Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Guo Dapiezi was overjoyed and said modestly, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. I still made a mistake. I hope Director Li can give me more guidance in the future."

Li Dongfang looked at him and continued, "Director Guo did a good deed, so I guess this job position won't bring any benefits."

Guo Dapiezi didn't expect Li Dongfang to be so direct. He quickly winked at Kong Yuqin. Before Kong Yuqin could say anything, Li Dongfang understood. He smiled and said, "It seems that Director Guo is not completely kind-hearted."

Guo Dapiezi quickly explained: "Director Li, this...I still need to manage relationships and invite people to dinner, so..."

Li Dongfang looked at him while he spoke, just looking at him coldly. Guo Dapiezi couldn't continue his words halfway through and could only lower his head in annoyance.

At this time, Sha Zhu came over with a large basin, and shouted happily as he walked over, "Here we go, the last dish, braised duck."

Putting down the dishes, Sha Zhu looked at the strange atmosphere on the table and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Is the food I cooked not tasty?"

Li Dongfang glanced at Sha Zhu and shook his head, saying, "It has nothing to do with you. We are discussing Director Guo's noble character."

"Wow, Director Guo is so aware! I have to listen carefully." Sha Zhu smiled and looked at Guo Dapiezi.

Guo Dapiezi sighed inwardly. It seemed that he had completely lost face today. He could only say sullenly, "Director Li, it's my fault... I will return the money to Yuqin later."

Li Dongfang nodded and continued to look at him, meaning for him to continue.

Guo Dapiezi was able to become the workshop director, so he was obviously not a person without vision. Seeing Li Dongfang like this, he knew what he was waiting for. He gritted his teeth and said, "As for Comrade Yu Li, whose position I took, I also express my deep apologies. I will compensate her."

Li Dongfang then smiled and said, "Director Guo, you are a good comrade for correcting your mistakes. However, this apology is not for us."

"Director Li, don't worry. I will go to apologize to Comrade Yu Li when I go to work tomorrow. I guarantee that I will gain her forgiveness." Guo Dapiezi had made up his mind that as long as his position was not affected, he would have everything else in the future. He did not care about his face and quickly expressed his opinion.

Sha Zhu stepped aside to ease the atmosphere and said, "We've almost talked about this. Let's eat. Come, Dongfang, try it. There are more seasonings here than at home. How does it taste?" As he spoke, Sha Zhu picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and placed it on the plate in front of Li Dongfang.

Li Dongfang did not eat immediately, but picked up the wine and said: "Okay, since everyone is here, let's drink together first."

Hearing this, everyone raised their wine glasses, except Lin Shu of course. She was cracking melon seeds as if no one was around, her eyes scanning the plates on the table.

"Director Li, I toast to you. If you have any instructions in the future, I will follow them immediately." Guo Dapiezi held up the wine glass, lowered the rim of the glass and clinked it with Li Dongfang.

Li Dongfang did not embarrass him this time. He nodded, took a sip and said: "Come on, let's all use our chopsticks. Zhuzi's cooking skills are still worth looking forward to. Let's all try it." Only then did the atmosphere at the table ease.

After eating a bite of food, Kong Yuqin also picked up the cup and said to Li Dongfang: "Director Li, I also did something wrong in this matter. If I hadn't asked Director Guo..."

Li Dongfang waved his hand and interrupted, "This matter has passed, there is no need to mention it again. Today we will just chat about family matters and not talk about anything else."

As he said this, he clinked glasses with Kong Yuqin.

Kong Yuqin was a little nervous at first, worried that there might be problems with her work. She had originally not agreed to come here today, but Guo Dapiezi said so. He said that if she didn't make Director Li happy, she might lose her job.

Seeing that Li Dongfang had revealed the matter so easily, Kong Yuqin felt relieved. She picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp without hesitation.

Li Dongfang took a sip, and seeing Kong Yuqin was so straightforward, he secretly sucked his teeth, thinking how could she drink so much? Since the female comrade had already finished it directly, he could only bite the bullet and finish the wine in the glass.

"Wow, Comrade Yuqin, you have a great alcohol tolerance." Li Dongfang praised sincerely.

Kong Yuqin was obviously not as good at drinking as she appeared to be. After drinking a glass of wine, a blush rose on her face. She said softly, "No, no, I don't usually drink much. Today is the first time I meet Director Li, so this glass is just a small token of respect."

"Come on, eat some food, eat some food." Li Dongfang picked up the chopsticks and called out.

Originally, Li Dongfang had never considered blaming the person who took Yu Li's job. After all, he was asking someone to come in, and he didn't know whose opportunity it was. He was just paying someone to do a job.

Li Dongfang had just taken a bite of the food when Xu Huizhi took the initiative to stand up and pour him a glass of wine. She then picked up her own glass and said, "Director Li, I was presumptuous at noon and was not careful with my words. Please don't take it personally. Let's have a drink and pretend that what happened in the past never happened."

Without waiting for Li Dongfang to speak, Xu Huizhi drank the glass directly.

Li Dongfang scratched his head immediately. If he drank like this, he would be drunk in no time. However, since the woman had taken the initiative, he couldn't be so rude. He picked up the glass and drank it. He said, "To be honest, you did go too far at noon, and what you did before was even worse. I think you should take the initiative to apologize."

Although he was drunk, Li Dongfang still wanted to stand up for his woman.

"Director Li, let's not talk about this here. We can talk about it when we have time." Xu Huizhi obviously didn't think that the fault was all hers.

Li Dongfang nodded in agreement.

Although Xu Huizhi was the one who seduced the man first, it takes two to tango. Xu Huizhi's man is the main person responsible, so he wants Xu Huizhi to apologize. But if He Yongqiang sees her, it won't be as simple as an apology.

Li Dongfang put down the cup, feeling a little drunk, so he turned to look at Sha Zhu, signaling him to stop drinking.

When Sha Zhu got a signal from Li Dongfang, he immediately perked up. He was watching Li Dongfang drinking one cup after another and was extremely envious. Although the liquor brought by Guo Dapiaozi was Xifeng, which was slightly inferior to the Maozi that Li Dongfang often drank, it was also a rare good wine. He had been craving for it for a long time, but he didn't want to drink it all by himself, as that would make him look stupid.

He immediately filled his cup and said to Guo Dapiezi, "Director Guo, thank you for the meal. I toast to you."

After saying that, without waiting for Guo Dapiaozi to speak, he tilted his head back and poured more than one or two ounces of liquor into his mouth. Two words can describe his feeling at this moment: comfortable!