Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 40 Punishing yourself to win people’s hearts
  After lunch, Wen Wan was reading a document when Luo Xue opened the door and came in.

Seeing Luo Xue crying, Wen Wan's heart tightened: "Xiaoxue, what's wrong with you? Aren't you training?"

There are many people in the factory, everyone is there, but don’t let anything happen.

Seeing her mother, Luo Xue felt even more aggrieved and cried loudly: "Mom, Jiang Chen bullied me and told me to stop. Then go there and do whatever you want."

"I'm a helper, why should he yell at me like this? I don't want to do it anymore."

Wen Wan then breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, okay, don't cry. She's such a big girl and she's still crying. People should laugh if word spreads about it."

Luo Xue choked and said, "You don't know, I just made a small mistake, and Jiang Chen scolded me, which is so cruel."

Wen Wan coaxed Luo Xue patiently.

When Luo Xue gradually calmed down, she said, "Tell mom, what happened?"

Luo Xue told Wen Wan what had just happened.
  "Mom, you have told me to be kind since I was a child. I didn't want the group to just disappear, so I helped them a little. Why should Jiang Chen scold me?"

After Wen Wan listened, she said slowly: "Xiaoxue, you really did something wrong."

"At a very small level, it is just to help those children who are working hard and give them a little convenience. The current results are still controllable, and it is considered an unreasonable use of the power in hand."

"But in a more serious sense, it means abusing power and engaging in malpractice for personal gain. In ancient times, everyone in the family would have been punished, and even your mother would be implicated."

"You know, these kids enter the factory and directly enter the training workshop. The only people they come into contact with are your training team. Their understanding of the entire factory is what you have shown."

"Once this matter gets out, it will not only be affected by you and Jiang Chen, but also the entire training team, the entire engineering department, and even the entire factory."

"Now the engineering major has a mediocre reputation. Jiang Chen finally wants to do something, but I'm afraid he won't be able to do it by then, because no one believes in the engineering major anymore, and no one trusts Jiang Chen anymore."

"We are returning to Group 17. These children have just entered society and saw what you did. They will also learn to follow your actions. Once they grow up in the future, they will bring huge harm to the country."

"So, your seemingly simple move may destroy Jiang Chen, the training group, and the children of Group 17."

"Your simple move made all the efforts of Jiang Chen and the training team in vain. Can he not be angry? Now, do you still think this is a trivial matter?"

Luo Xue stopped crying and opened her mouth: "Ah? Will the consequences be so serious?"

Wen Wan nodded: "Everything is possible."

Of course, the consequences would not be so serious. Even if the news did spread, the factory and the Human Resources Department would definitely be able to handle it properly and reduce the impact.

She is also taking this opportunity to help Luo Xue grow up.

During this time, she has been paying attention to Luo Xue, and she is quite satisfied with the overall performance.

Luo Xue said: "But no one knows about this."

Wen Wan said: "Paper can't stop the fire. You should never take chances. Don't everyone in the seventeenth group know it? Doesn't Jiang Chen know it too?"

"Others will know sooner or later."

Luo Xue was silent for a long time: "Then what should I do next?"

Wen Wan said: "Didn't Jiang Chen say that if you figure it out, you can go back and continue working, and if you don't figure it out, you will pull me down."

"You think about what to do next."

"Oh!" Luo Xue calmed down.

After a long time, he looked up: "Mom, I'm going back to the training department."

Wen Wan nodded: "Go ahead, mom will prepare something delicious for you tonight, braised pork ribs, okay?"

Luo Xue nodded: "Thank you, Mom."

Gentle braised pork ribs is her favorite dish.

When Jiang Chen saw Luo Xue coming back, he didn't say much.

At one o'clock, the afternoon training begins.

After everyone gathered, Jiang Chen slowly glanced at everyone and said, "During the assessment and testing this morning, some comrades were soft-hearted and made serious ideological mistakes, which affected the fairness between the groups."

"The training team will never tolerate this kind of behavior and will severely punish it to serve as a warning to others."

"Luo Xue, stand up! As the person who made the direct mistake, you will stand and participate in the entire training for the next week. Remember, it is a week."

"Jiang Chen, as the leader of the training group, his discipline is lax and he will be punished with a hundred push-ups. This will be implemented immediately."

After saying that, he crawled to the ground and prepared to do push-ups. When her name was called, Luo Xue stood up obediently.

Although I still felt a little aggrieved, I didn't make any excuses.

But when she heard that Jiang Chen was about to be punished, she raised her head in shock and looked at the handsome young man in the distance.

The people who participated in the training did not know what happened specifically, but they roughly guessed that Luo Xue made a mistake and Jiang Chen punished himself.

They looked left and right, but didn't see many clues.

Only the members of Group 17 probably know why Luo Xue was punished.

Wu Dagang lowered his head and did not dare to look at anyone.

After a long while, Wu Dagang gritted his teeth and stood up: "This incident happened because of me. I will accept the punishment together with the leader. I will do a hundred push-ups."

Jiang Chen didn't speak.

After a while, a team member stood up and said, "I will accept the punishment together with the team members and the leader."

"Me too."

Seventeen groups of people, both men and women, all stood up and crawled to the ground.

A smile finally appeared on Jiang Chen's lips: "Half the number of girls, fifty."

"Bai Jing, count! Look clearly, even one missing one will not work. Start!"

Bai Jing nodded, walked slowly to the front, and said:

"1!"

We all made one together.

Wait until last night, Bai Jing continued: "2"

"3"

The children in the orphanage already lack nutrition and cannot keep up with their physical strength.

Even though there is no requirement for standard push-ups, some girls' arms are already shaking slightly when they count to 10.

But they are gritting their teeth and persisting.

When the count counted down to 30, the two girls who were resisting were trembling all over.

Sweat has wet the long hair on his forehead.

The boys' hands also started to tremble.

If standard push-ups were required, it is estimated that no one in this group could do 30.

Everyone present looked at the scene in front of them quietly.

Luo Xue's tears welled up in her eyes.

She suddenly felt that Jiang Chen, who was crawling on the ground in front of her, was not even a strong person, but he was so majestic.

40.
  A girl's hands could no longer support her body and she fell heavily to the ground.

She was so stubborn that she tried to get up several times without success.

Finally, she knelt down, put her hands on the ground, and then raised her hips.

The other girl was no better, sweating profusely.

Luo Xue burst into tears.

The other members of the training team gritted their teeth and remained silent.

50.
  Finally arrived, the two girls finished the last one and crawled on the ground without even wanting to move their fingers.

For them who are not in good health, this is already the limit.

Cao Jun immediately directed several girls to help them aside to rest, and massaged their arms, waist and abdomen.

(End of this chapter)