Seeing Ma Yulian eagerly asking about the certificate, Li Junsheng couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
The more anxious she was, the less he wanted to let her get it easily!
"It depends on when the factory is convenient. I can only make more trips, ask more often, and try to get along with people."
These were just delaying words, Li Junsheng didn't even put his heart into them.
Ma Yulian only thought he was wimpy. If he had any ability, a certificate wouldn't be so troublesome.
In the past, she would have scolded Li Junsheng to nothing.
But now she was counting on him, so Ma Yulian could only say nice things to him.
"Okay... Then you should say nice things to people. It's not a big deal. You've already taken the money from Old Chen, shouldn't you get the matter done as soon as possible?"
Li Junsheng nodded, casually fobbing off Ma Yulian, even wanting to scare her.
"You're right. I drank too much yesterday and was a bit regretful about selling the job to Old Chen. Should I return the money? Not sell the job to them? Guojun would definitely be unhappy if he knew."
Li Junsheng said this deliberately to see if Ma Yulian would panic.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Ma Yulian hurriedly said, "That won't do! What I meant was... You've already given two hundred to Guohua, this money can't be returned."
Li Junsheng sneered inwardly. At this moment, she didn't mention asking Guohua to return the money.
"Are you sure I don't need to ask Guohua to return the money?"
"Of course! Isn't Guohua's child hospitalized with pneumonia? What kind of person would you be to ask for it back as a grandfather?"
"Besides, he definitely won't have money for you in the short term. You can't break your word to Old Chen either."
Li Junsheng said oh, then began to order Ma Yulian rudely.
"Go cook me a bowl of noodles. I'll go to the factory after eating."
"Noodles?... Okay!"
Ma Yulian was a bit impatient, but thinking about the job transfer matter, she could only endure Li Junsheng for now.
For years, Li Junsheng finally had a breakfast where he could eat without having to prepare it.
Ma Yulian pretended to be gentle, specially putting two eggs in his bowl.
Li Junsheng picked up the noodles and ate them heartily. After working hard for so many years, he deserved to eat something good.
Ma Yulian was counting on him to handle things, so Li Junsheng wasn't afraid she would poison him.
After finishing a big bowl of noodles, Li Junsheng was full and ready to leave.
In front of Ma Yulian, he pretended to go to the factory to handle the job transfer certificate matter. Ma Yulian was happy to see him off at the door.
After leaving home, Li Junsheng bought some things - a few packs of good cigarettes, a bottle of good wine, and two bottles of fruit preserves.
With these things, Li Junsheng visited Director Zhou's home at the factory.
He had gotten the startup capital from Chen Dazhu and was eager to start on that bright path.
Now was just the right time. If he was late, maybe someone else would get the opportunity first!
At Director Zhou's house, he was wearing a white shirt, dress pants with a tie, looking like a small leader, ready to go to work at the factory.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"So early, who is it?"
Director Zhou's wife put down what she was doing to open the door. Seeing honest Li Junsheng, Director Zhou's wife wasn't particularly warm.
"Oh, it's Old Li from the factory. Why are you here so early?"
"Come to see Director Zhou, to talk about something. Has Director Zhou gone to the factory?"
Li Junsheng raised the things he was carrying for Director Zhou's wife to see.
Director Zhou's wife quickly changed her expression and warmly invited Li Junsheng in.
"Sit down at home. Old Zhou is just about to go to the factory. You're really a rare guest!"
Li Junsheng smiled without responding, carrying the things inside and then asked Director Zhou's wife.
"Where should I put these things for Director?"
At this moment, Director Zhou came over and pretended to be serious with Li Junsheng.
"Old Li, what are you doing? We're decent people. If you have any difficulties, just say it. Don't try this with me! Take the things back quickly."
"Director, you misunderstood. I've resigned from the factory. I came to thank you for your care of me before I left."
Since it wasn't asking for something, that wasn't considered bribery.
Director Zhou immediately pretended to be surprised and changed the subject with Li Junsheng.
"Resigning already? What happened? Why not work a few more years until retirement? Now if you resign, you won't have retirement benefits. Have you thought it through?"
"I've thought it through. Otherwise, why would I specially come to thank Director? Are you thinking about me working until retirement?"
Li Junsheng explained a bit more, "I transferred the job to someone else. After working for so many years, I got a bit tired of it."
Director Zhou looked at Li Junsheng in surprise, not expecting him to be so good with words this time. He used to be very tongue-tied.
He didn't understand Li Junsheng's two explanations.
Because he was tired of working, he resigned?
How could Li Junsheng be so capricious?
He didn't know what Li Junsheng was up to.
"Ha ha... Let's sit down and talk."
So-called "don't hit a smiling face," Director Zhou asked Li Junsheng to sit down and talk.
Li Junsheng carried the things in, looking for a place to put them for Director Zhou.
In fact, he was looking for what he wanted to see!
Through the window, Li Junsheng saw that under the iron shed in the director's backyard, there was a pile of electrolytic copper scraps that wasn't much shorter than the wall.
There was even a black cloth covering them to hide them from view.
In fact, these were far inferior to what was in the factory warehouse, but being able to get out so much meant he must have worked hard.
Li Junsheng pretended to be surprised and asked Director Zhou about it.
In fact, he knew exactly. These were the leftovers from the factory's military parts production plan. They had been written off on the books, and Director Zhou, taking advantage of his position, had sold them privately.
Now because his contact in the black market had been caught for something else, the goods were stuck in his hands, becoming a hot potato.
And he couldn't ask around who could take them, because if he was watched, it would be counterproductive.
Director Zhou was afraid of being investigated. When Li Junsheng asked, he directly said it was factory leftovers that hadn't been dealt with yet.
Director Zhou knew Li Junsheng was an old factory hand, and these things couldn't be hidden from him.
Director Zhou sighed and said, "These things can only be sold to the state-owned recycling station for eighty cents a pound now, not even enough to cover the trucking costs."
Li Junsheng knew that Director Zhou, without a middleman, didn't dare to sell privately and needed a middleman.
And now Li Junsheng was intentionally trying to be that middleman.
"Right, so cheap? This would be worth much more outside!"
Li Junsheng suddenly had an idea and said, "Director Zhou, what if you trust me? Why don't you sell these things to me? I have a way to get rid of them, saving Director the trouble of looking at them."
At these words, Director Zhou was extremely surprised.
"What way do you have?"
Li Junsheng smiled mysteriously, "Director, as long as I can get rid of these hot potatoes, what way I have..."
Director Zhou sat in a wooden chair and smiled, nodding.
He thought Li Junsheng was right.
What way Li Junsheng had was none of his business.
The less he knew, the safer he was.
When Li Junsheng was caught reselling these scraps, he could claim he didn't know what Li Junsheng was doing and get himself out of it!
What was most important now was getting rid of these dangerous things, not keeping them at home!
Director Zhou's wife knew when to leave, leaving the tea and closing the door to go out.
Director Zhou also got straight to the point and asked, "What about the price?"
Li Junsheng pretended to think for a moment, lightly tapping his knee with his fingers, his eyes sweeping over the large boxes of electrolytic copper scraps, as if weighing their value.
His face showed a mix of difficulty and shrewdness, eager to try.
"This..."
"Director," Li Junsheng spoke, his voice not high but clear, "You said selling it to the recycling station for eighty cents a pound would be a loss, which makes sense. This stuff, selling it as scrap metal is really a waste."
"I want to help you solve this problem and find a new way for myself."
He paused, seeing that although Director Zhou still had a stern face, his eyes were clearly listening carefully, and continued, "What if I buy it all at... fifty cents a pound? Cash payment, settled immediately!"