Chapter 158 Chapter 158 I Met Grandma
A group of workers, all in factory uniforms, stood in two rows around the door, holding flower bouquets made of plastic paper in their hands. These were left over from the last welcome event for the mayor, and were being reused this time.
Hearing Liu Daqiang's words, the workers all responded in unison: "Okay, we'll definitely be enthusiastic!"
The workers were all very excited. They had heard a long time ago that Professor Wang was coming. He was a big shot. In Changfeng County, having a college student was a big deal, let alone a professor. He taught college students and was several degrees higher in rank. Moreover, he was coming to their chicken farm. How could they not be excited?
Zhao Xiaofen and Chen Xiaojuan whispered to each other: "Xiaojuan, what does the professor look like? Is he particularly imposing?"
Chen Xiaojuan: "I don't know either, but it should be the same as us, a pair of eyes, a nose, and a mouth."
Chen Xiaojuan wasn't good with words to begin with. Although she'd become more lively, her speech was still dry. Zhao Xiaofen had long been accustomed to this and muttered to herself, "The professor must be exceptionally refined, just like the books say, very generous and well-read. You can tell he's read a lot."
Chen Xiaojuan nodded and stared at the truck without blinking. The truck was really big and it looked even brighter after being painted. After a walk, she was lucky that the paint didn't fall off, otherwise she would be heartbroken.
The truck slowly stopped and everyone was looking forward to it. Professor Wang had one leg in a cast and had been looking at the scenery. The strong wind blew his hair all over the place, but he didn't tidy it up. Instead, with the help of Zhou Jiangang, he jumped out of the car with his other leg.
Jiang Xi and Wu Yaqin also got out of the car with the help of Qi Yu'an, followed by Ma Xiaomei and Wang Yu. Wang Yu looked very young and didn't look like a professor. Besides, Jiang Xi said that the professor was in his sixties, and this guy didn't look like he was sixty at all. Could it be that the professor took good care of himself? No, not really.
Everyone stared at the truck, waiting for the legendary professor, but after waiting for a long time, no one got off the truck.
Everyone was stunned and silent.
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Aren't you all looking forward to Professor Wang's arrival? Why are you so surprised that you forgot to welcome him?"
Everyone suddenly woke up from their dream. It turned out that the ordinary old man who walked on one leg, refused to be supported by anyone, had crooked hair and even one of the legs of his glasses was missing, was actually the legendary Professor Wang.
Although it wasn't as good as everyone expected, everyone was still extremely enthusiastic: "Warmly welcome Professor Wang to the Changfeng County Chicken Farm! Warmly welcome Professor Wang to the Changfeng County Chicken Farm!"
Professor Wang was startled by the shouting and said hurriedly, "Oh, there's no need for all this formalism. What's the point of doing this?"
"Besides, even if you want to welcome me, you should wait until I'm ready. I got scared by the sudden noise and thought I saw my grandma. Luckily, I didn't drink much water before going out, otherwise I would have to find a toilet now that I'm so shocked."
Workers at a chicken farm... Professor Wang is a little too down-to-earth.
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "This is something everyone organized spontaneously. Everyone really wants to meet you, Professor. You are a distinguished guest of the chicken farm. It is with you that our machines are secured. So let's give everyone a chance to welcome you."
Jiang Xi spoke beautifully, and Professor Wang was not the kind of person who couldn't tell good from bad. Although he still didn't like this form, it felt good to be welcomed.
Professor Wang's mouth curled up, and then he suddenly remembered that the wind had blown his hair all the way. He hurriedly smoothed his hair and adjusted his glasses. "Thank you for the welcome, everyone. No problem, no problem."
The workers at the chicken farm... everyone pretended not to notice Professor Wang tidying up his appearance and continued to welcome him warmly, feeling that Professor Wang was indeed extraordinary.
Because everyone admires people with high academic qualifications these days, Zhao Xiaofen naturally has a filter for Professor Wang. She sighed, "He's worthy of being a professor. We can't guess what he's like."
"Look at how unrestrained Professor Wang is, how casual he is. He doesn't care about appearances at all because he has a lot of knowledge. As the saying goes, if you have a lot of temperament, you are gorgeous."
Chen Xiaojuan has been studying recently. She had only attended literacy classes before, but because she got a job in a factory and had finally gotten away from her previous family, Chen Xiaojuan wanted to make progress.
So she often went to the library to borrow books. When she heard what Zhao Xiaofen said, she added on her behalf: "You should be talking about the saying that a person with a wealth of knowledge is naturally elegant."
Zhao Xiaofen nodded: "Yes, yes, that's it. Xiaojuan, you've made good progress in your studies recently."
Chen Xiaojuan laughed and said, "Not really. My level is still half-baked. I just happened to borrow this book and remember this sentence."
Zhao Xiaofen looked at Professor Wang again and sighed, "Professor Wang doesn't look like an ordinary person. He's so calm and welcoming to us, not at all condescending."
Chen Xiaojuan listened to Zhao Xiaofen's words absentmindedly, while her eyes were looking at the truck. Her eyes were so affectionate that it gave people goose bumps.
Fortunately, the paint didn't fall off, and their factory's treasure is intact. Not bad, not bad. Thank you for your hard work, truck.
Professor Wang entered the factory surrounded by the crowd. Jiang Xi said, "Professor Wang, I originally wanted to invite you to go directly to the brine factory, but our factory is not very large at the moment and still uses manual brine production. Moreover, although the brine factory has officially opened, we haven't held an opening ceremony yet, so we will welcome you at the chicken farm first."
Xiufen also said, "Professor Wang, we have prepared some food. You have worked hard on the journey. Please eat something first."
It was also Xiufen's first time meeting a professor-level figure. Although she was a little nervous, since Jiang Xi had given the task to her, she couldn't let her down.
Professor Wang simply glanced at Xiufen calmly and said, "Okay, I'll eat first. I had a full meal at home, but riding this truck all this time has completely digested everything in my stomach."
Xiufen breathed a sigh of relief. Like Liang Jie, she felt somewhat inferior due to her disability, but Professor Wang looked at her like a normal person, which made Xiufen less nervous.
Liu Daqiang helped move a chair: "Professor Wang, please sit here. Don't worry, the chair is clean. It's the right height and has a backrest. You have leg problems right now, so this chair is perfect for you."
Professor Wang is a distinguished guest. It is said that he can also make very expensive machines. Of course, Liu Daqiang has to take good care of Professor Wang.
Professor Wang took a look at the chair that Liu Daqiang had moved. The chair was new and had obviously been made for his situation. The height was indeed very suitable.
Professor Wang was very satisfied. It seemed that what Jiang Xi said was true. If he came to Changfeng County, he would be well taken care of. Although Professor Wang was not so particular about his daily life, he still felt very touched by the serious care he received.
Wang Yu looked at Jiang Xi gratefully. He also knew that these things were arranged by Jiang Xi. He followed Professor Wang to Changfeng County because he was worried. Although he knew Qi Yu'an before, he had no intersection with Jiang Xi.
Wang Yu couldn't let Professor Wang follow a stranger to an unfamiliar place. He had followed all the way here. He didn't expect that although Changfeng County was just a small county town, the roads were bumpy and its development was completely incomparable to Shanghai.
However, the Changfeng County chicken farm gave him a very good feeling. The workers here were generally positive and had smiles on their faces, which showed that both their life and work were going smoothly.
And their quality is much better than that of ordinary workers, giving people a very comfortable feeling overall.
Wang Yu also works in a large factory. He understands that the temperament of a factory worker is largely related to the leadership. It can be seen that Jiang Xi is a good leader who can manage and understand management.
Wang Yu and Liu Daqiang helped Professor Wang sit down. The table was already full of food.
Jiang Xi introduced Professor Wang, "Professor Wang, I know you don't like extravagance, but our chicken farm uses the traditional free-range chicken feeding method. We don't feed them the popular feeds nowadays. We follow the old methods, so the meat is particularly good. Today we have prepared a whole chicken feast, please try it."
As the name suggests, all the ingredients of the whole chicken banquet are chicken. There are several dishes on the table, including steaming chicken stewed with mushrooms, cold shredded chicken, braised chicken legs, and of course braised chicken and braised chicken feet. There is also a chicken soup, which is clear and garnished with a few chopped green onions, which is fragrant.
Jiang Xi wanted to serve Professor Wang some soup, but Professor Wang waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite. I'll do it myself. My leg is injured, but my hand is not. Don't worry about me. You guys should eat quickly. We are all hungry. There is such a big table of food, and if you keep being so polite, the food will get cold."
As he spoke, he took a bite of a chicken leg and sighed with satisfaction, "Freshly killed chicken is delicious. You raise your chickens well, you must have let them walk around a lot. They are delicious, not bad, not bad. Why are you still standing there? Come eat too."
Jiang Xi was already accustomed to Professor Wang's style, so he invited everyone to eat together without hesitation.
Professor Wang is not a pretentious person. If he says he doesn't want to be served, he will definitely not be served. During the meal, anyone who wanted to pick up food for him would be repulsed by him.
He didn't pick up food for others, but picked the dishes he liked to eat on his own. Because of his behavior, no one picked up food for each other and everyone ate in silence.
Jiang Xi and his friends were exhausted from the long journey and were already hungry. Xiufen and Liu Daqiang were the same. They were busy making arrangements early in the morning and had no time to eat.
This whole chicken dinner was prepared by the new chef at the chicken farm. It was said that this chef used to be a chef at a state-owned restaurant. Because of internal struggles, she was kicked out of the state-owned restaurant. Jiang Xi recruited her to the chicken farm and treated her very well.
The chicken farm provides three meals a day, and even if it is a big pot meal, Jiang Xi wants to improve the taste.
After all, everyone works hard just to eat and drink well, right? Moreover, in order to enhance workers' sense of belonging, in addition to formulating complete management standards, daily humanistic care is also needed, and three meals a day are the top priority of humanistic care.
Since the chef came, the happiness index of the chicken farm workers has skyrocketed, and no one complains even if they have to work overtime sometimes.
Because working overtime means there will be extra meals, which are usually the chef’s specialties. Of course, there are no dishes as large as a whole chicken banquet, but there will be at least one meat dish.
The workers all felt that they were not here to work but to enjoy themselves, so they were more motivated to work. Many female workers even spontaneously asked their children to catch grasshoppers and earthworms and contribute them to the chicken farm free of charge.
The chef would not be careless in his daily meals, let alone this whole chicken feast to entertain the distinguished guests. The chef had tried his best, with good ingredients, excellent skills, and careful preparation. Almost every dish was sold out.
After finishing the whole chicken banquet, Professor Wang stood up and Wang Yu hurriedly supported Professor Wang.
"Let's go study the machine. Where is your laboratory?"
Jiang Xi said, "Professor Wang, you just came from Shanghai. Don't you want to take a rest?"
Professor Wang raised his eyebrows and said, "Director Jiang, please don't be so polite to me. I know you are extremely anxious, and I am also extremely anxious."
"I promised to help you build the machine, so I'll hurry up and make it. I just had such a good meal, I'd feel bad for those chickens if I didn't do something about it."
Professor Wang said to Qi Yu'an, "Yu'an, let's go together. This is a good opportunity to test how much you've learned these days. As the saying goes, whether it's a mule or a horse, it needs to be taken out for a walk. Today, the two of us will go for a walk."
Wang Yu...how come his father and Qi Yu'an are two? Then what is he? A clown?
Qi Yu'an supported Professor Wang and gave Jiang Xi a reassuring look. Jiang Xi shook his head and laughed.
Professor Wang is a man of action and a bit stubborn. Once he makes a decision, he will not change it easily. However, since Professor Wang is so proactive, the sooner the machine can be built, the sooner the brine factory will enter a new chapter of production. Jiang Xi is also happy to see it.
Except for Professor Wang who was eager to build the machine, the others also had things to do.
Zhou Jiangang had wanted to visit the store at the train station for a long time since he returned to Changfeng County. He was concerned about the situation in the store. After all, he was only a nominal deputy manager. These days, the store relied entirely on Wu Youli, and Zhou Jiangang also wanted to return to his post as soon as possible.
After going to Shanghai, Zhou Jiangang broadened his horizons and followed Jiang Xi to several factories. Although he did not buy any machines, Zhou Jiangang gained a lot of inspiration from the salesmen in the factories.
These salesmen were all very eloquent. Although their styles were different, they all had a set of sales skills. Zhou Jiangang thought he had learned a lot and wanted to go back to the store to put his skills into practice and negotiate a few more big deals for Wu Ji Zao Lu.
In addition to work matters, Zhou Jiangang had one more thing on his mind when he went to Shanghai this time.
This was a secret idea of his, which he had never mentioned to anyone. However, the prerequisite for accomplishing this was that he had to become even better, at least to gain a foothold in Wu Ji Zao Lu and make a career out of it.
Wu Yaqin is too old to stand the fatigue of traveling. Although Wu Yaqin is much younger than Professor Wang, because of the severe health problems in recent years, Wu Yaqin's health is no match for Professor Wang's.
Besides, she was a little carsick and ate little during meals, only drinking two bowls of soup. Jiang Xi asked Wu Yaqin to go and rest, and the others were busy with their own things.
When the people in the factory heard that Professor Wang was coming to help build the machine, they were already extremely curious. When they heard that Professor Wang was going to take Qi Yu'an with him to build the machine, they couldn't help but look in the direction where Professor Wang left.
Professor Wang bravely hopped a few steps on his uninjured leg, then turned around and shouted, "Two of us aren't enough. Come with five or six more."
Wang Yu... Dad, am I not a human? Did you count wrong?
Wang Yu's resentment did not affect the workers' enthusiasm at all. Everyone raised their hands enthusiastically because they were able to work with the professor and see the process of building the machine.
"Professor Wang, let me go. I'm strong."
"Professor Wang, I can read and recite three poems. I can help you."
"Professor Wang, there's me too. I can fluff cotton balls, and I'm really good at it. Come find me."
"Professor Wang is looking for a man-made machine, not a cotton fluffer. Could you please stop talking nonsense and disturb Professor Wang's thoughts? Can you take responsibility? Go away, cotton fluffer, please stand back."
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Professor Wang pointed at a few people in the crowd, "You, you, you, you, come here!"
The young man who was despised by everyone because he said he could fluff cotton and was driven to the back pointed at himself in disbelief.
"Professor Wang called me, Professor Wang called me, hey, my mom is right, cotton-fluffing is a skill, and Professor Wang doesn't discriminate against cotton-fluffing people. What do you people know? Make way, let me pass."
Zhao Xiaofen was also lucky enough to be called by Professor Wang. She was extremely happy and followed Professor Wang out happily, giving a playful smile to Chen Xiaojuan who was not selected.
"Xiaojuan, don't be sad. We are good friends. Don't worry, I will tell you how to build the machine when I come back. I'm going first."
Chen Xiaojuan... was not sad at all. Instead, she was very happy because the truck was intact.
Because of Professor Wang's arrival, the whole chicken farm was filled with a happy atmosphere. Both the selected and unselected chickens were chirping and the scene was lively and bustling.
Liu Daqiang said, "Alright, everyone, disperse. Get back to work. Team leaders from all departments, bring your team members and get back to your posts."
The team leaders of several teams quickly agreed and left the cafeteria with their noisy team members.
Jiang Xi and Liu Daqiang took Professor Wang to the brine factory, where a factory building was temporarily vacated as a test room.
Wu Yaoguo was cleaning without a hitch. Although he had a low level of education and didn't know how to do experiments, he had been to Shanghai and had heard that experiments needed to be done in a sterile environment. Although the factory couldn't build a sterile laboratory now, it could still clean it better.
Wu Yaoguo was cleaning busily when he looked up and saw Jiang Xi and his group, as well as Professor Wang who was limping.
Professor Wang looked very shocking. His hair was messed up by the wind. Even though Professor Wang had just fiddled with it with his hand, it still stubbornly stuck up after dinner.
There was a guardian on each side. Wang Yu and Qi Yu'an were both supporting Professor Wang. Professor Wang's expression was one of being the boss, which was completely different from the image of a professor in the eyes of ordinary people.
Wu Yaoguo was stunned for a moment, and judged from several people that the man with a lame leg was Professor Wang. Wu Yaoguo bent over and walked to Professor Wang.
"Oh, Professor Wang, I've been waiting for you to come. Your arrival has really brought glory to our brine factory."
"Except for me, all the workers at the brine factory were eagerly waiting. Many people even skipped meals to wait outside the factory just to catch a glimpse of Professor Wang."
"But I know that a man of high moral character like Professor Wang would never disturb the workers' normal production for himself, so I let them go back to work."
"Although I'm the only one here, I represent all the workers at the brine factory. I warmly welcome Professor Wang and thank him for visiting the brine factory to guide our work."
Jiang Xi... No wonder Wu Yaoguo told her not to worry. It turned out that he had prepared this paragraph. There were so many idioms in this paragraph. Wu Yaoguo must have looked up the idiom dictionary all night yesterday.
Wang Yu... What kind of place is Changfeng County? Why are there so many strange people and things?
Wu Yaoguo's words were exaggerated, but his expression was very sincere and he looked particularly genuine. In addition, he was dressed like a worker, like a simple farmer, giving people a very strange sense of harmony.
Professor Wang nodded at him and said, "Don't be so polite. I am also doing my duty as entrusted by others."
Professor Wang has met all kinds of people, but this is the first time he has met someone like Wu Yaoguo. Although he flatters in an exaggerated way, it is not annoying. Instead, he feels that it is quite novel. After all, flattering so hard is also a kind of struggle.
Wu Yaoguo nodded quickly after hearing what Professor Wang said: "Yes, yes, I am so happy that such a big shot like you can come to our factory."
"You are the most educated person I have ever met. Unlike me, I only touched books in elementary school and haven't touched them since. I admire educated people the most. I am lucky to be able to get along with you."
Wu Yaoguo's greatest strength was his flexibility and eloquence. Even Professor Wang couldn't help but be amused by his words: "I see you're not uneducated. Don't you use idioms quite well?"
Wu Yaoguo scratched his head. "I learned all of this at the last minute. I even memorized this paragraph for a long time, just to save face for the brine factory."
"Please don't laugh at me. I still want to learn some cultural knowledge from you, but I'm afraid you won't look down on me. I don't ask for much, just some basic knowledge. If I can recognize a few more words, I'll be lucky."
These words made Professor Wang smile even wider. This comrade is really a wonderful person. He is sincere but also commercial, and his commercialism also reveals some simple kindness. He is quite good, quite good.
"Okay, don't be so modest. I'm a science student, so I probably don't know as many idioms as you do. Let's learn from each other."
"Hey, okay, okay."
While Professor Wang and Wu Yaoguo were chatting, Jiang Xi and Qi Yu'an exchanged glances and finally had a chance to talk.
As soon as they spoke on the train, the wind would fill their stomachs. When they returned to the factory, there were so many people around. Apart from eye contact, it was only at this time that Jiang Xi and Qi Yu'an could say a few words.
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