Chapter 44 Cold
For the next week, Manager Wu never came to see Xu Mo, and Xu Mo didn't go to see her either.
At first, Xu Mo really hoped that Manager Wu would contact her and at least explain why he suddenly replaced her from the role of project manager.
But she soon stopped obsessing over it.
Manager Wu is about to be promoted to the level of partner, while she is just a brick-moving pony, not even a manager.
People at this level have so many projects to look after every day that they would never explain anything to anyone for such a small matter as changing project managers.
Even though this person was the one she had mentored since she started working, there was a little bit of friendship between them as they were struggling together.
But there are too many small minions like this in the company, and they are insignificant.
Naturally, there is no need to spend time and energy to explain anything to her.
At the scene, Xu Mo followed Han Yan's work arrangements and worked step by step.
It has to be said that Han Yan is a very professional consultant. She has strong logical thinking skills, is good at analyzing problems, and is used to solving problems with rational thinking. Xu Mo admires her very much, perhaps because she sees similarities with herself in her, or perhaps, she secretly hopes that she will be like this in the future.
At present, it seems that Han Yan has no hostility towards her. Instead, she will listen to her opinions in everything. Xu Mo has gradually forgotten the pain of being replaced and works together with her.
The second report was held a week later. Han Yan asked Xu Mo about her thoughts on the report materials. Xu Mo pondered for a while and decided to share with her the experience of the failed last report.
She presented her idea to her: "With the help of internal experts this week, our interviews have gone much deeper, but I think we should also conduct additional research at nearby factories to verify our conclusions."
Han Yan said, "It's good to have such an idea. You can hand over the work at hand to Si Yue and Cheng Ming first. If you want to visit more factories, go ahead."
She agreed readily. After Xu Mo locked in the factory, she contacted the internal contact and finalized the entry time.
When she went back to pack her luggage, she found a package in the room.
After taking it apart, I saw a white door stopper inside, which felt heavy.
Xu Mo vaguely remembered that this should have been bought by Lin Jingchuan.
The last time he came to see her was clearly just a week ago, but she inexplicably felt like a long time had passed.
The two have had little contact this week, with their daily conversations on WeChat being little more than good morning and good night.
Xu Mo opened WeChat, and the chat box with Lin Jingchuan was no longer on the first page of the dialog box. She scrolled down and turned to his profile picture.
I clicked it and saw the words "Good Night" on the screen.
She lowered her eyes, not knowing what to say.
They didn't have much emotional foundation before, but before the New Year, when they were not so busy, they could spend every day together, which was a bit sweet. Now that they are both busy with work, their feelings have suddenly faded.
Xu Mo threw her cell phone on the bed, packed her luggage, and then went to take a shower.
Xu Mo went to two factories in succession and stayed in each factory for three days.
Han Yan said she didn't have any extra resources, and the rest of the project team had to stay with her to prepare the report. So Xu Mo had to go alone to conduct the research.
However, Xu Mo already had the experience of the first research, so the subsequent research went much more smoothly.
She formed many new conclusions and felt that the hard work of visiting two more factories was worth it. After a week, her understanding of the company had deepened a lot.
After sending the research conclusions to Han Yan's email, she packed up and prepared to go back and reunite with everyone.
As soon as she opened the door, the cold wind from outside blew across her face, and she suddenly realized that the temperature had dropped a lot.
Under the dim street lights, large clumps of flocs were floating.
She sat here all day and didn't even realize it was snowing outside.
Xu Mo stood on the first floor, lost in thought, watching the snowflakes fall. She was just worrying about how to get back to the hotel when the security guard at the gate approached with a flashlight and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"
The security guard recognized her. On her first day, she registered her name at the gate. After that, the security guard opened the door for her every day.
Xu Mo shook her head: "I just had something to do."
The security guard urged her loudly, "It's snowing heavily and this place is remote. You probably won't be able to get a taxi. Why don't you stay at the factory for one night? You can go back tomorrow."
Xu Mo pursed her lips and said, "No, I want to go back to the hotel. Is there a car in the factory that you can lend me?"
"The factory car..." The security guard frowned and yelled at her, "Ask the administration, I don't know."
Xu Mo: “…” It suddenly became so loud.
She glanced at the security room from a distance and saw two wine bottles standing inside.
I guess he was drunk.
Although it is a rule that drinking is not allowed during working hours, it is inevitable to feel lonely when guarding a factory alone in such a remote place.
Agriculture is a very hard and low-profit industry that requires the ability to endure loneliness.
During a previous interview, I heard from employees that they have no holidays except for the Chinese New Year holidays.
Because it is necessary to comply with bio-epidemic prevention requirements.
Xu Mo called the administration, who told her that she could go to the unlocked office on the second floor to get the key, and that the car was parked downstairs.
The administrator warned her, "There's going to be a snowstorm tonight. If you want to leave, leave quickly. Otherwise, it will be too dangerous."
Xu Mo agreed, went to the second floor to get the key, then found the BYD downstairs, started the car somewhat unskillfully, lowered the window and asked the security guard to open the door.
The barrier slowly rose and Xu Mo drove out of the factory.
She got her driver's license very early, but she never drove much.
The main reason is that I don’t have confidence in my driving ability.
There is only one narrow path leading out of the factory, with rivers on both sides.
Xu Mo drove carefully and finally reached the main road. She breathed a sigh of relief.
But the snow was getting heavier, and it was night, so even when she reached the main road, she couldn't relax and had to drive carefully.
During this time, she received a call from Han Yan.
"Xu Mo, I received the materials you sent tonight." Han Yan paused slightly. "To be honest, it was beyond my expectations."
Xu Mo held her breath gently, and then heard Han Yan's voice with a hint of laughter: "--Great."
Xu Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
A smile appeared on the corners of her lips. Han Yan's recognition gave her a little comfort for her efforts these days. Even the dark road in front of her seemed less lonely.
"That's good," Xu Mo said. "How about you? How's it going over there?"
Han Yan said, "My work here is almost finished. After the report is completed at the weekend, we can go back to Guangzhou to sort things out and rest for a while."
Xu Mo smiled and said, "That's good."
Han Yan nodded and asked, "There's a snowstorm there tonight. Are you back to the hotel now?"
Xu Mo said, "I borrowed the factory's car and it's on the way."
Han Yan: "Well, tell me when you get there, and drive slowly."
Xu Mo agreed, and Han Yan hung up the phone. She looked at the short distance ahead illuminated by the car lights, and thought to herself, Han Yan didn't seem to be a bad person.
After a while, she smiled again, laughing at herself for always liking to label and define people.
Just like she had thought before, Manager Wu was a kind person with a cold face but a kind heart. But it was she who kicked her away without even saying hello after taking advantage of her.
She now understood that Manager Wu might not have intended to let her be the project manager at all, but she had not found a suitable person for the position before the New Year, so she was asked to take over temporarily.
She is just a tool.
Working is just working, don’t bring any emotions into it.
As Xu Mo was thinking this, suddenly, a small white figure flashed before her eyes.
Her pupils suddenly contracted, and she had no time to brake, so she could only turn the steering wheel quickly.
With a bang.
The car hit the guardrail on the highway.
After two weeks of stalemate with the villagers in Zhang County, the villagers' unrest finally came to an end.
Lin Jingchuan used several connections in the county, had several drinks, and bribed the village chief of Zhang County. He gave the village chief 300,000 yuan alone, and the villagers gave a total of 600,000 yuan.
On the surface, only 600,000 yuan was paid, but in fact, an additional 800,000 yuan was spent to settle the matter.
But it is better than the one million more that the villagers originally requested.
Compared with the losses caused by the factory's inability to produce, these are just small matters.
Fei Yiming had quite a few feelings after following Lin Jingchuan on this trip.
On the high-speed train leaving the county, he said to Lin Jingchuan: "Brother, it's really not easy for you these years."
Lin Jingchuan raised his eyes: "Finally, you understand?"
"I don't think the villagers there are afraid of pollution at all. They're just looking for an excuse to ask for money," Fei Yiming said. "With so many factories in the group, there must be a lot of such incidents. You have to deal with it yourself and argue with these unreasonable people for so many years. It's really difficult. I really admire you."
Lin Jingchuan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest: "Well, when you take over, all these things will be yours."
Fei Yiming whispered: "I don't want to take over."
Lin Jingchuan glanced at him. The young man, wearing a baseball cap and a black T-shirt, tilted his head to look out the window at the endless farmland. He shook his head and said, "I admire people who work in agriculture, but this kind of hard and lonely life is not what I want. I'm still young and want to see more new things and try more fun things."
Lin Jingchuan closed his eyes and rested. Although he knew that Fei Yiming's wish would never come true, he didn't need to say anything more.
Fei Yiming was eager to break free from the pressure from his parents and achieve success in the field he was interested in, so in the two years after graduation, he started some companies of his own.
But without exception, they all failed, neither developing a viable business model nor obtaining financing.
People cannot teach people, only things can teach people.
He was about to fall into a light sleep when he was suddenly awakened by the vibrating cell phone.
The secretary's strange voice came from the other end of the phone: "Boss Lin, a consultant on the project was in a car accident..."
When Xu Mo woke up, she was in a daze for a long time looking at the white ceiling in front of her.
I opened my eyes for a few seconds before the memory slowly returned to my mind.
Only then did she remember her name and what she had experienced.
She hit a fence on the highway.
Then she endured the pain and called an emergency number herself. Now she is lying in the hospital, and she should have survived.
Slowly moved his gaze to the left.
Xu Mo saw a handsome but slightly tired man sitting beside her bed, wearing a black mountaineering suit. She opened her cracked lips and asked, "Why are you here?"
Lin Jingchuan rang the bell and called the nurse over.
"Why am I here?" Lin Jingchuan's brows were still showing anxiety, and his eyes were bloodshot. "Why can't I be here? I'm your family member."
Xu Mo said, "I mean, aren't you on a business trip?"
Lin Jingchuan keenly felt that perhaps she was blaming him for being too busy and not contacting her much during this period, but it was clearly him who had been calling her all this time.
She never answered the phone, and then only said very late at night that she was busy.
Sometimes they don’t even say goodnight.
He took a deep breath, held her hand, and moved his lips. The emotions in his eyes faded away, leaving only one sentence: "Does it still hurt?"
Xu Mo opened her dry lips and said, "I didn't hit the cat on the road, did I?"
"At this time, you still care about the cat."
"So did I get hit? That's very important to me."
"……No."
"It's good that you didn't get hit." Xu Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
The doctor from the county hospital came over and gave Xu Mo a simple examination. He said that the car accident was not serious. Apart from the skin injuries, there was no problem. The medical resources here are limited. Since there is no discomfort, she can go for another examination after returning to Guangzhou.
Lin Jingchuan stood beside her bed. He looked at her pale face and took a deep breath.
For some unknown reason, the two of them inexplicably fell into a cold war.
From the county town to the plane back to Guangzhou, and then to the journey back home.
Xu Mo was always playing with her cell phone and rarely talked to him.
Lin Jingchuan couldn't understand.
It was not until they returned to Guangzhou that she took sick leave to go to the hospital for a check-up, and he picked her up on the way after finishing his work.
When he saw Xu Mo and Zhao Tingyu having dinner together in a German restaurant, he began to understand where her coldness came from.
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