bookbashuk Chapter 289 Accident
Chapter 289 Accident
"I'll go to the factory tomorrow and talk to the logistics department to apply for a staff room for you," Shen Li decided immediately.
Qin Min was startled and quickly refused, "President Shen, no! The factory only has three guest rooms left, reserved for entertaining guests. We can't let me take up a spot..."
"I know what I'm doing," Shen Li interrupted her directly. "You're the deputy factory director, so you're entitled to have accommodation arranged for you. Besides, it's too unsafe here. I have high hopes for your abilities and don't want anything to happen to you because of your accommodation."
"Furthermore, this place is too far from the factory, and you spend too much time commuting every day. I hope you can focus more on your work."
Qin Min could no longer hold back her emotions, her eyes welling up with tears. She nodded firmly, "Okay, I understand, thank you, President Shen!"
"Go back quickly," Shen Li said, noticing that it was already completely dark.
She didn't leave immediately, but sat in the car and watched Qin Min walk into the alley. Only after confirming that she had safely entered the house did she start the car and drive away.
Shen Li finally breathed a slight sigh of relief after driving onto the dark road.
With Qin Min around, she didn't feel anything, but now the streets are deserted, without a single car in sight, and she can't help but feel a little scared.
Luckily, she has a good sense of direction. If it were someone else in the days before GPS navigation, they probably would have gotten lost long ago.
After a series of close calls, Shen Li returned home safely.
The next morning, Shen Li went to the factory early.
The first thing Shen Li did upon arriving at the factory was to discuss with the logistics department the issue of arranging accommodation for Qin Min.
Then we walked towards the workshop.
The foreign technicians couldn't stay in China for long, so she needed to quickly coordinate with them regarding equipment installation.
The mechanical parts are all stored in a building in the workshop. Shen Li had previously asked Shuanzi to clear out a special area for them.
Next, we just need the technicians to assemble and test it.
As soon as I entered the workshop, a strong smell of engine oil hit me.
"Ugh..." Shen Li instinctively covered her mouth and nose, her stomach churning.
"President Shen, what's wrong?" Qin Min quickly stepped forward to support her, her face full of worry.
"It's nothing, it's just that the smell of engine oil is too strong, it makes me a little nauseous." Shen Li waved her hand, calmed herself down, and said, "Wait for me a moment, I'll go to the office to get a mask."
"Where are the masks? Let me get them for you!" Qin Min said quickly.
"No need, you won't find it. I can go by myself." After saying that, Shen Li turned around and walked quickly towards the office.
Back in her office, she took out a thick protective mask from her storage space and put it on. When she returned to the workshop, the pungent smell had faded considerably.
For this technical training, Shen Li did not conduct it on a large scale, but only selected two upright and efficient master craftsmen from the factory to learn from.
After all, this technology is hard-won, and those who learn it will become the core backbone of the factory, so we must select them carefully.
Of course, anyone who wants to learn this skill has to sign a ten-year contract.
Similarly, wages will increase by 30% from the original level.
Shen Li felt something was wrong as soon as she returned to her office.
I've been to the workshop before, and the reaction wasn't this strong then!
Shen Li's heart skipped a beat, and an idea suddenly popped into her head—
isn't it?
She couldn't possibly be pregnant, could she?
That shouldn't be happening!
Apart from that one night with Lao San, she had taken precautions afterward.
According to the dates, my period should have started in the latter half of last month, but it's still late.
The National Day holiday is over now...
It's over.
I've been running between the factory and home lately, so busy that I completely forgot about this matter.
She had originally planned to buy some masks in her online space, but at that moment her lower abdomen felt heavy and her chest felt stuffy, so she just couldn't muster the energy.
There was no other way but to buy a pregnancy test as a temporary solution.
When Shen Li came out of the restroom, her fingertips were still a little cold. The two clear red lines on the pregnancy test strip hit her heart like a heavy hammer.
Good guy.
Isn't it said that you can't get pregnant during the safe period? How did she manage to get pregnant?
Well, this is terrible, she's still in school, and this child's arrival couldn't be more inconvenient.
Shen Li took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
She opened her profile again and selected a high-end odor-resistant mask.
Now is not the time to dwell on things; there's a ton of work waiting for her to handle in the workshop.
When Shen Li appeared in the workshop wearing a mask that covered almost half of her face, everyone present was stunned—the two foreign experts, the two workshop foremen, and Fang Yi and Qin Min all stared wide-eyed.
Qin Min was the first to react, quickly stepping forward: "President Shen, what's wrong...?"
Shen Li herself knew that her appearance was somewhat ridiculous, but she couldn't care less at the moment.
She tugged at the edge of her mask, her tone calm: "It's nothing, I just can't stand the smell of machine oil, it won't affect my work. Let's start assembling."
"Oh my god, Ms. Shen, are you alright?" A foreign expert asked, looking utterly astonished.
Shen Li smiled and offered a brief explanation before getting back to work.
Throughout the process, she listened to the foreign expert's explanation in English and accurately translated it into Chinese to teach the workshop workers.
With experts present, she simply had them demonstrate the production process of the disassembled rice cooker parts, eliminating many intermediate steps.
During those days, Shen Li shuttled back and forth between home and the factory every day for a full half month before the workshop workers finally mastered the production techniques.
In order to keep up with the progress, she asked the school for many more days off, which made the instructor very anxious, and he called to ask about the situation.
The instructor only breathed a sigh of relief after Shen Li patted his chest and assured him that the grades would not decline.
After seeing off the two foreign experts, Shen Li was finally relieved of his heavy burden.
night
Lying on my big bed at home, I gently stroked my lower abdomen with my fingertips.
I glanced at the watch on my wrist; the date was October 23.
It's been almost two months.
The weather has turned cool, and people who are sensitive to the cold are already wearing light jackets.
But because Shen Li was pregnant, it felt like she had a small heater inside her, so she didn't feel cold at all.
Besides, it's only been two months, and my belly isn't showing yet. Even if I'm only wearing a thin shirt, I don't feel cold at all.
Shen Li didn't tell anyone about her pregnancy.
She was staring blankly at the ceiling when the phone on the table suddenly rang.
"Lili." Lu Cheng's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Second Brother." Shen Li's voice softened unconsciously.
Lu Cheng talked to her about the progress in Pengcheng—the research institute he was preparing there had been officially established.
Shen Li had sent over several old-fashioned mobile phones before. It was 1983, and pagers wouldn't be available until next year. Although the mobile phone had been successfully developed overseas, it wouldn't be introduced to China until 1987. Their research on mobile phones now was undoubtedly at the forefront.