Siheyuan: Security Chief, suppressing the whole courtyard

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The next day, early in the morning, Liu Feng led all the leaders and employees of the machine repair factory to see them off at the factory gate.

There was drums and gongs when they came, and it was also very lively when they left.

"Mr. Li, welcome back next time!"

"Master Nan Yi! Goodbye, Master Nan Yi! Don't forget to write back to me when you get to Sijiu City!"

"Master Liang, have a safe trip!"

"..."

The car drove away gradually, accompanied by the words of farewell.

After arriving at the train station, Li Meng and others boarded the train and started their journey back to Sijiu City.

Chapter 143 The Mystery of Yi Zhonghai's Retirement

The train has started.

Liang Ladi's four children are chatting.

She has four children, three boys and one girl.

The three boys’ nicknames are easy to remember: Damao, Ermao, and Sanmao, and the daughter’s name is Xiuer.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Xiu'er patted her belly.

Liang Ladi smiled and said, "Okay, Mom brought some dry food. Here, have a big pancake."

Xiu'er took the pancake and was about to eat it when Damao said in a baby voice, "Xiu'er, have you forgotten what mom said? Mom said Uncle Li Meng is our benefactor and we should repay him in the future. When you have food, you should give Uncle Li Meng a bite first."

Ermao said, "Yes, Mom said we should not be ungrateful."

Sanmao said, "Give it to Uncle Li first."

Xiu'er's teeth loosened as she bit the pancake, nodded, took the pancake and came to Li Meng, saying, "Uncle Li Meng, you eat first."

"Oh, this child is so well behaved." Zhang Chunmei's eyes were filled with pity.

She loves children the most, especially since she has been married to Li Meng for so long and there is still no sign of pregnancy, which makes her look forward to and like children even more.

Seeing that Liang Ladi’s four children were so sensible and obedient, he loved them very much.

"Haha, that's good." Li Meng reached out and rubbed Xiu'er's little head: "This is much better than Qin Huairu's child."

Zhang Chunmei nodded in agreement: "It's true."

Xiaodang is still young and can’t see anything.

But Banggeng was completely led astray by his grandmother.

To put it nicely, it's called being a spooky little ghost, to put it bluntly... there are many nasty words.

"Be good, uncle is not hungry, you can eat."

"Then I ate?"

"Haha, eat it."

Liang Ladi asked casually: "Mr. Li, who is Qin Huairu you just mentioned?"

"There's a resident in our yard whose husband died. Now she lives alone with her two children and mother-in-law," said Li Meng.

When Liang Ladi heard this, she realized that she was also a widow.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy: "That life must be very difficult, right?"

Cui Dake in the back seat could tell something was wrong and said with a smile, "Since Engineer Li said that, I guess Qin Huairu is not a very nice person. By the way, Engineer Li, can you tell us about the people and things in your compound? I'm bored on the way, so I'll just listen for fun."

The cook Nan Yi scolded, "Cui Dake, does Mr. Li look like the type who would gossip about others behind their backs? Stop stirring up trouble."

"Hey? I didn't say anything!"

Cui Dake was not convinced.

We were all brought to Sijiu City by Engineer Li. Why are you, Nan Yi, taller than me? Why do you have the right to scold me?

Mr. Li admires you and also admires me!

"Oh, it's not worth arguing about such a small matter." Li Meng laughed and said, "There's nothing to hide. The various forms of people in the world are nothing more than microcosms. There are good people everywhere, and there are also bad people everywhere."

“Hey!” Cui Dake echoed, “Why do people say that Engineer Li is a talented person? What he says is also talented! Engineer Li, can you tell me about that… that shadow?”

Zheng Xiangyang laughed and said, "Miniature."

"Yes! Miniature!"

"Okay." Li Meng lit a cigarette and said, "It's also interesting to talk about the people in our compound. Let's start from the front yard and talk about a good person first."

"There is a young man named Liugen in the front yard. He is very filial. In order to take care of his grandmother, he has never married because he is afraid that his wife will treat the old lady badly."

"There are three uncles in our yard, front, middle and back. The third uncle lives in the front yard. His name is Yan Bugui and he is a primary school teacher..."

"He Yuzhu, nicknamed Shazhu, is my buddy. Like you, Nan Yi, he is also a cook. His cooking skills are not bad. He has also been taught and learned from a master. His father cooks Tan's dishes..."

When Nan Yi heard this, he was surprised and said, "Tan's cuisine? That's the official cuisine of the old times."

"..."

Li Meng talked about everyone in the compound one by one, including their personalities and so on.

There is no exaggeration or praise or criticism, everything is said in a very standard way.

Nan Yi, Liang Ladi and others also found it new.

Cui Dake smacked his lips and said, "That level 8 worker, Master Yi, is quite interesting. The old man he trained for such a long time died... Hey, that's strange. If you really want to find someone to take care of your old age, why don't you adopt one while you're still young? As the saying goes, the grace of raising someone is greater than the grace of giving birth."

Liang Ladi said: "Maybe when you were young you felt you could have children? You kept putting it off and then wanted to adopt... But come to think of it, it's not too late to adopt now."

"I don't understand." Nan Yi curled his lips and said, "I don't know what Master Yi is thinking. He always wants others to take care of him in his old age. This is definitely not as reliable as adopting a child yourself."

Zheng Xiangyang interrupted, "Maybe they are afraid that the adopted child will look for his biological parents when he grows up?"

"That's not right." Zhang Furong said, "If you're worried about that, then just adopt someone whose parents are dead."

After discussing for a long time, they still couldn't figure out why Yi Zhonghai didn't adopt a child himself.

Perhaps only Yi Zhonghai himself can explain this question clearly.

After chatting with the people in the compound, Cui Dake said with a smile: "Well, Engineer Li, we haven't completed the formalities yet. We are suddenly in the city. Where are we going to stay?"

Nan Yi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Nonsense, let's just stay in a hotel. Didn't the factory director give us a letter of introduction?"

"I..." Cui Dake said weakly, "I don't have any money..."

Nan Yi is like a lean camel that is still bigger than a horse. He has to eat out once a week, which shows that he has plenty of money.

No matter how unskilled Liang Ladi is, she is at least a level 5 welder and her salary is not low.

But Cui Dake used to live in the countryside. He couldn't even save money all year round, and he even owed money. How could he afford to stay in a hotel? That's why he asked this question.

"Dake, you don't have to worry about that." Li Meng said, "You guys will all work in the steel mill in the future. When we get to Sijiu City, I will take you to see Director Yang first. He will make arrangements for you."

"That's good, that's good... Come here, Mr. Li, you have a smoke, you have a smoke..." Cui Dake started to serve again.

Nan Yi and Liang Ladi rolled their eyes when they saw this.

They, or most people, look down on people like Cui Dake who are servile and servile.

......

When he came, Li Meng was robbed.

But the return journey was extremely smooth.

The moment the train arrived at the station, a warning sound rang.

[Ding, mission completed, reward: fusion times x1]

[Ding, mission completed, reward: fusion times x1]

Two reminders sounded.

Li Meng now has two opportunities for fusion.

"You have to use it up quickly, otherwise, this good thing will be wasted when the time comes..."

After getting off the train, Zheng Xiangyang said goodbye and left first.

Li Meng led the cook Nan Yi, welder Liang Ladi, Cui Dake and others to the steel rolling mill.

Chapter 144 The Highly Appreciated Cui Dake

Steel rolling mill, Director Yang’s office.

After exhaling a puff of cigarette, Director Yang said with a wry smile: "This Engineer Li went to the Northeast and recruited three people for me..."

Before leaving, Li Meng called Director Yang to explain the situation.

So he knew what kind of people the three people he brought back were.

Li Huaide smiled and said, "That's not bad. Isn't there a level 5 welder? Especially the cook. Brother Li said that his cooking skills are not worse than Sha Zhu's. This is very useful."

The importance of a cook is self-evident.

Because the chef can serve the leader's mouth and stomach, and serving the leader well is the most important thing in the world.

Therefore, behind the importance of the cook to a factory lies the importance of the leader.

"Yes." Director Yang nodded. "It's the guy named Cui Dake. Engineer Li only said that he was from a rural commune and didn't seem to have any special abilities. He just said that he was smart and recommended him to the purchasing department."

Li Huaide was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself that a person who seemed unimportant could be chosen by Li Meng, so it was very likely that Cui Dake was the most capable among the three.

Li Huaide fully believes in Li Meng's vision.

However, he didn't say what was in his heart directly. He just smiled and said, "It's good to go to the purchasing department. I just happen to be in need of a capable person in logistics."

"Well, that's settled then." Director Yang said, "Cui Dake can be assigned to the logistics and purchasing department, Comrade Liang Ladi can do her old job as a welder, and cook Nan Yi can be assigned to the cafeteria to be the chef."

There are tens of thousands of workers in a steel rolling mill, so of course it is impossible for there to be only one canteen.

As they were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Director Yang, Engineer Li is here."

Turning sideways, Li Meng led Liang Ladi, Nan Yi and others in.

"Mr. Li, you're back. I missed you so much. How was your journey home? Such a big thing happened when you were away. I saw it in the newspaper. You're awesome!"

"Haha, it wasn't peaceful when I left, but it was pretty smooth when I came back. I missed you too, Director Yang, and brother, you're here too."

Li Meng greeted Li Huaide.

Li Huaide's manly nature made his eyes pause on Liang Ladi, thinking that she was much prettier than Liu Lan.

Then he thought again, this woman is pretty, could she be the one that Brother Li has chosen as his designated lover? He gave up the evil idea in his mind.

Hearing Li Meng calling him, he quickly smiled and said, "Yes, I'm here, brother. These are the comrades you brought back, right? Good, they are all very energetic. Can you introduce them to me?"

"This is Director Yang of the steel mill, and this is Deputy Director Li. The two leaders, this is the chef Nan Yi, this female comrade is a level 5 welder, her name is Liang Ladi, and this one is Cui Dake."

"Hello."

"Hello, leader."

Everyone shook hands and greeted each other.

Nan Yi and Liang Ladi were relatively normal, but since this was the factory leader of the old city, they were somewhat frightened.

They were all very quiet. After saying hello, they kept silent.

Cui Dake, on the other hand, shook Director Yang's hand enthusiastically and said excitedly, "You are Director Yang. These days, Engineer Li has been talking to me about you all along the way, saying that you are a good leader and the steel mill is making great strides under your leadership!... Oh! Look at your temperament, it's amazing. Are you from the army?"

"Yeah, haha, I was in the army in my early years."

"That's what I said. He doesn't have your temperament at all."

Brother Cui turned to shake Li Huaide's hand, looked him over and said, "Hello, Deputy Director Li. I am Cui Dake, a peasant. Engineer Li transferred me from the countryside to Beijing. He is my great benefactor. I heard you call him brother just now. You are his elder brother, right? You will also be my benefactor from now on! Engineer Li's elder brother is my elder brother."