The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 88: Eating and Drinking
When Li Huaide returned to the factory, the workers had already gone off work, and his secretary was still sorting files in the office.

Li Huaide asked, "Where are Engineer Liu and the others?"

The secretary stood up and said, "Mr. Liu said that you might not be able to come back today, so they left work first."

"You pig-brained guy, if I don't come back, you will ask the kitchen to prepare a feast for them." Li Huaide scolded, "They have made such a great contribution, they should celebrate today, aren't you making me, Li Huaide, lose my credibility?"

The secretary said awkwardly, "Engineer Liu said that you are the leader of the project team. If you are not present at the celebration banquet, it would be unworthy of the name. And he said that the monk can run away but the temple cannot. Whether we eat today or tomorrow, it means the same thing."

"That's fine." Li Huaide frowned, "Xiao Liu has become more and more daring recently. What does it mean that the monk can escape but the temple cannot?"

The secretary smiled and said, "Doesn't that mean I'm close to you?"

"That's right." Li Huaide nodded. "We didn't get to eat today, so Xiao Liu can't complain, but the workers might be upset. Let the purchasing department buy more meat tomorrow so that the workers can get some bang for their buck."

Now Li Huaide is so powerful that everyone in the factory can follow his lead. No one dares to go against his words. The next day, the factory purchasing department really put in a lot of effort to buy the goods.

There are chickens, ducks, fish and meat, which are nothing special. We also got two rabbits and two grouse. It happened that the leader was here today, so we entertained them as well.

The leader was very busy and only had time to go to the steel plant at around 10 o'clock in the morning. He said without further ado after getting off the car: "Okay, don't do those superficial activities, just take me to see your manual hydraulic forklift."

In the experimental workshop, there are several iron frames with legs and freshly-made pallets, all piled high with materials. The least weighs 500 to 600 kilograms, and the most weighs about one ton.

Next to them were three new manual forklifts painted yellow. The reason they were painted yellow was simply because the most common color Liu Hua had seen in his previous life was yellow.

"Is this the manual forklift?" the leader asked curiously, "How do you use it? Show me how."

Li Huaide nodded and pulled a forklift to push the frame down. Liu Hua secretly gave him a signal. Li Huaide looked in the direction Liu Hua's finger pointed and found that the weight was written on the frame.

He was very cunning and chose a 600-kilogram one. He inserted the shovel into the groove, then grabbed the handle and started pressing. In two or three seconds, the frame rose up.

Li Huaide dragged it with great effort. Except for the first two steps, the rest was very smooth. It seemed that the material moved forward without any effort.

The operation was very simple. After the leader understood how to use it, he also towed a forklift himself. However, he did not pay attention to the number on the basket and pushed the forklift under a 1,200-kilogram frame at once.

He didn't notice it, but Liu Hua did. After the leader lifted the forklift, Liu Hua hurried over to help push it.

"Little ghost, what do you mean? Li Huaide can drag it, but I can't."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Our factory manager is so cunning. He is pulling a 600-kilogram basket, and yours weighs over a ton, twice as much as him. This is one of the few shortcomings of this forklift. It is difficult to start, and the heavier it is, the harder it is. It will be much easier if someone helps push it."

Sure enough, after Liu Hua gave it a push, the forklift began to move by inertia. The leader pulled the truck left and right, making a figure eight from time to time, which was simply smooth. When it finally stopped, Liu Hua helped him and pushed it in the opposite direction to offset the inertia.

"What do you mean by this? Are you afraid that I won't be able to stop steadily?"

"Boss, our forklift has a lot of inertia." Liu Hua said with a smile: "If I don't push it at the end, it will continue to move forward and may hit you if you stop like this."

The leader did not stop but continued to pull the forklift. Liu Hua wanted to help again, but the leader shook his head and said, "Don't help. Let me see if I can pull it up by myself. Your help will be meaningless."

Leaning back, he pulled the 1.2 ton material with great effort. The first two steps were indeed difficult, but after starting, everything gradually became smooth again.

In the small experimental workshop, the leader pulled the 1.2-ton material around, uphill, downhill, and around corners. The leader stopped alone again. This time he was prepared and gave a push in the opposite direction. The forklift stopped steadily and did not hit anyone.

The leader looked at this thing with a smile on his face. The more he looked at it, the happier he was. From the outside, it didn't look like a high-tech tool, but it was simple, durable and easy to use.

"Good, good, good, very good." The leader praised: "This little thing is not simple, it is the most practical auxiliary tool for us to build our country. I congratulate you on the achievements of your steel rolling mill."

Li Huaide asked tentatively: "Thank you for your affirmation, is it settled that this thing will be produced by our factory?"

The leader nodded: "In principle, I support it."

Just saying support in principle, Li Huaide began to worry about whether the actual situation should be considered. He was afraid that something troublesome might arise.

The leader put his hands on his hips and said, "This thing has a wide range of uses in practical applications, so the demand is relatively large. It is not enough for your factory to produce it alone. I think you should produce it in the north, and find another factory in Shanghai or Nanjing to produce it in the south. The south and the north should be able to meet the needs of the whole country."

It turned out that the actual situation was like this. Li Huaide felt relieved. The north itself is where heavy industrial enterprises are concentrated. So, the steel rolling mill is more important.

The leader waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've seen the things too. I'll go back first and won't disturb your steel mill any more. You must continue to work hard on your achievements and not rest on your laurels."

"Yes, our steel rolling mill will continue to work hard and achieve greater success." Li Huaide said with a smile: "But I can't let the leader take me away. It's almost time for dinner. I have to eat at our steel rolling mill before leaving. Otherwise, the comrades from other factories will say that we don't know how to entertain guests."

"Well." The leader nodded: "Let me take a look at the food at your steel mill."

Li Huaide asked Sha Zhu to prepare a good meal for himself. The leader said with displeasure: "Xiao Li, I didn't expect you to take the lead in eating and drinking lavishly at the steel mill. It seems that I have to re-examine your work attitude. This kind of atmosphere is unacceptable."

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　　It will be on the shelves tomorrow, and everyone is supporting it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)