Chapter 761 Decision
"I'm sorry, I just got back today and I was a little tired, so I lay down and rested for a while. I didn't mean to scare you." Guo Tao said to his wife apologetically.
Du Wenting glared at him unhappily and turned on the light in the room. When she saw her husband's tired face, she felt distressed again: "How come you have lost so much weight in half a month? Are you feeling unwell? Are you not sick?"
As he said that, he reached out his hand and touched Guo Tao's forehead, then touched his own forehead.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm in good health and it's not easy for me to get sick." Guo Tao waved his hand.
"Then you are tired. Lie down and rest for a while. By the way, what time did you come back? Have you eaten?" Du Wenting asked Guo Tao casually while letting him continue to lie down.
As soon as she said this, she heard Guo Tao's stomach growling, and she felt angry and distressed. Her husband was really like a big boy, not knowing how to make something to eat when he was hungry. However, she also knew that Guo Tao was under a lot of pressure to attend the spring trade fair, so she didn't say anything more, but told her husband to cook and call him when the food was ready.
Turning around and leaving the house, Du Wenting went to the kitchen and busy herself for a while. When the food was ready and served on the table, she called her husband and son to come and eat.
Her son ate very quickly, as teenagers are all like this, Du Wenting had long been accustomed to it. But her husband, who usually ate quickly, ate very slowly today. Seeing Guo Tao chewing slowly with a thoughtful expression, Du Wenting couldn't help asking him if the situation at the trade fair was not good.
Guo Tao shook his head and told Du Wenting that their factory had received an order at the trade fair, and the amount of the order was not small, at least the factory's survival this year would be no problem. Hearing Guo Tao say this, Du Wenting was happy for him, but at the same time she felt strange. Since she had received the order, why was Guo Tao still like this?
After dinner, Guo Tao helped to clean up the dishes. When everything was done, he returned to the room, sat at the window, lit a cigarette and smoked.
After a while, Du Wenting walked in, closed the door gently, and asked Guo Tao what was going on.
"Come, sit down and talk." Guo Tao pointed to one side and said to his wife.
"Guess who I'm going to run into in this transaction?"
"Who is it?" Du Wenting asked curiously, and then guessed a few people, all of whom were her husband's former colleagues and friends from other units.
Guo Tao shook his head and smiled, saying no, and then told the truth to Du Wenting in response to her questioning expression.
"Did you run into Song Yuanchao? Why did he go to Yangcheng as well?"
"Yes!" Guo Tao nodded. "Not only did I meet him, but I also got his help. Otherwise, this spring trade fair wouldn't have gone so smoothly. I might have come back in disgrace."
"What do you mean?" Du Wenting became curious and asked hurriedly.
Guo Tao told Du Wenting that he not only met Song Yuanchao and received his guidance and help, but also learned about Song Yuanchao's current identity.
When Du Wenting learned from Guo Tao that Song Yuanchao was now the chairman of the first joint venture in Jiangsu Province and also served as a consultant for the organization of this Jiangsu Trade Fair, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.
Although Guo Tao had invited Song Yuanchao to his home before, and had told her that his old classmate was not simple, Du Wenting did not take it seriously. Du Wenting vaguely guessed that Song Yuanchao should be doing well now, but the problem was that Song Yuanchao went to work in another city. As the largest city in the country, Shanghai people are inherently proud of people who work in other places. Even if Song Yuanchao is a leader in a company in another city, what's wrong with that? Can the company be as good as those in Shanghai?
Besides, her husband is also a leader. Although he didn't become the factory director of his old unit, he is still the factory director of his new unit. So even if Guo Tao said such a thing, Du Wenting didn't care too much.
But now, after learning of Song Yuanchao's true identity, Du Wenting was extremely surprised. People in some parts of the mainland might not know what being the chairman of a joint venture means, but as a Shanghainese, they have a broader vision and can understand the importance of this identity.
Moreover, Guo Tao also said that Song Yuanchao served as a consultant for Jiangsu Province's participation in the Spring Trade Fair. This surprised Du Wenting even more. This consultant is not something that ordinary people can do. Without a certain level and background, who can serve as a consultant for a provincial exhibition group?
"This guy! He's doing so well but he deliberately doesn't tell me. I'll have to ask him next time I see him!" Du Wenting was a little angry when she thought about when she asked Song Yuanchao where he was working and Song Yuanchao just smiled and said that he was working in another place. They were old classmates but he didn't tell the truth. He was obviously hiding it from her. What's wrong? Is he afraid that I will ask him for help to get some benefits after he became rich? He underestimated me too much.
"Come on, Yuanchao didn't mean to hide it from us. We didn't ask clearly at the beginning, so it's normal for him to answer like that. Besides, don't you know it now? Moreover, he helped me a lot this time." Guo Tao understood what his wife was thinking when he heard her say that, so he immediately explained a few words for Song Yuanchao.
Du Wenting thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true, but this guy is much more cunning now than when he was in school, and not as straightforward as before... Humph!"
"You, you are not a child anymore. You are all parents. It is normal for people to become more sophisticated as they get older. Do you think it is you? How can a mother act like a little girl on weekdays?"
"I call this having a young mindset. Hehe, what's the matter? You don't like this? Do you like the lifeless temperament of an old woman? Hey, Lao Guo, when did your taste change?"
"What nonsense!" Guo Tao was speechless, especially when Du Wenting pretended to be a little girl and approached him to speak coquettishly, which made him get goose bumps all over his body. However, although he said this, his heart was moved. He and Du Wenting had been married for so many years, and the couple had a very good relationship. Du Wenting's outgoing and cheerful personality also influenced Guo Tao. They were always flirting with each other, which was quite fun.
The two laughed for a while, and Guo Tao's mood improved a lot. He continued to talk about this time when he met Song Yuanchao at the trade fair, including how Song Yuanchao guided him and how he got the order with Song Yuanchao's help. It can be said that the trip to the trade fair was not in vain.
"Isn't this a good thing? Now that you have the order, your factory can breathe a sigh of relief. Besides, you just got the order from the trade fair, so you have a good job."
Guo Tao nodded. He would have thought the same thing a few days ago. As a new factory manager who had just taken office, being able to get these orders in this spring trade fair and solve the current difficulties of the factory was a good achievement for Guo Tao himself and the factory.
But before the transaction was completed, after Guo Tao and Song Yuanchao finished their drink, Guo Tao had been thinking about a question in his mind for the past two days. Also, the two stories that Song Yuanchao told him kept coming back to his mind.
Du Wenting is not an outsider, she is his wife and the mother of his son.
Guo Tao did not hide it and immediately told Du Wenting that he had drunk with Song Yuanchao and what Song Yuanchao had said to him.
After Guo Tao finished speaking, he sighed and said, "I didn't think so deeply about it. I just wanted to take advantage of this trade fair to get some orders for the factory and solve the factory's difficulties. After I have recovered, I will slowly reorganize and restore the factory step by step. It would be even better if I can get the factory up and running."
"But now that Yuan Chao has told me this, I am suddenly confused and don't know what to do next..."
"I think what Yuan Chao said is right, and his reminder is right!" Guo Tao originally just wanted to say what was in his heart in front of his wife and express his feelings. After all, these questions have been lingering in his mind for the past few days, making him feel suffocated.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Guo Tao's story, Du Wenting said this. Seeing Guo Tao looking at her in surprise, Du Wenting said without thinking: "You are a smart person, but you are confused at this moment. You suffered such a big loss at the beginning, and you haven't woken up yet?"
"What do you mean?" Guo Tao asked puzzledly.
Du Wenting rolled her eyes at him and said, "Have you forgotten what happened in your old company? It was your contribution to set up the Garden Factory, right? You got the most votes in the election, right? But what was the result? Not only did you not get the position of factory director, you were kicked out. What good have you done?"
"How can this be considered as being kicked out? This is a normal transfer..."
"Normal transfer? Bah! How can you say that?" Du Wenting said angrily, "Why not transfer you to the bureau as director? Even if you can't be director, you can be a director or something. At worst, you can be transferred to a large factory with good performance, right? But what about now? Your level has basically not changed. Your original unit was so profitable, but now you are directly sent to a broken unit as a factory director. Is this considered a normal transfer?"
"You were kicked out of the house and sent to exile, but you are still satisfied? Guo Tao, Guo Tao, do you have a mental problem? Are you addicted to being abused? People treat you like a ball and plasticine, but you are still happy?"
"Stop, stop, stop !" Guo Tao heard Du Wenting's increasingly outrageous words and quickly raised his hand to stop her: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not as exaggerated as you say."
"Exaggeration? Isn't what I said the truth?" Du Wenting retorted: "A kind person is often bullied, and a kind horse is often ridden. I, a woman, understand this truth, so why don't you understand it? Song Yuanchao is more capable than you, right? His rank is higher than yours, right? Don't you think about what he means by saying these words? I am kindly reminding you for my sake. Don't be stupid and always be used as a tool by others. When you achieve results, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will..."
Du Wenting didn't say anything further, but how could Guo Tao not understand what Du Wenting meant? In fact, he had been thinking the same thing over the past two days, but he hadn't said it as clearly as Du Wenting did now.
That night, Guo Tao did not sleep well and his eyes were red when he woke up the next day.
Du Wenting was shocked when she saw this and asked him if he wanted to go to the hospital. Guo Tao shook his head and said that he was fine. He had to go to the company today to deal with orders. He still had a lot of work to do, especially as he finally figured out what to do in the future and he had an idea in his mind.
