Siheyuan, my new life

Although no one dared to say it outright, Li Huaide was well aware that some of the leaders and cadres at the steel rolling mill had quite a few complaints about Lin Yu. They felt that the security department was still under the name of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, and while Lin Yu could provide large quantities of low-priced meat and grain to other units, the steel rolling mill was left out. It is said that it is not scarcity that is a problem but inequality. As the supply of materials became increasingly tight, this dissatisfaction grew.

But who among those who can become leaders of a steel rolling mill doesn't have connections with higher-ups? Of course, they can also find out about Lin Yu from their connections. Therefore, the more they know, the less they dare to show their dissatisfaction. Although Li Huaide doesn't know the details of the other people's connections, his father-in-law always reminds him to keep a good relationship with Lin Yu and never offend him, otherwise even his father-in-law won't be able to protect him.

At this moment, Chang Changzheng had finished reading the Security Department's handling opinion on Hao Aiguo, and then handed the materials to Tao Zhenning, the chairman of the trade union who was sitting next to the desk: "Old Tao, take a look at the Security Department's handling opinion."

Tao Zhenning did not refuse. He took the materials, put on his reading glasses, and quickly glanced at an investigation record before carefully reading the handling results stamped with the official seal of the Security Department.

After reading it, Tao Zhenning did not say anything, but handed the materials in his hand directly to Liu Changhe, the factory director who was sitting on the sofa.

After Liu Changhe, Li Huaide, and Xue Yongheng had reviewed the materials, Chang Changzheng stubbed out his cigarette in the nearly full ashtray, his voice slightly hoarse: "Comrades, now that the Security Department has given its opinion on how to handle this, let's discuss the final outcome. This matter must be resolved quickly to avoid any further complications, and we must also provide some compensation to the comrades who have been wronged."

Everyone present could understand Chang Changzheng's unspoken meaning. Clearly, Chang Changzheng intended to deal with Hao Aiguo seriously in order to quell the dissatisfaction of the security department. As for Guo Yongping, that was also easy to handle.

Xue Yongheng was the first to speak. He had no choice; Hao Aiguo belonged to the production department, and as the deputy factory director in charge of production technology, he had to play the villain. "Based on the security department's decision and the actual situation, I recommend that Hao Aiguo be placed on probation, given a major demerit, and assigned to the cleaning team for six months. His salary will be reduced to level one worker. He will also receive a public reprimand and be required to make a public apology at a factory-wide meeting." After speaking, he looked down at the teacup on the coffee table. To be honest, if it weren't for the requirement of approval from higher authorities to dismiss a permanent employee, he would have wanted to fire Hao Aiguo directly. This arrogant fellow was like a ticking time bomb, always ready to cause trouble.

Liu Changhe and the other two deputy factory directors did not object to Xue Yongheng's proposal. Chang Changzheng looked at Tao Zhenning, the chairman of the trade union, who was sitting next to the desk: "Old Tao, what do you think?"

Tao Zhenning is almost sixty years old this year. The higher-ups arranged for him to serve as the chairman of the trade union at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, just so that he could be promoted one level in administration before retiring next year. He doesn't want to cause any trouble and just hopes to get through this period peacefully.

To be honest, after learning about Hao Aiguo's situation today, Tao Zhenning really didn't want to waste his breath on such a brainless idiot. Although the purpose of the trade union is to protect the interests of the vast majority of workers, people like Hao Aiguo are definitely a black sheep. If the security department keeps pressing the issue, he could really be fired. You know, these days, if a worker is identified as a backward thinker, he can be expelled from the workforce. Now, the security department is just following normal procedures in proposing a solution. Therefore, Tao Zhenning said seriously, "We, the trade union, fully support the handling of Hao Aiguo. However, we should also consider Comrade Guo Yongping, who has been slandered. I propose that Comrade Guo Yongping be promoted to a permanent position and given a one-level salary increase."

No one present had any objections to this. After all, under normal circumstances, it wouldn't take Guo Yongping long to become a full-time employee. Even if he couldn't handle the purchasing agent job later, he would be reassigned to an administrative position. They couldn't just send him to the workshop as an ordinary worker.

After the main leaders of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill reached a consensus, the propaganda officer who received the notification immediately prepared the broadcast script according to the instructions of the factory leaders. After the section chief personally delivered it to Secretary Chang for review, the sound of the broadcasting station's loudspeaker rang out in the factory area just before 11:00 a.m.

"Hello, hello, hello, attention all workers, attention all workers, we are about to broadcast an important notice, we are about to broadcast an important notice."

Upon hearing the announcement from the loudspeaker on the workshop wall, the workers who had been busy working gradually stopped what they were doing. The roar of the machines in the workshop immediately ceased, and all the workers in each workshop looked up at the loudspeaker on the wall. Some of them whispered to their coworkers.

At this moment, a loud voice came from the loudspeaker: "Fellow workers, this is an important announcement. Hao Aiguo, a fifth-grade fitter in Workshop 2, has, at his residence in the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, taken advantage of his position as the 'Third Uncle' in charge of the courtyard, openly coerced Comrade He Daqing, the head of the canteen at the security training base, and Comrade Guo Yongping, the purchasing agent of our factory, during a general meeting of the entire courtyard. He demanded that the two comrades obtain cheap grain for the residents of his courtyard. This behavior seriously violates the national policy of unified purchase and distribution. He has been apprehended..." After Comrade Da Qing and Comrade Guo Yongping firmly refused, Hao Aiguo brazenly slandered Comrade Guo Yongping, a military dependent, as a sabotage element. Following an investigation by the Security Department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, the facts were clear and the evidence conclusive. Upon learning of this matter, the Party Committee of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill immediately convened an emergency meeting and, after deliberation, decided on the following disciplinary actions: Hao Aiguo received a major demerit, was placed on probation at the factory, his salary was reduced to Level 1 worker, he was prohibited from taking any grade-level exams for two years, and he was to be assigned to the sanitation team to clean toilets for six months, effective immediately. Furthermore, Hao Aiguo was required to make a public apology at the year-end factory-wide meeting.

The announcer read out the steel rolling mill's handling of Hao Aiguo's case three times in a row, and immediately all the factory's cadres and employees started discussing it.