Chapter 143 Forget about taking a leave

"How can you be so idle all day long?" Jin Baoguang turned his head, gritted his teeth, and tried to argue, "I have a cold!"

Most serious people are busy at work at this time, but Lin Xiangnan is the only one who can leave work early and wander around.

Jin Baoguang had cried secretly many times when he was sad, but he had never been caught by anyone before.

The only two times he was caught were both by Lin Xiangnan.

But Lin Xiangnan didn't understand what was going on. He knew something was wrong, but he still moved forward, making him very embarrassed.

Doesn't he have any face?

Even though he is lower than Chief Engineer Zhang in Factory 132, he is still a chief engineer in their own factory and is quite prestigious.

He didn't dare to scold her, so Jin Baoguang could only ask in frustration: "Aren't you off work? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"I just want to show my concern for you." Lin Xiangnan didn't even bother to brush off the dust on the flower bed, but sat down next to Jin Baoguang. "The test flight results are pretty good. Why are you still crying secretly?"

"You know what it means to cry for joy?" Jin Baoguang said, and then said stubbornly, "And I didn't cry, I just have a cold."

His emotions were interrupted and Jin Baoguang could no longer cry, but his nose was a little out of control, so Jin Baoguang quickly took a handkerchief to wipe his nose.

After wiping it, Jin Baoguang couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

Just now Lin Xiangnan was complaining about him being dirty!

Seeing this, Lin Xiangnan defended him, "From this point of view, the cold is indeed quite serious."

After saying that, she handed out an unused, clean handkerchief from her bag.

Jin Baoguang didn't hesitate to take the handkerchief and used it to blow his nose.

After his nose was cleared, Jin Baoguang said, "It's been a tough time for everyone these days, and you've worked hard too. Once this project is done, you should take a good rest and don't hurt your brain, or you'll have a problem in the future."

Lin Xiangnan was a little surprised, but still accepted Jin Baoguang's concern, "I know, I will take good care of myself later."

"You are a good child, you consider the overall situation and have never complained about my bad temper. After spending some time with me, I treat you like my own child, but I should be going back next month..."

Probably because they were too emotional, Jin Baoguang and Lin Xiangnan started talking incessantly.

When Lin Xiangnan's eyes were red, Jin Baoguang said, "That's enough. You must be tired of me talking so much. Go home. I'm busy with my own things."

Jin Baoguang stood up, brushed the dust off his butt, and prepared to leave.

"No, I'm leaving, you stay."

Lin Xiangnan felt a little embarrassed and left quickly, leaving this private space to Jin Baoguang.

She thought back to her mentality of wanting to laugh at the joke just now, and couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

After Lin Xiangnan left, Jin Baoguang looked at her back and whispered, "How can a little girl be so hard-hearted? Her eyes were red, but she didn't even shed a few tears?"

Even this old man has more tears.

After the technical breakthrough was successful, all the technicians who were on business trips had to return to their own factories.

They belong to different factories, but have the same mother, so there are many opportunities for cooperation. Even if he leaves now, maybe they will cooperate again after a while.

Jin Baoguang was interrupted from crying and felt humiliated, but he also felt that the atmosphere was just right, so he took the opportunity to build a relationship with Lin Xiangnan and tried to have a heart-to-heart talk with them.

Doing ideological work for subordinates is an essential skill for a leader, and Jin Baoguang is not just good at scolding people.

Lin Xiangnan was fooled by Jin Baoguang and her fighting spirit was high. She got on her bicycle, but when the cold wind blew, her fighting spirit was instantly extinguished.

"Forget it. Winter is not suitable for work. Anyway, this project is almost finished, so I might as well take a long vacation for the New Year."

Some people are not suitable for drinking chicken soup.

Lin Xiangnan thought embarrassedly: I am going to disappoint Jin Gong again.

We were clearly having a pleasant conversation just now, but the next moment she wanted to secretly mess things up again.

Although he felt embarrassed, Lin Xiangnan had no intention of treating himself unfairly.

The next day, Lin Xiangnan went to ask Chief Engineer Zhang for leave.

"After working continuously for more than half a year, I really can't hold on any longer."

"Are you having a headache again?" Chief Engineer Zhang asked with concern.

"Yeah, yeah." Lin Xiangnan nodded perfunctorily.

It’s not that his body can’t hold on, but his mental state is worrying. If he continues like this, Lin Xiangnan feels that he will soon become a formal worker.

She hadn't originally intended to look for a job, nor was she looking for the salary; she only came to help Chief Engineer Zhang and his colleagues out of an inexplicable sense of responsibility.

Now that the project has achieved initial success, it only needs to correct some minor issues later. Lin Xiangnan feels at ease even if he takes a vacation.

Although Chief Engineer Zhang was reluctant, the most critical period had passed, so he had to approve the leave with reluctance.

When Jin Baoguang heard the news, he was dumbfounded. "Our seconded staff haven't left yet, but she asked for leave first?"

It was obvious that when he talked about work with Lin Xiangnan before, Lin Xiangnan was quite motivated.

How come this changed so suddenly?

Chief Engineer Zhang looked helpless. "She has a headache. There's nothing we can do. We can only let her go home and recuperate. But Xiaolin also said that if there are some things, we can ask someone to go to her home to find her."

The staff quarters are close to their factory and are very convenient.

After working for so long, Lin Xiangnan finally had a short vacation. During lunch, she happily shared it with her family.

"I can finally take a vacation. These two days I must sleep in and stay in bed. Don't call me to eat breakfast." Lin Xiangnan said confidently.

"How many days of vacation will you take?" Hu Meili asked with concern.

Lin Xiangnan picked up a favorite dish with chopsticks and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it after the New Year."

As soon as she finished speaking, several people at the table almost choked.

The Gu Zhenhua brothers didn't dare to say anything and continued to eat honestly. However, Hu Meili, their mother, couldn't help herself at all.

"Although you are capable, your attitude towards work is very wrong. Who works like you?"

Lin Xiangnan said indifferently: "I don't expect a promotion or a pay raise. It's already pretty good to be able to do this."

She takes leave every day and her salary is half that of her colleagues, but in terms of work, she does much more than her colleagues, so she has nothing to feel guilty about.

It was outrageous enough that I had to take leave every day before, but now I have to take a month-long vacation at a time.

When Hu Meili was working before, she never dared to do this. She didn’t even want to take half a day off for fear of having her salary deducted.

Lin Xiangnan's conditions are better than hers now. Gu Zhenhua has a high salary and all the money is handed over to him, so Lin Xiangnan has no shortage of money to spend.

So Hu Meili didn't bring up the salary issue, but only advised: "You've been away for such a long time, how will your leaders view you? If someone else takes your place, your treatment may not be as good when you return."

If Lin Xiangnan was a strong woman who put work first, what Hu Meili said would make sense, but Lin Xiangnan is not like that.

"It's just right that someone has taken my place. I never liked going to work anyway."

"You are a child who just won't listen to advice. Honest advice hurts the ear. Who else would say this to you except me, your mother?" Hu Meili couldn't help but worry when she looked at Lin Xiangnan.

Lin Xiangnan was not moved at all, "Mom, I don't like to hear honest advice."

Hu Meili choked and felt that the rice in the bowl was no longer fragrant. She grumbled in frustration, "Can't you just fight for your life? You will be exhausted from working, and the money is not expensive."

"Haven't I always been like this? It's your mentality that's wrong, mom."

While the mother and daughter were arguing, the two brothers Gu Zhenhua and Gu Zhenjun just treated themselves as deaf and dumb and quietly reduced their presence.

These two are relatives, and they can make up right away after a quarrel. If these two brothers get involved, trouble will easily arise.

After dinner, Gu Zhenjun quickly put the dishes into the kitchen and avoided the battlefield.

The dishwashing job was taken away by his younger brother. Gu Zhenhua looked left and right and hurried to the cradle to entertain the two children.

At this time, if the two of them just stood by and watched the fun leisurely, the end would definitely not be good.

Lin Xiangnan was heartless and forgot about the quarrel with Hu Meili.

Hu Meili was still a little upset. The next day, as soon as Gu Zhenhua finished breakfast and left, Hu Meili took the child to Lin Xiangnan's bed.

"Didn't I say I wanted to sleep in?" Lin Xiangnan muttered in dissatisfaction.

"You're awake now. I'll leave Xiaobao to you. I'm going to go buy some groceries."

Lin Xiangnan was conscious, but it was cold outside and she didn't want to get out of bed, so she could only hug Xiaobao and play on the bed.

When Hu Meili came back from buying groceries, she saw that Lin Xiangnan hadn't gotten up yet, and she was so angry that she laughed.

At the same time, she also felt convinced by Lin Xiangnan.

"Forget it, my dear son, what can I do if he doesn't make progress?"

Hu Meili calmed down on her own without Lin Xiangnan's coaxing.

After two days of good rest at home, Lin Xiangnan felt bored. Seeing Aunt Hua going to the city, she also felt itchy and took the initiative to follow her.

"Didn't you say you were going to stay at home and take a good rest? Why are you turning over a new leaf so soon?" Aunt Hua teased.

"I'm a bit bored staying at home. My mom and Lao Liu are taking care of the kids, so I can't help much."

When Lin Xiangnan went to work before, Hu Meili was used to working with Gu Zhenjun to take care of the children. It didn't matter whether Lin Xiangnan was at home or not. At home, she was just a playmate. Apart from making delicious food, she couldn't do any other work well.

In the morning, Hu Meili took her child out for a walk, and Lin Xiangnan was seduced by Aunt Hua.

Halfway through the journey, Lin Xiangnan asked, "Where are you going today?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. I originally planned to take a stroll around the old town. If you come, why don't we go to the museum. It just so happens that I haven't been there for a while." Aunt Hua said.

Lin Xiangnan raised both hands in agreement.

The factory has been busy recently, so Lin Xiangnan has been busy studying mathematics, physics and chemistry, and has less time to spend on her hobbies. She has to go to the museum to recharge.

Arriving at the entrance of the museum, Lin Xiangnan saw the door with half of the door panel missing. "It's been a short time since I last came here. How come this museum is even more dilapidated?"

"There's no funding. It's just broken. Even if it's repaired, someone might come and cause trouble on purpose."

Aunt Hua had put in a lot of effort just to preserve the cultural relics in the museum, and she was unable to help in other areas.

As usual, they parked the car in the yard and went to the warehouse at the back to learn how to unlock the door from the old curator.

But Lin Xiangnan and Aunt Hua haven't been to this street for a while.

A few new street urchins saw that they looked unfamiliar and stole her bicycle.

"Report it to the police." Aunt Hua said.

"Walk to the police station? That'll take half an hour. It's better to ask someone you know. If you delay for too long, you won't be able to find the car."

Lin Xiangnan is more inclined to ask the street urchins to handle the problem. If that doesn't work, he can also ask the aunties on the street, as the aunties have good information.

They only thought about finding other people, and didn't plan to go back to ask the curator. Because the curator was not well-received by the people on this street, he was beaten and smashed before, and he went on stage to reflect on himself. He himself didn't like to go out, and he had been hiding in the backyard guarding those things for the past few years.

Buying a bicycle requires a record, and not many people dare to buy illegal bicycles, but they can remove the parts and use them as repair parts, which can also make a lot of money.

Over time, a good bicycle can be disassembled so much that the owner can no longer recognize it.

When Lin Xiangnan and the others went to find her, the wheels of her bicycle had been removed.

When the two car thieves saw Lin Xiangnan, they threw away the things in their hands, climbed over the wall and ran away.

"Why are you running? Load the car for me!" Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but chase after him.

How could she ride back home after the bike was dismantled like this? She couldn't walk back, could she?

There were two car thieves, one ran east and the other ran west, and Lin Xiangnan could only catch up with one.

Lin Xiangnan grabbed the man's collar, kicked him, and urged him, "Hurry up and help me fix the car."

"The car has been found. On the way back, let's go to the Public Security Bureau and tell them to pay more attention to the public security issues on that street." Aunt Hua said dissatisfiedly: "This time they only stole the car. Who knows what they will steal next time."

Although the museum was shabby and the windows were leaky, there were many valuable things inside.

When the car thief heard Aunt Hua say to report the case, he couldn't help but look up at Aunt Hua with an ugly expression.

"What are you looking at? Get back to work."

The man didn't dare to say anything. He honestly opened the toolbox and put back the parts he had just removed.

Maybe because there were so many bicycles to load and unload, this man's hands and feet were particularly dexterous, and a half-disassembled bicycle was assembled quickly.

After the car was loaded, Lin Xiangnan didn't hesitate to tie up the car thief and prepared to send him to the police station.

Seeing that the car thief was dark and thin, and did not resist even when tied up, Lin Xiangnan could not help but say to Aunt Hua, "He is so honest. He must be another tough guy. He won't be detained for more than a few days even if he is sent to the police station."

"Is it possible that he is honest because he can't beat you?" Aunt Hua asked suspiciously.

The car thief looked aggrieved and gritted his teeth without saying a word.

Lin Xiangnan didn't care about his expression and decided to send him to the police station.

But before they could leave the house, another car thief who had escaped came with a few people and blocked Lin Xiangnan and the others at the gate of the yard.

Aunt Hua glanced at Lin Xiangnan and said helplessly, "I wouldn't have listened to you if I had known. Now it's a group fight, the nature of it is different. The police will definitely notify the unit to come and pick up the people."

Lin Xiangnan looked embarrassed, "It's really a bit embarrassing, why don't we run away."

It’s not that I can’t afford to fight, it’s that I can’t afford to lose face.