After mocking Liu Haizhong, the fat man remembered something as he was leaving: "Oh right, there's also your second son, Liu Guangtian. Wait, he'll be here soon to sweep the floor with you. What do you call that? Filial piety between father and son."

"you……"

Before the end of the workday, the news spread throughout the courtyard: Liu Haizhong had stepped down, and his second son, Liu Guangtian, had also stepped down with him.

Xu Damao transformed himself into a leader in the factory.

The first thing he did after taking office was to deal with Sha Zhu!

Didn't Sha Zhu not get along with Aunt Chen and Sister Hua? And he was having an ambiguous relationship with Qin Huairu in Workshop 7. Xu Damao led the Five Tigers of Red Star directly to the workshop and arrested them, venting his anger in front of the whole workshop.

Incidentally, they also took down the workshop director of Workshop 7.

Then he sent the two of them to sweep the main road with Liu Haizhong and his son Liu Guangtian.

Xu Damao thus quickly established himself in the factory. It must be said that, in terms of both vision and methods, he far surpassed Liu Haizhong.

Overnight, he became a "celebrity" at the Red Star Factory.

The newly crowned "celebrity" is currently holding chopsticks and repeatedly shouting in the fat man's house, "It smells so good!"

While eating, Xu Damao described his plan to the fat man: "Next, I plan to take down the workshop director in charge of cleaning the workshop."

The fat man was stunned for a moment. This Xu Damao was really cunning and resourceful. If it weren't for Sha Zhu holding his balls down below, he would have flown up to the sky and stood shoulder to shoulder with the sun long ago.

He targeted the workshop director, firstly because he had no connections and could be easily taken down; secondly, he wanted to curry favor with the fat man, since the old man hadn't shown Chen Rong any mercy when she was in the workshop...

The next day, Director Li treated Deputy Director Nie, Deputy Director He, the canteen director, the deputy head of the security department, and Xu Damao to dinner at the canteen that evening.

Even at this moment, Xu Damao didn't forget to kick Sha Zhu while he was down: "Look, Fatty's cooking is definitely presentable. Unlike Sha Zhu, that dimwit can't cook at all!"

Deputy Director Nie and Deputy Director He glanced at him but remained silent. The deputy head of the security department, who was also Yang Weimin's brother, chimed in, "That's right, this idiot Zhu isn't even behaving himself while sweeping the streets!"

Director Li looked over at this moment: "Oh? Why is Sha Zhu being naughty again?"

Deputy Section Chief Yang said bitterly, "He doesn't let Widow Qin do the work, and he doesn't do it properly himself; he makes Liu Haizhong do their work for them."

When Widow Qin was mentioned, everyone present had a knowing look on their faces. Director Li laughed and said, "Then let's separate them. What kind of behavior is this in broad daylight?"

Xu Damao flattered him like there was no tomorrow: "Director, brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

Just then, the fat man brought over a plate of food. Director Li said to him, "Fatty, we're all family here today, so bring a couple more dishes. Come over and have a drink with us later."

The fat man didn't respond to that. Instead, after putting down the dishes, he walked up to Director Li, leaned close to his ear, and said, "Boss, when I came to serve the dishes just now, I noticed two people lurking around outside..."

Director Li's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked him, "Did you see the person clearly?"

The fat man shook his head: "Those two were very alert; they quickly hid as soon as they saw me."

They're here for him...

"Xu Damao!"

Director Li immediately called out Xu Damao's name, and Xu Damao stood up abruptly.

Director Li instructed him, "You immediately take some men and, together with the factory security department, find these two people for me. Don't let them escape. Otherwise, I'll hold you responsible!"

Xu Damao and Deputy Section Chief Yang left in a hurry. Director Li then instructed the fat man: "Don't make a fuss about this. Only Shen Xuemei should stay in the kitchen. Tell the rest of you to leave work immediately."

Outside the private room, two people stood up from behind the flower bed.

If Fatty were here, he would recognize Sha Zhu and Liu Guangtian at a glance.

How did those two end up together?

Sha Zhu said to Liu Guangtian, "We've definitely been discovered by Fatty. That bastard Xu Damao must have sent men. Come with me..."

With Sha Zhu, a local strongman, leading the way, the two of them skillfully bypassed Xu Damao's blockade and returned to the warehouse where cleaning tools such as brooms and dustpans were stored to hide.

That evening, Fatty returned to the courtyard, went inside to give the food to Yu Li, and then went for a walk around the central courtyard.

Sha Zhu's room was completely dark, only He Yushui's room had a light on, so they immediately guessed the identities of the two guys who were there that night.

Oh, it's Sha Zhu. It's alright then.

The next morning, Shen Xuemei arrived very early and, before anyone else arrived, offered the fat man a fried dough stick.

Sha Zhu once bought some fried dough for Qin Huairu, but she only took one bite and brought the rest back for Xiao Dang and Huaihua to eat.

Shen Xuemei came to the cafeteria because her family was lacking nutrition. The fat man asked her to take all the leftovers home last night, and as a thank you, she specially bought him a fried dough stick this morning.

The fat man said to her, "Don't be so polite in the future. We are a team, and a comfortable and harmonious working environment is the most important thing."

Was it comfortable and harmonious? Shen Xuemei thought about her time in the cafeteria and realized that she had had a very relaxed and pleasant time.

Her colleagues were very friendly and did not ostracize her because she got in through connections. Even though her arrival threatened their interests, no one said much.

Unlike when she was in the workshop, where people would harass her and touch her inappropriately; her mentor also disliked her and repeatedly said publicly that she was stupid and that he couldn't teach her...

Shen Xuemei understood what the fat man meant and whispered to him, "Don't worry, Fatty, I'm not a gossip."

Isn't that exactly what I wanted to hear? Don't tell Li Huaide everything, he just made a huge contribution to the cafeteria.

At noon, the fat man led Shen Xuemei to the front to get the vegetables.

Xu Damao and Yu Haitang were getting along very well, and the two of them came to the cafeteria to eat, chatting and laughing.

It has to be said that Xu Damao is absolutely unbeatable when it comes to picking up girls, leaving even the most clueless guy in the dust.

After effortlessly winning over Qin Jingru, he quickly won over Yu Haitang. He was practically ready to sing "Love is a light, so beautiful" right in front of Sha Zhu.

Soon it was their turn. Xu Damao greeted the fat man, "Brother, Haitang and I have officially started dating. Once we get married, we'll truly be a family."

Yu Haitang also said to him, "Brother-in-law, I have decided to be with Xu Damao."

As the fat man served them food, he sighed, "It's a pity that Qin Huairu is around. You two are destined to be together but not to stay together. Sigh!"