Sha Zhu continued rambling on, recounting his tragic blind date history, completely disregarding whether Xu Damao wanted to listen or not.
"Let's not talk about your conditions yet. Why did you even think of asking me this question?" Xu Damao interrupted the other party.
"I always thought you were incredibly shrewd, and back in junior high, you always managed to make a bunch of girls happy. You really knew how to charm them. I think you should know something about that," Sha Zhu said.
Xu Damao hadn't expected his romantic image to be so deeply ingrained in Sha Zhu's mind. But Sha Zhu had a problem: it wasn't a romantic issue at all. Without a doubt, all these failed blind dates meant someone was sabotaging them; the suspects were either Yi Zhonghai or Qin Huairu.
Currently, Yi Zhonghai doesn't seem to have such a strong idea, so Qin Huairu is more likely.
However, Xu Damao couldn't directly say that Qin Huairu was responsible. If he did, Sha Zhu wouldn't believe him at all, and Xu Damao would only earn a reputation as a villain. Even if Sha Zhu did believe him and found evidence of Qin Huairu's involvement, Xu Damao believed that Qin Huairu could easily use a few tricks to get Sha Zhu involved.
This simp is always so humble in front of the person he's simping about.
"Shazhu, your question is rather complicated, and I can't give you an answer. However, as the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it. If you want to know what the problem is, just ask the person you went on a blind date with."
It's getting late, buddy, I'm heading home now. Take your time.
After saying that, Xu Damao got on his bicycle and rode away, completely ignoring Sha Zhu's shouts and curses behind him. He told Sha Zhu to ask his blind date; perhaps she could find out the truth. That would be more than enough.
Meanwhile, in the courtyard, the Jia family members were waiting for Sha Zhu to return.
"Why hasn't that silly Zhu come back yet?" Jia Zhangshi muttered under her breath. She hadn't eaten much that evening because she was waiting for Zhu's lunchbox.
"Grandma, do you think Shazhu will bring meat back today?" Banggeng has become chubby and fair-skinned thanks to Shazhu's daily feeding. While other children are still worrying about whether they will have enough to eat next time, he has already started to be a picky eater.
"Yes, definitely. Haven't you noticed? Whenever Sha Zhu comes home late, he's always cooking something special. And when he cooks something special, that kid always brings back a lot of good food, maybe fatty meat, maybe chicken or duck," Jia Zhangshi analyzed enthusiastically.
As Jia Zhangshi analyzed the situation, everyone in the room, adults and children alike, except for Xiao Huaihua, were drooling with envy. This family no longer felt embarrassed about eating Sha Zhu's food; in fact, they felt it was perfectly natural.
"Mom, why are you talking so much to the kids? These days, it's good enough if we have anything to eat." Qin Huairu still had a bit of a "pure and innocent" side, maintaining her virtuous and gentle image even at home.
"Why can't we say it? He's so good to himself, what's wrong with him helping us out a little? And don't talk about us, how could you not have eaten?"
"By the way, you said that Sha Zhu's blind dates have all failed so many times, don't you have any thoughts about it?" Jia Zhangshi suddenly changed the subject.
"What could he possibly think if his blind date fell through? It's normal that the woman didn't like him. You can't force someone to marry him," Qin Huairu said.
"Don't pretend with me now that we're at home. Do you think I don't know what you've been doing? Let me tell you, it's fine if you do these things, but our family still needs Sha Zhu. What will we do if he gets married?"
"But I'm warning you, you're my daughter-in-law, you can't do anything to betray the Jia family. If I find out you're even slightly inclined to do anything wrong, I'll deal with you!" Jia Zhangshi threatened.
"Mom, what kind of person am I?" Qin Huairu said this, but in her heart she was thinking about how to dissuade Sha Zhu from going on a blind date.
Lost in thought, Qin Huairu heard a noise at the door and immediately ran out to greet Sha Zhu's lunchbox.
"Hey, Qin Huairu, why are you running so fast so late at night? Are you holding it in too long?" Xu Damao was dazzled by the huge, swaying figure that rushed out in front of him and was unwilling to look away for a long time.
"It's Da Mao. I thought..." Qin Huairu hesitated, then stopped herself.
"Silly Zhu, right? He's following behind. Wait a bit. Um, you stay here, I'm going home now." With that, Xu Damao pushed his bike back to the backyard.
After waiting a little while longer, Sha Zhu finally returned, and Qin Huairu finally got the lunchbox she had been longing for.
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"Da Mao, if your news is true, it can explain some things recently. I was wondering why Lao Yang keeps going to meetings at the ministry, and he seems a bit mysterious about it."
In Li Xuewu's office, Xu Damao finally revealed the information Shen Xingwang had given him to Li Xuewu. When it came to such high-level matters, even knowing the details, Xu Damao was powerless; he could only rely on a high-ranking leader, hoping to perhaps get a share of the spoils in the end.
Among the leaders he knew, Li Xuewu was the most suitable one.
"Tell me, what are your thoughts? Are you planning to become a deputy factory director? But your qualifications are still a bit weak, so it's unlikely you can get there right away," Li Xuewu asked.
"Factory director, I know my own limitations. I know I can't work in this machine repair shop, and I wouldn't want to be a section chief either."
My thought is this: if the machine repair workshop can form a machine repair factory, then can our transportation department also form an auto repair factory? Our auto repair business has been booming recently, and its influence is also very large. The whole of Beijing knows that our steel rolling mill has a high level of auto repair.
However, as our business expanded, our original workshop became ill-suited to the new operations; the space and personnel were insufficient. Furthermore, being constantly located within the steel rolling mill made it inconvenient for external personnel to come and repair vehicles, which also impacted the safety of our factory area.
"If we could go out and set up a car repair shop, a lot of problems would be solved."
Xu Damao explained the purpose of his visit.
Previously, Xu Damao had been trying to move out and find a place to repair his car, but it was quite difficult and he hadn't made any good progress.
Hearing that others could set up new factories for machine repair, he thought, why can't car repair shops do the same? If he could set up a new factory, many of his previous problems would be solved.
He couldn't go to set up a machine repair shop; but if a car repair shop was set up, he could naturally go and become an assistant to the factory manager, and smoothly transition to deputy factory manager after a year or two.
The reason for seeking out Li Xuewu was not only because of their good relationship with Lao Li, but also because it was a good opportunity for Lao Li to expand his territory and increase his influence. Think about it, before, there was only one department under the transportation section, but now a new auto repair shop has suddenly been established, which is also an extension of the logistics department. It is only natural that it would become Lao Li's possession.
"Your idea is quite interesting." Li Xuewu hadn't expected Xu Damao to have such a broad vision.
He originally thought the other party was only interested in becoming an assistant factory manager, or at most a deputy factory manager, but he didn't expect Xu Damao to be thinking of setting up a new factory for himself. If he really set up an auto repair shop, with Xu Damao's qualifications, connections, and familiarity with the auto repair business, it wouldn't be long before the auto repair shop became Xu Damao's private property.
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