A joke about homophony

An engineering team

Ji Xiaojun (fitter)

Qian Jianing (technician)

Qin Yijian (carpenter)

Che Mugong (carpenter)

First meeting, not familiar with each other, waiting for the leader to arrange work:

Leader: (Looking at the list) Okay, let’s arrange the work now. Technician, are you here?

Ji Xiaojun, Qian Jianing: Here we come.

Leader: (somewhat confused) Didn’t you say a mechanic... Forget it, where is the fitter?

Ji Xiaojun, Qian Jianing: Here we come.

Leader: (even more confused) What’s going on with you two? Why is it still you?

Ji: My surname is Ji, and I am a fitter.

Qian: My surname is Qian, and I am a mechanic.

Leader: (Suddenly enlightened) I understand. Is the carpenter here? We have two carpenters this time. It can’t be wrong.

Qin Yijian, Mu Daoren, Che Mugong: (Here they come.)

Leader: (collapsed) Why are there three people?

Qin Yijian: My surname is Qin, and I am a carpenter.

Mu Daoren: My surname is Mu, and I am a lathe.

Che Mugong: (stuttering a bit) My surname is Che, I... I am a carpenter.

Leader: (impatient) Okay, got it. (Referring to the car) From now on, you call the car carpenter.

Che Mugong: I used to call Che... Che Mugong.

Leader: (ignoring Che Mugong and referring to Qin) You will be called Qin Carpenter from now on.

Qin Yijian: Duke Mu of Qin? What about King Zhuang of Chu?

Leader: (angry) Just call it that, do you understand? What about the lathe?

Mu Daoren, Che Mugong: Here we come...

Leader: (vomiting blood.)