Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Although Ye Wenwu and Xu Ying no longer work together, they still make appointments to go out and play after get off work or on weekends, and their feelings gradually deepen.

At the same time, in the office of Director Yang of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the atmosphere seemed a bit dull. Director Yang frowned, looking exhausted.

"Brother Ye, is there really no other way to deal with the land issue?" Director Yang's voice was filled with a hint of helplessness.

Brother Ye's face was gloomy, his eyes were bloodshot, and he said angrily: "These farmers, no matter how much I offer, they are unwilling to give us the land."

Director Yang was troubled. If the land problem could not be solved, Brother Ye might complain to his grandfather. Thinking of this, Director Yang could not help but feel a headache. Does this mean that he will suffer the consequences? The current situation seems to be caused by him. If Brother Ye really told his grandfather, not only would he be severely reprimanded, but he would also leave a bad impression on the big boss.

"Uncle Yang, do you have any idea how to solve this land problem? If it can't be solved within a week, I might have to go back."

Brother Ye spoke in a low voice, his face full of helplessness and anxiety. He sighed heavily and turned his gaze to Director Yang.

He had listened to his uncle Yang at the beginning and felt that this project had promise, but now he was stumped by just the first step of the project. He was too embarrassed to go back and see his family.

"Uncle Yang, you know that I haven't even been home recently because of the land issue. I don't even have the face to tell you guys about the situation of this project."

Brother Ye felt extremely stressed and guilty, and he didn't know how to face his family and classmates. He felt that he had failed to live up to their expectations and disappointed them.

Director Yang nodded. He understood Brother Ye's feelings because he felt the same way. He also paid a lot for this project, but the result was not satisfactory.

"Brother Ye, let's put it this way. You've been working hard recently. You should take a rest first. I'll see if there is any way to solve this problem."

Director Yang comforted Brother Ye, hoping that he could relax. But at the same time, he also knew that this problem was very difficult and needed to be solved as soon as possible.

Thinking about how he had rejected Ye Wenwu's promotion to the position of deputy chief of the Propaganda Department last time, and that this project was also taken from Ye Wenwu, he now had to ask for advice from a lesser person, and for a moment he felt a little awkward.

But now it has come to a matter of life and death. The project has made no progress in the past month. If his superiors investigate, he, as the factory director, will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

Brother Ye nodded helplessly. Since his Uncle Yang had already spoken, he could only believe it with some doubts for the time being and think that there was still a glimmer of hope.

He once had great confidence in this project, but the reality made him feel powerless. Now, he feels that this project plan is just empty talk.

After watching Brother Ye leave, Director Yang sighed deeply.

When he thought about asking Ye Wenwu for help, his face turned very ugly. After hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't make up his mind to dial the phone on the table.

. . . . . .

In front of the Propaganda Department office.

Secretary Wang stared at Ye Wenwu with a gloomy face, as if he was owed a lot of money. Ye Wenwu frowned slightly. As one of the two factory directors' clerks, although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the clerk of Director Yang, he chose to remain silent. After all, they were all the factory director's people, and direct conflict was not wise.

When Ye Wenwu entered the office, he seemed very relaxed and even sat casually on the chair, showing no fear of Director Yang at all. In fact, Director Yang had just rejected his proposal to be promoted to deputy director of the publicity department that morning and took away the new project, which made it difficult for Ye Wenwu to respect such a leader. Therefore, facing Director Yang, he did not rush to speak, but quietly waited for the other party to speak first.

Ye Wenwu knew that Director Yang might have come to him because of the land issue. In that case, he decided to wait and see what Director Yang would do. He was not in a hurry anyway, so he let Director Yang make the first move.

Director Yang originally planned to ignore Ye Wenwu for a while, so that he would understand that he, as the factory director, had absolute authority, and also wanted to take this opportunity to scare the young man. However, what he did not expect was that Ye Wenwu stayed in the office for a whole hour, not only did he not show any anxiety or tension, but he seemed relaxed and even a little sleepy. Director Yang sighed inwardly, realizing that he had to put down his airs today, otherwise he would not be able to explain to his old leader.

"Wenwu, you should know why I asked you to come here, right?" Director Yang felt that he had looked down on Ye Wenwu before, but he still decided to continue to test him and asked in a leisurely tone. Ye Wenwu looked confused and shook his head without hesitation, but he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

"Director, you are such a joke. You didn't even tell me the details, so how would I know?" Ye Wenwu answered innocently.

Director Yang's mouth twitched. He knew that if he didn't make things clear today, the young man in front of him would keep pretending to be stupid.

"You know what I'm talking about. Do you have any way to solve the land problem? I know you have a way."

Ye Wenwu blinked his eyes, but sneered in his heart.

This is not what I said when I kicked myself out of this project. Now the project has run into problems and the progress can't be pushed forward. Now I come to me for a solution. How can such a good thing happen?

What's more, he was a factory director and came to him to solve the problem, but he didn't even offer any compensation. Did he really think that Ye Wenwu was so easy to bully?

"What? There is a problem with the land for this project. This shouldn't be the case. I didn't consider this issue when I wrote this project."

Regardless of whether the other party can compensate him or not, Ye Wenwu will not help.

After all, this is a thankless task, and it is easy to offend people. If I don't handle this matter well, Director Yang might bear a grudge against me and will definitely make things difficult for me in the future.

Director Yang narrowed his eyes slightly. He had just been staring at Ye Wenwu, trying to find a flaw in his expression and eyes. However, to his surprise, Ye Wenwu seemed very calm when he spoke, without any guilt or nervousness. This made Director Yang unable to determine whether what Ye Wenwu said just now was true or false.

"Well, I, as the factory director, didn't think it through enough just now. Let me put it this way, Ye Wenwu, if you can successfully solve the land problem, then I can promise to give you the position of section chief." Director Yang said after thinking for a moment.

Hearing this, Ye Wenwu could not help but feel angry and disappointed. He almost couldn't help but want to sneer. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Director Yang was still bargaining with him! You know, Director Yang promised in person that as long as he could solve this thorny problem, he would appoint him as the director of the new department. But now, Director Yang is only willing to send him away with a position as a section chief, as if the previous promise was just empty talk.

Ye Wenwu is not a fool. He knows Director Yang very well. If he easily believes Director Yang's promise, Director Yang will kick him out without hesitation once the land issue is resolved. After all, for Director Yang, interests are the most important, not promises to subordinates. Therefore, he will never be fooled by Director Yang again.

"Director, you are really too kind to me! When I wrote this plan, I didn't even consider the land issue. How can I solve a problem that even you can't solve?"

"If there's nothing else, I think I should be able to leave."

At this moment, Ye Wenwu had completely lost interest in continuing the conversation with Director Yang. The other party didn't take him seriously at all and only wanted to exploit him.

Director Yang's eyes instantly turned cold. Over the years, no one had ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of him. Could it be that the other party really wanted him to surrender?

"Ye Wenwu, I know that you harbor resentment towards me in your heart, but I hope you can understand that with your current status... this is also a rare opportunity for you."

Ye Wenwu couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The so-called giving him a chance was just because they were afraid that their superiors would hold them accountable.

Since they chose to do this in the first place, it was no wonder that Ye Wenwu was ruthless and ungrateful. After a brief pause, Ye Wenwu resolutely stepped out of the door.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound echoed in the office. Director Yang stared at the shaky door with his eyes wide open, shaking with anger. He never dreamed that a young man who had just arrived, Ye Wenwu, would dare to openly challenge his authority, which made him lose face. However, when he thought about the project progress being blocked and the land issue being unresolved, his anger was replaced by endless anxiety and helplessness.

"Humph, are you, Ye Wenwu, the only one who has the ability to solve the problem? I don't believe this. We can definitely find a way to solve the land problem."

Since he couldn't get a satisfactory answer from Ye Wenwu, Director Yang decided to try another way. He quickly grabbed the phone on the table and dialed a number. These were his old friends for many years, and perhaps they could provide some useful advice or help.

"Wait until I have dealt with this matter, and then you will see how I deal with you."

While making the call, Director Yang was thinking to himself. He was determined to let Ye Wenwu know who was the boss of the factory and who had the ability to solve the problem. At the same time, he also hoped to re-establish his prestige through this incident and let everyone know that he was still the one who could control the situation.