Uncle Qiao's face turned extremely ugly, and he interrupted him—
“I don’t care what kind of background some people have in Beijing. As long as I’m in this position, I won’t allow certain people to act arrogantly and domineeringly because of their family background, or to sabotage cooperation projects between the mainland and the Hong Kong government.”
He looked around and said coldly, "I'll put my words here: this project can do without certain people, but it absolutely cannot do without Xiao Ning. Also, I will report this matter to my superiors."
He seemed to be saying these words to Old Master Qiu.
But everyone knows who those words were actually directed at.
After Uncle Qiao finished speaking, he slammed his chopsticks down and turned to leave with a cold face.
As soon as the leader left, the people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau also got up in a flash and left with cold faces.
This student, Xiao Ning, was personally selected for the project by her own bureau leader, who even made a solemn pledge at the city's comprehensive meeting.
We will definitely be able to preserve all the experience and data of the Hong Kong government team in the project, laying a solid foundation for further reform and opening up.
Now the people at the design institute are blatantly kicking her out. Isn't this a slap in the face to the leaders and their system?
Director Li frowned slightly when he saw Xiang Ziying, but didn't hold it against the younger woman. He then looked at Elder Qiu with a relatively polite attitude.
"It's good to be young and ambitious, but you still need to see the situation clearly and whether your own abilities are sufficient."
But what they said wasn't exactly polite.
After all, nobody likes someone who is arrogant and overconfident.
Xiang Ziying's face turned pale, and she was speechless: "Director Li..."
However, Director Li had no interest in hearing his explanation, after all, he had personally witnessed Xiang Ziying making things difficult for Ning Yuan.
He simply nodded and turned to leave before Xiang Ziying could finish speaking.
As soon as he left, the finance staff naturally followed suit and left as well.
Now, only the design institute staff remained in the entire restaurant.
The atmosphere was extremely cold; no one dared to breathe. Some people, who already harbored resentment towards Xiang Ziying, cast gloating glances at her.
Old Qiu's expression was less one of embarrassment and anger, and more one of disappointment.
“Ziying, you weren’t like this before. How did you become like this after coming back from the South? Don’t get involved in this project.”
The people in the design institute were immediately surprised; this was the harshest thing Old Qiu had ever said to Xiang Ziying in public.
After all, Xiang Ziying can be considered a true all-rounder in architectural design.
Both the exterior and interior design of the building are outstanding, and it even won a national design award from the Soviet Union.
Master Qiu doted on his most talented and last disciple.
After he finished speaking, he stood up, and his secretary helped him walk towards the door.
Seeing this, the people from the design institute quickly followed Old Qiu and left.
Soon, only Xiang Ziying and his henchmen remained in the restaurant.
His face was extremely gloomy, and he gripped the teacup in his hand tightly—and with a "crack," he crushed the glass teacup in his hand.
The shards of glass cut his hand.
Xiang Ziying looked at her bleeding hand and laughed eerily and sinisterly: "Heh... I really underestimated that woman."
The few followers around him didn't dare to breathe.
He thought she was just an ordinary female educated youth from a small town, at most someone who would compete with the likes of Qin Hongxing for attention, and who was just a bit sharp-tongued.
He never really took her seriously. Who would have thought that he hadn't even officially clashed with Rong Zhaonan yet?
He first faced Ning Yuan directly, and was caught off guard by an unexpected encounter, where he was even "ambushed" by her.
The situation is now one-sided, which is quite unfavorable to him.
"Let's go back to the design institute." Xiang Ziying stood up and walked out with a cold face.
...
Ning Yuan left the restaurant, but did not leave the Peace Hotel immediately. Instead, she went to Rong Zhaonan's private room.
Ah Heng followed her the closest, slipping into the room before she closed the door and shut it behind her.
Aheng couldn't help but give Ning Yuan a thumbs up: "My little Ning is really amazing."
While her own team leader was still thinking about how to deal with the Xiang brothers, Ningning directly unleashed her ultimate move against Xiang Ziying!
Ning Yuan looked at the sky outside the window and said calmly, "With Uncle Qiao's intervention, Xiang Ziying can at least be kept in check for a while, and he won't dare to make any rash moves."
Ah Heng frowned: "Ah, wasn't he fired from the project? Director Qiao said, 'It's either you or Xiang Ziying!'"
Ning Yuan sighed softly, "Yes, but the fact that Xiang Ziying dared to appear so brazenly in front of Rong Zhaonan shows that he is confident he can stay on the project."
She paused for a moment, then said, "I don't want Anan to be too upset, but things might not go so smoothly. You can talk to him about it, and it would be best to strike while the iron is hot and get rid of Xiang Ziying."
Ah Heng nodded immediately, but then remembered something: "My brother's not busy today, why don't you talk to him directly and ask him to have dinner together tonight?"
Between husband and wife, arguments at the head of the bed are usually resolved before they get out of bed, right?
Moreover, Ning Yuan and Captain Brother hadn't even reached the point of arguing.
Ning Yuan thought for a moment, then shook her head: "You should tell him, let him have some time to calm down."
Ah Heng thought about how his captain brother had looked this morning and sighed, "My brother really cares about you, you know. A commander must be firm and decisive in issuing orders on the battlefield to effectively lead the battle. You can't command an army with a soft heart."
She paused for a moment, then said, "According to my brother's so-called Taoist teachings, it's like saying something and it becomes law. This is the first time I've seen him make concessions for someone and change his way of doing things. Xiao Ning, please don't be angry with him, okay?"
Ning Yuan was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "I'm not angry, just a little unhappy, but I believe he's just worried."
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