It was past noon.
In the director's office.
Wei Lin glanced at his watch and began dismissing them. "I should be going to eat too. You can head back. Next time you come, remember to register downstairs!"
Dong Xuebin did not budge. Looking at Wei Lin's thoroughly unpleasant face behind the desk, he said flatly, "Director Wei, so what you mean is that the remaining forty-five million in allocated funds never should have belonged to our county in the first place. It should belong to the city, and whatever you use it for, you have your reasons and justifications. We can't get back a single cent. Is that correct?"
Still going on about the forty-five million?
You really had no sense of tact at all!
Giving your county five million was already generous enough! If you had adjusted your attitude, you might have gotten even more! You actually wanted the whole amount back?
Were you dreaming?
How could there possibly be such a good deal?
Wei Lin did not want to waste words on him. "If you want funding, submit an application. The city will decide later whether to give it to you. It's not up to you!"
Yan Yizhi was getting angry as well. "Director Wei! You can't put it that way, can you?"
Seeing Lao Yan react like that, Chen Xiaomei stood up too. Fearlessly staring at Wei Lin, she said, "We were the ones who got that money back! Do we not even have the right to speak now? Is this what you call holding it on our behalf?" This was clearly embezzlement, just wrapped in a high-sounding excuse!
Hey!
What were you all doing?
Were you really going to challenge the city?
Wei Lin's cold gaze swept over them. "If you have objections, take them to