novel-bin 030 Come work here
030 Come work here
Yu Wenhao stood there, looking at the finished product. He examined it for over ten minutes, confirming there were no problems, before finally walking to the Super Power CD102 across the street to take a look. The supervisor followed closely behind him, asking with a forced smile:
"Director Yu, do you have a gut feeling?"
Yu Wenhao turned to look at him and said, "My intuition tells me everything is normal."
The supervisor laughed and said, "That's exactly what I was waiting for the director to say."
Yu Wen laughed and cursed, "Get lost!"
Yu Wenhao walked around the workshop and looked at the clock on the wall; it was already past three o'clock.
"Damn it!" Yu Wenhao cursed himself, only then remembering that Lao Yao was still in his office.
Yu Wenhao pushed open the office door and saw that Lao Yao had already woken up and was sitting on the sofa. He probably didn't have anything to do, so he picked up a book on printing technology from Yu Wenhao's desk and started reading.
"Sorry, Lao Yao, there was a problem in the workshop. I was busy there for a while. I apologize." Yu said apologetically to Lao Yao.
Old Yao responded, "It's nothing, it's nothing. You go about your business, don't worry about me."
Yu Wenhao sat down on the sofa to the side and saw that Lao Yao was already dressed in a sharp suit and had even retied his tie. He thought Lao Yao was about to leave.
After waiting for a while, Old Yao didn't seem to have any intention of doing so, so Yu Wenhao asked:
"You don't need to go for your interview this afternoon?"
Old Yao shook his head and sighed.
Yu Wenhao understood. He remembered what Lao Yao had told him: his wife and children didn't know he had been laid off. Every morning, he would dress neatly, drive out, and pretend to be going to work. In reality, once he left the neighborhood, he had nowhere to go but to find a teahouse or Starbucks and spend the whole day there.
Moreover, after a series of setbacks, one will start to panic. There is a monthly mortgage payment of more than 30,000 yuan, family expenses, and money for the son's boarding school. There is no income at all, and even though there is a little savings, one feels increasingly embarrassed and stingy.
Yu Wenhao understood that Lao Yao wasn't unwilling to leave, but rather had nowhere to go. Going anywhere would cost money, and staying too long would only subject him to disdainful looks. Relatively speaking, this was the cheapest option, and money was exactly what he needed right now.
Thinking this, Yu Wenhao couldn't help but feel sorry for Lao Yao, realizing how difficult his life had been.
Yu asked Lao Yao, "Lao Yao, I'm at the factory every day. If you're free, come over and sit for a while. We can have some tea and chat, okay?"
Old Yao's eyes lit up. He asked, "Won't it be too much trouble?"
"What's the trouble? I'd love for you to come," Yu Wen said with a smile. "I can learn from you for free every day. I'm getting a great deal. Before, I wouldn't have been able to get to know you even if I wanted to. We're not even on the same level."
Old Yao blushed slightly and said somewhat shyly:
"Hey, let's not talk about that. You know my situation even if I don't tell you, Xiaoyu. I know you're a kind person, I can tell. I don't need to be shy in front of you anymore. I really have nowhere to go. I can't just stay at someone's place all day with a cup of coffee and a cup of tea. You've taken me in."
"Don't say that, Lao Yao. Everyone has their low points. You're just going through your low point right now, and you're almost at the bottom. From here on out, you'll be on the uphill climb. I believe in you." Yu Wenhao said with a laugh. "I'm just flattering you in advance. When you rise to prominence again, I'd like to say 'Let's not forget each other when we're rich and powerful'."
Old Yao laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I appreciate your kind words. Then I won't stand on ceremony. From now on, I might have to come here pretending to work."
Yu Wenhao smiled and said, "Just come. I can't afford to treat you to delicacies, but I'll provide you with plenty of lunch every day."
"Thank you, thank you!" Old Yao greeted Yu with a cupped-hand salute.
Now that things were out in the open, both of them relaxed. Old Yao loosened his tie, unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, and sat down in a very relaxed posture. The water in his teacup was low, so he got up to refill it from the water dispenser. Feeling the tea was too weak, he picked up some tea leaves from under the coffee table and changed it.
Yu Wenhao no longer needed to be so polite with Lao Yao. He would just stand up and leave when he had something to do, and when he came back, he would sit down and chat with Lao Yao for a bit if he had time. If he was busy, he would just go to his desk and sit down. He no longer needed to greet Lao Yao every time he came and went.
It was almost six o'clock, the time to get off work, and Yu Wenhao said to Lao Yao, "Let's go eat at our cafeteria again."
Old Yao waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No need, no need, it's time for me to get off work, my wife has already prepared dinner at home."
After Lao Yao finished speaking, he looked at Yu Wenhao, and the two of them burst into laughter.
Old Yao greeted Yu and said, "Go ahead and eat, I'm leaving."
Yu Wenhao took a lunchbox out of the cabinet and said to Lao Yao, "Let's go."
The two walked to the workshop entrance, and Yu Wenhao said, "I'll go with you to the parking lot."
"No need, no need, you go to the cafeteria for dinner, I'll go by myself," Old Yao said.
"I'll go with you," Yu Wenhao said. "Just say you're a customer here to supervise the factory, and they won't ask you for parking fees."
Old Yao's face flushed slightly again, but he didn't refuse again.
The two walked into the multi-level parking garage. Old Ren saw Yu Wenhao arrive and asked in surprise, "Director Yu, did you get your food so quickly today?"
Yu Wenhao said, "I haven't made the call yet. I'll see the guest off first. By the way, Master Ren, this guest is sent to our workshop by the client to do quality control. He'll be coming again tomorrow or the day after."
"Yes, I know." Old Ren nodded repeatedly.
Yu Wenhao stood there with Lao Yao until Lao Yao's car arrived. Yu Wenhao shook hands with Lao Yao in a proper manner and said goodbye. Lao Yao got into the car and left, and only then did Yu Wenhao walk to the staff canteen.
Although General Manager Qu had instructed the cafeteria to give Yu Wenhao priority when he came to the cafeteria each evening, so that he could go out to earn money for his daughter's medical expenses, Yu Wenhao still felt embarrassed and joined the queue every time he came to the cafeteria.
Today, because I went to see Lao Yao off, when he returned to the cafeteria, the line was already very long, and Yu Wenhao ended up at the very back of the line.
The quartermaster saw Yu Wenhao from afar, put his hands on his hips, straightened his thick neck, and roared:
"Xiaoyu, come here, come here!"
Yu Wenhao quickly went over, and the quartermaster pointed to the exit of the food pick-up area and said to him:
"Go in from there. Don't be shy, don't be polite. These bastards won't let you pass them if you let them pass."
The few people who had been called "losers" by the quartermaster were all chuckling. Xiao Xie from the technical department happened to be there too, and she asked:
"Fatty, are you insulting me too?"
The quartermaster rolled his eyes at her: "Feel it yourself, do you even have that thing?"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Xiao Xie blushed, glaring at the fat man.