Restarting life in Siheyuan

Watching Zhu Xuefeng and others riding the jeep out of the compound, Leader Hao shook his head. With a slight sound, another door opened, and it was Lao Kong who walked out with a smile.

"I wanted you to come out and talk to him. After all, he is the boss. I can't persuade him to stop messing around. But why didn't you give him a few more words? It's a waste of time for me to be the bad guy."

Leader Hao patted Lao Kong on the shoulder and shook his head. "You, what can I say about you? Let him do it. This guy is a smart man. He knows what he is doing and won't do it blindly. Next time this happens, just agree to it openly and don't push it to me. Besides, it's normal for him to transfer a few people to help. It's just you..."

"Aren't I worried that this kid will make a big noise? Don't forget, every time he goes on a mission, there's a lot of noise. According to what our old Wang said, wherever this kid goes, there's going to be a big noise. Aren't I a little worried?"

Leader Hao smiled and seemed unconcerned. "It's a big fuss, what a fuss, they've come to bully us, even a clay man still has some temper, it's good to let him vent, if he really has to hold it in I'd worry about something happening, this kid won't make trouble, he must be right, and besides, you'll have to clean up the mess, haha."

Knowing that Lao Hao was protecting his son again, and that he was almost tricked this time, Lao Hao was very angry. He was not a pushover, nor was he a man without temper. When he saw Lao Hao throwing a cigarette, Uncle Kong reached out to take it, struck a match, and lit two cigarettes. The two smiled at each other, and they were considered to be "of the same fire". Lao Kong took a long puff.

"You, the leader, are not afraid, so why should I be afraid? I'll just wipe my ass, and I didn't wipe enough for this kid!"

Every time this kid goes on a mission, it seems that he writes the final report himself. Lao Kong just smiles helplessly.

"Xiao He, let's drive faster." After leaving the compound gate, Zhu Xuefeng suddenly had a very bad feeling, which he couldn't explain. He always felt that something went wrong, and he couldn't help but urge the jeep to speed up.

"Yes! But there are too many people on the street now. It's not safe to drive too fast." The young man named Xiao He stepped on the accelerator, but he still couldn't speed up. There were indeed a lot of people on the street at this time.

"Well, that's it. Driving safety is more important." Zhu Xuefeng gave up helplessly, but the Jeep kept moving forward.

Not to mention that they were rushing to the steel mill, at the gate of the steel mill, Lin Yilan was also extremely anxious. She looked towards the alley outside the factory gate, but still couldn't see the figure of her senior brother.

What should I do? I made a mistake in the time I gave to my senior brother, and now the meeting has been moved forward. I am so anxious.

"Chief, who are you waiting for?"

The security officer at the side asked in a low voice, saying that since the start of work, Deputy Section Chief Lin has been acting out of character, standing at the gate and looking around, appearing to be very anxious.

Lin Yilan, who had not seen anyone for a long time, was getting annoyed and had no mood to explain. "Don't ask. Just stand guard. How is the auditorium?"

"Chief, everyone who was going to the auditorium has gone, and the workers are coming in one after another. It will probably start in a while. How about you go over and take a look?"

Lin Yilan raised her wrist again to check the time, becoming more and more anxious. There was still no sign of her senior brother, and this would delay his business.

In the auditorium of the steel rolling mill, the meeting is about to begin. Countless employees have already taken their seats, and a small number are still looking for seats. The areas are basically divided by department. The leaders of each department are counting the number of people and asking those who have not taken their seats to do so quickly.

On the rostrum, the meeting host Li Huaide had a serious face. Behind him stood Liu Haizhong, Huang Wanglong, Yuan Weidong and others. Sitting in the back row of the rostrum were several factory leaders. No higher authorities were present.

Seeing that most of the people in the meeting hall were already seated and no one was moving around, Li Huaide cleared his throat, picked up the microphone and started the meeting: "Comrades, please be quiet, the meeting will begin soon."

The venue, which could accommodate less than 3,000 people, was already packed. The entire venue was bustling with people, and whispers were mixed together. The entire venue was buzzing. As the broadcast sounded, the noisy discussions quickly subsided.

Li Huaide was very satisfied with the quality of the workers. The mass organization and discipline of the steel mill were still very strong. Li Huaide couldn't help but look at Lao Yang again before continuing, "Comrades, comrades-in-arms, we are standing here today for..."

Li Huaide stood on the stage, his eyes sweeping across the crowd below, his head held high, his voice echoing through the loudspeaker in the auditorium, "Comrades! Today, we must be here!"

Someone cleverly took the lead and shouted something. Soon, the crowd below the stage responded in unison, almost blowing the roof of the auditorium off. Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, Li Huaide had an imperceptible smile on his face. He did not stop them. He waited for a while before waving his hand, and the whole venue soon fell silent.

Li Huaide looked around the meeting room, took out a document, gave a brief report, looked at Lao Yang again, shook his head, and began the meeting with a heavy face.

"Yang Guodong, tell me about yourself. As the former director of the steel mill, you have failed the organization's trust in you..."

Only then did Old Yang raise his head and glance sideways at Li Huaide. Li Huaide saw a kind of contempt in Old Yang's eyes, which made him very unhappy.

"Yang Guodong, let me ask you in front of everyone, what are your intentions?"

Old Yang was trembling. He did not expect Li Huaide to say that. He raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, "The motorcycles produced by our factory are commissioned for export in order to earn foreign exchange for the country, for the development of the factory, and for everyone to live a better life. The cooperation with Hong Kong is normal trade, which is agreed by the higher-ups. The employees may not know about it, but how could you not know? The steel rolling mill has improved its equipment, built new factory buildings and dormitories in recent years. Where did the money come from? It was all earned from exports. You are just trying to accuse me of a crime and you can find a pretext for it!" Unfortunately, when the audience heard what Li Huaide said, it immediately caused a great response. There was a lot of discussion, and many people were excited. The noise overwhelmed Old Yang's defense. Seeing this, Old Yang smiled bitterly at Old Xia behind him and stopped his meaningless clarification.

Li Huaide waved to Huang Wanglong, and Huang Wang quickly stepped forward and carefully took the microphone.

"Deputy Director Huang, I'll leave it to you to preside over this."

"Good leader." Huang Wanglong bent down, watched Li Huaide return to his seat, and returned to the stage again, "Yang Guodong, for a long time."

Huang Wanglong was passionately recounting all of Lao Yang's evil deeds. Someone in the audience once again took the initiative to respond, but more workers looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. It seemed a bit forced to say so.

Seeing Huang Wanglong finally stop, Lao Yang raised his head and responded in a hoarse voice: "Huang Wanglong, I have been in this factory for more than ten years. Everyone has seen everything I have done. It is all for the country, the factory and everyone. I have expanded the scale of production, improved production efficiency, earned foreign exchange for the country, repaired the family quarters, and improved everyone's lives. Ask yourselves, what did I do wrong...?"

"How dare you quibble!" Huang Wanglong interrupted indignantly, "You bribed those people with money. Don't think that no one knows. You colluded with them. Everyone saw it. Moreover, don't you think that the evidence of your bribery is in the Finance Department and can be checked in the accounts."

Old Yang was no longer interested in dealing with him. He shook his head and ignored him. This Huang Wanglong was just a clown. He was completely subdued by Xiao Zhu a few days ago. He even knelt down to apologize to him, which was a disgrace.

"You can't argue, let's talk about it. You dared to give 2,000 yuan to an apprentice who just joined the factory and hasn't been graded yet, and you even gave him 1,000 yuan as a reward. You are saying one thing in public and another in secret. Don't think that no one will know if you do it secretly. 2,000 yuan, hehe, isn't this just bribing a lackey?"

"So, you are speechless now, right? You can't quibble in the face of the ironclad facts."

Huang Wanglong felt somewhat proud, and was venting out the frustration he had felt from being exiled a few years ago. At this moment, he felt so good.

Seeing that Lao Yang ignored his question, Huang Wanglong felt proud but also a little regretful. He glanced at Li Huaide behind him, nodded, gave up arguing with Lao Yang, walked to Lao Xia, and loudly rebuked him: "Xia Yuan, Xia Yuan, I asked you to be in charge of the steel rolling mill and vehicle factory, but how did you do it? You rejected a large foreign trade deal from Ah San at the Canton Fair, is this true?"

Old Xia thought for a while before he remembered that it should be referring to the first time he went to the Canton Fair and was almost cheated. He nodded. "That's right!"

Huang Wanglong smiled sinisterly, "Tell me, is it because we didn't reach an agreement on the reward?!"

Lao Xia's body trembled, and he raised his head: "Nonsense, they don't want to buy the product, they want to cheat the product. We found out in time, otherwise, we will suffer huge losses. That's why I refused."

But his explanation was refuted by a young man in the audience.

"Thank you, comrade, for your sense of justice and for coming out to testify." The young man waved his hand proudly. Huang Wanglong took over the young worker's words and shouted loudly, "Comrades, now everyone has heard it clearly."

Looking at the young man in the audience, this salesperson he brought from the motorcycle factory, Old Xia was speechless.

Next to him, to everyone's surprise, the third person in the ranking was a woman, Lou Xiao'e, who looked a little flustered and her hair was a little loose.

Huang Wanglong pointed the finger at her again: "Lou Xiao'e. Don't think we don't know about the little tricks you did in the factory..."

Lou Xiaoe quickly denied, "I didn't do that. I just contributed a little to the factory in my own position. I didn't do that either."

Li Huaide's face turned a little dark. This was a bit nonsense and could not stand up to scrutiny. Lao Yang and Lou Xiao'e were in two factories and their work had no overlap. It was too low-class to make up such a story. It could be seen from the unenthusiastic reactions of the employees below. The workers did not buy it and quickly called Liu Haizhong to give him a few instructions.

Finally, he waited for the leader's call. Liu Haizhong nodded excitedly and ran to the front desk. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Huang Wanglong lowered his head, handed over the microphone, and returned to the back row.

Liu Haizhong looked at Lou Xiao'e with a hint of disdain in his eyes: "Lou Xiao'e, you won't deny that Lou Bancheng is your father!"

"Comrades, you may not know, this delicate-looking girl, she..."

This news was quite explosive. Liu Haizhong's revelation caused a sudden discussion in the audience. The venue was buzzing again. It turned out that not many people knew that Lou Xiao'e was Lou Bancheng's daughter.

Liu Haizhong continued, "The eyes of the masses are sharp..." (End of this chapter)