Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The next day, Liu Haizhong left for work earlier than everyone else because he was going to withdraw money.

As for where his big yellow croaker came from... well... don't doubt it, it's perfectly legitimate!

It was given to him by his master before his death, who also told Liu Haizhong where these gold bars came from.

That year, when the Japanese invaded the village, his master killed one of the Japanese soldiers with a kitchen knife. Of course, there were other valuables found on the Japanese soldier.

As for the gold bars, he never dared to spend a single one in his life, and before he died, he gave them to Liu Haizhong because he had no children.

Therefore, the gold bar in Liu Haizhong's hair couldn't be more legitimate.

What does it have to do with him if his master kills Japanese soldiers? Even if he hadn't killed any Japanese soldiers, it wouldn't have mattered to him.

Liu Hai knew perfectly well who the steel rolling mill relied on: his apprentice's uncle.

One of the many deputy directors of the steel rolling mill was named Lan Xiangqian, who was in charge of workshop safety indicators.

I've met him a few times and we're quite familiar with each other, so I'm about 70% sure about the bangs.

"Boss, that's the thing. I just want to get promoted. Anyway, I've brought the things. How you arrange them is up to you."

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else."

Liu Haizhong blurted out everything in Lan Xiangqian's office and left without waiting for Lan Xiangqian's approval.

Lan Xiangqian was left looking at the money and gold bars on the table, somewhat bewildered.

He was both angry and amused; damn it, he was begging me for an official position.

But the sincerity Liu Haizhong showed couldn't be more overflowing.

This is undoubtedly one of our own. I entrusted my nephew, who failed the college entrance exam, to his care. I thought he was an honest and simple person, but I never expected that he could do something so extraordinary.

However, this is not impossible. It is not difficult for a deputy factory director to promote a worker, as long as the worker has made outstanding contributions.

Since Lan Xiangqian decided to accept the money, he intended to help Liu Haizhong.

I wrote a document and submitted it to Deputy Secretary Li Huaide, because Secretary Nie has been neglecting his duties lately.

After reading Lan Xiangqian's report, Li Huaide felt that the name "Minzi" in Liu Haizhong sounded familiar, and he quickly remembered it.

This is Jiuzhou's neighbor, so they immediately agreed and signed.

Because Liu Haizhong had a good reputation in the factory, he was serious about beating his apprentices, but he was also genuinely skilled in teaching them.

The saying "A strict teacher produces outstanding students" carries great weight and is quite useful in this era.

Liu Haizhong himself is a level 7 fitter, and he has taught a group of apprentices, including intermediate and advanced levels.

The leader knows that this person is so outstanding, but no one has mentioned it. Otherwise, it would be perfectly fine to appoint him as a workshop team leader or workshop director.

They're all top-level seventh-grade fitters; they should enjoy some benefits and privileges.

So Liu Haizhong's problem was brought up for discussion at the meeting, and in the end, Secretary Nie made the decision directly, promoting Liu Haizhong to the position of deputy director of the second fitter workshop.

If the subsequent work is excellent, the "work-for-a-cadre" designation can be removed and the candidate can become a full-fledged cadre, with a three-year probationary period.

Liu Haizhong's appearance in the meeting was just a minor incident; the leaders had other matters to discuss.

Three days later, the factory broadcasted extensively about Liu Haizhong's past achievements, and he was promoted to deputy director of the second fitter workshop through a work-study program.

Not many people were surprised when the news came out. Liu Haizhong is someone many people know. He has a fiery temper, but he is really good at teaching apprentices.

That's enough.

When Yi Zhonghai from the first fitter workshop heard that Liu Haizhong had been promoted, he was so upset that he broke a part while handling it.

Liu Haizhong was promoted?

No matter what, Yi Zhonghai could never have imagined that he could actually be promoted.

What level is considered the same as me?

Furthermore, the broadcast also mentioned a three-year probationary period during which those who pass will be transferred to a position of temporary cadre and become a true high-ranking leader.

Damn, why isn't anyone among the eighth-grade workers?

Yang Ligong is such a damn disappointment!

Meanwhile, Jia Dongxu was extremely jealous. How could that fat, silly guy with bangs become a leader?

Then what about Jia Dongxu, the leader of the younger generation in my No. 95 compound?

What is it? It's nothing...

That evening, the courtyard was bustling with activity once again.

When Yan Bugui returned to the courtyard, he heard his wife say that everyone was stunned after Liu Haizhong became a leader.

"What?! Old Liu succeeded?! Holy crap..."

Yan Bugui felt that he had been outdone by Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong again.

You need to understand the true value of being appointed as a "worker instead of a cadre"—that's real cadre status, and if you do well, you can really become a leader in the future.

Moreover, both of them are now deputy directors of the workshop, wielding considerable power!

Yan Bugui is only a teaching director with a permanent position; he's still a long way from a cadre position.

Now the pressure is on him again.

However, putting aside personal opinions, having multiple leaders is extremely beneficial to the institute.

Many neighbors brought up the old saying again, saying that our No. 95 courtyard is a feng shui treasure land, and some even went to the old lady in the backyard to verify it.

After all, this compound used to belong to her.

The deaf old woman was also an old lady who liked to scare people. She said that before this courtyard was built, this place was a mass burial ground where many people were buried.

These words terrified the neighbors, turning them pale.

In contrast, Xu Damao was quite depressed, even though he had benefited greatly from his recent close association with Yang Ligong.

Yang Ligong gave him a raise, but didn't promote him.

With Xu Damao's qualifications, he could be promoted to a cadre position if he worked hard. After all, he graduated from high school and is educated, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to be promoted in the propaganda department.

But Xu Damao has a lot of energy but nowhere to use it.

I became close to Yang Ligong because he was needed to show movies at the leaders' homes. He was the only one in the factory who stayed in the city most of the time; everyone else had to go to the countryside.

Because he got married early, Xu Damao was unwilling to go to the countryside to suffer hardships. Of course, this wasn't the case for everyone; he would occasionally go to the countryside, but only less often.

Xu Damao's job was to show movies all over the city, or to help out other units that didn't have projectionists.

For example, neighborhood offices and other similar units...

But Xu Damao also wanted to be a leader; among the younger generation, his family was considered to be doing very well.

Both husband and wife have jobs. The wife, Su Mei, is a cashier at Huaqingchi, and she has been doing it for many years. Because Xu Damao is good at interpersonal relationships, he has become a team leader. He earns 48.5 yuan a month, and his benefits add up to more than 50 yuan.

He himself is a projectionist, and because of the salary increase, he also receives 48.5, which adds up to more than 50 a month.

The couple earns a combined total of about a hundred yuan a month, not even counting the hidden perks of being a projectionist.

Xu Damao is a very clever person. He has many ways to make money. He does all sorts of things, such as dealing in invoices, as long as he can make money.

Having a lot of money is useless; he wants to improve himself. Even Sha Zhu is doing manual labor instead of a job, so he can't afford to do too badly.

The only person he could treat with contempt was Jia Dongxu, who was several years older than him and a third-level fitter.

But he couldn't compete with the fact that she had a godfather who was an eighth-level fitter!

In terms of family connections, Xu Damao is far inferior to Jia Dongxu.

In short, he's neither good enough for high-end jobs nor good enough for low-end ones.