Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...
Chapter 348 It's just a coincidence
Bi Qiaoan thought it was funny, but when she looked towards the window, she could feel the bright and dazzling sunlight even through the glass.
She rubbed Zhu Ranran's head and discussed, "I'll send a message to your Uncle Yanming and ask him to bring some ice cream when he comes back, okay? Look, it's so sunny outside, we'll get heatstroke if we go out!"
Zhu Ranran frowned and said, "It's different, Aunt Qiao An! Mom said that a give-and-take relationship is the way to get along long-term. You and Uncle Yanming can't treat me to food every time. This time, I want to pay for your meal."
Although Bi Qiaoan knew that what he said was right, the sun was so bright outside that she really didn't want to go out.
So, I took a compromise and asked, "Why don't we go back to the office and sit for a while until the sun is not so strong before going out?"
Zhu Ranran thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, but Aunt Qiao An, you must let me treat you today!"
"Okay!" Seeing that he was so insistent, Bi Qiaoan agreed. At worst, he could just invite him back later.
They returned to the office hand in hand, and not long after they sat down, the air conditioner stopped working.
"Oh my god, the air conditioner is broken?" Yu Shui exclaimed.
"No, there was a power outage. The file I just modified was not saved, so all my work was in vain!" Li Yinhe said.
"But it's not even two o'clock yet. It's only half past one. Why is there a power outage?"
"Who knows what's going on? It's like there has been no normal power supply since the power cuts."
"I know about that. It is said that the equipment of several large power plants in the north was affected by the extremely cold weather, so they cannot guarantee 24-hour power supply."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about this, so we can only make do with it. Well, let's wait and see, maybe the call will come back soon."
Bi Qiaoan did not participate in their conversation because she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest and was in a very bad mood. She thought that it was probably because there was no air conditioning to cool down and the indoor air was not circulating.
Seeing Bi Qiaoan frowning, Zhu Ranran took a small fan and fanned herself while asking, "Aunt Qiaoan, what's wrong with you?"
"I don't know, I just feel uncomfortable, a little nauseous and want to vomit, and I feel very irritable." Bi Qiaoan didn't think there was anything wrong with saying these things to a child. On the contrary, this equal dialogue made Zhu Ranran very happy.
He grabbed Bi Qiaoan's arm and said coquettishly, "Then why don't you consider my suggestion and go for a walk outside and buy an ice cream?"
Bi Qiaoan was speechless. How greedy was this kid? He couldn't even forget about the ice cream.
She looked at everyone, some were gathered together chatting, some were sleeping on the table. She felt so restless anyway, maybe going out for a walk would help.
So, she said hello to Yu Shui, picked up her bag, and went out with Zhu Ranran.
The sunlight outside is not only dazzling, but also feels burning when it touches the skin.
Taking advantage of the cover of her bag, Bi Qiaoan took out a sun-protective jacket from the space, put it on, opened the parasol, and then asked Zhu Ranran to get as close to her as possible.
Originally, I didn't plan to walk far, but the ice cream that Zhu Ranran wanted to buy was only sold in Meiluo Supermarket. It takes at least half an hour to walk from here to Meiluo Supermarket, and you have to pass through Fenglai Square and Fengxi Park on the way.
Such a long distance was very difficult for a pregnant woman with a big belly, but for some reason, Bi Qiaoan felt much more comfortable after walking out of the office building.
Her chest felt less stuffy and her mood was no longer so irritable. In this case, why not accompany him on a trip?
So the two of them walked towards the Meile Supermarket under the scorching sun.
At this time, Shen Yanming had no idea that his young wife was "sunbathing" outside. He had just finished his work and walked out of the stairwell of the Hai City Administrative Building with Zhu Shiliang.
"Today is really not easy. If it were just a few minutes, this thing would not be completed!" Zhu Shiliang said thankfully.
"Yes, did you see that? The faces of the guys in front of me are all black." Shen Yanming also smiled and shook his head, and said with emotion: "It's not easy for them!"
Speaking of which, Shen Yanming's mood today can be regarded as ups and downs.
He was called out of the office by Zhu Shiliang in the morning. After vaguely guessing a possibility, he was very happy.
But after running to more than a dozen departments with Zhu Shiliang to get certificates, stamps, and fill out forms, even though seven or eight of them were in the same building, I was still extremely annoyed.
Seeing that it was already noon, I couldn't have lunch with my wife, so I sent her a message in advance, fearing that she would wait in vain. Then I continued to queue, fill out forms, and stamp with Zhu Shiliang.
It was not until half past twelve that the two of them finished filling out all the paper materials, and then the last step was to enter the information.
Shen Yanming and Zhu Shiliang were standing in a long line, both of them were a little anxious.
Because the staff who entered the information didn't seem very experienced and typed very slowly. The two of them learned the system they used after just one look.
So, Shen Yanming asked Zhu Shiliang to line up first while he went to find the person in charge to explain the situation.
After much negotiation, Shen Yanming took over the data entry job temporarily and entered the data for everyone. The original data entry clerk sat next to him and was responsible for checking and supervising.
This is good, as it improves work efficiency while distributing responsibilities more evenly.
And there is another advantage, that is, Shen Yanming can let the materials of their unit cut in line secretly.
Of course, he didn't dare to blatantly enter the information of seven people at the same time. That would be too obvious and would cause objections from others.
Shen Yanming adopted the policy of taking advantage of every opportunity. Every time he entered the information of a person in the queue, he would immediately record one for his own family.
It was strange, except for their unit, where seven people went through the formalities at the same time, the others actually went through them one by one. I don't know if only one person in their unit was selected, or if the leaders required that everyone must go through the formalities in person.
Of course, Shen Yanming only thought about these, and he would not ask any more questions. If they were the former, then it would be difficult to explain the situation at home.
So, every time he took a form from someone, he would enter a piece of information into it. When he finished entering, he would quickly take out his own unit's form and continue entering into it.
Only after the recording is completed and confirmed to be correct will the form be put away and the other party be told that they can leave.
The data entry clerk who was checking on the side saw Shen Yanming's little trick but did not expose it. He shook his head in amusement and continued.
Anyway, Shen Yanming's speed was fast enough, even if someone intervened, it was still much faster than his input speed. It seemed that people who often dealt with computers were different from those who often dealt with fists and feet.
Of course, Shen Yanming also had some thoughts when recording for his own family. He recorded himself and Bi Qiaoan first, and then Zhu Shiliang, Yu Shui, Li Yinhe, Cui Xian and Chen Qing.
Just as he finished checking Chen Qing's information and clicked submit, the power went out just as his hand touched the next document.
Well, there’s nothing I can do, it’s just such a coincidence.
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Finally finished coding, 50,000 words~