Chapter 51: Circular Criticism

The Steel Mill

One huge red banner after another was hung up, and the inspiring slogans made people's hearts surge.

"Labor is most glorious!"

"The people are the masters!"

"Love the great motherland! Build a beautiful home!"

"Work hard, get up early, follow the moon!"

"Industry learns from Great Qing, agriculture learns from Dazhai!"

Amidst the impassioned broadcast, Cao Cao Weiguo arrived at the kitchen on time and was immediately questioned by his fellow workers about the small car.

"Director, where did you go yesterday in the small car?"

"Is it comfortable to ride in a small car!"

"Does the small car run faster than a horse!"

Cao Cao Weiguo kept a straight face and said: "No idle chatting during work hours. Get to your positions immediately, work hard, and work seriously."

The fellow workers immediately ran back to their positions, heads down, working hard.

Seeing Shazhu curled his lip while cutting vegetables, full of disdain. What is a petty person showing off for?

"Director Cao, this is your salary, grain coupons, and industrial coupons for April."

A clerk from the finance department walked into the kitchen with a bulging envelope and a full face of smiles.

Cao Cao Weiguo took the envelope and said with a smile: "Thank you, Clerk Gu. I said I'd go get it when I was free; it was trouble for you to make a trip."

Clerk Gu said diligently: "Director Cao bears a heavy responsibility and is busy and tired. What is it for me to run an errand? Besides, running errands for you is my honor."

Cao Cao Weiguo laughed: "Clerk Gu, you're overstating it. We are all comrades struggling for the prosperity of the motherland. There is no high or low in work, just different divisions of labor."

Clerk Gu said quickly: "Director Cao is right. I must learn well from the director. Director, you are busy. When you have time, you must give more guidance to my work."

The people in the kitchen looked in surprise at Clerk Gu, who was fawning over Cao Cao Weiguo.

The finance department manages the money bag, and everyone is a person with their nostrils pointed to the sky.

In front of Cao Cao Weiguo, he was like a shop waiter, fawning and flattering so enthusiastically.

Cao Cao Weiguo signed, and Clerk Gu left quickly.

Seeing Cao Cao Weiguo casually put the envelope into the inner pocket of his jacket, Seeing Shazhu said sarcastically: "Director, aren't you going to see how much salary you got? Are you afraid we'll borrow from you?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said seriously: "Master He is underestimating me too much. If any fellow worker is really in trouble, whether they lack money or coupons, just say it. I will never be stingy."

Li Dong immediately shouted: "Director is righteous!"

Ma Liang said sarcastically: "Master He, stop using a petty person's heart to measure a gentleman's belly."

Liu Lan laughed: "Seeing Shazhu, do you think the director is like you? In the whole factory, who doesn't give the director a thumbs up?"

Seeing Shazhu's face turned blue with anger, and he chopped the radish hard in frustration.

After lunch, because the food was not improved, the canteen director and Cao Cao Weiguo both took the fall.

The two directors, one principal and one deputy, were criticized in turn by the factory director and deputy factory director.

The principal and deputy directors of the procurement department didn't escape either.

Procurement and the canteen are a pair of "brothers in trouble."

The higher-ups allocated funds and approved coupons, but the workers didn't eat a single bite of meat.

They didn't let the hardworking worker brothers feel care and reward.

This is the dereliction of duty of the procurement and canteen departments!

The four directors who took the blame were also quite helpless.

The country is short of materials, and they can't get or grab ingredients. What can they do?

Fortunately, the two factory directors also knew the actual situation, and the criticism of the four directors was just a formality.

Then there was a wave of factory-wide circular criticism to soothe the feelings of the worker brothers.

The four directors holding important positions became the freshly baked scapegoats.

Hearing that Cao Cao Weiguo was criticized in a circular for "poor work," Seeing Shazhu was so happy he couldn't close his mouth.

The Second Master was also gloating in the workshop: "Being a leader is not that easy. Cao Cao Weiguo is still too young."

In the broadcast room, Yu Yu Haitang had complicated feelings, both secretly happy and worried.

She was secretly happy because Cao Cao Weiguo was criticized, venting the anger of being treated coldly.

She was worried because Cao Cao Weiguo was criticized, wondering if it would affect his future.

Because of various things, she had an inexplicable emotion toward Cao Cao Weiguo.

If it weren't for her momentary negligence, maybe Cao Cao Weiguo's wife would be her now.

Nowadays, looking at the entire steel mill, no young person can compare to Cao Cao Weiguo.

Yang Yang Weimin, who is currently dating her, is no exception.

If Cao Cao Weiguo was willing to date her, she would definitely dump Yang Yang Weimin without hesitation.

Pity!

Cao Cao Weiguo is already married!

She missed a good man!

In the procurement director's office, the four brothers in trouble sat together sighing.

Director Feng said with sorrow: "Sigh, everyone covets my position, but who knows how hot this seat is!"

Cao Cao Weiguo leaned against the back of the chair: "As a person drinks water, they know whether it's cold or warm!"

Canteen Director Zhao said with a bitter face: "This is just the beginning. Labor Day is over, National Day is coming, and after National Day, there is Spring Festival. If we don't do the task well, we will be criticized."

Director Feng said with grievance: "Food is scarce everywhere! What can I do! Can that chicken, duck, fish, and meat fall from the sky!"

The three years of natural disasters have just passed, and it's good to have food to eat.

If you want to eat meat, you can manage to cut a jin or ten jin.

But tens of thousands of people in the whole factory want to eat meat. Whoever can get thousands of jin of meat is the ancestor!

If you can get a pig, the whole factory will have to celebrate with gongs and drums.

Director Feng looked at Cao Cao Weiguo with hope: "Brother Cao Weiguo, you have a wide path and great ability. If you can get a pig before the Spring Festival, you are our benefactor, and all four of us can be rewarded."

Cao Cao Weiguo said with a bitter smile: "Brother Feng, you think too highly of me. Ten or twenty jin of pork, I can run to the countryside a few more times, and if I'm lucky, I can get it. Want a pig? Even if you give me wings, I can't get it."

The deputy director of procurement said: "It's unrealistic to get a pig through wild paths. If we want to get pork, we have to start from two places: the meat processing plant and the commune's collective pig farm."

Director Feng said impatiently: "You think I haven't put in the effort? I've almost called them grandpa, but they don't even look at me straight."

There are countless units of all sizes in the capital.

The steel mill is not small, but there are plenty of units with higher levels and greater power.

Hundreds or thousands of units are staring at a pig.

What number are you in the capital as a steel mill?

Not to mention the distant ones, just the brother units of the steel mill.

Can you grab it from the car factory!

Can you grab it from the parts factory!

Can you grab it from the steel plant!

You can't grab it from a group of brother units, let alone higher-level units.

The deputy director of procurement said: "Director, if there is no way, we will find a way. I heard that the director of the Red Star Commune farm is a glutton, and that mouth is very greedy. If Director Cao can handle him, then there is hope for pork."

Suddenly, Director Feng and Director Zhao looked at Cao Cao Weiguo with green eyes.

Cao Cao Weiguo was under great pressure and said with a bitter face: "Don't look at me like that. I can only say I will do my best for this matter, and I am only responsible for cooking. You have to do the matchmaking."

Director Zhao patted his thigh and said: "Leave the matter of inviting people to me. Even if I have to use an eight-man sedan chair, I will carry that farm director over."

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "Okay, as long as the person arrives, I will definitely use my eighteen martial arts to serve him."

Cao Cao Weiguo really didn't expect pork to be so scarce and popular.

If the risk wasn't too high, he really wanted to take a few big fat pigs from the farm.

Why would he have to be criticized for pork, and have to rack his brains to fawn over people.