It was only eight o'clock in the morning, and the director of the tire factory, Zhang, was anxiously making a phone call at the door of the administrative office building in the factory area.

"Old leader, what should you do about this matter! Originally, the German personnel brought an interpreter, but the guy was not sick early or late, but at this time, he suddenly had a problem surnamed pancreatitis and went to the hospital. ”

"You also know that our state-run factory never thought that it would deal with those foreign devils before, so how could it be specially equipped with this kind of talent."

"I looked for it, but you also know that this kind of talent is really not found in this small place, they also say that it is difficult to find a special German translator, and then say that German is actually similar to English, and then ask me if English translation is good, this is forgotten, and they can't guarantee that it will work! What do you think this is called? ”

"Hey, hey" Director Zhang hung up the phone with a depressed face.

It turned out that the efficiency of the tire factory had not been good, just in time for the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, and a leader who had been promoted from the tire factory tried to help the factory contact a German company to invest. But who knew that the group of people from the German company came to the factory, and the translator who accompanied them suddenly became unwell and was admitted to the hospital. Well, the language barrier forced the planned expedition to be terminated. Now a group of German devils are still sitting in the office waiting.

Just when Director Zhang was so anxious outside the office building that Chen Chufan's father happened to come to the front of the office building. He came to get the application form.

Because the efficiency of the factory is getting worse and worse, sometimes the wages cannot be paid, and there is a risk of being laid off, so many old workers who are about the same age as Chen Chufan's father, although they have not yet reached the retirement time, have chosen to retire. After handling the internal retreat, although the salary will be much less, the advantage is that the monthly salary will be paid on time, and there is no risk of being laid off. And after retreating, with first-hand skills, you can also find a job elsewhere, so that the salary is even better than staying in the factory.

Of course, it is also related to the internal withdrawal, and the age is also tight, for male employees, at least 55 years old or older, to be able to do it. And Chen Chufan's father is stuck at this age.

"Lao Chen, come to do something?"

In fact, the Zhang family and the Chen family used to be neighbors, and Director Zhang and Chen Chufan's father used to work in the same workshop, and the current Director Zhang was only a workshop director at that time. So the two families are very familiar.

It's just that later, as Director Zhang rose step by step, and the two families moved, they gradually became estranged. Especially because of Chen Chufan's mother's laid-off incident, Lao Chen also specially looked for the director Zhang in front of him, but after being politely refused, the relationship between the two was only a nodding friend.

"Yes." Father Chen nodded, and directly bypassed Director Zhang and climbed the steps into the office building.

"Eh, wait for Lao Chen, I heard that your son is about to study abroad?" Director Zhang asked.

"Yes! What's wrong? Chen Chufan's father stopped and turned his head to look at the factory master who called out to him.

"What about your son's foreign language skills! Do you know German? Director Zhang asked hopefully, this is completely a dead mouse as a live mouse doctor.

I don't blame Director Zhang, he was also forced to be unable to do it. At the moment, the German guests were still sitting in the conference room of the office building, and they could not find an interpreter, so they turned around and left. Not only did the investment matter come to naught, but he must have to be scolded by the old leader.

"German? I don't know about this, probably not, he went to study in country M. Chen Chufan's father looked puzzled, he really didn't care about these problems.

"Is he home now?" Director Zhang continued to ask.

"me at home!"

"Then you should call and ask, if your son really knows German, he will do the factory a great favor." Director Zhang hurriedly said, and picked up his mobile phone diligently, "What's your home number?" ”

Chen Chufan's father didn't know the predicament that Director Zhang was facing at this time, but he was a little confused by Director Zhang's sudden diligence, so he reported a number in a daze.

dialed the phone and handed the big brother in his hand to Chen Chufan's father, and Director Zhang began to wait anxiously beside him.

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Chen Chufan was actually quite depressed at home, and it was the third day since he returned home. On the first night, he had the idea of making money, so Chen Chufan planned to go out to find a job and work part-time for a few days. was stopped by his mother.

First, the weather is too hot, the mother is reluctant to let her son go out every day, and secondly, the child is going abroad, and she doesn't know when she will see her again.

Chen Chufan couldn't stand his mother, so he had to stay at home every day, talk to his mother, and do housework. Occasionally call Han Xiaoxi.

It's very clean, but it's really boring.

When the phone rang, Chen Chufan was chatting with his mother while watching TV. Hearing the phone ringing, Chen Chufan thought it was Xiaoxi calling again, and hurriedly ran to pick up the phone.

"Hey, who's that?" Chen Chufan picked up the phone and asked.

"Fanfan, it's Dad. Dad asks you something, do you know German? On the other end of the line, his father's voice came.

"Yes? What's wrong, what's the matter? ”

"You really know how to?" Even Chen Zhenquan was a little surprised, didn't his son study in country M? How can you still speak German?

When Director Zhang on the side heard Chen Zhenquan's words, he excitedly snatched the mobile phone that was on the phone, and said to the phone: "Hey Xiao Chen, I'm your Uncle Zhang, the one who used to live next door to your house, how is your German speaking level?" Can you have a basic conversation? ”

Chen Chufan was still wondering why his father suddenly asked about this topic, and there was another person's voice on the phone, but he had a score in his heart. But this Uncle Zhang, Chen Chufan really doesn't have much impression.

"Shouldn't there be much of a problem with the conversation? What's wrong? Can I help you? ”

"Oh, that's great, Xiao Chen, you can hurry up and come to the office building in the factory now, okay? I can't tell you on the phone, you're here to say, your dad is here! Hurry up, Xiao Chen! Director Zhang said excitedly.

"Oh!" Chen Chufan answered and hung up the phone.

"What's the matter?" Mom asked.

"I don't know, an uncle surnamed Zhang asked me to go to the factory office building, saying that it was our old neighbor in the past. Who is it? Chen Chufan asked about his mother.

"Surname Zhang? It can't be Director Zhang, right? What is he looking for you for? ”

"I don't know, so I asked if I knew German. I'll go check it out first, Dad is there too! ”

After speaking, Chen Chufan stood up and walked out of the house

At the gate of the office building, Director Zhang was enthusiastically pulling Chen Zhenquan to talk.

"Lao Chen, you have cultivated a good son. Haven't you graduated from college yet? I've learned German, and I'm sure I'm a talent in the future! It's like my son, who has been studying for two years and doesn't use it, and he either eats or sleeps every day when he comes back from vacation! Ay. ”

Chen Zhenquan was at a loss at this time. He had heard that the factory had found a German company to invest in, but he never thought that this matter would have anything to do with his son. And if you really deal with a company that comes from Germany to invest, it is a big deal related to the development of the factory. He doesn't know what his son's German level is, and if he rushes to this matter because his son's German level is not good, it will be a big sin to delay the development of the factory.

Thinking of this, Chen Chufan's father couldn't help but be a little worried. Ignoring Director Zhang's praise for his son, he asked worriedly: "Director Zhang, what's the matter with you looking for someone who can speak German this morning?" ”

"Lao Chen, you don't know!" Director Zhang explained the unfortunate thing he encountered early in the morning to Chen Chufan's father.

As soon as he heard that it was really a big event about the German manufacturer to negotiate, Chen Zhenquan was a little uneasy.

"Director Zhang, my son still doesn't know how to speak German? Children talk lightly, I think you are still looking for those professional translators, don't let Fan Fan mess up this matter, it's not good! ”

"Lao Chen, you see that you are modest, aren't you? Your son said that the conversation was okay, what are you talking about! Don't worry, this time, your son is going to do a good job, I will leave the words here, and the factory will definitely not treat your family badly! When Director Zhang heard Chen Zhenquan say this, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. If he can find a professional translator, he won't be able to find your son?

To be honest, Director Zhang didn't know whether Chen Chufan could be qualified for the position of German translator here. But there is no way, a dead mouse should be a live mouse doctor. Even if the level is poor, it is better to be able to roughly translate the meaning, than to go up yourself and follow the big eyes of the Germans.

"But" Before Chen Zhenquan's words were finished, Director Zhang interrupted

"I said Lao Chen, don't be wrong, I believe in your son, don't you still believe in your son." Director Zhang hurriedly blocked Chen Zhenquan's mouth, now his hopes are all on the son of the Chen family, he can't let this Chen Zhenquan spoil his good deeds.

The two didn't talk for long, and Chen Chufan appeared at the gate of the factory. The whole factory area is so big, basically go down the mountain, cross a street, and you will arrive.

Seeing Chen Chufan's figure from a distance, Director Zhang didn't even give Chen Zhenguo a chance to explain a few words to his son, so he took the initiative to greet him, and said very enthusiastically: "Oh, Xiao Chen, I've grown taller again, and now I'm really out of luck!" By the way, hurry up with me upstairs, a few German friends came to the factory to investigate, and it happened that their translator had a sudden illness and was hospitalized. Uncle has entrusted you with the heavy responsibility of translation! ”

Director Zhang's words sound heartwarming, but if he really had a choice, would he hand over this errand to a college student who didn't graduate? It's doubtful.