The Song brothers have always been very straightforward with , but look at them now, surprisingly coming to greet , and even holding my hand to congratulate . This has never happened before, all the people in the lounge who used to keep their distance are applauding. Although I don't know what's so good about being the head of the logistics group, Lin Chuan understood that he seed to have gotten a promotion.
"Hmm, good." Lin Chuan nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Let's encourage each other in the future, work hard together, serve our leaders diligently, and strive to offer the best service."
Rustle rustle...
A bunch of nonsense, yet still t with a round of applause. This satisfied the vanity in Lin Chuan's heart a little. No wonder so many people want to be leaders; delivering a pep talk gives you a feeling of superiority, completely satisfying the vanity deep in the human heart.
"Alright, everyone get back to what you were doing!" Lin Chuan waved his hand.
In the lounge, those who were picking their toes continued to do so, card players continued their ga, chatterers kept on chatting...
Lin Chuan sat down next to Luo Guoqing and asked, "Where's Li Minghua?"
"That lad hasn't arrived yet, seems like sothing happened at ho," Luo Guoqing said with a laugh.
"What happened?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Not sure," Luo Guoqing shook his head, "His ho is in the Western City District, seems to be in the suburbs, perhaps a farm. You know how it is, lots of issues in the countryside, complicated personal relationships."
Lin Chuan listened for a while but still didn't quite understand the aning.
At this mont, Xiao Xue peeked her head in at the door of the lounge while pinching her nose.
"Xiao Xue, Xiao Xue!!" Inside the lounge, a few n couldn't help calling out to her.
"Miss Xiao Xue, are you here to see ?" A bunch of them couldn't help joking.
Xiao Xue's face imdiately turned red, and she cursed, "I'm not here for you guys, I'm looking for Lin Chuan."
"Ha ha..." The bunch laughed heartily.
Xiao Xue's face turned even redder, and she turned and ran. She really didn't want to co to this hellish place; if it wasn't Secretary Tang asking her to find Lin Chuan, she wouldn't bother coming to this stinky, smoky place. It was simply worse than a pigsty.
Lin Chuan hurriedly ran out, and Xiao Xue was standing at the nearby stairwell.
"Xiao Xue, did Secretary Tang send for ?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Mhm." Xiao Xue's face, finally having cald down, once again flushed a hint of red at the sight of Lin Chuan.
"Alright, then I'll go up." Lin Chuan imdiately scampered up the stairs.
In the great wide world, Tang Yung is the greatest, at least in Lin Chuan's heart it's like this.
He dashed straight into Tang Yung's office in the blink of an eye. Ever since Xiao Xue caught him and Tang Yung together, Lin Chuan has never knocked on the door when entering Tang Yung's office; he just pushes the door and cos in.
Tang Yung, dressed in a black business suit with a white lace blouse, looked very trim, but most importantly, the blouse was stretched tight. The buttons at the chest seed like they were about to pop off. Moreover, the gaps in the shirt were nearly bursting open. Lin Chuan hooked a sly smile, his eyes constantly peeking into the gaps of the shirt. The glimpse of what was inside was incredibly tempting.
Tang Yung looked up and a blush ca over her face as soon as she saw Lin Chuan.
"Tsk, coming in without even knocking." Tang Yung made a tsk sound.
"Hehe, we're so familiar now, why bother knocking?" Lin Chuan chuckled.
"What if there were soone in my office? What would you do then?" Tang Yung glared at Lin Chuan.
"What would it matter?" Lin Chuan walked over and sat down across from Tang Yung, asking with a smile, "Sis, you wanted to see ? Did you miss ? It just so happens I really missed you too!"
"Go away. Don't be so indecent in the office," Tang Yung snorted.
"I'm serious." Lin Chuan's face turned a bit red, saying, "Thinking of that day in Sheraton Hotel, our unfinished journey of love... Ah, it leaves heartbroken!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Yung's face turned red: "You... what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Isn't that the case?" Lin Chuan frowned, saying, "Sis, you clearly were all prepared to give yourself to , but now... you regret it."
"I've said it before, until Tang Hao's big revenge is not avenged, I definitely won't…" Tang Yung clenched her teeth.
"Won't do what?" Lin Chuan curiously looked at Tang Yung.
"Won't do that kind of thing with you." Tang Yung gave Lin Chuan a stare.
"What kind of thing is that?" Lin Chuan chuckled.
"Just the thing that's ********." Tang Yung huffed.
"Sigh, Sis, why did you call for ?" Lin Chuan was quite disappointed. He had originally thought that he could ask her out for dinner tonight, then find a place to have a couple of drinks, and maybe Tang Yung would half-willingly fall into his arms.
"There's sothing that's been really bothering ," Tang Yung said irritably.
"What is it?" Lin Chuan asked.
"It's about Zhu's Corporation," sighed Tang Yung.
"Zhu's Corporation?" Lin Chuan was taken aback, "Is it about that Heroic Spirit Monunt?"
"Exactly," Tang Yung nodded.
"You already agreed to their request," Lin Chuan laughed: "So what's there to worry about? Since you've promised, it's only natural not to break the agreent."
"Look!" Tang Yung pushed a docunt in her hand towards Lin Chuan, saying, "This is a docunt sent by Zhu's Corporation."
Lin Chuan glanced over the docunt. It was full of Japanese nas, and he recognized a few nas at the front as war criminals from World War II, convicted by international courts. How could these nas be on this docunt?
"What's going on?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Fujii Katsuyoshi said these nas must be engraved on the monunt," Tang Yung said with a wry smile. "Isn't this putting people in a difficult position? Once the monunt is built, it will certainly face opposition. Once the dia sensationalizes it, who knows how much trouble will arise? I don't even know if I'll be able to keep my position as Secretary."
Bang!
Lin Chuan slamd the table angrily, "That Fujii Katsuyoshi is going too far, isn't he?"
"There's no other way," Tang Yung said with a wry smile. "We've put everything on the line for this investnt."
"Sister, you didn't agree to it, did you?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Yes, I agreed," Tang Yung nodded.
"You... you're crazy!" Lin Chuan said in shock, "Once this gets out, nationalists will tear you apart. So extremists might even pose a huge threat to your safety."
"This was passed by the standing committee's eting," Tang Yung said lightly. "Even if they're looking for soone to bla, it can't be just my trouble, right?"
"Soone has to take responsibility, and by then, you'll beco the scapegoat!" Lin Chuan said coldly.
"There's nothing I can do," Tang Yung shook her head.
"Sister, did you find just for this matter?" Lin Chuan asked.
"There's more," Tang Yung smiled and said, "In Wujiang, they want to build a tomb and erect a monunt, but the local villagers strongly object. Liu Dagu has sent people to persuade them multiple tis to little effect. However, the construction of the tomb is imperative, and it will inevitably cause friction between the locals and the officials. Lin Chuan, can you help with this?"
"I cannot!" Lin Chuan shook his head.
"Why?" Tang Yung frowned and said, "You keep saying you love , but you don't seem to want to help at all."
"Sister!" Lin Chuan looked serious and said, "Of course I love you, and I'd sacrifice myself for you if I could. But you ask to help the Japanese build a tomb, that's harder than killing . Anyway... I just can't do it."
"You!" Tang Yung frowned deeply.
The two faced off against each other.
Her heart softening, Tang Yung said, "Never mind, if you can't help, then you can't. I'll find soone else."
Lin Chuan felt a sudden pain in his heart. Being abandoned by the one he loved felt like a series of stabbing pains.
"Sister, is securing this investnt really that important?" Lin Chuan earnestly asked: "Is the respect of public opinion, the winning of people's hearts really so worthless? If I were you, I would rather give up the investnt for the sake of the public's trust."
"You don't understand," Tang Yung said with a wry smile. "Jiangbei City needs developnt opportunities right now, it needs a large influx of capital. Economic growth, social progress, these create jobs and increase inco levels for many. That is what's most important. As for public sentint and opinion that you ntioned, once they understand, they will naturally respect the governnt. In a poor society, where there are no job opportunities, where the unemploynt rate is high, even to the point where people can't afford to eat, where cos the public sentint and opinion? Poverty makes a troubled marriage, a poor governnt is like a dismissed suitor!"
Lin Chuan's words had their own logic, of course. Given the current strong anti-Japanese sentint across the country, suddenly building a Heroic Spirit Monunt would naturally be an insult to the intelligence of the populace, a trampling on the sentints of people nationwide. Should it explode, it would quickly beco the target of national denunciation.
Tang Yung's words also had their reason: only when the country is strong and the people are wealthy can public sentint be won. If the country is weak and the people impoverished, where does public sentint co from?
The two held different concepts and thoughts.
Lin Chuan represented the thoughts of the common people at the bottom of society, while Tang Yung represented the understanding of governnt officials. In today's society, the people do not understand the governnt's intentions, and the governnt rarely cares about the people's thoughts, leading to the increase in social conflicts. Of course, neither side was wrong. After all, both the people and the governnt hope the country is strong and the people wealthy. However, there is a need for so mutual understanding at a certain level.
"Fine, I don't understand," Lin Chuan said with an open smile, "Sister, I really can't help you with this!"
"It's okay, you go on with what you were doing," Tang Yung smiled.
Lin Chuan moved his lips, wanting to say sothing, but ultimately could not bring himself to speak. Then he turned and left.
Tang Yung looked up at Lin Chuan's retreating figure, wishing he would suddenly stop as he left, even just to give her a smile. Unfortunately, Lin Chuan didn't pause for a mont and walked straight out the door.
"This jerk, this insensitive jerk," Tang Yung grumbled with annoyance, "Has no sense of romance, no romantic feelings at all. Humph!"
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