Chapter 41. After get off work time (Thanks to Xiao Xiao Dan Ru Shui, the leader for the reward!)
Qin Xiao was dejected and used a compass to unfold the inner teleportation gate on the ground. After the teleportation administrator of the Yingxuetang Bookstore headquarters building confirmed it, he returned to his work station dejectedly.
Everyone in the office of the second proofreading department of Yingxuetang Bookstore is immersed in work. Communication bells are ringing one after another. The sound of quickly flipping through manuscript papers is like thousands of hummingbirds flapping indoors. The pencils in the hands of the editors are going back and forth on the paper, finalizing the final decision.
A plan to correct the world.
From time to time, people opened the portal and appeared or disappeared, but no one paid attention to Qin Xiao's appearance.
He casually hung his schoolbag on his office chair, straightened his hair that had been blown into pieces in Antarctica, and knocked on the door of the minister's office anxiously.
"Please come in."
The teleportation mat at the door of the independent office flashed, and Qin Xiao was sent to a pond covered with smokey willows and dotted with moss.
Zhou Fenzhong, director of the second proofreading department of Yingxuetang Bookstore, put away his fishing rod and leisurely put the abyssal hairtail he had just caught into a bamboo fish basket.
"Xiao Qin, you completed the proofreading task so quickly, I really did not misjudge you.
Well, what I said is right, as long as you give it a try, there is no impossible task."
Zhou Fenzhong approached Qin Xiao with a smile and patted his shoulder.
"We are currently short of manpower, and you are quite familiar with the project "Records of Observations on the Ice and Sea of This Side of the Sky and the Sea". You should also work on it together with the third school."
"Minister, I failed to complete the correction of the numbers of Adélie penguins and Antarctic krill in the Ross Sea area of World No. 415."
Zhou Fenzhong frowned and said, "Then what are you doing here? There are thousands of crystal clusters going back and forth. Is there anything you can't talk about over the phone?"
"Minister, my calls to you have been unreachable, and my calls to Wang Suibing have been unanswered. The factual deviation is too great. I can't complete the task within the deadline just relying on my magical powers, so I..."
"Hey!" Zhou Fenzhong interrupted Qin Xiao with a look of displeasure on his face, and his tone became serious:
"Xiao Qin, it's not been a day or two since you joined the company, why are you still so irritable and not calm at all?
The problem of delays and interruptions in cross-border communications is nothing new. Can't you wait and then call me to apply?
The proofreading budget for this project is not enough to begin with, and if you do this again, how can the third school do it?"
Qin Xiao said anxiously: "I came back early because of insufficient budget. I want to discuss it with you, Minister, to see if we can..."
"Xiao Qin, the company invited you here to solve problems. You always think about asking questions, but don't think about how to solve them. Now you have created new problems. With your professionalism... I have already been exhausted.
I tried my best to save everything that could be saved in the later stage of the project, adjusted the plan for a long time, and finally raised the funds for customized genetic weapons for you. I was about to call you to inform you.
As for you, you didn’t ask for instructions or report, you came back without saying a word, and when you opened the boundary gate, there were thousands of crystal clusters. Where can I find more money for you now? Or should you pay for this trip yourself?"
"Minister, I..." Qin Xiao was stunned by Zhou Fenzhong's lecture. He froze on the spot and couldn't think of a reply for a moment.
It seems that I did something wrong in this matter, but if those two people hadn't suddenly appeared with those seals, I wouldn't have been so anxious...
"Forget it, Xiao Qin, you have just started working, so it is normal to make some mistakes. There is no way I will let you pay so much money yourself.
Tomorrow you and I will go to the literary and art editorial department to find the editor-in-chief of Binghaijianwenlu to admit our mistakes and apologize. In order to go on the market as scheduled, we can only work with the literary and art department to apply for an increase in the budget.
You go out first.
By the way, there is an award ceremony for the Centenary Outstanding Novel Award tomorrow night. The preparatory team is short of manpower. Wang Suibing was borrowed but is still too busy. You can go and help."
"Thank you, Minister, I'll leave first."
After Qin Xiao teleported away from Yanliu Pond, Zhou Fenzhong took out a golden bookmark and dialed the number of "Marketing Department Nanfu".
"I've taken care of it here, please clean up the tail of your hands."
"Lao Zhou, I owe you someone. Does your young man have no idea?"
"The intern is just a little kid, what kind of emotions can he have?
He was not asked to take on any major tasks. At most, it was just an administrative demerit, a performance deduction, and a delay in becoming a full-time employee.
I know it in my heart, as long as you don't get into trouble over there."
"I can rest assured that."
After the call ended, Zhou Fenzhong sat back under the willow tree by the pond, dropped the hook, and began to catch the third fish of the day.
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Carrying a dozen paper bags from Ying Xuetang Bookstore, Liang De and Shen Shiyu walked into the Annan cuisine restaurant with high online ratings.
This time he bought the physical books of "Qingye Pediatric Society Parenting Encyclopedia", "Morning Picnic" and "My Years as a Reincarnator in the Infinite System" at Yingxuetang, and it can be said that he returned home with a full load.
Liang De originally thought that the physical book of the Parenting Encyclopedia would not fit in several warehouses. When he bought it, he found out that it was a 5 cm thick sixteenth volume. However, he could not finish it. The pages seemed to be made of some kind of strange beast.
Made of similar leather, it feels a bit like natural rubber.
He exchanged crystal clusters for the common currency of Yingxue Realm at the cashier counter, and he and Shen Shiyu chose a seat by the window to sit down.
Liang De ordered the signature rice paper roll platter, sugarcane shrimp, curry crab and seafood sour soup. Shen Shiyu added a few fresh vegetables and green papaya salad. The main dish was two bowls of Annan rice noodles piled with fried pork rinds and barbecued pork.
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Through the glass of the open kitchen, you can see the chefs cooking in action. The tall men with red hair and indigo eyes have appeared with three heads and six arms. One person is cooking three tables, and the efficiency is very high.
It didn't take long for the dishes they ordered to be brought over.
The rice paper roll is thin and transparent, tightly wrapping the shrimp, cucumber strips, mint leaves and other fillings inside. It is dipped in the special fish sauce and eaten in one bite. The rich taste makes Liang De very satisfied.
Shen Shiyu wasn't used to the taste of fish sauce, so he only had the rainbow rice paper rolls on the platter that were wrapped with kiwi, pineapple, and strawberry.
What both of them thought was good was the fried sugarcane shrimp wrapped in shrimp paste and thin sugarcane branches. The skin was golden and crispy, the shrimp was sweet and chewy, and it had the fragrance of sugarcane and coconut. It was not greasy at all.
Neither of them drank alcohol, so they each ordered a glass of three-color ice.
Liang De raised his glass and was about to clink it with Shen Shiyu ceremonially when the noise of vibrating cups and plates came from the corner of the restaurant.
"Sir, you will disturb other guests, please..."
"If you bother me, I'll bother you. If you don't like it, let them beat me. I'm also very unhappy.
Why can't best-sellers win art awards? Do you think this makes sense? Tell me about it?"
"gentlemen……"
Hearing this familiar voice, Liang De looked toward the corner of the restaurant and saw a big, shiny bald head shining brightly under the lamp.
Teacher Fengxian...
The middle-aged man sitting opposite the bald head first persuaded Tai Feng, who had obviously had two drinks too much, to return to his seat.
"Senior brother, why are you angry over such a trivial matter? You know I have sinned against you, but only Qiu Qiu will be able to judge you in the future. Those judges are nothing."
This middle-aged man with a golden face has a sloppy step, his hair is mostly white, his eyes are unfocused, and his dark circles are large and deep. One look at him makes people think that he needs to strengthen his kidneys.
A second face suddenly appeared on the back of Tai Fengxian's smooth head, meeting Liang De's eyes:
"Ade, don't peek there, come over and have a drink with me!"