Chapter 103 Dad’s Job Is Confirmed
The male teacher who was checking the students' stationery held his glasses the whole time, squinted his eyes, and stared at Wen Zhu.
Bringing more than a dozen pens? That's definitely a problem!
But Wen Zhu was not affected at all. He picked up the pen, glanced at the questions, and wrote quickly. This made the teacher, who originally thought that there must be something fishy about Wen Zhu bringing so many pens, look incredulous.
Then the two invigilators looked at each other, and in tacit understanding, intentionally or unintentionally, they took turns turning around.
From time to time, he would stop by Wen Zhu for a moment, take a look at her, and see if she was just pretending to write so fast.
As a result, he wrote with great enthusiasm, without feeling uncomfortable at all, and without even raising his head.
Finally, the invigilator's eyes were numb, but Wen Zhu still didn't make any small moves. Then he lowered his guard against Wen Zhu, nodded with satisfaction, and continued to inspect other students.
Wen Zhu was unaware that the teacher was watching her. Her hands were sore from writing and her mind was racing, so she had no time to care whether the invigilator was watching her or not. Besides, knowing that she was being watched didn't matter to her.
Wen Zhu finished the competition questions but did not hand in the paper immediately.
The last question looked unfamiliar, as she had never seen anything like it before, so she tried to solve it using her own ideas. After much thought, she couldn't find a better way, so she simply took a break to relax her mind.
This competition question was indeed a brain-tightening one. Although it felt exhilarating, after finishing a set, she was starving. She felt like she could eat a whole cow.
She didn't hand in her paper immediately and wait outside because, firstly, she wanted to check it again. Secondly, the weather was warming up now, and the temperature was rising. It was past eleven o'clock, the sun was at its highest point, and the sun was scorching hot. There was no place to sit outside.
Even if I went out, I would still have to stand in the hot sun and wait for other students to join me. So it would be better to wait here than to hand in the paper early. It would be much more comfortable to wait in the classroom.
Finally, the bell for collecting papers rang. She was the first one to pick up the things she had packed long ago and rush out of the examination room.
Fish-flavored shredded pork, scrambled eggs with chili peppers, stir-fried beef with scallions, boiled fish, braised pork, and rice! How delicious would that be...
As soon as she walked out of the school gate, she saw Teacher Lin and Teacher Wang waving to her.
Teacher Lin saw Wen Zhu coming over and quickly handed her the Arctic Ocean soda. "You've been sitting here for hours. Aren't you tired? Drink some soda. I'll take you to dinner later!"
Wen Zhu took it and said, "Thank you, Teacher Lin."
I took a sip. It had an orange flavor and was icy cool. I felt much more refreshed.
Zhang Shengli, Wang Guodong, and Zheng Fangyuan followed the crowd out one after another. Only Xu Niannian remained.
Everyone received a Beibingyang soda as a reward from Teacher Lin. "Whether we did well on the test or not, let's put it aside and prepare for the upcoming high school entrance exam. Regardless of the result, it's a great experience in life."
As Teacher Lin spoke, he heard someone's stomach growling. He took out the steamed buns he had bought at his own expense and said, "Share some among yourselves to fill your stomachs. When everyone arrives, we'll have a feast. The principal said you've come to bring honor to the school, so we need to reward you well."
"Wow!"
"Really?"
"Very good!"
Everyone was very happy. After all, they didn’t have to spend any money and could eat delicious food. Who wouldn’t be happy!
Each person ate half a bun, barely filling their stomachs. Xu Niannian finally arrived when almost everyone had left.
Teacher Lin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw someone approaching. Although she didn't like this student, she had brought her up, so she had to bring her back safely. If there were any problems, the school would naturally punish her.
"Let's go, let's eat first."
Teacher Wang also handed Xu Niannian a bottle of soda. She took it and followed silently, being extremely silent.
She didn't understand most of today's questions. She originally thought that she could earn some prize money from this competition and even get into Ningcheng No. 1 Middle School, but the questions were so difficult that her hope was slim.
After dinner, Teachers Lin and Wang took a few students back to Linshan Town. Because it was the weekend, the students all went home when they arrived in town.
"Mom, I'm back!"
As soon as Wen Zhu got home, his father came back.
His father was whistling and walking briskly, and it seemed that the work had been done.
"Dad, I just came back from the math competition in the city. How come I didn't see you in the car?"
Wen Hong smiled broadly and said to his daughter, "I didn't take a car. Director Zhao insisted on having someone drive me back. I didn't want to bother him, but Director Wu was so enthusiastic. I had no choice but to accept his kindness!"
As he said that, he walked into the yard.
Jiang Qin was busy with needlework in the house. When she heard the voices of the father and daughter, she hurried out to see what was going on.
She was also very happy to see her husband and daughter there.
"Xiao Zhu, her dad and you are back. Come in, drink some water and rest for a while. Are you tired? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
"Jianye, your father and sister are back."
He shouted and hurried to pour water for the father and daughter.
At this time, I didn’t have a water bottle with me. I only drank a sip at home. It was hard to find a drink when I went out. I was reluctant to spend money on drinks.
Jiang Jianye also came out, took his sister's schoolbag, put it away, and touched his sister's head.
"Xiaozhu is the best, he will definitely get first place!"
"Third brother, you think too highly of me." Wen Zhu replied with a smile.
After his second brother returned to the team, Jiang Jianye could often touch his sister's head. No one competed with him for it, and he was visibly happy.
The family sat under a tree in the yard.
Wen Zhu took the cup of water from his mother, gulped it down in one breath, and then asked his father.
"Dad, what was the reason for you going to the factory this time? Have you solved it?"
Wen Hong put down his water cup, his face flushed. "There's conflict among the workers in the factory. They all want to be the floating team leader, but they're superficial in their work, which has led to a serious decline in production quality. And no one wants to work the night shift."
Jiang Qin asked, "In that case, why not just cancel this mobile squad leader and focus on production?"
Wen Hong smiled. He knew it was a solution, but wouldn't canceling it be a slap in the face? It meant his suggestion hadn't worked. The problem of workers' lack of enthusiasm for production and cliques that Director Wu had mentioned earlier hadn't been solved. It was like returning to the pre-liberation era. The problem still existed.
So, he changed his thinking and answered mysteriously, "You said that I'm not active in my work and I want to be a mobile team leader. The essence of these two is the same word."
Wen Zhu stared at his father, thinking seriously, and suddenly understood. He answered first, "Money!"
Wen Hong gave his daughter a thumbs up.
"As expected of my daughter, there are two issues. One is that the money hasn't arrived yet. But for those who have been in the factory for a long time and have a fixed salary, how could they possibly ask for money? They all turn a blind eye to it. Who would offend others?
So, we need someone who is both knowledgeable and outside the industry to solve this problem. Your father, I am the best candidate."
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