Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Before leaving get off work the next day, He Yuzhu went to the cafeteria.

"MCA, have all the ingredients you asked us to prepare been prepared?"

At noon, He Yuzhu instructed Ma Hua to prepare some ingredients in advance.

Ma Hua said, "Master, everything is ready. Which leader is hosting tonight? Aren't there a few dishes?"

Yang Peishan's punishment has not yet been lifted, so it's not appropriate for too many people to know about it.

He Yuzhu said, "I need to speak with Director Li about something."

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, those who had been eavesdropping lost interest.

He Yuzhu and Li Huaide were close friends and often drank together.

This is nothing unusual.

He Yuzhu only kept MCA members and let everyone else leave.

Of all the people, MCA is the most trustworthy. Whether it was when Sha Zhu was in power or when He Yu Zhu took over, MCA has never betrayed them.

After everyone left, He Yuzhu told Ma Hua, "Director Li and Factory Director Yang will be here in a while."

Ma Hua was taken aback: "Master, where is there a Factory Director Yang in our factory?"

He Yuzhu said, "The original Factory Director Yang."

Malaysian Chinese were somewhat incredulous: "What's going on? Aren't Director Li and Factory Director Yang mortal enemies?"

This apprentice is a good person, but his biggest flaw is that he's too honest.

In this era, someone with his personality can do quite well.

After the reform and opening up, his personality became somewhat unsuitable.

Being too honest meant missing out on opportunities in that turbulent era.

Indeed, that is the case.

Before Lou Xiao'e's restaurant opened, it goes without saying what kind of life Sha Zhu lived.

At that time, Ma Hua did not follow Sha Zhu out and continued to stay at the steel rolling mill.

His temper was somewhat similar to Sha Zhu's; they both offended their superiors.

It was because of his good cooking skills that the factory leaders needed him to cook, which is why they kept him on.

If he hadn't come out with Sha Zhu, he probably wouldn't have been able to stay when the factory's canteen underwent reforms.

He Yuzhu, as his mentor, had also taught him, but Ma Hua just didn't get it.

"What do you mean by mortal enemies? If they were truly mortal enemies, would Director Yang have been able to stay in the factory so peacefully all these years?"
Relationships between people are always based on conflicting interests. Think about it carefully.

Ma Hua chuckled: "Then, Master, you also have a conflict of interest with Yi Zhonghai and his group."

He Yuzhu hummed in agreement.

That’s right.

If he were as obedient as Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai would never make things difficult for him; on the contrary, he would protect him in every way.

But such an effort would come at a very high price.

Sha Zhu's sacrifices are still fresh in everyone's memory.

Soon after, Li Huaide and Yang Peishan arrived together.

He Yuzhu told Ma Hua to continue cooking while he went to serve the two of them.

"Director Li, Lao Yang, let's go to a private room."

The three of them sat down in the private room.

Li Huaide said with emotion, "Old Yang, the last time we ate together was back in April 1966, wasn't it?"

Yang Peishan said, "Yes. That time it was a meeting with higher-ups. But you, Lao Li, were not fair. Two days later, you kicked me out of office."

Li Huaide said, "This is not my fault. The leader's meaning at the time was very clear."

If you don't listen, then I'll have to replace you. I have no choice in the matter.

Yang Peishan replied, "Come on. You've been eyeing the factory director's position for years."

Don't think I don't know; you even contacted people to deal with me that Chinese New Year.

Li Huaide wasn't surprised to see the structure demolished. He even said matter-of-factly, "You can't blame me. You've been occupying the factory director's position and never left."

"If you don't leave, how can we all make progress?"

This brings us to Yang Peishan's sad story.

Does he not want to leave?

of course not.

The position of factory director at the steel rolling mill was decent, but it didn't satisfy him. If possible, he'd like to move to a larger organization.

The problem is, even when he has the opportunity, others don't promote him.

Yang Peishan was silent for a moment, then said, "If it weren't for your faction blocking my way, would I have refused to leave?"

Li Huaide chuckled: "If you're capable, we can't stop you."

He Yuzhu did know the answer to this question.

Yang Peishan wanting to be transferred isn't actually a big problem. The real issue is that the higher-ups' faction wants Yang Peishan to go to a better position.

If Yang Peishan can't get a good position, it's better to let him stay.

It's a good position, and people from other factions want it too. It's impossible to give it to Yang Peishan.

Yang Peishan's character is somewhat problematic. He is not as likable as Li Huaide.

If it were Li Huaide, he would have left long ago.

Yang Peishan's dilemma is that he can't get a good job, and he doesn't want to take a bad one, so he can only stay in the steel rolling mill.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about something else."

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Old Yang, I'm going to call a meeting to gradually resolve your problem."

Yang Peishan quickly understood what Li Huaide meant.

He pointed at Li Huaide and said, "Aren't you afraid of offending the higher-ups?"

Li Huaide was a clever man and had already seen through the current problem.

Yang Peishan sighed: "Old Li, I can't compare to you in this respect."

Li Huaide smiled and said, "It's rare to hear your praise. Not to be rude, but your biggest problem is that you're too rigid."

We thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Li Huaide and Yang Peishan, these two sworn enemies, put aside their identities and had a long chat.

This was also the only time in their entire lives that the two of them had a truly heart-to-heart talk.

Soon, Li Huaide convened a meeting and began to address Yang Peishan's problems.

Not only was Li Huaide well-informed, but Deputy Director Nie also knew some of the details and did not object.

Soon the factory workers learned that Yang Peishan was going to be investigated.

It was called an investigation, but it was really just to let Yang Peishan rest and take good care of his health.

Xu Damao received the news and was very puzzled: "Brother Zhu, what's going on? How could Director Li let Yang Peishan off the hook?"

He Yuzhu said, "Why can't we let him go? Xu Damao, the situation has changed. To be honest with you, it won't be long before Yang Peishan is back to work."

Those who were previously removed from office will gradually return to work.

Xu Damao started to panic. Over the years he had been the team leader, he had offended quite a few people.

Once everyone else goes back to work, he'll probably be the first person they have to deal with.

"then what do I do?"

"do not know."

This wasn't He Yuzhu trying to brush him off; he genuinely didn't know.

Back when Sha Zhu was alive, Xu Damao had only been causing trouble for a few months in total.

Because of the short time frame, he didn't offend many people.

Because he made a mistake at the steel rolling mill and couldn't stay there any longer, he managed to transfer to the movie theater.

By the time those people returned to work, Xu Damao was no longer at the steel rolling mill.

Even if they wanted to take revenge, they couldn't get it back at Xu Damao.

But it's different now.

Because of He Yuzhu, Xu Damao has always been the captain of the workers' picket team.

During this period, he did a lot of things and offended a lot of people.

Who can guarantee that those people won't hold a grudge against him? If even one of them reports him, he'll be investigated.

It's fair to say that Xu Damao inevitably endured some hardship.

Fortunately, he didn't do many things that would anger both heaven and man; at most, he just suffered a little.

After thinking it over, He Yuzhu could only ask Xu Damao to resign and be transferred.

Perhaps after he's transferred, no one will hold him back anymore. (End of Chapter)