Shen Shixun responded, handed him a cigarette, and said politely with a smile, "If I remember correctly, you should be here as an outsourced employee."
Shen Shixun's words hit the nail on the head, and Boss Zhang's face immediately turned ugly. "What's wrong with outsourcing? I'm not bragging, but from now on, I'll be leading my brothers to do this here and that there. There aren't many people, but they're very capable."
"Did you know that the Xiang family also has investments here, including the second young master of the Xiang family?"
"I've heard a little about it."
The man who was showing them around was bewildered. "Director Shen, you two know each other?"
"Director Shen?"
The foremen were startled, and so was Boss Zhang.
It's important to know that all of the dozens of outsourced teams involved in this project, including the project's own large construction team, are managed by Director Shen, who is his direct superior.
Where is Director Shen?
Yang He and his fellow workers exchanged glances, and the foreman also gave them a look, quickly understanding what was going on.
Looking at Shen Shixun again, Boss Zhang blushed and stammered, "Director Shen?"
Shen Shixun lit his cigarette for him with a lighter, just like he always did, which startled Boss Zhang so much that he quickly took a step back. "This, this won't do... I'll do it myself!"
Boss Zhang was used to exploiting people. The entire construction team suffered a lot working for him, but in order to make money and maintain stability, everyone gritted their teeth and kept going.
If workers get injured at work, as long as the bones and muscles aren't damaged, he won't care and will just let them buy some bandages and safflower oil to apply themselves.
He had something going on before, like moving, which required hard labor, and he deliberately asked these workers to do it.
He's the boss, and nobody dares to offend him. If he needs anything, everyone has to bite the bullet and go to him, even if they don't get any money or even a glass of water.
"Mr. Zhang has taken good care of me in the past, and I hope he will continue to take good care of me in the future."
"Sehun, no, no, no, Director Shen, what are you talking about?"
Mr. Zhang's voice sounded somewhat unnatural. Shen Shixun put a cigarette in his mouth, and Mr. Zhang went to light it for him, but the man blocked him with his hand and lit it himself.
He exhaled a puff of smoke. "Since you're here, do your job well. It's fate that we can work together again."
"Yes, isn't that fate? What a coincidence!"
The group of workers were used to seeing Boss Zhang bowing his head and acting like a grandson at the project site.
But seeing Boss Zhang bowing his head and trying to curry favor with his former colleagues, yet not knowing how to proceed, his awkward appearance was truly hilarious.
Yang He couldn't help but laugh. When Yang He suddenly said he was resigning, he thought that something had happened that he couldn't handle.
When a country boy comes to the city, he should be careful not to get involved in anything he shouldn't, lest he go astray.
Yang He later called him to say hello, but due to being busy at the construction site, they lost contact for a while.
Shen Shixun was busy and couldn't say much, so he had someone take Boss Zhang to their assigned area to work. Boss Zhang was completely confused and hadn't even figured out how to curry favor with Shen Shixun before he was sent away again.
"Isn't he from Saigon? Does he know anyone in Haicheng?"
After Boss Zhang and his entourage left, he asked the workers he had hired, "Which of you knows him well?"
"Yang He".
"Yang He, you know him well? Who does he know in the ancient city? How did he suddenly become a director?"
Mr. Zhang's memory was still stuck on the scene where he cursed Shen Shixun for being a poor wretch, and Shen Shixun remained silent. On a whim, Mr. Zhang smoked a cigarette and asked him to pour him some tea.
Mr. Zhang was overjoyed to receive such a great project when Shen Shixun suddenly appeared and scared him to death.
Yang He shook his head, "I'm not really sure either. He only said he wanted to resign. I thought he had some gambling debts and was afraid of being harassed. He told me he wanted to earn more money to drive for ride-hailing services, so I introduced him to a car rental place."
Mr. Zhang racked his brains but still couldn't figure out how Shen Shixun became the director of two major projects.
In the late afternoon, Mr. Zhang asked someone to deliver some things to his car. Everyone was busy and hadn't finished get off work yet. Mr. Zhang then found Shen Shixun.
"Director Shen..."
"Old Zhang, is there something you need? Director Shen is busy."
Shen Shixun had a helper named Xiao Chen, who had a bad first impression of this Boss Zhang and spoke to him with a hint of impatience.
Xiao Chen is a college graduate who studied architecture. He was assigned to work under Shen Shixun and learned a lot of experience from him.
Although he was uneducated, he had worked on construction sites for a long time, knew a lot, and had his own way of dealing with people. Xiao Chen also had a wanderlust in his heart; his body was trapped in the big city, but his heart had long since flown far away.
I heard that Shen Shixun was a member of the Gong ethnic group, so I asked him about their lifestyle, whether the Gong people really depend on the weather for their livelihood, and whether there was Wi-Fi or solar power on the grasslands...
Shen Shixun thought that Xiao Chen's questions were just as stupid as Xiang Nanzhi's, and gave only half-hearted responses, but Xiao Chen's enthusiasm only increased...
He respected Shen Shixun and was under Shen Shixun's command, so naturally he also protected this leader.
"Assistant Chen..."
Boss Zhang waved to Xiao Chen, who sighed, "What's up, Lao Zhang? You're new to the construction site, just focus on your work. Don't bother Director Shen, he's busy."
"When is Director Shen free? I'd like to say a few words to him."
“Old Zhang, this isn’t right. Even though you and Director Shen worked on the same construction site before, you can’t take advantage of that… Look at you, it’s only the first day.”
"Assistant Chen, I really have something I want to say to Director Shen. It's not a personal matter, it's about the construction site. Please help me, Assistant Chen."
Seeing that Old Zhang was shamelessly begging him, Xiao Chen had no choice but to go back inside.
As soon as Shen Shixun had a moment to spare, Xiao Chen said, "The foreman of the new construction team is looking for you today."
"Mr. Zhang?"
"Yes, that's the one, the chubby one."
Where is he?
Xiao Chen pointed to the door, "I was outside just now, I don't know if I've left yet."
He was his former boss, after all; he couldn't keep him waiting.
The man went down the stairs and had just reached the corner on the first floor when Old Zhang suddenly stood up. "Director Chen, it's Director Chen."
Mr. Zhang was covered in sweat and took a towel from around his neck to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"Xiao Chen said you wanted to see me, is there something you need?"
"Um, can I talk to you alone? Is it okay if we talk alone..."
"OK."
Shen Shixun followed Boss Zhang to a secluded place. Boss Zhang handed him a cigarette, and he thanked him. Then Boss Zhang pressed a button on his car key.
Shen Shixun followed his gaze and saw that Boss Zhang had already opened the trunk, which was filled with a whole car full of cigarettes and alcohol.
"Mr. Zhang, what's going on here...?"
“Sehun, I’m sorry for offending you before. That construction site didn’t need any more manpower, so we were eliminated. I brought my brothers here. What I told you before was just bragging. I don’t have any acquaintances here. I had to find a way to recommend myself.”
Mr. Zhang looked a little embarrassed. “Business is tough these days. I’ve offended you in the past, but please forgive me. If my brothers don’t have work, they won’t earn any money. I’ll have to rely on you in the future.”
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