Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 24 Influence
After hearing the broadcast, the entire steel mill was shocked.

"Isn't the technical department working on improving the equipment? What technology have they invented that would earn the praise of the head manager?"

"What do you know? The people in the old technical department have always been in charge of improving the equipment. Engineer Li just gave some pointers at the beginning and then came over every day to check on the situation. Engineer Li has always been in the small warehouse next to the technical department."

"Then do you know what technology Engineer Li invented?"

"How should I know? I haven't even been inside. There are guards at the door of the small warehouse, and heavy machine guns are even mounted."

"Ah! They've even mounted a heavy machine gun. That invention must be something extraordinary."

"Nonsense, if I were to say something like that, would I be praised by the head shopkeeper?"

"That's right, but Engineer Li is truly amazing! He's only been at the steel mill for a few days, and he's already been praised by the head manager. He's truly a rare talent at Harbin Institute of Technology!"

The workers at the steel rolling mill talked about it and admired Li Weidong's talent. They were even more impressed by his character of selflessly donating the reward to the needy families in the factory.

This incident deeply shocked everyone in the steel mill.

Jia Dongxu felt numb all over.

Let’s not talk about Li Weidong’s honors for now. He just didn’t want the two thousand yuan and the receipts anymore and donated them directly to the factory.

Is he a fool?

Jia Dongxu's mentality completely exploded.

Li Weidong has money, why would he give it to people in the factory, who are not his relatives and whom he doesn't even know? Wouldn't it be better to give it to the neighbors in the compound?
After hearing the broadcast, Yi Zhonghai had a thought in his mind that Li Weidong was no longer on the same level as them. He would tell Dongxu to try not to provoke Li Weidong as much as possible.

He Yuzhu in the kitchen was also stunned.

The kitchen that was cleaning up was also in an uproar.

There was no one who did not praise Li Weidong, which made He Yuzhu's heart confused for a while.

He didn't know how to deal with Li Weidong now.

Jia Dongxu is not dead yet, and He Yuzhu has not been brainwashed too seriously. He is just a little grateful to Yi Zhonghai for helping him, and thinks Yi Zhonghai is a good man. He also likes Qin Huairu.

After observing him for a few days, he found that Li Weidong was a simple person. He worked during the day and returned to the courtyard at night. In the courtyard, he greeted everyone politely and loved children. He often gave candy to Da Mao and Da Zhuang. He did not do anything special to the Jia family except ignore them.

You know, with Li Weidong's current position in the steel mill, it would be easy for him to deal with Jia Dongxu. But Li Weidong didn't do that.

My initial dislike for him gradually faded after a few days of observation. Later, thinking about how he got beaten up, I couldn't blame Li Weidong. I felt that Li Weidong was truly remarkable, in every way!
Now, everyone in the entire steel mill speaks highly of Li Weidong.

All the leaders in the factory were polite to Li Weidong.

He Yuzhu found that he was completely incomparable to Li Weidong. The gap was too big. He felt like he had been living like a dog for so many years.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu suddenly felt depressed and at the same time felt deeply helpless.

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The protagonist being discussed by everyone was in his laboratory, lifting weights with his secretary Xiao Wang.

While waiting for the smelting, Secretary Xiao Wang said, "Mr. Li, you really didn't keep any of the bonus? You don't even have a bicycle yet. You should save some money to buy one."

“Many workers in the factory live in poverty and suffer from malnutrition, which greatly affects their work and is prone to danger.

Those rewards are nothing to me. I can't eat that much by myself. Besides, I can't spend all my monthly salary and bills, so rewards won't make much difference.

It’s better to give it to someone in need than to waste it in my hands.

"I'm going to make a bicycle myself. Look over there, it's made of new materials. Once I finish making the special steel, I'll buy some parts and assemble it." Li Weidong said, pointing to the bicycle frame made of carbon fiber over there.

"Oh, make it yourself. What accessories do you need? I'll buy them when the time comes." Secretary Xiao Wang said.

"No rush, let's talk about it after we finish making the special steel." Li Weidong said.

"Come on."

After chatting for a few more words, they started to get busy again.

……

The afternoon passed quickly in a busy manner. After work, Li Weidong returned to the courtyard.

Arriving at the middle courtyard, she saw Jia Zhangshi had returned. She was sitting at the door of the Jia family's house, sewing shoe soles, playing with a stick beside her. She figured it was almost time. Seeing Li Weidong come in, she looked at him with a look filled with resentment.

The stick next to it is similar.

Li Weidong didn't care and went straight back to the backyard.

When I arrived at the backyard, I saw Captain Li and others packing up their tools, so I walked over to them.

When Captain Li saw Li Weidong coming, he put down what he was holding and took Li Weidong around to look around.

After reading it, Li Weidong was very satisfied. He said to Captain Li, "Captain Li, I've read it. It's pretty good. How much do you think is needed?"

"Weidong, as long as you are satisfied, we still need 180 yuan." Captain Li said

"Captain Li, please wait a moment, I'll go get it." Li Weidong said and went back to the house.

Actually, the money and notes were in Li Weidong's space, but he couldn't just take them out. Who would carry so much money after work? He could only go back to his room and pretend. And seeing Jia Zhang's return and the looks of the Jia family's grandparents, he decided to put some money in the house after buying furniture tomorrow to see if he could catch any fish.

Li Weidong took the money, walked out of the house, and handed it to Captain Li in the backyard.

After taking the money, counting it and confirming that it was correct, Captain Li wrote out a receipt and gave it to Li Weidong.

Then he said hello to Li Weidong and left with the engineering team. Li Weidong also went back to the house to cook.

At this time, everyone else in the compound had also returned.

The compound is a little uneasy today.

At the Jia family, as soon as Jia Dongxu came back, he lay on the bed motionless.

Qin Huairu quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did you have a lot of work today? Are you tired?"

"No, it was that bastard Li Weidong. He's simply not a human being. Life is so difficult for everyone in the factory, yet he actually gave away his 2,000 yuan bonus, 100 kilograms of meat coupons, 100 kilograms of grain coupons, 100 kilograms of oil coupons, and many other coupons to those in need in the factory.

He would rather give it to someone he doesn’t know in the factory than help us neighbors. Damn bastard! "

Qin Huairu was stunned when she heard Jia Dongxu's words. Two thousand yuan, and so many tickets, and Li Weidong didn't want them. Was he stupid?

Qin Huairu couldn't understand Li Weidong's behavior. Even a fool wouldn't do that!

Qin Huairu felt heartbroken when she thought about giving away two thousand yuan like that.

How nice it would be if this was given to me!
Then Qin Huairu thought of something and asked, "Where did Li Weidong get so much money and tickets?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu said, "The broadcast said that a new technology was invented and it was awarded by the Ministry of Industry."

After hearing Jia Dongxu say that Li Weidong distributed the bonus to the people in the factory, Jia Zhang immediately started cursing.

"Damn little bastard, he'd rather help someone he doesn't know at the factory than help us. What a bastard that killed his parents..."

In the eyes of Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, other people's difficulties were not as severe as his family's. They only ate meat a few times a month and were almost starving.

Since Li Weidong wants to do good things, he should help them instead of helping outsiders.

Just when Jia Zhang was firing on all cylinders, Jia Dongxu suddenly interrupted her.

"Mom, stop scolding me. There's one more thing. Li Weidong brought that lame Wang Jianjun into the factory. Do you think we can go find Li Weidong and ask him to recruit Huairu to work in the factory?"

If Huairu works in the factory, our family will become a dual-income family."

Hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Jia Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Really? Is he that capable?"

Qin Huairu on the side also pricked up her ears.

"I heard from my coworkers that Li Weidong has a very high status in the factory and recommending someone to join the factory is just a matter of a word. I guess it's true, otherwise how could Wang Jianjun, a cripple, get into the factory?" Jia Dongxu said decisively.

Qin Huairu said from the side: "Dongxu, but I'm pregnant."

Qin Huairu also wanted to go to work. If they could earn money together, their future life would be much better. She was very tempted, but now she was pregnant. Could she work in the factory?
Jia Dongxu said: "It's good to be pregnant. When you give birth, you don't have to spend money on checkups, and you can also have maternity leave. You will also get paid when you give birth. It is because you are pregnant that you are allowed to go to work.

"I've also heard that when Wang Jianjun joined, the HR department gave him all the jobs and let him choose. But this idiot just kept working as a fitter. He had connections with Li Weidong, but he didn't choose a better job and stuck with his old job. Isn't that stupid?"

Jia Zhang nodded in agreement.

After hearing what Jia Dongxu said, Qin Huairu was also very tempted, but thinking of the relationship between the two families, she was a little worried and said, "Dongxu, our relationship with Li Weidong is not good. Will he agree?"

"I'll ask my master to help me talk to him," said Jia Dongxu.

Jia Zhang started bragging about Jia Dongxu.

"Our Dongxu is smart. Let Yi Zhonghai go. That little bastard Li Weidong won't dare to disrespect him. After all, Old Yi is the boss of the courtyard."

When the third aunt returned home, she also heard about Li Weidong giving out bonuses and was completely dumbfounded.

Yan Fugui was also a little confused.

Two thousand yuan and so many tickets were all given to the needy families in the factory. Li Weidong is really something.

But they didn't say anything. The only feeling they had was heartache. So much money was just given to others like that.

Even though it wasn't their money, they still felt extremely distressed.

"Alright, that's Weidong's money. It's none of our business who gets it, so stop worrying about it.

But there is one thing we must consider.”

Yan Fugui quickly put the matter aside and said seriously:
"The boss doesn't have much work right now. I heard Weidong arranged for Wang Jianjun to work in the factory. I'll go over and ask him later to see if I can get the boss a job in the steel mill."

After hearing what Yan Fugui said, the third aunt's eyes lit up and she said, "Weidong is so powerful in the steel rolling mill, it must be just a matter of a word for the eldest brother to join the factory."

Yan Fugui glanced at his wife and said, "No matter how little it is, we have to do you a favor."

"I know that, but compared to the work that Jie Cheng has done, it's nothing," said the third aunt.

Yan Jiecheng, who was standing by, was also excited when he heard that someone was looking for a job for him.

At the age of eighteen, you need to have a job, otherwise it will be difficult to find a wife.

Yan Fugui said to Yan Jiecheng, "If I get you a good job, you will have to pay for living and eating at home in the future."

Hearing his father's words, Yan Jiecheng nodded helplessly.

When Yan Fugui saw Yan Jiecheng nodded, he calmly drank his tea again.

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The third aunt and Yan Jiecheng exchanged a glance. Then the third aunt asked, "Old man, didn't you say you were going to ask Weidong? Why haven't you gone yet?"

Yan Fugui continued drinking his tea and said, "I can't go today. I guess the families in need at the factory should come to express their gratitude. There's no rush for us. Tomorrow is the weekend, Weidong will be resting at home. Besides, it's the same anyway."

Yan Jiecheng was a little skeptical, so he ran to the backyard to take a look.

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I saw many people thanking Li Weidong at the door of his house, and Wang Jianjun was handing out cigarettes to them as they left.

Yan Jiecheng listened for a while and then went back. He was indeed someone from the steel mill.

After Li Weidong persuaded them in every possible way, the group of people left one after another.

I expressed my gratitude repeatedly before leaving.

After everyone left, Wang Jianjun said goodbye to Li Weidong and prepared to go home.

"Brother Jianjun, thank you!"

"Hey, we brothers don't talk about this."

"Okay, come on. By the way, Brother Jianjun, tell Dazhuang and the others that I'll take them fishing tomorrow."

"Okay." Then he went home.

Li Weidong thought to himself, "These days, there aren't many ungrateful people like the Jia family."

Li Weidong sighed and went home to sleep.

(End of this chapter)