Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

"I was wrong about this, factory director. Even if it is sent back to the factory, its ingredients cannot be changed. No, let's switch to domestic products," said Liu Yongjiang.

"Yongjiang, the foreign trade orders are so urgent. You really are... Who prepared the materials? One shift made mistakes in three furnaces, which means more than 30 tons of goods. They can be sold domestically, but how much less will one ton sell for compared to foreign goods? How much time is wasted? Have you calculated? This mistake is too big. The batcher can't stay in the new workshop. He should be transferred to work in the tertiary industry. Let someone who is serious about the work prepare the materials. We can talk about the punishment of your workshop when we have a team meeting. You and Chen Jie should also hold a meeting to explain this matter to everyone. You must give instructions and don't make such a big mistake again."

Li Huaide's anger had subsided, but his words made people even more frightened. If the mixer was replaced now and a similar situation happened again, it implied that one of him and Chen Jie would be replaced. Chen Jie was the director and he was the class teacher. The incident happened in his class, so it was most likely that he would be replaced.

"I understand, Director." Liu Yongjiang nodded to show his agreement with Li Huaide's words, then nodded to Zhang Dabao and left the director's office.

"Did you come back yesterday?" Li Huaide rubbed his head and came to the sofa in the rest area.

"Why are you in charge of production personally? Where are Director Wang and Director Liu?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"The training in the department lasts for three days, and they only have two of them for three days at a time. They are trying to tire me to death," said Li Huaide.

"Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu also want to make progress?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"What kind of advancement? Our unit is already a deputy-department-level unit. With the new workshop, they were promoted half a level. They have just become deputy-department-level cadres. They want to make further progress. Where can they advance to? It's ideological training. Deputy-department-level cadres have to learn it. I have learned it a long time ago. They will take turns in three batches," said Li Huaide.

"Didn't Huang Guang and the others also conduct ideological education first? It seems that the leaders also want to conduct ideological training for our senior cadres," said Zhang Dabao.

"Minister Tang and Minister Xiao have discussed the matter of the Xiao family. Old Xing suggested transferring your nephew's wife to the Security Department. I think it's feasible. You can go back and discuss it with Dongxu and his wife. I know you are good at fighting, but Xiao Yuanfang is involved in a big matter. We can't do anything, let alone use guns or knives. Don't worry, the higher-ups have already noticed him, and opening a black market will be enough to make him suffer," said Li Huaide.

"Why should I do anything? He just flirted with me a little and I don't know him. Besides, I wouldn't dare to mess with the minister's child," said Zhang Dabao.

"Da Biao, when the weather is crazy, it will rain, and when people are crazy, there will be disasters. Xiao Yuanfang is too crazy. And his uncle An Chunyang, a deputy director, frequently interferes in the work of grassroots police stations. There is no one he dare not protect, and no matter he dare not deal with. How can such a person have a good ending?" Li Huaide said.

"Uncle, I got the marriage certificate yesterday and came to tell you this today. I don't care unless Xiao Yuanfang bullies us," said Zhang Dabao.

"Got the marriage certificate? That's good news. Have you picked a good date?" Li Huaide stood up excitedly.

"We haven't chosen a date yet. We will visit my father-in-law in a few days and ask for his opinion. But I don't plan to have a big wedding. It won't have a good impact now," said Zhang Dabao.

"Not a big one? How can that be? I alone have promised to provide a table for the guests. Commander Ma, Lao Shi, Lao Yang, and me, Wang Cheng, Liu Le, Sinian, Lao Xing and the others, at least one table; your aunt's family also needs a table. Don't you have friends? No colleagues? Your wife also has friends, classmates, and colleagues. And your Zhang family has many members, so your wedding will not be small," said Li Huaide.

“That would have a very bad impact. Why don’t we not inform anyone else and just have the meal with our relatives?” Zhang Dabao said.

"That won't work, Dabiao. You are a banner now. The leaders above recognize you very much. Maybe there will be a surprise when you get married. You can hold your wedding in our unit's cafeteria on May 1st. On that day, all the units in our unit will have a holiday except the new workshop. The new workshop is also far from the office cafeteria, and people don't come here to eat," Li Huaide suggested.

"Uncle, if we really want to hold a big event, we should do it in our hospital, or go back to our hometown. It won't work just in the factory." Zhang Dabao thought about it and rejected Li Huaide's suggestion.

"Then let's do it in your hospital. Ask Zhuzi and the others to bring the canteen supplies over early. I'll ask Si Nian to organize a team to take care of it for you." This time Li Huaide made a suggestion and Zhang Dabao accepted it.

"Then your most important job now is to prepare the ingredients, especially the meat. The unit really doesn't have these things," Li Huaide said with a smile.

"I have a plan and have asked someone for help long ago," said Zhang Dabao.

After sitting in Li Huaide's office at the steel rolling mill for a whole morning, Li Huaide decided on the wedding date, which was May 1st Labor Day. Zhang Dabao also agreed. In later generations, May 1st and National Day were also auspicious days when many people got married.

After having lunch at the steel rolling mill at noon, Zhang Dabao left the factory, put away his tricycle, took out a bicycle from the space, and summoned his two crows with his mind. He wanted to meet Xiao Yuanfang today, and going to the staff quarters was the best way.

Zhang Dabao came to the alley at the entrance of the Ministry of Transport’s staff housing compound. Two crows flew into the compound, aiming for the best house in the compound.

The best house in this family compound is a two-story building, of which there are six in total. Two crows landed on both sides of the road near the two-story building. Anyone coming out of the building can see the two crows.

Minister Xiao's house is the second small building from the east side. It was allocated to him when he was deputy minister. He did not move after becoming minister and has lived there ever since.

After Minister Xiao received a call from Minister Tang of the Ministry of Machinery Industry, he immediately returned home and sat on a chair without saying a word, waiting for his son to come back. In the eyes of his parents, Xiao Yuanfang was a good boy. He went out every morning and came back after get off work in the afternoon. In seven days a week, he only went out to play two or three days at most. He was considered obedient in the entire compound. Who would have thought that he had a completely different face in Minister Tang's mouth.

He molested women in public and resold supplies. He is simply doing all kinds of evil. I will definitely ask him about it when he comes back.

No matter how busy he was outside, Xiao Yuanfang would always go home on time. If he could not come back occasionally, he would ask someone to tell his parents that he had nothing to do today, because in spring, except for food, other things did not sell as fast as in winter, and he had basically sorted out all the work, so he did not have to worry about anything. Except for the time when Wang Peng was cheated by his cousin, there were no problems, so he basically had nothing to do.