Chapter 88 Buy a house!
Chapter 88 Buy a house!
Xu Damao, who was sitting at the end of the table, saw that the leaders had toasted him, then he raised the glass in front of him, stood up from his seat, and said to the leaders present with a flattering look on his face: "Dear leaders, I am Xu Damao, the projectionist of the Propaganda Department. Today I am fortunate to be able to drink at the same table with you leaders. It is a great honor for me, Xu Damao."
"To show my sincerity, today I will toast to all the leaders as I usually do."
The head of the publicity department saw Xu Damao standing up to toast and talking about the old rules of drinking. He asked Xu Damao with a curious look on his face: "Da Mao! What other rules do you have for toasting? Tell us quickly."
When Xu Damao heard the head of the publicity department's question, he immediately said, "Head! Dear leaders, my drinking rule is one big drink and three small drinks, everything is the same!"
The head of the publicity department was even more confused after hearing what Xu Damao said. He asked Xu Damao in confusion, "Da Mao! What do you mean by one big and three small, two-five-ten?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Damao hurriedly introduced: "Dear leaders, the so-called one big and three small, two five one ten, that is, the leader is the greatest in my mind, this is the so-called one big, when drinking with the leader, the leader drinks one cup, then a small person like me will drink three cups."
When Li Huaide heard Xu Damao's words, he thought that Xu Damao had a very good alcohol tolerance, so he smiled and asked Xu Damao: "Xu Damao! If I drink three cups, how many cups do you want to drink?"
When Xu Damao heard Li Huaide's question, he immediately answered: "Deputy Director Li! In our minds, the leader is the sky, the sky of our steel mill. If you drink three cups, then I will drink nine cups."
After hearing Xu Damao's answer, Li Huaide smiled and said, "It seems that our steel mill is really full of hidden talents. Since Comrade Xu Damao can drink so much, let's give him a chance to show himself today and see if he is really a good comrade who can withstand the test of alcohol."
When Xu Damao heard Li Huaide say that he would give him a chance to show his talents, he was so happy in his heart. The result was obvious. After Xu Damao drank more than ten cups in a row, he collapsed in the chair and fell into a deep sleep.
When everyone saw Xu Damao slumped in the chair and snoring, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. For a moment, the atmosphere in the box became extremely lively.
Li Huaide looked at the unconscious Xu Damao and said to the people in the box with a smile: "Secretary Zhang! Director Yang, although Comrade Xu Damao's alcohol tolerance cannot be considered an alcohol test, his courage to take risks is still worthy of recognition."
When Jia Dongming heard what Li Huaide said, he thought of the scene that night when he had dinner at Xu Damao's house. He smiled and said to Li Huaide, "Deputy Director Li! Two nights ago, Xu Damao invited me to his house for dinner. As a result, not long after the meal started, the host got himself drunk."
After Xu Damao got drunk, Jia Dongming became the target of everyone's toasts. Yang Weimin kept praising Jia Dongming for his outstanding abilities and made big promises to him without any substantial response. This made Jia Dongming finally understand why he could not defeat Li Huaide in the end. Secretary Zhang saw that Yang Weimin kept making big promises to Jia Dongming without giving any substantial rewards. He immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to win over Jia Dongming and quickly reminded Yang Weimin, "Old Yang! If it weren't for Comrade Dongming, the special workshop would have been blown up by the enemy agents. By then, you would have become the sinners of the steel mill."
"For Comrade Dongming's contribution, we can't just praise him verbally, we should give him some substantial rewards. So I think we should give him some material rewards, such as three months' salary and some bills."
Although Jia Dongming's actions successfully saved Yang Weimin's political life, his arrival disrupted Yang Weimin's plan. Although he is now friendly to Jia Dongming, he does not like Jia Dongming very much in his heart, so he keeps flattering Jia Dongming and making big promises, but never mentions any substantial rewards.
Facing Secretary Zhang's suggestion, Yang Weimin's facial muscles twitched a few times, and he replied with a fake smile: "Secretary Zhang! You are right. If it weren't for Comrade Dongming this time, I'm afraid we would all become sinners of the steel mill. So the factory should really give Comrade Dongming some substantial rewards."
When Jia Dongming heard Yang Weimin's insincere answer, he thought of the transfer of public housing to private housing and pretended to thank him: "Secretary Zhang! Thank you for considering me, but protecting the property safety of the steel rolling mill is my job, so I can't accept this reward no matter what."
"If the factory really wants to reward me, I want to use my own money to buy the yard that the factory has allocated to me and the two houses where my brother's family currently lives."
Yang Weimin was still thinking about what excuse he could use to reduce the reward for Jia Dongming by half. What he didn't expect was that Jia Dongming actually gave up the reward from the factory on his own initiative and even proposed to buy the yard allocated to him by the factory with his own money.
Jia Dongming's request surprised Yang Weimin, and at the same time, he was a little confused about the purpose of Jia Dongming's request.
Yang Weimin hadn't figured out Jia Dongming's intention yet, but he showed an embarrassment on his face and answered, "Comrade Dongming! The policy of converting public housing into private housing was stopped by the higher authorities a few years ago. Even if I agree to sell you the yard you live in, I'm afraid the higher authorities won't agree."
"Director Yang! As the old saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. Although the policy of converting public housing into private housing has been stopped, our factory still has a reward policy. In recognition of Chief Jia's contribution to our factory, we can reward him with the yard where he lives, and then charge him a symbolic fee."
When Secretary Zhang saw Yang Weimin's reaction, he had already guessed Yang Weimin's true thoughts. This made him feel for the first time that Yang Weimin was a blockhead. It was even more strange that how could someone like Yang Weimin, who only liked to make promises to his subordinates but didn't even know the basic ways of the world, become the director of a steel mill.
Facing the proposal made by Li Huaide, Secretary Zhang agreed with a smile: "Old Li! Your proposal is very good. Comrade Dongming is currently living in a house that was originally allocated to him by the factory. Since Comrade Dongming is willing to give up the factory's reward and buy the ownership of the house with his own money, we should agree with both hands."
(End of this chapter)