thefictionvixens Chapter 485: High Hopes
Chapter 485: High Hopes
Chapter 485: High Hopes
Back in Beijing, Li Qin first changed all his clothes before using Phantom Shift to teleport to a small alley near the steel mill.
Then he took out his bicycle and rode towards the steel rolling mill.
Although it is already after get off work hours, there are still security guards at the main gate of the steel rolling mill.
It's even stricter than during the day.
Upon seeing someone approaching from afar, the security personnel instinctively picked up their weapons and became alert.
However, when they saw that the person who came was Li Qin, they immediately relaxed.
Li Qin usually attends the night school at the steel rolling mill whenever he is at work, so the guards are already familiar with him.
But when they checked the time, a look of confusion appeared in their eyes;
"Li Qin, why are you here so early today? Your night school class shouldn't be starting for a while, right?"
One of the security personnel asked with a smile.
Li Qin stopped his bicycle, smiled and nodded to the security guards around him as a greeting, and then replied, "I promised Director Li of the Logistics Department that I would help the leaders with something, so I came early."
After a moment's thought, the security guards at the gate realized that Li Huaide had indeed not left the steel rolling mill after get off work that day.
They immediately lost all doubt about Li Qin.
As Li Qin spoke, he took out a freshly opened box of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket and began distributing them to the security guards present.
This has become his habit.
And these security guards have gotten used to it too.
So when Li Qin offered them cigarettes, they didn't refuse and accepted them with smiles.
However, instead of lighting it, he tucked it behind his ear.
Cigarettes are a good thing; when you're tired, lighting one can refresh you.
This is especially necessary in the middle of the night.
Moreover, most security guards don't earn very high salaries, and since they also have families to support, they usually smoke cheap cigarettes or even loose cigarettes.
While Daqianmen cigarettes aren't exactly top-tier, they're still considered mid-range.
They usually don't smoke.
Li Qin would occasionally share a cigarette with them.
However, Li Qin didn't always spread smoke when he passed by.
As the saying goes, "A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor breeds resentment."
Although it may not be the most appropriate place to put it here, some of the underlying principles are the same.
Li Qin would occasionally offer cigarettes to his colleagues in the security department when he passed by the main gate, which made people remember him as a good person.
But if you hand out cigarettes to people every time you pass by, then you're a complete idiot and a fool.
In the end, instead of people remembering his kindness, they will think he is easy to bully.
It may even foster dark thoughts in some people.
Li Qin never believed in so-called human nature, and he would never entrust his safety to the humanity of others.
Therefore, even if he has plenty of cigarettes, he won't appear too generous, thus avoiding attracting unnecessary covetousness and trouble.
After they finished smoking, Li Qin said again, "I guess the boss is still waiting for my news in the office, so I won't chat with you guys any longer."
The security personnel around him all smiled and nodded when they heard this.
Li Qin rode his bicycle into the steel rolling mill.
He first parked his bicycle in the bike shed, and then went directly to Li Huaide's office.
At this point, there was still about half an hour until the agreed time with Li Huaide. Based on Li Qin's understanding of Li Huaide, the other party was most likely in his office at this time.
As it turned out, Li Qin's guess was absolutely correct.
When he arrived at Li Huaide's office, he found that the lights inside were indeed on.
Li Qin wasn't sure if there were other people in the office, so he didn't push the door open and enter as usual.
He knocked on the door very politely;
"Knock knock knock!"
At this moment, Li Huaide was indeed not alone in his office; there were other people present as well.
What are they talking about?
However, they weren't talking about anything important, because Li Huaide and the others all looked quite relaxed.
If we were talking about serious or important matters, we wouldn't be so relaxed.
Upon hearing the knock on the door, the group instinctively looked toward the office door.
Li Huaide first glanced at the time, then a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
He already had some guesses about who was knocking on the door.
So he immediately smiled and said, "Come in!"
After receiving permission, Li Qin pushed open the door.
Then I saw the people in the office.
Besides Li Huaide, the main person in question, there are also Liu Changqing, the head of the purchasing department; Zheng Kai, the canteen director; and Quan Zhiwen, the head of the publicity department.
They were all people Li Qin knew.
"Xiao Qin, you're here!"
When Li Huaide saw that it was indeed Li Qin, he greeted him with a smile.
When the people around him saw that it was Li Qin who came in, they all subconsciously smiled.
They were all considered to be on Li Huaide's team, and had had prior contact with each other, so they all knew that Li Qin was Li Huaide's nephew.
Most importantly, Li Qin is not only a person with connections, but also a capable person himself.
The head of the purchasing department knows this best.
With both ability and connections, they were naturally willing to befriend Li Qin.
After smiling and nodding to the others, Li Qin said to Li Huaide, "Uncle Li, am I not late?"
Li Huaide smiled and shook his head: "It's not late. There's still about half an hour until our agreed dinner time. Your timing is perfect!"
"It's good that it's not too late!"
Li Qin smiled.
He knew, of course, that he wasn't late, since he had timed his arrival perfectly.
Seeing that some department leaders had already arrived, while he had arrived even later than them, Li Qin naturally had to say something.
"It all depends on you, Li Qin, tonight's drinking party."
Just then, Liu Changqing, the head of the purchasing department who was most familiar with Li Qin, suddenly patted Li Qin on the shoulder;
"You'd better show some real skills and help those leaders at the steel rolling mill keep them entertained."
As soon as Liu Changqing finished speaking, the others immediately nodded in agreement.
They all stared intently at Li Qin.
Li Qin smiled modestly;
"Please don't flatter me, leaders. I'm just a lowly soldier. I'll do whatever you tell me and try my best not to disappoint you."
Li Qin has always maintained a humble persona.
Although these leaders had just acted very approachable, even adopting a very humble posture.
But Li Qin wouldn't become arrogant because of this.
Sure enough, after hearing Li Qin's words, the smiles on the faces of the leaders, both high and low, became even more genuine.
"Okay, with Li Qin's assurance, we can rest assured. We'll definitely be able to entertain those leaders well tonight."
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"I'm very happy," said Zheng Kai, the canteen manager.
The others also showed expressions of agreement.
They had all witnessed Li Qin's drinking capacity firsthand.
"A person who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk" is no longer an adjective, but a reality.
Li Huaide watched quietly as these events unfolded in the office.
He had seen the leaders praising Li Qin earlier, but instead of helping Li Qin, he chose to observe how Li Qin would respond.
He was very satisfied with Li Qin's response.