A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Yang Youning, with a stern face, chased Liu Jianpei around once before reappearing in the office.

He reached out to Jiang Xia, "The photos! Let me see them again. Why am I not in them?"

Jiang Xia clutched her bag with both hands, looking at Yang Youning with a wary expression: "Factory Manager, Master, it's nothing serious, I'm going out to work now!"

As he spoke, he picked up the IV stand and tried to leave.

Li Changfu stood up, pressed Jiang Xia down, and glared at Yang Youning: "How old are you to still bully children? Besides, can you even bully them now?"

Yang Youning scratched his head and looked at Li Huaide: "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Now let's talk about how to deal with Zhao Dezhu!"

"Hey Li Huaide, look at all the mess you've made! You've really brought honor to our steel mill!"

Li Huaide didn't reply, but instead gave Jiang Xia a deep look.

My six months of planning have been ruined by some young guy's accidental mishap. I'm so frustrated!

Li Huaide clenched his fists tightly, then released them.

Forget it, let's think this through. This kid has his own protective charm; who can touch him now? Who would dare to touch him!

Moreover, my intention was not directed at him.

Li Huaide smiled nonchalantly:

"I'm sorry, Director Yang. I never imagined Zhao Dezhu would be so bold as to do such illegal and disorderly things."

"As his supervisor, I failed to do a good job of supervision and bear an unshirkable responsibility."

"I suggest that this matter be punished to the fullest extent of the law, as a warning to others. I am also willing to accept the punishment; how about you deduct my bonus for this month?"

"At the same time, I suggest that the results of this punishment be announced only among the factory leaders."

"After all, our steel rolling mill has finally made a name for itself, and we're about to present a gift for National Day. We can't afford to dampen our spirits!"

Yang Youning was taken aback. He thought Li Huaide was going to come up and give him a good beating, but he didn't expect him to lie down so easily.

It's almost as if they're saying, "Do whatever you want with me."

Moreover, it touched on everyone's itch.

That's a gift for National Day!

This is currently the most important matter at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. If anything goes wrong, not to mention the higher-ups, even the workers at the mill might swarm in and tear them apart.

It's important to understand that today's workers are truly the masters of the country, and they value honors immensely. These honors are not merely titles, but recognition and affirmation of their hard work. Behind every honor lies their dedication and wisdom.

Moreover, it's a major event like the National Day celebrations and mass parade.

In other words, if this were written into the family genealogy, it could be dedicated to a separate page and highlighted.

Thinking about this, Yang Youning hesitated.

He originally intended to fire Zhao Dezhu directly from the factory, and also put pressure on Li Huaide in the process. If he could get him back to his original position, that would be ideal.

Before he could even press the issue, Li Huaide immediately admitted his mistake. Yang Youning felt like he had punched cotton; the emptiness was incredibly unpleasant.

Besides, firing workers isn't so easy these days.

During this period, workers held a very important position. Not to mention clerks, even apprentices in the workshop couldn't just start their own businesses whenever they wanted.

"The overall situation is the priority, the overall situation is the priority!" Yang Youning looked at Jiang Xia with a slight apology.

"Then~~~"

"Then let our security department handle it!"

Wang Kui appeared at the door with his signature smile on his face.

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on him.

Li Huaide frowned slightly and asked, "Director Wang, what are your thoughts?"

Wang Kui walked into the office and said slowly, "Factory Director, Deputy Factory Director, Zhao Dezhu's matter does indeed need to be handled with caution."

Since we can't easily dismiss them, let's hand them over to our security department.

We can conduct a rigorous review and education of him to make him deeply aware of his mistakes. At the same time, we can also arrange for him to do some hard work as punishment and rehabilitation.

This will not only give Zhao Dezhu a chance to reform, but also show other workers our factory's attitude and methods towards employees who make mistakes.

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide chuckled.

If Zhao Dezhu can keep his status as a worker, that will be a victory for him. As for hard work, at most he'll be doing manual labor like moving steel ingots.

At worst, I'd be cleaning toilets.

What's the big deal? As long as I'm still in the factory, it's no big deal!

"Okay! Let's do it that way! I agree with Director Wang's opinion!"

After saying that, Li Huaide stood up. "Now that the matter is resolved, I won't stay any longer. National Day is coming soon, so we still need to purchase some things to make the steel rolling mill more festive."

"Factory Director, Chief Engineer, Director Wang, I'll take my leave now!"

"and many more!"

Yang Youning stopped him: "We still need to discuss the rewards for the relevant personnel in the technical department. It's not the style of our steel rolling mill to not reward those who have made contributions!"

Li Huaide paused slightly, then laughed heartily, "Factory Director, whatever the decision is, I will support it unconditionally!"

"As long as you produce the articles of association, I will sign them immediately!"

"Hahaha!!! Goodbye!"

After speaking, Li Huaide smiled, nodded to everyone, and walked out of the office.

Yang Youning frowned as he looked at Li Huaide's retreating figure.

Today's Li Huaide is completely different from the one a while ago.

What exactly is this old guy up to?

Fine, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. As long as you don't disrupt production, you can do whatever you want.

Thinking of this, Yang Youning turned his gaze to Wang Kui.

"Hey, you country bumpkin, how come you've learned to be flexible now?"

"However, things are indeed difficult at this juncture. Handing the man over to you is a solution. Anyway, we can't control you. So, should we have Zhao Dezhu carry steel ingots or clean the toilets?"

"Jiang Xia! What did you say?"

Jiang Xia was frustrated. How could Director Yang have such low emotional intelligence? Did he even have the right to make such a decision? If he said it too lightly, he would seem weak; if he said it too harshly, he would seem narrow-minded.

Wang Kui chuckled, as if he could see Jiang Xia's embarrassment, and took over the conversation.

"Don't worry about it. In a couple of days, a group of people will be sent to the frontier."

"I reckon you won't see him for a long time!"

…………

When Li Huaide returned to his office, the smile on his face vanished instantly.

He picked up the phone on the table: "Please connect me to the *** department."

"Hello, is this the *** department? This is Li Huaide from the steel rolling mill. I have something to report to the leadership. Please transfer me."

"Okay, okay. I'll wait by the phone."

That's how phone calls were back then; they were all transferred through multiple layers. If the person you were trying to reach wasn't available, you had to arrange a time, or simply wait by the phone.

Perhaps Li Huaide was lucky, because the phone rang shortly afterward.

"Good morning, boss! How have you been feeling lately?"

"Okay, okay. We need to be proactive at work, but we can't neglect our family life. I'll go home today!"

……

"Yes, things aren't going smoothly. The situation has taken an unexpected turn."

"Okay, then I'll report to you in person tonight!"

Li Huaide put down the phone, took a sip of the iced tea on the table, and smiled smugly.

Ah, your achievements are also my accomplishments!

The journey through the world is long and arduous; let us travel and observe as we go!