Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

Now that she's Yang Jianguo's apprentice, she's become quite capable herself.

Everyone was too embarrassed to bring it up directly.

Otherwise, there's Xu Damao in this courtyard, always trying to take advantage of others.

Qin Huairu was so perceptive that she noticed these gazes immediately.

I felt a little uncomfortable, but I accepted it without complaint.

Now, Qin Huairu can also say that she acted uprightly and sat properly.

She, Qin Huairu, is not the former Qin Widow, the pretty widow.

They made a living through their own hard work and dedication.

If anyone wants to gossip, fine.

They'll live their lives ahead of me first, then they'll come and lecture me with all those grand principles.

You're worse off than me, and you want to lecture me?

Go play somewhere else!

What? Who gave Qin Huairu her confidence?

The salary of over fifty yuan was given to her by her mentor, Yang Jianguo, and was a reward from the recognition of the mentors in the special workshop and the admiration of the apprentices.

Or, let's just assume she's gotten too cocky, okay?

When Yang Jianguo exposed his true intentions to his face, Xu Damao was speechless.

Xu Damao was unwilling to be kicked out like that.

In the end, this idea had to be put on Director Wang.

And in the factory...

Don't forget, his living here was arranged by the factory, and the house also belongs to the factory.

It's not like if someone shouts out, the house will suddenly belong to someone else.

"Fine, I can't beat you, Yang Jianguo, in the yard, let's try again at the factory." Xu Damao was seething inside, deciding to swallow his anger for now.

As long as we keep Director Wang calm first, the factory will eventually suppress Yang Jianguo's arrogance.

When Director Wang heard this later, he wouldn't go against the factory's opinion and insist on kicking him out.

If we can't stabilize the situation, then the factory absolutely cannot afford to lose!

Otherwise, he would really end up homeless.

Xu Damao really didn't care about houses.

But this reputation, this disgrace that would get him kicked out of the courtyard.

He has to care!

Chapter 249 Unspoken Rules, Director Wang Arrives with His Men

Aunt Liu returned, accompanied by Director Wang and a strange man.

You can tell what someone does by looking at the red armband hanging on their arm.

Upon seeing him, Yang Jianguo waved to Yan Jiefang and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Okay, I'll go right now." Yan Jiefang jumped up from behind the people onto the ledge of the door and sped off in a flash.

At this moment, Director Wang had finished exchanging pleasantries.

As he was introducing the man to everyone, he said, "This is Group Leader Xiao from the Revolutionary Committee of the Subdistrict Office. He heard that something had happened in our compound, so he came to check on us."

At that moment, Granny Jia appeared out of nowhere.

Standing in front of Team Leader Xiao, he bowed and scraped with a fawning smile, saying something to the person.

Team Leader Xiao is her superior, responsible for the overall work in this area.

Even though he was just a team leader, Director Wang still had to treat him with utmost politeness and a smile.

At first, Granny Jia didn't understand why.

Later I realized that Director Wang's official position was actually in the hands of Team Leader Xiao!

Although I don't fully understand it, it can be summarized in four words: "He has connections in higher positions."

The conversations between Team Leader Xiao and certain individuals can directly influence and determine whether Director Wang is capable or incapable of performing his duties.

Actually, this matter is more profound than Granny Jia thought.

It's not just about whether Director Wang herself is capable, but also whether her husband is capable; Team Leader Xiao's words carry weight.

The Revolutionary Committee—these three words are the most powerful answer.

After Director Wang finished his introduction, Xu Damao's eyes lit up like light bulbs. This guy was on the same page!

"Team Leader Xiao, hello. I am Xu Damao, a new member of the Revolutionary Committee of our steel rolling mill."

Grasping Team Leader Xiao's hand, Xu Damao said obsequiously, "I never expected to meet such a high-ranking leader here. It's such an honor."

Upon hearing his explanation, Team Leader Xiao's furrowed brows relaxed.

"So you're from the steel rolling mill. How is your team leader, Tian?"

Seeing that someone was striking up a conversation, Xu Damao's mind started racing.

He really managed to come up with a brilliant idea!

Hahaha……

With Team Leader Xiao here, he wanted to see how Yang Jianguo could still act so arrogantly.

“Okay, all is well. They often mention you to us,” Xu Damao replied.

But when Team Leader Xiao heard these words, they didn't sound right.

He and the guy surnamed Tian are on completely different paths.

In this city of Beijing, those are competitors.

The higher you go, the fewer spots there are.

Anyone in the same industry is a competitor.

To seize the top position in Beijing, you have to defeat all your opponents.

He was telling himself that the person surnamed Tian kept mentioning him.

Is this some kind of veiled attack, a veiled insult?!

His expression suddenly turned cold. Releasing his hand, Team Leader Xiao said to Director Wang, "Director Wang, you continue with your work. I'm just here to see how grassroots work should be carried out and to learn."

Upon hearing this, Director Wang politely replied, "Team Leader Xiao is too kind. I still have much to learn from your ideas and spirit."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Director Wang finally got down to business.

"Jianguo." Upon hearing this name, Team Leader Xiao's eyes lit up. He had come here specifically to see Yang Jianguo.

Nothing else!

The name is so catchy, I want to meet the real person.

Another reason was to see if Yang Jianguo was a comrade in the same trench.

To be able to get a letter from one's advisor, filled with praise.

This honor is something that not everyone can have even now.

Director Wang roughly guessed what he was thinking, but since he hadn't brought it up, she didn't need to go through the trouble of introducing him.

If those two were to accidentally bump into each other, that would be truly hilarious!

Director Wang, this is a huge problem.

So it's better if we don't know each other; it saves us trouble.

Now, after exchanging opinions with Yang Jianguo, I learned the details of the incident.

Director Wang looked at Xu Damao with disgust and hatred in his eyes.

People these days, at least most of them, are truly enlightened.

Xu Damao's actions—maliciously intercepting someone's target and using underhanded tactics to cause that person's suspension—are unacceptable.

Director Wang was utterly disgusted; no human being could do such a thing.

Yan Jiecheng takes on side jobs with his master; this is an unspoken rule that can't be openly discussed, everyone...

It could even be said that everyone in the factory knew about it.

As long as you don't delay the factory's work progress, no one will say a word.

No job has its own set of tricks.

Take Director Wang's street office, Xu Damao's projectionist, and Yingzi's food factory, for example, they're all the same.

But as long as you follow the rules, no one will deliberately make things difficult for you.

The saying "If the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate" perfectly illustrates this principle.

It's the same reason why that market could exist.

At this time, these bad habits have their place and necessity.

Generally speaking, no one would expose these things to deliberately make things difficult for someone.

Because the group of beneficiaries is too large, there is no need for it.

Take Yan Jiecheng's case as an example; the whole factory did the same thing.

Who would risk offending all the factory workers to expose the truth?

Besides, it didn't interfere with my work.

What's wrong with making a little extra money while you're at home?

If it's not a real necessity, who would waste money hiring a craftsman to take on a job?

But Xu Damao didn't take it seriously and insisted on stabbing him.

If you really want to do this, then Xu Damao, going down to the commune and messing around with other communes, you're truly a scoundrel.

A master craftsman, at least, earns his profits through his skills and labor.

What about you?

To put it nicely, it's called extortion; to put it bluntly, it's...

It's no different from outright robbery!

Nobody called you out, but you've already taken it to heart and are using it as a pretext for revenge?!

This kind of man is really despicable.

Adding to the fact that he had snatched someone else's partner, Director Wang's gaze towards him immediately changed.

Xu Damao was wondering why Team Leader Xiao was suddenly so cold towards him.

He noticed Director Wang's unfriendly gaze.

Upon seeing Xu Damao, he panicked and turned to Team Leader Xiao for help, hoping that he could lend him a hand.

But he acted as if nothing had happened.

Even if Team Leader Xiao hadn't misunderstood him, he wouldn't have interfered.

This is the work of the street office. He's not here to retaliate against anyone, so why should he stand up for an outsider?

Are they crazy to offend such a precious person as Yang Jianguo?

Therefore, Team Leader Xiao pretended not to see it.

He was looking down, wondering whether he should ask Xu Damao for a favor.

Chapter 250 Yang Jianguo's Prestige, Even Barking Is Useless