Zhou Mingkang was so cunning that even I could tell that Xu Lu was deliberately trying to tease someone, but he didn't answer. Instead, he changed the subject with a smile and talked about other things with us.
During the dinner, the table was full of authentic Sichuan cuisine, which made people want to eat. If Zhou Mingkang hadn't been there, I would have eaten it, but Xu Lu's purpose of asking me to accompany him today was very clear. Firstly, Zhou Mingkang, an old fox, cannot be allowed to take advantage. Secondly, he must also ask Xu Lu about her transfer.
Since Zhou Mingkang was pretending to be confused, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the initiative.
I gave Xu Lu a piece of cumin lotus root and asked in a natural and casual tone: "Luzi, when will you come to the city to accompany me? I'm going to be bored to death by myself."
Xu Lu glanced at me, and then pretended to be unintentional and replied: "Hey, this is not something I can decide. Do you think I don't want to come to work here in the city?"
I looked at Zhou Mingkang with a smile and said, "Director Zhou is here today. Let's go through the back door and ask Director Zhou when he can transfer you to the city."
Xu Lu borrowed my words, looked at Zhou Mingkang and asked, "Yes, Minister Zhou, didn't you say before that you had a quota and could transfer people to work in the branch here in the city?"
When Zhou Mingkang heard this, he put down his glass and didn't look at either of us. He just nodded slightly and said meaningfully: "There are quotas in my hand, but after all, the quotas are few, and there are many people who want to come to work here in the city. This is like a wolf." Having more meat and less means the same thing, but there are a lot of people looking at this piece of fat.”
I caught a glimpse of Xu Lu's eyes turning slightly from the corner of my eye, so I quickly picked up the conversation and asked with a smile: "Director Zhou, how does Luzi behave in the company? Didn't she embarrass you?"
Zhou Mingkang glanced at Xu Lu, then looked at me, and said with a smile: "Young people are motivated and in good spirits."
I smiled and said, "That's right, Luzi was very good in school before. Even if she participates in club activities, all the clubs are vying for her."
Zhou Mingkang smiled, then looked at Xu Lu and said, "Are you so popular?"
I don’t know if I was wearing colored glasses towards Zhou Mingkang, but when he smiled like this at Xu Lu, I just felt goose bumps all over my body, and I felt nauseated.
But seeing that the smile on Xu Lu's face was not completely flawless, she was just holding back and replied with a smile: "Zi Jin is exaggerating, but you, Minister Zhou, have also seen my enthusiasm for work."
After that, she added: "Mr. Zhou, to be honest with you, I am very satisfied with the place where I work now and the salary. I just feel that the place where we work is too remote. You see, on weekdays I want to follow my son." "It takes an hour or two to get a meal, which is very inconvenient."
I immediately said from the side: "Yes, Minister Zhou, just take pity on me, who is not from Yecheng. Now after graduating from college, I only have a good friend like Luzi. You let her be transferred to work in the city , I promise to let her devote herself wholeheartedly to the company and die in a mess, so please help her."
For the sake of Xu Lu, I risked my face and said anything.
Zhou Mingkang looked at me, with a meaningful smile on his face, and said, "Zijin, stop talking. If you keep talking like that, I will feel sorry for you."
My heart suddenly skipped a beat. I didn't expect Zhou Mingkang to blatantly target me.
Xu Lu knew what kind of person I was, and was probably afraid that I would fall out on the spot, so she quickly changed the subject to her and said loudly: "Minister Zhou, just look at my performance in the past few months when I have been working. , and treat you as someone close to me, just give me a job and transfer me to work in the city center. "
Now this has been made clear. Zhou Mingkang should also understand in his heart that no one is willing to get up early if he has no money. If it were not for the transfer, Xu Lu and I would not have come to have dinner with him, a middle-aged uncle.
Today, whether he agrees or disagrees, he has to give a word.
Zhou Mingkang looked helpless, first sighed, and then replied: "Lulu, you also know who I am. If this matter was really so easy to handle, I would have done it long ago." I brought you here."
Xu Lu said: "Director Zhou, just tell me, it's because I don't have enough qualifications or my performance is not enough. If I haven't even passed the transfer threshold, you can tell me clearly so that I can stop thinking about it."
I'm afraid Xu Lu has tortured Zhou Mingkang for more than a day or two. Today, she simply forced him into a corner and forced him to give a clear answer.
I also agree with Xu Lu's point of view. Instead of dealing with an old fox all day long and not getting any substantial preferential treatment, it is better to cut the knot quickly and save others from being helped but disgusting myself.
Zhou Mingkang was silent for a few seconds when he heard this, and then replied: "This is not completely impossible." What he said was ambiguous.
Xu Lu frowned slightly, her patience already on the verge of running out.
At this time, I took advantage of the opportunity and asked aloud: "Mr. Zhou, if Luzi wants to be transferred to the city, do you have any specific requirements?"
Zhou Mingkang didn't look at me this time, but looked like he was thinking. After a while, he shook his head slightly and said, "It's hard to say."
I glanced at Xu Lu without any trace, and Xu Lu also looked at me. We both knew very well that this Zhou Mingkang was a complete bastard. He wanted to use this reputation to hang Xu Lu, and while taking advantage, he refused to let her go.
The topic has reached a deadlock at this point, and if it goes any further, I'm afraid I will get angry.
I'm not sure what Xu Lu was thinking, whether she would fall out if she didn't get transferred, or whether she would swallow her anger and continue to work in the new district for a good salary. Therefore, I dare not say any irritating words hastily.
There was a brief silence in the private room, and there was a hint of embarrassment in the air. In the end, it was Zhou Mingkang who took the lead in raising his glass. He smiled and said, "Come on, don't just talk about business. It's time to get off work. Let's have a drink."
I saw Xu Lu pick up the wine glass, so I picked it up with dignity.
Zhou Mingkang drank up half of the white wine in the glass in one gulp, and then said to Xu Lu, "I've done it."
Xu Lu raised the corners of her lips, smiled, immediately raised her head and drank the wine in the glass, then turned the glass over, not a drop left.
I suddenly felt sad in my heart, why did Xu Lu have to suffer this kind of injustice? Why did she still have to compromise even though she knew the person around her was a scoundrel
Just as I was thinking about it, a familiar cell phone ringtone rang. Xu Lu and Zhou Mingkang both looked at me. I realized it later and hurriedly rummaged through my bag.
He took out his phone and saw a call from the flower shop displayed on the screen.
I turned sideways and answered the phone: "Hello, hello."
"Hello, is this Miss Liang?"
"yes."
"Ms. Liang, it's like this. The champagne rose you ordered today by phone is no longer available in China due to seasonal issues. The clerk who answered your call is new and she doesn't understand this yet. Please bring it to you. I'm sorry for the trouble."
As soon as I heard this, I immediately asked: "Is it because your family can't get champagne roses, or is it that other flower shops in the country can't get them?"
The woman replied with a gentle voice on the phone: "Ms. Liang, the flowering period of champagne roses is from May to July. Because of some domestic indoor cultivation, it can be delayed to mid-September at most. Now it is October, and it can basically be done in China. It is concluded that there will no longer be champagne roses produced, and even if there are, they probably will not meet the standards for picking champagne roses.”
I said: "This bouquet of flowers was ordered by Mr. Luo Xiangdong. It is to be given to a very important person. Please help me think of a way. If you can't get it at home, then try abroad. Money is not an issue. The key is my end." I have already agreed to Mr. Luo.”
Hearing this, the woman hesitated for three seconds, and then said: "Ms. Liang, let's see. It's always the fault of the clerk in my store. I'll call the Bulgarian headquarters for you to see if there are still champagne roses for sale there. ”
I smiled and replied: "Okay, then when can you give me a definite reply? If it doesn't work, I will make other plans."
The woman said: "Just wait for my call. I will have news soon."
"Okay, please."
After hanging up the phone, I turned around, nodded to Zhou Mingkang, smiled lightly and said, "Sorry, Minister Zhou."
Zhou Mingkang looked at me with a look of suspicion and suspicion in his eyes, and asked aloud: "You just said Luo Xiangdong, is it the Luo Xiangdong of the Luo family?"
I glanced at Xu Lu subconsciously, and Xu Lu responded with a clear look, indicating that she had never told Zhou Mingkang.
I opened my lips slightly, and after a few seconds, I nodded and replied, "Ah, yes."
Zhou Mingkang was particularly surprised. He straightened his back, looked at me and said, "Do you know Luo Xiangdong? Do you work at Luo's?"
I was a little embarrassed by his excitement, so I couldn't help but responded: "Yes."
Xu Lu continued from the side: "Zijin is Luo Xiangdong's assistant."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Mingkang's eyes widened, he looked around, and then said to Xu Lu: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Xu Lu looked aggrieved and replied: "Today is the first time we meet, and I haven't had the chance to talk before."
Zhou Mingkang glanced at Xu Lu with some complaints, and then turned to look at me again. His face was immediately filled with smiles, and he changed his face very quickly, which is a unique skill.
He smiled and said to me: "Hey, Miss Liang is really a real person who doesn't show her face. She became Luo Xiangdong's assistant at a young age. Forgive me for being stupid. I have been at my desk for so long and I never knew about it."
I smiled lightly and replied: "Mr. Zhou is too polite."
Zhou Mingkang said: "It's definitely not that I'm being polite, but that Miss Liang is too polite. It's an honor for me to have dinner with Miss Liang at the same table."
After that, he looked at Xu Lu again and said angrily: "Lulu is the same, she never told me."
Xu Lu was just like me. We were all frightened by Zhou Mingkang's sudden change of expression. We all thought the same thing. This Zhou Mingkang was really willing to give up. Before, he was still looking aloof and dragging him down, but now he got it. Knowing that I was Luo Xiangdong's assistant, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he really didn't mind being embarrassed.