Chapter 13 Group Five

Director Shen was already getting impatient waiting. Seeing Director Zhang watching with great interest, he was too embarrassed to interrupt and could only endure it.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not too long, and Du Ruo had already put away the knife.

She handed the work to Director Zhang, who held the stone carving in his palm and kept praising it: "Wonderful, wonderful, the lines are smooth and natural, simple and elegant, and it is a masterpiece of nature."

Several leading comrades nearby also came over to watch and were full of praise.

One comrade pushed up his glasses and said: "This knife skill can be called master-level. Look at the magic and lines. It's absolutely amazing. This is just an ordinary piece of stone, but it is simply transformed into something magical!"

Another comrade said: "The most important thing about this carving is the charm. This stone is like being given life and coming alive."

Director Shen's eyes almost popped out of his head. He had been in this business for many years and was a knowledgeable person.

The truth is simplicity. There are not many lines on this stone, but with just a few strokes, the character's spirit is portrayed vividly, as if it came alive.

To be fair, this is indeed a master-level skill, but he turned around and looked at Du Ruo, a lesbian...

Du Ruo looked at Director Shen's eyes and sneered in her heart. She had seen such looks many times.

Not to mention this time, even in that era decades later, people often looked at her with this kind of eyes.

What happened to the woman? Did she eat their rice and flour?

These people all have the attitude that women should stay away and are not suitable at all.

What a joke! Isn't it time to show your true colors with your own hands? What's the point of just talking?

Director Shen said: "This carving is indeed good, but Comrade Du, they say that learning never ends. We have made some progress, so we can't be proud.

How about this, you don’t have to take the exam in the factory, this will count as your exam, and you will directly become a mid-level worker.

I hope you will continue to work hard. Master Li is getting older, so you should learn from him well. "

Du Ruo was so angry that he laughed. This was a blatant cover-up.

She looked at Director Shen intently. Wow, this red line takes up more than half of the area, and there is a purple-red edge at the end. It must be of great origin, right?

She also discovered an interesting phenomenon: when Director Shen approached Director Zhang, the purple-red edge on his head would appear.

The farther away you are, the fainter it will be.

This is interesting. Does Director Shen's future depend on Director Zhang? What is their relationship?

One comrade pushed up his glasses and frowned, saying, "Intermediate worker? Director Shen, this is inappropriate, isn't it? Can all the intermediate workers in your factory achieve this level of skill?"

Director Shen blushed. This was definitely not allowed, but as a lesbian...

Director Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this? Let's give Comrade Xiao Du a senior position. She deserves it."

He also said to Du Ruo: "It's not a bad thing for young people to suffer a little setback. I hope you can strive for greater heights. As for Master Li, I'll reduce his salary by one level."

Senior workers no longer need to work under Master Li, and this result is acceptable.

The matter was settled. Director Shen accompanied Director Zhang to inspect other places. When he left, he whispered a few words to Secretary Zheng.

Secretary Zheng walked up to Du Ruo and said to her, "The factory manager wants you to be the leader of Group 5. I have completed the promotion procedures. I will compensate you later and also give you last month's salary. Do you have any other opinions?"

Five groups? Du Ruo smiled.

Group Five is the place that specializes in cleaning up broken stalls. Any carving failures or damaged objects will be sent to Group Five.

Those that can be repaired are repaired, and those that cannot be repaired are thrown into the warehouse.

Working here is not tiring, it all depends on your mood. After all, everything thrown here is already waste, and no one has the ability to turn decayed things into something magical, right?

Du Ruo said: "I obey the organization's arrangements."

Isn't it just exile and sitting on the bench? When she was an apprentice, she sat on the bench a lot. Half of her Qi-cultivation skills were developed during that time.

Secretary Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Du Ruo would make trouble again, so he said directly, "I will complete the procedures for you this morning. You can go and report first."

After Secretary Zheng finished speaking, he hurried out. He had to continue the inspection with the factory director.

Master Li was demoted one level in salary. He sneered and said, "This young man just wants to be lazy. Are you satisfied now? Group 5 is a quiet place. If you don't want to move the raw materials, go play with the waste materials!"

Du Ruo didn't care what he said. He walked to the wall, took off his coat, put it on his arm, and walked out of the workshop to Group 5.

The workshop of Group 5 is located in a corner at the back of the factory, next to the waste warehouse.

At that time, the jade business had just started, and raw materials were not that scarce. Good raw materials were expensive, and ordinary ones were really nothing.

As soon as Du Ruo arrived at Group 5, he found it quite noisy. He walked in and saw that it was a very lively scene.

There were two or three female workers sitting on stools knitting. They were laughing happily while knitting, probably chatting.

At the other end of the workshop, a few men were playing poker. There were dimes and fifty cents on the table. They were having a great time.

Seeing Du Ruo coming in, a male comrade shouted: "What's the matter? Are you here to deliver the scraps or to pick up the scraps?"

Du Ruo asked, "Who is in charge here?"

Hearing her question, a man in his thirties came up to her. He looked Du Ruo up and down and secretly admired how beautiful this woman was.

He said, "I am the deputy team leader Wang Jun. The team leader has not been appointed yet, so I am in charge for the time being. Comrade, what can I do for you?"

Du Ruo smiled and said, "Director Shen asked me to be the leader of Group 5."

Wang Jun was amused. What a joke! Sending such a delicate and weak female comrade to be the leader of Group 5? Aren't the leaders of Group 5 always old teachers who are about to retire? They are all here to enjoy their old age.

Du Ruo said: "Secretary Zheng asked me to come here. If you don't believe me, go and ask him."

Wang Jun looked at Du Ruo in confusion and said, "Comrade, you take a break here. I'll go ask."

When the others saw Wang Jun running out, they all started muttering to themselves.

Du Ruo ignored her and walked around the workshop.

This workshop is not small and has all the necessary machines and tools. However, most of them are covered in dust, which means no one has used them for a long time.

There was a pile of waste materials in the corner that had not yet been put into storage. Du Ruo walked over, bent down and sorted through them one by one.

Many of them are leftovers, and the quality is very average. There are also a few small pieces that are just passable, all of which are failed works.

Du Ruo reached out and picked up a jade token. She frowned. The lines were not smooth enough, the characters were portrayed in a rigid and stiff manner, and the carving knife was too heavy. There was no way to remedy it.

She picked out several failed works one by one, looking thoughtful.