Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo halted abruptly in his tracks, slowly turning around to gaze steadily at Zhang Jinming behind him.
Seeing this, Zhang Jinming quickened his pace, hurried forward, and once again came to a stop right in front of Xiao Weiguo.
"Chairman, it's like this. A few days ago, I was playing Chinese chess with Grandpa Wang from our mill. But the strange thing was, during those days he kept looking completely distracted and absent-minded. Sensing something was wrong, I asked him if he had run into any trouble. And you know what? The Old Master kept his lips tightly sealed, refusing to utter a single word, and just kept sighing away. You know me—I've always been a warm-hearted person, and since my relationship with Grandpa Wang is pretty decent under normal circumstances, I really couldn't bear to see him like that. I figured he must have run into some tricky problem. So, out of pure compassion, I went over to the cafeteria and bought some liquor and a few side dishes. I found some free time, pulled Grandpa Wang down to sit with me, and drank while chatting, hoping to get him to pour his heart out while the alcohol was working so I could comfort him. Who would have thought—perhaps because both of us drank a bit too much that day—Grandpa Wang, in his haze, actually ended up revealing something to me."
Chapter 318