Chapter 627: Making a mountain out of a molehill?

Gu Jiayan turned to look at Sister Kang, whose face had changed.

She actually felt that the other party was terrifyingly strange.

Clearly, just a moment ago, she had affectionately called her Jia Yan, but now her expression was cold and she had turned her back on her.

Clearly, it was she who spread the rumors and she who made simple things complicated, but why was she suddenly so righteous?

If she could have told her before spreading these words, would this matter not have reached this point?

She remembered her mother's reminder from yesterday.

Gu Jiayan clenched her hands tightly, trying hard to calm herself down.

But her face was flushed red because she had indeed complained a lot to Sister Kang.

Even if Sister Kang had induced her, she did indeed have grievances in her heart.

Gu Jiayan lowered her head, not refuting or confronting Sister Kang, but said with a hoarse voice: "I'm sorry, my thinking is problematic. I am narrow-minded and selfish, and my attitude toward study and work is not correct. I have added trouble to everyone. I'm sorry."

Director Lu and Old Zhou looked at each other.

The two had a tacit understanding, knowing that this matter could only go this far for now.

Director Lu stood up and said to Old Zhou: "Then let's go to the large office."

Although Sister Ji really didn't want to go, this matter had a great deal to do with her.

She glanced at Sister Kang, frowned, but bit the bullet and said: "This matter is my fault. After hearing these words from Old Kang, I didn't investigate or confirm, but took it for granted and treated this matter as fun to tell others. What I did was wrong, my thinking is problematic, and I sincerely accept the criticism from the leadership and the organization toward me..."

As for Sister Kang, she wasn't sent to the police station, as it was temporarily classified as an internal incident, so the security department of the bureau would take her to the office for investigation in a while.

Sister Ji made a self-criticism in public in the large office, and standing next to her were several parties involved in this matter.

Even though some people were surprised that the matter was resolved too quickly, those who participated also immediately followed suit and made self-criticisms.

Director Lu said very seriously: "I know some of you must feel that I, Old Lu, made a mountain out of a molehill today. It's really not worth it to make such a big fuss because it was just a few words, passed around, and in the end, it would have been left unsettled..."

Although the people in the large office didn't speak, the expressions on their faces revealed that most of them thought so.

It was indeed making a mountain out of a molehill.

It was just chatting idly, and actually, it would have been over once said; who would really take this matter seriously?

Or it could be said that Old Ji also had a loose mouth; why look for Lu Qiaoge?

If you gossip with Lu Qiaoge, Lu Qiaoge is also a party involved. She knows that Director Zhou, as well as her and Gu Jiayan, were slandered, so she would definitely pursue it to the end.

Because Lu Qiaoge is a mediator from the Xiang Yang Neighborhood Office.

If she didn't have this ability, she couldn't do this job.

So wasn't it quickly ferreted out?

The one who made this rumor was actually Sister Kang.

Just now, Sister Kang admitted her mistake to the leadership and also said that it was because Gu Jiayan always complained to her about Director Zhou and Lu Qiaoge, so after seeing Gu Jiayan with red eyes yesterday, she couldn't help but think for the worst.

So she didn't have any other thoughts; she was simply muddled in her head and hoped everyone could forgive her.

Sister Kang, who said these words, was tearful, so many people sympathized with her and naturally felt even more that Director Lu was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Director Lu's expression suddenly became very serious: "But I have to make a mountain out of a molehill this time, because currently, the foreign trade orders undertaken by our province are still number one in the country, and the Foreign Trade Office has only been established for a few days. Now it is a critical moment. If we let the rumors expand, then the consequences... are unimaginable!"

There were deeper words that Director Lu didn't say.

Before coming to the large office, the secretary took Gu Jiayan, Old Ji, and Old Kang to leave his office first, and then only he, Old Zhou, and Lu Qiaoge were left in the office.

Lu Qiaoge told him and Old Zhou that she had paid special attention at the time. When she took Gu Jiayan to Old Zhou's office to make a call, she could be sure she didn't see Sister Kang, and she didn't see her when she came out either.

However, she did see another person, and that was Deputy Section Chief Fang.

Deputy Section Chief Fang seemed very worried, but he didn't come forward.

He was smoking at the door of the office.

Later, she didn't see this person again.

So who did Sister Kang hear it from?

Was it Deputy Section Chief Fang who told her?

This needs to be known after the security department questions them.

But this will take time.

Lu Qiaoge felt that both Deputy Section Chief Fang and Sister Kang had problems.

Maybe these two people wanted to get rid of Old Zhou and then enter the Foreign Trade Office, which had a very bright future.

But it is also possible that these two people were simply muddying the waters.

If Lu Qiaoge hadn't caught Sister Ji and then ferreted out Sister Kang, perhaps this rumor would have become more and more intense, and Old Zhou might not have been able to explain himself even with a mouth full of words, and this would have indirectly affected Gu Jiayan.

Before returning to the office, Lu Qiaoge glanced at Deputy Section Chief Fang's office.

The Foreign Trade Office and Deputy Section Chief Fang's office were on the same floor.

She didn't expect to really see Deputy Section Chief Fang.

Deputy Section Chief Fang's brows were tightly furrowed, and the direction he was going was Director Lu's office.

Lu Qiaoge thought for a while and stopped paying attention to this matter.

Director Lu and Old Zhou had quite rich experience in struggle.

Perhaps they already had a plan in their hearts.

And whether they wanted to do evil or were deeply hidden enemy agents, they were actually very smart.

Because Jiangcheng had experienced an enemy agent incident once.

That was the workshop director of the shoe factory.

After this incident, the entire Jiangcheng conducted three major investigations.

Whether they found anything, Lu Qiaoge really didn't know.

But if there really were such people, they would definitely hibernate again and would never reveal a single clue.

But this kind of thing cannot be eradicated.

No matter how many years pass.

Lu Qiaoge returned to the Foreign Trade Office, and Xiao Jiang was very happy to tell Lu Qiaoge: "Just now, Director Zhen from Hong Kong called to say that he has already asked about the matter you entrusted him to consult yesterday. The other party indeed wants to replace the equipment, but the existing equipment has not found a buyer yet. Factory Director Miss Ruth has given a price. Director Zhen said that although it is slightly higher, that set of equipment was imported from Country D and the quality is very good. With a slight improvement, there is absolutely no problem in opening a hygiene products factory in the country..."

Lu Qiaoge's eyes lit up; she didn't expect Director Zhen to be so fast.

She thought it would take two or three days.

The factory director of this female hygiene products factory is named Ruth, a mixed-race person. Her father is from Hong Kong and her mother is from Country Y. Their family also has industries in Country Y.

And the raw materials are all imported from Country M.

This brand of sanitary napkins sells very well in Hong Kong and is also exported to Countries M and Y, as well as Japan.

If this business is to be negotiated, Lu Qiaoge definitely has to go to Hong Kong in person.

But now the procedures needed to go to Hong Kong are unimaginably troublesome, so the negotiation location can only be set in Guangcheng.