The cables used for the charging piles were specially made. To extend their shelf life, the outer packaging alone consisted of several layers of PVC plastic shells, making them not ordinarily heavy. The current and power were relatively high, and the internal wires were very thick.
Under normal circumstances, it would require two adult males to support the cables from behind, place them on a fixed operating platform, and then for another person to align them with the interface before screwing them in to secure them.
But now, all of it had been handed over to him alone.
When Tang Nan Nan walked over, he was struggling to drag the cable towards him. It was still two to three centimeters short of reaching the connector.
However, his arm hurt too much, and he dared not exert himself. He pulled a few times, but it didn't budge.
Even so, Tang Nan Nan could see that his wound had reopened.
A patch of crimson blood was seeping through the white gauze.
A pang of guilt and heartache shot through her. Tang Nan Nan quickly put down the thermos and rushed over.
She hugged the cable and pulled it towards him with all her might. With a click, the connector on the cable snapped into the port on the charging pile.
Hu Jia Sheng turned his head and saw that someone was indeed helping him. It turned out to be Tang Nan Nan.
She was wearing the new designer clothes that Hu Jia Sheng had picked out for her the day before. She was neat and pretty, but she was looking at him, holding the thick cable in a rather ungraceful manner.
For some reason, Hu Jia Sheng couldn't help but smile.
As he quickly tightened the screws on the connector, he asked her, "Why are you here?"
Tang Nan Nan told him the truth, "Seeing that you hadn't gone home so late, I was worried something might have happened, so I came to check."
"You're all grown up, what could possibly happen?"
"But something did happen, didn't it? I knew Wang Teng Fei wouldn't be that kind-hearted and help you."
The screws were almost tightened; now they just needed to be secured. Hu Jia Sheng gestured for her to release the cable.
Tang Nan Nan walked back, picked up the thermos and the cup, and went to him.
"Haven't you eaten yet? Are you hungry or thirsty? Eat something and drink some water first. Tell me how to do it, and I'll do it."
Hu Jia Sheng turned his head and saw that she had brought him food.
The thermos was sky blue, clean, and brand new. It was clearly a recent purchase.
Being in a different place, having someone who remembered to check if he was home on time, if he was hungry, and who came to bring him food, felt quite peculiar.
He didn't want to waste her kind intentions.
"What did you make today?"
Tang Nan Nan replied, "I saw there were only two tomatoes left in the fridge, a few eggs, and some greens. So I made a mixed vegetable soup."
"Although it's not valuable, this kind of soup is delicious with rice, very appetizing."
After working for so long and being hungry until now, to be honest, Hu Jia Sheng was truly a bit tired.
Coupled with the pain in his hands, he didn't want to push himself. He put down his work.
"Wait a moment, I'm going to wash my hands."
He didn't refuse her, and he never was picky about her cooking. Tang Nan Nan was very happy about this.
She watched him, tall and slender, go to the restroom, and then watched him stride back.
Tang Nan Nan unpacked the cardboard packaging of the product and spread it on the ground, sitting in front of the charging pile to wait for him.
Hu Jia Sheng went over and sat beside her, naturally taking the thermos and smelling it first.
"It does smell good."
Tang Nan Nan handed him the water, "Drink some water before you eat."
She had thoughtfully prepared warm water.
Hu Jia Sheng took it and gulped down half of it. Tang Nan Nan then handed him a spoon.
She watched him scoop up a mouthful, chew it elegantly, and nod. Only then was she satisfied.
"Then you eat. I'll go and do my work. Is it just tightening that screw?"
"Never mind, sit down. That thing is quite heavy, you won't be able to lift it."
"I can. You don't know how strong I am."
Tang Nan Nan walked to the charging pile as she spoke, tightening the screw and talking to him.
When her younger brother first got sick, he often caused trouble, and they didn't have any money. Around that time, short videos started becoming popular. There was a woman whose husband had cancer, and to support her family, she went to carry cement to earn money. She had the same idea.
"That's when I developed my strength. For two hundred yuan a day, I carried dozens of tons of cement."
Hu Jia Sheng found it hard to imagine.
How could a young lady, who had never lifted a finger in her life, suddenly go to carry cement? How did she manage it?
"Really? Don't lie to make me think more highly of you."
"Of course it's true."
Tang Nan Nan said.
"My uncle found me the job. He said we would go together, but he couldn't last for ten minutes before giving up."
"You must think I'm bragging, that I'm not strong, right? But you don't know how much strength people have when they are truly in need and have the willpower to push through."
"Of course. My back would ache every night when I got home. I stopped doing it because I sprained my back and also had some shoulder strain."
One ate and chatted, the other worked and chatted. The overtime hours suddenly felt less arduous and no longer boring.
By the time Hu Jia Sheng slowly finished his meal and drank his water, he looked back and saw that she truly had some strength.
She had actually pulled over another cable and connected it herself.
Hu Jia Sheng walked over and couldn't help but grab her hand to look at it, comparing her wrist to his.
It was almost half the width of his. How could such a slender body possess such great power?
However, thinking of Jiang Nan Fang, he could understand.
Jiang Nan Fang was also slender, appearing equally frail, yet she gave birth to four children in one go, raised four children, founded a company, and developed products that he hadn't.
Women are truly a magical species, with far greater resilience than men.
As long as they set their minds to it, it seemed there was nothing in the world they couldn't achieve.
Hu Jia Sheng was full, had rested, and regained his strength. He asked Tang Nan Nan to step aside, saying he would handle the rest. Tang Nan Nan refused.
"Look, your wound has split open. It'll probably get inflamed tomorrow, and you'll have to go to the hospital later. Forget it, you sit down and rest, I'll do it."
Hu Jia Sheng dismissed it, "How can you be so delicate? If you can carry cement, can't I endure this small wound?"
"It's not the same, don't twist my words."
Tang Nan Nan pushed him.
"Just give me a chance, let me learn something, and you can teach me from the side."
If she were to enter the electrical industry in the future, gaining some experience wouldn't hurt.
Hu Jia Sheng then guided her from the side, completing all the subsequent steps.
It was true that working together made the task easier.
Although the two of them weren't flirting, they chatted and worked, and didn't feel tired at all.
Time flew by, and it was past ten o'clock. Finally, the two charging piles were connected.
Even as a workaholic, Hu Jia Sheng couldn't let Tang Nan Nan continue working.
"If you want to learn, come back tomorrow."
Tang Nan Nan tidied up with him and called for a car on her phone.
When the car arrived, she washed her face under the tap. With shimmering water droplets on her face, she looked at him with a beaming smile.