That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1250 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

On New Year's Eve, at nine o'clock in the evening, Li Ye rushed to the first branch factory to replace Lu Zhizhang on duty.

The two have been working together for four years. Lu Zhizhang always rushes to be on duty during every Spring Festival, especially on the second day of the New Year, to ensure that Li Ye can visit his father-in-law on time, which makes Li Ye feel embarrassed.

Although Lu Zhizhang said that he actually didn't want to go to his father-in-law's house on the second day of the Chinese New Year, he just had an excuse to let his wife and children go by themselves.

But no matter what, since Lu Zhizhang gave Li Ye convenience, Li Ye felt that he owed Lu Zhizhang a favor and should never take it for granted.

So today he brought some New Year's goods and a pair of new leather shoes as a little compensation to Lu Zhizhang.

"Lao Lu, my friend gave me three pairs of leather shoes. I think this pair is a little small. It would be a waste to keep it at home. Try them on. If the size is right, please help me digest it."

"You're sending me something?"

Lu Zhizhang took the shoes and took a look at them, and was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Of course he knew that this pair of shoes was definitely not "too small", because Li Ye's feet were size 42, so how could he wear size 41 shoes?

Looking at the style, leather and craftsmanship of this shoe, it is obvious that it is not cheap stuff. Why do you still need my help to digest it?
However, Lu Zhizhang is not a pretentious person. If he deliberately shirks responsibility, it will make the relationship between the two seem distant.

Moreover, since Li Ye gave Lu Zhizhang a gift today, Lu Zhizhang can calmly return the gift tomorrow. With the exchange of gifts over time, won’t the friendship between the two people become deeper and deeper?

So Lu Zhizhang put on the leather shoes in no time, and they were indeed a perfect fit and comfortable.

"Hey, it's really good. I'd be very sorry to refuse it, Li Ye."

"Why are you being so polite to me? If you feel embarrassed, bring me a can of the spicy meat sauce made by your sister-in-law. I haven't eaten it for a long time and I'm craving for the taste."

"Okay, I happen to have some ready-made at home. I'll bring it to you the day after tomorrow."

Lu Zhizhang walked around the room twice in his new leather shoes, and then suddenly whispered, "Lao Niu came here just now and talked to me for two hours. He had just left when you came."

"Has the old cow been here?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "He is really dedicated to his duties! He even came to inspect our factory on New Year's Eve."

Niu Hongzhang has been here for two years. He never came to the first branch during the Spring Festival in previous years. In the past year, he hardly even entered the gate of the first branch. Why was he so diligent on New Year's Eve and came to the first branch for an "inspection"?

Lu Zhizhang shook his head slightly and said, "I think Lao Niu is not here to inspect the work, but to negotiate peace."

"Make peace?"

Li Ye restrained his smile and asked seriously, "Did Lao Niu make peace with you?"

Lu Zhizhang smiled and waved his hands, "Why would he make peace with me? Is he making peace with you?"

Li Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "Make peace with me? What do you mean?"

Lu Zhizhang patiently explained: "At the beginning, I didn't understand what Lao Niu said. He just said that he didn't understand our work deeply enough before, and hoped that we could communicate more, understand each other, and work together in the future.
But at the end, he suddenly started to praise you, saying that you, Comrade Li Ye, are the leader of the new era reform in our unit, and that the people above are also optimistic about you, but you must be cautious in choosing the development path.
That’s why there was a misunderstanding some time ago. Since it’s a misunderstanding, everyone should stop at the right time.”

Li Ye was surprised and asked, "He said that the people above are optimistic about me? And he also said 'know when to stop'?"

Lu Zhizhang also said with some doubt: "Yes, I also feel a little strange, I always feel like he is passing a message to you through me."

"He didn't send me a message."

Li Ye flatly denied it, and then said in a deep voice: "If he says this kind of thing again in the future, we should pretend not to understand it and never express our opinions easily."

Lu Zhizhang took a breath and nodded silently.

He already understood that this was someone from above passing a message or testing the person behind Li Ye through Niu Hongzhang.

Some time ago, with Director Xun being quickly exiled to Northern Xinjiang, the disturbance caused by the First Branch should have been settled.

But now Niu Hongzhang suddenly came over to deliver a message, which proved that the turmoil had a follow-up, and that the people on Niu Hongzhang's side were at a disadvantage, because only those who were at a disadvantage would give in and make peace.

But will those in a dominant position agree to “peace talks”?

Of course not. Peace talks will only happen when the two sides are in a stalemate. At this time, the party with the upper hand will definitely not show mercy.

Therefore, Niu Hongzhang's intention to "leave a way out for others" is not something that "megaphones" like Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang can interfere with or express their opinions on.

. . . . . . . . . . After Lu Zhizhang left, Li Ye sat in the chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

He didn't know that Xun Liansheng, who was supposed to go to the northern border tonight, received a call saying "wait for investigation", but he knew that Uncle Yue's bragging that day really worked.

In the days to come, there will definitely be some people who will be as unlucky as Xun Liansheng. They may not have done much wrong, but since they have reached that level, they must have some kind of awareness in their hearts.

Li Ye was a little confused. He knew that "it's lonely at the top", but he didn't know how far he was from that height.

Should I continue to go up?

"Dingling bell~Dingling bell~"

Just when Li Ye was struggling over whether to continue on this difficult journey up the mountain, his cell phone suddenly rang.

"Hello? Who is it?"

The voice of my father-in-law Wen Qingsheng came from the other side: "It's me, where are you, Li Ye?"

Li Ye suddenly became nervous: "Dad, I'm on duty at the factory! What can I do for you?"

Wen Qingsheng usually wouldn't call Li Ye. It was Teacher Ke who would call him about family matters, so Li Ye was naturally a little nervous when he received a call from his father-in-law at this time.

Wen Qingsheng said: "Go to bed early today, get enough rest, and come with me to celebrate the New Year tomorrow."

Li Ye asked in surprise: "Happy New Year? With you?"

Wen Qingsheng asked back: "Why? You don't want to?"

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Of course Li Ye would not be unwilling, because he understood what it meant.

Li Ye understood the principle of not forcing your way into a circle that is not yours in his previous life. Between licking someone's boots and having real strength, the latter will always win.

Although Li Ye married Wen Leyu in this life, he considered himself to be just a "half-immortal", which was different from Wen Leyu and Wen Guohua.

The year Li Yegang married Wen Leyu, Wen Qingsheng only took Wen Guohua to pay New Year's greetings on New Year's Day, and even Wen Leyu didn't come along.

This is not the old feudal saying "once a girl is married off, she is like water spilled", it is purely a matter of strength.

Later, with the support of Fu Guiru, Wen Leyu "supervised" several companies that developed rapidly, and he had the opportunity to follow his father to pay New Year's greetings to uncles and aunts.

And this year Li Ye was suddenly brought together. Does this mean that his value has been recognized by everyone?
"Okay, Dad. Xiaoyu and I will meet you tomorrow morning."

"Well, get enough rest and don't get up late."

"well."

Li Ye hung up the phone with Wen Qingsheng and called Lu Zhizhang again helplessly.

When Lu Zhizhang called back, he was a little nervous. After all, he had just arrived home. Why did Li Ye call again? Did something happen at the factory?

"Li Ye, what's the matter?"

"I'm sorry, Lao Lu. I have to go with my father-in-law to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow. You have to take over my shift for another day."

Lu Zhizhang was stunned for several seconds, then immediately said: "I will go to replace you now, you need to go home and have a good sleep."

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When Lu Zhizhang's wife saw her husband coming in and about to leave, she couldn't help but complain: "You are a factory director, but you can't even have a peaceful New Year."

As Lu Zhizhang put on his shoes and went out, he joked, "If you really want to live in peace, it's over. If you don't live in peace, you will have a chance."

Lu Zhizhang figured it out just now on the way back.

If you expect to just continue to grow older, how can you have the chance to make further progress?

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. If you don't have a good father and still want to hide from the wind and rain on the shore, how can you ever get any good thing?
(End of this chapter)