Chapter 432 Extra - Relay Race
Spring is the season of rejuvenation, and many companies choose to hold outdoor team building activities or sports meets during this time.
Huanyu Group is no exception.
In April, Huanyu Group began two-week team building training sessions at its suburban outdoor training base, with different departments participating in batches.
Xiao Miao participated in the second batch in mid-April. When she arrived at the venue, she was intimidated by the row of neatly dressed instructors.
Before she arrived, she had heard from her first batch of colleagues that the entire expansion was under military-style management, with meals and sleep being conducted on time, in quantity, and according to standards.
Xiao Miao had previously scoffed at the idea, but when a row of upright, impartial instructors appeared before her and began to lecture her, Xiao Miao chickened out.
After the training session, they will have half a day to rest before officially starting their training tomorrow morning.
So when Xiao Miao got back to her four-person dorm room, the first thing she did was take out her phone and send a message in the group chat.
Our leader has a real headache; he brought us to this godforsaken place for training! And it's military-style management; they don't even let us eat our fill!
In short: [Your boss... isn't he Chen Song?]
Xiao Miao sent a shh emoji, then retracted her previous message and reposted: 【Our wise and powerful leader wants us to have strong bodies so we can work well…】
In short: [No need to retract, Chen Shi isn't here... She went to the rainforest with Chen Tang these past two days, there's no signal at all.]
Xiao Miao nearly dropped her phone, her expression crumbling: [Aaaaaah, I was hoping to use Chen Shi as a get-out-of-jail-free card to escape the team building activity!]
In short: [...she'll probably be out in ten days or so.]
Xiao Miao: [By then, my field trip will be over.]
In short: [Isn't outdoor training supposed to be fun? We didn't get enough of it last time we went.]
Xiao Miao counted on her fingers: [I heard they don't give us snacks... and we have to eat at set times...]
Jian Yanxiao: [Honey, this training is to show you that besides food, there are many other fun things in this world!]
The little seedling insisted: "[It's clearly the tastiest and most fun things that are out there.]"
In short: [Haha, well, I can only say good luck.]
Xiao Miao sighed softly: [Where's Qing Ning? Why isn't she here?]
In short: [We're filming. We just moved to my hometown, Kunming, a couple of days ago, and filming will probably last for about a month.]
Xiao Miao: [You're all busy, but I'm free...]
In short, heartfelt words: Cherish it! You might think being busy is fun.
Xiao Miao thought for a moment and said, "Fine, I'll just go cook."
In any case, without Chen Shi's gold medal, Xiao Miao could only proceed with her own development in a step-by-step manner.
Chen and Song went there when they had nothing else to do, which can be regarded as an inspection of the work and a review of the training results.
He arrived just in time for the relay race, and the atmosphere was exceptionally lively.
The training base has a standard 400-meter track. This relay race was also a continuous run, with 4 people per team and each person running 800 meters.
The decision will be made by drawing lots.
Xiao Miao tragically drew the last baton.
To make matters worse, she got her period today.
The most tragic thing is that the instructors didn't care about anything else; in short, you had to run.
"You have to crawl to the finish line, even if you have to!"
Xiao Miao thought for a moment: "Climbing is definitely not an option, the ground is too cold."
Instructor: "...Shall I put an electric blanket on you?"
Xiao Miao waved her hand: "No need for that, it would be a waste of money."
The instructor was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he almost fainted.
Someone nearby reminded her, "Xiao Miao, you need to run well. Today's champion team gets to go out for hot pot."
"Hot pot?" Xiao Miao suddenly felt confident: "I can do it!"
The secretariat team consisted of four people, two boys and two girls. She quickly ran back: "The winning veterans today can go out for hot pot! Let's do our best!"
During the time the secretariat staff had been in contact with Xiao Miao, she spoiled them, since she would bring them porridge she cooked herself every morning.
So while the food at the base has been decent these past few days, it's not quite as good as the various delicious takeout meals that Xiao Miao has taken everyone to eat at Huanyu Restaurant.
So everyone wanted to go out for hot pot and rolled up their sleeves, ready to work hard.
"Okay! I think the four girls in the office can't outrun us. We just need to beat the three men in the sales department."
Xiao Miao said earnestly, "Brothers, I'm entrusting my hotpot to you!"
One of the girls nudged her and whispered, "Miao, aren't you on your period today? Are you sure you can run?"
Xiao Miao shrugged slightly: "I can't help it. The instructor said we have to crawl to the finish line, otherwise we'll fail. Besides, there are girls in other teams too. What if they're on their periods? Anyway, we still have a chance to win!"
At this moment, someone from another department said sarcastically, "Isn't your secretariat always known for being unconventional? Even if you give up and run to the finish line today, you'll still pass."
The staff member from the secretariat retorted unhappily, "Our boss treats everyone equally, okay? When has our secretariat ever had any special privileges?"
Someone laughed: "You may not have it, but the little seedlings are different."
Someone chimed in, "Yeah, after all, he's ridden in the boss's car before, who knows if he gets any special privileges..."
The reason these people dared to whisper was because Xiao Miao had only been seen riding in the boss's car once, and had not received any special privileges since.
That's why some people publicly ridiculed her on this occasion.
"Why are you all talking so much nonsense? If you're so capable, go talk to the boss! Our Xiao Miao is an upright and honorable person!"
"Heh, we'll find out soon enough whether it's fair and square or not."
Xiao Miao tugged at her colleague's arm: "Never mind, I'll definitely reach the finish line!"
...
Chen Song went to the site accompanied by the leaders of the expansion base. The group of people in suits and ties were particularly eye-catching.
When everyone saw that Chen Song had arrived, their spirits were instantly ignited.
"The boss is here, we need to step up our game. We can't be last, otherwise our sales department will definitely get criticized."
"Although we are office staff, we are an invincible women's army, strong and resilient roses!"
"As the company's cash cows, the finance department must take the lead and give the leaders a good omen. Brothers and sisters, whether we can get more quarterly bonuses depends on this effort!"
While whispering encouragement, the group began stretching their legs, exercising, and loosening their muscles.
Hearing the enthusiastic voices from the other departments, Xiao Miao and her three friends huddled together to cheer them on: "For hot pot!"
Chen Song and the others were standing on the stands. His gaze swept around and he vaguely saw people from the Secretariat.
After all, they were his direct subordinates, and he felt that seeing them would definitely motivate them to take first place.
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