Director Song looked at the pile of messy reports and letters of complaint spread out on the table. He couldn't believe that he was away from the factory for just one day and... something happened again. Their textile factory was in the news in the factory newspapers of major factories again.
It's embarrassing. It was thrown into another factory.
His face was filled with worry as he flipped through the pictures one by one. The more he looked, the more uneasy he became.
Soon, he called Mrs. Xia to his office. But her face was even more desperate than the factory director's. Before the factory director could speak, Mrs. Xia said, "Director Song, I even sacrificed a son for our textile factory."
The tone seemed to have lost its life.
Director Song didn't dare to say anything critical. After all, the reason why Director Xia was blamed by Pan Li's family was because of the trouble she had caused because Comrade Pan Fu from their factory did not support his parents.
I always feel that if I continue to make friends on fire, Director Xia will not be able to survive. Although this old comrade is usually more energetic than him, what if...
He was silent for a moment. It was true that there were many disorderly people in their factory, but there were also many in other factories. The main reason why their textile factory was always reported to the factory was because a certain leader was not afraid of trouble and liked to bring other comrades to make things bigger.
Just now, Director Song had a very bold idea in his mind. After struggling for a long time, he suddenly said, "Old Xia, your third son Chen Xiangbei, why don't you come to our textile factory?"
Old Lady Xia was confused, then she remembered some rumors and said angrily, "Director Song, don't insult him. He doesn't like old men, and it's even more impossible for him to be a couple with Xiao Jiang. Don't even think about putting them together."
Director Song scratched his head. "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I pair them up?"
The version Director Song heard was the earliest and most gentle one.
Director Xia was puzzled, "Haven't you heard that rumor?"
Director Song: "What?"
Old Lady Xia: "They say that Comrade Xiao Jiang was in love with my third son, so when Pan Mei fell for him, he was extremely angry and helped him. Then, when my third son took advantage of the situation, he also threw himself into disgusting that old man Pan Li."
Director Song was dazed after hearing this complicated story. He said with a complicated expression, "Are you saying that the new rumor is that Xiao Jiang is desperate for love, and your son Chen Xiangbei is the one he likes?"
Old Mrs. Xia closed her eyes, shook her head solemnly, and then told me about a version that was even newer than this one, and that was even more explosive.
Director Song pulled his hair into a mess. "Do any worker really believe this rumor? They're all intellectuals!"
Old Lady Xia took a deep breath. "Not only did they believe it, but they also spread it with details. In just one night, the Pan family incident changed drastically."
The original person involved, Pan Mei, was kicked out of the rumor center. Now they are more convinced that Jiang Wenhua and Chen Xiangbei are having an affair. The public always likes to see something explosive, so the latest version this morning is that Chen Xiangbei likes that old man Pan Li, and Jiang Wenhua likes Chen Xiangbei so she is willing to accept that old man Pan Li...
It's just so outrageous.
Director Song pressed his philtrum, looking like he was about to die. "Is there any hope for our factory?"
Old Lady Xia's eyes were hollow. "By noon, there might be rumors even more terrifying than this."
Director Song slumped in his chair, his head aching. He began to wonder if being a director was God's punishment for him.
The two of them were in the office, looking at each other in silence.
After a while, Director Song calmed down and straightened up. He seemed to have made up his mind and continued to talk about his original purpose. "Old Xia, let's get your son to our factory."
Old Mrs. Xia glanced at him and said, "Good job! You finally drove Director Song crazy."
Seeing that Old Lady Xia ignored him, Director Song called out to her again, "Old Lady Xia, did you hear me?"
Old Mrs. Xia pointed tremblingly at Director Song, who seemed to have aged ten years. "Old Song, wake up! Don't you think our factory is in chaos enough?"
Director Song laughed. "Old Xia, I never thought you'd say this one day. Don't you always think things aren't big enough?"
He took out a cigarette from the drawer, lit it tremblingly, and took a deep puff. It was obvious that he was also very uneasy.
Old Lady Xia: "But I didn't expect that the matter has become so serious. You still think it's not big enough. Are you going to make a big fuss?"
Director Song said calmly, "Old Xia, you don't understand. Things are already a mess anyway. So, why not take advantage of this incident to muddy the waters even further and sort out our factory?"
Old Lady Xia pointed to the next door and said, "You mean..."
Director Song said nothing, but smiled like an old fox. He already disliked Deputy Director Tian.
He is worthy of being the factory director. He can think of such things at this time. Now Old Lady Xia has learned something from him.
Before Old Lady Xia finished writing down Director Song's cunning behavior in her notebook, she heard Director Song say, "Xiao Jiang and your Xiangbei are truly talented people. These unreasonable people who don't listen to reason are able to come up with such a risky trick.
While it might seem to outsiders that they're hurting their own side while harming the enemy, to them, reputation seems unimportant, so the damage to them is practically negligible. Someone who doesn't care about reputation, yet can pull off such a surprising move—what else could that be but talent?
Besides, your Xiangbei is said to have some very special skills. If such a talent were snatched away by another factory, my heart would bleed. He should have no shortage of work, right? Can you please let him come over for the sake of our friendship?"
Old Mrs. Xia had a sullen face and wrote quickly. Just like Director Song said, this was also a method and she had to learn it.
However, she still wasn't very happy. No one would be happy to see their son's reputation ruined like that, so she said with a sullen face, "There wasn't a shortage before yesterday, but starting today, there's a shortage. With a reputation like his, which factory manager would risk his life to hire him?"
Director Song laughed and said, "He's destined to join our factory. We'll recruit him through special recruitment. Hurry up and find Old Yuan. Don't let him get snatched away. Hahaha, our factory is going to soar into the sky in the future."
Crazy, Director Song is crazy, this is the only thought in Old Lady Xia’s mind.
Director Song imagined the lively scene on Deputy Director Tian's side in the future, and his heart was burning with excitement. The only thing he could do was to break open Deputy Director Tian's clique. It would be difficult to just insert anyone into Deputy Director Tian's group.
It would be possible for him to force himself in, but that comrade would probably be isolated by all of them, which would not be a pleasant feeling.
Director Song knocked on the table and said, "Old Xia, could you please call Comrade Xiao Jiang over for me later?"
Just because he himself can't figure it out doesn't mean that Xiao Jiang can't figure it out either.
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