jdhmnovel Chapter 283 The young man is a bit weak; he needs to strengthen his physique!
Chapter 283 The young man is a bit weak; he needs to strengthen his physique!
"Team leader, I've got such a bad cold and you still won't let me go? Are you trying to kill me?"
Despite saying that, Shen Lin still took the draft paper and looked at the numbers on it: "Did the new guy do this? He's pretty fast!"
"That's precisely why I'm worried, but I can't say it to your face. Do you think the problem is serious? If it is, I'll move her to logistics tomorrow!"
"Okay, I'll stay up all night to calculate the data on these two sheets of paper. Remember to pay me overtime."
"Okay, okay, you'll get your share. Are you feeling better? Should we take you to the doctor?"
"It's nothing, I've just been staying up late lately and my throat is a little sore. I'll be fine after a couple of days of rest."
Ding Jingwen nodded and strode away. Back in her office, she and the other researchers worked tirelessly day and night to overcome one challenge after another.
When Qiao Manman arrived at the cafeteria, she found that there were more than half as many people eating as at noon.
Curious, he took his rice bowl to the window, picking out dishes as he asked, "Uncle, why isn't anyone else eating here?"
"Everyone's busy. They don't want to leave work until they've finished what they're doing. Some are even stubborn and don't want to sleep. They stay in the office all day, afraid of wasting even a little bit of time."
Qiao Manman touched her ear in shame, thinking that her personality was really not suitable for scientific research.
If the system could be divided into subsystems, and this fell into the hands of a scientist, perhaps a spaceship could be built.
After finishing my meal and returning to my dorm, I couldn't stop thinking about Lu Yuan. I wondered what he was doing, whether he was thinking of her in the quiet of the night.
Feeling that this was too mentally taxing, Qiao Manman immersed her consciousness in the space to work.
I harvested some wheat and picked some fruit. The system said I'd accumulated merit points, so I checked in.
By 10:30, exhausted and sleepy, Qiao Manman drifted off to sleep in bed.
Completely unaware that her performance today not only shocked Shen Lin, but also made Huo Wangshu make a certain decision.
The morning sunlight filtered through the thin curtains and fell on the writing desk.
Qiao Manman stretched and got out of bed, greeting the sparrows outside the window: "Good morning!"
I took the enamel basin to the washroom to wash up, came back with a kettle of hot water, and sat down to eat breakfast—two pan-fried buns, a bowl of millet and pumpkin porridge, and a dozen cherries.
After finishing her meal, she rubbed her stomach and walked briskly to work. As soon as she entered the research lab, she found everyone looking at her with either shock or curiosity.
"Comrade Qiao, could you tell us how you mentally calculated these equations?"
Qiao Manman: "......"
"Um, well, I can't really explain it. Anyway, when I close my eyes, those numbers just fly around in my mind and eventually come together to form an answer."
"My God, this is a genius, an absolute genius!"
Qiao Manman scratched her head: "No, no, I don't deserve it. I just have a little bit of a talent! Why are you all so enthusiastic today? Everyone arrived so early..."
I was so embarrassed that my toes curled up.
"Haha, it's nothing. We're getting old, we don't need much sleep, so we come here to sit if we can't sleep."
Qiao Manman nodded, went to her seat, and found that the documents had been tampered with.
After quietly checking everything to make sure nothing had been changed, I focused my attention on last night's progress and continued with my mental arithmetic.
The others exchanged glances and went about their own business. They thought to themselves, "The younger generation is truly formidable!"
Ding Jingwen looked up at Qiao Manman, who was working diligently, her thoughts drifting back to an hour earlier, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.
Early in the morning, Shen Lin, sporting panda eyes, excitedly knocked on her door: "Team leader, our team has a new employee, a computer whiz..."
Before he could utter the word "talent," Ding Jingwen pulled him into the dormitory.
Shen Lin hadn't considered the concepts of "avoiding suspicion" or "gender differences" at all, and excitedly pointed to the draft paper: "All correct, team leader, all correct!"
Ding Jingwen asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"
"Of course!" Shen Lin took a deep breath: "Accuracy isn't the point; the point is that Comrade Xiao Qiao calculated both quickly and accurately."
With her joining us, our project can be completed at least a third of the time ahead of schedule!
A look of joy appeared on Ding Jingwen's face, and her body trembled slightly with excitement.
She reached out and hugged Shen Lin: "That's great, that's really great!"
"Team leader..." Shen Lin's voice was hoarse, and his ears were bright red.
"Oh dear, sorry, I got a little carried away!" He patted Shen Lin's chest and said, "Young man, you're a bit weak. You need to work out more."
Shen Lin left with a flushed face, unsure whether it was embarrassment or shyness. In any case, her heart was beating quite fast.
Ding Jingwen was not as calm as she appeared. She patted her cheeks, opened the closet, changed her clothes, and came to Huo Wangshu to report on Qiao Manman's situation.
"Boss, where did you find this little genius? He's won me over in just one day!"
Huo Wangshu smiled and said, "It was a chance encounter!"
Ding Jingwen understood, chatted with him about the recent project progress, then got up to say goodbye: "Okay, I'm going to work now!"
Huo Wangshu nodded, watched Ding Jingwen leave, then went to the window and looked at the garden in the distance: "Girl, don't let me down!"
It was noon soon. Qiao Manman put down her pen, carefully put the draft paper into the drawer, and took a lock from her canvas bag to lock it.
Ding Jingwen caught a glimpse of this and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Comrade Xiao Qiao, I didn't trust you enough yesterday and gave two sheets of paper to Shen Lin for review. It was wrong of me to act on my own initiative, please forgive me!"
Qiao Manman waved her hand: "It's okay, as long as no outsiders leak the information. However, I still want to lock it up. After all, it's better to be safe than sorry."
Ding Jingwen nodded: "Of course!"
***
In the family compound, Meng Peiyu received news that Qiao Manman had returned to her hometown and smashed two enamel mugs.
He took a few deep breaths, raised his hand and moved it. A few wisps of black smoke emerged from his fingertips and floated in the air for a long time without finding a direction.
With another flick of his finger, he caught sight of the most difficult women in the family compound being scolded by Ma Qinqin like quails, and cursed, "Useless!"
"Host, you're already living a good life, why bother with all this and that?"
"What do you know? This broken system can't even release my resources. If I don't work harder, how can I ever reach the level I achieved in my previous life?"
The system remained silent. Meng Peiyu closed her eyes to calm herself down.
When Chen Junyan returned home, she fawned over him, undressed him, and poured him tea.
Chen Junyan was flattered and asked, "What's wrong?"
Meng Peiyu sighed, "Junyan, I want to go back to Kyoto for a while."
"Why do you suddenly want to go back to Kyoto?"
“My mother called and said she wasn’t feeling well, so I want to go back and take care of her for a while.”
"Is your mother-in-law alright? Do you need me to take time off work and come with you?"
"No, absolutely not! You have a more important mission to accomplish. Don't let me slow you down!"
Meng Peiyu straightened his clothes, half-seriously and half-jokingly saying, "I'm still waiting to become a division commander's wife!"
Chen Junyan looked into her eyes and said earnestly, "Okay!"