Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao got up early in the morning with his hands on his waist and kissed the rain. Alas, there is no land that is damaged by plowing, only cows that are tired to death. Even his strengthened body can't stand such torment.

Before leaving, Xu Damao left a lot of food and various ingredients for Yu Shui, as well as a lot of fruits and snacks, to ensure that Yu Shui would gain weight. But her current feel is not very perfect.

Xu Damao drove the car left by his father-in-law straight to the steel mill. A batch of new machines arrived at the workshop today. As long as the installation and debugging are completed, they can be put into production. At that time, the production capacity of their workshop will be greatly improved.

When he was almost at the factory gate, Xu Damao drove his car directly into an alley, and then used the space to change his car from a sedan to a bicycle. Well, it was too conspicuous for him to drive a sedan to work at his level, so he would try to reduce the trouble as much as possible.

Xu Damao first came to his office, exchanged a tray of steamed dumplings and a bowl of noodles from the space and started eating. The combination of dry and wet food was nutritious and delicious!

After eating, Xu Damao took out last week's work task list and checked the completion status of each task. Although the workshop needed to install equipment, it would not be so fast to unload and install it. What's more, today was Monday, and not only did the factory have to hold a regular meeting, but the publicity department also had to hold a meeting to arrange the work for this week.

After a while, the apprentice Sun Guoan knocked on the door and came in. The cleaning and hot water making work in Xu Damao's office were basically done by his two apprentices in turn.

The Propaganda Department has never lacked beauties, and there are also beautiful women who want to help him clean the office, but they were all rejected by Xu Damao. Since he has no intention, he should refuse directly and not give him any chance.

"Master, why are you here so early today? We still have more than half an hour to go to work."

"Hey, I didn't sleep well last night. I was too hot to sleep, so I got up early. Besides, I have a meeting today, and there are a lot of things to do in the workshop, so I came here early. Have you had breakfast? Do you want to eat together?"

"I have eaten, but I am not full."

"Yes, I still have half a tray of buns, you can try some."

"Hey, Master, I won't be polite then." Sun Guoan reached out and took two buns and stuffed one directly into his mouth.

"Okay, that's good. I'll go get some hot water first." Sun Guoan walked out of the office with a bun in one hand and two thermoses in the other.

Xu Damao smiled and ignored him and continued to look through the documents in his hand. This Sun Guoan was a little cunning, but he was very honest with him. If he was asked to eat, he would really eat!

Soon, Sun Guoan came back with a thermos and started cleaning the office. About seven or eight minutes later, Sun Guoan said, "Master, I've finished cleaning. Please go back now."

"Well, go back. Remember to call everyone to the meeting later."

The small conference room of the Publicity Department.

Xu Damao sat in the main seat and first glanced at the deputy section chiefs, team leaders, station masters and the like around him.

"Okay, let's start the meeting now. I have a meeting at the factory to attend later, so I'll keep it short."

"This week's work tasks mainly include the following points. First, the weather is now at its hottest. In previous years, there have been cases of workers in the workshop, especially those doing heavy manual labor, fainting from heat stroke. Our Propaganda Department should mainly broadcast, with slogans and bulletin boards, to spread knowledge about heatstroke prevention and cooling to the majority of employees, and strive to reduce the number of cases of heatstroke. I will also propose to the factory that the canteen limit the supply of mung bean soup."

"Secondly, we are about to enter August. Everyone knows what August 1 is. After that, there is the more important National Day. Not only do we need to do a good job of publicity in our factory, but we also need to coordinate and cooperate with the street office. Let Lao Guo contact them about this matter. The external relations team must also cooperate well. Ask me to sign for the amount of funds needed."

"The third is the daily work of our department. The projection team should go out more often and bring more spiritual food to the villagers. The countryside has been uneasy recently, and I have applied for guns for you. The internal publicity team should do a good job of interviewing the advanced employees of this month. When you have nothing to do, you should also go to the workshop more often to dig up some materials. The girls in the radio station should also protect their throats. The recent tasks are very heavy. I have lozenges for clearing heat and moistening the throat. Send someone to get them later."

"Okay, what's up, Lao Guo?"

Guo Wenjin took a sip of tea and said, "The old camera in our department is really unusable. Even the manufacturer has closed down. There is no place to repair it. Do you think we should apply for it? Our projectionist apprentices have all been converted to regular employees. This projector is no longer sufficient. In addition, we used to invite outsiders to record the large-scale activities we organized. Should we also purchase a video recorder?"

"Okay, then you make me a list of equipment that needs to be purchased and I'll submit it. But don't be too happy too soon. Whether it will be approved or not is not my business." Xu Damao was giving them a heads-up in advance. With his relationship with Li Huaide, there would definitely be no problem as long as it was not really impossible.

"Does each department have any problems? If so, please raise them immediately and we can work together to find a solution."

"Gone."

"no problem!"

"Okay, meeting adjourned! Let's all get back to work."

Xu Damao packed up his notebook and teacup and was the first to leave the meeting room. He had to attend a meeting in the factory soon, so the meetings he presided over were usually concise and efficient.

Xu Damao returned to the office, refilled his teacup with water, stretched his body, smoked a cigarette, and then went straight to the factory's meeting room.

Before everyone arrived, Xu Damao leaned back in his chair and chatted with Mr. Cui next to him.

"Da Mao, did the new Qin Huairu who came to the factory really frame you? If so, I will avenge you!"

"It's true. It happened on the night of the heavy rain. Chef Nan from the cafeteria was on duty at the factory. He was worried about his pregnant wife at home, so he asked me to tell a girl in the yard to go and keep his wife company. I delivered the meal for the two of us, but I don't know how Qin Huairu misunderstood and accused us of having an affair."

"So that's how it is. With Qin Huairu taking over, this rumor has started up again. There are now more than a dozen versions. Brother will definitely teach her a lesson to vent his anger on his brother."

"There's no need for that. We grown men have to do things in a magnanimous way. We just have to do what needs to be done." Although Xu Damao didn't think so, he had to say it. Otherwise, there would be all kinds of rumors that he, Xu Damao, was petty, waiting for opportunities to take revenge, using his power to oppress others, and bullying orphans and widows.

"Okay, I get it. Don't blame me if she runs into my gun!"

"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Remember to come to my son and daughter's full moon banquet on the 20th of next month. I'll send you an invitation in advance then!"

"Oh, I heard that your wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. I have to have a few drinks with you."

"Ahem, the leaders are here." Xu Damao coughed twice, and then the people around him sat up straight.

In fact, Xu Damao really hates holding such long and boring meetings. There is a saying that goes like this.

Hold small meetings for big matters and big meetings for small matters!

In Xu Damao's opinion, this kind of meeting attended by all cadres at or above the section level in the entire steel rolling mill had nothing important to discuss and was a pure waste of time.