Li Weidong watched the excitement at the door for a while, washed his face and returned to the house.
Yu Li had already laid out the food and sat at the table waiting for him.
"Eat quickly, I have to go to work after eating."
"You also have to go to work?" Li Weidong put down his chopsticks and frowned.
Yu Li is due to give birth in a few months, so it is not appropriate to go to work with a big belly.
Director Wang has always been reasonable and would not have made such a decision.
Seeing Li Weidong's puzzled expression, Yu Li smiled and explained, "I volunteered."
Seeing Li Weidong's serious expression, she quickly said: "I have been responsible for the literacy work in the neighborhood. I did a good job a while ago and I was praised by the superiors."
"In one month, we will grade the literacy work of every street in the capital."
"If I give up now, it will be like wasting all my efforts."
As she spoke, Yu Li's voice gradually became lower and she said timidly: "Don't worry, I'm just going to give lectures to the ladies in our neighborhood. There's only one class in the morning every day, so my body won't be overwhelmed."
Li Weidong knew that Yu Li had been busy with the literacy class for a whole year, and she had always been very enterprising. She would definitely not be willing to give up now.
He smiled and said: "This is a good thing. Frequent activities are also conducive to production."
Seeing that Li Weidong was so reasonable, Yu Li came over and took a bite on his face: "I knew you would support me."
At this moment, Qin Huairu walked in from the outside, took a quick look, and quickly covered her eyes: "You two continue, just pretend I'm not here."
Yu Li's face was as red as a monkey's butt. She stood up and said with a smile, "It's the uncle. What's going on this early in the morning?"
In the courtyard, although they were both in charge, Yu Li had always looked down on Qin Huairu.
Of course, there is also the factor of Li Weidong. Because Li Weidong once said that Qin Huairu was a vampire.
Qin Huairu smiled and said, "I have business here today."
"The competition for the advanced courtyards in our neighborhood will begin soon."
"I see there are a lot of miscellaneous things in the compound that need to be cleared out."
"The ground also needs to be cleaned by someone."
"That's why I came here to discuss it with you."
The selection of advanced courtyards is related to whether the residents of the courtyards can receive extra food stamps.
When Yu Li heard this, her expression became serious.
"Then please sit down and let's chat while we eat."
"No, there's no need to rush this matter. It won't be too late for us to discuss it after dinner."
Seeing Li Weidong's face darken, Qin Huairu quickly said something with a smile, and then left quickly.
She came to Li's house to talk about work, but she didn't want to find out about the Li family's situation.
Yesterday evening, she saw with her own eyes that Li Weidong and Yu Li hurriedly left the courtyard one after the other.
I thought something happened between them.
Seeing that the two of them were harmoniously together, Qin Huairu could only sigh and returned home with a depressed expression.
After eating, Li Weidong gave Yu Li a few words, then took his bag and rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill.
Not far from the hospital, I saw several young men wearing national defense green and old military caps, riding bicycles towards us.
These young people rode bicycles as if they were doing their best, jingling their bells and hiding away from passers-by for fear of being hit.
"Zhong Yuemin!"
When Li Weidong passed by, he suddenly felt that the young man opposite seemed familiar and shouted.
Zhong Yuemin heard the sound and subconsciously held the bicycle gate. When the bicycle braked at high speed, the rear wheel jumped up and almost fell over.
Fortunately, Zhong Yuemin's riding skills were good, his feet were hanging on the ground, and his yellow clay shoes left a black mark on the ground, and he finally stopped firmly.
"Yeah, I didn't see the labor and management riding their bikes."
Zhong Yuemin's face turned blue with fright, and he subconsciously wanted to get angry. When he turned around and saw it was Li Weidong, his face was suddenly filled with a smile.
He came over on a bicycle, took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Li Weidong: "Weidong, I was just looking for you!"
Li Weidong took the cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled a cloud of white mist: "Tell me, what's going on?"
He thought Zhong Yuemin was looking for him because of business matters with Fatty Yu.
I was about to tell Zhong Yuemin that although Fatty Yu had become a good boy and became a buyer in the poverty alleviation workshop, the pigeon market had not been completely lost, so Zhong Yuemin and the others should not worry.
However, Zhong Yuemin's next words shocked Li Weidong so much that he almost fell off his bicycle.
"Li Weidong, I would like to ask you to teach someone to dance ballet."
Li Weidong stared at Zhong Yuemin who looked embarrassed and said, "What the hell?"
Zhong Yuemin's face turned red from suppressing it, and he hesitated and said: "Ballet is a swan dance performed on tiptoes."
Li Weidong understood that it must be Zhou Xiaobai who entrusted Zhong Yuemin to invite him.
I sighed in my heart, I didn't expect that there were licking dogs among the brothers in the big courtyard.
"Go away, I won't do that."
Li Weidong didn't leave any face to Zhong Yuemin: "If you want to jump, jump by yourself, don't pull me in."
"I have to be able to dance too." Zhong Yuemin said with a sad face: "The last time I danced with Zhou Xiaobai, I couldn't stand it after only two minutes and had to run away. Even then, my toes hurt for seven or eight days. Zhou Xiaobai
They say I dance like a penguin."
As he spoke, he stared at Li Weidong and asked, "Do you know Penguin?"
"Tch, of course I know."
Li Weidong waved his hand: "I won't talk nonsense with you here, I have to go to work quickly."
After saying that, he ignored Zhong Yuemin's pull, got on his bicycle and left quickly.
Looking at Li Weidong's back, Zheng Tong whispered: "Brother Yuemin, what should we do?"
"What should we do? Of course it's cold salad!" Zhong Yuemin said angrily: "If they don't want to, can I still kidnap them?"
"I'm talking about Sister Xiaobai's side." Zheng Tong suppressed his laughter.
Zhong Yuemin is indeed capable of kidnapping people, but the target now is Li Weidong, so he doesn't dare to do it.
"Xiao Bai. Forget it, if it doesn't work, I'll go to the art team and hire a professional teacher for her. I don't believe it. People rely on that to make a living. How can she dance so well without a driver."
Zhong Yuemin got on his bicycle and said loudly: "Okay, brothers, we haven't completed our tasks today. Let's go and visit each compound."
When Fatty Yu developed Zhong Yuemin and the others into "salesmen", he promised high returns. For every kilogram of mountain goods sold, he could take 5% of the fees as remuneration.
At the same time, strict assessment standards have also been formulated. If the monthly tasks are not up to standard, the corresponding labor remuneration will be deducted.
Who is Zhong Yuemin? He is a master who is not afraid of heaven or earth. If ordinary people dared to deal with him like this, he would have smashed that person's head with a wire lock.
But what Fatty Yu gave was really too much. Zhong Yuemin and the others could get nearly five hundred yuan from Fatty Yu every month.
Just between him, Zheng Tong, Yuan Jun, and Sun Haiyang, each of them could get nearly 120 yuan.
One hundred and twenty yuan in this day and age is enough for Zhong Yuemin to visit Lao Mo twice.
Of course, Fatty Yu is not someone who just wastes money.
Zhong Yuemin has a special status. He is very prestigious among the children in the compound and has many friends.
In this era, not many people can afford to eat the specialties brought from the Northeast.
Zhong Yuemin's friends accounted for a large part of them.
Moreover, since Zhong Yuemin acts as the middleman, safety is guaranteed and there is no need to worry about payment collection.
Fatty Yu is very business-savvy, so naturally he would not give up such a huge sales network for such a small amount of money.
The other side.
Today is Fatty Yu's first day reporting at the steel rolling mill. As the introducer, Li Weidong naturally has to accompany him throughout the process.
Although there is approval from Director Yang, the steel rolling mill is a formal state-owned factory after all, and all necessary procedures are indispensable.
Li Weidong was busy all morning after transferring food relations, submitting letters of introduction, and completing various entry procedures.
At noon, Fatty Yu was holding his brand new work ID card, smiling so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Weidong, it's thanks to you this time, otherwise I would never be able to become an official factory manager in my life."
Li Weidong picked up the enamel jar on the table, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I help you not entirely because of our relationship, but more importantly because of my trust in your ability."
"Nowadays, materials on the market are becoming increasingly scarce. After the poverty alleviation workshop is expanded, a massive amount of materials will be needed."
"You, the buyer, need to purchase these."
"Also, during the purchasing process, don't make any small moves for me!"
Li Weidong's face became stern as he spoke.
That sharp gaze, like a knife, startled Fatty Yu.
Fatty Yu once heard someone say that Li Weidong was a strict leader, but he didn't believe it at first.
In daily contact with Li Weidong, Li Weidong is quite kind.
Now I feel it a little bit.
Fatty Yu quickly stood up, patted his chest and promised, "Director Li, please rest assured, I will ensure that I complete the purchasing task even if I don't eat, drink or sleep."
"Also, compared to Fatty, I am a person who knows the right and wrong. You gave me this opportunity. If I don't know what is good and what is wrong, am I still a human being?"
Don't doubt those you employ, and don't use those you doubt. Li Weidong is not doubting Fatty Yu's character, he is just giving Fatty Yu a warning.
"Okay, that's all for today. It will be noon soon. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat together."
Fatty Yu took out a handful of meal tickets from his pocket: "I've delayed you all morning, so I'll treat you."
Before Li Weidong had time to answer, a little head popped out from outside: "Who wants to treat? Can you treat me?"
No need to ask, this person must be Niu Meng.
Her ears are just like those of normal people, but as long as someone asks for a meal, she can hear them clearly even if they are more than fifty meters away.
"Who is this?" Fatty Yu didn't know Niu Meng, but he was just curious that this girl was brave enough to dare to go directly into the director's office.
Li Weidong waved, invited Niu Meng in, and introduced with a smile: "This lesbian is called Niu Meng, and she is my apprentice. Don't think she is a lesbian, just look down on her."
"This is Fatty Yu, the new buyer in our workshop."
Fatty Yu chuckled and said, "How could I underestimate lesbians? Lesbians can hold up half the sky."
Niu Meng's eyes widened: "Then can you also treat me to lunch?"
It was obvious that Fatty Yu didn't understand what Li Weidong really meant, so he agreed immediately.
While eating, Fatty Yu watched Niu Meng coming over with a basin of steamed buns, and finally understood what Li Weidong meant.
This lesbian cannot be underestimated.
Niu Meng seemed to feel that there was something wrong with his behavior, and said timidly: "Comrade Yu, can I eat it?"
"Yes, yes, yes" Yu Fatty couldn't laugh or cry.
I agreed to treat myself to a treat, and the food was brought over. If I didn't agree to it, I wouldn't be a bad person.
Besides, how much are these steamed buns worth?
Li Weidong frowned slightly as he watched Niu Meng take a bite of steamed buns.
It wasn't that he felt sorry for the fat man's money, but he felt that Niu Meng's appetite was much larger.
Is there something wrong with this girl, such as hyperthyroidism, to have such a large appetite?
It's just that even the master can't remind him face to face about this kind of thing. Besides, Niu Meng is still a little girl and she wants to have face.
After dinner, Li Weidong excused himself to take a walk and wandered to the truck convoy.
Shouhou had just come back from the car. When he saw Li Weidong, he immediately ran over excitedly: "Brother Weidong, I was just looking for you!"
"What's the matter?"
After half a month of absence, Shouhou looks much better than before, his face has become rosy, and there are faint traces of his belly under his coat.
Now he should no longer be called Skinny Monkey, but Fat Monkey.
"My wife has given birth to a boy, and there will be a birthday party the day after tomorrow. I want to invite you to come and have a fun time." Shouhou was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth.
If Li Weidong hadn't helped him, Huang Xiaocui would have caught him. If he couldn't pay, he would have been fired from the steel rolling mill.
How can I have the happy life of my wife and children now?
"Zhao Zhou, don't worry, I'll be there on time." Li Weidong said with a smile.
After a pause, he seemed to remember something, and then asked: "Are you still planning to hold a banquet?"
Zhuzhou is a celebration of a child's first birthday, and people in the old capital attach great importance to this.
In the past, several tables of banquets would be set up, relatives and friends would be invited to congratulate each other, and at the same time wish the children healthy growth.
However, as supplies have become increasingly scarce in recent years, celebrating the week has become a mere formality, and most people do not hold feasts.
Shouhou said with a smile: "I didn't intend to make a big deal about it."
"But the mother-in-law is not happy."
"My wife's natal family has only one daughter. This child is the only child of the family."
"Fortunately, I have saved up money and food stamps and meat stamps for several months. I want to hire a cook to cook a feast at home."
"Invite a cook?" Li Weidong said with a smile: "Sinzhu from our steel rolling mill is my neighbor. He is very good at cooking. You can hire him."
"Damn it, I've wanted to invite Silly Zhu for a long time. But that guy is a bit arrogant, and I've offended him before."
Thin Monkey said a little embarrassed.
A few years ago, when he came back from a business trip by car, he was hungry and wanted to look for something to eat in the canteen.
But he was kicked out by Silly Zhu, and the two of them had a feud from then on.
"Oh, it's all trivial. As long as we talk about it, it'll be fine."
Li Weidong smiled and said: "Wait for me at the door of the cafeteria. I'll go talk to Captain Niu about something and I'll be there when I'm done."
"okay!"
The thin monkey was so happy that he couldn't help but smile.
