Chapter 406 Deputy Director Xu
The deaf old lady first glanced sharply at Liu Haizhong, whose face was ashen, and at Xu Damao, Liu Guangfu and others who were ready to make a move. Her face instantly became serious, and she thought to herself: "You are such a person who knows what is good for you. I am clearly saving you..."

Then, she shouted sternly: "I think you are confused again, Qin Jingru, take her home quickly and stop making a fool of yourself here."

Qin Jingru stood up with a bitter look on her face, ready to help Jia Zhang leave. As the factory had not yet closed for the holiday, she did not return to Qinjiazhuang, but chose to stay in the courtyard.

"Aunt, what are you arguing about? Stop it. It makes people upset."

"Oh, do you dislike me, an old woman? I know you dislike me. Actually, I dislike myself. I've wanted to get over it, but I just can't close my eyes. What do you think I should do?"

Jia Zhang's habit of biting anyone she catches is getting worse and worse.

When Qin Jingru came to persuade her, she argued with Qin Jingru again, which made Qin Jingru angry. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, she would have taught Jia Zhangshi a lesson.

Jia Zhang and the others were arguing over here, and Lou Xiao'e, who was pregnant, sat in the crowd to watch the fun. Xu Damao hurried over, supported Lou Xiao'e and said:

"Xiao E, let's go inside first. Don't let the quarreling affect our child's mood. We must give birth to a healthy and lively baby. Don't be like Jia Zhang, who only knows how to be unreasonable, throw tantrums, and extort money from others. It's boring."

Xu Damao originally wanted to speak to his wife, but he spoke very loudly on purpose, intending also for Jia Zhang to hear.

Jia Zhang was already furious, and Xu Damao's words made her even more furious. She shouted directly: "Xu Damao, what did you say? You really want to make me angry, right?"

"No, no, Aunt Jia, why would I bother you when I have nothing to do? Hahaha..." Xu Damao supported his wife Lou Xiao'e and turned around to laugh: "Aunt Jia, you said I wronged you, right? Then tell me whether you have done such a thing or not?"

"Alright, alright, it's New Year's Day, why are you guys arguing? Do you think our life isn't chaotic enough?" Yan Bugui frowned and stood up to stop them.

Xu Damao was always looking for fun, and he was deliberately trying to provoke Jia Zhang to get angry so that she would jump higher and he could take advantage of the situation to deal with her.

Ever since Qin Huairu set a trap for him and tried to murder Liu Zhiye, Xu Damao had actually completely fallen out with the Jia family.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the third uncle Yan Bugui stood up, glared at Xu Damao, yelled a few words, and finally calmed the situation down.

The deaf old lady went back with her crutches. Jia Zhang was a little unwilling, or perhaps she was still unsatisfied and wanted to make a fuss. She saw a fierce old man standing not far from her.

Qin Jingru also advised her, and finally Jia Zhang said "Pah" and went back to her home yelling all the way.

While everyone was arguing and watching the fun, Banggeng got some peanuts from someone's house and shared them with his two sisters in a corner of his room.

Xiao Dang chewed peanuts and asked curiously, "Brother, where did these peanuts come from? I remember that my aunt didn't buy us peanuts during the Chinese New Year!"

Bang Geng glanced outside the door and said nonchalantly, "Eat yours, why are you asking so many questions? It will take forever to wait for your aunt to buy it. I made this myself..."

"What? You didn't steal it..." Xiaodang's face changed before she finished speaking, because she knew her brother Banggeng too well.

Banggeng was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly covered Xiaodang's mouth, warning in a low voice: "Shh! Can you keep your voice down, my dear sister!"

The sisters Xiaodang and Huaihua looked at each other and thought, "Oh", their brother is going to get into trouble again.

"Wow... I miss my mother. Brother, tell me, why doesn't mom come home yet?" Huaihua sobbed and expressed her longing for her mother in a childish voice. She was still young and did not understand the complicated entanglements surrounding Qin Huairu.

In contrast, Banggeng has entered junior high school and is in the early stages of puberty. He knows everything about his mother's scandal, and this heavy secret makes his feelings for Qin Huairu complicated and contradictory - he is full of indignation, but it is difficult to give up the blood-related attachment.

Facing his sister's question, Bang Geng's face suddenly changed, and anger surged like a tide. He gritted his teeth and growled: "Don't mention that shameless woman. She is no longer worthy of being our mother. She is not our mother. Our mother is dead..."

Huaihua was frightened by Banggeng's hideous face and trembled suddenly. Tears welled up in her eyes instantly. She sobbed and shouted, "Wow...Brother, don't scare me like this. I'm really scared..."

Xiaodang quickly took Huaihua into his arms and comforted her softly, "Sister, don't cry. Brother didn't mean to scare you. Be good and don't cry..."

Bang Geng gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and let out a suppressed growl: "Ah!" Then he turned around abruptly and rushed out of the house.

The neighbors' attention was all focused on Jia Zhang, and they didn't even notice Bang Geng's hasty departure.

In the central courtyard, Liu Haizhong was also unhappy. He had finally shown off his power, but it was ruined by Jia Zhang's scolding. It took him a long time to react.

"Wait a minute, Jia Zhang just threw a tantrum at me. This was a provocation to me. I must not let her off so easily and encourage her arrogance..."

Liu Haizhong is a narrow-minded and intolerant person. He has a bureaucratic air and is obsessed with power. He always exaggerates things and is determined to discredit and bring down the Jia Zhang family.

In the original drama, the second uncle was just an ordinary workshop fitter when he first appeared, but he always had a dream of becoming an official. Compared to being an official in a factory, it seemed easier to become the boss in the courtyard, and judging from the first uncle's personality, he was more easily controlled by the second uncle.

So when a meeting was held in the yard, the second uncle Liu Haizhong always interrupted the first uncle Yi Zhonghai and always made the opposite judgment, because this could better show his authority. The incident of Sha Zhu stealing the chicken was just like that, which made the second uncle Liu Haizhong laugh for several days.

Later, the second uncle Liu Haizhong got the power he had always pursued and began his unbridled journey. He first snatched the position of the first uncle, and his disobedient son became obedient. Xu Damao, who had always been dissatisfied with him, became an expert in flattery. In the whole yard, only Sha Zhu and the deaf old lady did not submit to the second uncle.

The deaf old lady did it because of her age and seniority, while Sha Zhu did it because he had no worries and no leverage. He was just a chef and could take it whenever he wanted.

The Second Uncle's official power also indirectly caused the divorce of Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e, and gave Lou Xiao'e the opportunity to truly get to know Sha Zhu and develop feelings for each other.

For example, when searching Lou Xiao'e's house, the second uncle Liu Haizhong showed no regard for the neighbors and personally led people to search the house.

The key point is that he also secretly hid the little gold in Lou Xiao'e's house.

As for the fact that he was ruthless towards Sha Zhu, others were just trying to scare him, but the second uncle really arrested Sha Zhu.

Liu Haizhong, the second uncle who relied on "luck" to get to the top, eventually had his home stolen by Xu Damao, and became the second uncle and an ordinary fitter again. Many years later, his children have grown up and basically ignore the worthless second uncle.

Later, the versatile Xu Damao found his second uncle Liu Haizhong to do business together. Because of his second uncle Liu Haizhong's connections, Liu Haizhong became rich and his sons all came back.

Liu Haizhong, the second uncle who had become rich, also began to take revenge on Xu Damao. He directly skipped Xu Damao and contacted Xu Damao's boss to do business together. Unfortunately, Xu Damao was not a good person. A report made the second uncle lose all his pension money.

In this life, because of Liu Zhiye's intrusion, many things have changed beyond recognition, but the situation of many people has not changed much.

For example, Qin Huairu, for example, the second uncle Liu Haizhong.

Especially a while ago, after he became a team leader of the factory's G Committee, he made a lot of mistakes.

Speaking of becoming the team leader, Liu Haizhong was indeed quite lucky.

One day, a working group from higher authorities came to the "Red Star Factory" to carry out supervisory tasks.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong is a man who has an inexplicable passion for power. He is secretly colluding with some workers and intends to initiate a strike. Unexpectedly, this move accidentally attracted the attention of a leader in the supervision group.

The leader immediately recognized the talent and appointed him as the team leader of the workers' picket team. At that moment, Liu Haizhong's fate took a quiet turn.

Since then, Liu Haizhong was completely shaken. At home, he once again "suppressed" the resistance of the two unfilial sons.

He also puts on airs outside.

He participated in and tried to control all matters, big and small, in the courtyard, which showed his desire for power and the importance he attached to his own status.

In addition, his behavior also reflects his contempt for his own culture and his belief that his cultural level is superior to others. This attitude further reinforces his image of being pretentious.

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Sha Zhu couldn't stand it any longer, so he stood up and said something fair: "I say, that's enough, Second Uncle. If you don't go and dig up the old scores of the Jia family, Aunt Jia has no reason to scold you. I think both of you are wrong. We are all neighbors, so let's just forget it!"

"There's no need to make a big deal out of it. Let's go. Everyone has to go to work soon!" Liu Haizhong, who had been pursuing the dream of becoming an official all his life and finally got his wish, would not agree so easily.

He was just thinking about finding an opportunity to show off his power in front of his neighbors, and now here comes the opportunity!
"You said forget it, forget it, but who do you think you are? Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, I order you to arrest Jia Zhang and send her to..." Liu Haizhong was now inflated and didn't care about the fool at all.

The two brothers Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangfu could not afford to offend their father at all, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and approach Jia Zhang.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang's face turned pale instantly, her legs trembled, and she cried for help: "No, no, Jingru, please help me!"

Although Qin Jingru had no good feelings towards Jia Zhang, she could not sit idly by and watch Liu Haizhong take her away. She mustered up her courage and pleaded with Liu Haizhong: "Second Master, for my sake, please spare my aunt this time!"

Liu Haizhong's face darkened and he said firmly: "Qin Jingru, don't forget, I am the team leader, you must listen to me."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru had to shut up silently, feeling mixed emotions and in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu was furious. He couldn't stand seeing someone taking advantage of others, so his stubborn temper came up and he shouted, "Who dares? Liu Haizhong, you think you are so great just because you are a team leader?"

"Today, I'm going to say this. Do you dare to take Aunt Jia away and see?"

When Liu Haizhong was feeling complacent, Sha Zhu's words were like a drop of cold water on his head, making him furious and gritting his teeth.

"Humph, Shazhu, how dare you be so arrogant! You don't allow me to take people away, right? Let's wait and see. I'll go to the factory to get help..."

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui saw that things were not going well. If they really called in those people from the factory, Sha Zhu and Jia Zhang would be in big trouble.

The two men hurried forward to dissuade Liu Haizhong: "Old Liu, calm down! It's such a small matter, why bother to mobilize a large number of people to the factory to solve it? Why don't we let the two of us teach them a lesson on your behalf? What do you think?"

Liu Haizhong didn't listen to the two people's attempt to smooth things over and insisted on going to the factory to deal with Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi. "Don't play Reagan with me, just go to the factory. I have plenty of ways to deal with them. Humph, both of you get out of my way..."

Jia Zhang was even more frightened when she heard this. She was so frightened that she couldn't even stand steadily. She thought in her heart with regret: "It's over, it's over. If I had known earlier, why would I have provoked him? What should I do now..."

But Sha Zhu said disdainfully: "Go ahead, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui coldly scolded: "Zhu Zi, shut up and apologize to your uncle immediately."

Although Sha Zhu didn't say anything else, he turned his head away stubbornly, with disdain and stubbornness written all over his face.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong was furious and shouted angrily: "Look at his behavior! Get out of the way, I must teach him a lesson today, no one can stop me!"

"Really? Comrade Liu Haizhong, then does my words have any effect?" Xu Damao came back from the backyard and just happened to see Mu in front of him.

Xu Damao didn't want to get involved with Jia Zhang, but since Sha Zhu was also involved, he couldn't just ignore it. Otherwise, if something happened to Sha Zhu, he would have a hard time explaining to Liu Zhiye.

Liu Haizhong was furious and said, "Xu Damao, I advise you to mind your own business. It is not your turn to interfere in our affairs. Don't forget that we are only at the same level."

Xu Damao smiled slightly and said calmly: "Comrade Liu Haizhong, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. Our positions are different. I will be promoted to deputy director, and you may be under my command in the future."

Liu Haizhong's eyes widened in astonishment, and he blurted out, "What did you say? You're going to be promoted to deputy director? How come I didn't hear anything about it? Are you making fun of me?"

Xu Damao smiled calmly, with a bit of confidence in his tone: "It's up to you whether you believe it or not. Anyway, once we get to the unit, the truth will be revealed."

Liu Haizhong's expression suddenly became complicated when he heard this. Finally, he gritted his teeth and managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Okay, I'll trust you for once. Anyway, the two of them can't run away to the horizon..."

Seeing this, Yan Bugui quickly interrupted and said, "Forget it, this year's party ends here, everyone go back to your own business."

As a result, the New Year's party in the courtyard came to an end rather hastily, and seemed a bit anticlimactic.

Liu Haizhong glanced at Sha Zhu with contempt, snorted coldly, and then strode away arrogantly, leaving behind a trail of arrogant back.

After Liu Haizhong left, the neighbors around him also dispersed one after another.

Yan Bugui stopped Sha Zhu, and said with a reproachful tone: "Why did you bother to provoke him? It's not like you don't know him..."

Sha Zhu glanced at the figure in Liu Hai who was walking away and smiled calmly: "Am I afraid of him? Let him enjoy himself for a few days. Soon, he will have a sad face."

Yan Bugui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "What's wrong with everyone?" Then he walked away with his hands behind his back without caring about Sha Zhu.

"Hey! This Old Man Yan..." Sha Zhu muttered, and hurried home to change clothes and go to work.

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Sure enough, on the first day of the new year, Xu Damao was appointed deputy director of GWH at the workers' congress, and the news spread instantly throughout the Red Star Factory and the Nanluoguxiang courtyard.

From then on, Xu Damao officially stepped into the center of the vast stage of Red Star Factory and became the focus of everyone's attention.

When Liu Haizhong heard the news, his face instantly darkened. He had been looking forward to being promoted to team leader and taking this opportunity to show off in the hospital. However, he never expected that Xu Damao would appear out of nowhere and sit firmly above him, making his plan go awry.

Sha Zhu, the deputy director of the Logistics Canteen, was also slightly stunned, but he did not feel jealous.

Nowadays, he has a very good relationship with Xu Damao. They are both capable men under the same boss. If Xu Damao achieves something, he will naturally get a share of the success.

At least, with Xu Damao around, those troubles won't easily come to them.

Xu Damao walked into the deputy director's office with a steady pace and an indescribable confidence. A young staff member followed closely behind him, saying with respect: "Director Xu, congratulations. Do you think this office needs some adjustments to better suit your style?"

Xu Damao looked around the spacious and bright office and noticed that all the seats were brand new, especially the magnificent leather chair behind his desk, which was particularly eye-catching.

He inadvertently raised a satisfied smile and said softly, "Not bad, Comrade Chen Rui, this is good enough. You don't have to bother changing it, so as not to cause trouble for your colleagues in the office."

Chen Rui heard this and replied with a smile on his face: "Director Xu, you are too polite. It is our duty to serve you, and it is what we should do!"

Xu Damao was even more proud when he saw this, "Hahaha, good, Comrade Chen Rui, you are very good, but I have a suggestion for you!"

Chen Rui immediately said seriously: "Director Xu, please go ahead."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Don't call me Director Xu or Director Xu in the future. I'm just a deputy. It won't be good if the director hears. Do you understand?"

Chen Rui pretended to be enlightened and said with a smile: "Oh, Director Xu is really conscious. I will definitely correct my mistakes with an open mind..."

Hearing this, Xu Damao smiled heartily and patted Chen Rui on the shoulder gently: "Okay, then you go and do your work first. I'll find you if I need you."

After Chen Rui left, Xu Damao could no longer pretend and he cheered, "Yoho!"

Then, he went straight to the big leather chair, sat down on it, and began to indulge himself.

After a moment, something flashed through Xu Damao's mind. He quickly glanced outside the door, then picked up the phone, dialed the number, and said directly: "Hello! Brother Liu, it's me, Damao!"

Liu Zhiye picked up the phone with a hint of doubt in his voice: "Oh, Damao, didn't we just celebrate the New Year yesterday? What's the matter today?"

Xu Damao's voice was filled with excitement: "Brother Liu, this time I'm not wishing you a happy new year, I'm here to tell you good news! My promotion to deputy director has been approved!"

When Liu Zhiye heard this, his eyes flashed and he said, "Okay, okay, you did a good job. Remember that man and don't treat him unfairly."

(End of this chapter)