Chapter 073
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Chapter 073 Flattering Minister
Little Li and Chen Dawu fell silent when they saw this person.
Su Rui turned his face and saw a middle-aged man wearing a security guard uniform, with a beer belly, looking sideways at them, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth when he spoke.
Seeing this, Su Rui couldn’t help but say: “Damn, how can teeth be that yellow, are they gold-plated?”
Hearing this, Little Li immediately lost his composure and burst out laughing!
This head of security was called Zhang Weiping. He was consistently hypocritical and extremely skilled at flattery. It was precisely this talent for bootlicking that allowed him to successfully establish a relationship with a vice president, and through this connection, he became the head of the security department at Bikang Group, which at least made him a mid-level manager.
However, Zhang Weiping’s biggest insecurity was his yellow teeth. Because he smoked heavily, his teeth remained yellow no matter how much he brushed them. Behind his back, the security staff had given him the nickname “Big Gold Tooth.”
“Who are you? What gives you the right to boss my subordinates around?” Zhang Weiping said with displeasure.
“I’m just here to hang out, playing cards and chatting in your security room seems nice,” Su Rui said with a grin. He didn’t intend to argue with this Zhang Weiping.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Our security department is an important division of the entire group! Especially the security room at the main entrance, which is of the utmost importance! What do you mean by playing cards and chatting? That’s absolutely outrageous!”
Su Rui was confused. This security head was really making a mountain out of a molehill. If he had a machete, he’d probably treat it like an atomic bomb.
“I saw what happened with Yin Xiumei. Although I don’t like her either, what you did was wrong. Openly assaulting a company employee means our security department needs to have a talk with you, and I have the authority to issue a company-wide criticism against you!”
Su Rui laughed: “Wow, a little bit of power and you’re already getting too big for your boots?”
At this point, Chen Dawu, seeing that conflict was about to erupt, quickly ran to Zhang Weiping’s side and whispered in his ear.
As Zhang Weiping listened, his facial expressions kept changing—first doubt, then surprise, then shock, and finally disbelief! It looked like a movie playing out!
After Chen Dawu finished speaking, Zhang Weiping looked at him with an extremely serious expression and said, “Can you guarantee that everything you said is true?”
“Of course, Director Zhang. If I’m lying to you, may lightning strike me!” Chen Dawu said, patting his chest!
Zhang Weiping glanced at Su Rui, and his expression instantly transformed into one of flattery!
Su Rui was caught off guard. This guy was furious just a moment ago, and now he had turned into this fawning, sycophantic figure. How did he manage that?
The man hunched over slightly as he ran to Su Rui’s side, his face full of ingratiating smiles: “Son-in-law, oh son-in-law, please be magnanimous. I truly didn’t know it was you, sir, coming to inspect our security department. Otherwise, I would have certainly served you the finest tea and water!”
Zhang Weiping had been away on a business trip for the past few days and was unaware that a prominent figure had arrived at the company. When he heard Chen Dawu describe Su Rui’s impressive performances over this period, cold sweat immediately soaked through his shirt!
Had he lost his mind or what, directly scolding the Chairman’s favorite person! This was the boyfriend of CEO Lin Aoxue, the son-in-law of the entire group! The position of security department head that he had worked so hard to obtain—Su Rui could probably make him strip off his uniform and get lost with just one casual word!
Su Rui was completely stunned. He really couldn’t comprehend how someone could take flattery to such an extreme level!
And calling him “sir”? Su Rui really wanted to ask this guy how his handsome and youthful face could possibly be considered that of an old man.
Chen Dawu and the others were secretly laughing on the side. Security Chief Zhang Weiping’s skill in flattery was truly first-class, definitely not something someone with thin skin could pull off.
“Tell me, why do you call me ‘sir’? Where am I old?”
As soon as Su Rui said this, Chen Dawu and the others burst out laughing. Well, that’s what happens when you flatter people all the time—now you’ve missed the mark and hit the horse’s hoof instead.
“Well, you’re not old, you’re weathered—no, no, not weathered, but experienced, rich in experience and inner depth, that’s why I addressed you that way.”
Zhang Weiping nervously explained while maintaining a fawning smile, talking to Su Rui while reaching out to gently pat his back.
Su Rui was disgusted to the extreme, with goosebumps all over his body. He really couldn’t understand how anyone could enjoy such blatant flattery.
“In that case, do you know what to do about Yin Xiumei’s situation? She was personally fired by Director Xue Ruyun.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Weiping immediately stood at attention, chest out, stomach in, head high, and snapped a perfect salute, even more exaggerated than Little Li’s earlier!
“Please rest assured, son-in-law, if Yin Xiumei dares to step foot in Bikang Group again, if I don’t break her legs, you can break mine!”
This Zhang Weiping had made flattery his life’s mission, completely disregarding any sense of dignity.
“Hahaha!” Su Rui laughed heartily, slapping Zhang Weiping’s shoulder hard enough to make him stumble, and said, “Disgusting enough, shameless enough, I like it!”
Zhang Weiping truly didn’t realize Su Rui was mocking him and thought he was being praised, immediately grinning and saying, “Being appreciated by the son-in-law is my honor. If the son-in-law likes it, I can be even more disgusting and more shameless!”
“Good grief!”
Now it was Su Rui’s turn to be floored! This guy was absolutely the king of bootlicking, the ultimate battle-flatterer!
“Alright then, you all carry on, I’ll just look around.” Su Rui quickly made his escape; he had finally met someone who scared even him.
“Son-in-law, the general manager of Capital Shengtian Group is coming to discuss cooperation shortly. Don’t you want to participate in receiving them?” Zhang Weiping called out to Su Rui.
“Ascension Group?” Su Rui curled his lip: “Who came up with that terrible name?”
“Not Ascension, but Shengtian,” Zhang Weiping said. “This is one of the most famous pharmaceutical groups in the country, even slightly more renowned than our group! Son-in-law, as an important figure in our group, surely you should participate in the negotiations.”
“Participate in what? I’m not interested in these things. No wonder Xue Ruyun mentioned earlier that important guests were coming. So it’s this Shengtian Group. You all handle it, I’m out of here.”
With that, Su Rui sauntered away, but before leaving, he glanced in the direction Yin Xiumei had gone. The woman had already left by taxi several minutes earlier.
In Su Rui’s view, he was actually a very kind and upright person by nature. If Yin Xiumei hadn’t been so detestable, he wouldn’t have kept pursuing the matter. After all, one should be forgiving when possible.
And considering what she had said to Xue Ruyun, Su Rui really wanted to give her several hard slaps.
Having resolved the Yin Xiumei issue, Su Rui planned to return to his seat to watch an NBA game. He hadn’t been following the games for several days and wondered how the Los Angeles Green Light team was doing. If that guy Triss was still being hot-headed and playing solo, he would definitely need to teach him a harsh lesson!
Su Rui returned to the office and was just opening the video stream when he suddenly noticed everyone in the marketing department standing up, their gazes all fixed on the wide corridor in the middle of the office floor!
Since the marketing department’s office area was on the same floor as CEO Lin Aoxue’s office and the conference room, anyone heading to the conference room had to pass through the marketing department!
Ten men dressed in black suits walked in, arranged in two rows of five, and between these two rows of men in black suits emerged a young man wearing a white shirt. He appeared to be only in his twenties, wearing sunglasses, with fair skin and shiny gel in his hair. He walked with a pronounced outward turn of his feet, though his physique was quite good—even in a white shirt, his angular features were evident.
“What a grand entrance,” Cao Tianping remarked with a smirk, whispering in Su Rui’s ear: “This is the general manager of Shengtian Group, who is also the son of their chairman. They say he has a lot of connections in the capital. He came specially from Beijing, supposedly to discuss important cooperation with our group.”
“For someone of his level, shouldn’t Lin Aoxue be the one to receive him?” Su Rui thought of Lin Aoxue’s icy demeanor and chuckled: “With that poker face of hers, any cooperation would probably fall through in her hands!”
“Don’t say that. The CEO has very strong negotiation skills. She usually gets straight to the point in negotiations, often leaving her counterparts with no room to maneuver,” Cao Tianping explained. “But this time should be different. I heard this negotiation concerns Bikang’s future development strategy, and the Chairman is paying special attention to it, even personally taking charge today.”
“Is Shengtian Group really that powerful? Can they actually influence Bikang Group’s development strategy?” Su Rui scoffed.
“I told you they have backing and support in the capital, otherwise what do you think?” Cao Tianping explained from the side: “They’re interested in Bikang’s research capabilities, and Bikang is interested in their connections!”
Su Rui said, “But there’s one thing I don’t understand. They’ve already arrived at the office door, so why hasn’t Lin Aoxue come out to greet them? That’s not proper hospitality.”
Mentioning this, Cao Tianping also seemed puzzled: “That’s true. Could this be the Chairman’s negotiation strategy? Giving them a show of strength first?”
“Show of strength my ass,” Su Rui said irritably. “Look over there.”
At this moment, Xue Ruyun had already gone out to meet them, saying with a full smile: “Manager Qin, we didn’t expect you to arrive an hour early. We haven’t even prepared for your reception yet.”
The young man referred to as Manager Qin didn’t even remove his sunglasses, seemingly appraising Xue Ruyun through the lenses, with a glint of light behind the glasses: “I didn’t expect Bikang Group to have so many beautiful women!”
