The next day.
Morning, 8.30 am.
Dong Xuebing drove past the entrance of Li's Restaurant, which had been without electricity for a day. He glanced inside and stepped on the accelerator to return to Guangming Street Office.
"Look, Chief Dong is here."
"Did you all see it when you passed by in the morning?"
"I saw it. Li's Restaurant still has not recharged."
"What is this? Serves him right. The owner of the restaurant must have nothing better to do. "
"That's right. It's been a day. Let's see how he is going to deal with this."
"Eh, will it be over after a day? They should have paid their electricity bills. "
"That Li Lu will not be finished if he does not give in. This is not our Chief Dong's style. "
"Yes, I think so too."
"What is our Chief's style?"
"What do you think?"
The staff of the street office had a sense of common hatred. The discussion had not stopped since the blackout began last night, and the matter had long been spread. In the past, Guangming Street Office and Ping An Street Office had many conflicts. But before Dong Xuebing came, the old Party Secretary was weak and was suppressed by Geng Xinke, the Deputy Party Secretary. His achievements in politics and administration were mediocre. To put it bluntly, he was a bit "soft". But after Dong Xuebing came, he was the complete opposite of the old Party Secretary. Guangming Street Office had changed from a small kitten to a Tibetan Mastiff. This change made many people feel proud, but at the same time, they did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Party Secretary's office.
Dong Xuebing was flipping through the documents calmly.
Knock, knock. Zhou Yanru knocked on the door and entered. "Chief, have you eaten?"
"Not yet." Dong Xuebing looked up and smiled. "I woke up late in the morning and did not have time to eat."
Zhou Yanru smiled and walked over with a few bags of plastic bags. "When I came over, I saw that your car stopped at the breakfast stall for a while before leaving. I thought that you probably didn't eat, so I took some food. These are some local specialties that my wife brought back from her hometown yesterday. There are some dried goods and some sesame pastries. You can eat them once you open the packaging. If you don't mind, I'll leave them here. Do you mind if I leave them here? They are not expensive. "
"Ah, it's too much. I can't finish them all. Can I keep half?"
"Not much. My wife brought back quite a lot. She's going to share it with the people in the office later."
"That's fine. Thank you, Sister Zhou. I'll get some for my mother." Dong Xuebing looked down and saw the items were not expensive. If it was expensive, Zhou Yanru would also not bring these items to the office. But Dong Xuebing felt it was not right for Zhou Yanru to spend so much money every time. Zhou Yanru was the one who brought the groceries from home. Dong Xuebing pulled out a drawer and took out two pieces of Chunghwa. "Bring this back to your wife."
Zhou Yanru quickly waved her hand. "Director, what are you doing?"
Dong Xuebing pushed the pack of cigarettes over and laughed. "I can't smoke alone if I buy too much. Just treat it as helping me out, ok?"
Wang Yuling happily knocked on the door and entered the room. "Chief, eh? Sister Zhou?"
Dong Xuebing looked over. "Xiao Wang, you are here at the right time."
Wang Yuling looked at the two packs of Chunghwa in Zhou Yanru's hands.
Dong Xuebing bent over and opened the drawer again. He took out two more packs of Furong Wang and gave them to Wang Yuling. "I bought too many cigarettes. Take these two cartons with you."
Wang Yuling cleared her throat. "I don't smoke, but …"
Dong Xuebing said. "Then I will give them to your wife. Take them."
Wang Yuling smiled embarrassedly and accepted it. "I will thank you on his behalf. These are good cigarettes."
Zhou Yanru had no choice but to accept the Chunghwa.
These 4 cartons of cigarettes cost at least 2,000 RMB. Zhou Yanru and Wang Yuling knew that other than during Lunar New Year, they seldom smoke such expensive cigarettes. That's why they did not expect Dong Xuebing to take out 4 cartons of cigarettes so easily. Seems like Chief Xiao Dong is not short of money. Actually, Dong Xuebing did not know he had so many cigarettes. After he was transferred to the Street Office, no one had given him expensive gifts. He had used his own money to buy these cigarettes. His net worth is over 100 million, and he has no concept of money. He bought these cigarettes casually, and sometimes, he forgot where he kept his cigarettes. So, he bought one cigarette today and two the next. That's why he had so many cigarettes.
Zhou Yanru and Wang Yuling exchanged pleasantries with each other.
Dong Xuebing shook his head. "Oh, Chief Wang, what is it?"
When talking about work, Dong Xuebing will address Chief Zhou and Chief Wang as Chief Wang.
Wang Yuling nodded. "The District's Women's Federation had given me a task, and I need to make a trip to the neighborhood. But the car … can your Passat …"
Dong Xuebing laughed. "Just use it. Chief Zhou has the keys, right? Just let her know. "
The best car in the Street Office was that old Passat. Because of the regulations, the Street Office Director was not allowed to have his own car. After all, the district had to pay more attention to its image than the county. Therefore, the Passat had always been the office's official car. Any leader could drive it. Although the regulations were like that, the car was usually driven by the Director. It was also an unwritten rule. No other leader would touch it. They would only inform the Street Office Director in advance if there was an emergency.
"Our office does not have many cars?" Dong Xuebing asked.
Zhou Yanru nodded. "We have two cars that we use frequently, and we need to go out every day. The remaining one needs to be driven by someone else, and sometimes, we need to borrow the Commission for Discipline Inspection's car."
"You have not applied to the District?"
"The District's allocations are the same every year. That's why …"
"How about this?" Dong Xuebing pointed to the car. "I also have my own car, and I don't need to keep my Passat. Whoever needs a car can just get the keys from Chief Zhou. This way, it will be more convenient."
"This … is not a good idea?"
"What's wrong with this? That's settled. But I will find out more about the cars in the next few days. If I can solve this problem, I will go to the District to think of a solution. " Of course, with Dong Xuebing's awkward relationship with the District, it will be hard to solve the car problem.
Ring … ring … ring … the phone on the desk rang.
Zhou Yanru knew what was going on and was about to leave.
But Dong Xuebing did not avoid them and wanted to tell them that he did not treat them as outsiders. He answered the phone before they left. "Hello, I'm Dong Xuebing."
It was the security guard. "Chief, there is someone called Li Lu downstairs …"
Dong Xuebing laughed. "Li Lu?"
"Can you ask him to …"
"I am not free now. Ask him to come back in the afternoon."
"Ok."
Zhou Yanru was overjoyed. The boss of Li's Restaurant? Now, he is back? What were you doing earlier?!
Wang Yuling had attended the wedding yesterday afternoon and went to the bridal chamber. She had applied for leave and did not know what happened. She immediately pulled Zhou Yanru out to ask.
… …
Afternoon.
After lunch, Dong Xuebing walked out of the cafeteria and saw a brand new silver-gray Santana. There was no license plate and it was a new car. Many staff in the office saw the man driving the car. It was the boss of Li's Restaurant, Li Lu.
Dong Xuebing acted as if he did not see him and continued to walk towards the Party Committee building.
"Chief Dong! Chief Dong, please wait! " Li Lu immediately alighted from the car and walked over with an apologetic smile. "I am here to apologize to you."
This expression was in stark contrast to yesterday's arrogance. The staff in the courtyard couldn't help but laugh. Yesterday, if you had turned off the speaker earlier, everything would have been fine, right? Why do you have to do this? Do you want Chief Dong to teach you a lesson before you apologize?
Dong Xuebing turned around. "Oh, it's Mr. Li. Mistake? What mistake? "
Li Lu, on the other hand, was very adaptable. He smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't control my volume properly yesterday and affected your work here. I'm really sorry."
Dong Xuebing looked at Li Lu. "It should not only affect us, right?"
"That's right. It had also affected the lives of the residents nearby. We are very sorry. We promise that this will not happen again." Seeing Dong Xuebing did not say anything, Li Lu knew this matter would not be resolved so easily. After all, they had caused a commotion yesterday, and even if he apologized sincerely, it would not be effective. Furthermore, the tofu residue incident yesterday afternoon was the main reason why they had offended Dong Xuebing. Li Lu knew this and said: "Chief Dong, to express our apologies, our restaurant decided to sponsor a Volkswagen Santana. I had already driven the car over. Please accept it. If not, we will feel bad for the disturbance yesterday." Dong Xuebing nodded and said: "Chief Dong, to express our apologies, our restaurant will sponsor a Volkswagen Santana.
Dong Xuebing laughed. Not bad. You even found out that we have difficulties using cars?
This Santana was the latest model and should be around 70,000 to 80,000 RMB. With the restaurant's losses yesterday, Li Lu had lost 100,000 RMB. Just because of a piece of tofu dregs that was worth ten yuan, he had lost a hundred thousand yuan in vain? Li Lu was not some big boss. This amount of money was not a small amount to him. His heart was bleeding, and his heart ached terribly. But there was nothing he could do. Who asked them to cut off his electricity? If he did not bleed a little, then his losses would be even more immeasurable. At this time, face was meaningless. Just like what his wife had asked him, was business more important or face more important? Today, Li Lu was very sincere and humbled himself. He even apologized to Dong Xuebing in front of all the staff members and leaders in the office. Today, he does not care about his reputation.
"It's all our fault." Li Lu said sincerely. "I hope Chief Dong and the rest of the office can give us a chance to repent. Oh, I still have some vouchers from Li's restaurant. Please accept it as our apology." These consumer vouchers were not a small amount, but if the other party could accept them, it meant that Li's Restaurant could open earlier.
Dong Xuebing thought to himself. What were you doing earlier? But, hmm, this attitude is not bad. "… Come to my office."
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