Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 856 Misattribution!

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around 1 p.m., the phone on Jia Dongming's desk suddenly rang.

Jia Dongming, who was sitting at his desk reviewing case files, heard the phone ring. Without looking up, he reached for the phone on his desk and politely asked, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. Who is this?"

"Director Jia! Good afternoon. I hope my call at this hour hasn't disturbed your rest?" Just as Jia Dongming finished speaking, Li Huaide's polite voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's polite inquiry, Jia Dongming's face showed a puzzled expression. He noticed that Li Huaide's tone was quite different from usual, so he asked curiously, "Director Li! I'm currently reviewing a case file. Are you calling me at this time because you have some instructions?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply and sensing the doubt in his words, Li Huaide smiled and explained to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! I didn't give any instructions! The reason I called you at this time is mainly about the training course."

Upon hearing Li Huaide mention the training course, Jia Dongming immediately recalled the information the system had given him. Feigning curiosity, he smiled and asked Li Huaide, "Director Li! If there's anything that needs coordination regarding the training course, you can directly contact Mr. Wu. Why did you come to me instead?"

When Li Huaide heard Jia Dongming's question, he recalled the time he had been rebuffed when he went to see Wu Tianpeng. With a helpless expression, he explained to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! You don't know this, but because of Wang Deming's matter, Mr. Wu has some misunderstandings about us. When I went to see Mr. Wu, he didn't want to see me at all. I really had no other choice, so I came to you. After all, you are friends with Mr. Wu's cousin, so it will be much easier for you to talk to him than for me."

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide's explanation, he couldn't help but laugh, remembering how Li Huaide had been humiliated when he went to see Wu Tianpeng. He suppressed his laughter and pretended to be curious, asking Li Huaide, "Director Li! What do you need to see Mr. Wu about? Why do you need to go through me to negotiate with Mr. Wu?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Li Huaide, remembering the task his father-in-law had assigned him, immediately explained to Jia Dongming: "Director Jia! Here's the situation: the expert group is supposed to assess thirty trainees tomorrow, right? The department head thinks that since it's the same whether you're herding one sheep or a flock, he might as well just arrange for everyone who signed up to participate in the assessment."

"So the bosses assigned this task to me and asked me to communicate with Mr. Wu. After I went to Mr. Wu and explained my purpose, Mr. Wu disagreed with the department's proposed plan, saying that the trainees were selected by us, and they were only responsible for the final screening and had no obligation to help us assess all the applicants."

He had previously received information from the system that several senior executives wanted to conduct assessments on all applicants. Although he agreed with their plan, he felt that things too easily obtained could be taken for granted, which was why he had advised Wu Tianpeng to reject Li Huaide's suggestion. Upon hearing Li Huaide's explanation and recalling the system's feedback over the past two days, Jia Dongming feigned reluctance and said to Li Huaide, "Director Li! My good relationship with Brother Wu doesn't mean I'm good with Wu Tianpeng. Besides, this time, in order to get Lin Zhongtian into the training course, Wu Tianpeng suffered a setback in front of Wang Deming. Do you think he'll still give me that kind of face?"

"Moreover, the Wu family helped us purchase industrial machine tools that were banned from sale in the West, and helped us train technicians to operate and maintain these machines. They didn't even make a single penny off us in terms of the purchase price. This was clearly a way of supporting our domestic industrial development. As a result, after the expert group arrived in Beijing, some of our comrades treated them as if it were their due. If it weren't for the Wu family's emphasis on the spirit of contracts, the expert group would probably have left long ago."

Since the training course arrived in Beijing, Li Huaide had been involved in receiving the training course. He had naturally observed the working style of the personnel sent by the ministry. However, what Li Huaide did not expect was that although the expert group did not react, they had actually become disgusted with their attitude.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation, and considering the equipment the ministry still needed to procure, Li Huaide felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly promised Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! The situation you just described hasn't been reported to me by the expert group. On behalf of the logistics support team, I apologize to all members of the expert group for the neglect shown by some of our comrades! You see..."

"Director Li! Have you mistaken me for someone else? I was just acting as a go-between. You're apologizing to me? Isn't that putting the wrong person in the wrong place?" Jia Dongming interrupted Li Huaide before he could finish speaking, reminding him of his mistake.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reminder, Li Huaide realized that he had apologized to the wrong person. He awkwardly explained to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! I was just worried and confused. You don't know, but the senior executives in the department attach great importance to the cooperation with the Wu family. Although I am not directly in charge, I don't want to be a bystander in the failure of the cooperation."

“The members of the expert group have a lot of opinions about us now. However, in the subconscious of several senior executives in the ministry, the reason why the expert group is dissatisfied with us is because you put people in the training course. As a result, Wang Deming, that hothead, did not know how to be flexible and offended Mr. Wu, which led to the expert group’s dissatisfaction with us. If our cooperation ultimately fails, do you think the leaders in the ministry will also hold a grudge against you?”

The reason Jia Dongming introduced advanced industrial machine tools to China was that he hoped China could avoid detours and achieve a leapfrog development. However, where there are people, there will be struggles. In the two days since the expert group arrived in Beijing, the bureaucratic style of some people made Jia Dongming very unhappy, which is why he made the members of the expert group show their dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's reminder, Jia Dongming feigned a frustrated expression and replied, "Director Li! You're right. This matter is somewhat related to me. I will contact Brother Wu to ensure that the expert team can fulfill its promise and help us train qualified operators and maintenance personnel. As for whether the Wu family is willing to cooperate with us again, that has little to do with me."

(End of this chapter)