The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 190: The Year of Fighting
"What are you preparing for?" Liu Hua said with a smile, "You are very energetic and well-dressed. If you take a photo and publish it in the newspaper, people all over the country will envy you."

Li Huaide stroked his slicked-back hair and said, "Young man? Not young anymore. I am not young anymore. Compared to you, I am old and feeble. This world is yours."

"Don't be depressed. Forty-year-olds are the best time to start a career. You are capable, experienced, and motivated." Liu Hua patted Li Huaide on the shoulder: "I am optimistic about you."

"Go, go, go." Li Huaide waved his hands in disdain: "It's not your turn to encourage me, it should be Song who should encourage you. You are so young, but you act like an old man. Who are you pretending to be?"

Within two days, the front-page headline of the newspaper reported that the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had made history by designing my country's first 1,700 mm and 4,200 mm cold rolling mills, thus contributing to national construction.

In the photo, Liu Hua and Li Huaide were standing in the middle. Because they were taking the photo, Li Huaide's mouth was grinning like a lotus flower. He couldn't help shaking his head while looking at the photo.

"This reporter's photography skills are too poor." Li Huaide said disdainfully: "It doesn't reflect my personal charm at all."

Liu Lan stood beside him and said unhappily, "Why do you want to show off your personal charm? Are you trying to attract bees and butterflies?"

"You are an unreasonable woman." Li Huaide shook his head: "Do you know what this news represents?"

Liu Lan shook her head: "How would I know? I'm just a small handyman in the kitchen, and I'm rotten in your hands. What can I know?"

"Don't complain." Li Huaide shook his head: "If you had some ability, I wouldn't let you do odd jobs. If you don't have the ability, you can't force yourself to praise me, otherwise you won't be able to convince others. Apart from work, I don't owe you anything else."

Liu Lan didn't dwell on this question, but changed the subject: "What did you just say this news represents?"

"It means I am climbing up the ladder, and it is a solid foundation." Li Huaide said with a smile: "As long as there is an opportunity, I will definitely be promoted first."

Li Huaide pointed at the newspaper and said proudly: "Among the dozens of steel mills in the country, there is only one factory director who has been on this newspaper. This is an honor, an honor that is open to the public."

Liu Hua would bring good things back to his parents every now and then, and he would cook loving meals for his wife himself. In fact, Qiangqiang was the happiest person in the family, because every time his uncle came over, it meant there would be delicious food.

My wife is now nearly seven months pregnant and will give birth soon. Liu Hua no longer works overtime. He assigns tasks every day and goes to work and comes home as usual.

Everyone understood. Everyone around knew that Liu Hua's wife was going to give birth in a few months, so they all vied to help Liu Hua share some of the work.

Since everyone took so much care of them, Liu Hua would exchange some meat every now and then and let Sha Zhu prepare special meals for them.

"Hua Zi, your wife is about to give birth, right?" Sha Zhu fiddled with the ten kilograms of pork belly that Liu Hua had just brought over, while chatting: "Have you thought of a name for the child?"

"Yes." Liu Hua said with a smile, "But it's not my turn to name our child. My grandfather and my father look up dictionaries every day, and they both want to give the child a name that is easy to remember and has auspicious meanings."

"If you ask me, you should learn from my family, my son He Jianguo." Sha Zhu said proudly: "It means the future construction of the motherland, and he will definitely be a pillar of the country in the future." Liu Hua smiled and said: "According to your explanation, what does your name He Yuzhu mean? A pillar in the rain, that's a fool, there is no way to avoid the rain when it rains."

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Otherwise, why is my nickname Sha Zhu? Director Li's immediate superior once said that this nickname of mine is good and that I should be willing to be a fool in revolutionary work."

"When did you say that? Why didn't I know about it?"

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Once, the leader's cook asked for leave, and the leader invited him to dinner, so Li Huaide sent me to take his place. That's what he said. Xu Damao also went there that time. This guy said bad things about me behind my back, and he got the leader kicked out."

"Xu Damao is a man who can only talk big, but he will also suffer because of that mouth in the future." Liu Hua shook his head: "It's really impossible to control him."

Sha Zhu nodded: "Sometimes he is not as good as a fool like me. Although I speak harshly, I know how to distinguish between situations. I will not say a word when I shouldn't. But he always shows off his cleverness. He will suffer in the future."

Fortunately, the two men did not do it in front of Xu Damao, otherwise Xu Damao would go crazy. If Liu Hua laughed at him, he would have to admit it because Liu Hua was indeed taller than him. However, being laughed at by Sha Zhu would definitely drive Xu Damao crazy.

All along, only Xu Damao had laughed at Sha Zhu for being a stinky cook. How could Sha Zhu have the right to laugh at him? Isn't this going against Tian Gang? Especially in terms of being a person and doing things, he felt that he was so much ahead of Sha Zhu. He didn't expect to be called smart by Sha Zhu. If Xu Damao knew about this, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

For this year's National Day, Liu Hua insisted on giving the entire team three days off. Everyone had been on edge for nearly half a year, and had been engaged in high-intensity, high-pressure scientific research work. If they didn't take a good rest, after the research work was completed, the tension in everyone's hearts would loosen and they would collapse.

Li Huaide is a man who listens to advice. Although he is the leader of the entire scientific research team, he has always been engaged in logistical support work. The distribution of work in the team is all decided by Liu Hua. If Liu Hua says to take a holiday, then take a holiday.

The day before the holiday, the leader's secretary came again.

The two of them gathered all the members of the working group together, and the secretary said with a smile: "Everyone has done great things this year, and the organization and leaders have seen it. We will not let everyone's work be in vain."

The secretary took out a stack of award certificates and said, "Everyone has an award, not only in terms of honor, but also in terms of material. I heard that Mr. Liu has given you three days off, so take a good rest. After you have rested, you can get back to work with full energy."

After the certificates were distributed, the secretary took out a medal and said, "Engineer Liu, your contribution is irreplaceable. The department has set up an Outstanding Contribution Award. This is the medal. In addition, the department has requested the approval of the relevant departments to upgrade your engineer level to level six. This is also the resolution unanimously passed by the jury."

There was a burst of applause from the audience.

After the leader's secretary left, everyone took the certificate and looked at it over and over again. This was not a certificate from the factory, but from the department, and the value was different.

Li Huaide smiled and said, "The department has rewarded you. It would be unreasonable if the factory didn't show any appreciation."

(End of this chapter)