Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

The next morning, Xu Damao rode his bike to the steel mill, threw a pack of cigarettes to the security guard at the door and asked, "Which leader was on duty last night?"

"Thank you, Director Xu. You are still the same as before as the factory director. Director Zheng was on duty last night. He should be in the duty room now." said the security guard.

"Okay, you continue to stand guard. I'm going to talk to your director about something." Xu Damao pushed the car in.

Xu Damao came to the duty room and looked in through the window. Zheng Gang was lying on the table writing something. Xu Damao knocked on the door and walked in. "Brother Zheng, what are you busy with so seriously?"

"Hey, Director Xu, I'm arranging the duty roster for next month." Zheng Gang looked up and saw that it was Xu Damao.

He was somewhat envious of Xu Damao, who had risen from an ordinary projectionist to deputy director in just a few years. But he was not dissatisfied, as everyone had seen Xu Damao's achievements over the years. Especially in 1961, if Xu Damao had not brought in a large amount of food, the workers in the factory would not know how they would have survived!

"Brother Zheng, I have something to ask you today."

"Just tell me what it is. As long as it does not violate the regulations, we will definitely do it for you." Zheng Gang has had a good relationship with Xu Damao over the years, and they have even collaborated on several major events together.

"There is a childhood friend named Liu Guangtian in our hospital. He was discharged from the army a few days ago and came to me for help to find a job. I thought that a soldier would be more suitable for our security department, so I came here!" Xu Damao said.

"That's it. Fine, just let him come over. We happen to be in need of such high-quality veterans here. The quality of those recruited from society is still lower."

There has always been a staff shortage in the Security Department, and this job is still somewhat dangerous, so Zheng Gang does not want to fill the gaps with unqualified people. He would rather recruit some retired personnel with strong military qualities.

"Okay, I'll be leaving first. Don't leave right after get off work tonight, let's go to Hongbinlou for a drink."

Zheng Gang thought about it and thought that as the deputy factory director, Xu Damao must have a job vacancy, so it would not be a big deal for him to do him a favor and have a meal with him, so he agreed.

Seeing that Zheng Gang agreed, Xu Damao left the security office and returned to his office. It was not yet time for work, and he thought that there might not be anyone in the HR department yet, so he made himself a cup of tea to kill time.

At half past eight, Xu Damao called the head of the personnel department and the team leader Zhou Zhiguo. Although Xu Damao was very polite to Zheng Gang, the security department had a special status and was under the dual management of the steel mill and the higher-level public security department. If they were not happy with you, they could just ignore you.

Xu Damao was not so polite to his subordinates. He directly told the head of the personnel section that he had two younger brothers named Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang who would report to the factory in the morning. He asked him to help them with the employment procedures and that he could use his own quota directly.

Zhou Zhiguo was a very smooth person. When he heard that Xu Damao wanted to arrange a retired soldier who could drive to join the convoy, he agreed immediately and said that he would definitely be present at the dinner in the evening.

After arranging the employment of Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang, Xu Damao started to busy himself with his own affairs.

At the same time, Liu Haizhong and Yan Jiecheng brought their son and brother to the steel mill. After arriving at the mill, Liu Haizhong went directly to his office, while Yan Jiecheng introduced the various facilities in the mill to the two people who had never been to the mill.

After arriving at his workshop, he asked the workshop director for a leave, and then took the two people to the personnel department of the office building. When the three of them arrived at the personnel department, Liu Haizhong was already waiting inside.

Liu Haizhong had already explained the purpose of his visit and pointed out that it was arranged by Deputy Director Xu. The head of the personnel section personally greeted the four people and asked his subordinates to quickly complete the entry procedures for the two of them.

This head of the personnel department is really unlucky. The personnel department is considered to be a relatively important department in the factory and should have been upgraded to a department-level department along with the factory.

But the personnel department has too few people. If it is upgraded to a department-level department, almost everyone will be a leader. Who will do the work then? Therefore, this personnel section chief is still at the section-level, but enjoys the treatment of a department-level official.

After the four of them completed the onboarding procedures, they left the office building. Liu Haizhong took Liu Guangtian to the Security Department's office, while Yan Jiecheng took Yan Jiefang to the transport fleet's office.

Since Xu Damao had already made arrangements in advance, no one made things difficult for them after they gave their names. Everything went smoothly, and the two were now officially members of their respective departments.

After completing the onboarding process, the two took the slips to the logistics warehouse to collect their labor protection items and then came to Xu Damao's office. Anyway, today is just an onboarding process, and even if it is work, it is not considered work. They will officially start work tomorrow.

Xu Damao's office.

"Brother Damao, you are really amazing. As long as your name is mentioned, everything will go smoothly." Yan Jiefang praised.

"Yes, I heard that things in this kind of factory are very slow, but I didn't expect it to be completed so smoothly. This is a great honor for you, Brother Damao." Liu Guangtian also praised.

"Okay, stop flattering me here, and work hard in the factory and try to get a permanent job soon. When you make some contributions, I will find a way to help you get promoted." Xu Damao said. He wanted to train the management ability of these two guys, otherwise how could he trust them with important tasks in the future?

"Brother Damao, don't worry, we will definitely perform well and never embarrass you!" The two said in unison. It seems that being together for so many years has cultivated some tacit understanding.

"Okay, it's okay, you two can go back first. After get off work in the evening, remember to call Uncle One and Uncle Two to go to Hongbinlou for dinner. We have to thank your leader very much." Xu Damao said.

"Okay, we will be there on time. If nothing else, we will leave first!"

"Go ahead. I'm busy now so I won't send you two off."

The two of them immediately carried the labor protection supplies issued by the factory and went straight out of the office and back to the courtyard.

Xu Damao watched the two men leave, lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. He didn't know what the future would be like for these two filial sons in the TV series. At least with him around, their future wouldn't be the same as in the TV series, right?

Over the years, Xu Damao has helped several needy families in the courtyard and arranged jobs for several unemployed young people in the courtyard. It can be said that except for the Jia family and the Yi family, almost every family in the courtyard has received help from Xu Damao.

Although Liu Haizhong is a big boss in the courtyard, the one who really has the final say in the courtyard is Xu Damao. It is said that poverty breeds evil schemes and wealth breeds conscience. He wants to see what direction the Siheyuan will develop in the future.

After get off work, Xu Damao drove the factory bus to take Zheng Gang and Zhou Zhiguo to Hongbinlou. Liu Haizhong and his son and Yan Bugui and his son had already booked a private room and were waiting at the door.

After all, he was inviting his son's leader to dinner, so Liu Haizhong took another hour off today and came back early to arrange things.

The guests and hosts had a great time, and Liu Haizhong happily paid the bill. They had agreed when they came that no matter how much the meal cost, Yan Bugui would pay half of it.

Zheng Gang and Zhou Zhiguo both said that they would take good care of the new comrade in the future. As for how true or false these words were, it depended on how stable Xu Damao's position was.