Xu Damao truly hadn't expected Lou Hongsheng to ask for his opinion on the situation on their second meeting. The current situation was certainly calmer than it would be a few years later, but still more complex than it had been a few years prior. Even if Xu Damao dared not comment, Lou Hongsheng wouldn't likely believe him anyway.

Such a big shot has experienced too many complicated situations. Many of his friends in high positions might ask a small factory manager a question, which might just be a casual inquiry.

Xu Damao pondered for a while, and Lou Hongsheng did not disturb him, but simply drank his tea quietly.

"The road is winding, but the future is bright," Xu Damao concluded.

"Haha, you're absolutely right, it's like you didn't say anything at all," Lou Hongsheng laughed.

"By the way, Damao, do you know any ambitious young men with good family backgrounds and excellent character? My Xiao'e is getting older and has reached the age to get married."

To be honest, Xu Damao was really fond of her; he perfectly met the criteria for marrying off a daughter in this era. Unfortunately, he was already married, and his child was already walking. Lou Xiao'e was also getting older, and the Lou family hoped to find her a family with a respectable background.

"Hehe, Chairman Lou, it's perfectly normal for parents to worry about their children's marriages now that they're grown up. Unfortunately, I don't really have any suitable candidates on my side. They're either already married or not the right age."

However, I think that in this new society with its new atmosphere, it's best to let Ms. Lou see and choose for herself, and not let her status dictate her future.

Xu Damao's answer was entirely based on the plot. At that time, the Lou family chose Xu Damao, a family with a respectable background, but they didn't consider his character, which ultimately affected Lou Xiao'e's lifelong happiness.

Xu Damao never intended to have any connection with Lou Xiao'e in his life, but as a way of atoning for his past mistakes in the story, he also hoped that she could avoid some detours and suffering.

“Yes, you’re right. She needs to have more contact with society. Damao, how about letting Xiao’e work at your factory?” Lou Hongsheng suddenly had a brilliant idea.

He was really worried about his daughter working elsewhere. But if she stayed with Xu Damao, with acquaintances to take care of her, it would be better than finding her anywhere else.

Xu Damao never expected that his casual suggestion would lead Lou Hongsheng to come up with a new idea. But how could he possibly bring another young girl over? He really wouldn't be able to sleep with her when he got home that night. Now, Li Tong, the office director, had become Wang Minzhi's spy, monitoring his movements every day, and knowing about the slightest disturbance.

However, it was difficult to directly refuse Lou Hongsheng's idea.

"Chairman Lou, if Miss Lou could come to our factory, we would absolutely welcome her with open arms. We are really short of talent. But to be honest, it would be quite difficult to find a suitable husband for us."

Most of the men here are factory workers, not highly educated, and do heavy physical labor. They don't have much in common with Miss Lou. Although we value family background, we can't let the two of them have nothing to say to each other in the future, can we?

So I called our office manager over and asked her for advice.

Xu Damao decided to finally assign the task to Li Tong, since she was always monitoring him.

"Li Tong, come in here for a moment," Xu Damao called out to the outside.

After Li Tong came in, Xu Damao explained the situation.

"Li Tong, you need to arrange this matter well, and make sure Chairman Lou and Miss Lou are satisfied," Xu Damao said.

"Ah, that's easy. Let her go to the steel mill's broadcasting room with Minzhi. I heard from Minzhi that a new female colleague joined the broadcasting station, and they're short one person now."

The work at the radio station there was relatively easy, and it also allowed me to meet the best young people from the steel rolling mill.

Li Tong quickly found a good job. After a few discussions, they realized that the radio station, with its daily writing and writing, was a good fit for Lou Xiao'e. Besides, it was Lou's old stomping ground, so assigning someone there would be easy.

For ordinary people, a job in a steel rolling mill is hard to come by, but the three people present didn't seem to care about it.

With the important matter resolved, Lou Hongsheng was in high spirits and insisted on treating Xu Damao, Li Tong, and others to dinner. Unable to refuse any longer, he finally agreed to let them get together once they officially returned to work.

A few days later, Xu Damao found a dilapidated, uninhabited house outside the city and told Lou Hongsheng to use it as the transaction location.

That night, under the moonlight, a truck drove directly to the front of the house. Several people got out of the truck, unloaded the items, and left without saying a word or caring whether anyone had taken the parts.

After these people left, Xu Damao appeared from the house, then put everything into his spatial storage, and rode away as if nothing had ever happened.

Once in the city, Xu Damao placed some of the parts in a house he had rented in advance, and then the next day he asked Huang Shu to find someone to haul the goods away.

As for the payment, Xu Damao had already paid Lou Hongsheng, and the rest was up to him to handle the accounting.

"Factory manager, these parts have arrived just in time. We had many vehicles from before the founding of the People's Republic of China that had been running for over a decade, but unfortunately, we couldn't repair them because we didn't have the parts. Now, with these parts, our factory is definitely the best in the city," Huang Shu said happily.

Previously, they encountered many imported European and American cars from before the founding of the People's Republic of China, but unfortunately, they had no spare parts, so even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice.

"Okay, you can handle the rest as you see fit, but one thing is for you not to publicize the source of the parts. If someone comes, you can fix it; if not, don't talk about it around. Too many people will cause gossip," Xu Damao instructed.

"By the way, factory manager, we had an old car parked in our factory before. Since we didn't have the parts to fix it, the owner was too lazy to tow it back. Do you think we could fix it and use it ourselves?" Huang Shu said with a grin.

"Sure, but just fix the inside, don't worry too much about the exterior. We're just a deputy-department-level factory. If we make the exterior too impressive, the head office might take it and snatch it away, and then we'll be left with nothing."

"After it was repaired, it was placed in the office for emergency use during rainy or snowy days, but the factory leaders didn't allow its use," Xu Damao said.

It wasn't that Xu Damao didn't want to drive, but in this era, only cadres at the division level or above could afford to drive cars. As a deputy division-level factory worker, he dared not use one, as it would arouse too much jealousy. But if the car looked dilapidated outside, probably no one would even bother with it.

"Alright, your leaders are really insightful. Maybe I can use this myself someday," Huang Shu sighed, completely disregarding his role as a leader.

The two were chatting when Li Tong rushed in.

"Factory Manager, did you know? I heard that the new Factory Manager Huang lost his temper at the machine repair shop and gave those people a real dressing down," Li Tong said with a grin, clearly enjoying the spectacle.

"What are you so happy about? He might be cursing our auto repair shop next." Xu Damao looked at Li Tong as if she were an idiot.