Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 112 Negotiation
Li Huaide was furious when he saw that Yan Jiecheng did not agree to him immediately.

But in this situation, he couldn't afford to lose his temper, so he could patiently continue speaking.

"Yang Dechang has worked in the factory for so long, I can't just condemn him outright. Let him keep his position as factory director and sweep the streets."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng immediately stood up and spoke.

"Factory manager, if this is your true thought, I'm sorry, but I cannot participate in your actions."

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide's face immediately darkened, and he looked coldly at Yan Jiecheng.

"Jiecheng, what do you mean by that?"

Yan Jiecheng remained polite as he spoke.

"Factory manager, I know that you have always believed in being kind to others and leaving room for maneuver so that you can meet again in the future."

"But you should know very well what kind of person Director Yang Dechang is. I believe that not only you know, but everyone here knows very well as well."

"If Yang Dechang were to make a comeback one day, given his petty and narrow-minded nature, none of you here, including you, the factory director, would have a good end."

After listening to Yan Jiecheng's words, everyone present nodded in agreement.

Li Huaide's complexion improved, and his tone became much gentler.

"Jiecheng, what are your thoughts?"

"Factory manager, what I mean is to send Yang Dechang directly to the farm. As for the outcome, that depends on Yang Dechang's luck."

Everyone present was aware of the farm's conditions.

They knew very well that given Yang Dechang's years of pampered life and his physical condition, he would not have a good ending on the farm.

Li Huaide was unwilling to do as Yan Jiecheng suggested. In his view, one should not go to extremes, as this would set a bad example for those who came after.

Yan Jiecheng noticed Li Huaide's hesitation and continued to persuade him.

"Factory Director, you are my benefactor. When I was still a cook in the canteen, you promoted me and made me who I am today. I have always been grateful to you."

"I'm willing to risk my future and my life for you. But I also have many people who support me, and I have to be responsible for them."

As Yan Jiecheng delivered his impassioned speech, Deputy Factory Director Zhang, who had been sitting quietly to the side, finally couldn't sit still any longer and chimed in with his own words.

“Old Li, I think Director Yan’s words make a lot of sense. We know Old Yang’s character very well. If we are soft-hearted at this time, we will probably be the ones who suffer.”

Following Deputy Factory Director Zhang's speech, Zheng Lei, Chen Liang, and others also chimed in to echo his sentiments.

Faced with this situation, Li Huaide sighed helplessly.

"Well, since you all say so, I can't act unilaterally. Let's do as Jiecheng says."

After reaching an agreement, everyone got to work after leaving Li Huaide's office.

In the afternoon, following the announcement over the loudspeaker, everyone in the steel rolling mill, except for a few staff members who remained on duty, rushed towards the auditorium.

Upon hearing the announcement over the loudspeaker, Edward Yang was so angry that he smashed the teacup on the table onto the ground.

After learning that Li Huaide had gathered people to discuss the matter, Yang Dechang did not sit idly by.

He then convened a meeting with his trusted confidants at the steel rolling mill.

To his surprise, Li Huaide acted so swiftly.

Seeing Yang Dechang's fury, the head of the finance department, who was his confidant, quickly tried to comfort him.

"Factory manager, please calm down. If Li Huaide can have the meeting announced over the loudspeaker, we can also have it canceled."

Yang Dechang glared at the head of the finance department with annoyance, then looked at Chen Dong from the personnel department who had just sided with him and said.

"Chen Dong, what do you think of this?" Chen Dong was also somewhat regretful at this moment. As Secretary Qian's man, he could have stayed out of this conflict.

However, since Secretary Qian had not appeared at the steel rolling mill for a long time, this put him, the head of the personnel department, in an awkward position, forcing him to rely on Yang Dechang.

When asked by Edward Yang, Chen Dong pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Factory Director, compared to Deputy Factory Director Li, our strength is not weak either. The key is to see the attitude of the Security Department."

"As long as the security department can side with us or remain neutral, then even if we participate in the conference, Li Huaide can't do anything to us."

To facilitate management, the steel rolling mill was divided into several large workshops, including fitter, forging, and foundry workshops. Smaller workshops were then set up under these large workshops.

The workshop directors of large workshops are all at the division-level cadre level.

Although the workshop director is also called the workshop director, he is only at the section chief level.

Those sitting in Yang Dechang's office at this time were all workshop directors from the large workshops.

After listening to Chen Dong's words, Edward Yang looked around at the people sitting in the office and finally calmed down.

Edward Yang paced back and forth in his office. After a moment of thought, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed.

"Hello, is this Xiang Jun from the Security Department? This is Yang Dechang."

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"Your security department must adhere to the principles. Without my order, you are not allowed to act without authorization."

After receiving a positive reply from Xiang Jun, Yang Dechang hung up the phone with satisfaction and began discussing the details of attending the meeting with his confidants.

After hanging up the phone, Xiang Jun sat in his seat and thought for a while before calling Yan Jiecheng to come over.

When Yan Jiecheng arrived at the office, Xiang Jun did not...

Instead of inviting Yan Jiecheng to sit down, he carefully examined Yan Jiecheng.

After a moment, Xiang Jun broke the silence and spoke.

"Jiecheng, are you sure you want to get involved in their fight?"

Yan Jiecheng hadn't been in the security department for very long, and within the public security section, the factory protection team's influence was less than Xiang Jun's.

Faced with Xiang Jun's questioning, Yan Jiecheng could only smile bitterly and say something.

"Director, I don't want to get involved in their infighting either, but what choice do I have?"

Yan Jiecheng was promoted by Li Huaide, and whether he likes it or not, he has been labeled as Li Huaide.

Moreover, Li Huaide only convened a meeting when the matter was imminent, because he was afraid that these people would find excuses to shirk their responsibilities.

Hearing Yan Jiecheng's answer, Xiang Jun sighed.

"Jiecheng, I understand your situation. I'll pretend I don't know anything about this, but you can't go too far with anything."

Xiang Jun was fully capable of stopping Yan Jiecheng's next move, and his choice to stand by and do nothing at this time was the greatest support he could give Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng said with great gratitude.

"Director, don't worry, I'll stay out of this as much as possible. But if I may be so bold, you must have heard about the situation outside. This fire will eventually reach our factory, and you probably won't be able to escape unscathed then."

Xiang Jun did not respond to Yan Jiecheng's well-intentioned reminder.

However, judging from his expression, he was clearly worried about this matter.

(End of this chapter)