Xing Baohua returned to the guesthouse and made two phone calls from his room. One was to the factory workshop; when he looked for Liu Quan, the person on duty said he hadn't come to work for two days.
Afterwards, she called her own factory, and Xiao Bo answered the phone. She said that the goods had been delivered and told Xing Baohua that everything went smoothly.
With those words, Xing Baohua felt relieved.
When asked if Liu Quan was at the factory, Xiao Bomei told him he was.
After a while, Liu Quan answered the phone. He had completely broken away from the machinery factory and had not encountered any trouble.
"Brother Quanzi, the factory called and asked me to go back. Do you know why?" Xing Baohua asked.
"When I left, it seemed like there was a problem with the computers in the factory, the same day you left. They probably called you back to fix the computers, right?" Liu Quan said.
Xing Baohua remembered that Hu Jiangyan had asked him to fix the computer. He had ignored it at the time, but now he guessed that the person in charge at the factory was getting anxious, since the computer was still being programmed with the calculator chip.
If the machine stops, the chip coding process will probably have to stop.
Without chips, the entire fifth workshop would have to shut down. A series of chain reactions ensued.
We have to go back. If production is delayed, he, as the director, can't escape responsibility. The entire factory can't operate that computer without him.
Actually, Xing Baohua just wanted the factory manager to see that computers need someone who knows how to use them to keep an eye on them. Someone like him, who just wanders around, would be impossible to find if something happened.
Besides, Xing Baohua isn't afraid of taking any responsibility. If he were truly ambitious, he could have just walked five or six steps to the computer room when Hu Jiangyan said the computer was broken, instead of letting it drag on until now.
Tell Grandpa Li to prepare the sheet music he had prepared earlier. Xing Baohua then took a bus home that very night.
It was already past midnight when Xing Baohua arrived in central Shandong, but he didn't go home. Instead, he stayed at the single dormitory.
I went straight to Director Liu's office when I got up in the morning.
Upon seeing this fellow, Director Liu immediately became agitated, pointing at Xing Baohua and saying, "Where have you been? The whole factory has been looking for you, but we can't find you."
"Isn't this a business trip?"
"Where are you going on this business trip? Who did you report to? I, a director, can't even find you. Do you know how much pressure I'm under?" Director Liu said this in a rather loud voice, probably for outsiders to hear.
Then he pulled Xing Baohua aside and asked in a low voice, "How did you manage to get Liu Quan to resign?"
"I gave him a raise and a promotion. He's now the deputy director of the electronics factory, which is much better than being a team leader," Xing Baohua said with a grin.
Actually, Director Liu knew to some extent that Xing Baohua owned a factory outside. He didn't know the specifics.
It seems that Xing Baohua really doesn't intend to stay at the machinery factory anymore. Liu Quan has been lured away, which means that his factory is short of people after it gets up and running.
"Just keep an eye on him for me. If things don't work out over there, he won't be able to come back. It'll be difficult for me to get him a leave of absence without pay," Director Liu said softly.
Xing Baohua nodded; there was no turning back. Director Liu was also under pressure to get Liu Quan a leave of absence without pay, since even a single permanent position at the machinery factory was precious. You're holding onto this position; what are people going to think?
Then the conversation turned to computers.
Xing Baohua said he would go and take a look.
The person in charge of the computer room was Xia Peian, who reported the problem immediately upon discovering it. Afterwards, the employees in the chip manufacturing lab took a break, and he, as the person in charge, had to wait for the director to arrive.
They waited and waited but no one came. Since I had nothing else to do, I chatted in the archives room across the street.
Su Ya ignored him, so he chatted with Hu Jiangyan.
Anyway, Suya was very disgusted by it, so she would go out whenever she had the chance, giving them some space.
Xing Baohua went to the computer room and found no one there. Hearing a sound from across the room, he went to Su Ya's office.
As soon as I entered, I saw Xia Pei'an leaning against the table chatting with Hu Jiangyan.
Su Ya was looking at a review reference book.
Perhaps sensing who it was, Xia Pei'an turned his head and, seeing it was Xing Baohua, quickly stood up straight and said, "Director!"
Hu Jiangyan turned her head and glanced at it briefly, then snorted coldly.
Su Ya looked up and saw Xing Baohua, a smile appearing on her face. She said, "You're back?"
He nodded to Su Ya first, then ignored Hu Jiangyan and asked Xia Peian, "What are you doing here?"
"I... I'm free over there, just dropping by for a visit," Xia Pei'an said somewhat nervously.
"How can we not be idle? There are people who can fix computers, but they just don't fix them, causing so many days of work stoppage. Ugh, what a terrible director they are, they can't even find anyone." Hu Jiangyan's sarcastic remark was directed at Xing Baohua.
Xing Baohua knew this guy was just a persistent nuisance and ignored him. She said to Su Ya, "I'll find you after work."
Knowing that Xing Baohua was busy, Su Ya nodded and said to Hu Jiangyan, "Some people are good at being directors, they are very enthusiastic about going to work every day, but they can't manage things or make decisions. What's the use of such a person?"
Xing Baohua may not care, but that doesn't mean Su Ya doesn't! She might give a nice look if you talk about her man to her face.
Xing Baohua shook her head slightly at Su Ya, telling her not to get involved in such trivial matters.
Hu Jiangyan was furious. Her earlier criticism of Xing Baohua was just him showing off his brother, implying he worked so hard every day, and the leaders were blind to his talent and didn't promote him. Xing Baohua was always nowhere to be seen, and impossible to find when needed, yet he was still holding the position of director. Was there no reasoning with him?
Before Hu Jiangyan could explode, Xing Baohua quickly said, "Don't go looking for trouble. Talking during work hours, I'll report you to your director!"
He immediately turned to Xia Pei'an and asked, "What's wrong with the computer?"
Hu Jiangyan glared at Xing Baohua, thinking to herself, "This is too much! Chatting at work is unacceptable, but your boyfriend is reading a book?"
Finally, Su Ya added insult to injury: "Your subordinates come here to chat every day, disturbing my studies."
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