Chapter 2382

"Sigh!" Dou Qinghai sighed, his face, which had been tense for years, now melted like solid ice illuminated by the sun, gradually relaxing.

Dou Qinghai stood up slowly, walked behind the door, picked up the thermos, poured a cup of water for Feng Ermin, and said softly: "Sit down and talk!"

Feng Ermin took the water cup with both hands, flattered: "Chang Kezhang, don't be so polite, this makes my little heart beat up and down."

"Stinky kid!" Dou Qinghai looked at Feng Ermin's reaction, and for the first time in his life, a trace of a smile appeared on his face, raising his hand to pat Feng Ermin on the shoulder: "Stop talking nonsense with me."

The two sat down, and Dou Qinghai took out a cigarette and handed one to Feng Ermin, which made Feng Ermin hard to believe; Old Dou was famous for being stingy, and from the day he entered the Management Section until now, he hadn't smoked a cigarette from Dou Qinghai.

Feng Ermin hurriedly reached out, took the cigarette, and quickly took out a lighter from his pocket to light the cigarette for Dou Qinghai and himself.

"Ermin!" Dou Qinghai opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of smoke: "I was relatively strict with you before, sometimes even a bit heartless. Were you very dissatisfied with me in your heart, or even resentful?"

"No!" Feng Ermin didn't even think about it, and shook his head hurriedly: "Chang Kezhang, this is absolutely not me perfunctorily dealing with you, but my sincere words. If it weren't for your strict requirements, I would absolutely not have grown so fast as I am now. Your teaching and urging are very precious wealth to me; I am too grateful to you, how could I resent you?"

This time, Dou Qinghai's smile was even more real, but in Feng Ermin's eyes, it was like seeing a ghost. The Chang Kezhang smiled, and it was the second time he smiled; wouldn't he be possessed by something?

Dou Qinghai naturally didn't know Feng Ermin's inner activities; if he knew, he would definitely say, if I were possessed by something, the first thing would be to retract the previous two smiles, and then reward you with a big slap.

Dou Qinghai pondered: "This coordination group, although Wu Zong serves as the team leader, he just hung a name and definitely won't really manage things. So, the ones who are really responsible are you and Manager Guan, the two deputy team leaders."

As he spoke, he paused and continued: "Moreover, this coordination group is just a temporary department, formed to communicate with Party A, and has no actual power. However, in terms of expanding interpersonal relationships, that is absolutely real benefit."

Dou Qinghai slightly increased his tone: "So, Wu Zong letting you serve as deputy team leader is actually to cultivate you. However, because your seniority is shallow and your experience is also lacking, it is very difficult to convince the public.

Therefore, Wu Zong specifically arranged two deputy team leaders, so that on one hand, he can give you some opportunities for exercise, and on the other hand, he can use Manager Guan's experience and prestige to assist you."

As for why Wu Zong would arrange Manager Guan to partner with you, there are mainly two points. First, Manager Guan has deep seniority and rich work experience, enough to suppress the people below. Especially since she is a woman and has been engaged in public relations work for many years, she has unique advantages in communicating and exchanging with people.

Second, and more importantly, it is to provide you with a bottom line. Although Party A's boss Zhou Andong is your childhood friend, and Wu Zong also supports you strongly, and the responsibility of this coordination group is only to be responsible for the communication between the two parties, the probability of problems is very small. However, everything has a 'just in case'; once a problem really appears, no matter how big or small, you will become the target of public criticism.

The reason is very simple, just because you are Zhou Andong's childhood friend, you were promoted, many people are unconvinced, including group leaders, there must be those who are dissatisfied with you, but because Wu Zong supports you, they naturally dare not say anything.

But as long as you have a little mistake, it will be infinitely magnified by them, and then they will use this to attack you and pull you down from the deputy team leader position and replace you with their own people. However, if Manager Guan is there, the situation will be completely different.

Don't look at Manager Guan as a woman, and she is so beautiful, smiling at everyone she sees, in fact, her temper is very bad. No matter who it is, if they dare to make a fuss about a little thing, she will absolutely not indulge them."

Feng Ermin is not a fool. After returning from the meeting, he had been thinking deeply about serving as deputy team leader. He knew very well in his heart that because his seniority was shallow and his experience was insufficient, he might encounter various problems at work.

Therefore, he made up his mind that when he saw Zhou Andong tonight, he must ask for advice with an open mind; after all, besides Zhou Andong, I'm afraid no one else would teach him sincerely.

However, what Feng Ermin never expected was that Chang Kezhang Dou Qinghai would take the initiative to talk to him about these things, and even help him analyze Wu Zong's arrangements in detail. This sudden care and guidance made Feng Ermin both moved and grateful.

Feng Ermin stood up and bowed deeply to Dou Qinghai very sincerely: "Chang Kezhang, thank you very much for your teaching!"

This bow not only represented his respect for Dou Qinghai but also expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

Dou Qinghai was clearly surprised by Feng Ermin's move; he was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted, and a smile appeared on his face again: "You were brought out by me personally; in a sense, you can be considered my apprentice.

Now that the apprentice has been promoted, I, as the master, naturally have the responsibility to give you a few more exhortations. Don't make mistakes, and don't lose the deputy section chief position that was hard-won. If you lose face, I, as the master, will naturally have no light on my face!"

Feng Ermin said while striking while the iron was hot: "Master, do you have anything else to teach me?"

This "Master" was called so crisply that it made Dou Qinghai laugh again: "So many years have passed, how come I just discovered now that the skin of this kid of yours is so thick!"

Feng Ermin didn't have the slightest embarrassment, giggled, a cunning light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Dou Qinghai: "Master, you smoke!"

Dou Qinghai looked at the cigarette Feng Ermin handed over, hesitated, but in the end, didn't refuse. He pressed the cigarette he had just smoked a few puffs of into the ashtray, and then took the cigarette Feng Ermin handed him. This small action meant that he recognized Feng Ermin as his apprentice.

"Recognizing you as this apprentice, now it seems that it was you, this kid, who wanted to cling to me, but from a long-term perspective, I am the one who took the big advantage.

Look, your childhood friend is Zhou Andong, and Wu Zong is now your strong backing; no matter how you look at it, your future achievements are limitless. Maybe, before long, I will have to respectfully call you a leader!"

Dou Qinghai smiled and looked at Feng Ermin, suddenly blinked, and changed the subject, "However, now that you call me Master, no matter how high a position you can reach in the future, even if you become a minister, as long as you see me, you still have to obediently call me Master. How about it, it's not too late to regret now!"

"Master!" Feng Ermin said sincerely, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. Since I called you Master, no matter what achievements I make in the future, you will always be my Master.

However, don't be happy too early; if I don't do well as this deputy team leader and am beaten back to my original form, then you will definitely lose face with me. By then, even if you don't recognize me as your apprentice, I will definitely follow behind your butt every day and tell others that you are my Master!"

"Cough, cough, cough... cough, cough..."

Dou Qinghai suddenly coughed violently, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs. This sudden situation gave Feng Ermin a big fright; he hurriedly stood up and patted Dou Qinghai on the back in a flurry, muttering: "Master, what's wrong with you? Was it choked by the cigarette?"

Dou Qinghai was coughing in his mouth, and his eyes were rolled up by Feng Ermin's patting. After a good while, he finally caught his breath and let out a long sigh of relief. However, Feng Ermin still didn't stop the action of patting his back, fearing that he had any discomfort.

Dou Qinghai hurriedly waved his hand and said with a hoarse voice: "Alright, alright, I'm already fine, don't pat anymore. If you keep patting like this, even if I'm not choked to death by the cigarette, I'll be patted to death by you!"

Hearing Dou Qinghai say this, Feng Ermin stopped his hand, but still asked with a face full of worry: "Master, are you really fine? Do you want me to pour you a cup of water?"

"I'm really fine." Dou Qinghai now regretted it a bit; he originally thought that accepting Feng Ermin as an apprentice was a blessing, but now it seems that it is hard to predict whether it is a blessing or a curse.

"Master!" Although there was a small episode, it didn't affect Feng Ermin's thirst for knowledge, and he asked impatiently, "Do you have anything else to instruct me?"

Dou Qinghai took a deep breath, extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and then said slowly: "There is one more point you need to pay attention to, regarding the problem of the coordination group members.

The reason Wu Zong let you and Manager Guan each pick five people to bring into the coordination group is because he is worried that you will have no one to use at that time. Still the same sentence, your seniority is shallow, and your experience is also insufficient.

No matter if it's the people Wu Zong arranged or the people Manager Guan brought, it's very difficult for you to suppress them, and naturally no one will listen to you. In this way, you, this deputy team leader, will probably only be reduced to a mascot and will not be able to get any actual exercise. Therefore, Wu Zong specifically let you pick five people from our section to join the coordination group; this is actually increasing your right to speak."

Feng Ermin nodded hurriedly and responded: "I understand, Master, then what is your meaning?"

As he spoke, he looked at Dou Qinghai with expectant eyes, hoping to get some specific instructions or suggestions from him.

However, Dou Qinghai just shook his head slightly, and answered in a flat tone: "I have no meaning. Pick the people yourself, and just tell me when the time comes."

Feng Ermin pondered Dou Qinghai's words in his heart, and he quickly understood the deep meaning. Only by bringing people he had a good relationship with into the coordination group could he concentrate his strength and fight for more right to speak in the group.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Feng Ermin's face, and he hurriedly thanked Dou Qinghai: "Thank you, Master, I know what to do."

Seeing this, Dou Qinghai waved his hand and said impatiently: "Alright, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get the personnel list out and send it to Wu Zong."

Feng Ermin hurriedly stood up and responded: "Okay, Master, I'll go do it right away."

He was just about to turn and leave, when he suddenly seemed to remember something, hesitated, and then opened his mouth to say: "Master, can I ask for leave and leave early tonight?"

Dou Qinghai heard this, immediately widened his eyes, and answered impolitely: "No!"

Feng Ermin said very aggrievedly: "No, Master, why don't you even ask the reason for my leave?"

Dou Qinghai looked at Feng Ermin and asked expressionlessly: "Alright, then tell me, why do you want to ask for leave?"

The dissatisfaction on Feng Ermin's face disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Tonight, Zhou Andong is going to my house, so I want to go back early..."

"Not approved, whoever goes to your house also..." Dou Qinghai interrupted Feng Ermin's words impolitely, and his own words were only half said before stopping abruptly, and then looking at Feng Ermin: "You said who is going to your house?"

A smile that was hard to detect hooked at the corner of Feng Ermin's mouth. He was afraid that if he smiled too obviously, Dou Qinghai would be ashamed and angry, and really wouldn't approve his leave.

"Zhou Andong!"

There was still no expression change on Dou Qinghai's face. He just said lightly: "Alright, you can go after you send the personnel list to Wu Zong."

This contrast before and after Dou Qinghai was too big, and Feng Ermin didn't react for a while, still standing there without moving.

"Why?" Dou Qinghai said shamefully and angrily: "Don't want the leave anymore?"

"Want!" Feng Ermin gave a jolt and nodded fiercely!

Seeing this, Dou Qinghai scolded impolitely: "Then why don't you hurry up and get lost? Don't be an eyesore here, I get inexplicably angry when I see you."

Feng Ermin nodded repeatedly, accompanying with a smile: "Alright, alright, Master, I'm leaving now, don't be angry."

After speaking, Feng Ermin turned and left. As soon as he went out, he saw Zhu Lifeng, Chen Qiao, and the little apprentice Yu Lan standing at the door of the Chang Kezhang's office, which gave Feng Ermin a big fright: "You guys..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhu Lifeng quickly reached out, tightly covered Feng Ermin's mouth, and immediately pulled hard, dragging Feng Ermin aside, away from the door of the Chang Kezhang's office.

The little apprentice Yu Lan reached out and grabbed the door handle of Dou Qinghai's office, and also curiously peered into the office.

Then, she happened to meet Dou Qinghai's gaze looking over, and this girl stuck out her tongue and said with a giggle.

"Chang Kezhang, my master is really too outrageous, he didn't even remember to close the door when he came out of your office, I'll help you close the door!"

As soon as the words fell, Yu Lan grabbed the door handle, and then pulled her body back, only to hear a "bang," and the door was closed.

Dou Qinghai's face turned black, then turned cloudy, and smiled again, shaking his head helplessly. Then he stood up, picked up the teacup on the desk, and came to the window.

The scorching sun hung in the sky, and the whole world outside seemed to be steaming with heat. Suddenly, a light "pop" sound came from the window, and then a cicada was seen hanging on the screen window, starting to chirp.

Dou Qinghai frowned, then relaxed again, and whispered softly: "Are you here to celebrate for that kid Feng Ermin?"