"Secretary Wen, you see, it's because of you that Xiao Bin dislikes me. Lanyuan Middle School is not a good place, I don't want to go there, please help me think of a solution!" Wu Youwei quickly stated his purpose.
Wu Youwei and Wen Yulong have worked together for more than a month and he knows that he has to be direct when talking to Wen Yulong. Otherwise, Wen Yulong really won't understand his roundabout requests.
Wen Yulong frowned. To be honest, he felt a little annoyed by Wu Youwei's request.
Wen Yulong felt that as the secretary of Chaoyang Middle School, all he had asked Wu Youwei to do over the past month or so were minor work-related tasks. How could Wu Youwei have the audacity to use his own duties as a condition for asking for his help?
Wen Yulong wasn't a fool. After a moment's reflection, he understood Principal Xiao's intention to transfer Wu Youwei. While this was ostensibly aimed at Wu Youwei, wasn't it actually because Principal Xiao didn't want to directly confront Wen Yulong that he was targeting Wu Youwei? Since Principal Xiao didn't want to directly antagonize him, Wen Yulong naturally couldn't confront Principal Xiao directly.
"Director Wu, my current position is on the same level as Principal Xiao. If the transfer order is from above, I can't do anything about it." Wen Yulong rejected Wu Youwei's request.
Wu Youwei opened his eyes wide, as if he couldn't believe what Wen Yulong said.
Wu Youwei believed that his actions over the past month were proof enough that he was on Wen Yulong's side. Otherwise, how could he have offended Principal Xiao so deeply? Wu Youwei's situation is an example of what's known as "taking sides" in the workplace. Wu Youwei chose to side with Wen Yulong, and as the "boss," Wen Yulong should have stood up at the critical moment, defending his subordinates and engaging in a fight with the "boss" of the other side, Principal Xiao.
But Wu Youwei didn't know that Wen Yulong had been in the army all his life and didn't understand the unspoken rules of the workplace. In essence, Wen Yulong was still a rookie in the workplace and had no idea what Wu Youwei meant by "taking sides".
"Secretary Wen, isn't your brother a high-ranking official in our education system? I got into trouble because I stood on your side, Secretary Wen. How can you not be willing to help at all?" Wu Youwei was not giving up and reminded Wen Yulong in a loud voice.
After the Lunar New Year, Wen Yulun was transferred directly from the Chaoyang District Education Bureau to the Ministry of Education as Secretary-General. Wen Yulun was still under 40, and in Wu Youwei's eyes, such a position was already a high-ranking official. Wu Youwei believed that if Wen Yulong wanted help, he could just call Wen Yulun and his request would be no big deal.
Wu Youwei never expected that Wen Yulong was unwilling to even make a phone call and directly rejected his request.
Wen Yulong's indifference made Wu Youwei both sad and angry. He was sad because he had to give up his job, otherwise, Wu Youwei would go to Lanyuan Middle School. He was angry because he was so blind to the wrong person. He originally thought Wen Yulong was a big shot, but it turned out that he was not a leader at all. He didn't have any responsibility and yet he tried to form cliques. Ugh! If you don't have the ability, just be a secretary who eats and waits for retirement! Why come out to cause trouble for others?
"You already said it! My brother is the high-ranking official. I have nothing to do with him. Go!" Wen Yulong had no idea Wu Youwei was cursing him in his heart. Hearing Wu Youwei mention Wen Yulun, Wen Yulong's mood worsened. Of the three Wen brothers, the eldest brother had the most unsatisfactory career. Wen Yulun used to be so irresponsible, but now he was doing better than him. How could Wen Yulong feel?
"Okay, I'll leave now. Secretary Wen, don't regret it." Seeing that Wen Yulong showed no mercy, Wu Youwei had no choice but to stride out of Wen Yulong's office angrily.
After Zhou Yuanyuan bought two sets of school uniforms at the school office, she initially planned to return to the dormitory to change. However, she changed her mind and headed towards the administration building.
Zhou Yuanyuan wants to talk to Principal Xiao about something.
The principal's office was on the third floor. Zhou Yuanyuan, clutching her school uniform bag, quickly rushed up the stairs. Ten seconds later, she was standing at the principal's office door, her legs no longer sore and her breath still clear.
Principal Xiao was sipping from his teacup. Just after he took a sip of strong tea with satisfaction, his eyes blurred and he found that a young and beautiful girl in red had appeared at the door of his office.
"Hi! Hello, Principal." Zhou Yuanyuan smiled and raised one hand, giving a cute hello to Principal Xiao.
"Zhou... Zhou Yuanyuan? Why are you here at school?" Principal Xiao widened his eyes in surprise.
Thanks to the "unintelligible puppy love incident" a few years ago, Principal Xiao had a deep impression of Zhou Yuanyuan. Principal Xiao remembered that after Zhou Yuanyuan took a long vacation during that incident, she was like a bird released from its cage. Aside from midterms and finals, she was rarely seen at school. Could it be that the midterm exam was today? No way! There were still about twenty days left!
"Principal, can I come in?" Zhou Yuanyuan pointed to the door. Standing at the door and talking to Principal Xiao inside, Principal Xiao didn't feel tired, but Zhou Yuanyuan didn't want to be watched.
"Please come in, please come in. Hahaha... I'm old and my memory is bad. I'm still wondering if today is the time for the midterm exam!" Principal Xiao pointed to the sofa against the wall and asked Zhou Yuanyuan to sit down.
Furthermore, Principal Xiao also took a seat on the sofa, ready to have a cordial conversation with Zhou Yuanyuan. Zhou Yuanyuan was a role model student at Chaoyang Middle School, and the first student in Principal Xiao's twenty-plus years as principal that he felt powerless over. Zhou Yuanyuan was too stubborn, and Principal Xiao had repeatedly suggested skipping a grade like her brother, Zhou Jiasheng, but Zhou Yuanyuan remained unmoved.
"Principal, didn't you order me to return to school immediately? Look, I came back obediently right away. This time, you can't say I didn't listen to you anymore, okay?" Zhou Yuanyuan blinked her watery almond eyes, her eyes full of smiles. Principal Xiao and Zhao Qingshan have a good relationship and treat Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng like their own grandchildren. As a result, Zhou Yuanyuan was also very relaxed in front of Principal Xiao. Zhou Yuanyuan felt that she had worked hard. In order to set a trap for Wen Yulong and Wu Youwei, she was still pretending to be silly and cute in front of Principal Xiao at such an old age.
"I didn't ask you to go back to school?" Principal Xiao shook his head. It was Principal Xiao himself who said Zhou Yuanyuan could go to school at any time. How could he contradict himself?
"The school's teaching department called my mom yesterday and said they would expel me if I didn't go back to school! I thought it was an order from the principal." Zhou Yuanyuan pursed her lips and spared no effort to flatter Wu Youwei.
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