Gu Yixin's previous escaping was mostly a hasty act of last resort. This time, there was enough time for preparation and a good reason. He usually only carried a small package and left it secretly while feared being discovered. This time he made a detailed plan.
Since working for three months, he had earned a lot of money. Gu Yixin finally no longer had to hang up a snakeskin bag. Now, he bought a large suitcase with 99 free shipping.
Gu Yixin packed up his luggage in front of Lu Mingshi openly.
Lu Mingshi felt very bad. Then he grabbed Gu Yixin's big pants wholesale from the small commodity market. While Xiǎo Gu was about to lift his leg out, his pants were pulled off.
Gu Yixin put on his pants again and wondered. "What are you doing Mr. Lu?"
Lu Mingshi was very serious. "You are preparing for your suitcase. Are you going to go far?"
"Yeah."
"I don't allow you!"
Lu Mingshi bit his mouth and firmly grasped Gu Yixin's elbow.
His eyes were red.
He knew that if this person wanted to leave, he couldn't keep him.
What should he do?
Gu Yixin tilted his head and asked him, "Why?"
Lu Mingshi held back for a while. "I am your boss so you have to listen to me."
He stared at Gu Yixin in front of him, afraid to hear something like "this is my resignation letter" out of his mouth.
Then Gu Yixin really took out a piece of paper from his arms.
"President Lu, this is..."
Lu Mingshi was dumbfounded.
"Do you have to do this to me?"
When Gu Yixin looked at Lu Mingshi's red eyes, he also became sad. He forced the paper into Lu Mingshi's hand.
"Mr. Lu, don't be sad. Isn't it just facing bankruptcy?!"
"The title of this model worker, I will definitely get it back for you! When our company is established as a model, there may be financial allocations! At that time, with Mr. Lu's total ability, the company will definitely be able to revitalize!"
Lu Mingshi stared at the paper in his hand.
That was a certificate of merit.
"Gu Yixin, a grassroots employee of xx Heavy Industry, has outstanding performance in work, good style in life, diligence and thrift, hard work and simplicity, willing to help others, and has an excellent mass foundation. He is now awarded the glorious title of 'City Model Workers'. This situation is hereby issued. We hope you continue your efforts."
This guy...really...became a city-level model worker??
Lu Mingshi felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. He looked at Gu Yixin and hesitated. "So... you are..."
"I will go to the province to observe and study," Gu Yixin said.
"Learn---Learning"
"Go study."
Gu Yixin took out a small red book from his pocket, with two words written on it: Student card.
*
Lu Mingshi was full of horror as if seeing a scene that a child born from an alien.
"You... are you going to go to study?"
Gu Yixin nodded and knelt to open the box. "Look, I bring the textbook."
Lu Mingshi looked down, there was a copy of "How Steel Is Made" in the box.
"Which school?"
"Steel 2136 Factory Cadre School," Gu Yixin read aloud the student ID. He explained, "This is a step to the selection of provincial model workers."
Lu Ming couldn't laugh or cry.
"You don't need to go." Lu Mingshi tried to persuade him to not go. "Don't you like to work on the construction site? I let the fourth phase start one month in advance so you can continue to work. You hate going to classes so much, so don't need to go."
Gu Yixin was puzzled. "But isn't the company's capital turnover problematic? How can start the fourth phase?"
Lu Mingshi just wanted to say that our family might have no everything but no shortage of money.
He was stunned. About was going to face bankruptcy, seemed that it made it up by himself.
Then the silly boy surnamed Gu was convinced and determined to make himself into a national model worker with five stresses, four points of beauty, and three loves* for the future of the company. Even went to school with tears.
*The content of civilized and polite activities in China. Details "Five stresses and four beauties" and "Three passions".
This kind of spirit really shocked Lu Mingshi. Lu Mingshi was moved and said, "If everyone in the company is as dedicated as you, how could I go bankrupt!"
Lu Mingshi was too deep into the play. He had forgotten that impossible to break the production even a little bit.
When Gu Yixin saw Lu Mingshi, his eyes were flushed with tears, his fists were clenched, and had a touched expression on his face. So he patted the gray on his sleeves then stood up to hug him generously.
"Don't worry. I do it for the company. If the company goes bankrupt, I can change my job..."
He hesitated for a moment. He felt that it would be too pitiful for Lu Mingshi, who had a feast every day on the most delectable dishes and wear the most costly clothes since he was young, to sleep on the street without food.
"If that day comes that you are forced to sell your family properties and have no money to eat, you can come to me."
"No matter when it comes, I will treat you braised chicken with rice."
*
That day, the sun glow was filling the whole sky in the morning and the north wind blew hard the passers-by.
In the cold wind of minus one degree Celsius, Gu Yixin gave a commitment between men to Lu Mingshi about yellow stewed chicken rice.
Yummy Yogurt's thought:
WTH, I just realized that this novel is a comedy. Why do I even read it with tears?And i am wondering if the author intentionally published this short chapter or what.
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