In the system, it's very normal for the seniors to bully the newcomers, and even if the leaders know about it, they find it hard to intervene.
After all, these old-timers are not easy to deal with; either the leaders will gloss over the issue, or they will suppress the newcomers.
In short, under such circumstances, they generally won't help the newcomers.
Zheng Yanbo, of course, knew that this task was assigned to Li Huixuan by him, but now she clearly wanted to slack off and passed it to Lu Xiaodan.
If it were before, he might have returned it to Li Huixuan for the sake of Lin Hao and let her finish it.
However, the situation has changed now. Lin Hao is selecting a new secretary, so Lu Xiaodan, the former liaison, naturally doesn't need to be maintained.
"Since Li Huixuan is giving you an opportunity to learn, you should seize it, don't dawdle here, and quickly verify the documents."
Zheng Yanbo said coldly, showing a drastic change in attitude towards Lu Xiaodan.
"But this task was assigned to Ms. Li by you." Lu Xiaodan struggled, holding back her grievances.
"It was previously given to Li Huixuan, but now I'm assigning it to you. Finish it quickly and stop whining around here."
Zheng Yanbo scolded coldly, completely turning against the pretty woman as if he had her under his thumb.
What a use of power to oppress!
Lu Xiaodan felt like the sky was falling!
There was no more truth or justice in this world, only authority!
As the director of the government office, he ordered Lu Xiaodan to complete the task, so even if Lu Xiaodan felt dissatisfied, she could only swallow her grievances.
Lu Xiaodan felt very aggrieved and helpless now, but there was nothing she could do, tears quietly slipping from her eyes.
"Why are you crying? Crying to fool me? Use the time you're crying to get things done."
Zheng Yanbo saw her tears and thought the pretty woman was crying to fool him, which only made him angrier, and he yelled at her loudly.
"Lu Xiaodan, did you hear me? This is your task now, get on with it!"
Li Huixuan threw the documents in front of her in an arrogant manner and shouted loudly.
Li Yili watched Lu Xiaodan looking so defeated, feeling delighted inside because every time he approached this young beauty, she always gave him the cold shoulder from a thousand miles away.
Now seeing her being subdued, he thought that if he became County Magistrate Lin's secretary, he could slowly deal with her and eventually have her submit to him.
"Director Zheng, these young people nowadays are really something, just now she tried to use County Magistrate Lin to pressure me!"
Li Yili immediately added fuel to the fire on the side.
"Oh..."
Zhang Yanbo elongated his tone, turned to look at Lu Xiaodan, and coldly mocked, "Lu Xiaodan, you're quite bold, aren't you? You even know how to use borrowed power to intimidate us; we really underestimated you!"
"Exactly, using borrowed power! The director is so knowledgeable, I didn't even think of that word."
Li Huixuan flattered him with a smile, making Zheng Yanbo feel pleased.
"I'm not using borrowed power, I'm telling the truth!"
Lu Xiaodan, with tears in her eyes, felt very wronged.
Li Yili certainly wouldn't miss the chance to kick her when she's down, suddenly yelling at the young lady, "What truth? I think you're full of lies!"
"Director, she even dares to argue in front of you. If you don't give her a hard lesson, she might think she runs the government office."
Li Huixuan fanned the flames from the side, sarcastically mocking.
"Lu Xiaodan, quickly verify the materials. If you can't handle it, see how I deal with you!"
Zheng Yanbo saw that she hadn't started working, apparently ignoring his words, and gave the young woman an ultimatum.
"Director Zheng, I have to go to the city for a meeting with County Magistrate Lin this afternoon, I really don't have the time."
Lu Xiaodan, in utter helplessness, had to bring up Lin Hao's name again.
"What? You have to go to the city for a meeting? How come I didn't know about this?"
Zheng Yanbo was greatly surprised, his expression slightly changing.
"It was County Magistrate Lin who informed me!" Lu Xiaodan replied honestly.
"Lu Xiaodan, Director Zheng doesn't even know that County Magistrate Lin is going to the city for a meeting, and you dare lie here?"
Li Huixuan was indifferent, thinking it must be an excuse Lu Xiaodan made up to avoid helping her with her work.
Li Yili quickly echoed, "Director, she just used County Magistrate Lin to pressure me a moment ago!"
Although both of them said this, Zheng Yanbo wasn't a fool because he knew that going to a city meeting was something Lu Xiaodan wouldn't dare to lie about.
"Li Huixuan, Li Yili, both of you shut up for me!" Zheng Yanbo commanded coldly.
The two, who originally intended to say a few more spiteful words, were immediately frightened and quickly closed their mouths.
Seeing them silent, Zheng Yanbo then turned to look at Lu Xiaodan and asked, "Lu Xiaodan, when did County Magistrate Lin inform you?"
"Just five minutes ago." Lu Xiaodan replied truthfully.
"What did County Magistrate Lin say to you?" Zheng Yanbo asked sternly.
"County Magistrate Lin told me to go to the city for a meeting with him in the afternoon, leaving at one o'clock." Lu Xiaodan replied.
Zheng Yanbo wasn't a fool either. Hearing that Lin Hao wanted Lu Xiaodan to accompany him to the city for a meeting, he naturally couldn't assign her any tasks anymore.
Thus, he immediately picked up the documents and said with a smile, "Since you need to go to the city with County Magistrate Lin, I'll assign this work to someone else."
"But earlier..."
Lu Xiaodan felt this director changed his face too quickly, right?
Not only her but the other people in the office were also dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.
Zheng Yanbo interrupted the young woman with a smile and said amicably, "Earlier was earlier, now is now. It's almost lunchtime, and the cafeteria didn't prepare food today. Go out for lunch so you can go to the city for the meeting after filling your stomach."
"Well... alright." Lu Xiaodan was bursting with happiness inside.
Now it seems that even if Director Zheng is formidable, he fears Lin Hao questioning him, which is why he changed his attitude so quickly.
Just by mentioning Lin Hao's name, this Director Zheng, who has a dominating presence in the government office, made a complete 180-degree turn in attitude.
Lu Xiaodan quietly made up her mind to rely on Lin Hao as her support in the future to avoid being bullied.
Of course, if she became a secretary, she wouldn't spare any of those who bullied her.
Zheng Yanbo watched Lu Xiaodan leave, and once she disappeared, he secretly sighed in relief.
"Li Huixuan, this is your task. How can you let someone else do it for you?"
Zheng Yanbo said angrily, directly throwing the files back to Li Huixuan.
"Director... I..." Li Huixuan had a bitter look on her face, wanting to cry but without tears.
"What do you mean 'I'? Get to work now!" Zheng Yanbo commanded coldly.
"Yes, yes, I'll go verify the data right away."
Li Huixuan said with a bitter face, taking the documents and turning away.
"Li Yili, you'd better behave yourself these days; this is the government office. What are you trying to do by banging tables and knocking on benches?"
Zheng Yanbo then turned to look at Li Yili, asking coldly.
"..."
Li Yili's face looked equally miserable, really feeling unable to cry.