Part 13
Meeting downstairs at the factory.
The next morning, Chi returned with her lively and active self, and Mr. Danh also put away his sadness, still welcoming Chi with his usual smile.
-A beautiful day for a long trip, get in the car, my dear.
-Yes.
The SUV was comfortable and luxurious, the lavender scent wafted in the car, Nguyen Khang’s sweet voice echoed with melodious songs composed by Anh Bang. A gentle, open atmosphere was enough for both of them to feel that the distance of more than 40km was not too far and heavy.
The car ran straight on the new road with green fields on both sides, stretching as far as the eye could see. Mr. Danh sat behind the wheel, one hand on the door step, enjoying the cool, fresh breeze. Behind the passenger seat, the little girl was dozing off, letting the gentle breeze pass through her hair and caress her beautiful face. The joy and excitement overcame the so-called awkwardness and reluctance in front of him. Mr. Danh saw that and smiled, he closed the distance with gentle questions.
-Do you often go far?
-Yes, very little, only a few times for field trips and volunteering when I was a student. I also wanted to go a lot but I didn’t have the chance.
-If your mother gets well, I will go with her to all the places you listed yesterday.
-Yes, that’s the second thing I wrote in the “growing up wish” book.
-What is it? The name sounds interesting.
Chi was a bit embarrassed, but since she had already said it, she told me honestly.
-It’s a book that records your wishes after graduating from university.
-I see, so what was the first thing you wrote in that book?
-It’s to have a satisfactory job to devote yourself to, luckily I found it.
-What about the next things, tell me.
Looking at Chi’s rosy cheeks, Mr. Danh immediately laughed heartily and continued.
-I guess the following things will be your wish for love. Let me guess, a handsome prince charming, who knows how to love and pamper you properly, or an honest, trustworthy guy who is willing to admit his mistakes when you are upset.
Chi shook her head slightly and looked out the window. Mr. Danh guessed correctly about the third thing, which was a wish for Chi’s love, but not as specific as he said. It was just a short, very general line “find a decent person to be moved by”. There was a time when Chi thought she had found it, but it turned out to be just a misunderstanding.
Seeing her silence, Mr. Danh did not ask any more but focused on the road. After more than 40km, they arrived very quickly. In front of the lobby of the administrative building, a group of people had been waiting for a long time.
Chi looked over and recognized most of the people standing in the front row. The first person was director Philips, he was under 30, tall, white, with a handsome, scholarly face. Chi had a very good impression of him, when the night she was molested by Quan, he and Mr. Danh were the first to rush in. Seeing her in an awkward situation, he was the one who pushed his secretary to shield her and hugged her to sit on the sofa. Standing behind the workshop director were two deputy directors, Ms. Ha was very familiar, she came here to be in charge of administration and logistics. Next was Mr. Lam, the deputy director in charge of production, she had also met him when he went to meet the General Director.
Then she met a rather flirtatious gaze, scanning back and forth as if wanting to swallow both her and Ms. Ha alive, that person was none other than Dao, she had met him more than once and left a very bad impression on her. Mr. Danh nodded, his back straight, he approached to greet each person without missing anyone.
Philips.
-Hello, Dad.
-Yes.
Ha.
-Hello boss, you are very punctual.
-Haha, of course, can’t disappoint the beauty.
Lam.
-Hello General Director, I’m very happy to have you visit.
-Yes, everyone has worked hard.
Dao also wanted to reach out to shake hands but Mr. Danh patted his shoulder to encourage him.
-I heard that the raw material stage is a bit difficult these days, and Dao is having a hard time.
-Director, don’t say that, that’s my responsibility.
-Good, good.
Obviously when facing you, he appeared reserved and subservient, but that was just an act to show you. Because as soon as you passed by, his eyes clearly showed evil and lust when looking at Chi, and even when passing by Ms. Ha. Mr. Danh pretended not to notice, but only those who knew him well could see how cold that glance was. At this moment, Director Philips spoke up.
– Please invite the director to rest in my room, the conference room will be ready in about half an hour.
Obviously, he just called Mr. Danh “dad”, but it seems that he doesn’t like this way of calling, so I have to change it right away.
– Okay.
But his voice was still cold as before, without any change.
It was said to be a rest, but in fact, during the half hour, Mr. Danh was briefed by Ha and Philips about the recent situation of the workshop. Then the full board meeting really took place.
When most of the people had settled down, Mr. Danh, Philips, Ha and Chi walked in. The two tall figures exuded a leadership aura, making many people here feel pressured. In return, the two graceful beauties with two different looks made the atmosphere brighter and more pleasant.
Chi was simple, wearing a white shirt and black pants, still maintaining her innocent and pure look, but adding a leisurely demeanor and confidence in her behavior. She did not sit at the meeting table but sat behind Mr. Danh to take notes and remind him of the data when needed. As for Ha, she wore a slightly tight-fitting office dress, with a thin vest over it. In addition to the natural charm of her graceful figure and beautiful face, after several months sitting in the position of deputy director, she had the noble aura of a person in power. She sat on the left side, one row lower than Mr. Danh and Philips.
The meeting mainly talked about the plan to expand the raw material area, after the local district People’s Committee had just approved the conversion of 20,000 hectares of forest to grow bamboo. Most of the people sitting here already knew everything, but because they were meeting with the General Director, everyone was very attentive. Only Dao almost ignored the content of the meeting, focusing all his attention on the buttocks, chests, and exposed skin of Ha and Chi. His mind was filled with dark, dirty thoughts.
-Fuck, I don’t know which of these two is better at fucking. Chi looks like a young deer, when she moans she must be very pleasant to the ears. As for Ha, looking at those two round breasts like upside down bowls, there must be nothing better than squeezing them. My whole cock is hard.
Just imagining in my head seems not to be enough for him, he deliberately dropped the pen and bent down under the table to pick it up, taking the opportunity to admire Ha’s long legs opposite. Just because her legs were tired from sitting cross-legged for too long, Ha changed her position, her legs spread wider. Under the table, although it wasn’t too bright, it was enough to make Dao’s nose bleed with the sight between her legs.
-You disgusting slut, wearing white panties and the front is completely lace. The dark, blurry area in the front is definitely pubic hair, and the groove in the middle is her pussy slit. So delicious, my eyes are full, if I could suck it, it would be great.
He thought no one saw what he was doing, but he was wrong. Mr. Danh glanced over and saw his blank face looking up from under the table, then he knew that this guy had just done something improper. Paying attention to his and Ha’s positions, it was not difficult for him to guess what had just happened.
He was quite annoyed but rational enough not to get angry in the middle of the meeting. Instead, he quickly consulted with Ha and Philips, and 2 minutes later, he nodded because he had just found a way to teach him a lesson so that he would remember it.
-In addition to the work that needs to be done immediately for the raw material area, I also have another issue that I want to bring up for everyone to work together to solve.
When everyone paid attention, Mr. Danh continued to say more.
-It’s still the issue of supplies and raw materials. The factory recently increased its capacity, hoping that everyone would have a grand Tet. But due to the limited supply, the factories still haven’t stabilized production as expected. I want to ask Mr. Dao if he has any opinions on this issue.
Dao was watching Chi’s sitting figure with her butt out from afar. Hearing Mr. Danh’s question, he swallowed hard before answering.
-I told you, farmers just need a high price to sell, if our factory wants to increase capacity then negotiate to increase the price for them, if they agree to sell bamboo to our factory then we can freely increase capacity.
-Last time we increased the price from 3 to 5%, now they want how much.
-10%, but this is now up to Mr. At to take care of, I only supervise the quality at both ends.
He knows that Mr. Danh and the factory director both want to expand production, so he wants to shirk the responsibility of not collecting enough raw materials, so that Mr. Danh has no reason to reprimand him. But this is exactly what Mr. Danh wants, he smiled and continued speaking.
-So that’s it, first of all we have to commend Mr. At for being very clever in managing to maintain production in the past few days. With such capacity, I want to establish a “materials-materials balance” committee with Mr. At as the head, with full authority to negotiate with farmers, maintaining prices at an acceptable level. Remember to encourage farmers to sign exclusive contracts to sell bamboo to us. If we can sign such a contract, we agree to support households with seed money and land improvement money if needed. And Mr. At will receive a corresponding bonus for every additional hectare of contract signed.
A man at the end of the line stood up to take on the task. At first, he looked at Dao with a bit of guilt, but when he heard the bonus, his eyes lit up. He thanked the Board of Directors profusely and promised to complete the task well.
Mr. Danh nodded and then laughed and said,
“I believe you can do it, even better than Mr. Dao. And to let people know that we still have a lot of supply, I decided to import 100 tons of bamboo from the Northwest.” The kind that Mr. Lam and Mr. Dao discussed last time, I will give the contact information to the Philips director later. If you want to succeed and advance in this company, I have a piece of advice for you, that is to concentrate on your work and pay attention to your eyes.
He clearly said it to At but it made Dao feel guilty and a little scared. He also knew that his few unclean looks had angered Mr. Danh. The act of establishing a “material-material balance” committee and giving another person full authority to contact the farmers was his way of warning the old man. From now on, he would definitely have to tuck his tail and be careful with his eyes and attitude.
The person who was happiest and most grateful to Mr. Danh at this moment was Ha, through his eyes and a few minutes of consultation just now, she knew that Dao had harassed her with his eyes again. And the action just now was the boss punishing him on her behalf, seeing him protect her, her happiness was understandable.
For Mr. Danh, preemptively attacking Dao was not only because he offended Ha and Chi, but it was necessary and in line with the company’s interests. Keeping his younger brother as the head of the department seemed reluctant, but it carried with it many of his calculations. He wanted to use his benefits and power to divide the common interests led by Dao.