The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Boss, what are you doing sitting there? Aren't you going to eat?"

At the Liu family's house, Liu Haizhong sat calmly at the table. The radio on the table was playing, and Liu Haizhong was listening leisurely.

Hearing his wife say this, Liu Haizhong opened his eyes, looked at her and said, "Don't worry, Xu Damao will definitely come and invite me over."

Liu Haizhong thinks he is the boss and Xu Damao will never pull him down no matter what.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's wife poured cold water on him and said, "Just wait and see. Maybe they don't plan to invite you."

"impossible...."

Before Liu Haizhong could finish his words, he heard a voice coming from outside the door.

"Is the uncle at home?"

Liu Haizhong was overjoyed when he heard this, and whispered to the people who were eating, "See, I told you that you would definitely come."

After saying that, Liu Haizhong shouted loudly: "Here it comes, here it comes."

"Da Mao, what's the matter?"

Liu Haizhong walked out the door and asked Xu Damao who was outside.

Seeing Liu Haizhong's anxious expression, he didn't think too much about it and explained politely, "Uncle, I'm here to treat you to a meal. It's just right to celebrate my promotion."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he immediately said cheerfully, "No problem, I'll be there in a moment."

"Okay, let's make it this way. I still have to go find the second uncle and the other two."

More than ten minutes later, three uncles came together. Liu Minghui was sitting in the room. Seeing this, he stood up and said, "Three uncles, please sit down quickly. I haven't had a drink with you uncles for a long time. We must drink to our heart's content later."

Liu Minghui was very considerate and didn't put on airs. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.

When Yi Zhonghai knew that Liu Minghui was also there, he was a little reluctant to come. After all, Liu Minghui put a lot of pressure on him. But he could not resist Xu Damao's invitation. He had planned to keep a low profile, but seeing Liu Minghui's humble appearance, Yi Zhonghai felt much more relaxed.

"The three gentlemen are here, and the food is ready. It's time to eat."

At this time, Xu Damao also came out of the kitchen with a plate of fried peanuts in his hand.

Liu Haizhong was the first to speak up: "Haha, it's better to come at the right time than to come early. I'm not here to eat for free. I brought you a bottle of wine, Fenjiu, which is quite old, to celebrate your promotion, Damao."

Liu Haizhong shook the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile.

The other two people were also holding the same wine bottles in their hands, the only difference was that Yan Bugui was holding bulk wine.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Please take your seat quickly. If you keep chatting, the food will get cold."

Seeing this, Xu Damao also said with a smile.

Soon, several people sat down.

Li Guihua has already gone to the kitchen with her two sons.

Since a few men were drinking, she didn't come over to join them. There was no shortage of food for them anyway, and she had already set aside some of the food.

"Minghui, we haven't had a drink together for a long time. Don't come back until you're drunk."

Liu Haizhong was very happy. It was a rare occasion for someone to accompany him for a few drinks, so he picked up the bottle and started pouring wine.

"Haha, that depends on how much alcohol you can drink. Anyway, I haven't been drunk yet."

Liu Minghui was not polite either and made some harsh remarks.

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said to Yi Zhonghai beside him: "Old Yi, you have never drunk with Minghui. Let me tell you, I have never seen this kid drunk. Let's teach the young man a lesson later."

Yi Zhonghai may have had no worries during this period. He no longer looked old and depressed. Instead, he seemed to be getting younger and younger. Hearing this, he nodded and agreed, "No problem."

"Hey, hey, I'm not the protagonist today, don't say that, if anyone wants to drink, it should be Damao."

Seeing that he had angered everyone, Liu Minghui quickly turned the topic to Xu Damao.

"Yes, Damao is full of energy and vigor now. He has become a cadre. He needs to practice his drinking capacity."

Yan Bugui, who had been silent, also echoed.

After a few rounds, everyone drank a lot, and gradually the topic was no longer about Xu Damao.

Liu Haizhong put down his wine glass, looked at Xu Damao enviously and said, "Da Mao, you are so lucky. You are already a deputy section chief at such a young age. I don't know how long I will be the team leader."

As Liu Haizhong spoke, the melancholy on his face became even more intense.

Who made him always regard himself as the only two cadres in the courtyard?

Although the team leader is not a cadre, Liu Haizhong doesn't care. In his opinion, he has the best chance. As long as the time comes, he may become a cadre.

But unexpectedly, Xu Damao broke the big news without saying anything. God knows how he felt when he learned the news.

Xu Damao couldn't drink much and was a little tipsy at this time. When he heard Liu Haizhong say this, he started to comfort Liu Haizhong.

"Uncle, it's all luck. The steel mill just happened to be planning to set up a projection department, and this is just the right time."

This is what Xu Damao said to everyone. He was not lying anyway. The steel rolling mill was already planning to recruit people, even if they were apprentices for Xu Damao.

Although Xu Damao is still showing the movies now, these things will be delegated once he has people under him.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong became even more melancholy and picked up the wine and started drinking.

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing next to him, also consoled him when he saw this: "Old Liu, don't worry. It may be your turn soon. There is so much work in the workshop, and we old workers are still needed. Young people's skills are still not good enough."

After hearing this, Liu Haizhong nodded and agreed, "Yes, I must pass the seventh-level worker exam this year."

Liu Haizhong felt that his skills were not outstanding in the workshop and planned to work harder.

After all, working in a workshop is different from other jobs. The older you get, the more skilled you become. For example, most of the senior workers are over 40 years old. What Yi Zhonghai said is true.

What he didn't know was that Director Yang was already planning to promote Liu Aiguo. I believe Liu Haizhong will be even more melancholy at that time, after all, Liu Aiguo is his apprentice.

I wonder what Liu Haizhong will think about today’s conversation when the time comes.

Liu Minghui was drinking a little wine on the side, not joining in the conversation, just watching quietly. The same thing happened to Yan Bugui, who was trying hard to eat at the moment and had no time to drink.

After all, in Yan Bugui's opinion, he sold a bottle of loose liquor, which cost several cents, so he must make his money back.

"Hey, you will be a cadre sooner or later. That's what I think. Try harder, uncle."

Xu Damao listened to the conversation between the two and echoed.

Liu Haizhong was very happy to see that someone agreed with him, and he clinked glasses with Xu Damao several times.

"Da Mao, I feel relieved when you say this."

The meal lasted for more than an hour, and the wine that the few people brought was all drunk. At the end, Xu Damao wanted to bring out more wine, but Liu Minghui stopped him.

He said there was no rush and we could get together next time.

In the end, except for Liu Minghui, everyone else left the Xu family staggeringly.

As for cleaning up the mess, Xu Damao's wife was there, so Liu Minghui said goodbye and left.