Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 185 Ximen Lang is missing!

Director Wang certainly deserves to be happy.

Not only will the lighter factory provide countless jobs after it starts operation, but it will also provide countless jobs for Nanluoguxiang, the entire old city, and even the surrounding areas, and bring him a lot of connections and political achievements.

It was also because I did not disappoint Ximen Lang's expectations and accomplished this task beautifully!
Just for this reason, all the hard work and efforts during this period have not been in vain!
Director Wang really loved Ximen Lang, who was like a lucky star, and instinctively wanted to thank Ximen Lang.

In today's era of food and clothing shortages, there is no better way to express your endless gratitude than to treat someone to a hearty meal.

So, without further ado, Director Wang immediately made the decision.
"Life is over!"

Even if he had to take out the coffin book, he still decided to treat Ximen Lang to a good meal.

Ximen Lang was certainly not very willing to do this.

It’s not that he’s tired of eating at these big restaurants and doesn’t want to eat anymore.

But
"How much do you get for working so hard for a month? Where are you going to eat there? I'm going to eat up all the money we saved with great difficulty! You can get enough food elsewhere, so why do you have to go there to spend money?"

This is not Ximen Lang exaggerating, he really wants to eat a feast at Fengze Garden.
Not to mention that it costs tens of thousands, but it will still cost several hundred dollars!

Director Wang works very hard but only earns a hundred or so yuan a month. After deducting daily expenses and the money he sends to his comrades, there is not much left.

Didn't you see that Lao Luo, a high-ranking official, was so broke? (In the original play, Lao Luo was such a high-ranking official, but it took several people to chip in to pay for a basket of eggs for the canteen.)
Even Lao Luo is like this.

Director Wang?
How much money does she have to afford such a thing?

But Director Wang is obviously in high spirits now. Telling her these things at this moment will only spoil her mood and be of no use at all.

With the thought that I could just pay first, I didn't hesitate.
"Get started!"

The group headed towards the famous Fengze Garden in a mighty procession.

After arriving at the place, I first made a small joke with Director Wang.
"Auntie Wang, you said you wanted to eat as much as you wanted today, so I'm really not being polite!"

Director Wang responded confidently
"You look down on Aunt Wang, don't you? You're really rude. I was just worried you wouldn't be able to finish it!"

He was not polite to Director Wang at all. He ordered all kinds of dishes, such as fried sea cucumber with scallions, crystal pork elbow, and dry-fried yellow croaker. Except for the famous dish, the Nine-Turn Large Intestine, Ximen Lang hesitated for a long time and finally did not dare to order it. He ordered all the other signature dishes one by one.

Director Wang's mouth twitched with heartache.

When the waiter said there was a pair of bear paws that had just arrived in the kitchen,
"What the hell? You even have bear paws here? I'm here, I'm here today, Aunt Wang, we have to make some arrangements to pick the bear paws!"

Without saying a word, Ximen Lang took the pair of bear paws directly while Director Wang held his wallet tightly and stared at him with his eyes almost popped out.

Until Director Wang realized that the money in his pocket was not enough, he wanted to go back and borrow some more from someone to fill the hole.

Ximen Lang finally spoke out.

"Okay, Aunt Wang, don't be so polite. If you really want to thank me, running the factory well and providing for the workers would be better than anything else! It would make me happier than treating me to ten meals here or even just eating for free! There's no need to spend half your life savings on this!"

After giving Bai Ling a look, Ximen Lang didn't even need to say anything. Bai Ling directly took out a handful of black coins and paid for the meal.

And give advice.

"He's not a stranger, why are you being so polite to him? Come on, let's go to the private room and talk. Let's not delay his work here."

I urged Director Wang all the way into the private room. By the time everyone settled down, the dishes had almost been served and the wine had almost been finished.

Recalling what he saw and heard at the lighter factory, Ximen Lang, still drunk, couldn't help but sigh. "I never imagined a job, a small lighter factory, could bring so much change to Siheyuan and Nanluoguxiang."

"This is the first time I've truly felt that everything I've done is meaningful!"

Because he hadn't seen any decent results for a long time, Ximen Lang, who had little patience, was actually a little discouraged.

I even couldn't help but start to doubt whether it was meaningful for me to do all this effort.

Until just now, he saw with his own eyes the tremendous changes he had brought to the world, and they were all positive and active changes.

He regained his confidence and was convinced
Makes sense!
Everything he did was meaningful!
Bai Ling was so moved by the renewed faith and renewed vitality that she couldn't help but clink glasses with Ximen Lang and said something in a heroic tone.

"Done!"

After another glass of wine, he once again affirmed the efforts Director Wang has made during this period.

Then, Ximen Lang changed the subject and began to pour cold water on Director Wang.

"Auntie Wang, although the lighter factory is indeed a great success and has indeed brought hope to many families, there are some things I must say."

"First, it's too shabby. The working environment there is truly awful! Some of the factory buildings even have big holes in their roofs! How can this be allowed?"

"Although it's still bearable now, that's entirely because the temperature has just dropped, and it hasn't reached that point yet. What if it gets even colder? What if it's 10 or 20 degrees below zero? Will it still be bearable?"

"The second is the issue of safe production and standardized management, which I have emphasized many times. Although lighter factories do not have as many dangers as other heavy industrial factories."

"But those are flammable and explosive items, and they're just placed so haphazardly. The workers do whatever they want, whatever comes to their hands. There's no planning at all. Even the aisles are filled with parts!"

"How can this be possible? If something goes wrong, who will be held responsible? Of course, I understand your difficulties, but no matter how difficult it is, this safety issue cannot be ignored!"

This is indeed a problem that exists in lighter factories. Everything else can be compromised, but this is the only thing that cannot be compromised!
Seeing that Ximen Lang was serious, Director Wang also put down his chopsticks and expressed his opinion.

"Don't worry, I've already considered these issues. The decorators are already here, and tonight, the damaged areas will be slowly repaired."

"As for the safety production rules and regulations, I'll send someone to the steel mill tomorrow to learn from them and try to implement them as soon as possible!"

"As for the poor working conditions, you don't have to worry about that at all. Let me tell you this, I don't plan on making any money from this factory this year!"

"Not only did I not plan to make money, but with the support of my superiors, I also borrowed a lot of money from other places. This was all to do a good job of the repair work and create a good environment for my fellow workers!"

"It looks broken now because I haven't had time to unfold it yet. Come back and take a look after a while, and you'll see it's completely different every day. You won't even recognize it!"

The last bit of doubt was also resolved by Director Wang.

Without any more worries, Ximen Lang started drinking.

And he accepted everyone who came and got himself drunk.

He didn't even have the chance to taste the bear paw he had been longing for, and he drank it all to his heart's content.

Just when Bai Ling wanted to persuade him, he shouldn't drink like that no matter how happy he was.

In full view of everyone, Ximen Lang disappeared in a flash.

(End of this chapter)