In the office, the warm winter sun gradually set outside the window. Zhang Guoqing glanced at his watch and was startled. Is the watch broken? He checked the time again and, still unconvinced, tapped the hour hand.
Isn't it time to get off work?
Helplessly, he sighed secretly and had to get up again to pour himself a cup of tea. He estimated that after finishing the big cup and going to the bathroom, the time would be up.
He had once despised this kind of work, but now he was bored out of his mind. If there were no more endless meetings, it would be like entering early retirement.
The phone on the desk rang. The shrill sound would probably scare a timid person to death, as if it were a death warrant.
Zhang Guoqing held the cup in one hand and picked up the microphone in the other. Before he could speak, Wan Dayong's voice was heard from inside.
He asked angrily, "It's almost time to get off work. Can't we talk about it when we get home? Buddy, you're wasting national resources. Got it?"
"Oh, Director Zhang, you really are a virgin now. You've finally become more aware."
Zhang Guoqing shook his head with a laugh and took a sip of tea. This bastard, even though he'd restrained his lustful nature, still hadn't changed his lustful heart. It was as if he was afraid that others wouldn't understand what a virgin meant, so he'd always make fun of it.
"Hehe... I've got good news for you. In a few days, your young wife and I will be sailing across the ocean together..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Guoqing immediately spat out a mouthful of tea. Damn it, they are indeed a bunch of idiots, making his wife want to elope with him.
Zhang Guoqing chuckled a few times and said through gritted teeth, "Are you sure?"
"Well, the four departments have joined forces, and this time it's finally my turn." Wan Dayong didn't realize that someone was taking the opportunity to find trouble and ask him to practice with him.
Before he could finish his words, he saw a colleague passing by. He quickly put aside his playful expression and said to his colleague with a serious nod, "Ahem, it's settled. We'll discuss the details later."
Zhang Guoqing was so angry when he heard the "beep" sound of the call being hung up that he almost cursed. Ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations with the West, he had a premonition that his wife would be away on business again, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
Where have all those masters and ladies in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gone? Normally, they're all like black-eyed chickens, wishing they could eat each other up.
This is a big deal, right? Even four parts are involved.
Zhang Guoqing sat there and thought for a long time: It's actually quite nice to have the opportunity to travel abroad at this time. It's better than staying in the city and hearing news every day that this old man is seriously ill or that old man has just passed away.
When it was time to get off work, Zhang Guoqing walked to the parking lot leisurely, greeting his colleagues with his briefcase. However, his true nature was revealed as soon as he got in the car, and he started speeding up as soon as the car hit the highway.
He always has to listen to his wife's opinions first. He still remembers that she has a little notebook on her. Don't try any secret operations again, his little heart can't stand it.
In the building of the Four Departments and One Institute, Zhou Jiao was about to pack up the documents on the desk and prepare to leave work when there was a knock on the door. She shouted: Come in.
As a result, she looked up and saw that it was Comrade Tian Miao from the office across the street. Seeing this, Zhou Jiao's eyes flashed, and she concealed her inner surprise and said with a smile: "It's time to get off work, aren't you going home?"
After Tian Miao came in, he stretched his neck and peeked back, closed the door, walked quickly to the desk, and smiled mysteriously in a low voice.
Zhou Jiao couldn't stand her cheating, so she suppressed her impatience and looked at her with a smile without saying a word.
"Sister Jiao, have you seen Sister Jin?"
Of course she did. There was a living person in the office next door, and she would see him every day. What's more, she would occasionally give some documents to him for distribution.
"I heard that when you were not at the party the other day, someone whispered to Sister Jin that she joined the company earlier than you, and now you are putting pressure on her. Sister Jin muttered, 'Who can blame her for having a better family background?'"
Tian Miao finished speaking and looked at Zhou Jiao. "When the list was announced today, I saw her grit her teeth and her expression changed a little. You should be careful."
Zhou Jiao smiled at her gratefully. Regardless of whether it was just a pretext or not, she had tipped off her, so she deserved a thank you, right?
As for its authenticity? Haha, if you really believe it and are really angry, you should just go home and not work.
"...I heard from Sister Chen across from me that Sister Jin is having a hard time lately. She just spent 700 yuan to buy an old lady's position before the Lunar New Year. Now her daughter has been transferred back to the city from the Southern Corps to take over her job, but it seems her second son is still a temporary worker. Sister Chen lives not far from her house, and I heard there were quarrels every day during the Lunar New Year."
Tian Miao looked at Zhou Jiao with pity in her eyes. "Sister Jiao, the subsidy for going abroad is quite a lot. Besides, her family is short of money right now. You have been implicated for no reason."
Zhou Jiao laughed at this. She hadn't expected this normally gossipy girl to be so entertaining. She was a wonderful person. Of course, if she hadn't been so talented, she would have been eliminated in the past few years.
She smiled and said, "Alright, our sister Jin has been through a lot, so don't say this outside. Let's go home together."
Tian Miao made a face at her and said jokingly, "I knew you had a good temper. You better be careful."
Zhou Jiao watched her back as she turned and left. The corners of her mouth were still curled up, but her eyes narrowed slightly. Now, when truth is false, falsehood is also true. When there is nothing, there is something.
It is not impossible to sow discord and isolate others, or to go with the flow, or to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
As expected, the workplace is like a battlefield, especially in this era. She dared not trust anyone anymore. One wrong step could lead to her falling into the abyss.
As soon as she left the office gate, Zhou Jiao subconsciously turned left and actually saw a familiar military vehicle parked on the road not far away. She now had serious doubts about Zhang Guoqing. He must have chosen to go to the General Logistics Department for the convenience of having a car, right?
Before she got close, Zhou Jiao laughed out loud when she saw this guy open the car door, get out and stand beside the car. The smile on his face made her forget all the unpleasantness at work.
"Why are you in town again?"
Zhang Guoqing smiled meaningfully at her. Seeing how good his wife was at talking, the uninformed crowd would think he was just taking her home from work.
After getting in the car, Zhou Jiao quickly asked, "Did the children call?"
Zhang Guoqing quickly started the car and said with a smile, "Miss your son? I see them constantly sending things home. They must be reluctant to go to the post office to make a phone call."
Zhou Jiao thought about it and agreed. Although she knew that her children were cautious, she always hoped that they could save money and go to an elder's office to make a phone call home.
She also became the most vulgar and contradictory mother in the world.
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