That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1276 You did this on purpose, didn't you?

Men are more concerned about their image in public, and even more so in front of their wives and subordinates.

Li Ye had seen the man with the slicked-back hair whispering to Niu Hongzhang after they finished greeting each other.

He knew the two weren't saying anything nice, but good shoes don't get stuck in mud, so he just pretended not to see it.

But Li Ye hadn't even left yet! Niu Hongzhang actually accused him on the spot of "bringing his whole family on vacation," which was absolutely intolerable.

"Comrade Niu Hongzhang, are you just looking for trouble all the time? Which eye of yours saw me using my position to buy plane tickets for my family? You took my expense reimbursement receipts from last month and haven't gotten them back yet. Have you found anything?"
You've been with the light vehicle company for two years, checking every day to see if I've abused my power for personal gain. Have you found even a single penny of embezzlement?

Li Ye's voice was loud, attracting the attention of many people around him, and the slick-back-haired man's expression became quite interesting.

It's just that it's wonderful in a strange way.

At first, he watched Niu Hongzhang reprimand Li Ye with a gloating expression, then he seemed to be deep in thought, and finally he suddenly woke up with a hint of regret in his eyes.

But facing Li Ye's spittle, Niu Hongzhang calmly said, "Comrade Li Ye, as a unit leader, you should be aware of accepting supervision and verification. My verification of your expense reimbursement documents is a requirement of the state for my work."

I haven't finished reviewing your receipts yet, so of course I can't return them to you. Don't rush to argue; the innocent will remain innocent, and the guilty will remain guilty. Don't be ashamed.”

"Pull him down!"

Li Ye sneered, "You think I'm guilty? If I had taken even a little bit more from the government, would you have let me off the hook? Investigate all you want."
But you really went too far today. Since you're always targeting others, they'll start targeting you in the future. Don't you dare try to take advantage of public funds, not even a penny.

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Niu Hongzhang's eyes flickered for a moment, then he calmly said again, "I am willing to accept your and the public's supervision, but you must now explain what's going on with this woman?"

"I"

Li Ye was speechless. He felt that Niu Hongzhang was acting strangely today. In the past, even if he had disagreements and conflicts with Li Ye, it was because of different opinions. But this time, it seemed that he was just unhappy with Li Ye.

Could it be that he has a bad relationship with his wife and is jealous of how sweet my wife and I are?

Just then, a young man and a young woman from not far away suddenly approached.

The girl asked awkwardly, "Excuse me, are you Director Wen?"

Wen Leyu glanced at the girl and asked casually, "Your surname is Zhong, right?"

The girl immediately apologized, somewhat embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Director Wen. I only saw you from afar when you came to inspect last time, so I didn't recognize you just now."

Wen Leyu said, "It's nothing. Why didn't your Manager Fan come?"

"Director Wen, Manager Fan is at the construction site! Shanghai has been experiencing torrential rain for the past two days, and he's worried about potential problems on the front lines, so he hasn't been back to the company for two days. Director Wen, could you please give me my luggage?"

While explaining to Wen Leyu, the girl surnamed Zhong and the young man accompanying her took Wen Leyu's suitcase. When she tried to take Li Ye's luggage, Li Ye smiled and waved his hand, declining her offer.

The girl said awkwardly, "I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry about what I just said."

Li Ye said with a smile, "You really don't need to apologize. Director Wen isn't a petty person."

Li Ye wasn't sure if the girl had seen the conflict earlier and therefore wisely refrained from getting involved, but even if she genuinely didn't recognize Wen Leyu, Li Ye could understand.

In fact, in his past life, Li Ye had made the same mistake as this girl: he would forget who someone was after meeting them only once, and even after meeting colleagues many times, he would forget their names after a year or two.

Li Ye didn't know if this was "face blindness," but for someone who worked in a company, it was a very annoying flaw.

But some people are different; they have an almost photographic memory. Just like Wen Leyu, they could remember each other's surnames after only meeting once during an inspection and supervision visit.

To be honest, if Li Ye hadn't had a biological hard drive that greatly enhanced his memory, he wouldn't be suited to work in any organization.

For example, if I were the one picking up the person at the airport just now, and so many people came out together, what if I couldn't recognize Wen Leyu?

You said you were holding up a big sign?

Wen Leyu knows you, a mere soldier, but you don't know Wen Leyu. Isn't that awkward?
So unless you have exceptional abilities in other areas, your boss won't like a "forgetful" subordinate like you.

However, this young woman, Xiao Zhong, had a sweet tongue. Seeing that Li Ye wouldn't give her her luggage, she politely asked, "Our car is outside. If it's inconvenient for you, we can wait outside."

"No need to wait for him, let's go our separate ways!" Wen Leyu instructed Xiao Zhong, then took two steps forward and walked up to Niu Hongzhang.

"Comrade Niu, is that right? Do you have any questions for me now?"

Niu Hongzhang was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak when Wen Leyu left with a single sentence and turned to leave.

"Is it even your business to ask?"

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"Pfft~"

Xiao Zhu, who was standing next to him, burst out laughing.

He wasn't familiar with Wen Leyu, and he really didn't expect Li Ye's wife to be so domineering.

"Stop laughing and get out of here."

Li Ye sternly rebuked him and strode out.

Jiang Shiqi and Qu Qingyou quickly grabbed Li Ye's luggage and followed closely behind.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zhu kept nagging in Li Ye's ear: "When we arrived today, we found that Lao Niu had arrived early. When he saw Lao Jiang and Lao Qu, his eyes were full of surprise."
I figured he must have thought Lao Qu and Lao Jiang would fly over with you, and he was here to gather evidence against you, but he ended up catching your sister-in-law instead.”

Li Ye laughed and scolded, "What do you mean 'caught'? I'm acting perfectly just like that, who is he going to arrest?"

Xiao Zhu scoffed and said, "Factory manager, don't take this as alarmist, but our unit is just a business. If it were a government agency, Lao Niu would find all sorts of ways to ruin us."

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Xiao Zhu's voice was loud, so Niu Hongzhang and the slick-back-haired man behind him naturally heard it.

The man with slicked-back hair clicked his tongue, looking troubled, and asked, "Old Niu, was that the factory manager of your branch factory just now?"

"He's the deputy factory director."

Old Niu emphasized the word "deputy," then said to the slicked-back-haired man, "Su Gang, I told you long ago, the situation in our factory is very complicated."
Don't fantasize that merging with us, like the Zhucheng Motor Vehicle Factory did, will make your factory thrive again.

Putting everything else aside, could you tolerate Li Ye's arrogant behavior just now? You're over forty years old, are you willing to be bossed around and ordered around by a twenty-something-year-old?"

The slick-haired man named Su Gang looked at Niu Hongzhang with complicated eyes, and after a long while, he said, "Old Niu, we've been friends for many years. Tell me the truth, did you deliberately argue with that Li Ye just now to make him hate us?"

"Su Gang, what are you saying? Would I possibly harm you?"

"You're not just harming me, you're harming over a thousand employees in our factory! I rushed over here in a panic, hoping you could help me get on the right track, so I could leave before everyone else."
But now, you've blocked our factory's path to survival!

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Niu Hongzhang said with a dark face, "Su Gang, no matter how bad your unit is, you're still the one who calls the shots. If you merge with us..."

Su Gang interrupted him directly, saying, "Old Niu, let me tell you the truth! I've already heard from the ministry that this merger isn't just affecting your unit. If we don't join Branch Factory One, we'll be merged into other units as well."
Everyone understands the principle that when the big river is full, the tributaries will also be full. Two poor people going together will only get poorer. Tell me, whose factory is doing better right now than yours?

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Niu Hongzhang gritted his teeth, unable to speak.

After the Chinese New Year, the ministry suddenly began to study the possibility of "merger and reorganization," but no final conclusion has been reached yet.

However, unit leaders like Su Gang have already started paying their respects and sending invitations in advance.

Niu Hongzhang knew, of course, that the benefits of the No. 1 Factory were unique to Scorpion Baba, and that the entire Light Vehicle Company benefited from the No. 1 Factory.

But he was unwilling to let the branch factory continue to expand.

After the Zhucheng Motor Vehicle Factory merged with the First Branch Factory, the First Branch Factory was promoted to a higher level. Then, the Zhucheng Motor Vehicle Factory became very successful in just one year. If Li Ye were to achieve this success again, Lao Niu was afraid that Li Ye would climb over him before he retired.

That would be truly bad luck!

(End of this chapter)