Siheyuan, my new life

Although Sun Yong had long anticipated that his brother-in-law had a promising future and that becoming a ministerial-level senior leader was only a matter of time, he never expected that his brother-in-law was already at the vice-ministerial level. He asked in confusion, "Brother, why hasn't your appointment been announced yet?"

Lin Yu looked at the guard on duty at the gate of the Red Star Steel Mill who was already saluting him, smiled and returned the salute, then explained: "When you were transferred from Tianjin to Beijing, the appointment had already been filed with the Organization Department of the Central Committee, but I asked that it be kept private as much as possible. It's just that everyone who should know already knows, and our mother also knew it a long time ago. I didn't mean to deliberately hide it from you and Nan Nan, but there was no need, after all, I'm not interested in it."

At this time, the jeep had passed the gate and drove directly towards the warehouse area in the southeast corner of the factory.

At this time, in an office on the east side of the third floor of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill office building, Li Huaide, the deputy director in charge of logistics, was frowning as he looked at the report in his hand.

Recently, as the Spring Festival is approaching, there has been a shortage of supplies of all materials on the market. Li Huaide was extremely worried about preparing things for the factory's cadres and employees for the Spring Festival this year. He sent all his purchasing agents away and ran around to get connections, even asking his father-in-law for help. However, he had to beg for help before he could get a batch of flour and soybean oil. As for pork, there was not much at all. The quota given by the superiors was only enough to maintain the daily needs of the steel rolling mill, and there was no extra share at all.

This year is my first year as the deputy factory director in charge of logistics. What I do cannot be worse than last year. However, last year, in addition to flour and soybean oil, each worker also received a pound of pork. This year, the little pork I have is less than half a pound for each worker. I'm afraid that the workers will scold me behind my back for being incompetent.

In fact, Li Huaide knew that there was wild boar meat in the cold storage of the Security Department, and the quantity was quite large. However, he really didn't want to ask for it unless it was absolutely necessary. He already owed Lin Yu a lot of favors, but he never had the chance to repay him. It would be a bit too much to beg for favors from him shamelessly, especially after receiving the shocking news from his father-in-law. Li Huaide had been looking for an opportunity to congratulate Lin Yu, but unfortunately he suddenly went on a business trip and left Beijing directly after returning from Tianjin to attend the funeral.

There was a sudden knock on the office door. Li Huaide gathered his scattered thoughts and said, "Come in."

His correspondent Li Laifu hurried into the office and whispered, "Director, Secretary Lin and several directors and deputy directors of the Security Department just drove their jeeps to the warehouse."

Li Huaide stared at the other person and asked anxiously: "Laifu, are you sure? Did Secretary Lin go to the warehouse in person?"

Li Laifu nodded seriously and said, "That's right. Director Qin and his team drove their own jeeps in front, and the new assistant secretary of the Security Department, Sun Yong, drove behind. Secretary Lin was sitting in the passenger seat."

Li Huaide dropped the report in his hand, stood up, and walked quickly to the clothes rack. He picked up the military coat hanging there, put it on, and said, "Come on, follow me. By the way, be sure to pay attention to your attitude in front of Secretary Lin."

Without waiting for Li Laifu to answer, Li Huaide opened the office door and walked out first. The reason why he specifically reminded his correspondent was because Li Laifu was a cousin of his hometown. After graduating from high school this year, Li Huaide thought that the child was smart and sensible, so he took him with him and prepared to train him well, after all, he was his nephew.

When Li Huaide arrived at the scrap parts warehouse panting, he saw Lin Yu walking slowly in the empty warehouse with his hands behind his back. Qin Ming and others were looking down at a pile of records on the custodian's desk, and a worker in his twenties was standing there with a nervous expression.

Li Huaide said with a smile: "Secretary, you are back?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Old Li, it seems that you need to exercise more. How can you sit in the office all day? You are out of breath after walking from the factory office building to here. People who don't know would think that you are weak."

Li Huaide smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Secretary, please stop making fun of me, Old Li. I have been unable to eat or sleep these days. If it weren't for Old Li's good health, anyone else would have been in bed long ago."

As he spoke, Li Huaide had already walked up to Lin Yu, and the two men extended their hands and shook hands.

Li Huaide said with some shame: "Secretary, it was our steel mill's management negligence that allowed the thieves to take advantage of the loophole. You have been tired enough from the journey, and you still have to worry about us. We really feel guilty."

Lin Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about those useless things. It's not too late to make up for the loss. If you, Lao Li, really feel sorry for it, you can drink two more glasses of wine at noon today."

Li Huaide said cheerfully: "Okay, I'll notify the kitchen right away. Old Li will risk his life to accompany you at noon today."

Lin Yu shook his head: "I have asked Su Yu to inform Lao He. Let's meet in the small cafeteria of the Security Department at noon today. You can follow him later."

Li Huaide didn't say much nonsense. For them, it didn't matter who arranged it. As long as they had the opportunity to sit together, it was enough. He walked up to Lin Yu and whispered, "Secretary, I always felt that there was something fishy about this scrap parts warehouse, but this is under the management of the production department, so I can't interfere too much."

Lin Yu nodded slightly. He was of course aware of all the mess going on in the steel rolling mill. Ever since Yang Weimin became the deputy director in charge of production, he had found ways to arrange their own people in the production department. Although Yang Weimin had been taken down by him a long time ago and was now eating peanuts with Lou Bancheng, the production department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was still under control. Even the newly appointed deputy director was often restricted.

Lin Yu glanced at his watch and saw that it was almost half past ten, so he said, "Okay, everyone has understood the general situation, so let's go back first." He then gestured to Li Huaide and walked out of the scrap parts warehouse first.

Sitting in the jeep, Li Huaide asked in a low voice: "Secretary, have you found anything?"

Lin Yu stared at the rows of workshops outside the car window and said softly: "The law is strict and there is no loophole. None of those jumping clowns can escape."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Li Huaide immediately felt relieved. The Spring Festival was approaching soon, and it was somewhat uncomfortable that the issue of the scrap parts warehouse could not be resolved before the Spring Festival.