A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Chapter 80: I'm happy to see the old man get his comeuppance.

Upon hearing Sun Xiwang's words, Mu Zhiyuan's hand trembled inexplicably. "I...I know."

An hour later, Joan walked into the crowd. "Still not finished? That's too slow! Does something this simple really need so long?"

"Hey! Why are there four more parts on the ground? Mu Zhiyuan, you're not having trouble putting them back together, are you?"

Mu Zhiyuan stared blankly at the few parts on the ground, not knowing what to do.

He really couldn't pretend anymore. Mu Zhiyuan felt a chill run down his spine. Sun Xiwang's gaze was like a knife, about to stab him to death.

"Mu Zhiyuan!" Sun Xiwang suddenly raised his voice, "Didn't you say you often disassembled this kind of equipment in D country?"

"You think you can fucking bluff with me? Kid! You're something else!"

"That's not how it is... Master Sun, this... this equipment is a little different from what I saw in D country. Give me some time, I'm sure I can figure it out. Give me some time."

Joan walked over with her hands behind her back. "Where would a machine tool factory have time for you to figure this out?"

"Secretary Yu, what do you think we should do about this? He can't even put it back together. I don't think we should even bother turning off the power and testing the production line, right?"

Yu Linzhou looked troubled. He thought Mu Zhiyuan was really capable, but it turned out he was all show and no substance.

"Comrade Xiao Qiao, this...is indeed..."

Although Yu Linzhou didn't understand mechanical engineering, he could tell from this situation that Mu Zhiyuan was definitely not as capable as Qiao An.

Ultimately, we still need to ask Joanne to step in.

"Comrade Xiao Qiao, I was too hasty. I thought someone who studied in D country would definitely know how to fix it. I didn't expect him to not even know how to disassemble and reassemble it."

"Um...would you mind doing us the trouble of packing it back up for us?"

Qiao An raised the corners of her mouth slightly. "Secretary Yu, you asked me for this. It's not that I, Qiao An, am shameless and eager to install this broken machine."

Yu Linzhou blushed, "Yes, yes."

"I'll take care of it, but old man Sun has to get punished," Qiao An asked directly. "Does the bet we made earlier still stand?"

"Men are men of their word."

Sun Xiwang's face flushed red, and he raised his hand to slap Mu Zhiyuan hard across the face, yelling, "You piece of trash!"

"Why...why did you hit me?" Mu Zhiyuan covered his face.

"So what if I hit you? I'm just a level eight worker, so what if I hit you?"

Sun Xiwang was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He picked up a wooden stick from the ground and started hitting Mu Zhiyuan with it.

"I'll teach you to pretend to know what you don't! I'll teach you to embarrass me! What a piece of trash, a foreign student! Bah!"

Mu Zhiyuan was beaten and howled, but Yu Linzhou gave him a signal, and everyone pulled Sun Xiwang and Mu Zhiyuan apart.

"Old man Sun, even if you beat him to death, you'll still have to take the punishment." Qiao An looked at Yu Linzhou. "Secretary Yu, Old man Sun has insulted me more than once or twice. Originally, I was too lazy to argue with him because of his age. After all, how much longer can he live? I'm a fine young man, there's no need for me to argue with him."

"But even a Bodhisattva has a temper. If I'm not in a good mood today, then I'll just leave that machine idle."

"Anyway, in the entire provincial capital, I'm the only one who can reinstall that machine."

Joan leaned against the wall with her arms crossed, looking lazy but exuding an imposing aura.

Yu Linzhou was at a loss. The production line couldn't be allowed to break down, otherwise the project schedule would be affected, and he, as the Party Secretary, would also be punished.

He gritted his teeth. It was obvious which was more important: a soon-to-retire level eight worker or a genius mechanical engineer.

"Sun Xiwang!" Yu Linzhou called him by his full name, which was unusual for him.

"Submit a 1,000-word self-criticism by tomorrow, and read it aloud at Monday's meeting! You're disqualified from awards and commendations for three years! You've also received a major demerit!"

In those days, for an eighth-grade worker to publicly make a self-criticism and receive a major demerit was as shameful as being sentenced to prison.

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiwang's face turned pale instantly.

"Secretary Yu... I've worked in this factory for decades. Even if I haven't made any great contributions, I've certainly put in a lot of hard work, right? And you actually gave me a major demerit! And I have to make me apologize in public?"

Yu Linzhou also lost his temper, "If you can put all these parts back together without missing a single one, then I'll pretend I was just talking nonsense!"

Sun Xiwang was stunned for a moment, his face turning red as he remained silent.

He didn't even understand it, so what's he pretending for?

"Comrade Qiao, are you satisfied with this solution?" Yu Linzhou asked Qiao An in a low voice.

"You're mistaken. It's not about whether I'm satisfied or not; it's all for the sake of the machine tool factory."

"Yes, yes, Comrade Xiao Qiao is very conscientious."

"Secretary Yu, this installation will be charged."

"Of course, I definitely can't let you work for nothing."

Zhao Zhengang, who was standing to the side, lowered his head and chuckled quietly.

It's said that capable people tend to have bigger tempers, and he originally thought that Qiao An wasn't like that.

Looking back today, it's because I didn't provoke her enough.

Sure enough, Sun Xiwang became the first person he dealt with.

Not only that, they also collected an installation fee on the side.

"And that temporary worker, don't let him come again. Now he's all about studying in Germany, he might just be a fraud." Qiao An pointed at Mu Zhiyuan.

"Qiao An! You bastard! I'm your scapegoat!" Mu Zhiyuan's face was red and swollen, and his words were slurred.

"You're right! Where's the security department? It's called the security department! Throw this opportunist out!" Yu Linzhou shouted.

The secretary standing nearby looked troubled. He tugged at Yu Linzhou's sleeve, "Secretary, he's the person Secretary Hao from the commune brought in. If we fire him, how will Secretary Hao explain it?"

Yu Linzhou was taken aback. Hao Renming had indeed said that he wanted to arrange for a temporary worker to be hired, and he had asked his secretary to make the arrangement without even asking for the name.

Unexpectedly, it was Mu Zhiyuan who caused such a huge mess.

"What time is it? Is our factory's profit more important, or Hao Renming's reputation? How dare he, a commune secretary, cause trouble for me?" Yu Linzhou said in a low voice.

The security personnel arrived quickly and dragged Mu Zhiyuan out of the crowd.

"Secretary Yu! You can't kick me out! I'm Secretary Hao's man!"

"Secretary Yu! Secretary Yu! Please give me another chance!"

"I... Waaaaah!"

As the sound faded into the distance, Qiao An felt relieved.

"Okay, then I'll demonstrate how to disassemble and assemble this device again. Secretary Yu, just in case, you should take a picture with your camera. I don't want to have to teach you every time I come."

Yu Linzhou smiled apologetically and asked his secretary to fetch the camera and hand in the papers.

Qiao An put on gloves, neatly and efficiently disassembled all the parts and arranged them, then began to install them methodically. Every time she installed a part, she would pause and have Secretary Yu's secretary take a picture.

After she assembled all the parts, Secretary Yu smiled and said, "Shall we try pulling the switch?"

Before Joan could speak, a worker switched on the power.

After pressing the start button, the entire workshop fell silent.

"Secretary Yu! Look! It's been reinstalled, but it still doesn't work! It must be Qiao An's doing!" Sun Xiwang was so happy that his mouth almost stretched to his ears.

Joanne scoffed, "The production line can't operate, why are you so happy? Are you a spy?"

"Pah! I'm a veteran Party member, don't slander me with empty words." Sun Xiwang was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Qiao An rolled her eyes and turned to meet Yu Linzhou's suspicious gaze.

"Secretary Yu, I never said that the production line would run normally once the machines were installed."