In the workshop, Vice Minister Bai observed very carefully, and would stop to ask questions from time to time if there was anything he didn't understand.
Sun Zhengguo also behaved very politely, staying by his side the whole time and explaining things continuously, as if he had already forgotten the unpleasantness from earlier.
Everything seemed perfectly normal.
However, just as Vice Minister Bai finished inspecting the workshop and was about to leave, Sun Zhengguo suddenly clapped his hands, signaling everyone to stop, and then said loudly.
"Comrades! I have some good news to announce. The leaders of the Ministry of Metallurgy saw that you were working very hard, so they specially sent pork today as an extra lunch for you. Aren't you happy?"
"Happy, happy..."
The workers below were naturally delighted to hear that there was meat to eat, and they all cheered.
Vice Minister Bai was very satisfied with the sight and nodded with a smile.
The workers were in high spirits, and production progress was no problem at all. It seems that Sun Zhengguo has a knack for this!
At this moment, Sun Zhengguo pressed down with both hands, signaling the workers to stop, and then continued speaking.
"Comrades! Our leader is so considerate of us, shouldn't we invite him to stay for a meal?"
"Stay, stay..." the workers shouted again.
Sun Zhengguo pretended to be in a difficult position, "Boss, the workers are so enthusiastic, you see..."
Vice Minister Bai thought that Sun Zhengguo was putting on a show to get him to stay for dinner!
Then, pointing at him, she laughed and said, "Hey! You're so cunning!"
"So, what does Vice Minister Bai mean?"
"Since the workers are so enthusiastic, let them stay! But I want to make it clear first, there's no need for any special arrangements. I'll eat whatever the workers eat."
Because the workers insisted on staying, Vice Minister Bai couldn't detach himself from the masses and ended up enjoying himself in the small canteen, ultimately deciding to share the joy with the people.
Little did he know, this was exactly what Sun Zhengguo wanted. At lunchtime, he would reap the bitter fruits of his actions…
Time flew by and it was noon. After arranging everything, Sun Zhengguo went to the conference room.
"Vice Minister Bai, the canteen is open for lunch, and the workers will be here soon. Shall we head over there first?"
"Hmm!...Alright!" Vice Minister Bai thought for a moment, then finally stood up to head out.
However, he was a decent person and didn't forget about the driver outside. He turned around and instructed Secretary Hu to inform the driver.
Once everyone had arrived, they all headed to the cafeteria together.
When Sister Zhang from the canteen saw the leaders coming to get their meals, she made sure everything was arranged perfectly, giving each person a generous spoonful of braised pork, absolutely fair and honest.
After getting their food, everyone sat down to eat in the cafeteria. Of course, we had to show off our friendly side at such an opportunity.
No sooner had they sat down than Zhou Weimin rushed in.
"Chief, there's a call for you."
"Oh! I understand."
Sun Zhengguo casually put away his lunchbox and said to Vice Minister Bai, who was sitting next to him.
"Excuse me, Vice Minister Bai, I need to take this call. Please excuse me for a moment."
"Go ahead! Business is important."
Vice Minister Bai waved his hand casually, then continued eating.
After Sun Zhengguo left, the workers entered the canteen one after another to get their meals.
The first to enter were the workers who produced rolling mill parts. With their special tickets, they each got an extra serving of braised pork.
However, because so many leaders had cut in line and each received a huge spoonful, they didn't get much; each person only got a few pieces, which was better than nothing.
The workers had no complaints about this, after all, a few pieces of meat are still meat.
After the workers finished, the large iron plate was completely clean, even the soup was gone, as if a dog had licked it clean.
The workers behind, unaware of what was happening, thought the meat hadn't been served yet, and shouted from the side.
"Sister Zhang, where's the meat? Bring it up quickly!"
"Meat? Where did you get any meat? There was only a little bit, and you beat it all up," Sister Zhang said irritably.
There wasn't much meat to begin with, and she didn't even get any herself, so it's no wonder she couldn't speak properly.
Therefore, she was too lazy to explain. After all, the kitchen hadn't done anything wrong, so she could do whatever she wanted, especially since the director was backing her up.
At this moment, Master Wu, whom Sun Zhengguo had specially arranged, stepped forward, ready to speak out for justice.
"Hey, hey, hey! Everyone, don't crowd around here. I think all the people eating meat today are from the small workshop. Why don't you go and ask them? Let's not make any misunderstandings."
"Okay, I'll go ask."
Immediately afterwards, these workers, without even bothering to get their own food, swarmed over to the workers in the small workshop to inquire.
The workers in the small workshop didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so they chose to tell the truth.
Who knew that his words would stir up a hornet's nest? The workers who couldn't get meat were not happy about it, and Master Wu took the lead in making a fuss.
"This is outrageous! This is disrespecting the working class and trying to create polarization. Fellow workers, we cannot accept this."
"No, no..."
"We demand an explanation!"
"We demand an explanation!"
Alright! There was no need to call for help at this point; a group of leading cadres immediately rushed over, and Li Shengli quickly stepped forward to stop them.
"Comrades! Hold on a minute, tell me what's wrong."
Seeing that he had successfully attracted the cadres, Master Wu stepped forward, signaling everyone to quiet down before speaking.
"Secretary Li, you have to stand up for us today. Why should so many people eat meat while we watch? We're all making contributions, don't we deserve to eat meat?"
"This...?" Lee Seungri was speechless. How could he answer in front of everyone?
Besides, he's eating meat himself! How can he uphold justice?
At this moment, he could only look helplessly at Vice Minister Bai, the meaning of which was very clear: the meat was brought by you, please come out and explain.
As a witness to the entire incident, Vice Minister Bai's face was now ashen, and he felt extremely aggrieved.
He never imagined that a mere piece of meat would cause him, a dignified deputy minister, to fall from grace.
How could he possibly save face?
But what mistakes could the leader have made? Someone else has to take the blame.
At this point, the secretary came into play, and Secretary Hu had no choice but to step forward and take the blame.
"Dear leaders and comrades, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. I came in a hurry this morning and wasn't prepared. I didn't bring enough meat and forgot to tell the kitchen, which caused this misunderstanding."
"But please rest assured, I will definitely make it up to everyone tomorrow, making sure each person gets a spoonful of braised pork. Please forgive my mistake this time."
After speaking, Secretary Hu bowed to everyone, his attitude extremely sincere.
Just then, Sun Zhengguo arrived precisely on time, ready to clean up the mess.
What happened?
Upon hearing this sound, everyone in the cafeteria breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Shengli quickly came over and briefly explained what had happened.
After he finished speaking, Sun Zhengguo nodded to reassure him, then walked to the middle and said loudly.
"Comrades, Secretary Hu isn't from the same unit as us. Since he has sincerely admitted his mistake, let's not hold it against him. It would make us seem petty. Let's give him a chance, okay?"
After hearing what the foreman said, what could the workers say? They could only look to Master Wu, who had spoken earlier, and let him decide.
Master Wu was originally an actor hired by Sun Zhengguo, so he will definitely cooperate and perform well.
Thus, the farce that was orchestrated by Sun Zhengguo was quickly quelled by his arrival.
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