Era: A college student came to the courtyard house

He took a puff of the match Xu Damao handed him.

Fang Yuan knew he had struck a good balance and immediately spoke:

"First of all, from now on, don't go around telling everyone you want to become an official or pursue advancement; working in a steel mill, aren't we all serving our fellow workers?"

"Some things, if repeated three times, become as bland as water; even a donkey braying three times will not change its mind."

Xu Damao nodded, and as he spoke, he pretended to slap his own mouth, saying, "Yes, yes, you're right, brother. Sometimes I just can't keep my mouth shut."

After saying that, he didn't forget to help Fang Yuan take a chicken leg out of the chicken soup, saying, "Go on, I'm listening, I'm listening."

Fang Yuan didn't keep him in suspense and said, "Secondly, let's not focus solely on the propaganda department. You're a worker now; it's too difficult to suddenly become a government cadre."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately asked expectantly, "Then what should I do?"

Fang Yuan said leisurely, "In short, first control your mouth, then get moving."

In the future, especially avoid speaking carelessly. Read more books in your spare time. As the saying goes, silence is worse than being absolutely safe.

Many things, as long as you don't say them, make you their master; but once you do, you may become their slave, and from then on, you will have no control over your own destiny.

At this moment, Xu Damao wished he could take out his notebook and write down every word Fang Yuan said.

Fang Yuan raised his glass and toasted Xu Damao. Under Xu Damao's expectant gaze, he leisurely continued:

"As for how to get started, Brother Xu, your current job is a projectionist. Actually, showing movies for the workers is also a way of serving them. Think about it, which organization in our factory is dedicated to serving the workers?"

"You mean..." Xu Damao was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks. Something came to mind, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

"union."

Lou Xiao'e came out and chimed in; she had been secretly listening to their conversation from inside the room.

"That's right."

Fang Yuan glanced at Lou Xiao'e with some surprise, thinking that this young lady had seen a lot of things since she was a child with her father, and knew more about some things than Xu Damao.

The path has been shown.

Having said all that, Fang Yuan naturally could not continue to speak too frankly with someone he barely knew.

It's impossible for Fang Yuan to help him with just one meal.

As for whether Xu Damao can continue to leverage the Lou family's influence, that remains to be seen and depends on his own fate.

In his view, now that this guy has married Lou Xiao'e, he is destined to stick to one path until he dies.

Whether the Lou family's "big ship" can successfully land is beyond his control. For such a wealthy family, it is common to make multiple bets. Even if they leave for Hong Kong in the future, Fang Yuan does not believe that they have not left any spies in Kyoto.

Fang Yuan glanced at the empty bottle on the table, then immediately picked up his glass and downed the wine with Xu Damao before getting up to leave.

Ignoring his inner turmoil, Xu Damao warmly escorted Fang Yuan to her doorstep before slowly turning back to his own home.

As soon as I entered the room, I was about to continue chatting with Lou Xiao'e about what Fang Yuan meant by the guild.

But when he saw Lou Xiao'e taking off her clothes to wash and clean herself, Xu Damao, who had been drinking, couldn't resist. He rushed forward and picked Lou Xiao'e up in one go.

He planned to first try to regain his dignity as a man by "making a mess".

.......

On the other side, Fang Yuan went straight to bed after brushing his teeth and washing his face when he got home.

At the same time, he began to ponder.

Although Xu Damao is not a good person and can be a complete scoundrel at times, he is good at talking to his superiors and getting things done. If used properly, he could become a qualified lackey in the future.

Whether in the courtyard or at the Red Star Steel Plant, there might be unexpected gains.

Throughout tonight's dinner, he controlled the pace of the conversation.

The result was that no promises were made, yet a seed of "leadership is important and unfathomable" was planted in Xu Damao's heart.

The only thing to be careful about in the future is not to get too involved with him on the surface, otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives links the two of them together and makes a fuss about it, it will be a loss.

Thinking and thinking.

Fang Yuan's mind drifted back to his high school classmate, Bai Jingyi, and then, not long after, Qian Jianing's image suddenly appeared in his mind...

That night, the spring dream vanished without a trace.

The cicadas outside the courtyard chirped incessantly, and the same was true in Fang Yuan's dream.

The next morning.

After waking up, Fang Yuan quickly changed into a pair of underwear, then hurriedly dressed and, hunched over, went to take care of his personal needs.

Amidst the envious glances of several other people in the public restroom, this guy walked out with a smug look on his face.

At this moment, several elderly men in the alley were already playing chess under the shade of the trees.

As soon as Fang Yuan walked by, many of the older women whose family members worked at the Hongxing Steel Plant immediately started pointing and whispering about his back.

"Have you heard? Old Fang's son is really something now. He's working at the Red Star General Factory."

"Aunt Wang, your news is outdated. I heard from the workers at the steel mill yesterday that Fang Yuan led a team to arrest a lot of people last night."

"Who says otherwise? I've known he was leadership material since he was a kid. He's got the looks to be it, and did you see his nose just now?"

"I saw it, I saw it, he's really something! Any woman who marries him in the future will be very lucky."

An older woman remarked with reminiscence, as if recalling the days when her husband was young and full of vigor.

Aunt Wang and the others, all experienced in such matters, immediately revealed knowing and meaningful smiles.

Fang Yuan strolled back home, went through the same routine of brushing her teeth and washing her face, and finally tidied herself up in front of the mirror before leaving the yard.

Because the mode of transportation has changed from walking to bicycles, the time spent on the road has been greatly reduced.

Fang Yuan arrived at the office at 7:45.

But don't think you're the only one who's early; there are always those who are even earlier.

Gu Weijie had already prepared the hot water as always, and Fang Yuan's desk was spotless. Seeing Fang Yuan enter the room, he rushed to make tea for him.

After the case of Song Qinkuai, Gu Weijie realized that his young leader was definitely more promising than the people he had followed before. Therefore, he secretly decided to completely change his mind and follow Fang Yuan to make achievements again.

Having made up his mind, Gu Weijie walked to Fang Yuan's desk and nervously confessed, "Section Chief, that time you led people to the steel mill to apply for Qin Family Village's quota, it was me..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan immediately raised his hand to interrupt Gu Weijie, and while offering him a cigarette, he said, "I know you and their Deputy Factory Director Guo Feng are old acquaintances. I only have one thing to say: let bygones be bygones, and we all need to learn to look forward."

Upon hearing Fang Yuan reveal the name of his backer, he was immediately struck by the news.

Gu Weijie stood there dumbfounded.

Good heavens, all that internal struggle he had last night turned out they had already thoroughly investigated him.

Fang Yuan chuckled inwardly.

Gu Weijie probably didn't know at the time that Zhang Tianming was his high school classmate, and Zhang Tianming initially didn't know that Fang Yuan was leading the team.

Based on his behavior at the guesthouse, Zhang Tianming called him the next day and secretly told him that it was their deputy factory director, Guo Feng, who had given him the information.