1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 239: Make up for the shortcomings (1)

At the deputy section level and above, personnel relations and job transfers are no longer the responsibility of the Personnel Section, but are instead assessed and coordinated by the Organization Section.

This is also the direct reason why the Organization Department is often regarded as the top department in state-owned enterprises, and the Personnel Department, which sounds very impressive, is not even among the top five in drilling companies.

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After the company's high-level meeting on Monday, as expected, Yang Mo was invited to the Organization Department for a talk two days later.

The content of the conversation was nothing more than that the organization needed you to step forward, whether you were willing to shoulder more responsibilities, whether you were willing to transfer your personnel relationship from the General Office to Momo Baitou, a new department that was undergoing adjustments and upgrades, etc.;

After a tacit conversation, they entered into the routine follow-up process. Providing advanced personal information for the third-level review by the Organization Department was of course necessary; and the pile of applications that needed to be submitted to Wang Yinuo and Vice President Feng for special approval really made Yang Mo, a loser who almost forgot how to hold a pen, suffer a lot.

There's no way. It's not popular to use computers to write materials these days. And now that you've started the promotion process to the section-level, neat handwriting and sincere words must be the minimum requirements... Promotion on the spot is a special operation, and if you don't even have the basic attitude, you're going to be in trouble.

Fortunately, there was a materials expert in the General Office. Yang Mo, who was too lazy to use his brain, forced Comrade Bao Shuxian to act as the humanoid AI. It only took him two days to get all the materials and application forms ready.

In fact, if it weren't for a loser in later generations who was deeply addicted to computers and forgot how to write many words, and had to rewrite them over and over again with numerous typos, which wasted a lot of time, if there was a "professional" to guide him, these materials could be completed in one day at most.

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At 4:50 in the afternoon, Yang Mo returned to the General Office after handing the materials to the Organization Department.

As expected, in the huge office, only Bao Shuxian, Bai Mengmeng and two other newcomers whose names could not even be remembered were left, writing furiously with sad faces.

During this period of time, a fat guy who is very good at seizing opportunities has been taking advantage of the company's various projects to actively participate in various tasks, and he is not picky about work at all;
Wang Yinuo, Vice President Tang and Vice President Feng seem to have some tacit understanding and often do not exclude the General Office from participating in projects that require coordination among multiple departments. Sometimes they will reject the objections of some department heads and directly let the General Office play the role of "supervision";

It is precisely because of this that even though nearly twenty new employees were recruited, the office of the General Office is often empty.

After sitting on the chair and taking a sip of tea from the enamel pot, Yang Mo touched the broken wooden table in front of him that he would soon have to say goodbye to. After thinking for a while, he waved to his little apprentice, motioning Bai Mengmeng to come over.

"Xiaobai, this is a gift from your teacher... come and keep it!"

Yang Mo lifted a cardboard box from under the wooden table and smiled at the little girl with some malice.

Gift?

Could it be that Master felt that his slanderous comments about Qi and Lu cuisine in the kitchen the night before were heard, so he gave me some local delicacies to save his face?
A young apprentice looked at the not-so-small cardboard box with curiosity, and then opened it directly at Yang Mo's signal.

"Teacher's Comments on the Twenty-Four Histories"?
What the hell is this!?
Looking at the box that had turned a little yellow and had broken books in some corners, Bai Mengmeng's mind went into a state of paralysis.

Seeing this, Yang Mo chuckled and said, "These 27 volumes are really hard to get. I had to ask someone to help me get them back after a lot of effort... From now on, whenever you have time, you must read at least the entire volume before going to bed at night."

This is true. The abridged version of "Teacher's Comments on the Twenty-Four Histories" was not published until the end of 1998. Before that, although the complete version of this book had been circulated within the system, it was a custom-made publication with each person having a specific job. There were rarely any surplus copies, and it was even less likely that they would be sold. It was really not an easy task to get a complete set.

"Twenty-twenty-seven?"

Bai Mengmeng's expression was more bitter than Coptis chinensis, and she was almost crying.

"Master, why did you give me this... I, I don't like reading history."

Like most female creatures, Bai Mengmeng has no interest in history, politics, military affairs, philosophy, geography, chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy, etc. If you tell her that Yang Mo gave her a set of literature or art books, she might even pretend to be happy.
But history...

Moreover, it is a history book like "Teacher's Comments on the Twenty-Four Histories" which is extremely serious and boring;

She really couldn't be happy!

What's more, this set of books consists of 27 volumes. A rough glance shows that the number of pages alone exceeds 3. If she waits for her to read them word by word, it will take her eternity!

"Master, I heard that it's hard to get a complete set of this book. Even you took a lot of effort to get it. How about...Master, you keep it for yourself? Anyway, my dad seems to have such a set in his room. I can ask him to send a couple of copies to you when the time comes."

A little girl blinked her eyes and looked at her master cautiously.

Facing his own apprentice who was trying to be cunning, Yang Mo rolled his eyes: "If you hadn't poured tea for me, I would have been happy to take this set of books back to my room and keep them for later reading... As you said, it's not easy to get this set of books. If it was someone else, I wouldn't be willing to give it to him."

At this point, Yang Mo straightened his body: "But since I have already drunk the apprenticeship tea you handed over, no matter what, I must give you this set of books. This is my duty as a master... Of course, whether you read these books after you take them back is not my business."

Hearing the implication of Yang Mo's words, Bai Mengmeng's expression suddenly became serious. After thinking about it, he was puzzled: "Master, why is this?"

Yang Mo naturally knew what she was asking, and shrugged his shoulders, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Because you are a woman."

Bai Mengmeng raised her eyebrows, her tone was three parts angry and seven parts aggrieved: "Master, what's wrong with me being a woman? What era is this? You still look down on us women?"

Yang Mo glanced at her with a calm expression: "From a personality perspective, I respect all lesbians and I don't mean to discriminate against them;"

"But at the same time, we must admit that there are some objective differences between men and women, as well as some differences in thinking... Putting aside the physiological differences, in some jobs, women are far more advantageous than men; but in some things, women have an almost congenital deficiency compared to men!"

"As a master who has drunk your tea, I have the responsibility to make up for your innate shortcomings as much as possible... Of course, you also have the right to refuse my arrangements... I am not the kind of overbearing master with a strong desire for control, and I have always believed that imparting knowledge should be based on mutual consent."

Sensing the slight contempt for women in Yang Mo's words, Bai Mengmeng looked at him with dissatisfaction: "Master, how come we women are born with deficiencies... Please! I am learning economics and business knowledge from you, not mechanical maintenance. Apart from physical strength and height, how are we women worse than you men!?" Yang Mo glanced at her indifferently: "Too emotional in looking at problems, too superficial in cognition, lack of independent thinking ability, low threshold of subjective exploration vision, too much attention to details and lack of overall view, too strong subjective initiative but easy to get stuck in a dead end... These personality traits that are widely found in women may not be a big deal in life, but in the business field, they are all fatal injuries!"

"If you can seriously study and think about this set of "Commentary on the Twenty-Four Histories", which combines ancient and modern wisdom, I dare not say that it can completely make up for your shortcomings; but at the very least, it is possible to initially form a relatively transparent and self-consistent macro and micro logical circle... After all, your situation is quite special. The saying "Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a specific area, and those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the moment" is not so abrupt when applied to you."

As he spoke, Yang Mo calmly touched a cigarette and lit it: "In short, if you want to be my disciple just to learn the most basic things and be a screw that others can manipulate, then that's up to you; but as a master, I have to abide by the minimum professional ethics... If you don't want to learn, it's your business; if you don't want to teach, it's my fault!"

Bai Mengmeng was choked up and stood there in a daze for a long time before she pouted and said unhappily, "Master, I admit that many female comrades do have the problems you just mentioned... But I'm not them. I'm not as bad as you say."

Typical female thinking illusion: I am different from other people.

Yang Mo was too lazy to talk to her about these things. He reached out to the cardboard box and was about to put away the set of books that he had spent so much effort to get. The scene of Bai Mengmeng kneeling on a cushion and kowtowing to him in a suit of armor appeared in his mind. After hesitating for a moment, he finally withdrew his hands.

After thinking for a while, Yang Mo suddenly looked up at his apprentice: "Xiaobai, since you think you are different from others, let me ask you the simplest question."

Bai Mengmeng, who was somewhat frightened by Yang Mo's action just now, quickly stood up and said, "Master, please speak."

Yang Mo glanced at her nonchalantly, "I'm not going to test you on any obscure knowledge. Yesterday I saw you were absorbed in watching Xi Shi, starring Teacher Dong Zhizhi, at my place... Then let me test you. As the leader of the four great beauties, was it true that King Fuchai of Wu fell for her beauty trap and let Gou Jian go?"

Hearing his master asking such a question, Bai Mengmeng held his cheek and thought for a long time, then he mustered up the courage to nod: "I think this should be it. The beauty trap is known as one of the most effective tricks in the Thirty-Six Stratagems, and its lethality can be imagined;"

"And even if Fu Chai had great ambitions and vision, he was still a human being after all, and a man at that. Humans have feelings, and men cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman... let alone a peerless beauty like Xi Shi?"

"So, it was quite normal for Fuchai to let Goujian go after being persuaded by Xishi... After all, Goujian was defeated and it seemed that he was no longer a threat to Fuchai. It is not difficult to understand for a king who was blinded by victory to let go of a non-threatening opponent to please a beauty."

Seeing Bai Mengmeng speaking more and more confidently, as if he was stating the truth in the end, Yang Mo smiled noncommittally, but suddenly tilted his head and called to the side: "Old Four, it's your turn."

Bao Shuxian, who was slacking off and watching the fun, was stunned when he heard Yang Mo call his name. When he was about to find an excuse to avoid the muddy water between this master and disciple, an unknown object came towards his face at a high speed.

He took it between his hands and saw that it was a plain cigarette. Bao Shuxian was delighted. He carefully put the cigarette into his cigarette box and then coughed: "Um... Xiaobai, right? I studied Chinese in college and I am also very interested in history. So I also took a minor in Chinese history. Therefore, I have some say on this issue."

After briefly introducing himself, Bao Shuxian scratched his head and said, "Well, although it is widely said that King Fuchai of Wu let Goujian go because he fell for Xi Shi's beauty trap, and it even appeared in some historical books... But in fact, this statement cannot stand up to scrutiny. For those of us who know something about history, this statement is more like a story from a folk novel."

At this point, Bao Shuxian looked at the look Yang Mo gave him and added with some embarrassment: "In fact, let alone those of us who know something about history, most men who have attended technical secondary schools and are over 22 years old will not believe this statement... In fact, only women like you who are prone to group consciousness will believe this statement."

Eh?
Doesn't stand up to scrutiny?
Men over 22 basically won’t believe it?
Female compatriots who are prone to developing group consciousness?

Facing Bao Shuxian, whom she never took seriously, Bai Mengmeng, who had a bit of wildness in her bones, was not so respectful. She raised her eyebrows and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be sarcastic... If you dare to say something dirty again, believe it or not, I will beat you up and then drag you to the Women's Federation to complain like a dead dog!?"

Bao Shuxian was frightened by this fierce little girl and waved his hands quickly: "Okay, okay, let's talk about the matter at hand, let's talk about the matter at hand!"

Seeing that Bai Mengmeng had no intention of delving into the matter, Bao Shuxian breathed a sigh of relief, organized his words, and then slowly said: "In fact, those of us who study history all know two sentences;"

"The first sentence is: There is nothing new under the sun. The essence of history is nothing but repetition over and over again;"

"The second sentence is: There are not many true coincidences in this world. Most of what you think of as coincidences are nothing but the inevitability of history... Ahem, of course, this only applies before July 1921, 7."

After adding a nonsensical remark, Bao Shuxian finally returned to the main topic: "So, the fact that Fuchai let Goujian go actually had nothing to do with the beauty Xi Shi. It was just the right choice made by a superior based on the objective situation at the time... If Fuchai felt that Goujian should be killed at the time, it would be useless even if you sent him ten Xi Shis; if Fuchai felt that Goujian should not be killed, he would still listen to your advice even if you sent him the imitating Dong Shi."

Glancing at Bai Mengmeng, who was full of doubt and disbelief, Bao Shuxian shrugged: "So, to understand this story, you can't just look at the history after King Fuchai of Wu defeated the invading Yue army in the Battle of Fuju in 494 BC... You have to start from the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty;"

"At the very least, the story begins with the military alliance between Jin and Wu in 584 BC, which was led by Wu Chen, a high official who defected from the State of Chu... Yes, it was Wu Chen who was bewitched by Xia Ji, who was known as the most beautiful lady in the Spring and Autumn Period."

Looking at Bai Mengmeng who looked a little impatient, Bao Shuxian sighed: "Look, you see, I haven't even started to explain the cause and effect yet, and you're getting impatient. This is what Yang Mo said, the difference between men and women;"

"But there is no way. As the saying goes, 'You can only know me and judge me through the Spring and Autumn Annals.' Whether it is history or reality, if you want to objectively see the true cause and effect of an event, you must extend the time scale to look at it... Otherwise, it will all be subjective inferences made by people in the maze based on their own standpoints or emotional tendencies, which they think are correct."

Is it only the Spring and Autumn Annals that understand me and judge me?
Bai Mengmeng was stunned when he heard these words that his father often said from Bao Shuxian, a guy he never took seriously.
After glancing at Yang Mo, who had a dull expression on his face, Bai Mengmeng finally straightened her attitude. She stood there with her lips tightly pursed, looking at Bao Shuxian silently, like a good student.

Bao Shuxian grinned upon seeing this, as if he had found the feeling of being a teacher all of a sudden, and then he told the whole story...

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PS: 1. I seemed to have soaked in the hot spring too much the day before yesterday, and I felt like I had no strength left in my body. After visiting Shunhe Ancient Town yesterday, this feeling of muscle weakness became more severe, so I couldn’t type many words in the hotel these two days;

It was all because the hot springs in Tengchong were too expensive. I felt bad for spending so much money, so I spent an entire afternoon in the hot springs.
The result...

Alas~ it’s all tears if I talk too much.

2. This chapter was planned to be a long chapter, but because I have no energy left, I can only develop it in two days, today and tomorrow. However, the content of these two chapters is definitely not just nonsense.

It’s not just nonsense, it’s not just nonsense, it’s not just nonsense!
Say the important thing three times.

Of course, if you think I'm just kidding after reading it, I can't do anything about it.

(End of this chapter)