Chapter 695: Encounter at the Steel Mill

Chapter 695: Encounter at the Steel Mill

"Did you bully him back then?" Wang Tiedan asked.

"I just wanted to see the joke. There are so many people watching. He must think I am Li Huaide's confidant."

Xu Damao couldn't help but speak out.

"Then what are you doing?"

Wang Tiedan pointed at the box in Xu Damao's arms.

"I'm going to be beaten to death in the steel mill. I'm going to quit and take over my father's job at the cinema."

"That's not bad. It's better than going to the countryside everywhere. It's easier."

"That's right. Hey, how did you get here?" Xu Damao asked.

Wang Tiedan smiled.

"Just like you, I also resigned and came here."

"Resign?"

Xu Damao's reaction was the same as everyone else's.

"You are a cadre, you only make 99 yuan a month, why did you quit? It's such a pity!"

"I have a military position, but I can only be assigned to one unit. I was making 126 yuan a month at the Army General Hospital, so I had to give up this position."

"Is that so? Then we should give up this place. We are still twenty-seven dollars short!"

As he spoke, Xu Damao and Wang Tiedan walked side by side and asked in a low voice: "What about the purchase amount? You must not let the steel mill get away with it cheaply!"

"I can't just stop when I leave. It will make people gossip about me."

"That's right, but it must be stopped. Director Yang is a piece of shit."

The two walked along, paying no attention to what was behind them.

A prematurely aged figure walked over with his hands behind his back.

"Xu Damao, what bad things did you say about me again?"

"Hey, idiot, how did I say anything bad about you? Stop picking on me. I'm getting annoyed~"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes.

At this moment, the last thing he wanted to see was Sha Zhu.

The reason he left the steel mill was not because Director Yang was trying to make things difficult for him. The main reason was that Sha Zhu became the canteen director and was bullying him, which made him feel uncomfortable no matter how he thought about it.

How nice it is to leave, out of sight, out of mind.

Sha Zhu looked at Wang Tiedan with a smile.

"Tiedan, I heard from Ma Hua that you came here. When did you come back? I haven't seen you for a while."

"I just came back a few days ago. How have you been lately? You look good!"

Wang Tiedan looked Sha Zhu up and down, and found him to be very stylish and energetic.

"That's right. Sha Zhu is now the canteen director and a section-level cadre." Xu Damao interrupted, his words full of sourness.

"Hey, congratulations, Brother Zhuzi!"

Wang Tiedan said with a smile.

"Haha, it was just luck. I'm still far from you." Sha Zhu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Why did you come here today?"

As a last resort, Wang Tiedan could only explain his resignation again.

Sha Zhu said hurriedly: "Tiedan, you can stop the supply to the factory, but don't stop mine."

He was not stupid. He knew that once Wang Tiedan left, neither Dawang Village nor Mujiatun would supply the steel mill anymore.

"No, you are the canteen director now, why do you still care about those trivial things?" Wang Tiedan said.

"How much is the salary of a canteen director? Just over a hundred. It's not enough! Tiedan, you should know best. You have two sons and a daughter. I also have two sons and a daughter. How can it be enough?"

Sha Zhu laughed and glanced at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was so angry that his defense was broken.

"Silly Zhu, you're looking for trouble, right? You have so many children, why are you looking at me?!"

"You don't look at me, how do you know I'm looking at you!" Sha Zhu retorted.

"You are using strong words to make sense!"

"I don't want to bother with you!"

"Silly Zhu, I'm telling you, I'll let my son chase your daughter, and I'll let your daughter call me, too."

"Tsk, it would be strange if my daughter would like your son!"

"Even a good girl is afraid of a clinging man. Let's wait and see!"

"Wait for nothing. Next time your son comes into my house, I will beat him up."

"Go ahead and beat him. If he breaks, it'll be a good opportunity for you to find a wife for my son! We can save the money for the bride price."

Wang Tiedan was speechless and really suspected that the two were showing off.

At this moment, he saw out of the corner of his eye a slightly bloated figure walking towards him quickly, and he quickly stopped the two of them.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. You're in trouble."

"What trouble?"

The two men followed Wang Tiedan's gaze and immediately stopped.

"It must be someone else's fault. It has nothing to do with me." Xu Damao judged.

"Why are you looking for me? You should be looking for you. She gave birth to a son for you." Sha Zhu also said.

"I have no power, no influence, and no money, but you are different. You are the new canteen director and a popular figure around Director Yang. Her son Banggeng doesn't even have a job yet! Who else can I look for if not you?!"

"I have nothing to do with her."

"Why doesn't it matter? According to seniority, she has to call you father-in-law."

"Xu Damao, you're looking for porcelain, right?"

Sha Zhu jumped up and beat Xu Damao again.

Xu Damao also knew that he had touched Sha Zhu’s sore spot, and hurriedly ran behind Wang Tiedan.

"Master Zhu, Master Zhu, I was wrong. I was just talking nonsense. You are a leader, you have to pay attention to your manners and not hit people casually."

"Okay, okay, you guys should solve the trouble at hand first!"

Wang Tiedan saw that the two were really about to fight, so he tried to persuade them again.

At this time, Qin Huairu had already walked up to him.

Just as Xu Damao said, she came here just for the Banggeng job.

A few days ago, Banggeng was fired on the spot by the Sub-district Office for being lazy while sweeping the streets. Now he hangs around all day doing nothing.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang were both worried that Banggeng would learn bad things, so they could only think of ways to solve the problem.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are among the candidates considered.

But I didn’t expect that after finally seeing Sha Zhu leaving the cafeteria, I actually met Xu Damao and Wang Tiedan again.

"Shazhu, Xu Damao, find a job for my Banggeng, and we will never bother you again, okay? I swear!"

Qin Huairu said it very bluntly, without any acting involved.

She knew very well that it was useless to perform.

Xu Damao didn't expect that someone would look for him, so he raised the box in his arms.

"Qin Huairu, see, I was just fired from the steel mill. Now I have no power or influence, and I don't even have a job. Don't look for me. It's useless to look for me."

Qin Huairu was very surprised, not because Xu Damao rejected her, but because Xu Damao was fired from the steel mill.

Generally speaking, factories will not fire workers unless they have committed a crime.

Even if someone is fired, the announcement must be made through the radio and notices must be posted to make it widely known.

Obviously, nothing happened today, and there was no news of any major events happening in the factory.

Therefore, from Xu Damao's state, it can be inferred that Xu Damao wants to resign.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu felt happy.

"Xu Damao, I know Director Yang is trying to make things difficult for you, so you must want to resign, right?

For the sake of me giving you a son, please give the job to my family."

"Qin Huairu, you really dare to ask that. Do you know how tight the workstations are right now? Believe it or not, if I spread the word, even if it's 1,600 yuan, there will be people lining up here."

Xu Damao said disdainfully.

"Isn't the best workstation only 1,200 yuan now?"

Qin Huairu felt that Xu Damao was asking for too much.

"One thousand two hundred yuan, that's an ordinary eight-member projector, there's no market for it. I'm a projectionist, and I'm selling the projection technology that's been passed down from my family. Do you understand?"