"It's quite simple, carrots and sticks, a combination of soft and hard tactics, one way or another, we must get them both to sit down and resolve the dispute through negotiations," said Wang Ye, shrugging.
His father-in-law nodded thoughtfully and said casually, "Then leave this task to you. I don't trust anyone else to handle it."
He might not even realize that he's developed a 'path dependency' on Wang Ye!
Whenever he faced a thorny issue, the first person he thought of was Wang Ye...
Perhaps he could have handled the matter himself, but what if he hit a snag? Would he still have any face left?
So, the best solution was to have Wang Ye step forward. After all, he was the 'Director of the National Council for Foreign Affairs,' and this was within his remit.
That way, if something unexpected happened and Wang Ye returned unsuccessful, he could still cover for him.
