Chapter 345: Surprised?

"Boom!"

The onlookers burst into laughter, and whistles, cheers, and enthusiastic applause erupted instantly.

In this era, there was no entertainment, and the performance of this ragtag band brought unprecedented joy to everyone, even the distillery workers couldn't help but laugh until they were doubled over.

Seeing how popular they were, the drummer became even more energetic, swinging his arms and beating hard. The suona player also puffed out his cheeks, his face turning bright red, wanting to blow the sound even louder.

The cymbal player jumped up and down; if you tied a rope around his neck, he'd be a monkey. There was another guy who couldn't blow his flute, so he swung the flute like a drumstick and started beating the drum.

A welcome ceremony for the leaders was turned into a mess by this ragtag band under Zhou Andong's deliberate arrangement, but it was very joyful.

Watching the motorcade enter the gate, Zhou Andong pulled Gu Bing, hid in the crowd, and shouted, "Welcome, welcome, warmly welcome..."

Hearing the factory director shouting, the workers also started shouting at the top of their lungs. More than a hundred people actually shouted with the momentum of thousands, deafeningly loud.

"Welcome, welcome, warmly welcome, welcome, welcome, warmly welcome..."

The first car to enter the gate was Deng Zhangli's. Seeing this scene, hearing the unbearable music, and the high-momentum shouting, the expression on his face became very strange, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

The secretary teased, "So quickly, Factory Director Zhou organized manpower and held this welcome ceremony, and there's even a band playing; it's really full of sincerity."

"Hahaha..." Deng Zhangli couldn't help but laugh loudly. "He must be doing it on purpose, just to disgust Feng Xingping. It's just that I feel like listening to the drums and suona outside, it seems like something is missing."

The secretary said with a suppressed smile, "If there were a few wreaths at the door, it would be complete."

"Right, right, right!" Deng Zhangli laughed again. "He's breaking the pot to smash it; he doesn't want to be good anymore."

The secretary said, "Talents like Factory Director Zhou, even if he leaves the distillery, no matter where he goes, he will be brilliant. So he's not afraid of investigation at all, and even less afraid of offending anyone."

Deng Zhangli nodded. "Yes, those with ability will shine wherever they go; they can't be covered up even if they want to."

At this moment, the car stopped. Deng Zhangli pushed open the car door and got out, then looked at the drum and music band that followed behind. He took a deep breath, not letting himself laugh again, so as not to stimulate Feng Xingping and the others.

Feng Xingping got out of the second car, his face so gloomy it could drip water, his chest heaving with high amplitude, clearly furious.

And Lin Guosheng, who was in the car behind, laughed, and said to Tong Huaiyu beside him, "Zhou Andong probably knows that he's a rabbit whose tail won't grow long, so he's jumping around hard."

After speaking, he pushed open the car door and got out, and Tong Huaiyu also got out.

He didn't get out at Cheng Zhanjun's place, but here at the distillery, he had no such concerns.

"Stop beating!" A young man standing behind Feng Xingping shouted sharply.

Zhou Andong didn't call for a stop; even if Deng Zhangli spoke, it wouldn't work, let alone this young man he didn't know.

"I'm talking, didn't you bastards hear me?"

The young man's anger surged; he had never been ignored like this before. He kicked the drum, waved his hand, and knocked the suona out of a worker's hand. This time, everyone stopped, and the scene fell silent instantly.

"Ha!" A cynical voice came from the crowd. "Not very old, but quite a temper. Treating your fellow worker brothers with such a nasty and crude attitude—you really do wield your official power well."

These words made Feng Xingping and several others change their expressions. In another occasion, they wouldn't care, but now they were surrounded by people, and not just distillery workers, but many outsiders who came to the distillery to purchase goods. If this spread, the impact would be too bad.

"Kang Tong, apologize!"

"Yo!" The sarcastic voice came again. "Where is there a leader apologizing to the common people? If you can not bow your head, don't bow your head; if you can not apologize, don't apologize—it's losing face."

Feng Xingping was so angry his face turned iron-blue. He looked into the crowd, toward where the voice came from, suppressing the anger in his heart, trying to make his voice as gentle as possible.

"Whoever has any opinions, don't hide in the crowd and say it; you can put it forward face-to-face. As long as it's reasonable, we will definitely accept criticism and correct it."

"I don't dare!" The voice said again. "You officials are all one way in front of people and another behind their backs. I'm afraid of retaliation."

At this, Deng Zhangli's face also darkened. He had already heard that the one speaking was Zhou Andong. At first, he was just watching the fun, but these last words hit a bit too broad.

Feng Xingping's face changed again, from green to purple. "Kang Tong, apologize immediately."

The young man really didn't want to, but he also knew that this was no longer his own business; not apologizing was absolutely not okay.

He bowed properly to the worker who was blowing the suona. "Sorry!"

"It's fine, it's fine!"

That worker was still very simple; he was indeed very angry just now, but once someone apologized, he felt a bit embarrassed.

"Useless thing!" Zhou Andong pushed aside the people blocking him and walked out. "I was the one speaking just now. Are you going to retaliate against me?"

Zhou Andong deliberately turned his back to Lin Guosheng, not letting him see his face, and Lin Guosheng didn't pay attention. Tong Huaiyu, however, looked puzzled, his eyes staring fixedly at Zhou Andong's back.

Seeing Zhou Andong come out of the crowd, Deng Zhangli's spirits lifted. He didn't know what this little fox was going to do again, which made him very expectant.

Feng Xingping laughed, looking very approachable. "Comrade, I've already said it just now. If we have done anything wrong, we will definitely accept criticism. How could we retaliate?"

Zhou Andong sneered. "I can tell from your face that it's not good. Your eyebrows are broken in the middle, and your brow bone is protruding—you are a narrow-minded, vicious person."

"You..." Feng Xingping was shaking all over with anger.

Zhou Andong sneered, turned to the workers, and said, "These people are big leaders from the province. I just offended them, so they will definitely retaliate against me. So, I'm saying goodbye to everyone in advance."

Zhou Andong's words left everyone dumbfounded.

The workers thought, no way, just because of a few words, they'll remove your factory director position? This is too much of a farce.

And Feng Xingping and the others were blank. Who do you think you are? You think too highly of yourself; are you worth us retaliating against?

"Zhou Andong!" Tong Huaiyu suddenly shouted.

Zhou Andong turned around slowly, ignored Tong Huaiyu, and grinned at Lin Guosheng. "Lin Guosheng, what a coincidence, we meet again. Unexpected? Surprised?" ===== CHAPTER 346 =====