Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

More than a month later, Chen Li successfully joined the steel rolling mill's finance department as a level 23 clerk with a monthly salary of yuan, which was cents more than the regular workers in the steel rolling mill's workshop.

If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Li will be promoted to level 11 clerk in one year at the latest, and her salary will increase to 25 yuan.

For each subsequent clerk level increase, the monthly salary will increase by two to three yuan!
Once Chen Li becomes a first-level clerk in the Finance Department, she will be promoted to deputy section chief, and will be promoted from a clerk to a cadre!

When the news came out, it caused quite a stir in the courtyard.

Including Chen Li who had just started working at the steel mill, there were now three people from the Chen family working at the steel mill: a cadre, a technician, and a clerk.

The total monthly salary is more than 150 yuan, making them the highest-income family in the courtyard.

Some people envy, some people admire, and some people are jealous.

Especially Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.

Wang Dong's family's salary at the steel rolling mill is getting higher and higher, and their life in the courtyard is getting better and better.

On the other hand, not only did their income not increase, but it became less and less due to various reasons.

Life is getting harder and harder!
Of course!
No matter how jealous they were, they had no way to do anything in the face of the Wang Dong family who were at the peak of their careers!

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A workshop in a steel rolling mill.

Yi Zhonghai, who has been demoted to a fourth-level fitter, is standing at his workstation with an apprentice to process ordinary parts!
When he was still an eighth-level fitter, most of Yi Zhonghai’s work was to patrol the workshop and provide technical guidance to everyone!
He only gets to work on some high-precision parts himself, and the work is very easy!

After being demoted to a fourth-level fitter, not only did he lose his status in the workshop, but his work also became busier.

Ordinary parts that he would never even glance at before had to be processed, and there were a certain number of processing tasks every day. If they were not completed, he would not be able to leave work on time. As a result, Yi Zhonghai's work intensity has now more than doubled!
Less than an hour after work, the workshop director suddenly walked out of the office, clapped his hands and shouted to everyone!
"Everyone stop for a moment... I have something to announce!"

"Under the arrangement of the superiors, the former director of the steel rolling mill, Comrade Wang Guodong... Deputy Director Comrade Chen Bing... were transferred to our workshop for labor reform!"

"Considering that all the work groups in the workshop are already full, I decided to set up a temporary work group to specifically manage these comrades who are participating in labor reform!"

"Although Comrade Yi Zhonghai is only a level 4 fitter, he was once a level 8 fitter in our steel rolling mill. He has very advanced fitter skills and rich experience!"

"I have decided to appoint Comrade Yi Zhonghai as the leader of this temporary team!"

"As for whether this temporary team can become a formal team, and whether you can take this opportunity to get a salary increase, Master Yi, that depends on your performance!"

"Isn't that Director Yang? Does he also want to work with us?" A fitter standing not far from Yi Zhonghai asked in disbelief.

"What do you know?" Another fitter reminded in a low voice, but his words still reached Yi Zhonghai's ears first.

"Director Yang is the one who made a mistake!"

"Not only must we participate in labor, but we must also accept reform!"

"Our current Director Li was the former deputy director of the steel mill, and he has always been at odds with Director Yang!"

"Now that he's the head of the steel mill, he will definitely take revenge on Director Yang and his men!"

"Tell you……"

"Although we are in the same workshop with Director Yang, we must not get too close to him!"

"If Director Li knew about this, he would definitely be very unhappy!" At this time, another fitter suddenly frowned and asked back, "Doesn't Yi Zhonghai have a problem with Director Li?"

"How could the higher-ups agree to let him be the team leader?"

"I heard that Yi Zhonghai is Director Yang's man!"

"If we put Director Yang under Yi Zhonghai for labor reform, given the relationship between Yi Zhonghai and Director Yang, Yi Zhonghai will definitely protect Director Yang. How can we carry out labor reform then?"

The fitter who had just spoken immediately flashed a mysterious smile on his face, and then said: "Do you really think this is a pie in the sky?"

"I'm telling you!"

"This is not only not a good thing for Yi Zhonghai, but a disaster!"

"Director Yang was sent to a workshop for labor reform. If Yi Zhonghai really dared to violate the orders of his superiors and protect Director Yang and prevent them from participating in labor, do you think Director Li would let him go easily?"

"If I were Yi Zhonghai, I would definitely punish Director Yang and show my loyalty to Director Li. Maybe the conflict between Director Li and me would disappear, and then I could secure my position as team leader!"

"Director Li is now in charge of the steel mill!"

"Director Li has always been very open about hiring people!"

"If I can gain the trust and support of Director Li, not only can I become a production team leader in the workshop, but I can also take the opportunity to become the deputy director of the workshop, or even the workshop director!"

Yi Zhonghai was shocked when he heard this!
The punishment of being demoted from a level 6 fitter to a level 4 fitter was a bit severe no matter how you analyzed it, but Yi Zhonghai did not go to the factory leaders to appeal.

The most important reason is that he has a conflict with Director Li. If he rashly appeals, not only will the punishment not be reduced, but it may even be aggravated.

If there had been no conflict between him and Deputy Director Li, or if he and Wang Dong were both Director Li's men, he would never have been punished at the steel mill because of this incident.

If I could really use the fact that Director Yang was undergoing labor reform in a workshop to show my loyalty to Director Li, win Director Li's forgiveness, and become Director Li's man.

Not to mention being a workshop director, there will be no problem in recovering to the eighth-level fitter level.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's mind quickly became filled with fighting spirit, and he decided to seize this opportunity to rise.

He immediately stood up from his workstation and looked at the workshop director and assured him seriously: "Please rest assured, Director!"

"I will definitely be a good leader of this temporary group, so that they can accept the labor reform and become useful people to society again."

Director Yang, who was standing next to the workshop director, was very happy!

Yi Zhonghai was his confidant in a workshop and the two had a very good relationship.

The workshop director arranged for himself to participate in labor reform under Yi Zhonghai. Wasn't that asking Yi Zhonghai to take care of himself and let them do less work in the workshop and have more ease?
Thinking that he would be able to easily undergo labor reform in a workshop in the future, a long-lost smile suddenly flashed across his solemn face.

Little did he know that he and Yi Zhonghai had fallen into the scheme of Wang Dong and Director Li.

More importantly, even if Director Yang was tricked, he still had to remember the kindness of Director Li and Wang Dong.

Because in everyone's opinion: Director Li handed him over to Yi Zhonghai to take care of him and treat him well. As for whether Yi Zhonghai can take care of him, that has nothing to do with Director Li and Wang Dong!

(End of this chapter)