Chapter 56: 055 Dealing with People

"Vice President Xia, I share responsibility for this; I failed to educate my staff properly," Jing Chunling admitted in a low voice.

"We'll discuss this after Director Duan returns!" Xia He's beautiful face tightened.

Director Duan didn't make it back in time; Luo Lishun, the deputy director of the savings office, rushed back from the company after finishing his business. Hearing that Xia He was in the office, he hurried over to see her.

"I heard you went to Li Xing Company to solicit deposits. Is the matter settled?" Xia He asked.

"It's done. Boss Lei of Li Xing has agreed to open a dedicated account for their company at our sub-branch and deposit 20 million first," Luo Lishun said hurriedly.

"You've worked hard," Xia He said, her expression softening slightly upon hearing this.

Luo Lishun also knew what had happened at the office today. He originally wanted to ask, but the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back down.

The main troublemaker hasn't even arrived yet; why should I go and touch that sore spot?

So he asked nothing and simply stood aside.

After waiting another twenty-plus minutes, a middle-aged man walked in hurriedly. His face was flushed, and he still reeked of alcohol, looking as if he had been dragged straight from a banquet table.

He was Duan Yunshan, the director of the Liulin Savings Office. Obviously, the customer manager had already told him what happened. Seeing Xia He, he hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Vice President Xia. It's my fault for not educating my staff properly; I failed in my duties."

"Director Duan, as long as you know," Xia He looked at him, her face ice-cold: "Since you also admit you failed in your duties... then I will remove you as the director of this sub-branch! Luo Lishun will temporarily take charge of the Liulin sub-branch's work!... Director Luo!"

"Vice President Xia, I'm here," Luo Lishun answered hurriedly.

"From now on, you will temporarily be in charge of the sub-branch's work. Investigate today's incident as soon as possible. By this time tomorrow at the latest, I want to see your detailed report on the entire event and your opinions on personnel handling!"

After Xia He finished speaking, she stood up and strode away.

On the way back, Xia He's beautiful face remained tight, and she said not a word. The other two naturally wouldn't say anything either. Everyone returned to the unit, and Fang Qingye went straight into his own office.

Handling personnel had nothing to do with him.

"Hey, Xiao Fang, I heard you guys ran into trouble at the Liulin sub-branch!" Cao Ting, sitting opposite, asked in a lowered voice.

"You already know?"

"Communications are so advanced these days! The moment you left, I knew the news!"

Cao Ting didn't say who had tipped her off, and Fang Qingye naturally wouldn't ask.

"Sister Cao, since you already know, let's not discuss this matter to avoid causing a bad impression," Fang Qingye said.

Cao Ting seemed not to mind what Fang Qingye said and continued, "Duan Yunshan is just unlucky. His subordinate argued with a customer, and he happened to go out drinking... And that Yu Bingshan is really something; when encountering such a situation, he should have taken the initiative to intervene. I heard he even hid to the side. Fortunately, you stepped up to help... Xiao Fang, you really have a lot of clever ideas!"

"I acted on quick thinking. We couldn't just stand by and watch Vice President Xia get scolded by someone, especially since she's a woman," Fang Qingye laughed.

"Hmm... just based on that, Vice President Xia will definitely promote you in the future! That Yu Bingshan is going to be in trouble soon."

Fang Qingye didn't respond.

In the office, it is taboo to talk about such things.

But Cao Ting seemed not to care much.

Fang Qingye understood in his heart: Her family has connections, so she's not afraid.

Besides, Cao Ting didn't seem to have any intention of getting promoted. She came here just to seek a quiet life, collect a salary, and had quite the feeling of being "outside the Three Realms and beyond the Five Elements."

People like that are invincible within the unit.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Fang Qingye went home to change clothes. He didn't stay at home but drove straight to his grandfather's nursery. Since his parents went traveling, he basically came here every day after work, partly to dodge the crowd of people coming to ask for favors through connections, and partly to mooch a meal.

Bai Ou also came over frequently to help his grandfather manage the nursery, pruning flower branches, and was very diligent. Fang Qingye occasionally lent a hand, but most of the time he just ran around with Wang Cai.

Today, he helped his grandfather gather the pruned branches and leaves, put them on the three-wheeler, and was about to haul them out when his phone rang. He saw it was a strange number, but it was a local one, so he picked it up casually.

"Xiao Fang, hello. This is Duan Yunshan from the Liulin Town sub-branch."

"Director Duan, hello. What do you need?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Xiao Fang, you saw what happened this afternoon. My management does have some problems, but the fault isn't entirely mine. That Zhang Baoguo, everyone in town knows, is just a scoundrel! And Yang Yue, why did she have to argue with that kind of person? Couldn't she just endure it a bit? Jing Chunling, the head of the teller group, how did she educate her staff in the past?! And the customer manager, the security guard..."

Duan Yunshan went through the list of people one by one, but glossed over his own part in a single stroke.

"I was drinking today because a friend's son in town was getting married. Xiao Fang, you are a local, so you know how can one not drink at such an occasion? So I was delayed at work for a while," Duan Yunshan made excuses for himself at the end.

Drinking a couple of cups and delaying work time for a bit when encountering such an event is indeed not a big deal, but unfortunately, you happened to collide with senior leadership inspecting work? Even more unlucky, you let the senior leadership see your subordinate arguing with a customer?

If it wasn't your bad luck, whose bad luck would it be?

Fang Qingye thought these things in his heart, but of course didn't say them out loud. Instead, he smiled and said, "I can understand, but telling me is useless. You need to explain to Vice President Xia."

"How dare I call Vice President Xia now? So I can only beg you, can you please say a few good words for me? I will definitely thank you!" Duan Yunshan said on the other end of the phone.

"Director Duan, why didn't you go find Zhang Kezhang Yu?" Fang Qingye asked again.

"I did... He said it would be best to find you, saying Vice President Xia trusts you very much and that you can speak up."

"Director Liu, don't listen to Zhang Kezhang Yu's nonsense. How could a lowly clerk like me speak up? I think you should go find Zhang Kezhang Yu, or just call Vice President Su directly!... Sorry, I'm busy right now. Goodbye!" After speaking, Fang Qingye hung up the phone directly.

Vice President Xia does trust me... but am I stupid? Why would I do you this favor?

This matter should be your fault!

Why did Vice President Xia conduct a surprise inspection of your sub-branch? Don't you have a clue in your mind?

Fang Qingye smiled and got on the three-wheeler.

The next day, work proceeded as usual. Around three in the afternoon, Fang Qingye suddenly received a call from Xia He: "Xiao Fang, come to my office."

Fang Qingye agreed and went out to head upstairs.

He guessed it was about the incident that happened at the Liulin sub-branch yesterday. He thought to himself as he knocked on Xia He's office door.

"Xiao Fang, take a look. This is the material sent by Luo Lishun from the Liulin sub-branch," Xia He said, handing a document to Fang Qingye.

"Take your time reading it first; I'll pour you some tea." After speaking, Xia He took out her own Yuhua tea and brewed a cup for Fang Qingye.

Now, whenever Fang Qingye came to Xia He's office alone, Xia He would proactively brew Yuhua tea for him, and Fang Qingye had grown accustomed to it.

Drinking the tea, Fang Qingye carefully read the document. The beginning mainly narrated the course of events, similar to what Jing Chunling had described, but much more detailed.

The latter part contained the handling opinions regarding the relevant personnel:

Except for Duan Yunshan, who would be handled by the branch bank, other involved personnel from the sub-branch received varying degrees of punishment:

The involved teller, named Yang Yue, is dismissed!

The security guard in the main hall has had three months' wages deducted!

Jing Chunling, head of the teller group, has had one month's wages deducted!

Fang Qingye watched, his brows furrowing slightly.

"This material hasn't been shown to anyone else yet; feel free to voice any opinions you have," Xia He said.

"I have no comment on the basic facts of the preceding incident, but I personally feel the proposed handling of the personnel afterward is somewhat inappropriate," Fang Qingye said.

"How is it inappropriate?" Xia He asked.