Chapter 1058

At this moment, some young people ran over to the abandoned workshop to sneak a peek.

Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng were among them, swallowing their saliva as they stared longingly at the large, fat pigs that had been scraped clean of hair.

The matter of the New Year's feast had been decided long ago, and everyone knew the news.

But this year was vastly different from previous years!

This year, Cao Weiguo had become the Deputy Director of the Logistics Department and had brought in five large wild boars in one go.

There was also fish, as well as chicken and duck... the abundance was enough to make one drool just thinking about it.

Most people were singing Cao Weiguo's praises, but there were also some who were quite unhappy with him.

Among them were Yan Jiecheng and Yang Weimin, who were currently watching the commotion.

One was jealous of Cao Weiguo's smooth career path and resented him for being heartless.

The other viewed Cao Weiguo as a romantic rival and was obsessed with the idea of driving him away.

"Where did this Cao Weiguo get so many supplies?"

"I don't believe he's that lucky!"

"There must be something fishy going on here!"

Filled with suspicion and resentment, Yang Weimin went to find Factory Director Yang with a gloomy face to lodge a complaint.

Regarding Yang Weimin's grumbling, Factory Director Yang was impatient: "Stop talking about these useless things! Even if there is something fishy about these supplies, so what? In the end, it's the entire factory's staff who are getting the real benefits! What do you want? To go against the entire factory's staff? I think you're like spring knocking at the door—stupid to the core!"

Yang Weimin said with an ugly expression: "So we just let Cao Weiguo run wild? Watch him strut around the rolling mill?"

Factory Director Yang waved his hand in irritation: "Get out, get out, get out! Don't talk about Cao Weiguo's affairs anymore! I'm annoyed enough as it is! Don't add to the chaos here."

He had just returned from a meeting outside, where his superiors had criticized him severely and even produced a stack of whistleblower reports.

Although most of those materials were baseless, some of them were true.

Factory Director Yang had broken out in a cold sweat on the spot, and his bad premonition grew stronger.

Now he was worried about his own safety; how could he have the leisure to manage others?

Cao Weiguo could do whatever he wanted!

He only wanted to get through this crisis safely and avoid the disaster of being disgraced.

In the abandoned workshop, the five wild boars had been scraped clean, and Shazhu was exhausted and drenched in sweat.

Several kitchen helpers brought tea and stir-fried peanuts from the kitchen, and everyone rested for a while, eating and drinking.

After resting, Shazhu and Nan Yi began using knives and axes to gut the pigs.

The pig offal that was removed was also taken away by the kitchen helpers to be cleaned.

In this day and age, whether it was pig blood or pig offal, they were both good things.

In the hands of a good chef, they could be turned into many delicious dishes.

A group of people was busy in the abandoned workshop, chatting and laughing, having a wonderful time.

While working, Nan Yi boasted about the dishes he had eaten, talking about what kind of variations could be made with this pork.

This made everyone crave it intensely, and seeing this, Shazhu was unconvinced and began to boast about his own culinary skills.

Dongpo pork, twice-cooked pork, boiled meat slices, stir-fried pig intestines... he described each dish vividly.

Cao Weiguo checked his watch and walked over to Nan Yi: "I have something to do today and need to leave early. Please keep an eye on things here."

Nan Yi smiled: "Go ahead, Director. I'm here, you can rest assured."

After giving a few instructions, Cao Weiguo left the workshop and went to the office to call his wife.

When the group returned home, the brother-in-law and his wife were already sitting in the room.

Cao Weiguo: "When did you arrive, sister-in-law?"

Zhou Guiying smiled: "Two o'clock in the afternoon! Yulan's belly has grown quite a bit!"

Song Yulan said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you're not doing too badly yourself."

These two pregnant women were now the treasures of the Cao and Song families.

Anything good to eat or drink was prioritized for them.

The two pregnant women sat together exchanging experiences, while Cao Weiguo and Song Xiong cleaned up nearby.

When they were ready, the group closed the door and headed to Donglaishun.

The steaming hot pot made Zhou Guiying very happy.

During the meal, she thanked Cao Weiguo time and time again.

Song Xiong had started working at the rolling mill, securing an iron rice bowl that everyone envied, and his wife also felt honored because of it.

Now, she and Song Xiong were the objects of envy in the village, and all of this was because they had a good brother-in-law like Cao Weiguo.

"Director Cao! Hey! It really is you!"

As the table was eating, a middle-aged man wearing a yellow-green wool coat walked over holding a wine glass.

Cao Weiguo recognized him immediately: Director Liu from the Red Flag Textile Factory, and following behind him was an acquaintance, Fan Jinyou.

"Director Liu! Director Fan! What a coincidence!"

Cao Weiguo stood up with a smile: "Sit down and have a drink together."

Fan Jinyou smiled: "No, no! I just saw your back and it looked familiar, so I came over to confirm, and then have a drink with you."

Cao Weiguo laughed: "One drink isn't enough. This is my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. There are no outsiders here, and it's rare to have such a coincidence, so let's sit down and have a few drinks together."

Director Liu and Fan Jinyou greeted Song Xiong and his wife warmly and, unable to resist Cao Weiguo's invitation, sat down together.

Director Liu and Fan Jinyou were both regulars at the dinner table, and as soon as they sat down, they made the atmosphere even more lively.

Hearing that Director Liu was the Finance Director of the textile factory and Fan Jinyou was the Director of the neighborhood office, Zhou Guiying felt both nervous and excited.

The old saying is true: birds of a feather flock together.

The old saying is truly correct: things of a kind gather together, and people of a group divide by their sort.

This brother-in-law is a cadre, and the people he knows are all cadres as well.

A table of people was gathered around a hotpot, eating, drinking, and being very lively.

At the dinner table, Director Liu and Fan Jinyou were constantly heaping praise on Cao Weiguo.

Ever since Cao Weiguo became the cafeteria director, he had been constantly cultivating his network of connections.

Throughout the rolling mill, both inside and out, the number of people he had befriended was countless.

Although the textile mill and the rolling mill were not brother units, Director Liu was a comrade-in-arms of Section Chief Guo from the security section.

Because Section Chief Guo acted as a bridge, the two had known each other for a long time and had even drunk together several times.

Fan Jinyou goes without saying; he is also a careerist, with his heart set on climbing higher.

He speaks human words to people and ghost words to ghosts...

Seeing Cao Weiguo rising steadily in his career, he naturally thought of befriending him to share in the benefits.

After the meal was finished, Cao Weiguo and his wife went along to Song Xiong's residence.

Cao Weiguo also took out a stack of industrial coupons for Zhou Guixiang, asking his brother-in-law to accompany them around the city tomorrow.

This made Zhou Guixiang so happy she couldn't close her mouth, and she kept saying she was embarrassed.

When Cao Weiguo and his wife returned to the Sihe Academy, it was already past ten o'clock at night.

Passing by the front courtyard, they happened to see the sneaky Shazhu.

Glancing at the place where the Yan family parked their bicycles, a smile curled at the corners of Cao Weiguo's mouth.

Shazhu also saw Cao Weiguo and his wife, and feeling guilty, he ran home without even saying hello.