Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Everyone was very happy after receiving many gifts, and they were very excited to talk until after 10 o'clock. The child had already fallen asleep in the arms of an adult, and was sent to the room in advance.

After everyone left, Xu Damao pulled Lou Xiao'e, and Lou Xiao'e followed Xu Damao into the house with her head down. Xu Damao would at least go to look for rain a few times a month, but Lou Xiao'e had been holding back during her confinement period! This was the perfect time for dry wood to meet a raging fire, and for a long drought to meet a sweet rain.

The battle lasted for more than an hour, and finally the two stopped because they were too tired.

"Da Mao, I'm exhausted. Please carry me over first. The child should wake up soon." Lou Xiao'e said breathlessly.

"Wait a minute, don't you want to see how many goodies I got this time?"

"No, I'm really too tired. I just want to sleep now. I'll look at the things later."

"Okay then." Xu Damao gently picked up his wife, then tiptoed to take Lou Xiao'e to the west room.

"Go back quickly, you have to go to work tomorrow."

"Well, just give it a kiss and go."

"Well……"

Xu Damao's sneak attack was successful. He lay on the kang with some pride and soon fell asleep.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Xu Damao rode his bicycle to work in high spirits and soon arrived at the gate of the steel mill.

"Hey, Chief Xu, are you back from your business trip?" said Xiao Zhao, the security guard on duty at the door.

"Well, I was exhausted this time. I just came back yesterday. Have all the factory leaders come? I just got back and have to report my work." Xu Damao asked.

"Director Li and Deputy Director Wang are here. Deputy Director Wu seems to be on a business trip to the Northeast. We haven't seen him for some time." Xiao Zhao said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll be there right away. These are the cigarettes I brought back from my business trip. You can share them with my brothers. I'm leaving first." Xu Damao took out two boxes of cigarettes he bought from Hong Kong and threw them to Xiao Zhao. Then he pushed hard with his long legs and rode his bicycle towards the office building.

"Hey, what kind of cigarette is this? Why are the words on it all in foreign languages ​​that I don't recognize?" Xiao Zhao muttered.

"I tell you to stop looking at it. You still want to keep it all for yourself? Chief Xu has already said to share it with everyone. I heard it carefully just now. Don't think of eating it all alone!" said another security guard, Xiao Zhou.

"Okay, I'm afraid of you. Come, let's try this cigarette and see if it tastes as good as the cigarettes in our city."

Xu Damao didn't care how they divided it. He parked his bike and went straight to Li Huaide's office.

The office door was half open, and the old ceiling fan on the ceiling was spinning and making a whirring sound. Xu Damao knocked on the door and walked straight in.

Li Huaide in the office heard a knock on the door and looked over.

"Hey, Damao, when did you come back? Come and sit down, come and sit down." Li Huaide said with some surprise. Now that Xu Damao is back, the problem of food shortage will definitely be alleviated.

The food problem during this period has worried him and Wang Jinshan, who is in charge of logistics. Although all cadres and purchasers have been assigned tasks and their rewards have been increased, they have only managed to get some food here and there. This amount of food is just a drop in the bucket for a steel mill with thousands of employees, but there is really no food outside, and no one can make it happen out of thin air. Li Huaide doesn't know who to blame.

"I came back the night before yesterday. I was so tired from the journey that I slept until the afternoon. I was afraid that you were worried about the food, so I came to the factory early in the morning!" said Xu Damao.

Li Huaide stood up and poured a glass of water for Xu Damao, then took out the special cigarettes he got from his father-in-law and handed them to Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, since we are brothers, I will be frank with you. How much food did you get this time?" Li Huaide asked expectantly.

Xu Damao didn't say anything but just raised his index finger.

"Ten tons? Although it's not much, if we only supply the main factory, it will be enough for a while. After all, we still have food planned." Li Huaide said, touching his bald chin.

Xu Damao didn't say anything but just shook his head.

"If it's not ten tons, then is it a hundred tons? Oh, now you have really solved a big problem for the factory. Even the branch factory can get some.

You don’t know, during this period of time, workers in the factory have been fainting due to hunger, and the director of the branch factory has been calling me every day to ask for food.

I am the director of the steel mill, not the director of the grain station. Where can I get grain for them? This is giving me a headache, but now I can finally make them shut up." Li Huaide said excitedly.

But Xu Damao still shook his head.

"No, Damao, you are not kidding, are you? You didn't just get a ton? Now I have to continue to have a headache." Li Huaide wilted again in an instant, like an eggplant hit by frost.

"It's one thousand tons. If it's less, it wouldn't be worth my trip. It's all stored in the warehouse I rented."

"One thousand tons! So much?" Li Huaide was dumbfounded. It was not Li Huaide's fault. This was two million kilograms of grain! Even a steel mill with tens of thousands of people could use it for a long time.

"That's one thousand tons. My father-in-law has invested all his wealth this time. You don't know that we have thirteen ships this time. But the other things belong to the country, so just don't go out and talk nonsense."

"I know, I know." Li Huaide nodded quickly. He knew something about the confidentiality regulations.

"It's just that there's too much grain, and the factory doesn't have that much cash right now?"

"If you don't have enough money, you can buy some first. The food is stored in the warehouse anyway and will not be less. It would be difficult to transport it all at once with the vehicles in our factory and the capacity of the remaining warehouses." Xu Damao said.

"Yes, yes, yes. I will call Lao Wang and Lao Zhou from the fleet right now and ask them to come over to discuss the issues of transportation and payment." Li Huaide said excitedly.

Li Huaide picked up the phone and dialed it, while Xu Damao picked up the special cigarette on the table, took out a cigarette and lit it for himself.

About five minutes later, Wang Jinshan arrived at Li Huaide's office first.

When Wang Jinshan came in and saw that there was no one around, he sat down on the sofa without a care. "When did Damao come back? Lao Li, what do you want to talk to me about? Did Damao get any food?"

"I'll tell you later. Take a break and have a cigarette. Old Zhou will be here soon." Li Huaide said.

After hearing what Li Huaide said, Wang Jinshan had an idea in his mind. It must be that Damao had obtained the food and was arranging vehicles to transport it. As for asking him to come, he must be here to pay.

A moment later, Zhou Zhiguo, who had a big beard, came in. Before he even entered, a resounding voice came in, "Director, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Sit down first and listen to me." Li Huaide pointed at the sofa and sat down. "I asked you two to come here this time. One is to ask how much money our factory has on the books, and the other is to see how many vehicles the transport team can mobilize."

Wang Jinshan thought for a moment and said, "We still have nearly 500,000 yuan in funds on our books, but there are two relatively large purchase orders that need to be paid soon, and the factory also needs to keep some reserve funds, so my suggestion is to withdraw 150,000 yuan for purchases."

Old Zhou saw him and complained, "Director, you know our transportation mission is very heavy, and most of it is long-distance. I can only allocate five trucks."

Li Huaide pondered it in his mind and decided that five vehicles would be enough. They were all in the city and relatively close to each other. At worst, he could transport less and make more trips, but it would take longer.

"Okay, then go back and arrange for a vehicle to go with Director Xu to get the food."

Xu Damao was stunned. How did he become the director? Did he get promoted without my knowledge?

"Wait, Director, what did you say?"

"Food! The food purchased by Director Xu!"

Zhou Zhiguo slammed the table excitedly and said, "Director, why didn't you tell me earlier? Since we're transporting food, it doesn't matter if we delay the transportation of other things for a few days. I can still squeeze out 15 trucks."

Xu Damao looked at the bearded man who could change his face so smoothly with a look of surprise. This is somewhat inconsistent with your image!