Siheyuan: Pioneer in anti-corruption, fighting against evil!

"The punishments for Lao Yi and Liu Jian were relatively short, but for Sha Zhu, one month's salary was deducted." After saying that, Cao Fuqiang stepped out.

Li Wanlin couldn't help but sigh: It's ridiculous that they have just punished Lao Yi and now they are busy restoring his senior technician qualification.

On the way to send the deaf old woman away, Lao Yi helped her to stop in a secluded place. "Old lady, I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult situation because of me."

The deaf old woman shook her head. "What grievance? I am too old to care about face. Don't let your guard down. Didn't you see the look on Manager Li's face?"

Lao Yi certainly saw Li Wanlin's expression, but this was secondary to his own interests. As an eighth-level worker, once his status was restored, his position in the factory would be extremely important.

"Old lady, as long as I can regain my status as an eighth-level worker, everything will be fine."

The deaf old woman was not so confident. "Old Yi, you are too conceited. Manager Li is also your boss. Now that you have made him lose face, will he let it go? Give some money and treat Manager Li to a good meal to show your gratitude."

Lao Yi did not refuse and nodded. The cost of a meal was nothing compared to his salary.

Afterwards, the deaf old woman asked Lao Yi to take her to the cafeteria to see Sha Zhu. When she arrived at the cafeteria, she couldn't bear to look at the scene in front of her: Qin Wenbin actually ran to the cafeteria to look for Sha Zhu again. Now it was working hours, and she came so brazenly, wouldn't it ruin Sha Zhu's reputation?

"Silly Zhu!" The two people separated immediately.

"Old lady, why are you here?"

"Why can't I come? The road is so long, how can I go back?"

This is also the reason why the deaf old woman asked Lao Yi to take care of her.

Ouyang Hai brought Shen Wanran back to the workshop, listened to Manager Liu's endless accusations irritably, and then returned to his post with a gloomy face.

After a while, Supervisor Liu sent someone to deliver the parts that Ouyang Hai needed to process, and brought Shen Wanran's task list. Looking at the parts in front of him, Ouyang Hai was overwhelmed. Other technicians have apprentices who can help them with some simple tasks. But Shen Wanran, who is next to Ouyang Hai, has no special skills except being beautiful.

Ouyang Hai was worried about letting Shen Wanran touch his high-end parts. After all, the increase in the defective rate would damage his reputation as an eighth-level technician in the factory. However, Shen Wanran's parts were simpler, and as long as he was willing and hardworking, he could complete them.

So, Ouyang Hai picked out a few of the most difficult parts for himself, and gave the rest to Shen Wanran: "Wanran, your skills are not bad. As long as you are careful, you can handle these parts."

Shen Wanran was shocked when she saw the task list in her hand. The workload was more than double her usual workload. It was already before noon, and it was impossible to finish it in half a morning. Looking back, Ouyang Hai had already started operating the machine and obviously would not provide her with any more help.

Shen Wanran had no choice but to start the machine and work hard. She had been fined several times this month and her salary was almost gone. If she didn't work harder, even the family expenses would become a problem. Her savings were not enough to cope with such a predicament.

Thinking about the hard-earned money she had saved over the years being stolen, Shen Wanran felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.

On the other side, Ma Wei in the cafeteria realized that it was getting late, so he prepared to ask A Zhu to start preparing lunch.

Ah Zhu nodded, turned to the deaf grandmother and said, "Grandma, please wait here. I will go to the kitchen to prepare the meal."

"What did you say? Make me something delicious? That's great. You are such a sensible grandson."

Ah Zhu actually didn't have a penny, so he couldn't afford to buy meat for his deaf grandmother: "Grandma, you heard me wrong, I need to cook for the workers in the factory."

"What did you say? I can't hear you. I can't hear you."

The deaf grandmother's habit of pretending to be deaf came back. Ah Zhu knew she was acting, but he couldn't help but satisfy her request. The factory often had banquets, and Ah Zhu always brought the leftovers back to his family, especially the deaf grandmother, who hadn't eaten these delicious leftovers for a long time.

The canteen has a full range of seasonings, so the dishes are naturally more delicious than at home. The seasonings at home are simple, with only peppercorns, star anise, etc. at most. Who would be willing to spend money on these?

The deaf grandmother was embarrassed to compete with Shen Wanran for Azhu's lunch box, but this time she was determined to eat something delicious while it was hot.

Ah Zhu was at a loss as to what to do with his deaf grandmother who was acting like a spoiled brat. He just hoped there would be some leftovers from the banquet at noon so that he could feed his grandmother.

In order to prepare something delicious for his deaf grandmother, Azhu worked extra hard in preparing the big pot of rice, hoping to make time to prepare the reception meal as soon as possible.

"Ma Wei, are there any treats for lunch today?"

Ma Wei shook his head: “Master, Director Liu didn’t say, I don’t know.”

"Didn't you tell me? Don't you know to ask?"

Ah Zhu was a little anxious. If he didn't have a treat, how could he honor his mother-in-law? But he had a mediocre relationship with the canteen director and was unwilling to take the initiative to bow to him.

Ma Wei was just a small cook, so he didn't dare to ask the director rashly, so he could only answer in silence.

Ah Zhu also knew that Ma Wei was a young apprentice with no great abilities. After following him for such a long time, he only learned to make tea for him in the morning, and nothing else. On the contrary, another apprentice, the fat boy, was sweet-talking and learned a few tricks from him.

At this moment, Ah Zhu couldn't help but think of his rival in the cafeteria, Liu Na, in front of whom the director always had a pleasant look.

"Go ask Liu Na."

"Liu Na was just called away by Vice President Li. He said she had a mission."

Azhu doesn't have a good relationship with Liu Na, but Ma Wei gets along well with her, and Liu Na will not deliberately bully Ma Wei, a stupid boy.

Ah Zhu heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that today's reception had been arranged. Vice President Li loved to entertain, and often invited leaders from other factories to dinner, and the reception meal was full of delicious food.

"Go ahead and wait for Liu Na at the door. Wait for her to come back and ask the director for the ingredients."

Ma Wei didn't ask any more questions and just stood at the cafeteria door waiting for Liu Na.

At this time, Liu Na was in Li Ming's office, cursing loudly.

Li Ming was absolutely reluctant to waste the bottle of good wine given by Wang Jun on his "tiger", so he left the unopened bottle of wine in the office. After taking a sip in the morning, he called Liu Na to the logistics office.

Liu Na was reluctant at first, but after Li Ming took out ten yuan, she agreed, thinking that Li Ming would only be there for a few minutes and it wouldn't delay anything.

Unexpectedly, Li Ming's performance exceeded her expectations.

Zhang Ming muttered quietly, "Idiot." "Who said Director Zhao has a reception mission?" He glared at Chen Hua.

"Ouch!" Chen Hua quickly covered his head and turned around to run away. But Zhang Ming caught him and asked in confusion: "What's going on? Isn't it Zhang Erzhu who hates preparing reception meals for Director Zhao the most?"

Seeing Zhang Ming's puzzled face, Chen Hua could only quickly explain: "Master, please listen to me..." As he spoke, he briefly recounted what had happened.

After listening to this, Zhang Ming curled his lips, thinking that Zhang Erzhu actually wanted to use the factory's supplies to please the old lady in the courtyard, he was really unscrupulous.

With a roll of his eyes, Zhang Ming immediately left the cafeteria to look for his gossipy friends.

The old lady in the courtyard is a celebrity. Since she came to the steel mill, many employees have been curious about this deaf old lady. Since few people near the courtyard have seen her in person, this is a great opportunity for them to visit.

The gossip team was not simple. In less than half an hour, almost the entire factory knew about the old lady's visit. Many employees were distracted from work and waited for the bell to ring to go to the cafeteria to see the old lady.

In order not to affect their work, the gossip team avoided the workshop where Yi Jianguo worked. As a result, other people in the courtyard became the focus, and workers from various workshops asked about the news of the deaf old lady.

Tian Dabao and his colleagues surrounded them and asked them about the deaf old lady's situation. They had to tell the truth, and although they did not exaggerate, it also attracted a lot of comments.

"People in your courtyard really treat her as the ancestor. Are they crazy?" some people said disapprovingly.

"Who doesn't want that? It's just that we've been deceived by some people." Some people also said sarcastically.

This situation caused headaches for the workshop managers. No matter how they tried to persuade them, it was difficult to stop the employees from talking about it.

Zhang Erzhu was so angry that he jumped up and down. The factory leaders usually had delicious food every day, but not today. He had promised the deaf old lady that he would prepare a sumptuous lunch, but now he had to break his promise.

"Have you asked clearly?" he asked, staring at Chen Hua.

Chen Hua replied pitifully: "Master, I really asked. If there was a reception, the canteen director should have come to see you a long time ago. How could he not show up until now?"

Zhang Erzhu sighed and had to ask Chen Hua to prepare the meal. There was no other way, he couldn't just let the leaders come to eat!

As soon as the lunch bell rang, many people immediately rushed to the cafeteria kitchen, only to see a kind old lady sitting there basking in the sun.

The canteen director mistakenly thought something had happened and quickly ran out of the office and rushed to the kitchen door.

"What are you doing? What are you doing here?" the canteen director asked sternly.

No one dared to say that they were here to see the deaf old lady, and everyone pushed and shoved but no one spoke.

"Go, everyone, go. If you don't leave, I'll call the security department to come and arrest you." The cafeteria director threatened.

Seeing this, everyone satisfied their curiosity and left the kitchen to line up in the cafeteria to get food.

The canteen director then turned around and said to the old lady, "Grandma, why are you here?"

The deaf old lady looked unhappy, "What did you say? I can't hear you."

The canteen director tried to continue asking questions, but the old lady kept saying, "I can't hear you." He had no choice but to give up.

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When the canteen director learned about the incident, he was furious, but he had no way to vent his anger. Neither the deaf old lady, Zhang Erzhu, nor Yi Jianguo could be easily dealt with.

Therefore, the canteen director simply called Zhang Erzhu out and asked him to deal with the deaf old lady. Zhang Erzhu gave his meal to the old lady and took her to eat quietly in a corner.

In the afternoon, the factory leaders held a meeting to discuss Yi Jianguo's matter.