Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0559 Staff Club
If he wanted to play table tennis, Nan Yi couldn't think of any other suitable place except Erhua.
The staff club of Erhua has its own library, dance hall, basketball court, croquet court, children's playground, and indoor badminton and table tennis courts. Except for the lack of its own cinema, it is not much different from the clubs of some other third-tier factories.
Although the club is named "Employees", it actually has little to do with ordinary workers in the factory. Those who come here to play are basically people who work in offices and have nothing to do with production, and the children of the factory workers also have fun in the children's playground.
In the past, no matter how much ordinary workers liked to play, they could not come to the club often. After a shift, they would not have enough energy to run on the court. They would be accused of being passive in their work.
Now……
When Nan Yi arrived, he saw a group of young workers playing basketball enthusiastically on the court. There were also several female workers and female college students watching the game.
The female college students referred to are not real female college students in school, but rather "female college students" who are assigned to work in factories. Most of them will be assigned to the factory office. In "high-tech" enterprises like Erhua, which are engaged in the chemical industry, they may also be assigned to the workshops.
Generally speaking, out of ten female college students assigned to the factory, six will be propaganda officers, three will be assigned to radio stations, and the remaining one will be assigned to other positions.
This ratio applies to most factories with few exceptions, and chemical plants are one of the exceptions.
Before the female college students assigned to the factory get married, the label of "female college students" will always follow them. This is a positive word, representing the admiration of the male young workers and the envy and jealousy of the female young workers.
During those special years, apart from the factory leaders who posted big-character posters at the meetings, most of the others were female college students.
It's so hateful. The male young workers who can't get the women they want and the female young workers who have always regarded female college students as thorns in their eyes will all form a united front and target them.
"Hmm? Weird!"
Nan Yi actually saw Hua Xiangrong wearing a second-level work suit among the spectators. The work suit was clean and she didn’t look like a young female worker. But he had never heard Cao Lin say that Hua Xiangrong was a college student. Could she be a "high school girl"?
It's not impossible. It's not difficult for the Hua family to arrange a lighter job for Hua Xiangrong.
Nan Yi turned around and looked around, but didn't see the Ma family army that was following him.
It seems that this kid has no real ability. Old Han in the communication room at the second gate of the factory is not difficult to deal with, so it is relatively easy for him to enter the factory.
"Nan Yi, Nan Yi, come down and play for a while."
When Nan Yi was in a trance, a boy wearing a production model vest on the basketball court shouted at him.
Following the voice, Nan Yi looked at the face of the person who made the sound for a while, but he didn't recognize the person. However, when he saw the vest with "Production Model" on it, he knew who the person was.
Duan Phthalic Anhydride, a name with a strong chemical flavor, has a father named Duan Pozheng who is a chemical worker.
The name Duan Pozheng was derived from the first phase mission of the Hundred Regiments Campaign - attacking Zhengtai Road. Nan Yi only knew this story and was not very clear about the details.
As for why he knew it, it was not because he was familiar with the Duan family, but because Duan Po was the celebrity from Erhua's past.
Erhua was founded in 1958 and started production in 1959. Duan Pozheng was the production model in the first year. The vest worn by Duan Beiyan was the honorary award his father received that year.
Later, Duan Pozheng died while saving a co-worker in a production accident, and he became the first person to die on duty in Erhua. Because of this, Duan Pozheng became a celebrity in Erhua. For a while, the factory radio broadcast his heroic deeds every day, and Nan Yi was familiar with them whether he liked it or not.
Besides, Qian Nanyi and Duan Beiyan were of similar age and their families lived not far from each other, so naturally they often played together in the past.
"It's only been eight years since we last met. How come her appearance has changed so much in this period? There is no trace of her past at all." Nan Yi muttered and walked towards the basketball court.
"Don't poke me, come down and play for a while."
Duan Beiyan made a three-pointer and walked towards the edge of the court.
"Forget it, I'm not going to play anymore. I'm here to play table tennis. When did you join the factory?"
"In 1980, I worked in the maintenance section. Let me tell you, I'm a master now." Duan Beiyan said a little proudly .
"That's awesome! How many disciples do you want?"
"Three."
"Stop bragging. It's almost as if everyone in the factory is dead. You are just a little kid and you have three apprentices. If you take one, your director is blind."
"Well, you don't believe it, right? Look over there." Duan pointed in a direction and said, "Those two female college students who just arrived are my apprentices."
Nan Yi turned his head and saw Hua Xiangrong and several women beside her.
"You keep talking nonsense. When did the maintenance section have female employees? And female college students? When did college students become so worthless? Go to your maintenance section?"
"Hahaha, I can't fool you. The female college students have been hanging out in our office these days, rehearsing a program for us. Isn't it almost National Day?" Duan Phthalic Anhydride laughed and said, "What are you doing now? I haven't seen you for several years. I only heard that you went to the countryside, and then I heard that you were admitted to Beijing University. Where were you assigned after graduation?"
Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about where I'm assigned. Anyway, I'm unemployed now."
"Oh, I see. Now that you've done business, you've made a fortune, right?"
"It's OK. I earn a little more than working in the factory, but I don't have any other benefits. There's no medical insurance or pension. I have to support myself. There's no protection at all."
"Be humble, comrade. You can't be like this. The other people who do business are all very powerful. They are the best in the world, but you..." Duan Beiyan looked Nan Yi up and down, shook his head, and clicked his tongue.
"Okay, you're so mean. Have fun, I'm going in."
"Don't be in a hurry. We haven't seen each other for so many years. I have something to tell you. I'm on the afternoon shift today. Let's have a drink together at noon." Duan Beiyan stopped Nan Yi who was about to leave and said.
"Come on, you're going to work and you're still drinking. Aren't you afraid of being sprayed to death by liquid chlorine? Just eat in the cafeteria at noon, and when you work the early shift next time, we can get together and have a drink."
"That's fine. I'll meet you inside at eleven o'clock."
"Um."
Nan Yi nodded and walked towards the door of the club.
When he arrived at the badminton court, Nan Yi moved the ping-pong table directly to the wall, took out the ping-pong balls and rackets, and started practicing facing the wall.
While Nan Yi is practicing basketball here, 7,500 kilometers away from Beijing, on Maui Island in Hawaii, children from the elementary school affiliated with the Qidian Orphanage are attending a summer camp on the island.
"Hello, kids. My name is Jamie Smith. I am your chief fighting instructor. I am also a lawyer who specializes in criminal prosecutions. I have handled criminal cases in many countries and am familiar with the laws of many countries."
Jamie Smith stood in front of the mobile blackboard and said to the children sitting around him, "What you are about to learn is Southern Style Unlimited Mixed Martial Arts, or SICF for short."
Jamie Smith turned around and pointed to a word on the blackboard and said, "Self-defense is the core concept of SICF. What is self-defense? It means seriously injuring or killing the enemy without being punished by law. When you are in these countries and are attacked by others, you need to use the core concept of self-defense..."
"Instructor, please allow me to speak." Zhao Xianjie, who was sitting among the children, raised his hand and shouted.
"You are allowed to speak."
"Instructor, what should I do if I'm attacked in a country other than the ones listed on the blackboard?"
"for example?"
"Towanda."
Jamie Smith chuckled and said, “You can call for support, or you can fight back with any weapon other than weapons of mass destruction, and once you have eliminated the enemy, immediately flee the danger zone.
However, if the enemy is stronger and you are not 100% sure you can destroy it, then give up everything you can give up and run away immediately. The faster you run, the better.
Remember, you only have one life, it is more important than anything else. Even if you will be caught by the enemy, do not choose to commit suicide. You have Father Adam, and he will not give up on you.
As long as you are alive, everything is possible!
OK, let's start the class, starting with the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. Today we are going to talk about the nature of criminal law, the classification of crimes, and mental illness..."
call……
Bang!
Nan Yi sliced the ball that bounced off the wall with a backhand loop, and it bounced back again, and he hit it back with a sideways attack.
In his previous life, Nan Yi didn’t come into contact with basketball and football until he started high school. Before that, the only ball sports he could play were table tennis and billiards.
Billiards is only played at temple fairs or when the village invites an opera troupe to perform. Billiards stall owners would come to set up their stalls like going to a market. He has seen all kinds of amateur billiards masters, but learning to play on his own was something he did after he entered society.
During Nan Yi's childhood and youth, the sport he played the most was table tennis.
When he was seven or eight years old, he and his friends in the village went to the pond to pick up snails and went to the fields to catch eels. They took the snails and eels to the vegetable market to sell them, and used the money to buy tennis rackets and ping-pong balls at the supply and marketing cooperative.
The racket is of Double Happiness brand, as is the ball, exactly the same as the one Nan Yi is holding in his hand now.
As long as you have a ball and a racket, you can play on the cement table tennis table in the village primary school, or you can remove the door panels at home to use as the table, use red bricks as the net, and use long benches as legs. A village table tennis championship can be started anytime and anywhere.
Nan Yi has been playing table tennis for more than ten years. He can't say he is an expert, but he is still quite good. And table tennis and cycling are similar in one way - once you learn it, you can't forget it.
Even if you haven't touched it for many years, as long as you get familiar with it for a few days, your muscle memory will come back.
At this moment, Nan Yi was more like recalling memories than practicing.
Forward, backhand, left cut, right smash, again and again...crack, another ball cracked.
Nan Yi put the racket on the table, lifted up his T-shirt to wipe the sweat off his head and face, slid down against the wall, and sat on the floor.
“Hoo…Hoo…”
Inhale quickly and exhale slowly, Nan Yi exhales slowly and evenly.
"How can one person be beaten into such a state?"
Nan Yi had just rested for a short while when Duan Benxia came over.
"Don't play basketball anymore ?"
"What are you still playing for? It's already past eleven o'clock. Hurry up, or there will be more people around at dinner time."
"Oh, right away."
Nan Yi leaned his back against the wall, stood up, packed his things, and followed Duan Beiyan out carrying his green schoolbag.
