Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 137 Making things difficult
After dinner, Yan Jiecheng's mother-in-law took care of his two children and helped them back to their room to rest. Yan Jiecheng also helped his wife back to her own room.

After Fu Linlin lay down, she stared at Yan Jiecheng for a while before speaking.

"Brother Cheng, is it really okay to take the further studies?"

Yan Jiecheng looked at his wife, whose face was full of worry, and comforted her with a smile.

"Alright, don't you still trust your husband? Besides, it's just further education, right? Don't forget, I was suspended from my job before."

Hearing Yan Jiecheng say this, Fu Linlin finally felt completely relieved.

The next day, Yan Jie went to the personnel department of the steel rolling mill to complete the procedures for further training.

Upon entering the personnel department's office, Yan Jiecheng happened to see Zheng Lei, who was also there to complete the necessary procedures.

Judging from Zheng Lei's appearance, he must have been there for a long time. Moreover, the middle-aged woman who was handling his paperwork looked impatient, as if Zheng Lei owed her money. Yan Jiecheng ignored her and asked directly.

"Brother Zheng, even if you're going for further studies and no longer serving as the director of the logistics department, you're still a division-level leader. Why do you have to be subservient to people just to get through some paperwork?"

Zheng Lei had been holding back his anger for a long time, and when he heard Yan Jiecheng's question, he said with a livid face.

"Hmph, I've known for a long time that people get cold once they leave, but I never expected that the tea would get cold before the person even left, and the worst part is that this has fallen on my shoulders."

Yan Jiecheng was very familiar with Chen Dong, the former head of the personnel department, and they had a good relationship.

Unfortunately, Chen Dong was relegated to warehouse management due to his choice of sides.

Yan Jiecheng wasn't very familiar with Li Bing, the head of the personnel department, so he didn't need to give him any face.

So after hearing Zheng Lei's words, he immediately replied without any hesitation.

"As expected, like boss, like subordinates. I had heard that Li Bing was good at changing his mind depending on the situation, but I didn't expect his subordinates to surpass him in this regard."

Yan Jiecheng deliberately spoke loudly, and soon Li Bing from next door heard the noise and came to the personnel department office.

Li Bing glanced at Zheng Lei, whose face was ashen, then at Yan Jiecheng, and said with a forced smile.

"Who do we have here? It turns out to be the two section chiefs. We apologize for not welcoming you sooner."

Yan Jiecheng was too lazy to play along with Li Bing's pretense, so he glanced at him and said...

"Section Chief Li, I've arrived. Please complete my formalities and deliver them to the security office later."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he walked towards the door.

Li Bing didn't expect that Yan Jiecheng, who was already down on his luck, would still dare to put on airs in front of him. So he didn't hold back and sneered.

"Director Yan really has a big attitude, but our personnel department is short-staffed, so I'm afraid we won't be able to serve Director Yan."

Yan Jiecheng stopped in his tracks, didn't turn around, and just stood at the office door, saying...

"Since Section Chief Li is busy with official duties, I won't trouble him. I'm not in a hurry anyway."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he left without looking back.

At this moment, Zheng Lei also came to his senses and sneered at Li Bing.

"Hmph, since Section Chief Li is trying so hard to persuade me to stay, I can't let him down. I might as well skip the training."

After saying that, he laughed and left the personnel department office.

At this point, Li Bing finally realized that Li Huaide had finally found a pretext for further study to transfer away the powerful figures in the steel rolling mill.

If these people use this incident as an excuse to refuse further studies, just thinking about the consequences made Li Bing break out in a cold sweat.

Thinking of this, Li Bing hurriedly chased after them out the door, but the two figures were nowhere to be seen.

...As soon as Yan Jiecheng stepped out of the office building, Zheng Lei chased after him.

"Hey bro, wait for me."

After catching up, Zheng Lei handed Yan Jiecheng a cigarette and said...

"Brother, we didn't talk yesterday. Where have you been assigned this time?"

Yan Jiecheng took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and then spoke.

"Jin Hai, what about you?"

"I'm from Baoding."

As they talked, they came to a secluded corner outside the building.

Zheng Lei sighed, a look of dejection in his eyes.

"I made a special effort to find out yesterday that the dozen or so people who were exiled this time can be roughly divided into two categories."

“One type is workshop director like Chen Liang. People like them who work on the production line are sent to worker-peasant-soldier universities for further study. After completing their studies, these people are sure to be given important responsibilities.”

"There's another group, like you and me, who are randomly assigned to study classes in various places for ideological education, and our future is uncertain."

Seeing how concerned Zheng Lei was, Yan Jiecheng could only offer words of comfort.

"Old Zheng, it's one thing for others to worry, but you come from a logistics background and can be considered one of Director Li's most trusted subordinates. Don't worry unnecessarily."

It would have been better if Yan Jiecheng hadn't brought this up; the moment he did, Zheng Lei's brows furrowed even deeper.

"Hey, brother, you don't understand. It's precisely because I've been working with Director Li for so long that I'm worried..."

At this point, Zheng Lei stopped talking, clearly indicating that what followed was not something he wanted to share with outsiders.

Yan Jiecheng wasn't interested in the matter between Zheng Lei and Li Huaide, so he immediately changed the subject.

"By the way, Brother Zheng, Li Bing has been making things difficult for you, what are your plans now?"

"Hmph, how could that be? Since you're the one leading the way, I'll just hitch a ride and teach this clueless bastard a lesson."

"Alright, then the younger brother will be the older brother's gun this time, consider it a parting gift..."

To Yan Jiecheng's surprise, just as he was having a lively conversation with Zheng Lei, Li Huaide from the third floor happened to come to the window to get some fresh air.

As luck would have it, Li Huaide happened to see the two people chatting animatedly at the corner downstairs.

At this moment, Li Huaide didn't take it to heart. After all, the two were about to go their separate ways, and it was normal for them to chat. But he would think differently later.

News of Yan Jiecheng and Zheng Lei's outburst in the personnel department spread quickly.

Those who were also going to pursue further studies were overjoyed upon hearing the news.

They were struggling with the issue of further education, and now that Yan Jiecheng and Zheng Lei were taking the lead, they naturally followed suit.

Upon seeing this situation, Li Bing from the personnel department knew that this matter was beyond his control. So, with a long face, he went to Li Huaide's office and gave Li Huaide a report on the matter, exaggerating the situation.

After learning this news, Li Huaide recalled the time when Yan Jiecheng and Zheng Lei were chatting and laughing downstairs, and couldn't help but think about it more.

After imagining several scenarios, Li Huaide angrily picked up the phone on the table and started making a call.

"Hello, is this Yan Jiecheng? Come to my office immediately, right now. Remember, I said right now."

When Li Bing saw Li Huaide's angry expression, he couldn't help but worry about himself, since this whole thing was caused by him.

(End of this chapter)