Director Hu didn't live around here; he lived in the factory's residential compound.
After Wang Qingshan pedaled Wang Yue out of the alley, he suddenly asked, "Little Yue, are you sure this will work? If you're not confident, we could stop by the alley entrance and play a game of chess with Old Guan!"
Wang Yue knew who Wang Qingshan meant: the man known as the Nine Gates Admiral, Guan Xiaoguan's grandfather.
Wang Yue knew the man was highly guarded, and he didn't want to meet him so soon. So he simply said, "Forget it. We'd better hurry to the factory. The hiring quota for this year will be finalized soon. If we don't get it sorted out now, we'll have to wait until next year."
Wang Qingshan understood what Wang Yue meant: he was very confident. Wang Qingshan didn't want to miss this opportunity either, so he started pedaling hard.
There were plenty of neighbors along the way. Seeing father and son hurrying, they couldn't help asking what was going on. The two gave vague answers, and in less than half an hour they reached the factory's residential compound.
Wang Yue had tried to trade places with Wang Qingshan on the way, but Wang Qingshan had refused.
Wang Qingshan had a good reason, and Wang Yue couldn't press him any further. "Think carefully about what you're going to say. Director Hu is very busy. If you can't catch her attention, she probably won't listen to you all the way through."
As it turned out, he was right. Director Hu had been driven to distraction by people coming to her door to ask for jobs. She had finally found a chance to take a break, only for Wang Yue and Wang Qingshan to show up again.
So when Director Hu