Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Xia Li was still in the workshop this afternoon, so...
Xia Li was still in the workshop in the afternoon and didn't notice someone coming over.
He came up behind her without any footsteps or movement. Xia Li only realized it after she heard someone talking. "Oh, you scared me."
"I'm sorry, Team Leader Xia." The speaker was a young man.
"Hey, why haven't I seen you before? Are you new here?" Charlie put down what she was holding and asked, "What's going on?"
The person who came was Xiao Guan from the office, Fang Dechuan's secretary. She smiled and said to Xia Li, "Yes, Team Leader Xia, I'm Guan Yuan. You can call me Xiao Guan. I'm a new hire, so you haven't seen me before."
Xia Li thought, no wonder, she really had no impression of him. There weren't many male workers in this factory. But after working together for so long, even if they didn't know each other, it was normal to get to know each other.
She nodded, motioning Guan Yuan to continue.
"Team Leader Xia, Director Fang wants to see you and ask you to come over."
"What's the matter? Are you looking for me alone?" Because of what happened before, Xia Li's opinion of Tokugawa was greatly reduced, and her vigilance was raised.
"Yes, Director Fang asked me to come to see you. He is in the office and asked you to come directly." Guan Yuan continued with a smile.
Xia Li uttered an "Oh," but she was internally wondering, "No one called me, so what could I possibly be asked to do?" Besides, it was less than ten minutes until the end of the workday, and she didn't have to work overtime. Her aunt had said she'd made chicken soup last night for her when she got home early.
"Okay, let's go." Charlie had no choice but to stand up from the stool.
Along the way, Xia Li asked Guan Yuan if he knew what was going on. Unexpectedly, he had a smile on his face and said he didn't know when asked.
She walked to Fang Dechuan's office and turned to look at Xiao Guan. He had already turned around and left, leaving her alone.
Xia Li raised her hand and knocked on the door. Fang Dechuan's voice came from inside, "Come in."
When she heard it, she opened the door and went in. She saw Fang Dechuan sitting behind his desk with the door open, so Xia Li walked straight over.
"Director Fang, what do you want to talk to me about?" Xia Li asked with a smile.
Fang Dechuan also had a smile on his face and asked Xia Li, "Have the two people in your group who asked for leave returned?"
Xia Li was stunned and thought, since he said he had asked for leave, why would he come back?
She thought Fang Dechuan had a mental problem and might need to see a doctor. Did she think that was why he called her over?
"Director Fang, those two people should still be in the hospital. They haven't come back yet." Xia Li replied.
Fang Dechuan nodded. Of course he knew that the two people had not returned. He had asked Xiaoguan to check on them before. They had not returned, otherwise he would not have called Xia Li over.
Asking this now is purely because Mei is looking for something to talk about.
He asked Xia Li to sit down again, but Xia Li refused, "Director Fang, what do you want to talk to me about? It's almost time to get off work, and I have to go check on the people downstairs." Every day, there are things to do before getting off work. If you delay for a while, it will be like a teacher keeping the class after class, so the working time will have to be postponed a little bit, which will make everyone uncomfortable.
Fang Dechuan could only helplessly say: "Xia Li, you are good in everything except your temper. If you don't calm down a little, how can you convince others when you take my position?"
Fang Dechuan's words were truly convincing, as if they came from the heart, but Xia Li felt uncomfortable and embarrassed listening to them. She was no longer fooled by such words. Did he really think this position was such a good deal?
She lowered her head and coughed slightly, with a funny smile on her face.
"Director Fang, you really care about me. I will definitely remember what you said and change my ways in the future."
"Hmm?" Fang Dechuan was about to nod when he looked up at Xia Li.
"When you came to this office building, did you see the car parked in front?" he continued to ask.
Xia Li nodded. Of course she knew it. It was the boss's Mercedes-Benz. Who in the factory didn't know it?
The boss doesn't come here often. He seems to be in Hong Kong all the time. Sometimes he will come here specifically to receive customers.
Xia Li has been here for a long time. Although the Hong Kong boss doesn't come here often, she has seen him several times from a distance. He is a middle-aged man in his forties.
Seeing Xia Li nod, Fang Dechuan continued, "As you know, this boss has a big business. He has many industries in Hong Kong and the mainland. It's impossible for him to be in our factory often."
He stopped talking and Xia Li was listening. Then she saw Fang Dechuan looking at her after he finished speaking, and then she nodded.
Fang Dechuan rubbed his eyes, regained his composure, and continued, "This time the boss came with a client. The client came specifically to inspect it. If he thinks it's okay, he'll probably place an order soon."
Xia Li continued to nod. She understood, but why was he telling her this? She didn't care about getting orders.
"Everyone in the office is busy preparing materials right now. I see you're pretty smart, so why not go over and serve some tea and give a product introduction? You're familiar with this area, after all. You're a veteran, even longer than me. Let the client know more about it. Once the order is placed, you'll be able to get a good reputation with the boss, and a promotion would be a no-brainer."
Charlie slowly raised her eyes.
On the top floor of the office building, Xia Li stood in the tea room, waiting for the water in the water dispenser to boil with a helpless look on her face.
This was her first time on the top floor, and she didn't expect it to be such a different world.
Hong Kong bosses are indeed rich and know how to enjoy life. For a factory that he rarely visits, he has specially built a reception room, lounge, tea room, etc., which is simply inhumane.
Take the tea room for example, it's really well-equipped. She thought even rich people would boil a kettle over a fire to drink water. Rural people burn firewood, and city people burn gas, aren't they all open flames?
Fang Dechuan asked her to boil some tea first. She came in and looked around, but couldn't find the kettle or the fire. She wondered how to boil water?
Unexpectedly, after a while, Fang Dechuan came in and asked her if the water was ready. He then told Xia Li that the kettle on the countertop was electric and that hot water would come out automatically by pressing the switch.
There was also a refrigerator and a microwave in the tea room, which really made Charlie feel the gap between herself and the rich at this moment.
She doesn't even have a refrigerator at home! Xia Li has wanted to buy a refrigerator for a long time, but the high price of refrigerators now makes her hesitate.
She looked at the refrigerator with an expression of excitement and reluctance, which caught Fang Dechuan's eyes. Fang Dechuan smiled immediately. Which woman doesn't love money? They are all materialistic and want everything they see.
He walked over with a smile and took the opportunity to chat with Xia Li: "Why, you don't have a refrigerator at home yet? A refrigerator must cost a lot of money nowadays. You see, your current salary is not low compared to other places in the country, but you can't even buy a practical appliance for your home." He sighed as he said this.
Xia Li was a little angry when she heard this. Why can't I afford a refrigerator and have to sit here and listen to your nonsense? Don't you think about what you are saying? If hundreds of millions of working people hear it, they will come and beat you up.
Xia Li really wanted a refrigerator. It was a luxury item she couldn't afford right now, but that didn't mean she couldn't afford one later. If she didn't have enough money, she could earn it slowly and save it up. If she couldn't afford it this year, there was always next year, and if she couldn't afford it next year, there was always the year after that. She didn't believe she couldn't afford a refrigerator within five or ten years.
"Director Fang, it looks like you have a refrigerator at home. You must be really rich. I'm just an ordinary worker. How can I compare with you?" Xia Li was unhappy and said it directly, but her tone was not sarcastic. Fang Dechuan just smiled when he heard it, and he was not angry.
Xia Li, however, found it odd. She thought Fang Dechuan was being a bit strange and talkative today. She simply assumed he was asking for help and was worried she might quit, so she was being more attentive. Although Xia Li had been working for several years, she hadn't encountered anything particularly sinister. She had no idea how evil human nature could be, and she had indeed been a little lacking in vigilance in this regard.
Fang Dechuan was indeed worried that Xia Li would suspect something and quit halfway, so he kept trying to divert her attention with words and to stir up her material desires.
Afterwards, the tea was ready. Fang Dechuan and Xia Li each carried a tray with extremely exquisite Guangcheng snacks and tea on it and came to the door of the boss's reception room.
The Hong Kong boss likes green plants. There is a large pot of tall money tree in front of the door. The leaves look clean and green, and it seems that someone has wiped them specially.
Fang Dechuan was holding some snacks, so he held them in one hand and knocked on the door with the other.
Soon a voice came from inside, asking people to come in. Fang Dechuan opened the door and went in first, while Xia Li followed behind with tea.
After entering the reception room, Xia Li realized what she had seen before. The decoration inside looked magnificent. The sofa, table, chairs and the antique wall at the back all looked very textured. The floor under her feet was made of wood, making it very easy to walk on.
Just then, two middle-aged men were sitting on the sofa, both holding cigarettes and puffing away. Before Charlie could even see their faces, the stench of smoke in the room made her cough uncontrollably.
She quickly placed the tray in her hand on the coffee table, turned her back to the side, and couldn't help coughing.
It smelled really bad. She really disliked the smell of cigarettes, and she could even say she hated it. When she was still with Jiang Dong, he'd smoke a cigarette with his friends. After Xia Li told him off once, Jiang Dong quit without a word, and she never saw him smoke again. So, she had been reluctant about the marriage, but after seeing him being so obedient, she gradually softened her attitude.
Smoking is not allowed in the factory after work, and there are relatively few male workers, so Xia Li rarely has the opportunity to smell the smell of cigarettes.
Unexpectedly, I was choked by the smell of smoke in the boss's reception room in the factory.
Charlie coughed a few times, adjusted herself, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and turned around.
She knew that all the rules were set by the boss, and the customer was also the boss, so as a small worker, she had no right to interfere with other people's smoking.
The customer sitting on the sofa lit up when he saw Charlie come in. He had been talking, but now he stopped talking and leaned back slightly on the sofa, his slightly plump body, his posture full of confidence.
The Hong Kong boss originally wanted to continue talking, but when he saw this situation, a shrewd light flashed in his eyes and he stopped talking. Instead, he smiled with interest and turned to look at the woman who came into the room.
Look who caught the guest's interest the moment he came in.
Charlie turned around, her eyes red, and saw her boss at a glance, but he was looking at her with a strange look.
Xia Li was slightly stunned, and a chill inexplicably surged in her heart. She felt that this look was looking at her like an object.
An object that can be given as a gift.
When she looked at the other person, her heart became even colder. This person was obviously the boss's client, but his eyes were disgusting, filled with dirty desires.
Xia Li understood at this moment that this was clearly a Hongmen Banquet, and she was the dish.
Thinking of what Fang Dechuan had said before, Xia Li turned her head and glared at Fang Dechuan fiercely. She was determined to teach Fang Dechuan a lesson once they were safely out of the door.
The customer leaned back on the sofa, his eyes fixed on Xia Li, clearly extremely satisfied. He took a long drag on his cigarette and said to Xia Li, the boss sitting next to him, "I didn't expect that in such a small factory like yours, there would be such a beautiful person. All I saw before were some mediocre women."
He was laughing and cursing, and the boss was also smiling beside him, acting as if no one was around.
After being glared at by Xia Li, Fang Dechuan's face twitched. It was obvious that he had never seen Xia Li look so fierce.
Moreover, he thought that most women would be frightened when they realized something was happening, crying uncontrollably and making people want to bully them. Unexpectedly, this seemingly delicate woman did not panic at all, but instead hated him.
He didn't want to stay here anymore. There was nothing for him to do anyway, and after receiving the glare from Charlie, he wanted to slip away even more.
However, just as he took two steps, he heard a very powerful female voice ringing in his ears.
"Stop, who told you to leave?" Xia Li stretched out her hand to stop Fang Dechuan.
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