Chapter 129 Expert Building
Deputy Factory Director Zheng Meng had preconceived ideas and was not willing to listen to the explanation of Chief Liang from the Infrastructure Department.
"You invited her, so you can ask her to go back. Our expert building has repeatedly emphasized quality, and there will definitely be no problems. If I had known that you were going to invite her, how could I not agree!"
Liang Youkun certainly knew Tao Nanfeng's abilities.
The fertilizer plant project was spread by reporters, and many infrastructure leaders of state-owned units considered it an honor to invite Tao Nanfeng to inspect the completion acceptance. Liang Youkun finally asked Ye Chu to invite Tao Nanfeng over, but he didn't expect to be hit with a stick by Director Zheng. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
July, early summer.
Everyone was wearing long sleeves and long pants, and the breeze was cool and comfortable. Only Liang Youkun took out a square handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his head, and said with an apologetic smile: "Director Zheng, she's here... Why would I offend her?"
A group of people walked to the entrance of Block 17 and waited to go in. Suddenly, they saw a dispute on Party A's side. Everyone stopped to look, with confusion in their eyes.
The construction unit is Jiangcheng First Construction Engineering Bureau, and Tao Nanfeng's reputation has long spread to their bureau. However, Tao Nanfeng has not been out much in the past two years because she had a child and was studying. Today we finally saw the real person, and everyone in the Engineering Bureau started to whisper: Is it her? I thought she had three heads and six arms with eyes as big as copper bells, but I didn't expect she was just an exquisite and beautiful woman.
However, who doesn't know that Tao Nanfeng is the nemesis of the construction unit? If Party A does not want her to participate in the acceptance, the construction unit shall raise the agreement of both parties!
Thinking of this, Chang Hong, the person in charge of the construction project, prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Party A would force Tao Nanfeng to go home and not let him participate in this completion acceptance.
Tao Nanfeng didn't care about Zheng Meng's reaction, nor did she hear what he and Liang Youkun said. Her attention was all on the No. 17 neighborhood in front of her.
Looking over the neighborhood wall, three five-story brick-concrete buildings stand there, with red brick walls, red corrugated tiles, precast concrete railings and window sills. The red and white colors make the buildings look simple and fresh.
What puzzled her was that the entire neighborhood was covered with red lines in the middle, from the ground, the pool, the flowers and trees to the last building across the center line, all were split in half by this red line.
There really aren’t too many issues with the building itself, though faint white areas can be seen occasionally, presumably small flaws in the construction of the concrete and masonry structures. For example, uneven painting and rough template surface will not affect the use and acceptance.
But the red line that divided Block 17 into two made Tao Nanfeng frown.
Red represents danger.
The only explanation for such a distinct red color is geological issues.
Seeing this, Tao Nanfeng asked Ye Chu, who had been standing beside him, "Did they do a geological survey before the construction of Block 17?"
Ye Chu had already noticed Zheng Meng's impatient face and Liang Youkun's sweaty embarrassment. He was about to remind Tao Nanfeng when he heard her question. He replied, "The dormitory area of Jiangcheng Iron and Steel Plant covers an area of more than 30,000 square meters. The geological survey should have been done uniformly at the beginning."
Tao Nanfeng nodded and said nothing more.
Ye Chu whispered: "Look, Director Zheng..."
Tao Nanfeng looked up and met Zheng Meng's eyes. Zheng Meng gritted his teeth, his face looking a bit ferocious. Tao Nanfeng looked at Liang Youkun again and saw that he looked embarrassed, as if he had encountered some difficulties.
Zheng Xuxing said sarcastically, "Five years ago, you were still an educated youth in the countryside, and five years later, you became Mr. Tao? Tao Nanfeng, your transformation is really amazing! Your sister Tao You was admitted to Kyoto University in 1978, and she will not graduate until the end of December this year. I didn't expect that you, with the help of a good father, graduated from graduate school so quickly and established yourself in the construction industry. Amazing, amazing!"
Tao Nanfeng glanced at him and said, "It seems that you also have a good father."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Meng's face suddenly changed color: "Tao Nanfeng! Don't think that having a graduate degree is so great. There are so many highly educated talents in our factory, and we don't need you."
The people in the construction team wanted to applaud and cheer, but they didn't dare to offend Tao Nanfeng openly. They could only hide aside and cheer for Party A in their hearts: Yes, that's it, kick Tao Nanfeng out of the acceptance team!
Tao Nanfeng sensed the hostility of the other party, and she asked Liang Youkun: "What do you mean, Party A? You invited me here, but you are targeting me everywhere."
Liang Youkun was so anxious that he ran to Tao Nanfeng to explain: "The leaders of Block 17 attached great importance to the inspection this time. It was decided at the Party Committee meeting to invite Mr. Tao here. Director Zheng is in charge of infrastructure. Maybe you are not familiar with each other just now. It's better to say some things openly. It's better to say them openly."
He had no choice but to plead with Zheng Meng again: "Director Zheng, Director Li and Secretary Yang both agreed to this matter at the meeting. Please consider the overall situation."
When Zheng Meng heard Liang Youkun mention Director Li and Secretary Yang, his expression softened slightly, and he snorted reluctantly: "Okay, okay, five hundred yuan for expert consultation is not much anyway, just treat it as a meal for the leaders."
Tao Nanfeng said calmly: "Five hundred yuan is not a lot for me."
She waved at Liang Youkun, and when he came closer, she said coldly: "I will withdraw from today's acceptance, and I will not participate in any projects of your steel plant in the future."
After saying that, Tao Nanfeng turned around and left.
Zheng Meng was furious when he saw how arrogant she was. "What a big mouth you are, girl! Would our steel mill collapse without you? If you don't want to participate, then don't participate. Who cares?"
Zheng Xuxing resented Tao Nanfeng for kicking him, and he also mocked him, "You may not be very capable, but you have a bad temper. No wonder you were able to drive your stepmother and sister out of the house. You think you are such a good person."
Tao Nanfeng stopped and turned to look at Zheng Xuxing: "You are a grown man, but you like to talk about other people's affairs. Why don't you mention the past when you were seduced by beauty and hired someone to beat someone up?"
There was a buzzing sound from below.
"No way? Section Chief Zheng actually hired someone to kill him...tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"Oh, if he hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known that Mr. Tao would be the evil man who kicked my stepmother and sister out of the house."
"No wonder Director Zheng and Section Chief Zheng targeted Tao Nanfeng everywhere. It turns out that the two families have an old grudge."
"This is an acceptance inspection site, not a mediation site. Why are you talking nonsense?"
Zheng Meng didn't want everyone to discuss the fact that his son was almost imprisoned, so he interrupted Tao Nanfeng and said, "Didn't you say you were leaving? Why are you still staying here?"
Tao Nanfeng also got angry.
If you let me go, I will leave? I won't leave until I stir up trouble for you!
She stood firmly in place and looked at Liang Youkun: "What items are included in your acceptance?"
Liang Youkun answered earnestly: "Three main buildings, roads, landscapes..."
Tao Nanfeng interrupted him: "Where's the pool?"
Liang Youkun didn't know what she meant, so he nodded and said, "It also needs to be inspected."
Tao Nanfeng looked up at the thick red line that ran through Block 17. The flower bed was located in the center of the block and was divided into two by the thick red line.
She had a plan in mind and laughed: "Then remember to fill the pool with water to test it. If you can fill it up, I will not be named Tao!"
Everyone heard Tao Nanfeng's words clearly.
Her smile revealed great confidence, like a glowing gem, her eyes were sparkling, and her whole body exuded the youthful vigor and ambition of a young person.
Liang Youkun couldn't believe his ears: "Tao, Mr. Tao, what do you mean?"
Tao Nanfeng raised his hand and pointed at the circular pool with a diameter of about ten meters: "Water filling test, don't you understand?"
Ye Chu was also stunned for a moment: "Mr. Tao, you mean... that pool is leaking?"
The construction team member hurriedly said: "It's impossible, we have done several waterproofing, it is absolutely impossible to leak."
Tao Nanfeng smiled slightly: "Then let's give it a try."
After that, she looked at Zheng Meng provocatively: "There are many problems with your project. Since you think I'm useless, then goodbye!"
She didn't say another word and walked away.
Ye Chuyi stamped his feet and quickly followed him: "Mr. Tao, wait for me, wait for me."
Looking at Tao Nanfeng's handsome back, everyone was dumbfounded.
The people on the construction team were trembling with fear.
"It's over. I've offended someone. Don't offend anyone but Ms. Tao. She's a first-rate nitpicker."
"She said the pool couldn't be filled, which must mean the pool was leaking."
"Didn't she just say that there are many problems with this project? It's over, it's over. I feel cold sweat on my back. Hurry up and gather all the foremen to review it. Is there any link that was not done well?"
The people in Party A's infrastructure department were also panicked.
"It's not a big deal that the pool is leaking, we just need to patch it up and make two more waterproof layers, but she said that if it can be filled up, I won't be named Tao! It doesn't sound right to me, is it that there is no way to fix it?"
"She said there are many problems with the project. What are they? Are there any safety hazards? If we can't see them, what will we do if the house collapses, collapses, or cracks appear?"
"This is a building built by foreign experts. If the quality of the building is not up to standard, it will damage the reputation of our steel plant. It will bring shame to the world!"
Zheng Meng felt a little guilty when he heard this, but he immediately put on a stern face and said loudly, "Why are you panicking? Can she decide whether the project quality has problems with just one sentence? It's good that she's not here, let's go through the acceptance process as usual."
Everyone walked into Block 17 nervously. According to the procedure, they had to inspect the five residential buildings first, but everyone's eyes were always glancing towards the pond.
Finally, the construction team members couldn't resist their curiosity and took the initiative to say, "Chief Liang, why don't we just run some water to test and see how well the pool is waterproofed."
Liang Youkun looked at the person who was speaking: "How many waterproofing steps did you do?"
Chang Hongdao: "Two layers of flexible waterproofing, one layer of rigid waterproofing, and a brick base made of waterproof mortar, there will be absolutely no problem."
Liang Youkun nodded: "Okay, then let's inspect this pool first."
There were voices of approval from the side.
Someone immediately brought a water pipe to the fire hydrant, turned on the faucet, and water began to flow towards the pool.
The pool is about one meter deep and has a fountain in the center to create a beautiful water environment, making foreign experts feel like they are returning to a park when they return here.
A circle of people stood around the pool, all looking down at the water level slowly rising.
As the water level slowly rose, Zheng Meng's mouth curled up more and more. He smiled smugly and said, "What Mr. Tao, you are exaggerating! I said she was exaggerating, right? Look at the water. It has been half filled up so quickly. It will be full in ten minutes. How can there be..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the water level dropped suddenly!
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