Chapter 100: Struggle, One Must Struggle!

After listening to Ning Weidong finish explaining the situation, Ning Weiguo fell into deep thought with a stern expression.

Ning Weidong did not rush to interject; he had no need to, nor could he, interfere with Ning Weiguo's judgment.

In fact, at this moment, Ning Weiguo was the more important and critical weight on the scale.

It was necessary to prioritize ensuring Ning Weiguo's safety, rather than rashly dragging him into the water.

For Ning Weidong, as long as Ning Weiguo remained steady and had no issues, even if he lost this time, there would be opportunities in the future.

But if he dragged Ning Weiguo into the water and caused irreparable negative consequences, it would be equivalent to cutting off his own retreat.

Therefore, although Ning Weidong had come in a hurry, he was not in a hurry at this moment.

Ning Weiguo stood up, lit a cigarette, and paced back and forth in the Office; his brain was spinning wildly at this time.

He was evaluating and judging the current situation.

Not until a while later, after the cigarette was finished and the butt nearly burned his fingers, did he jab the stub fiercely into the ashtray and say in a deep voice, "Weidong, we cannot accept this!"

Ning Weidong felt a weight lift from his heart; the reason he had come so urgently was that he had made up his mind to fight.

Struggle, one must struggle! Blindly conceding has no way out.

But if he could not obtain support from Ning Weiguo, the follow-up would be quite passive and difficult.

Fortunately, this big brother, Ning Weiguo, did not let him down.

"Big Brother!" Ning Weidong called out.

Ning Weiguo raised his hand to signal him not to speak yet, and said in a deep voice, "Weidong, your analysis just now was good. The root of this matter is that someone cannot bear to see the Wang Family and the Zhao Family intermarry. But if we want to break the deadlock, we cannot stare at the big picture; that is not something we can leverage right now..."

Ning Weidong nodded secretly.

Ning Weiguo was indeed worthy of being the son-in-law the Wang Family had taken a fancy to; his scheming, depth, ability, and vision were definitely there.

Ning Weiguo continued, "In war, one emphasizes: soldier against soldier, general against general. If we want to counterattack, we must find a breakthrough point..."

Ning Weidong's eyes narrowed slightly. Ning Weiguo had thought of the same thing as him. The two looked at each other and said one name in unison: "Wang Kaifeng!"

Ning Weiguo nodded, revealed a faint smile, and stepped forward to pat Ning Weidong on the shoulder.

Matters in the Manager must, in the final analysis, be resolved in the Manager.

When encountering any problem, only by finding the key can one solve the problem.

And the key to this problem lay with Wang Kaifeng.

It goes back to that saying: no matter what the other side is aiming for, when it comes down to a specific event, it must be executed by a specific person.

And this time, within the Red Star Factory, the only person who could execute the plan against Ning Weidong was Wang Kaifeng.

What Ning Weidong needed to do was also very simple: just lock onto Wang Kaifeng and counterattack.

Once this black hand holding the knife is chopped off, the other side's schemes and tricks will naturally fail.

Ning Weiguo's role was on the sidelines, blocking the other side's interference from outside the game at critical moments.

After the two brothers expressed their intentions to each other, Ning Weiguo patted Ning Weidong's shoulder again and encouraged him: "Weidong, so-called crisis: within danger lies opportunity. This time, for you, might not be a bad chance. As long as you can push through, the clouds will part and the mist will clear. At that time, no one in either the Wang Family or the Zhao Family will dare to look down on you..."

Ning Weidong was an old hand; of course, he understood the logic in this.

Respect is always fought for; only through struggle, only through victory, can one win respect.

He nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, this time I will let you see my methods!"

Ning Weiguo's face showed a smile, and he turned to ask, "Are there any other specific requirements? I will find a way to help you coordinate."

Ning Weidong had already weighed things in his heart and had thought it through on the way here, so he immediately said, "Brother, find a way to get Ning Wei into the Manager for me. I don't have anyone I can trust in the Manager."

Ning Weiguo nodded and agreed without even thinking.

Ning Weidong did not ask further; as for whose connections Ning Weiguo would find or what pretext he would use to get Ning Wei into the Red Star Factory, that was his business.

Now the only thing Ning Weidong needed to consider was how to face the opponent, Wang Kaifeng, directly.

Wang Kaifeng was the hand Wang Guoqiang extended into the Manager; his function was the same as Li Peihang's was to Li Weibing.

Especially in the past few years, when the situation was not so stable, why was Li Weibing able to remain as steady as Mount Tai in the Red Star Factory? It was by relying on his control of the Security Division and the more than one thousand militia in the Manager.

It was just that now, the situation had changed, and the methods of struggle had become more gentle and subtle.

After settling things with Ning Weiguo, Ning Weidong did not stay there long; he went downstairs and left directly.

After he left, Ning Weiguo immediately picked up the phone and dialed out: "Hello, Brother Wang, it's Weiguo... Dad, it's Weiguo, I have an important situation that I need to report to you in person..."

On the other hand, Ning Weidong left the Mechanical Bureau and headed straight for Ning Wei's home.

At the same time, while riding his bicycle, he pondered his next plan.

Struggle, to put it plainly, is to make our people as numerous as possible and the enemy's people as few as possible.

Now, Ning Weidong had a clear goal: the enemy directly in front of him was Wang Kaifeng.

There was no personal grudge in this; it was only because Wang Kaifeng was the executor of the other side's plan.

For Ning Weidong, it was a knife stabbed by an enemy that had to be knocked away.

As for what Wang Kaifeng thought in his heart, whether he was forced or had some hidden bitterness, it had nothing to do with Ning Weidong.

And to achieve this goal, the first ally Ning Weidong had to unite with was Li Weibing's faction.

Although previously, Li Weibing and Wang Guoqiang had reached a deal and agreed to let Ning Weidong go to the Fourth Workshop, which was equivalent to selling Ning Weidong out.

Li Weibing and his nephew had not acted honorably in this matter, but under these circumstances, at this time, to deal with Wang Kaifeng, one had to continue to unite with Li Weibing's faction.

Facing a complex struggle situation, one must cast aside emotional interference and distinguish who is the primary enemy and who is the secondary enemy.

Unite all forces that can be united to first eliminate the primary enemy.

As for the rest...

After the primary contradiction is resolved, the secondary contradiction will rise to become the primary contradiction.

Ning Weidong held this same attitude toward Li Weibing.

Any scores can be settled after Wang Kaifeng is finished off; he was someone who held quite a grudge.

Following the previous transaction between Li and Wang, Chu Chengfu of Workshop One became Deputy Factory Director, and Ning Weidong went to the Fourth Workshop.

This transaction was now considered complete; Li Weibing and Wang Guoqiang remained in opposition, and this would not change because of this transaction.

On the contrary, from Li Peihang's personal perspective, he was more willing to see Ning Weidong take down Wang Kaifeng.

This was the prerequisite for Ning Weidong to be able to leverage the Li faction's energy within the factory.

……

A moment later, Ning Weidong squeezed the brake with a "creak" and stopped at the entrance of Ning Wei's home.

"Xiao Wei~" he called out Ning Wei's name while walking inside.

Ning Wei was inside the room, and hearing Ning Weidong's voice, he immediately pushed the door open and came out: "Third Brother, why have you come?"

Behind him, Ning Wei's mother asked: "Is that Weidong here?"

Ning Weidong entered the room and said with a smile: "Liushen, I've come with some good news."

Inside the room, both Ning Wei and his mother were stunned.

Ning Weidong continued: "Liushen, Xiao Wei is not young anymore, and just staying at home all the time isn't a solution. I'll have my brother think of a way to get him a job at our factory."

Ning Wei's mother was both surprised and delighted: "Weidong, is this true!"

She had always been worried about this youngest son.

Her eldest son was gone, and now only this youngest son remained, who was also a troublemaker fond of fighting and brawling.

She had originally intended to send him to the military when he reached the age, but she had been hesitant because she was worried about him being too far from home. She never expected that Ning Weidong would quietly get Ning Wei into the Red Star Factory!

Although she knew it was unlikely to be a State-owned position, even if it were just a Temporary Worker, it was still a job!

Everyone knew how difficult it was to find a job in Beijing right now.

The old lady was immediately full of gratitude, but Ning Wei was calmer; he was slightly excited for a moment, but quickly realized that Ning Weidong must have a use for him by getting him into the factory.

After staying in the room for a while, Ning Wei went out with Ning Weidong and found a place where no one was around.

Ning Weidong took out a cigarette and gave one to Ning Wei.

Ning Wei took a deep drag and asked: "Third Brother, what happened? Is it that Deputy Factory Director Liu..."

After discovering that Deputy Factory Director Liu had issues, Ning Weidong had them withdraw, and Ning Wei had always felt that the matter wasn't over.

This time, Ning Weidong was actually going to get him into the factory directly, and the price paid for this would not be small.

Ning Weidong waved his hand: "That has nothing to do with it; it's another matter..."

Immediately, Ning Weidong picked what he could say and explained the current situation.

At the end, he said: "Xiao Wei, this time I'm going to the Fourth Workshop as a Security Officer. It's clearly a trap laid by others, but we have to jump into it. I don't have anyone else by my side, so I'm counting on you."

Ning Wei immediately said: "Third Brother, don't you worry. Even if it's a hail of bullets, I'll block them in front of you!"

Ning Weidong patted Ning Wei's shoulder; this was exactly the answer he wanted.

In reality, his proposal this time to have Ning Weiguo get Ning Wei into the factory was not purely to have a useful hand.

There was another purpose, which was to use Ning Wei to set up a firewall.

If it truly came to the end and things were impossible, he would let Ning Wei take the initiative to fill the pit.

As for Ning Wei, he wouldn't be at a loss either.

Ning Weidong certainly wouldn't treat him poorly, and besides, this job was something he got for free anyway; even if he were to take the fall, it would just mean being fired.

At that time, as long as there was a little maneuvering, no traces would be left on his file.

……

He made an appointment with Ning Wei for him to report to the factory tomorrow morning.

Although he had just spoken to Ning Weiguo, Ning Weidong believed that one night was enough for a small matter like this.

After parting with Ning Wei, Ning Weidong raised his hand to check his watch; it was already nearly five o'clock.

He didn't go back to the factory and, taking a deep breath, rode his bicycle straight home.

After learning the situation from Li Peihang this afternoon, Ning Weidong's brain had been running at high speed for over three consecutive hours.

Even with his physical fitness, he felt somewhat exhausted.

He needed to get a good rest tonight, as the battle would begin tomorrow.

A moment later, he returned to the Dazayuan.

It was ten minutes before five o'clock, and at this time, most people hadn't finished work yet, but every household in the courtyard had already started getting busy with cooking.

As soon as Ning Weidong pushed his bicycle into the courtyard, he was seen by quite a few people, some of whom chimed in to ask why he was back so early today.

Ning Weidong laughed it off, saying he had gone out to handle some business and had just returned.

This drew nods of envy from many.

Don't underestimate this bit of early return; this was ability.

In the entire Dazayuan, including the front, back, and side courtyards, there were about thirty households and over a hundred people living there; many worked, but ask how many could just leave work early?

As Ning Weidong pushed his bicycle into the side courtyard, people behind him were still discussing:

"Hey, you say, this Ning Weidong has really made it in the factory!"

"Who's to say he hasn't~"

"Where can you even go to reason with that."

……

Ning Weidong ignored those discussions; as for these neighbors in the Dazayuan, if you talked about mutual help, it truly existed.

But for the common folk, flattering the high and trampling the low, bullying the weak and fawning over the strong, was the norm.

Returning to the side courtyard, he parked his bicycle.

Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen had not returned yet.

Ning Weidong glanced at Bai Fengyu's home and decided to just go over there first.

He pushed the door open and called out.

Bai Fengyu was doing needlework; hearing the door, she stood up, and seeing Ning Weidong enter, she didn't know what she thought of, but a blush rose to her face as she hurriedly lowered her head and said, "Why are you here already?"

Ning Weidong was speechless, walked over, and patted her bottom: "What are you thinking about? I have serious business."

Bai Fengyu's face turned even redder; what happened last night had left her dazed all day today, with images popping into her mind from time to time.

Having tasted the sweetness, she had not expected that relations between a man and a woman could be like this.

The only trouble was that in the middle of winter, she didn't know where to dry the damp mattress.

Ning Weidong said, "That matter of your job has been settled."

Bai Fengyu was stunned, then surprised and delighted: "Really!"

Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Would I lie to you? Take your documents to the Street Women's Office tomorrow and find Director Yu..."

Listening to Ning Weidong's detailed instructions, Bai Fengyu could not control her racing heart; starting tomorrow, she would also be a person with a job!

Although the wages for a Temporary Worker at the Street Office were not much, it was a stable and solid income.

"Thank you! Weidong, thank you!" Bai Fengyu was at a loss for words; she hugged Ning Weidong and kissed him wildly.

Ning Weidong chuckled, and his hand, without even thinking, familiarly slipped into her bodice.

Those two big globes inside were truly something he could never get tired of playing with.

It stirred up Bai Fengyu's emotions, and she almost wanted to head to the inner room.

Ning Weidong, however, did not want to expend extra energy at this time, and besides, the timing was not right.

Yesterday, Bai Fengqin had something to do and returned to her original home, but she was back today.

Ning Weidong only played with the globes for a while before stopping, then left the Bai Family and went first to the earthquake shelter.

He took out an old notebook and began to write and draw, mapping out his next plan.

Although he already had a rough outline in his mind, some things still had to be put down on paper.

Human memory is sometimes very deceptive; things you think you remember firmly may very well not be that firm, and you might forget them at the critical moment.

By the time you remember them again, it is too late for regrets.

However, writing things down also has a drawback: if not handled well, they might be seen by others.

Fortunately, the current Ning Weidong is of low status and little influence, so he does not need to worry too much.

Item by item, point by point, Ning Weidong recorded the thoughts in his mind, occasionally crossing things out, deleting, revising, or adding notes.

In less than half an hour, he had written two full pages of messy notes.

Everything was ready, just waiting for tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)