Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

"What? You want to resign?" Li Huaide and Wang Jinshan asked in unison.

They were stunned. They knew how much Xu Damao had done for the factory and the workers over the years. They also knew who was responsible for the rapid development of the bicycle factory. Now this great contributor was leaving. How could they not be shocked?

"Well, I don't want to come after the New Year." Xu Damao said calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"No, I will definitely not approve it. If you are angry about the division of labor, I will hand over the Propaganda Department and the branch factory to you." Li Huaide said.

"Da Mao, you can't leave. The factory can't do without you, and neither can I." Wang Jinshan was talking incoherently, and he even said "I can't do without you either."

"I don't want to leave because of rights issues, but I don't want to waste time here. I can't say more. I have to leave after the new year. The top management has approved it. Today is just a formality."

Yes, Xu Damao had already had several phone calls with the top management, and they also promised to take good care of his family after he left, which meant that Xu Damao no longer had any worries.

hiss!

The two of them gasped.

They knew Xu Damao's background was not simple, but they didn't expect it to be so complicated. Who is the top leader? There are only a few people in the country who can be called the top leaders. His background is so far-reaching.

If I had known you were so capable, I would have given you the job of factory director and manager. Why did I have to fight with Old Yang all these years? Wouldn't it be better if I just clung to your powerful thigh? I really didn't know what a golden and jade-inlaid treasure was! I regret it so much!

"Da Mao, I don't ask where you are going, but I don't know when we will meet again in this car. We must not leave until we are drunk tonight."

"Yes, yes, that's right. Just consider it as a farewell to you."

Both of them knew that since the top leaders had approved it, Xu Damao had to leave. The temple at their steel rolling mill was too small to accommodate this great god.

The three of them discussed a lot of things, including but not limited to a series of personnel arrangements after Xu Damao's departure, the handover of work and the factory's development plan, etc.

The three of them discussed and separated until it was almost time to get off work. After Xu Damao returned to the office and simply packed up his things, music representing the end of get off work began to play from the factory's loudspeakers.

Xu Damao picked up his briefcase and went out. At this time, he didn't have to worry about anything and drove out in the car allocated to him by the factory.

In front of Dongcheng District Commercial Bureau.

Xu Damao parked the car near the door, opened the window a little, smoked a cigarette and waited for the rain to stop.

Soon, Yu Shui appeared at the gate, talking to two colleagues beside him. Xu Damao put out his cigarette and honked the horn, and the three of them turned their heads to look over.

"Hey, Yushui, isn't that your husband?"

"Yes, they are driving here to pick you up. Come over quickly. We are going home too."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Sister Zhang and Sister Liu." He Yushui got into the car with a cheerful step.

"Look at that young couple, and then look at my husband, there's no comparison."

"Who says he's not? He's a deputy department-level official."

The two of them went to the bicycle shed while talking and soon rode their bikes back home.

"Why did you drive here today?" Yu Shui asked.

"There's a dinner party tonight. Let's go together. It will probably be very late by the time it ends. I drove over here because I was afraid you'd be cold."

"Who are you having dinner with? Where?"

"Lao Li and Lao Wang, two factory managers, Fengze Garden."

"Okay, I haven't been there for a long time. I remember my dad worked there when I was a kid."

The meal lasted until after nine o'clock. Li Huaide and Wang Jinshan were both drunk, but fortunately they had asked the driver to drive here, so Xu Damao didn't have to worry about how they would get back.

In the following month, Xu Damao went out frequently, harvested a lot of good things, and donated the last batch of technology to the country. Now he only occasionally showed up at the steel mill to handle some handover work.

He had also prepared the year-end benefits and had arranged for vehicles to bring them back, but the supplies were a little insufficient. Wang Jinshan had been begging for help and almost ran himself dry just to meet the shortage. In fact, he had plenty of supplies in his space, but he just wanted the steel mill to gradually adapt to the days without him.

Time went by quickly and it was February. The cold weather could not stop the trend from spreading across the country. The streets were full of soldiers and students who were organizing the protests. Street urchins also took the opportunity to do a lot of things. The social order was somewhat chaotic. Even Yan Bugui, who was basically unemployed at home, was pulled out to make self-criticisms several times.

Nan Yi also encountered some difficulties due to the ingredient issue, but he was only transferred to the workshop for a while before being sent back to the cafeteria by Li Huaide. After all, those leaders are all foodies, and they cannot do without Nan Yi and Sha Zhu, who have two different tastes.

Qin Huairu has also been relieved since her mother-in-law's death. Although she was disfigured and had to cover her face with a veil or scarf every time she went out, her salary was not much, but with the allowance for her three children, her life was pretty good.

Qin Huairu now has to clean the toilet every day, and her body always stinks and she needs to take a shower every day, but everyone in the steel rolling mill and Nanluoguxiang knows what kind of person she is.

Although she still needed to go to the street office to study and be criticized, her meat business was very good, so she simply opened a half-closed door business. There were always some old bachelors who couldn't get married or those who wanted to cheat on her. After all, the wounds were on her face and upper body, so she turned off the lights and pretended they didn't exist.

As there were so many people taking care of her business, Qin Huairu became ill and developed a serious heart disease. When she went to the hospital for a check-up, she found out that she was more than a month pregnant.

Qin Huairu was at a loss now, because she had received so many people, and even Qin Huairu herself couldn't tell whose child this was! Besides, how could she still get pregnant after having an IUD?

The doctor gave her some basic knowledge and told her that even with an IUD, it could not achieve 100% contraceptive effect, and pointed out that there was no IUD in her body at all.

Qin Huairu was dumbfounded. She had clearly had an IUD inserted when she gave birth to Huaihua. How could it disappear out of thin air?

The doctor was unconvinced and checked the files from that year. The files showed that Qin Huairu had indeed had an IUD installed. Even the doctor was at a loss and could only attribute the problem to the IUD falling off automatically and being expelled from the body.

The doctor also said that she had suffered permanent damage to her body due to heavy bleeding during the birth of Sophora japonica. The child could only be born by caesarean section, and if she had an abortion, her life might be in danger.

She had to accept the situation of a widow giving birth to a child. She still had children. What would happen to them if she died?

Now let's talk about Qin Huairu's three children. Banggeng dropped out of school after he became disabled, but he avoided going to the countryside and worked on the streets all day. He was beaten from time to time, and if he was unlucky, he would be sent to the police station and juvenile detention center. Qin Huairu let him fend for himself and no longer cared about him.

Xiaodang also had no school to go to, but fortunately she was older and could take care of her younger sister at home. Huaihua was still a sickly child and had to go to the hospital from time to time.