When he came home from work in the evening, Zhou Niannian saw that Meng Laosan had cleaned up the kitchen in the yard, the stove was rebuilt, and a new bellows was installed, and the chopsticks and plates that Qi Jiayan bought from the town were also neatly placed on the earthen platform next to the stove, and Qi Jiayan also carefully spread two layers of newspapers on the earthen platform.

Zhou Niannian thanked Meng Laosan with a smile.

"This is my own house, I will use it sooner or later, Deputy Director Xiao Zhou doesn't have to be so polite. Meng Laosan scooped a spoonful of cold water, washed his hands, and prepared to go home.

Zhou Niannian stopped him, "The factory wants to build a canteen, you go to Director Meng's house, he said that you are responsible, you go and ask about the specific situation." ”

This is really a happy event that fell from the sky, Meng Laosan, who was idle at home and was panicked and worried, rubbed his hands happily, thanked Zhou Niannian busily, and ran away.

Zhou Niannian looked at Qi Jiayan with a smile, "We can fire ourselves tonight, what do you want to eat?"

Qi Jiayan took out a cabbage and two potatoes from the house, "No, I bought this." ”

Zhou Niannian thought for a while, "Then how about baking two potato cakes and stir-frying hot and sour cabbage?"

Qi Jiayan readily agreed, and threw the potatoes to her with a smile, "Anyway, you are cooking, and I can only give you a hand in my skills." ”

The two of them were talking and laughing and making preparations.

There was a gentle knock at the door, Zhou Niannian turned his head, the sky was already dark, the moonlight was dim, the oil lamp in the kitchen was like a bean, and he could only vaguely see a slender figure standing at the door.

"Who?" Zhou Niannian put down the scraped potatoes in his hand and walked out of the kitchen.

The person standing at the door paused for a moment and said softly: "I'm Bai Yuqing, I want to tell Deputy Director Xiao Zhou if I have something, can I come in?"

The smile on Zhou Niannian's face disappeared, and he turned around to wipe his hands on the towel hanging by the wall, and then said lightly: "Come in and talk about something." ”

Bai Yuqing walked in slowly, walked to the kitchen door and stood still, and when she saw Qi Jiayan who was busy in the kitchen, her face stiffened, and she said in a low voice, "Why don't we go out and talk?"

Zhou Niannian thought for a while, turned around and walked towards the house, "It's cold outside, let's talk about something in the house." ”

It was pitch black in the room, and she was familiar with the furnishings, so she felt for the match and prepared to light the oil lamp.

Bai Yuqing followed her and tried to come in as much as possible, and the moment she felt the sparks flash, a black thing burst out of the room and slammed into her face.

"Ahh

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Qi Jiayan rushed out of the kitchen with a kitchen knife, and when she saw Qi Jiayan lying on the ground at the door, she was immediately petrified.

Zhou Niannian held the oil lamp, turned around, and looked at Bai Yuqing puzzled, "Why did you fall?"

Only then did Bai Yuqing see a lively bird standing on Zhou Niannian's shoulder, she recognized this bird as the bird named Ah Liang raised by Zhou Niannian, a haze flashed in her eyes, and she glanced at Ah Liang coldly, before turning her head and smiling helplessly: "I accidentally tripped on the threshold." ”

Saying that, she got up from the ground, the snow on the ground had not yet melted, and the snow and muddy water stained Bai Yuqing's body, and she looked extremely embarrassed.

Zhou Niannian glanced at Ah Liang approvingly, Ah Liang flapped her wings and flew back to her nest.

"Wash your hands first, you can only wait for you to go back to the dormitory to wash your clothes. Zhou Niannian took a basin and scooped some water in.

Bai Yuqing bit her lip, glanced at the mud on her body with disgust, gritted her teeth and washed her hands first.

"Say, what's the matter with me?" Zhou Niannian pulled a chair and sat down, motioning for her to sit on the chair opposite.

Bai Yuqing pursed her lips, and the atmosphere and unwillingness that she was full of when she came just now all dissipated in the fall just now.

Her eyes flashed, and then she looked up at Zhou Niannian, her eyes sad and aggrieved, "Deputy Director Xiao Zhou, I want to know what your opinion you have about me? Why do you have to target me?"

"I just want to make my life better, I want to do a better position in the factory, is this also wrong?"

Zhou Niannian's eyes turned cold, "Do you think the adjustments I made at the meeting today are deliberately aimed at you?"

Bai Yuqing nodded aggrievedly, "I just came to you in the morning and said that I wanted to be the leader of the procurement and inspection team, and you agreed on the surface, but you turned around and separated the two functions of procurement and inspection, isn't this aimed at me?"

"I know that I robbed Comrade Qi Jiayan of the position, you are not happy, and you want to vent your anger for her, but I said that I can return it to her, you can exchange it with her, you are the deputy factory director, if you want this position, just open your mouth and take it back, why do you need to make such a detour?"

The more Bai Yuqing said that she felt more and more aggrieved, and suddenly a cold laugh sounded in the room.

She looked up and thought about the bright apricot eyes of Zhou Zhou, which were still very bright even in a dimly lit room with only oil lamps, and looked like they were flying with their hearts.

Bai Yuqing was stunned.

The corners of Zhou Niannian's mouth raised a mocking smile, "As you said, I am the deputy factory director, and I want you to return your position to Jiayan, just say it directly, I really don't need to go around the bend with you." ”

"Why make such a big detour when I can solve something that I can solve with my mouth?"

"I adjusted the organizational structure of the factory, it was because it was time to adjust, not for you, because of you Bai Yuqing," Zhou Niannian stretched out his finger and waved, "Because you don't have that qualification yet, so, Bai Yuqing, you think too highly of yourself." ”

Bai Yuqing's face turned red, she didn't expect Zhou Niannian to speak so mercilessly, she could only murmur to herself at a loss: "You.... I.... I didn't, I ....."

"I don't care if you have it or not," Zhou Niannian looked at her coldly, "I've always been frank in my words and deeds, and if there is anything in front of me in the future, I will say frankly, don't go around some twists and turns, I may not be able to understand, or I may not have the patience to listen." ”

Bai Yuqing's lips were tightly pursed, she knew that Zhou Niannian was sarcastic about her misalignment yesterday and this morning.

Her face was white and red, and she didn't understand why she suddenly had the courage to talk to Zhou Niannian tonight.

She thought that Zhou Niannian had an opinion about her, as long as she explained softly, Zhou Niannian might be able to dispel her misunderstanding.

This is the trick she has used since she was a child, but she didn't expect it to fail here in Zhou Niannian.

Now it seems how hilarious and shallow her ideas were.

Zhou Niannian looked down on herself at all.

PS: Do you know what a bellows is? haha!