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ares to chase him away?

The lobby fell into silence again.

The staff quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to see anything. They know Chief Lin had shot himself in his foot.

The staff, who treated Dong Xuebing and Zhou Yanru impatiently earlier, is panicking. He doesnt know if Dong Xuebing will remember him and complain to Minister Xia. He clenched his teeth and poured two cups of water before bringing them to Dong Xuebing and Zhou Yanru. “Have some water. You can call me if you need anything else.”

The staffs attitude changed completely.

Chief Lin felt disgraced when his subordinates bowed down to Dong Xuebing. He wanted to scold that staff, but he didnt dare. He clenched his teeth and kneeled on the floor to pick up the documents he threw earlier. He arranged the pages properly and walked to the rest area. Although Minister Xia said she would get someone to process the application, he knew it was a warning. He cant wait for Minister Xia to get someone and got to do it immediately.  He went to Dong Xuebing and said. “Err…. We will process the application and enter it into the database immediately. Please… come to my office and wait.”

Dong Xuebing did not move and took out a cigarette. “Didnt you say the format is wrong?”

Zhou Yanru took out a lighter and lit Dong Xuebings cigarette. She did not look at Chief Lin.

Chief Lin smiles. “Please forgive my bad attitude earlier. There is no problem with the materials.”

Dong Xuebing glared at him. “You claimed our format is wrong, and you are telling me there is no problem with it?! Are you treating me as a fool?!”

Chief Lin is cursing in his heart but dares not to show any displeasure. “No… no…. I didnt check it thoroughly.”

“You think you can get away with a reply like this?!” Dong Xuebing points to his watch. “I had wasted from 9 am to 5 pm. How many hours is it? Just because you did not check it thoroughly, you had wasted so much of our time. Yet, you still dare to throw our documents on the floor?! Who gives you the right to do this?! Ah?! Answer me!” Dong Xuebing points at Chief Lin and gives him a lecture. 

Chief Lin did not retort and stood there quietly.

The staff in the office felt amused when they saw Chief Lin getting lectured by a young man. But no one dares to laugh.

Dong Xuebing got tired and thirsty after scolding for a while and took a sip of water.

Chief Lin finally got a chance to speak. “The proper procedure for the National Respect and Care for the elderlys model unit award application should be sent from the role model unit office. Late submission format is different from normal application and requires an official seal.”

“Dont tell me all these.” Dong Xuebing knows the way these offices work. If they are willing to accept your submission, they can still enter it into the database even when you dont have the full set of documents. But if they are lazy, they can find one thousand and one excuses to not do it for you. “Since we are using the wrong format and dont have all the required materials, I will not submit it.”

Zhou Yanru is laughing in her heart. She knows Director Dong will not let the ones who offended him off lightly.

This guy doesnt want to submit it now?!

Please…. Dont make my life miserable….

This is putting Chief Lin in a spot. Minister Xia knows about this, and you dont want to submit the application now? What will she think of me? After knowing you are her relative and I still did not process your late application?! I will be fired from my job!

“Comrade….” Chief Lin panics. “I am sorry for wasting your time. Its my fault, and I will process the materials immediately. As for the missing materials, I will get someone to do it for you. Everything is alright.” He did not wait for Dong Xuebings reply and walked off with the documents. “Xiao Liu, come with me. Make a copy of these materials. Hurry.”

A staff acknowledged and ran after Chief Lin.

Dong Xuebing looked at him and did not stop him.

Zhou Yanru had encountered similar situations where government agencies pushed her around. This was the first time she saw work efficiency. Chief Lin went upstairs for two minutes and returned to tell them the application was processed. He gave them a copy of the materials and acknowledgment slip for their records. They dont need to do anything else, as he will get someone to help them with the missing materials.

After seven to eight hours, a simple task that could not be settled was settled within two minutes.

Dong Xuebing had a cold smile on his face as he thought to himself. All these would not happen if you had a better attitude.