhat strange. Aside from Li Cheng, Lao Yue, and President Gao, the rest of the people at the table were all people brought by Director Li.
This morning, Director Li took two colleagues to the hospital to visit Lao Xu, the branch security chief.
Old Xu had a near-death experience, and after returning, he seemed to have had an epiphany, and began to take many things lightly. His fellow villager, Director Li, came to see him and mentioned Li Cheng's suggestion to install a closed-door reminder, saying that Li Cheng was very smart.
After hearing this, Old Xu was silent for a long time, and then he told the whole story of the buffer gate.
Old Xu also said that from the beginning he hadn't believed Yao Hong had come up with the idea for the buffer door. It was clear that Yao Hong had no interest in security, so how could she have suddenly realized that the original commuter door had a hidden danger?
Also, he had seen the proposal and drawings from that year, and the handwriting on them was not Yao Hong's at all.
Director Li frowned when he heard this and asked Lao Xu who came up with the idea of the buffer door.
Old Xu shook his head while lying on the hospital bed and said, "I'm not sure who it was. But, whoever came up with the door-closing reminder also came up with the buffer door? Old Li, whoever's child it is, they care about it!"
Old Xu's words immediately made Director Li feel uneasy.
The incident with the buffer door caused such a stir that it alarmed not only our bank but the entire financial system, including relevant departments. Ultimately, buffer doors were mandated as essential security equipment and installed in all financial branches.
Because the measures were effective, the results were obvious, and the cost was not high, it took only half a year for buffer doors to be promoted nationwide.
But now, the person who suggested it back then actually...
What should he say? Director Li knew that he couldn't pursue this matter any further. If it turned out that Yao Hong wasn't the real proponent, but had plagiarized someone else's idea, then this matter would become a scandal.
Director Li was stunned for a long time without saying anything, and Old Xu also sighed repeatedly. Finally, Director Li said to Old Xu, "Take good care of yourself and don't think too much," and then left the ward.
Director Li knew that no matter who had come up with the idea of the buffer gate, he couldn't delve into it any further. Otherwise, many people, including himself, would be embarrassed.
The best way now is to downplay the buffer door and publicize the closed door reminder. This is the highlight of my work and also the highlight of the work of the entire city branch.
Thinking of this, Director Li felt that no one had plagiarized this time. This was because Li Cheng had personally handed the proposal to him. Furthermore, Li Cheng had someone make the closed-door reminder, and they would install it for testing after the savings bank closed today.
This Li Cheng is still reliable! Director Li said secretly.
Moreover, he not only felt that Li Cheng was reliable, but also sensed that Old Xu had a good impression of Li Cheng. Otherwise, Old Xu, who was seriously ill, would not have been so eager to speak well of him from his hospital bed.
It seems that this young man is not bad. Thinking of Li Cheng's good points, Director Li thought of Yao Hong again, and felt that Yao Hong was too bad, and she had fooled so many people back then.
Director Li hated Yao Hong in his heart but couldn't say it out loud. He suddenly said this while drinking.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the table had their own thoughts. President Gao, not realizing the hidden meaning in Director Li's words, said, "Yao Hong had some family matters recently, so I didn't let him come. I'll treat him another day and invite him along. He'll definitely have a good drink with Director Li."
Director Li put down his wine glass and said lightly, "Let's talk about it later!"
At this time, one of Director Li's subordinates said, "I think I saw Director Yao today. He was at the entrance of the securities company."
Li Cheng glanced at the man and thought to himself, "You are here to finish off Yao Hong!" However, one more finisher would be a good thing.
Li Cheng stood up, raised his glass, and said, "Director Li, whether Director Yao comes or not, President Gao is here today and will definitely be able to drink with you. This glass is for you, thanking the leaders of the city branch for working overtime to inspect our work."
After that, Li Cheng drank it all in one gulp. Director Li smiled, and President Gao also felt that Li Cheng's toast was timely.
The atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, but Li Cheng had become the focus.
The meal lasted nearly two hours, and everyone drank a lot of wine. After the banquet, everyone left, but President Gao kept Li Cheng.
"What on earth has Director Yao been doing lately? He's making excuses for not coming to such an important event today."
Li Cheng certainly knew what Yao Hong was doing, but telling President Gao directly would be considered snitching. Li Cheng didn't want to antagonize Yao Hong, so he told President Gao, "I only know what's going on with Director Yao's child recently, and I don't know anything else."
President Gao's expression softened a bit, and he said, "Oh, so that's the case. He didn't tell me anything about the child!"
"I guess he doesn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter, so, just---"
President Gao nodded, and then asked Li Cheng to work harder to share Yao Hong's pressure.
Li Cheng agreed and sent him to the car.
The Audi drove away, and Li Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He then shouted towards the darkness of the hotel parking lot, "Come out! He's gone."
Lao Yue and Yue Xiaoyun came out, both of them looking at Li Cheng with silly smiles on their faces.
Li Cheng looked at the two of them, shook his head, and said, "Why are you two waiting here instead of accompanying your father back?"
The two said almost at the same time: "Waiting for you!"
Li Cheng waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
The three of them walked towards the Huanglou. On the way, Yue Xiaoyun, under the influence of alcohol, kept leaning on Li Cheng's shoulder intentionally or unintentionally. Li Cheng dodged several times and finally asked Lao Yue to stop a taxi.
The taxi stopped, but Yue Xiaoyun shook her hair and walked forward with a clatter.
Li Cheng shouted to Lao Yue, "When you have nothing to do, take care of her. Don't let her keep thinking about random things."
Old Yue glared and said, "How can I control her? Who in my family can control her?"
Li Cheng was about to speak when the taxi driver called out, "Are you guys leaving or not?"
Lao Yue waved his hand, meaning to let the taxi go. The driver cursed, "You're sick!" and then drove away with a bang.
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