Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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Li Xiangdong and three others who were eating in the office also heard the noise, so they put down their bowls and chopsticks and went out of the office.

Seeing the workers in the workshop, their faces full of displeasure.

"Why are you making a racket in the workshop instead of going to eat lunch? Go back and rest! You have an assessment this afternoon. After that, you'll have to continue making parts. You need to eat a good lunch."

Seeing that the situation was not looking good, Li Huaide quickly came out and said something.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Let me speak. I'm one of the more senior workers in our factory."

A senior employee gestured for everyone to calm down.

Now that the leaders have come forward, they need to be informed of what happened.

This constant bickering won't lead to anything good.

　(cgcb) If we anger the boss, he might deduct some of everyone's money, and then the New Year will be a difficult time.

"Old Zhang, tell me what happened. Why are the workers complaining so much?"

Li Huaide quickly asked.

"Leaders, I won't say more, but I implore you to go and see what our canteen has become. We came to the steel mill to make a living, to put it bluntly, but now we can't even afford to eat."

Old Zhang said indignantly.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangdong and his three companions hurriedly arrived at the cafeteria.

As soon as I entered the cafeteria, a stench hit me; the smell was absolutely awful.

It's like adding a stinky sock to snail rice noodles; the stench is just too much.

Fortunately, none of the four had eaten much, so they didn't vomit.

"Where's Sister Liu, the cafeteria manager? What's wrong with your cafeteria? It's like a toilet!"

Li Huaide endured the stench and shouted loudly.

"Director Li, you can't blame us for this. We worked hard to cook the meal, but when it was time to eat, He Yuzhu insisted on coming back to help. We refused, but he just stayed in the kitchen and wouldn't leave."

"That's right, he smelled too strong. The hygiene of our cafeteria is absolutely fine; I personally supervise it."

Sister Liu also looked helpless, knowing that the kitchen area was not very big to begin with.

From the moment He Yuzhu entered, they smelled a foul stench.

Now, the workers have called the managers over, and another scolding is inevitable.

"Hey, what's He Yuzhu doing in the kitchen? Wasn't he supposed to be cleaning the toilets?"

Upon hearing what Sister Liu said, Director Yang immediately came out and reprimanded her.

He Yuzhu then reluctantly came out from behind.

Before He Yuzhu could even open his mouth, Director Yang launched into a tirade of abuse.

"I'm punishing you by making you clean the toilets. Don't you have any sense of responsibility? After cleaning the toilets, you come to the cafeteria. And to make matters worse, you go to the kitchen. How are the workers supposed to eat in this stench?"

"I……"

He Yuzhu was about to speak when he was interrupted.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'? It seems the punishment for you is too lenient. During the three months you are cleaning the toilets, you are not allowed to enter the kitchen. The kitchen will save you a meal, and you will also have to clean the yard. This is to compensate the workers for not being able to eat today."

"I said angrily."

At this moment, Director Yang wished he could hang He Yuzhu up and beat him up. This was clearly directed at him!

Making him clean the toilets is the lightest punishment imaginable.

It's important to understand that even if He Yuzhu were fired, there would be perfectly valid reasons for this incident.

If it weren't for the thought that He Yuzhu might still be useful later, we would have fired him long ago.

That's great, they made He Yuzhu clean the toilets, but he ended up coming to the back room to freeload lunch.

This caused a lot of complaints from the workers. If he didn't step in and make a statement, what would the workers think of him?

His prestige among the workers plummeted immediately.

"Alright, let's do as Director Yang says! I'm also very sorry to our workers, the canteen probably won't be able to serve lunch today, I'll have them take the food outside."

"Everyone, bring your stools and eat in the yard. After all, eating in the workshop is not allowed. We'll have to make do with this for the workers today."

Director Bao spoke at a very opportune moment.

As the top leader of the steel rolling mill, it would be best for him to step in and end this matter at this time.

He Yuzhu has been punished, which is an explanation to the workers. He should also say a few kind words.

The workers' anger naturally subsided.

Hearing what the leaders said, the workers could only nod and carry the stools from inside the canteen outside.

The staff in the back kitchen were extremely busy, as they had to carry all the food out from there.

Fortunately, there was a bit of wind outside, which at least reduced the stench a lot; it was practically undetectable.

“He Yuzhu, remember this: if I find out that something like this has happened again, I will fire you immediately.”

"I said in extreme anger," said Director Yang.

“Old Yang, let him go back to cleaning the toilets. He’s not allowed to eat lunch. Look at the state the workers have left in the mess.”

Li Huaide stepped in to smooth things over amidst this extremely awkward atmosphere.

They were afraid that Director Yang would do something bad next, even though it was a small matter.

Chapter 185 Planning the Steel Rolling Mill

Li Xiangdong remained silent and quietly left the cafeteria.

The charade has been played out long enough; there's no need for me to say anything more.

This small incident shows that the factory leaders are basically on his side.

Even Director Yang, with whom he had some past conflicts, has now come to terms with the situation.

As the group left, only He Yuzhu remained, looking completely bewildered.

Is it because I've been ostracized by all the leaders in the steel rolling mill? Why are all the leaders targeting me?

Having no other choice, He Yuzhu could only silently leave the canteen and return to the toilet to continue cleaning the stinking dry toilet.

After the workers finished their lunch and rested, the afternoon assessment continued.

The highest level in the steel rolling mill is currently level eight, and the afternoon assessment will take a little longer.

After all, the higher you go, the more complicated the level assessment becomes.

Of course, a certain amount of time needs to be given so that these workers can complete their tasks.

After a busy afternoon, the workers successfully completed today's assessment.

No one was relegated. Some were just feeling down, but at least no one was relegated.

Only a few people were promoted one level, which is already a very good thing.

"Ahem, workers, you've all worked hard today. The assessment results are in, and starting next month, your wages will be paid according to your latest grades. I hope you can all continue to work hard and break through your limits in the next assessment."

Li Huaide symbolically brought today's assessment to a close.

"Distinguished leaders, if you're not too busy, let's go to the conference room to discuss this. Although the assessment is over, our steel rolling mill aims to achieve even greater success next year."

Li Xiangdong said with a smile.

The three leaders were already overwhelmed after listening to the assessment all day.

Upon hearing Li Xiangdong mention planning for next year, they immediately became incredibly excited.

For them, as long as they achieve enough results, promotion is just a matter of time.

The current trend for steel rolling mills must follow what Li Xiangdong said; they only cooperated with textile mills once.

This allowed the steel rolling mill to surpass last year's performance by several times by the end of the year.

This terrifying strength has completely subdued the three leaders.

Even though Li Xiangdong's level is still slightly lower than theirs, it doesn't matter at all.

"Of course we have time. Let's go over now. Or we can ask the kitchen to cook some rice so we can eat and chat."

Director Bao said with a cheerful smile.

This year's results alone have greatly boosted Director Bao's confidence.

If two more waves of such events occur next year, I might be able to transfer from the steel rolling mill to a more promising organization by the year after next.

As the saying goes, water flows downhill and people strive for higher positions; no leader hopes they won't get promoted.

Even though he was already feeling a bit overwhelmed, since Li Xiangdong had said so, he still had to give him face.

Hearing what Director Bao said, Factory Director Yang nodded repeatedly.

Li Huaide, needless to say, had long ago sided with Li Xiangdong and stood firmly on Li Xiangdong's side.

If Li Xiangdong tells him to go west, he will absolutely not look east.

In the conference room.