Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Wang Huairen was speechless. He had not expected that there was such a secret. Seeing that he was at a loss, Zhang Renkang smiled and explained:

"Director Wang, please report the smelter renovation work that has been completed to Director Liu as usual."

"Especially since Shougang didn't send anyone to help us build the oxygen-blowing blast furnace project, I remember the construction period for this project was four months, right?"

Wang Huairen nodded and said

"The 30-ton oxygen-blowing blast furnace that Shougang is supporting us with is a total of 13, and it is expected to be completed in four to five months."

"In addition, the construction of supporting equipment such as impurity separation will also take one and a half months."

"According to the plan, the Hongshan smelter will be put into operation in the middle of 68, with an annual smelting capacity of tons of steel and tons of special steel."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Give the materials to Director Liu and let him study them carefully."

Wang Huairen nodded. Although they were both deputy directors of the factory committee, he knew very well that the only people who had the final say in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill were Li Huaide and Zhang Renkang. Chen Gang was in charge of the security system and never expressed any opinions in the factory except for security work.

He and Liu Xuan were just promoted to make up the numbers. If they did their jobs well and waited for retirement honestly, everyone would be happy. But if they were like Liu Xuan, who was unwilling to be lonely, they would bring themselves endless troubles.

Wang Huairen said with a wry smile

"I understand. I will send the information to Director Liu tomorrow morning."

"Director Zhang, if the secretary has any arrangements, please let me know so I can prepare in advance."

Wang Huairen did not have great ambitions. As a former subordinate of Yang Weiguo, he just wanted to work peacefully until retirement. He was already quite satisfied with the treatment of a director-level cadre, especially the fact that he could be promoted to deputy director-level cadre before retirement. This was a completely unexpected treatment for him.

Liu Xuan angrily smashed the cup in the office and swept all the documents on the table to the ground. He did not expect Li Huaide to suddenly do this to him.

During this period of time, Liu Xuan had already discussed with Lin Guoli that after Lin Guoli was transferred to the Red Star Steel Mill, he would support Lin Guoli as the factory director, and then slowly erode Li Huaide's authority. After Li Huaide was transferred by the Chen faction, he would be the factory director of the Red Star Steel Mill.

Now Li Huaide transferred him from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to be the head of a branch factory. How could he have any chance to cooperate with Lin Guoli in seizing power? Especially after the power in charge of the administrative department was taken away, what real power did he have in the factory except for the title of deputy director?

Liu Xuan was feeling uneasy. He was not stupid. He knew that Li Huaide must have discovered something when he suddenly targeted him.

But Liu Xuan couldn’t understand it. Lin Guoli clearly said that there was no news yet about his transfer to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Moreover, he was very cautious in his contacts with Lin Guoli, so it was impossible for him to leak the news!

Liu Xuan's nephew Liu Fude carefully avoided the broken enamel cups on the ground and asked

"Uncle, what's wrong? Who made you so angry? I'll find someone to deal with him."

Liu Xuan said angrily

"Clean up? Go and clean up Li Huaide for me to see?"

"How many times have I told you that in the factory, we refer to each other by position. Why are you calling me uncle?"

Liu Xuan was annoyed when he saw Liu Fude. If his sister hadn't made a fuss several times and insisted that Liu Xuan make her son a worker, he wouldn't have wanted to bring this good-for-nothing who only eats and drinks and talks nonsense to the factory.

Liu Xuan even had a feeling that most of the problems were caused by his useless nephew, so he asked unhappily:

"Let me ask you, who have you been fooling around with lately?"

Liu Defu said with a smile

"No, I haven't dared to drink for a while. How dare I go against your wishes?"

Last time, Liu Fude got drunk and molested a young girl who had just graduated and was assigned to the propaganda department for internship. He was almost reported to the factory security department. If Liu Xuan hadn't discovered it early, repeatedly mediated, and even made the molested girl a regular employee in advance, Liu Fude would not have been in danger of being sent to prison.

From that time on, Liu Xuan repeatedly forbade Liu Fude to drink in the factory, otherwise he would be sent home and expelled from the factory.

Liu Xuan looked at Liu Fude suspiciously. He didn't believe that his nephew could change his ways. He asked coldly:

"Fude, you'd better tell me the truth, otherwise even if your mother makes trouble again, you won't be able to work in the factory anymore."

Liu Fude said with some fear

"Uncle, I really didn't drink with anyone."

"I go home after work these days. If you don't believe me, ask my mom."

Then Liu Fude was stunned for a moment and whispered

"I drank a little with that guy Cui Dake the day before yesterday, uncle, but that was after get off work. I didn't drink at all during work."

As soon as Liu Fude finished speaking, Liu Xuan's eyes suddenly darkened, and he suppressed his anger and asked

"You and Cui Dake? The Cui Dake from the Ideological and Political Committee?"

"When did you become friends?"

Others may not know Cui Dake's background, but Liu Xuan may not know. Cui Dake was brought to the Red Star Steel Mill by Zhang Renkang from the machine repair factory. Although he was only a second-level clerk in the logistics department without a specific position, everyone knew that he was Zhang Renkang's confidant. Now the meat source transactions in the factory were all handled by Cui Dake.

When Liu Xuan heard that Liu Fude and Cui Dake were going out for a drink, he instinctively felt that something was wrong and asked anxiously.

Liu Fude looked at Liu Xuan in confusion, not knowing why he was so excited. What happened to Cui Dake? He was just a second-level clerk. How could it be a big deal for the two of them to drink?

Liu Defu explained in a low voice

"I was thinking of getting some pork back home, but after asking around, I found out that Cui Dake was in charge of bringing all the pork to our factory, so I just went to use his connections to get some pork back."

Liu Xuan took a deep breath, thinking that his nephew might not know anything specific, so he asked

"What did you talk about when you drank with him?"

Liu Fude smiled and said

"Uncle, even though he is from the logistics department, Cui Dake still respects and admires you very much."

"As soon as I asked him, he got me ten pounds of pork, and he didn't ask for money, saying it was a gift to honor you. I kept three pounds and gave the rest to my aunt."

"We didn't say anything. Cui Dake just said he admired you, so I tried to win him over politely."

Liu Xuan's eyes went dark for a moment. He didn't know his nephew well yet, so he asked tremblingly:

"Did you tell anyone about Secretary Sun?"

Liu Defu hesitated for a moment and muttered quietly

"I thought he was still useful, so I said a few words."

This sentence frightened Liu Xuan so much that he fell back on the chair. After he recovered, he stood up angrily and slapped Liu Defu in the face.

"Snapped"

A sound

Liu Defu's face instantly turned red with a palm print, hitting him so hard that he almost fell to the ground.

Liu Xuan said angrily

"What did I tell you to do? Keep your mouth shut."

"You good-for-nothing, do you know who Cui Dake is? How dare you go out and talk nonsense?"

"Cui Da Ke is Zhang Renkang, he is Zhang Renkang's man, he was the one who brought him into the factory from outside, you are a piece of trash"

Liu Xuan was still not satisfied, and kicked Liu Defu hysterically, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

Liu Xuan looked out the window with a dead heart. He finally understood the old saying that secrecy is the key to success, while disclosure is the key to failure.

Now he completely understood that Li Huaide and Zhang Renkang knew all about what he had done behind the scenes, and this time they wanted to completely clear him out of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. As for the job of supervising the smelter, they wanted to demote him and take away his power.

Liu Xuan slumped in his office chair, ignoring the frightened Li Defu, muttering

"It's over, it's over"

"It's all over"