Climbing the Career Ladder

Chapter 37

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Qin Yuming washed up in the bathroom for a while, and returned to the living room to find that the old lady had already entered the guest room. Cheng's mother's voice was very high, and it seemed that she was arguing with Cheng's father. Cheng's father did not come forward to persuade him, and it was obvious that he had a disagreement with Cheng's mother. She sighed, opened the door, and went into the bedroom.

"Who?" After turning on the light, Qin Yuming suddenly found that there was an extra person in the room. She was so scared that she almost screamed.

"Sister-in-law, it's me, please keep your voice down." Fang Zhicheng put his finger to his mouth, signaling Qin Yuming not to say anything.

Qin Yuming saw clearly that it was Fang Zhicheng, and lowered her voice, and asked softly: "How did you get here?"

Fang Zhicheng pointed to the balcony next door and said awkwardly, "I was worried about you, so I came over to check on you."

"You..." Qin Yuming was so angry that she could hardly speak. The last time they were alone in the bedroom, Fang Zhicheng sneaked away from the balcony. Qin Yuming knew that Fang Zhicheng had the ability to climb over the balcony. Now Fang Zhicheng climbed over the balcony again, Qin Yuming didn't know how to express it. "You are a little too brave, aren't you? The floor is so high, what will happen if you jump down?"

Fang Zhicheng originally thought that Qin Yuming was going to blame him for not knowing what moral integrity was, but seeing that Qin Yuming was just worried about his safety, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't worry, I'm already familiar with this."

Qin Yuming curled her lips, and suddenly realized that she was wearing too little. She quickly found a thin blanket, put it on her shoulders, and said softly: "I'm fine, you can go back quickly."

"Well, okay. Then sister-in-law, you should get some rest." Fang Zhicheng nodded and walked towards the balcony.

Qin Yuming chuckled, called him softly, and scolded him, "Idiot, are you planning to go back the same way?"

Fang Zhicheng turned around curiously and asked with a smile: "What else?"

Qin Yuming waved to Fang Zhicheng and whispered, "My mother-in-law and father-in-law are both asleep. Go out through the main door."

Fang Zhicheng slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "I'm so used to going through the back door that I forgot to go through the front door."

Qin Yuming gave Fang Zhicheng a displeased look, quietly opened the door, and seeing that there was no one outside, she let Fang Zhicheng out.

After Fang Zhicheng left the room, Qin Yuming stroked her chest and returned to the room. At this time, her phone vibrated. There was a new text message from Fang Zhicheng, "Sister-in-law, I'm home."

Qin Yuming thought about it and replied, "If you climb in from the balcony again, be careful or I'll break your legs."

Although Qin Yuming's text message sounded harsh, there was a hint of sweetness between the lines.

Fang Zhicheng replied with a smile, "If I knew my sister-in-law was in danger, I would not hesitate to lose my life."

"Idiot, don't talk nonsense! My sister-in-law is not worthy of you doing this!" Qin Yuming replied with red eyes.

Fang Zhicheng's mind was also touched. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Sister-in-law, do you really want to have a child with Brother Cheng?"

"I don't know either. I can only take it one step at a time." Qin Yuming typed these words with resentment.

That night, Fang Zhicheng and Qin Yuming chatted for a long time. Fang Zhicheng didn't even know when he fell asleep. When he woke up from his dream, he saw an unread text message, "Are you asleep, idiot? Good night then."

A smile appeared on his lips. This feeling really was like being in love, communicating their feelings to each other, even in a half-dream, they were subconsciously sending text messages.

After lying in bed for another half an hour, Fang Zhicheng took a cold shower, drew half a bucket of water from the well in the community, made a pot of tea, and then ran to the municipal party committee family quarters where Song Wendi lived with his sports bag on his back. After doing a few stretching exercises downstairs, Song Wendi came out in a loose sportswear, nodded to Fang Zhicheng, and started running.

When they reached the edge of Jade Lake, Song Wendi stopped and wiped his face with a towel, panting. Fang Zhicheng took the brewed tea from his backpack and handed it to him. Song Wendi took a sip and asked, "Xiao Xu, things over there have been settled. Because he is still young, it is difficult for him to achieve success overnight. Give him a suitable platform and let him explore on his own later."

Fang Zhicheng was delighted. Although the news of Yinzhou Heavy Machinery's internal selection had not been announced yet, it would still be very convenient if Song Wendi wanted to know the news.

"This internal selection is organized by the Organization Department. Xu Peng has very high qualities. If there is a fair competition, he will not lose to others." Fang Zhicheng said confidently.

Song Wendi smiled bitterly and shook his head, whispering: "Xiao Xu's qualities are indeed good, and his written test scores are very high, but he ranked fourth..."

Fang Zhicheng was surprised and asked, "How could this happen?"

Song Wendi shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as absolute fairness in the world. Of course, because I know Xu Peng's ability very well, I asked the Organization Department to retrieve the test paper. The result was very surprising. Several of Xiao Xu's multiple-choice questions were maliciously changed to wrong."

"How despicable!" Fang Zhicheng couldn't help but say. If it weren't for Song Wendi's push behind him, Xu Peng probably wouldn't even know why he failed the written test.

Song Wendi patted Fang Zhicheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's very infuriating, but this is a very natural phenomenon in the officialdom. Xu Peng's position was not easy to come by. You have to talk to him nicely and tell him to strive for excellence. Whether Yinzhou Heavy Machinery can be reborn from the ashes, I'm leaving this task to him."

After work, Xu Peng called Fang Zhicheng as soon as he heard the news and said with a smile, "I didn't expect it. I was lucky. I performed well in the written test and interview and was selected as the vice president of the group."

Fang Zhicheng felt that he had to let Xu Peng know the inside story, and sighed: "It's not as simple as you think. If it weren't for Secretary Song, you would have been eliminated in the first round of written examination."

After Fang Zhicheng finished telling the whole story, Xu Peng was stunned. His original happiness was replaced by pressure. He sighed, "I didn't expect there would be such a twist. I was too complacent."

Fang Zhicheng reminded him, "The reason why Secretary Song sent you to the decision-making level of Yinzhou Heavy Machinery is that he hopes you can use your own strength to promote the restructuring of Yinzhou Heavy Machinery and then go public."

Xu Peng said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I won't let Secretary Song down. Of course, I won't forget your support, Brother Fang!"

Although he had only known Fang Zhicheng for a few days, Xu Peng regarded Fang Zhicheng as a buddy. If it were not for Fang Zhicheng's help, how could he have defeated Ma Xiangnan and then risen to become a senior manager of Yinzhou Heavy Machinery.

Fortune and wealth are sought in danger. Xu Peng is an ambitious and adventurous person. The business world is different from the officialdom. The officialdom emphasizes stability, while the business world emphasizes boldness and carefulness. Xu Peng is very suitable for the business world. Fang Zhicheng feels that his vision is not wrong, so he does not hesitate to add fuel to the fire and make a contribution.

Song Wendi has been conducting research recently, visiting government agencies and enterprises. Song Wendi does not have much grassroots experience, and he obviously knows this weakness, so he conducts research to better understand the local situation in Yinzhou and thus consolidate his strength.

In the morning, she visited an Internet company, and in the afternoon, she attended an event organized by the Municipal Women's Federation. After the event, Zeng Ru, the chairperson of the Municipal Women's Federation, invited Song Wendi to stay for the dinner. Song Wendi was in a good mood. After dinner, she also attended a dance on the third floor of the Municipal Women's Federation Guesthouse. At the dance, Song Wendi showed off her excellent dancing skills and became the highlight in the center of the ballroom.

"Secretary Fang, Secretary Song asked me to tell you that you can go back tonight. He plans to stay in the guesthouse." Half an hour later, a pretty beauty came up to Fang Zhicheng and whispered, "In fact, we have also booked a room for you. If Secretary Fang feels tired, you can stay here..."

This beautiful lady had just danced with Song Wendi and was a staff member of the Municipal Women's Federation.

According to Secretary Song's request, Fang Zhicheng should have left on his own initiative, but he felt something was wrong and frowned, "Take me to Secretary Song's room first."

The beauty nodded, called a waiter, and took Fang Zhicheng to the fifth floor. The waiter asked softly, "Room 8508 is the best room in our guesthouse. Leaders from the province will be arranged in that room."