The auto repair shop continued its peaceful days. Song Yucheng and the others seemed to be doing nothing wrong, but Li Tong had become a bit strange. She, who used to be so informal with everyone at work, now addressed Xu Damao as "Director Xu" this and "Director Xu" that, flattering Xu Damao to the point of being a little conceited.
"Dear Director Xu, please review this document. And please remember to sign off with your insightful comments."
Li Tong went to Xu Damao's office again and delivered a document to him.
"Li Tong, I think it's a good thing that you respect your superiors. It shows that you've grown and have the basic qualities of a qualified office director."
But aren't you praising me a bit too much? Isn't that unnecessary? Sometimes I find it cheesy, but other people don't know how they feel.
Xu Damao simply couldn't stand Li Tong's nauseatingly sweet words and overly tedious written language. He had no choice but to stop Li Tong, who was about to leave with the documents, intending to call it quits and reach a settlement agreement with the other party.
“No way. You’re the leader, and I have to respect you. There’s no room for omitting any of the proper etiquette and procedures. Otherwise, people will criticize me for not following the rules.” Li Tong insisted.
"Why don't you move in with Minzhi for a while? I can't stand you disgusting me every day. I give up."
Xu Damao didn't let Li Tong stay at his house that day. Instead, he tried to send the girl back to his own home to ease the tension with his parents so he could have some fun with his wife. But he didn't expect to stir up such a hornet's nest.
"Hehe, it's too late now. Do you know how my parents and my uncle and aunt scolded me after I got home that day? Those people really treated me like a criminal. You'll have to suffer for it now."
After saying that, Li Tong tossed her not-so-long hair and left the office with a flourish, leaving Xu Damao feeling quite helpless about this young lady.
Li Xuewu had essentially thrown himself a hot potato. At the time, Xu Damao thought that Li Xuewu was worried about the negative impact of promoting her within the steel mill, so he placed her in the auto repair shop. He hadn't considered that Li Xuewu also knew his niece's bad temper and was simply too lazy to discipline her himself, so he just passed her on to Xu Damao.
During his lunch break, Xu Damao took some time to visit the branch office.
"Old Lu, how have things been these past few days? Any progress?" Xu Damao asked with concern.
It had been several days since the building materials were brought back to the factory, but there had been no news of any activity, and Xu Damao was getting anxious. With such a significant safety hazard right beside them, many things weren't going smoothly.
Lu Xiangyang and his team have been monitoring and tracking the area for some time now, but they don't know if they've found any leads.
"Da Mao, there has been progress. Based on our investigation of the perimeter and our tracking of your security personnel's interactions with others, it appears that Song Yucheng and his gang are a well-established theft and stolen goods ring."
This gang is quite large, and they're involved in the black market and smuggling, so we're taking it quite seriously. By the way, if you hadn't come today, I was planning to have someone call you over to discuss something," Lu Xiangyang said.
Xu Damao felt a little nervous when he heard the other party say that the gang was quite large. He didn't expect that Song Yucheng, who usually seemed so refined, would have no bottom line when it came to doing bad things.
"Tell me how you need my cooperation. I will do my best to do what I can, and I will find a way to accomplish what I cannot do," Xu Damao said.
"We'd like to assign someone to your factory to keep an eye on the security department at night. Also, we'll need your phone number; please report to us immediately if anything happens."
"We'll set up a temporary command post outside your factory and run a telephone line for easy communication. Once they start their operation, we're prepared to sweep them all away," Lu Xiangyang explained his plan.
Finally, the two discussed sending a female colleague from the branch office to live in the dormitory as an office staff member. Xu Damao would then explain the arrangements to Li Tong. This person could both monitor the security department's operations and protect the factory workers living there in critical situations.
Back at the auto repair shop, Xu Damao called in Li Tong and Wang Yun, the head of the personnel department, and arranged for the young girl Liu Fangfang, who had been assigned by the branch office.
"A young lady named Liu Fangfang will be coming over here in a little while. I'll be frank with you, she's the daughter of a leader, and she's coming to work here. The leader wants us to make the arrangements."
"They plan to intern here for a while first, experience our work, and see if it's something they like. If they like it, they'll stay here long-term; if not, they'll leave," Xu Damao said.
"Hey, whose kid is this? Tell me about him," Li Tong said sarcastically.
"Don't ask, the answer is that he's even more powerful than your boss."
Xu Damao retorted to Li Tong. Almost everyone knew about the other family's situation, and she didn't hide it, which was why Xu Damao said that in front of Wang Yun. This remark almost made Wang Yun burst out laughing, and she had to cough several times to stop.
Li Tong was rendered speechless by Xu Damao's retorts; her identity was a persistent source of frustration. All she could do was roll her eyes in protest.
"We'll leave her in the office and keep the workload light for now. By the way, she's just like you, Li Tong, with a spoiled attitude. She hopes to live in the dormitory. Please make the arrangements accordingly," Xu Damao said.
"Strange quirk." Li Tong couldn't stand this colleague she had never met before.
"Alright, it was arranged by the leaders. We'll try our best to accommodate them. Who knows when we'll have to ask the higher-ups for help? You guys go back now. I'll talk to you when they arrive." Xu Damao started to shoo them away.
Wang Yun was very sensible and left immediately, but Li Tong quietly stayed behind and closed the door.
"Xu Damao, tell me the truth, is this new girl yours?"
Li Tong quietly approached Xu Damao, her head close to his, the subtle fragrance emanating from her body stirring his desires. Xu Damao couldn't resist his body's natural instincts and could only quietly move away from Li Tong slightly.
“What do you know about this and that, you’re just a little girl?” Xu Damao said.
"Don't think I don't know. You stinking men, once you have power and influence, you start indulging in debauchery and seducing other people's girls."
And that Gao Yan, I've known about her relationship with my uncle for a long time. You think you can hide it from me? No way!
To prove she wasn't a child, Li Tong spilled all the little secrets she knew.
Xu Damao was surprised that Li Tong knew about Gao Yan's affairs. It seemed that the office director was not entirely deaf and blind, but selectively aware of the situation.
"Alright, don't worry about this. Just do what I've arranged, and don't concern yourself with anything else," Xu Damao said.
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