Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 136 Further Education
Although Xu Damao had a bad reputation and offended many people in the steel rolling mill, his dismissal as deputy director of a certain committee made many senior executives of the steel rolling mill feel uneasy.

However, none of this mattered to Yan Jiecheng, who continued to live a monotonous life, going back and forth between two points every day.

That day, Yan Jiecheng was leisurely drinking tea and reading the newspaper in his office, just like any other day.

Just as I was engrossed in reading, the phone on the table rang.

When Yan Jiecheng answered the phone, he found that it was Li Huaide calling, who was speaking very seriously and asked him to come over.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Strange, there hasn't been anything going on at the factory lately, and no one has come to inspect the work. Why is Li Huaide's tone so harsh?

When Yan Jiecheng entered Li Huaide's office with a puzzled look, he found that there were quite a few people in the office, and almost all the heads of various departments were present.

Li Huaide said with a serious expression after seeing that almost everyone had arrived.

"We just received news from the farm that Edward Yang has passed away."

Yan Jiecheng was slightly taken aback when he heard the news.

It wasn't that Yang Dechang's death was unexpected; when Yan Jiecheng suggested sending Yang Dechang to a farm, he was already somewhat prepared.

But unexpectedly, only two years later, Edward Yang couldn't hold on any longer.

After delivering the news, Li Huaide was filled with mixed emotions. He leaned back in his chair and remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"Please take care of the logistics for Edward Yang's funeral; don't make it too shabby."

Upon hearing this, Director Zheng Lei of the Logistics Department immediately responded.

"Yes, Director, but I'm wondering what protocol to use? Should we hold a memorial service?"

"You decide for yourself."

After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

As Yan Jiecheng stepped out of the office, Zheng Lei stopped him.

"Director Yan, I got some good tea the other day. Would you like to come to my office for a tasting?"

Faced with Zheng Lei's invitation, Yan Jiecheng did not refuse and followed Zheng Lei to his office.

After brewing tea for Yan Jiecheng, Zheng Lei said with a worried expression.

"Brother, what Director Li said just now was unclear. What kind of arrangements should be made for Yang Dechang's funeral? Will the factory hold a memorial service?"

Yan Jiecheng took the tea, took a sip, and then said with a wry smile.

"Brother Zheng, it's no use asking me about this. I can't make the decision. You still have to ask Director Li for instructions."

Zheng Lei was just asking casually and didn't expect to get an answer from Yan Jiecheng.

Seeing that he did not give a direct answer, he continued.

"Brother, you said Director Li and Yang Dechang don't get along, right? But look at his expression today, it's really hard to understand?"

"It's just a case of the rabbit mourning the fox's death. These people always believe in leaving a way out for others so they can meet again in the future. Now that Yang Dechang is dead, it's like cutting off part of Director Li's escape route."

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng spoke so frankly, Zheng Lei felt less apprehensive and echoed his words.

"Yes, but Director Li doesn't seem to realize that while he's getting along well, those of us who do the work are in for a rough time. Brother, it looks like things aren't going to be easy for us from now on."

"You guys are alright. I was the one who first advocated for Yang Dechang's exile. If anyone's going to suffer, it's me who'll be the first to go down in trouble."

Perhaps feeling that the topic was too sensitive, the two then chatted about everyday matters before Yan Jie took his leave.

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As the two had predicted, not long after, Li Huaide, under the pretext of improving the management skills of the factory's middle and senior management, sent Yan Jiecheng, Zheng Lei, Wu Jianguo, Chen Liang, and more than a dozen others to attend advanced training programs.
Yan Jiecheng sat in his office, looking at the heavy documents belonging to his close associates, his face extremely grim. These were about ten people, all heads of powerful departments within the steel rolling mill.

By transferring them all to further studies all at once, Li Huaide's retaliation is too obvious, isn't it?

Moreover, these ten or so people didn't all go to the same place for further studies.

It must be said that Li Huaide put in a lot of effort for this.

Not only Yan Jiecheng, but everyone else who received the notice was also very dissatisfied.

But what can they do if they're dissatisfied? Li Huaide is now in complete control of the steel mill, practically ruling the entire place. Besides, nobody wants to be the one to stick their neck out.

After get off work, Yan Jiecheng returned home looking dejected.

Upon seeing this, Fu Linlin, who was at home awaiting childbirth, quickly stepped forward and asked.

"Brother Cheng, what's wrong? What happened?"

Yan Jiecheng knew he couldn't hide the news of his further studies from Fu Linlin, so to avoid worrying his family, he decided not to conceal it and immediately told them.

Before Fu Linlin could say anything, her mother-in-law, who had overheard the news, spoke with a worried expression.

"What are we going to do? Linlin is heavily pregnant, what... what are we going to do?"

As luck would have it, the father-in-law also returned home with his hands behind his back at that moment.

Upon hearing his wife's complaints, he immediately reprimanded her with a cold face.

"Do you need to meddle in this? Hurry up and cook."

Despite her usually assertive demeanor, which makes her seem like the head of the household, the moment her father-in-law speaks, she obediently goes to the kitchen to get busy.

After his mother-in-law left, the father-in-law looked at Yan Jiecheng and comforted him.

"Jiecheng, I heard about your situation at the factory. It's just further education, nothing serious. Take this time to rest and relax, don't put so much pressure on yourself."

In fact, Yan Jiecheng was not depressed because of his studies.

Although Yan Jiecheng did contribute to Li Huaide's rise to power at the beginning of the wave, it was only because he was forced into it and had no other choice.

Yan Jiecheng, who is familiar with the historical process, has basically not participated in the affairs of a certain committee in the past two years. In his work, he has also become a hands-off manager, in order to distance himself from Li Huaide.

Now that he is going to study, Yan Jiecheng can take this opportunity to get rid of the label of Li Huaide.

Yan Jiecheng was depressed because he had misjudged the person.

I originally thought Li Huaide was generous to his subordinates and valued talent.

Yan Jiecheng was initially feeling somewhat guilty about his ulterior motives.

But now, seeing Li Huaide's ruthlessness, he naturally felt very depressed, but also somewhat relieved.

Faced with his father-in-law's words of comfort, Yan Jiecheng smiled and said.

"Dad, it's just further education, my salary won't be reduced, I'm not worried about it. I'm just worried that because of the further education, I won't be able to take care of Linlin."

Hearing Yan Jiecheng say this, the father-in-law breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Just focus on your studies. Don't worry about Linlin. Her mother and I will take good care of her..."

As they were talking, before long, the mother-in-law brought the food into the living room.

Yan Jiecheng and the others then ended the topic and began dinner.

(End of this chapter)