Chapter 3139: Getting what one wishes

Hearing that President Pei had already arrived at the gate of the residential area and wanted to meet him, Xiao Changkun was overjoyed.

He knew that President Pei coming to find him at this time, with such a polite tone and saying there was good news, must have already solved the problem of him returning to the Calligraphy and Painting Association!

The excited Xiao Changkun soon calmed down and thought to himself: "The guy surnamed Pei is taking the initiative to show favor to me, he must have felt the pressure from Master Hong Wu! I must put on airs at this time, I can't let him think that I seem to want to go back very much!"

Thinking of this, he replied: "It seems there is nothing between us that needs to be explained in person. I know exactly why you did this, so let's not talk about it."

As soon as the message was sent, President Pei, who was sitting in the car, felt a thud in his heart.

He handed the phone to his wife and said depressedly: "Wife, look. Does Xiao Changkun not want to return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association?"

Huang Qiuyun looked at the content Xiao Changkun sent, and for a moment, she couldn't be sure. She muttered: "To say Xiao Changkun doesn't want to return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association is not impossible. After all, that incident where he was too clever by half was quite embarrassing. Later, he was set up by you and kicked out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, which was even more embarrassing. Going back at this time, who knows how many people will be gossiping behind his back."

President Pei asked nervously: "If he is unwilling to go back, what should I do? This director position is already the best result I can fight for him. If I really say I'm going to remove a vice president to give it to him, let alone which vice president would agree, the key is that if this matter spreads, everyone will gossip about me. I won't be able to withstand this pressure then!"

Huang Qiuyun sighed and said: "This is truly being a person who is not liked inside or out. Kicking Xiao Changkun away makes Xiao Changkun hate you; inviting Xiao Changkun back makes Xiao Changkun still hate you, and others will also be dissatisfied with you. We handled this matter so... sigh, it's all my fault..."

President Pei waved his hand: "Don't talk about this now. Let's think about how to get past Xiao Changkun. If he doesn't go back, I will have completely offended Master Hong Wu. I used to think it didn't matter whether I offended Master Hong Wu or not. Although he is doing well, I don't ask him to do things for me. Besides, this is a society ruled by law now, and he can't do anything to me. But I never expected that Master Hong Wu's connections would be so strong that they would directly cut off my promotion. If I can't satisfy him this time, maybe my position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association won't last long either."

Huang Qiuyun handed the phone to him and said: "Better call him. Apologize on the phone, say a few more nice words, even curse yourself a few times. As long as you can make Xiao Changkun calm down a little and make him willing to come out and meet you, there is still room for maneuver in this matter. Otherwise, if he is really determined not to go back, then we have no other way."

President Pei nodded and gritted his teeth: "Okay! I'll call him!"

Having said that, he took the phone and called Xiao Changkun directly.

On the other side, Xiao Changkun, seeing President Pei's call, had a smile that almost reached his ears.

But he deliberately put on airs. The phone rang for a long time, but he didn't answer.

Seeing that his phone had been ringing for a long time and he was not only not anxious but also looking at the phone and laughing foolishly, Ye Chen couldn't help but ask him: "Dad, why don't you answer the phone?"

Xiao Changkun sneered: "Hey! Isn't that who! Pei Qidong! He sent a message saying he was outside our residential area and wanted to find me to meet. I didn't agree, so he called. I guess Master Hong Wu must have gone to him to hold him accountable, and he is scared, so he hurriedly came to find me to see how to make up for it."

Ye Chen nodded: "Dad, since that President Pei wants to make up for you, and you want to return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association, then I suggest you don't put on too many airs. Otherwise, if you use too much force and people think you can't possibly turn back, they might think of other ways."

Xiao Changkun was slightly stunned and asked nervously: "With Master Hong Wu speaking, would he dare not obey?"

Ye Chen said: "Obedience also depends on the actual situation. This kind of thing is easy to cause misunderstandings if you put on airs. If he thinks you would rather die than return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association, then he definitely won't come to beg you again. This is the same as men and women dating. It's fine if you want to manipulate the other party, but you must grasp the degree well. If you make the other party completely desperate, the other party will definitely not persist fearlessly."

Xiao Changkun nodded thoughtfully: "Makes sense... Then I'd better go meet him. I definitely have to return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association, otherwise, I can only stay at home idle every day and stare at your mother."

Just in time, President Pei called for the second time. Xiao Changkun didn't hesitate anymore and picked up the phone directly to ask him: "Guy surnamed Pei, what exactly do you want from me?"

President Pei hurriedly said: "Oh, Changkun, you finally answered the phone. I just want to apologize to you in person, and then tell you some good news. I am at the gate of your residential area now. Don't worry, I won't take up much of your time!"

Xiao Changkun deliberately asked him: "Can't we just talk about it on the phone?"

President Pei said in a humble tone: "Changkun, I know you must hate me in your heart, and I also know that I really acted like a bastard in this matter. I really want to make up for you as much as possible now, and also try my best to save the mistake I made, so I hope you can give me a chance. I won't take up too much of your time, ten minutes is enough. I hope you can give me a chance for the sake of us working together for so long..."

Xiao Changkun deliberately remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "Fine, fine. I'll come out. You wait for me at the gate."

President Pei said excitedly: "Good, good, good! I'm already at the gate. You'll see me when you come out."

"Good."

After Xiao Changkun said this word, he hung up the phone directly, and then couldn't suppress his excitement and said to Ye Chen: "Good son-in-law, I'm going out to see this old dog Pei Qidong and see how he plans to solve my problem."

Ye Chen nodded and said: "Then you two chat, I won't join in the fun."

"Fine." Xiao Changkun said: "You don't need to follow. I'll go see him myself."

Having said that, he got up, put on his coat, and walked out of the house.

At this time, President Pei had also gotten out of the car. Before closing the car door, his wife, Huang Qiuyun, was still instructing him: "Old Pei, remember, your attitude must be sincere enough and appropriately humble. As long as Xiao Changkun is satisfied, we can do anything. Stabilizing him and making him agree to return to the association is the most important thing!"

President Pei nodded and said: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Having said that, he closed the door and walked outside the gate of the Tomson Riviera residential area.

Xiao Changkun hummed a little tune all the way out of the house, and only forced himself to stop humming when he was close to the gate. Then he touched his face to ensure that his facial muscles were in a drooping state, not a tense and upward state, and then walked out of the magnificent residential gate.

As soon as Xiao Changkun came out, he saw President Pei standing under the steps. Seeing him again, the hatred and anger in Xiao Changkun's heart for President Pei were ignited again, and there were even knives in his eyes.

And the moment President Pei saw Xiao Changkun, his face was full of flattering smiles. Before Xiao Changkun could walk down, he greeted him in two or three steps, grabbed Xiao Changkun's hand in the middle of the steps, and said with extreme shame: "Changkun, I have let you down!"

Xiao Changkun naturally knew that the other party was just acting, so he sarcastically said: "President Pei, I've known you for so long, and it's the first time I've discovered that you are actually a powerful actor!"

President Pei's old face flushed, and he said awkwardly: "Changkun, I know you have a lot of dissatisfaction with me in your heart, and I won't hide anything from you. That matter of yours was indeed handled by me in an unprincipled way. But I, Pei Qidong, swear to heaven that I really didn't intend to set you up at the beginning. I really intended to leave a director position for you..."

Speaking of this, President Pei hardened his heart and said: "Sigh, let me tell you the truth. The reason why this matter had a change in the end was all because of the trouble caused by my spendthrift woman! She kept blowing wind in my ear, saying that if I helped you like this, I would definitely leave a handle for others. If someone with ulterior motives used it to make a big fuss, my own future might be affected. I was also blinded by lard, thinking that I had waited for so many years for a promotion opportunity, and if I couldn't grasp it, my future might be completely buried, so I decided to break the promise I made to you on the spur of the moment..."

Xiao Changkun looked at him suspiciously and asked: "It's not appropriate for you to shift the blame to your wife for this kind of thing, right?"

President Pei was anxious and hurriedly said: "How can this be called shifting blame? Changkun, I swear on my head, I was purely bewitched by my narrow-minded wife. If I lie to you, let God take me tonight!"

Only then did Xiao Changkun believe 80% of President Pei's words, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little.

Thus, he waved his hand and said: "Fine, let's not talk about this now. Just tell me directly, what are you looking for me for today?"

President Pei hurriedly said: "Changkun, I came to find you for nothing else, just to invite you back to our Calligraphy and Painting Association. I have already fought for the director position I promised you before. You can come back and take the post at any time!"

Hearing this, Xiao Changkun's hanging heart finally relaxed completely.

What he wanted was this director position.

He didn't dare to think about being the executive vice president, but having a director position could be considered satisfying.

Now that he had received President Pei's promise, he naturally got what he wished.

However, he pretended to be unmoved on the surface, changed the subject, and asked President Pei: "President Pei, I think your wife is right. You are protecting me now, aren't you afraid of being affected by me?"

President Pei didn't say that he had no hope of promotion, but said without hesitation: "Changkun, people often say that soldiers come to block, water comes to cover. If I am really affected by you, then I will find a way to minimize the impact. Solve the problem when it appears. You can't be afraid of problems before they appear, don't you think?"

Xiao Changkun sighed and said with emotion: "Actually, after such a toss, I am quite ashamed to return to the Calligraphy and Painting Association. When the time comes, these people will point fingers behind my back, which is damn annoying."

President Pei held his hand tightly and said sincerely: "Changkun, don't worry. I have already communicated with all the senior management today. They know what's going on and definitely won't dare to point fingers at you. As for the others, I will also let them restrain their subordinates. When you go back, just treat it as if the previous incident never happened. You don't need to take anything else to heart!"

Xiao Changkun pondered for a moment, as if making an extremely difficult decision, and gritted his teeth: "Fine! Since you said so, then I'll go back!" ===== CHAPTER 3140 =====