Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 216 Surplus
Zhou Weimin's relationship with Yang Shibin is not very good now, and it can even be said that they are not getting along well. Therefore, his attitude towards Wei Zhaojun will not be very good.

Not to mention other things, the fact that Yang Shibin always skipped him and specifically asked Sha Zhu to entertain him was already a violation of the rules.

If someone else was in the position of canteen director, Yang Shibin's behavior would be enough to put Sha Zhu above the canteen director.

Just like Liang Shaoyou before, as the canteen director, not only did he have no way to deal with Sha Zhu, but sometimes he even had to beg him in a nice voice. If he didn't have any resentment, there would be something wrong.

"Director Zhou, if you are angry, don't take it out on me. I am just a messenger. I will not hide it from you. Director Yang asked you to come over this time to discuss the materials for the skills competition. After the last meeting, Director Yang called many people, but the materials issue has not been resolved. There is not much time left, so I thought of asking you to come over and try your luck."

Wei Zhaojun looked at Zhou Weimin with a smile and explained everything clearly. After that, he took out a small oil-paper bag and placed it on the desk.

Zhou Weimin opened the oil paper bag, saw that it was tea, and smelled it, and couldn't help but smile with understanding.

"Secretary Wei, I'm sorry for offending you just now. I'll be there right away."

"Hey, there's no such thing as offending anyone, it's all for the sake of the factory."

Wei Zhaojun adjusted his glasses, turned around and walked towards Yang Shibin's office with Zhou Weimin.

However, as soon as the two walked out of Zhou Weimin's office, the smiles on their faces disappeared, and they had stern faces and did not talk at all.

Zhou Weimin looked at Wei Zhaojun who was walking in front of him, and he understood why Yang Shibin became the first factory leader to fall at that time.

The secretaries around him have unknowingly become Li Huaide's people. What secrets can they hide? How could they not fall in the first place?

"Director, Director Zhou is here."

Wei Zhaojun pushed open the office door, reported, and then turned and left.

"Wei Min is here. I asked you to come over at noon. Did I disturb your rest?"

Yang Shibin looked up at Zhou Weimin who walked in, smiled and said something polite, then continued to correct the documents with his head down.

Zhou Weimin walked to a position two meters away from the desk and stood still, smiling and saying, "How can I rest? I have been busy these days preparing for the upcoming skills competition. The factory director called me over. Is there any change in the competition?"

I just find Yang Shibin's behavior funny.

Even though his secretary was calling him, he was still pretending to be busy with work. I don't know what he was trying to express.

"Sit down, sit down. I called you over this time to talk to you about the invitation for the martial arts competition."

Yang Shibin closed the document in front of him and waited until Zhou Weimin sat down before continuing, "Weimin, please arrange for the canteen to operate normally. How much of the gap is there in terms of supplies to entertain the comrades from the brother factory?"

Zhou Weimin shook his head and said helplessly: "Director, I really don't know. I just asked the canteen to provide a good reception. I don't know how many comrades will come from the brother factory this time, nor do I know how many days these comrades will stay."

Upon hearing this, Yang Shibin coughed twice in embarrassment. It was indeed that he was a little anxious and did not explain the specific situation clearly.

"For this skills competition, many comrades from our subordinate factories and many brother factories will come. There are about 500 comrades participating in the competition. There are also about 100 leaders accompanying them."

Zhou Weimin frowned and asked in some embarrassment, "Director Yang, do you want to entertain these leaders individually, or do you want them to eat in the cafeteria like the comrades participating in the skills competition?"

In fact, Wu Honggang had already informed him how many people would come this time. The so-called leaders mentioned by Yang Shibin were actually mostly workshop directors or logistics directors of subordinate factories.

In such large-scale activities, these people basically eat and live together with the workers participating in the skills competition, but now Yang Shibin insists on singling them out and talking about them separately.

Having been the leader of a steel rolling mill for many years, Yang Shibin had long lost his original intention and subconsciously separated the leaders from the workers.

"We basically eat in the cafeteria. If we need to entertain you individually, we will notify you separately." Yang Shibin saw Zhou Weimin frowning, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the supplies that could be mobilized from the cafeteria were really as complete as Wu Honggang said.

If that's true, it's going to be troublesome...

"Director Yang, to be honest, our cafeteria does have some surplus. This surplus is prepared to cope with unexpected demand."

Zhou Weimin let out a long sigh and looked at Yang Shibin seriously.

Before Yang Shibin could smile, he continued, "But this surplus was only implemented after I became the canteen director and discussed it with Director Wu. Director Wu ran back and forth more than a dozen times before the flour mill agreed to provide the factory with an extra 100 meals of flour per month after the beginning of the year, and it will be provided until the end of this year. Including this month's surplus, the warehouse is only enough to entertain 200 people per meal. Now there are 600 extra mouths..."

"This……"

Yang Shibin's face looked a little ugly. He had no idea what Wu Honggang had done.

Under normal circumstances this would definitely be considered a good thing, but now it is like a death warrant for him.

"Wei Min, go back and have the canteen prepare to entertain our comrades from the brother factories. I'll figure out a way to get supplies."

Seeing Zhou Weimin's serious expression, Yang Shibin gave up his original plan.

"Well, Director, you are busy, I will go back first."

Zhou Weimin nodded, stood up and left the factory director's office.

The surplus grain in the warehouse is real, but the purpose of this grain is fake.

When he became the acting director, Wu Honggang told him that the grain would not be moved normally and would be replaced in batches.

The purpose is to use it as a benefit to the leaders of small factories when needed, and sometimes it can also be used as a bonus to persuade others to do something.

It is only at the beginning of the year that there is so much surplus. If it were left to the end of the year, it would have bottomed out long ago.

However, only a few of them know these things, so they naturally have the final say on what the surplus is used for.

I guess by this time, Wu Honggang had already let the news spread, and was just waiting to see Yang Shibin's performance.

Yang Shibin didn't know the ins and outs of this. After Zhou Weimin left, he picked up the phone with a worried look on his face and put it down again.

The reason for calling Zhou Weimin over this time was originally to ask him to contact Lou Ruizhong to see if some additional supplies could be transferred.

Just looking at Zhou Weimin's attitude just now, he knew that the other party would not agree, so he did not make trouble for himself.

He had already looked for everyone he could, but at this critical juncture, every factory was scratching their heads over extra food and no one was able to help.

There are now two paths before him. One is to ask Li Huaide for help, and the other is to contact Lou Ruizhong.

But on one side is his mortal enemy, and on the other side is the capitalist. No matter which one he chooses, he doesn't want to go.

After hesitating for a long time, Yang Shibin gritted his teeth, picked up the phone and dialed.

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(End of this chapter)