Hearing this, Li Zhaoyang was also startled. Most of the desks, chairs, and decorative items in the company were purchased uniformly after the purchasing department drew up a list.
Since he had little interest in such matters to begin with, he naturally didn't know that a single placement could violate such a major taboo.
The receptionist at the finance department was a young woman in her early twenties. Feeling the oppressive gaze of the boss bearing down on her, she hurriedly explained, "This hourglass was brought in two months ago by Deputy Minister Shao. It's been sitting right here ever since, and no one's touched it."
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