pertwk Chapter 29 There's someone on the other side!
Chapter 29 There's someone on the other side!
To cover up her embarrassment, Nie Lan began to attack Zhao Xu: "But you, Comrade Zhao Xu, what makes you think you, a mere junior high school dropout, qualified to work in our technical department?"
The chubby boy immediately launched into a triple denial: "Who dropped out of junior high? Who's uneducated? I'm clearly an intellectual."
Nie Lan bluntly exposed him: "This morning, when Section Chief Xie from the Personnel Department was processing our onboarding, I personally saw on your file that it said you dropped out of junior high school!"
Ah, this...
The chubby guy is usually quite confident in his education level. These days, even elementary school graduates dare to call themselves cultured and compete for workshop foreman positions. He only finished junior high school, so he's practically highly educated!
However, that's relative to other positions.
What kind of place is the technical department? The technicians here are either promoted from the bottom or are highly educated graduates from vocational schools or even junior colleges. Compared to them, I, with only a junior high school education and no diploma, am indeed a bit embarrassing...
That's why he lied earlier. But the lie was exposed as soon as it left his lips.
Luckily, my buddy is thick-skinned and didn't panic when he was exposed. Instead, he chuckled and said, "The three of us were in the same class, and I'm the least educated. I'll have to trouble Brother Fei and Sister Lan to help me out in the future."
Nie Lan continued to expose her: "You're nineteen, while Comrade Zhang Chengfei and I are both eighteen. Don't call us 'brother' or 'sister,' it makes us sound old. Besides, my younger brothers are all good at studying, unlike you who are uneducated."
Hey, that girl has a sharp tongue! The chubby boy was so angry he wanted to bite her.
Knowing he wasn't good with words, he turned to Zhang Chengfei, a spectator, for help. But Zhang simply shrugged and said, "I think Comrade Nie Lan makes a lot of sense. I don't have a younger brother, but I'd rather not have one than marry someone uneducated."
Damn it, why is he adding insult to injury? Zhang Chengfei must be trying to curry favor with Nie Lan because she's pretty. Definitely!
"Hiss! He looks so handsome, but he's so shallow. Unlike me, of all the waters in the world, I only need one." The chubby boy felt a surge of contempt for Zhang Chengfei.
Seeing the wisps of disdain emanating from his head, Zhang Chengfei laughed.
Three tech newbies huddled together, chatting and laughing. Meanwhile, Xu Damao, after finishing his meal, didn't wash his lunchbox but instead peeked out the window to chat with Sha Zhu.
"That Dafei guy, he's got quite the ladies' man!"
Sha Zhu looked at Nie Lan's smiling face not far away, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth, as if he had just swallowed a big lemon: "No, what's so great about Zhang Chengfei? He's just a bit tall, right? But I'm not short either, you forgot? Last time we measured my height in the yard, I was 1.71 meters tall!"
Xu Damao scoffed, "You were standing on tiptoe back then. If you hadn't, you'd be no more than 1.65 meters tall."
Sha Zhu was furious: "You son of a bitch, what kind of spicy fart are you spouting? Can you even stand on your tiptoes and stretch six centimeters?"
"Why not? You have big feet! There's an old saying that big feet make for an ugly face." Although this saying is usually used to describe women, it didn't stop Xu Damao from using it to ridicule Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu immediately flew into a rage, grabbed a large ladle, and swung it at his head: "You bastard, I'll teach you to talk nonsense, I'll beat you to death!"
Xu Damao did not dodge, but instead took the spoonful directly, and immediately fell to the ground after being hit.
Guo Da Piezi immediately rushed over: "Murder! Sha Zhu has murdered someone!"
Other workers surged in like a river, turning the already bustling canteen into complete chaos.
The chubby boy ran off to watch the commotion, while Zhang Chengfei and Nie Lanwei remained unmoved. After finishing their meal, the two went to wash their lunchboxes side by side. Then Zhang Chengfei noticed that Lao Tian hadn't gone to watch the commotion either; he was eating with Da Liu.
Old Tian ate soup noodles with a side of rice. Da Liu ate noodles and a steamed bun. Zhang Chengfei lowered his eyes and unconsciously slowed his pace.
Seeing that he had fallen two steps behind, Nie Lan turned around and asked, "Comrade Zhang Chengfei, why are you not walking anymore?"
"Okay, I'll be right there." Zhang Chengfei quickened his pace and followed.
After dinner, Zhang Chengfei returned to his office, took out a piece of clothing he had prepared in advance, put it on, and planned to take a nap.
There's a saying, "If you don't sleep at noon, you'll collapse in the afternoon," and he's always lived by that adage.
Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.
He had just lay down when Old Tian stood at the door, chatting idly with Xiao Ke.
The two men, finding it difficult to buy grain at the grain store, started chatting about whether there were more catfish or carp in the moat.
As they chatted, Xiao Ke felt it wasn't enough: "Old Tian, aren't you cold at the door? Come on in and warm up."
Old Tian hesitated for a moment: "Isn't this inappropriate? The section chief said this morning that people who aren't from the R&D team aren't allowed in this room."
Xiao Ke said casually, "He just said it casually, and we just took it as a joke. The section chief is there to guard against spies, Lao Tian, are you a spy?"
Old Tian shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum: "My family has been farmers for three generations, with impeccable revolutionary credentials!"
"Isn't that settled? Besides, Lao Tian, you're also part of our research group. It's just that it's not your time to shine yet." Xiao Ke waved his hand. "Come in quickly, don't stand in the cold wind at the door."
Old Tian chuckled and muttered, "I'm actually a bit thirsty, so I came in for a drink of water."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chengfei abruptly raised his head, intending to stop him, but saw that Lao Tai had already walked behind Lao Tian. Behind him were several maintenance workers.
"Tian Zhigang, what are you doing?" Section Chief Tai asked sternly.
Old Tian rubbed his hands together: "Xiao Ke asked me to come in and have a drink of water."
"Go back to your office!" Section Chief Tai's words were blunt, and his expression was grim.
Being reprimanded like that in front of the maintenance team made Lao Tian lose face. He opened his mouth to say something, but Xiao Ke stepped in to smooth things over: "Team leader, it was all my fault today. Um, I apologize to everyone, I apologize."
As he spoke, he winked at Old Li from the repair team. Old Li received the signal and started complaining that there was something he couldn't figure out about a machine he had repaired that morning: "Brother Tian, you're the senior repairman, take a look for me." With that, he dragged Old Tian away.
After Lao Tian and the maintenance crew left, Lao Tai sat down in his seat with a stern face: "Zhang Chengfei, go out for a moment. I have something to say to Comrade Ke Yisheng."
Well, this is going to be a reprimand. Zhang Chengfei ignored Xiao Ke's pleading look, got up, and went out.
Whether Xiao Ke gets scolded or not is not important; his afternoon nap is ruined now. Hopefully, he won't have a meltdown this afternoon.
Standing in front of the railing, Zhang Chengfei yawned and stretched, then was momentarily blinded by a blinding light.
He squinted and looked in that direction, and saw a figure flash by.
Someone was using binoculars to spy on their technical department, or someone in the department! Remembering what Xiao Ke had said about spies, Zhang Chengfei immediately tensed up.