After Ruan Tang had packed up, the two of them went to the tea party.
It was still the same large conference hall as last time we had a get-together. There were many seats arranged in the spacious hall, forming a half-frame shape.
Ruan Tang and her friend found an empty seat and sat down. Not long after they sat down, Yu Chengmao personally brought them some melon seeds, peanuts and green tea, so that they could enjoy their meal.
Before Yu Chengmao could say a few words, Gao Qi, director of the factory office, came over and asked Yu Chengmao to move two tables to the podium, as the factory director and secretary would come to the tea party soon.
Yu Chengmao left in a hurry.
Meng Qiongying sniffed, "Do you smell anything?"
"coffee."
"coffee."
The two of them spoke in unison.
Ruan Tang and Meng Qiongying looked at each other. Neither of them had expected that they would smell the unique aroma of coffee here.
In the three years since they went to the countryside, they had never smelled this smell in Hongyang County.
Meng Qiongying leaned closer to Ruan Tang and whispered, "I'd rather have black coffee. My grandma studied abroad, and she loves to drink black coffee at home, no flavoring or milk."
Ruan Tang's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Gao Qi.
Meng Qiongying noticed Ruan Tang's gaze and continued to whisper to her, "Yu Chengmao said that Director Gao is a very good person. He never takes credit for others' work and devotes all his energy to cultivating new employees. He is always the last one to leave work and the first one to arrive at work. He is always one of the top ten workers every year..."
"Director Gao's wife died in a work-related accident years ago, leaving behind a daughter. Director Gao never remarried. I heard he couldn't forget his first wife."
Gao Qi sensitively noticed Ruan Tang and the other person's gazes on him, and turned around to nod at them.
No one believes this level of vigilance even if you say there is no problem.
Meng Qiongying pulled Ruan Tang, and Ruan Tang also withdrew her gaze.
Coincidentally, Director Yang and Secretary Li also came in and, as usual, they exchanged some polite words first.
Then, the host invites everyone to perform actively. This is an opportunity for unmarried men and women to show themselves.
The single men and women this year were a bit shy, and the host called out several times but no one came out to take the lead.
The host had no choice but to turn his attention to the married man and woman watching the fun.
The married women, who were still watching the fun, all lowered their heads.
Ruan Tang was a beat slow to react. Amidst the drooping heads, hers stood tall and independent. So striking, so unique.
The host was delighted, as his hosting career had almost suffered a Waterloo, fortunately Ruan Tang came to the rescue.
"Everyone, applaud enthusiastically and welcome Ruan Tangzhi to perform for everyone. Let's do it!"
The audience burst into applause.
Ruan Tang stood up and walked to the host.
The host asked: "What kind of performance will Master Ruan perform for everyone? Will it be singing?"
Ruan Tang shook her head: "I'm naturally tone-deaf, and I don't have any talents. Why don't I show everyone how I practiced cutting vegetables from childhood to adulthood?"
The host was stunned: "Cutting vegetables? How can this be performed?"
Ruan Tang asked someone to bring her a white radish and a handful of cucumbers.
She started to cut the radish into shreds.
Soon, everyone discovered that each radish shredded by Ruan Tang was almost the same thin.
When Ji Nanfeng and his security department staff passed by the conference hall, they heard it was as quiet as a chicken. This was unusual. Every tea party and social gathering was filled with chatter, making people's heads hurt.
The few of them looked at each other, split into two groups, and surrounded the enemy from the front and back doors.
Ji Nanfeng raised his baton and made a gesture, and several people broke into the house in an instant.
The men and women attending the meeting looked at the security officers who suddenly appeared in horror, not knowing why they suddenly broke in.
Ji Nanfeng took a glance and saw Ruan Tang immersed in cutting vegetables on the stage. She looked so oblivious to the people around her that the host couldn't get a word in.
The light flashed, shocking the entire audience.
Ji Nanfeng couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand, but the corners of his mouth were raised high.
His wife is so damn cute.
Ji Nanfeng crossed his arms and said loudly, "Ruan Tangzhi, if you keep cutting, the canteen will have to serve shredded radish and cabbage stewed in the evening."
Ruan Tang had just finished cutting a radish. When she heard the familiar voice, she suddenly raised her head.
Ji Nanfeng loved this confused yet focused look very much, and his heart was moved.
He smiled nonchalantly, "A show, huh?"
The host nodded hurriedly. "If it's just another case of some idiot swinging a stick, that's fine. This kind of violence isn't appropriate."
Ji Nanfeng strode forward, supported himself on the table and jumped to the front, standing next to Ruan Tanglu.
He put his baton on his waist and said, "I'll sing a song to liven up the place."
The host was delighted, "Great singing! Great singing! I wonder which red song Section Chief Ji will sing?"
Ji Nanfeng took the microphone and said, "For this occasion, it's appropriate to sing a love song."
"I want to pick flowers but I'm afraid of the thorns, I'm hesitant and undecided... My heart is like steel and is the most loyal, sister, please don't misjudge me..."
Ji Nanfeng's singing voice had no ups and downs, as if he was lazily whispering sweet words in Ruan Tang's ear.
Ruan Tang's face was burning with anger. If they hadn't been able to carry on their relationship secretly, she would have given Ji Nanfeng an enthusiastic response.
The host's face was almost dark. A song is a song, but you call it singing when you read it. He was now very suspicious that this couple was just there to ruin the party.
Fortunately, Ji Nanfeng did not linger and left after singing for a while.
With Ji Nanfeng's terrible performance as a model, the unmarried men suddenly gained confidence. No matter how bad they sang, they couldn't be worse than Ji Nanfeng, right? The scene suddenly became lively.
After the performance, the young people began to run around the venue.
Ruan Tang and his friend were cracking melon seeds while listening to the old lady next door gossiping about each family's affairs.
Then Ruan Tang saw Ji Rong's elder brother Ji Hua being courteous to a girl.
Both Ruan Tang and her son knew that girl. She was He Tiantian, the virgin girl that Yu Qi introduced to his son.
It had only been six months since we last met, and He Tiantian seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Her eyes, which had been squinting, could now at least open. Ji Hua was so amused that she was shaking with laughter, and her laughter could be heard throughout the conference room.
Coincidentally, Ji Rong and Jin Yue'er passed by and planned to leave early.
Ruan Tang called out to Ji Rong, "Why don't you take care of your brother?"
Ji Rong frowned unhappily, "We're all new friends now, what's wrong with a man talking to a woman?"
Okay, that seems to make sense.
Ji Rong added, "The wedding date for Yue Er and I has been set. It's October 1st. Third brother and sister-in-law must come then."
Ruan Tang blinked. She didn't understand why Ji Rong told her this. Jin Yue'er was going to give birth on October 1st.
After the tea party was over, Yu Chengmao was still busy preparing a movie in the evening, so Ruan Tang took Meng Qiongying home for dinner.
When passing by the Jin family, Ji Rong was sitting on a small stool peeling garlic.
"Excuse me."
Ji Rong raised his head and blinked at Ruan Tang, then slowly moved the small stool away to let Ruan Tang and Meng Qiongying walk over.
Ruan Tang glanced inside the room and saw Director Jin cooking. She greeted him, "Director Jin is busy. Will Doctor Guan be at work tomorrow?"
Director Jin saw Ruan Tang was also cheerful. Ji Rong and Ji Nanfeng were cousins, and would be relatives in the future, so he was willing to get along with them. Most importantly, Ji Nanfeng and his wife were both capable people, and the factory leaders valued them very much.
If Ji Rong could get along well with them, he might be able to become a director in a few years.
"Ji Rong and his wife's wedding room has been left out for a few days. Yue Er and her mother have gone over there to make the bed. Let Ji Rong live there first from now on, so he doesn't have to squeeze into the dormitory with others every day."
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