Chapter 97 Liu Haizhong regrets!

Around five o’clock in the evening, when the song “We Workers Have Power” rang out over the steel mill, Xu Damao said goodbye to his colleagues in the department and walked towards the parking shed of the steel mill.

“Da Mao! Wait for me, Uncle Er wants to ask you something.” Xu Damao was pushing his bicycle and had just walked to the gate of the steel rolling mill when he suddenly heard Liu Haizhong’s shouting from behind.

When Xu Damao heard Liu Haizhong’s shout, he subconsciously stopped and turned to see Liu Haizhong walking towards him. He asked Liu Haizhong with a puzzled look on his face, “Second Uncle! What do you want to talk to me about?”

This morning when Liu Haizhong was going to work, he passed by the front yard and learned from Yan Bugui that Xu Damao had dinner with the factory leaders with Jia Dongming last night, and had also returned with Jia Dongming in the steel rolling mill’s car.

This news made Liu Haizhong, a fan of officials, surprised and envious at the same time. He wondered in his heart why Jia Dongming brought Xu Damao to have dinner with the leaders of the steel rolling mill.

Because of this problem, Liu Haizhong was not focused on his work at work today. His mind was full of thoughts: why did Jia Dongming take Xu Damao out to dinner?

In the end, after some imagination, Liu Haizhong concluded that when Jia Dongming was having dinner with the factory leaders, he would bring Xu Damao with him because Xu Damao had once invited Jia Dongming to dinner.

After this idea came to his mind, Liu Haizhong thought about finding Xu Damao to confirm it, and he went to find Xu Damao as soon as he got off work.

When Liu Haizhong heard Xu Damao’s question and thought of the reason why he went to see Xu Damao, he smiled and asked Xu Damao, “Damo! I heard that you and Section Chief Jia had dinner with the factory leaders last night. Is this true?”

Xu Damao was a person who liked to show off. When he heard Liu Haizhong asking about last night’s dinner, Xu Damao felt extremely proud. He pretended to be surprised and asked Liu Haizhong: “Second Uncle! You are quite well-informed! You even knew that I had dinner with the factory leaders last night.”

Liu Haizhong confirmed that Xu Damao had dinner with the factory leaders last night, and quickly asked Xu Damao, “Damo! Please explain to the second uncle why you had dinner with the factory leaders?”

When Xu Damao asked why the section chief called him to dinner last night, he answered without thinking, “Second Uncle! Of course it’s because of my brother Jia, otherwise how could I have the opportunity to have dinner with the leaders of the factory.”

When Liu Haizhong heard Xu Damao’s answer, he mistakenly thought that Jia Dongming took Xu Damao out to dinner.

Thinking that Xu Damao was able to have dinner with the factory leaders because of Jia Dongming, Liu Haizhong secretly regretted in his heart that he did not invite Jia Dongming to his home for dinner like Xu Damao did, so that he would have the opportunity to get to know the factory leaders.

Thinking of the opportunity he had missed, Liu Haizhong felt distressed and quickly asked Xu Damao, “Da Mao! Can you tell the second uncle about what happened during dinner with the leaders last night?”

Xu Damao is a person who likes to show off very much. When he heard Liu Haizhong asking about the dinner last night and saw Liu Haizhong’s envious expression, he proudly introduced: “Second Uncle! If I hadn’t sat down to eat with Brother Jia last night, I would never have imagined that Brother Jia’s power in our factory would be so great that the leaders of the factory would have to curry favor with him.”

When Liu Haizhong heard what Xu Damao introduced and learned that all the leaders in the factory wanted to curry favor with Jia Dongming, an incredible expression showed on his face, and he asked Xu Damao in a questioning tone: “Da Mao! Jia Dongming is only the head of the Security Department. Why should the leaders in the factory curry favor with him?” Originally, in Xu Damao’s subconscious mind, the Security Department was also under the management of the leaders of the steel rolling mill. After sitting down to have dinner with the leaders of the factory last night, Xu Damao realized that the Security Department was under dual jurisdiction and also had the power to supervise the factory leaders.

Thinking of this, Xu Damao proudly introduced Liu Haizhong: “Second Uncle! If it weren’t for the dinner last night, I wouldn’t have known that the Security Department is a department with dual jurisdiction. If a leader in our factory commits a crime, the Security Department has the power to arrest people directly. For example, our factory’s Deputy Director Zhou was arrested by Brother Jia and his men yesterday.”

Liu Haizhong is an official-obsessed person and even dreams of becoming one. When he learned that Jia Dongming, the head of the security section, actually possessed more power than the factory leaders, he felt extremely envious. He secretly decided in his heart that he would ask his wife to go to the market to buy some meat tomorrow morning and treat Jia Dongming to dinner tomorrow night.

After Liu Haizhong returned home, he immediately told his second aunt who was preparing dinner, “Wife! Tomorrow morning, take all the meat coupons in the house and go to the market early to buy two pounds of meat and some other vegetables. I plan to invite Chief Jia to have dinner at our house tomorrow night.”

When the second aunt saw that Liu Haizhong suddenly wanted to invite Jia Dongming to dinner, she showed a puzzled expression on her face and asked Liu Haizhong in confusion: “Boss! Why do you suddenly want to invite Jia Dongming to dinner when you have nothing to do?”

When Liu Haizhong heard the second aunt asking him why he invited Jia Dongming to dinner, he thought of how Xu Damao was taken by Jia Dongming to drink with the factory leaders just because he invited Jia Dongming to dinner. This made Liu Haizhong feel as if he had missed out on 100 million yuan.

Thinking of this, Liu Haizhong showed a regretful expression on his face, and said to the second aunt: “Wife! Do you know? Xu Damao invited Section Chief Jia to a meal, so Section Chief Jia took Xu Damao to drink with the leaders of the factory yesterday.”

“If I had invited Jia Dongming to drink earlier, I would have been the one that Section Chief Jia brought yesterday instead of Xu Damao. Tell me, how could I be so incompetent?”

Upon learning that Jia Dongming took Xu Damao to drink with the leaders of the steel mill, he showed a surprised expression on his face and asked Liu Haizhong curiously: “Boss! How did you know that Jia Dongming took Xu Damao to have dinner with the leaders of the steel mill?”

Liu Haizhong, who was full of regret, heard the second aunt’s question and thought of the source of the news. He quickly said to the second aunt: “I heard about this from Yan Laoxi. In order to prove that Yan Laoxi was not lying to me, I blocked Xu Damao at the factory gate when I got off work today, and then I confirmed this matter from Xu Damao.”

When Liu Haizhong introduced this, he suddenly remembered the news Xu Damao had told him, and hurriedly introduced it to the second aunt: “Wife! I originally thought that the Security Department was under the management of our steel mill. It was not until today that I learned that although the Security Department is a department under the steel mill, it is not under the management of the steel mill, and it also has the power to supervise the leaders of the steel mill.”

“If I can establish a relationship with Section Chief Jia, and if Section Chief Jia can say a few good words for me in front of the factory leaders, will I also have a chance to become the leader of the steel mill?”

When the second aunt heard what Liu Haizhong told her, she learned that Jia Dongming’s power was even greater than that of the leader of the steel mill. She showed an incredible expression on her face and asked Liu Haizhong half-doubtingly: “Boss! Could Xu Damao be lying to you? After all, the Security Department is just a subordinate department of the steel mill. How could Jia Dongming’s power be greater than that of the leader of the steel mill?”

Seeing that Second Auntie didn’t believe what Xu Damao said, Liu Haizhong immediately introduced to Second Auntie: “Wife! If it weren’t for what happened yesterday, I might not believe what Xu Damao said. But yesterday afternoon, the deputy director of our factory was arrested by Jia Dongming and his men. I heard that he seemed to have a connection with enemy spies.”

When the second aunt heard the news Liu Haizhong told her, she was shocked and said to Liu Haizhong, “Boss! I will bring enough money and tickets tomorrow to buy more vegetables. When our family has established a relationship with Jia Dongming, you can become the leader of the steel mill with just a word from Jia Dongming.”

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