The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension
Chapter 172 - 165: Setting Traps

Chapter 172: Chapter 165: Setting Traps

Song Moting didn’t come back all night.

The next day, Jiang Xiaoxiao went down the mountain. She had spoken to the director of the lumber yard, Guo Dongjun, last night, and had already contacted her uncle; there’s a way to exchange timber for grain.

But now she needs to find a train carriage, and once she secures it, the bartering can commence.

Upon hearing this, Guo Dongjun and the workers at the lumber yard were thrilled; their biggest fear was not finding a way out.

Now someone’s willing to trade, even if it’s a bit cheaper, they’re willing to do it, since the county has already agreed.

Jiang Xiaoxiao went down the mountain to the farm to wait for a call, and Guo Dongjun also went down to the county to get the permits; without the county’s permit, these logs couldn’t be loaded onto the train.

This is a two-pronged approach.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was certain about securing the timber. Even without her uncle’s contact, she knew in her heart there would be no issue.

These are scarce materials.

Only things that can’t be bought aren’t desired by people.

The biggest issue, in fact, was whether her grain solution would have any hiccups.

The rest was not a problem.

Her plan was to rent a yard in front of the train station freight yard, pretending it was a warehouse of the train station freight yard.

By then, the grain would be transported away, a plan that nobody would suspect.

After all, who would think someone would be bold enough to impersonate a train station warehouse?

Besides, considering it’s grain, who would give away such a valuable thing?

No one would think anyone would do such a thing!

Of course, Jiang Xiaoxiao knew it was a one-time deal.

If she did it more, she couldn’t manage it either.

It’s not that she lacks grain; it’s that it’s too easy to get caught.

Over there, Fan Jianguo received a call yesterday and went to find his superior.

The order form was still in his hand, and Fan Jianguo was cautious.

This is something in high demand.

Not everyone has the skills to acquire it.

The manager had just arrived at the office, sipping tea from his mug.

For these officials, the first thing when coming to work is having tea and reading newspapers.

This was standard.

Once he saw Fan Jianguo, Manager Liu lazily raised his eyes to glance at him.

This Fan Jianguo really doesn’t know how to conduct himself.

Relying on his strong backing.

He had no regard for him, the manager.

With all his hints, Fan Jianguo had only gifted him two packs of cigarettes.

Manager Liu, accustomed to the tributes from subordinates, really looked down upon Fan Jianguo.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have deliberately found fault this time.

Of course, more importantly, the position Fan Jianguo held should have gone to his own relative.

But because of Fan Jianguo’s sudden emergence, his relative was pushed aside.

Others might not know, but he was clear; this had indeed created a grudge.

Despite how friendly his attitude seemed towards Fan Jianguo on ordinary days.

This was out of fear of offending those behind Fan Jianguo, but in his heart, he was constantly plotting to trip Fan Jianguo up, thinking someone with backing might not necessarily be safe.

As the saying goes, "A county official isn’t as good as the one in charge."

He was just waiting to catch Fan Jianguo in any mistake.

Fan Jianguo was walking into the trap himself, recklessly!

"Hey, Xiao Fan, how come you have time to sit in my office? Sit, sit! What’s the matter?"

Recently, the orders he handed to Fan Jianguo were tasks assigned by the higher-ups.

For instance, those timber orders; a department store clerk wouldn’t normally handle such things.

Wasn’t it just Manager Liu setting traps for Fan Jianguo?

"Manager Liu, I just came to ask about this order having timber. And the quantity of this timber is too large; you know, even if we collect from nearby villages, we probably can’t gather this much. Plus, the timeline you’ve given is too tight — the goods need to arrive in just half a month.

There’s really no way to handle this in such a short time. What if we mobilize everyone, hold a meeting, and distribute the task across all the sales departments? I can’t handle such a thing on my own."

Fan Jianguo isn’t foolish.

Just like Jiang Xiaoxiao obviously knows about her uncle, this uncle is very smart. Since he can reach the rank of department head, he’s definitely skilled in both thinking and speaking.

Manager Liu’s small trick, Fan Jianguo saw through it long ago; initially, he was a bit confused.

Manager Liu seemed amiable towards him, yet every task assigned to him was much harder than for others.

The toughest tasks at the department store went to him; lucrative ones passed him by. It’s obvious Manager Liu had an issue with him.

People don’t say it outright, but if he wasn’t aware by now, he’d be a fool.

At first, he thought about giving Manager Liu a present to smooth relations.

But he didn’t expect that after giving Liu Manager two packs of cigarettes, he ran into an acquaintance and learned from friends the truth.

Turns out, Manager Liu and the head he displaced were related by marriage.

Hearing this relationship, his heart sank.

He had taken someone else’s seat; if they didn’t suppress him, who else would they target?

Fan Jianguo had been cautious from the start.

His steady position until now came from extreme caution.

So many things happened in this past half year, and each task given to him was incredibly challenging.

Everyone at the department store knew how unlucky Fan Jianguo was!

The higher-ups targeted him; people avoided him.

Despite being a director, his situation was worse than that of a sales clerk.

Fan Jianguo was aware! But he couldn’t blame others; if he were in their shoes, he’d avoid it too.

"Xiao Fan, our department store is a model advanced unit in our city. I’m confident in your business capabilities and believe you can handle this. Besides, our store has many business orders, and the one I gave you is a separate assignment. Everyone else has different orders. If you let everyone attend to your order, what about the others’ tasks?

We can’t let difficulties slow us down and drag others alongside, right? If it affects the entire department store’s operations, how can I explain it to the top later? Also, I know you have strong work abilities. Do a good job, and when you complete this order, I’ll assure you’ll be promoted."

Manager Liu, indeed a smiling tiger.

Praising Fan Jianguo both overtly and covertly, but in his heart, he was setting a trap for him.

Gathering enough timber at this time really seemed impossible.

Even if Fan Jianguo wanted to arrange it across provinces, he needed the capability; Manager Liu could approve the documents anytime, but he’d already investigated.

Now, the major timber-producing provinces had been hit by disaster; roads were blocked, and even if there was timber, it couldn’t be transported.

This matter, he even reported to the city.

The city leaders were very concerned. If Fan Jianguo couldn’t complete it, he would report it up the chain, and Fan Jianguo would bear responsibility.

Fan Jianguo needed to know this batch of timber was for crafting furniture for the city’s foreign affairs hotel.

Come spring, the city would welcome a batch of foreign guests; this was their nation’s first open external trade affair.

Leaders at all levels were very concerned, and this task wouldn’t normally have been handed to them, but he had made guarantees with full confidence.

Of course, he praised Fan Jianguo to the leadership as if he was a flower.

Claiming Fan Jianguo had exceptionally strong abilities; reaching the head of the sales department position naturally demonstrated skill. He even remarked that in terms of ability, even holding his managerial position would pose no problem for Fan Jianguo.

After elevating Fan Jianguo to such heights, his fall would be all the more severe.

He waited for Fan Jianguo’s downfall.