Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Yang Guangming made a big mistake as soon as he took office, which made the factory director Yang Ligong lose face, because the leadership team all knew that he was the person he personally promoted, and that he was his own nephew!

Without comparison, there is no harm; just look at Li Huaide's nephew.

At such a young age, he was already a division-level cadre and made countless contributions to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He was incredibly impressive!

Then look at Yang Guangming, forget it, let's not look at him, he's got diarrhea.

This person has absolutely no ability; without Yang Ligong's help, he'll be useless.

Of course, he's practically useless now. He just took office and hasn't even figured things out yet, and he's already completely negating his predecessor's policies. What the hell are you trying to do?

You can bully Xu Damao if he has no powerful backing, but this door cannot be opened; it must not be allowed.

Therefore, Yang Guangming's future is limited, and Secretary Nie's words "useless thing" clearly refer to the entire propaganda department.

But the underlying meaning is much deeper, with the target being Yang Guangming, or even his patron Yang Ligong.

Yang Ligong was helpless. Although he was a little annoyed that Secretary Nie's words were informal and too insulting.

But he just happened to be able to lash out, even though Secretary Nie didn't have a clear target.

You say I insulted you, but do you have any proof?

You didn't say a word!

Moreover, Yang Ligong himself felt somewhat lucky that Secretary Nie and others did not criticize him for misjudging people.

That's because Secretary Nie wanted stability and didn't want internal strife; otherwise, he would have already called a meeting to criticize Yang Ligong.

Secretary Nie originally intended to wait for Li Huaide to come and talk to him about this matter, and then take the opportunity to criticize Yang Ligong.

As it turned out, that old fox Li Huaide was even more cunning than a monkey when it got involved. He acted as if nothing had happened and didn't mention it at all.

Since Li Huaide didn't mention it, then the top leader wouldn't either. Everyone has descendants who might make mistakes someday. Everyone was weighing the pros and cons, their minds racing with calculations.

Yang Guangming was very depressed. He became the laughing stock of the whole factory. Although no one laughed at him openly, he heard people talking about him when he went to the toilet, and they even called him a fool.

You're the idiot, your whole family are idiots!

His third uncle told him to be patient and let things settle down.

Now, the propaganda department can't even give orders from his own quota, so everyone is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant towards him, and he has completely lost his authority!

He wanted to make a splash as a new broom sweeping clean, and he did manage to set things off, and he set them off pretty big.

As a result, I ended up burning myself all over. It's so damn frustrating.

Yang Guangming's behavior was greatly despised by the few people who had served as leaders in Courtyard No. 95 for a while.

Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai, in particular, were both newcomers to officialdom and were most curious about such matters, and they liked to review them.

Sure enough, they all sat together, smoking, drinking tea, and even started talking about politics.

"Old Yi, if I were Yang Guangming, I wouldn't do it this way. I could kick Da Mao out, but I wouldn't do it so sloppily."

"That's an absolutely idiotic move, directly abusing power to oppress people. What kind of nonsense is that? Just because you have an uncle who's a factory manager doesn't mean you're all that great! Bullshit!"

That's what Liu Hai said, but his envy of Yang Guangming was stronger than anyone else's. I also want an uncle who is a factory manager, damn it!

Yi Zhonghai strongly agreed with Liu Haizhong's point of view, a smile playing on his lips, his eyes revealing a calm understanding of the situation.

"Old Liu, you're right. Yang Guangming was too hasty. With such a powerful background, the things he did were laughable. Secretary Nie was right; Yang Guangming is a useless piece of trash."

"Old Liu, I didn't expect you to broaden your horizons so much after becoming a manager. If I were the factory director, you'd be at least a deputy director!"

Liu Haizhong was quite pleased with the first half of Yi Zhonghai's words, but he didn't like the last part.

What do you mean by "you're the factory manager and I'm the deputy factory manager"?

He immediately retorted:

"Old Yi, I don't agree with what you're saying. Why should I be a level below you?"

"Don't forget that we're both temporary workers, both deputy workshop directors."

"What right do you have to lecture me?"

"Look me in the eyes."

Answer me!

Yi Zhonghai was speechless after hearing Liu Haizhong's words, and finally uttered a few words:

"I'm a level eight fitter!"

Liu Haizhong was out of breath:

"I'm the deputy director of the second fitter's workshop!"

Yi Zhonghai: "...I'm a level eight fitter!"

Liu Haizhong suddenly slapped his thigh:

"Can you please stop mentioning the eighth-level fitter? What's the point? We're on the same level anyway."

"But Lao Yi, I'll give you some pointers one day, just you wait!"

Yi Zhonghai pointed to his own nose, somewhat taken aback:

"Give me instructions? You'll never have the chance to give me instructions in your entire life!"

"Unless I'm dead..."

Liu Haizhong suddenly laughed when he heard the last few words:

"Old Yi, you're older than me, so you should die sooner than me. It doesn't matter if I can't give you any instructions before I die."

"I'll go to your grave and give you a sign—a sign that will make you rise again!"

Yi Zhonghai replied without hesitation:

"Then you're not scared if the body doesn't come back to life?"

Liu Haizhong sneered:

"Are you stupid? You're a cadre now, and a party member. Don't you know what policies the higher-ups have?"

"I still want to keep your body intact, maybe just some ashes. The rest can be used as fertilizer. Who knows, I might even get to eat vegetables grown with fertilizer made from your ashes!"

"this……"

Faced with the teasing from Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai remained silent. He really wanted to have a complete corpse. It was an obsession. Even if he really came back to life, he could still take one last look at the world!

But the policy didn't allow it. Yi Zhonghai had no way back. Since he had become a cadre, he had to be aware of this.

Let it turn to ashes...

Besides, Yi Zhonghai felt that his life was just beginning and was now full of hope.

At the very least, he could manage to become a division-level cadre before retirement, and if he was lucky, he could even manage to sit in the factory director's position.

People should dare to think and act; even if a person dies, the bird flies to the sky, but if they don't die, they live for ten thousand years.

After figuring things out, Yi Zhonghai's smile returned.

"Hehe... Old Liu, let's not talk about life or death yet. Let's see who climbs higher before retirement. How about it, dare to have a competition?"

Liu Haizhong showed no sign of backing down upon hearing this:

"Why wouldn't I dare? I wouldn't dare to boast compared to others, but I'd still very much like to test my skills against you, Lao Yi."

"Is that a deal?"

"It's a deal!"

Their hands clasped together, as if they had made a firm decision, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Just then, a sudden voice rang out from the side:

"Gentlemen, I, Yan Bugui, though unworthy, would also like to have a contest with you!"

Yan Bugui had been standing to the side for a while, but he just hadn't gotten a chance to speak.

He heard their conversation clearly and was already itching to get to it.

Because Yan Bugui felt he didn't belong to anyone!

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were both taken aback upon hearing this, then they both gave Yan Bugui a mocking smile and said in unison:

"You?"

"Get out of my way!"