All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Just as the pot was being cooked, the phone rang. Hearing the ringtone, Lei Dongbao paused, then looked towards the door and saw Song Yunping holding the child, about to go and answer it. Lei Dongbao quickly stepped forward and picked up the phone.

The call connected, and a middle-aged man's voice came through the other end very quickly.

"Hello, is Lei Dongbao home?"

Lei Dongbao pondered for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.

"it's me!"

Upon hearing Lei Dongbao's voice, the person on the other end was overjoyed and raised their voice several notches.

"Director Lei, we've finally found you! I told you you should have gone home by now. Director Lei, you've made such a great contribution, why did you go home without a word? The leaders are all waiting for you. When do you have time to come over?"

Lei Dongbao didn't react for a while before speaking calmly.

"Then I'll go and report to my supervisor after I start work this afternoon!"

Before the other party could say anything more, Lei Dongbao hung up the phone!

Across from her, Song Yunping was holding her child. She looked up at Lei Dongbao, who smiled bitterly. He stepped forward and looked down at the little one in her arms. The little one stopped crying immediately and sucked hard on the bottle, thoroughly enjoying the delicious milk. He even let out a strange smile from time to time.

It's true what they say, whoever feeds you is your mother!

The family of three had a simple lunch. Lei Dongbao opened the bag and took out the gifts: clothes for his brother-in-law and tape recorders for Gao Shengnan and Song Yunping. Song Yunping looked at the two identical tape recorders and asked curiously.

"How can I buy two?"

Lei Dongbao immediately thought of this and quickly gave a perfunctory reply.

"Someone helped me bring this, and this is for you. Also, here's a cassette tape with the most popular songs from Hong Kong right now!"

Song Yunping gave Lei Dongbao a meaningful look, then silently took the tape recorder. Lei Dongbao hurriedly grabbed a cassette tape, put it in, and pressed play.

Soon, a cheerful intro came from the tape recorder, followed by a beautiful female voice singing softly.

"Sweet, sweet smile."

It's like flowers blooming in the spring breeze.

Open in the spring breeze

Where have I seen you?

Your smile is so familiar

I can't remember for a moment.

Ah, in my dream

I've seen you in my dreams

......"

The song "Sweet Honey" completely captivated Song Yunping, and in the music, the way she looked at Lei Dongbao softened once again.

Perhaps for some women, being immersed in the sweetness of love is far more important than seeking the truth!

After finishing his meal, Lei Dongbao dressed casually and left with his briefcase.

After a night of reflection, he had made up his mind: rather than letting others reap the rewards, he might as well just quit and leave!

Take a good rest for a while. After years of struggling, his family's savings don't even amount to 20,000 yuan. In the past few years, Lei Dongbao treated the world as a game of life. Whether it was Xiaolei Village or Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory, they were just platforms for him to put his ideas into practice.

But after having children, he gradually realized that he had also become entangled in this game. In fact, there are other ways to play life besides this one!

Chapter 78: I quit, everyone please leave!

Chapter 78 of "From Love in the Courtyard": I'm quitting, everyone please do as you please! As soon as Lei Dongbao arrived at the Jinzhou Municipal Government, he saw a banner hanging outside the government building with several large characters clearly written on it.

"Warmest congratulations to Jinzhou No. 2 Machinery Factory for its outstanding achievements at the 56th Autumn Canton Fair, successfully breaking through the $100 million mark in foreign trade orders!"

The banner was long and large, extremely conspicuous, and could be seen from a mile away. Lei Dongbao guessed that there must be an identical banner hanging at the gate of the Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory at this moment!

If it weren't for the incident with the Japanese, Lei Dongbao would be in a very relaxed mood right now, and might even be able to stay at the Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory for a few more years.

By then, Jinzhou No. 2 Machinery Factory will have a complete set of air conditioner, refrigerator and color TV production lines. The Peak brand of electrical appliances will be conquering the country with impunity and may become the number one electrical appliance brand in China. When foreign capital enters China on a large scale in the late 1980s, it will definitely target Jinzhou No. 2 Machinery Factory. What tricks can the foreigners use?

It's nothing more than first paying a high price to acquire the product, then shelving it, and finally using the Peak brand as fertilizer to successfully elevate one's own brand. This model has been effective since the 1990s and into the new century!

In many industries in China after that, domestic brands are almost nowhere to be seen. Occasionally, there are two relatively bright domestic brands, but when you look into the capital behind them, you find that they are all just using the skin of domestic brands. Those brands that once occupied half of the market in the 1980s and 1990s have eventually become fertilizer for foreign brands.

Lei Dongbao could almost foresee that if he continued to work at the Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory, there would only be one outcome for it!

"Director Lei, you're here, why aren't you going in! Hurry up, the leaders are all waiting for you!"

Lei Dongbao's thoughts were interrupted. The person looked somewhat familiar; he was probably a secretary to a leader. Lei Dongbao smiled and followed him into the government building.

On the way, the secretary showered Lei Dongbao with compliments, his flattery never repeating itself. It seems this secretary is destined for great things!

The secretary led Lei Dongbao directly into a conference room, which was already almost full of leaders. Lei Dongbao stood at the door and immediately understood what was going on!

The leader in the main seat immediately clapped, and everyone else followed suit!

"We welcome Director Lei back from his hard work at the Canton Fair. It is truly remarkable that he has achieved such excellent results. We applaud Director Lei!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Lei Dongbao felt as if he had been slapped in the face. He smiled awkwardly, nodded, and then entered the conference room. Under the secretary's arrangement, he sat in the first row opposite him.

According to past practice, Lei Dongbao should have stood up and said something to express his gratitude, such as thanking the leaders for their guidance and support.

This time, however, Lei Dongbao remained seated and motionless. Only after the applause had subsided did he stand up, his expression calm. As he took documents from his briefcase, he began to speak.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to welcome me. These are backups of the sales contracts and a list of buyers. As for the order delivery, I think Director Yuan already has a plan in mind. Oh, and another thing I'd like to discuss with you today is that I feel I'm no longer suitable to serve as the deputy director of Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory. So I'm here today to resign, and I hope you will approve it. This is my resignation letter!"

After Lei Dongbao finished speaking, he stood up, walked to the last leader, and handed him the documents. This person was naturally the nominal director of Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory. Although he rarely appeared in the factory, in reality, this was the real head of Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory!

Lei Dongbao's words and actions stunned all the leaders. Many of them were still in a daze, their smiles still lingering.

After Lei Dongbao finished doing all that, he walked straight towards the door. It was only then that the leaders realized what was happening, and one of them immediately scolded him.

"Lei Dongbao, do you have no sense of discipline? Are you treating your work like a game? I order you to take back what you just said!"

Lei Dongbao stopped, but didn't turn around. He simply said something under his breath.

"My value as Lei Dongbao is less than that of a refrigerator production line. I don't want to work here anymore. You may leave!"

After saying that, Lei Dongbao strode out of the conference room, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment!

Lei Dongbao's audacity was unprecedented; he simply abandoned his post and left, decisively and cleanly!

Until his figure disappeared from everyone's sight, no one called out to him again. The people in the conference room had different expressions, and some even had a faint smile on their lips.

However, those who deserved to be scolded still had to be scolded. Several leaders then berated Lei Dongbao for disregarding the organization and discipline, etc. But after the scolding, the meeting proceeded as scheduled!

In fact, Lei Dongbao had been thinking about his own value since yesterday on the way.

Perhaps Lei Dongbao himself believes that his value is far more than one hundred million US dollars?

In reality, his value is actually very low in the eyes of some people, so low that he can only be used as a pawn.

When the news of the $100 million order reached Golden State, everyone was overjoyed. Everyone knew very well how much $100 million meant for Golden State in 1982, and how much influence it gave them.

The two biggest contributors, Lei Dongbao and Lao Zhang who led the team, naturally became obstacles in front of many people.

Old Zhang can forget about any credit this time. He should be grateful to his ancestors for keeping him on the sidelines, because his mistake almost led to the complete annihilation of the Jinzhou leadership!

If a trade agreement had been signed with the Japanese back then, this matter would probably be impossible to resolve. Given the Japanese's nature, it would likely lead to international disputes, and Jinzhou would probably become the scapegoat.

Now, thanks to this misfortune, Jinzhou has officially entered its golden age!

With two major contributors eliminated, the biggest contributor left is Lei Dongbao. Now that Lei Dongbao has pulled this stunt, countless people are secretly delighted.

What consequences will the loss of Lei Dongbao have?

Just kidding!

What consequences could this cause?

Now, Jinzhou No. 2 Machinery Factory has achieved great success. From being heavily indebted to having tens of millions in assets and hundreds of millions in foreign exchange, of course, the lion's share will go to the higher-ups, but even a small portion will be enough for Jinzhou No. 2 Machinery Factory to live comfortably. At the latest, by next year, Jinzhou No. 2 Machinery Factory will definitely upgrade from its old guns to big cannons, and at the very least, it will have to set up one or two refrigerator or air conditioner production lines.

Moreover, the patent for the air fryer is still in their hands. A wonderful life begins with Lei Dongbao's resignation!

In the following days, a strange phenomenon occurred: Jinzhou made great publicity about its achievements at the Canton Fair, but Lei Dongbao's name was conspicuously absent from the list, creating a very subtle situation.

Feeling relieved, Lei Dongbao put down his burden and went to Jinling County. He originally wanted to talk to Gao Shengnan a lot, but unfortunately, he came up empty-handed. Gao Shengnan had left, leaving him only a letter. The contents of the letter were very frank. She said directly that being together was a mistake, and now she had chosen to end this mistake.

She had already arranged for Xiaoyuan to go back to her hometown to study, while she herself, along with Gao Jin, was preparing to move to a new city and leave Anyun Province.

When Lei Dongbao saw the letter, he felt empty inside. It was as if everything had gone out of his control. He knew Gao Shengnan's personality very well. A strong-willed woman like her would never share a man with another woman. Maybe she chose to be with Lei Dongbao because she was lonely. Who knows?

Women are always fickle! Gao Shengnan is no exception!

Lei Dongbao temporarily gave up on finding Gao Shengnan. Gao Shengnan was not short of money; she had saved tens of thousands of yuan over the years. She was also capable enough to find a job. The only thing that worried Lei Dongbao was how she would live in an unfamiliar city with an infant.

Hey!

Let's leave it at that for now!

Although Jinzhou authorities tried their best not to publicize Lei Dongbao's departure from the Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory, discerning people knew exactly what had happened.

Naturally, some acquaintances also approached him. People in the industry felt it was a pity that Lei Dongbao chose to resign now, as the time for rewarding merits was approaching. Lei Dongbao had made such great contributions, and originally, he could have taken this opportunity to completely control Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory!

But Lei Dongbao chose to quit and leave, which many people couldn't understand!

Others might not understand, but Lei Dongbao does. Even if he completely takes control of Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory this time, it will only make the factory fatter and fatter, and the fatter it is, the better the price it can fetch!

Why bother?

So Lei Dongbao naturally chose to leave, as he planned to take a good rest for a while!

This lesson also gave him a new insight: in this era, no matter how strong your personal abilities are, you still have to abide by the rules set by others!

However, this rule is fixed; under the rule, a variety of ways to play can be created.

For example, if I want another platform next time, I can completely design my own way of playing it, such as having a state-owned enterprise contract it out!

We'll contract out a state-owned enterprise for fun, and then, in the 1990s, we'll restructure it and take it over!

The wisdom of our predecessors is boundless; we are merely borrowing it from them!

In Lei Dongbao's view, whether it was Xiaolei Village or Jinzhou Second Machinery Factory, these were just appetizers. These were what made him famous, and the real show was yet to come!

Chapter 79: Learning a Lesson from Jianxiang