Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

In the evening, Bingbing had already prepared dinner and was about to go inside to call her husband for dinner and to breastfeed her daughter.

As soon as she entered the house, she saw her husband sleeping sprawled out on his back, while her daughter, Doubao, was waving her arms and legs to his right.

Seeing how soundly her husband was sleeping, Bingbing sighed and went over to take her daughter away.

In this situation, she didn't plan to wake her husband. She would let him sleep and eat whenever he woke up, leaving him some food.

He hadn't woken up by bedtime when Sha Zhu came over with good news: his senior brother's promotion appointment had been announced.

However, upon entering the house and seeing his senior brother so drunk, Sha Zhu didn't say anything and silently went home.

After returning to the Intermediate People's Court, he met Xu Damao, Liu Haizhong, and others chatting there.

"Silly Zhu, what did Brother Zhou say?"

Sha Zhu shook his head:

"What can I say? My senior brother is so drunk he's like a pile of mud, the whole room reeks of alcohol, and he probably won't wake up until midnight."

Xu Damao frowned upon hearing this: "Having drunk so much, my Brother Zhou's alcohol tolerance isn't bad either?"

Sha Zhu rolled his eyes at him, but there was a hint of smugness in his expression:

"My senior brother got drunk at the Ministry of Metallurgy."

"For my senior brother to get this drunk, I reckon he must be the lowest-ranking person at the drinking party."

Xu Damao agreed wholeheartedly, knowing Li Jiuzhou's drinking capacity; two bottles of baijiu would be no problem for him.

Li Jiuzhou was so drunk that he must have been drinking at least three bottles of liquor.

There was still a hint of longing in Xu Damao's eyes:

"If Brother Zhou could take me along, I'd be happy to get drunk to death!"

Sha Zhu didn't refute Xu Damao's words. He wanted to sit at the table for dinner, and it was the table of the leaders of the Ministry of Metallurgy. It was extremely difficult.

He Yuzhu has given his superiors so many special treatments, and toasting them is a common occurrence, but he has never actually sat down at the table with them.

It's not that you can't go, but there are rules.

Suddenly, Liu Haizhong chimed in, echoing Xu Damao:

"Who says otherwise? I'd be willing to drink myself to death!"

Yi Zhonghai smiled faintly:

"That's right, I'd be willing to get drunk to death if I could sit at the table and eat."

Yan Bugui's face was also full of longing, after all, they were all striving for progress.

It's essential to maintain a good relationship with your superiors. As for when you can make a good impression, besides your daily work, the only time is at the dinner table.

They would be letting themselves down if they were even slightly cowardly.

If Li Jiuzhou is this drunk, imagine how drunk they are; they'd probably vomit blood.

At this moment, Yan Bugui excitedly said:

"Our institute has produced a deputy director-level official! My goodness, a dragon has emerged!"

Everyone was filled with excitement upon hearing this; it was genuine excitement, an excitement that came from the inside out.

In the afternoon, the factory's internal broadcast announced the list of promotions for the entire factory, with Li Jiuzhou making his appearance as the last to be promoted.

He was promoted to Minister of Logistics and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, and concurrently served as Director of the Canteen.

A deputy director-general with multiple positions and real power—that's incredibly impressive.

Li Jiuzhou is so young, a deputy director-general at 26! Damn, what else could he be but a dragon among men?

It's true that people admire them, but it's one thing to be jealous. They might never reach that level in their lifetime, so what's there to be jealous of?

Liu Guangqi's eyes kept flashing in the crowd, filled with envy, jealousy, and excitement.

He wanted to become Li Jiuzhou's patron and work under him.

The fact that he can think like this shows that he is not stupid. The big shot in the courtyard is showing up, and he is also a neighbor. Why shouldn't he go? What reason does he have not to go?

You should know that Da Hu is now a deputy section chief, because his name is on the factory's promotion list this time.

He had worked in the purchasing department of the factory for so many years, and he also had a skill that others did not have: he controlled all the unplanned materials.

Which factory leader hasn't asked him for a favor?

To some extent, Li Jiuzhou had to give some credit, so he directly recommended Da Hu for promotion to deputy head of the purchasing department.

None of the factory leaders objected; on the contrary, they put Da Hu's name first.

This is a demonstration of ability.

Da Hu is capable and has connections; if he doesn't improve, who will?

So Liu Guangqi was very jealous. Of course, besides him, there were also Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui.

Look at Da Hu, he followed Li Jiuzhou diligently without complaint, and now the reward has come. He was promoted directly from the purchasing department team leader to deputy section chief, a substantive deputy section chief position, which is very prestigious!

If time could pour wine, they would also want to call Li Jiuzhou "brother," it would be so damn worth it.

Did Da Hu spend any money?

It can be said that Te didn't spend a single penny, except for sending Li Jiuzhou some cigarettes and alcohol as gifts during holidays.

It's a million times worse than the price they paid, no one would feel aggrieved.

But there's no way to change it now. Once you've pledged allegiance to a powerful faction, there's no chance to change your ways. This is a major taboo in officialdom.

Nobody likes a traitor; that's an ironclad rule.

Just as Cao Cao admired Guan Yu's loyalty and courage, if Guan Yu had actually defected to him, then it would have been pointless.

I may admire it, but if you actually came, I really wouldn't be able to sleep.

Da Hu didn't come over to chat; he was enjoying the compliments and congratulations from his family.

When someone in the family becomes an official, who wouldn't be excited and happy?

His father said:

"Boss, tomorrow take something to thank Jiuzhou. Without him, you wouldn't be where you are today."

Da Hu shook his head after hearing this:

"Dad, thank you for not being here right now. It would be inappropriate for me to thank him right after my promotion."

"But don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

At this moment, Da Hu was practically kneeling down to Li Jiuzhou.

Because he received no word about his promotion, because although he had the idea of ​​advancement, he never mentioned it to Brother Zhou.

On the contrary, Brother Zhou never mentioned it, but now she's come up looking so fresh and beautiful.

This surprised and delighted Da Hu; he was surprised by Zhou Ge's amazing methods.

The good news is that I've improved too, and now I can be on equal footing with Xu Damao!

Zhou Ge likes pragmatic people. Da Hu often hears him tell him to work hard, be serious, and that he will have his day.

Da Hu didn't take it to heart at the time, but he did follow Zhou Ge's instructions and did his job seriously without being careless at all.

But I never expected my day to come so quickly. Brother Zhou wasn't joking with me; he was serious. He saw my hard work and my efforts.

As Da Hu thought about it, his nose tingled, and he really wanted to hug his brother Zhou's leg and have a good cry.

Li Jiuzhou promoting Da Hu was actually just a side effect of his actions.

He was in charge of logistics, and the purchasing department was also under his jurisdiction, making it easy for him to promote people.

My second uncle had already told me that logistics would be handed over to him sooner or later, which is why he was promoting his own people.

Although his second uncle's men were considered his own, Li Jiuzhou also needed his own loyal subordinates, since they were promoted by his second uncle.

That way, the work will proceed more smoothly, and Da Hu is capable enough to handle it with ease.

All those years in the underworld weren't for nothing; he's got real skills.

Of course, Li Jiuzhou's promotion to deputy director at such a young age also had its downsides. Without Potian's outstanding achievements, he would probably have been stuck in that position for a long time.

He knew he wouldn't be able to reach the level of a full-fledged department head before he turned thirty. Li Jiuzhou had anticipated this, and he was already very satisfied with being able to reach the level of a deputy department head. What more could he ask for?

At this level, every promotion is a major hurdle, and everyone stuck at the deputy director level resorts to all sorts of crazy methods.

Just to get rid of the title of "deputy," once he was transferred out, he would undoubtedly be the top leader at the municipal bureau level.

They are either mayors, party secretaries, or the heads of provincial or ministerial-level units.

A horse with high weighting.

In my country, officials at the department level definitely belong to the ranks of high-ranking cadres!