Chapter 667: Temporary Worker Gets Set Up and Takes the Blame!

In the morning, Mei Jie placed the speech draft that Tang Ye had finished working overtime on the night before in front of Factory Director Hu Dake.

Hu Dake read it through once, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes: "This newcomer writes a very good draft; he uses many idioms, and his parallel sentences are quite imposing. He is much better than Xiao Liu from before."

Mei Jie hurriedly helped Tang Ye speak well of himself: "Xiao Liu has an undergraduate degree, but he has a postgraduate degree."

Hu Dake smiled: "These days, having a degree alone is useless. If he wants to become a permanent employee, he still has to see if he knows how to handle things."

After Mei Jie left, Hu Dake put the speech draft into his briefcase.

In his view, Tang Ye writing a draft for him was a matter of course.

Want to become a permanent employee?

There still needs to be some actual contribution.

Although the company is not as good as it used to be, there is still a crowd of people outside holding money and wanting to get in, just to secure a permanent position.

If Tang Ye wants to impress him with talent without taking out some real gold and silver, it is purely wishful thinking.

……

In the afternoon, the lunch break had just ended.

Chen Mazi walked into the office, pointed at Tang Ye, and said: "You, come with me! I have already greeted Mei Jie."

Tang Ye did not understand why, but followed Chen Mazi onto a coal transport truck.

The vehicle drove for about half an hour and arrived at a private coal mine.

Chen Mazi got off the truck, and the coal mine owner, whose surname was Gao, immediately ran over fawningly to offer a cigarette.

Chen Mazi took the cigarette, took two puffs, and ordered Tang Ye: "You go to the coal transport area and keep an eye on things!"

After saying this, he walked into the office to drink tea and brag with the coal mine owner.

"Engineer Chen, who is the young man you brought today?"

"A new hire at the company, just a green kid who doesn't know anything."

"Oh, I think he is quite diligent."

Chen Mazi sneered twice: "What is the use of just being diligent? One must also have a sharp eye for things."

Seeing Chen Mazi say this, the coal mine owner's gaze toward Tang Ye was not as respectful as before.

Tang Ye knew clearly in his heart that he had been dragged here by Chen Mazi to serve as a laborer. Although he was angry, he did not show it. He chatted and talked with the workers loading the coal, roughly figuring out the other party's income situation.

It is often said that coal is black gold stained with blood, and this saying is absolutely true.

"Dayu's coal used to sell quite well, but a few years ago, people outside started saying that the quality of our coal had problems, and the number of orders became fewer and fewer. The wages for local workers are low, so the workers have all gone outside to find work."

"Why would there be a problem with the quality of the coal?" Tang Ye did not understand this industry and did not know the tricks behind it.

"There are so many tricks in this!"

The worker knew that Tang Ye was a newcomer from the Sales Company, curled his lips, and did not say anything more.

Before leaving, Tang Ye took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and grabbed a handful of coal to put in his pocket.

After returning to the office, Mei Jie walked over and asked softly: "Little Tang, Chen Mazi didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

Tang Ye smiled: "It's nothing, I bought him a pack of cigarettes, and he was quite polite to me."

Mei Jie frowned: "Your salary hasn't been paid yet, and he already made you spend money on cigarettes; this Chen Mazi is too unkind."

Tang Ye took out a pack of cigarettes and stuffed it into Mei Jie's hand: "This pack of cigarettes is a tribute for your husband; it's more expensive than the pack for Chen Mazi!"

Mei Jie hurriedly pushed it back: "I can't take this!"

Tang Ye pursed his lips: "There seems to be someone outside, Mei Jie, you should take it quickly, otherwise it would be bad if someone saw."

Only then did Mei Jie accept the cigarettes, and the more she looked at Tang Ye, the more she felt this young man was good: "Alright, I've accepted the cigarettes. Don't go to the cafeteria for lunch tomorrow; I'll bring you something delicious."

Tang Ye saw a touch of genuine affection in Mei Jie's eyes and couldn't help but feel a bit guilty—after all, he had concealed his true identity when he came to work here.

……

Tang Ye gradually integrated into the Sales Company.

Everyone in the factory knew that the new Little Tang was particularly smooth in his dealings, eloquent, quick-handed in his work, and especially good at using computers.

Many people started looking for Mei Jie, wanting to play matchmaker for Tang Ye.

Early this day, Mei Jie found Tang Ye with a stack of photos and lined them up on the table: "Come, Little Tang, take a look, which girl is to your liking?"

Tang Ye glanced at them and said with a smile: "Sister, please don't tease me. I just started working and haven't become a permanent employee yet; how could I think about finding a partner?"

Mei Jie said crossly: "Hey, you are so outstanding, how could you not become a permanent employee?"

Tang Ye spread his hands and said with a smile: "Mei Jie, to tell you the truth, I concealed my marital status when I submitted my resume; I am already married."

Mei Jie was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "Although you don't look thirty, it is actually unreasonable not to be married at this age. Fine, if there is anyone like that in the future, I will help you decline them."

As the two were talking, Director Deng from the General Affairs Office walked in: "Little Tang, come to my office for a moment."

Tang Ye hurriedly got up and followed Director Deng into the office.

Director Deng took out a piece of paper and slammed it heavily in front of Tang Ye: "Little Tang, we just received news that someone reported that the quality of the coal we transported last time had problems, and your name is written on the quality inspection sheet."

Tang Ye remembered the time Chen Mazi took him to the mining area a while ago and finally understood what was going on.

He denied it: "Director Deng, I am not a quality inspector, nor do I have inspection qualifications, and this signature is definitely not signed by me."

Director Deng frowned and said unhappily: "The mine owner said you signed it, and Chen Mazi also said you signed it. This matter must hold you accountable."

Tang Ye instantly saw through Director Deng's purpose.

This was a case of something going wrong and needing a temporary worker to take the blame!

The pack of cigarettes he gave Chen Mazi was as good as fed to a dog.

He asked: "Director Deng, then how do you say this matter should be handled!"

Director Deng frowned and said: "You are still a temporary worker, and with such a big problem, we must certainly handle it by dismissing you. As for your wages for these few days, there is no way to give them to you. This is the dismissal notice!"

Tang Ye took the notice from Director Deng's hand, gave a chuckle, and tore it directly into pieces.

Director Deng stared at Tang Ye, wondering to himself: Why is this kid not depressed at all, nor does he feel aggrieved?

Tang Ye returned to the office and found Mei Jie: "Mei Jie, I'm here to say goodbye; I have to go."

"Ah? What's going on?" Mei Jie looked at him in surprise.

Tang Ye smiled and said: "Sister, to tell you the truth, I have a stable job in Dayu County, and coming here was just a transition."

Mei Jie felt that Tang Ye was just trying to find a graceful way out for himself.

"No, I have to try to fight for you again!"

Seeing Mei Jie so persistent, Tang Ye felt very moved inside.

Mei Jie went to the General Affairs Office and found Director Deng: "What is going on? The person I recruited is being dismissed; shouldn't you have told me in advance?"

Director Deng was also full of helplessness: "This decision wasn't made by me; I am just relaying it."

Mei Jie frowned and said: "I have already looked into this matter; this is clearly a frame-up, it's bullying!"

Director Deng sighed helplessly: "Isn't this kind of thing common in our company? Little Tang is an outsider, a temporary worker, and he offended Chen Mazi! If he doesn't get picked on, who does?"