Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I want to go to the moon

"This..." Director Yang was at a loss for words for a moment. Everything has been resolved. What's the point of me looking for you again?

Am I not doing this in vain?

"Why did you quarrel—fight?"

He still needs to understand the process so that he, as the factory manager, can appear to be professional in handling matters.

"Yi Zhonghai has been secretly collecting donations for the Jia family in the hospital. This is the fifth time this year, and each time he only donated to the Jia family, so I refused."

"Then the Jia family played the victim again, saying that they couldn't live there any longer and asked Sha Zhu's sister He Yushui to give the house to their family. I couldn't stand it, so I spoke a few fair words on behalf of He Yushui."

"So Yi Zhonghai said I was not united with my neighbors, and Sha Zhu rushed over and beat me up so much that I was sent to the hospital."

Xu Damao did not exaggerate, but explained the matter in the simplest language, describing the course of events almost without any emotion.

But Director Yang's eyes widened. Isn't this different from what Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady said? Didn't they say that the younger generations were fighting?

But I didn’t expect there were these reasons?

It is illegal to make donations without reporting to or obtaining approval from the organization!

Besides, donations are voluntary, and you cannot be forced to donate!

Another thing, Xu Damao spoke up for Sha Zhu’s sister, but Sha Zhu beat him and sent him to the hospital?

This Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, are both of them mentally ill? They can't tell the difference between good and bad!

However, Director Yang did not believe Xu Damao's one-sided statement. He just asked carefully: "I will investigate this situation later. How is your injury? I saw that you went to the countryside to show movies the day after you were admitted to the hospital..."

His implication was clear: if your injury wasn't serious, you wouldn't be going to the countryside the next day.

Since the injury is not serious, why are you making such a big deal out of it?

Sha Zhu hasn't been to work for a few days. Not only did the deaf old lady come to beg for mercy, but their small kitchen in the steel rolling mill could no longer be run. When other brother units came to discuss cooperation these days, the food they ate was no different from the big pot meal. They have complained about it several times.

I have to say that Sha Zhu's craftsmanship is indeed good, and at this stage he is quite useful to the steel mill.

Xu Damao sighed, took out the diagnosis certificate issued by the hospital, and placed it on Director Yang's desk.

"Director Yang, I guess someone in our hospital must have contacted you and wanted to save Sha Zhu."

"I can guess what they will say about me or what they will say about this incident, but it doesn't matter."

"You'll understand everything if you look at this."

Director Yang picked up the diagnosis certificate in confusion, and after a quick glance, he realized the seriousness of the matter.

——Snap! ——

He slammed the table and said seriously, "This Yi Zhonghai is too much! He actually said such a big thing was just a fight between two juniors?"

"They also said that you, Xu Damao, held a grudge against him, so you called the police and had He Yuzhu arrested."

Director Yang sold Yi Zhonghai without hesitation.

If being unable to have children and having no descendants is considered a small matter, then what is a big matter?

When the police arrested someone, detained him, or made a judgment, they would certainly ask the hospital to issue a certificate, so Director Yang had already believed Xu Damao's words to about 70%. In his heart, he cursed Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady.

You can ask me for help, and I am willing to help mediate based on our past friendship, but if you don't tell me the truth, then you are using me as a tool. Moreover, if the situation gets out of hand, as the factory director, I will be the leader in violating the principles, and I may have to bear the brunt of the consequences. This is not a crime!

But he was still a little confused, so he asked, "You're going to the countryside to show movies the next day. Can you handle it?"

With a cracked egg, can you still ride a bicycle to the countryside? And carry dozens of kilograms of equipment?

What's going on?

It hurts if a man's penis is hit, let alone if it is cracked!

That's a life worse than death!

Director Yang would rather believe that Xu Damao's illness is fake and was deliberately used to trick He Yuzhu.

But using his infertility to cheat others is too unbelievable. A normal man would never use such an excuse to cheat others. If this gets out, will he still be able to get married in the future? Are you not afraid of other people's opinions?

Xu Damao sighed and said helplessly, "It's written on the checklist that it was caused by long-term external force. It was all caused by Sha Zhu's kick at the instruction of Yi Zhonghai. In short, he got used to it after being beaten so many times. The pain will go away after one night."

Director Yang was stunned – could this be possible?

"Besides, since the pain is gone, I still have to continue working. I can't just take my salary for nothing, right?"

"Besides, I am also going to the countryside to hide for a few days. Otherwise, I don't know how I will be bullied by Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady when I return to the courtyard."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this. I've been bullied by them since I was a child in that compound. I'd get beaten if I told the truth, but I'm used to it."

Xu Damao did not elaborate on how he was bullied, nor did he play the victim too much. He just calmly narrated the facts. After all, those were the experiences of his predecessor Xu Damao, and Xu Damao had not suffered any losses since he traveled through time.

As for crying out loud to the boss, I was just an apprentice and of no use to him. Crying and complaining about this matter would only make the factory director have a bad impression of me. It was totally unnecessary.

"..."

Director Yang was silent. He did not expect Xu Damao to have such a miserable life in the yard, and that Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu and others would be so arrogant.

This piqued Director Yang's interest. People are gossipy, especially when it comes to things that are obviously unreasonable. They want to get to the bottom of it and satisfy their desire to judge cases like Bao Gong.

As he became interested, he threw a cigarette to Xu Damao, who was flattered and took it and lit it.

Director Yang took a puff and continued, "So, you and He Yuzhu are deadly enemies? I didn't even ask you about the situation, so why did you sign a letter of apology for him?"

"Did Yi Zhonghai and the others force you?"

Director Yang was very surprised. If they could force you to sign a letter of apology, the deaf old lady would not have come to him.

"No, I was hiding from them. In the end, they didn't come. Instead, Shazhu's sister He Yushui came to the countryside and found me. She walked for six hours in the middle of winter. She knelt in front of me and begged me to forgive her brother."

"I just agreed to her because I was soft-hearted."

"He Daqing abandoned them and ran away in 52. If Sha Zhu really goes to jail again, this girl will be eaten to pieces in our yard."

Xu Damao is now speaking freely and he has not thought about whether a big shot like Director Yang would empathize with the grassroots people. It doesn't matter. I'm not trying to gain sympathy. I'm just stating the facts.

It’s up to me to tell you or not, and it’s up to you to listen or not.

I don’t have any demands, so I am strong without any desires and there is no need to deliberately exaggerate any emotions.

Anyway, the letter of understanding has been signed. Now the most we can do is a post-war review and let Director Yang hear the inside story.

I'm just an apprentice and I don't expect to gain any benefits in the factory through this. I have nothing to do with Director Yang anyway.

Director Yang nodded silently and sighed, "He Yushui is a good girl, but it's hard for her."

Director Yang stood up and patted Xu Damao on the shoulder: "It's not easy for you either. You are right in this matter."

"But someone came to me for help, and Comrade He Yuzhu's special meal is very important for our factory's business negotiations, so..."

Director Yang wanted to say something else, but the other party had already signed the letter of apology, and his behavior now seemed to be self-indulgent.

Xu Damao also noticed the embarrassment in his eyes, so he just followed his words and pushed him forward.

"After your advice and enlightenment, and He Yushui's plea, I decided to forgive Sha Zhu."

Director Yang didn't react for a moment: "But you already did it yesterday..."

"Yesterday at noon, Director Yang called the brigade headquarters in Qinjiatun to discuss this with me. You were too busy with work and forgot about it."

At this moment Xu Damao was shameless and did not feel guilty at all. Anyway, I didn't have any requirements and the thing had already been done, so he was just doing a favor.

Director Yang suddenly became cheerful and patted Xu Damao on the shoulder. "Yes, I was too busy at work and accidentally forgot about it. Damao, please forgive me. It's all for the work of the factory."

But in his heart he muttered: "If my secretary had half as much cleverness as him, I would be much more relaxed."

[He endured such a great injustice, worked with injuries, repaid evil with kindness, and cared about the factory. He is a good comrade! ]

[We must not let him bleed and cry! Good comrades should be rewarded! We must encourage them!]

"Look, although this incident happened in the courtyard, the parties involved are all factory workers."

"You have reached an understanding, but the factory cannot pretend that this incident never happened. Comrade He Yuzhu will be punished accordingly after he is released from prison. It would be better to let him clean the toilet for a week."

"If you have any other needs, please feel free to ask. The factory will consider them as appropriate."

He didn't know that Xu Damao had asked for one thousand yuan in compensation, but even if he knew, it wouldn't matter. That was a matter between you two.

But if I don’t do something, I always feel that the deaf old lady is not doing me a good deaf job.

Xu Damao was stunned. Is there such a good thing?

It is true that when you have no desires, you are strong, and free things are the most expensive.

He thought about it and realized that he was not short of money, but he was short of a lot of bills. However, if he asked the factory manager for bills at this time, it would be obviously too greedy and would leave a bad impression.

Suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Director Yang, I often go to the countryside to show movies. Can you give me a temporary purchasing certificate, the kind that only requires the certificate but no salary? This way, I can buy some supplies from the villagers when I have the chance, and I can also add some unplanned supplies to the factory. Although it's not much, every little bit counts."

As a projectionist, I often bring some local specialties back home. This is not a big deal, but if I have a purchasing certificate, I can be considered half a purchasing agent, and then everything will be justified. If the beasts want to use this reason to attack me again, the only loophole will be blocked.

Asking for money and tickets means you want compensation. Although Director Yang will most likely give them to you, this is the lowest level approach. After all, it's not the factory that has harmed you to this point.

"As for Shazhu's punishment, he doesn't need to clean the toilet. How disgusting would it be if he cleaned the toilet before cooking?"

"Just reduce his salary for half a year, so that he can learn his lesson. Besides, it's not appropriate to let everyone know about this. What do you think?"

Director Yang's eyes lit up. The guy who does publicity has a quick mind!

He patted Xu Damao on the shoulder again and said, "Just do as you say. Even at this time, you still put the factory's affairs first. You, Xu Damao, are a good comrade!"

Well, with Director Yang's affirmation, even if Yi Zhonghai and his ilk come to the factory to make reports again in the future, Director Yang probably won't believe them, so it's not a loss.

"Besides, you are a great guy for not forgetting to work despite your injury."

"I will notify the personnel department right now. You will be promoted to a regular employee starting today! I hope that Comrade Xu Damao will continue to love his job and work hard!"

"Ah? Isn't this inappropriate? Doesn't an apprentice need at least two years?" Xu Damao's eyes widened. This was an unexpected surprise. Although the salary increase was not much, at least he got rid of the title of apprentice and saved several months.

"Special matters should be handled specially. We should give more encouragement and affirmation to good comrades!"

"Then I would like to thank you, Director Yang. Don't worry, I will work harder in the future!"

The two of them exchanged insincere pleasantries, and then Secretary Zhang took Xu Damao to the logistics department to apply for a purchase certificate, and then they left the factory because Director Yang asked him to rest for two more days.

In general, Xu Damao felt that he did not lose anything, but gained something. Director Yang also returned a favor, Secretary Zhang got a pack of good cigarettes, and the only victim was probably Sha Zhu, who was still in the police station. His grandmother, the deaf old lady, made such a fuss, not only wasting a favor, but also reducing his salary for half a year. Where can he go to seek justice?

But as soon as he walked out of the factory gate, he met an acquaintance.

"Xu Damao, the master is looking for you."