Li Ye sensed Ruan's Father's disappointment and could not help feeling somewhat puzzled.
Cai Minying and Ruan's Father belonged to the same system. After returning from overseas study, she had risen quickly, and when they had met in Japan last time, she had already been a deputy division chief.
But even if she was a young deputy division chief with limitless promise, was she worth Ruan's Father going out of his way to cultivate a relationship with her?
Li Ye did not think so. Ruan's Father was, after all, a seasoned division chief with real authority. He cared about his dignity.
However, Ruan's Father was a deeply calculating man. Such probing remarks were merely a dragonfly touching the water—gone in an instant. He immediately changed the subject and began chatting casually with Li Ye.
"You're Zhao Meiwen's cousin, right? May I ask your surname?"
"My surname is Li. Li Ye."
"Oh, Li Ye. Jiawei said that after graduation, you were assigned to the automobile factory over in Haidian, right? How's work going now?"
Li Ye nodded and answered, "Not bad. Everything's been going smoothly."
Ruan's Father smiled. "Really? You were in the class of '82, so you graduated the year before last, right? Have you been promoted to deputy section chief?"
"I have."
Li Ye nodded with a faint smile, knowing that his cousin really had not told Ruan Jiawei much about him.
The Ruan family only knew that he had stayed in Beijing to work after graduating from Beijing University. They had no idea that he had long since become a figure of considerable standing within the Light Vehicle Company. They thought he was just some insignificant nobody with no backing, grinding through life day after day!
"Then things have indeed gone quite smoothly for you."
Ruan's Father sighed.