Hearing the words of the steel rolling mill's director and deputy director, the people around were filled with envy. Among them, Yi Zhonghai's eyes were filled with jealousy.
Everyone wished they could do this in Wei Hua's place. Although Zhou Zhennan had no connection with the steel rolling mill, the entire Ministry of Metallurgy had to give him face.
With this connection, Wei Hua's career could be described as meteoric. Moreover, Wei Hua had previously saved the life of the Minister of Metallurgy. No one in the Ministry of Metallurgy would easily offend Wei Hua unless they had significant interests involved.
Everyone knew that Wei Hua had a bright future ahead of him. Everyone understood the saying, "Everyone carries a splendid sedan chair." Seeing Director Yang and Deputy Director Li say this, everyone echoed their sentiments and praised Wei Hua.
Only they themselves knew what they were really thinking. Since the workshop still had production tasks, Factory Director Yang and Deputy Factory Director Li didn't linger. They left the third workshop a dozen minutes later. After Factory Director Yang and Deputy Factory Director Li left, the others gathered around.
The free flattery made Wei Hua a little carried away. Fortunately, everyone had work to do, and they all came during their spare time, so production wasn't disrupted.
Wei Hua was delighted and brewed himself a good cup of tea. When no one was around, he put the receipts Li Huaide had given him into his spatial storage.
Wei Hua couldn't help but admire Li Huaide's social skills. These receipts would eventually have to be spent anyway, and using this money to win people over was indeed a good idea. Ordinary workers had no chance of obtaining these receipts, but leaders could use them to buy people's loyalty.
Through these two incidents, Wei Hua finally understood where Factory Director Yang had gone wrong. Compared to Li Huaide's ability to win people's hearts, the factory director was far inferior.
It's no wonder that Li Huaide, as deputy factory director, was able to suppress Factory Director Yang. Although Li Huaide was somewhat greedy, he was able to bring more benefits to his subordinates. Moreover, as long as you were willing to pay, Li Huaide was truly capable of getting things done.
A true villain is always more endearing than a hypocrite. After storing the receipts in his spatial storage, Wei Hua continued strolling around the workshop as usual.
After work, Weihua didn't go straight home. He still had the receipts from last time, and decided to spend them; keeping them wouldn't make much difference. He went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a bicycle and a television.
He strapped the television to his bicycle and rode back to the courtyard house. Now that he was a deputy workshop director, buying a bicycle and a television was perfectly reasonable. Besides, these things were rewards from the steel mill, or rather, rewards from Li Huaide, so Wei Hua wasn't afraid of anyone finding fault with him.
When Wei Hua returned to the courtyard house, a large crowd had already gathered in the front yard. What happened at the steel rolling mill couldn't be kept secret from anyone else, especially since Director Yang and Deputy Director Li hadn't kept it from them either.
There's always this kind of backstabbing and sycophancy. Wei Hua's gained prestige at the steel mill, so naturally everyone wanted to join in the fun and curry favor with him. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Wei Hua would likely be promoted again soon.
Getting on Wei Hua's good side now might be helpful in the future. Everyone looked on with envy when they saw Wei Hua had bought a bicycle and a television.
Compliments were given away like they were free. No one envied the bicycles, because everyone could afford one. Even if you didn't have a bicycle ticket, you could find one on the black market. But TV tickets were a completely different story. Even on the black market, TV tickets were scarce, and a single ticket could cost tens of dollars.
Even with a receipt, few people would be willing to spend over 400 yuan to buy a television set.
"Hua Zi, you've really made us in the courtyard proud. Tell us the details of the rescue! You wouldn't believe it, but Director Yang and Deputy Director Li were both praising you at the dinner table today. Not only that, the other leaders also have a good impression of you."
“If you hadn’t only recently become the deputy workshop director, you would probably have been promoted already. With your current connections, you would definitely become the workshop director within two or three years.”
"They say if you become rich and powerful, don't forget us. We've grown up together, so don't forget us when you're successful."
"Hua Zi, I disagree with Xu Damao's other statements, but I completely agree with this one. Don't forget us when you become successful."
"A hero needs three helpers, and a fence needs three posts. I will help as much as I can in the future, and if I can't help, please don't blame me."
Upon hearing Wei Hua's words, Da Mao immediately went to the back of the bicycle, untied the rope, and carried it inside like a treasure.
Sha Zhu was about to rush to push his bicycle when Yu Li suddenly called out to him.
"Zhu Zi, it seems like I'm about to give birth. You need to take me to the hospital right away, or find me a midwife."
Hearing his wife's words, Sha Zhu paused for a second or two before quickly going to Yu Li's side. Compared to the midwife, Sha Zhu trusted the hospital more. His own mother had died in childbirth while giving birth to He Yu Shui.
Sha Zhu, now a level six chef, didn't care about a few dollars. He immediately ran out of the courtyard, borrowed a car, laid a quilt in the car, and took Yu Li and her child to the hospital.
Xu Damao, who had initially shown considerable interest, was still helping to set up the television, but his enthusiasm had clearly waned. After fiddling with his own equipment for a while, Xu Damao left the Wei family home.
After Wei Hua sent everyone else away, he didn't pay any attention to the television. After all, Wei Hua and Yang Tao were from the future, so they wouldn't care too much about a television or even a projector.
But the other children in the courtyard were very interested. Looking at these children, Wei Hua couldn't help but think of his own childhood. Back then, he was just like them, watching a black and white television.
Every day after class, I would turn on the TV on time to watch those old cartoons. During winter and summer vacations, I would watch classic TV shows like "Journey to the West" and "Investiture of the Gods".
It's a pity that these things aren't available yet; all we can do is listen to opera or crosstalk. Seeing the children inside and outside the courtyard, Wei Hua didn't spoil their fun.
To give them a better view, he even brought the children into his home. He simply told them not to cause trouble and then went to attend to other things.
At this moment, Sha Zhu also brought Yu Li and her son to the hospital. He held Yu Li in his arms and let his son stay by his side.
To take care of his son, Sha Zhu didn't walk fast, lest he lose him. After Yu Li reported to the obstetrics and gynecology department, Sha Zhu hurried off to complete the admission procedures.
After completing the hospital admission procedures and undergoing several examinations with Yu Li, we waited in the ward for her to give birth. Since this was her second pregnancy, Yu Li waited in the ward for about three hours before being wheeled into the delivery room.
Soon after, the sound of a baby crying came from the delivery room. The nurse quickly brought out a baby.
"Congratulations, your wife gave birth to a daughter, so now you have both a son and a daughter."
Upon hearing the nurse's words, Sha Zhu quickly took his daughter. Having already given birth to a son, Sha Zhu didn't have any particular interest in this matter.
After thanking the nurse, she took her two children to the ward. At that moment, one of the children pointed to his stomach.
"Chenchen, be good. Mommy just gave birth, and Daddy really can't leave. I'll go buy you something to eat in a little while."
He Chen didn't make a fuss after hearing her father's words. Not every child is like the Jia family's children. He Chen sat on the hospital bed, observing her newborn sister.
He Chen was fascinated by the baby in front of her. Every now and then, she would crawl over to touch or pinch it. Just as He Chen was studying her little sister, Yu Li was brought back by the doctor and nurses. The first thing Yu Li did upon returning was to see her daughter.
Seeing that his wife was alright, Sha Zhu gave her a few instructions and quickly left the hospital. Since his wife and child were still at the hospital, Sha Zhu didn't return to the courtyard house; he simply bought some food nearby. After buying the food, he hurried to the ward. Yu Li had just given birth and needed constant care.
"Xiaoli, you just gave birth, hurry up and have a bowl of plain porridge. I'll have to make do with this for tonight, it's so far from home, I can't go back to cook you a postpartum meal."
"Why do husbands and wives talk about these things? Besides, it's good enough to have plain porridge these days; many people are still starving."
Hearing his wife's words, Sha Zhu felt a warmth in his heart. This was the life he wanted. If it were like the Jia family's, there would probably be more arguments.
In order to ensure his wife could eat some good food, Sha Zhu had been worrying about nutrition ever since he left the hospital.
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