Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

"Zhu Zi, if you think it tastes good, drink more."

A hint of pride flashed in Liu Haizhong's eyes, and he picked up the Wuliangye and filled He Yuzhu's bottle again.

At this time, the second aunt came in with fried eggs.

He Yuzhu said politely: "Second Aunt, I'm so sorry to bother you to bring the food and drinks over in person!"

The second aunt said kindly, "Zhu Zi, what are you talking about? Your second uncle and I have always treated you as our own son. Now that you have made it, we are proud of you. Isn't it our duty to cook you some snacks to go with the wine?"

He Yuzhu's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he complained in his heart: "Please, don't treat me as your own son. I don't want to be like Guangtian and Guangfu, the two unlucky guys, who are abused every day."

"Second Aunt, why don't you sit down and have a drink too?"

The second aunt smiled and shook her head, "No, you guys drink, I, a woman, won't participate."

After the second aunt left, He Yuzhu and Liu Haizhong continued to clink glasses and chat happily.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Liu Haizhong laughed and said, "Zhu Zi, you were promoted to deputy director of the cafeteria at such a young age, but what's the secret?"

He Yuzhu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. This old man finally told him the purpose of this trip.

He Yuzhu was not going to give him any advice easily, otherwise it would seem too cheap, so he laughed and said, "What secrets can I have?"

Liu Haizhong pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Zhu Zi, I have always treated you as my own son. Why are you still hiding things from me?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu said with a bad face: "Second Master, I don't want to be your biological son and get beaten every day like Guang Tian Guangfu!"

Liu Haizhong laughed awkwardly: "Zhu Zi, that's not what I meant."

"Zhu Zi, Second Master has no other wishes in this life. His only wish is to find a government position before retirement, so that he can die with peace of mind."

As Liu Haizhong spoke, he took out a stack of money and stuffed it into He Yuzhu's hand. He Yuzhu took a closer look and saw that it was all black bills, at least two hundred yuan.

注：第二套人民币是从1955年3月1日开始发行的，一直流通到2007年4月1。

The largest denomination of the second set of RMB is only 10 yuan, not 100 yuan.

The 10-yuan banknote has images of workers and peasants on the front and the national emblem on the back, and is black in color.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh: "This Liu Haizhong is really an official fanatic. He is willing to spend so much money to become an official."

"But I like..."

"Uncle, no, how can I take your money?"

Although He Yuzhu said no, he quickly put the money into his pocket.

The muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched, and he forced a smile and said, "It's only natural to pay for things, and you deserve this money!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Since Second Master insists, I will accept it shamelessly!"

Liu Hai's heart ached so much that blood was dripping out. He cursed inwardly, "I didn't insist on anything. I was just pretending. I didn't expect you, a shameless thing, to actually accept it."

"But my money is not so easy to take. If your method doesn't work, I will make you pay back with interest."

He Yuzhu is not the kind of person who would take money without doing anything. After accepting the money from Liu Haizhong, he began to teach him the secret seriously.

"Second Master, if you want to be promoted, there are two most important aspects."

"First, one must have strong personal abilities, including skills, years of service, academic qualifications, etc."

"Second uncle, you are a seventh-level fitter and have worked in a steel mill for many years, so your abilities should be no problem."

“Second, it must be recognized and recommended by the leadership.”

"In the workplace, in addition to your own efforts, you also need the appreciation and recommendation of your leaders."

"Uncle, the reason why you haven't been promoted yet is probably because of the second point."

"Zhu Zi, I don't know why no leader appreciates me. I gave gifts to the factory director and several deputy directors, but not only did they refuse to accept them, they also scolded me!" Liu Haizhong said with a face full of grievance.

He Yuzhu said firmly, "That's because you gave the wrong gift to the wrong person. The factory director and deputy factory director usually interact with senior executives at the director level. They would never accept a gift from a small employee like you."

"Giving gifts to factory managers will not only fail to win their appreciation, but will also leave them with a bad impression of being eager for quick success and ignorant of the rules, and may even offend many people without them noticing."

"Who should I give a gift to then?"

Liu Haizhong looked at He Yuzhu with anticipation.

He Yuzhu said without hesitation: "Of course it's a gift to your workshop director. You are just an ordinary employee now. Whether you can be promoted depends mainly on the opinion of your workshop director."

"The workshop director has the deputy director under him, the deputy director has the team leader under him, the team leader has the group leader under him, and the group leader has the employees under him."

"You are just an ordinary employee now. The first step is to be promoted to team leader, then squad leader → deputy director → director..."

"And if you want to be promoted to team leader, it's just a matter of a word from the workshop director."

"Your workshop director is Guo Piezi, right? Because he doesn't have as good skills as you, do you refuse to obey him and often embarrass him and make him lose face?"

Liu Haizhong thought for a while, then lowered his eyes and said, "That's true!"

He Yuzhu sighed and said, "Second Uncle, this is your biggest mistake. If I were Guo Piezi, not only would I not promote you, I would also do my best to suppress you. You dared to give him the cold shoulder when you were an employee. If I let you become a team leader or squad leader, wouldn't there be a big uproar?"

"What you need to do now is to flatter him, please him, and become his confidant. As long as you gain his trust, you can be the team leader today, the monitor tomorrow, and the deputy director the day after tomorrow."

Liu Haizhong's blood boiled at what He Yuzhu said, and he said excitedly: "Zhuzi, thank you, I know what to do now!"

"Second Uncle, let me remind you again that you should not only try your best to please the workshop director, but also have good relationships with the team leaders and even the employees in your workshop. Although they cannot help you succeed, they can ruin your plans behind your back," He Yuzhu added.

Liu Haizhong was not a fool, and he quickly understood what He Yuzhu meant. He looked at He Yuzhu in surprise and said meaningfully:

"Zhu Zi, everyone in the hospital has misjudged you. Not only are you not stupid, but you are the smartest person in the hospital."

He Yuzhu evaded the question by saying, "Second Uncle, you are flattering me. I read all these in books."

Liu Haizhong's brows relaxed when he heard this. "That's right! He knows exactly what kind of person Sha Zhu was before. How smart can he be to be fooled by a widow?"

"They say reading can make you wise. It seems to be true. Even a fool like Shazhu can become smart by reading. I can become even smarter!"

Liu Haizhong secretly decided that he would study hard in the future!

The bottle of Wuliangye was empty and Liu Haizhong also said goodbye.