Chapter 144 'Three turns and one sound' Work together
Although everyone in the courtyard had Yi Zhonghai's advice, they couldn't stand the fact that Xu Damao already had a beauty waiting for him at home, but his "hooliganism" against Jia Zhang was too shocking to ordinary people's outlook. p>
Therefore, early in the morning on Li day, people in the courtyard spontaneously spread the news about yesterday's events in groups of three and five.
Everyone's face was red, and their eyes were filled with "gossip" as they told the people in the courtyard next door about the matter.
Expanding the coverage from point to point, soon the entire area knew about the grudges between Xu Damao and Jia Zhang last night, which also greatly increased the popularity of these two people.
Because the person involved, Xu Damao, was arrested by the security department of the steel rolling mill last night and conducted a surprise interrogation overnight, so this bastard matter also spread to the steel rolling mill.
As soon as He Yuzhu walked into the kitchen of the steel rolling mill, he heard Liu Lan and Ma Hua discussing the matter animatedly.
"MCA, have you heard? Xu Damao actually behaved inappropriately towards an old woman in Master He's compound last night..."
"Hey, I was just about to tell you. As soon as I entered the steel rolling mill, I heard the workers discussing..."
"It's really unexpected. Xu Damao is about to be promoted to the head of the propaganda department of our factory, and this happened..."
"Who says it's not the case? I think he can't keep his position as section chief..."
The two got too carried away in their discussion, so when He Yuzhu entered the kitchen door of the steel rolling mill, neither of them noticed it.
It wasn't until He Yuzhu covered his mouth and coughed lightly that the two of them immediately fell silent and turned around as if they were frightened, with a trace of fear on their faces.
It was only when the two of them saw that the person coming was He Yuzhu, the tense expressions on their faces relaxed.
Liu Lan rushed to He Yuzhu in a few steps, stretched out her hand to give him a hand, and said coquettishly:
"Hey, don't you know that scary people can scare people to death? I thought it was someone else, it scared me...
That old woman lives in your compound, please tell me what happened yesterday?
Why did Xu Damao suddenly have a bad idea for an old woman? I don’t know what kind of news I heard, but I’m so anxious..."
He Yuzhu knew that Liu Lan was a person who liked to watch the excitement and gossip. At this moment, seeing the ejaculation in the other person's eyes, he just found it funny, so he said with a bad smile:
"I want to hear it. You have to make me a pot of tea and serve me well, otherwise it will be boring to talk..."
When Liu Lan heard this, she immediately left the task of making tea to Ma Hua. She took a small stool and sat next to He Yuzhu, looking at He Yuzhu expectantly...
Seeing this, He Yuzhu recounted what happened in the courtyard last night with great emotion. Liu Lan and Ma Hua clicked their tongues as they listened.
While several people were talking animatedly, He Yuzhu suddenly felt something was wrong. It seemed like someone was coming to the kitchen.
Although the story about Xu Damao has been spread, he is a grown man after all. He gossips with others like a woman. If people know about it, it will be bad for him. Otherwise, he will be looked down upon.
So he immediately fell silent and signaled Liu Lan and Ma Hua with his eyes. The two understood instantly when they saw the look in their eyes, and quickly stood up and started pretending to be busy.
In less than ten seconds, He Yuzhu saw the door curtain of the back kitchen of the steel rolling mill being opened, and then an unexpected person appeared at the door.
It turned out to be Secretary Chen next to Factory Director Yang!
"Master He, are you busy at the moment? Our factory director has invited me, why don't you go over first?"
He Yuzhu felt it was strange enough to see Secretary Chen. After all, Director Yang was a leader who was not good at winning over employees, and he basically had no interaction with Director Yang.
Logically speaking, if Director Yang had not invited him, he would not have come to him at all. Furthermore, even if there was entertainment, just ask the secretary to inform him.
From what Secretary Chen meant, it seemed that Director Yang had something else to ask him about, He Yuzhu.
Seeing that Secretary Chen was quite polite in his words and deeds, He Yuzhu felt a little confused for a moment.
After explaining to Liu Lan and Ma Hua, He Yuzhu followed Secretary Chen's footsteps all the way to Director Yang's office.
"Director Yang, are you looking for me?"
After He Yuzhu entered the office, he just said hello to Director Yang when he saw Director Yang immediately stood up, came up to him with a smile on his face and said:
"Master He, come on, come and sit here. I don't have anything important to do with you today. I just want to talk to you..."
Then Director Yang kindly pulled He Yuzhu to sit down on the sofa. As soon as he sat down, Director Yang handed over a cigarette.
Secretary Chen on the side was not idle either, and immediately made him and Director Yang a cup of tea each.
This posture is really not what he should have as a chef in the back kitchen of a steel rolling mill. For a while, He Yuzhu was a little confused.
"Director Yang, if you have anything to do, just tell me directly. You also know that I am outspoken and will say whatever I want. You are too polite..."
Director Yang saw He Yuzhu's sincere look and said bluntly:
"Master He, I heard that you have been getting close to Deputy Director Li recently?"
"Hey, it turns out that's what happened. The main reason is that Deputy Factory Director Li likes my cooking, and I also like cooking...
I usually like to study recipes when I have nothing to do. Then Deputy Director Li and his customers were happy with the meal, so they gave me a promotion and a salary increase...
As for other things...then there is no other special personal relationship. I treat you and Deputy Director Li the same...
You are the director of the factory and he is the deputy director. They are both my leaders. I respect you both equally!"
He Yuzhu didn't know the purpose of Factory Director Yang's question, so he told the truth. After all, he didn't want to be labeled as Deputy Factory Director Li yet.
Although in the previous life, Deputy Director Li took down Director Yang, but that was only a few years later.
He Yuzhu himself wanted to use Deputy Factory Director Li to help Lou Xiaoe when the times changed.
But many things have changed in this life. At least Xu Damao was not brought to this stage by Jia Zhang in his previous life.
Therefore, He Yuzhu now plans to take one step at a time, and think of ways to deal with problems when they encounter them.
If he was labeled as Deputy Factory Director Li too early, he would be afraid that things would be difficult for him in the future.
So now when faced with Factory Director Yang's inquiry, He Yuzhu didn't say much. He just talked about some things that already existed and nothing else.
Neither taking sides nor taking a stand!
After hearing He Yuzhu's words, Director Yang felt somewhat confident. This was similar to what he knew.
He thought that since He Yuzhu told the truth, he immediately had some appreciation for the other party, so he said to the other party:
"Master He, your cooking skills have indeed improved a lot. I wanted to give you a promotion and a salary increase before, and I was already planning to ask Secretary Chen to report to the labor union...
It’s just that Deputy Factory Director Li is in charge of your kitchen. He knows your cooking skills better than I do, so he did it for you directly when he invited the senior leaders to dinner two years ago..."
Factory Director Yang became panicked when he mentioned this matter. He had planned to give He Yuzhu a promotion and a salary increase when he ate in the factory cafeteria years ago.
As a result, Deputy Director Li stopped him with all his strength and even bad-mouthed He Yuzhu in front of him, which made him hesitate.
As a result, when the senior leaders were invited to dinner that night, Deputy Director Li directly announced in front of everyone that He Yuzhu would be promoted, and he took the credit directly.
When he told He Yuzhu about this now, he just wanted to express his position. After all, he did have this idea at the time.
We can’t let Deputy Factory Director Li be a good person by himself. It seems like he alone can be a good person, which makes him too proud!
As soon as Director Yang finished speaking, Secretary Chen quickly helped and said:
"Yes, I was planning to do it at that time, but something unexpected happened in the middle, so it was delayed...
In fact, our Factory Manager Yang values you very much, Master He, and has been praising you to us, saying that your cooking skills as a entertainer are much better than those of other chefs..."
When He Yuzhu saw Factory Director Yang and Secretary Chen acting like this, he was unsure of each other's intentions.
But in his heart, he really doesn't like factory director Yang's "afterthoughts". With He Yuzhu's cooking skills, it's only a matter of time before he gets a promotion and a salary increase.
Moreover, he currently produces one thousand kilograms of refined flour in his mind every day. He only needs to go to the pigeon market to make some stock every day, and the salary increase is nothing to him.
Furthermore, his promotion and salary increase were all handled by Deputy Factory Director Li, and Director Yang did not take any credit for it.
Moreover, adults do things based on their deeds and regardless of their intentions. Now Factory Manager Yang is allowed to boast to the heavens, no matter how much he wanted to give him a promotion and a salary increase at the time.
But if he didn’t do it, he didn’t do it. He Yuzhu felt that he didn’t need to be grateful to Director Yang now.
Factory Director Yang had always been lukewarm towards him in his previous life, and he never said he had given He Yuzhu a salary increase when he was in power.
Moreover, He Yuzhu in his previous life was promoted to the canteen director of the steel rolling mill, which was also the position promoted to him by Deputy Director Li.
But in his previous life, He Yuzhu was quite sincere to Factory Director Yang. When Director Yang was knocked down to work as a cleaner, he even gave him peanuts and wine.
He Yuzhu does not regret the relief he gave to Director Yang in his previous life. After all, from his heart, he still admires Director Yang's character.
It's just that if you are poor, you can only take care of yourself, and if you are prosperous, you can help the world. He has not reached the point of "prosperity" yet, so he just wants to live his own life first.
He doesn't want to be like his previous life, stupidly thinking about everyone and paying for others, there's no need!
Therefore, in the face of the overtures from Director Yang and Secretary Chen, He Yuzhu just said to Director Yang in a high-sounding manner:
"Then thank you, Director Yang, for your attention and cultivation!"
Listening to what He Yuzhu said, Director Yang also saw that the other party was not convinced by what he and Secretary Chen said.
He Yuzhu just said a few words to dismiss him because of his status as the factory director.
He Yuzhu's reaction was not unexpected by Director Yang. He also knew in his heart that if he wanted He Yuzhu to work hard for him, just relying on a few words from him would definitely not be enough.
After all, Deputy Factory Director Li always tried to please He Yuzhu by giving him a promotion, a salary increase, and bicycle tickets, which had already raised the standard.
He, the head of the factory, must not lag behind others, otherwise he will not be able to please him, but He Yuzhu will look down upon him.
However, He Yuzhu was promoted a year ago and received a salary increase. Now, if he is promoted again, it is not in compliance with the factory's regulations, so he can only start from other aspects. Anyway, he has already made preparations.
Therefore, Director Yang didn't take it seriously when faced with He Yuzhu's neither salty nor bland words. Instead, he patted the other party on the shoulder with a smile on his face and said:
"Hey, thank you is too much. I have some tickets that I don't need, and it would be a waste to leave them here. I thought you should be able to use them...
Now, this is a watch ticket. You can't delay going to the leader's house to cook or something on weekdays. It's convenient to have a watch to check the time...
This is a sewing ticket. You are not too young this year. You may get married soon, so you will definitely need it..."
As Director Yang said this, he handed He Yuzhu a thick stack of bills. He Yuzhu flipped through it casually, feeling in his heart that Director Yang was really generous!
In addition to watch tickets and sewing tickets, there are also radio tickets, cloth tickets, candy tickets, wine tickets, etc., covering almost every aspect of life.
Don’t look at these things as money, but the value of these bills is high, and even if you have money, you may not be able to get them all.
And now he already has a bicycle ticket, plus a watch ticket, a sewing ticket and a radio ticket, these "three turns and one beep" work together!
The most important thing is the watch ticket. He really wants it. Ever since the first "Shanghai" brand watch was produced in the motherland in 1958, he has always wanted to own a watch.
The main reason is that the birth of the "Shanghai" brand A581 watch changed the history of the country, which only knew how to repair watches but not make them. It was the first fine horse watch and was of great historical value.
In this day and age, wearing a watch is as much a status symbol as a bicycle. What man wouldn’t like it?
However, because he didn't understand Director Yang's intention, although He Yuzhu was jealous and liked him very much, he still pushed the bill back into Director Yang's hand and refused:
"Director Yang, look... I have no merit and no reward..."
The subtle expression change on He Yuzhu's face did not escape Director Yang's eyes. After all, he had something to ask for today.
Therefore, Director Yang has been paying attention to the other party from the beginning to the end, and he can see every change in his face.
"Nonsense! Master He, please don't be humble. Why don't you get any credit?
The dishes you cook satisfy the customers, which is a huge credit. No one, not even Deputy Director Li, has as much credit as you!
Come, listen to me, take it, don’t be polite to me, with talents like you, our steel rolling mill can become more prosperous and stronger!"
As Director Yang spoke, he forcefully stuffed the thick stack of bills back into He Yuzhu's pocket.
In order to prevent the other party from refusing again, Director Yang pressed the other party's pocket heavily again and again.
"So... then I would like to thank Director Yang for his love..."
Seeing that He Yuzhu no longer refused, Director Yang's anxious heart was finally settled in his stomach...