Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 169 Uncle
"Director Lou wanted to live a stable life, but he was reluctant to leave the factory. He didn't tell me anything else."

Zhou Weimin looked at the chess pieces in front of him, thought for a moment, and changed the placement of the mines.

"How can I give up so quickly the hard work of most of my life? I can figure it out bit by bit. As long as my thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than problems."

Duan Weihong smiled and nodded, then asked, "I heard that an eighth-level worker in your factory had an accident. Xiao Zhong got very angry about it. Has the production task in the factory been delayed?"

"Without delay, Deputy Director Li contacted the leaders of Shougang the next day and transferred an eighth-level worker from there. I heard from Director Fu of a workshop that several seventh-level workers suddenly appeared in the workshop and they have reached the threshold of eighth-level workers. This time, the master from Shougang came, maybe we can get a few more eighth-level workers in the factory."

Zhou Weimin told the truth about the situation. Fu Deyuan was upset for several days after talking about this incident.

If Yi Zhonghai hadn't gotten into trouble, he really wouldn't have known that Yi Zhonghai had done so many dirty things before.

It was difficult to manipulate the work grade assessment, so he relied on his status as an eighth-level worker and arranged a large number of tasks for those sixth-level workers who might threaten his position before the assessment, and asked them to work overtime for several days before the assessment.

Combined with his high-sounding rhetoric and the righteousness of putting production tasks above everything else, all the talented level 6 workers in the workshop were stuck at level 6.

And he only targeted the level 6 workers who had the potential to be promoted to level 8 workers, without blocking everyone.

This has led to the emergence of many level 7 workers in the workshop over the years, but only Yi Zhonghai is a level 8 worker.

This situation made Fu Deyuan and Yang Shibin pay more attention to Zhonghai and gave him more privileges. As a result, the possibility of an eighth-level worker in the workshop was completely eliminated.

Although Zhou Weimin did not elaborate, Duan Weihong only needed to think for a moment before he knew what Yi Zhonghai had done. He said in a deep voice, "We didn't see this in all these years, but once something happened, everything was investigated. Director Yang is really efficient."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but if my parents hadn't gotten into trouble, I wouldn't have known what kind of person Yi Zhonghai was. He's always talking about morality, but he's really good at pretending. Even when things got bad for many people in our yard, they still thought he was a good guy."

Zhou Weimin did not take advantage of the situation. Duan Weihong was different from Deputy Minister Xia Zhonghui and Li Huaide's father-in-law Qiu Zhanyi. There was no need to deliberately take sides in front of him.

"You, sometimes I feel like you are not a young man who has just turned twenty."

Duan Weihong showed a kind smile on his face and looked at Zhou Weimin with admiration in his eyes.

After that, he started chatting about family matters with Zhou Weimin and did not continue talking about business.

After finishing two more games of chess, Duan Weihong stood up and tapped his old waist, motioning Zhou Weimin to help him sit down on the sofa next to him.

"The boy from the Guo family has a good temper. You hang out with him a lot, so you should try to persuade him. Don't just think about settling down after getting married. You should go out more often. There are good things out there too."

"Well, I'll go back and try to persuade him. It's like this when a couple first gets married. They can't wait to stick with their wives all day long."

Zhou Weimin's heart skipped a beat. Duan Weihong's investigation was really detailed. He even investigated the relationship between him and Guo Xiangming.

As expected, none of the people who sit in this position are simple.

I just don't know how a guy like Sha Zhu could catch the eye of Xia Zhonghui, the current vice minister of the Ministry of Metallurgy, in the play. I'm afraid he really has the aura of the protagonist.

However, according to Duan Weihong, Guo Xiangming's plan might not work.

Since Duan Weihong pointed it out, there must be a basis for it. I just don’t know what kind of incident happened.

"It's a good thing to go to the Gu family, but it's a pity that you're getting married a little late." Duan Weihong smiled and said, "You should also be careful. It's easy to explain if you go to the Lou family once or twice, but it's hard to explain if you go there more than once. I have a lot of people under me, so there's no need to do everything by myself. The risk is too great. Don't push yourself too hard. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I don't want to leave without a younger generation to help me with things."

Zhou Weimin nodded slightly and said softly, "I was reckless this time and underestimated the Lou family."

"Young people always make mistakes. No one dares to say anything when I'm here. Next time, bring Master Nan Yi from your factory with you. I'll take you to meet some good young people. Only by supporting each other can we go further."

"Mr. Duan..."

"Hey, call me Uncle Duan from now on. Old Duan is for outsiders. The steel mill has tens of thousands of people. No matter who is in charge, it must run normally. We can't let a mess leave everyone without food."

"I'll try my best, Uncle Duan."

Zhou Weimin was moved for a moment, and he called him "uncle" sincerely.

Duan Weihong was openly supporting him, and his only goal was to make the steel mill run more smoothly.

Thinking about the past few times he came here, except for the time when he entertained Li Huaide, Duan Weihong's food was only slightly better than that of ordinary people. There was nothing rare to eat, and he only had two drinks at most.

As for the flowers and plants at the door, he was indeed not familiar with them, but seeing Duan Weihong treating them all equally, he estimated that there were not many rare ones.

The hobby that seems to cost the most money actually doesn't cost that much. It's just for show to those who are interested.

Duan Weihong patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "There are many cadres in the steel mill who don't do their work. If no one regulates them, there will be more and more of them. Your road will be difficult."

He never thought about taking sides, or rather, he always had a firm stance and would do anything that would benefit the country and the workers.

It was like taking away the power from Lou Ruizhong, and it was also like supporting Zhou Weimin.

Some voices were getting louder and louder, so he had to make preparations early and let people like Zhou Weimin have a certain say in the factory.

Even if Li Huaide and his people push things to the worst outcome, the factory will try to run smoothly with these people.

As long as these large factories with tens of thousands of employees are stable, the lives of the people in this city will also be stable, and they can always get by no matter what happens.

At the same time, at He Daqing's house.

"Lao He, are you eating?"

Yan Bugui walked in from outside and swallowed unconsciously when he saw the stir-fried pork on the table.

"Yu Shui came back a little late today. Old Yan, what's the matter?"

He Daqing took a sip of wine and put a piece of meat into He Yushui's bowl with his chopsticks. He had no intention of asking Yan Bugui to sit down and eat with him.

He had found all this meat to nourish Yu Shui, but he didn't touch a single bit of it, so there was no chance for Yan Bugui to eat it.

(End of this chapter)