Chapter 116
Wen Wan said "oh" and casually explained, "There are too many things to move. I can just go get them when I want to see them."
Of course, this was just an excuse. She knew that Shen Deyu was trying to trip her up, so how could she be so obedient and read all the newspapers?
Besides, reading those newspapers wouldn't be of much use, so there was no need for her to waste her time.
Although she had never worked before, Wen Wan knew that if she really gave in at this moment, Shen Deyu would think she was easy to bully and might do something to her.
When Xiao Wang heard her say this, his expression became even more surprised.
Because he couldn't believe that Wen Wan would openly resist the task assigned to her by the president on her first day at work.
What is she trying to do? Does she not want to work here anymore, or does she really have some big background?
Xiao Wang couldn't figure out the real situation for a moment and didn't dare to care about Wen Wan. He just returned to his seat with a strange look on his face. Then, while Wen Wan was reading the newspaper with her head down, he winked at his colleague and went to whisper to him.
Wen Wan ignored him and started flipping through the newspaper published by the branch.
Just as she guessed, the biggest difference between these newspapers and the provincial newspaper Zhou Rong showed her was actually the news content. The rest of the format and layout were similar, so reading too much was not very helpful.
Not much time passed after I finished reading these newspapers.
She looked up and found that almost everyone in the newspaper office had arrived, and each of them had their own tasks and was busy.
Only she had nothing to do after reading these newspapers.
The person sitting next to her was a lesbian, who happened to be the one who brought her in when she came yesterday.
Seeing Wen Wan was doing nothing, she hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Comrade Wen, do you have anything else to do right now?"
She looked like she needed help.
Wen Wan shook her head.
"I'm fine."
"Can you do me a favor? I'm going to do an interview outside. Can you come with me? My partner has asked for leave..."
There aren't actually many things you need to bring to an interview, just paper and a pen. However, because sometimes she has to ask questions and take notes at the same time, she is inevitably too busy to do it, so she needs someone to accompany her and help her record some things she might miss.
She actually didn't know what Wen Wan's abilities were, but it seemed that Wen Wan was the most idle person in the entire office right now.
Wen Wan noticed that the seat next to her was indeed empty, and thought that this was her partner who had taken leave.
Being able to go out for an interview, even if it wasn't her interview, was a novel experience for Wen Wan.
She nodded immediately.
"Okay, no problem."
Xiao Wang, who was sitting opposite them, overheard their conversation and immediately said to the woman, "The editor-in-chief told her to just read the old newspapers!"
She even dared to ask Wen Wan to go out with her. Is she crazy?
"Ah? But what's there..." to read in old newspapers?
And this can be considered a mission?
Isn’t that something you can find time to watch after get off work or on the way?
The female comrade was halfway through her words when she suddenly remembered Shen Deyu's attitude towards Wen Wan yesterday. She seemed to understand something and looked at Wen Wan awkwardly.
"Forget it, Comrade Wen, I'll find someone else to take a look later. You go ahead and do your thing."
"No, the other colleagues are busy, and I don't have anything else to do anyway. I'll go with you in a while."
"But......"
Wen Wan stood up and faced her female colleague's hesitant expression and said, "I'll just talk to the president."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards Shen Deyu's office.
Seeing this, the female colleague stopped trying to stop her, but she felt a little more favorable towards Wen Wan. After all, she really needed help.
After Wen Wan knocked on the door of Shen Deyu's office, Shen Deyu saw that it was her who came in and his tone became impatient.
"What's up?"
When Wen Wan told Shen Deyu what had just happened, Shen Deyu's response was indeed a rejection.
"Have you completed the basic tasks assigned to you? If not, then just follow instructions. You don't even understand the most basic things. Do you think you're helping rather than hindering them by following?"
Wen Wan was not intimidated by his stern expression at all. She simply asked him seriously, "Then, President, in your opinion, what level do I need to reach to pass the basic skills test?"
Shen Deyu frowned and stared at Wen Wan silently for a few seconds, as if he was trying to figure out whether she said this out of anger or if she really cared about the answer.
Finally, he said, "If you can write an essay of the same quality as the one you wrote in the interview without any help from anyone, then you have passed the basic test."
"But the topic this time can't be the same as last time."
In fact, Shen Deyu still didn't believe that the last article was written completely independently by Wen Wan. He had very strong preconceived notions. Because he had a bad impression of Zhou Rong, he was not optimistic about Wen Wan, who was forced to come in by Zhou Rong.
But if Wen Wan could really prove her strength, he would no longer target her like this.
Wen Wan was of course happy to have a precise standard, after all, it gave her a goal to strive for.
"Well, President, if I can write an article that satisfies you within three days, I hope you can treat me like your other colleagues. I didn't come to the newspaper to just sit around and wait for death. I also want to do real work."
Regardless of whether what Wen Wan said was true or false, it is undeniable that her attitude was at least positive in Shen Deyu's eyes.
"Okay, if you don't write an article that satisfies me in three days, don't blame me for being harsh on you."
Wen Wan nodded, "Then can I go out with that colleague today?"
Things had come to this point, and Shen Deyu saw no point in detaining her, so he nodded.
"It's up to you. I won't assign you any work for the next three days. I'll just wait and see the results in three days."
Wen Wan said, "I understand," and then walked out of Shen Deyu's office.
When she came out, the female comrade couldn't help but look at her worriedly, fearing that Wen Wan would be criticized by Shen Deyu after she went in. She felt a little guilty.
Fortunately, Wen Wan's expression didn't look strange when she came out, and she even smiled at her when she looked over.
She felt relieved, knowing that Wen Wan was not punished by Shen Deyu.
Wen Wan returned to her seat and told her the good news.
"The president agreed to let me go with you. When are we leaving?"
ah?
The president actually agreed?
Xiao Wang on the opposite side was stunned.
The female comrade was obviously surprised, but it was good news for her after all.
She immediately laughed, "Do you have anything else on your hands? If not, we can leave now."
Wen Wan shook her head. Seeing this, the female comrade stood up and left the newspaper office with Wen Wan.
On the way to the interview location, the female comrade talked to Wen Wan about some things that needed to be paid attention to. At the same time, Wen Wan also learned her general information during the conversation.
This female comrade is called Zhao Yun. She is in her thirties and has been working in the newspaper for several years. She is considered one of the old employees there.
"We're going to the steel plant soon because they were awarded the title of Advanced Plant in our county last year. So what we need to do is interview the person in charge they sent this time and ask about their speeches and thoughts on the award."
In fact, these are all routine jobs. For example, the person in charge sent over there must have prepared the manuscript early, and the questions and answers between them will be in a good way.
There is really no need for any experienced old employee to accompany Zhao Yun in this matter. Wen Wan is more than enough.
However, when Zhao Yun said that they were going to the steel plant, Wen Wan's expression changed a little unnaturally.
She didn't expect that it was such a coincidence that she was going to the steel plant.
Liang Jinheng works at the steel factory, and what she is more worried about now is whether she will meet him later.
After all, she had never told Liang Jinheng about this, and she herself had only just learned the news.
She just hoped that the person who would be sent out by the steel plant for an interview would not be Liang Jinheng, otherwise she would feel very embarrassed.
When they arrived at the gate of the steel plant, Zhao Yun handed the pass she got from the newspaper to the security department for a look. They naturally let her in. Not only that, they also asked someone from the security department to take Wen Wan and Zhao Yun to the interview location.
"Comrades, come this way. Our leader has already prepared a room for you."
Wen Wan was surprised by this enthusiastic attitude, but after thinking about it, she could actually understand it.
After all, being able to get people from the newspaper to do the interview would inevitably lead to the idea of publishing the article in the newspaper.
Moreover, this advertisement praised the steel plant's achievements last year. As employees of the steel plant, they must feel extremely proud.
The security officer quickly took Wen Wan and Zhao Yun to a conference room, then asked them to wait there for a while while he went to call someone and left quickly.
Zhao Yun simply dragged herself to sit down. Seeing Wen Wan curiously looking out the window, she thought she was nervous because it was her first time doing this kind of work, so she smiled and said, "Sit down first. Don't be so nervous. I'll ask them questions later. You'll just be responsible for recording the key words and sentences they say. It's okay if you forget. I'll also record them. We can just take them back and combine them when the time comes."
This is also the reason why she is called Wen Wan. As long as Wen Wan can write and take notes, there will be no problem.
Wen Wan turned around and said "OK" after hearing this, without explaining that she was just looking outside out of curiosity about what the factory where Liang Jinheng worked looked like.
Soon, footsteps were heard outside, followed by a burst of hearty and excited laughter.
"Oh, you didn't tell me earlier that the comrades from the newspaper were coming. Look, I'm just here now. Aren't they waiting impatiently? How rude!"
Before the visitor even saw his face, he heard him scolding the security officer who called him.
"Yes, yes, the factory manager is right. I will definitely go faster next time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the security personnel pushed open the door, and Wen Wan and Zhao Yun stood up at the same time and looked towards the door.
Just by listening to their conversation, the two knew that the person sent out for the interview this time was the director of the steel plant.
As long as it wasn't Liang Jinheng, Wen Wan wouldn't worry.
After all, facing Liang Jinheng, she was really afraid that both of them would not be able to continue working.
The factory director was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He was short and fat, which was considered a very wealthy appearance in that era.
"Hello, comrades. Please take a seat. Please take a seat."
He smiled and greeted Wen Wan and the others, and when they sat down, he sat down beside them. Then he straightened his collar and said, "Comrades, welcome to the steel plant today. I hope you can forgive me for my poor hospitality!"
While speaking, the factory director looked between Wen Wan and Zhao Yun, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Yun.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell who was older. Nowadays, age represented seniority, so he knew that the leader must be Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun had seen many such scenes before. She had a few polite conversations with the factory director and then prepared to get down to business.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun had already prepared the questions to ask. When she took out her notebook, Wen Wan also quickly opened her notebook and prepared to write down what the factory director said.
"We all know that the steel plant was recognized as an advanced labor collective by Anju County at the end of last year. What are your thoughts on this award, Director?"
The factory director probably knew these tricks and quickly answered Zhao Yun's questions, while Wen Wan tried her best to record the factory director's words, her hands moving quickly.
As the questions were asked, Wen Wan was able to keep up with the progress and write down the general sentences.
When she finished asking the last question, she put down her pen, shook her sore wrist, and lowered her head to check what she had just written.
"Comrades, do you still want to take pictures? I'll take you on a tour of our factory."
This is also part of the interview process, taking photos.
Not only do we need to take photos of the factory director, but we also need to take some photos inside the steel plant and publish them in the newspaper.
Zhao Yun brought a camera this time, so naturally she wouldn't refuse.
"Okay, Wen Wan, let's go out with the factory director."
Wen Wan nodded, put away the notebook, and the group left the meeting room and walked outside.
The steel plant is a large factory with more than 2,000 employees. It covers a large area and has countless workshops working at the same time. To be honest, the noise is still very loud.
However, since the factory director wanted them to take pictures of a nice scene in the factory, he naturally would not bring Wen Wan, Zhao Yun and others to the production department.
He took Wen Wan and Zhao Yun towards the cadre building.
Not only is the environment there good, but there are also fewer people. Even if you meet someone, they are all dressed neatly and are obviously educated people of cadres. At the same time, everyone is tactful and knows how to save face.
Of course, except for the new deputy factory director Liang Jinheng.
However, Liang Jinheng should be in his office at this time, so the factory director was not too worried.
But to be cautious, he only took Wen Wan and Zhao Yun for a walk outside the cadre building. He did not take them into the office to take a few photos before taking them to the logistics department.
In addition to handling miscellaneous matters in the factory, the logistics department is also in charge of all kinds of supplies in the entire factory, including food, drinks and daily necessities.
The purpose of filming these is to let everyone see the abundant material and financial resources of their steel plant. This is the style of a big factory!
"Come, this is our logistics department's office. I'll find a logistics director to explain our factory's logistics situation in detail."
As he spoke, the factory director opened the door of the logistics department's office. Several logistics department staff members in the room had already received the notice and were all busy with their work, pretending to be very serious.
But in fact, they are not busy with anything, because they don’t have much to do in normal times. Most of the time they are chatting or doing other things to pass the time.
However, since the factory director was bringing colleagues from the newspaper with him, they certainly couldn't act the same as before. Even if they had to pretend, they had to pretend to be serious and busy.
But she didn't know if it was Wen Wan's illusion, but she always felt that the moment she entered this big office, there was a shadow in the room staring at her.
But when she tried to find that gaze, all she saw were lowered heads, and she had no idea who it was.
"Xiao Yan, come out for a moment."
The factory director called out, and Yan Kang, the logistics director, hurried out of the small office. He pretended to be surprised as he just realized the factory director had arrived.
"Director, why are you here? I was busy with work inside and almost didn't hear you!"
"Bring two comrades from the newspaper office over to take a look."
When the factory director was talking to Yan Kang, he also introduced Wen Wan and Zhao Yun to him.
Of course, Yan Kang greeted them both with a smile, and at the same time turned to the side and shouted to someone at a desk.
"Xiao Lin, go get a kettle of hot water and make some tea for the factory director and the two comrades."
Lin Miao, who was in the corner, was called and stood up reluctantly, biting his lip.
She raised her head and met Wen Wan's eyes, who was looking at her curiously.
The moment she saw Lin Miao, Wen Wan was stunned. She had never expected to see Lin Miao here.
Since she was here, the gaze that had been staring at her just now might have been Lin Miao.
Wen Wan’s guess was correct. When she followed the factory director and Zhao Yun in, Lin Miao noticed Wen Wan the first time.
But when she saw Wen Wan following the factory director, she was not sure what was going on with Wen Wan, so she could only hide in the corner and wait and see.
Later, when the factory director was explaining to Yan Kang, she found out that Wen Wan had actually become a reporter for a newspaper?
This realization shocked Lin Miao.
Is it so easy to be a reporter for a newspaper? How can a country woman like Wen Wan become one?
And she remembered that in the original book, Wen Wan also went out to work and had been taking care of the two children at home. Why did she suddenly go out to work now?
If she goes to work, what will happen to the two children? Who will take care of them?
When he thought of this, Lin Miao suddenly became a little angrier.
She felt that Wen Wan was too selfish. She left the two children at home and went out to work without caring that they were still so young!
Is she worthy of being called a mother?
If she doesn't want to take good care of her own children, why doesn't she just give up her position earlier and let her take care of the two children!
Lin Miao felt annoyed when he thought that the two children’s future growth trajectories might be changed because of Wenwan’s current selfishness.
Such an obedient and sensible child who will achieve great things in the future cannot be delayed by Wen Wan like this!
Over there, Yan Kang saw Lin Miao standing there stupidly without moving, and still looking at one of the comrades from the newspaper office. What's wrong? Is he stupid because he sees that person's good looks?
He cursed her in his heart. She failed to act properly at the critical moment, so he had to frown and call her again.
"Xiao Lin!"
Lin Miao finally came to his senses and quickly responded, "I'll go right away."
As he said this, he picked up the kettle and walked towards the water room.
However, when she passed by Wen Wan on her way out, she couldn't help but look at Wen Wan.
Wen Wan happened to be looking at her and clearly saw the disgust and condemnation in Lin Miao's eyes.
Wen Wan was confused. What was that look in Lin Miao's eyes? It was as if she had done something unforgivable.
But did she do anything?
It's like you're sick!
Yan Kang smiled and invited them to sit down, but the factory director directly told him to take Wen Wan, Zhao Yun and others to visit the warehouse and explain.
Yan Kang then took Wen Wan and Zhao Yun out again.
Seeing Lin Miao coming back after getting some boiling water, he said directly, "You go in first. Don't make the tea yet. Wait."
After saying that, he left with a group of people.
Lin Miao hurried back with a kettle, but was told that she didn't need to make tea at the moment. She suddenly felt like a maid.
Especially since one of the servants was Wen Wan, which made her feel even more embarrassed.
However, she kept comforting herself in her heart that such humiliation was only temporary. After all, if she wanted to stay in the steel plant, she could only work under Yan Kang first.
But once she gets in touch with Liang Jinheng, she won't have to stay here and serve Yan Kang as a servant!
Especially when she becomes the deputy factory director's wife, even Yan Kang will have to bow and nod when he sees her!
Lin Miao felt happy just thinking about it.
On this side, Yan Kang took the factory director, Wen Wan and others to visit several warehouses, explaining things while they were at the tour.
But when talking about the specific things placed in a certain warehouse, Yan Kang began to stutter, as if he was not very familiar with the placement of the materials in these warehouses.
The factory manager's expression changed again and again, and it was obvious that he was not very satisfied with Yan Kang's performance.
Fortunately, Yan Kang was also smart. At the critical moment, he called the warehouse manager over. With the cooperation of the warehouse manager, the incident was not a big joke.
But they were actually overthinking it. Even if Zhao Yun and Wen Wan saw that Yan Kangdu was not serious about his work, they would not write it in the newspaper. After all, they came here to praise their steel plant, not to find fault with it.
But they don't necessarily have no ideas in their minds.
Seeing that they had almost finished shopping and taken a lot of photos, Zhao Yun suggested that they prepare to leave.
However, perhaps because Yan Kang had just let things down, the factory director felt embarrassed, so he repeatedly invited Zhao Yun and Wen Wan to stay for lunch before leaving.
Yan Kang knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly tried to persuade them, "Yes, comrades, our steel plant is well-known for having a good cafeteria in this area. Workers need to be well-fed and satisfied to have the motivation to work, so the food in our cafeteria is quite good. Why don't you stay and have a meal? You can also take some photos of the workers eating later."
The previous ones are all fine, but the last sentence is the only one that hits the mark.
Zhao Yun thought that they had been to the steel plant for such a long time, but they had never taken so many photos of the workers, which seemed to be a bit lacking.
So finally she nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your help."
It’s definitely not a hassle, since they are not the ones cooking anyway.
Yan Kang and the factory director both breathed a sigh of relief, but there was still about half an hour before dinner, so they took Wen Wan and Zhao Yun back to the logistics department. It was close to the cafeteria, so they could get there earlier when dinner started.
As soon as he entered the logistics department, Yan Kang directly instructed Lin Miao to make tea for Zhao Yun, Wen Wan and others.
Now Lin Miao could only move reluctantly.
Taking the tea handed to her by Lin Miao, Zhao Yun politely said thank you.
When it was Wen Wan's turn, Lin Miao couldn't help but be a little heavier when pouring the tea. She really didn't want to serve Wen Wan.
Unexpectedly, because of the heavy movement, the tea splashed out directly, and Wenwan's sleeves were stained with a few drops of water.
"Lin Miao, how do you do things!"
When Yan Kang saw this, he immediately frowned and scolded Lin Miao.
The factory director also frowned and looked at Lin Miao a few times.
He couldn't even pour a cup of tea properly, and it splashed on the sleeve of a colleague from the newspaper office. What kind of person is this!
Lin Miao was scolded and lowered his head to hide the shame and anger in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Wen Wan actually suspected that Lin Miao had deliberately made this noise, but seeing Yan Kang's big reaction, she didn't know what to say.
"Nothing, it'll be done in a moment."
"Oh, Comrade Wen, I'm so sorry. Xiao Lin just got here and is a bit clumsy. Please don't be offended."
"Won't."
Wen Wan took out a tissue and wiped the water off her sleeves.
But it is winter now, and her outer clothes are also water-absorbent cotton clothes. Once they get wet, they are immediately absorbed. Her sleeves are heavy and wet, which is really uncomfortable.
"Well, Xiaolin, take Comrade Wen to the warehouse to see if there's any towels or something. Bring them out and wipe Comrade Wen down. Go quickly!"
Yan Kang told Lin Miao to take Wen Wan with him, and at the same time stared at Lin Miao with dissatisfaction, as if telling her to apologize to Wen Wan on the way.
Lin Miao withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and said something to Wen Wan.
"Comrade Wen, please follow me."
After saying that, he walked out of the office first.
Wen Wan actually didn't want to go through so much trouble, but Yan Kang and the factory director looked like they would have to make trouble if she didn't go, so she had no choice but to go with them.
After walking out of the office, Lin Miao walked in front and his face changed immediately.
Just now she had to be respectful in front of Yan Kang and others, but now that there was no one around, she didn't want to be nice to Wen Wan.
Coincidentally, Wen Wan didn't want to talk to Lin Miao either.
So the two of them walked towards the warehouse one after the other.
However, when he went to get the towel, the person who managed the warehouse happened to be Xiao Wang, the person who had served tea and water to Yan Kang before.
He had secretly found out in the past two days that the person who replaced him was Lin Miao.
Lin Miao's access was thanks to Yan Kang.
But Xiao Wang went to ask and found out that Lin Miao was neither Yan Kang's daughter nor his relative. She seemed to have suddenly appeared, but was arranged by Yan Kang to work in the factory.
This made Xiao Wang feel angry, but at the same time, he felt that the relationship between Lin Miao and Yan Kang seemed to be more intriguing.
After all, he had served Yan Kang for so long before. Although he didn't know everything about Yan Kang, he had heard most of what he had heard.
For example, Yan Kang had very bad relationships with men and women when he was young. It seemed that he had dated several people, and he particularly liked young and beautiful ones.
Some people even said that he had a little girl outside, and the two of them had a secret family outside!
As to whether this situation is true or not, Xiao Wang has never seen it with his own eyes, but Lin Miao's sudden appearance makes him feel that this might really be the case.
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