Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

Listening to the conversation between the two people in front of them, Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing looked at each other in surprise. They hadn't seen each other for a few days... why did Zhou Fengliu seem to be very familiar with the villagers?

"Old Zhou... what's going on with you?"

"Is this a special treat? Just eat this noodle dish, and eat it all without making a sound..." Zhou Fengliu said, then suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted into the kitchen:

"Rongzi... these two are VIPs, so don't try to fool them with instant noodle seasoning packets."

No one spoke in the kitchen.

Zhou Fengliu tacitly accepted that Fu Rong had heard it.

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu make another request, both Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye raised an eyebrow.

The more they looked at Zhou Fengliu, the more they felt that he seemed like a member of Biyou Village, while the two of them seemed like outsiders.

Chapter 139 Headquarters Mission! We need to see them alive or dead! (Second Update)

A moment later.

Three steaming bowls of beef noodles were served. The noodles were fragrant and topped with several thick, tender slices of beef, making them look very appetizing.

It is clear.

The beef must have been stewed in advance, probably for tonight's dinner. Fu Rong took it out, cut a few slices, and put them on the noodles.

To be honest, the amount of beef used in just this one piece is enough for a certain Lanzhou noodle shop to make twenty or thirty more bowls of beef noodles.

This bowl of noodles is far more luxurious than the instant noodle soup with seasoning that Zhou Fengliu ate yesterday.

Zhou Fengliu frowned as he looked at the bowl of noodles in front of him. He sensed a stark contrast between it and the bowl he had eaten yesterday.

Why was there no meat in the bowl I ate yesterday?

He stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something when he saw Zhuge Qing.

The teenage assassin Zhuge Qing...

In the original novel, Zhuge Qing and Fu Rong seemed to be a couple...

I guess Fu Rong is probably captivated by Zhuge Qing's good looks right now.

Zhou Fengliu shook his head and then prepared to eat his noodles. He had just taken two bites when he heard Zhuge Qing, who was sitting opposite him, say something.

"I don't eat beef..."

"?"

Aren't you going to eat?

Zhou Fengliu was slightly taken aback, and Fu Rong was also stunned.

"Um..."

"If you're not going to eat it, then give it to me." Zhou Fengliu didn't stand on ceremony. Seeing that Zhuge Qing wasn't going to eat it, he simply handed it to him.

Then they would divide the beef in Zhuge Qing's bowl among Wang Ye's pieces.

It is clear.

Zhou Fengliu is not a picky eater.

“I don’t eat beef either,” Wang Ye said when he saw Zhou Fengliu about to put beef in his bowl.

"?"

Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow.

"I am a Wudang Taoist priest, and Quanzhen people cannot eat beef."

"Weren't you kicked out of Wudang?" Zhuge Qing asked.

"I don't care about either of you..."

When Zhou Fengliu heard that Wang Ye was not eating beef, he took the beef from Wang Ye's bowl and put it into his own bowl.

"Alright now, eat up."

One bowl is better than three bowls... The bowl of beef noodles in front of Zhou Fengliu could be described as a super deluxe version.

Seeing Zhou Fengliu enjoying his meal, Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye then tried a little bit.

After a few bites, the two of them understood why Zhou Fengliu had said that Fu Rong's noodles were exceptional.

That's absolutely amazing...

Each noodle is chewy and smooth...

One sip of the noodle soup made them realize that drinking more soup was a wonderful thing.

...

Just as Zhou Fengliu was eating noodles with Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing, Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao were called into the office of Xu Si, who had returned from headquarters, at the North China branch of Nadutong.

Xu Si first explained the temporary worker system to Zhang Chulan before slowly recounting the task that had been discussed at the headquarters meeting.

"Chu Lan, there's a very tricky task right now... Liao Zhong, the head of the South China region, is dead, and one of his temporary workers is suspected of murdering his superior and defecting."

"And the order I received at the headquarters meeting this time was... for the other six temporary workers to work together to capture this defector."

"I want to see him alive or dead."

Hearing Xu Si's description of the task, Zhang Chulan raised an eyebrow slightly, sensing that the matter seemed to be quite serious.

"Fourth Brother... since the establishment of the temporary worker system, have the temporary workers in these different regions ever cooperated with each other?"

"No... This is the first time in history. Since you've asked, I'll tell you everything."

Through Xu Si's explanation, Zhang Chulan finally understood that the temporary worker system was established by Xu San and Xu Si's father in order to keep Feng Baobao by his side. For decades, Feng Baobao had been receiving a salary without working, and the actual temporary worker tasks were completed by Xu's father or people arranged by him.

If Feng Baobao refuses this task to meet with temporary workers, headquarters may take away her quota as a temporary worker in North China, which would prevent her from receiving a salary without working and from enjoying the protection that comes with being a temporary worker.

This is the point that's causing trouble for Xu San and Xu Si.

If she refuses the task, her temporary worker position may be revoked; if she completes the task, she is likely to attract the attention of the company's senior management and be investigated.

"Chu Lan, this is the situation... I'd like to hear your opinion." Xu Si lit a cigarette and looked at Zhang Chu Lan, asking.

"I see..." Zhang Chulan stroked his chin, then decided to pass the buck to Feng Baobao herself.

"Sister Bao'er, what do you think?"

Hearing Zhang Chulan's question, Feng Baobao scratched her face with a blank expression and then replied:

"Didn't you say that if I don't go, I'll have to get out of the company? ...Well, I'll go then."

"What if some of the company's higher-ups notice you after you go there?" Xu San felt uneasy.

"We'll run it when that day comes..."

Feng Baobao said she would stay as long as she could.

"If I go, I can delay leaving for a few more years; if I don't go, I have to leave now... Am I right?"

“Sister Bao’er, you’re right.” Zhang Chulan nodded.

"Hey, I knew it... I can be pretty quick-witted sometimes, and I can understand this little thing."

Feng Baobao remained completely calm; she even managed to praise herself for her wit.

"This mission... wouldn't it be against the rules to bring two more people along?" Zhang Chulan suddenly thought of something and asked Xu Si.

“Of course… it would be safer for you to go with the baby,” Xu Si replied, which was also the reason why he and Xu San chose to tell Zhang Chulan.

"Me? I'm useless." Zhang Chulan sighed. "If only I could bring Brother Liu along..."

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's name, Xu Si took a puff of his cigarette and then exhaled.

He also knew that it would be safer to let Zhou Fengliu lead the team, not because Zhou Fengliu was on administrative leave from headquarters.

"How about I call Brother Liu and ask? Even though he's suspended, I should still be able to go and check on him, right?" Zhang Chulan glanced at Xu San and Xu Si.

"Xiao Zhou finally got a long vacation... Is this a good thing?" Xu San pushed up his glasses, feeling uneasy.

"Go ahead and ask if you want to." Xu Si nodded in tacit agreement.

"okay."

Seeing that the leaders had agreed, Zhang Chulan dialed Zhou Fengliu's number. Less than a minute later, Zhou Fengliu's voice came through the phone.

"Hello? Chu Lan, what's up with calling me?" Zhou Fengliu, who was eating noodles in Biyou Village, asked.

"Brother Liu...where are you now?"

"Out of town, traveling."

"travel?"

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's answer, Zhang Chulan remained silent for two seconds, feeling that time might be running out, and then said:

"Nothing much, just asking. Liu, you should relax and have some fun... See you at the company in a while."

"Oh...I see."

"Okay, I'll hang up now, Brother Liu, I have something to do here."

"it is good."

The phone hangs up.

Zhang Chulan glanced at everyone.

"Brother Liu is traveling out of town... he probably won't be able to make it back in time."

"Ah."

Xu San and Xu Si had nothing to say about this result; it was neither reasonable nor ethical for Zhou Fengliu to be forced to work overtime while on vacation.

Yu Qingzhou, who had finally gotten a long vacation, deserved to relax and go out and have some fun.

The administrative leave Zhou Fengliu was given by headquarters. If he were to appear at the mission site to carry out the mission, it would be unreasonable for headquarters, and they might even be held accountable by the North China region.

"Let's set off tonight, time waits for no one..." Xu Si said, looking at Feng Baobao and Zhang Chulan.

...

P.S.: Goodnight and sweet dreams to all godfathers on the last day of January. May everything go smoothly for you.