Friday, Li Ye was very busy.
He was busy dealing with colleague after colleague who came to beg him to solve their family members' employment problems.
These colleagues had all come from the Southwest to the capital for work last year. Their family members had basically not been transferred over, leaving them all living apart in two places.
By rights, some of them did meet the requirements for resolving family issues. But as soon as the two units merged, several incidents had caused a great deal of unpleasantness. As the Light Vehicle Company held the power to resolve such matters, it naturally shelved them indefinitely.
But Dan Shengwen's situation broke that deadlock. His wife and children's issues were all being resolved at once. Even though many people knew Li Ye did not think highly of them, they could not help swallowing their pride and coming to ask for help.
"Deputy General Manager Li, my old mother is already eighty-three. My wife has always taken care of her. I wanted to bring her to the capital to enjoy her remaining years, but she refused to come.
Now our whole family is separated by thousands of miles. This unfilial son can neither eat nor sleep in peace. Please take a look at my situation. I meet the requirements for resolving family issues."
"President Li, my wife and I have been married for five years. We never had children because we were always too busy with work. Now that we're living apart in two places, all sorts of problems have cropped up. You know how it is—at thirty, women are like wolves; at forty, like tigers. Our family's happiness depends on you, President Li!"
"President Li, I'm not good with words, so I'll lay out my terms directly. My years of service aren't