Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao deliberately lagged behind a few steps and followed everyone to the cafeteria, but he pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation of the senior workers behind him. He wanted to confirm what these senior workers were doing and whether it was the same as he thought!

"Although it was very hard this time, the benefits given are also very generous. Now the whole family can have a good meal."

"Yes, this is more generous than the welfare benefits given during the Chinese New Year, and it's worth it for my old bones to almost die there. You don't know, there was a very complicated and important part in our group that always failed to meet the standards. We worked on it for two days and two nights before we finally made it. That period of time really broke my waist."

"Hey, where's Lao Liu? Why don't I see him? I heard he made a great contribution this time?"

"That's right. He and I are in the same team. I know about this. He went to work overtime after dinner that day and happened to find someone stealing blueprints in the office. He waited for others to come out and knocked the person down with a hammer! Later I heard that the man was an enemy spy."

"Look, isn't that Lao Liu?" someone said, pointing behind him.

Several people around turned their heads and saw Liu Haizhong with a big belly greeting people he knew on the street and saying something.

"Old Liu, hurry up, or you'll miss the dinner!"

Liu Haizhong heard someone calling him, and after saying a few words to the people around him, he quickly walked over and caught up with the main group.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong who was walking past him in a square step and snorted with disdain. Humph, why are you so proud, Fatty Liu? It's just a coincidence that you caught an enemy spy. I can do the same!

Liu Hai was so proud. He just walked past Yi Zhonghai on purpose to show off. Who made him do something great this time? It was like a fisherman who caught a big fish. He wanted to stroll around the street with the fish in his arms. He didn't want to go home until dark. He showed off to everyone he met. He wanted the whole city to know that he had caught a big fish!

Xu Damao didn't ask for any special treatment today, but honestly ordered a meal and sat next to Li Huaide. After all, today was a small-scale gathering, so the food was pretty good.

Li Huaide swallowed a mouthful of steamed bun and asked, "Da Mao, what are you going to do with the manpower in the new workshop?"

"Let's transfer some people from the factory, recruit others from the society, and add the remaining vacancies to other workshops. This way we can form a situation where the old can guide the new. If all the workers are apprentices, we'd better not do this job!" said Xu Damao.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Then Li Huaide lowered his voice and asked, "How many positions do you need this time? The positions in our factory, especially in your workshop, are very popular. There are so many people waiting to join our factory."

Xu Damao calculated in his mind that the income problem of Lou San's group had been solved. He didn't have any relatives who needed jobs. He did have a few friends, but they were all managers or directors. Even if they didn't need it, who doesn't have poor relatives? Then they would have to accept his favor!

"Some of my friends' relatives may need them, so just leave ten for me and you can handle the rest!" Xu Damao said nonchalantly.

"Okay, my brothers are really nice. You don't know, ever since the Labor Bureau and the Street Office got the news, they have been calling me every day to ask for job vacancies. It's so annoying. They are the only ones having difficulties, so doesn't our factory have any difficulties?" Li Huaide said indignantly.

"I just heard on the road that Liu Haizhong from the technical training team performed well this time and caught an enemy spy who wanted to steal the blueprints. Does the factory have any reward?" Xu Damao asked curiously.

"My superiors have just discussed this matter with me. Lao Liu did a really good job this time. He prevented the leakage of confidential information and saved the country a lot of losses. He must be rewarded with money and materials. The factory will award him the honor of advanced individual of the year and give him a job quota during this recruitment!" said Li Huaide.

Xu Damao nodded. This reward was quite significant. With Liu Haizhong's cultural level, it would be difficult for him to get promoted. It would be better to give him a job quota.

It is said that people are in high spirits when they are happy. During the dinner, Liu Haizhong seemed particularly active and talked to the people around him from time to time. We have been friends for so many years, who doesn't know each other? At the moment, they all echoed, which greatly satisfied Liu Haizhong's vanity.

After lunch, the leaders went back to work, and the senior workers who had just returned went to the logistics warehouse to get their things and then went home to rest. Even so, no one was dissatisfied, after all, they had worked for such a long time and made a lot of contributions to the country.

Xu Damao took the opportunity to call Liu Haizhong out after dinner and said a few words to him. No one knew what he said, but after sitting back down, Lao Liu's smile never dropped.

After dinner, Liu Haizhong was the first to receive the things distributed by the factory, but he did not leave. Instead, he planned to leave with Yi Zhonghai.

After Yi Zhonghai had finally received his things, Liu Haizhong couldn't wait to come over.

"Lao Yi, we haven't talked for a while, let's go back together today."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Haizhong, and felt that he was up to no good. "You can go back first. I have something else to do."

"Hey, Lao Yi, don't be like this. We are old neighbors. I have something to talk to you about."

"Then let's go!" Yi Zhonghai knew that Lao Liu must want to show off, but there was nothing he could do. It was his own turn to hit Lao Liu in the same way before. Now it was his turn!

The two walked side by side on the way back to the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai made up his mind that no matter how much you talk, I will remain unmoved and see what you can do to me!

"Old Yi, did you know that I captured an enemy spy this time and made a great contribution?"

"Hmm." Yi Zhonghai snorted perfunctorily in response.

"You don't know, I was so nervous that my palms were sweating, I..." Liu Haizhong said vividly.

Throughout the rest of the journey, Liu Haizhong exaggerated and kept talking about the specific process and psychological activities of his capture of the enemy spies, which finally broke down Yi Zhonghai, who remained silent.

"Old Liu, you told everyone you arrested. Aren't you afraid that the news will get out and the enemy spies who escaped the net will take revenge on you? I heard that they are quite ruthless and usually leave no one alive!" Yi Zhonghai lived up to his reputation as a big boss for so many years. He directly rebuked Liu Haizhong so much that he stuttered.

"Lao, Lao Yi, it can't be such a coincidence. Haven't all the enemy spies been captured?"

"Can you guarantee that he doesn't have any accomplices? Maybe someone is watching you now! You'd better be careful, otherwise don't blame anyone if you die!" Yi Zhonghai continued to threaten.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai was right. There were indeed people watching Liu Haizhong, but they were not enemy agents but officials. The officials were also afraid that someone would slip through the net and attack Liu Haizhong, so they arranged for someone to protect Liu Haizhong for a while and wait for him to come.

The fat face in the bangs turned red, "Who are you cursing here? Even if I die, I still have a son to wear mourning clothes for me. Unlike you, you will be extinct. When you die and stink, no one will know!"

Puff puff!

Yi Zhonghai seemed to hear the sound of someone stabbing him in the heart! The fact that he had no children to support him in his old age was his Achilles' heel.

"Old Liu, don't hit people in the face, and don't expose their weaknesses when scolding them. You, you, you just wait for me!" Yi Zhonghai walked away with a gloomy face.