mesbooks Chapter 272 Vacation
Chapter 272 Vacation
Chapter 272 Vacation
The next day, the Saihanba Forest Farm gradually awoke under the cover of a thin mist.
The door to Yu Zhenglai's office was half-open.
He sat at the table, carefully putting the last stroke on a document.
That was a notice regarding the leave arrangements for the forest farm workers.
Considering the heavy workload and continuous nature of the forest farm work, all forest farm employees were divided into three groups for rotating rest periods.
As the leader of the forest farm, Xia Tian was naturally among the first group of people to take leave.
Meng Yue, who works at the experimental nursery, was also among the first group of people to take leave.
This was decided by drawing lots among her, Qin Xuemei, and Shen Mengyin.
When I received the vacation notice and personnel list in the summer.
He was sitting at his desk reviewing recent forest farm work reports.
He put down the report in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and fell into deep thought.
Three consecutive days off—this is a rare moment of leisure amidst the busy work at the forest farm.
We must not squander money; we must plan it carefully.
The vacation is scheduled for this Friday to Sunday.
Before taking his vacation, Xia Tian gathered the technical staff in the lab for a short meeting.
Inside the meeting room, everyone sat together, their eyes all focused on Xia Tian.
Xia Tian cleared her throat and said seriously.
"Comrades, the experimental nursery is now basically on track."
"But that doesn't mean we can let our guard down."
"Weeding, fertilizing, and watering must be carried out in strict accordance with the standards."
"Comrade Xuemei, I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of this."
His gaze was firm as he looked at Qin Xuemei and spoke.
Qin Xuemei nodded heavily upon hearing Xia Tian's words.
Then, he changed the subject.
"The situation in Nursery No. 1 is relatively stable, so I'm not too worried."
"The current focus of the technical department is on the No. 3 suitable afforestation plot."
"As everyone knows, although the desert shrubs have been planted, this is just the beginning."
"Watering and maintenance are crucial tasks."
"Moreover, we planted 10 seedlings, which is no small number and represents a huge amount of work."
"It was based on this consideration that Director Yu adjusted the forest farm employees' rotation schedule to three batches."
"It's all to ensure the smooth progress of the work."
"Our technical department must provide good technical support."
He took a sip of water and continued.
"Alright, that's all I need to say."
"If any emergencies occur during my leave, everyone can go to Director Li for help."
As Xia Tian announced the meeting was adjourned, the technical staff left the conference room one after another, carrying clear tasks and responsibilities.
Finally, Friday morning arrived.
The morning light filtered through the thin clouds, falling softly onto the roof of the forest farm dormitory.
The first batch of forest farm workers on rotation have begun their respective vacations.
Some drew the curtains and continued to enjoy this rare moment of sleeping in, nestled in their warm blankets.
Some got up early, packed their bags, and planned to visit Weichang County.
Summer wakes up early as always.
His small courtyard was located in the most remote part of the farm, making it exceptionally quiet.
He came into the yard, and Chang Wei ran over happily, circling around his legs.
Xia Tian smiled and patted Chang Wei's head, then picked up the prepared food and fed it.
After that, I started exercising in the courtyard in the summer.
The sunlight shone on his strong body, outlining his healthy silhouette.
Just as he was focused on exercising, Meng Yue's voice broke the tranquility of the courtyard.
"Engineer Xia?"
Meng Yue stood at the courtyard gate, looking at Xia Tian's bare upper body.
His powerful, muscular body instantly flushed an unnatural redness onto her cheeks.
The blush quickly spread from her cheeks to the back of her ears.
Hearing the sound, Xia Tian stopped what she was doing, turned around, and saw that it was Meng Yue.
Just as I was about to say hello, I suddenly realized that I was shirtless.
He hurriedly grabbed a shirt from the side and frantically put it on.
He coughed twice awkwardly and looked at Meng Yue, asking a question.
"Cough cough!"
"Comrade Xiao Meng, what brings you here?"
Meng Yue only came to her senses when she heard Xia Tian's voice.
She tried to clear her mind of the jumbled thoughts and said somewhat nervously.
"Xia Gong, I'm off today and I'd like to take a trip to Weichang County."
"I've been in Saihanba for so long, but I haven't gone out to see the sights yet."
"But I'm not very familiar with the area here, so I'd like to ask you..."
Her voice grew softer and softer until the last few words were almost inaudible.
Xia Tian had planned to go to Weichang County today.
He was going to the Forestry Bureau and would also like to visit Qu He and Old Liu.
Qu He was still the director of the Forestry Bureau, and Old Liu was still the head chef in the Forestry Bureau's canteen.
He readily accepted Meng Yue's invitation, and smiled as he spoke to her.
"Okay, Comrade Xiao Meng, please wait a moment while I pack up. We'll be leaving in a bit."
After saying that, Xia Tian invited Meng Yue into his courtyard and asked her to wait there for a while.
Meng Yue was overjoyed when Xia Tian agreed.
She sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, her gaze unconsciously drifting to the spot where Xia Tian had just been exercising.
For some reason, the scene she had just witnessed resurfaced in her mind, and her cheeks flushed slightly again.
Summer walked into the dormitory and changed into a clean and tidy set of clothes.
After quickly tidying up my hair and checking myself in the mirror to make sure everything was okay, I came out.
"Let's go, Comrade Meng!"
He looked at Meng Yue, who was still in a daze, and gently reminded her.
Meng Yue snapped out of her daze and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
Then he followed closely behind Xia Tian.
The two walked slowly along the path in the forest.
As soon as I arrived at the forest farm headquarters, I ran into Zhao Tianshan.
When Zhao Tianshan saw Xia Tian and Meng Yue, he greeted them with a big smile.
"Xia, what's going on here?"
"Old Zhao, we're off today. Comrade Xiao Meng and I are planning to take a trip to Weichang County."
Xia Tian explained to Zhao Tianshan.
"Perfect timing! I'm off today too, and I was just planning to go to Weichang County!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianshan's smile widened, and his eyes sparkled with excitement.
Upon seeing this, Xia Tian immediately invited Zhao Tianshan to join him.
"That's great, perfect timing for us to go together."
After saying that, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Being alone with Meng Yue, especially after she had seen his upper body just now.
That awkward feeling made him very uncomfortable.
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, he felt so embarrassed he could have dug out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.
Zhao Tianshan agreed without hesitation.
Looking at Zhao Tianshan, Meng Yue felt both happy and disappointed, because it was lively with so many people around.
The group set off towards Weichang County.
Along the way, Xia Tian and Zhao Tianshan discussed where they should go for a stroll, chatting enthusiastically.
Meng Yue listened quietly from the side.
Occasionally, in the summer, he would turn around and ask Meng Yue for her opinion.
Meng Yue always smiled and nodded, responding softly with a few words.
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