Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai's face was becoming increasingly gloomy because of her words, Jia Zhang decided to stop.

Looking at the half-eaten meat dish on the table, he continued with what Qin Huairu had just said: "Forget it, I won't say any more."

"But if I really have to take two dollars as a gift to eat in the front yard, I would rather not go."

"It's a pity to waste such a delicious lunch."

"I heard that Wang Dong, that little beast, brought back a lot of pork and chicken..."

"Every table has a dish of braised pork, a stewed chicken, and a braised fish..."

"There are also braised pig heads, braised large intestines, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and steamed cured duck..."

"Eight meat dishes in total. I'm drooling just thinking about it."

At this time, Bang Geng who was standing by suddenly said, "Mom, Grandma, Dad... I want to eat braised pork and stewed chicken, too."

"I just heard Ermao say that the braised pork they had for lunch was made by Shazhu. There was a big bowl for each table, and everyone could eat several pieces..."

"After the banquet, the Wang family gave Ermao and his friends a big bowl of braised pork."

"Everyone in the yard ate the braised pork, but I didn't..."

"It's so embarrassing to tell anyone. I also want to eat braised pork and stewed chicken."

Qin Huairu did not respond, but turned his gaze to Yi Zhonghai.

Braised pork is not a half-eaten meat dish on the table.

An ordinary bowl of meat dish only needs three or four taels of pork to be made, which is still affordable for the Jia and Yi families with a monthly living expense of twenty-five yuan.

Braised pork is different.

If you want to eat enough at one time, you have to buy at least two or three pounds of pork.

Twenty-five dollars a month for living expenses is definitely not enough to do this.

If Banggeng wants to eat big mouthfuls of braised pork, he must get Yi Zhonghai's nod and money.

Yi Zhonghai also wanted to eat braised pork, and he didn't want to be outdone by his neighbors in the yard, so he nodded readily: "Huai Ru..."

"I'll give you three dollars tonight, and you can add a little more and find a way to go to the pigeon market to buy three pounds of pork belly. We can also make braised pork."

"Also, I have some good news for you all."

"The good days of Wang Dong in the front yard won't last long."

"Didn't you notice that he had a half-moon party at noon today? Many leaders from the steel mill came, but Director Li was the only one missing."

"Wang Dong is Director Li's confidant."

"Wang Dong's son is having a full-month banquet. As a leader, it is only right and proper for him to be there to support him."

"But Director Li did not show up."

"It means that some of the things Wang Dong did at the steel mill have caused dissatisfaction among Director Li."

"As long as I make some adjustments in the factory, I can ask Director Li to fire Wang Dong from the steel mill and make him lose his position as the head of the kitchen at the steel mill. It won't be a problem for him to become a worker again."

Everyone in the Jia family wanted to see Wang Dong fall from his position as head kitchen manager at the steel mill, especially Jia Zhang.

Because he was worried that Wang Dong would use his position as kitchen director to make trouble for Bang Geng, every time he saw Wang Dong he was like a mouse seeing a cat and didn't even dare to speak loudly.

When he heard that Yi Zhonghai had a way to remove Wang Dong from the position of kitchen director of the steel rolling mill, he immediately became excited.

Because once Wang Dong loses his position as kitchen director and becomes an ordinary worker in the steel mill, his status in the steel mill will be exactly the same as that of Beng Geng, and it will be impossible for him to make things difficult for Bang Geng.

In the future, when I meet Wang Dong in the courtyard, I don't have to be as cautious as before, and I don't even dare to speak loudly. Looking at Yi Zhonghai's face full of expectation, he asked: "Old Yi... have you really driven Wang Dong out of the position of head chef?"

Yi Zhonghai answered confidently: "Almost 100% of the time."

Bang Geng who was standing by suddenly said, "Grandma..."

"Remember when I was punished at the steel mill?"

"The former Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang of the steel mill were not on good terms. Wang Dong wanted to transfer them to the kitchen and curry favor with Director Li by suppressing them."

"After my father and I suppressed Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang in the same workshop, Wang Dong no longer dared to continue to curry favor with Director Li by suppressing the two."

"Now that several months have passed..."

"In order to prevent others from spreading rumors that he was suppressing Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang, and that he was flattering them, Wang Dong never dared to suppress Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang."

"Instead, he treated two people well in the kitchen. Isn't this standing on the side of Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang and opposing Director Li?"

"I heard that Director Li treats his trusted confidants very well."

"If someone has a banquet at home, I will definitely be there in person."

"Everyone in the steel mill knows that Wang Dong is Director Li's confidant, but Director Li did not attend Wang Dong's son's full-moon banquet today..."

"From this point, it can be seen that Director Li has begun to be dissatisfied with Wang Dong, otherwise he would definitely come to attend the full moon banquet today."

"Director Li is the top leader of the steel mill and his word is final."

"As long as Director Li is dissatisfied with Wang Dong, it won't take long for Wang Dong to step down."

Yi Zhonghai followed up with the conversation: "Bang Geng is right."

"Director Li has the final say in the steel mill now. Whoever he wants to be the leader will be the leader, and whoever he wants to step down will step down."

"In the kitchen, Wang Dong not only did not suppress Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang, but instead treated them favorably. This is tantamount to slapping Director Li in the face. Betraying Director Li will definitely not have a good result."

"I'll try to spread some rumors about Wang Dong when I get to work tomorrow, saying that Wang Dong is Director Li's man on the surface, but is actually on Director Yang's side. Otherwise, why would he treat Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang preferentially in the kitchen?"

"As long as those rumors spread in the steel mill, they would eventually reach the ears of Director Li."

"No matter how much Director Li trusted Wang Dong before, he will doubt his character and position."

"By that time, it will be difficult for Wang Dong to step down."

"That's great..." Jia Zhang was so excited that she almost jumped up from her chair, her face full of excitement.

"Wang Dong, that little bastard, relied on his position as the kitchen manager of the steel mill and often threatened me in the courtyard and sent me back to the countryside."

"When he steps down in the future and is no longer the kitchen manager of the steel mill, and becomes a worker again, I wonder how he can threaten me in the courtyard again."

"When the time comes, I will scold him to death and let him have a good taste of my power."

Qin Huairu had also suffered a lot at the hands of Wang Dong, and also hoped that Wang Dong would step down as soon as possible and become a worker.

In this way, I won't have so many concerns when I want to plot against Wang Dong in the future, and Wang Dong will no longer have an advantage over me.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's expectant face, he asked, "Old Yi!"

"How long do you think this will take?"

"I can't help but want to see the despair when Wang Dong steps down."

"Many people in the courtyard have opinions about Wang Dong. When he really steps down in the future, I will definitely organize the neighbors in the courtyard to go to the front yard to take a good look at the excitement and make Wang Dong, the little beast, lose face in the courtyard." (End of this chapter)