That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1380 Are you planning to skip two levels?
"Mom, you're finally back! I missed you so much!"

Seeing Wen Leyu almost running over, Xiao Dou'er immediately hugged Wen Leyu's trouser leg and chattered excitedly to express her longing.

However, Wen Leyu only responded to her daughter with a few perfunctory "uh-huh" sounds before taking her son into her arms.

It wasn't that Wen Leyu favored boys over girls, but although her daughter was very sweet and talkative, her son, Xiao Bao'er, followed behind silently. However, tears were already streaming down his face.

If it weren't for Wen Leyu's excellent upbringing, Xiao Bao'er would be crying her eyes out right now.

Little Dou'er realized that his mother was just being perfunctory and reached out for a hug, but Wen Leyu was busy comforting her son and didn't have time to think about anything else.

Li Ye quickly picked up his daughter as well: "You two have grown up, and Mommy can't carry both of you anymore! You can switch with your brother later, okay?"

"Humph~"

Xiao Dou wrinkled her nose, hugged Li Ye's neck, and was still sulking with Wen Leyu.

At this moment, Commander Zhou and others came over, greeted Li Ye with smiles, and occasionally teased the two children.

When Li Ye was in Su'e, he shared a room with Wen Leyu. Everyone knew him, and they chatted with each other for a long time.

Wen Leyu gave Li Ye a look, and Li Ye, understanding, asked, "Commander Zhou, is there anything else planned for today?"

"No, no, hurry home! Look how worried you are about the two children."

"Alright, let's go then!"

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After Li Ye and his family left the airport and got into their own car, things finally quieted down.

Li Ye asked, "I feel like your colleagues are being extra enthusiastic towards you today! Is it because of our two kids?"

Wen Leyu was somewhat surprised, not expecting Li Ye to have such keen observation skills.

"Several bigwigs came to greet us at the plane today, and I'm standing next to Commander Zhou."

"Oh, I see. Looks like you're about to get promoted again. I can't catch up with you!"

Li Ye suddenly understood. After all, there must have been a reason why the attitudes of dozens of people had changed subtly.

However, Wen Leyu asked, "Weren't you almost there too? Otherwise, why would we have called you back in such a hurry?"

Li Ye laughed and said, "You called me back to make the decision! These past few days it's been you testing me and me testing you, we haven't talked about anything serious."

Wen Leyu said confidently, "Then you don't need to rush, just wait patiently."

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Li Ye chuckled in surprise; he had actually figured out some things these past few days.

When Teacher Ke said there was no rush, he meant he was waiting for someone else to make a move. But when Wen Leyu said there was no rush, she meant someone else would arrange things for Li Ye.

On May 23, the day after Wen Leyu returned, Li Ye suddenly received an appointment notice to serve as the deputy general manager of the light vehicle company.

This position belonged to Ma Zhaoxian a few years ago, and it remained vacant after Ma Zhaoxian was promoted. So, as soon as Li Ye took over, rumors began to circulate.

"Did you know? This position was reserved for Deputy Factory Director Li. Otherwise, why would it have remained vacant for several years without anyone filling it?"

"I had already guessed that it was left for someone else, but I thought it was for Lu Zhizhang. I didn't expect it to be for Deputy Factory Director Li. This Deputy Factory Director Li is really something!"
"Only six years into my job, and I've already reached this level. What's that saying again? 'Even the Queen Mother of the West is pregnant; she's no ordinary person.'"

"Tch, this is nothing. My sixth uncle's father-in-law was already a department head when he was younger than Director Li."

"Hmm? What's your relative's last name?"

"What does it matter what his surname is?"

"But what do you think Lu Zhizhang will think about this? He's been busy for several years, and he's only been promoted to deputy factory director."

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Li Ye didn't care much about these rumors and gossip; however, the moment he received the notification, he went to find Lu Zhizhang. After all, on the surface, it seemed as if he had taken Lu Zhizhang's place.

But Lu Zhizhang looked at Li Ye with a smile and asked mysteriously, "Li Ye, are you planning to skip two grades?"

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Whether Li Ye will be promoted twice is unknown, but once he reaches a higher rank, he will certainly be able to get involved in more things.

At the end of May, he went to the ministry with Ma Zhaoxian to "sit in" on a discussion meeting about the establishment of a group.

Then he met Shang Bin again.

Clearly, if a group is established, then Southwest Heavy Truck and Light Truck Company will be the two main entities of the group, and the other party is just there to "listen in".

Shang Bin remained as enthusiastic as ever, holding Li Ye's hand tightly for a long, long time.

"General Manager Li, if all goes well, we'll be colleagues from now on. After the meeting, let's get to know each other better. I didn't get to have many drinks at your company cafeteria last time; it wasn't enough."

Li Ye gently withdrew his hand and said with a faint smile, "I have a pretty high alcohol tolerance, so it won't be easy for the two of us to drink to our hearts' content."

Shang Bin raised his head and said magnanimously, "It's alright, I'll risk my life to accompany you."

Li Ye smiled slightly: "What kind of gentleman am I! President Shang, please don't flatter me."

Gentleman?

A gentleman deceives others with his principles; only a fool would pretend to be a gentleman!

The department's meeting was quite different from the meetings Li Ye had attended before. When people discussed issues, there was not much nonsense, and the speeches were very brief. However, the atmosphere was somewhat dull and oppressive, and it would be difficult to cope if one's mental strength was not strong enough.

Fortunately, Li Ye was "listening in" today, so he could sit in the back and observe and learn carefully.

Although Teacher Ke had analyzed the situation for Li Ye before, Li Ye still needed to experience some details of the scene and verify Teacher Ke's predictions.

First of all, the merger and formation of this group has received support from all sides.

The ministry supported it, Southwest Heavy Truck supported it, Ma Zhaoxian supported it, and even Teacher Ke supported it.

Because once the group is formed, the level will be raised, and everyone will be promoted one rank.

For someone like Ma Zhaoxian, who is at the deputy director-general level, getting promoted is incredibly difficult, so this merger opportunity is the most suitable one.

With a promotion, you gain even more real power—why not?
The only question is whether Li Ye is willing.

One of the main points of contention discussed at this meeting was the issue of the No. 1 factory.

The No. 1 Factory was not only a reform pilot unit valued by the Ministry, but also a joint venture unit valued by Hong Kong capital, so its positioning has always been somewhat delicate.

How should the first branch factory position itself in this group merger?

Is it an opportunity to break away and become independent?

Or are they still mired in the quagmire of state-owned enterprises, with many constraints on them?
If it's the former, then what Teacher Ke meant by "You're not in a hurry, but others are" is actually waiting for someone else to hand the opportunity to Li Ye.

Many things that should have required our own effort were instead handled by others who provided the necessary support.

[Is Shang Bin a shill for me?]

Li Ye turned his head slightly to look at Shang Bin, then shook his head with amusement.

Li Ye already knew Shang Bin's identity, so how could he possibly act as a shill for a peasant from Dongshan?
Although Shang Bin always appeared very enthusiastic whenever he met Li Ye, Li Ye could always catch a hint of contempt and disdain in his eyes.

Even if Li Ye skips two grades, he might not be able to catch up with Shang Bin.

[Sigh, this is a really difficult trial instance for me!]

(End of this chapter)