I am not a literary giant

No one dared to utter a sound in the meeting room. Guo Ranran spoke up again, "Director Xu, if we're going to assign tasks based on the number of people, then our department will only be assigned the task of one person."

The leader was very dissatisfied and said, "What? I told you not to gossip or argue, and now you're doing it right in front of me?"

Guo Ranran shrank her neck, stuck out her tongue, and said, "How could I dare? I'm just afraid I'll mess up the task and fail."

The leader smiled. He doted on Guo Ranran, who was born in the 00s, and didn't criticize her. He said:

"In that case, let's divide into groups. Wang Zixu, you're the only one in your department, so you'll temporarily go to Xiao Guo's department. The two of you will be in one group and receive tasks."

Guo Ranran glanced back at Wang Zixu. She was rather disappointed with the arrangement; she would have preferred to be assigned to a younger colleague in her department.

The leader looked at Wang Zixu and said, "You have no objections, right?"

Wang Zixu has his own department to work on, and if asked if he has any objections, he certainly does. However, with the important matter of the inspection at hand, he can't say anything and can only nod slightly to indicate his agreement.

The meeting ended there. Afterwards, Zhang Cangnian went to Wang Zixu's office, acting suspiciously. After grumbling for a while, he whispered to him:

"To be honest, I feel you're being unfairly treated. That girl is so young, she should be working in your department. How are you supposed to work if you go to her department? Are you going to make her hold up the table?"

Prince paused slightly after making a gesture, then said, "It's just a temporary group assignment, Lao Zhang, you're overthinking it."

Zhang Cangnian said, "Hey, I didn't think too much about it. I just felt it was a bit unfair to you, a young girl, to be bossing around like that in front of someone as senior as you."

Zhang Cangnian is what the leader referred to as "some older comrades who are close to retirement." He has five years left before retirement and no hope of promotion, so he doesn't do anything. Because of his seniority, no one dares to assign him any tasks.

Every day at work, he would wander around the various departments, gossiping, and then go back to his office to trade stocks on his computer and mentor new employees—a rather carefree and happy life. He was the one who introduced Wang Zixu to Zuo Ziliang last time.

Wang Zixu said, "Guo Ranran is a bit lively, but that's just youthful energy. She doesn't seem like the type to make a big deal out of nothing. As long as she does her job well, I have no objection."

Just then, Guo Ranran pushed the door open and came in. She had only caught the tail end of Wang Zixu's sentence, and although she had only vaguely understood that he was talking about her, her face immediately darkened.

"Wang Zixu, Director Xu just assigned tasks to our group. Let's divide them up between the two of us."

Zhang Cangnian immediately said, "Huh? What are you talking about, Xiao Guo? You dare call Wang Zixu that?"

Guo Ranran stared at him, wide-eyed: "Then what should I call you?"

"Why don't you call him Section Chief Wang?"

Guo Ranran said, "But...but he's not the section chief, is he?"

Zhang Cangnian clicked his tongue, glanced back at Wang Zixu with a look that seemed to say, "You're in for a world of hurt," and then turned and left.

Guo Ranran's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes were a little moist, and she said resentfully, "Did I offend him?"

Wang Zixu said, "Didn't you want to discuss the inspection tasks with me? Let's divide them up."

Guo Ranran pursed her lips, put the list in her hand on the table, and began to divide the tasks with Wang Zixu.

Guo Ranran is a member of the post-00 generation, and she often says that "post-00s are reshaping the workplace."

The so-called "reorganizing the workplace" usually refers to breaking down barriers and rectifying the atmosphere. However, Gen Z naturally doesn't have this ability. The so-called "Gen Z reorganizing the workplace" is just pushing out tasks that shouldn't be assigned to them.

However, Guo Ranran's actions were even more condescending. She not only pushed away tasks that weren't hers, but she also pushed away her own work.

Guo Ranran had just started working and knew nothing, which was quite pitiful. For the sake of efficiency, he had no choice but to take over all the work.

He not only took on the full responsibility for his own department's tasks, but also covered part of Guo Ranran's tasks.

After distributing the list, Wang Zixu did a quick calculation. From today until the official inspection the day after tomorrow, he would have to work overtime until late at night every day to finish the work on hand, and he would also have to make sure to prepare in advance.

In short, Wen Ai's side jobs can no longer continue.

He first called his wife to tell her he had to work overtime, and listened to her complain for a while. Then he sent a message to Zuo Ziliang, saying he needed to ask for three days off.

Zuo Ziliang was very understanding and granted him leave, saying that his full attendance bonus could be retained, but he was required to return on time to write the article, otherwise his full attendance bonus would be deducted.

It was Guo Ranran's first time preparing materials for an inspection, and she didn't understand many of the procedures. Every half hour, she would take the materials to Wang Zixu's office to ask him questions.

Wang Zixu felt this was no big deal, so he simply moved all the documents to Guo Ranran's office and sat in their section chief's seat, so he could work and communicate at the same time.

Guo Ranran wasn't a bad person by nature, and she worked overtime with him until late at night. However, she couldn't stay up all night, and by evening she couldn't keep her eyes open. So Wang Zixu simply told her to go home first.

After working overtime for two days in a row, the materials were finally almost complete, enough to barely pass the inspection. Whether it passes or not depends entirely on how well I perform on the day of the inspection.

On the day of the inspection, the bureau chief led a group of people to the gate to greet them early in the morning. After waiting for ten minutes, a black official car stopped at the gate, and a group of leaders in suits got out. The bureau chief shook hands with the leader and said a few words before leading them inside.

Zhang Cangnian leaned over and whispered in Wang Zixu's ear, "This is Lin Feng."

Wang Zixu was taken aback. The well-dressed leader looked to be in his thirties, with a slicked-back hairstyle typical of successful men, and his tie was perfectly tied. He exuded confidence and charm, a mature man's allure. However, he didn't seem like a scholar; he looked more like a leader.

Zhang Cangnian whispered in his ear, "He still has more melons; I'll tell you about them later."

The leader ushered the inspection team into the conference room, and Wang Zixu's task was finally completed. Back in his office, Zhang Cangnian rushed over excitedly and said:

"Don't you find it strange?"

Wang Zixu asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Cangnian said, "Lin Feng is only 35 years old, yet he has already assumed a leadership position and can lead a team to conduct inspections."

Wang Zixu said, "The promotion was swift."

Zhang Cangnian said, "Do you know why? It's because he writes good articles and publishes them frequently, so he became a familiar face to the leaders, made a connection with one of them, and got promoted."

Prince Xu said, "Oh."

Zhang Cangnian said, "His writing isn't as good as yours. Why don't you try publishing it too?"

Wang Zixu said, "I'm just a government employee. Even if I get a promotion, what kind of advancement can I expect?"

Zhang Cangnian waved his hand, laughed at his honesty, and said, "You might be able to solve the identity problem."

As they were talking, the inspection team emerged from the conference room, with Lin Feng at the head of the line. The leader led them into Wang Zixu's office, introducing them with a forced smile:

"This is our Xiao Wang; he's a permanent employee. Let's start by checking his department; there's not much to do."

Wang Zixu quickly stood up, hands clasped. He had already placed all the documents for the inspection on the table beforehand.

Lin Feng walked into the office, glanced around, and his subordinates expertly picked up the documents on the table and began to look through them. Lin Feng, meanwhile, paced back and forth in the office with his hands behind his back.

He stopped in front of Wang Zixu's table, his eyes glancing at the book Junichi Watanabe had placed there, and he reached out and picked it up.

"Is this your book?"