Troublesome Female Mechanic

Early the next morning, Xia Lei arrived at the machining plant of Krupp Mak Maschinenbau in Essen. It was 0740 hrs. Germans usually started work at 0800 hrs but he arrived 20 mins early in hope of giving them a good impression on his first day.

After asking around, Xia Lei found the Human Resources office. There was nobody in the office so he stood outside and waited. Neatly-dressed people walked into the office building one after the other and into different offices to start their workday.

At around 0756 hrs, a middle-aged man came to the door of the Human Resources office and Xia Lei recognised Krew though it was his first time seeing him.

“Hello, Mr Krew,” greeted Xia Lei in German.

Krew looked Xia Lei up and down and asked tentatively, “Lukas?”

Xia Lei nodded, “Yes, I’m Lukas. I’ll be in your care.”

“Come in. I’ll have to talk to you about your work,” said Krew.

Xia Lei followed him into the office. The furnishing in the office...