Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 87: Two Strange Women, Xiaolin Who Manages the Money

The next day, Li Weidong got up refreshed, washed up first, then went to the cafeteria to get a meal for Zhou Xiaolin and brought it back to the dormitory. Zhou Xiaolin was too tired yesterday and had not woken up yet. Li Weidong put the meal on the table, wrote a note to Zhou Xiaolin, and prepared to go to work.

As soon as he went out, he heard the sound of the door next door opening. Li Weidong looked back and found that it was Section Chief Yang and Section Chief Wang. In the past few days, Li Weidong went out early and came back late, and he didn't know where they lived. Today he just found out that they lived in the room next to his.

Li Weidong said to the two women, "Good morning, Section Chief Yang, Section Chief Wang!"

Wang Xinyi gave Li Weidong a strange look and said, "Good morning, Director Li, are you going to work?"

Yang Ruoxi rolled her eyes at Li Weidong and said, "Where's Xiaolin?"

Li Weidong glanced at the two people who looked a little strange, but didn't care. He immediately responded, "Xiaolin, you haven't gotten up yet. You guys are busy. I have to go to work."

After saying that, Li Weidong walked towards the research institute.

The two looked at Li Weidong's leaving figure, sighed softly, looked at each other, and then entered Li Weidong's room.

After a while, Zhou Xiaolin's screams were heard from Li Weidong's room. After the screams, the sounds of three girls playing and laughing were heard from the room.

Li Weidong arrived at the institute and started working. During this time, Zhou Xiaolin came over and said that she had cleaned up her office. Li Weidong was a little confused. When did he get an office?
"Xiaolin, when did I get an office? How come I didn't know about it?" Li Weidong asked puzzledly.

Zhou Xiaolin said, "Brother Dong, you don't have to use the office. Sister Ruoxi and Sister Xinyi must use the office. When I was helping them clean up their office, I cleaned up one for you as well. In case you need it later, you don't have to clean it up again."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Xiaolin. I will reward you in the evening, hehe." Li Weidong said with a wicked smile.

When Zhou Xiaolin heard this, her face turned red instantly, she spat softly, and ran away.

Li Weidong watched Zhou Xiaolin leave with a chuckle. He didn't go to the office. He spent most of his time in the institute, so it didn't matter whether he had an office or not. Then Li Weidong continued to work.

At noon, when Li Weidong was eating in the cafeteria, Yang Ruoxi came to him.

"Director, the organizational relationships of all personnel in the institute have been transferred to the institute. Now only your salary and your grade have not been determined." Yang Ruoxi said.

"There's no rush about my grade and salary. I just had my grade assessed by the Ministry of Industry some time ago. The examiner said he needed to ask his superiors for instructions, and the result hasn't come out yet. Let's talk about it after it comes out. If you're really anxious, you can call the Ministry of Industry and ask." Li Weidong said casually.

"Okay, I will ask about the housing issue of our institute's staff. The dormitories can only be temporary, and we will definitely have to allocate rooms in the future. How will we deal with this allocation?" Yang Ruoxi asked.

Li Weidong glanced at Yang Ruoxi strangely and thought to himself, this Section Chief Yang is really thinking long-term.

"After a while, the lithography machine will be manufactured. If it is successful, the Ministry of Industry and the Military will give rewards. If it fails, everyone will go back to their own homes. So we don't have to consider this issue for the time being. Everything will be discussed after the lithography machine is completed. Chief Yang, is there anything else?" Li Weidong replied.

Yang Ruoxi looked at Li Weidong resentfully and said, "No more, Director. You continue eating. I'll go back first." After that, she got up and left.

Li Weidong nodded and started eating.

After a while, Wang Xinyi, head of the Finance Department, also came to see Li Weidong.

"Director, the military just called and said they want to provide our institute with a few cars. What kind of vehicles do you think our institute needs? I will communicate with them and ask them to drive them over." Wang Xinyi said.

"Let them cash it out." Li Weidong said.

"What?" Wang Xinyi didn't understand and thought, what does discount mean?
"Let them pay us, not their car. When I have some free time later, we'll develop one ourselves," Li Weidong explained. "Oh, okay, I'll notify the military. By the way, Director, the steel mill just sent you 2000 yuan as compensation for the loss of your house and furniture," Wang Xinyi said.

Li Weidong said, "Just give it to Zhou Xiaolin directly."

"Okay, Director, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first." Wang Xinyi looked at Li Weidong with a complicated look and said.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Chief Wang." Li Weidong said politely.

Wang Xinyi stood up, glanced at Li Weidong, and then left.

Li Weidong continued eating and finished in a short while. When he was washing the dishes, Zhou Xiaolin ran over.

"Brother Dong, what's going on with this money?" Zhou Xiaolin asked in surprise.

“Hey, remember the last time I went to my hometown, wasn’t it robbed?

"Brother Wang and I set a trap, and this time the thief fell for it when he went to my house. Perhaps out of frustration, he vandalized my house. This is the compensation the police are claiming for the damages," Li Weidong explained.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Then what kind of damage does he have to do to pay 2000 yuan in compensation?" Zhou Xiaolin asked curiously.

"Anyway, it was smashed pretty badly. Mainly because I spent more than 1000 on the decoration, and then the furniture and other things. I bought furniture made of good wood. The furniture made of red sandalwood cost 2000 or 2000, and there were some miscellaneous things. All together, it was more than . I gave it to him as , so he made a profit." Li Weidong explained nonchalantly.

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Zhou Xiaolin looked distressed. Li Weidong saw Zhou Xiaolin's expression and thought that she was distressed about the furniture and house being smashed. So he comforted her:
"Xiaolin, it's okay. Isn't this a loss? It will be the same when we buy it again."

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Zhou Xiaolin rolled her eyes at him and said:

"What are you buying? Why spend so much money on furniture? Just buy something cheap and usable. Why spend so much money? You just don't know how to live. I'll take care of our family money from now on so you don't waste it. We still have to save it for the children."

Zhou Xiaolin lectured Li Weidong.

"Hey, Xiaolin, I find that you have become bolder. How do you talk to your brother?" Li Weidong teased.

Zhou Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, then realized that Li Weidong was joking with her. She snorted softly:
"Anyway, we can't let you spend money recklessly. Let's save some money and build a family business for the children in the future."

Li Weidong patted Zhou Xiaolin's head and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll ask someone later and we can buy a bigger courtyard house and some antiques.

Have you ever heard of the saying “gold is valuable in troubled times, antiques are valuable in prosperous times”? This means that gold is valuable in troubled times, and antiques are valuable in prosperous times.

Antiques are not valuable now, but they will be valuable in a few years."

"Brother Dong, is this true? How do you know?" Zhou Xiaolin asked curiously.

"How do you know? Don't worry about it. It is definitely worthless now. I will show you the treasure I bought tonight." Li Weidong smiled mysteriously.

Zhou Xiaolin rolled her eyes at Li Weidong, snorted, and ran away.

Li Weidong looked at Zhou Xiaolin running away, smiled slightly, and then continued to work in the research institute.

(End of this chapter)