Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

In Wu Yulai's office, He Yuzhu was very surprised and said, "What? Our supplies have to be reduced by half. On what basis, Director? I don't know if you have heard of this saying, which is that a good cook cannot cook without rice. It's winter now, so I understand reducing the vegetables a little, but if the meat is reduced by half, what are you going to do with these workers in the steel mill? They all do heavy physical work, and the workers will have objections."

Wu Yulai sighed and said, "Do you think I don't know the intricacies involved? I understand all of this very well! But this is a notice issued by our superiors. From today on, the city meat processing plant will reduce the meat supply to our steel mill by half. They said that they want to support our comrades in the west. This applies not only to our steel mill, but also to other factories like textile factories and machine repair factories. I'm just here to inform you that you are the canteen monitor in our canteen and you have to take responsibility."

He Yuzhu was a little confused. If we support the Northwest, will there be no pig farming there? He told Wu Yu about his curiosity. Wu Yulai sighed and said, "My boy, I can only give you a hint on some things. If our country wants to have a big project in the Northwest, we must have a lot of scientific researchers. These porks are to supplement the nutrition of those scientific researchers. The Northwest is a very difficult place. It's good enough for the people there to have enough food, let alone pork."

He Yuzhu nodded, but did not continue the topic. After thinking for a while, he said, "Well, our workers also need nutrition. Can you talk to the purchasing department and go to the countryside more often to get more good things?"

Wu Yulai smiled bitterly and said, "You think I haven't communicated with the purchasing department? The buyers in the purchasing department have had a hard time during this period. It's winter now, and farmers have to keep some of the good things for themselves to survive the winter. Now if a buyer is lucky, he can buy three or four kilograms of pork a month, which is already very good. The rest are some wild vegetables or shepherd's purse."

He Yuzhu thought about it and decided that since the buyers at the steel mill couldn't buy pork, why not tell them what he thought. By then, his wife would have a job. He thought about it and said, "I have an idea. Director Wu, you know I'm a cook and I have my own channels. I can buy pork for you every month. Do you think our Red Star Steel Mill will accept it?"

Wu Yulai stood up at once, thought for a moment and closed the office door. He pressed He Yuzhu down on the stool and asked with a flushed face, "What you said is true, I want to warn you, you can't joke with me." Wu Yulai was afraid that this boy would lie to him, and he would be happy for nothing, but the ups and downs of his mood still had a great impact on Wu Yulai.

He Yuzhu nodded with a smile, and Wu Yulai asked cautiously, "You can't lie to me. If you really have a connection, what do you want? As long as it is within my ability, I can give you something. And how much pork can you purchase in a month? I have a plan in mind." He Yuzhu thought for a while and stretched out a finger.

Wu Yulai nodded and said, "Ten kilograms of meat is still possible." He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head and said, "I can purchase 100 kilograms of pork for the steel mill every month, but the steel mill must give my wife a job as a buyer." Wu Yulai was very surprised. He thought about it and asked seriously, "Zhuzi, you can't lie. 100 kilograms of pork, a job at the steel mill is easy to say, but what if you can't produce it!"

He Yuzhu smiled and patted his chest and said, "We have known each other for such a long time. Do you think I would talk nonsense to you about such an important matter?" Wu Yulai knew He Yuzhu very well and felt that He Yu would not be such a person. After thinking about it, he took He Yuzhu to Li Huaide's office. For such a big matter, he had to consult with Li Huaide, who was in charge of logistics.

Li Huaide was having a headache in his office. Logistics materials were not easy to get during this period. If something went wrong with the logistics of the steel mill, he, the director of the logistics department, would be the first to suffer. While he was having annoyance in the room, there was a knock at the door. Li Huaide said unhappily, "Who is it? Come in!"

Wu Yulai didn't dare to get angry with Li Huaide. Although Li Huaide was a director at the same level as him, there was still a gap between the two directors. Besides, it was said that Li Huaide had a big shot as his backer, and he also knew that Director Xiao was going to be transferred. After Director Xiao left, Deputy Director Yang would be the director, and Wu Yulai thought that the deputy director should be Li Huaide.

Wu Yulai walked closer to He Yuzhu with a smile on his face. Li Huaide asked, "It turns out to be Director Wu and Master He. What are you doing here?" Wu Yulai happily told Li Huaide what happened. Li Huaide was also very surprised. He looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "Master He, this is a big deal. You can't talk nonsense. You can really get 100 kilograms of pork in a month. You can't say that."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Of course I can get 100 kilograms of pork a month, but the price of each kilogram of pork is cents more expensive than ordinary pork. I don't know if Director Li can accept this price." Li Huaide smiled and shook his head and said, "Supplies are in short supply now, and a slightly higher price of pork is acceptable." Li Huaide did not hesitate at all about this matter. After all, it was not her who paid for it, but the steel mill.

Li Huaide said, "Master He, if you can really get 100 kilograms of pork, I will tell my subordinates to give your wife a job as a buyer." If he could get 100 kilograms of pork, that would be his political achievement. As for a small job as a buyer, maybe others would think it was a big deal, but in Li Huaide's mind it was just a matter of words.

He is the boss of the logistics department. Isn't it easy for him to arrange a job? He Yuzhu nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, since Director Li is so straightforward. Then I will promise the two directors that after I finish cooking for the workers at noon today, I will contact for pork in the afternoon. I will first deliver 100 kilograms of pork to you two. What do you think?"