Chapter 1396: If I Were to Play Hard to Get Again, I Would Be Ungrateful

Although the Rolling Mill is no longer a one-man show under Director Zheng, handling a clerk is still a trivial matter: "You are from the Factory Office; how could you not know what challenges the factory faces these days? Instead of helping solve the factory's problems, you are causing trouble here. It is best for a person to have self-awareness."

Clerk Xu was no fool; these words immediately woke him up.

The reason he had been able to enter the Rolling Mill was through the Qin family's connections; now that the Qin family had lost its former glory, what fate could he possibly have?

Recalling what the Director had just said, he couldn't help but shiver; perhaps the Director had long been looking for an opportunity to kick him out of the Factory Office?

He had originally thought his actions were a secret, but now it seemed Director Zheng had known all along; today he had foolishly tried to stand up for Qin Ruoyun, and now, well, he had finally given Director Zheng an opening.

Director Zheng's mind and eyes were now entirely on this batch of foreign trade orders, so he cared little about what Xu thought: "Comrade Liu Chuxue, the factory was indeed abrupt today, but given the urgency, I had no choice but to overlook other matters. Regardless, you were once a member of our Rolling Mill, and this foreign trade order was secured entirely by your efforts; I believe you can understand our intentions and ask for your understanding."

Liu Chuxue smiled faintly: "Since Director Zheng has spoken to this extent, it would be ungrateful of me to play hard to get. As you said, I was once part of our factory, and even though I have left, my hope remains that everything goes smoothly for the factory, does it not?"

Director Zheng was relieved at this.

The group entered the Factory Office, and Deputy Director Gu explained the situation to her in detail: "Miss Anna has fully entrusted the matter to her subordinate; the factory has communicated with them several times, but they stated that before shipment, you must communicate with Miss Anna directly."

The situation had been explained, yet Liu Chuxue found herself in a dilemma: "Director Zheng, but we cannot make the call right now."

Director Zheng was momentarily caught off guard: "Why? Is there still some concern, or are there further requirements?"

Liu Chuxue waved her hand and pointed to the watch on her wrist: "You forgot about the time difference; at this hour, it is likely early morning over there."

Hearing her words, Director Zheng laughed: "We failed to explain clearly; there is no need to make an international long-distance call. Miss Anna herself is currently within our country."

Liu Chuxue was momentarily stunned; hadn't she returned to the country? How had she come again?

However, this was not something she should concern herself with: "Very well then; since she is within our country, I have no problem, and it saves me a trip."

After Director Chen dialed the number, he handed the phone directly to Liu Chuxue, since he did not know a word of Italian and did not wish to embarrass himself.

Liu Chuxue took the phone, first greeted in English, then introduced herself; after an exclamation from the other end, she heard only the words: "Wait a moment."

Soon, she heard footsteps moving away; a short while later, she heard chaotic footsteps approaching, and then Miss Anna's voice came through the phone: "Miss Xiao, it is truly difficult to hear your voice."

The two exchanged pleasantries for quite a while, and Liu Chuxue also shared her recent circumstances.

When Miss Anna asked why she had resigned, she did not speak ill of the Rolling Mill in the slightest, stating only that she did not wish to live apart from her husband, and that she was pregnant, which forced her to resign.

The two got along very well; Miss Anna laughed and said: "You are truly a treasure of a girl; I did not expect that besides English and German, your Italian is now spoken so fluently."