The clerk of Jiansheng Food Factory made a big red face, so he had to return to the factory in a gloomy manner and immediately reported to Zhou Jianping.

"What? Lao Liu didn't explain to their financial department, no, he personally agreed, how could this be? Zhou Jianping pondered what was wrong, and he instructed the employees: "I know the situation, you go back to work first." ”

Zhou Jianping felt incredible, why didn't he explain to the finance department what Lao Liu personally promised? With doubts, Zhou Jianping dialed the phone number of Lao Liu's office, "Hello Mr. Liu! ”

"Jianping, may I ask you what's the matter?"

"Just now, the clerk of our finance department went to your side to sign, and the staff of your finance department said that they didn't receive your instructions, didn't you explain to the finance department?"

"Sign? What to sign? ”

"Didn't you promise to vouch for me that day? All the formalities have been completed on my side, and now you need to sign the guarantee agreement. ”

"Hey! I really haven't explained this to the Finance Section. ”

Zhou Jianping forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, "Mr. Liu, why is that?" Didn't you say yes at the time? ”

"I said yes, but when I got to work on Monday, I forgot about it." Lao Liu said casually.

This Lao Liu, a person with very high quality, how can he do such a thing? I forgot what I promised at the wine table in a blink of an eye, and I wasn't drunk that day! Zhou Jianping thought that Lao Liu did this on purpose, but he had to wait to see what Lao Liu said next.

"Mr. Liu, what should I do now? When do you plan to say hello to the Finance Section? Zhou Jianping said patiently.

Lao Liu sighed, "Oh, okay, I'll say hello to them in a while." ”

Zhou Jianping could hear that Lao Liu obviously didn't take this matter seriously, "Mr. Liu, when will I send someone over to sign?" ”

"Whatever."

The next morning, Zhou Jianping sent someone to the financial department of the subsidiary company again, and went directly to the section chief's office.

This time, the section chief didn't say a word, took out the official seal and stamped it, and told the clerk that the signature column must be signed by Mr. Liu himself, and the clerk then went to Lao Liu to sign.

Found the general manager's office, the clerk knocked on the door many times and did not respond, after inquiry, I learned that Lao Liu went to the office after work in the morning, and his colleagues did not know what he was doing now.

After running twice, the clerk returned empty-handed, Zhou Jianping was both frustrated and very angry, what kind of medicine was in Lao Liu's gourd? According to Ma Xingwei, Lao Liu covered the sky in the subsidiary company and said yes, even if the members of the company's team oppose the guarantee, Lao Liu should explain the situation! Now that the official financial seal is stamped, when it was time for him to sign, he couldn't find anyone.

Maybe Lao Liu does have something to do today, the general manager of such a large subsidiary company is entangled in affairs all day long, and it is understandable that he can't find anyone for a while.

Zhou Jianping instructed the clerk to go again the next day, but he didn't see Lao Liu three times in a row, Zhou Jianping couldn't sit still, he called Lao Liu's office, and sure enough, no one answered, what should I do?

Zhou Jianping thought of Ma Xingwei again, he grabbed the phone, "Xingwei, are you busy?" ”

"It doesn't matter if you're busy or not, is there something wrong with Jianping?"

"That day, Lao Liu promised in front of you and me, and now he needs to sign and seal the guarantee, but he can't find anyone, and no one answers when he calls his office, how interesting do you say he is?"

"You didn't ask his colleagues in the next office what he was doing?"

"My clerk here asked, and no one knows what he did."

"That's weird, how can Lao Liu do this?" Ma Xingwei is also very strange.

"Here's what happened, please help me analyze it. I called Lao Liu, he said that he forgot, and went again after a day, the financial department stamped the official seal on the guarantee, but asked to find Lao Liu to sign in person, which at least shows that Lao Liu did agree to the guarantee, and the guarantee has been greeted by the financial department, otherwise even the official seal can not be stamped, but when the clerk found his office, there was no one, and he went three or four times in a row and did not see him. ”

"I knew that Lao Liu didn't have to discuss this matter with anyone, he could decide it himself, he was still acting with me at the wine table that day, thinking that I didn't know his details. I couldn't find him several times in a row, no one answered the office phone, and I didn't hear about going on a business trip, what did he mean by that? Is it ----?"

Zhou Jianping immediately answered, "So, I want to visit his house in person, what do you think?" ”

"The unit couldn't find anyone, so I had to go to the house to find him. Now it seems that he is not unwilling to guarantee, otherwise he would not have greeted the finance department, since he has agreed to guarantee, what kind of trick is he playing? Ma Xingwei paused and continued, "In this case, it's better to go to his house, you can talk to him again, or give him some sweetness first?" ”

"I think so, too, and we're thinking about it together. You know his address, right? ”

At seven o'clock in the evening of the same day, Zhou Jianping carried some gifts such as cigarettes and alcohol, according to the address given by Ma Xingwei, he found the house number of Lao Liu's house, and after knocking on the door, it was a woman in her forties who opened the door, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"May I ask if this is the subsidiary company Mr. Liu's family?"

"Looking for Lao Liu? Oh, he's at home, let's get inside. While letting Zhou Jianping into the house, the lady shouted into the inner room: "Lao Liu, there is a guest, looking for you." ”

"Jianping, why are you here?"

After meeting, almost all owners will ask this, which is simply a nonsense to ask knowingly! Others don't know, don't you, the party, still don't know the purpose of the visitor's visit? If you have to let the visitor explain, I'll give you a gift! Of course, all the guests will not be so straightforward, some will choose to answer implicitly, and some will respond with humming.

"Oh, I've been working under you for two or three years, and I've never visited you, so I'm here to see you today." Zhou Jianping put aside the gift in his hand.

"Look at what, your factory is so busy, it has to take up your time." Lao Liu's words sound so understanding!

"I have time after work, and I don't have to commute all day, which makes me tired. Uh, what do you usually do at home eight hours away? Zhou Jianping chatted about family life.

"Accompanying children to do their homework is almost a task at this time of day. Hi! When we were young, when did your parents care if you wrote your homework or not? Lao Liu sighed.

"You are in the city, the conditions are much better than mine, in our countryside, your parents can let you study, then even if you are born in a good family, no matter whether the conditions are good or bad, at least your parents do not object to you studying, as for whether to write homework or not, your parents don't understand, in addition, they are so tired that they can't straighten their waists all day long, how can they bother to ask about this kind of thing! If you can keep up with your studies, you can read down, and if you can't keep up, I'm sorry, don't complain about your parents for not letting you study. It was a state of natural selection. Speaking of this kind of thing, Zhou Jianping has more feelings.

"Jianping, how did you find me here?" This is nonsense again, Lao Liu, do you live on the moon? More than ten years ago, Zhou Jianping went out of home for the first time, and he went to Guangzhou alone, not to mention that Ma Xingwei also gave him the address, even if he didn't know it, how big a place are you?

"Easy to find, Xingwei gave me the address."

"Xingwei----, yes, he knows the address of my house."

After chatting along the topic for a while, Zhou Jianping didn't have the heart to idle here, he wanted to quickly shift his attention to the purpose of coming here, "Mr. Liu, you've been very busy these days, right?" ”

"It's hard to say it's busy, but it's a bit of a thing, in short, I can't be idle for a day."

"Oh, our clerk went to look for you, and I haven't seen you for days."

"What are you looking for me?"

"It's not for the sake of guarantee, I'm looking for you to sign!"

"Didn't I already say hello to the Finance Section?"

"The Finance Section only needs to stamp it, and it needs your autograph."

"Hey! Is there anything else you say? ”

How fresh! Lao Liu, a slippery head, has been the legal representative of the enterprise for so many years, he guarantees others, plus others vouch for him, and the sum of hundreds or thousands of times before and after, he doesn't even know that he needs to sign the guarantee letter to guarantee others! Saying this, he wisely thought that someone would believe it?

"I called your office, but no one answered, and I was about to die!" Zhou Jianping said bitterly.

"I was attending a meeting in the city these days, but I didn't go to the factory, and of course no one answered the phone in the office."

"No wonder, you still have a few days to meet?"

"It seems like there are two or three days left."

When Zhou Jianping heard it, this was simply a desperate death! The loan procedures have been reported to the Associated Press through the urban office, and Xu Jiming has been waiting for the guarantee procedures, and once the procedures are complete, the loan can be released, but Lao Liu will not be able to go to work until two or three days later. Alas, Zhou Jianping was very helpless, only he was most anxious about this matter.

It's not interesting to stay any longer, it's better to go back and rest early, Zhou Jianping wanted to get up and say goodbye, he took out a thick envelope from his bag and handed it to Lao Liu, "Mr. Liu, the promise I made last time we met is now fulfilled for you in advance, please accept it." ”

This surprised Lao Liu, he didn't reach out to take the envelope, "What promise did you make?" What is it? ”

No matter what Lao Liu thought in his heart, Zhou Jianping's sudden move still caught him by surprise, even if he knew what was in the envelope, he didn't expect Zhou Jianping to do this.

"One percent of the guarantee fee, cashed out in advance." Zhou Jianping said.

"What! Are you serious about that? Lao Liu still didn't take the envelope.

"Mr. Liu, we have worked together for more than two years, you should also know a little bit about my temperament and character, how to say, do what you do, never fool, if you don't fulfill what you promised, it's better not to promise. You say, don't you? ”

These words are a pun, Zhou Jianping is not only talking about himself, but also for Lao Liu.

Of course Lao Liu is very smart, Zhou Jianping's words made his face hot, "Jianping, I have agreed to your matter, haven't the financial procedures been completed?" ”

"I know, so I'm so grateful to you, please take this." Zhou Jianping stuffed the envelope into Lao Liu's hand.

Lao Liu took the envelope, but he was not embarrassed to put it in his pocket, but put it on the table next to him. He has been a corporate legal person for many years, and it is common for enterprises to guarantee each other for loans, but the guarantee between enterprises is a kind of mutual assistance, not to mention the guarantee fee, and no one has even invited him to a meal, because today the other party asked him to guarantee, maybe tomorrow he will ask the other party to guarantee him, no one owes anyone, why should people invite him?

Zhou Jianping's business needs a loan guarantor for the first time, he has never provided a guarantee to others before, and he found Lao Liu in desperation, in all fairness, Lao Liu agreed to guarantee that he had given him a lot of face, but this kind of one-way guarantee, Zhou Jianping gave Lao Liu an appropriate benefit fee, which is not an exaggeration at all, but Lao Liu did not take the promised things to heart, which made Zhou Jianping unhappy.