Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

Li Jianjun made Ma Sijiu resign as head of the security department in order to avoid harm and to deal with Liu Haizhong.

Now that Director Li and Liu Haizhong have been tricked by Li Jianjun, only Wang Qingshan and Xu Damao are left. Now is the time to use them.

Important positions will definitely be filled by one's own cronies.

"Director Zhang, is there even a need to ask? When Ma Sijiu was the head of the security department, there were absolutely no mistakes. On the contrary, under his management, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill never experienced a single theft..."

Factory Director Zhang instantly understood the implication behind Li Jianjun's words.

“Alright, I’ll call Ma Sijiu and Li Weiguo over now. The position of head of the security section belongs to one of them.”

Factory Director Zhang was well aware that Li Jianjun wanted to install his cronies, but he couldn't stop him, so he simply went along with it and did him a favor.

Things are different now. Although he can't become the Party Secretary, he still has to please the person in front of him in order to retire peacefully, since Qi Shengli's situation is right before his eyes.

Others may not know, but he knows very well that Qi Shengli was set up; otherwise, how could he have been dismounted?

Even that pig-brain Liu Haizhong, who was outsmarted by Li Jianjun, was still happily helping him count the money.

The Li Jianjun before him was far more cunning and calculating than Director Zhang had ever imagined.

Thinking of this, Director Zhang couldn't help but glance at Li Jianjun.

Drawing lots is the fairest and least offensive way.

Ma Sijiu and Li Weiguo were on tenterhooks on their way here, but as soon as they entered and saw Li Jianjun sitting there, their unease vanished instantly.

"Comrade Ma, Comrade Li, right? You two have made a lot of contributions to our factory without saying a word. You deserve the credit for finding the batch of steel that Liu Haizhong lost last time."

“I’ve discussed it with Secretary Li, and the position of head of the security department at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill will be given to the two of you.”

"But who exactly becomes the section chief and who becomes the deputy section chief depends entirely on your luck."

"Here are two slips of paper, one with the name of a section chief and the other with the name of a deputy section chief."

"Whether you become the head of a section or the deputy head of a section depends entirely on the result of your lottery."

Factory Director Zhang has mastered the art of navigating interpersonal relationships to a very high degree.

Although there is only a one-word difference between the head and deputy head of a section, their power is quite different. The deputy head of a section is under the leadership of the head of a section.

If any one of them is put in the position of section chief, the other person will definitely have a problem with him.

Under Director Zhang's arrangement, Li Weiguo and Ma Sijiu immediately began drawing lots.

This time, Li Weiguo was incredibly lucky and caught the section chief's note.

“Secretary Li, I just happened to catch this note from the section chief.”

Li Weiguo, an honest and simple man, actually managed to catch a section chief.

It would be a lie for Ma Sijiu to say he wasn't disappointed. After all, he and Li Weiguo were both under Li Jianjun's command, and it wouldn't be right for them to have internal strife in front of outsiders.

"The positions of head and deputy head of the security section are currently vacant. I think you two are perfect candidates. I hope you won't let down the trust that Secretary Li and I have placed in you!"

Director Zhang tactfully smoothed things over, letting the two men know that they were able to get their positions because of Li Jianjun.

Although the two didn't say much, the grateful looks they gave Li Jianjun spoke volumes.

Before he knew it, it was time to get off work again. Li Jianjun now loves going home. After all, he lives like he's in paradise every day. What man wouldn't want that?

Back home, Ran Qiurui and her sister were waiting for him to come home for dinner.

After another round of hard work, six days later, Ran Qiurui went to the hospital for a check-up and returned with good news.

"Brother Jianjun, I'm pregnant..."

Li Jianjun held Ran Qiurui and spun her around several times. This was his second child, a child who could be born openly and legitimately.

With two people getting pregnant in quick succession, it means that Li Jianjun will receive another wave of rewards in the next ten months.

Even the usually composed Li Jianjun couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Ran Qiurui felt both happy and sad.

She was delighted that Li Jianjun loved children so much, but worried that she was pregnant and would no longer be able to take care of her husband.

Qin Huairu had been eyeing this opportunity every day, and now it was a golden chance. If she could seize it and get pregnant with this man's child, her future would be secure.

"Dangdang..."

Just after the lights were turned off, there was a knock on Li Jianjun's door.

"Brother Jianjun, my son Banggeng has a high fever. Please get up and help me take a look. I really don't know what to do by myself!"

Qin Huairu cried out, feigning a sob.

Ran Qiurui, who was inside the house, understood perfectly well what good could come of it all, since they hadn't come earlier or later.

"Go quickly, we're all neighbors, help each other out if you can!"

Ran Qiurui looked at her man and spoke generously.

Since her own man wasn't at a disadvantage, she didn't care about such things, since she was the wife in name only.

Li Jianjun nodded and walked out, but as soon as he turned around and closed the door, someone grabbed him from behind.

"Isn't Bang Geng sick? What are you doing?"

Li Jianjun turned around and spoke.

Seeing that the man in front of her was so tactless, Qin Huairu pressed him against the wall and kissed him fiercely, kissing him from head to toe without sparing any part of his body.

The skilled kissing technique made Li Jianjun tremble all over, and his body felt an indescribable pleasure. This widow was really good at her job. He hadn't felt this way for a long time since his wife got pregnant.

Qin Huairu took a liking to the visitor and pulled him directly into her home, where Jia Zhangshi and the children were not home.

"Jianjun, guess who's in this room!"

As Qin Huai spoke, she took off her clothes and draped them over the man in front of her, rubbing and teasing him incessantly.

Faced with such a stunning beauty before him, Li Jianjun had no time to ponder the riddle; he simply pinned her down on the kang (heated brick bed)...

Is it a seizure or a fever?

Chapter 317 Unscrupulous

Another Liu Haizhong has fallen from grace. Li Jianjun has become the factory's Party Secretary, rising directly to the top of power.

Dealing with Xu Damao and Wang Qingshan would be a piece of cake.

Xu Damao is a familiar name to everyone. He is a well-known villain in the novel "Full House of Love". He is scheming, meticulous, and very treacherous.

As for Wang Qingshan, a character who does not appear in the courtyard, even those who have watched "Full House of Love" may not know his identity.

Wang Qingshan is an elderly man living in the courtyard house at No. 94, Nantongluo Lane, right next to Li Jianjun's courtyard house.

Like Yi Zhonghai, Wang Qingshan's ability to sit in the position of an elder in the courtyard was also inseparable from his meticulous calculations.

In public, Wang Qingshan is a well-known moral exemplar and a role model for the entire institute. It is only natural that such a person was chosen as the eldest grandpa.

Behind closed doors, however, Wang Qingshan abandoned his hypocritical facade and became extremely selfish.

Because he had been a workshop director at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill for so many years without any promotion, he harbored such resentment towards Li Jianjun's sudden promotion.

This led to his collusion with Director Li, who wanted to find some dirt on Li Jianjun.

Li Jianjun's approach to dealing with these two individuals was to use a feint to confuse them and take advantage of the situation.

Ideally, Xu Damao and Wang Qingshan should be completely bewildered before a decisive blow is delivered.

This is Li Jianjun's plan to deal with them.

Before they knew it, it was time for Lou Xiao'e to give birth. Li Jianjun took care of Lou Xiao'e and her baby day and night.

When there were still two or three days left before the due date, Li Jianjun simply asked his uncle to arrange for Lou Xiao'e to be hospitalized to prepare for childbirth in peace, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Lou Bancheng and his wife also stayed by Lou Xiao'e's side.

Xu Damao was kept in the dark about all of this.

When Xu Damao heard that Lou Xiao'e had been admitted to the hospital, he was radiant and told everyone he met that he was going to have an heir.

In his words, since Lou Xiao'e was already pregnant and hadn't been seeing other men, it was highly likely that the child was his.

So, upon hearing that Lou Xiao'e was hospitalized, Xu Damao immediately brought nutritional supplements and fruit to the hospital.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Lou Bancheng blocked the entrance to the delivery room and began to hurl insults at Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao, what are you doing here again?"

Xu Damao was about to become a father, so he stopped arguing with Lou Bancheng.

"Dad, I was your son-in-law, and now that the baby is about to be born, you should at least let me, the father, see the child."

Li Jianjun happened to see this scene and almost burst out laughing. He had seen people take off their green hats, but he had never seen anyone actively come up to ask for a green hat.

Doesn't Xu Damao know that his infertility is real?

"Get out, I don't have a son-in-law like you."

After Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e divorced, Xu Damao reported that Lou Xiao'e's house often had small yellow fish, which made Lou Bancheng hate him to the core.

Another half of the yellow croakers were confiscated; it's no wonder Lou Bancheng hated him.

Moreover, Lou Bancheng had already heard about Xu Damao's philandering at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

He figured his daughter should follow her husband wherever he went, so he turned a blind eye.

The fact that he was reported even after the divorce was the most intolerable thing for him.

This time, Xu Damao was severely scolded and became a laughing stock in the entire hospital.

Xu Damao, carrying the things, slunk away.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lou Xiao'e finally gave birth to a baby boy amidst excruciating pain.

This was also Li Jianjun's first child.

As the child was born, a system voice suddenly echoed through the heavens in Li Jianjun's mind.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for the title of Great Craftsman."

The phrase "master craftsman of a great nation" immediately came to Li Jianjun's mind.

"After obtaining the title of Master Craftsman, the host now possesses the skills of eight Master Craftsmen, each of which is enough to awe the ages and bring blessings to all people."