Bai Yuxin and Lu Yiwei had to go through the same procedure. When Lu Yiwei looked at the densely packed names on the register, he knew how popular the business was.
Under the guidance of the guard, Bai Yuxin and Lu Yiwei arrived at the shabby tube-shaped apartment. They went upstairs and found the home of Meng Jizhong, the chief editor of Northern Province Daily. They knocked on the door and waited.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman. She should be Meng Jizhong's wife. She was very enthusiastic when she saw someone. She went in to change into slippers. However, when she saw that the other party was empty-handed, she immediately did a 180 degree turn. Her mouth moved like a parabola. It only took her a few seconds to open her mouth. The speed at which she changed her expression was like flipping a book. In the blink of an eye, she changed from a clear sky to a dark cloud. It was the rhythm of a storm.
Ever since Lu Yiwei started working as a secretary, he was used to observing people's expressions. He was able to capture the subtle changes in other people's facial expressions and the dynamics of their words and actions. After he had a grasp of other people's emotions, he would be able to act accordingly. Any leader who had reached this level would have a certain standard, and the corresponding family members should also have self-restraint. They should be calm, calm, and not afraid. However, the lady in front of him clearly lacked this kind of training. She was more like a village woman standing on the street and chatting, tearing into each other with just a few words of disagreement. She really shouldn't have done that.
"May I ask if Minister Meng is here?" Although Lu Yiwei did not like the shrew in front of him, he still smiled and asked patiently.
"Why are you looking for him?" The woman crossed her arms in front of her chest. She looked upright and outspoken, as if she was fighting against evil forces.
Bai Yuxin rushed to say, "Please tell Minister Meng that I am Bai Yuxin. I have something urgent to discuss with him."
"Oh, he's not here!" She's not here! "The woman spoke quickly. At this moment, a very loud cough came from the room, revealing their whereabouts.
Bai Yuxin suppressed her anger and said, "I am Minister Meng's old subordinate. I really have something urgent to discuss with him this year."
"What does it have to do with me? I said she's not here, so she's not here." After saying that, he prepared to close the door.
"Oh, it's Yu Xin. Didn't I tell you that it's not easy? Aren't you making things difficult for me?" Meng Jizhong couldn't bear to let go of his feelings, so he walked out of the dining room and said straightforwardly.
Bai Yuxin smiled apologetically and said, "Director Meng, please forgive us for not making proper preparations in advance. Magistrate Zhiyuan wanted to visit you personally today, but there's an important event in the county tomorrow, so he entrusted me to come and see you. "
Meng Jizhong did not seem to have any intention of letting them in. He took out a napkin from the coffee table and wiped his mouth as he said, "Brother Yuxin, it's not the first time we've worked together. If it's something I can do, I'll definitely do it. But if nearly a hundred thousand copies of the newspaper become useless, how much do you think we'll lose?"
At that moment, Lu Yiwei had an idea. He used his finger to deliberately push the envelope out of his pocket, causing it to fall to the ground. In an instant, the sky cleared up. The smile returned to Meng Jizhong's wife's face. She said politely, "Don't stand here and talk. Come in!"
Meng Jizhong naturally saw this scene, but he did not object nor agree. He sat on the sofa and picked up a toothpick without caring about his image.
"You two haven't eaten, right? We just ate too. If you don't mind, come and eat with us. We can talk while eating. "The woman said passionately. It was as if she was seeing her own mother.
Bai Yuxin quickly said, "Thank you. We've already eaten."
"Oh, then have some fruits. They're all fresh. Come, come, bring some. "The woman continued to worship the two gods of fortune.
Meng Jizhong, who was standing by the side, looked at his ugly, short, and fat wife in annoyance and said, "Go and eat. At the same time, tell Xiao Nan to go home. Don't be a hindrance here."
The fat woman was not annoyed. She giggled. "Sure. You guys chat. I'll go get busy."
After the fat woman left, Bai Yuxin did not talk about the newspaper. Instead, she started to talk about the past. "Department Head Meng, do you still remember when we worked together? I felt that you would be entrusted with an important task in the future. It's only been a few years, and you've already left me far behind."
Back then, Bai Yuxin got to know Meng Jizhong when she was in the finance department. At that time, Meng Jizhong was still the director of the news department. He knew that Bai Yuxin had an extraordinary background, so he put down his dignity and flattered Bai Yuxin, who was more than ten years younger than him. As time went by, Meng Jizhong relied on his articles to climb to the position of the chief editor, while Bai Yuxin went downhill.
Bai Yuxin had lost her power, and now that he was at the peak of his power, Meng Jizhong did not take this good brother of his seriously at all. He did not want to say anything more, so he squeezed out a word through his teeth.
It seemed that they could not continue the conversation, so Bai Yuxin went straight to the point. "Department Head Meng, I know it's difficult to ask you to stop the newspaper now, but this matter concerns the development of Nanyang. I have no choice but to do this. Don't worry, I'll compensate you for all the losses caused by the newspaper printing. "
"This is not a matter of compensation!" Meng Jizhong sat up. "This problem can be said to be irresponsible, but it can be said to be a serious political problem. 'Bei Zhou Daily' is the most authoritative newspaper in Bei Zhou City. The first thing Secretary Tian of the Municipal Party Committee does every day is read the newspaper. If we start all over again, we'll have to reprint it, but we'll also have to rearrange it. How much manpower and material resources will be invested? Even so, we might not be able to print it all by tomorrow morning. If we're held responsible, can I bear the responsibility? "
"Yes, yes, yes. You're right, Department Head Meng." Bai Yuxin followed the lead and said, "I know it's difficult, but I hope you can think of a way to remedy it. I know you're resourceful, so I'll do you a favor, you see …" After saying that, she turned around and gave Lu Yiwei a look. Seeing this, Lu Yiwei immediately placed the envelope with the money carefully in front of Meng Jizhong.
Meng Jizhong was just a chief editor of a newspaper. He usually gave gifts, but this was the first time he had seen someone so generous. With his fiery eyes, he could tell how much money was in the box. However, a leader was a leader after all. He could resist the temptation of money and act calm. He even pointed at the money and exaggeratedly said, "Yuxin, what are you doing? Put it away! "
Meng Jizhong's wife was like a hunting dog, coming over after smelling the smell of money. Sitting on the couch, she pretended to sympathize with Bai Yuxin and said, "Old Meng, this brother here is really in trouble. Look at how anxious he is. Why don't you help him?"
As if everything had been rehearsed, Meng Jizhong suddenly flew into a rage and roared, "What do you know? Can you bear the responsibility if there's a problem? "
Meng Jizhong's wife patted Meng Jizhong's back and comforted, "Why are you so angry? As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-floored pagoda. This brother here looks like a kind person, so you have to help him! "
Meng Jizhong's tone softened as he said as if he owed money, "Yuxin, aren't you giving me a difficult problem?"
Seeing that there's hope, Bai Yuxin immediately said, "Department Head Meng, Sister-in-law is right. I'm in trouble now, and if you can help me, I will never forget this favor."
"Alright!" After Meng Jizhong finished his performance, he picked up the phone on the couch and dialed a string of numbers before he crossed his legs and waited for the call to go through.
"I just looked at the sample of tomorrow's newspaper. On the fourth page, there's an article called 'Summer Rain and Spring Thoughts'. When I quoted the poem from 'Shi Shuo', 'Teachers are the ones who preach, receive, and dispel doubts', how could I write the word 'receive' as' teach '? What's going on? How can you be so irresponsible? Have you seriously proofread it? How can you make such a low-level mistake? Inform the printing company to stop the printing and reprint! "Meng Jizhong roared as he slammed on the table.
Looking at Meng Jizhong's performance, Lu Yiwei couldn't help laughing. It seems that he had already found an excuse to reprint the newspaper, but this excuse didn't seem to be appropriate. 'Receive' means' teach ', and it's a pseudonym that can be used with' teach '. If it's written according to the original poem, there might be a mistake, but it's not something that can stop the newspaper from reprinting.
The newspaper itself relied on the accumulation of words. Even if the proofreader had a pair of fiery eyes and scanned word by word, there would still be mistakes. This was inevitable. But Meng Jizhong's absurd reason can stop the newspaper from reprinting. This is the magic of power.
The other party seemed to want to argue, but Meng Jizhong interrupted: "Alright. Don't bother explaining to me. Just reprint it. Stop talking nonsense! Even if you have to work overtime, you must print it. I want to see the newspaper at 7 am tomorrow. " When Dong Xuebing was about to hang up, he casually said: "Take down the Nanyang County's bidding announcement!"
In front of Bai Yuxin, Meng Jizhong skillfully settled this matter. Bai Yuxin quickly said: "Minister Meng, thank you very much. Don't worry. I will report to County Head Zhang and invite you for dinner another day."
"Alright!" Meng Jizhong said in a bureaucratic tone: "Forget about the dinner. Just make up for the loss of printing the newspaper. I will contact you when the time comes." Meng Jizhong said and took a sip of tea.
Bai Yuxin stood up and said: "Minister Meng, Sister-in-law, I will not disturb you anymore. I will treat you to dinner another day."
"Just stay for a while. Why are you in such a hurry?" Meng Jizhong's wife stood up and was about to send them off.
When Dong Xuebing reached the door, he heard the sound of keys unlocking, and a fashionably dressed young woman walked in.
"Lu Yiwei! Why are you here? "Meng Xiaonan exclaimed.
Lu Yiwei and Meng Xiaonan had a deeper impression after meeting each other in school. But it's awkward to meet under such circumstances. Lu Yiwei smiled and left in a hurry.
"Lu Yiwei, don't go!" Meng Xiaonan quickly chased after him. But Lu Yiwei had already reached the first floor. Meng Xiaonan was disappointed and quickly entered the house. She ran to the living room's window and watched Lu Yiwei leave.
"You two know each other?" Meng Jizhong asked.
Meng Xiaonan nodded, then shook her head without saying anything.
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