CHAPTER 490: CHAPTER 342: ONLY ADVANTAGES, NO DISADVANTAGES_3

Director Feng hesitated for a moment and asked back, "Did Ningning tell you this?"

"Yeah."

"I actually forgot to remind her not to blabber."

"Don’t worry, she only told me, she didn’t tell anyone else."

"That’s good."

"Old leader, what exactly is the task? Aren’t you just enjoying a high salary at Cosco, and taking care of your grandson in peace? How did you come up with the idea to lure Salted Fish away?"

"Enjoying peace? It’s not as comfortable as you make it sound."

Director Feng chuckled and explained, "Our company has taken on a maritime shipment, and we need someone politically reliable and knowledgeable in various fields to accompany the shipment. But I’ve been transferred here for less than a year, I haven’t even fully recognized everyone at the headquarters, how can I find the right person in such short notice?"

Sister Zhu pressed, "So you thought of Salted Fish?"

"Don’t worry, it’s not dangerous, mainly running errands and miscellaneous tasks."

"But Ningning is pregnant."

"I know, but this task is urgent, it’s hard to find someone as versatile as Salted Fish."

Director Feng knew that Sister Zhu cared a lot about Han Xiangning and Salted Fish, and with a smile, he added, "Let’s put it this way, if Salted Fish won’t go, I would have to go myself. But I haven’t been to sea for many years, and I don’t know English, if I went, I’d only cause trouble."

Sister Zhu feigned discontent, "Old leader, just because Salted Fish is capable, you can’t let him leave Ningning, who is a few months pregnant, to go on a business trip."

Director Feng didn’t know how to explain, so he simply laughed and said, "This assignment isn’t something anyone can just take up, although the escort job is laborious, it only has benefits and no drawbacks for Salted Fish. You might not believe it now, but you’ll understand in a few years."

"Only benefits and no drawbacks?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

"No danger?"

"None, I told you it’s just running errands, what danger could there be in that?"

The old leader used to be a soldier; he never lies.

Finally reassured, Sister Zhu thought of the old leader having moved to Cosco and Salted Fish worrying about raising funds for building a new ship, even the pregnant Ningning was running around trying to gather funds, she couldn’t help but smile, "Old leader, you watched Salted Fish grow up, you can’t just not help him when he’s in trouble."

"What trouble does he have? We met before his business trip, why didn’t he mention anything to me?"

"He’s embarrassed."

"What exactly is the issue?"

Sister Zhu briefly mentioned Salted Fish’s plans to build a new ship, then swiftly changed the topic, "I’ve looked into it, several port areas’ firefighting teams have partnered with big companies to build firefighting ships, you helped the city turn Binjiang Shipyard into a Cosco shipyard, and now you’re a leader at Cosco. Could you sign something, maybe pull some strings so the shipyard can allocate some money to collaborate with Salted Fish and build a new ship?"

Director Feng laughed heartily, "Chun Miao, you think too highly of me. Besides, companies partnering with firefighting departments to build ships has precedents, but those are large chemical companies in the port area. If they don’t partner up to build, they have to build on their own according to regulations.

Shipbuilding yards aren’t chemical companies, nor are they large chemical companies, superiors don’t require shipbuilding companies to have their own firefighting ships. Not to say I don’t have the authority over this, even if I did, I couldn’t make such a request."

Though the old leader was transferred to a Central Enterprise, he had no real power.

Sister Zhu felt a bit disappointed and sighed softly, "In that case, Salted Fish will have to figure it out on his own."

Director Feng didn’t see any issue and said meaningfully, "Letting him figure it out on his own is good too; it’s a form of training, letting him learn not only to maintain but also to innovate."

"Innovation is tough."

"Difficulty brings challenges."

"Leaders will always be leaders, always making sense in what you say."

"Hahaha, you’re now the deputy director, speaking as if you’re not a leader."

"What kind of leader am I, Director Feng, Binjiang is a place you worked at, come visit if you have time. Old Qin will go to the Capital in a few days to approve a project, it’s hard to get through the doors of the ministries, if you know someone there, could you introduce him?"

"I don’t have such friends, couldn’t be of much help, but hey, I’ll handle the meals, haha."