"Okay, okay, Chairman, we will complete this task immediately, right now." The head of the propaganda department almost bowed and scraped into the phone receiver.
After he hung up, all the employees at their desks in the propaganda department stared intently at the head of the department.
"Go on, all of you, why are you so gossipy?"
The deputy head chuckled, "Boss, this is the propaganda department. What are you joking about? If people in the propaganda department aren't gossipy, who is?"
"Exactly, exactly, Boss. You haven't told us if the Chairman is angry yet. Will he punish our little junior sister?"
The little junior sister's name was Li Pei, a new recruit in their department. She was adorable, and her voice was soft and sweet, making her exceptionally cute.
It was only their first day, and they all thought very highly of Li Pei.
"B-Boss." The young lady who had raised her hand just now, Li Pei, said with red-rimmed eyes, "Am I going to be fired?"
The head of the propaganda department looked at Li Pei with a smile and remained silent.
Li Pei's heart grew colder. She sniffled, "I understand. Can I at least leave after work?"
Even the deputy head, who had been watching the scene, couldn't help but be surprised. "Fired for real?"
They knew that their Wen Corporation was considered one of the most relaxed workplaces in the industry. Nine to five, weekends off, and never delayed holidays. Even for overtime required by the hotel, they offered triple the overtime pay.
Moreover, their Chairman was very kind. As long as it wasn't a matter of principle, employees were given opportunities to correct their mistakes. So, why would he directly dismiss a new intern who had only been there for a day?
It didn't make sense.
The head of the propaganda department looked around and saw some sadness on everyone's faces. He then shook his head and laughed, "Why are you all so serious? It's fine. The Chairman just wants you to pull up his account and set it as an administrator."
As for the last part, ahem, he'd better not say it out loud, or their Chairman's dignity would be ruined. He really hadn't realized that his own Chairman was such a doting husband.
...
A gentle breeze blew, and the sun pierced through the clouds, shining on the beach.
The children's energy was limited. This extensive search had already made their faces show signs of fatigue, and their little buckets were not filled with much.
Suddenly, a clear voice, tinged with a hint of hesitation, called out.
"I found something."
The children looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ye Nan cautiously crouching by a hole.
"Will there be something inside?"
Wen Yan'an glanced at Fang Miaomiao in the distance, who gave him an encouraging look, and then walked towards Ye Nan.
"There should be something inside. You can go and get some salt from the fisherman uncle."
"I've got it."
Cui Yongsi said, handing Ye Nan a small jar of salt in his hand. "Nannan, you're amazing. You're the first one to find something."
"I'm not entirely sure," Ye Nan said, scratching his head with an embarrassed look and pursing his lips.
"It's okay, we just need to dare to try," Wu Yueyuan encouraged. "It's okay if you're wrong. We can just keep looking if it's wrong."
Under the gaze of three pairs of eyes, Ye Nan wriggled his clothes and then took the salt from Cui Yongsi.
Ye Nan began to pour.
The other three children watched with keen interest.
Suddenly.
"It's spitting water, it's spitting water!" Wu Yueyuan exclaimed with surprise and joy. "This is the first time I've seen something spit water from the beach in real life."
Encouraged, Ye Nan carefully poured a little more salt into the hole.
With the final spurt of water, a long, worm-like creature appeared before the children.
"Nannan, take it out."
Ye Nan reached out and caught the long, worm-like creature. A discernible light flickered in his beautiful eyes.
The fisherman uncle watched the four children scamper towards him and smiled as he extinguished the cigarette in his hand.
Encouraged by the earlier success, Ye Nan once again mustered his courage and asked, "Uncle, is this okay?"
"Of course," the fisherman uncle said with a hearty laugh and then began to introduce the creature to the children. "This is called a razor clam. It's a type of shellfish."
The fisherman uncle took the razor clam handed to him by Ye Nan. "Wow, look how plump this meat is. Little friend Nannan, you're amazing. You see, razor clams are long and narrow, their shells are pale yellow, and their meat is white. They are afraid of salt, so if you put some salt in their hole, they will jump out on their own."
"Did you children understand?"
"Understood."
"Mmm-hmm, we all know now."
"Good children, go ahead," the fisherman uncle waved them on to continue searching.
"Wow, I found one! A mantis shrimp!" Wu Yueyuan pointed to a spot.
"We can be a little quieter," Ye Nan suggested. "Otherwise, it will run away."
"Nannan is so smart."
The two little girls walked together, and for the next period, they were like they had superpowers, finding a lot of seafood.
Meanwhile, Wen Yan'an and Cui Yongsi were like unfortunate companions, their little buckets only containing a few pathetic shells.
They exchanged a glance and then shrugged in unison.
"You guys aren't doing well, little friend An'an," Fang Miaomiao teased from a distance. "Do you want me to come down and help you?"
Don't ask why she was offering help; it was mainly because sitting for so long was getting a bit tiring.
"You can't come down," Wen Yan'an refused seriously again.
"Hahaha..." Cui Mantong next to them burst into laughter. "You're being controlled, aren't you?"
"Alas, who knew he'd be like an old man," Fang Miaomiao sighed helplessly, gazing longingly at the ocean and beach. "I want to go down and play."
[Why is Fang Miaomiao so fussy? It's just poor circulation. Does she have to drag Cui Mantong along and forbid her from going down? What's up with Sister Mantong? If you're being kidnapped, just blink.]
[Fang Miaomiao is both fussy and disgusting. Is she trying to shift the blame for her not working onto Wen Yan'an? It's a shame Wen Yan'an respects her so much. Really speechless. The other two families, even senior Zhou, are looking for seafood, but she's there, asking Wen Yan'an to reveal her poor circulation in public to avoid work.]
[What's going on upstairs? Where did these haters come from? Did they come to Sister Mantong's livestream because Fang Miaomiao's livestream doesn't tolerate haters?]
[Exactly, I'm a Mantong fan. I think Miaomiao is great. Wishing eternal friendship.]
[Do we have an administrator in our livestream? Please kick out these haters. They're making the livestream so unpleasant. We're here to watch beauties chat.]
[Kicked out.]
A dazzling barrage of golden text appeared.
[Holy cow, holy cow, what did I just see? An administrator! Our Mantong's livestream has an administrator now! Hahaha, now I'll see how those haters talk.]