Li Ye drove to work. As he passed the company bulletin board, he saw quite a few people standing around it, and his mentor Old Ding was among them.
That meant some news worth watching had been posted. Li Ye decided to park and go take a look.
But before he even reached them, he heard someone laughing. "Old Ding, your apprentice is here! Look at him, driving to work. You've been promoted to Section Chief for months now, so why are you still riding that beat-up bicycle? At the very least, you ought to get yourself a motorcycle!"
Old Ding smiled. "Never mind that my old eyes are too dim to ride one of those kick-start bikes. Even if I could ride one, we couldn't afford it! They cost several thousand yuan!"
"Several thousand yuan can stump you, Section Chief Ding? Who doesn't know the Supply Department is a department with plenty of grease?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense!" Old Ding's face immediately darkened. "I, Old Ding, have worked at this company for decades, clean and upright, spotless and pure. If anyone tries to smear dirt on me, don't blame me for turning hostile."
"Come on, come on, it was just a joke. Why are you getting worked up? At your age, you can't even take a little teasing."
"I'll tease your grandpa."
"..."
Looking at his mentor Old Ding, whose face had turned on a dime, Li Ye did not know how to describe it.
Did the Supply Department count as a department with grease?
It definitely had some grease, since it was in charge of procurement.
But Old Ding had only been promoted from Deputy Section Chief to Section Chief a few months ago. He probably had not gotten much benefit from it yet. After all,