Chapter 1115 Letting Go of the Compulsion to Help Others
After weighing the pros and cons of this matter, Minister Zhan had a plan in mind.
If Lu Miao was just angry and didn't go to work, that wouldn't be a big deal.
But if you get sick because of someone making you angry, then the nature of the matter is different.
Minister Zhan was decisive and before calling Lu Miao, he actually called the Ministry of Finance first.
When Lu Miao joined the department, the country had very few talents available.
This was even more so when Minister Zhan first started working.
Along the way, not to mention the Guoyingshe, even in other units and departments, any old man with a square face and gray hair had a different status.
In front of capable juniors like Lu Miao, Minister Zhan was undoubtedly friendly and amiable.
But in front of some people who are dragging their feet, Minister Zhan does not seem to be so happy.
Deputy Director Lou of the Ministry of Finance had just been reprimanded by senior management a few days ago, and these past two days he received a call from Minister Zhan and was scolded again.
Minister Zhan spoke directly on the phone, scolding Deputy Director Lou to do the job if he could, and to step down and let someone else take over if he couldn't.
That alone is not the end.
It is unclear whether this was the intention of the senior leadership or the instruction of Minister Zhan.
Less than two hours after the phone call ended, Deputy Director Lou received a transfer order from his superiors, saying that his ideological awareness and consciousness were insufficient and that he would be transferred back to his hometown to continue learning from the people at the grassroots level.
Deputy Director Lou’s sky was about to fall.
What does it mean to be transferred from a municipal-level department to a township-level unit in his hometown? Need I say more?
Of course, it was not only the transferred Deputy Director Lou who kept his mouth shut in this incident.
There are also the two directors Yang and Li, the instigators who sit in the same office with Lu Miao.
Although Director Yang and Director Li still had prejudices against Lu Miao, they didn't have the guts to continue shouting when they saw that the deputy director above them had fallen and been punished.
He was so ashamed that he had to keep his tail between his legs.
Minister Zhan spoke in an exaggerated and serious tone on the phone, and Lu Miao thought there must be something going on.
After pondering for a long time without coming to a conclusion, she had no choice but to truthfully explain her situation:
"Minister, these are just minor matters at work, nothing to take seriously... I'm not sick these past few days, it's just that my child has caught a cold, and I was afraid it wouldn't look good if I told others directly when I was supposed to take leave, so I made up this excuse. Am I causing you any trouble?"
Minister Zhan said, "No, the child being sick is no small matter. Everyone sees it when you're usually busy. This time, you can just stay home and take care of the child. You can also take a break. There's nothing else to worry about."
Lu Miao has a very high attendance rate and sometimes works overtime.
Everyone who works with me in the same unit can see it.
People's energy and concentration are limited, and they often neglect their families when they focus on work.
Minister Zhan understood Lu Miao's situation very well. After comforting Lu Miao over the phone, he asked who was sick.
Previously, the Fu family lived in Qingta Hutong, and Minister Zhan had visited their home.
At that time, the older children in the family all went to school, and Minister Zhan only saw them a few times. However, he held the babbling Baichuan several times.
When talking about sick children, the first person Minister Zhan thought of was Baichuan.
Lu Miao said it was a daughter. Minister Zhan remembered that she had a pair of twin children, so he asked a few questions about how old the children were now.
After getting the reply, it was still the same few words.
The girl is not as tough as the boy, so Minister Zhan asked Lu Miao to take care of the child these days and not to worry about the work at the unit.
Lu Miao responded obediently.
The two sides exchanged a few quick pleasantries and ended the call.
Lu Miao's initial plan was to stay at home for two more days and wait until the child showed obvious improvement before going back to work.
But after receiving the call from Minister Zhan, although he responded promptly, checked on his daughter's condition that night, and had breakfast at home the next day, Lu Miao still decided to go back to work first.
There needs to be coordination between family and work.
But this is based on the fact that she has finished the things at hand...
Kissing his daughter's face and letting the little girl have a good rest at home, Lu Miao picked up his bag, waved goodbye, and got into the car to go to the Guoying Press.
Director Wu from the cotton mill came again today.
Those who didn't catch Lu Miao yesterday were afraid that they would miss the opportunity today. Before the Guoying Press opened in the morning, Director Wu was already waiting at the door.
When Lu Miao came over at around nine o'clock, Director Wu had been waiting in a corner of the hall for more than two hours.
When Director Wu saw Lu Miao enter the hall, he didn't even bother to drink his tea. He pushed the water jar aside and started yelling as he stood up:
"Director Lu!"
He called out so loudly that all the staff who were passing by or busy in the hall turned their heads to look.
Lu Miao was stunned at first, then he lowered his eyebrows in slight displeasure when he saw the man.
She didn't say anything, just raised her chin slightly towards the stairs.
Director Wu understood and trotted beside her as they went upstairs.
In the office, Lu Miao asked Director Wu to sit down and asked Yu Hong to pour tea.
I haven't been to work for a few days, and there are a lot of file bags piled on my desk.
Lu Miao read and sorted them out, and glanced at Director Wu and asked:
"Tell me, you've been running around for a few days. What's the matter that's so urgent for you to find me?"
Director Wu had been sitting there stiffly. Upon hearing this, he stood up with a bitter face and said:
"Director Lu, let's talk about that Canton Fair you mentioned last time. Didn't you say it would give our factory a chance to make a living? But now, a large number of foreign exchange orders have gone to garment factories, and our cotton mill hasn't received any at all! What do you think is going on now? Is there something wrong?"
Lu Miao instantly understood Director Wu's intentions and said with a faint smile:
"The cotton mill doesn't have many foreign exchange orders, but there should be quite a few other state-owned and private factories that have approached us to discuss cooperation recently."
At the Canton Fair, although Lu Miao vigorously promoted the production achievements of the Beijing North Garment Factory, he did not neglect to take care of the cotton mill.
At that time, she had a separate sign on her bunk bed and personally wrote introductory brochures in all the languages she could speak.
There are clear introductions on which clothes in the garment factory use materials from the cotton mill, which materials on display are suitable for what, etc.
Foreign investors have very high standards. Some of them like something, while others naturally dislike it.
Although there are many choices in China, there are really only a few that are singled out for advertising, and cotton spinning mills are also very popular at the Canton Fair.
After returning to Beijing after the meeting, Lu Miao asked Yu Hong to inquire about it privately.
After she was sure that the cotton mill was bustling with customers and that the orders placed were sufficient to keep the factory running, she put the matters there aside for the time being and stopped caring about them.
Of course, not caring about it anymore doesn't mean she doesn't want to care about it.
But after going to the cotton mill so many times, a very direct result became clear before my eyes.
Director Wu is stubborn and wants to keep the factory running, but he resists outside intervention and all friendly suggestions in every way.
It seemed as if listening to his advice would threaten his authority as the factory director.
Lu Miao tried it.
He refuses to take the broad road and insists on going into the corners, so we can only let him go.
After all, she had no absolute obligation to save the cotton mill.
Director Wu was not obliged to obey her completely.
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