"Could it be that he only got to this point because of Chief of Staff Wang?"
Vice Dean Zhang shook his head, "No, no, no!"
"Li Ruide dedicated his entire life to the revolutionary cause. He had no family, no relatives or descendants. In the army, he was a truly pure and upright figure..."
“I’ve known him for about twenty years. His superiors have tried to help him with his personal life and even arranged several blind dates for him, but he refused!”
"Although he said he wasn't feeling well and didn't want to hold up other girls, there was a long line of girls who came to him because of him, but he turned them all down!"
Seeing that Vice President Zhang was going off on a tangent, Song Jingzhou quickly reminded him, "What do you mean by saying he has a connection with Chief of Staff Wang?"
"Oh, this? Actually, I don't know if it counts as a connection. It was just that more than ten years ago, at a social gathering, I accidentally saw him calling Chief of Staff Wang's wife."
Song Jingzhou's heart tightened. "What did he shout?"
"Call me Auntie!"
"Aunt?"
"Yes, call her Auntie!"
Song Jingzhou asked in confusion, "Isn't the Chief of Staff's wife surnamed Liu?"
“I saw her before I was discharged from the army. She came down to comfort the soldiers. I saw that her nameplate on her seat was surnamed Liu!”
Vice Dean Zhang nodded, "That's right, his surname is Liu! He's an old revolutionary comrade!"
"This Minister Li's surname is Li, so why is he calling Chief of Staff Wang's wife 'Auntie'?"
"Who knows? Hey, why are you so curious about this kind of thing? Stop talking nonsense. The thing we researched last time has already been produced by the manufacturing department. Today we need to test it out and see what areas need improvement!"
"The higher-ups are waiting for us to produce a preliminary report before they can approve the funding!"
"Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria, eat and then hurry back to the studio, we'll probably be pulling an all-nighter again tonight!"
On the other side, bodyguard Zhao Dong was driving, his eyes occasionally glancing furtively at Li Ruide through the front mirror!
At this moment, Li Ruide was pursing his lips, deep in thought, his brows furrowed, as if he had encountered something troubling him.
Zhao Dong had been working for Li Ruide for over ten years, and seeing his boss's expression, he knew that his boss was having some troubles!
After seeing his godfather off, Wang Jingtao went straight to the military affairs office.
"Uncle Liu! Are you busy?"
Liu Chunyang, the director of the military affairs department, put down his teacup and stood up from his desk with a smile on his face.
"Hey, Jingtao, come here! I recently got two taels of Taihongpao tea, try it! Sit down, sit down, you've come at the perfect time! I wouldn't be willing to take it out for just anyone!"
Wang Jingtao didn't stand on ceremony and immediately sat down on the stool that Liu Chunyang had pulled out.
"Then I'm in for a treat!"
"Haha, it was brought by one of my students. He said it came from a hundred-year-old tree on Mount Wuyi. It only produces so much fruit a year, and he managed to get two ounces with great difficulty. He gave it all to me!"
As Liu Chunyang spoke, he gestured with his chin toward the door, "Your Uncle Huang asked me to give him some money, but I refused!"
"They're secretly calling me stingy, hahaha!"
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Liu Chunyang got down to business.
"Jingtao, I know you're the kind of person who doesn't come to me without a reason. So, tell me, what do you want from me?"
Wang Jingtao laughed heartily, "Can't I just stop by and come in to see Uncle Liu?"
"Alright, I know you too well. You're a very busy person, and it's not easy to find you even when I need to!"
"My nephew was complaining to me the other day, saying he'd gone to your house several times but hadn't run into you!"
Liu Chunyang lost his mother at the age of three and his father at the age of five. He was raised by his older sister when he was young.
His older sister was seven years older than him. With her personality and looks, she could have easily found a good family to marry into back then. However, she had him as a burden, and no family with better conditions wanted to add another mouth to feed. So, her life was delayed, and she never had a good life.
Now he's quite successful, and he treats his sister's only son like his own.
Some time ago, my nephew Deng Xiaoming followed Wang Jingtao's path, wanting to join the special forces from the elite team.
Judging from his nephew's various standards and professional qualities, this was actually just a favor, because Deng Xiaoming met all the standards, but Wang Jingtao seemed to be deliberately avoiding it.
Of course, Liu Chunyang still had the attitude of asking for favors. Regardless of whether the other party could be accommodating, he dared not show any emotion on his face. After all, Wang Jingtao was surnamed Wang.
Wang Jingtao certainly understood what Liu Chunyang meant by bringing this up, even though he spoke as if he were detached from the matter.
"Uncle Liu, I came here today because of this matter. My father-in-law gave me a task to do some time ago, but I haven't had time to do it. Xiaoming has made several trips in vain."
"I just had some free time and came straight here, please don't mind!"
Hearing Wang Jingtao's meaning, Liu Chunyang was secretly pleased, but on the surface he remained calm as he poured tea for the other party, "Not at all, not at all, how could I not know you're busy? Besides, Deng Xiaoming is Deng Xiaoming, and I am me. Although we are uncle and nephew, if you are in a difficult situation, you don't need to consider my feelings."
“Just do what needs to be done. I told him before to wait for the special recruitment at the end of the year, but when he saw that someone above had retired due to injury and a position had become vacant, he couldn’t wait even half a year!”
Wang Jingtao smiled on the outside, but in his heart he was cursing Liu Chunyang, the old fox, for not acknowledging his favor when he had clearly followed his own path.
What Liu Chunyang meant by these words was that the matter Deng Xiaoming asked him to handle was Deng Xiaoming's own business, and he also implied that even if he didn't handle it, Deng Xiaoming could still be recruited through special admission at the end of the year!
Wang Jingtao seemed not to understand Liu Chunyang's words and said with a smile, "There's no such thing as being in a difficult position. Besides, everyone in the industry knows that Uncle Liu treats this nephew like his own son."
"If it were anyone else, I might have actually refused, but it's Xiaoming. Even for Uncle Liu's sake, I can't refuse. Otherwise, Uncle Liu would be cursing me behind my back, hahaha."
He didn't want to owe him a favor, but he insisted on putting himself in that position.
Liu Chunyang also laughed heartily. This Wang Jingtao really isn't willing to suffer even the slightest loss!
"Uncle Liu, I'm here to check Brother Xiaoming's file."
At this point, Wang Jingtao casually added, "Also, could you please bring me the files from Group One of the Engineering Research Institute of the General Armaments Department?"
Liu Chunyang was taken aback. The archives of the Military Supplies Department were not open to just anyone; in principle, they required orders from higher authorities.
However, considering that Wang Jingtao is Chief of Staff Wang's grandson, and that Wang Jingtao just mentioned that his grandfather assigned him a mission, it must be for mission purposes, right?
Liu Chunyang didn't ask any more questions and directly retrieved the file.
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