In the office of the Machine Factory, Director Chen’s expression was much more serious.
"Jiang Cheng, are you sure you only want one opportunity?"
Jiang Cheng smiled confidently.
"Of course! We in S City are willing to compete fairly."
"Good!"
Director Chen agreed. Jiang Cheng boldly asked, "Then can I borrow the factory’s phone?"
"You... go ahead and use it!"
Director Chen waved his hand grandly, and Jiang Cheng cheerfully followed Secretary Chen to the office where he could make a call.
The number was dialed.
The sound of beeping came through.
"Hello, this is the office of the Director at S City Machine Factory."
"Secretary Zhao, this is Jiang Cheng."
"Mr. Jiang? Please hold on, I’ll call the director right away. The director specifically instructed that if it’s your call, I should get him immediately!"
Secretary Zhao’s words were spoken so naturally that it gave the impression that the director had instructed him many times.
It even felt as if they were wondering why this call took so long to come.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng thought Secretary Zhao was quite the talent.
"Thanks to Secretary Zhao."
Jiang Cheng said politely, and Secretary Zhao smiled and said no need to thank him before anxiously knocking on Shen Que’s office door.
"Director, Mr. Jiang is on the line!"
Shen Que, who was reading documents, immediately stood up and walked out with slightly hurried steps.
"Hello!"
"Shen Que, it’s me."
"Hmm."
That simple "Hmm" from Shen Que made Jiang Cheng’s heart, which hadn’t thought of him for several days, suddenly skip a beat.
But right now, the important matters took priority.
"Director Shen, I have something to discuss with you."
When Shen Que heard this title, he knew Jiang Cheng was about to talk business.
He stood a bit straighter, shifting his brain out of romance mode, speaking with a slightly cooler tone.
"Mr. Jiang, please go ahead."
The two switched to a serious tone in an instant, and the perceptive Secretary Zhao immediately brought over pen and paper, placing them at Shen Que’s side.
"Director Shen, I’m currently at the Provincial Machine Factory, and the Provincial Machine Factory is currently dealing with a part that needs assistance from other machine factories..."
Jiang Cheng briefly informed Shen Que of the situation, hoping he would be somewhat prepared.
Shen Que listened seriously.
After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Shen Que responded as the director, "Thank you, Mr. Shen. Our machine factory will never forget Mr. Jiang’s contributions."
"Then I’ll be waiting for Director Shen to thank me."
Those words, "thank me," were said by Jiang Cheng with a slightly playful tone.
Shen Que’s ears visibly turned red.
Secretary Zhao, standing nearby, kept his eyes on the floor, nose facing down, as if to say, ’I see nothing.’
"I’ll wait for your return."
After saying these four words, Shen Que reluctantly hung up the phone.
As soon as the call was disconnected, Shen Que called for Secretary Zhao, who was looking down.
"Find Master Qian, Master Zhu, and the Level Eight technician and head to the conference room for a meeting."
"Yes."
Secretary Zhao turned and went to make arrangements.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Cheng also hung up the phone and happened to see Director Chen, who was full of curiosity.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, you and this Director Shen?"
"Shen Que is my significant other."
Jiang Cheng spoke openly and frankly, leaving Director Chen surprised yet unsurprised.
No wonder the way Jiang Cheng spoke with Director Shen was different from the way she spoke with other directors.
Director Chen felt a bit disappointed for a moment.
Not because he had any thoughts about Jiang Cheng, but because it was a pity that such a talented young woman already had a partner.
Initially, he even thought about his son.
What a shame, what a shame.
His silly son wasn’t lucky enough for this.



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