Chapter 1485: Go through the process? Then why am I looking for you?
Li Ye was not sure about the tax situation in the mainland at that time, so he took the initiative to make an appointment with Peng Rui after get off work.
"Brother Peng, I'm Li Ye. Are you busy these days? I have a small problem that I can't figure out. Let's go out for a drink."
"It's not that I can't have a drink, but your sister-in-law really hates me going out for a drink now, so you have to come over to my house to drink."
Li Ye immediately said sarcastically, "Oh my god, during the Spring Festival this year, you were laughing at me for being a wife slave! How come you're now a henpecked husband?"
Peng Rui said harshly, "You're right. It was you who infected me. You can't come today? I'm not free tomorrow!"
Li Ye said calmly, "Of course I'll go. Ask my sister-in-law to prepare eight dishes for me, four meat dishes, four vegetable dishes, and a few fruit plates."
Peng Rui laughed and scolded, "Why don't you eat pig feed? And you brought your own wine with you for the four meat and four vegetable dishes. Besides, I've moved and am no longer in the Xicheng Taxation Dormitory."
Li Ye was stunned: "You moved? When did it happen? Why didn't you treat me to a housewarming party?"
Peng Rui said: "Before the New Year, everyone was busy and I wanted to save trouble, so I didn't have a big celebration."
Li Ye pursed his lips and said, "You really save me a lot of trouble. Okay, okay, tell me the address of your new home and I'll be there in a moment."
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After Li Ye got the new address of Peng Rui's home, he hung up the phone.
Then he began to wonder whether he needed to ask Peng Rui to check the invoices from Jin Hong today.
If it was when Li Ye had just met Peng Rui, Li Ye would have asked Peng Rui without hesitation, "Senior brother, please help me with this."
But now it has been eleven years, Peng Rui has been married for nine years, and the weekend gatherings at Zhang Qiyan's home have not been held for five or six years. Can a group of brothers still be as intimate and casual as before?
Li Ye took two bottles of good wine and two sets of children's clothes and went to Peng Rui's new home.
When Li Ye was about to arrive at the place, he found that Peng Rui was already waiting for him outside, smoking.
Li Ye quickly got out of the car and said with a smile, "Brother, are you afraid that I won't be able to find my way home? Are you still waiting for me outside?"
Peng Rui also laughed and said, "Don't be so conceited. I just came down to smoke a cigarette. Your sister-in-law doesn't allow smoking at home. She's afraid that it will harm the children."
Li Ye said with a chuckle, "Okay, okay, okay, I'm just taking advantage of my eldest nephew. I brought him two sets of clothes as a thank you to this little guy."
Peng Rui nodded: "Well, you are smart, you know your sister-in-law's weakness."
All mothers love their children. No matter what Li Ye brought to the house, it would not be as good as bringing two sets of clothes for the child as it would suit Yuan Hongmin's taste.
When Li Ye arrived downstairs at Peng Rui's house, just based on the exterior layout of the building, he could estimate that the area of each house was far more than 100 square meters.
In 1993, Peng Rui was able to be allocated a house of more than 100 square meters in Beijing. The degree of importance he enjoyed in the unit could not be explained by just being at the department level.
When Li Ye entered the room, he found that there were already four or five dishes on the table, and Yuan Hongmin was still busy in the kitchen.
Yuan Hongmin heard the door open and poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Li Ye, wait a moment! I have two more soups that will be ready soon."
Li Ye said embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law, I just said it casually, but you actually prepared eight dishes for me."
Yuan Hongmin smiled and said, "You said eight, so not one less. But you have to finish them all! No waste."
"That's no problem. My appetite hasn't decreased."
Li Ye immediately patted his chest and made a promise. After all, if the guests of the Flower Growers' House left over the dishes carefully prepared by the host, it would be suspected of not giving face to the host.
Then Li Ye entertained the child while chatting with Peng Rui.
"Li Ye, I heard you went to D School for further studies recently? Then you should take off your acting hat soon, right?"
"Brother, are you a spy? I've only been attending D School for a few days! How have you heard all this?"
"I don't even need to hear it, I can guess it."
Peng Rui said mysteriously, "The day you took the job as deputy general manager of Jingnan Group, I guessed you'd be rapidly promoted within a year or two. So, shouldn't I give you a place at D School for further studies this year?"
Li Ye shook his head and said, "Brother, please don't belittle me. How can I be considered a rapid promotion? You and Senior Sister Yu are the ones who are promoted quickly! It's like riding a rocket. I can never catch up with you in my whole life."
"Li Ye, please give up! Are you still hiding things from me? Your Senior Sister Yu and I are the early birds that fly first, and you are the one who is blessed with the advantage."
Peng Rui and Yu Xiufen were both from the class of 1977 at Peking University. They caught the best time when they graduated and have not encountered any setbacks all the way to the present. At the age of 35 or 36, they are still only at the department level, the same level as Li Ye is now.
The road ahead for Li Ye is basically open, and he just needs to gain experience. However, if Peng Rui wants to cross the hurdle of department level, he still needs to wait for an opportunity.
So Li Ye heard a hint of envy, jealousy and hatred in Peng Rui's words.
Li Ye then said to Peng Rui in a comforting tone, "Brother, actually, the teacher said that you and Sister Yu are both smarter than me, so it's only a matter of time before you rise to prominence. You've laid a stronger foundation than I have in the past few years, and you'll definitely go higher and further than me in the future."
"Hahahaha, Li Ye, you are really good at talking. Everyone knows that you are the teacher's favorite."
After Peng Rui burst into laughter, he suddenly changed the subject and asked Li Ye casually, "By the way, did the teacher come to see you after the New Year?"
"Um?"
Li Ye suddenly understood something.
During the Spring Festival, Li Ye, Peng Rui, Yu Xiufen and others went to pay New Year's greetings to their teachers. After the Spring Festival, Li Ye met Zhang Qiyan at School D.
Peng Rui just "guessed" that Li Ye went to School D for further studies. Is it related to Zhang Qiyan?
"I actually met the teacher. When I went to D School for a refresher course, the teacher happened to be giving a lecture there."
Peng Rui looked at Li Ye, smiled faintly, and asked, "Did the teacher just go to give you a lecture? Didn't he say anything else?"
Li Ye was very surprised. Zhang Qiyan did say some "private words" to Li Ye at School D, but Li Ye could not tell Peng Rui such words. What if Peng Rui did not agree with Zhang Qiyan's point of view?
The backstabbing scene doesn't just exist on stage; it comes from reality.
Li Ye Li Ye was very surprised and asked back: "Brother, what else do you think the teacher will say to me besides teaching?"
"Hahaha~, the teacher will definitely pay extra attention to you! Teachers nowadays are no longer the teaching staff they used to be. By the way, Li Ye, you just said on the phone that you had something you couldn't figure out and wanted to ask me. What was it?"
Li Ye pursed his lips and told his story: "Our company's purchasing staff purchased a batch of building materials. I found that the price was 30% higher than the market price, but the manufacturer issued an invoice. So I suspect that the invoice is false. How should I report this?"
Peng Rui rubbed his chin with his hand and said hesitantly, "Things like this need to go through the process step by step. There really won't be any results in a short time."
Li Ye was silent. He remembered a line from King Liu in "Lychees of Chang'an".
[Since you have my title of Right Prime Minister, you still have to go through the formalities. Isn't that embarrassing for me?]
I, Li Ye, have already found you, Peng Rui, and you want me to go through the formalities?
What face do I have left?
(End of this chapter)
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