Chapter 140: Punishment
Before the meeting, Meng Chunting waved her hand to Xu Jianguo, deputy secretary of the party committee, and said, "Old Xu, there is still a week to go before Women's Day. It's been a long time since our company has engaged in group cultural activities......"
Xu Jianguo smiled, "No problem." β
Sun Bo, chairman of the trade union, also nodded, "Well, Mr. Meng, we are arranging arrangements and preparing to hold a larger series of activities this year." β
"Okay." Meng Chunting strode out and secretly glanced at Zhou Nan. But Zhou Nan stood there a little sluggishly, as if he was thinking about something else, which made Meng Chunting very dissatisfied, and secretly gritted his teeth and left the conference room.
Meng Chunting's unintentional words suddenly reminded Zhou Nan, and for a while Zhou Nan sweated.
He looked at the calendar on his watch, today is February 18, Friday, tomorrow is Saturday, March 1. Last Saturday, he made an appointment with Xie Bing to go to Xie's house in Ningyu, the provincial capital, as a guest, but last week he forgot everything because he was busy cooperating with Lan's enterprise.
Missed the appointment. Zhou Nan is a person who is extremely committed, and he feels a little embarrassed to miss the appointment like this. And Xie Bing didn't even call to "ask the teacher about the crime" - from this point of view, if he didn't take it to heart, he completely offended her because of this.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Nan couldn't sit still, quickly slipped out of the conference room, and took a taxi straight to the headquarters of the Haidu Garrison District after leaving the company gate.
This is an old barracks built in the fifties and sixties, and as far as the eye can see, the old-fashioned barracks inside are neatly arranged in a square shape, but the tall walls are freshly painted with slogans such as "Serve the people wholeheartedly" and "Defend the homeland and defend the country".
Two sentries were heavily guarded at their posts, one was standing with a loaded gun, and the military posture was straight; A sentry officer, looking at him wearing an officer's uniform, with a yellow badge with a bar and a star on his shoulder, is a low-ranking officer.
There was silence in front of the sentry post. Zhou Nan got out of the taxi and walked over slowly.
The sentry waved his hand, glared at Zhou Nan very seriously, and said in a deep voice, "Military land, idlers are not allowed to enter." β
Zhou Nan smiled, took the initiative to take out his work card and handed it over, "Comrade, I'm here to find someone." β
The officer took Zhou Nan's work card and glanced at it, then looked Zhou Nan up and down, and said lightly, "Who are you looking for?" Which unit of the command? β
Zhou Nan smiled, "I'm looking for Xie Bing and Secretary Xie from the Confidential Section of the Headquarters." β
The second lieutenant officer obviously recognized Xie Bing, and suddenly heard that Zhou Nan was looking for Xie Bing, so he glanced at Zhou Nan carefully, and then grabbed the internal phone on the table and dialed a number.
"Officer Xie, someone is looking for you at the door, please come out."
Zhou Nan stood at the door and waited quietly, and after a while, he saw Xie Bing wearing a brand-new camouflage uniform, pinning the camouflage hat under the epaulettes, heroic and sassy, delicate as a flower, Ying Ying came from the courtyard.
Seeing that it was Zhou Nan, Xie Bing's coquettish face without a trace of flaws, his smile suddenly fell, his face immediately became gloomy, and he snorted coldly, he was about to turn around and go back, but after taking two steps, he turned back again, strode to Zhou Nan, and sneered, "Who should I be, it turned out to be the leader of President Zhou Zhou, why, it's hard for the leader to think of the little woman when he is so busy...... It's not easy! β
Xie Bing's words were full of endless ridicule, as well as a hint of obvious resentment.
At that time, she waited for Zhou Nan for two hours at the headquarters of the garrison area, but Zhou Nan never came, which made her embarrassed. I wanted to make a phone call to question Zhou Nan, but then I felt that I was too faceless, so I asked for my surname and took the bus back to the provincial capital alone.
Back at home, his mother Ma Chunfang asked about Zhou Nan, and Xie Bing muttered angrily, "I don't know, don't ask me!" β
When he was finished, he slammed the door of his room shut, never came out again, and hid in his room for a night of sulking.
The family thought that she had an awkward quarrel with Zhou Nan, and seeing that she was in a very bad mood, they didn't ask any more questions, and deliberately avoided this question.
Xie Bing's mood was of course very bad. From childhood to adulthood, as the proud daughter of the sky, as the child of a senior cadre in the army, she has always been the object of the stars holding the moon and the object of chasing flowers, and no man has ever treated her like this - but Zhou Nan actually released her pigeon!
What's more, what's even more odious is that for more than a week after that, Zhou Nan didn't even have a phone call. At first, Xie Bing waited for Zhou Nan to call to explain and apologize, but when he saw that there was no news, he was cold and completely disappointed.
And just when she was completely disappointed and no longer entangled in this matter, Zhou Nan suddenly came again, how could she have a good face for Zhou Nan?
Since Zhou Nan is here, he has sufficient mental preparations.
He smiled awkwardly and said softly, "Xie Bing, I'm sorry, recently, Hong Kong's Lan's enterprise suddenly came to cooperate with us, I have been busy with this matter, and I haven't taken it away for a while, I'm really embarrassed, I'm sorry!" β
Xie Bing originally wanted to say, "Don't you have time to make a phone call when you're busy?" But when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back, and just said lightly, "You don't have to say anything, we don't have anything to do with each other, we don't even count as ordinary friends, you don't need to apologize...... However, you have to be honest, and you can't even make a minimum promise, are you still a man? β
"I've been waiting for you for two hours...... You don't even have the slightest politeness! β
The first half of Xie Bing's words was very indifferent, but the second half invisibly revealed the shame and anger that had accumulated in her heart for a long time.
In a sense, she can still be angry, which shows that she still has a lot of feelings for Zhou Nan in her heart, although she has a hard mouth; Otherwise, for Xie Bing, who is indifferent and arrogant with eyes higher than Dingtian's surname, a man she doesn't care about is not even worth being angry!
Zhou Nan smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm really busy, I really didn't mean to forget!" I'll treat you to a meal at noon today, which can be regarded as reparation. β
Xie Bing smiled coldly, "Forget it, don't dare to be." I have something to do at noon, I'm sorry, you go back, goodbye! - No, I don't have to see you again! β
Xie Bing turned around coldly and walked towards the way he came. Her person already has a bit of a natural cold temperament, and when she is unhappy, her soft face is so gloomy that she can just let out snowflakes.
Zhou Nan raised his hand, but finally smiled awkwardly, didn't say anything more, and didn't catch up.
And his posture made Xie Bing even more ashamed, she stomped her foot hatefully, and subconsciously quickened her pace.
A female lieutenant colonel in her 40s, plump and charming, strode out of the camp and just stopped Xie Bing.
"Xiaoice? What are you doing here? I'm looking for you, let's go, go shopping with me. This female lieutenant colonel is Xie Bing's section chief, and she is also Lin Xia's best friend and the introducer of Zhou Nan and Xie Bing.
Xie Bing was helpless, and was pulled by Meng Yulian and turned back. The two didn't take two steps before Meng Yulian discovered Zhou Nan. She saw Zhou Nan's photos, and when she saw Zhou Nan and Xie Bing's demeanor of "wanting to talk and resting", she recognized it as Lin Xia's godson Zhou Nan.
She had actually seen Xie Bing and Zhou Nan standing at the gate of the camp and talking, and later saw Xie Bing walking away with her sleeves "annoyed and angry", so she walked out at the right time and stopped Xie Bing intentionally or unintentionally.
Xie Bing sulked in the past two days, although he didn't say it explicitly, Meng Yulian also guessed a few points.
Looking at Zhou Nan, who looked calm and elegant, Meng Yulian couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said in her heart that this kid seems to be an arrogant master, and these two young people get together, which can be regarded as a handy...... However, no matter how she looked at it, she felt that Xie Bing and Zhou Nan were a natural pair, and they were the right match.
β¦β¦β¦β¦ Meng Yulian grabbed Xie Bing's hand, stopped with a smile, and greeted Zhou Nan, "It's Xiao Zhou, right?" I've heard Lin Xia talk about you, I'm your Aunt Meng! β
Zhou Nan smiled, walked over and shook hands with Meng Yulian, "Well, hello Aunt Meng, I am Zhou Nan." β
β¦β¦β¦β¦ With Meng Yulian's "gag", the "resentment" and anger in Xie Bing's heart have dissipated a lot. Meng Yulian dragged her and Zhou Nan out to eat together, and halfway through the meal, Meng Yulian left quietly, no longer being an eyesore bulb.
At the time of eating, although Zhou Nan apologized repeatedly, Xie Bing kept a straight face and never opened up, but later when Zhou Nan was also a little bored and lost her last patience, she suddenly pursed her lips and said coldly, "...... Forget it, for Aunt Meng's sake, I won't be as knowledgeable as you this time, but I will punish you! β
Punish? I'm dizzy! Zhou Nan's eyebrows raised, and he was speechless for a while.
He didn't know if Xie Bing, the cold and arrogant young lady, was really naΓ―ve or pure, the sentence "I want to punish you" was half like a coquettish snort, and probably only between lovers would say it, but she ......, "I don't really care, but you owe my parents an explanation...... It's rude for you not to pay a New Year's greeting, and you agreed to be a guest, and my family is ready for you to miss the appointment...... Tell me, are you like words? Xie Bing supported her cheek with one hand, although her voice was still a little cold, but two red clouds floated on her delicate face, she gritted her teeth and said softly, "I'm going home for the weekend this afternoon, punish you when my driver sends me over!" β
Zhou Nan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly. He originally wanted to refuse, because he wanted to take advantage of the weekend to take care of his company's affairs, and secondly, his crown car had been driven by the driver Liu Jie to send Zhou Qiang's wife Wang Xiuhong's mother and daughter back to their hometown in Qing'an City, and there was no car available. But after thinking about it again, let's take a trip, anyway, it's something I promised a long time ago.
Seeing that Zhou Nan's expression seemed to be a little hesitant, Xie Bing immediately put down his chopsticks unhappily, and was about to have a seizure, but heard Zhou Nan smile and said, "Okay, but my company's crown car went on a business trip to the field, and I can only use one Poussin today, don't dislike the car!" β
Since Zhou Qiang agreed to work at Feiteng Group Company, he went to Feiteng to report to Zhang Ying early this morning.
He didn't do what his wife said, because it was very difficult to go through this procedure, and it was impossible to find a school leader without spending money on gifts. Mr. Li, who was in the office next to him, bought a women's scooter for the principal's wife in order to leave his job without pay, and it cost more than 2,000 yuan.
Zhou Qiang couldn't come up with the money to give gifts, and he didn't want to give gifts. Besides, he also wants to put a little pressure on himself, since he wants to leave, he must make a statement, which is quite a bit of courage and determination.
So, he directly wrote a letter of resignation, handed it to the director of teaching, and then simply packed up his things and walked away.
It is not only Zhou Qiang who came to report to the company today, but also Zhou Nan's cousin Zhou Wenjing and Zhou Wenjing's object Zhao Gang.
Zhang Ying's office.
Zhang Ying looked at the three relatives of Zhou Nan in front of him, who were far or near, and couldn't help but have a headache.
Zhou Qiang is fortunate to say that he is the executive deputy general manager appointed by Zhou Nanqin, and he has entered the board of directors, and sooner or later he will be Zhang Ying's biggest assistant. Although Zhang Ying still has some doubts about Zhou Qiang's ability, since he is the person recognized by Zhou Nan, Zhang Ying can't say anything.
Zhou Wenjing also reluctantly said that in the past, she knew a little about accounting, so let her go to the finance department to exercise with Mu Xiaojie for a period of time, and it would not be too late to reuse it in the future.
Only Zhou Wenjing's fiancΓ© Zhao Gang made it difficult for her. Zhao Gang doesn't know management, doesn't understand technology, and doesn't have much culture, and he hasn't even finished high school, so what position will he be arranged?
When he went down to the workshop as a worker, don't say that Zhou Nan's face couldn't get up and down, and Zhang Ying himself didn't want to do so. Zhou Wenjing is Zhou Nan's cousin, the daughter of Zhou Nan's uncle's family, for Zhang Ying, she can only get closer to Zhou Wenjing and can't make Zhou Wenjing feel uncomfortable.
"Mr. Zhou, Zhou Nan has already told me about you, and you are welcome to work in the company! You just came, and the company's situation is not very well understood, so let's get familiar with the situation for the time being! Zhang Ying walked out of the office door and greeted a staff member of the Administration Department, "Xiaoli, this is the new Mr. Zhou, you take him to the office next door to me first, and help Mr. Zhou settle down first!" β
"Okay, Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhou, please come with me! β
Zhou Qiang looked at Zhang Ying deeply, smiled and nodded, "Thank you Mr. Zhang for your care, then I'll go over first." β
Although Zhou Nan did not say it explicitly, Zhou Qiang also guessed the true relationship between Zhang Ying and Zhou Nan. Having said that, if it weren't for Zhou Nan's woman, how could he rest assured that he would be able to hand over such a big business to her. And if Zhang Ying has two hearts for Zhou Nan, it is easy to do something if he wants to do something.
Don't blame Zhou Qiang for thinking so, after all, he doesn't really know Zhou Nan, let alone Zhang Ying.
Zhou Qiang turned back to Zhou Wenjing and smiled, "Wenjing, I'll go first, you two talk to Mr. Zhang!" β
"Well, okay, third brother." Zhou Wenjing smiled softly.
Zhang Ying took advantage of this moment and looked at Zhou Wenjing carefully. This girl is really similar to Zhou Nan between her eyebrows and eyes, she does not belong to the kind of girl with outstanding appearance, and her figure is more popular, but she is very gentle, she speaks softly and has a smile before speaking, and she is so gentle that she feels comfortable.
"Sister Wenjing, I heard from your brother, have you studied accounting before?" Zhang Ying said with a smile.
Zhou Wenjing smiled embarrassedly, "Mr. Zhang-I just learned a little from others when I just graduated, and I didn't ...... at all."
Zhang Ying smiled slightly, "As long as you have a foundation, you first go to the finance department to study with Manager Mu Xiaojie for a period of time, work hard, and the position of manager of the finance department will be yours in the future." Take care of your own money, whether it's your brother or me, don't worry! β
In fact, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future, whether Zhou Wenjing is the manager of the finance department or not, it still needs time to test. If she is not suitable, even if Zhang Ying wants to promote her, Zhou Nan will not agree. Zhou Nan doesn't want to make Feiteng Group a family business, he will not exclude arranging a few relatives of his own in his own company, but whether he can go up and become an executive of the company still depends on his personal ability.
But Zhang Ying has so many thoughts and how deep his scheming is, no matter whether he succeeds or not, he will say good things first, and then have a good relationship with Zhou Wenjing. When he said this, Zhou Wenjing felt very comfortable and comfortable, and he had a great impression of Zhang Ying for a while. I think Zhang Ying is righteous, soft-spoken, and has no arrogance, and is a very good woman.
"Yike...... Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I will definitely work hard. When Zhou Wenjing heard that she could work in the finance department, she was pleasantly surprised. Although she came to Haidu, Feiteng Company is her brother's company, but she has never been the kind of girl who is flying and domineering, but also has the simplicity of a rural girl and the gentle and kind qualities unique to the Zhou family.
She was originally ready to be a worker or do chores in the office, but she didn't expect Zhang Ying to directly let her into the finance department and become a senior staff.
"Sister Wenjing, don't be so polite, when you don't have anyone in the future, just call me Sister Yingzi." Zhang Ying smiled softly.
Zhou Wenjing's eyes blinked, looked at Zhang Ying meaningfully and smiled, and nodded obediently, "Well, I know, Sister Yingzi!" β
"As for Zhao Gang......" Zhang Ying pondered.
Zhou Wenjing seemed to see Zhang Ying's difficulty, so he took the initiative to smile embarrassedly, "Sister Yingzi, don't be embarrassed, Zhao Gang has no culture or skills, just arrange a job for him, anyway, he has a lot of strength, and he can do any rough work!" β
Zhang Ying shook her head and smiled, "Sister Wenjing, you can't say that. Can I still get my brother-in-law to do rough work? β
Zhou Wenjing flew her cheeks, lowered her head, and hummed softly.
"That's it, Brother Zhao Gang, why don't you go to the warehouse and work as a custodian? I don't work much, and I don't get tired, that is, the goods in and out must be registered, and I must take some responsibility! This is our own business, who cares if we don't care about it? β
These words made Zhao Gang feel a lot of respect, and his heart burst into flames.
Zhang Gang happily immediately responded, got up and straightened his waist, "Well, Sister Yingzi, I can do it, you can rest assured." β
Zhang Ying laughed, and said in her heart that this Zhao Gang is also a wonderful person, and before she could say anything, he climbed up with the help of the pole and took the initiative to call Sister Yingzi to come.
"Okay, since you two have no opinion, so be it." Zhang Ying laughed, "By the way, Sister Wenjing, where you live now is ......"
Zhou Wenjing said softly, "Sister Yingzi, I'm going to rent a house to live in......
"What else do you want to rent to live in? The company has a single dormitory, and I immediately told the people in the administration department to make room for you, and in additionβ" Zhang Ying said and grabbed the internal phone and called a cashier from the finance department.
"Xiao Li, you first pay me 2,000 yuan in cash from the company's account and hang it on my account."
After a short time, the cashier took 2,000 yuan and handed it to Zhang Ying. After the cashier left, Zhang Ying gave the money to Zhou Wenjing, "Sister Wenjing, you are new to the city, you can take this money first, buy some daily necessities, and then use it first, and then pay your salary at the end of the month!" β
Zhou Wenjing hurriedly blushed and refused to refuse, "Sister Yingzi, how can we spend your money, we brought the money......"
Zhang Ying smiled, "Take it, what should this money be...... Why are you still so polite to Sister Yingzi? β
β¦β¦β¦β¦ Zhou Wenjing was taken away by Mu Xiaojie, and Zhao Gang was taken away by Meng Feng, the manager of the administrative department. Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Zhang Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, she grabbed the phone and called Zhou Nan.
At this time, Zhou Nanzheng was driving a Pu Sang and pulling Xie Bing was about to leave the city and get on the highway. After talking to Zhang Ying on the phone, although Xie Bing seemed to be careless in the co-pilot seat, staring at the car window, he was actually listening carefully with his ears pricked up.
Zhang Ying was of course very satisfied with Zhou Wenjing and Zhao Gang's arrangement. However, he couldn't say this explicitly, but said to Zhang Ying vaguely, "Yingzi, don't take it too seriously, they can do anything, as long as they don't get too tired, it's almost fine...... They just came here and didn't understand anything, so let's study for a while! β
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Ying pouted and said in a low voice, "Hypocrisy! Your uncle's sister and brother-in-law, I dare to slack off! By the way, I have to tell you a word, I see that the two of them are ready to live together...... I arranged a dormitory for Wen Jing and Zhao Gang, there will be no problem, right? β
Zhou Nan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Yingzi, Wen Jing and Zhao Gang are already engaged, and getting engaged in the countryside is equivalent to getting married...... Everyone has been living together for more than half a year, it's okay, it's okay! β
Zhou Nan hung up the phone and started to drive in a special car, Xie Bing suddenly turned his head and frowned, "Who is this, I told you that driving and calling on the phone violates traffic rules, and it is very unsafe......"
Zhou Nan smiled, didn't say anything, and rushed towards the highway intersection with the throttle.
Two hours later, in the evening, Zhou Nan's car drove into the provincial capital. He didn't go directly to Xie's house, but turned around and went to the most prosperous commercial district in the center of the city.
Xie Bing frowned and said, "You went to the wrong place, didn't you come last time?" Turn back from the intersection in front of you! β
Zhou Nan smiled, ignored Xie Bing, and stopped the car in front of a supermarket, "Xie Bing, let's go, let's go buy something." The last time I entered the door empty-handed, this time I can't be rude anymore no matter what! β
(To be continued)