Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Looking at the extremely busy cafeteria in front of me.

Both Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang were in a bad mood.

Although the two had not been treated unfairly when getting food in the cafeteria before, they still felt emotional about it and thought that Wang Dong was a very upright person. Although he was Director Li's man, he had risen up through his own strength. He was not a villain like Yi Zhonghai who fawned on the powerful and betrayed everything for the sake of profit.

But no matter what, Wang Dong is Director Li's man, and was promoted by Director Li, so he will definitely stand on Director Li's side.

Yi Zhonghai was promoted to the leader of the fifth production team in a workshop by suppressing two people. Anyone would be jealous.

In addition, both of them had made mistakes and were undergoing labor reform, so everyone avoided them and no one dared to speak for them.

In this situation, there are more people who want to gain power by suppressing them.

After learning that Wang Dong was going to transfer them to work in a canteen.

The first reaction of both people was surprise.

Finally, I can escape from the clutches of Yi Zhonghai and Banggeng.

In order to step on me and get to the top, they are not only cruel but also unscrupulous.

Less than ten days of high-intensity work exhausted both of them.

If he continues to stay in Yi Zhonghai and Banggeng's hands, it will not be as simple as just being exhausted.

Sooner or later, both of their bodies will be unable to withstand the long-term high-intensity labor and will collapse completely.

But this happiness didn't last long and the two of them couldn't laugh anymore.

Wang Dong is Director Li’s man.

As the two of Yi Zhonghai's former confidants, even he took revenge on them in order to get promoted, and suppressed them severely in the workshop.

Not to mention Director Li’s people.

In the eyes of Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang, Wang Dong would definitely find ways to torture and suppress them after transferring them to the same cafeteria, in order to show his loyalty to Director Li and step on them to get to the top.

Looking at the busy task in front of them, the two men were not calm at all. Instead, they frowned and analyzed how Wang Dong planned to torture and suppress them.

"Lao Yang, you go and help pick the vegetables... Lao Zhang, you go and help make steamed bread..." Wang Dong quickly glanced at the busy cafeteria and pointed to two vacant jobs.

Seeing the surprised expressions on Factory Director Yang and Deputy Factory Director Zhang's faces, Wang Dong frowned and said seriously: "Don't underestimate the work in the kitchen..."

"But everything made in the kitchen will be eaten by the workers, so we must take it seriously and not be careless."

"The two jobs I gave you look easy, but they're not easy at all!"

"Canteen 1 is the largest canteen in the steel mill, responsible for the meals of more than 3,000 workers. We have to cook seven or eight pots of cabbage every day."

"From nine in the morning to eleven, you basically cannot stop working!"

"Prepare the food. I will also need to help the kitchen helpers serve the food to the workers..."

"Take a one-hour break at noon, and in the afternoon clean up the tools, clean the cafeteria, and prepare meals for tomorrow!"

After listening to Wang Dong's introduction, Director Yang was stunned for a full half minute before speaking: "Director Wang..."

"We just need to do these tasks, no other work tasks?"

Wang Dong raised his eyebrows and replied unhappily: "Too little?"

"If you think it's not enough, I'll give you some more work!"

Seeing Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang shaking their heads, Wang Dong continued, "You don't think that I am like Yi Zhonghai, who wants to suppress and torture you to please Director Li so that I can continue to get promoted in the steel mill!"

"Don't you want to get promoted?" Director Yang was confused by Wang Dong's question and asked back. Wang Dong nodded and replied: "Of course I want to get promoted..."

"But I want to get promoted based on my own ability, not by currying favor with others!"

"And do you really think that suppressing your Director Li at the steel mill will give them a promotion?"

Director Yang frowned and replied, "Isn't it?"

"I heard everything you said in the workshop just now!"

"In terms of ability, there are many people in the first workshop who are more suitable to be the leader of the fifth production team than Yi Zhonghai."

"In the end, no one else got on, but Yi Zhonghai got on!"

"Anyone who is not stupid will know that Yi Zhonghai got to the top because he suppressed the two of us in the workshop!"

Wang Dong did not deny it and continued, "It is true that the old fellow Yi Zhonghai rose to power by suppressing the two of you, but Director Li actually does not want him to be the boss!"

"Yi Zhonghai made the decision on his own and wanted to suppress you as a gift to get you to join Director Li and curry favor with him. If Director Li doesn't show some reaction, who in the steel mill will dare to join Director Li in the future?"

"Although Yi Zhonghai's actions were somewhat unethical and it would not be an exaggeration to describe him as a villain, Director Li had no choice but to give him a promotion."

"But after what happened just now, Yi Zhonghai will definitely lose his position as the leader of the fifth production team."

Seeing Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang frowning and lost in thought, Wang Dong continued to ask, "May I ask another question?"

"Do you really think that Director Li wants to suppress and torture you by sending you down?"

Seeing that the two did not respond, Wang Dong continued: "Although you and Director Li had conflicts before, that is all in the past, and it was all for the good of the steel mill. There is no personal grudge."

"Now that you have stepped down and Director Li has taken over, the struggle between you will be over."

"If Director Li really wanted to use labor reform to suppress you, do you think Deputy Director Li would demote you to a workshop and let Yi Zhonghai temporarily take over as the leader of the fifth production team and let him manage you?"

"Director Li's initial thought was that Yi Zhonghai was close to you, so he sent you to work under Yi Zhonghai, and Yi Zhonghai would more or less take care of you."

"After all, we are all almost 50 years old. Our health cannot compare with the young people in the workshop. We should avoid heavy physical work and high-intensity work if we can!"

"In the end, Yi Zhonghai was the better choice."

"To curry favor with the powerful, in order to curry favor with Director Li, I betrayed you two and tortured you to death."

"If you two hadn't been exhausted by Yi Zhonghai and Bang Geng in the workshop a few days ago, Director Li wouldn't have known about the suffering you two had in the workshop."

"Call me to the office right away and ask me to transfer you to the kitchen!"

“Although there are a lot of things to do in the kitchen, at least it’s not heavy physical labor.”

"Now do you know why I want to transfer you to the first cafeteria?"

"Of course!"

"There's nothing you can do if you don't believe me. Over time, you'll naturally see that Director Li and I have no intention of suppressing you!"

"Hurry up and do something..."

"Don't you see that the people picking vegetables are almost too busy to handle it?"

"The most important thing for working in the kitchen is to be perceptive and to help out wherever there is too much work to do."

"We are a whole. If there is a problem with the lunch, everyone in the cafeteria will be punished!"

(End of this chapter)