area51novel Chapter 212: Mutual Schemes
Chapter 212: Mutual Schemes
Li Huaide sat in the office, holding a pen in his hand, staring at the documents on the table with gloomy eyes. It's not that he didn't feel moved by Xu Damao's suggestion, but he was the deputy director after all, and he could still distinguish the priorities of the factory. Qin Huairu, this woman, really made him feel itchy, but she always kept him hanging, only taking benefits without giving anything in return, which made Li Huaide very unhappy.
"Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu, do you really think that I, Li Huaide, am a brainless bootlicker?" Li Huaide sneered, thinking secretly in his heart, "Since you don't know how to appreciate my kindness, don't blame me for being cruel."
He decided not to follow Xu Damao's idea, but to use a different way to let Qin Huairu understand her importance. He deliberately did not bring Qin Huairu with him on this business trip, but left her in the factory. He knew that the people in the factory had long disliked Qin Huairu, especially the female workers, who often gossiped about her behind her back. Now that he was not in the factory, Qin Huairu had no one to rely on, and those people would definitely take the opportunity to trip her up.
"It's better to let her suffer a little, so that she won't always think she's so great." Li Huaide thought to himself, with a sneer on his face.
Sure enough, once Li Huaide went on a business trip, the atmosphere in the factory changed. Qin Huairu's originally easy work suddenly became heavy. The workshop director assigned her a lot of miscellaneous tasks and found fault with her from time to time. The female workers who usually disliked her also began to squeeze her openly or secretly, and some even deliberately hid her tools, causing her to delay the progress of her work.
"Qin Huairu, you didn't do this job well. You have to do it again!" The workshop director frowned and threw a pile of unqualified parts in front of her.
Qin Huairu bit her lip, holding back a rage in her heart, but still forcing a smile on her face: "Director, I'll do it again, don't be angry."
The workshop director snorted coldly: "Don't just talk, get to work! You can't bear the responsibility if the production progress is delayed!"
Qin Huairu lowered her head and silently picked up the parts, cursing in her heart: "As soon as Li Huaide left, these people turned their backs on him. They are so snobbish!"
But she had no choice but to work hard. She knew that without Li Huaide, she had no one to lean on, and the people in the factory didn't take her seriously at all. She began to regret that she shouldn't have kept Li Huaide hanging. Now, she was the target of public criticism.
After a few days, Qin Huairu was exhausted and lost a lot of weight. She finally realized that she had been able to live so easily before because of Li Huaide's support. Now that Li Huaide was gone, she was nothing.
"No, I can't go on like this." Qin Huairu thought to herself, "When Li Huaide comes back, I have to have a good talk with him. I can't keep him hanging like this."
On the other hand, although Li Huaide was out of town, he knew everything about the factory. He specially arranged a few people to keep an eye on Qin Huairu and report the situation to him at any time. Hearing that Qin Huairu was in a lot of trouble, he was secretly proud in his heart: "Qin Huairu, now you should understand my importance, right? Without me, you can't move forward in the factory!"
He decided to leave Qin Huairu alone for a few more days, wait until she was completely submissive, and then go back to clean up the mess. By then, Qin Huairu would definitely come to him obediently and would never dare to keep him hanging again.
"Hmph, trying to play tricks on me? You're still a little naive!" Li Huaide sneered in his heart, picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a smug smile on his face.
At this time, Qin Huairu was sitting in the corner of the workshop, holding a cold part in her hand, feeling mixed emotions. She knew that she was really in trouble this time, and the only way out was to bow to Li Huaide. But when she thought about taking the initiative to deliver herself to him, she felt a little unwilling.
"Is it really going to come to that?" Qin Huairu bit her lip, a trace of struggle flashing in her eyes.
But reality did not allow her to think too much. The pressure in the factory was getting greater and greater, and her situation was becoming more and more difficult. She knew that she had no other choice.
"Li Huaide, you win." Qin Huairu sighed secretly in her heart, and her eyes gradually became firm. "Wait until I get through these few days, and then we can talk about it."
Xu Damao had been secretly observing the factory's movements these days. He originally thought that Li Huaide would follow his own ideas and take Qin Huairu on a business trip, taking the opportunity to get things done. But unexpectedly, Li Huaide did not take Qin Huairu with him, but left her in the factory, leaving her to be dealt with by the workshop director and others.
"What exactly is Li Huaide planning?" Xu Damao muttered to himself, feeling that something was not right.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the matter between Li Huaide and Qin Huairu, but now Li Huaide seemed to have lost interest in Qin Huairu, which made Xu Damao a little anxious. He decided to go to Qin Huairu to ask about the situation and see if he could find a breakthrough from her.
At noon that day, Xu Damao sneaked into the workshop while few people were around. Qin Huairu was sitting in the corner, looking down at the parts in her hands, with a haggard look on her face.
"Huai Ru, are you busy?" Xu Damao came over with a smile and asked with pretended concern.
Qin Huairu looked up and saw that it was Xu Damao. She frowned and said in a cold tone: "Xu Damao, what are you doing here?"
Xu Damao was not annoyed, and continued to smile: "Huai Ru, I saw that you have been very hard lately, so I came here to care about you."
Qin Huairu sneered: "Care about me? When did you, Xu Damao, become so kind?"
Xu Damao lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Huai Ru, we are old neighbors, don't be so distant. I heard that Deputy Director Li went on a business trip without you. Did you offend him?"
Qin Huairu's face changed when she heard this, but she quickly regained her composure: "Xu Damao, stop gossiping here. Deputy Director Li didn't take me on a business trip. That was a work arrangement. It has nothing to do with you."
Xu Damao was a little annoyed when he saw that she didn't take the bait, but he still had a smile on his face: "Huai Ru, don't be ungrateful. I'm doing this for your own good. If you offend Deputy Director Li, it will be difficult for you to get along in the factory in the future."
Qin Huairu's heart tightened when she heard this, but her face remained calm: "Xu Damao, stop threatening me. I, Qin Huairu, am upright and I am not afraid of your nonsense."
Seeing that she was unmoved, Xu Damao cursed in his heart, but still said, "Huai Ru, don't get me wrong. I really want to help you. If you trust me, I can help you put in a good word in front of Deputy Director Li and ask him to stop making things difficult for you."
Qin Huairu was moved when she heard this. She had been tormented by the workshop director and others recently, and was worried that no one would speak up for her. Now Xu Damao offered to help, and although she didn't trust him very much, she had no better solution at the moment.
"Xu Damao, can you really help me speak well of him in front of Deputy Director Li?" Qin Huairu asked tentatively.
Xu Damao was delighted to see Qin Huairu give in, and nodded quickly: "Of course! We are old neighbors, how can I lie to you? As long as you trust me, I will definitely help you settle this matter."
Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay, then you can help me talk to Deputy Director Li and ask him to stop making things difficult for me."
Xu Damao was very proud of himself when he realized his goal, but he still pretended to be sincere on his face: "Huai Ru, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. But... you have to do me a favor."
Qin Huairu frowned: "How can I help you?"
Xu Damao lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious, "We'll talk about this later. I have to take care of your business first."
Qin Huairu was a little wary after hearing this, but there was no other way at the moment, so she could only nod and agree: "Okay, I'll wait and see."
When Xu Damao saw Qin Huairu agreed, he was secretly proud: Qin Huairu, you really fell into my trap this time.
The two of them had their own thoughts, but on the surface they pretended to be happy with the cooperation. Xu Damao was thinking that he could take advantage of the opportunity to get some benefits after he found out about Li Huaide's thoughts from Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu was thinking that after Xu Damao helped her deal with Li Huaide, she could regain her foothold in the factory.
In this way, the two of them got what they needed and started a "two-way" cooperation. But none of them expected that Li Huaide had already seen through their thoughts and was waiting for them to jump into the pit themselves.