Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Time passed in a flash. The next day, Gao Qi went to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill early in the morning. The security guard at the door asked Gao Qi what he was doing there. Gao Qi took out his work ID and lied that he was here to discuss business. The security guard had seen his work and was not suspicious. Gao Qi smiled and handed a cigarette to the four security guards at the door, and asked casually:

"Brother, I heard that there is a chef named He Yuzhu in your factory?"

A quick-talking security guard saw that Gao Qi was from the chemical factory and did not take any precautions.

"You mean Shazhu? That's all old news."

Gao Qi said with a smile

"I heard someone called him Shazhu, I don't know why."

Another security guard said disdainfully

"This idiot is just mentally ill, he's probably really stupid."

Sha Zhu often causes trouble and has a foul mouth. He has had more than one conflict with the Security Department. The Security Department has a lot of opinions about him and naturally won't say anything good about him.

Gao Qi asked in confusion

"Brother, what's going on? I heard he's good at cooking."

A security guard said

"Shazhu is a good cook, but he is not a good person. He does not unite with his co-workers, disrupts production, and he also has problems as a person."

Gao Qi felt a chill in his heart. It seemed that the horse-faced man was right yesterday. He continued to ask

"No way?"

Seeing that he didn't believe it, the security guard said anxiously

"Don't doubt it. The factory's notice of his punishment is still on the notice board. You can go and take a look for yourself."

Then he said to the other security guards

"I really don't know where this idiot Zhu got the nerve to be transferred back to the kitchen after making such a big mistake. I think the leaders above him probably didn't miss out."

Seeing that he was exaggerating, several people quickly changed the subject and said

"Shazhu deserves it. He has been made an apprentice. I think he will be fired soon if he continues like this."

Gao Qi listened to what they said and asked

"The projection technology in our factory is not bad. I also heard from the projectionist in our chemical factory that you have a Xu Damao who has good technology."

The fast-talking security guard said

"That's true. Xu Damao's projection skills are really good. Many leaders specifically look for him. He is a good person."

Xu Damao often gave cigarettes to the security department. Everyone showed some respect for him and spoke well of him. Gao Qi knew what was going on when he heard this and said:

"It seems that our steel mill has a lot of talented people. I really envy you for being able to work in such a big mill, unlike me who has to run around the market every day."

Several security guards smiled proudly, but also comforted

"You guys are not bad either. I heard that you give out soap for free during festivals and so on. You save a lot this year. You are no better than us."

Gao Qi laughed

"It's not much. It's not as good as the benefits in your big factories."

Then, pretending to be regretful, he shouted

"Oh, look at my memory. Now that you mentioned it, I just remembered that I forgot this sample in the factory. I have to go back and get it."

After saying goodbye, Gao Qi slipped away quickly. On the way back, he thought that what Sha Zhu said was true. He couldn't let his daughter marry him. However, he could consider Xu Damao. After returning, he discussed it with Gao Jun and decided to let Gao Jun go to test Xu Damao in the afternoon. If it was suitable, they would get the marriage certificate this morning and make it a done deal.

At this time, Zhang Renkang had just arrived at the office of the planning department of the steel rolling mill. Yu Li, who had arrived earlier with her bicycle, had already packed up and was waiting for Zhang Renkang to come. When she saw Zhang Renkang, Yu Li said

"We have completed the inventory of Renkang's material transactions last week. I will go and check the accounts with the finance department later."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Okay, you can go in the afternoon after you finish the inventory. I still need to ask the two factory managers something in the morning, and some adjustments may need to be made later."

Yu Li nodded in agreement, and Zhang Renkang began to think about it. Considering that the steel mill now has more than 20,000 employees, according to the results of Yang Weiguo's last meeting at the Ministry of Machinery, the higher-ups need the steel mill to continue to expand production, and it may expand to a large factory with 30,000 employees in the next few years. At present, the corn flour in the factory can basically be allocated enough according to the distribution. It only needs to provide refined white flour to make pasta for the leadership, and mix corn flour with two-grain steamed buns for the workers and to entertain visiting guests. In addition, about 5,000 kilograms of white flour per week will be enough for the gifts from several leaders.

Refined rice is mainly based on cornmeal porridge, with the addition of rice porridge and cornmeal rice porridge. Five thousand catties a month is enough. Now Zhang Renkang has calculated and plans to stop the supply of chicken. Five thousand catties of pork and thirty chickens (corrected to eight catties) will be given to the steel mill a week. Ten thousand eggs will be provided each month, 2500 at one time at 100 cent each (I checked and found that eggs are about 8940 cents each. According to the principle of no tickets, the price has increased a bit, but cent each is still reasonable), small yellow croakers at one time ( grams, for the convenience of calculation, this is calculated based on the current grams) and yuan in cash.

After the morning meeting, Zhang Renkang discussed the situation with Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide. They saw that the supplies had been reduced a lot, but this time there was pork available. Yang Weiguo thought it was okay, but Li Huaide expressed some concerns about the stability of the supply.

"Renkang, will there be any problems with their supply later?"

Zhang Renkang said

"As long as there are no accidents on our side, there will be no problem over there. It's just that there will be some adjustments in the way and type of material inventory provided. If the factory needs any additional materials or adjusts the quantity, we have to communicate with them in advance."

Li Huaide was relieved. His biggest worry was whether there would be any problems with this line. His father-in-law had talked to him these days and let him know a little bit, asking him to make certain achievements so that he could try to seize the position of factory director. Now there were some rumors inside that the wind direction might change. The person behind Yang Weiguo might not be able to keep his position. Li Huaide could be said to be the one who least wanted any accidents to happen in the factory's production and work during this period. He urgently needed certain achievements to prove his worth to the higher-ups.

Li Huaide said

"Okay, Lao Yang, I think since it's not a big problem, we can just make this adjustment first. After all, compared to pork, chicken is still not very popular among the workers."

Yang Weiguo nodded and said

"Let's do this for now. We'll see what happens next week and study it further. Lao Li, let Renkang come up with a budget. I'll have the Finance Department prepare it according to this standard."

Li Huaide nodded. Now the personnel of the factory's personnel department, canteen department, warehouse department, internal affairs department, car team and some security department have been won over by him. The only department that Yang Weiguo can stabilize now is the production department. The publicity department, finance department and some security department personnel are still headed by Yang Weiguo.

After the meeting, Zhang Renkang quietly came to Li Huaide's office. Li Huaide had made a look at him during the meeting. Zhang Renkang realized that Li Huaide had other intentions, so he quietly came back after everyone dispersed after the meeting.

Li Huaide looked at Zhang Renkang sitting on the sofa and smiled.

"Renkang, I couldn't ask you some questions just now. Can you ensure the stability of this line? You must answer this truthfully. This is very important to me."

Zhang Renkang thought about

"Director, if we just want supplies and do a good job here, there will be no problem in stabilizing it for a year or two."

Li Huaide was relieved after hearing this. A year of stability would be enough for him to get rid of Yang Weiguo. Li Huaide continued

"Renkang, this line of yours is very important to the factory and us. You must control it well and there must not be any accidents. As long as the factory can meet your needs, you can apply for it. You must ensure the supply."

"I won't hide it from you. As long as this channel can be stabilized, we will have enough benefits for the workers to ensure their enthusiasm for production. When the factory can continue to meet the targets, I will have the opportunity to move up, and then you can move up too. Do you understand?"

Zhang Renkang nodded, thinking that Li Huaide's group seemed to have begun to target the big leader behind Yang Weiguo. Should he give the big leader some slack? After all, the big leader was really nice to him, and the big leader who liked to draw circles was from this group.

Zhang Renkang nodded and promised

"Director, don't worry. I absolutely guarantee that this will be stable and will not delay your work. If necessary, I have some good things here. I wonder if they can help you?"

Li Huaide asked

"What good stuff do you have over there?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Men need to take good care of themselves when they reach middle age. I just heard that they have Wubian wine, which is good for the body. I wonder if you are interested in it."

(For the origin of the whip, see Chapter 30)