1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 632 I want to resign!

March 3th, the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head.

The temperature in Texas has begun to warm up significantly. At the very least, the heating in the house has gradually become redundant. It is estimated that it will be turned off within ten days or half a month.

"Boss Yang, this is the document you need to handle this morning."

At Dezhou Urban Property Fund Company, Wang Xin held a box full of documents and placed it on the desk with some difficulty. Behind her followed Zhuo Mali's assistant, who also had a box of documents in her arms.

After arranging the documents according to their type codes, Wang Xin carefully reminded, "Boss Yang, Xiao Yu said that the people from various departments and project teams are in a hurry. If possible, it would be best if these documents can be processed before noon... There are still many documents that I have pushed to the afternoon for you."

Yang Mo stared at the two large boxes of documents on his desk and sneered in his heart.

Are you in a hurry?
I’m afraid it’s not these documents that are urgent, but something else?
Yang Mo hummed in an ambiguous voice, and did not look at the two boxes of documents. Instead, he frowned and asked, "Assistant Zhuo still didn't come to the company today?"

It has been four days since Liu Yong's work group returned to the capital. Since Yang Mo asked this question, it at least means that Zhuo Mali is fine.

Wang Xin and Xiao Yu looked at each other and nodded with some embarrassment: "Xiao Ding called Assistant Zhuo's home this morning. Assistant Zhuo said she was not feeling well and would take another day off today."

Another day off?

Yang Mo suddenly felt a headache.

When something like this happens suddenly, everyone needs a few days to adjust their mentality.

But the question is, four days is too long, isn’t it?
Pinching his eyebrows, Yang Mo stood up and walked straight to the coat rack: "I won't see anyone today. If there are important calls later, tell them I'm out. If there's anything, we can talk tomorrow... Arrange a car for me, I'll go see Assistant Zhuo."

Seeing Yang Mo putting on his coat, Wang Xin panicked: "Boss Yang, but people from all departments are waiting anxiously. These documents...?"

Yang Mo glanced at her and said calmly: "Let them wait quietly... I said so."

After saying this, without caring whether the girl really understood or not, Yang Mo put on a scarf and walked out the door.

………………

Like Yang Mo, Zhuo Mali's residence is located in the Dahua Company's staff quarters, with the same courtyard and the same red brick style from the 1970s and 1980s.

So, I stood outside the door and knocked for five minutes before the door was finally opened.

"Sister Zhuo, have you recovered at all? Here are some buns I brought on the way. You probably haven't had breakfast yet, so have a bite first."

What surprised Yang Mo was that he had always thought that a woman with Zhuo Mali's personality should be like Miss Mu before, with her room filled with all kinds of expensive furniture and a wide variety of small items, which would bring out the artistic atmosphere and lifestyle.
However, when he set foot here for the first time, he was shocked to find that the home of this charming peach was so cold that it didn't seem like a place for a woman to live. Apart from simple furniture and electrical appliances, the living room, which was painted all white, was empty and there was nothing else... If he hadn't found a wooden clothes rack behind the door of the living room, he would have almost hung his coat on the sofa.

Zhuomali, who seemed to have lost some weight, glanced at the big triangular buns in the bag and forced a smile: "I'm not hungry."

Seeing this, Yang Mo sighed softly: "I have already inquired with the organization, Uncle Zhuo will not be in any serious trouble... As long as it is found out that this matter was not instigated by Uncle Zhuo and he was not aware of it beforehand, then Uncle Zhuo will at most be charged with the crime of not knowing people well, and at most he will be criticized in a notice... The rest will not be affected much."

Perhaps because she was at home, Zhuo Mali didn't have to pretend so much. She took off her slippers and curled up on the sofa with her knees hugged. Her voice was a little hollow: "I know... But today, even if my dad wants to be more influenced, he doesn't have the qualifications."

As a retiring department-level cadre, unless he was invited for tea, Zhuo's father's situation could not be worse than it is now - compared to staying in a place like Iraq for two years without any progress, being recalled to China, given an internal warning or even a demerit, and then thrown into a pension department to quietly wait for retirement is simply a great blessing.

Thinking of this, Zhuomali sighed: "Brother, this time...thank you."

Although the decline of the Zhuo family was a foregone conclusion, she had to thank Yang Mo.

If Yang Mo had not stepped forward, Zhuo's father would definitely not have been able to keep his last bit of dignity... $67 is really not a small number for China today.

Yang Mo smiled and said, "Between you and me, what's the point of saying thank you or not...it's the way it should be."

Zhuo Mali is his most important assistant at the moment. In the absence of solid evidence, if the boss can't even protect his own right-hand men, how will others view him, Yang Mo? How will your subordinates have the confidence to work with him in the future?

Zhuo Mali turned her head and stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Brother, I suddenly find that I can't understand you more and more... Is that right?"

"We are a central enterprise and we are not afraid of anyone. The only thing we are afraid of is the Discipline Inspection Commission... and you threatened Director Liu in person with just one sentence: 'It's your duty?'"

"My dear brother, your biggest reliance is your connections in the local administrative system, and secondly, the importance and trust that the organization places on you... and then all you have to do is call the organization and say you're quitting?"

As she spoke, Zhuo Mali's eyes became complicated: "This kind of desperate behavior can't be explained by just saying it's what you should do, right?"

"If it was the Mu family, if it was the eldest sister of the Mu family who encountered this kind of thing, it would be completely understandable for you to risk your life like this, but..."

After a slight pause, Zhuo Mali suddenly tilted her head and looked at Yang Mo, with an ambiguous smile on her lips: "Why, after going to the hotel with my sister so many times, you finally found out that my sister is good and want to sleep with me?"

Yang Mo rolled his eyes when he heard this.

However, when he saw this pretty girl returning to her old ways and making dirty jokes, he breathed a sigh of relief...at least she was back in good spirits.

He spread his hands and said, "Actually, it's not as dangerous as you said, Sister Zhuo. The organization needs a lackey like me at this juncture, so I have to give them a little face."

Zhuo Mali looked at him with a half-smile: "Oh?"

As someone who was present at the scene, she of course knew that the matter was not as easy as Yang Mo said. At least the person on the other end of the phone was really angry and scolded this guy for half an hour, even saying things like "no organizational discipline", "willful and reckless", "no sense of the overall situation"... The voice on the other end of the phone was so loud that she could hear it from a long distance away.

But the effect was great. Less than twenty minutes after the phone was hung up, it rang again, so Liu Yong received instructions from his direct supervisor.

The instructions were short, just three or two sentences, but as the saying goes, the shorter the words, the bigger the matter. Judging from Liu Yong's reaction, the director's mood was not very good.

And then...

Everything suddenly became calm.

Although she was so moved that she almost cried, as a member of the system, Zhuo Mali was very clear about the price Yang Mo would have to bear for such a partial phone call.

Seeing Zhuo Mali's expression, Yang Mo said indifferently: "Sister Zhuo, why are you looking at me like that? The crying child gets the milk. If I don't show my presence, what if the organization forgets about me?"

"Besides, I'm less than 27 years old, and I've already made so many contributions, and I'm only a director-level official... If I act too purely, and if I don't offset some of those contributions, big problems will arise sooner or later!"

Zhuo Mali looked at him with amusement: "Oh, so you are also afraid that your head will be cut off and treasured for three hundred years!"

Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "Do you really think I'm stupid? I didn't cry or make a fuss before because the timing was not right and the situation at the time did not allow it... After all, this world is about strength. For someone like me who has no foundation, the most taboo thing is to wander around when the bottle is not full."

As Yang Mo's assistant, and someone who had watched how he expanded so rapidly step by step to his current level, Zhuo Mali naturally knew what he meant, but she suddenly fell silent, and the light in her eyes gradually faded.

Feeling a little uncomfortable with the sudden silence, Yang Mo wanted to bring up the matter of resuming work, but after realizing that the timing was not right, he could only touch his nose in disappointment and try to find a new topic.

"Huh? What is this? Sister Zhuo, your previous award certificate?"

Since the living room of Zhuomali's house was too clean, Yang Mo naturally noticed a piece of cardboard turned upside down under the coffee table... From the shape, it looked a bit like a smaller certificate, and from the slightly old corners, it must be quite old, so Yang Mo thought it should be the certificate Zhuomali won when she was in school.

Although it is a bit strange to see a certificate here, Zhuo Mali is a woman after all, and a woman who has just suffered a blow from an accident, so it does not seem completely incomprehensible that she would return to the innocent days of her school days... Women, you don't understand.

Zhuo Mali's eyes followed Yang Mo's gaze and moved to the piece of paper. Her expression suddenly became complicated.

"You want to see?"

Zhuomali's tone was a little strange.

Feeling a little bad, Yang Mo touched his nose and said, "If it's inconvenient, forget it."

He just wanted to find a topic to ease the atmosphere and find a chance to enlighten this beautiful girl. It didn't matter what topic he chose, but it would be embarrassing if he accidentally discovered someone else's black material.

Zhuo Mali glanced at him and smiled: "It's all in the past. It's not inconvenient... Just watch it."

After saying that, he leaned over, pulled out the piece of cardboard, gently unfolded it, and placed it directly on the coffee table.

After seeing clearly what that thing that looked like a small certificate was, Yang Mo suddenly felt embarrassed.

This thing is the same size as a skill certificate, and there is a crease in the middle... This shows that it was indeed like various common certificates, and was protected by being sandwiched in a hard shell.

The cardboard was full of red elements of that era, with only a few lines of words on it, and several columns were handwritten, but the three big words in the middle were particularly eye-catching.

Marriage certificate!
There was a slightly faded color photo sandwiched in the middle of the marriage certificate.

There are two people in the photo, a man and a woman.

You can tell at a glance that the woman is Zhuo Mali.

Although her eyebrows were far from the charming ones now, her loose overalls concealed her explosive figure, the two braids on her head looked very immature, and her smile was also very reserved, but she was undoubtedly Zhuo Mali. And the man...

Although Yang Mo was unhappy, he had to admit that the man in the photo was more handsome than him.

He was gentle and polite, wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses which were not common at that time. Not only did his work clothes give off the elegant air of an intellectual, but there was also a Western air between his brows which was not common in that era.

Yang Mo dared to bet that with this guy's looks and temperament, he would be an expert at hooking up with young girls even now.

"This is a photo of him and I when we first met...The man in the photo is Huang Yading."

Zhuo Mali's tone was indifferent, and it was hard to tell whether she was sad or happy, but from the complex look in her eyes, it could be seen that her emotions were not so calm.

"I met him in 83. At that time, I had not yet graduated and was assigned to intern in a logistics support unit under the Public Utilities Management Department, which is a bit like the service team of your drilling company;"

"He was one of the first batch of high-level talents specially introduced by the headquarters. He had studied abroad and was one of the key care targets of the unit. So after a few visits, we got to know each other."

At this point, Zhuo Mali suddenly tilted her head: "You know what, brother, in fact, in some aspects, you and Huang Yading are quite similar... This is also the reason why I was a little repulsive to you when Dahua Company was just established."

"You are all very knowledgeable;"

"You are very good at talking about various business theories and cases, and you are also very knowledgeable about foreign economic situations. You have your own opinions when talking about international events and macro trends;"

"But he is more inclined to humanities. When it comes to the customs, scenic spots, and historical stories of various countries, he will talk endlessly. He can even tell you about music, painting, sculpture, and literature in a very realistic way... In addition, he made a lot of friends when he was studying abroad. If you insist on talking about medicine, mechanics, geology, computers, etc., he can also talk to you about them."

He sighed with some complicated meaning: "In fact, people like you who are good-looking and can talk about anything are the easiest to tease girls... Although I didn't like his frivolousness at first because of my family background, I have to admit that I don't hate him either."

After looking at Yang Mo, Zhuo Mali returned her sight to the photo again and said in a light tone: "But my dad really liked him at that time. In addition, college students were very valuable at that time, and college students who had studied abroad were even rarer. So after realizing that he had some interest in me, he always wanted to bring us together."

"Unlike the rebellious Lin Luosu and the lovely girl in your family who refuses to accept her fate, I knew long ago that it would be difficult for girls from families like ours to have the final say in marriage. So since my father wanted to match us up, I didn't really object... I said, I don't really hate him."

"This photo was taken after we officially started dating. A year later, we got married... Hehe, you didn't realize that I was a well-behaved girl back then!"

For a moment, Yang Mo couldn't figure out whether this "good girl" referred to her obedience to her father's arrangements, or simply her appearance and temperament. He could only gently nod.

Zhuo Mali glanced at him and smiled self-deprecatingly: "After getting married and becoming the son-in-law of the Zhuo family, my father naturally had to support him greatly. So, as soon as his wedding leave was over, my father immediately transferred him to the Policy Research Office... Oil is a strategic resource, and we are a large state-owned enterprise. In addition, politics was more important back then than it is today. Therefore, the Policy Research Office was a first-class gilded department at that time. In other words, he was a special talent who returned from studying abroad. Otherwise, my father's connections alone might not have allowed him to get in."

"As a result, within less than a month after he joined, my dad discovered that this person's ability to interpret policies was a mess, and the various plans and ideas he proposed were completely off the mark. Even the director of the Policy Research Office at the time privately talked to my dad several times, saying that this person was not suitable for this job, and he always liked to argue with his colleagues in the office, so he should just change departments;"

"My dad didn't take it to heart at first. After all, he studied abroad and didn't know much about China's national conditions. In addition, he was used to the freedom in a place like America, so it was normal that he was not sensitive to policy issues. "

"So he was transferred to the Business Management and Planning Department... Huang Yading had boasted before that he had a good foreign classmate who was studying at Columbia Business School, and he often went there to audit classes and exchange ideas with his foreign buddy. So my father thought that since he could exchange and learn with the top students at Columbia Business School, then he should be able to do some business planning work, introduce advanced foreign experience, and improve business efficiency."

"result……"

Zhuo Mali showed a trace of sarcasm on her face: "In short, in just half a year, he was transferred from the Policy Research Office to the Business Management Planning Office, and then from the Business Management Planning Office to the Oilfield Work Office, and finally he was transferred to the General Manager's Office... It can be said that within the scope of my father's ability, he has entered all the departments and offices at the headquarters that have some value, and without exception, he was found to be unsuitable."

"By the end of it, my dad had become a laughing stock in the unit. Even the headquarters began to question the quality of those college students and specially recruited talents."

"It is only now that I realize that this person is just a hollow shell... He has indeed seen a lot of things abroad, and he can indeed have a say in everything, but that's all. It's fine for him to brag, but if you really ask him to do it, his true colors will be exposed immediately."

At this point, Zhuo Mali turned her head to look at Yang Mo: "This is the difference between you and him, brother... He is all over the place, and you are both versatile and sophisticated. I don't know how you can understand so many things at such a young age, two years younger than me."

Yang Mo touched his nose somewhat unnaturally, thinking to himself, if you really count it, I have lived nearly thirty years longer than you, and I have lived so many years longer than you in the era of information explosion. It is normal that I understand a little more than you.
Zhuo Mali did not pay attention to Yang Mo's reaction. The man in front of her was so calm that it was terrifying. If other young people had climbed to this position at his age and heard such sincere praise from others, even if they would not be carried away by success, they would still feel proud from the bottom of their hearts. However, whenever this guy heard people praising him in this aspect, he always looked disapproving. She was no longer surprised.

So, after a slight pause, she continued, "Since there is no room for Huang Yading to develop within the headquarters, it would be a complete joke for him to stay. So even if my dad was upset, he could only help him find another way out... So, taking advantage of the trend of state-owned enterprises going overseas, he was arranged to go overseas."

"We think that even if this person is just a useless person, he is still a returned overseas student. If he can't do anything else, he should be able to work as a translator in an overseas project team. When the project is completed and his performance is good enough, we can transfer him back to the second-level unit and spend some time to train him slowly."

At this point, Zhuo Mali finally couldn't help but sighed heavily, "Yes, this guy can be a translator, but who would have thought that he has little ability but great ambitions. He took advantage of his status as the son-in-law of the Zhuo family to... In short, after that incident six years ago, my father and I were not only greatly affected, but also gave up the idea. We just let him mess around in various overseas projects and no longer wanted to train him."

This incident has been mentioned before, so Yang Mo knew very well what kind of trouble Huang Yading had caused.

It can be said that the reason why the Zhuo family, which originally had a much higher momentum than the Mu family and the Song family, has fallen to such a state today is that the trash six years ago bears an unshirkable responsibility... In the system, one must either retreat or advance.

Thinking of this, Yang Mo wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start. He could only comfort her: "People live their lives and there are always times when they make mistakes. Besides, the international students at that time were really dazzling. Under the heavy filters, it is understandable that you, Sister Zhuo, entrusted the wrong person."

As he spoke, Yang Mo blinked his eyes: "Besides, although Uncle Zhuo is having a hard time, we still have you, Sister Zhuo... I don't have any other advantages, but as long as you have the ability, it won't be difficult to revive the Zhuo family if you follow me for another three to five years!"

He knew that people like Zhuo Mali valued their family far more than ordinary people... In fact, although the Zhuo family only consisted of the father and daughter on the surface, the various relatives and friends, as well as the direct descendants developed in various units at all levels over the years, added up to at least more than two hundred people. Therefore, using the reason of revitalizing the Zhuo family to persuade her to resume work was a very powerful reason.

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Mali sneered: "Revitalize the Zhuo family?"

"Although my father was not invited to have tea, he was criticized in an internal notice. Not only did his little remaining prestige disappear, but coupled with the fact that the project in Iraq has not progressed, the morale of the people below will be completely dispersed!"

At this point, Zhuo Mali pointed at her nose again and said, "As for me? I am nothing more than a deputy division-level cadre. After working for three to five years, I can be promoted to division-level at best... Although there are not many department-level cadres at the headquarters, there are hundreds of division-level cadres. In addition, Dahua Company is responsible for the tertiary industry after all, and has little connection with the main business of the oil system. Even if I am promoted to division-level, how many people will look up to me seriously?"

Yang Mo choked when he heard this.

What Zhuomali said was the truth. For the oil system, asset management companies like Dahua, which are responsible for tertiary industry businesses, will not be taken seriously by others no matter how big they are... For most people, the main business of oil is the king, and everything else is just clouds.

what?
Don’t you think Yang Mo is very influential in this system now?

amount……

Indeed, Yang Mo now has a lot of weight in the command center, but this weight comes from his influence in both the political and business circles, his ability to weigh the interests and integrate resources of several provinces, and his ability to use these projects and energy to achieve another dimension of interest integration with people like Gao Qingfeng and Cai Zhengwei.

So this created a rather paradoxical situation.

The core of these forces that affect the entire body lies in Yang Mo, and only in him. Even if others want to share this power, it is impossible... It may be difficult to reorganize a company of the same size as Dahua Company, but it is not impossible to do it with gritted teeth. However, there is no one else in sight who has the ability, or the goodwill and credibility to run this business except Yang Mo.

Therefore, even though Zhuo Mali is already a core executive of Dezhou Urban Properties, she is nothing without Yang Mo... She herself is a parasite lacking core capital, so why should others sincerely depend on her?
Seeing Yang Mo speechless, Zhuo Mali suddenly laughed: "Brother, why do you think I just told you all this nonsense about Huang Yading?"

"Do you think I'm reminiscing about my past with him, that I still have feelings for him?"

"Stop joking. Strictly speaking, he and I were only married for less than a year. Not to mention the six years of separation, we didn't even see each other. Even if we don't talk about this... just based on the bad things he did, and the fact that he ran away without caring about my and my dad's lives, the little love between us as husband and wife has long been gone!"

Yang Mo was confused and didn't understand what this meant.

Seeing this, Zhuo Mali snorted softly and said firmly: "Brother, I have made up my mind... I want to quit my job and go into business!"

! ! ! !
Yang Mo was immediately shocked out of his wits.

Resign!?
Sister, do you know how many projects there are that require you to handle and review?

If you resign, what will I do?
But Yang Mo couldn't find any convincing reason to persuade him to stay.
From the moment she got on board, Zhuomali’s core demands were very clear.

Working like a slave beside you all the time, just for a title of deputy director?
Stop it.

Whether this director-level cadre is valuable depends entirely on whether the Zhuo family still has hope.

Now that the Zhuo family has no possibility of revival, why would they follow you so hard?
Just for the salary of a hundred yuan a month and various bonuses of over 20,000 yuan a year?

You are kidding. Although more than 20,000 yuan a year is indeed a very high income nowadays, you have to consider the differences among people.

With Zhuo Mali's resume, ability and resources, wouldn't it be easy for her to make ten or a hundred times her money by going into business?

Seeing that Yang Mo was rarely at a loss, a strange light flashed in Zhuo Mali's eyes. She lazily stretched her explosive body which had an extremely powerful visual impact, then picked up the marriage certificate and stood up.

"Okay, buddy, we'll talk about the rest later."

"Since you're here, it's just right that you can accompany me to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the divorce certificate... Although Director Liu and the others didn't ask me for it in the end, I still have to get the certificate in order to avoid unnecessary trouble."

As she spoke, Zhuo Mali walked to the door of her bedroom and opened it without any hesitation: "Besides, I feel sick when I hear the name Huang Yading now. The sooner I cut off my relationship with him, the sooner I can eat!"

Seeing Zhuo Mali taking off her home clothes without any hesitation, revealing the thermal clothes underneath and starting to change into going-out clothes, Yang Mo felt a little embarrassed and looked away, but his heart was filled with a hundred thousand questions.

Aren’t you talking about returning to work or resigning?

Suddenly he asked me to accompany him to get a divorce certificate?
This is……

What’s going on?

(End of this chapter)