mijobooks Chapter 15 Song Ju's Inspection
Chapter 15 Song Ju's Inspection
This week, the entire province was shrouded in rain due to the typhoon.
The provincial company's water affairs department issued a level-one warning. Chairman Tang made strict arrangements at the meeting, requiring all employees of water supply stations, water plants, and hydropower stations to cancel their vacations and resume a 24-hour duty system, ready to respond to typhoon prevention, flood control, and disaster relief work at any time.
It's understandable; I heard that a coastal area was flooded.
Kesui County is located in a remote mountainous area, far from the typhoon's impact zone. Under the blazing sun, it was difficult to see even a single cloud, let alone rain. However, since the provincial company had issued a directive, all staff members of the county's water supply system were required to be on duty and ready to respond this weekend.
Tang Yuwei sat in her office, watching the senior colleagues huddled together smoking and drinking tea. Actually, they had originally wanted to play cards, but Lin Chen stopped them; their card games weren't for fun, they were all for money, which was very inappropriate.
The group was so bored that the conversation naturally turned to the duty roster.
The black dog spat the sunflower seed shells far away: "The people up there must be really gluttonous. The sun here is so strong that you can get sunburned, so why are they taking precautions against wind and floods? They're a bunch of geniuses."
While scrolling through his phone, the monkey chimed in, "If you ask me, the person who sent the document is an idiot, and the people who obediently came back to work are idiots too. This is a stupid company, and it's doomed sooner or later."
Fei Chao slowly swirled his teacup: "This is a classic case of someone who's just wasting their time, squandering manpower and resources, and then calling it 'prevention is better than cure.' I'm speechless at the policies they came up with."
Listening to the veteran workers' discussion, Tang Yuwei turned to Lin Chen and whispered, "Squad leader, you know perfectly well that there's nothing going on here, so why do they insist that we all come back to work overtime? Can't they analyze the specific situation?"
Lin Chen's gaze swept across the bright sun outside the window: "This is Chairman Tang's personal order. Who dares to say no? Besides, how can you guarantee there won't be any wind or rain? Anyway, the person sitting in the office issuing documents doesn't have to be on duty. Just moving their lips and forwarding the document demonstrates both their execution ability and their level of importance. Why not?"
Tang Yuwei pouted: "We can call us back when there's a real storm. Sitting here and waiting like this is just wasting everyone's time."
Lin Chen deliberately criticized her severely, saying, "Comrade Tang Yuwei, you are a Party member, your awareness is too low. Moreover, as a new employee, you should be proud of working overtime, how can you complain like the other senior employees?"
Teasing her.
Tang Yuwei pouted: "Alright, squad leader, I didn't expect you to be such a nag. No wonder everyone says you're an oddball. Look, the director hasn't come back. It just goes to show how miserable we grassroots workers are."
She also discovered that many people were saying behind Lin Chen's back that he was an oddball.
Lin Chen shook his head and didn't reply. He had been in this system for so many years and had long since seen through it all. Now, his belief was: change what you cannot accept, and accept what you cannot change.
In the eyes of leaders, it's better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free. What do the subordinates think? Besides, if something really goes wrong, they can at least say: "See, we planned this in advance; the responsibility isn't ours."
The insects outside the window were chirping desperately, the sun was scorching the earth, and passersby were walking in the shade of the trees because of the heat. Storm, come quickly!
After lunch, everyone prepared to steal chickens, but Director Lin Kaidong rushed back in a great hurry.
While arranging for everyone to reinforce the pump room and reservoir behind the station and clean the stinking ditch outside, he also directed everyone to quickly clean up and tidy up their personal belongings.
The requirements are that everything must be spotless and meticulous; there can be no books on the desk and no trash in the trash can.
Seeing the chaos, Tang Yuwei was filled with unease. Lin Chen, noticing the station chief's nervousness and the commotion, quietly asked, "Chief, what's going on? Is someone checking?"
That's quite obvious.
Lin Kaidong wiped his sweat, still shaken, and said, "I just received news that Director Song is going to secretly come to our station this afternoon to inspect our typhoon and flood prevention arrangements. It's only because I'm familiar with the people above me that I don't know how I would have died."
Lin Kaidong occasionally collects some local eggs and delivers them up, so he naturally has some connections. Director Song actually came down to visit the people on duty and thank them for their hard work.
If Director Song is coming, it will indeed be a big deal.
Director Song of Suixian Company, whose real name is Song Jiehui, is a young man of 39 years old. He was originally in the Biotechnology Department of the Provincial Company. Last year, Director Zeng was promoted to the city, and he was parachuted into Suixian to become the top leader.
He didn't bring his wife and kids with him; he disappears every weekend, saying he goes back to his wife to do his homework.
However, some people say that he will try to find connections in the provincial government, win and dining people to pave the way for his next promotion. Therefore, many people say that he is just here to gain experience and make some achievements before going back.
Nothing wrong with that.
Who doesn't strive for progress?
Lin Chen had never had close contact with Director Song. After all, he was just a lowly squad leader and didn't have the face to do so. He had only heard him give a few work reports, and his theoretical knowledge was indeed solid, much better than Director Tan's.
Lin Chen didn't have much of an opinion on who should be in charge.
However, I disliked the previous Director Zeng very much. He was full of toxic motivational speeches and did nothing practical. The arrival of Director Song has indeed changed some of the superficial practices and brought the company back on track.
Thanks to the efforts of everyone in the institute, the entire institute has been completely transformed.
The grease and grime in the kitchen were gone, the yellowed toilet had been scrubbed sparkling white, and the dust-covered windows reflected images. Tang Yuwei looked at this sudden change and chuckled inwardly. It seemed that the boss's inspection wasn't all bad.
After all, the cleaning staff usually just do a perfunctory job, so the current environment is really comfortable.
"Everyone, come closer, I'll make some arrangements."
The director clapped his hands, and once everyone had gathered around, he began making arrangements.
"1. When the leader arrives, I will go to the door with everyone to greet him. I will stand first, Lin Chen second, Yuwei, you third, and the rest of you will stand in order. We must not be disorderly. Everyone must wear work clothes and work shoes, and be well-groomed. Tang Yuwei, tie your hair up."
2. First, boil the tea water and prepare the tea leaves. Do not use Pu'er tea. I heard that Director Song does not like strong tea, so use my Biluochun tea. Discard the first brew. For the second brew, steep for 5 minutes. Do not skip this step, or the taste will be wrong.
3. Lin Chen, prepare the materials for wind and flood prevention and prepare to give a report. Yuwei, prepare your camera and film the whole process. Don't shoot from above, shoot from below. Director Song is a bit bald.
4. "Director Song will definitely be talking to a few people soon. Monkey and Black Dog, you two be prepared. You can talk about their lives and work, but only say nice things. Don't say anything unpleasant."
After the director finished giving instructions, he looked at Lin Chen and said, "Do you have anything to add?"
Lin Chen didn't want to say anything at first, but seeing the director's devastated expression, he thought for a moment and said, "Director, if Director Song is going to take a walk around later, you need to plan your route carefully. You can go to the kitchen and warehouse, and you can go to the water storage tank in the back. Try not to go to the rooftop, it's leaky and slippery."
If Director Song falls here, he'll probably be in trouble as the squad leader.
"This is very important." The director quickly nodded and wrote it down.
Lin Chen pondered for a moment and then said, "One more thing, from now on, everyone should stop using the toilets. If you can't hold it in, go to the drain in the back."
The main problem is that these experienced workers are all weak and incompetent, and they urinate everywhere, which is really unsightly. We can't let the leaders know that the people at Baru Institute have such low standards of conduct.
The director nodded in agreement: "Yes, the toilets must be kept clean. You'll have to hold it in."
Everything is arranged; we're just waiting for the leader to arrive.
Tang Yuwei watched this scene and suddenly felt it was both absurd and laughable.
It's supposed to be a water supply station, but now they don't even dare let their employees use the toilets. On typhoon duty days, it turns out they're not guarding against the typhoon, but rather against a sudden visit from the boss.
However, Director Song doesn't seem to be any kind of tiger.
Outside the window, the insects continued to chirp desperately, and the sun continued to scorch the earth.