Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 114 Night Talk
Just as Yan Jiecheng was smiling and greeting everyone, he happened to see Director Wang standing outside the private room, so he went up to greet him.

"Director Wang, you seem a little unhappy."

As Yan Jiecheng's former superior, and having known each other for so long.

Director Wang didn't try to evade the question. Pointing to the large number of people in the private room, he said with a wry smile.

"Jiecheng, look at all these people here. Don't you know why I'm unhappy?"

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's puzzled expression, Director Wang continued.

"Everyone has their own spot, but with so many people here, I wonder when it will be my turn?"

"I see," Yan Jiecheng quickly comforted Wang after learning of his predicament.

"Director Wang, given how many years you've served Director Li so diligently, he won't forget you if the opportunity arises."

Faced with Yan Jiecheng's words of comfort, Director Wang smiled self-deprecatingly and said...

"Yes, you said there's a chance, but I don't know when that chance will come?"

After Director Wang left, Yan Jiecheng turned to look at the private room.

It seems Li Huaide has really gotten carried away, throwing such a lavish feast today.

Yan Jiecheng waited at the door of the private room for a while before Li Huaide finally arrived with the two deputy factory directors, Zhang and Chen.

"Sorry, I'm late."

After Li Huaide uttered his insincere excuse, everyone in the private room hurriedly chimed in.

"It's not late, Director Li, we just arrived too."

"It's not too late, Director Li. Everyone knows you're extremely busy with your work."

……

Seeing everyone in the room so obsequious, Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to follow suit and join in the fawning.

With so many people in the private room, one table definitely wouldn't be enough.

This is where Director Wang of the cafeteria shines. He assigns everyone to suitable positions, leaving no room for criticism.

Yan Jiecheng, as the deputy director of the security department and Li Huaide's right-hand man, naturally sat at the same table as Li Huaide.

However, what surprised Yan Jiecheng was that Xu Damao was able to sneak into this event at this time.

Li Huaide even specifically requested that he sit at the same table with him.

That's not all; the real problem is that Li Huaide actually let Xu Damao sit next to Yan Jiecheng.

After taking his seat, Xu Damao looked at Yan Jiecheng with a smug expression and said.

"Jiecheng, you'd better keep an eye on your brother later, my alcohol tolerance is..."

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Yan Jiecheng simply ignored them as if he hadn't heard them.

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Yan Jiecheng would have taught Xu Damao a lesson based on his words alone.

Seeing this, Xu Damao chuckled twice, not taking it seriously, and continued chatting with the people next to him.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Li Huaide first raised his wine glass and gave an opening speech to everyone.

After Li Huaide finished his opening remarks, everyone present stood up, raised their glasses, and drank them down.

After the opening remarks, Li Huaide raised his glass again, but this time he did not stand up. Instead, he addressed Yan Jiecheng.

"Jiecheng, you deserve a lot of credit today, I'd like to toast you."

When Li Huaide offered him a toast, Yan Jiecheng quickly stood up and said so.

"Boss, you flatter me by saying that. It's all thanks to your strategic planning. I was just helping out."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

After toasting Yan Jiecheng, Li Huaide raised his glass again and looked at Deputy Factory Director Zhang beside him, saying, "Old Zhang, this glass is for you."

"Old Li, let's not talk about these things since we're friends. Let's drink."

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After Li Huaide finished his three cups, Xu Damao seized the opportunity and stepped forward, resuming his so-called "three big and one small" drinking etiquette.

It must be said that Xu Damao is indeed eloquent and quick-witted; he enlivened the atmosphere at the dinner table in just a few words.

The only downside was that this guy's alcohol tolerance was a bit low; the banquet was only halfway over when Xu Damao was already completely drunk.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Li Huaide stood up and announced the end of the banquet.

Yan Jiecheng thought that was the end of the day, so he got up and left.

Unexpectedly, Li Huaide spoke up at this moment.

"Jiecheng, wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to stay.

After everyone had left, only Li Huaide and Yan Jiecheng remained in the private room. Only then did Li Huaide speak.

"Jiecheng, someone will take Yang Dechang to the farm in two days. Keep a close eye on him these two days and don't let your guard down."

"I understand, leader."

"Hmm, also, this afternoon, Xiang Jun from your department came to see me, saying that he might be transferred from the steel rolling mill soon. After he leaves, who do you think is suitable for the position of head of the security department?"

Yan Jiecheng was taken aback when he heard this. To be honest, he really didn't expect Xiang Jun to act so quickly, which caught him completely off guard.

Not understanding Li Huaide's intentions, Yan Jiecheng could only speak vaguely.

"Sir, this news is too sudden. I don't know what to do at the moment. I will follow your instructions."

After a long silence, Li Huaide finally spoke.

"Jiecheng, you've risen too fast these past two years. It's time for you to take a break and mature. Let's reassign someone else to the position of section chief for now."

Yan Jiecheng knew that his qualifications were somewhat limited, and he didn't have much interest in the position of section chief.

However, when Li Huaide made it clear that he had no chance of becoming the section chief, Yan Jiecheng was still very disappointed.

Despite his disappointment, Yan Jiecheng remained outwardly respectful and continued speaking.

"Sir, I know I'm not qualified enough, so I have no interest in this position at all. Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate well with the next director."

Yan Jiecheng thought the conversation was over, but to his surprise, Li Huaide spoke again.

"Jiecheng, I'm planning to assign the factory security team to a certain committee. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Li Huaide's words, Yan Jiecheng was stunned; this time, he was truly stunned.

He never expected that Xiang Jun's words would come true again.

Of course, that's not all. Because of Xiang Jun's reminder, Yan Jiecheng was more or less prepared to separate the factory protection team.

What truly surprised Yan Jiecheng was that Li Huaide was far too impatient.

Keep in mind that Yang Dechang was only brought down today, and a certain committee was only established today.

Couldn't Li Huaide have waited a little longer? Even after today would have been fine.

It took Yan Jiecheng quite a while to come to his senses.

After regaining his senses, Yan Jiecheng decided that he could not agree to Li Huaide's request this time, at least not so easily.

Yan Jiecheng carefully considered his words and then spoke tactfully.

"Sir, the security department is responsible for both the equipment and training of the factory protection team. Won't the team members find it difficult to adapt if this is suddenly separated?"

(End of this chapter)