This trip to buy sugarcane will take about a day and a half round trip. We'll rest overnight at Hongxi Farm and return on Saturday afternoon.
Yu Yao and Fang Qiaoqiao discussed it and decided to pick some of the hand-cutting daisy while they were at it.
In this case, the two of them definitely couldn't take a ride back from the factory; they would have to bring their bicycles with them.
While Fang Qiaoqiao was making a call at the call center, Yu Yao went to find the truck driver and told him she wanted to bring the bicycle.
“Master, we have a friend who is a sent-down youth at Hongxi Farm. We plan to stay there for another night and would like to bring our bicycles with us.”
The truck driver nodded, "The truck's just sitting empty anyway. I'll find you a truck to put the bicycles in later."
"Thank you, sir." After saying that, Yu Yao went to the bike shed to get her bicycle.
After Zhou Qiang finished taking stock of the manpower and supplies, he happened to run into Yu Yao talking to the truck driver.
As soon as Yu Yao left, he called the truck driver over and asked, "What did the female worker in the cannery want from you?"
"Director Zhou, they have friends at Hongxi Farm and won't be coming back with us. They plan to bring their bicycles with them and just wanted to let me know."
Zhou Qiang frowned. "Master Liu, we're here on official business to purchase supplies on behalf of the factory. The trucks are for transporting goods, not for them to use their positions for personal gain or to give them special treatment."
Mr. Liu was a little stunned and didn't quite understand. "Director Zhou, how can this be considered using public office for private gain? It's just putting a bicycle there; the truck is empty anyway."
"Can't you understand what I'm saying? Won't they get the truck dirty when they're carrying bicycles up and down? Won't we have to clean it all over again when loading supplies? This just adds extra trouble to everyone's work."
"Moving bicycles makes the truck dirty?" Mr. Liu's small eyes were filled with big doubt.
"In short, it will cause extra trouble, it's not allowed!" Zhou Qiang explained impatiently, "Are you the director or am I the director? Bringing bicycles is not allowed. Go and inform them."
Although Master Liu still didn't understand, he sensed Zhou Qiang's displeasure and quickly said, "Director Zhou, I'll go right away."
"Wait, come back."
Master Liu turned around and asked respectfully, "What are your instructions, Director Zhou?"
Zhou Qiang said, "The other cars have been arranged, so we'll arrange for them to sit in car number five."
Upon hearing this, Master Liu looked up at Zhou Qiang and realized what he meant.
Car number five was small and poorly ventilated, and Director Zhou's attitude clearly showed that he disliked these two people.
Zhou Qiang asked, dissatisfied, "What's the problem?"
"No problem, Director Zhou, I'll arrange it right away."
When Yu Yao and Fang Qiaoqiao pushed their bicycles over, Master Liu touched his hair, a hint of apology appearing on his sun-darkened face. He rubbed his hands and said:
"Comrade Yu, Comrade Fang, I'm really sorry, but I'm afraid we can't bring the bicycle on the truck."
Yu Yao was a little surprised, "When I asked just now, didn't you say it was okay?"
Mr. Liu said apologetically, "I thought it was okay, and others have done it before, but Director Zhou just said that our trucks are going to do official business, and we can't give you any special treatment."
Upon hearing that it was Zhou Qiang who gave the order, Yu Yao frowned.
I never expected Zhou Qiang to be so petty, picking a fight over such a trivial matter.
"It's not a big deal, it's just something that happened on the side. It was fine just now, how come you changed your mind in the blink of an eye?"
Fang Qiaoqiao muttered a dissatisfied remark and tried to argue further, but Yu Yao stopped her.
She knew that continuing to argue was pointless. Although Zhou Qiang was looking for an opportunity to retaliate, he was in the right, and a simple statement that they shouldn't take advantage of the factory would shut them up.
"Qiaoqiao, it's getting late, let's push the bicycles back first."
Fang Qiaoqiao shrugged. "Okay."
Master Liu reminded them, "You need to put your bicycles back quickly, the convoy is about to depart. Director Zhou said we'll leave five minutes early today."
Yu Yao glanced at her watch; they didn't have much time left to put their bicycles away.
If she's late, Zhou Qiang will definitely not miss this opportunity to openly pick a fight with her.
Master Liu said, "Go and come back quickly. By the way, you can take truck number five in a little while."
Yu Yao said she understood, noted down the license plate number, and rode her bicycle with Fang Qiaoqiao from the main factory to the cannery workshop's bicycle shed.
I had only ridden halfway when I encountered Wu Huaiqing.
Yu Yao's eyes lit up with joy. "Comrade Wu, you've come at the perfect time. We need to go to Hongxi Farm to buy sugarcane, and we're about to run out of time. Could you please help us push our bicycles to the bike shed?"
Yu Yao addressed Wu Huaiqing as "comrade" both at the factory and in Wu Huaiqing's presence.
Wu Huaiqing hummed in agreement, took Yu Yao's bicycle from her, and looked at Fang Qiaoqiao.
Fang Qiaoqiao looked at Wu Huaiqing and didn't move for a long time.
Yu Yao urged Fang Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, what are you standing there for? Give him the bicycle."
Fang Qiaoqiao snapped out of her daze, said "Oh," handed the bicycle to Wu Huaiqing, and whispered, "Thank you, comrade."
She kept her head down, her fingernails digging into the hem of her clothes, not daring to look at Wu Huaiqing.
Wu Huaiqing politely said, "You're welcome."
The convoy was calling for everyone to assemble. Yu Yao and Wu Huaiqing waved and pulled Fang Qiaoqiao over.
Fang Qiaoqiao ran after Yu Yao while glancing back at her.
When they arrived at the meeting place, Zhou Qiang was speaking when he saw Yu Yao and Fang Qiaoqiao. His face was full of displeasure. "Are all the people in your canning workshop so punctual? Look at the time! They're still running around everywhere, just causing trouble."
Fang Qiaoqiao was already upset about not being allowed to bring a bicycle, and when she heard him say that, she didn't give him any face at all and retorted in front of everyone.
"Director Zhou, you have a strong sense of time, saying we should assemble five minutes early, but you actually assembled seven minutes early. Tell me, are seven minutes the same as five minutes?"
Some people below started to jeer, "It's different."
Zhou Qiang was in charge of this procurement and was always a man of his word.
He was suddenly confronted by a young girl from another workshop who had been sent to help out in front of his subordinates, and his expression immediately turned sour.
"What are you yelling about? What's your name? How dare you talk to me like that?"
Zhou Qiang's questioning voice was filled with anger, and everyone in the purchasing department knew he was about to lose his temper.
Fang Qiaoqiao, however, didn't take his position as purchasing director seriously and introduced herself without hesitation.
"My name is Fang Qiaoqiao, and I work in the canning workshop checking the thermometers. What can I do for you, Director Zhou?"
Zhou Qiang looked at Fang Qiaoqiao, and his expression changed.
Fang Qiaoqiao works in the cannery, checking the thermometers.
Isn't that the factory manager's sister-in-law?
Zhou Qiang's expression immediately changed. "So it's Comrade Fang. Your question was excellent. Seven minutes and five minutes are indeed not the same thing. I didn't see it clearly and misunderstood you."
The employees below were filled with doubt about Zhou Qiang's sudden change of attitude.
Did Zhou Bapi take the wrong medicine today? Not only did he not scold anyone, but he also praised people lavishly at the meeting?
Some of the smart ones had already guessed that Fang Qiaoqiao's identity was not simple, and couldn't help but whisper a shushing sound, for which Zhou Qiang scolded them.
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