Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 23
Early the next morning.

After practicing boxing and kicking, He Yuanchao took a shower and rode his bicycle to the canteen of the steel rolling mill.

Lao He made up his mind that as long as he didn't get married, he would make the factory his home and have three meals a day in the canteen.

In this era when supplies are not abundant.Being able to eat in the cafeteria every day, He Yuanchao's living standard is higher than that of most people. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?

While eating two boxes of steamed buns with noodles, He Yuanchao said to Silly Zhu: "Zhuzi, I want to arrange for the factory leaders to have dinner at home tonight. I'll go and ask the leaders if there's anything going on tonight. If nothing happens, you can come in the afternoon." Just leave a little early and go to my uncle’s house to cook.”

Silly Zhu also answered vaguely while eating his meal: "Okay, I'm just waiting to be greeted."

After He Yuanchao finished his meal in the cafeteria, he strolled towards the security department office.

Along the way, I greeted each other from time to time with people I knew. The one I heard the most was Section Chief He, have you eaten?What He Yuanchao returned most was eating. Have you eaten?

It seems that no matter what time of year, being able to eat and having enough food is what people want most.

Returning to the office, I simply tidied up and then called Liu Hongyan, the attendance clerk from the next door department, to find out the recent attendance status of the security department.

Liu Hongyan was wearing a [-]-style double-breasted women's police uniform without a collar badge, and she looked very heroic.It exactly corresponds to the sentence: Chinese people are full of ambitions, and they don’t like red clothes but prefer armed weapons.

This may be the first time he reported work to He Yuanchao alone. Liu Hongyan, who usually looked cheerful and generous, was a little afraid to look at He Yuanchao when she spoke. It was obvious that she was a little nervous.

He Yuanchao didn't pay attention to it. This kind of thing should be allowed to take its course. It will get better as time goes by.

After listening to Liu Hongyan's report, He Yuanchao said to Liu Hongyan with a smile: "Xiao Liu, please count the recent attendance rate, make an attendance sheet, and give it to me."

"Okay Section Chief, if there is nothing else, I will go and do the statistics now."

He Yuanchao looked at Liu Hongyan who was blushing and said, "There's nothing else, you go to work."

After hearing He Yuanchao's affirmative reply, Liu Hongyan lowered her head and walked out of He Yuanchao's office quickly.

Looking at Liu Hongyan walking out of the office, He Yuanchao smiled bitterly in his heart. Although we, Mr. He, are not handsome, we are not that scary, right?Lesbians who have never been married are just naive and have never seen the big world.

After muttering a few words secretly in my heart.He Yuanchao picked up the phone on the table and dialed Secretary Liang.

After making an agreement with Secretary Liang about dinner tonight.They called Deputy Factory Director Li Weizhong and Chairman Ma of the labor union respectively.Finally, I called Xu Wenhe, the deputy director in charge of logistics and personnel.

After answering the phone and exchanging some pleasantries, He Yuanchao said, "Director Xu, when will my work clothes be distributed?"

Xu Wenhe, who was holding the phone, was stunned for a moment, then said: "Have you not received it yet?"

"No one told me about this. I thought everyone distributed it together every year."

Listening to He Yuanchao's answer, Xu Wenhe didn't get too entangled and said, "In this case, I'll say hello to the director of logistics and prepare it for you. When you are free, go to the logistics to pick it up."

After hearing Xu Wenhe's reply, He Yuanchao happily said a few words of thanks to Xu Wenhe, and then talked about going to his house for dinner in the evening.After hearing this, Xu Wenhe said a little jokingly: "Hey He Yuanchao, is it about the work clothes? If you don't implement it, there will be no meal?" After saying this, he laughed out loud.

Listening to the loud laughter coming from the phone, He Yuanchao hurriedly put the phone a little further away from his ear. After a few seconds, he took the phone back and said, "How can I do that? Isn't my house ready? I want to do it now." My family would like to thank several leaders for their concern for me."

Hearing this, Xu Wenhe didn't say much else. After making an appointment to get together at He Yuanchao's home after get off work, he hung up the phone.

He Yuanchao hung up the phone, lit a cigarette, and while smoking, he was thinking about eating.

It's not that I don't want to invite a few more leaders. First, I'm not familiar with the other leaders. Second, when He Yuanchao first came to the factory to report, it was these leaders who took the lead. We should reciprocate courtesy, so we have to return the favor, right?
Although the factory arranged the meeting, sometimes we can't take it too seriously.

Let’s leave it like this for the time being. Other leaders and colleagues will look at it later. It’s still a long time.Thinking of this, He Yuanchao, who had made up his mind, no longer hesitated, picked up the security regulations on the table and began to study.

When you do something seriously, time always flies by.

He Yuanchao has not yet fully studied the regulations.

I heard a commotion coming from outside the office.Lao He raised his head and looked outside in confusion, and saw people from the department walking out with lunch boxes.He raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was time to eat. Without hesitation, Lao He picked up his lunch box and ran to the cafeteria.

Still some distance away from the canteen, I heard the buzzing noise in the canteen.Although no one spoke loudly, when there were more people, the sound was still loud.

When we entered the cafeteria, there were already long lines of people preparing to get food at each window.

He Yuanchao took a look and found someone in the slightly smaller team to join.With the voices of various discussions buzzing in his ears like flies, it was finally He Yuanchao's turn to fetch food.

Lao He glanced at the food placed in the canteen window.He handed the lunch box and meal ticket to the staff who was serving the meal, "Comrade, three steamed buns and one portion of cabbage and potatoes."

Taking the lunch box and meal ticket handed over by He Yuanchao, the staff member said with a smile while packing the meal: "Section Chief He, I am Liu Lan, a colleague of Zhuzi. You are the leader and the family of the chef. From now on Don't wait in line when you come to the cafeteria to eat, just eat in the back kitchen." After saying that, he handed a portion full of potatoes, cabbage and three steamed buns to He Yuanchao.

He Yuanchao took the food and said cheerfully and politely: "Since I am a leader and a family member of a chef, I should abide by the rules. Come on, let's not talk to you now. There are so many workers waiting for food. , If I talk to you for a while longer, the co-workers will start to curse." After saying that, He Yuanchao took the food and turned around to find an empty seat.

"Which department is that person just now?" The gay man who was standing behind He Yuanchao asked while handing the meal ticket and lunch box to Liu Lan.

Liu Lan glanced at He Yuanchao, who had found a place and sat down to eat, withdrew his gaze, glanced at the curious gay man, and said angrily: "When you make a mistake, you will know which department he is in." I'm the section chief." After saying that, he ignored the gay man, took the lunch box, collected the meal tickets, and started to pack the meal.

Someone who knew him immediately said, "You don't even know him? Isn't this He Yuanchao, the security section chief who just came to our factory?" After saying this, he proudly glanced at the workers who were queuing up to prepare meals.

Everyone heard that this was the Security Section Chief He Yuanchao mentioned on the radio a few days ago, and they couldn't help but look at He Yuanchao secretly.

Everyone had basically heard about what happened at the entrance of the factory a few days ago. They knew that He Yuanchao was very skilled, so they wanted to see what he was so powerful about.

After looking at it for a while, I didn't find anything better than others, so I lost interest, withdrew my gaze, and started talking in a low voice with the people around me.

(End of this chapter)