Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 121 Persuasion
Faced with Li Huaide's oppressive gaze, Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to lower his head. However, he was unwilling to take advantage of Li Huaide's misfortune.

But he couldn't remain silent at this point, so Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

"Boss, it's understandable that Lao Zhou is like this. When Director Wu retired, there were rumors that he would be promoted, but it turned out that Director Xiang was the one who was promoted."

"After finally getting rid of Director Xiang, another Director Nie was parachuted in. Anyone would feel bad about that."

After hearing Yan Jiecheng's explanation, Li Huaide slammed his fist on the table and said angrily.

"You bastard! Just for your own little schemes, you're going to work passively and defy your superiors? That's utterly lawless."

"And you, Jiecheng, let me make this clear: if you dare to have such thoughts, see how I deal with you!"

After saying this loudly, Li Huaide picked up the phone and dialed.

"Hello, is this Xu Damao? This is Li Huaide."

Yan Jiecheng's expression changed drastically when he saw Li Huaide pick up the phone.

Hearing Li Huaide mention Xu Damao made him even more anxious.

Xu Damao is the captain of the patrol team. What else could they want from Xu Damao? It must be about Zhou Yiping.

Thinking of this, Yan Jiecheng quickly spoke up.

"Boss, how about I talk to Lao Zhou? If the conversation goes smoothly, wouldn't that be more beneficial for Director Nie's future work?"

"If things don't go smoothly, you can do whatever you want. I believe Lao Zhou won't have any complaints then."

After hearing Yan Jiecheng's words, Li Huaide hesitated for a moment before speaking into the phone.

"Okay, it's okay."

After hanging up the phone, Li Huaide stared at Yan Jiecheng and said.

"Jiecheng, I'll give you face this time, but if things don't go smoothly, don't mention it when you need to plead for me."

Yan Jiecheng was taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded in agreement.

After Yan Jiecheng left the office building, he went straight to Zhou Yiping's office in the security department.

Watching Yan Jiecheng's departing figure, Li Huaide said softly.

"Yan Jiecheng, I hope you won't let me down."

When Zhou Yiping saw Yan Jiecheng arrive, he was taken aback for a moment, and then invited Yan Jiecheng to sit down.

"Xiao Yan, you're a rare guest. We've worked together for so long, and you've only visited a handful of times."

"Really? That was my oversight. I should have sought your advice more often."

After sitting down, Yan Jiecheng chatted with Zhou Yiping about everyday life. Upon learning that Zhou Yiping had two sons and a daughter, all of whom were already working, he couldn't help but show an envious expression.

"Old Zhou, you're finally free. Every day when I get home from get off work, my daughter drives me crazy."

Zhou Yiping was a little confused about Yan Jiecheng's purpose. The two had been talking for so long, could this guy really be here to build a relationship?

Just as Zhou Yiping was wondering, Yan Jiecheng brought up Xu Damao again.

Mention how miserable the lives of those investigated by Xu Damao were, and how their families were also implicated.

Hearing this, Zhou Yiping became even more puzzled. He really didn't understand why it was necessary to explain it to him in such detail. What did it have to do with him?
After laying the groundwork, Yan Jiecheng finally got to the main point.

“Old Zhou, you are much older than me, so you should understand the situation in the factory better than I do.”

"This Director Nie has an extraordinary background; even Director Li has to give him some leeway."

"In my opinion, he's just temporarily working in the security department, so there's really no need for you to go against him."

At this moment, Zhou Yiping understood Yan Jiecheng's purpose and frowned as he spoke.

"Yan Jiecheng, are you threatening me?"

Seeing that Zhou Yiping had misunderstood, Yan Jiecheng immediately smiled wryly and said.

“Old Zhou, we’re at the same level, and given my age and experience, I’ve already reached my peak. Further advancement is impossible in the short term.” “Do you think I have any reason to threaten you? Besides, I can’t threaten you, can I?”

Zhou Yiping was no fool to have climbed to his current position, and he quickly realized what was going on.

However, Zhou Yiping was still somewhat uncertain at this moment, so he spoke up.

"You mean..."

Yan Jiecheng interrupted Zhou Yiping before he could finish speaking.

"Old Zhou, I've said everything I should and shouldn't have said. I've done everything I could for you."

"As for how to choose, that's something you should consider yourself. But I'd like to remind you to think about the future and your family when making a decision."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he got up and left Zhou Yiping's office.

Not long after Yan Jiecheng returned to his office, he heard Zhou Yiping's voice coming from Nie Mingyuan's office next door.

Although he couldn't hear the content clearly, it still relieved Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng believed that as long as Zhou Yiping yielded, Li Huaide would not take any action against him for the time being.

……

The next day, all the employees of the steel rolling mill were very happy because it was the day for a celebratory meal.

Following Li Huaide's impassioned speech on the radio, the dinner officially began.

Yan Jiecheng carefully protected Fu Linlin, avoiding the crowds, and arrived at the third canteen, where they found an empty seat.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's cautious demeanor, Fu Linlin couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Cheng, aren't you being a little too cautious?"

"There are much more people at today's dinner than usual, so it's best to be cautious."

After Fu Linlin sat down, Yan Jie took the lunchbox and went to the window to get his food.

Before long, Yan Jiecheng placed two lunchboxes of food in front of Fu Linlin.

Fu Linlin took a bite and couldn't help but frown as she spoke.

"Brother Cheng, why isn't the food at the third canteen as good as it used to be?"

Yan Jiecheng took a bite after hearing this, and it was indeed not as good as before.

At this moment, Yan Jie seemed to remember something, and slapped his thigh as he spoke.

"Okay, it's my fault. I forgot that Sha Zhu was locked up by that guy Xu Damao. Although Sha Zhu isn't a good person, he's quite good at cooking."

Upon hearing this, Fu Linlin couldn't help but speak.

"I was thinking of taking the food back for Xixi to try, but the taste is not as good as my mom's cooking."

Yan Jiecheng could only shake his head upon hearing this.

"These two lunchboxes are too much for the two of us to finish. We can just take them back and reheat them..."

Just as the two were whispering to each other, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were slowly approaching them.

The two pushed and shoved each other, but in the end Yi Zhonghai took two steps forward and came to Yan Jiecheng's side.

Despite his deep hatred for Yan Jiecheng, Yi Zhonghai could only force a smile and say this.

"Jiecheng, are you eating?"

Upon seeing the two, Yan Jiecheng frowned and said with a displeased expression.

"It's Uncle, Uncle, what's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)