"This..." Hearing Wang Yu's words, Yang Song's face fell. He naturally understood Wang Yu's meaning.
It was for him to deal with and resolve the current situation!
Normally, Yang Song would be too lazy to bother with such trivial matters. However, at this moment, Wang Yu was truly the only one willing to take over the steel mill, or rather, the savior.
Therefore, he absolutely could not offend Wang Yu, at least not before the acquisition contract was signed!
"Director Wang, you jest. We will handle the internal affairs of our steel mill perfectly," Yang Song said hastily, then he glanced at his watch, a hint of anxiety appearing on his face. He turned to the Aunt Li and said,
"Aunt Li, Director Wang is an important partner of our factory. Can you please stop making a scene?"
"I'm making a scene? Oh, heavens above, in this world, everyone bullies me, an old widow, and even the factory director won't help me!" Hearing Yang Song's words, Aunt Li immediately resumed her wailing. However, perhaps out of fear of Yang Song's status, she didn't act as aggressively as she had towards Wang Yu, as if she might pounce and scratch.
"Are you done? Director Wang is showing you respect by speaking to you calmly. Don't be so ungrateful! I said," Yang Song said impatiently, waving his hand towards Aunt Li.
Immediately, several young men walked out from the crowd, all wearing brightly colored shirts and flared trousers, with a slovenly demeanor.
"You talk some sense into Aunt Li. Remember not to harm the elderly."
Yang Song instructed the youngsters, deliberately emphasizing the words "talk some sense."
The young men immediately smiled knowingly and said, "Don't worry, we won't harm the elder!"
Not harming her was one thing, but scaring her was another!
The young men stepped forward, their faces grim, and surrounded Aunt Li.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing?" Seeing these young men with unfriendly expressions, Aunt Li's face changed drastically. She stopped her theatrics and softened her tone, putting on a smile.
"Young man, I think I can accept some compensation. Even if it's a little less, it's fine. Let's not spoil the good atmosphere."
As she spoke, she glanced at Wang Yu, hoping he would say something.
However, Wang Yu clearly didn't want to engage with her anymore. He leaned back in his seat, seemingly lost in thought.
"You old hag, who do you think you are? Do you have the right to boss around Director Wang?"
Those young men were also very discerning, fawning over Wang Yu, all with vicious expressions.
Seeing Aunt Li trembling in fear, everyone felt a sense of catharsis, which was very satisfying!
It was clear that this old woman had very poor public relations!
"Director Wang, please do me a favor and don't trouble my mother-in-law!" Liu Lu suddenly spoke up, separating herself from the female workers comforting her and said to Wang Yu.
"Hm?" Wang Yu tilted his head slightly and glanced at Liu Lu. She spoke with great determination.
"No matter what, she is my child's grandmother. Although I dislike her very much, please don't let them make things difficult for her.
"Moreover, I have a clear conscience. I was just emotionally agitated and wanted to end my life. I troubled everyone to come and help. Now that I've calmed down, there will be no more problems!"
Liu Lu's words made Wang Yu look at her with newfound respect. She was not simple!
She didn't foolishly return kindness for evil, and she didn't hide her dislike for Aunt Li, but she still pleaded for her from a broader perspective.
She had great insight!
"Director Yang, what do you think?" Wang Yu looked at Yang Song.
"Oh, Director Wang, you jest. It's best if we can resolve this peacefully." Yang Song smiled broadly and then took two bills from his pocket, tossing them in front of Aunt Li.
"On Director Wang's account, take this money and scram. Don't come here to cause trouble again!"
"I..." Aunt Li wanted to say something more, but seeing the fierce young men around her, she could only wiggle her lips and reluctantly pick up the bills... This was much less than what Wang Yu had given her earlier! It was like giving alms to a beggar!
But who could she blame? Why didn't she take it earlier?
Everyone felt a sense of relief. As expected, evil people need even more wicked people to deal with them. To handle such a stubborn old woman, someone like Yang Song, who was a bit of a scoundrel, had to step in.
"Director Wang, what do you think now?" Yang Song checked his watch and said to Wang Yu solicitously, "Can we proceed with the acquisition contract?"
"Hmm, no rush," Wang Yu said with a smile and waved his hand, then looked at Liu Lu.
"Thank you, Director Wang," Liu Lu said softly to Wang Yu.
"You're welcome," Wang Yu smiled gently. "Actually, I helped you with a bit of self-interest. Regarding the orders we discussed earlier, how do you plan to arrange them? I have high hopes for our cooperation."
Orders? Cooperation?
Among the crowd, except for those who were in the know, everyone looked confused.
With the steel mill in such a state, what orders could there be? Did they really have no ulterior motives? Was it purely business cooperation?
"There's no problem. As long as you provide the formula you mentioned, we can complete it! Of course, if your formula is ineffective, you can't blame us!"
Liu Lu answered directly. Although she was skeptical of Wang Yu's previous claim of possessing a unique formula, she still gave her answer with her professional attitude and ability.
"You can rest assured about that," Wang Yu smiled. His formula? Of course, there would be no problem!
"Haha, since we have business, isn't that even better?" Yang Song interjected with a smile. "Director Wang, we can go to the office to discuss our cooperation properly. It'll be like family getting closer!"
"Family getting closer"? Everyone suppressed their laughter at Yang Song's obvious grammatical error.
It was clear that Yang Song's educational background was not very high, and he had the bad habit of misusing idioms like Brother Hu.
Wang Yu looked at him with some curiosity, wondering why this guy was so insistent on inviting him to the office for a detailed discussion tonight.
Did this fellow have some unspeakable secret or conspiracy? Was he setting a trap for him?
A honey trap? Or some other kind of scheme?
"Director Yang, it's so late now. We can discuss our cooperation slowly tomorrow." Wang Yu subtly refused Yang Song.
"Oh, it's better to talk at night!" Yang Song wiped the cold sweat from his face. "How about we go to the Red Moon Dance Hall for a bit, relax, and then talk slowly."
Yang Song's words immediately drew angry glares from the surrounding crowd.
The Red Moon Dance Hall was a sore spot for the steel mill workers!
Before, due to the factory's poor performance and inability to pay wages, many people, driven by necessity, had to put their pride aside and earn a living there.
This was a forbidden topic!
And the culprit who had caused them all to be in this situation was none other than Yang Song standing before them!
Although this guy had taken some strange medicine today and specifically compensated them with subsidies, it didn't change the hatred everyone felt towards him!
"What are you all looking around for? Why are you all gathered here? Hurry up and disperse, disperse!"
Noticing the angry stares from everyone around him, Yang Song became displeased. He had to flatter Wang Yu, but that didn't mean he was afraid of these dead workers!
Under Yang Song's glare, all the workers immediately scattered like birds and beasts.
Then Yang Song put on a fawning expression again and looked at Wang Yu.
"Little Director Wang, actually, tonight..."
Before he could finish, an urgent voice suddenly came.
"Little Factory Director, bad news! There's a thief in our factory!"