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After all, Xiaoshan has never disappointed Li Huaide over the years!

Besides, given Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill's current position within the metallurgical system, even if this doesn't go as planned, the higher-ups will at most reprimand them and won't do anything to them!

"Xiaoshan, you're right. No matter what, the interests of the people must come first! Just go ahead and do it. I fully support you!" After making up his mind, Li Huaide looked at Xiaoshan with a solemn expression and said.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's words, Xiao Shan replied with an equally solemn expression, "Please rest assured, Factory Director, leave this matter to me!"

After leaving Li Huaide's house, Xiao Shan immediately notified the five section chiefs of the purchasing department, asking them to gather their subordinates at the purchasing department's office building.

Two hours later, the purchasing staff had basically all arrived.

Xiao Shan sent two purchasing staff to the purchasing office warehouse to count the materials, and sent the remaining three staff to notify the employees of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to send two representatives from each compound to the purchasing office to collect the materials.

Since the employees of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill mostly live together in a compound, it wasn't particularly difficult to notify them.

Soon, the first group of employee representatives arrived to collect the supplies.

As soon as they arrived at the purchasing office building and saw Xiao Shan, they all stepped forward to express their gratitude to him.

"Deputy Factory Director Xiao, thank you so much! My child hasn't eaten anything all day!"

"Yes, thank you so much! You saved our whole family's lives!"

"Yes, yes, you are truly the best leader I have ever met!"

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Looking at the employee representatives surrounding him, Xiao Shan felt very conflicted.

He knew that people might be short of supplies at this time, but he didn't expect the shortage to have reached this point.

"Alright, alright, everyone take a break first, then take the supplies back." Xiao Shan said to the employee representatives who came to collect the supplies, "Write down the names of your staff members on this form, and then you can collect your supplies and take them home!"

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After giving a concise explanation, Xiao Shan sat back down in the temporary office set up in the lobby of the purchasing office building, and together with the other purchasing staff, recorded the supplies that had been taken away.

Xiaoshan has carefully checked the receipt records of these supplies to avoid any omissions.

Because if there are any omissions, he will definitely have to pay out of his own pocket to make up for them later.

Therefore, Xiaoshan required each recorder to check three times to ensure that nothing was missed.

After the first group of people had rested, they filled out the forms, carried the supplies, and prepared to go back.

And the next group of people to collect supplies arrived.

As everyone entered the purchasing hall and looked at the supplies laid out before them, their excitement was indescribable.

It was like the joy of a traveler on the verge of dying of thirst in the desert suddenly finding an oasis.

Moreover, everyone knows very well that Xiaoshan opened its procurement office's warehouse and let everyone come to collect supplies, most likely without consulting with higher authorities.

The heavy snow has now blocked all transportation and communication, making it difficult for Xiaoshan to contact the higher authorities.

So he's sitting here now at a risk, having opened the warehouse without permission to distribute supplies to everyone.

Therefore, many people secretly resolved that if the higher authorities were unwilling to make up for the supplies they received with relief materials, they would pay out of their own pockets and sell everything they owned to make up for the supplies they received today.

For no other reason than to prevent Xiaoshan, which cares deeply about the people, from feeling disheartened.

In their view, wasn't Xiaoshan gambling with what it did?

We're betting he can save their lives from the snowstorm, and these supplies will be replenished by relief supplies later!

How could they bear to let Xiaoshan lose?

After all, Xiao Shan's gamble was entirely for someone else's benefit and had nothing to do with his own.

They worked until after 6 p.m., and Xiaoshan used up all the coal, rice and flour stored in the steel rolling mill's purchasing department warehouse.

The warehouse now only contains rare foods like white sugar and white wine.

Xiaoshan definitely won't distribute these things.

Because sending these things out won't solve the immediate problem!

The last people to come and collect the supplies were mostly not employees of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, but residents living nearby.

When they saw people from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill coming to the factory to collect supplies, they decided to give it a try and come in to take a look.

Since almost all employees of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill received a set of supplies, Xiaoshan also distributed some supplies to those who were not employees of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Ultimately, there were no more supplies available to distribute, and Xiaoshan could only express his apologies.

These people, who were not from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, did not cause trouble after hearing Xiao Shan's words.

They came here hoping to get lucky, and now that the supplies are all gone, they can only blame themselves for being too late.

After all, they all knew very well that Xiaoshan's actions would likely cause big trouble after the snow disaster.

Moreover, they couldn't bear to make things difficult for such a good leader.

When Xiao Shan and Xu Damao dragged their tired bodies back to the courtyard, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.

The following day, news that Xiaoshan had opened up the factory's reserves and distributed supplies to its own employees began to spread slowly throughout Beijing.

When the leaders of other factories heard the news, they mostly sat at home and laughed at Xiao Shan for being stupid.

These are public resources; how can he just distribute them away like that?

If the relief supplies can't make up for these losses, even if we sell Xiaoshan, we still won't be able to pay for so many supplies!

Therefore, they all felt that after the snow disaster was over, the deputy director of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill in Xiaoshan would probably have to step down.

What? You want them to do the same thing as Xiaoshan?

Sorry, they're not as naive as Xiaoshan!

If supplies can't be replenished, who will take responsibility?

Even many leaders of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill couldn't help but frown upon hearing the news.

But then I thought, this was done by Xiao Shan alone, what does it have to do with them?

Maybe if Xiaoshan steps down, they can still get a share of the profits!

Another day passed, and the other residents of Beijing had reached their wits' end.

Driven by the need to make a living, they had no choice but to set their sights on the major factories in Beijing.

Due to the snow disaster, only a small number of security guards were left on duty at the gates of major factories.

Therefore, as long as everyone can find the places where the major factories store their supplies, there is a glimmer of hope.

After all, the relief supplies are still stuck on the road, so they have to find a way to survive on their own.

What most people don't know is that Xiaoshan's distribution of supplies has already caught the attention of higher authorities.

The authorities deemed Xiaoshan's approach feasible.

After all, people come first in times like these!

Therefore, orders have been issued from above, instructing all major factories to open their material reserves to the people in the city.

However, telephones are unusable now, so we can only use wireless telegraph and human communication, which makes the message transmission speed a bit slow.

Before the news even reached every factory, the affected people had already begun to actively seek out the factories closest to their homes to borrow supplies.

Under these circumstances, many factories have had large amounts of supplies borrowed.

Moreover, the borrowed supplies were taken without any record, so even if the authorities wanted to compensate them, they would probably only provide a rough estimate.

However, they will not provide full compensation.

Only the entrance to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill remained peaceful.

Many residents in the vicinity had previously come to collect supplies, and they also knew that the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was out of supplies.

The heavy snow continued for three days, finally stopping on the morning of the fourth day.

Everyone went outside to breathe in some fresh air as soon as the snow stopped, and then began clearing the snow off their roofs.

The relief supplies arrived in Beijing on the afternoon the snow stopped.

After a batch was distributed to the residents, all the supplies were put into storage, waiting to compensate the various factories for the supplies they had distributed.

Besides Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, some other factories followed its example and proactively distributed materials to their own employees.

Compared to those factories that had large amounts of supplies borrowed, they were considered lucky.

At this time, Xiao Shan was also in the yard setting up a ladder to clear the snow from his roof.

By this time, the sky had cleared up, the temperature had risen considerably, and everyone's mood was as bright and cheerful as the warm winter sun.

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After clearing the snow off his roof, Xiao Shan prepared to go to the central courtyard to take a look.

Let's see if He Yuzhu needs any help.

After all, He Yuzhu had been helping out when they were clearing the snow.

When Xiao Shan arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, the roof of He Yuzhu's house had already been cleared, and He Yuzhu was helping Yi Zhonghai's house clear the snow.

Although the relationship between the two families became like that of strangers because of Yi Zhonghai's misappropriation of He Yuzhu's living expenses.

But now, faced with this situation, He Yuzhu still can't help but lend a hand to Yi Zhonghai.

After all, Yi Zhonghai was a very important person in He Yuzhu's first thirty years of life.

Given the relationship between Xiao Shan and Yi Zhonghai, he naturally wouldn't go over to help, so he turned around and went back to the backyard.

In the afternoon, people from the neighborhood committee came to the courtyard to encourage everyone to go out and shovel snow.

Since the snow in the yard had been mostly cleared, everyone was happy to cooperate with the neighborhood committee staff, carrying their shovels and going out to shovel snow.

The next day, the streets of Beijing had already been cleared by everyone.

Xiaoshan also received a notice that Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill will resume work starting tomorrow.

We still have one more day to rest and prepare, which is for everyone to go out and buy things.

After all, this snow disaster has depleted everyone's food reserves.

Now supply and marketing cooperatives, grain depots, and coal depots are all lining up in long queues.

Ding Qiunan and Li Caijuan went out to queue up early in the morning, afraid that if they were a step late, everything would be snatched up.

Previously, most of the relief supplies provided by the neighborhood committee came from these places.

Now that the aid supplies from other provinces have been delivered to Beijing, places like grain depots have gradually reopened.

However, no one knows how much grain and coal reserves are currently available. In addition, the snow disaster has lasted for too long, and everyone is afraid, which is why the current frenzy of hoarding supplies has occurred.

On the first day of resuming work, Xiaoshan went to the steel rolling mill immediately.

Xiao Shan had just sat down in the office when Li Huaide sent someone to summon him.

"Xiaoshan, our factory really owes a great debt to you for your decisive action in persuading me to open the warehouse and distribute supplies to the employees!" As soon as Li Huaide saw Xiaoshan, he warmly pulled Xiaoshan to sit down on the sofa and personally poured him a cup of tea. "Many factories suffered heavy losses this time, but our steel rolling mill was able to get through this safely, and that's all thanks to you!"

Upon hearing Li Huaide's words, Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Factory Director, I wouldn't have dared to open the warehouse without your instructions! If we're really talking about credit, you deserve the most credit!"

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Li Huaide could not contain his joy.

After returning to his seat, Li Huaide happily said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, because our factory was the first to open its warehouse to distribute supplies to its employees, the higher-ups said that they would replenish every penny of the relief supplies we distributed! Not only that, our factory also has a bonus!"

"Once the commendation and rewards from above come down, the factory will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

"Thank you, Factory Director!" Xiao Shan said to Li Huaide with a smile.

Although Li Huaide's character is somewhat questionable, he is very generous to his own people!

"By the way, Xiaoshan, Vice Minister Zhao just called again, asking me for you!" Li Huaide sighed and said to Xiaoshan.

The Metallurgical Industry Bureau had always wanted to take Xiaoshan over, but Xiaoshan himself was unwilling, so the matter had been dragging on.

Now that Xiaoshan has once again demonstrated its capabilities during the snow disaster, the Metallurgical Industry Bureau has brought up the old issue again.

To be fair, Li Huaide did not want Xiaoshan to leave the steel rolling mill.

After all, if Xiao Shan leaves the steel rolling mill, how can he continue to win without effort?

It's worth noting that the leaders of other factories are now embroiled in a mess of troubles left behind by the snow disaster.