Rebirth on Parallel Lines

  Victory came out of the store and asked: "Who wants to see, and what is the guest's message?

  He pointed to the person by the side of the road and said, "Not bad, it's an old customer again. Last time he made a fuss. Our business is booming, if he makes another fuss this time, won't our wealth increase?"

  Li Shengli looked at his hand and was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "According to you, this is still a good omen?"

  Wen Qian laughed and stepped down, Li Shengli let Tan Xue greet the guests, and quickly followed up. After walking out of the crowd to the front of the Fukan car, Li Shengli had already cultivated the hypocrisy and kindness of a businessman, naturally filling his face with smiles: "Director Wei, I didn't know you were coming, it's really an honor. Please, please, let's go to the store and sit down."

  The person who came was naturally Wei Wang, and standing behind him were Xia Fugui and Zhao Jianguo, the director of San Che Jian. They were all old friends who had visited Ba Yi Dian on its opening day. Seeing Li Shengli still being humble as ever, Wei Wang's face looked a bit better. Unexpectedly, Wen Chen hugged his arms around his chest and said in a strange tone: "Ah, isn't this Director Wei? Oh no, I'm wrong. It's Vice-Director Wei. You're busy with a million things at the agricultural machinery factory, how do you have time to come over here? What an honored guest!"

  Wei's anger was triggered by Wen Jian's sarcastic words, and the resentment he had been holding back for some time suddenly surged up. The flames of rage in his eyes almost burst out. As a member of the municipal committee, Wen Huaiming must have known about Wei's dismissal from office. By saying such things, Wen was essentially spitting in his face.

  Zhao Jianguo saw that things were not going well, so he quickly took a few steps forward and stood between Wen Qian and Wei Wang. He gave Li Shengli a look and said: "Yesterday, I accompanied Fu Gui to take Director Wei fishing at Bishui Bay, and on the way back to the city this morning, we happened to pass by your new store's opening day. To be honest, no matter where we go, we are all from the Agricultural Machinery Factory, we are one family. Although there were some misunderstandings in the past, can't a family have disagreements without holding grudges overnight? Seeing you doing so well now, everyone at the Agricultural Machinery Factory is happy for you."

  Zhao Jianguo was originally kind-hearted, but unexpectedly Wei Wang did not appreciate his kindness and felt that this remark had lost face. He coldly snorted.

  Li Shengli didn't know what Wen Qian was thinking. He smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything. Zhao Jianguo had been trying to mediate for half a day, but hadn't gotten the expected reaction, and neither side was happy about it, their expressions suddenly becoming awkward. Xia Fugui was unusually honest today, keeping his mouth shut all along, until he saw Zhao Jianguo making things awkward, then Fang Qingqing cleared her throat and said: "Director Wei's presence is a favor to you."

  This is exactly what Wei Kan had in mind, otherwise, if Xia Fugui hadn't made such a big mistake last time, he would still be following him, it's just that it's hard to find a flattering bootlicker like this.

  Although Wei Wang is temporarily at a disadvantage now, he is not someone who can be compared to the likes of Li Shengli and Wen Qian, looking up with disdain.

  Wen Cheng almost burst out laughing, this Xia Fugui was well-informed and had a good sense of humor, he was an ideal bootlicker, very promising to cultivate. He said: "What a big face! However, Director Wei, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't it you who loudly declared in early October that Qinghe Doujiang would be closed within a month? What's going on now? The second branch has also opened."

  "This is a slap in the face for Chi Guo! Wei Wang pointed at Wen Qian angrily and said: "What are you, a little kid, so proud of? If I wasn't too busy lately to bother with you, not only would I not let you open a second store, but I'd also destroy your first one!" Wen Qian sneered: "Is that so? Busy doing what, busy networking and switching departments?"

  Zhao Jianguo was taken aback, he had been trying his best to curry favor with Wei Cai after his downfall, knowing that Wei's elder brother was a member of the municipal party committee and head of the propaganda department. It was impossible for him to remain silent forever. As long as the storm surrounding the agricultural machinery factory passed, whether it was going to a subordinate county or being transferred to a municipal bureau, he would definitely have a place to settle down, perhaps even more magnificent than his current situation at the agricultural machinery factory. By not abandoning Wei in his darkest hour, he was essentially sending charcoal in snowy weather, and it wouldn't be difficult to ask for a favor that would make him rise to prominence in the future.

  Wei Cai smiled gloomily, not denying it: "That's right, don't think that just because I left the farm machinery factory, I'm useless. That rundown factory on the verge of bankruptcy, I didn't want to stay there anyway... In Qingzhou, there are so many good places, where can't I go?" He was dizzy from the warm and gentle atmosphere, and he couldn't help but say such stupid words, proving that a saying from ancient times is still true today: "I'm not afraid of an opponent as strong as a god, but I am afraid of a teammate as useless as a pig." If Wei Gang's elder brother, Wei Chenfeng, were to see this scene, he would either spit out half a liter of blood or have his physiological cycle disrupted from depression.

  "Wonderful, really wonderful! Having a Standing Committee member as a backer is indeed different. The agricultural machinery factory is such a big deal, and the Discipline Inspection Commission is such a formidable place, but you just went there for a stroll and returned unscathed. This is rarely seen in Qingzhou in recent years. Impressive, really impressive!"

  This statement is not wrong, Wei Gang was secretly calculated by Wen Qing, and any of the charges would have resulted in imprisonment, but under Zhou Yuan's direct intervention, the matter was settled as a minor incident outside of work. This caused a stir among the middle and lower levels of the officialdom in Qingzhou. To use an vivid metaphor, those who mix in the underworld often take having killed someone or been imprisoned as their capital to show off, and when they talk about how their brother used to be locked up in a dark prison, the surrounding younger brothers look at Li Fang with reverence.

  Although the officialdom is completely different from the way the gangsters walk, the "I Ching" has long told us the philosophical principle that all things return to one. In essence, there is no difference between the two. The fact that he was framed and could not escape, fully explains how deep his background is. As for the officialdom, who among them does not understand this? Just wait a year or two until the storm has passed, with Wei Chenfeng in the municipal party committee, it will be easy to revive him, just by moving one's lips.

  So the number of friends on Weibo has not decreased, but rather increased due to many people cherishing the idea of interacting with each other in times of crisis, and Zhao Jianguo is just one of them.

  Things in the world are so subtle, so wordless, so annoying, turning bad into good, black into white. After all, it's just two words: power!

  Zhao Jianguo was shocked. Last time at the Bayi store, he only saw Wen Qian's arrogance and the pride of the official family children. After all, who among ordinary people's children would have dared to do what Wen Qian did, splashing mung bean milk on Wei Wang's face and saying something that would bring him down within a month? Unexpectedly, it became true, and within a month, Wei Wang lost his deputy position and his promising future. Of course, even Wei Wang thought it was just bad luck and didn't think it had anything to do with Wen Qian. Zhao Jianguo couldn't have imagined this either. He was only thinking that sometimes it's necessary to show more respect to the heavens, not knowing when they would play a trick on you. Like what happened to Wei Wang, even an outsider like him felt it was really unfair!

  At this time, after listening to Wen Qian's words, Zhao Jianguo realized that these official families were really different from his own. Like his own children at this age only knew how to listen to popular songs and watch Hong Kong and Taiwan videos, they might not even be able to tell the difference between the Standing Committee and the Discipline Inspection Commission, let alone see anything else in them. It was also at this moment that Zhao Jianguo made a difficult decision: in the future, he would definitely let his son become an official, a high-ranking official, not for any other reason, but just so that his grandson wouldn't be bullied by people like Wen Qian!

  Wei Wang felt that the warm words were piercing his ears, he realized that he had misspoken. Now that Qingzhou's situation is turbulent, these words being heard by someone with ill intentions would inevitably lead to trouble for Eldest Uncle's reputation. He angrily said: "I won't bother with you, today is really unlucky."

  Wen Ze smiled at Li Shengli and said, "You're not like this before. Although Wei Changzhang is not of high quality, he still has some self-respect and speaks quite civilizedly. Now you're calling him 'old man' all the time, isn't that a deliberate descent into vulgarity, like a broken pot being smashed to pieces?"

  Li Shengli finally appeared, Wen Chou's scolding was so sharp and venomous that it was almost unbeatable in Qingzhou. Seeing Wei Yi about to be suffocated on the spot, he smiled bitterly and couldn't speak.

  Up to now, he still doesn't understand why Wen Qiang wants to humiliate Wei Liu like this. If we talk about the grudges of the past, with the fall of Wei Wang, it should have dissipated. However, he also hates Wei Wang to the extreme, although doing business and making a fortune, since Wen Qiang has offended him, then offend him thoroughly. And Wen Qiang's original intention is just this, humiliate Wei Wang until he loses his rationality, and the rest will be easy to handle.

  "Okay, okay, wait for me, little one."

  Wei Wang pointed at Wen Qian, who couldn't utter a single fluent sentence. Wen Qian's face suddenly turned cold: "Do you think you're worthy? A phoenix that has fallen to the ground is not as good as a chicken. I think you're not even as good as a chicken now. If I had known earlier, I would have hidden in a hole somewhere. You still have the nerve to run around everywhere? Is your butt on your face? Even thick machine guns can't penetrate it?" Wei Wang finally reached his limit and swung his fist at Wen Qian, but Zhao Jianguo and Xia Fugui grabbed him tightly and pulled him back onto the car.

  Under the bright sky, bullying the weak and beating Wen Huaiming's son is a crime that Wei Wangzhen cannot bear. He was pulled by Zhao Jianguo and immediately sobered up, but still pretended to be angry and scolded as he sat back in the car, his face dark and terrifying.

  Zhao Jianguo was filled with regret. Xia Fugui had come to find him earlier, saying that the two of them would invite Wei Wang to Bishui Bay to relax and have some fun together. He had been thinking of getting closer to Wei Wang anyway, so he readily agreed. The two of them pooled together 3,000 yuan and had a great time at Bishui Bay for one night. When Wei Wang got drunk, he even patted his chest and promised that the future path of the two would be taken care of by him. Originally, it was supposed to be a joyful occasion for everyone, but it was all ruined by this conflict.

  If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that from Dongcheng to Bishui Bay, there's only Xueyuan Road.

  Zhao Jianguo got off at the intersection, and Xia Fugui carefully looked back through the rearview mirror at Wei Wang, saying in a low voice: "That guy is too much of a bully, this tone can't be tolerated! I remember last time wasn't he looking for some hoodlums, or else..."

  "Wei Gang waved his hand: 'They're useless, last time they took my money to smash the store, and only kicked in one door. A bunch of trash!'"

  Xia Fugui made a slashing motion with his hand and said, "I heard that there's someone named An Laojiu who is quite formidable, with a bunch of ruthless guys under him. Boss, you have extensive connections, why not get some people from him to come and burn this place down directly?"

  "Huh?" Wei Wang suddenly lifted his head and stared blankly at Xia Fugui.

  "It's okay, there are too many shops next to the August 1st Road, and it's hard to control the fire. Look at this side, there are no buildings nearby, just his shop, can't start a big mess, and can thoroughly vent their anger. Let them cry, they can't even cry"

  Wei's eyes lit up, as if he had found the best way to vent his emotions.

  Cough, when silence becomes a habit, it's been a long time since we last contacted each other and it's awkward. So, if I quietly ask for your vote, will you guys hit me?