Zhao Youcai never imagined that he would be disliked by a woman to this extent.
"Look at what Comrade Zhao is saying. I was just thinking that we should get closer to each other and expand the scale of the factory. I heard that you are going to visit factories in many provinces. I have a favor to ask. Could you take me with you? I also want to go to various places for inspection."
Zhao Youcai realized that this woman was something else.
To think of opening a nationwide chain of factories in this day and age is truly a sign of wisdom.
After all, the prerequisite for becoming a national brand is to open up the national market. If you stay in one place, at most you can only be a local specialty, not a national specialty.
But these are not reasons for someone to scheme against him for no reason. What does he, Zhao Youcai, think he is? A tool?
"I'm afraid I can't help you with this. This is a colleague from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you have any related needs, you can ask him for help."
Zhao Youcai is an extremely averse to trouble, especially when it comes to things that are thankless and exhausting; he simply can't be bothered to do them.
If you really have that kind of free time, with so many sons and daughters-in-law at home, why not take any of them out to broaden their horizons? Why do you have to go with a woman who schemes against you the moment you meet her?
If the other person is in a normal situation, gets to know you openly and becomes good friends, he can help with this.
But from the moment he appeared, he approached with a purpose. Even if this person were a celestial being, Zhao Youcai would not have any other thoughts.
If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
He can offer help proactively and repay favors, but he will never passively fall into a trap and be taken advantage of.
He Xiaojuan is different from the former secretary of Director Zhu; she still has some brains.
In such a short time, they had already figured out Zhao Youcai's thoughts.
"I'm sorry, my appearance was misleading. But I really want to cooperate with your factory, especially with you, Director Zhao."
Zhao Youcai remained unmoved, even silently complaining to himself:
All that rambling is just a matter of her giving advice to one of her competitors, who then expanded their market and impacted her revenue.
This woman is really dishonest; she's full of tricks and schemes.
"I'm sorry, my farm is currently in short supply. After all, my food processing plant also consumes a lot of the produce, and some of it has to be handed over to the commune and the county."
He Xiaojuan understood; this was a blatant rejection, and staying any longer would be shameless.
He Xiaojuan has always been proud, and being humiliated by a man time and time again has finally made her lose her temper.
Before leaving Zhao Youcai's house, she stared at Zhao Youcai for several moments, and when she turned her head, a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.
Although Zhao Youcai behind them couldn't see this scene, it didn't mean that his other sons and daughters-in-law, who were planning to come back and help after finishing their work, couldn't see it.
Isn’t it?
The third son's wife immediately darted to Zhao Youcai's side and whispered behind his back, making sure that the big bastard from Beijing couldn't hear her.
"Dad, who was that woman just now? Her smile was so sinister."
Zhao Youcai's gaze lingered on the empty entrance for a moment, a slow smile curving his lips, and he waved his hand as if to reassure.
"They're just strangers, it doesn't matter. Maybe I'm just naturally inclined to smile like that."
Thinking about the common tactics women use, they certainly wouldn't compare their connections and wealth to Zhao Youcai's.
After all, Zhao Youcai was a local tyrant, and someone who had his protection.
You can't win a business war against yourself, especially since you have "Happy Town" to rely on.
Then there's only one way: using a honey trap.
I just don't know the difference between the factory manager's honey trap and the secretary's honey trap.
He wanted to see what she could come up with.
Instead of returning to the guesthouse, He Xiaojuan went to her old classmate's house.
That old classmate was none other than the wife of Director Niu of the steel factory.
"Xiaojuan? What brings you here? Is things not busy at the factory?"
The two of them corresponded frequently, and they would share trivial matters from each other's lives.
Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, we still think of each other often, so we don't feel estranged.
"Look at me, it's snowing so heavily outside, come inside quickly!"
Factory Director Niu had something to do today and didn't go home. He Xiaojuan sat at his house for over an hour, and seeing that it was getting dark and she still hadn't seen Factory Director Niu return, she couldn't help but ask.
But the question that came out was phrased in a roundabout way, very tactfully, as if she were standing up for a good classmate.
"Does your husband usually stay up this late? Does he often leave you home alone?"
Factory Director Niu's wife didn't think much of it and just treated it as casual conversation.
"No way, it's just that we recently improved our steelmaking technology and they've been keeping a close eye on things."
As for the idea of improving the machine, Factory Director Niu's wife didn't mention it.
It wasn't that she felt Zhao Youcai's ideas needed to be kept secret; it was just that work-related matters shouldn't be discussed privately.
She's just a family member, not a technician.
Not getting the answer she wanted, He Xiaojuan became slightly irritated.
She never imagined that someone who could get whatever she wanted would one day travel to another province and endlessly run into obstacles.
"Then I'll stay with you a little longer. I'll leave when your old ox comes back, so you won't be scared by yourself at home alone."
If Factory Director Niu's wife still can't understand the hidden meaning in his words at this moment, then she's wasted all these years of living with Factory Director Niu.
"No need for that. After all, our residential compound is quite safe. If anything happens, it's close to the factory. I'm used to it. There are bound to be a few days like this every year. There's nothing to be lonely about."
He Xiaojuan then realized that she had been a little too hasty.
She wanted to say something to make amends, but her good classmate had already put his arm around hers and led her out of the room with a smile.
“It’s getting late, and I’m really worried about you going back to the guesthouse alone.”
Then he shouted at the top of his lungs toward the neighbor, "Is Sister Liu home? Could you ask your eldest son to take my friend there? I'm worried about her safety walking alone at night."
When He Xiaojuan heard the first sentence, she thought she could find an excuse to stay and freeload.
Although we won't see Director Niu return tonight, he'll definitely be going home tomorrow morning.
After all, Lao Niu is a well-known doting husband; he feels uncomfortable if he's away from his wife for more than a day.
Unfortunately, they had already found bodyguards to take her back to the guesthouse, and the neighbor, Sister Liu, was very generous in letting her three sons take her back as well.
What else could she say? Couldn't three grown men protect her?
"Okay, I'll come see you again tomorrow."
Factory Manager Niu's wife smiled and shook her head. "I'm sorry, I have an appointment tomorrow, so it's really inconvenient for me to take you. How about this, I'll contact you when I have time?"
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