When questioned by Wang Minzhi, Li Tong remained tight-lipped about her personal situation. This girl, I don't know what she's thinking, she's so indifferent to so many outstanding young people.
“Minzhi, if it weren’t for keeping an eye on your Xu Damao all these years, I would still be stuck in that lousy office manager position. And guess what? I’ve accomplished my mission perfectly; none of those flashy, cheap women managed to get close to your husband. Aren’t you going to reward me?” Li Tong said with a smile.
"Don't talk nonsense. With my family's situation, how could anyone else possibly be interested in him? Besides, we're about to have three children, what other ideas could he possibly have?" Wang Minzhi said confidently.
This confidence stemmed not only from the trust built up over the years of living together, but also from Xu Damao's nightly display of fascination with her body. At least, her body still attracted her husband.
"Don't get too excited. These days, women are past their prime at thirty, while men are in their prime. Your Xu Damao may not be the factory director anymore, but he's still a division-level cadre and has a lot of influence in the factory. Quite a few young girls are thinking of getting close to him and replacing you," Li Tong said alarmistly.
"Tell me what you're trying to achieve by saying all this today, Li Tong. I know you too well, hehe. If you don't tell me, I'll scratch you to death." Wang Minzhi saw right through her best friend.
"Stop scratching me, I really want to help you. I just want to keep an eye on your husband. What do you think of me becoming the director of the general office at the Armed Forces Department?" Li Tong suddenly said.
“Hey, no, didn’t you just say you were going to the office? Why do you want to go to the Armed Forces Department now? Besides, Lei Min from the General Office of the Armed Forces Department isn’t even of retirement age yet,” Wang Minzhi said.
“She’s underage, but she’s worked in the Armed Forces Department for many years and fully meets the requirements for rotation. If you agree, I’ll find a way to transfer her. Think about it, if I went to the Armed Forces Department, wouldn’t I be your spy every day?” Li Tong tempted.
“If you act as my informant, I’m worried you’ll steal from me. Haha.” After saying that, Wang Minzhi laughed at herself.
Then, Li Tong on the other side blushed deeply, and her face grew increasingly red.
"What are you doing? You don't actually have a crush on my Xu Damao, do you? Let me tell you, it's okay if you do. Like you said, there are plenty of people who like him. One more won't make a difference," Wang Minzhi said suspiciously.
"You're the only one in the whole world who treats Xu Damao like a treasure. I'm doing this for your own good, and you still doubt me. Forget it, I'm not going to the Armed Forces Department. It's so boring there." For some reason, Li Tong stopped talking about the Armed Forces Department altogether.
Meanwhile, Wang Minzhi breathed a huge sigh of relief. It was normal for Li Tong to have feelings for her husband after spending so much time with him, but she couldn't let them get back together. Otherwise, something serious might really happen.
At noon, Xu Damao's house was bustling with activity. The two children couldn't stop moving when they saw so many people coming.
After everyone had left, Wang Minzhi told Xu Damao about Li Tong's departure from the auto repair shop.
"The old folks at the auto repair shop are either retiring or leaving, and things will soon look completely different," Xu Damao remarked with emotion.
I never imagined that a factory that had only been established for five years would undergo such a dramatic change after he left. It's normal, he just hoped for a better future for the auto repair shop, but judging from the current situation, it looks like it's going to be very difficult.
Having promised Huang Shu, Xu Damao spent the next few days busy with the matter. He went to the district several times, spoke with a few familiar district leaders, and things quickly started to look promising.
The district auto repair shop was already poaching employees, and since Xu Damao had coordinated things, the district sent a letter directly to the auto repair shop to discuss the personnel transfer.
Because Huang Shu and the others were all section-level cadres, the auto repair shop itself had direct authority. In addition, the new leader believed that the departure of personnel would free up positions, making it easier for future arrangements, so the new factory manager quickly approved the transfer application.
And so, Huang Shu left Hongxing Auto Repair Shop with five people and went to the district auto repair shop. The district auto repair shop already knew about Huang Shu and his group's technical skills, and offered them the best possible positions and salaries.
With Xu Damao's coordination, Huang Shu was directly appointed as the factory director's assistant. In fact, once the appointed time came, Huang Shu would be appointed as the deputy factory director.
Not long after Huang Shu left, Li Tong was also transferred directly to the steel rolling mill, where he served as the director of the factory's guesthouse, which was managed by the logistics department.
The factory guesthouse was specifically responsible for arranging accommodation and meals for personnel from other units visiting the steel rolling mill; it was essentially the steel rolling mill's hotel. Sometimes, factory leaders would stay at the guesthouse instead of going home.
For Li Tong, the biggest advantage was that she could stay at the guesthouse long-term and didn't have to go home to face her parents' pressure to get married. Not only was there accommodation, but meals were also provided, which Li Tong absolutely loved.
Because Li Tong became the manager of the guesthouse, Xu Damao and Wang Minzhi often ate at the guesthouse's special kitchen for lunch. Although the chef's skills weren't as good as Sha Zhu's, the special kitchen food was definitely better than the canteen's communal dishes. After a few times, Xu Damao refused to come anymore, simply because he was getting too fat.
That day, Xu Damao had just gotten home from get off work when there was a knock on the door. Yi Zhonghai came in, panting, as if it was something urgent.
"Uncle, is something the matter?" Xu Damao asked.
"Da Mao, there's something I need your help with," Yi Zhonghai said after catching his breath.
“Uncle, please tell me first. You know what kind of person I am. I will definitely help if I can, and there’s nothing I can do if I can’t,” Xu Damao said.
"You really are capable of handling this. Here's the thing: when I came back from get off work just now, Zhu Zi was arrested by the security department. The reason? They said that Zhu Zi hid food from the cafeteria in his lunchbox, which is considered stealing state property."
But Da Mao, you know Zhu Zi, he usually likes to bring things back, but they're all trivial things, and the security department already knew about it before, but they're making a fuss about it today.
"Actually, I found out later that the main problem was that Zhu Zi had offended someone," Yi Zhonghai said slowly.
It turns out that the security department also has a deputy head named Fang Hu, who had previously thought of hiring Sha Zhu to host a banquet for a family celebration. Sha Zhu's reputation was well-known in the surrounding area, so being able to invite Sha Zhu meant that the host family was quite powerful.
Normally, you could just hire Sha Zhu, but Fang Hu, relying on his position as deputy head of the security department, was prepared to get something for free. However, Sha Zhu was incredibly stubborn; he didn't care who you were, you had to be paid for the work, otherwise, there was no point in talking.
As a result of the two meeting, Sha Zhu failed to cook for Fang Hu's family, causing Fang Hu to lose face. In retaliation, Fang Hu searched Sha Zhu's lunchbox and detained him when he got off work.
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