Clang!
Sister Mel’s lunchbox slammed into Sha Zhu’s head with a crisp sound.
Everyone stopped in their tracks, staring at Sha Zhu’s flushed face and Mel’s furious expression.
Before Sha Zhu could speak, a group of women gathered around.
“Meldie, what’s going on?” someone asked.
“Look at the food he gave me.” Sister Mel handed the lunchbox to the people around her.
Not only were there only two bites of food in the lunchbox, but even the two steamed buns were smaller than everyone else’s.
The women immediately erupted in anger.
“He Yuzhu, is your kitchen staff bullying our HR department!?” “Call your director out here!” “I’ll go get the factory manager!” … Sha Zhu was completely dumbfounded.
That lunchbox… wasn’t it Leon’s?
How had it become Meldie’s?
Leon then began his tea ceremony.
He lowered his head, tugged lightly at Meldie’s sleeve, and whispered, “Big Sister, I know you care about me, but how about we forget it… I don’t mind eating a little less.” “Eat less of what?” Meldie frowned and said angrily, “Dr.
Cole, I know you’re a college student and don’t want to argue with this kind of person.
Don’t worry.
As long as I’m here, no one in this factory can bully you.” Hearing this, the group of women immediately gathered around in curiosity.
Meldie explained Leon’s identity in just a few words.
A top student from medical university had given up a high-paying job at Peking Union Medical College Hospital to come work at the factory, all so the workers could receive better medical services.
“Peking Union Medical College Hospital has no shortage of good doctors, but the steel mill workers lack a good doctor.” Once Meldie spread those words, the group of women became completely fired up.
In their eyes, what was Leon?
He was the very image of an outstanding young man.
“Smash him!” Someone shouted.
Immediately, the group of women soldiers threw their lunchboxes at Sha Zhu.
Some of the lunchboxes even still had food inside.
Sha Zhu was instantly battered senseless.
A few vegetable leaves hung from his head, making him look utterly miserable.
“Everyone, everyone… let’s talk this out.” Yang Weiguo arrived at high speed with a group of leaders.
He really could not afford to offend this group of women.
“Director Yang, you have to stand up for me!” The moment Meldie saw the factory director, she immediately burst into tears and began complaining.
Her tears flowed like water, as if they cost nothing.
“That’s real acting.” Leon sighed inwardly.
If the occasion had not been so inappropriate, he would have even wanted to applaud Meldie.
After understanding the situation, Yang Weiguo immediately roared at the kitchen director, “Haoran, is this how you manage the kitchen!?” “Factory Director, please let me explain…” Haoran, sweat beading on his forehead, glared fiercely at Sha Zhu before whispering, “Master He cut his hand while chopping vegetables these past two days, so he wasn’t paying attention when serving the food… I’ll have him apologize to everyone.” After saying this, he stepped forward, grabbed Sha Zhu by the back of his collar, and dragged him over to Meldie and the others.
Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, who were hiding in the crowd, exchanged a glance and immediately took a step back.
The factory director had already shown up.
If they dared to show their faces now, they must have grown tired of living comfortably in the factory.
“Apologize!” Haoran snapped.
“Big… Big Sister, I’m sorry.
I was wrong.” Sha Zhu bowed and apologized.
“You need to apologize to Dr.
Cole,” Meldie said, lifting her chin.
“Dr.
Cole?
Leon?” Yang Weiguo’s eyelids twitched, and he said with a stern face, “What does Dr.
Cole have to do with this?” Leon immediately stepped forward and gave Yang Weiguo a bitter smile.
“Factory Director, I’m sorry.
I’m the one who caused this.
Sister Mel only stood up for me out of concern for a newcomer.” After speaking, he bowed to Meldie.
“Leon!” Seeing this, Sha Zhu nearly ground his back teeth to powder.
This guy had almost killed him with two punches yesterday, and today he was pretending to be weak?
He was too damn shameless!
“Shut up!” Yang Weiguo sternly rebuked him before looking at Leon with a gentle smile.
“Dr.
Cole, I was waiting for you to come and report to me this morning.
I didn’t expect you to have already completed the formalities yourself.” “Factory Director, you’re so busy.
I shouldn’t trouble you,” Leon said timidly.
“Comrade He Yuzhu and I have had some misunderstandings.
Didn’t you allocate me a house yesterday?
They…” “Shut up!” Yi Zhonghai could not help shouting loudly.
Swish!
All eyes turned to Yi Zhonghai.
“Then… then I won’t say anything.” Leon lowered his head with a wronged expression.
“Yi Zhonghai, what are you yelling about?” Yang Weiguo looked at him with hostility.
“I… I…” Yi Zhonghai said “I” several times, but in the end, he could not say anything at all.
While everyone’s attention was on Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu immediately slipped over to Leon’s side and gritted his teeth.
“Leon, what exactly are you trying to do!?” “Scared?” Leon said coldly.
“I’m scared… scared.” Sha Zhu was not truly stupid.
In this kind of situation, he naturally chose to back down.
“If you mess with me again, I’ll kill you,” Leon whispered threateningly to Sha Zhu before turning to Yang Weiguo and saying, “Factory Director, you misunderstood.
I only arrived at the courtyard yesterday.
Comrade He Yuzhu thought I was a bad person, so we exchanged a few words.” “A bad person?” Before Yang Weiguo could speak, Meldie interrupted, “Dr.
Cole is a college graduate, a refined and intelligent student.
You’re a big, burly man who looks like a stick, and you still suspected him!?” “Hahaha!” Everyone burst into laughter.
Yang Weiguo could not help laughing as well, the corners of his mouth twitching a few times.
But after coughing twice, he put on a stern face and said, “He Yuzhu, since it was a misunderstanding, we’ll let it go today.
But if I find out you’ve bullied Dr.
Cole again, you’ll be sorry.” “I know,” Sha Zhu said sullenly.
“Dr.
Cole, come eat with us today.
Consider it a welcome meal,” Yang Weiguo said to Leon with a smile.
“Maybe next time.” Leon shook his head and refused.
“I have something to discuss with Sister Mel later.” “All right, next time then.” Yang Weiguo nodded and left.
Order was restored.
Kitchen Director Haoran personally served meals to the group of women and Leon.
Their lunchboxes were filled to the brim, making many people envious.
“Are you stupid?
The factory director only eats in the small kitchen,” Meldie scolded Leon after pulling him aside.
“Sister Mel, I noticed that you seem to have some problems with your lower back.
If you have time this afternoon, I can give you a massage,” Leon said shyly.
This sight instantly stirred up the maternal instincts of many women.
A dozen women kept adding food to Leon’s lunchbox.
Some even shared their own steamed buns with him, afraid that he would not have enough to eat.
“My lower back does often hurt.
Dr.
Cole, how did you know?” Meldie asked in surprise.
“I noticed that your walking posture was a little off, so I made a deduction,” Leon said, pursing his lips.
“I studied traditional Chinese medicine.
Observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking are our basic skills.” “No wonder you’re a college student.” Meldie immediately gave him a thumbs-up.
The other women were also astonished.
This young man truly had skill.