"This is absolutely outrageous! An Individual Household is still just an Individual Household—selfish, lacking any sense of unity, greedy for comfort. And yet a unit like that has been featured in the newspapers again and again, receiving commendations? When the nation faces hardship, can we count on them?"
"So, comrades, we must stay alert. Do not associate with those people from Fenghua Apparel. They may look glorious and prosperous on the surface, but they are really a heap of loose sand. If this were wartime, every last one of them would be a Pu Zhigao."
When Li Ye found Niu Hongzhang in a fury, Niu was giving the people from the main factory's test vehicle fleet an ideological lesson. His voice was hoarse, his tone stern; he spoke with heartfelt anguish and flying spittle, reminding Li Ye of certain life gurus he had come across online in his previous life.
Seeing Li Ye arrive, Niu Hongzhang's eyes sharpened. He sternly demanded, "Li Ye, you came at just the right time. I want to ask you something: when were the three Hino Large Coaches from our unit given to Fenghua Apparel?"
"..."
Li Ye had been holding back his anger, ready to question Niu Hongzhang. He had not expected Niu to speak first, and for a moment, he could not even process it.
The main factory did not have reliable coaches, so although Li Ye had been reluctant, he had still lent Niu Hongzhang the three Hino Large Coaches they had bought only last year. After all, so many elderly people were going to pay respects at graves; reliability had to be guaranteed.
But judging from what Niu Hongzhang meant now, had lending out the vehicles somehow become Li Ye's fault?
"Secretary Niu, what do you mean by that?"
"What do