Chapter 379: All the Way in One Go (Revised)

In the hospital corridor.

Shazhu, who had spent the night making do on a stool.

He struggled to open his own sleepy, bleary eyes.

Don't say it.

Sitting, dozing off.

His body really felt unusually awful.

He yawned.

He glanced at the time.

It was almost seven o'clock.

He hurriedly rose from the stool, stretched his limbs a bit, and quietly pushed open the door to Room 150.

Through the gap.

Seeing Yu Li wake up to the genuine aroma, the little girl beside her also slept in a hazy daze.

A hint of joy involuntarily flashed across his face.

Although Shazhu already had a son, the birth of a daughter still let him experience a different kind of joy as a father.

The nurse making rounds, likely encountering for the first time a Shazhu who had just given birth to a girl and was still excited, gave him a few unexplained looks of approval.

They guessed Shazhu must be a doting father to his daughter.

Seeing the nurse curiously sizing him up, Shazhu smiled back, quietly asked a few precautions, then ran to the snack stall opposite the hospital, bought a bowl of pumpkin congee and two big meat buns.

The short distance of a few meters.

Yet he worried the food would get cold.

Shazhu rushed to Room 150 at sprinting speed.

In front of the two nurses on rounds, he placed the congee and buns on the bedside table, and, facing Yu Li who had just woken and opened her eyes, gave her a few reminders.

He turned and went to work.

Leaving the hospital, Shazhu, wearing a look of joy at having obtained a thousand gold (i. e., overjoyed at having a daughter), was intercepted midway and brought into Deputy Factory Director Li's office.

They met.

Each exchanged greetings.

Deputy Factory Director Li shoved the letter he was holding into Shazhu's hand.

Shazhu, with a puzzled expression, took the letter Deputy Factory Director Li handed him, pulled out the paper, opened it, and read it carefully.

His face was calm.

It turned strange.

He really hadn't expected someone to write a letter denouncing him.

The listed charges were especially bizarre.

Things like disrespecting people, wasting food, and similar melodramatic accusations were listed in several clauses—utterly inhumane!

Even though Shazhu had lived two lives, he was still left bewildered and dazed by the accusation letter in his hand.

He thought back.

In his previous life, he seemingly hadn't had these messy, disgusting things.

Perhaps in this life, because he had lived another lifetime, heaven increased the difficulty, designing a made‑up drama for Shazhu to train his response abilities.

"Master He, to be frank, this is the second time I've received a letter with the same content. Yesterday I promoted Liu Haizhong to captain of the Elderly Assault Team, considering that you've lived in the same compound for years, having that neighborly bond, so you could think alike on certain matters and not be caught off guard—only this matter…."

The meaning of Deputy Factory Director Li's words.

Shazhu understood.

It merely meant letting him step down as cafeteria director and go to the second cafeteria as a cafeteria squad leader.

By using this demotion, they sought as much as possible a outcome that would be a win‑win for both sides—you good, me good, everyone good.

He put himself in their shoes and thought it over.

This was not an ideal solution.

The letter in Shazhu's hand, rather than being aimed at him, was more like giving him an opportunity to slip away by riding the slope down.

In the years to come.

Many troubles.

Shazhu couldn't be bothered to deal with these petty, melodramatic matters.

The most effective solution was to get ahead of these disgusting incidents, step out of the fray, and become a transparent outsider.

Last night, alone in the hospital corridor, Shazhu had also pondered such problems; unable to think of a way that would please both sides, he could only resign himself to it.

Little did he expect heaven to open its eyes.

Someone had specially written a letter denouncing Shazhu and placed it on Deputy Factory Director Li's desk for two consecutive days.

It could be called an unexpected delight.

Shazhu, speaking with consideration for Deputy Factory Director Li, offered his own suggestion.

Ultimately convinced by Shazhu, Deputy Factory Director Li agreed to Shazhu's proposal, announcing that Shazhu would be transferred to manage the scrap warehouse as an ordinary warehouse keeper.

He took Shazhu's hand and gave a lengthy explanation.

He told Shazhu not to overthink.

Moreover, he gave Shazhu a guarantee.

As long as Deputy Factory Director Li has the final say in the Yagangchang, no one inside the plant can touch a hair on Shazhu.

Shazhu happily accepted Deputy Factory Director Li's goodwill.

Under Deputy Factory Director Li's concerned gaze.

He left Deputy Factory Director Li's office.

He stood outside the door.

Watching the hurried passersby coming and going downstairs, Shazhu inexplicably felt a pleasure he had never felt before.

……

All Yagangchang workers, listen up: below is a forwarded personnel appointment and removal notice. According to Yagangchang regulations, we hereby announce the removal of He Yuzhu from the position of cafeteria director!

Many people, taking advantage of the fact that the later content had not yet been announced, started to imagine things on their own.

They guessed that Shazhu would be promoted a step further.

From cafeteria director straight to deputy factory manager in charge of logistics.

Deputy Factory Director Li is the top boss.

Shazhu is also Deputy Factory Director Li's trusted aide.

Under these circumstances.

Apart from promotion, Shazhu had no other explanation.

Liu Haizhong felt the same way.

A faint sense of lingering fear welled up in his heart; fortunately he hadn't turned against Shazhu on the spot last night, otherwise he would really have come to a bad end.

His mind suddenly felt a bit unable to wrap around it.

Shazhu was inexplicably promoted one level.

Damn it!

Just as Liu Haizhong was puzzling over it, unable to figure it out.

The subsequent content read by Yu Haitang was finally broadcast clearly over the loudspeaker, reaching everyone present's ears.

They also blamed Yu Haitang for being frightened by the content.

In the meantime, an idle period of several tens of seconds to a minute appeared.

Transfer He Yuzhu to be the miscellaneous goods warehouse keeper of Yagangchang, effective immediately!

The coworkers who had just been imagining Shazhu's promotion were all made into big idiots by this transfer order—turns out it wasn't a promotion but a demotion all the way to the bottom.

Yagangchang has a total of four warehouses.

One is the materials warehouse, storing raw materials for processing and the processed parts.

One is the food warehouse, where the meals of tens of thousands of people are stored; it is Yagangchang's officially recognized lucrative warehouse.

One is the scrap warehouse, where all the defective products from processing are piled; it is considered the second most lucrative warehouse, and many people, hoping to profit from scavenging, bring out as much scrap copper and rotten iron as they can during their commute to sell.

One is the waste warehouse, where useless discarded items are piled; due to long-term lack of extra manpower, it looks just like a discarded garbage mountain.

From managing the cafeteria that feeds tens of thousands, he suddenly became a keeper of the waste warehouse.

In the eyes of many.

This is proof of being marginalized.

Who at Yagangchang doesn't know that the waste warehouse is a place despised by people and dogs alike?

Even the Cleaning Section, which is specifically responsible for factory area hygiene and toilet cleaning, has better prospects than the waste warehouse.

As for Shazhu, those who say he was sidelined are the ones truly having their brains kicked by a donkey.