I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 498: Number 498, this time we have offended someone

Chapter 498: Number 498, this time we have offended someone

Yu Jingting’s mood had cooled off significantly by now.

Suizi gently stroked his cheek.

"Jingting, you’re much more tempered now than you were back home. I’m glad you could restrain yourself today."

There’s no shame in enduring a moment of humiliation.

The one who laughs last is the real winner.

"Let’s hold off for now and see what tricks they have up their sleeves. When we go out, no matter how disgusting the things we hear, we have to hold it in. The Shen Family isn’t invincible, I don’t believe they don’t have any weak points."

Suizi was already prepared for a long-term battle. If the Shen family started scheming against Yu Jingting today, she’d swallow her anger and remain stationary for now.

After today, she’d begin to find the Shen Family’s weaknesses. As long as she found even a tiny weakness, she could cling to it and use it as leverage.

Yu Jingting’s anger gradually dissipated, but his eyes were filled with infinite fighting spirit.

The way of winning with fists was no longer suitable in the business world.

In this cut-throat business world, Suizi’s approach was correct. She was teaching him that there were many ways to inflict pain on an opponent without using fists.

"We will win." The conviction in Suizi’s voice was unmistakable.

Yu Jingting curled the corners of his mouth, lowered his head, but before he could initiate a kiss, he was gently pushed away by Suizi’s hand.

"Are you sure a toilet is the place for such acts?"

...

Upon exiting the toilet, Suizi noticed Chang Ling gloating. A few things started to become clear.

No wonder she had found Shen Liangyin’s secretary strange before; she wasn’t just Shen Liangyin’s secretary, but she was also Shen’s father’s mistress.

Considering how she had easily convinced Old Mo with a few words, Chang Ling’s ability was remarkable.

She was likely Shen’s father’s strategic advisor stationed next to his daughter, bearing the responsibility of being a communicator.

It was another woman who made her way in the world through a "pillow" connection.

"Director Yu, your new product is indeed impressive," Old Mo approached them and said.

"However, we just had a brief meeting and concluded that it’s best your factory sticks to its main business. As you know, raw materials are currently in high demand."

Yu Jingting could tell that this was a deliberate attempt to jeopardize him, he retorted without courtesy, "The Ice Cream Factory wasted thousands of tons of raw materials at once, it didn’t seem like there was a shortage of supplies then."

"We are just considering for you, the authorities are very strict about this right now, you should think about the consequences."

This was an blatant threat.

They were forcing Yu Jingting to give up on the ice cream business.

What they implied was, if he didn’t hand over the recipe to the Ice Cream Factory, not only would he not get the raw materials to produce ice cream, but his main product - the beer, might also be affected.

This was the power of hierarchy; simple words from a higher authority could crush someone. They didn’t bother with pleasantries and began exploiting straight away.

Suizi, standing next to Yu Jingting, was extremely worried.

She was really afraid that Yu Jingting might lose his temper and resort to violence. Despite feeling incredibly angry and entertained thoughts of hitting someone, one had to follow the rules of the game in the business world; any physical altercation would be irrevocable.

Fortunately, Yu Jingting just gave a slight smile. All his anger was buried in his heart; he didn’t show any signs of it.

"It’s almost lunchtime. Let’s not talk about this now. Let’s chit-chat over lunch. Have a taste of our factory’s beer."

Suizi was very satisfied with Yu Jingting’s response.

He’d matured.

The inspection team was also satisfied with Jingting’s response. In their eyes, this young man had already "submitted."

Yu Jingting found the Cafeteria’s Master, pulled him to a corner where no one was around, and instructed:

"Put two taels of croton in those bastards’ food, it won’t kill them!"

Suizi fell silent.

He was still the same young man as before, with his temper...

"Don’t make it too obvious, just add some extra chili peppers. The leaders like a fiery feast," Suizi added subtly.

In her mind, she added, if they don’t get hemorrhoids from the spice, she would consider it a loss.

The Cafeteria’s master chef, a well-seasoned man, patted his chest and assured:

"Director, don’t you worry. We didn’t wash our hands while preparing the food today. We squeezed in mop water and we each even spat into it - it’s exclusively for the inspection team. The factory workers will get the normal meals."

Everyone heard how they were being treated. It was almost as if favouritism was written on their foreheads.

The Ice Cream Factory was the favourite daughter, and they, the beer factory, were supposed to be content with being the stepchild?

And the recipe that the factory director’s wife developed, why should they have to hand it over to someone else?

But right now, other than spitting a few mouthfuls of saliva into the food, there was no other way for them to make a stand.

Authority crushes people, it’s a known fact.

Suizi had already thought of several backup plans.

She planned to raise the issue layer by layer higher up the hierarchy, unless the Shen family had enough influence to cover the sky, otherwise, she would bring them down sooner or later.

If Shen Liangyin wanted the recipe, she’d throw out a few more "improved versions" to let them continue wasting raw materials.

If her husband’s side couldn’t do it, she wouldn’t let the Ice Cream Factory benefit either.

However, these plans by Suizi were long-term strategies. In a protracted battle, it would, no doubt, be her and Yu Jingting who would win, but they would have to suffer some grievances for now.

What Suizi didn’t expect was that a turning point would arrive just after lunch.

After eating, the inspection team was uncomfortable all over. The small chili peppers paired with beer were refreshing while eating, but afterward, they felt an aching pain in their stomachs.

Just as they were thinking about finding a toilet, they saw a car driving over.

It was worth noting that the car plates signified that the owner was an important figure.

When the car stopped at the beer factory, a middle-aged man got out.

Suizi recognized him.

"Meng Jun, it’s you."

The visitor was Meng Jun, Fan Huang’s secretary.

Old Mo of the inspection team also recognized Meng Jun and greeted him with an ecstatic smile.

"Secretary Meng, what brings you here?"

Even though Meng Jun was just Fan Huang’s secretary, nobody dared to belittle him. It’s more difficult to deal with minor figures of authority than with King Yama himself. Regardless of whether they were secretaries or drivers, anyone close to a leader had a say, and they were not someone one could afford to offend.

"I’m delivering some items to Director Chen." Meng Jun instructed the driver to unload several rolls of fabric and a bunch of supplements from the trunk of the car.

When they heard that Meng Jun was delivering items to Suizi, Old Mo and the others turned pale.

Their first response was to look at Chang Ling. Didn’t she say that Yu Jingting and his wife were just a couple of rural folks with no connections whatsoever?

How did it happen that even the nobles from Beijing were also delivering gifts to Chen Hansui?

Chang Ling was also dazed; she had no idea!

"You...you know Director Chen?" Old Mo asked cautiously.

"Not really."

Old Mo and the others let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness it was only a delivery, they didn’t have to worry then.

"It’s our leader who knows him. He is an elder of Director Xiaochen and Xiaoyu. Oh, right, our leader also asked me to deliver a message. His exact words were, ’Our’ Xiaochen and Xiaoyu are still young and need to be molded. If they do anything incorrect, please feel free to educate them, don’t hesitate to correct them because of his pride."

When Meng’s words were spoken, the atmosphere shifted subtly.

Old Mo’s face turned ashen, they were in big trouble now; they had upset someone important.