Chapter 214 Going to the Workshop

No matter how hard He Yuxiang thought about it, he couldn't understand his sister's idea. Wasn't it a waste of time to get hung up on winning or losing in something meaningless?
But seeing Xiaoyu so happy, he held back his inner complaints.

Mao Mao just laughed along.

He took Xiaoyu to the riverbank. The water was crystal clear and the water level was not even as high as the child's knees, so the adults let them play without worry.

The two of them took off their shoes and walked around in the river.

On the open space by the riverbank, several old banyan trees spread their huge canopies, casting dappled shadows, and the parts exposed above the ground became natural seats.

Chen Qing was busy all morning, so he sat down to rest. He'll take a break this afternoon, and then he'll have to go to the workshop tomorrow.

Lost in thought, Chen Qing was greeted by the aroma of roasted chicken. After sitting for a while, he took the roasted chicken that He Yuan handed him.

"Try it, it's only sprinkled with coarse salt."

"Row."

Chen Qing took it. The chicken was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it was very juicy when she bit into it. The simple coarse salt seasoning brought out the deliciousness of the game to the extreme. She ate it seriously.

The children also lined up to eat.

Seeing He Yuan hand food to Chen Qing first, Mu Jianguo asked, "Are you two dating?"

He Yuan nodded reservedly.

Mu Jianguo said enviously, "That's great."

He's already twenty-five and still hasn't settled down on marriage. This trip home was forced upon him by his parents after they talked to his political commissar, so he could settle this important life matter quickly.

Following Chen Qing's instructions, He Yuan gave the chicken leg to Xiao Yu and Tian Mengya.

After the division was completed, He Yuan sat down next to Chen Qing.

He only cooked pheasant and eggs today because wild rabbit doesn't taste good when roasted.

The group ate pheasant, then slowly ate eggs and snacks provided by Tian Mengya.

Everyone spent the afternoon watching the river flow gently. Xiaoyu had the most fun but was also the most tired, falling asleep on the way to work.

Chen Qing had no choice but to help her wipe herself down, place the birthday present and the red envelopes she and He Yuan had prepared next to Xiao Yu's pillow, and then go back to her room to rest.

Monday is here.

Great attention!

The machinery factory holds a large meeting every Monday, the duration and content of which are controlled by Secretary Yang.

Furthermore, the factory's playground simply couldn't accommodate so many people, so meetings were always held by different departments while the rest listened to the radio.

Generally, everyone treats Secretary Yang's words as background noise and doesn't bother to listen to them.

Today is different.

Rumors have circulated that the list of people allocated housing will be announced today.

It's closely related to their own interests, so no one can remain calm.

Knowing the final outcome, Chen Qing calmly walked towards the easternmost steelmaking workshop.

Many employees saw her walking towards the workshop, and someone in the crowd said, "Team Leader Chen, you're really coming to work in our workshop? Oh dear, it's not good to call you Team Leader Chen, after all, you're just an ordinary worker now. If others hear us calling you Team Leader Chen, won't they think we're disrespectful?"

A burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding area.

Chen Qing walked straight to the steelmaking workshop without even glancing at them.

Those who want to see a joke find it inexplicably boring.

The closer Chen Qing got to the steelmaking workshop, the more he could feel the heat waves hitting him.

The air was filled with a mixture of smells of coke and metal.

The slogan on the exterior wall of the workshop, freshly painted in red, read "Fight against high temperatures and achieve high production," yet its bright red color was glaringly obvious.

The easternmost steelmaking workshop was not under her jurisdiction, but she knew the workshop director.

Chen Qing arrived at the steelmaking workshop office, where the team leaders from various departments were waiting. The steelmaking director, Ma Zhiqiang, had a square face and thick eyebrows, beneath which were a pair of hawk-like eyes. He gave Chen Qing, who had come to report for duty, a rather unfriendly look: "What kind of work can a woman like you do in the steelmaking workshop? Can you move steel ingots or carry coke?"

Chen Qing: "Then I can quit."

Ma Zhiqiang sneered: "You don't want to work? Do you think this is your most relaxed factory committee department? Do you expect the machinery factory to support you for nothing! With your passive attitude, our workshop can kick you out."

Chen Qing: "Then hurry up."

Ma Zhiqiang snorted angrily: "I've long heard that you're eloquent and can make people furious with just a few words. You really are a woman who knows how to talk big!"

Chen Qing: "Thank you for the compliment."

Ma Zhiqiang slammed his fist on the table, making a deafening noise: "Don't think that just because you're from a good family and the son of a hero from the machinery factory, we can't do anything to you. I'm warning you, once you come to our department, you have to listen to me. I'm not as good-tempered as your Director Liu."

Chen Qing: "Oh."

Enraged, Ma Zhiqiang pointed his index finger at Chen Qing's forehead, repeatedly jabbing her in the air: "You should know that it's easy to go from the factory committee to the workshop, but much harder to go from the workshop to the factory committee, especially for someone like you. There's no way you'll go back! You'd better do a good job. If you affect the atmosphere of our steelmaking department, I definitely won't let you off the hook!"

Chen Qing: "Okay."

Ma Zhiqiang was panting heavily.

From the moment the factory leaders sent Chen Qing to the steelmaking department, he knew he would be mistreated.

Originally, he wanted to give Chen Qing a hard time and make the troublemaker behave himself, but instead, he clutched his chest, so angry that he couldn't breathe properly.

Chen Qing: "Are you going to die?"

Ma Zhiqiang: "!!!"

“You you you…you you you…”

Chen Qing: "It seems not."

The team leaders who had come specifically to observe couldn't stand it any longer and urged Director Ma to quickly assign Chen Qing to a department, lest he really anger the fifty-something-year-old Director Ma to death.

Ma Zhiqiang quickly said, "Go to the scrap metal section, Lao Zhang, take him with you!"

Team Leader Zhang came out; he was a tall, thin old man. "Comrade Chen, come with me."

Chen Qing nodded, and as she was about to leave the office, she turned to the crowd and said, "Don't mess with me, after all, it's not illegal to make people angry."

Everyone: "!!!"

She's so arrogant!
Ma Zhiqiang was so angry he almost fainted.

Team Leader Zhang glanced at her fearfully, "Do whatever you want, I promise I won't interfere."

Chen Qing smiled gently: "Okay."

She likes sensible leaders.

The scrap metal section is located on the westernmost side of the workshop. It is a semi-open area where scrap metal recycled from various places is piled up, including rusted gears, deformed steel plates, broken bearings, and so on.

Chen Qing had some knowledge of some things, but some were completely unknown to him.

Several workers were using oxy-fuel cutting torches to break down large pieces of scrap steel; the blue flames emitted a piercing hiss when they touched the metal.

The workers saw her arrive.

Like seeing a big star, many of them had talked about Chen Qing, but when such a beautiful woman stood right in front of them, they didn't know what to say.

Chen Qing found a stool, pulled it to a shady spot, crossed his legs, and said to Team Leader Zhang, "You guys keep working, don't worry about me."

Team Leader Zhang should agree.

The workers were all stunned.

no……

Who is the leader here?

Some workers couldn't stand it anymore and went to ask Team Leader Zhang, "Why doesn't she have to do any work!"

Team Leader Zhang sighed heavily: "I'm already sixty-two years old. I just want to live a little longer. Can you understand that?"


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