Chapter 193 Taking the Bait
After Song Lubai ran away, Zhai Xiling and the other department heads returned to the finance department office and handed them the forms that Song Lubai had brought.
After reading it, the section chief said, "I'll go ask the minister."
The section chief returned shortly after and said, "Next time the person comes, stamp it."
Zhai Xiling asked in a low voice, "What about the accounts from before?"
The section chief said in a low voice, "We still need to continue the investigation."
Zhai Xiling nodded.
Song Lubai went to the secretary's office after leaving the finance office.
Dai Shuhua and the others asked her with concern if Vice Minister Lou had done anything to her yesterday.
Song Lubai shook her head with red eyes, saying nothing, yet leaving much to the imagination.
Dai Shuhua comforted her, "It's okay. Everyone has suffered grievances at work. What seems like a big problem today will not seem like a problem in the future. Just relax and don't take everything to heart."
Song Lubai nodded: "I know what you're saying, but I just can't do it."
"Can any of you give me a definite answer on when the storage and transportation department will be back to normal?"
Su Youwei glanced at her and thought the question was brilliant, confirming that Song Lubai was not a fool at all.
Now that the two departments are in the early stages of merging, Minister Zhou checked the accounts of the former Materials Supply Department and found that there were major problems.
Vice Minister Lou's attitude was one of firm confrontation.
The previous chaos in market supply was a product of the power struggle between the two top leaders.
When the storage and transportation department can return to normal depends on the outcome of the confrontation between the two.
"Comrade Song, didn't we say at yesterday's meeting that we need to return to normal as soon as possible? It should be soon, don't worry."
Su Youwei passed the buck back to her, and Song Lubai was furious.
Guo Bo stretched out his arms and said, "We don't know when things will calm down. We've been very busy lately. If you come back, you can help us share the burden."
Seeing that she couldn't get any more information, and after talking for a while longer, Song Lubai said, "Then I'm leaving. I still have a lot of things to do over there."
Even after leaving the secretary's office, Song Lubai did not leave the headquarters.
She just saw Dai Shuhua organizing documents.
She waited for a while at the corner of the stairs and then Dai Shuhua came out.
"Sister Shuhua, where are you going?"
Dai Shuhua was surprised to see her. "Why haven't you left yet?"
Once outside the building and in a secluded spot, Song Lubai asked frankly, "Sister Shuhua, I want to ask you something. Can you tell me the truth?"
Dai Shuhua wasn't stupid; seeing her serious expression, she knew what she wanted to ask.
"Xiao Song, I don't know what will happen right now, but it's a fact that there's something wrong with that person."
"You're new here, so even if... it won't affect you."
Song Lubai said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Sister Shuhua. Otherwise, I would have been feeling very uneasy."
Dai Shuhua smiled and said, "What's the big deal? I have something to do and need to leave quickly, so I won't talk to you anymore."
Having received confirmation, Song Lubai leisurely headed towards the supply depot.
When Song Lubai first started working under Deputy Minister Lou, she had hoped to do her job well.
But what happened later made her hesitate.
She doesn't know what the outcome will be, but she wants to avoid risks right now.
Yuan Lin arrived at the office very early in the morning.
After greeting his former colleagues, he knocked on Deputy Director Lou's door.
When Lou Yuchun saw him, she asked in surprise, "Why are you back? Have you recovered? I don't need you to come here to do things with your limp."
Yuan Lin still uses crutches to walk. He said, "It's fine to lie at home. The doctor said I can move around a bit."
Lou Yuchun nodded, "Alright, now that you're back, do a good job. Let Xiao Song do all the errands."
Yuan Lin was relieved.
As expected, the leader still values him.
Yuan Lin waited and waited at his desk, and with only an hour left before he could leave work, he finally met the very beautiful Comrade Song that Cheng Xiaolong had mentioned.
When Song Lubai saw someone sitting at Yuan Lin's desk, she went up to him and said with a smile, "Comrade Yuan, your injury is healed? That's great, now someone can share the workload with me."
Yuan Lin looked him up and down and thought he was indeed outstanding in appearance.
"You know me?"
Song Lubai nodded and said, "I've seen you following behind the deputy minister at headquarters before, and I've also heard others say that Comrade Yuan, you are very serious and meticulous in your work. I have to learn from you."
After flattering her, she sighed and said, "This morning I took the form to headquarters to get it stamped, but they said I had to ask my superiors. Comrade Yuan, so many things have happened while you were away, I haven't been able to handle them all."
Comrade Yuan pointed to an empty chair next to him and said, "Move it over and tell me in detail, and I'll see if I can help you."
Yuan Lin wanted to know the current situation of the leaders after the merger, and what tasks the leaders had Song Lubai do, in order to judge whether the leaders truly valued Song Lubai.
This Comrade Song doesn't seem like a scheming person.
Song Lubai merely posed the question, and the other party readily accepted it, which pleased her greatly.
After sitting down, Song Lubai picked out what she could say and then specifically mentioned what happened that morning.
Even someone with little experience like her could tell that today's order would definitely be stamped, so someone as experienced as Yuan Lin would certainly be able to tell as well.
"Comrade Yuan, am I incapable of doing anything right? When the leaders ask me to do something, I can't even handle those simple errands. Am I a complete failure?"
Yuan Lin comforted him, "It's okay. It's understandable that you don't have experience. No one knows everything from the start."
Song Lubai looked indignant. "Why do those people always make things difficult for me? I'm just a gofer."
Yuan Lin was beginning to think that Song Lubai was simple-minded, but recalling what Cheng Xiaolong had said yesterday, he asked suspiciously, "Yesterday you told Comrade Cheng that you were sorry to me, Song, why did you say that?"
Song Lubai covered her mouth, feigning surprise. "Did I say that? I don't remember. Oh... I remember now, I think I did say that. Sigh, I always mess things up. The boss always says it's okay, he says it's okay, but I feel like a useless person. If Comrade Yuan were here, you would definitely be much better than me. This work was originally yours, Comrade Yuan, but I didn't do it well. I'm so sorry!"
Yuan Lin: What nonsense!
Is this Xiao Song a little mentally challenged? Where is the logic in his speech?
However, as she just mentioned, her supervisor doesn't criticize her even when she doesn't do things well, which shows that her supervisor still values her.
That means what Cheng Xiaolong said yesterday wasn't just his conjecture.
For some reason, Comrade Song didn't dare say those things to his face.
After Song Lubai finished her performance, she stood up and said, "I still need to report the situation to my superiors. I'm so worried..."
Yuan Lin watched as she knocked on the door and entered the office.
After Song Lubai entered the office, she explained the situation and then stood there with her eyes downcast.
Lou Yuchun frowned and said, "Let's go again this afternoon."
The matter that should have been accomplished is still stuck on the other side. Deputy Minister Lou suspects that Zhou Mingying is determined to oppose him to the end, but... after being criticized by his superiors, is it really necessary for her to do this?
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