Chapter 339: Chapter 240: Sleepiness Brings a Pillow_2
"What are you studying for?"
"Ship piloting, engine technology, firefighting, and now there’s public security managent too. Four specialties, each requiring exams for over a dozen subjects. I’m on the verge of an exam ltdown."
"So you have to learn so much, does that an you’ve gotten a lot of certifications?"
Before Han Yu could respond, Han Xiangning chuckled and said, "Stacks of certifications, big and small, completely useless after all the effort. Bring them into the office and the bosses don’t care, won’t raise the salary by a cent."
Liu Xiaoi, not understanding, asked, "If they’re so useless, why bother learning all that?"
Just as Han Xiangning was about to speak, Lin Xiaohui’s pager went off.
She glanced at the caller ID, gracefully lifted it to her ear, and asked in a Mandarin accent with a touch of East Sea flair, "Secretary Ding, Lin Xiaohui here, what’s up... it’s over? Did we make the cut or not? Oh no, is that so? Ok, ok, looking forward to having the leadership tour our company."
Liu Guohua is mainly in charge of product exports and isn’t very familiar with the situation at the Linghai Branch.
Since Liu Xiaoi is both Lin Xiaohui’s close confidante and assistant, she curiously asked, "What’s Secretary Ding up to this ti?"
"He says the clean city campaign is wrapping up and the work delayed by it needs to be put back on track. He ntioned that City Committee Secretary Chen will visit our company the day after tomorrow for an inspection. They say it’s an inspection, but really, they want to know how much value we can produce this year and how much foreign exchange we can generate."
"The clean city campaign is over, the inspection team has left?"
"Yes, they’re gone."
"How did it fare in the end, did we make the grade?"
"Secretary Ding says that, judging by the inspection team leader’s tone, it’s unlikely we’ll be selected this ti. He said there seems to be so issues with the Police Bureau, that the city leaders had just seen off the inspection group and are now in a eting with heads of various departnts."
"What problems could the Police Bureau possibly have?"
"That, I have no idea."
Could this be about ...
As Han Yu found the suggestion ridiculous, the waiter began serving dishes.
While pouring drinks for them, Han Xiangning gratefully rembered their warm hospitality when she visited Qibao Town five years ago.
Han Yu couldn’t help sizing up Liu Guohua again.
She had to admit that Lin Xiaohui had good taste. Liu Guohua seed cultivated, clean, spirited, and exceedingly polite to boot.
Worth ntioning is his deanor towards Lin Xiaohui, much like Han Yu’s towards his senior sister — probably quite henpecked.
But then again, Lin Xiaohui was brought up on a boat, inherently bold and competitive, and it’s perfectly normal that Liu Guohua might be slightly afraid of her.
A few bites of food and sips of drink later, the conversation shifted.
It went from subtly boasting about who was closer to whom, to flaunting their boyfriends.
One a public security police officer, another a manager in a Hong Kong-funded enterprise’s foreign trade departnt, and the last a cadre at the Transportation Bureau — their boyfriends were incomparable, yet they boasted gleefully.
All three n, embarrassed by the boasting, took to toasting with drinks instead of alcohol, exchanging toasts back and forth.
"Brother Salted Fish, I’ve asked Sister Xiang Ning already, and now I’m asking you. With so many boats from the shipping company plying the rivers, please look after us. If there’s any trouble, please show so rcy."
"We police only check for Seaman’s Certificates; we don’t handle violations. That’s not our departnt."
Han Yu put down his glass and laughed, "Besides, I co from the shipping company. My family’s boat is still registered there. If the company’s fleet really runs into any trouble, I couldn’t possibly just stand aside and watch."
Jiang Bin quickly added with a smile, "I know, if it wasn’t for your protection escort back then, our company would’ve gone bankrupt, and my dad would’ve been out of a managerial job by now."
"Do the company’s boats still run along the canal?"
"Yes, but not that frequently."
"Have you encountered any water bandits or river tyrants?"
"In the two years after you helped us suppress them, the water bandits would steer clear of Linghai’s fleet when they saw us. But after that, it didn’t last."
A resounding crackdown followed by two years of deterrence.
It seems that enforcent needs to be sustained, and not just sporadic.
Han Yu thought that once things settled down, maybe he should accompany the shipping company’s fleet on the canal again, when Lin Xiaohui, hanging on Han Xiangning’s arm, looked at him and said with a smile, "Sister Xiang Ning, I’m not just complinting you, but Salted Fish is really lucky to have found a girlfriend like you. Xiao i and I are truly happy for him from the bottom of our hearts."
"Yeah, Sister Xiang Ning, you and Brother Salted Fish are really a perfect match. Xiao Yu said you guys are getting married next year. You definitely have to invite us then."
"Of course, I’ll invite you. You have to invite
to your wedding too."
"You bet I will, just like Jiang Bin asked you a favor earlier, I need to ask you as well."
"What favor?"
Lin Xiaohui clinked her glass again and smiled, "Salted Fish’s parents work on ships, and my parents do the sa on the river. Please take care of us in the future."
Liu Xiaoi giggled and said, "My parents and my brother and sister-in-law also work on ships, my family has two boats on the river, so I need to ask for the favor too."
Half an hour ago, Han Xiangning felt sowhat ashad in front of Lin Xiaohui.
After all, Lin Xiaohui was so formidable. Now she’s the Deputy Manager of the Linghai Branch of a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, practically on par with the General Manager, soone who can speak directly with the leaders of Linghai City.
She’s using a "brick phone
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