The Courtyard House: The story begins with He Yuzhu beating up the White Widow.

"Old Han, are you kidding me?! The targets are that high?!" Zhou Dajun looked at Han Junwei in surprise after reading the contents of the paper.

Han Junwei sighed and said, "I didn't order this. The factory ordered it."

Xiong Sipeng interjected, "Team leader, it's not that I, Old Xiong, am disobedient. It's just that this job is impossible to do. You know the situation outside, team leader! We were able to complete the mission this year thanks to the support from the previous troops. But their support is limited. We can't rely on them forever! If you really want me to do this, then I'll have to apply for a transfer."

In fact, when Han Junwei received the task order, he had already guessed that his subordinates would react this way. He had even argued with his section chief, but to no avail.

Han Junwei advised, "Everyone, calm down. I understand how you all feel. But this is a decision made by the factory. There's nothing I can do about it."

Wang Jianguo said, "Old Han, they say kind people get bullied. It's because you're such a nice guy that our group is being bullied. It's not that we don't respect you. In a bit, we'll go find the factory manager. If the factory manager and the others still have this attitude, we'll just switch companies."

"Exactly!" the others echoed in unison.

He Yuzhu, mingling in the crowd, was dumbfounded: "What's going on?! Isn't this a supply system?! Have I misunderstood the supply system?!"

Seeing the crowd's intense reaction, Han Junwei sighed and said, "Why do you all have to make this scene?!"

Liu Yajun said, "Team leader, stop playing the peacemaker. If we don't make a scene today, they'll think our team is easy to bully. Putting everything else aside, according to the rules, the procurement of New Year's welfare benefits should be the responsibility of team two. And what did those bastards in team two do in the end?! We ended up cleaning up their messes. And we don't even get any credit for it?!"

Actually, Han Junwei had just received the task assigned by his superiors and had a fight with the section chief. But it was all in vain. Han Junwei suddenly had a change of heart and said, "Alright, if you want to go, I won't stop you. I'll wait for you here." With that, Han Junwei pulled up a chair and sat down.

Without Han Junwei's obstruction, the three groups exchanged glances and walked out of the office in perfect unison.

"Wait!" He Yuzhu called out to everyone, then looked at Han Junwei and asked, "Team leader, as far as I know, large factories like ours currently operate on a rationing system. We eat whatever the higher-ups give us. What are the supplies our purchasing team is buying for?!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, the other members of the three groups all turned to look at Han Junwei.

Han Junwei said, "Although we're currently on a rationing system, the supplies aren't always on time. Sometimes they're a day or two late. The workers can't go without food for those two days!"

Looking at the task list in his hand, He Yuzhu did some mental calculations and said, "Team leader, are you kidding me?! Putting everything else aside, many of the tasks on this list aren't even for the workers to eat."

Han Junwei immediately wore an embarrassed expression, thinking to himself, "I almost forgot, this kid is also a chef!" After a slight hesitation, Han Junwei gritted his teeth, about to speak up in his defense. Zhang Fenglin spoke up, "I'm a veteran in the factory's purchasing department. Let me explain! Our factory originally only had two purchasing teams. The reason we have three teams, and fewer people than the other two teams, is because we purchase items to supply the factory's private kitchen."

He Yuzhu immediately became anxious and muttered, "Isn't this bullying?!" He then said, "It's no use going to the factory manager. We need to go to the bookstore or the union."

Han Junwei thought He Yuzhu would help persuade them, but he didn't expect He Yuzhu to be even more ruthless. If they really went to the bookstore or the union and made a big scene, the entire purchasing department would probably suffer. However, thinking of the frustration he had felt recently, Han Junwei gritted his teeth and said, "You guys go!"

With Han Junwei's words, the third group felt even more emboldened. The group left the office in a large throng. A little over ten minutes later, the third group arrived at the factory office building. As they prepared to go upstairs to find the book printer, they overheard people in the factory office discussing that the department leaders and factory leaders were having a meeting in the conference room on the second floor.

Except for He Yuzhu, all the members of Group Three were former military personnel, and they were all full of energy. Soon, led by Zhang Fenglin, Group Three arrived at the door of the conference room on the second floor.

Xu Hua, the factory manager's secretary who was waiting at the conference room door, immediately stepped forward and blocked Zhang Fenglin and his group's path, asking, "What are you doing here?!"

Zhang Fenglin said, "We'll report the situation to the leaders in the ministry!"

Xu Hua said, "The leaders are in a meeting! We can talk about it after the meeting!"

Zhang Fenglin glared at Xu Hua. Xu Hua was startled by the murderous aura emanating from Zhang Fenglin and instinctively took a step back. Zhang Fenglin shoved Xu Hua aside and stormed into the conference room with his men.

Those in the meeting were stunned when Zhang Fenglin and his group suddenly barged in. Song Kaifeng, the head of the purchasing department, his expression changed slightly, and he demanded, "Zhang Fenglin, are you trying to rebel?!"

Zhang Fenglin looked at the person sitting in the main seat and said, "We're here to file a complaint!"

Qi Shuji, sitting in the first seat on the left, glanced at Director Gao sitting opposite him, a smirk unconsciously playing on his lips. The department head, seated at the head of the table, spoke up: "I'm the person you're looking for. Speak! What do you want to sue?!"

The pent-up frustration of the third group had been building up for a while, but hadn't found an outlet. Today's task sheet provided the perfect outlet. Ding Wu, usually quiet, suddenly walked up to Zhang Fenglin, pulled out the task sheet for the first half of the year from his pocket, then took the one Zhang Fenglin had just handed him and presented it to the department head, saying, "Sir, we are purchasing agents from the third group of the purchasing department. Here are two purchasing task sheets issued to us by the factory. Please take a look!" With that, Ding Wu walked over to the department head and presented the task sheets.

The department head took the task sheet and examined it closely; his expression instantly changed. He glanced at Qi Shuji out of the corner of his eye, then at Factory Director Gao, and scoffed, saying, "Can you explain these two things to me?!"

Qi Shuji said, "I originally intended to report to the ministry later. Since the purchasing department brought it up first, I'll explain what's going on." After saying this, Qi Shuji glanced at Director Gao and continued, "The grain and non-staple food allocated to us by the higher authorities are not always on time, sometimes delayed by a few days. Purchasing Group Three is responsible for purchasing materials during these delayed days. But I don't know when it started, Purchasing Group Three's tasks changed. In addition to normal purchasing, they also took on the task of purchasing materials for so-called 'special kitchens.' This is the situation of the special kitchens this year. Please take a look, leaders." After saying this, Qi Shuji took out a record book and pushed it in front of the ministry leaders.