Chapter 322 The Steel Mill Leader's Plan
Not long after He Daqing and his companions arrived,

The auditorium was packed with workers and their families, and many people could only stand in the aisles on both sides.

Then, the steel mill’s cultural evening party officially began.

He Yuzhu watched for a while, then heard Xu Damao ask with a smile,

"What do you think, Zhuzi? The performance of our steel mill workers is pretty good, isn't it? It's not inferior to the art troupe of your army."

Hearing Xu Damao's boast, He Yuzhu was speechless.
The so-called cultural evening party at the steel mill was just a spare-time activity for the workers. All the programs were rehearsed by the workers after work.

How can it possibly compare with the professional art troupe in the army?

But the flowery sedan chair is carried by everyone,
In front of so many workers and even the performers' families, He Yuzhu would naturally not say anything to undermine the performance.

"The performance was really good, and it was no worse than those of the professional actors in the art troupe.
I don’t know how everyone practiced.”

Then Xu Damao pointed at some of the furnishings in the auditorium and showed off proudly.

"I'm telling you about the pillars.
The banners, slogans, posters in the auditorium, as well as the workers' makeup and various costumes, were all made by our Propaganda Department and comrades from the Logistics Department.
The crosstalk, dance and chorus performed by the comrades were also rehearsed under the guidance of our Propaganda Department.
How about it, we are awesome, aren’t we? "

"Yes, yes, it's quite impressive."

While Xu Damao was showing off to He Yuzhu, Zhou Yiming had already arranged the work of the security department and walked into the auditorium.

He nodded at He Yuzhu who was sitting in the crowd, and then went to sit with the factory leaders in the front row.

As soon as I sat down, I heard Secretary Ma from the steel mill ask,
"The party has already started for a while. Why are you here only now? It's rare to see you late in the past."

"Secretary, Captain He from our militia is here.

He said he wanted to talk to the security department after the evening show, and I just went to make some arrangements, so I came a little late. "

Hearing Zhou Yiming mention Captain He, Secretary Ma, who was familiar with the militia, asked in surprise,
"Captain He, which Captain He?

I remember that the head of your militia is Captain Ma Yongqiu, and none of the other deputy captains has the surname He.

Why has Captain He appeared again now? "

Hearing this, Zhou Yiming first looked back, then smiled and said,

"I went to the militia for a meeting this afternoon. I just met Captain He.
He just returned from the peninsula.
As soon as he came back, he became the public manager of Fengze Garden, and also served as the deputy captain and artillery instructor of our militia.

When Captain Ma introduced us today,
He was personally named by the top leader of the State Council to be transferred back from the front line to Fengze Garden to take over. He is also an old subordinate of Deputy Commander Li Yunlong, who is in charge of our militia garrison, and has a very strong background.

Just now I saw him coming with his brother and sister at the gate, and I was also very surprised, so I went outside to ask around,
Then I realized that he was the son of Mr. He Daqing, the former canteen chef.
I came here to play today."

Secretary Ma didn't really care what kind of relationship He Yuzhu had with the Beiping garrison. The garrison had no control over the steel mill anyway.
But when I heard Zhou Yiming say that he was personally transferred back from the peninsula by a senior official of the Executive Yuan,
He is also the public manager of this important department of Fengze Garden.

Secretary Ma immediately became interested.

“Did you hear me right?
Did your Captain Ma really say that he was transferred back from the peninsula by order of the top leader of the Executive Yuan himself?"

"Yes, Secretary, that's what Captain Ma said.
And judging from what our Captain Ma said, the two of them must have known each other for a long time, so it doesn't seem like nonsense.

Besides, Fengze Garden is a place where the selection of the public manager must be approved by the leaders of the State Council. This cannot be false. "Think about it,

Fengze Garden is where the State Council holds state banquets to entertain important guests.

You must be extremely careful with what you put into your mouth. If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. But if something does go wrong, it will definitely be a big deal.

Since He Yuzhu was able to be parachuted in to be the public affairs manager, it could only be done with the personal approval of the top leaders of the State Council. The words of other leaders do not carry that weight.

I remembered that Zhou Yiming just said that He Yuzhu was the son of He Daqing.

Secretary Ma immediately said,

"I know Master He. It was Director Lou who invited Master He to come and cook the New Year's Eve dinner last year. He is the husband of Comrade Bai Chunhong in the cafeteria.

So Captain He is a descendant of our steel mill.
In this case, we must get to know Captain He today. Chief Zhou, please introduce us to each other later.

The steel mill has established a good relationship with Captain He, so that if they come to the factory for any problem in the future, they won't feel awkward.

You're right, right? "

Naturally, the factory leaders would not deny what Secretary Ma said, and they all echoed him.

Then I saw Secretary Ma also looking back.
"Chief Zhou, I think Captain He doesn't look very old. How old is he this year? Is he married?"

"No! I heard from Captain Ma that he is only 19 years old this year.
What do you think, Secretary?

When Secretary Ma heard Zhou Yiming say that He Yuzhu was only 19 years old, he immediately smiled and nodded.

"In addition to the occasional cultural evenings, our steel mill also holds one or two social dances every month to match unmarried comrades with partners.

I think it's better to strike today than to wait for another day. Let's hold this dance party tomorrow while the iron is hot.

When the time comes, please invite Captain He to come over and have a seat.

If Captain He becomes the son-in-law of our steel mill, then it will be easier to talk to him in the future!"

This matter has only benefits and no disadvantages for most of the leaders of the steel rolling mill, so they naturally have no reason to disagree.

The only ones who felt uncomfortable were Lou Zhenhua and his wife who were sitting at the edge.
However, due to the current situation, they couldn't say anything, but they also made up their minds to talk to He Daqing as soon as possible.

……

Daxia's industrialization has only been underway for less than two years. The steel mill is not very large and does not have too many workers.
Even fewer are willing to show up.
The evening party lasted for more than an hour and then came to an end.

Although the time was not too long, in this era of lack of entertainment activities, the workers and their families were obviously very satisfied with the steel mill's arrangement to be able to watch free performances.

Then several factory leaders came on stage to make their final speeches.

"...

This is the end of today's party.
However, several of us cadres have just discussed and decided to organize a dance party in the factory tomorrow morning.
Here, I sincerely invite all the family members to introduce more unmarried young men and women you know to attend the dance party at our steel mill.
At the same time, I wish all comrades can find the right partner. "

(End of this chapter)