After the meal, Lü Ruya was slightly tipsy.
Because Su Xiaotian's loan problem was solved, Lü Ruya felt much more at ease.
He also dared to speak to Su Xiaotian.
But what came out of his mouth was an apology.
"Xiaotian, I didn't expect today's incident. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me!"
If those factory directors from earlier had seen Lü Ruya like this, they would have been astonished.
After all, the silk factory was a major factory that could earn foreign exchange for the country, and thousands of workers relied on the factory for their livelihood.
As the second-in-command of such a large factory, he always had some standing.
Yet, this was the kind of person who looked at a young girl with apprehension.
Su Xiaotian looked at Lü Ruya, wanting to confirm if this was something Lü Ruya had orchestrated or if he was completely unaware.
Being scrutinized by Su Xiaotian's gaze made Lü Ruya even more uncomfortable.
He knew very well that Su Xiaotian was someone he absolutely could not offend.
If he offended Su Xiaotian, let alone smoothly taking over as factory director in the future, he might not even be able to keep his current position as deputy director.
After scrutinizing him, Su Xiaotian basically concluded that Lü Ruya likely didn't know what kind of person Director Qian was.
She had indeed been somewhat angry with Lü Ruya initially, as if Lü Ruya hadn't brought such a person over, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.
But now that she was sure Lü Ruya didn't know about this, she felt relieved.
In the business world, relationships were often superficial.
Lü Ruya might not have known very clearly what kind of spendthrift Director Qian was.
If he had known Director Qian was such a disgusting person, he certainly wouldn't have brought Director Qian over to disgust people!
"Director Lü, why do you blame yourself? Today's matter, in all honesty, has little to do with you!"
That's right, it had little to do with him, not no relation.
Lü Ruya became even more hesitant to speak.
"Director Lü, when making friends in the future, you should inquire about their character! As people say, birds of a feather flock together!" Su Xiaotian said calmly.
Lü Ruya was a smart person. Hearing this, he knew that Su Xiaotian not only didn't intend to back down this time but was likely planning to deal with Director Qian.
"Xiaotian, do you already have a plan?" Lü Ruya asked tentatively.
Su Xiaotian glanced at Lü Ruya, a smile appearing on her bright face, faint but full of threat!
"If he doesn't make any further moves, this matter will pass. I'll just consider him to have spoken nonsense while drunk."
Lü Ruya quickly said, "Director Qian did drink at noon today, and quite a lot!"
Perhaps he had indeed lost his composure due to drinking.
"I don't believe that. If he was drunk, why didn't he barge into the Public Security Bureau and talk nonsense?" Su Xiaotian sneered.
Of the people who get drunk, eight out of ten are still conscious, and the remaining two who are not conscious fall asleep directly.
So-called drunken rambling is nothing more than drunken antics!
Lü Ruya dared not continue to explain, lest he say something wrong.
But he did feel that Su Xiaotian's words made sense.
Director Qian had drunk, but he wasn't so drunk that he couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
After a pause, confirming that Lü Ruya would not continue to explain for Director Qian,
Su Xiaotian added, "If he still wants to stir up more trouble, don't blame me for being impolite."
Lü Ruya secretly prayed that Director Qian would stop now.
However, in his heart, he also hoped that such a person would be dealt with.
As long as he didn't remind him, Director Qian would never know what kind of person he had offended.
Su Xiaotian observed Lü Ruya, and naturally saw the changes in his expression.
She smiled.
As expected, they were just casual acquaintances. If they were true friends, Lü Ruya would definitely go to Director Qian and tell him about his family's situation.
Lü Ruya didn't want to continue this topic. He remembered what Director Liu had said and quickly changed the subject.
"Xiaotian, I just inquired with some friends in the business world. Director Liu knows people in the credit department, and I've asked him to help make the connection."
Su Xiaotian hadn't expected Lü Ruya to be so fast. She thought it would take several days to find suitable help.
She smiled faintly and said, "In that case, thank you, Director Lü."
"Xiaotian, we've known each other for a long time, no need to be so polite!"
"If this matter is successful, consider it me owing Director Lü a favor."
Lü Ruya quickly said, "If anyone owes a favor, it's me!"
"Please don't take the responsibility yourself for this matter. Whoever's responsibility it is, it is theirs."
If it was Director Qian's problem, she absolutely wouldn't let anyone else help bear it, unless that person, like Director Qian, insisted on coming forward to be disgusting!
Hearing Su Xiaotian's words, Lü Ruya was completely relieved.
Su Xiaotian had clearly indicated that she would not hold others accountable.
This was excellent!
"Alright, I won't bring this up again! I will be more careful about the people I bring in the future," he quickly stated.
If they weren't good people, it was better not to bring them to Yiming Pavilion.
Yiming Pavilion was not a place where just anyone could run wild.
Not only would he do this himself, but he also had to remind the factory director and other leaders in the factory.
Su Xiaotian smiled and said, "That would be excellent!"
After they had discussed it, Lü Ruya left with peace of mind. As he walked out, he swayed, appearing somewhat drunk.
In the following days, Su Xiaotian continued to study diligently every day.
Her study system, with the accumulation of knowledge, became more powerful, and the items in the system also increased.
It was just that when there were no major events, the increase in points was a bit slow.
But Su Xiaotian didn't know how to increase points through other channels now.
Lü Ruya was very dedicated to this matter.
In just three days, he came to find Su Xiaotian, saying that the person had been arranged.
"Is the place booked?" Su Xiaotian asked.
"Tomorrow evening, would Yiming Pavilion be suitable?"
Yiming Pavilion was Su Xiaotian's territory after all. He didn't dare to take the young lady out, for fear of not being able to explain if anything happened.
Su Xiaotian nodded and smiled in agreement.
At this time, there were few people applying for loans, and banks did not rely on loans to survive.
After many comfortable years, with the end of the "big pot meal" era, even bank employees began to feel the pressure.
But recently, due to policy changes, banks had a task to expand this business.
And the concept of "buy now, pay later" had not yet emerged, at least not deeply rooted in people's minds.
More people were willing to save money rather than borrow it.
The development of banks' credit business was likely not optimistic.
As long as the person could be brought out, Su Xiaotian estimated that the loan should not be a major problem.
After all, she had collateral, and was considered a high-quality customer by the bank.
On the afternoon of the second day, Lü Ruya arrived early to wait for Director Liu and Director Du, the head of the bank's loan department, whom Director Liu had arranged to meet.
As the guests had not yet arrived, Lü Ruya and Su Xiaotian chatted casually.