Chapter 44: Friendship We two lesbians must build an unbreakable...

Wang Ying was busy reading the documents, while Wu Haiyang was sitting sideways, seemingly looking at Luo Wenshu, but actually he was secretly looking at Wang Ying.

Wu Haiyang took a peek for a while, sighed inwardly, sat back down, and concentrated on reading and writing the materials.

In less than half an hour, Zhou Qianjin and Xu Lili came back with office supplies.

"The factory just happened to order a batch of tea mugs, and we each received one," Xu Lili said with a smile.

Zhou Qianjin and Xu Lili placed the items they had received on the empty desk. Zhou Qianjin said, "Let me serve you, comrades, or do you want to come and get them yourselves?"

"No need to bother. I'm already sorry to ask you to make this trip." Luo Wenshu said as he turned around and looked at the things Zhou Qianjin had brought back: a stack of notebooks with red lines saying Beichong Non-staple Food Factory, a pair of pencils, five pens, two bottles of ink, two knives, a stapler, a box of staples, and five medium-sized enamel teacups with the red words of Beichong Non-staple Food Factory printed on them.

Luo Wenshu took his own share.

Zhou Qianjin said, "Put the ink, knife, stapler, and other things on the leader's desk. Whoever needs them can take them."

"Okay." Zhou Haiyang responded and took his share.

Wang Ying sat there without moving, continuing to read the information. She thought that there was no rush, so she would wait until they all took it before taking it. It was right next to her anyway, so she could take it whenever she needed it.

Seeing Wang Ying sitting still, Zhou Qianjin handed her portion over: "Here, Comrade Wang Ying, this is yours."

"Oh, thank you, Comrade Zhou. I wanted to get it after I finished reading this page." Wang Ying said, standing up to express his gratitude.

"It's just a piece of cake." Zhou Qianjin put it down and left.

After the five of us divided up the office supplies, we basically fell silent. We were given a lot of materials, so writing a summary was difficult. Especially since they had never worked in a job before and had no one to guide them. Some of them might have last written something for their job entrance exam, so they had to prepare in advance.

But this wasn't a problem for Wang Ying. She had written a lot in her previous life, when she worked in a garment factory. Later, when she went out on her own, she stopped writing, but read more.

After more than an hour, Xu Lili suddenly sighed, followed by Wu Haiyang, and then they both said in unison: "How do I write it?"

Wang Ying looked up at the two people. They were really naive. Anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't yell like that. Especially since they were new to the job and their performance was being judged, how could they just say they couldn't write?

Xu Lili looked over Wu Haiyang and Wang Ying and said, "Wang Ying, can you write?"

Wu Haiyang also took the opportunity to turn around and look at Wang Ying. He saw that Wang Ying's paper was still blank. He smiled and said, "Wang Ying hasn't written a single word yet."

Xu Lili sighed again: "This job is not easy, and I have no idea what to do."

"Isn't this easier than going to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth?" Luo Wenshu said, "Isn't it just summarizing the key points? You decide which data is important and just write them down."

"I think everything is important," said Xu Lili.

"Here, I've written a little bit. Take it and read it. It's for your reference, not for you to copy!" Luo Wenshu said again.

"You really lent it to me!" Xu Lili said in surprise. "Comrade Luo, you're so kind. Thank you!"

Luo Wenshu pushed his glasses up and said, "Don't copy. There are witnesses here."

"No need to copy." Xu Lili took the manuscript paper from Luo Wenshu with a smile.

Wu Haiyang said from behind, "Comrade Luo, please lend it to me to have a look."

"Just look at it. It's still the same sentence. You can't copy it." Luo Wenshu said.

Wang Ying was a little surprised. Luo Wenshu, who seemed to have an annoying mouth, was actually willing to help others. So she said, "Then lend it to me."

Luo Wenshu turned around and looked at Wang Ying: "You ranked first but you still can't write. I saw that you didn't answer the questions in the preliminary exam too well. How could you not know how to write?"

"Learn from the strengths of others." Wang Ying said.

Luo Wenshu immediately said, "Then show me yours later."

Wang Ying said, "That won't work."

Luo Wenwen jumped up in anger: "I told you that you wanted to make your own decision. You looked at mine and didn't let me look at yours. How can this be justified? Please judge for yourself."

"Comrade Luo is right in his criticism. I accept your criticism. When I finish writing, I will show it to you, but you have to wait until I have finished writing it completely." Wang Ying said.

Luo Wenshu looked at Wang Ying, feeling a little strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was. However, he nodded and agreed. Wu Haiyang, who was sitting in front of Wang Ying, felt that Wang Ying was treating Luo Wenshu differently, as if he was teasing him.

Xu Lili read the summary materials written by Luo Wen and passed them to Wu Haiyang. After Wu Haiyang read them, he passed them to Wang Ying.

When Wu Haiyang passed the paper to Wang Ying, he deliberately turned his whole body around and took the opportunity to say a few words to Wang Ying.

Luo Wenshu's handwriting was not at all like his personality; it was square and regular, and his summary of the materials was also regular. It wasn't so much a summary as it was a collection of key points, and Wang Ying didn't think it was worth plagiarizing at all.

After Wang Ying finished reading, he returned the paper to Luo Wenshu. Luo Wenshu said nervously, "How is it?"

"It's quite accurate." Wang Ying said that the numbers should all be correct and not a single one was copied wrong.

When it was time for lunch, the five of them went downstairs together.

Wang Ying looked around for Director Zhao when she got her lunch, but she didn't see him. She thought Director Zhao might want to eat at a different time than her.

Wang Ying and Xu Lili were sitting together. While they were eating, Xu Lili suddenly whispered, "Wang Ying, I want to ask you something. Please don't mind."

"What's the matter?" Wang Ying already had a guess in his mind.

"I heard that Director Zhao is your father-in-law. Is it true?" Xu Lili sat opposite Wang Ying, leaning her head towards her. Only the two of them could hear her voice.

"Really." Wang Ying did not hide it. It was not something shameful. Many families worked in the same factory.

"I think your husband and Director Zhao don't look much alike," Xu Lili said again.

"My husband looks like my mother-in-law." Wang Ying said that she thinks Zhao Yunsheng not only looks like her, but also has a similar personality. They are both extroverted.

"I heard Director Zhao didn't even let his daughter work at the food factory. Is that true?"

"Well, Director Zhao is impartial. My second aunt is still angry about this and usually doesn't go home. This time, my second aunt didn't even come here to take the exam." Wang Ying said.

"That's really impartial." said Xu Lili.

"What else have you heard?" Wang Ying asked Xu Lili.

Xu Lili hesitated for a moment before saying, "They said that we should have been under the supervision of the production director, but because of you, Director Zhao was too cautious and refused to take us. Instead, he asked Deputy Director Zheng to take us. They said that Director Zhao only cared about his own reputation and not the interests of the factory, and was just seeking fame and reputation..."

"So what do you think about this matter? Do you think Director Zhao is better at leading us, or Deputy Director Zheng?" Wang Ying asked.

"I think it's Director Zheng. Director Zhao is ruthless and impartial. I'm a little afraid of him. He feels like my grandfather. And by saying this, doesn't it make Deputy Director Zheng seem incompetent?" Xu Lili said in a low voice.

"What about others? What do they think?" Wang Ying asked again.

Xu Lili hesitated for a moment and said, "They didn't say it explicitly, but Luo Wenshu seemed to think Director Zhao should be in charge. He's the production director."

"Where did this come from?"

"I heard it from someone in the tea room." Xu Lili didn't say who told her, but from what she said, many people in the factory knew about it, and many people should be discussing it.

"Yeah. I understand. Thank you for telling me this." Wang Ying said while eating.

"Don't you mind what they say about you?" Xu Lili said.

"It's nothing. If we really let Director Zhao be our team leader, those who want to gossip will still have something to say, and maybe even say something more unpleasant." Wang Ying said indifferently.

Xu Lili smiled and said, "That's right."

Wang Ying didn't care much about gossip; what she cared about was whether someone was behind it. The food factory wasn't a monolithic entity; Director Zhao might even have political enemies.

In his previous life, Director Zhao would be laid off several years later due to a faulty batch of canned goods, causing severe losses to the factory. This wasn't necessarily a frame-up, but it wasn't ruled out. Wang Ying felt that Director Zhao's personality made it unlikely he would make a mistake at work, and that he was most likely being framed.

On the way back after dinner, Xu Lili asked again, "Did Director Zhao give you any information? If you have any inside information, you must tell me. I will also tell you if there is anything in the factory that you can't hear. We two female comrades must establish an unbreakable revolutionary friendship!"

"Not yet. I don't know if you've heard that during the time we were taking the exam, Director Zhao stayed in the office and didn't go home, for fear that someone would reveal the test questions to me," said Wang Ying.

Xu Lili's eyes widened: "I really haven't heard of this."

"I don't know whether Director Zhao is seeking fame or not, but he is absolutely impartial and dedicated to the public. This kind of person will at least not abuse his power for personal gain or infringe upon the interests of the country and the collective. He just wants a good reputation. What loss will it cause to others? What do you think?" Wang Ying said.

"That's right. Those people are just making small talk. We are a new department, so we can just watch the fun for a few days," said Xu Lili.

Wang Ying smiled, and the two returned to the office.

At the office, the three male colleagues had already arrived. Wang Ying had just settled into her chair when she realized her drawer had been opened. She glanced at it as she left; it had been closed perfectly, but now one side was crooked, as if she'd been in a hurry and hadn't pushed it in properly.

Wang Ying looked up at her three male colleagues, wondering who was trying to open her drawer. She didn't say anything, but as she pulled it out, she deliberately made a loud noise and muttered, "Why is the drawer stuck? It's so hard to open."

She said this while pulling out the drawer, then observed several male colleagues. Seeing nothing unusual, she stopped looking at any of them. Without evidence, she wouldn't suspect anyone. Unfounded suspicion would only affect her judgment.

The reason for pulling her drawer was simply to see the summary report she wrote, but she disappointed the person who was peeking, because she hadn't written it yet!