novelslam Chapter 14 Angrily Confronting Wang Yang
Chapter 14 Angrily Confronting Wang Yang
The continuous rain made the air damp, and the entire office seemed to be shrouded in a layer of moisture. Tang Yuwei sat at her workstation and felt uncomfortable.
She stole a glance at Class Monitor Lin Chen and saw him intently staring at the screen, his slender fingers flying across the keyboard, his profile looking exceptionally handsome in the light from the screen.
How could such a talented person be relegated to a small water supply station?
I really don't understand.
Sometimes, absurd thoughts would flash through her mind: such a pair of slender fingers could hook her chin and corner her against the wall... Thinking of this, her face would turn red, and she would shake her head and quickly go back to writing her report.
So embarrassing.
Lin Chen wasn't working; he was writing a novel.
The novel became a hit, and there were countless people urging for more updates. Some even gave a thousand yuan as a reward for a quick update. For the sake of the money, Lin Chen had no choice but to sacrifice some of his work time. He couldn't possibly sacrifice his eating and sleeping time, could he?
In the afternoon, Wang Yang from the marketing department sent out a notice and materials through the company's internal system, saying that they needed to collect data on the density of the water supply network and the water supply radius of each water supply station, and that the data had to be submitted before 5 p.m. after get off work.
I tagged everyone and attached a table.
Lin Chen got a little angry when he saw the notice.
It's past 4 PM now, and they're asking us to hand it in by 5 PM? Have you no shame? Besides, doesn't the company close at 5:30 PM? Can't you get off work overtime?
Besides, I don't know how many times I've filled out this kind of form this week.
Xinhai Group Water Company is a large enterprise. A single water supply station has to deal with more than a dozen superior departments, such as the Technology Department, Marketing Department, Office, Project Department, Party and Mass Work Department...
These departments can all issue orders to the water supply stations below them. They can send a notification in the group whenever they want something, and then the people below have to work day and night to get it done for them.
It's common for those above to work themselves to death when someone says something above.
The key problem is that these so-called functional departments seem to be enemies, the kind that never speak to each other again. Lin Chen discovered that they simply don't share resources or exchange information.
On Monday, Liang Caiyun from the project department had just sent a notice requesting the same materials, so it was really pointless. Lin Chen didn't even look at it, and directly forwarded the materials that he had sent to Liang Caiyun on Monday to Wang Yang, and then continued his writing.
I'm going to make money, so nobody should mess with me.
Near the end of the workday, Wang Yang tagged Lin Chen in the group chat again. "Lin Chen, what's wrong with your report??" He added two question marks, conveying a condescending criticism. What's with the pretense?
"???" Lin Chen looked at it and was a little angry. He replied with three question marks in the group. Perhaps Lin Chen and Wang Yang didn't get along. They just had incompatible personalities. He had also pursued Chen Ya.
Wang Yang: "Rewrite your report for me, it's due at 5:30."
Lin Chen: "What's wrong with my report? Didn't you ask for the mobile phone network density and water supply radius? Isn't that all clearly and completely stated on the report?"
Wang Yang: "This is not the format of the materials I need. Please use the format I sent you and send me a new copy."
His report included a lot of statistical data. Wang Yang asked his subordinates to calculate the data and fill it in directly, so that his workload would be reduced and he wouldn't have to follow up himself. He could just hand it over to his superiors.
Lin Chen sneered inwardly, "You wish."
"Mr. Wang, I'm busy in the countryside and can't get this done for you. If you're not in a rush, I can send it to you tomorrow." Lin Chen didn't argue with him and made his attitude clear from the start. If you're not in a rush, I'm even less in a rush.
Wang Yang quickly replied in the group: "Lin Chen, you handle it yourself. I'm liaising with more than a dozen water supply centers under you, and I'm busy to death every day. If I have to do everything for you, how am I supposed to get my job done? Please understand your place."
Damn it, get back in the right place. I've always kept my position perfectly straight, but this coward is putting on an act.
Lin Chen: "Engineer Wang, our water supply station has to serve over 100,000 people in the town, and we also liaise with over a dozen functional departments above you. We're not idle every day. If you keep doing this, we won't be able to do our jobs. Please put yourself in our shoes. Thank you for your understanding."
If it were the old Lin Chen, he definitely wouldn't dare to speak like that. Now, perhaps feeling hopeless about his career and focused on making money from his novels, his mindset is slowly changing. Of course, he's still simply annoyed by Wang Yang.
Wang Yang was seething with anger: "No one else has any objections. It's just a matter of a few minutes. Only you, Lin Chen, are making a fuss. Do you think you're so great?"
Lin Chen got angry: "I'm being unreasonable! How am I being unreasonable? Engineer Wang, I told you I'm busy right now. It'll only take you a few minutes to do it yourself. Are your hands so precious? Or do you think you're so high and mighty?"
Wang Yang, seeing that Lin Chen was disrespecting him, flew into a rage in the group chat and started cursing: "Lin Chen, are you even capable? If you can't, let your director do it. Don't cause trouble here."
Lin Chen: "Okay, I really can't do it anymore. You should go find our director to take over. Thank you."
Wang Yang sat in a spacious office cubicle, his face ashen.
The air conditioner was blowing cold air, but it couldn't extinguish his fire.
He gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do about Lin Chen. His superiors were pressing for the materials, and he couldn't wait until tomorrow. He also couldn't complain about Lin Chen to his superiors, as that would only prove his incompetence—he couldn't even handle a class monitor.
So he had to do it himself. After he finished preparing the materials, he still couldn't swallow his anger, so he called Lin Kaidong to complain.
On the other side, Tang Yuwei stared at the heated conversation in the group chat and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Seeing Wang Yang rendered speechless by her retort, she felt inexplicably pleased. "Class monitor, you're so cool! It's really satisfying to watch."
"Don't idolize me." Lin Chen raised an eyebrow noncommittally.
"Squad leader, aren't you afraid he'll retaliate against you for talking back to him like that?"
Lin Chen: "Whatever, let him do whatever he wants. He really thinks he's something special." Tang Yuwei, hands on her chest, looked at him with admiration: "Class monitor, I've realized that you're most handsome when you're free of desires and ambitions."
Before the two could finish speaking, Director Lin Kaidong called back.
Lin Kaidong: "Lin Chen, what's going on? Wang Yang from the marketing department complained to me that we're not cooperating with his work."
Lin Chen: "What did he say?"
Lin Kaidong: "They said you didn't submit the reports."
Lin Chen: "Nonsense, I paid it, he's just not satisfied."
Lin Kaidong: "Then you can't satisfy him?"
"He's like an idiot. I can't satisfy an idiot." Lin Chen said calmly, "Besides, he's not my boss. I don't serve him. I'm only responsible for you."
Lin Kaidong choked for a moment on the other end of the phone, then said, "Forget it, I'm not going to pay any attention to him. It's not a big deal. By the way, tomorrow you need to go to the countryside and collect some free-range eggs for me, the kind that will get pregnant this time."
Lin Chen: "Who should I give it to?"
Lin Kaidong: "Just leave it alone."
Lin Chen: "Last time you were trying to avoid getting pregnant, why are you trying to get pregnant this time?"
Lin Kaidong: "I've heard that richer nutrition leads to better results when conceiving."
Lin Chen: "Understood."
After hanging up the phone, Tang Yuwei couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Squad leader, the director really spoils you."
Lin Chen sneered: "Spoiling me? You're overthinking it. He just wants something from me, doesn't he? Didn't you hear him ask me to collect eggs?" Because Lin Chen has good connections with the masses, he can collect free-range eggs quickly, while it's really difficult for others to collect them.
Tang Yuwei covered her mouth: "Class monitor, your expertise is really extensive, but how do you tell if an egg is fertilized or not?"
"Just shine a light on it, and the color will become darker."
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