The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Wife, wife, come and help."

Xu Damao returned to the door of his house and shouted towards the inner room before he even parked the car. Soon, Li Guihua came out.

"Wife, hurry up and get the things in. I still have to send the projector back to the steel mill."

Li Guihua was not surprised to see the net bag Xu Damao handed to him. After all, he could bring back some money every now and then.

"You'll be back soon. Do you want to have breakfast?"

Then, Li Guihua spoke to Xu Damao with concern and checked what Xu Damao had brought back.

"Of course, go back and put your things away first. Jia Zhang from the middle courtyard was very envious just now, don't let anything unexpected happen."

Xu Damao had already introduced each household in the courtyard to Li Guihua. Li Guihua understood as soon as she heard it that this was to prevent thieves from breaking into the house.

"Don't worry about that. There will always be someone at home."

After hearing this, Xu Damao nodded with satisfaction, and then pushed the cart away again. As mentioned before, he still needed to return the projector to the steel rolling mill. After all, it was public property and could not be damaged in his hands.

Xu Dahu returned to the steel rolling mill. After fixing the broken projector, he did not leave. Instead, he went to the office building to find Li Huaide.

"Dong dong."

"Please come in."

Li Huaide's voice came from behind the door. Upon hearing that, Xu Damao tidied himself up and tried to present a perfect image to meet Li Huaide.

"Hey, Xu Damao, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

Li Huaide thought that it was one of his subordinates who came to report on their work, so he was sitting upright at this moment. However, when he saw that the person coming was Xu Damao, he was still confused.

After all, the level difference between the two is quite big, so why would Xu Damao look for him?

Li Huaide was thinking in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. He pointed to the chair in front and said, "If you have something to say, sit down and talk."

Xu Damao was looking very reserved at the moment. Seeing Li Huaide's respectful attitude, he carefully sat down opposite Li Huaide.

Then, with a flattering expression on his face, he explained, "Director, I just came back from the countryside, so I wanted to report my work to you."

"Oh, reporting on your work?"

Li Huaide thought for a moment and understood Xu Damao's purpose. After all, it was no secret that the head of the Propaganda Department was going to be replaced, so it was not surprising that Xu Damao knew about it.

Thinking about it, Li Huaide smiled and said to Xu Damao: "Tsk tsk, why don't you go to your Section Chief Wang to report your work? Why do you need to come to me?"

When Xu Damao heard this, his expression remained the same, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Director, what you said is true. I just want to listen to your teachings."

"After all, under your leadership, the steel mill is now thriving. Although I am just a small projectionist, I also have the heart to serve the workers in our factory."

"But I am still young and don't understand much, so I hope you can give me some advice."

Xu Damao didn't say anything else and just started flattering Li Huaide.

Although Li Huaide still had a blank expression on his face, he felt very comfortable in his heart. After all, Xu Damao was almost saying it out loud that he, Li Huaide, was the indispensable person in the steel mill.

"Look at what you said. The success of the steel mill is the result of everyone's efforts. How can you say that it is just my achievement? Your idea is wrong."

Although he said so, Xu Damao could clearly see the corners of Li Huaide's mouth slightly raised. Seeing this, Xu Damao immediately felt certain in his heart, knowing that Li Huaide was in a good mood, so he climbed up the pole and said, "Director, I also want to contribute to the development of our factory. Do you have a chance?"

When Li Huaide heard this, he knew that the real drama was about to begin. Xu Damao wanted to be an official. However, Li Huaide looked at him with a smile and asked, "You are here for the position of head of the publicity department, too, right?"

Xu Damao nodded immediately, but unexpectedly Li Huaide shook his head and said, "You don't have enough experience. Besides, you are the only projectionist in the steel mill. If you quit, who will show the movies?"

Xu Damao was immediately discouraged when he heard this, because what Li Huaide said was the same as what Liu Minghui said yesterday, which was that the steel rolling mill had no extra projectionists.

Is there no hope for him at all?

Xu Damao thought for a moment, and after some mental preparation, he ruthlessly took something out of his pocket and pushed it towards Li Huaide.

"Director, I really want to make progress. Would you consider it?"

"After the matter is done, there will be another copy."

Xu Damao was not unprepared. When he made up his mind, he went to find Xu's father and asked him for a small yellow croaker. This was the one he just handed to Li Huaide.

Li Huaide took a glance and his eyes lit up. He reached out and touched it. He knew what was inside without even opening it to check.

Then Li Huaide smiled amiably, looked at Xu Damao and said, "Damo, I've felt that you are good from the beginning, a good material. It's just a pity that you can't be the section chief. Even if I agree, I won't get the approval from Director Yang."

Xu Damao's expression was uncertain. After all, he had bled heavily, but Li Huaide had directly shattered his dream. Looking at the things on the table, could he take them back? That would be a slap in Li Huaide's face.

Li Huaide noticed his expression and thought that he couldn't take advantage of him all the time. He still needed to give him some benefits. After all, there is give and take, and maybe there will be other gains in the future.

Li Huaide thought about it and came up with an idea. He looked at the depressed Xu Damao and said, "How about I give you an idea?"

When Xu Damao heard this, he, who had already given up hope, immediately looked at Li Huaide.

Li Huaide didn't care about his expression, but continued to explain: "Why don't you be a team leader and recruit a few projectionist apprentices to share your pressure. After all, there are so many workers in the steel mill, but only one projectionist, which is indeed a bit too few."

Xu Damao was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. How did he become a team leader from a section chief? The former could be said to have entered the ranks of cadres, while the latter was still a worker. If he could choose, Xu Damao would certainly not be happy.

After all, recruiting apprentices means that there will be more than one projectionist in the steel mill in the future, and his life will definitely not be as easy as it is now.

Seeing Xu Damao's expression, Li Huaide knew that he was very disappointed, so he continued, "The head of the Propaganda Department should be the deputy head, but there is no candidate for the position of deputy head yet. But this is not enough, do you understand?"

While Li Huaide was speaking, his fingers were tapping on the table.

Next to him was the small yellow croaker that Xu Damao gave him. Xu Damao's expression froze when he saw this. He didn't expect Li Huaide to have such a big appetite. You know, a small yellow croaker is worth a lot of money, almost equivalent to his salary for half a year.