Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

"No, Deputy Factory Director Li, what do you think about this matter..."

Ma Yingjie was completely dumbfounded by Hao Pingchuan's unexpected actions.

Looking at him with some disbelief, then at Zhou Feng, who was fast asleep wearing his section chief's coat, she could only look at Li Huaide, who was still standing to the side, with a pleading expression on her face.

Li Huaide acted as if he hadn't heard him at all, and instead looked with a smile at the young man who had just stood up to speak for Zhou Feng.

"Comrade, what's your name?"

"My name is Jiang Shouzhen!"

"A good name! Upholding righteousness, upholding righteousness!"

Li Huaide originally intended to clap his hands, but halfway through the action, he suddenly remembered something and reduced the force to a very small amount, producing only a faint sound.

"Comrade Jiang Shouzhen's attitude is the kind of example we should learn from! We are all comrades and fellow fighters who have fought together, so we should understand each other, help each other, and unite as one! We can't just focus on other people's shortcomings and cause internal discord!"

Everyone heard Li Huaide's praise of Jiang Shouzhen clearly.

Everyone knew perfectly well who the second half of the sentence was targeting.

Things have developed to this point, and it's quite clear that Ma Yingjie has definitely bitten off more than he can chew!

Most importantly, Ma Yingjie's connections actually extended to Li Huaide, and he himself had even dined with Li Huaide several times.

With Li Huaide's attitude now, the meaning is quite clear: Ma Yingjie's connections are definitely not as strong as Zhou Feng's, and may even be much weaker!

If that's the case, then what else is there to say?

"Deputy Factory Director Li is absolutely right! Your words are truly enlightening and insightful. We should follow your instructions to understand, help, and unite our comrades!"

Before anyone else, not even Jiang Shouzhen, could react, Ma Yingjie had already changed his expression and immediately expressed his stance.

"This…"

Everyone in the room was so shocked that their mouths were agape.

Jiang Shouzhen was stunned and didn't react for a long time.

He only knew that Li Huaide treated Zhou Feng differently, but he didn't have Ma Yingjie's ability to react.

At this moment, Ma Yingjie acted as if nothing had happened, still smiling as he looked at Li Huaide.

"Comrade Yingjie has a very high level of awareness! Only by uniting with comrades can we go further. You all surely understand this principle."

Li Huaide's gaze swept over everyone present, and then he nodded in satisfaction.

Fortunately, Ma Yingjie was quick-witted enough to understand the unspoken meaning behind his words and changed his attitude in time.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to give up on the relationship he had cultivated for some time.

After all, the people behind Ma Yingjie wanted to curry favor with him, while he wanted to curry favor with Zhou Feng. The priorities and the relationship between the three were very clear.

"Section Chief Hao, shall I show you to your office?"

Li Huaide squinted and gestured to Hao Pingchuan, who nodded silently.

He could sense that there was something wrong with the conversation between Li Huaide and Ma Yingjie just now, and he could even guess that there must be some unknown relationship between the two, but for the time being he could only pretend not to know.

Before he came to the steel rolling mill, his superiors had already given him a strict order: everything had to be done with Zhou Feng's best interests at heart.

Matters unrelated to Zhou Feng can be selectively reported depending on the severity of the situation.

In situations like today, it's enough to note Ma Yingjie's change in attitude and Li Huaide's handling of the situation.

"Section Chief Hao, Comrade Zhou Feng just brought back a batch of in-demand supplies for the factory today. It's understandable that he's exhausted and taking a break in the office. Don't you think so?"

Hao Pingchuan glanced at Li Huaide, who had lowered his voice, with a hint of surprise. The other man only had a gentle and kind smile on his face, which left Hao Pingchuan somewhat bewildered. He simply nodded.

"By the way, we can't be shackles that bind a capable person like Comrade Zhou Feng. We need to give him enough room to demonstrate his talents and let them shine. What do you think?"

"You're right."

Faced with Li Huaide's question, Hao Pingchuan gave a perfunctory response, but inwardly he was a little confused. What did this guy mean by asking such a question?

His loyalty to the organization and his own abilities are undoubtedly top-notch, but dealing with Li Huaide's cryptic conversations is really not his forte.

But none of that matters. Through these few simple conversations, coupled with his previous attitude towards Zhou Feng, Li Huaide had already gained a sense of confidence.

Not only did they understand the character and personality of this Section Chief Hao, they even roughly knew the purpose of his parachuting into the steel rolling mill!

Who exactly is Zhou Feng? It wasn't enough to just ask him, the deputy factory director, to look after him; he even specially sent a section chief to personally protect him.

It seems I'll need to work with Section Chief Hao more often in the future!

Of course, no matter how much he was thinking to himself, Li Huaide remained outwardly composed.

Having spent so many years working within the system, the first thing he learned was to remember what he was supposed to know and ignore what he wasn't supposed to know.