Siheyuan: Enemy spies are captured every time

This was the first time Hua Chengyu met Secretary Sha face to face at such a close distance.

"Comrade Xiaoyu, don't be nervous, I know you!" Secretary Sha said with a smile, "You are a top student who graduated from Wudaokou University with a major in mechanical engineering. After graduation, you did not go to the ministry or the research institute, but came to our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. To be honest, I was very surprised when I received your transfer order."

"There aren't many people like you who are willing to come to our factory with such a high degree. Most people would choose to work in government departments. After all, government departments have a large platform, it's easier to get in touch with leaders, and there's a lot of room for advancement."

"So, from this perspective, I admire you."

"Secretary Sha, you are too kind. I am just a brick in the world and I will be moved wherever I am needed." Hua Chengyu said modestly.

"That's very well said. We are all part of the same team. However, I'm old and will retire soon. I don't want to be moved around. Comrade Hua Chengyu, do you understand what I mean?" Secretary Sha said with a smile.

What does this old thing mean? Don't want to be moved around?

"Don't be nervous, young comrade, relax a little!" Secretary Sha patted Hua Chengyu on the shoulder and said, "You have been in our factory for half a year, right?"

"Well, it's been half a year!" Hua Chengyu nodded.

Secretary Sha: "You're almost 21, right?"

Hua Chengyu: "It's almost time, tomorrow is 21!"

Secretary Sha: "Tomorrow is February 2, the dragon head is lifted, it's a good day, so I wish you a happy birthday in advance. Secretary Yu, there is a small box on the shelf on the left side of my office, go and get it."

"Yes, Secretary!" Secretary Yu made the tea and left.

"Comrade Xiao Yusui, I was transferred from the army during the public-sector joint venture in 53. I went directly from the army to the steel mill as deputy director, in charge of production management."

Secretary Sha ignored Hua Chengyu and spoke while tapping the table lightly.

"Secretary Sha is a senior..."

"Just listen to me!" Secretary Sha waved his hand and said, "Starting from 53, the steel mill began to be restructured. We took over half of the shares from Lou Bancheng, oh, that is, Lou San, and then renovated the steel mill. At that time, it was not called Red Star Steel Mill, but Lou's Steel Mill."

"At that time, there was no secretary, only the chairman, directors, factory director and me, the deputy factory director. This situation was not completely changed until 56."

"I became the secretary, and Yang Weimin, Li Huaide and others were transferred here one after another at that time."

"Among them, Yang Weimin and Lu Youtie were comrades-in-arms, and they came from the ordnance department of the C Division of the A Army."

"Li Huaide is a local comrade, but he married a good wife, you know?"

"I've heard a little about it!" Hua Chengyu nodded. He had met Li Huaide's father-in-law at home. He was once an old subordinate of his father and was quite capable in fighting.

He is now the second in command of the department, and his relationship with the boss is not very good.

"Li Huaide is a talented person. With his shocking kneeling, he became an 11th-level cadre. He is also a man who can bend and stretch himself." Secretary Sha said jokingly.

Hua Chengyu saw a hint of disdain in Secretary Sha's eyes.

Of course, he had also heard of this rumor. Back then, Li Huaide was considered an educated man and had graduated from high school. In that era when the illiteracy rate exceeded 90%, he was definitely a highly educated person.

Later, he was favored by a general's daughter, but the weight of the boat was intimidating to Li Huaide.

In order to make Li Huaide surrender, the other party made him work at the grassroots level for more than ten years. When the evaluation was conducted, he was rated as a level 21 clerk.

At that time, he was over 30 years old.

Rumor has it that Li Huaide knelt in front of the general's house for a whole night before he proposed to marry the general, who was also the daughter of the second in command of the department.

In the same year, he was promoted from a level 3 clerk to a level 1 clerk, and later transferred to the steel rolling mill as deputy director, director, and deputy director of logistics.

Now he has been manipulated by the second in command of the ministry to become the acting factory director. He is a high-ranking official at the department level and from a local city. If he goes to the prefectural committee of another city, he might be able to get a position as a specialist.

It has only been thirteen years, and the speed of promotion is unimaginable, especially when there are many military-to-civilian cadres and veteran cadres.

Now, Li Huaide is forty-two years old.

This is another person who is half better than heaven, but overall, Li Huaide left a good impression on Hua Chengyu. He knows how to use people. There are many such people, whether in his past life or this life.

You can make friends and use the benefits, but you can’t make too many friends, otherwise you won’t even know you’re being cheated.

If you want to pursue a career in politics, you should use open strategies instead of secret strategies. Conspiracies may work for a while, but they will eventually be exposed. Once exposed, no one will dare to use you.

Just like Xu Damao and Li Huaide, a director and deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, especially Li Huaide, were department-level cadres before the storm.

After the reform and opening up, he was not properly resettled, and at such an old age, he had to go into business.

There is indeed a feeling of bleak old age.

"Comrade Hua Chengyu...Comrade Hua Chengyu..." Secretary Sha knocked on the table in dissatisfaction. This young comrade could even be distracted while talking to the leader. It's really... I didn't know what to say to him for a moment.

"Secretary Sha, I'm listening to your instructions." Hua Chengyu couldn't admit that he had just been distracted.

"Comrade Hua Chengyu, I can bear a lot of pressure by appointing you as the director of the Quality Inspection Department of our factory. First, you have been in this job for a long time, just over half a year at most. Second, you are too young. Although I have added burden to you, I still want to reduce the burden on you. What do you think?"

Although he had never been in officialdom in his previous life, he could fully understand the official jargon.

This was to force someone into his position. Did he have the right to refuse? No, after all, he wanted to use the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill as a springboard.

"Secretary, I am the gun on your finger. I will shoot wherever you point." Hua Chengyu stated that politics is the art of compromise, and he understands this.

"Comrade Xiaoyu is a good comrade!" Secretary Sha patted Hua Chengyu on the shoulder.

Just then, Secretary Sha's secretary walked in and asked, "Secretary, can you take a look at this?"

"Yes!" Secretary Sha took a rectangular gift box and stroked it gently as if he saw his wife: "This is a gift from the old leader. That time..."

A touching piece of history was slowly told from Secretary Sha's mouth.

In this life, Hua Chengyu has survived the hail of bullets, and he can fully empathize and love Secretary Sha's past.

"Come here, Comrade Hua Chengyu, I have a gift for you!" Secretary Sha pushed the gift box forward.

"No, Secretary, this is too valuable. I can't afford it." Hua Chengyu waved his hands repeatedly. If this is preserved for future generations, it will be a cultural relic and can be included in a museum.

"Don't you want to open it and take a look?" Secretary Sha asked with a smile.

"secretary......."

"Open it and take a look. It's nothing valuable."

Hua Chengyu took the gift box reverently, opened it, and a Parker pen appeared in his eyes: "Is this the pen I signed with?"

Secretary Sha nodded and said, "At the signing ceremony, we used five pens to sign. This is one of them. It was given to me by my old leader when I was transferred to civilian work. He hoped that I would achieve greater success and make new contributions in my new job. It's a pity that I failed to live up to his expectations."

After that, Secretary Sha said in a low mood: "Comrade Hua Chengyu, although this is the first time we have officially met, our goals and directions are the same, and our purpose of serving the people will never change."

"You have education, skills, knowledge of production, and management skills. I feel relieved to hand over the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to you in the future."

"secretary......"

"Listen to me." Secretary Sha waved his hand and said, "I am 63 years old this year. In two years, I will retire. Besides, my health is not as good as before."

It was then that Hua Chengyu noticed that Secretary Sha's face seemed to be an abnormally flushed red, which might be caused by some kind of drug used during the service.

"I can't do this for much longer!" Secretary Sha sighed, "Yang Weimin is greedy for power, Li Huaide is greedy for money and lustful, Lu Youtie is too reckless, Deputy Secretary Li is like a bodhisattva, Secretary Zhao, the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, has offended too many people, and Chief Engineer Xu is only obsessed with technology. There is no successor to the steel mill. Comrade Hua Chengyu, do you understand what I mean?"

As expected, he is worthy of being called the old man, and he sees through everyone.

But he just listened to these words and absolutely did not respond, otherwise, it would leave Secretary Sha with the impression that he was criticizing the leader behind his back.

Secretary Sha nodded in his heart. As an old man who was about to retire, he had nothing to worry about except the issue of successor.

This young man is calm and capable, but unfortunately he is too young.

But he was still determined to help him get on the horse and give him a ride!

"Okay, having said so much, tomorrow is your birthday. Put away the gifts. I have something else to tell you." Secretary Sha nodded, motioning for him to put the things away.

"Thank you, Secretary Sha!" Hua Chengyu took the gift box solemnly, as if it was some kind of ritual, and was extremely pious.

"You're welcome, we are all comrades!" Secretary Sha nodded: "Come, let me introduce you, this is my secretary, Secretary Lin, Lin Xin Zhouzhi."

"This is your first time seeing you!"

Without waiting for Hua Chengyu to reply, he said, "This is Comrade Hua Chengyu, the director of the Research Department of the Ministry, a member of the Ministry's Industrial Standardization Reform Group, the head of the Organization and Cadre Department of our factory, the deputy head of our factory's Industrial Standardization Reform Group, and the director of the Quality Inspection Department."

"Hello, Secretary Lin!"

"Hello, Director Hua!"

Secretary Lin and Hua Chengyu looked at each other.

Secretary Lin: You are too young. You are only 21 years old. I am already 5 years old and have been working as a secretary for years. It is really frustrating to compare yourself with others.

Hua Chengyu: Secretary Lin is wearing a pair of glasses and looks gentle and refined. He seems to be a secretary, but he is very observant and attentive. He should not be underestimated.

"Come, now you know each other. Sit down, everyone!" Secretary Sha motioned for them to sit down.

"Xiao Lin, how many years have you been my secretary?" Secretary Sha asked.

"It's been almost five years, Secretary. I have been following you since 58..."

"Time flies. It's been almost 5 years. Xiaolin, I remember you had just graduated from college not long ago, right? By the way, although Xiaolin studied liberal arts, you are very interested in mechanical things, right?" Secretary Sha asked with a smile.

"Yes, Secretary, I also read some books on mechanics in my daily life!" Xiao Lin nodded.

"Xiao Lin, although Director Hua is not as senior as you, he is just as knowledgeable as you. To a large extent, he even far surpasses you in many aspects." Secretary Sha suddenly said.

"Secretary, I..." These words scared him.

"I didn't say this, it was said by the old leader. The old leader said that the Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves ahead. Our cause has successors. For this reason, the leader is happy to drink a bottle of wine!"

Secretary Sha is very talkative, but there is nothing we can do about it. He is the leader, and Hua Chengyu knows that he has not yet gotten to the point.

"Yes, Secretary, I will definitely learn more from Director Hua in the future!" Secretary Kobayashi said modestly.

"That's right, Xiaolin, I will definitely give you more responsibilities. Director Hua, hasn't your quality inspection department been newly established? Xiaolin has worked in the factory for more than ten years and is familiar with everyone from top to bottom. Letting Xiaolin assist you will be beneficial to your work. What do you think?" Secretary Sha asked.

"Of course this would be the best. Thank you Secretary Sha. I'm just afraid you won't be willing to let me go." Hua Chengyu expressed his sincere gratitude.

Even though a huge Buddha had come, Hua Chengyu had seen all kinds of Buddhas, how could he be controlled by a secretary? Impossible, absolutely impossible.