That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1401 Can Two Fists Fight Four Hands? (Writer's block, please take a break for one chapter, will make up for it as soon as possible)

On Monday, December 1st, Beijing was blanketed in heavy snow.

Li Ye drove his Mercedes-Benz W14 to work, and his car skidded and fishtailed several times on the way.

High-horsepower rear-wheel-drive sedans are more "fun" to drive; you can easily perform drifting maneuvers by simply stepping on the gas.

Given Li Ye's speed, even though it's snowing today, he'll only be three to five minutes later than usual, and he definitely won't be late.

Jiang Shiqi, sitting in the passenger seat, said with a smile, "Uncle, your driving skills are getting better and better. If it weren't for all these mundane affairs, you should really try being a race car driver."

Li Ye laughed and scolded, "Get lost! Your flattery skills are getting more and more refined. How many times have I told you, stop with this nonsense?"

Jiang Shiqi immediately looked aggrieved and said, "I'm innocent, Uncle! Your skills have really improved. I couldn't drive this fast even in heavy snow. You can ask Lao Qu if you don't believe me."

Li Ye glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed that Qu Qingyou, who was sitting in the back, was wearing a seatbelt.

So Li Ye released the accelerator and reduced the car's speed.

It snowed heavily today, and there were hardly any cars on the road, which is why he drove a bit faster. But if it makes a professional driver feel scared, then he's risking his life.

Moreover, Qu Qing has a driver who has been in Su'e for many years and has extensive experience driving in snow.

Qu Qingyou noticed that Li Ye had slowed down and said sullenly, "Director Li's driving skills are indeed very good, but there are too many variables when driving on snow. Some dangerous situations cannot be handled by technique alone. The faster you drive, the greater the danger."

Jiang Shiqi turned his head and stared at Qu Qingyou with wide eyes, his gaze clearly saying, "Can't you say something nice with that lousy mouth of yours?"

However, Li Ye chuckled and said, "Hey, Lao Qu is the most honest one. Actually, I just wanted to try out the feeling of drifting."

Controllable drifting is called drifting, while uncontrollable drifting is called drifting. Li Ye was once obsessed with Takumi's skills in "Initial D", but after actually trying it himself, he felt that the so-called drifting was just enjoying the thrill on the edge of losing control.

After driving the car to the building, Li Ye said to Qu Qingyou, "Get the car ready, we might need to go to the bank later."

Qu Qing nodded slightly, said nothing, and did his job as a full-time driver.

It's already December, and the relocation department in Sanlihe has been urging Shang Bin several times. If he doesn't pay soon, the land will be rescheduled.

So, Jin Hong contacted Li Ye many times in the past few days, and even sat in Li Ye's office for one or two hours on several occasions, hoping to finalize the loan as soon as possible.
But Li Ye either laughed it off or said he was away on official business, so he would only verbally cooperate while refusing in practice.

Finally, after communicating with Ma Zhaoxian, Shang Bin established an office building project working group and appointed Li Ye as the deputy leader. Only then did Li Ye agree to work with Cong Jinhong to resolve the loan issue as soon as possible.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this group leader is only a deputy; it means that Li Ye has the power to intervene in the construction of the new office building at any time.

He can interfere with the design plan and supervise the project bidding, unlike Shang Bin's initial plan to let Cong Jin Hong be fully responsible, at most just to report to Ma Zhaoxian, and to make his own decisions on too many details.

So after he was sure he had gotten what he wanted, Li Ye made an appointment with Jin Hong to go to the bank today.

Li Ye is an honest man. Once he has made a promise, he will not go back on his word, even if it is a snowy day. Besides, Cong Jin Hong is probably getting impatient with Li Ye's procrastination.

When Li Ye arrived at his office, he was sure to see Cong Jinhong already there. This was a rare and commendable display of diligence from Cong Jinhong, who was known for her flexible work schedule.

However, today, Li Ye's office was not only occupied by Cong Jinhong, an outsider, but also by Lao Gao from the group's office.

As Li Ye entered, he greeted her with a smile, "Hey, big sister, you're already here! My bad, my bad, the road was a bit rough, sorry to have kept you waiting. I'll just take care of some work and be right back, it'll only take a few minutes."

Jin Hong smiled and said, "It's alright, you're busy, there's no rush."

Li Ye smiled and asked Old Gao, "Director Gao, what can I do for you?"

Old Gao quickly explained, "It's nothing important. The group just decided to renovate Mr. Li's office, so I came to ask if you have any instructions."

Thanks to Li Ye's continuous efforts these past few days, he not only gained the power to intervene in the construction of the office building, but also received equal working conditions.

Yesterday, Shangbin's driver and secretary moved out of the office next door. All that's needed now is to open a door in the middle wall and rearrange the room.

The fact that Lao Gao came today probably means that his department assigned this task to him.

Logically, it's fine for Lao Gao to come and ask Li Ye for instructions on the office layout, but the problem is it's not even time to start work yet! What are you doing here so early? Just for work?

Pull it down!

Even a fool could see that Old Gao was here to reconnect with Li Ye.

Using public funds and resources to curry favor with others and maintain personal connections is a common practice for many people in the workplace.

But if you didn't secure the money and resources for the person in question, then what kind of connections did you get?

Regarding the matter of Li Ye's office, Lao Gao was involved when it was assigned, but he didn't say anything. Now that Li Ye has managed to get the same treatment as the other deputy general managers through his own efforts, Lao Gao, do you expect Li Ye to feel indebted to you when you come here again?
So Li Ye said directly, "I don't have any instructions. Just follow the company rules. Do you have anything else to say?"

"That's all. Please let me know if you need anything, Mr. Li."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Director Gao."

"Okay, I'll be going now."

Old Gao left sheepishly.

He braved the heavy snow to come to the company half an hour early today, hoping to have a private talk with Li Ye. Unexpectedly, Jin Hong also came early to "wait" for Li Ye.

What surprised Lao Gao even more was that Li Ye showed him no respect whatsoever.

This made Lao Gao very uncomfortable. After all, he was one of the "own people" who had been promoted from the light vehicle company. How could he appear so disunited in front of outsiders?
"Alas, man proposes, God disposes. Who would have thought that Director Jia was a paper tiger?"

Old Gao sighed deeply, a profound sense of regret rising in his heart.

But he didn't regret not fighting for equal treatment for Li Ye when the offices were assigned; instead, he regretted why Jia Zhongyue was "so easily defeated."

Old Gao had actually devised a series of clever plans when he was initially allocating offices.

He knew that Li Ye had a bad temper and would definitely cause trouble with Jia Zhongyue after being assigned to a small office.

Jia Zhongyue is Shang Bin's protégé, and Southwest Heavy Truck belongs to the majority faction within the Jingnan Group. Li Ye will definitely suffer some hardship at Jia Zhongyue's hands.

Then I can find a suitable opportunity to intervene, give Li Ye a little help, and become a close comrade-in-arms with Li Ye, and then take the opportunity to get on good terms with Ma Zhaoxian.

At that time, Lao Gao will simultaneously gain the support of three important figures in the group: Ma Zhaoxian, Lao Meng, and Li Ye, making him the best candidate to confront Jia Zhongyue.

This series of schemes did indeed have a chance to become a reality, but who would have thought that Li Ye would send Jia Zhongyue back to his hometown with just a few punches and kicks?

The position of head of the group's office is currently vacant, and several deputy directors are all eyeing that chair. Is it too late for Lao Gao to try and build a relationship with Li Ye now?
Old Gao was walking forward with his lips pursed when he suddenly saw the group's vice president, Weng Keming, and the head of the technical department, Gan Zhongjie, walking towards him with stern faces.

"Hello, Mr. Weng."

Old Gao hurriedly greeted him, but the other party only nodded to him and went straight to Li Ye's office.

Judging from their expressions, Gao was clearly in a bad mood, so they were most likely going to cause trouble for Li Ye.

Everyone knows that Gan Zhongjie has been frequently visiting Li Ye these past few days, but now that he's even gotten involved with Weng Keming, this trouble is definitely not going to be small.

Old Gao couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

[Hmph, you, Li Ye, are arrogant and domineering, making enemies everywhere. Do you really think you can fight against so many? Southwest Heavy Truck has a large and powerful force. You may show off your power today, but will they not come after you tomorrow?]

Just moments ago, Old Gao was filled with regret and anxiety, but now he casually strolled back to his office with his hands behind his back.

The light vehicle company only has a few core members at the Jingnan Group headquarters. Once Li Ye has suffered enough, he will still come over to unite his old man, Gao.

Hehe, there will be times when you'll be begging me.

　I'm experiencing some writer's block, so I'll be taking a break today for one update. I'll make up for it as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)