Chapter 24

Yang Changzhang placed high hopes on Lin Shengli, knowing he was a talent.

If some person in the factory makes things difficult for him and he is unhappy here, he might jump ship.

That would be a loss for the factory.

Just as Yang Changzhang and the others were preparing to leave the back kitchen, the second-in-command of Ya gang chang, Li Huaide, walked in.

He had the bearing of a Great Leader, and as he entered he said:

"What's going on? What's going on? Ah?"

"How can there be a child's cries?"

"The back kitchen is where you should be..."

At this point, he saw Yang Changzhang, quickly put on a smile, walked up to him, and asked:

"Yang Changzhang, why are you here?"

Yang Changzhang sized him up from head to toe, and instead of answering, asked back:

"Shouldn't that question be me asking you?"

As the second-in-command of Hongxing Rolling Steel Factory, Li Huaide was originally told by Yang Changzhang to be notified to attend today's banquet.

Who would have known he would claim he had something and couldn't attend.

Now that he appears here, he is naturally a bit displeased.

Li Huaide also saw this and hurriedly explained:

"Yang Changzhang, a client came to the factory today, a very important client."

"I originally wanted to take him out to eat."

"But he kept thinking about Shazhu, oh, the dishes made by He Yuzhu."

"I had no choice but to bring him to a private room in our factory cafeteria."

"The banquet you mentioned wouldn't be held in our factory cafeteria, would it?"

Yang Changzhang nodded, pointed at Lin Shengli, and introduced:

"Deputy Factory Director Li, this is our factory's newly arrived Technical Section Deputy Section Chief Lin Shengli, Engineer Lin."

Then he pointed at Li Huaide, "Section Chief Lin, this is our factory's Deputy Factory Director Li Huaide."

Li Huaide was momentarily stunned and asked, "Yang Changzhang, the banquet you mentioned wouldn't be held for Section Chief Lin, would it?"

Yang Changzhang nodded: "That's right, today I specifically organized a welcome banquet for Section Chief Lin, to give him a warm reception."

Li Huaide: "Oh dear, you should have told me earlier."

"If I knew it was a welcome banquet for Section Chief Lin, I would definitely attend."

"Although today I am receiving an important client."

"But in my heart, no one is more important than Section Chief Lin."

At this point, he looked at Lin Shengli and said, "Section Chief Lin, hearing that you could come to work at our factory, I have been delighted for several days."

Having said that.

He extended both hands toward Lin Shengli; Lin Shengli politely smiled and also extended his right hand.

Li Huaide warmly clasped Lin Shengli's right hand with both hands, smiling broadly, and said:

"Section Chief Lin, your coming to Hongxing is a blessing for Hongxing."

"I truly didn't expect that, at such a young age, you are such a talent."

"In the future, just speak up if you have anything."

"I will certainly do my utmost to meet your requests."

Lin Shengli politely smiled and said, "Factory Director Li, you flatter me."

"Shengli here would like to say thank you first."

Li Huaide: "No need for courtesy. Later, I'll go over and have a couple of drinks with Section Chief Lin."

Lin Shengli: "Factory Director Li still has a task; attending to the client comes first."

"We will have plenty of opportunities later."

Li Huaide: "Old Lin, I've said it, no client can be more important than a talent like you."

"Really, Old Lin, I still have a say in our factory; if you need anything, just speak up, okay."

"I will definitely do my utmost to fulfill it."

Lin Shengli gave a slight smile and said, "Thank you, Factory Director Li."

In the original story, two years later, Li Huaide rose to a higher position.

Although his character wasn't great, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for me, there's no need to feel guilty toward him.

Moreover, he doesn't strike a smiling person when extending a hand; now he even calls himself Old Lin.

The more friends one has, the broader the road.

Besides.

After Li Huaide rose to power, things quickly began to stir.

From then on, Li Huaide was the one who called the shots in this area.

With his protection, one could definitely get through this turbulent era safely.

Of course.

Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself.

Lin Shengli will still find ways to rely on himself.

He also knows that Li Huaide has always been recruiting people.

He is a newly arrived engineer, already renowned, so courting him is the most natural thing.

Yang Changzhang certainly also knew that Li Huaide wanted to win over Lin Shengli.

This also made him a little unhappy.

Lin Shengli is his man, after all.

He actually tried to win him over right to his face.

Doesn't he care about face?

"All right, Deputy Factory Director Li, go keep your guest company."

Yang Changzhang said, grabbing Lin Shengli's hand, "Section Chief Lin, let's go back and keep drinking."

With that said.

He pulled Lin Shengli and walked out.

Lin Shengli felt a bit weird.

Being pulled by the hand of a man who isn't a relative.

Actually he also knew Yang Changzhang was doing this on purpose for Li Huaide to see.

The factory's big and small leaders nodded at Li Huaide and also walked out.

Li Huaide was smiling at first.

When the factory's big and small leaders turned around, his smile instantly froze.

Xu Damao rolled his eyes, walked over to him, and whispered:

"Factory Director Li, this Section Chief Lin is quite a talent."

Li Huaide nodded and said:

"Damao, you might not yet know his deeds."

"He really is an extraordinary talent."

"Let's go back; later we two will go have a couple drinks with him."

Xu Damao exclaimed excitedly: "Great, great!"

In his view, Li Huaide doing this meant he already considered him one of his own—how could he not be excited?

Exactly.

Li Huaide also realized that Xu Damao is perceptive and well-spoken.

To win over Lin Shengli, one must find someone like Xu Damao to handle things for him.

Speaking of Lin Shengli.

Walking out with Yang Changzhang, he said in his mind:

"System, draw a prize."

【Lottery mode activated.】

【Drawing the prize......】

【Congratulations to the host for winning Original Flavor Erguotou (250 mL) ×100, already sent to the Treasure Box.】

"System, what is this Original Flavor Erguotou?" Lin Shengli asked in his mind.

【To the host, put simply, this Original Flavor Erguotou is more authentic and tastier than the Red Star Erguotou on the market now, making lovers of erguotou unable to stop.】

"Then I might as well have some Maotai."

"This better fits the identity of a high-class transmigrator like me."

【Sorry to disappoint the host.】

【The system's prizes are random.】

【Maybe next time we'll win Maotai.】

【Come on, host, strive to complete more hidden tasks—there will be milk, there will be bread.】

Damn it!

This system, will it also paint pies?

Lin Shengli felt that this alcohol, for someone like him who doesn't like drinking much, seemed not very useful.

It can only be used to show filial piety to his uncle.

And there's Guan Yushan...

He is a real liquor aficionado.

But if he refuses to take me as his disciple, then we can't let him off easy.