Chapter 242: A Special Gift!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Boss, we’ve arrived!” Zhou Chao looked at the parking lot outside and, carrying his bag, opened the car door and stepped out.
“You can wait downstairs; I won’t take long to come back down.”
“Alright, Boss!”
With his bag in hand, Zhou Chao walked into the courtyard, familiar with the route, and made his way to the floor where Ye Zhengfeng’s office was located. Seeing several people sitting in the corridor, he knew they were there to report on their work.
Without paying them any attention, Zhou Chao went straight to the door of Ye Zhengfeng’s office and knocked a few times. An assistant-like figure came over.
“Hello, I’m Secretary Ye’s assistant. May 1 help you?”
“Are you the new assistant that took over Li Wei? Is Uncle Ye not in the office?”
Yang Liu, Ye Zhengfeng’s new assistant, had heard a bit about what had happened before. Combining the information she previously gathered and the appearance of the man in front of her, she immediately understood who he was.
“Are you Mr. Zhou?” Yang Liu looked surprised as she gazed at Zhou Chao.
“Yeah, do you know me?” Zhou Chao couldn’t help but show a curious expression upon hearing this. It seemed that he had become quite famous here.
“Secretary Ye had me handle some matters at the customs before, and I happened to have contact with your subordinates. Mr. Zhou, please come into my office and have a seat. Secretary Ye is still in a meeting, so you may have to wait for a while.”
Impressively, as colleagues in the same organization, they quickly established a closer relationship. After all, the previous matters were handled by someone trusted by Ye Zhengfeng, so it was clear that this new chief assistant was someone Zhou Chao could befriend.
“Sure, thank you. By the way, 1 don’t know how to address you.”
“You can call me Yang Liu, Mr. Zhou.” Yang Liu led Zhou Chao to her office, which wasn’t far, just diagonally opposite Ye Zhengfeng’s office. From here, they could also see what was happening in front of Ye Zhengfeng’s office.
“Mr. Zhou, please have a seat. 1 don’t know what type of tea you prefer.”
“I’m not picky; plain water will do.” Although Zhou Chao said plain water was fine, Yang Liu was no fool. She couldn’t just pour a glass of plain water, so she used the best tea leaves in her office to brew a cup of Yu Qian Longjing tea for Zhou Chao.
As Zhou Chao took the teacup from Yang Liu’s hand and saw her radiant smile, he quickly said, “Thank you, Yang Chief Assistant.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu’s face lit up even more, and she replied, “Not a problem, not a problem!”
The two of them sat in the office and chatted. Of course, they were both very mindful not to discuss matters related to the courtyard. Instead, they talked about cultural landscapes, local customs, or classic literary works. It was a pleasant conversation.
“Secretary Ye is back!” Yang Liu saw Ye Zhengfeng’s figure through the door and quickly stood up, saying a word before walking out.
Seeing this, Zhou Chao picked up his bag and also walked out of Yang Liu’s office, heading towards Ye Zhengfeng.
Zhou Chao, through the crack in the door, saw that Ye Zhengfeng was discussing something with Yang Liu. He didn’t rush to push the door open but instead stood at the entrance, waiting for them to finish their conversation.
After waiting for about three or four minutes, Yang Liu came out looking troubled. When she saw Zhou Chao standing nearby, she tapped her head in realization.
“Mr. Zhou, I forgot to inform him that you’re here.”
“No problem, I can go in myself.”
“Yeah, Secretary Ye just finished a meeting, and he might not be in the best mood.”
“I understand. Thank you,” Zhou Chao replied and pushed open the door to enter.
Ye Zhengfeng, who was working at his desk, didn’t even look up and said, “Why are you back again? Didn’t I assign you a task to do?”
There was a hint of anger in his tone, and it wasn’t clear what had upset him.
“Uncle Ye, what’s got you so worked up?” Hearing the familiar voice, Ye Zhengfeng raised his head and realized that it wasn’t his assistant but rather Zhou Chao.
“Oh, it’s you, you little rascal. I thought it was Yang Liu. If you’re here, there must be something troublesome. Spit it out!”
“Hehe, Uncle Ye, I’m here this time to bring you a gift.”
Ye Zhengfeng put down his pen upon hearing this, and with a stern expression, he looked at Zhou Chao, who was sitting in front of his desk. He said with annoyance, “You better not be involved in any shady business, or I’ll break your legs!”
Hearing Ye Zhengfeng’s words, Zhou Chao didn’t get upset; instead, he felt warmth in his heart. Ye Zhengfeng was genuinely concerned about him.
Zhou Chao chuckled and said, “Uncle Ye, you underestimate me. 1 dare say you’ll be thrilled when you see this gift of mine.”
“I’ll be thrilled? Stop beating around the bush. Just say what you have to say.
I’m very busy today!” When Ye Zhengfeng heard Zhou Chao’s words, he couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated, thinking that he had misunderstood the situation earlier.
“Hehe, Uncle Ye, take a look at this!” Zhou Chao reached into the bag he had been carrying and took out a box containing a wafer.
“What’s so mysterious about this?” Ye Zhengfeng looked puzzled as he took the box from Zhou Chao.
Upon opening it, he found a circular object resting inside the box, carefully wrapped in anti-friction materials.
Ye Zhengfeng took it out cautiously and examined it closely. Then, he looked up at Zhou Chao in shock and said, “Is this a 12-inch wafer?”
“Well, these are the first batch of wafers produced in the factory yesterday. How do you like this gift?”
“Hahaha, you’re quite something, I didn’t expect production to start so soon. How’s the output, and what about the yield rate?”
“Well… we need a few more days to run tests, but it’s going smoothly. I checked, and with our current two production lines, we can produce around 200,000 wafers a month.”
“I see. Please have a seat for a moment.” Ye Zhengfeng then pressed the button on his desk phone.
“Lao Fu, come to my office right away; there’s something important!” After saying this, Ye Zhengfeng hung up the phone, leaving Zhou Chao looking puzzled.
“You’ll find out in a moment,” Ye Zhengfeng said, pretending to be mysterious, leaving Zhou Chao even more confused.
Before long, a middle-aged man pushed the door open and entered. He was dressed plainly in a Zhongshan suit, had an extraordinary demeanor, wore glasses, and had a serious expression on his face.
“Lao Ye, what’s the urgent matter that made you call me over in such a hurry? You couldn’t have mentioned it during the meeting earlier, could you? And who is this?” Fu Hongshan finally noticed Zhou Chao sitting on the sofa.
“Come, Lao Fu, let me introduce you. This is my nephew, the one who took over the steel plant before, Zhou Chao. You can call him Xiao Zhou or Xiao Chao.”
“This is our high-ranking official in Peng City, Fu Hongshan!” Zhou Chao, upon hearing Ye Zhengfeng’s introduction, realized that the middle-aged man before him was the second-in-command in Peng City.
“Hello, Mr.. Fu Hongshan!”