Chapter 102 Praise

That day she and Tang Zifeng made an appointment to go to the factory to inspect the trial production of new products. Tang Zifeng had a meeting in the morning and would not arrive until the afternoon.

Han spent the whole morning following the factory workshop director to observe the production process of the new product. She ran around so much that her feet, wearing flat shoes, were almost swollen. She did not dare to complain.

At noon, she ate in the workers' canteen. She didn't know if the braised hairtail fish was not cleaned properly or if there was something wrong with her nose, but the smell was so fishy that she couldn't eat it.

But the workshop directors who were having dinner with her ate with gusto. However, Han was afraid that others would think she was being pretentious, so she forced herself to finish the bowl of rice while suppressing the sour feeling in her stomach.

After eating, she ran into the women's restroom, leaned against the sink, and vomited violently, tears streaming down her face, feeling like she was about to vomit out her gallbladder.

There was a female worker who came to the toilet and didn't know Han Que. She kept asking her if she was pregnant and advised her that it was just a pregnancy reaction and it would be fine after a while.

Han was frightened so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly denied it and ran out of the bathroom.

There was no place to rest at noon in the factory, so Han had to read materials in the conference room while waiting for Tang Zifeng to arrive.

As soon as Tang Zifeng entered the meeting room, he noticed that something was wrong with her and asked her with concern if she was feeling unwell.

Han had no choice but to say that the weather was hot in the summer, with air conditioning on, the sun shining, and the alternating hot and cold temperatures, and his body was not used to it.

Tang Zifeng just smiled and said, "Assistant Han, you should exercise more. The work pressure is so great nowadays, and you can't do without a good body."

Han suddenly remembered the person who had asked her to exercise before, and she didn't know what happened to him now, and her expression became gloomy.

Tang Zifeng opened his laptop, looked her up and down, shook his head and said, "You look pale and listless. You should take some time to go to the hospital for a checkup."

Han nodded and smiled, saying politely, "Thank you for your concern, Professor Tang. I'm fine and will be fine in a few days."

She will be able to have surgery in a few days, and she will be fine after some rest.

Fang Jiayan was already prepared to take care of her during her confinement period.

However, Han was afraid that she would be too busy, so he took the initiative to tell Zhou Wenwen and asked Zhou Wenwen, a idle person in society, to come and help him when the time comes.

Zhou Wenwen couldn't help but make a fuss and was scolded by Fang Jiayan. Only then did she carefully ask Fang Jiayan about various precautions.

Han was moved and emotional when she saw the two of them bickering. She didn't expect that when she was in trouble, the two people who were most willing to help her were her two best friends who had grown up with her.

What about Gu Ningwei? Should she contact him?

What will happen after contacting him?

She couldn't predict his reaction, but she had a vague feeling that it was not good.

Tang Zifeng seemed to know something as well, and he didn't chat with her anymore. He just asked Han Que to notify everyone to start a meeting: "There's a lot to discuss this afternoon, let's finish it early and go back to rest."

The meeting lasted nearly four hours. There were indeed a lot of things to go through, and production is different from R&D. Any omission in the process details will result in product performance not meeting the standards.

Han sat in her seat and listened attentively, without any time to be distracted. It was not until the meeting was over that she stood up and felt her legs and feet go weak and her stomach was empty. She did not dare to drink water, fearing that she would vomit in public after taking a sip, so she had to endure it.

She forced herself to finish the meeting, then followed Tang Zifeng to the workshop to watch the production process again. She wrote down the key points that Tang Zifeng had instructed and asked the workshop director to follow them.

By the time we finished our work, it was already late. The factory workers had already gone off work and were waiting for the shuttle bus in the open space at the factory gate.

In front of everyone, Tang Zifeng invited Han Que: "Do you want to go back to the city with my car? I can take you home directly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the workshop directors around him looked over, with prying and mischievous eyes.

Han hesitated, as she didn't want to cause gossip in the factory.

Tang Zifeng didn't care about that and directly grabbed her arm, "Let's go, let's go, don't dawdle, it's too late and there's traffic on the road, it will take a long time to drive."

Han gritted his teeth and got into his white BMW X5.

"Isn't that Mr. Gu's mistress? How come she's hooking up with Professor Tang now?"

"Maybe they heard that Mr. Gu is about to marry another woman."

"Oh, then you'll be in a hurry to find another job."

"Young and beautiful women will never lack men."

"Then this professor becomes the scapegoat? He wants all the women that Mr. Gu has played with."

"What era is this? How can a man care about such things? I heard that Professor Tang was hired by President Gu. I heard that it was because President Gu donated money to his laboratory that he gained status in the school..."

"I see, that's why. No wonder, you should be grateful for what you have received from others, and you should be grateful for what you have received from others..."

“Hahahahahahahaha.”

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The whispers of discussion were carried by the wind.

The people in the factory spoke rudely and directly, but Han blushed and secretly glanced at Tang Zifeng's face.

He was very calm and started the car without changing his expression, as if he didn't hear a word of those unpleasant words.

With a loud bang, the car accelerated and rushed straight towards the whispering crowd. People screamed and scattered. The engine roared out of the door and disappeared into a cloud of dust.

Tang Zifeng pursed his thin lips and revealed a teasing sneer. He glanced at Han Que sideways.

Their eyes met, and they looked at each other, and saw a bit of helplessness in each other's eyes.

"I'm sorry, people here in the factory are used to speaking casually." Han Que apologized first. After all, Tang Zifeng was a hired consultant, and he couldn't cause gossip because of him.

"It's okay, I don't mind." Tang Zifeng smiled indifferently, and after a pause he suddenly said, "Han Que, you are still too soft-hearted."

"Huh?" Han was puzzled.

"It's just that you are too polite to them." Tang Zifeng said.

"Polite?" Han looked at him puzzledly. "I basically don't have any contact with them, so why should I be polite or not?"

"What I mean is that you don't interact with them, and you don't mingle with them, so it's hard to gain their trust. And you're soft-hearted. When they say the deadline is too late, then it's too late. When they say the process is difficult and they need more time for trial production, you agree. Don't you think that these are just excuses for being lazy?"

"I know they're looking for excuses." Han thought for a moment and said, "But I really don't understand production, and I can't find a suitable reason to refute them."

"There's no need to refute them at all." Tang Zifeng said calmly, "You just need to issue a strict delivery order in the name of sales. If the delivery is not completed or there are quality problems, just deduct their money."

"Is this all right?" Han widened his eyes in surprise, but couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah, that's all. If you give them a tight delivery deadline, they will have less time to chat and gossip and make trouble out of nothing." Tang Zifeng said a little viciously.

Han raised his eyebrows, looked at him curiously, and then couldn't help but chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?" Tang Zifeng asked with a frown.

"Nothing." Han shook his head and didn't answer her, but he couldn't help but smile.

I didn't expect that Professor Tang is quite childish and the type who will never let go of any grudge.

"But I didn't think what I said was that funny." Tang Zifeng muttered dissatisfiedly, feeling a little confused.

"Yes, Professor Tang is right. I also plan to ask them to shorten the construction period in the name of the sales department." Han changed the subject.

After all, she doesn't have much time left, and she has to do everything she should do before Gu Ningwei finds someone to take over.

The vehicle entered the highway and sped up. The trees on both sides of the road quickly flashed behind the car. Between the trees was a summer field, lush and green.

"Han Que, I don't really understand you. You're truly dedicated to your work. Even though you're clearly not feeling well, you still brave the scorching sun to run around the factory. In the entire Zhening Company, there's almost no real management staff besides you. Are you working so hard because of your feelings for Gu Ningwei?"

He took the initiative to mention Gu Ningwei, which made Han slightly stunned. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Actually, I'm not that dedicated. I have my own plans."

She said and looked at Tang Zifeng again.

The other person frowned and narrowed his eyes.

"I started out as a salesperson at Zhening Company. I don't care about anything that has nothing to do with money. I only care about how much commission and bonus I can get in a year. Other things have nothing to do with me." Han said quietly.

"This is normal. Everyone cares about things that have a vested interest in them." Tang Zifeng nodded in agreement.

"But Gu Ningwei doesn't have anyone he can trust at Zhening Company. You know Wang Jianan has emptied out the entire R&D and production system. Jiang Jin has been transferred away, and Li Zhekai has withdrawn his shares. He is surrounded by enemies on all sides."

Han hesitated for a moment as he spoke, thinking back to the last few times when he woke up late at night and saw Gu Ningwei smoking on the balcony.

His back looked lonely and desolate, as if a heavy burden was weighing on his heart.

After a pause, Han continued, "He asked me to help him at this time, so I can't just ignore it. But I don't know how much I can help, so I can only take one step at a time and see what happens."

"But I've learned a lot myself, from R&D to production to sales, and I've learned almost the entire company's operating process."

"You've done a great job. In such a short period of time and under such difficult conditions, you've been able to run the company like this without collapsing. This is truly remarkable."

Han smiled, feeling happy about being affirmed.

Tang Zifeng smiled and said, "No wonder Gu Ningwei said he was training you to be the general manager. After going through this process, you can become the general manager of Zhening Company."

Han smiled and shook his head. "I don't want to be a general manager. It's his company, and he has his own ideas. I just don't want to give up this period of time. I want to learn more useful things and accumulate some resources for the future."

She would eventually leave Gu Ningwei, she knew it from the beginning.

But the few months she spent with him were not wasted. Her contribution to Zhening Company was already worth the compensation Gu Ningwei gave her.

Seeing Tang Zifeng looking at him, Han quickly praised him: "That's because I have a teacher like you who helps me and supports me. Otherwise, I wouldn't know anything and how could I succeed."

Han said sincerely: "Professor Tang, thank you so much. You are helping me selflessly."

She smiled at him.

She was almost completely without makeup, and even looked a little haggard, with faint dark circles under her eyes.

But she looked at the sunlight reflected in her own eyes, and her thick long eyelashes seemed to be covered with gold powder, like a summer pond, deep and clear, bright and pure.

Tang Zifeng was slightly distracted. He held the steering wheel with one hand, feeling a little embarrassed. "Maybe I have my own ideas."

"I know." Han said knowingly.

Tang Zifeng was stunned for a moment, then asked nervously, "What do you know?"

"Gu Ningwei told me that your current academic direction is related to the products we're developing. Our production and sales, as well as market feedback, will accumulate a lot of important data for you. Is that right?"

Tang Zifeng couldn't deny it, turned around and looked straight at the road ahead.

"Don't worry, we will open all the data to you. After all, this is how the agreement was signed," said Han Que.

Tang Zifeng said, "Hey, Han Que, can we talk about something else?"

"Sure." Han nodded. "But what do we want to talk about?"

Tang Zifeng paused, "In fact, Gu Ningwei got the better deal. Not only did he get a beautiful woman, he also got someone who is devoted to him."

As vehicles entered the city, the roads became increasingly congested and the speed gradually slowed down.

The setting sun in the sky gradually sank, and only a red dot was visible between the gaps of the tall buildings.

The sky was filled with pink and purple twilight, and a few stars were already quietly shining in the dark blue sky.

Tang Zifeng said he wanted to treat Han Que to a meal, but Han Que was worried that he would vomit again and wanted to refuse. Unexpectedly, Tang Zifeng drove the car directly to the commercial district.