novelraw Chapter 217: Aircraft Engineer
Chapter 217: Aircraft Engineer
She looked up and her eyebrows immediately furrowed: "Who are you? Don’t you know this is the department store staff area, no outsiders allowed? Hurry up and get out."
Zhang Dongmei was already in a bad mood when she saw a stranger, a middle-aged man, heading in her direction with a grim face.
The middle-aged man frowned and looked up: "Are you a salesperson here? Where’s your general manager? I need to see him."
Seeing this man in filthy clothes covered in stains, he didn’t look like anyone important.
Zhang Dongmei pouted immediately: "Who cares who I am, if you’re not allowed, you’re not allowed. And you want to see our General Manager? Who do you think you are?"
The middle-aged man’s frown deepened: "Is this how your department store salespeople treat customers?"
"You? A customer? Can’t you see we’re about to close, hurry up and leave."
As she spoke, she gave the man a shove, not expecting his face to turn cold as he repeated, "Get your General Manager out here now, I’m his friend, and I have important business with him."
Unexpectedly, this man got more forceful, and Zhang Dongmei’s temper flared up. She was just about to start when a familiar voice came from behind.
"Zhang Dongmei, are you crazy? He’s here to see the General Manager, why won’t you let him pass?"
She turned around to see Su Xiaoxiao standing not far behind her.
Faced with her nemesis, there was no way she’d back down. She immediately rolled her eyes and said, "Does he even know who he is, coming to see our General Manager? The General Manager isn’t that idle."
Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to her and pushed her aside.
"Good dogs don’t block the way, move!"
Caught off guard by the push, Zhang Dongmei stumbled and immediately began to swear: "Su Xiaoxiao, are you fucking crazy? Can’t you see this guy is filthy? He looks like a bumpkin just like you. What important business can someone like this have with the General Manager? Afraid he might dirty the General Manager’s office."
The middle-aged man heard this, and his piercing gaze swept over Zhang Dongmei.
Scared by the look in his eyes, Zhang Dongmei instinctively shut her mouth.
The middle-aged man sneered: "Since when do you need credentials to see your General Manager?"
Su Xiaoxiao quickly walked over and said, "Comrade, don’t mind her, she’s not right in the head. The General Manager’s office is over there, I’ll take you."
The man looked at Su Xiaoxiao and suddenly asked, "Comrade, what’s your name?"
"Pfft, look at you, how old are you and you’re still trying to chat up young girls?"
Zhang Dongmei mocked from the side.
"If your mouth stinks, brush your teeth often. If you can’t speak properly, then shut up."
Su Xiaoxiao glared at her and led the man away.
Zhang Dongmei was so angry she was jumping about; that damn girl just has to show off every day.
Isn’t she trying to act like a good person?
Keep pretending, she wanted to see if Su Xiaoxiao would bring this man into the General Manager’s office, would the General Manager get angry?
With a mindset to watch the drama, she followed, unexpectedly surprised to see Manager Yan being exceptionally polite to the man.
Yan Guohua was momentarily stunned upon seeing the visitor, then said, "Old Lu, what brings you here, such a busy person?"
Their familiar attitude left Zhang Dongmei dumbfounded.
The man was dressed in what looked like filthy work clothes, and she had thought he was some kind of repairman from a factory, but he turned out to be an acquaintance of General Manager Yan.
Thinking about her previous attitude, she suddenly felt guilty.
If this person were to report her, she’d be in big trouble.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries at the door and then entered the General Manager’s office.
Su Xiaoxiao closed the door behind them and was about to leave when she ran into a sneaky Zhang Dongmei.
"Zhang Dongmei, are you crazy? What are you doing hiding here? You scared me!"
"Why are you suddenly so loud? Can’t you keep your voice down?"
Zhang Dongmei quickly tried to cover her mouth; if the General Manager found out she was eavesdropping, she’d be in trouble.
Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered with her, while Zhang Dongmei, eager to please, sidled up, "Xiaoxiao, do you know who that man was just now?"
She knew, having inadvertently seen a newspaper report about the man.
The man was a famous aircraft engineer in the country named Lu Zhenxing, a national first-class engineer.
Even a few more glances at the newspaper by Zhang Dongmei would have easily revealed the man’s identity.
However, these were things she wouldn’t tell her.
Smiling, she shook her head: "Sorry, no idea."
Saying that, she turned and returned to the meeting room.
Zhang Dongmei was fidgeting anxiously, and there was nothing she could do, pondering whether to apologize to the manager and the man.
As she was hesitating, the two men came out of the office.
Zhang Dongmei immediately became nervous, walked up to Lu Zhenxing, and bowed ninety degrees: "Comrade, I’m really sorry, I was in a bad mood earlier and spoke rashly, I’m here to apologize and hope you won’t hold it against me."
Her words were sincere, and her stance was humble.
A normal person would agree to it, but unfortunately, Chen Zhenxing was no ordinary person.
He glanced at Zhang Dongmei and said coldly, "Oh, so that’s it. I was wondering, aren’t the salespeople at this department store supposed to serve the people? You acted so high and mighty as if the people should be serving you."
His words were calm, but the content made Zhang Dongmei blush with embarrassment.
Chen Meilan happened to come over to find General Manager Yan at that moment, and upon hearing this, she immediately looked at Zhang Dongmei: "Mr. Zhang, how many times have I told you to be polite and enthusiastic with customers? What’s going on now? How many people have complained about you in the past few days?"
Seeing Lu Zhenxing’s outfit, she instinctively assumed he was another customer here to complain, and suddenly her head hurt.
But this person, too, if there’s a complaint, he should have come directly to her; why go straight to the General Manager?
This made her look incompetent in her job.
Her face didn’t look too good.
Lu Zhenxing didn’t notice her change in expression, smiling more gently, he looked at Su Xiaoxiao, "Old Yan, I think this young comrade from your department store is quite good, treating customers equally with courtesy and enthusiasm, a rare and good comrade."
Su Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed by the compliment, hurriedly saying, "Engineer Lu, you’re overpraising me."
Lu Zhenxing was surprised that this little girl actually recognized him and suddenly looked at her with a face full of appreciation, smiling: "You know me?"
He’s been engrossed in research for years and rarely appears in public, this was the first time someone recognized him.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t hold back her praise: "Of course, I know someone as esteemed as Engineer Lu; I even read about your latest passenger aircraft research in the newspapers."
Lu Zhenxing seemed intrigued when she mentioned aircraft, smiling: "Are you also interested in airplanes?"