Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

Liu Haizhong knew that he would definitely not get any effective response from the steel rolling mill.

Continuing to waste time here will definitely not yield any results.

The reason I spoke so forcefully to Director Yang was because I had worked at the steel rolling mill for many years.

But thinking back now, my legs still tremble a little.

Chapter 136 Xu Damao Gets Tough Enough

Film studio.

"Brother Xu, why haven't you gone to work at the steel mill yet? Why are you still here? I heard you found a great job there, much easier than this film screening studio, and the pay is much higher."

"A young employee at the film studio said with a smile."

"No rush, no rush. The transfer order will be issued after the New Year. I'll continue working here for now. But you'll need to find a way out in the future. The wages here are indeed a bit low."

Xu Damao said with a forced smile.

Xu Damao was also a little puzzled. Li Huaide had already made arrangements and even made the announcement over the loudspeaker.

However, the transfer order has not yet been issued, and the reason for it is unknown.

I just kept telling myself that things wouldn't be settled until after the new year.

However, Xu Damao was not worried. The few small yellow croakers he had stuffed in were definitely enough. "413" was definitely hard currency.

It cost a lot of money to find a job at the steel rolling mill.

Especially the position of the section chief in charge of the blackboard bulletin board, there are too many eyes watching.

Everyone knows that in this position, as long as no major mistakes are made, it's a safe bet.

In a year or two at most, he can be promoted to the position of section chief.

Only then will they truly have real power in their hands.

Moreover, the wages are much higher. The wages at the film studio are indeed low, barely enough to make a living.

Few people dare to skim too much profit during screenings like Xu Damao.

Just as the two were chatting, the director of the film studio arrived.

"Xiao Xu, there's a movie screening in the countryside tonight, it's quite far away, could you please make the trip?"

The director of the film studio was naturally well aware of Xu Damao's actions.

Li Huaide had already spoken to him and given him some nice things.

Otherwise, why would they have agreed so readily?

In this day and age, transferring someone over there is a rather troublesome matter.

You also need a letter of introduction and a power of attorney, and the process takes a very long time; it's not as easy or simple as it seems.

Since I didn't get any benefit from Xu Damao, then it doesn't count as getting any benefit.

Therefore, it was only natural that Xu Damao would be chosen to screen the film in such a remote location.

If Xu Damao were a little cunning, he could make another quick buck.

If not, then let's teach Xu Damao a lesson before he leaves.

"Okay, no problem, I will definitely complete the task. I will prepare everything early this afternoon."

Xu Damao said with a forced smile.

In his heart, he had already cursed the factory director's ancestors, even though that place was 30 kilometers away from Beijing.

That's a round trip of 60 kilometers. Screening in such a far place is extremely arduous.

I could only get there by bicycle.

Logically speaking, movies are usually not shown in such remote locations.

Unless the local villagers are sensible and offer some benefits.

Xu Damao thought that he could only get benefits by going to the local area.

Meanwhile, his factory manager could receive local specialties from the countryside while staying at home, which made him extremely resentful.

But since I haven't been transferred yet, I still have to put on a show.

Before leaving, we couldn't afford to offend the cinema manager.

Seeing that Xu Damao didn't make any move, the factory manager waved his hand and walked away.

Only after the factory manager had walked away did the young man next to him dare to speak.

"Brother Xu, how did you offend our factory manager? Why would he send you to such a far-off place? We have so many young people here, it wouldn't be a big deal to send just any one of them!"

The young employee asked.

"Xiao Wang, you don't understand. Just do the work assigned by the factory honestly, and you won't be shortchanged on your wages. There's no need to argue about this kind of thing. In the end, arguing will only make you suffer. You'll understand later."

Xu Damao said this insincerely.

The young employees nodded repeatedly, as if they had really learned something.

Xu Damao ignored him and walked away on his own.

Since the screening is only scheduled for the afternoon, I should enjoy the daytime as much as possible.

There's not much to do at the factory all the time. Whenever someone asks, I can just say I'm going to screen films in remote areas.

Take care of the things that need to be taken care of first.

Having nothing else to do, Xu Damao left the film studio and went home to have a drink.

Lou Xiao'e happened to be at home as well.

……

"Isn't today a normal workday? Why are you coming home drinking so early in the morning? Aren't you afraid your superiors will come after you? If they deduct your salary, that'll be a real problem..."

Lou Xiao'e said with some dissatisfaction.

"Don't even mention it. Today was really unlucky. Early this morning, our factory manager sent me to show a movie in a village that's 30 miles away from Beijing. It's so far away, I can't rest at home during the day."

As Xu Damao spoke, he took a sip of his drink.

"Have you offended your factory manager recently? He's never sent you to such a far place before. Ten kilometers is considered far. Most of the time you're just dropping things off in the city, aren't you?"

Lou Xiao'e asked in confusion.

"What else could it be? He saw that I was going to be transferred to the steel rolling mill, so he just wanted to squeeze some more benefits out of me. I won't tolerate his bad habit. I haven't even gotten much benefit yet, and he still wants to skim off my profits."

Xu Damao said with dissatisfaction.

"Alright then, drink less during the day, and don't be unable to get up in the afternoon and mess things up tonight. Your factory manager will definitely give you a hard time again. You're finally about to be transferred to the steel rolling mill, so you can't afford any problems at this time."

After Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, she left the house. Lou Xiao'e didn't have any work outside.

Lou Xiao'e, who had always been the daughter of the family, knew nothing about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

If it weren't for my own feelings for Xu Damao and my insistence on being with him...

Even if you had a falling out with your family, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Lou Xiao'e walked down the street, reminiscing about the comfortable days she had at home before February 2.1st.

She wished she could divorce Xu Damao immediately.

Back home, I was treated like a princess, with everything done for me.

If there aren't eight dishes on the table, I can't eat anything.

"Forget it, Xu Damao will be transferred to the steel rolling mill soon anyway. The salary and benefits there are higher, and it will be much better than our current life."

Lou Xiao'e could only console herself.

Xu Damao rarely went to the countryside to screen films before, but every time he came back, he could bring back a lot of things.

However, those were just food and drinks, things that Lou Xiao'e usually wouldn't even look at.

I used to be very extravagant at home, and these things no longer appeal to me.

As the sun rose in the east and set in the west, a ray of evening glow shone upon the city of Beijing.

Xu Damao then lazily got out of bed and stretched.

Chapter 137 A Good Place to Make Money

"I slept so well. It's almost afternoon. I need to go to the factory to get the equipment and go to the countryside to show movies. I wonder if that place will be okay and if they can squeeze some extra money out of me."

Xu Damao stretched lazily, washed his face, and then hurriedly walked out of the courtyard.

"Dad, Xu Damao has gone out again. He probably has a movie showing tonight. Should we go over and give him a piece of our mind?"

Liu Guangqi inquired.

“We have to deal with him, how can we not? Don’t forget he took your place, causing us to end up like this. He’s the culprit for everything. Although that Section Chief Wang also has a lot of problems, we can’t find him anywhere right now.”

Liu Haizhong decided to vent all his anger on Xu Damao. (1)

So, he and Liu Guangqi followed behind.