Dismissal and promotion

  After arranging a bed for Mao Hai's daughter, Fang Fei also helped contact a caregiver. After all, *** is a man and it's not convenient to take care of her, and Mao Hai is still young, so they hired an aunt from the hospital's domestic service company, which wasn't expensive, 600 yuan per month.

  The little girl was so scared that she jumped out of bed: "Can't stay, can't stay, 600 a month, my god, it's as much as the annual harvest in the countryside."

  The city dweller in the same ward looked at her with disdain and said, "Sister, getting treatment is important. If you want to save money, hurry up and recover, this is the right way to save money."

  Sister-in-law had no choice but to compromise, her eyes red-rimmed: "Jianguo, you've worked hard."

  "Sister-in-law, I promised brother something and I will definitely do it. Brother sacrificed for me, so I will take care of you two for the rest of my life." ***The words were spoken with conviction, sister-in-law secretly wiped away tears, and Mao Hai also used his sleeve to wipe away his tears.

  A pleasant sound of spring water came, Fang Fei took out her mobile phone and pressed the answer button: "What? A severe burn patient is coming up front, okay, I'll go back right away."

  Hanging up her phone, Fang Fei said to Liu Ziguang: "I have an urgent matter and need to head back to the emergency room first. Remember your words, treat me to dinner."

  Liu Ziguang smiled and replied: "Tonight, if we don't meet, we'll disperse!"

  "Alright, see you later!" Fang Xi walked into the elevator with a smile.

  ……

  "Brother, come and talk." ***and Liu Ziguang came to the corridor by the window one after another. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the hospital, neither of them took out their cigarettes.

  "I've heard that the stall was smashed, don't worry about this matter, give me a week and I'll definitely give you an explanation." ***He spoke solemnly, with flames of anger flickering in his eyes.

  "Don't interfere, no one should argue with me about this. Just find out who did it." Liu Ziguang said with a sly smile.

  "Go ahead, I'll call you."

  ……

  After the hospital thing was over, Liu Ziguang asked Ma Chao to drive and take him back to Zhicheng Garden first. That damn Manager Gao, took advantage of his absence to fire those brothers who were close to him, this time he won't be beaten half to death.

  When they arrived at the entrance of the residential area, Liu Ziguang got out of the car and slammed the door shut: "Ma Chao, you go back first. If there's anything, I'll call you."

  Yagou let out a strange cry and ran away with a limp, Liu Ziguang walked towards the main gate and saw that the guard had indeed been replaced, it turned out that several old colleagues in their 40s and 50s who were originally assigned to the garage had taken over from the original brothers.

  Liu Ziguang frowned secretly, the gate post was an important position and only strong soldiers could be used, this General Gao was really muddled, and also Bai, a stupid fool, who didn't care about anything in order to eliminate dissent.

  The two uncles at the gate were Old Zhang and Old Wang, who had taken Liu's father to the hospital. Seeing Liu Ziguang coming over, they called out: "Little Liu is here."

  "Ah, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Wang, on duty?" Liu Ziguo politely replied, taking out a pack of Chinese cigarettes to offer them.

  During the shift, neither of them dared to smoke and both tucked their cigarettes behind their ears. Old Zhang whispered mysteriously: "Little Liu, your dad just came in and is talking to General Manager Gao in his office."

  "What's my dad doing here?" Liu Ziguang wondered.

  "You don't know yet, you've also been fired, they say you have a record, the headquarters has regulations, people like that can't be kept."

  Liu Ziguang immediately understood and was furious, thinking to himself: "You damn Manager Gao, you have a lot of nerve, bullying me like this. Do you think I'm some kind of Hello Kitty who won't fight back?"

  He rushed into the corridor of the property management office building and heard his father's humble and polite voice in the manager's room: "General Gao, Captain Bai, this is a misunderstanding, my son is innocent, this job is really important to our family, please General Gao, you are magnanimous, help us out, come on, General Gao, Captain Bai, have a smoke."

  Then the sound of Manager Gao's arrogant voice was heard: "Old Liu, you've also been working in our company for many years, and you're very clear about the rules and regulations. The head office has a very strict system, and you know that too. And, uh, Li Zong's temper is also something you're familiar with, right? Do you think she would allow someone with a record to continue staying in our company? We have to talk facts and reason, don't we?"

  Then Captain Bai's sarcastic voice came: "Old Liu, don't you know your own son? He's a hoodlum, always fighting and stealing, even if we put him out on the streets to sweep, nobody would dare hire him."

  The office door was suddenly pushed open, and Liu Ziguang walked in calmly. He saw his father holding a box of mid-range cigarettes worth 15 yuan, standing awkwardly, with the cigarette handed out not being accepted by anyone. Manager Gao was half-reclining in a large boss chair, while Captain Bai sat on the sofa next to him, smugly raising his legs.

  As soon as Liu Ziguang came in, Manager Gao immediately sat up straight, and Captain Bai's shaking toes also stopped. Father turned his face, with a furious expression: "Ziguang, come over quickly to apologize to General Manager Gao!"

  Liu Ziguang said: "Dad, calm down and don't worry. I'll have a serious talk with General Gao. By the way, when I just came in, Uncle Zhang at the door said he wanted to find you for something."

  "Dad sighed: "Discuss the matter with the leader properly, General Gao and Captain Bai are both good people, they take care of our family. You guys talk first, I'll go out for a bit."

  Apologized to the two leaders and left, and carefully closed the door on the way out.

  The office was heavy with tension, the only sound being the creaking of the floorboards as Liu Ziguo slowly walked towards Gao Zong, his face expressionless, a hatchet in hand.

  "What do you want to do?" Gao was scared stiff, shrinking back, but behind him was a wall, with no way to retreat. Bai's small face also turned pale with fear, thinking of quietly slipping away.

  Liu Ziguang suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly: "Halt!" Frightened, Captain Bai's legs went limp, and he sat down on the ground immediately.

  "Today, if I don't beat you all out of here, it's as if you've never eaten leeks!" Liu Ziguo swung his axe viciously, the sharp short-handled axe deeply chopping into Manager Gao's desk, startling him so much that he slid down from his chair.

  Just as Liu Ziguang was about to make his move, the office door was suddenly knocked on. It was his father's voice: "Why is the door locked? Xiaoguang, are you in there? General Gao, Captain Bai, there's mail."

  At this time, Gao Zong and Bai Que had already knelt down in front of Liu Ziguo. Hearing the shout from Old Man Liu was like grabbing a lifesaving straw, but they didn't dare to speak recklessly, only shouting: "Old Liu, wait a moment, we'll be right there." Then they looked at Liu Ziguo with pleading eyes.

  "Hmph, consider yourselves lucky!" Liu Ziguang turned around viciously and sat down on the sofa beside him. Only then did Captain Bai dare to get up and walk to the door, opening the office door.

  Old Dad and Old Zhang walked in together. Old Zhang was still holding a express delivery: "General Gao, the express delivery from the headquarters."

  The property company of Zhicheng Garden belongs to a large group, and the property is just one part of it. The group company has an old-fashioned way of doing things, and important documents are usually sent through a combination of physical mail and email, so this express delivery is a formal document from above.

  Generally, such formal documents are related to personnel appointments and removals. Coincidentally, yesterday, General Manager Gao sent an email to the Human Resources Department of the headquarters, saying that an employee in our department was suspected of committing a crime and had been detained by the public security authorities, requiring termination of labor contract. Because Liu Ziguang is considered a team leader, the HR department at headquarters has registered him, so Manager Gao must follow this procedure.

  I didn't expect the Human Resources Department to be so efficient, and they replied today, in a formal official document, in the company's standard format, which delighted Manager Gao.

  As for Liu Ziguang, this plague god, he can't wait to get rid of him immediately, even if it means getting beaten up. Now is the perfect opportunity, show him the official documents from headquarters, and that can prove that it has nothing to do with himself. If he's capable, go make a scene at the HR department of headquarters.

  Manager Gao took the express envelope, sighed and said: "Old Liu, Little Liu, it's not that I don't want to help you, but this matter has been blown out of proportion, even Group CEO Li knows about it. I think there's no way to protect you now, I'm really sorry, Little Liu. If hitting me can make you feel better, then go ahead and hit me twice."

  As soon as he heard this, Old Dad flew into a rage at Liu Ziguang: "What's wrong with you kids these days! Always fighting and killing, what kind of behavior is that?!"

  Liu Ziguang shrugged and seemed rather nonchalant about it.

  "Xiao Bai, open it and read it out loud to them." Manager Gao sighed regretfully as he handed the express envelope to Captain Bai.

  Captain Bai understood, took over the envelope and tore it open, pulled out a stiff white card and cleared his throat to read: "Appointment Letter, appointing Liu Ziguang, Security Department Head of Zhicheng Property Company's First Branch as... as..." Captain Bai opened his mouth but couldn't continue reading.

  Manager Gao felt something was off, grabbed the paper and took a look. On it was written in bold letters: "Appointment of Liu Ziguang as Head of Security Department!" Below that were stamped the department seal of Human Resources, the official seal of the property company, as well as the handwritten signatures of the Director and the CEO.

  For a moment, Manager Gao felt dizzy and wondered if he was dreaming. The head of the security department was only half a level higher than himself, and entering this level meant becoming an official employee of the company, with full old-age insurance, medical insurance, housing provident fund, etc. His monthly salary rose directly from 800 to 1,200 for ordinary security guards to 2,000, plus various allowances, overtime pay, bonuses, etc., which was more than 3,000 yuan, equivalent to a meteoric rise!

  Actually, the one who collapsed more was Captain Bai. He had been eyeing this position for two years, but he never got promoted and could only temporarily take on departmental responsibilities as a captain. Now, his hopes of promotion were completely shattered. That little rascal, that small-time hoodlum, Liu Ziguang, who had only been working for a few days, suddenly became his superior, and Captain Bai was so angry that he almost died.

  It's useless to say anything, this is a formal company red-headed document, there is absolutely no possibility of forgery. Manager Gao is indeed Manager Gao, his ability to think on his feet is very strong. He handed the document to Liu Ziguang and grasped his right hand, shaking it enthusiastically: "Congratulations, Little Liu!"

  Liu Ziguang was also somewhat stunned, holding the official document and carefully examining it.

  Manager Gao went over to shake hands with Old Liu again: "Old Liu, you've raised a good son! As a matter of fact, I called the headquarters last night and they didn't agree at first. I hung up on them, but today they finally came around. Sigh... anyway, do well and live up to the leader's trust."

  Dad was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears, and he grasped Manager Gao's hand tightly: "Thank you, Manager Gao."

  "Alright, alright." Manager Gao smiled proudly and picked up a pack of Furongwang cigarettes from his desk: "Old Liu, have one!"

  Liu Ziguang had already finished reading the official document and understood his treatment and responsibilities. He sneered and said to Captain Bai, "Old Bai, the wheel of fortune has turned, from now on you have to listen to me."

  Captain Bai laughed more miserably than crying: "Director Liu, take care of me more in the future."

  ……

  Coming out of the office, Liu Ziguo complained: "Dad, don't you know what kind of person Gao is? This is all his doing."

  "Dad sighed and said, 'I've been in the factory for decades, I've seen all kinds of people, can't you see through this little trick? But sometimes, people have to pretend to be stupid to survive.'"

  Liu Ziguang was speechless. His father said again: "Maybe the headquarters knows about your achievements, that's why they promoted you, this is a good thing, we have to drink a toast tonight."

  Liu Ziguang said: "Dad, I have a date tonight."

  "Which one? Is it Fang nurse?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "Great, great, this is even better. Your mom and I will celebrate on our own. You guys have fun, just don't stay out too late. When you send someone home, make sure to see them all the way to their front door."