Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing that Deputy Director Li was looking at him with a smile on his face and didn't seem to be joking with him, Wang Dong thought for a moment and answered in a low voice.

"Leader... then I'll tell you..."

"My father-in-law's health has been failing since he was injured at the steel mill."

"I have seen many doctors before, and they all told us to take more Chinese medicine to help him replenish his body. The better the medicine, the better it will be for him."

"But Chinese medicine in pharmacies is too expensive."

"I definitely can't afford it with my salary."

"Ginseng is produced in the Northeast, and there are people who specialize in digging ginseng in many places. I wonder if you can ask the purchasing department to ask if there is any ginseng for me while purchasing dried vegetables, and ask the transportation team to bring some ginseng back for me."

"It would be even better if you could bring me some rabbit, pork, or venison."

"Don't worry, Boss. I will pay for whatever it is. I will never let the buyers in the Northeast suffer any loss, and I will never make things difficult for you."

"This matter is simple..." Deputy Director Li did not refuse this kind of thing that went with the flow.

Anyway, the steel rolling mill’s fleet has to go to the Northeast once a month and bring back at least 500 kilograms of fresh meat.

It would be so easy to bring ten kilograms of meat to Wang Dong at the same time. It would not affect my own interests at all and would make Wang Dong grateful to me.

He nodded immediately: "That's no problem..."

"Tell the team to bring you ten kilograms of meat every month. As for whether it is fresh meat or smoked bacon, it is not up to me to decide. I will give you whatever is available."

"As for ginseng, you'll have to take your chances. If I find any, I'll bring it back to you.

"As for the price, I won't make any profit from you. I'll just raise the purchase price by 20%, and treat it as some compensation for the driver and the buyer."

"After all, we can't let people work for nothing."

Wang Dong left Deputy Director Li's office with a smile on his face.

Unexpectedly, one of his ideas not only helped him change his worker status to cadre status, but also helped him create a way to make money that could generate continuous income.

Ten kilograms of meat a month may not seem like a lot, but with supplies in short supply and soaring prices in Beijing, these ten kilograms of meat could help you earn at least a hundred yuan if you find the right buyer.

That’s more than a thousand yuan a year, which is more than my annual salary.

If you are lucky, you can sell some decades-old ginseng in the Northeast and preserve it for decades, which can bring in hundreds or even thousands of times the income.

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Every time when wages are collected, the steel mill is the busiest. Every worker and cadre has a smile from the heart on his face, and today is no exception.

When Wang Dong and everyone in the cafeteria arrived at the destination, he was surprised to see Qin Huairu.

Because she often goes out early and comes back late, Wang Dong hasn't seen her for a long time.

Compared to when she first entered the factory, Qin Huairu is now obviously more attractive.

Maybe it's because I eat well and my body starts to get enough nutrition, so my skin and figure are getting better than before.

In addition, he dressed up specially today, and attracted the attention of most of the workers in the cafeteria as soon as he appeared.

He Yuzhu is no exception.

He stared at Qin Huairu with his big eyes, as if his eyes were full of money.

He ran out of the team to greet Qin Huairu from a distance.

Wang Dong didn't take this too seriously, and subconsciously thought that Qin Huairu was waiting here to wait for He Yuzhu. Soon it was Wang Dong's turn to collect his salary.

"Wang Dong... Deputy Director of the Kitchen and Supervisor of the First Canteen, in charge of the factory's small kitchen... Because you are not a cadre, the factory leaders will give you a salary of 21st-level section employee plus a 5 yuan small kitchen subsidy, for a total of 68 yuan..."

The person in charge of distributing the money quickly handed Wang Dong 68 yuan and pointed to the signature book on the table and said, "Sign here after you confirm that there is no problem with the salary..."

Wang Dong simply counted the wages, put them in his pocket, and started signing.

Qin Huairu, who was standing not far away, seemed to be frightened, with a stunned and shocked expression on his face.

He only knew that Wang Dong was now the deputy director of logistics and would soon be promoted to a cadre, but he did not expect that his salary was so high, nearly three times higher than his own.

The real reason why he was waiting here today for a canteen worker to come and collect his salary was that he had his eyes on the five dollars in He Yuzhu's hand.

Ever since Yi Zhonghai promised to give He Yuzhu an extra five yuan every month, He Yuzhu has boasted in front of Qin Huairu more than once that he would buy some good food and cook a delicious meal for his godson Banggeng after receiving his salary this month.

Unexpectedly, before He Yuzhu received his five dollars, he heard that Wang Dong's salary was as high as sixty-eight yuan.

And this does not include the money he earned from taking seats outside, which must be more than seventy-five yuan in total.

He is definitely the person with the highest salary in Siheyuan except Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

More importantly: Wang Dong has just turned eighteen years old and has a bright future.

When he becomes the head chef or even the head of logistics in the future, his monthly salary will be more than 100 yuan, which is higher than Yi Zhonghai's monthly salary.

In this situation, Qin Huairu looked at Wang Dongjin again as if he saw a treasure pot, his eyes shining.

If they took the initiative to apologize to him and handle the relationship between the two families well, the little money that he could give to the Jia family would be more than the little salary that he had to rack his brains to extort from He Yuzhu.

Thinking of this, he decided to ignore He Yuzhu who had not received his salary for the time being and go straight to Wang Dong.

"Wang Dong, wait for Sister Qin..." Qin Huairu chased after Wang Dong and wanted to hold him, with a smile on her face.

Because of the huge age difference between the two, Qin Huairu was not afraid of gossip and directly pulled Wang Dong's arm.

Of course, this could also be Qin Huairu's plan. She was hoping that gossip about her and Wang Dong would spread among the steel mill so that it would be easier for her to operate.

Wang Dong is not Xu Damao, who can't even walk when he sees a beautiful woman.

Moreover, Qin Huairu was not Wang Dong's type. In addition, Wang Dong was naturally wary of Qin Huairu. He always felt that this woman had ulterior motives in everything she did. When he heard her voice behind him, he became particularly alert.

When he turned around, he saw Qin Huairu chasing after him, trying to reach out and grab his arm.

No matter how stupid Wang Dong is, he doesn't want to have anything to do with someone like Qin Huairu. Although she is smiling, no one knows if there are any scheming and calculations hidden behind her smile.

He quickly took a step back and cleverly avoided the right hand that Qin Huairu stretched out towards him.

Qin Huairu's right hand missed, and a flash of disappointment flashed across her face. She didn't expect Wang Dong to be so defensive against her, but she didn't give up. She deliberately spoke loudly, as if she was afraid that others couldn't hear her.

"Dongzi...you are still shy with Sister Qin..."

"When you were little, Sister Qin held you in her arms?"

As he said this, he stretched out his right hand again, trying to grab Wang Dong's arm.

"Master Qin... May I ask what can I do for you? There are differences between men and women. I'm already engaged, so please don't touch me..."

Faced with Wang Dong's indifferent answer, Qin Huairu was too embarrassed to continue to extend his hand no matter how thick-skinned he was. (End of this chapter)