mesbooks Chapter 83 I am a Forest Expert
Chapter 83 I am a Forest Expert
Chapter 82 I am a Forest Expert
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Because of this incident, it's unclear when the drought will end.
After the meeting, Song Jiehui ordered the company to enter the first stage of drought relief and water supply guarantee. He also established a special drought relief leading group, directly appointing Tan Huasheng as the group leader, Lin Chen as the deputy group leader, and other directors, deputy directors and commissioners as group members.
This division of labor makes it clear to anyone with eyes to see how much weight Lin Chen carries in the company now. He has long surpassed many directors, station chiefs, and other senior staff who have served for many years, and has become a true favorite of Director Song.
Zhang Junmin was incredibly jealous, but there was nothing he could do. The worst part was that the guy was so handsome; he had heard the girls in the company say he was good-looking more than once.
The highest praise a girl could give him is: sensible.
In fact, Lin Chen was not interested in this. Tan Huasheng was the team leader, but he was just a figurehead and did no work at all. As the deputy team leader, Lin Chen could not command the directors and deputy directors. In the end, all the work would probably fall on Lin Chen.
It's really frustrating. People shouldn't stand out too much; being too outstanding is also a burden.
Fortunately, Tan Huasheng was also scared. He knew that if he was careless again, his position as deputy director in charge would be in danger. So he put away his usual perfunctory attitude and surprisingly cooperated.
As soon as this leadership team was established, he immediately organized a meeting, slamming his fist on the table and emphasizing, "Everyone must be on high alert!" "No one should let us down!" "If anything goes wrong again, I won't let anyone off the hook."
This time, the station chiefs and directors changed their usual approach. They were no longer perfunctory and went through the motions. They all nodded and bowed in agreement and immediately started implementing the plan. In the end, they were afraid of taking responsibility, and no one wanted to be in the line of fire at this critical juncture.
Tan Huasheng also fully empowered Lin Chen, while he himself became a hands-off commander.
In the following days, Lin Chen, the deputy team leader, arranged for Chen Ya and Zhang Junmin to inspect all the water plants in the townships under the jurisdiction of Sui County to check on the drought relief work, because he was really afraid that they would just do a perfunctory job.
Lin Chen arranged for Chen Ya because he liked to work with women. Although Chen Ya was a bit slow-witted, she was broad-minded and serious about her work. He arranged for Zhang Junmin because he couldn't stand how idle he was all day.
"If you're not going, what right do you have to assign me work?" Zhang Junmin refused. He still couldn't accept the fact that Lin Chen was putting him in a difficult position. Lin Chen directly brought up Tan Huasheng: "Fine, I'll just tell Director Tan that you're not cooperating with my work."
"You're ruthless." Zhang Junmin immediately deflated.
When Zhang Junmin arrived at the location, he simply recited a few empty words, shook hands with the water plant manager, took photos, and gave a few instructions such as "You must ensure the water supply for the people and there can be no more problems." Then he went to the side to cool off.
The remaining on-site inspections, data verification, and problem rectification were all left to Chen Ya and Lin Chen. When they arrived at the remote towns, the roads were incredibly difficult to travel on, and the bumpy dirt roads made their bones ache.
Unlike Lin Chen and Chen Ya, who had come from rural areas and were already used to this, Zhang Junmin was jolted and vomited in the car, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He lay in the back like a dead pig, muttering, "This damn place, damn it, Lin Chen, you son of a bitch."
Seeing this, Chen Ya covered her mouth and laughed for some reason.
However, as they traveled through the towns and villages, Lin Chen and his companions did see that many rivers had dried up, and several villages were so short of water that they had to go down the mountain to fetch it themselves. Some children even drank water directly from the ditches.
The scene was heartbreaking.
Upon arriving at the water supply center in Huangshan Town, Director Liu of Huangshan Town warmly welcomed Lin Chen and his companions, and politely invited them to have tea and snacks.
Just as Lin Chen was about to refuse, Zhang Junmin, who had been like a dead pig, suddenly came back to life and rushed in to enjoy himself.
Damn it, he's faking death.
So Ping and Zhang Junmin were in charge of bragging to the director, Lin Chen raced against time to sneak into the water plant's pump room to check the pump operating parameters and inspect the water level in the reservoir, while Chen Ya flipped through the ledgers to check the daily water supply.
During the inspection, Lin Chen discovered a crack at the bottom of the water tank. It looked like it had been there for a long time and was covered with moss. Although the leak from the crack was not large, it looked like a waste.
Lin Chen called Director Liu over: "Director Huang, your water tank is leaking. You need to get someone to fix it immediately."
Director Huang: "This was reported in the morning paper. The higher-ups said the whole thing needs to be replaced, but we don't have the money right now, so it's been delayed."
Lin Chen frowned: "We can't let it leak like this forever. We can take some necessary measures ourselves first. We can try applying some silicone sealant. It would be fine under normal circumstances, but now that there's a water shortage, this leak is too wasteful."
Director Huang: "Director Lin, you're making things difficult for us. It's just a small matter. Besides, our town isn't short of water. So what if it leaks? We can still take a bath in the river."
Indeed, Huangshan Town is located downstream of the Wushan Reservoir, and its water resources are relatively abundant.
Lin Chen: "It's not Director Huang. Our entire county is facing a severe water shortage right now, so this is a bit wasteful. We should replenish it ourselves as required."
Director Huang: "No, it's pointless to fix it now, it'll leak again in a few days."
Lin Chen: "It's good to hold out for a while. How is it meaningless? You don't know how bad it is in other towns. Some children are drinking water from ditches. We're still wasting water here. It's a bit too much."
After finishing his snacks, Zhang Junmin came out and said, "Lin Chen, the drought here isn't that severe. What you're doing is making a mountain out of a molehill."
Lin Chen didn't tolerate him: "Shut the hell up." Then he said to Director Huang, "We still don't know how long the drought will last. Think about others. If you can conserve water, then do so."
Director Huang was finally persuaded by Lin Chen and smiled: "Okay, I'll go and make up for it right away. People say that Lin is dedicated to the masses, and I think he truly has the world in his heart."
By the time they finished investigating the last town, it was already pitch black. When they returned to Suicheng, everyone was exhausted. Zhang Junmin kept complaining about Lin Chen pretending to be a good guy, and said that if it rained tomorrow, he would be a complete idiot.
Lin Chen knew that he didn't want to be a good person; he just had a sense of right and wrong and knew what was important and what was not. This drinking of water involved countless people, and he dared not be perfunctory.
Chen Ya knew Lin Chen's personality, but she had never actually gone to the countryside with him. This time, after working with Lin Chen for two days, she truly understood why he was so popular with the people of Balu Town back then.
He inherently considers himself one of the masses.
She thought that by working diligently and skillfully with Lin Chen and making good overall arrangements for drought relief, she would surely receive praise from her superiors. Who knew that in the early hours of this morning, Suicheng, which had been holding back for so long, was hit by a torrential downpour.
The raindrops pounded against her window, as if hitting her heart directly.
Chen Ya woke up with a start. She didn't know why, but she hated the rain. She would rather it never rained, or at least wait a few more days, until the leaders saw what they had done for the drought relief efforts.
When it was raining, Lin Chen was still awake and video chatting with Tang Yuwei. This girl calls him all the time these days, and the two of them can chat all night long.
The two would share their work experiences, and Tang Yuwei naturally knew that Lin Chen was extremely busy with drought relief efforts.
"It's raining! It's finally raining! Yuwei, can you hear that? It's raining so hard!" Lin Chen jumped out of bed excitedly, wishing he could rush out and get soaked in the rain. This damn drought is finally over.
Seeing Lin Chen's genuine smile, Tang Yuwei retorted, "Squad leader, once this rain starts, all your drought relief work in the countryside will be in vain. Not only will the leaders not see it, but the people below will also complain about you."
Indeed, Lin Chen had anticipated that there would be many dissenting voices, since people tend to only look at the results and not the process. They were probably already laughing at Lin Chen in their hearts.
See? Everyone said it would rain, what a load of crap, damn it.
Lin Chen looked at Yuwei, who was wearing a White Rabbit pajamas, and calmly said, "It doesn't matter, I have a clear conscience."
The rain lasted all day, and the parched land absorbed the rainwater. The water level in the reservoir slowly rose, and the water supply pressure on the townships and water plants was greatly reduced. Director Song also held a meeting today and officially lifted the drought.
However, he still highly recognized the drought relief work of Lin Chen, Chen Ya, and Zhang Junmin, and said that they would be given extra points in the year-end evaluation and their performance would be reflected in their performance evaluation.
Before Lin Chen could speak, Zhang Junmin jumped out and said humbly, "Director Song, this is what we should do."
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What the hell did you do?
Seeing this, Chen Ya glanced at Lin Chen and shook her head.
A few more days passed.
Today, the provincial company announced the list of experts who have passed the qualification test throughout the province.
Lin Chen, unsurprisingly, made the list.
Although this result was expected.
When Lin Chen actually saw his name on the official document, his heart still trembled violently, as if a fireball had exploded in the center of his heart and then filled every corner of his body.
It's warm and cozy, very comfortable.
An expert, Lao Tzu has finally become an expert.
Lin Chen couldn't help but secretly laugh.
In just one year, he climbed from that run-down place in Balu to a government office, becoming a senior engineer, a specialist, a person of the year, an advanced individual, and now he's even got an expert title. To be honest, he's taken a pretty big step.
My testicles are a little sore.
Although he is still just a junior staff member, he has the title of expert, so he is considered someone important.
To be honest, Lin Chen's royalties from his novels now far exceed his current salary level. Experts only receive a subsidy of two or three thousand yuan per month, but the feeling is different.
"Expert Lin, you're awesome! I really admire you. When are you going to treat me to dinner?" Song Qiuyu was the first to speak up, calling out "Expert Lin" for the first time.
"Sister Qiuyu, don't call me that. These days, 'expert' is a derogatory term, a slang term for someone who is a fraud." Lin Chen waved his hand in refusal, a warm feeling welling up inside him.
"Expert Lin, Expert Lin, Expert Lin," Song Qiuyu called out, oblivious to the danger.
Ouch, ouch!
You know what, it sounds pretty harsh at first, but after listening to it a few times, it gets better.
Although Lin Chen verbally said no, he still longed for it in his heart, and his body betrayed him. With each cry of "Expert Lin," his blood was slowly swelling, and every hair on his body was radiating pleasure.
In the past, if someone said Lin Chen was an expert in the industry, Lin Chen would definitely feel guilty and even dare not admit it, because he really felt that his level was not enough to be an expert.
But life's realities taught Lin Chen a lesson: no one is more noble, no one is more capable, and no one is more foolish. If others can be experts, so can he.
And those experts are even more useless than him.
This is how Lin Chen came to understand conscience.
Although it was a little unfamiliar, he accepted himself as he was. When you see the filth in the world but can't change it, change yourself first, make yourself bigger and stronger, and then change the world.
This is a process.
The moment the expert's message was released, the entire Suicheng Company was momentarily shocked.
After all, Suicheng hasn't produced any experts or prominent figures for many years.
Before long, the directors and colleagues from other departments crowded around him, their faces beaming with a warmth rarely seen before. They patted Lin Chen on the shoulder, praising him as a promising young man and a pillar of the company.
In the past, these people either ignored him or secretly sabotaged him. Now that they see he has become an expert and a favorite of Director Song, they have all changed their tune.
Director Cao of the project department, who used to dislike Lin Chen the most, would not even greet him when they met, and had repeatedly said in meetings that Lin Chen was arrogant, and had also said behind his back that he "got in through connections and was incompetent," now came over with a big smile and offered him a cigarette, calling him "Expert Lin" affectionately and being overly polite.
It's so real, so true.
Lin Chen, of course, wouldn't get carried away. He knew perfectly well that these people weren't acknowledging his abilities; they were just wary of Director Song behind him. Their apparent recognition was all for personal gain.
Of course, it's unknown how many people here acknowledge Lin Chen as an expert, but so what? Whether they acknowledge it or not, he is the company's expert.
Chen Ya sat at her workstation, staring intently at Lin Chen's name on the list of names on the public notice board. Her eyes widened, and she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, as if something was stuck there. She must have been experiencing breast engorgement again.
She had long known that she was now Lin Chen's past, and she had repeatedly told herself to let bygones be bygones and not to regret her past choices. But now, looking at Lin Chen across from her, climbing step by step from senior engineer to expert, and then to Song Ju's favorite, with a luxury villa under his name, she could no longer deceive herself that she regretted it, that she really regretted it.
But there's no going back in life.
She also felt a bit of resentment towards Lin Chen. Why couldn't he be as successful as he is now when they were together? Why did he have to wait until she left before gradually becoming powerful?
Lin Chen once told her something that made her less realistic.
But it's unrealistic for you to want a woman; that's unrealistic in itself.
She's not young anymore, stuck in this awkward position, without a reliable man by her side. It's a really embarrassing situation. She doesn't have many suitors, but compared to him...
She glanced at Lin Chen, hesitated for a long time, and finally squeezed out, "Congratulations, Lin Chen." Her voice was so soft it was like a mosquito's buzz, carrying a fawning tone that she herself didn't even realize.
Lin Chen turned to look at her, his mind flashing back to all the past events. He wondered how he should respond—with pride, arrogance, or sarcasm? But in the end, his face remained expressionless, and he simply replied, "Thank you."
Chen Ya's heart sank, as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
She had hoped that Lin Chen would react in any different way, even if it was with pride or smugness, it would be better than his current expression. At least that would show that she still held some weight in his heart.
But that casual "Oh, thank you" shattered her last illusions.
She knew that things could never go back to the way they were before; now they were just office colleagues.
While Chen Ya was indulging in wishful thinking and overthinking things, Zhang Junmin on the other side was gritting his teeth in hatred.
Lin Chen became an expert, which actually had nothing to do with him, but it was as if a large chunk of his flesh had been forcibly ripped out of him.
He couldn't believe that there were such outstanding colleagues in the office.
Before Lin Chen arrived at the office, he was the darling of the family.