That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1417 He eats the meat himself, but doesn't let others have any soup.

The Spring Festival in 1993 fell in January of the Gregorian calendar, which was a little earlier than usual. After New Year's Day, the Little New Year arrived in the blink of an eye.

At this time of year, Li Ye would already be busy, because there are many organizations he needs to visit. He and Lu Zhizhang would split up and it would take many days to visit all the various "gods".

But this year, Li Ye is very free.

Because he was already a "group leader," he could complete various visiting tasks simply by talking, without having to move his legs at all.

Li Ye called Lu Zhizhang: "Old Lu, is there anything I can help with this year's visits?"

Lu Zhizhang chuckled and said, "It would be great if you wanted to help, but I'm afraid you can only visit one place a day at most. Wherever you go, you have to be drunk, otherwise they definitely won't let you leave."

Li Ye immediately replied, "Alright then, I'll have to trouble you."

Lu Zhizhang: "What trouble is this? Don't worry, I will definitely convey Vice General Manager Li's greetings to them."

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Lu Zhizhang would visit all the relationships around the No. 1 factory, and during each visit, he would always add, "This is a token of Vice General Manager Li's goodwill."

For those at a higher level, Zhou Ziqing would handle things for Li Ye. After all, if you visited someone at Li Ye's level, they would definitely give you a grand reception, which would only cause them trouble.

Anyway, Li Ye also disliked the hassle of welcoming and seeing off guests, so he was happy to enjoy his leisure time.

Early on the morning of the Lunar New Year's Eve, Li Ye asked Zhou Ziqing, "Sister Zhou, are there any other units that need to be visited?"

Zhou Ziqing said gently, "There are a few. I've made a list. Take a look and see if it suits your needs."

Li Ye waved his hand: "Hey, I trust you to handle things. Just call me if you need anything."

Zhou Ziqing nodded and said, "There is indeed something that needs your decision. Director Wang from the city, Director Han from Xinxing Machinery Company, and Director Li from Miyun Forging Factory all came to visit yesterday."

"Since you weren't home, I had them leave the gifts in the office. As a result, so many people have come over to visit today. Xiahou Xiaoying said they're all jealous."

Xiahou Xiaoying is the older sister of the injured Xiahou Xiaoxu. Although she had only been transferred here a few days ago, the girl spoke crisply and bluntly, without holding back.

Li Ye frowned and said, "How did our visit end up here? From now on, we'll have them deliver everything to the branch factory. If others see this, they'll think we're giving them gifts, and they'll think I'm greedy!"

Zhou Ziqing smiled and said, "Alright, I'll have them send it to the first factory right now."

In fact, Li Ye and Zhou Ziqing both understood that when those factory directors came to visit, there would definitely be one copy for the branch factory, while Li Ye's copy was separate. However, Li Ye did not see this as a separate "tribute" but rather as a nuisance.

Since not many people from Jingnan Group have come to visit and give gifts, Li Ye is openly accepting a large bag of gifts. Wouldn't that make some people even more envious?

These days are not like the future. Because these factory directors have climbed up to Li Ye, their respective units are booming with profits and they are very wealthy. The gifts they give during the New Year are definitely very generous. Compared with Shang Bin, the "leader of the Beggars' Gang", the difference is really quite big.

Just as Li Ye and Zhou Ziqing made the arrangements, Jin Hong arrived at the door. As soon as she entered, she exclaimed, "Deputy General Manager Li, I heard you received a lot of new gadgets yesterday. Why are you bringing them home so early in the morning?"

Li Ye said calmly, "It's not being moved to my home, it's being moved to the First Branch Factory. These are gifts that someone gave to the First Branch Factory during a visit. This isn't for me personally, it's for the First Branch Factory. It's just that they've always had connections with me, so it was sent here."

Jin Hong exclaimed in exaggerated surprise, "Huh? Wasn't this a personal gift for you? This is quite a joke!"

Li Ye glanced at Cong Jin Hong and said with amusement, "A big joke? What big joke? Do you think I'm embezzling or taking bribes?"

No, no, no, you mustn't misunderstand.

Jin Hong quickly explained, "It's like this, didn't we acquire a piece of land in Sanlihe? Mr. Wang helped us a lot when we were acquiring the land."

It's almost the end of the year, shouldn't we exchange pleasantries? But I wasn't sure exactly how, so I asked Secretary Shang. Secretary Shang said to follow the standard of the gifts Deputy General Manager Li received yesterday, so…” “Which gentleman? Is it Wang Bingxian? What do you mean? We still need to visit him?”

"Of course! Without their help, we wouldn't have been able to acquire that piece of land so smoothly; it's in the best location."

"Hiss, so what are the standards you set, eldest sister?"

"At least this number, right?"

From the number Jin Hong gestured with her hand, it should be a "five".

"Hiss~, big sister, how did you figure out that these gifts of mine are worth 50,000?"

"Less than 50,000? I heard them say it's worth 70,000 or 80,000!"

"Oh, that's great! Let's have that person buy these things for seventy or eighty thousand right now."

Li Ye sat down with a smile, looking at Cong Jin Hong with a smile, but inwardly he was sneering.

Wang Bingxian did indeed participate in the entire land acquisition process for the Jingnan Group office building in Sanlihe, but he did not hold any official position. However, Jin Hong said that this time it was impossible to avoid this person. A few days ago, when Li Ye went with Jin Hong to handle the land procedures, he also met the other party.

Li Ye understood that this was a "broker".

However, when they met, Li Ye could clearly sense that Wang Bingxian was somewhat dissatisfied with Jingnan Group, but it seemed that the other party had some personal relationship with Shang Bin, so he did not make a scene.

As for why a middleman might be dissatisfied... hehe.

Jin Hong had repeatedly requested that the 30 million loan be directly controlled by the Jingnan Group, but Li Ye stubbornly resisted, insisting that the funds be used for their designated purpose under the supervision of the China-Singapore Bank, and that every penny be spent openly.

Because in the end, Li Ye will likely have to repay this money, which is Li Ye's money.

So Li Ye doesn't care if there's something fishy going on; just don't try to swindle my money.

So, Jin Hong is going to visit her with a "fierce" approach, which is definitely to maintain the relationship. However, the finance department is from the light vehicle company, and all the funds used for the office building project need to be signed by Li Ye, the "deputy team leader". Otherwise, Jin Hong wouldn't have come over to talk to her about this nonsense!
Back in 1993, a sum of 50,000 was definitely excessive, not to mention giving it to an individual, even to a specific organization.
Li Ye seemed to have received a lot of gifts, but those were from three different organizations combined, and it still didn't amount to 50,000 yuan! Cong Jin Hong's actions were purely a charade of showing off, using Li Ye as an example.

"Deputy General Manager Li, we owe them a favor, we can't just not visit them during the Chinese New Year, can we?"

“That definitely won’t do,” Li Ye said magnanimously. “How about this? I’ll talk to the branch factory and ask them to keep half of these gifts. Then we can use them as a pretext to send to the relocation office.”

Jin Hong frowned, then smiled faintly and said, "But I've already gotten the approval from Secretary Shang, and I've prepared a purchasing plan based on their preferences. It's all just waiting for your signature, Li Ye. You..."

Li Ye waved his hand dismissively: "Our group has just been established, and we have to be very careful with every penny. Why buy a gift when we already have one? I happen to be free today, so let's deliver it as soon as possible."

Li Ye stood up and ordered his men to load the gifts into separate carts, which infuriated Cong Jin Hong.

She initially thought that being in charge of the office building's construction was a lucrative position, but after all the trouble, she couldn't even make decisions on something as simple as giving a gift.
You, Li Ye, have received a huge bag of gifts yourself. It's one thing for you not to share the spoils with us, but you also don't want us to figure out how to get them ourselves.

You eat the meat yourself, but you don't allow others to have any soup?

But Li Ye's thoughts were not that simple.

Gift-giving is an art. If you personally approved 50,000 yuan, you become an "accomplice" to Jin Hong, and you will be implicated if problems arise later.

Using someone else's gift to present something to someone else is something you can't blame yourself for in the end.

(End of this chapter)