pjbooks Chapter 41 Almost Late
Chapter 41 Almost Late
Ma Junjie looked up and glanced at Wang Hu.
Ma Junjie listened carefully to everything they said.
He stared at Wang Hu and answered calmly.
"Wang Hu, I don't need the money right now."
"No money needed?" Wang Hu asked in surprise.
Then he turned around and burst into laughter.
"Everyone, he said he doesn't need money!"
"Haha, that's great! Looks like you have a lot of money on you, Ah Jie?"
Ma Junjie's face darkened, and he glared at Wang Hu.
Wang Hu's body trembled, then he took a few steps back and stopped talking.
Ma Junjie ignored them and lowered his head to read his book.
I don't know how long he watched, but Ma Junjie fell asleep.
The next day, he was woken up by the sound of everyone washing up. Ma Junjie asked Pang Hu,
"Gian, what time is it?"
Gian replied impatiently, "7:20, hurry up or you'll be late!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Junjie jumped up immediately, quickly took off his own clothes, grabbed his work clothes from the balcony, and changed into them.
He went to the bathroom tap, scooped up some water with his hands, washed his face haphazardly, and then ran out quickly.
Run fast all the way,
There's definitely no time for breakfast.
Ma Junjie moved with lightning speed, like Liu Xiang sprinting the 100 meters.
It only took me 8 minutes to run from the dormitory to the workshop right on time.
Zhang Jun happened to walk out of the office, holding his phone, glaring angrily at Ma Junjie.
He cursed.
"Damn it, you're not proactive at work and you're just arriving on time. If I see you like this again, it'll be counted as being late!"
Ma Junjie shrugged and smiled dismissively.
"Fine, Team Leader Zhang, you can talk to me next time you catch me!"
"You!" Zhang Jun glared at Ma Junjie.
At this moment, many people shouted,
"Team Leader Zhang, let's quickly call attendance and start the morning meeting. A morning meeting will help us get to work sooner!"
Zhang Jun, with his slanted eyes and crooked mouth, glared at Ma Junjie, then turned around and said,
"Alright, let's start taking attendance!"
What followed was the usual procedure: calling out names and chanting slogans.
Afterwards, everyone returned to their workstations.
Zhang Jun stood there for a while, then turned and left the workshop.
Once everyone was gone, Wang Xiaohua turned to look at Ma Junjie and asked...
"Ah Jie, what's wrong? Did you oversleep today?"
Ma Junjie replied,
"Yeah, I read a book yesterday and went to bed late. Also, the dorm was playing music all the time and it was really hot, so I didn't sleep well."
Wang Xiaohua expressed deep sympathy and said...
"Ah Jie, this can't go on forever."
"If you ask me, you should take some time to rent a place."
Ma Junjie smiled and shook his head, replying,
"Sister Wang, thank you for your concern. I'm thinking of just getting through this month first. I'm planning to buy a new phone in the meantime."
"Buy a cell phone?" Wang Xiaohua asked, a little puzzled.
Ma Junjie replied,
"Yes, Sister Wang. It's really inconvenient to contact you without a cell phone, and besides, I also want to use my phone to check the time and set an alarm so I won't be late again."
Wang Xiaohua nodded and answered.
"Indeed, young people all have cell phones, and having a cell phone does make things much more convenient!"
Ma Junjie then asked,
"Sister Wang, do you know where I can buy a cell phone? A cheap one, please?"
"By the way, no scammers, I don't have high requirements, just a cheap and working phone."
Wang Xiaohua thought for a moment and said...
"I heard from others that there are many people selling mobile phones in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, and they are very cheap."
"For two or three hundred yuan, you can buy a fully functional phone with good camera pixels."
Ma Junjie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked...
"Sister Wang, really? That phone isn't fake, is it?"
Wang Xiaohua chuckled, "Ah Jie, why are you so worried about it being fake?"
"Aren't all phones the same? What's the difference between real and fake?"
"But..." Ma Junjie wanted to tell her about how she almost got scammed.
After thinking about it, I decided against it.
So he said,
"Sister Wang, okay, thank you. I'll go there to take a look whenever I have a holiday."
At this moment, Wang Xiaohua looked behind her and, finding no one there, took out a cell phone from her pocket and said,
"Ah Jie, let me show you my new phone."
Ma Junjie looked down and saw that Wang Xiaohua was holding a small, stylish flip phone.
With a "snap," Wang Xiaohua opened the phone's cover, revealing a super large screen nearly 2 inches in size.
Ma Junjie looked at the logo; it didn't look like Nokia. So he asked,
"Sister Wang, what brand is your phone? How much did it cost?"
Wang Xiaohua replied,
"Bird mobile phone!"
Ma Junjie was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but say,
"Sister Wang, is this the Bird phone you always use to play games with GG? — Bird phones, the fighter jets of mobile phones!"
Wang Xiaohua smiled. "Yes, that's right. This is the new model, it costs 1299 yuan. The other models are cheaper, around..."
Just then, a colleague's cough suddenly rang out again.
Wang Xiaohua and Ma Junjie understood each other and immediately stopped to focus on their work.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, Zhang Jun walked in, looked around for a while, and then went into the office.
Wang Xiaohua and Ma Junjie exchanged a glance, understood each other without saying anything more, and focused on their work.
After working until midnight, the much-anticipated clock-out bell finally rang.
Ma Junjie was already starving, so he took the lead and ran straight out to the cafeteria.
Because it was quick, I only had to queue for a short while at the cafeteria before I got my food.
Ma Junjie ate heartily, wolfing down his food.
After finishing the rice in my bowl, I went to get another bowl and ate it all. Only then did I feel much better.
Ma Junjie thought to himself, even if I don't buy a phone, I must buy an alarm clock first.
It can be used to tell the time and also to wake yourself up in the morning.
With that thought in mind, he left the cafeteria and headed towards the department store outside.
Stepping out of the factory gate, the place was still packed with people, bustling with noise and activity.
Ma Junjie had no interest in shopping, so he walked through the food street and headed straight for the department store.
After walking for about ten minutes, he saw a two-dollar store with a loudspeaker playing loudly, shouting "Everything is 2 yuan, everything is 2 yuan".
He didn't know if there was an alarm clock inside, so he decided to try his luck.
I went inside and browsed for a while, and luckily, I found an alarm clock, but it cost 5 yuan.
He also bought two pairs of underwear, two towels, some clothes hangers, soap, and shampoo.
The items here were so much cheaper than at the grocery store next door that Ma Junjie couldn't resist buying them.
After selecting everything, I walked to the door, handed it to the shopkeeper, and paid the bill.
The shopkeeper said, "Young man, that's exactly 20 yuan!"
After saying that, he skillfully took a red bag, packed everything in it, and handed it to Ma Junjie.
Ma Junjie took the bag, then subconsciously reached for his money.
Ma Junjie froze when he reached into his pocket.
The pockets were empty.
Ma Junjie panicked, quickly put down what he was holding, switched to another pocket, and rummaged through it forcefully.
It's empty too!
Ma Junjie was flustered and stopped to think.
What about the money in my own pocket?
Just a few seconds later, he suddenly remembered that he had gotten up in a hurry today, changed his clothes, and ran away.
The money was in the pocket of his pants that he had taken off; he didn't take it out.
And now, the clothes and pants that he took off are just casually thrown on his bed!
"Damn it!" Ma Junjie cursed under his breath, sensing something was wrong.
Say to the boss,
"Boss, please save these for me. I'll come back to pay later!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the dormitory!
"Pah, you penniless wretch!" the boss spat at Ma Junjie's retreating figure and cursed.
"Damn it, you can't even afford something that costs two dollars, get lost!"
After saying that, he emptied everything out of the bag...