Xu Damao's dormitory room was a two-person room. But ever since Xu Damao started working in the personnel department, his other roommate was reassigned by the logistics staff, and Xu Damao has been living alone in a room ever since.
Because the room was spacious, Xu Damao filled it with a lot of things, including tables and chairs. He often cooked delicious meals to improve his meals and sometimes invited colleagues over.
When Wang Dafa entered Xu Damao's dormitory, he saw Hu Zi and understood the meaning of today's meal.
Since Hu Zi came to the factory, he has worked diligently and is willing to endure hardship. Xu Damao had visited him several times before and had also invited him to come over to his place.
However, Hu Zi had previously thought that Xu Damao was just an ordinary employee, but after arriving here, he realized that Xu Damao was at the same level as their workshop director, and he even heard that he had more power.
Therefore, Tiger was always reluctant to bother Xu Damao. According to him, having a job was already a huge favor, and he dared not have any other ideas.
Today, Xu Damao also mentioned inviting their workshop foreman, and it took a lot of persuasion before Hu Zi finally agreed to come. Now that he's entered the workforce, he knows how much a workshop foreman can help him.
"Section Chief Xu, isn't this one of my soldiers? How come you borrowed him?" Wang Dafa joked.
"He is your soldier, that's true, but he's also a relative of mine. Tiger and my wife are cousins, so I called him over for an extra meal and to help me out a bit," Xu Damao said, greeting him.
With this explanation, Wang Dafa understood the closeness or distance of their relationships.
Although it wasn't in the cafeteria, Xu Damao prepared a much more lavish meal than the small cafeteria, and the three of them ate to their hearts' content.
Tiger was assigned by Wang Dafa to be trained by a skilled master craftsman, and he learned technical skills.
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That day, Xu Damao was reading documents in his office when an official from the factory office came to see him.
"Section Chief Xu, there's a phone call from the head office. It's from your wife, and she seems quite anxious."
At that time, the only telephone in the factory was in the office, and any urgent matters from the head office were communicated directly to the office.
Xu Damao was anxious and walked quickly. It wasn't convenient to contact her at this time; Wang Minzhi usually waited until he returned to discuss things. The fact that she was calling him now meant the matter was urgent.
When I arrived at the office, I greeted the staff and asked them to go back to me.
"Minzhi, what happened at home?" Xu Damao asked anxiously.
“Da Mao, everything’s fine at home, but something happened in the courtyard. Jia Dongxu from the Central Court just died in an accident, and I don’t know what to do. I thought you two had grown up together, so why don’t you come back for a visit?”
Wang Minzhi's words put Xu Damao's mind at ease, but he immediately became anxious again.
Is this the Grim Reaper? Jia Dongxu ultimately couldn't escape his fate of being eliminated.
"Don't worry. Here's what we'll do: I'll go back in a bit. Don't go home yet; wait for me to get back so we can go together."
Xu Damao explained. Now that the Jia family's sky has fallen and the only thing that bound Jia Zhangshi is gone, she's capable of anything.
And then there's Yi Zhonghai, who lost the person he'd nurtured for over a decade. Who knows what outrageous things he might do next?
Of course, as neighbors who grew up together, Xu Damao had to go back and contribute to help deal with such a big incident that happened to the Jia family.
After speaking with the factory, Xu Damao rode his bike back. At that time, the Jia family might be causing trouble at the factory, and if he went back too early, he might be used as a pawn; if he went back too late, the courtyard might look for Wang Minzhi if they saw that Xu Damao hadn't returned.
When Xu Damao arrived at the main factory, he first went to the security department to ask about Tong Shuai's specific situation. Such incidents always require their investigation, so asking them was the most reliable source of information.
“Your Jia Dongxu brought this upon himself,” Tong Shuai said.
It turns out that Jia Dongxu now really acts like a leader in the workshop, bossing around a group of apprentices every day. He pays special attention to those who give him gifts, even giving them extra help; while he doesn't give those who don't give him gifts any opportunities.
This morning, when no one was looking, he took an apprentice to a machine that wasn't usually used and let the person operate it. You have to admit, Jia Dongxu does have a professional spirit; once he's received something, he has to provide excellent service.
He planned to operate the machine himself first, to teach others how to use it. However, the machine was only left unused because it was faulty and couldn't be repaired, yet Jia Dongxu just started it up.
And so, the apprentice watched helplessly as Jia Dongxu's head was smashed open by a mechanical part, blood flowing all over the ground, before he finally screamed.
However, the person was already dead, and the factory doctor pronounced him dead immediately after examining him.
Wang Minzhi found out so quickly because after the incident, the factory urgently announced that all workshops would be shut down for half a day for mechanical maintenance, and also broadcast the safety accident to the entire factory through the broadcasting station.
“Your mother Jia Dongxu is really difficult to deal with. Now that her son is dead, she’s making a scene in the factory leaders’ office. We can’t hit her or scold her.”
Sure enough, their whole family left not long ago.
Tong Shuai sighed. Their security department had dealt with all sorts of people, but this man's elderly mother had just lost her son, so they couldn't just resort to any direct methods.
"Okay. By the way, how did you handle it?" Xu Damao asked curiously.
"Actually, the accident was Jia Dongxu's own responsibility, but considering his family situation, the factory compensated him according to the work-related death benefits, and then reserved his work position for his family. He can come back to work after his wife gives birth, and they will give him some living expenses every month in between."
"In addition, the apprentice compensated his family 300 yuan," Tong Shuai said.
Xu Damao sighed deeply. Jia Dongxu, to say the least, didn't have any major flaws; he was just a typical petty bourgeois. Having been spoiled by Jia Zhangshi since childhood, and later protected from the outside world by Yi Zhonghai, he hadn't really experienced the harsh realities of society.
The only thing to blame is the Jia family's bad luck. Old Man Jia and Jia Dongxu both died young, leaving behind two widows.
When they found Wang Minzhi, it was not long before they got off work.
"Minzhi, please ask for leave first. We'll go straight back to the courtyard house to take a look. You can stay at your parents' house tonight; you won't get a good night's rest here."
If he waited to go home after work, people might gossip. And these next few days, the Jia family is bound to have a lot of things to do, so Xu Damao decided to let his wife stay at her parents' house for a while, as long as he was home, it would be fine.
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