Chapter 3171: Get Xiao Changkun Back

Chairman Pei had planned everything, but he had not expected that he would trick Xiao Changkun into submitting his resignation.

In fact, his original intention was not to fool Xiao Changkun. He really wanted to secure a director position for Xiao Changkun. But later, after hearing his wife's whispering, he felt that helping Xiao Changkun was no longer cost-effective for him at the time. It was a losing business. So he simply took advantage of Xiao Changkun's resignation application and kicked him out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.

In his original expectation, this incident would not have any other negative impact except causing Xiao Changkun's dissatisfaction with him. After all, even Master Hong Wu was too lazy to care about him, so what else did he have to worry about.

However, he was just playing around and didn't expect that Master Hong Wu would actually come back and attack him again. He started by accusing him of the matter of his resignation application, which made him unable to cope with it.

President Pei, who was extremely nervous, hurriedly defended himself, "Fifth Master, this matter is not what you think. I am indeed under too much pressure. You should know that the incident that Chang Kun and Zhang Ermao had caused before had a very bad impact. Countless eyes are staring at me, waiting to see how I handle it. If I don't handle it impartially, it will be hard to convince the public!"

Hong Wu said coldly, "Of course there is no problem with handling it impartially, but is your behavior of tricking others into submitting resignation applications and then using the opportunity to expel them from the association a means of handling it impartially? Is your so-called impartial handling of the matter in the Calligraphy and Painting Association really so despicable?"

President Pei was speechless for a moment.

He knew very well that Hong Wu's entry point for raising an army to question him was perfectly chosen. He could keep using the severity of Xiao Changkun's crime to excuse himself, but no matter how he did it, he could not explain away his resignation application.

At this moment, he couldn't help but curse his wife in his heart: "This prodigal woman is so smart and self-righteous every day! If she hadn't given me this bad idea, I would definitely protect Xiao Changkun. In that case, Master Hong Wu would definitely not come to me to question me. He might even thank me for my loyalty to Xiao Changkun. Now, I have become a villain in front of Master Hong Wu."

Seeing that President Pei was silent, Hong Wu's tone became even colder, and he asked, "What's the matter, President Pei? Don't you want to pay attention to me?"

President Pei said quickly: "No, no, Master Wu, I don't want to talk to you, I... I am reflecting..."

At this point, President Pei sighed and said devoutly: "Fifth Master, I was indeed wrong in this matter. Please give me a chance and let me do my best to make up for it."

Hong Wu asked him, "I remember your association's official account has already announced his resignation. What do you have to make up for it now? Tell me about it first."

President Pei explained, "Fifth Master, our official account has indeed posted the news, but Chang Kun hasn't come back to complete the resignation procedures yet... I will call several vice presidents in the association over immediately to have a good chat. I will find a way to get them to agree, cancel Chang Kun's resignation application, and let Chang Kun come back."

Hong Wu asked again: "How sure are you?"

"This..." President Pei wiped his sweat and explained: "Fifth Master, I can't give you a 100% guarantee, but I will definitely do my best to promote this matter. I don't think the problem should be too big."

Hong Wu asked again: "What position are you going to provide for Mr. Xiao?"

President Pei sighed and said, "Fifth Master, I won't hide it from you. I really can't give the position of executive vice president to Chang Kun anymore, because when Chang Kun got into trouble before, this position had already been taken by the vice president below. If I let him give up his position now, and give it to Chang Kun, he will probably make a scene at the provincial level..."

Hong Wu said, "Although you handled this matter very unfairly, I will not make it too difficult for you. I will not ask you to reassign Mr. Xiao the position of executive vice president, but you must at least give him a middle-level management position. In addition, I hope you can find an opportunity to express your apology to Mr. Xiao in person. You handled the matter so ungently, and it is essential to apologize to him in person."

"Okay, okay! I will do it!" President Pei didn't dare to say no to Hong Wu, so he could only agree.

It was not difficult for him to apologize to Xiao Changkun in person, but the difficult part was how to find a middle-level management position for Xiao Changkun.

If he had not listened to his wife's instigation and done something stupid before, he would have taken this opportunity to deal with Xiao Changkun, demoted him, and promoted several people in key positions one level each. This would have been a smooth process.

But after all, I missed that good opportunity to go with the flow. Trying to do it now is like rowing against the current, which is somewhat difficult.

However, although it was difficult, he did not dare to bargain with Hong Wu.

Hong Wu hummed coldly and reminded him: "Since you said you can definitely do it, then give me a clear answer by this time tomorrow."

"Okay!" President Pei gritted his teeth and agreed, saying, "Don't worry, I will call a meeting with them right away to discuss it!"

Hong Wu smiled and reminded casually: "President Pei, I don't think you can leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association for a while. You and Mr. Xiao Changkun will work together in the Calligraphy and Painting Association for a long time. I hope you can get along well."

After Hong Wu finished speaking, he hung up the phone without giving him a chance to react or respond.

His words suddenly woke President Pei up from his dream.

He suddenly understood why his path to advancement was suddenly blocked by the so-called layoffs. It turned out that the problem lay with Hong Wu!

wrong!

The problem lies entirely with Xiao Changkun!

Hong Wu must have known that he was taking advantage of Xiao Changkun's misfortune, so he directly cut off his own path to success. This was a good opportunity he had been waiting for for nearly ten years, and he was just one step away from making the leap, but he didn't expect that it would be completely ruined because of Xiao Changkun!

If I had not tricked Xiao Changkun before, but fulfilled my promise and tried my best to protect him, I think I would have received the promotion order by now!

Thinking of this, President Pei wanted to die. He couldn't help but complain to his wife, cursing in his heart: "That bitch always thinks she is very smart and calculating, but she didn't expect to lose the big picture while picking up sesame seeds. The opportunity I have been waiting for so many years was ruined by her!"

President Pei was feeling depressed when his wife called him. When he saw the caller photo, he was furious. When he answered the phone, he asked her angrily, "Huang Qiuyun, how dare you call me!"

His wife subconsciously asked: "Pei Qidong, what do you mean? How did I recruit you?"

President Pei was afraid that people outside the office would hear him, so he lowered his voice and growled angrily, "It's all your fault for giving me bad advice and telling me not to help Xiao Changkun. Now, he's connected to Master Hong Wu again! Master Hong Wu just called me to question me!"

President Pei's wife asked in surprise: "Why are they looking for you to blame? Didn't you tell him? It was Xiao Changkun who caused that embarrassing incident himself. How could they find you?"

Chairman Pei angrily shouted, "Master Hong Wu came to me to question me about my resignation application! Can I clear myself of this matter?"

"This..." Huang Qiuyun on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then comforted him: "Old Pei, listen to me, let's not care what Master Hong Wu said. He can't do anything to you even if he blames you for this matter. Your transfer order will be issued soon, right? When the time comes, report to the new unit, and the Calligraphy and Painting Association will be your subordinate unit. These bad things will not bother you anymore. As for Master Hong Wu, at most we won't have any contact with him in the future. We don't want anything from him. Besides, we live in a society ruled by law now. No matter how capable he is, he can't cause trouble for us. Don't you think so?"

"Bullshit!" President Pei blurted out, "I just received a notice from President Chen today. Do you know what he said?"

Huang Qiuyun asked nervously: "What did he say?"

President Pei said, "They said that the department is now downsizing and cutting jobs, and the position reserved for me has been removed! I have no hope of promotion!"

Huang Qiuyun said in confusion: "Why haven't I heard about layoffs? If there are really layoffs, there must be a public announcement. Moreover, for units like this, personnel adjustments are generally not scheduled during this period. They must wait until after the Chinese New Year to hold a meeting to discuss and announce it to the public. This is a personal favor unit, so who would lay off employees before the New Year?"

President Pei sneered, "You are smart and capable, Huang Qiuyun! You know all the tricks of Jinling and the relevant departments in the province."

President Pei then added, "Let me tell you, layoffs are just an excuse that Chen used to fool me. Just now, Master Hong Wu said on the phone that I will be working with Xiao Changkun in the Calligraphy and Painting Association for a long time in the future, and asked me to get along well with him. Isn't that a clear sign of me? This means that for a long time in the future, I can forget about leaving the Calligraphy and Painting Association!"

Huang Qiuyun exclaimed, "You can't get promoted, is it Master Hong Wu who is making trouble for you?!"

President Pei hummed and said unhappily, "Who else could it be but him? I am completely finished now. Not only have I lost my chance of promotion, but I also have to find a way to get Xiao Changkun back! If I can't get him back, I don't think I will be able to keep my position as the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association!"

Huang Qiuyun quickly asked: "Then Master Hong Wu just wants you to get Xiao Changkun back to the Calligraphy and Painting Association? Does he have any requirements? You can't let Xiao Changkun be the executive vice president, right?"

"That's not the case." President Pei said, "Master Hong Wu meant to at least give him a mid-level management position."

President Pei got angry again and said angrily, "I originally said that I would secure a position for Xiao Changkun as director, but you, a spendthrift woman, insisted on telling me not to care about his life or death. Now, I have screwed him and ruined my own future! Think about my age now. If I don't get promoted this time, I will be in the retirement reserve team in a few years. By then, there will be no chance of promotion. You really ruined me!"

Huang Qiuyun also blamed herself very much and said, "Husband, this is all my fault, but you should stop being angry with me now. You should hurry up and find a way to get Xiao Changkun back."

President Pei sighed and said, "I want to bring him back, but it's not easy to do! Positions are originally assigned to one person. I reserved the position of director for Xiao Changkun before, but that was because the previous director moved up a level and became vice president, so the position was vacated. But after Xiao Changkun was fired, that position was filled by someone else. How can we let someone make room for him now? After all, he was involved in a scandal. If we really force someone to make room for him, others will definitely complain and report him."

Huang Qiuyun said quickly, "Husband, you should invite all the key people out now and have dinner together at a restaurant. I will book a restaurant now. You can go directly there after work. I will also go. Have a good chat with them at the dinner table. Tonight, I will make sure that they will willingly agree to Xiao Changkun's return, and I will also make the newly promoted director willingly give up his position to Xiao Changkun!"