Before long, Yi Zhonghai noticed that Xiao Wang, who usually delivered the blank parts, hadn't arrived yet, which seemed very unusual. Luckily, there was someone at the next workstation, so he tried asking him.
"Master Ma, what's going on today? Why hasn't Xiao Wang delivered the blank parts yet? If he doesn't come soon, I'm afraid I won't be able to get this job done."
"Master Yi, don't worry, look, isn't that it coming! Hehehe!"
Hearing Master Ma's sly grin, Yi Zhonghai paid no attention and instead looked in the direction Master Ma was pointing.
"Qin Huairu".
Yi Zhonghai was somewhat surprised. This was the advanced fitter's area. What was Qin Huairu doing here?
"That's Qin Huairu, Master Yi. Do you know why she came here to deliver unfinished parts?"
When Master Ma asked, Yi Zhonghai shook his head. As one of only two master craftsmen in the workshop, how could he pay attention to these things every day?
"I heard that the workers in the area she was in charge of were too enthusiastic, so to avoid gossip..."
"So that's why Qin Huairu switched places with Xiao Wang. Do you think she wanted to test the resolve of us old folks?"
Yi Zhonghai didn't believe a single punctuation mark of Master Ma's reasoning.
Qin Huairu is a fraud! If you're worried about gossip, just don't accept it. Why come all the way here?
At this point, Yi Zhonghai was still unaware that Qin Huairu was targeting him.
If he finds out, should he obey or not?
While the two were talking, Qin Huairu had already arrived at Master Ma's workstation and started moving the unfinished parts.
"Little Qin! You shouldn't have come here. These are all old guys. Even if they wanted to help, they probably wouldn't be able to."
Qin Huairu didn't take Master Ma's teasing seriously at all, and instead retorted confidently.
“Master Ma, a great man once said that women hold up half the sky. I can do it myself, why should I rely on others for help?”
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Master Ma nodded awkwardly, not daring to continue the conversation for fear of saying something inappropriate.
Seeing that Master Ma remained silent, Qin Huairu didn't say anything either. After moving the unfinished parts, she went to Yi Zhonghai's side.
"Uncle Yi, I've brought you your unfinished parts."
After she finished speaking, Qin Huairu began to move the parts down.
Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai couldn't remain silent. Although he didn't have a good relationship with the Jia family, the main culprit was Jia Zhangshi, and it had nothing to do with Qin Huairu.
"Huai... Xiao Qin, thank you."
Yi Zhonghai originally intended to address him as before, but after thinking it over, he decided against it and simply started calling him Xiao Qin, just like Master Ma.
"Hi! Uncle Yi, please just call me Huai Ru! Calling me 'Little Qin' sounds awkward."
Qin Huairu smiled and corrected her, then began to move things downstairs.
Perhaps due to the angle, Yi Zhonghai inadvertently caught a glimpse of snow-white skin at the neckline of her clothes.
That fleeting glimpse made Yi Zhonghai feel like a thief, and his heart raced.
Although he wanted to take a few more glances, everyone knew that such scenes were not easily seen; they were usually captured by chance.
Qin Huairu quickly finished unloading the parts. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, she didn't try to get closer to him.
The young widow understood the principle of feigning indifference better than anyone else.
"Uncle Yi, I've finished unloading these parts. If you need anything, please feel free to call me anytime. Don't hesitate to ask."
"Hmm! Huai... Xiao... Huai Ru, thank you."
Hearing that Yi Zhonghai had changed back to his old title, Qin Huairu knew that this first step had been successful.
But she also understood that this was clearly not enough to successfully get close to Yi Zhonghai, but she couldn't rush it either.
"Don't mention it, Uncle Yi. I'll get back to work now. Just let me know if you need anything."
After saying that, Qin Huairu pushed the cart and headed to the next place.
Seeing Qin Huairu walk away, Yi Zhonghai didn't pay any attention and resumed focusing on processing the parts...
As time went by, it soon came to noon. Yi Zhonghai saw a pile of finished parts beside him and nodded in satisfaction.
In order not to delay the afternoon's progress, he had no choice but to call Qin Huairu.
"Huai Ru! Could you please help me send these parts away, and also bring over a batch of unfinished parts?"
"Alright! Uncle Yi, you wait here."
Qin Huairu happily agreed and then began moving things.
Of course, during this process, Yi Zhonghai inadvertently saw that long-desired patch of snow-white several times.
To be honest, Yi Zhonghai is past the age of being easily moved, and with his current success in both career and family, he can be said to have no desires.
But as the old saying goes, a man is only a boy until he dies.
Moreover, he's not old yet, only in his forties. Even if he has no desires, he can't stop a woman from swaying around in front of him, shamelessly swaying her genitals.
Qin Huairu wasn't stupid; she knew all about Yi Zhonghai's peeping.
Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence in the world? It's just that others can't see the sun being shaken, but you, Yi Zhonghai, can. Don't you find that strange?
Finally, after distributing a wave of perks, Qin Huairu patted her behind and left.
This also led to Yi Zhonghai having that snow-white scene appear in his mind whenever he closed his eyes during his lunch break.
"Master Yi, what's wrong with you today? You're usually the first one to start snoring during lunch break, so why do you look so absent-minded?"
In the senior fitter's break room, Master Ma asked, puzzled.
Actually, it's understandable that Master Ma asked; he hears that snoring sound every day and has gotten used to it.
The sudden silence of snoring made him feel a little uneasy, as if a lullaby had been lost.
"No, no, Master Ma, it's probably because I went to bed too early last night, which is why I'm not sleepy at all."
Having no other option, Yi Zhonghai told a lie to cover up his panicked state.
After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Master Ma couldn't say anything more. You can't blame someone for not snoring, can you?
In the afternoon, when he returned to work, Yi Zhonghai seemed to be in low spirits.
After all, I usually need to take a short break, but today my mind is full of all sorts of random images, so it's no wonder I feel unwell.
Or some might ask, he's met Qin Huairu before, is it really that exaggerated?
Actually, it's true. When you see a beautiful woman on the street, you might glance at her a few more times, but that's all.
Even if you have a thought in your mind, you won't think about it much, because you can't have it.
But what if this beautiful woman suddenly appeared beside you?
And his tone towards you is gentle and respectful, coupled with the occasional fleeting glance of admiration—don't you think that would lead people to have all sorts of fantasies?
And now, Yi Zhonghai is facing exactly this situation.
Around 3 p.m., Qin Huairu came to collect the goods again, and Yi Zhonghai no longer resisted.
He even offered to help load the parts onto the car, and the two chatted for a bit longer.
During this period, Qin Huairu was also very adept at controlling the situation, knowing when to offer benefits and when to leave, maintaining a very good balance.
And so he worked until he got off work and went home. Yi Zhonghai was starting to feel a little anxious, hoping that Qin Huairu would come over again the next day.
This makes one admire the widow Qin. In the original story, she was able to manipulate several men at the same time, not only because of her beauty, but also because of her cunning.
It really does prove the old saying: "To die beneath the peony is to die a romantic death."
Even Dorgon couldn't handle this problem, let alone Yi Zhonghai!
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