Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 167 Lucky General
In the midst of the busyness, it was time for Zhou Weimin to go to Duan Weihong's house to cook.

Early in the morning, Wu Honggang called him to go to Li Huaide's office.

"Old Wu, Wei Min, come on, come on, try the good tea I just brought back from Vice Minister Qiu. It's a special supply that you can't buy outside."

Li Huaide asked the two to sit down and pushed two cups of tea in front of them with a smile.

"It's a rare day today, Lao Li, you're willing to take out this tea."

Wu Honggang joked and leaned back casually on the sofa, looking particularly relaxed.

"Wow, a white box. I've heard of this cigarette, but I've never seen it before. What's the good news? Is my sister-in-law pregnant again?"

Zhou Weimin picked up the cigarette on the table, shook it, opened it and gave each of them one, then put the cigarette in his pocket.

"Hey, take it out, take it out. I know you like to smoke and drink tea, so I've prepared your share. Is it appropriate to come to me to get cigarettes? Are we going to smoke or not? I went to Deputy Minister Qiu's place yesterday, and these were specially prepared by Deputy Minister Qiu for you. How about it? I hope I won't let you down."

Li Huaide coughed twice and pointed out Zhou Weimin's little trick. He stood up and took out two things that had been prepared long ago from the cabinet on the bookshelf next to him and put them behind the door.

Zhou Weimin put the cigarette on the coffee table and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? You didn't let us down before, right? Director Wu."

"You just won't change your words. You always call me Director. From now on, I'll call you Director Zhou."

Wu Honggang pointed at Zhou Weimin, shook his head and laughed, then struck a match and lit it first for Zhou Weimin, then for himself.

"I have mentioned this several times. He agreed verbally, but then he turned around and called the factory director. I was the only one who forced him to call him Lao Li."

Li Huaide joked and looked at Zhou Weimin with a look of particular satisfaction.

Ever since he promoted Zhou Weimin, things have been going more smoothly than ever.

Before taking office, he recruited a great chef like Nan Yi, and later made Duan Weihong lean towards their side. Last time, he even brought up the Yi Zhonghai incident, which made Fu Deyuan, who was a stubborn person, relax and get in touch with him.

Zhou Weimin is truly a lucky guy; the surprises he brought him far exceeded his expectations.

The most important thing is that Zhou Weimin never takes credit for himself, and he also has people who value what he wants. It is really comfortable to work with such people, so he became closer to Zhou Weimin.

Zhou Weimin leaned back comfortably like Wu Honggang, and said with a smile: "I'm used to it. I always feel uncomfortable when I change my words."

Li Huaide smiled and shook his head, pointing to the pots of flowers by the window, and said casually: "Okay, okay, whatever you say. What are you going to prepare for going to Mr. Duan today? I have these flowers and plants here, you can take whatever you want."

"I don't plan to bring anything with me this time. I just plan to report to Mr. Duan on the progress of distributing snacks as welfare to the workers. Xu Damao helped to make the connection before, and Director Lou has promised to help with the materials needed, so there shouldn't be any problem. The next step is to wait until the holidays to see if the plan can be implemented smoothly."

Zhou Weimin spoke his thoughts half true and half false. As for his contact with Director Lou, it couldn't be hidden, so he might as well say it now to prevent Li Huaide from feeling uncomfortable.

"I finally understand how Master Duan took a liking to you. If you have any difficulties with distributing the benefits, just tell Old Wu. If you can't handle it, come to me. Master Duan is watching, so you must do it beautifully and can't mess it up."

Li Huaide smiled and nodded, then asked: "Wei Min, what do you think about the Lou family? It is not a good thing for you to contact the Lou family at this time."

Zhou Weimin's mind moved, and he lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Isn't this just to get more benefits for the factory? The Lou family will be finished sooner or later, and so many people are watching. Since everyone wants benefits, why can't our steel rolling mill take the lion's share? Director." Li Huaide asked in surprise: "Did Mr. Duan tell you this?"

Although the people above were basically aware of the plan to take action against the Lou family, Zhou Weimin had no way of getting the news.

"Director, if I say it's not true, can you believe me?"

Zhou Weimin asked back with a smile, and the meaning of his words was very clear.

Li Huaide paused while drinking tea, then smiled and said, "You are so lucky. I won't say more. Just tell me if you need anything. Go out and walk around more when you have time."

He paid more attention to Zhou Weimin and treated him as an equal to Wu Honggang.

"It's all thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to see Mr. Duan."

Zhou Weimin complimented with a smile, and a hint of smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, don't try to follow suit. You better be patient when it comes to the Lou family. Now is not the time to take action. The higher-ups have their concerns. This is just a flag. We have to clear the soil underneath before we can pull it up."

Seeing him like that, Li Huaide couldn't help but remind him.

Zhou Weimin's action ability is too strong. If he misunderstands his meaning and takes down the Lou family at this time, it will be a big trouble.

Forget about eating meat, it’s good enough not to be beaten. Minor fights are okay, but things like the Lou family cannot be touched without the consent of the higher-ups.

Zhou Weimin looked at Li Huaide in surprise, then said helplessly: "Hey, why didn't you say that earlier? I was thinking of adding some fuel to the Lou family. Because of this, I have to visit the Lou family from time to time to prevent them from noticing anything. If someone brings this up in the future, Director, you have to help me explain it."

"You are impatient. Take this as a lesson for yourself. I promoted you. No one will gossip about you."

In the evening, Zhou Weimin rode his bicycle slowly to Duan Weihong's place.

After some inspection, he skillfully parked the car against the wall and walked to Duan Weihong holding the oil paper bag.

"Why are you bringing things here again? Come in and sit for a while."

Duan Weihong put down the shower head in his hand and greeted casually.

Zhou Weimin stood beside Duan Weihong and said with a smile: "Mr. Duan, it's still the snacks I mentioned last time, but this time it's a little different. I'll need your advice."

"Oh? Then I'd like to see what's different."

There was a flash of displeasure in Duan Weihong's eyes. These snacks were meant to be a welfare for the workers, not an excuse for Zhou Weimin to build a relationship with him.

Although he thought so in his mind, he stopped what he was doing, washed his hands, and took Zhou Weimin into the house.

I had a good impression of Zhou Weimin last time, so I'd better give him a chance and see what he brings before making a judgment.

(End of this chapter)