Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 22 Performances of Three Workshop Directors

When Director Kong saw the production efficiency after the change of production process, he held his hand and laughed: "Good boy, I knew you can do it. You are worthy of being a graduate of Wudaokou Technical School."

Secretary Hu was also looking at Yang Ning with satisfaction. After hearing Director Kong's praise for him, he looked at Director Kong with a teasing look on his face: "That's not right. Who said that..."

Before Secretary Hu finished speaking, Director Kong looked at him with resentment: "Old Hu, we don't do this. Why are you still bringing up the past?"

Yang Ning looked at Director Kong and the others helplessly, and said modestly: "It was Director Chang and the others who cooperated and worked hard. I just talked a lot."

"That's not right. You, who just talk, are much more important than us who work hard." As soon as Director Chang saw Director Kong's behavior, he knew that he was going to take the blame.

Seeing that Yang Ning's arrival increased the factory's output by 30%, it would be strange if Director Kong, this glutton, didn't want to take advantage of him.

Director Chang has also witnessed Yang Ning's abilities. If he could stay in the First Machinery Factory, one can imagine how much benefit he would bring to the factory.

So he and Director Kong can be said to be in perfect sync this time.

Secretary Hu also saw what Director Kong was thinking, but he also knew that the abilities Yang Ning had demonstrated were more than just what was apparent.

If the major projects were not still under planning, how could a talent like Yang Ning be allowed to waste his talent in a small corner of the First Machinery Factory?

Therefore, not only Yang Ning himself, but even the leaders of their school have no right to decide where to go.

After seeing what Director Kong was thinking, Secretary Hu came out to smooth things over: "Mr. Kong, now that the production process has been transformed and has produced results, should we report it to the higher-ups first and then quickly promote it in the factory?"

Secretary Hu pulled Yang Ning over and secretly winked at Director Kong.

Director Kong was very smart. He knew at a glance that he had been rude just now. For a talent like Yang Ning, the higher-ups must have made arrangements for him. His destination was not something that he, the director of a small machinery factory, could decide.

Director Kong slapped his forehead, as if he had just thought of something after hearing what Secretary Hu said: "Oh, look, we were so busy celebrating that we forgot about the great hero. Don't leave later, Director Hao, quickly notify the canteen that the factory is going to hold a celebration banquet for Comrade Xiao Yang."

"Yes!"

Yang Ning looked at the thin figure running out of the crowd. He didn't expect that the noise just now had alarmed the logistics staff.

At this time, Director Lin from a workshop quietly came up to Director Chang and whispered, "Great, Xiao Chang, you gave us a big one without making any noise." As he spoke, he looked at Director Chang with eyes full of envy.

This increases production efficiency by more than 30%. If they were allowed to come first, this year's "Advanced Workshop" would definitely be theirs. But now, they still need to compete with the second workshop.

So I plan to talk to Director Chang first and try to get his support.

Since the production process transformation needs to be promoted throughout the factory and we have lost the first place, it should be no problem for us to strive for the second place.

"What's the matter, Lao Lin? What do you want to do, you old fox?"

Seeing that Old Lin was already very shrewd, Director Chang knew that he was starting to make plans again.

"hey-hey."

The simple laughter made Director Chang more cautious. He took a few steps back and said to Director Lin unhappily, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't laugh. I feel scared when you laugh." "Tsk!" Director Lin stopped laughing when he heard this. He glanced at Director Chang with a stern face, then he leaned over to Director Chang's ear and whispered,

"Xiao Chang, when Director Kong mentions the idea of transforming the production process and promoting it throughout the factory, you have to help your elder brother. You have finished your work, but a large group of people over there are eagerly waiting for your help..."

"Cough cough..."

Before he could finish his words, a cough was heard behind him.

The sudden cough almost made Director Lin jump up.

Director Lin turned his head and saw Director Liu from the second workshop looking at him unhappily: "Old Lin, you are an old comrade who has no moral principles. If I hadn't discovered this, you would have really planned to use your numbers to bully the minority."

Then he pushed Director Lin aside, handed Director Chang a cigarette with a smile, and said in a flattering manner: "Brother, you have finished your work here, but you have to help me. The workers in the second workshop are waiting for a reply."

As he said this, he pointed at the workers watching at the door of Workshop 3, not caring whether they were from Workshop 2 or not: "You see, if we were lined up behind Workshop 1 for the renovation this time, those workers would tear me to pieces later." After saying this, he bent down and lit the cigarette in Director Chang's mouth.

Director Chang hadn't reacted yet. He stared at Director Liu in front of him with a cigarette in his mouth.

Is this Xiao Liu, who is always serious?

"Go, go, go." Director Chang was stunned, but Director Lin was not.

After hearing what Director Liu said, he pushed Director Liu away, pointed at his nose and said, "I always thought that it was enough for me and Brother Chang, but I didn't expect that Director Liu, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would become so mercenary?"

"Tsk!" Director Liu glanced at Director Chang and Director Lin and slowly lit a cigarette for himself: "Dealing with you two has finally made me understand one thing: if you can do without face, try not to have it, otherwise I will be the one who starves."

How much loss must one have suffered to realize such a profound truth?
"That's right!" After hearing what Director Liu said, Director Chang and the others were not ashamed. Instead, they happily patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Liu, you were always very serious before. Now that you understand this truth, you have completely become a member of our working class and have completely integrated into the masses."

Yang Ning and Director Kong were standing a few meters away at this time, watching the performance of the three workshop directors, and they were almost dumbfounded.

"No, brothers, are you guys performing a skit here?"

Secretary Hu looked at Director Kong with a smile and whispered meaningfully, "Old Kong, you are leading really good soldiers."

Director Kong had a lot of black lines on his forehead. Looking at these three embarrassing things, he really wanted to send these three guys back to the furnace for retraining.

Others covered their mouths, trying not to laugh out loud, but their eyes were fixed on the three workshop directors. They didn't expect that the directors who usually had serious faces actually had such talent. It would be a pity not to go to the overpass to tell a real story.

"That's enough, three disgraceful things." Director Kong couldn't stand it anymore and yelled at the three of them.

Only then did the three workshop directors react and realize that their leader was still there.

　There is still one chapter left, you have to wait, I have a lot to do today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)