Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao's family had a lively dinner. As the year was coming to an end, they also planned to have a good time on the second day of the first lunar month.

Before leaving, Xu Damao found it somewhat funny to see his nephew and niece reluctant to part with their toys, but since his own children were not around and he was leaving too, it would be a waste to leave them here, so he just picked out some of the ones the children liked and gave them away.

The next morning, Xu Damao first sent Yu Shui to work, and then went to the steel mill. However, just after he sat in the office for a while, someone from the factory office came to inform him that there would be a meeting soon.

Xu Damao was a little puzzled. There hadn't been any big events in the factory recently. Could it be about the year-end benefits distribution?

Although he didn't know what the meeting was for, he still packed up and went to the meeting room with his teacup and notebook.

Xu Damao arrived a little late. There were already quite a few people sitting in the conference room, chatting quietly in groups of three or four. Not long after, everyone had arrived, and Li Huaide also walked in.

Li Huaide put his teacup on the table and opened his notebook. "Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting now. Today's meeting mainly focuses on two things. One is everyone's welfare at the end of the year, and the other is that we just received a notice from our superiors that there will be no holiday for the New Year this year."

As soon as Li Huaide finished speaking, there was an uproar. After a busy year, we finally have a few days off during the Chinese New Year, and we can have some good meals and visit relatives. Now you tell me there is no holiday?

Li Huaide coughed heavily when he saw the situation and then said, "I know everyone has opinions, but this is a decision from above. We must not only execute it, but also do a good job of comforting the workers. Now let's talk about what to do."

After Li Huaide finished speaking, he glanced at Hu Dahai, the deputy director of the Song Committee. It was he who had strongly advocated that the Propaganda Department should be under his control, and he was also in charge of the Propaganda Department now.

Hu Dahai was in a dilemma. He had a lot of troubles. Since he became the deputy director of the Song Committee, he had always regarded himself as Li Huaide's confidant. As his power gradually expanded, he set his sights on Xu Damao's Propaganda Department. However, since he took over the Propaganda Department, things have not been going well.

Xu Damao had been in charge of the Propaganda Department for five or six years. All the people in the department were Xu Damao's people or people he promoted. Even if they were not, they still had a relationship with him, so his work had not been going smoothly. But since Director Li Huaide had asked about it, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

"Director, I promise to lead the Propaganda Department to complete the task." Hu Dahai was a complete loser who got to his position by flattery and because he had a relative who was the deputy director of the district song committee. He couldn't say anything practical at this point.

Li Huaide felt annoyed. This useless bastard is always thinking about grabbing power. If Damao didn't want to get involved in these things, how could it be your turn? He alone is worth a group of you and is richer.

He looked at Xu Damao again, and saw that brother Damao was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, as if he had made up his mind not to express his opinion.

"How about this, you organize the Propaganda Department later, and I will hold another small meeting for you to come up with a charter. As I said before, this task must not only be completed, but also done beautifully!" said Li Huaide.

"Now let's talk about this year's workers' welfare. In the past, Director Xu used his connections to get benefits for everyone. What do you think about this year, Damao?"

Xu Damao opened his eyes when he heard someone calling him, and said succinctly, "My connections are not very good, and something went wrong this year, so there is nothing I can do."

Now it was Wang Jinshan, the deputy factory director in charge of logistics, who was in a dilemma. He was in charge of the logistics of the entire factory, and it was his job to get supplies and benefits for the workers.

In the past, Xu Damao just had the connections to get the good stuff directly. Now that this connection has problems, the task has fallen on him, and he can't refuse it.

In fact, he had accumulated some connections over the years, so he could definitely get some supplies. But with Xu Damao's example, if the supplies he got were not abundant enough, wouldn't he be embarrassed by this comparison?

"Director, I will try my best to contact more brother units and strive to make the supplies more abundant," said Wang Jinshan.

Li Huaide also knew Lao Wang's capabilities. Some of his current relationships were given to him when he was promoted to deputy factory director. Therefore, he had a rough idea of ​​how much supplies Lao Wang could get, and it was definitely not enough.

"Does anyone else have any way to get some more supplies? The benefits provided by our factory in the past few years have been very generous. It is well-known throughout the entire city. This year can't be too bad." Li Huaide continued to ask.

Don't think that this group of people like to make a lot of noise when they have nothing to do. When it comes to the time when they need to work hard, they are more honest than each other. They really want to shrink their heads into their necks and act like quails.

Li Huaide just felt exhausted. He really couldn't lead this group of stupid teammates. He really missed the days before the wind started to blow. For things like this, he only needed to tell Xu Damao.

"Okay, everyone stop pretending to be dead and go back to think of a solution. Whoever can get the supplies will be credited, and they will be given priority for promotion in the future. Okay, meeting adjourned!" Li Huaide said and strode out of the meeting room.

As soon as Li Huaide left, Wang Jinshan, who was sitting opposite Xu Damao, walked towards Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, you have to help your brother this time, otherwise I will lose face."

There are so many cadres in the factory, why do you all come to me when you have problems? I don’t take your salary. I have already written my resignation letter and am waiting to submit it.

"Let's go to Lao Li's office and talk. I happen to have something to talk to him about." Xu Damao stood up, packed his things, and was the first to walk out of the conference room.

Wang Jinshan felt that something was wrong with Xu Damao today, but he couldn't tell what exactly was wrong, so he had no choice but to follow Xu Damao.

As soon as Xu Damao entered the room, he got straight to the point. "I still have some supplies, but they are all left over from before, and the quantity is only one-third of that in previous years. If the factory needs them, I will find a time to bring them back."

"Yes, of course. It's better to have some than nothing. We can think of a way to get some more and it will be enough." Li Huaide said.

Wang Jinshan also said, "I knew that Damao would have a way. I have to thank you very much this time. I will treat you tonight. The three of us will go to Fengze Garden."

"Well, my wife is pregnant, and I have to pick her up in the evening." Xu Damao said.

"Hey, what's the big deal? Call my sister-in-law to come with us tonight. We won't go home until we are drunk."

"Yes, Damao, we haven't had time to drink together." Li Huaide also advised.

Xu Damao thought about it and nodded in agreement. It would be a waste if he didn't eat it. He helped him, so it was only right for him to eat a meal. It could be considered a farewell dinner in advance.

Thinking of this, Xu Damao took out his resignation letter from his pocket and slammed it on the table. "This is my resignation letter. Let's go through the process."