Li Ye had stayed in the Southwest for half a month, offending plenty of people who needed offending on Lu Zhizhang's behalf and making plenty of people gnash their teeth in hatred, wishing he would hurry up and get the hell out.
There was no helping it. If Lu Zhizhang wanted to put down roots in the Southwest, there were certain things he could not do too ruthlessly. Li Ye, a "temporary worker" from the capital, was naturally the best shield.
"Sigh, this matter is hard to handle. Our President Li is a petty man. He won't allow anyone to break the rules he set, or I'll be in trouble."
"I'll have to ask President Li about this. Even if I agreed, it would be useless. President Li has the finances locked down! Everyone in Finance is President Li's people."
A good leader had to be able to shoulder trouble and bring in resources. Li Ye intended to shoulder every burden that was inconvenient for Lu Zhizhang to bear, in the shortest possible time.
Thus, during his days in the Southwest, Li Ye had mainly been setting rules and taking precautions, drawing every conflict and grudge born of "heartlessness" onto himself.
Lu Zhizhang was truly grateful for this. He had worked for decades and seen countless leaders who shirked responsibility, but a boss as loyal and righteous as Li Ye was as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Still, Lu Zhizhang and Li Ye had been working together for eight years. They had long since become more than ordinary colleagues, and there was no need for verbal gratitude. Everything went without saying.
But while Lu Zhizhang did not trade empty words with Li Ye, others were different.
Although Yue Lingshan had lost money with her trapped stocks, after Jingnan