Zhang Heping dropped all the sunflower seeds in his hand. "It really is a bit disgusting. I feel like throwing up. What should I do?"
Shen Yanming ignored Zhang Heping and asked Li Zhaozhao, "Why were you two assigned to composting out of so many people? Is it a coincidence?"
"What a coincidence! We didn't know at first either. We only found out after working there for a while. Everyone else knew about the job early on and had connections. Only Wanwan and I were naive and just waited for the notification without even asking around."
Looking back, I think the reason Wanwan and I weren't assigned jobs for so long was probably because someone used connections to get us replaced.
“Yeah, I’ve met a lot of people in the police station. Back then, we even dealt with people who got into fights because of these kinds of disputes. I didn’t expect you to get scammed, Fatty!” Ji Kangyong said with a smile.
"Misfortune and fortune are intertwined. Who can say for sure who has wronged whom, or who has made whom successful?" Li Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow, curled his lips into a smile, and draped his arms over the sofa, putting on an air of profound mystery.
"Pah, pedantry doesn't suit you. Hurry up and say a few words in plain language!"
Zhang Heping kicked Li Zhaozhao in the leg. Although he held back and it was just a light touch, this was in someone else's home, and Li's parents were watching.
Bi Qiaoan felt a little embarrassed to watch; she guessed that her uncles and aunts would think their son had been bullied.
Actually, Li's parents didn't really care; they could sense that Zhang Heping meant no harm.
When Li Zhaozhao was little, he was chubby and often bullied by other children. They argued with other parents quite a bit. Later, when Li Zhaozhao grew up, he beat up all those who bullied him.
Li's parents knew that anyone who dared to treat their son like that was someone Li Zhaozhao approved of. They only joked around because they had a good relationship with him, so the two of them just watched the young people fooling around from the sidelines.
After Zhang Heping said that, Li Zhaozhao stopped pretending and slapped his thigh and laughed. "When I heard the news, I was furious and even wanted to go to the leader. But Wanwan stopped me and said that if everyone uses connections, then no one will do the composting work."
I don't agree with what Wanwan said. I, the young master of the Li family, have never done such dirty and tiring work. My sister is the same. She is a delicate little beauty, but she deals with feces and urine every day. It breaks my heart to see her like this.
Those of us who entered at the same time gradually used connections to transfer away. Those who came later either didn't have a background and didn't know the intricacies of the process, or they were punished for offending people.
Wanwan stopped me from using connections. Later, because we had been together the longest, we became group leaders. Although we still had to deal with those disgusting things every day, at least we didn't have to do everything ourselves like we did at the beginning.
Until we were notified of the transfer, only Wanwan and I remained in the composting team after our initial batch. Therefore, the leadership praised us highly and even recorded it in our personnel files.
Li Zhaozhao took a sip of tea and continued, "As long as you put in the effort, you will reap the rewards. This is perfectly exemplified in the two of us. Although I no longer mind continuing to compost, I am willing to obey the guard team's arrangements and continue to contribute to the construction of Qinghua Kingdom!"
"Come on, everyone knows who you are, are you secretly happy?" Zhang Heping bluntly exposed him, but his tone was full of joy and blessings.
"Hey, hehe, that's a must! Finally, a change of scenery! I'm so happy!"
I only found out when I signed the confidentiality agreement that all those Qinghe Alliance members who used connections and gave gifts knew about it, and it was all recorded in the file.
So they were disqualified from the start, and the guard team wouldn't assign them any important tasks in the future. In that sense, haven't I actually benefited from this misfortune?
"Yes, yes, but it's also related to your and Wanwan's hard work." Zhang Heping's praise was genuine. If it were him, he probably wouldn't have lasted more than three hours before complaining about wanting to change jobs.
After chatting for a while, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan took Ji Kangyong and Zhang Heping home.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan didn't want to move, but Zhang Heping was incredibly energetic and insisted on pestering Ji Kangyong to go to Qingning Mountain.
"Can't you go by yourself? You know the place, and you have the key. Why do you have to drag me along? I'm tired and want to go home and sleep!"
"No, no, I just don't want to go alone! Will you come with me?"
Ji Kangyong was so bothered by Zhang Heping that after grabbing a handful of millet at home, he took Zhang Heping to the field, complaining all the way, "Tell me how lucky you are, you can get eggs without doing anything."
Zhang Heping, with his thick skin, said, "Oh, it's just that my job is special, so don't look down on me. Besides, I've fed chickens in my spare time before. If all else fails, I'll pull weeds for everyone next time I have a holiday."
"Come on, aren't you afraid the sun will turn you into a little black person?"
"Hehe, come over tonight, bring a flashlight..."
After returning home, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan first went to their space to wash up, and then went out to watch TV.
"It seems the Qinghe Alliance has already obtained the spice recipe," Bi Qiaoan said as she changed the channel.
"Yes, the effects must have been verified, otherwise they wouldn't have organized people to start planting Chinese medicinal herbs."
"Even if we start planting now, we won't need it this year. We'll have to use up our stock anyway."
Shen Yanming chuckled, "We always have to plan for the future. Who knows, once the supply of raw materials catches up, the Qinghe Alliance might even be able to export spices overseas."
"Absolutely. We'll replace it with several thousand or tens of thousands of tons of oil, coal, and iron ore, hehe."
Bi Qiaoan chuckled, and when they switched to Qinghe TV, they both saw the small square in the host's hand. "Is this... already started the promotion?"
"Haven't you noticed how many mosquitoes there are lately? When we were eating today, my aunt and uncle were covered in red bumps. I bet they used the spices I sent over on Zhaozhao and Wanwan."
"I really didn't pay much attention. Looks like I'm quite careless."
"It's alright, you have me!" Shen Yanming smiled and hugged Bi Qiaoan. Then the two heard the host begin to introduce the spices in his hands.
"This mosquito repellent fragrance is the latest research result of the research institute. It can effectively repel dozens of insects such as mosquitoes, and it is non-toxic and harmless. The raw materials used are also various Chinese herbal medicines."
Due to the limited reserves of Chinese herbal medicines in Qinghua Kingdom, the Qinghe Alliance will adopt a purchase limit model, with each person only allowed to purchase one item at a time. Purchases will be allowed again once raw materials become more abundant.
Qinghe Alliance's mosquito repellent fragrance will officially go on sale tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, with an initial batch of 100,000 units.
Viewers at home, if you are interested, please log in to the purchase link pinned to the top of Qinghe Alliance's official WeChat account first thing tomorrow morning to make your purchase.
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