Chapter 17 I am standing beside you
After about ten minutes, Tang Menglong helped Park In-jeong put on her shoes and socks, then picked up a large pot not far away and left the supermarket, heading towards the SBS cafeteria.
Park In-jeong, however, was sitting in a chair with a slightly red face. Although no one had ever given her a massage before, she felt a little better now. Suddenly, Uncle Daegil seemed to be taking too long massaging her, and for a moment, she thought she saw a strange expression on his face.
"Is it just my imagination?" Park In-jeong tilted her head, thinking with some doubt.
After a while, Tang Menglong carried the big pot back and put it on the stove, lit the stove, then took out the materials for making tea eggs from the refrigerator next to him.
"Hey uncle, what are you doing?" Park In-jeong stood up, feeling a bit better in his right foot, and walked over with some curiosity.
Tang Menglong put thirty eggs into a pot of cold water, then took out a small package of tea leaves from the cabinet and smiled at her: "Make tea leaf eggs! To express my welcome to you, today is specially made Tieguanyin tea leaf egg for you, this is a rare tea that was hard to find in Korea!"
"Uncle, you're too stingy! At the very least, you should treat us to a meal of Korean beef!" Park In-jeong stood beside Tang Menglong, hinting with some dissatisfaction.
Tang Menglong was too lazy to bother with her, and instead focused on his own task. After about ten minutes, Tang Menglong carefully picked up the eggs one by one, then used a small hammer he had bought specifically for this purpose to tap each egg gently, creating some cracks in the shell. He then put the eggs back.
Then the spices, sauces and tea leaves that had been prepared on one side were thrown into the pot. In fact, for such a large pot of eggs, these ingredients were a bit less, but Tang Menglong liked this light flavor.
Park In-jeong, on the other hand, looked at this uncle with a serious and somewhat sacred expression while cooking eggs, which was a bit strange.
"Minister, it's almost time, let's go first!" At this moment, a security guard at the door came over and called out.
"OK! I'll be right there!"
After finishing, Tang Menglong said to Park In-jeong: "You rest here for a while, take whatever you want to eat, and I'll invite you to lunch later. It's a celebration of becoming my first employee!"
"What about the egg?" Park In-jeong nodded, since she had already promised her uncle, she didn't plan on backing out. Actually, if she really went home, she wouldn't know what to do either. She might as well just work here. But looking at the still-boiling egg, Park In-jeong curiously asked a question.
Tang Menglong bent down and adjusted the fire to a smaller flame before responding, "It's only going to be cooked properly if it simmers for over an hour! I'll leave first!"
Park In-jeong nodded and looked at the uncle who had returned to normal, feeling very curious in her heart. This was completely different from the childish uncle just now.
In fact, when cooking eggs, Tang Menglong is like a pilgrim's mentality, and the whole person will become more serious.
After leaving the supermarket, Tang Menglong headed towards the security office on the second floor. At this time, there were thirty-eight people waiting inside the office, with all members of the security department present except for four who were resting.
When Tang Menglong pushed open the door and came in, everyone stood up and shouted: "Minister!"
"Hello, Brother Meng Long!"
Tang Menglong nodded and smiled: "Don't all put on a cautious look, it's just a meeting!"
Tang Menglong walked to the middle of the office with a smile, to be honest, the security department's office was very messy, and in fact, there were only about ten office desks, and there were still many idle spaces.
Li Daming also came forward at this time and handed over the list that Tang Menglong wanted on the phone to him.
Tang Menglong looked around and then spoke up: "Everyone, come a bit closer. Today I have some things to announce and also some words to say to you all!"
Others exchanged puzzled glances, some didn't understand what this new minister was going to do, but they still very much recognized him.
As he watched the thirty-eight people sit down in front of him, Tang Menglong's expression suddenly turned serious: "Now our security department has a total of six people over 40 years old, sixteen people over 30 years old, ten people over 25 years old, and including me, there are ten people over 20 years old! I believe everyone has heard about what happened today!"
Everyone nodded, with some dissatisfaction and helplessness on their faces.
Tang Menglong glanced at everyone and continued: "From today on, I will implement a new shift system! But don't worry, it's not complicated!"
"What system is this?" asked Anbo Hyeon-joon, a 21-year-old security guard who had met with Tang Menglong that morning, with some curiosity.
Tang Menglong looked at the curious expressions of everyone and said, "In the future, shifts will be fixed. Those who are older will be arranged to work in the company's program group and floor patrol. Most people between 20 and 25 years old will be assigned external tasks. From now on, for any film and television crew shooting in Seoul, at most two people will be dispatched! Other short-term external assignments will be determined according to actual conditions!"
As soon as these words were heard, the office suddenly became lively. The older ones were naturally excited, while the younger ones looked at Tang Menglong with a gloomy face.
Tang Menglong smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. In fact, the task of being dispatched and coming to the company is no different. As for why today's situation occurred, it's just that everyone was a bit too weak. Of course, this can be understood. People like Li Dashi and Zhao Dashi have families and children, and there are not a few people in the department who have families either. In order to avoid unpredictable consequences in the future, I made this decision!"
Everyone in the hall fell silent, quietly waiting for what came next.
Tang Menglong continued: "As for the kids who will be taking on external tasks in the crew later, remember what you should do and help out when the crew is busy. It's acceptable to lend a hand, after all, it's only human to help each other out as colleagues. However, I won't allow you to treat yourselves as miscellaneous workers for the crew. As for why some of you younger ones are being sent on external assignments, aside from family issues, it's also for your own futures. Although I don't know why all of you chose this job, I do know about Li Daming and Han Jun - they're only 21 years old and both re-takers. And there are a few others who simply wanted to join the TV station to see celebrities, right?"
"So you're still young and shouldn't be completely oppressed by the unreasonable social system. Even if it's an external assignment, don't worry, I'm your superior, and even if those people from the crew come to complain, they can only complain to me. You don't have to worry at all, just do things according to the rules. Even if they're not satisfied and want to complain to me, it doesn't matter. At least before my class is over, they absolutely won't be able to harm you!"
"Also, remember one very important thing, I... am standing beside you!"
"So you just need to implement it according to my new system, whoever has any opinions can speak up now!" Tang Menglong said seriously to the crowd.
Everyone shook their heads, and the older ones looked at Tang Menglong with some gratitude, while the younger ones were somewhat sympathetic. Except for a few people who had an expression of indifference, it seemed that no one had any opinions about Tang Menglong's arrangement.
Tang Menglong nodded in satisfaction and continued with a smile: "Now that the serious matters have been discussed, as Minister, I think it's still necessary to say some encouraging words to everyone..."
"Bang! Bang!"
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A few minutes ago.
