Ran Qiuye couldn't help but say," This is too much. We can't afford to waste it. Why don't we return some?"”
The dishes that Xu Damao had ordered were almost enough for half a month's salary.
"Don't worry, it won't go to waste!" Xu Damao smiled. You know that I work in the rolling mill. It's not easy being a director. I have to bear a lot of heavy physical labor every day. It's not good if I don't have some oil in my stomach. I plan to take the opportunity to eat with Teacher Ran to reward my stomach. Don't stop me, or else my stomach won't be polite with you.”
Ran Qiuye burst out laughing. The burden in her heart was gone. She said,"Director Xu, you really know how to joke. Now that you've put it this way, how would I dare to have any objections?”
But then, she asked curiously,""I heard that the canteen of the rolling mill has been very popular recently. There are pork and eggs supplied for every meal. The canteen meal ticket is more valuable than the meat ticket outside.”
Ran Qiuye said it very tactfully, and Xu Damao understood what she meant.
Nowadays, the staff of the canteen generally did not lack food. After all, it was already a customary rule to pack leftovers, especially when Xu Damao became the canteen director. Even if he directly asked his subordinates to cook a few hot dishes every day, it was a matter of course to outsiders.
" It's true that the canteen of the rolling mill has been very popular recently," Xu Damao said seriously." But it's also true that I'm craving meat now."”
Ran Qiuye's clear eyes were filled with doubt.""Why?"
Xu Damao explained," After I became the head of the canteen, I used my connections to get a batch of pork and eggs that were not planned. It was about 5,000 catties. I improved the food for the workers, so our entire rolling mill doesn't lack meat to eat. The rumors are true.”
"However, because of this, I've also been targeted by many people, so I can't use my power for personal gain. You don't know that the small reports on my desk are as thick as a dictionary.”
"So the improvement of the food in the rolling mill is your credit.”
Ran Qiuye's eyes widened. Then, she spoke up for him,""But you're clearly doing this for the well-being of the entire factory. Why are there still people reporting you?”
"Where there are people, there will be Jianghu and disputes." Xu Damao laughed bitterly. I became a leader at such a young age. There will definitely be people who will hate me.”
Xu Damao was telling the truth. There were indeed people who snitched, and there were quite a number of them. Some of them were jealous of his position, and some of them reported Xu Damao for taking advantage of the loophole to get the supplies that were not planned.
However, these people were not smart enough to see the situation clearly.
The head of the rolling mill was Xu Damao's backer, not to mention that he was personally authorized by Director Li.
Wouldn't reporting Xu Damao be the same as backstabbing Department Director Li?
Director Li immediately communicated with Xu Damao and made a public announcement to criticize them. After the other workers knew about it, they collectively stopped the troublemakers. It was said that they were beaten up until they could not go to the ground for half a month.
Xu Damao could get them meat and let them eat well. At this juncture, no one in the factory would dare to harm Xu Damao.
"These people are really despicable!"
Ran Qiuye had never expected the complexity of the world. She grew up in a scholarly family and became a teacher after graduating from university. It could be said that she had a smooth life in an ivory tower. When she first heard about these ugly things, she could not help but feel indignant.
Xu Damao said," That's why we have to be more strict with ourselves at this time. I also instructed the canteen staff not to secretly bring leftovers home. I'm afraid that those greedy people will seize the opportunity."”
"For example, Silly Pillar, this time he was criticized and sent out of the workshop for modification.”
"What's going on?"
Ran Qiuye immediately linked Silly Zhu to stealing a car wheel.
"It's mainly because of Qin Huairu, who is also known as the awesome mother. She had instigated Silly Zhu to help her steal the steamed buns and noodles from the canteen and had been reported.”
This time, Director Li had made things difficult for Silly Zhu. He was accused of embezzling public property. Liu Lan, as the informant, exposed the fact that Silly Zhu had taken food from the canteen for Qin Huiru.
Ran Qiuye was shocked.! No matter how hard their lives were, they could not do such petty things, let alone instigate others to do it!”
"Isn't that so?" Xu Damao added fuel to the fire." Qin Huairu's family education is very problematic. Although from the perspective of a mother raising a child, no one will say anything no matter how much she does. However, her actions of harming others for her own benefit were actually causing others to suffer.”
"For example, spoiling and indulging the stick to steal, instigating others to steal public property, etc. The key is that their family is not grateful at all. Instead, they take Silly Zhu's help for granted. This is also the reason why I don't interact with her family.”
Xu Damao didn't mind explaining Qin Huairu's image in more detail to inform Ran Qiuye in advance. This was to prevent her from being deceived by Qin Huairu's family image after she married into the Siheyuan.
Ran Qiuye's worldview was shocked as she muttered,""The old saying is right. It's difficult to draw a dragon or tiger from a painting.”
However, she still said with heartfelt admiration,"Department Director Xu, you are willing to take risks for the well-being of the workers. Your strict self-discipline shows that you are a responsible person. Those villains behind the scenes will never be able to stand on the stage!”
"Teacher Ran, you're right. I should keep an open mind." Xu Damao smiled. However, since we've always been like this, isn't it a little too distant to call him Teacher Ran? How about this, you call me Damao, and I'll call you Autumn Leaf?”
Ran Qiuye's ears were slightly red, but she still nodded.
"Autumn Leaf."
"Da…Da Mao."
Ran Qiuye's face flushed red. He was clearly calling her by her name, but why did it feel like he was calling her husband?
In a short while, the waiter brought the copper pot that was burning with charcoal fire. Beef and mutton rolls, fried belly and duck blood were all available. Xu Damao skillfully boiled the meat in first. In a short while, the clear soup was covered with meat foam, and the fragrance was accompanied by steam.
"We've already talked about me. I also want to know more about you, Autumn Leaf.”
Xu Damao stopped talking about his own topic. If he continued to chat, he would be deliberately showing off his identity. At the same time, he would be making up stories about others.
Girls liked to be listened to, regardless of which world or era they were from.
"I, I'm just an ordinary teacher. My living environment is quite simple, and there doesn't seem to be anything worth mentioning.”Ran Qiuye said with some embarrassment. Compared to Xu Damao's success in the rolling mill, her teaching career was as monotonous as a blank sheet of paper.
Of course, the jokes made by some naughty children were not presentable. Ran Qiuye was worried that Xu Damao would not be interested in these things.
"Autumn Leaf, what books do you usually like to read?" Xu Damao asked with a smile.”
Ran Qiuye's eyes seemed to light up. When this topic was brought up, she became spirited.
" The books I read on a daily basis are all over the place. When I was in university, I liked the best works in the country, such as 'Border Town' and 'Lu Xun's Collected Works.' Currently, my favorite is the romance novels that were passed down from my older brother. Of course,'The Master and Margaret' and 'The 41st'…"
I understand. I'm reading a romance novel now.
The translated novels that Big Brother sent over were basically romance novels that were very popular among young people.
Ran Qiuye was in high spirits as she spoke, and she started to talk. When the excitement died down, she looked at Xu Damao, who was listening attentively, and felt a little embarrassed."I'm sorry, I'm a little excited to talk about this.”
"It's okay. I like listening to you talk. Eat something first.”
Ran Qiuye felt a wave of sweetness in her heart. She listened to Xu Damao's words of praise and felt very happy. Then, she looked at the lamb in the bowl in front of her and couldn't help but feel touched. What a considerate man.
"Then…Damao, what books do you like to read?”Ran Qiuye was curious.
"This…I usually read the Spring and Autumn Annals.”
Xu Yunchang Damao's expression did not change.
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