That evening, Ning Dazhuang was overjoyed, but then he suffered another mishap, getting so drunk that he staggered around and had to be helped back to his room by his wife.
The following morning, Sun Zhengguo stopped practicing because he had been delayed by something the day before and had not made any breakthroughs in his cultivation technique. He did this to prevent any unexpected breakthroughs that could cause unnecessary trouble.
In the morning, Sun Zhengguo was drawing in his office when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.
Before he could even come out to see what was happening, his younger brother dashed in.
"Brother, hurry up and go out to see! The car from the higher-ups has arrived. It's a brand new Jeep, it's so beautiful."
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhengguo quickly stood up and followed his younger brother to the workshop entrance.
Sure enough, a brand-new Jeep was parked there, surrounded by a group of technicians who were peering inside, completely blocking the way.
"Make way, everyone, the director is here."
Someone shouted, and everyone quickly made way.
At this moment, Xiao Wang, the driver from the department who came to deliver the car, quickly got out of the vehicle.
"Director Sun, I'm here on the orders of the Minister to deliver your car. Here are the car keys and the paperwork. Please keep them safe."
After Xiao Wang finished speaking, he handed the things in his hand to Sun Zhengguo.
Sun Zhengguo took the items, looked them over, and then said, "Thank you!"
"Director Sun, why don't you give it a try? If you confirm that there's no problem, I'd appreciate it if you could sign it so I can report back to you," Xiao Wang said politely.
Don't be fooled by how impressive these drivers seem; it all depends on who they're compared to.
Director Sun is a big shot in the Ministry of Machinery. Even the minister would give him face, let alone a driver like him.
"Okay! I'll give it a try."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he got into the car and skillfully started the engine, shifted gears, accelerated, and released the clutch in one smooth motion.
Seeing the car slowly move, the group of technicians next to them were stunned, never expecting that their director could drive.
"Zheng'an, when did our director learn to drive? How come we didn't know?"
"What's so rare about that? When my brother was still in college, he often helped factories modify machines and he already learned to drive. Do you really need to brag about something so small?"
Sun Zheng'an looked smug, as if it were unimportant, but he was actually just showing off.
"Tsk tsk! You have to admit, our director is a jack-of-all-trades."
"That's for sure. If I could catch up to half of our director's level, I'd probably be laughing in my sleep."
"Hahaha……!"
"..."
Hearing the group of people talking, several people who were on good terms with Sun Zhengguo were also wondering whether they should also learn a few tricks from the director.
You know, no man dislikes a car, no matter the time.
After a short while, Sun Zhengguo, having test-driven the car a few times and found no problems, drove it back, turned off the engine, and got out.
"Driver, there's nothing wrong with the car. Let me sign here!"
"Okay! Thank you, Director Sun." Xiao Wang politely handed over the documents.
Sun Zhengguo took the document, read it, and then signed his name.
From then on, the Mechanical Research Institute also became a unit with cars, so they no longer had to suffer the hardship of riding bicycles when going out on business.
Of course, these are the benefits of a director, which are not available to ordinary people.
After Xiao Wang left, Deputy Director Liao heard that the research institute had a new car, so he rushed over to see what was going on.
To my surprise, upon seeing this, I felt a mix of emotions, and was incredibly envious.
"Hey! Deputy Factory Director Liao, do you have to be so serious? You're drooling. It's not like you don't have a car."
Seeing Deputy Factory Director Liao's lecherous look, Sun Zhengguo made a joke.
“Director Sun, it’s easy for you to talk when you’re not in the situation. It’s true that I have a car, but why don’t you take a look? That’s a car that was seized during the hunt for bald eagles. When you drive it, everything makes noise except the horn.”
As Deputy Factory Director Liao spoke, his eyes never left Sun Zhengguo's car.
After all, such a new car is truly enviable.
"That's not right, Deputy Factory Director Liao. Although mine is a new car, it doesn't have the historical significance of yours. That car is a testament to defeating the Bald Eagle. You absolutely deserve to have it."
Sun Zhengguo's absurd remarks almost made Deputy Factory Director Liao laugh in anger.
"Director Sun, you're making it sound so high-sounding. How about I take a loss and we switch places?" Deputy Factory Director Liao countered.
“Deputy Factory Director Liao, don’t look down on me. A gentleman doesn’t take what others love. Aren’t you trying to harm me? I can’t do such a thing. You should keep it for yourself.”
Alright! Deputy Factory Director Liao finally understood. This Sun Zhengguo was slippery and unpredictable. If he tried to argue with him, he probably wouldn't win even if he argued until next year.
"I don't mind if you don't want to change it, but you have to treat me to a meal to comfort my wounded heart."
Ultimately, Deputy Factory Director Liao decided to ignore the situation and returned to his office after extorting a meal from the factory.
After Deputy Factory Director Liao left, Sun Zhengguo locked the car door and returned to his office.
No sooner had he entered the office than several other people followed him in.
Sun Zhengguo took a look and exclaimed, "Good heavens, these are the four best buddies who joined the company on the same day!"
"What are you guys doing here instead of in the office or in the workshop?"
After Sun Zhengguo finished asking his question, the others all looked at Sun Zheng'an, clearly taking him as their representative.
"Hey! Bro, it's nothing serious. It's just that everyone loves learning and wants to follow you to learn some skills, but they're afraid you won't teach them, so they recommended that I ask you."
Despite Sun Zheng'an's high-sounding words, Sun Zhengguo knew what they were up to the moment they walked in—they simply wanted to get a ride.
However, since you're all playing dumb with me, I'll play along for once.
"Hmm! It's good that you want to learn technology. In a little while, you guys go and make a blueprint for the propulsion of a mechanical linkage so I can see your abilities and teach you according to your aptitude."
"No, Director, you may have misunderstood. We don't want to learn these things," Zhang Yucheng quickly explained.
After all, they just wanted to learn how to drive, not to draw some kind of linkage diagram.
"Hmph!" Sun Zhengguo deliberately snorted coldly, "If you're mechanical technicians and you don't learn these things, then what are you supposed to learn?"
After being scolded by Sun Zhengguo, the group felt like they had shot themselves in the foot, but they couldn't really argue back.
At this point, seeing that the others had nothing to say, Zheng Wenhua had no choice but to step forward.
"Director, we didn't say we wouldn't study mechanics. It's just that we saw the new vehicle today and became interested in some of the machinery on it, so we'd like to take a look."
That's why people say the person who understands Sun Zhengguo best is still his old classmate; with just one sentence, he brought the conversation back on track.
"Heh!" Sun Zhengguo sneered, "I don't care what you want to do! As long as you complete the task I just assigned, even if you want to learn to drive, I'm willing to teach you."
Alright! Now they all finally understood that the clown had always been themselves.
Sun Zhengguo should have known what they were up to all along! But he just wouldn't say anything, playing along with their act.
Doesn't it feel awkward?
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