Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 589 Matters of the heart are never truly clear-cut.

Finally, the day's review came to an end.

The announcement that "Today's judging has ended. All delegations are requested to enter the venue before 9:00 AM tomorrow" came over the loudspeaker, and the noisy exhibition hall gradually quieted down.

The delegates closed their folders one after another, greeted their group members, and left in twos and threes.

But the work of the conference staff is not yet finished.

Some people were collecting venue forms, some were taking inventory of the exhibits in each hall, and others were chasing after the return of the statistical forms.

As a translator and technical consultant, Chen Luyang was currently in the conference room on the other side, working with Gao Yaning, Bai Li, and others to coordinate the exhibition materials for the next day and organize the data cards and equipment terminology comparison tables.

By the time all the documents had been checked, it was already evening.

One after another, the delegation's vehicles drove out of the exhibition area, carrying participants from various regions back to the conference guesthouse.

The exhibition hall, which was bustling with people during the day, is now only filled with scattered footsteps and echoes.

After a busy day, the conference staff packed up their belongings, left the exhibition hall, and prepared to return to their accommodations to rest.

Jiang Xiaohua followed her companion down the stairs.

In the distance, she could see someone standing guard under the streetlight ahead.

The man was incredibly thin and had been waiting under the streetlights for who knows how long, his eyes constantly following the direction of the exhibition hall.

The light shone on the side of his face, making him appear somewhat aloof.

Upon seeing Jiang Xiaohua, Cao Qinghang's gaze sharpened.
He then subconsciously crossed his hands in front of him, straightened up stiffly, and looked nervous and expectant.

They looked exactly like the two of them on their first date.

Many conference staff looked at Cao Qinghang with curiosity in their eyes.

"Hey, who's that? They look like someone from a delegation."

"It seems to be someone from the provincial machinery factory... Who is he waiting for here?"

"Xiaohua, is this person your friend?"

A girl nudged Jiang Xiaohua's arm and asked curiously.

Jiang Xiaohua did not respond, her eyes fixed on Cao Qinghang, wishing she could rush over immediately.

But the next moment, Jiang Xiaohua seemed to remember something, and a look of pain flashed in her eyes.

Take a deep breath,

Jiang Xiaohua gritted her teeth and turned her head away, as if she didn't recognize Cao Qinghang, and followed her companion down the steps, chatting and laughing.

The cheerful laughter drifted on the wind, past Cao Qinghang, and gradually faded into the distance.

In the darkness of night, the slender figure stood motionless for a long time.

……

"call……"

In the translation studio, Chen Luyang, with bloodshot eyes, stretched and yawned widely.

In the afternoon, I accompanied the review team to half of the exhibition hall. The experts could go back to rest, but we technical translators had to stay behind to organize the instruction manuals and revise the glossary.

By the time the last set of technical documents was checked, it was almost 10 o'clock.

The group packed up their belongings and left the exhibition hall.

The conference organizing committee's minibuses had long since left.

Fortunately, the exhibition hall wasn't too far from the guesthouse, so the group carried their bags and walked back along the gravel path.

In the darkness, the streetlights were sparse, their light flickering in the cold wind.

As we approached the guesthouse,
In the distance, Chen Luyang saw a figure as thin as a mantis standing by the telephone pole in front of the guesthouse.

In front of the figure, there was a small red dot that moved up and down, bright and dark, flickering erratically with the arm movements.

"Engineer Cao?"

Chen Luyang was stunned for a moment.

It's so late at night, after a whole day of running around, why aren't you going to go inside and rest? What are you doing standing here?
Seeing that something was wrong, Chen Luyang told Bai Li and the others to go back to the house first, while he ran over to Cao Qinghang.

As soon as you get close, a strong smell of smoke hits you.

At Cao Qinghang's feet, there were more than a dozen cigarette butts scattered haphazardly on the ground, the ashes leaving faint white marks on the floor tiles.

"Are you fucking crazy, smoking so much!"

Chen Luyang cursed instinctively and snatched the cigarette butt from Cao Qinghang's hand.

"What happened that caused such a big fire?"

As she spoke, Chen Luyang, disregarding her freshly polished leather shoes from the morning, kicked over the dirt beside her, covering the cigarette butts on the ground and burying them completely.

"Didn't the review go quite smoothly this afternoon?"

"The key is that I'm still on the review panel. I'm the one who has to handle things and make connections. How could you do such a terrible job!"

"If you manage to pull it out, see how Director Yu deals with you!"

No wonder Chen Luyang reacted so strongly.

Cao Qinghang himself is not a big fan of smoking.

Unless I'm so tired I can't stay awake any longer, I won't smoke a cigarette.

Today is really something else.

He must have shown off at least a dozen or twenty of them that night.

If Lin Zexu saw this, he would have him destroyed on the spot, no matter how high or low the punishment!
"I'm fine." Cao Qinghang rubbed his head, looking a little bewildered.

"I was just feeling a bit bored and wanted to smoke one... but I ended up smoking too many."

After saying that, he looked down at the pile of cigarette butts at his feet and paused for two seconds.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing.

"Hahahahahahaha, I actually smoked so many!"

"This cigarette is awful, and I've smoked so many! Hahahaha!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Cao Qinghang laughed louder and louder, until he seemed unable to straighten up.
With one hand on Chen Luyang's shoulder and the other clutching his stomach, he bent over and laughed heartily.

"Hahahahaha."

Chen Luyang stood to the side, dumbfounded, watching Cao Qinghang laugh so hard he almost cramped up.

What's going on?
Why would someone suddenly have a relapse?!
"Mr. Cao, are you alright?"

Chen Luyang spoke cautiously, afraid that she might say something wrong and provoke this great figure again.

If this were in a machine factory, Cao Gong would have a fit of temper, and they'd just slap him across the face, not caring whether he died or not. But at least Xiao Wu and Lao Jiang were there, and anyone could go up and say a few words.

But that won't work now...

This is an import and export preview exhibition. Engineer Cao is also a core engineer in automobile manufacturing.
He can't have a relapse right now!

"Engineer Cao".

"Brother Cao,"

"Little Cao?"

Chen Luyang's calls grew softer with each one.
"What's got you so happy? Tell your bro!"

Cao Qinghang was laughing so hard he couldn't speak, but he pressed his right hand, which was covering his stomach, down even harder.

Perhaps he was laughing too excitedly while bending over, and a few drops of drool trickled down the corner of his mouth, but he didn't care and laughed like a madman.

I don't know how long I laughed, but I'd almost had enough.

Cao Qinghang raised his sleeve and slowly wiped his chin, his fingers pausing near his face for two seconds, as if to confirm that he could still control his emotions.

"It's nothing, I just smoked too much, hahaha."

Cao Qinghang's eyes were red with joy, and he raised his hand to pat Chen Luyang's shoulder.

"It's so late, and there's an exhibition tomorrow. Let's go back and get some rest."

Unaware of what was going on, Chen Luyang was put on Cao Qinghang's arm and walked together into the guesthouse.

The night breeze was a bit chilly, and Cao Qinghang's arm draped heavily over his shoulder.

The further Chen Luyang walked, the more his brows furrowed. In all the time he had known Cao Qinghang, he had never seen him so out of sorts.

Whatever Cao Qinghang was laughing about, it was definitely not a happy laugh!
However, it is indeed too late now.

In addition, Cao Qinghang was sharing a room with representatives from other factories, which made it inconvenient for them to talk.

After escorting Cao Qinghang back to his room, Chen Luyang hesitated for a long time before turning around and going back inside.

The next morning, Chen Luyang, as always, arrived early at Yu Anshan and Hao Fengchun's room to wake the two leaders up.

While Yu Anshan was taking a dump, Chen Luyang quickly grabbed Hao Fengchun.

"Uncle Hao, did things not go well yesterday afternoon?"

Hao Fengchun was stunned: "It went smoothly, what's wrong?"

Chen Luyang wondered, "When I came back last night, I saw Engineer Cao outside having an episode of opium smoking. He was smoking all over the place, it was really scary."

Hao Fengchun frowned: "Is that so?!"

“Of course,” Chen Luyang said in a low voice.

He was acting very strangely last night!!!

“I’ve known him for so long, and apart from the last time I mentioned Jiang Xiaohua, when he drank and vomited blood, which was terrifying, the thing that was most frightening last night was his demeanor.”

Before he could finish speaking, Hao Fengchun sighed and shook his head, saying, "It was all caused by that Jiang Xiaohua."

Jiang Xiaohua?
Chen Luyang's pupils contracted: "Jiang Xiaohua is here?"

"Which organization is it from? I didn't see it!"

Hao Fengchun glanced at him: "Which unit is it... the State Administration of Government Offices!"

Hey!
Chen Luyang gasped.

What kind of connections are these? How did they manage to get all the way to Tiananmen Square all at once?

Hao Fengchun said helplessly, "Isn't it a coincidence? Yesterday when we entered the venue, she was the one in charge of registering the representatives, and that's how the two of them ran into each other!"

moment!

Chen Luyang's inner gossip fanaticism flared up!
He grabbed Hao Fengchun's sleeve and asked in a low, urgent voice:

Did they say anything?

"What was Cao's reaction? Did Jiang Xiaohua say anything?"

"Did they exchange glances? Did they have any emotional connection?"

"Were there any questions asked? Were there any tears shed?"

"Is there a kind of... well, that kind of, breathtakingly beautiful tune!?"

The more questions Chen Luyang asked, the brighter her eyes became, and the more excited she felt.

This is the most incredible reunion ever! How come he wasn't there?!

I hate it!!!

Hao Fengchun rolled her eyes at Chen Luyang: "There's nothing there."

Chen Luyang was taken aback: ? ? ? No? ?
Hao Fengchun remained silent.

"There are so many representatives waiting in line behind them. Two people registering with each other across a table, what do you think they can say?"

"hiss……!"

Chen Luyang was puzzled.

My boyfriend has disappeared without a trace, and he's been gone for over a year.

Now that we've finally run into each other, shouldn't we grab them and ask them all the questions? How could we possibly keep quiet about it?
Keeping it to yourself is one thing, but hiding away and staying up all night smoking...

What kind of values ​​are these?!

"Engineer Cao is still too polite," Chen Luyang said, his tone tinged with disapproval.

Hao Fengchun glanced at him: "So what if you have no manners? Are you going to cause a scene at the delegation's gate?"

Chen Luyang replied very modestly, "Even if I don't cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace, I should at least cause trouble in the East Sea!"

Hao Fengchun disagreed: "You're too young!"

"There's never so much clarity when it comes to matters of the heart."

"If we could really reason with each other, it wouldn't be called emotion."

Chen Luyang disagreed even more: "That's not how it's said!"

"If someone is confused even about matters of the heart, how can they possibly understand anything!"

"Uncle Hao, keep a close eye on Engineer Cao today, don't let him have another episode of his madness and overthinking."

"I'll try to find Jiang Xiaohua and ask her what she really means!"

……

Although Chen Luyang and her group needed to enter the conference passage through the side door, they were able to use their long legs and speed to their advantage.

Chen Luyang first rushed to the entrance of the Industrial Machinery Hall and glanced around, thinking he should say hello to Jiang Xiaohua first.

As a result, there were six girls standing in front of the Industrial Machinery Hall, none of whom were Jiang Xiaohua.

hey~
This thing even has shift work?
Unconvinced, Chen Luyang looked around again from left to right, and after confirming that Jiang Xiaohua was not there, she had no choice but to run back to the translator.

Today's task is the same as yesterday: to follow the first review group and see all the complete vehicles and related exhibits in the industrial machinery exhibition area to complete the final preliminary selection.

After meeting up with Gao Yaning and the others to finalize today's work tasks,
Chen Luyang, carrying the materials, set off from Xikou with the review team to begin a new day's work.

The morning's inspection went smoothly.

It must be said that the experts on the review panel are truly experts among experts!
Before the introduction of one car was even finished, the other person's eyes swept over there...
The wheelbase, hydraulic pressure, weld seams, and steel plate thickness are all clearly recorded.

It's a pity that some factories, while producing good products, don't prepare things carefully enough.

The prototype vehicle can run and is visible, but it lacks complete foreign language documentation.
When the judging panel asked a question, the representative on site stammered for a long time.

The responses were varied and numerous, including "I'll get it later," "I'll translate it later," and "I didn't bring it with me for the time being."

The experts were polite on the surface, but they were all giving their own scores in their minds.

While they might not face immediate difficulties, their application is highly likely to be relegated to the "pending review" category during the initial screening.
If you want to participate in the Canton Fair again, you will have to submit new information and have your data checked again.

As Chen Luyang followed the team on their inspection tour, she frequently looked around the exhibition hall, trying to find Jiang Xiaohua.

But after walking around for a while, the woman seemed to have vanished; there was no trace of her at all.

She was clearly on duty at the Industrial Machinery Hall yesterday, but today she seems to have vanished into thin air.

I checked the translation station, the duty station, and the document processing area, but there wasn't a soul in sight.

Although he felt strange, Chen Luyang was not in a hurry.

The preview event had a high turnover of staff, with many members of the organizing committee working in shifts, sometimes in the Machinery Hall and sometimes in the Light Industry Hall or Textile Hall.

As long as the exhibition continues, we'll always run into each other sometime.

Around noon, Chen Luyang arrived at the cafeteria with Gao Yaning and the others. Taking advantage of her height, she began to survey the entire cafeteria.

I looked around~
Let's take another look!
Let's take another look!
Finally, Chen Luyang caught a glimpse of a familiar back of a head from the window.

"Brother Bai, you go and reserve a spot first. I'll run into an acquaintance and say hello to her."

After speaking with Bai Li, Chen Luyang picked up her lunchbox and walked towards the window.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaohua was chatting with her companion.

Although the leadership still wanted Jiang Xiaohua to take charge of the Industrial Machinery Department, they wanted to avoid meeting Cao Qinghang and causing unnecessary trouble.

Jiang Xiaohua remained in the Textile Machinery Hall.

Yesterday, after being reminded by a friend, the "Return to the City Gathering" event was quietly cancelled.

These people all voluntarily and consciously gave up the idea of ​​visiting old friends and instead dutifully stayed at their respective posts.

After all, one's own future is a small matter, but the stability of one's family is a big deal.

In this sensitive period, it would be a terrible mistake to cause trouble or create rumors for your family with a single careless action.

As they chatted, talking about the novel exhibits in each exhibition area,
A tall, upright figure, carrying a lunchbox, walked firmly toward Jiang Xiaohua.

(End of this chapter)