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"Wow! Add another two hundred pounds, that's five hundred pounds! Deputy Section Chief Zhao is really ruthless!"

"This is equivalent to our workload for more than half a year."

"Of all people to mess with, he had to provoke Zhao Kui, that petty and narrow-minded deputy section chief. That kid's probably in big trouble now."

Everyone in the purchasing department gasped in shock.

They wouldn't even dare to dream of getting 500 jin of wild game a month.

Wang Hao also looked worried. He glanced at Zhao Kui, wanting to speak, but ultimately lowered his head and said nothing.

He's just a low-level clerk; his words carry no weight.

Chen Jianming acted as if he hadn't heard anything at all. He picked his ear with one finger, picked up a cup of tea, and walked to the window by himself. He drank the tea and looked at the scenery, looking very relaxed.

Seeing his attitude, everyone in the purchasing department was dumbfounded, each one more shocked than the last.

They've been in the purchasing department for so long, and they've never seen anyone dare to disregard Deputy Section Chief Zhao like this.

Zhao Kui flew into a rage, his few remaining hairs standing on end: "What kind of attitude is that? Didn't you hear the leader's instructions?"

"Huh? Where's that dog barking coming from in our department? Does anyone keep a dog in the department?"

Chen Jianming took a sip of tea, looked at everyone in the department, and asked, completely ignoring Zhao Kui.

"Has this kid gone mad?"

I think so.

Aunt Niu and Aunt Ma were both dumbfounded.

Not to mention the others, they all looked at him as if he were a monster.

"Just who is this kid? How dare he be so arrogant?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that when I joined the company, two section chiefs personally greeted me, so I must have some important connections."

The purchasing staff couldn't help but start discussing it.

Seeing this, Zhao Kui's face turned a deep purplish-red, his fingers trembling as he cursed, "Damn it, you little brat, how dare you disrespect me? Get your ass to the No. 1 steelmaking workshop right now, and the purchasing department will never have another man like you again!"

Aunt Niu had a look of anticipation on her face: "Hehe, the No. 1 steelmaking workshop, that's the hardest workshop in the factory. Not only is it physically demanding, but it's also high-temperature work. I knew long ago that this kid wouldn't have a good time."

Aunt Ma quickly chimed in, "He dared to mess with both of us; he should have been kicked out long ago."

Chen Jianming turned around, glanced at him indifferently, and said disdainfully, "Who do you think you are? You think I'll just go because you tell me to? Go ahead and fire me if you dare!"

Zhao Kui was shocked and furious, feeling incredulous, and his whole body was trembling with rage.

"You've become completely lawless. Do you think I, as the section chief, can't control you?"

He had hoped to take this opportunity to transfer Chen Jianming to the most demanding workshop, but the other party completely ignored him and didn't take him seriously at all.

Chen Jianming walked to his workstation, poured himself another cup of tea, and said calmly, "What else do you want? Do you have the guts to fire me? If not, get out of here."

Since the other party's goal was to target him, he didn't have much reason to be polite.

Given the weight of official documents, a mere deputy section chief posed no threat to him.

"Okay, okay!"

Zhao Kui's face was contorted with rage as he snarled, "You just wait! I refuse to believe that no one in this factory can handle you!"

After saying that, he walked away with a dark expression and didn't look back.

Wang Hao's face was full of admiration: "Awesome, Xiao Chen. In the entire purchasing department, no, in the entire steel plant, I admire you the most."

Chen Jianming remained calm: "No problem, no problem, have some tea. Huh? Where's Sister Xu today?"

Wang Hao explained, "She had to go out. If she were here, she would definitely applaud you."

The purchasing department staff were speechless with shock, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at him, further convinced that he was someone of great importance.

Even Aunt Niu and Aunt Ma couldn't help but lower their heads and remain silent.

Zhao Kui left the purchasing department, getting angrier the more he thought about it, and turned around and went all the way to the steel plant manager's office.

"Knock knock—"

"Come in."

Factory director Zhao Baoguo's voice rang out from inside the room.

Zhao Kui then pushed open the door and went in, his face full of anger.

Zhao Baoguo, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, was sitting behind his desk smoking. He glanced up and asked, "Zhao Kui, what's wrong?"

Zhao Kui immediately switched to a fawning attitude: "Second Uncle, I feel like I can't do my job as section chief anymore. I can't even manage a junior purchasing agent."

"How many times have I told you, when you're at the factory, refer to yourself by your job title!"

Zhao Baoguo tapped the table, frowning as he asked, "And what do you mean by that? It's all so abrupt. What exactly happened?"

Zhao Kui said angrily, "There's a kid in our purchasing department named Chen Jianming. He's not bad at business. Since he came here, he's been in charge of purchasing wild game. I wanted to train the young man a bit and give him some more tasks, but he completely ignored me and even dared to tell me to get out."

Zhao Baoguo looked surprised: "There are employees this arrogant?"

Zhao Kui seized the opportunity to say, "It's not just arrogant, it's downright disregarding us leaders. Factory director, if we don't deal with this black sheep, the purchasing department will definitely be even more difficult to manage in the future."

Zhao Baoguo took a puff of his cigarette but did not immediately express his opinion.

Having reached the position of factory manager, he understands everything.

Someone who dares to talk back to even the deputy section chief is either an idiot or someone with considerable influence.

He stubbed out his cigarette, picked up the phone on the table, and said, "You're Director Wang from the Personnel Department, right? Come to my office right away, I need to speak with you."

Zhao Kui was furious, but dared not show it, and asked, "Factory Manager, what's wrong?"

Zhao Baoguo waved his hand: "Let me see what kind of background this kid has. Don't worry, I'll definitely get you justice. Wait here for a while."

Zhao Kui nodded. Since even the factory director had said so, he naturally didn't dare to say anything more.

He thought to himself, "Kid, you're in trouble for messing with me. No matter who you are, I won't let you off the hook."

Soon, Section Chief Wang from the Personnel Department knocked on the door and came in.

Upon seeing Zhao Kui, he completely ignored him and went straight into the house, asking, "Factory Manager, what instructions do you have for me?"

Zhao Baoguo waved his hand and said, "Section Chief Wang, please sit down. What's Chen Jianming's background in the purchasing department?"

Section Chief Wang glanced at Zhao Kui out of the corner of his eye; as soon as he entered the room, he had already guessed what was going on.

As the head of the personnel department, I've naturally heard about the things that's been circulating in the factory lately.

However, this kind of thing is neither a big deal nor a small deal.

Section Chief Wang cleared his throat and said, "I know Xiao Chen. I personally greeted him when he joined the company. He's a good guy, and his work skills are quite strong. Does the factory director remember the wild game we ate before? It was all brought in by Xiao Chen."

Zhao Kui was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Section Chief Wang would also side with a purchasing agent.

His prepared remarks were all disrupted by Section Chief Wang.

Section Chief Wang spoke up again: "Deputy Section Chief Zhao, I've heard about what you did to Xiao Chen. In my opinion, as a leader, you should be more magnanimous."

Zhao Kui's expression was even more unpleasant than if he had swallowed a dead fly. He could only explain, "You've misunderstood Section Chief Wang. How could I target my own subordinates?"

"I'm just doing this to motivate the new employees; it's all for the sake of our factory's profits."