Li Shengli came out of the store and asked, "Who do you want to see? Are there any more guests?"
Wen Liang pointed at the man on the side of the road and said, "Yes, he is an old customer. Last time he made a scene, our business was booming. If he makes a scene again this time, won't it bring in more money?"
Li Shengli looked in the direction of his hand, was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly: "According to you, this is still a good sign?"
Wen Liang laughed and walked down the stairs. Li Shengli asked Tan Xue to greet the guests and quickly followed. After walking out of the crowd and coming to the front of the Fukang car, Li Shengli had already cultivated the hypocritical kindness of a businessman, and naturally smiled: "Director Wei, I didn't know you would come. I am really neglectful. Please, please, come to the store and sit for a while."
The person who came was naturally Wei Gang, and standing behind him were Xia Fugui and Zhao Jianguo, the director of the third workshop, all of whom were old friends who had visited the store on the opening day. Seeing that Li Shengli was still as humble as ever, Wei Gang's face looked a little better, but unexpectedly, Wen Liang crossed his arms and said in a strange voice: "Oh, isn't this Director Wei? Oh, no, it's Deputy Director Wei. You are so busy at the agricultural machinery factory, how come you have time to come here? What a rare guest!"
Wei Gang had been deliberately ignoring Wen Liang, but when he heard his sarcastic remarks, the frustration and resentment he had been feeling during this period suddenly surged up in his heart, and the anger in his eyes almost burst out. Wen Huaiming was in the Municipal Party Committee, and Ding Mei was an employee of the Agricultural Machinery Factory. Wen Liang must have known that he had been dismissed, and saying such words was like spitting in his face.
Zhao Jianguo saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward, standing between Wen Liang and Wei Gang. He winked at Li Shengli and said, "Yesterday, Fugui and I accompanied Director Wei to go fishing in Bishui Bay. We passed by here when we entered the city this morning, and happened to run into your new store opening. To be honest, no matter where we go, we all come from the Agricultural Machinery Factory. We are a family. Although we had some misunderstandings in the past, there is no overnight hatred among family members, right? Seeing that Shengli is doing so well now, everyone in the Agricultural Machinery Factory is happy for you."
Zhao Jianguo meant well, but unexpectedly Wei Gang did not appreciate his kindness. He felt that his words were beneath him and snorted coldly.
Li Shengli didn't know what Wen Liang was planning, so he smiled and nodded but didn't say anything. Zhao Jianguo had been trying to smooth things over for a long time, but he didn't get the expected response. He was not pleasing either side, and his expression suddenly became awkward. Xia Fugui was much more honest today, and he kept his mouth shut. Seeing that Zhao Jianguo had made the situation awkward, he cleared his throat and said, "Director Wei is here to give you face..."
This was exactly what Wei Gang wanted. Otherwise, Xia Fugui would not have been able to stay by his side even after causing such a big mess last time. It was because it was so hard to find such a satisfactory lackey.
Even though Wei Gang has temporarily lost his power, he is not comparable to people like Li Shengli and Wen Liang. He raised his head with a look of disdain.
Wen Liang almost laughed out loud. This Xia Fugui was knowledgeable and interesting. He was an ideal lackey and needed to be trained. He said, "What a great honor. But Director Wei, if I remember correctly, who was it in early October that said Qinghe Soy Milk would close within a month? How is it now? The second branch has also opened."
This was a slap in the face. Wei Gang pointed at Wen Liang and said angrily, "What are you so proud of, little brat? If I wasn't too busy lately to deal with you, I would have smashed your first store, not to mention opening a second one!"
"Really? What are you busy with? Are you busy trying to smooth over your connections and get a job in another department?"
Zhao Jianguo was stunned. The reason why he tried his best to curry favor with Wei Gang after he stepped down was that he knew that Wei Gang would not remain silent because of his uncle who was a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Minister of Propaganda. As long as the hype of the agricultural machinery factory passed, he would definitely find a place to stay, whether he went to a subordinate county or transferred to a municipal bureau, and the situation might be more grand than that of the agricultural machinery factory. If he could stick with him when he was at his lowest point and help him in times of need, it would not be difficult for him to be promoted in the future.
Wei Gang smiled grimly, and did not deny it: "That's right, don't think that I can't live without the farm machinery factory. I don't want to stay in that shabby factory that is about to close down. There are so many good places in Qingzhou, where can I not go?" He was so angry at Wen Liang that he was dizzy and said such stupid words. It can be seen that there is a saying from ancient times to the present that is very true: I am not afraid of god-like opponents, but I am afraid of pig-like teammates. If Wei Gang's uncle Wei Chenfeng saw this scene, he would not only spit out half a liter of blood, but also be depressed and his menstrual cycle would be disrupted.
Wen Liang clapped his hands and sighed, "You are so impressive! It's different to have a standing committee member as your backer. The agricultural machinery factory is such a big deal, and the Commission for Discipline Inspection is such a cool place, but you just treated it as a trip and walked around and walked away unscathed. This is probably a rare thing in Qingzhou over the years. Awesome, really awesome!"
This is not bad. Wei Gang was plotted against by Wen Liang. Any of the charges would have resulted in him being jailed for life. However, Zhou Yuanting intervened directly to save him. He was stripped of his position and nothing happened. This immediately caused a stir in the middle and lower level officials in Qingzhou. To use a vivid metaphor, for example, gangsters often use their experience of hacking people and being in jail as their capital. When they talk about their brother's time in the kiln, the younger brothers watching nearby immediately stand in awe.
Although the officialdom and the gangsters follow completely different paths, the "Book of Changes" has long told us the philosophical principle that all things return to one, and there is actually no difference between the two in essence. The fact that Wei Gang was able to escape after being treated like this fully shows how deep his background is. And who in the circle does not understand the rules of the officialdom? After a year or two, when the limelight has passed, with Wei Chenfeng in the municipal party committee, it would only take a few words to reinstate him, right
Therefore, Wei Gang's friends not only did not decrease, but on the contrary, there was an upward trend because many people were willing to make friends in times of crisis. And Zhao Jianguo was just an inconspicuous one among these people.
The world is so subtle, so speechless, so painful, turning bad into good, turning black into white. In the final analysis, it's just two words: power!
Zhao Jianguo was shocked. Last time at the Bayi Store, he only saw Wen Liang's arrogance and the pride of the children of officials. After all, who would have the courage to splash soy milk on Wei Gang's face and say that Wei Gang would step down within a month? Unexpectedly, his words came true. Within a month, Wei Gang lost his position as deputy director and his bright future. Naturally, even Wei Gang thought it was his bad luck and didn't think it had anything to do with Wen Liang. Zhao Jianguo couldn't think of it even more. He just sighed in his heart that sometimes it is necessary to have a little more respect for God. You don't know when he will play a trick on you. Like Wei Gang's incident, he, an outsider, felt that it was too aggrieved!
After hearing Wen Liang's words, Zhao Jianguo realized that these officials were really different from him. His own children only knew how to listen to pop songs and watch Hong Kong and Taiwan videos. They probably couldn't even tell the difference between the Standing Committee and the Discipline Inspection Commission, let alone see anything else. It was also at this moment that Zhao Jianguo made a difficult decision. In the future, he must let his son become an official, a high-ranking official, if for nothing else, just to prevent his grandson from being bullied by evildoers like Wen Liang!
Wei Gang felt that Wen Liang's words were harsh no matter how he listened. He realized that he had spoken out of turn. The situation in Qingzhou was turbulent now. If these words were heard by someone with ulterior motives, they would inevitably throw dirty water on him, which would be bad for his uncle's reputation. He said angrily: "I won't argue with you. Today is really unlucky..."
Wen Liang smiled at Li Shengli and said, "Have you noticed that although Director Wei's character was not high before, he still respected his status and spoke in a civilized manner. Now he keeps calling me "I". Isn't this a sign of self-degradation and a broken jar?"
Li Shengli finally realized that Wen Liang's cursing was so harsh, vicious and shameless that he was almost unrivaled in Qingzhou. Seeing that Wei Gang was about to be angry to death on the spot, he smiled bitterly and was speechless.
Until now, he still didn't understand why Wen Liang wanted to humiliate Wei Gang like this. The previous grudges should have disappeared with Wei Gang's resignation. However, he hated Wei Gang to the extreme. Although doing business in harmony brings wealth, since Wen Liang had offended him, then he might as well offend him. And this was Wen Liang's original intention, to humiliate Wei Gang until he lost his mind, so that things would be easier to deal with later.
"Okay, okay... just wait..."
Wei Gang pointed at Wen Liang and he couldn't even say a fluent sentence. Wen Liang's face suddenly turned cold: "How dare you? A phoenix that has fallen to the ground is no better than a chicken. I think you are no better than a chicken now. If I had found a place to hide long ago, how dare you wander around? Is it possible that your butt is so thick that even a machine gun can't penetrate it?"
Wei Gang finally reached the limit of his patience and was about to punch Wen Liang, but Zhao Jianguo and Xia Fugui held him tightly and pulled him back into the car. Wei Gang couldn't bear the accusation of beating up Wen Huaiming's son in broad daylight. He came to his senses after being pulled by Zhao Jianguo, but he still pretended to curse and sat back in the car, his face gloomy and terrible.
Zhao Jianguo was upset. The day before yesterday, Xia Fugui came to him and said that they would invite Wei Gang to go to Bishui Bay to relax. He was just thinking about getting closer to Wei Gang, and he and Xia Fugui hit it off. The two of them pooled three thousand yuan and had a happy night in Bishui Bay. When Wei Gang was drunk, he promised that he would take care of their future. It was supposed to be a happy thing, but it was ruined by this conflict.
If you want to blame someone, blame it on the fact that there is only one road from Dongcheng to Bishuiwan, which is Xueyuan Road. Otherwise...
Zhao Jianguo got off the car at the intersection. Xia Fugui carefully looked at Wei Gang in the rearview mirror and whispered, "That guy is too much. This tone is intolerable! I remember that he found a few gangsters last time, otherwise..."
Wei Gang waved his hands: "They are useless. Last time they took my money to smash a store, but they just kicked the door. MBD, what a bunch of rubbish!"
Xia Fugui made a fierce downward cutting gesture and said, "I heard that there is a man named An Laojiu who is very powerful and has many tough subordinates. Boss, you have a wide range of friends, why don't you find some people from him and burn down the store here!"
"Huh?" Wei Gangmeng raised his head and stared at Xia Fugui.
"It's okay. There are too many shops next to Bayi Road. It's hard to control the fire. Look at this side. There are no buildings nearby. There's only one shop. It won't cause a big mess. And it can completely vent their anger. They won't even cry..."
Wei Gang's eyes lit up, as if he had found the best way to vent.