For an entire week, Li Ye had dutifully gone to work at the Supply Department. Though the gossip and rumors aimed at him within the factory grew increasingly outrageous, he made no response whatsoever.
This left many people dumbfounded. Li Ye had always presented himself as sharp-edged and arrogant, the sort who could scrape bark off a tree with one kick. How could he possibly swallow this kind of silent humiliation?
Could the rumors be true?
At lunchtime that day, Xiao Zhu from the Technical Department rushed over to Li Ye. "Li Ye, Li Ye, have you heard? Our factory is going to establish the First Branch Factory separately and trial that ISO management system standard!"
As Li Ye ate unhurriedly, he said, "I haven't heard. Right now, my ears are full of buzzing, like a swarm of flies holding a meeting. How could I hear anything about ISO?"
"Hey, you..."
Xiao Zhu knew Li Ye had suffered a grievance these past few days, but he still explained in a low voice, "I heard that once the First Branch Factory is established, Guan Liang will become its factory director!
He was only promoted to section chief last year, and this year he'll be deputy division level. He hasn't spent a single day on the workshop floor, so how does he understand technology or management? There's simply no justice in it!"
Li Ye paused, then asked skeptically, "Shouldn't something like this be discussed at a meeting? Don't talk nonsense about something that hasn't even taken shape yet."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Go look at the bulletin board if you don't believe me," Xiao Zhu said indignantly. "Although they haven't reached the stage of deciding the candidate yet, a commendation for Guan Liang has already been proposed.
They say Guan Liang showed