After the Yan family spent a long time explaining Xu Damao's deeds to Yu Haitang, she realized how foolish she had been. A factory director in his twenties was clearly more promising than her boyfriend, who was still wasting his life.

Even if her boyfriend has an uncle who is a clerk, can you imagine a young factory director without anyone behind him? Yu Haitang certainly doesn't believe it.

"Sis, you've really screwed me over!" Yu Haitang said, hugging her cousin.

"You're the one who ruined our whole family, okay? Your brother-in-law and I both work at that factory. Your brother-in-law finally won an award, and we were hoping to use our connections with Xu Damao at the end of the year to get an advanced worker award or something. Now that's probably impossible," Yu Li said with a bitter smile.

"Don't worry about it too much. Da Mao's family is very easy to talk to, they shouldn't make things difficult for you. I'll go to the backyard and explain to Da Mao later, and then this matter will be over."

As the head of the household, Yan Fugui felt this was the time for him to speak, and only at this moment could he demonstrate his authority. He was the third oldest man in the compound and had a good relationship with Xu Damao, so he spoke with confidence.

"Alright. Sister and brother-in-law, you two check the situation over there first. If it really doesn't work out, I'll ask my boyfriend to help you get a job."

At this point, Yu Haitang still felt she couldn't lose face, and shamelessly started arranging her sister and brother-in-law's future jobs. To her, it was just a job; Yang Weimin should be able to handle it.

"Don't give me any bad advice. Even if your boyfriend could transfer us to the main factory, I wouldn't really want to go. Let me tell you, I heard that our auto repair shop is doing very well now, and all kinds of benefits are starting to improve, and it's even starting to surpass the main factory."

For example, last time we had pork stew with vermicelli, and our colleagues at the head office were incredibly envious. Besides, at the branch factory, we were founding members, and we all have room for promotion; but at the head office, there's no hope for us for life,” Yu Li explained.

Since the last time people ate meat, many people have developed great hopes for auto repair shops, feeling that it's only a matter of time before the benefits at auto repair shops surpass those at the head office.

Xu Damao had also heard this saying and felt a bit of pressure. At the same time, he felt that the Chinese were really easy to satisfy; a bowl of meat could make people grateful for a lifetime.

After starting work, Yu Haitang felt a sense of awe and respect for Wang Minzhi upon seeing her, and she became much more proactive in her work. Wang Minzhi and Xu Damao, indeed, didn't pay much attention to this young girl; focusing too much on her was unnecessary.

After leaving the Hongxing Courtyard, Yu Haitang specifically inquired about Xu Damao and learned that everything the Yan family had said was true, and there was even more they hadn't revealed. For example, Xu Damao had excellent connections in the city and treated the leaders at the branch bureau like close friends; he was truly a promising young man.

When his girlfriend, Yang Weimin, heard that he had treated Xu Damao as a freeloader, he almost died laughing. Although Yang Weimin was somewhat uneducated, he came from a family with a strong background in politics and was quite knowledgeable about the ways of the bureaucracy. He had also frequently heard his uncle talk about Xu Damao and knew that this man was not only capable but also cunning.

"You're lucky that people don't bother with you, otherwise you definitely wouldn't have been able to stay at the steel mill. All those lower-level leaders who messed with him before, they were all brought under Xu's thumb, and in the end they either begged for mercy or got fired," Yang Weimin sighed.

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Xu Damao, who originally thought that Yu Haitang would not visit the courtyard house for a long time after her previous blunder, unexpectedly ran into her again in the alley after get off work one day. This time, she came with her wife.

"Good morning, Director Xu!" From afar, Yu Haitang saw Xu Damao, parked her car, and stood up straight, calling out "Director Xu!"

The title "factory director" made Xu Damao feel a little uncomfortable. People in the alley knew that Xu Damao was the factory director, but they also knew that he was a very easy-going person at home. Here, everyone called him Xu Damao or Damao, and rarely heard him as "factory director."

"Hello, Xiao Yu. Are you visiting your sister today?" Xu Damao asked.

"No, it's at my classmate's house, He Yushui's house in your college. Today is her first day at work, and I promised to celebrate with her," Yu Haitang quickly replied.

Xu Damao was surprised that He Yushui had started working. Ever since Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai stopped him from helping He Yushui, Xu Damao hadn't gotten involved in that mess. He figured that once the girl graduated from high school, she would definitely have a job, and even if it wasn't great, it wouldn't be too bad, at most it would just be a little far from the courtyard house.

Being away from the courtyard house isn't necessarily a bad thing. At least for He Yushui, it means she can stay away from the Jia family's scheming and oppression. She can find a good family to marry into and have less contact with this place afterward—that would be a kind of happiness.

"Where does He Yushui work now?" Xu Damao asked as they walked.

"I work at a building materials factory in the district. To be specific, I heard it's in the workshop. I don't know if anything has changed since it's my first day," Yu Li replied.

Xu Damao didn't know where He Yushui worked in the story, but in this era, building material factories were considered very good factories. People in this industry had good food, clothing, housing, and transportation. But it would be a waste for a high school student to work in the workshop. It was dirty and tiring, but it was still acceptable, and it all depended on his family's connections.

If he were working elsewhere, Xu Damao might not care, but at the building materials factory, he actually had an acquaintance there, namely Han Daxi, the former office director and now the deputy factory director.

Old Han and Xu Damao have a good relationship and help each other. If Xu Damao were to ask He Yushui to change jobs, it would be a piece of cake.

As they were talking, Xu Damao led Yu Haitang to He Yushui's house.

"Rain, are you home? Your classmate is looking for you!" Xu Damao called from outside.

"Brother Da Mao, I'm home. Hai Tang, you've finally arrived! Come in quickly. Brother Da Mao, sister-in-law, come in too." He Yushui greeted her classmate warmly when she saw her arrive.

Xu Damao and Wang Minzhi followed them into the room. He Yushui had obviously just gotten off work; her face and body were still dirty, and her hair was still covered in grime.

"Rain, I heard you're working at a building materials factory now? What exactly are you doing?" Xu Damao asked.

"Brother Da Mao, I just started working today and I was assigned to the workshop. Actually, the workshop isn't bad; the salary is a bit higher than the office, but it's just too dirty," He Yushui comforted herself.

Since her brother hadn't gone to Xu Damao's place to ask for a job for her, she hadn't bothered him anymore. She was assigned a job by the neighborhood committee, but unexpectedly, she ended up in a workshop.