Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 88 Initial Contact with Leadership

It was past seven in the evening and everyone in the cafeteria had gone home from get off work, but Ma Qing still hadn't seen Deputy Director Li. Just when Ma Qing felt that he had been fooled, the old man came again.

Ma Qing was sitting in the dining room of the small cafeteria, bored and discussing with Xiao Qi the details of how to escape and go south. The door of the dining room suddenly opened and a middle-aged man walked in quickly.

I saw that the man had his hair combed back, probably with hair wax, and his hair was combed meticulously. His face was very fair with a faint red glow, and he was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit, giving people the feeling that he had a superior life and was an upper-class person.

But anyway, perhaps influenced by the plot, Ma Qing always felt that there was a perverse aura beneath this skin.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late. Please don't mind, little scholar." He put his hands together and bowed while saying polite words, but if you feel carefully, there is no apology in his words, only casualness.

"No, no. I just got here not long ago. Director Li must be very busy with all kinds of things. I am very grateful that you still came to see me." Ma Qing was too hypocritical at this time.

Li Huaide felt as comfortable as if he were at home when he arrived at the small restaurant. Oh, no, maybe even more comfortable than at home. It was said that this man had a very powerful father-in-law, so naturally he had a very powerful wife.

No wonder he likes to come to this small restaurant. There is food and fun to be had, and he is surrounded by his subordinates. Isn’t that feeling better than at home?

Li Huaide sat down in the main seat without any hesitation, and his mouth was not idle either, "A scholar is a scholar, and he always speaks well. In 59, you wrote "My Motherland and I" which was a big hit. At that time, the leaders of our factory were very happy. I remember that I was the director of logistics at that time, and I was the one who prepared the reward for you."

Look at him, with just a few words, he brought everyone closer together. Ma Qing feels that leaders always have their merits and are much better than ordinary people. Otherwise, they are just mud that cannot be helped. If you think your leader is incompetent, it is because your leader simply disdains to use his abilities on you.

"Director Li, you are too kind. It's just an article written out of inspiration. Look at me now. I'm just an ordinary student. Just don't laugh at me for being Fang Zhongyong." Ma Qing said modestly.

"Who is Fang Zhongyong? Why should I laugh at you for being Fang Zhongyong?" Li Huaide was a little puzzled.

Ma Qing wanted to slap himself in the face. All the praise in his heart just now was invalidated. This Li Huaide was just an idiot who relied on his father-in-law to get to the leadership position.

"I slipped up. It's not Fang Zhongyong. What I said is unworthy of being promoted." Ma Qing could only try to make amends, and then hurriedly continued, "Director Li, please sit down first. I'll go see if Chef He's dishes are ready. We can talk while we eat."

"Okay, when you go, ask Chef He to ask Liu Lan to serve the dishes. He knows about it." Li Huaide added while Ma Qing was out.

Ma Qing thought, you are really good, knowing that I need your help, you are so unscrupulous. Well, with your mentality, it should be no problem to deal with Yan Jiecheng.

When Ma Qing came back, Ma Qing, Liu Lan, and He Yuzhu entered the house with the dishes. After putting the dishes away, He Yuzhu turned around and left. Li Huaide said, "Liu Lan, please stay and eat together."

Then he turned to Ma Qing and said, "Comrade Liu Lan's family is in financial difficulty. I'd like to keep her to eat with us to increase her nutrition. Ma Qing, you won't mind, do you?"

Ma Qing was just taking out a bottle of Xifeng Liquor that he had prepared in advance. Upon hearing this, he was very angry but smiled. "Of course I don't mind. We can't finish all the dishes. Director Li is very thoughtful. It not only saves food but also unites comrades." Li Huaide laughed. "You are really good at talking, little guy. Oh, Xifeng Liquor, you really spent a lot of money on it. Liu Lan, what are you doing? You just watch others pouring wine and don't help to order."

One day, Liu Lan immediately took the Xifeng wine from Ma Qing's hand and poured it for the three of them. She looked so familiar with the process that it made people feel distressed.

The wine was poured, and after a round of polite talk, Ma Qing and Li Huaide started chatting while eating.

After Ma Qing toasted Li Huaide, he said, "Director Li, you know that after my parents got into trouble, the factory gave me two workstations. I sold one of them at that time. Now I still have another one. I am about to graduate from technical secondary school, so I want to sell this one as well. I would like to ask Director Li for help to find a buyer and sell it at a good price."

When Li Huaide heard this, he originally thought that Ma Qing wanted to ask for something, but it turned out to be a good thing. He wondered in his heart whether Ma Qing did not understand the market or wanted to use this opportunity to bid for his horses.
"Ma Qing, this matter is not easy to handle. The higher-ups are carrying out a strict rectification campaign now. In principle, the inheritance of work positions cannot be bought and sold. It's not easy to handle." Li Huaide decided to give it a try first.

"Oh, is that so? Well, forget it. It's not in vain that I can meet Director Li today. Come, let's drink this glass of wine." Ma Qing felt more and more annoyed. He is a young man, but he is being hypocritical with a middle-aged man like you. He wants to flip the table.

When Li Huaide heard this, he immediately understood that Ma Qing's purpose was not to flatter him, but that he really came to do business.

"You kid, I haven't even finished talking yet and you've already given up. Things are always done by people."

Ma Qing was annoyed and said directly: "Director Li, we are all men from Beijing, so let's not play any games like Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. The work stations are so valuable nowadays. In addition to 1200 yuan for each station, I have another condition." Ma Qing made the matter clear. Anyway, he was planning to move south and would not deal with this rotten man in the future.

Li Huaide's face sank, thinking that Ma Qing was a dog-faced person, who changed his face at any time and didn't take him seriously at all. "Little comrade, you talk like a gangster. You still want to sell your workstation. As long as I'm in this factory, I don't see who dares to buy your workstation."

"Don't be ridiculous, my Director Li. There aren't many other things in this city, but there are many officials, even more senior than you. You can't stop these officials from making demands. You want to control me because I'm young, but you can't do that."

"You..." Li Huaide was speechless.

Liu Lan, who was standing by, saw this and was surprised that the atmosphere at the drinking party had suddenly become so tense. She hurried to smooth things over, "Don't be so hasty when I told you to drink. Look, this is how you men are. How can you turn against each other so easily? Come on, have a drink." She quickly filled the two men's glasses.

Ma Qing was originally seeking an equal dialogue and did not want to make things awkward, so he also picked up the glass and said, "I'm sorry, Director Li, I'm young and can't drink much, so I said something inappropriate. Please forgive me." After saying that, he drank the glass. If Li Huaide didn't continue, then just wait and see.

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