With no real dirt on them, it was naturally easier for the higher-ups to handle the situation.
Besides, just making a few pieces of furniture for Xie Changning's in-laws hardly counted as capitalism. What's more, the workers were helping out, not being paid for it.
The other party's overreaction, on the contrary, greatly annoyed the leadership.
'Was it really necessary to report such a trivial matter to the higher-ups?'
The leaders wouldn't handle such a minor issue personally. They simply suppressed it and passed a message to Director Zhao, telling him to mention it to Xie Changning the next time he saw her.
"Did you offend them?"
"I didn't ask them for help. I suppose that counts as offending them, right?"
Xie Changning shrugged.
Director Zhao was rendered speechless by Xie Changning's words.
'This is the first time I've heard of someone offending another person by *not* asking for their help.'
