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Chapter 164: Deputy Director Li’s Suppression

The only valuable thing in the entire courtyard is the large flowerpot in the courtyard, which also has a very interesting history.

It is said that during the early Republic of China, there was a prince who refused to cut his whip and was beheaded. The item was confiscated from his home.

At that time, the family was at its most financially prosperous. The gifts they bought for their son's birthday were placed in the center of the yard, bringing a lot of life and energy. Red carp had been raised in the tank, which was also their son's favorite place to play.

Because the old man and his wife could think of their son's voice and smile when looking at it, they were reluctant to sell it for money even when their lives were the most difficult; in the end, it became the only evidence in the courtyard that witnessed the glory of this family.

Wang Gensheng tidied up the yard, sorted out the flower pots, added water into them, and prepared to plant some more flowers, reopen the pots, and raise a few more fish.

Wang Gensheng worked until the afternoon, when he finally rode his bicycle back to the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill with a sore back to report.

"Chief Wang is back. I heard that you went to the countryside again. What good things did you purchase? Come and share them with us." Old Yuan is still as active as ever.

"Hasn't Brother Chang come back yet? He has completed his task target this month nearly thirty percentage points faster than you. Brother Yuan, you have to work harder."

"Look at what you said, Chief Wang. I've been working hard too. I guess we collected too much last month, so we don't have enough volume this month."

"Brother Yuan, I think you just want to be lazy because of the hot weather. If you develop new channels like me, you can also increase two indicators." A tanned young man came into the house carrying two chickens and half a bag of noodles.

"Good job, Lee!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Chief Wang. Two big roosters weighing eight kilograms each, and twenty kilograms of flour!"

"Chief Liu is here, please take a seat. Old Yuan, please make some tea for Brother Liu."

"Brother Wang, don't worry about it. I have two things to say and then I'll leave."

"Brother Liu, if you have something to say, just ask someone to call me over. Why do you need to come to my house to inform me?"

"Brother Wang, you don't have to be so polite when talking to your brother Liu. How did you harvest in the countryside today?"

"Fortunately, in three to five days, I can get another hundred kilograms of fresh fish. I plan to go to a senior brother who manages the reservoir and see if I can get some fish as well. A total of three hundred kilograms can improve our meals."

"Haha, I knew you were capable, brother. Next, there's something else I need you to do."

"Brother Liu, go ahead."

"At the request of our superiors, we are going to hold a workers' sports meeting next week. Cooling down is a problem. We have cooperated with ice cream factories in previous years. Some athletes had diarrhea after eating, which greatly affected their performance."

"That's right, athletes can't just eat cold food."

"Well, then we got into soda, but that stuff wasn't very effective and it was expensive."

"So, what do you want me to do?"

"I heard that you have some access to watermelons. See if you can get us a batch for the treat." Section Chief Liu leaned close to Wang Gensheng's ear and whispered.

"Did Sister Xu ask you to find me?" Wang Gensheng also asked Section Chief Liu carefully. It would be better if as few people as possible knew about this matter.

After all, in this day and age, if you set up a stall to sell watermelons and get reported, it would be considered speculation and profiteering, and if it is really investigated, it would be a lot of charges.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Don't worry. I haven't told anyone about this. I can't cut off your source of income."

"Brother Liu, what are you talking about? I don't know how much you need to purchase?"

"The initial plan is to sell 300 to 500 watermelons of good quality. If the quality is not so good, then only 200 will be sold. It depends on the quality of the watermelons you have."

"Brother Liu, don't worry. I am an expert in making watermelons. They are of absolutely first-rate quality. Each one weighs more than ten kilograms."

"Okay, as long as the quality is guaranteed and each weighs at least 500 kilograms, we want of them. The rest will be used as summer benefits for the leadership."

"500? It's a bit difficult, but I can do it."

"really?"

"Really? How dare I joke with Brother Liu about my job?"

"I thought you had difficulty. Actually, even if there is a little more, our factory can handle it..."

"Okay, please forgive me, Brother Liu. I can't even guarantee these 500, so how can I dare to think of more?"

"Please give me some more. It doesn't matter if the quality is a little worse. It's mainly for welfare distribution in our factory." Section Chief Liu asked again.

"I'll do my best, Brother Liu. How much should we pay for the purchase?"

"Don't worry about this. We won't let you suffer a loss. We charge 1.2 yuan for each piece above 10 jin, 1 yuan for each piece below 10 jin, and no one for each piece below 8 jin."

"The price is very fair. I will go down and talk to my fellow villagers about this tomorrow."

"Maybe not tomorrow. There will be a cadre meeting tomorrow, and you are one of the main characters in the meeting."

"What's going on? What kind of meeting?"

"There is a routine meeting of factory cadres every month, and there is also your official appointment as deputy section chief. You have to be mentally prepared. Deputy Factory Director Li is trying to trip you up again."

"Damn, is he still not done? I didn't steal his wife or kidnap his daughter, why does he keep staring at me?"

"Alas, it's because your brother-in-law suppressed him that he wanted revenge."

"Brother Liu, can you tell me what's going on?"

Hearing that Section Chief Liu knew something about the situation, Wang Gensheng quickly asked for advice.

"You, don't know? Sister Xu didn't tell you!"

"Haha, if I knew that, I wouldn't ask you."

"Forget it then. Sister Xu didn't tell you, so I don't dare to tell you secretly, or she will skin me alive."

Wang Gensheng shook his head in disappointment again. It seemed that many people knew about this, but why did they all keep it from him? Wang Gensheng was puzzled.

Although he had some unreliable guesses in his mind, they were not necessarily the facts. Wang Gensheng was also very curious about the truth, but no one who knew would tell him, so Wang Gensheng had no choice.

Wang Gensheng soon found out what kind of trouble Deputy Director Li had created, and he became extremely angry with him.

At the cadre meeting, Director Yang announced the appointment of Wang Gensheng.

"Comrade Wang Gensheng has been working in our steel mill for two years. He has a positive attitude and is proactive in his work. He has done an excellent job in publicity, accounting and purchasing. With the approval of the department leaders, our factory cadre meeting decided to appoint him as the deputy chief of the purchasing department."

After hearing about the appointment, Wang Gensheng thought he had heard it wrong. What did “temporarily acting as deputy chief of purchasing” mean?

Am I still fake?

What you mean is, this deputy section chief position may be taken back by you at any time?