Chapter 2604

The Shanghai Machinery Factory put in great effort to entertain leaders. They specifically hired several expert chefs at high salaries to cook in the factory cafeteria. Naturally, they didn't have them cook the kind of mass-produced food the workers ate, but specifically prepared entertainment meals.

The level of entertainment meals at the Shanghai Machinery Factory was famous throughout Shanghai, and the Shanghai Machinery Factory had also used this advantage to help several city leaders advance.

Therefore, for Xiao Minggui, this tradition not only couldn't be lost but had to be carried forward.

Today, although Su Xinghui said he would only eat a working meal, Xiao Minggui didn't pay attention to it. Which leader didn't say that when they came to inspect? But after this "working meal" was served, didn't they still eat it with relish?

Last night, when Vice Mayor Pan received the Japanese inspection delegation, he did so at the Shanghai Machinery Factory. The banquet prepared by the Shanghai Machinery Factory last night made Vice Mayor Pan very satisfied, and the Japanese guests also ate very satisfactorily.

Vice Mayor Pan and several Japanese guests were all tipsy from the mellow Moutai wine, and a few Japanese guests even danced inappropriately, which made Xiao Minggui and the others overjoyed.

But why was this Deputy Director Su so serious today, making them unable to step down?

Xiao Minggui squeezed out a smile and said, "Director Su, this is indeed a working meal. They are all dishes made by our cafeteria chefs; they aren't worth much money."

Su Xinghui pointed to the wine and dishes and said, "Are these lobsters and sea cucumbers also raised by yourselves? Are these Moutai and red wine also brewed by yourselves? Are these also not worth much money?"

Xiao Minggui was speechless. He couldn't help but cast a look of help toward Mu Dezhang. Mu Dezhang had also eaten many "working meals" at the Shanghai Machinery Factory, and at this moment, he had to stand up to help Xiao Minggui out of the predicament.

Mu Dezhang said, "Director Su, how about this: it would be a waste not to eat this table of dishes. Let's not drink today, just eat, how about that?"

Su Xinghui shook his head without hesitation and said, "I won't eat this table of dishes. There should be food in the cafeteria; I'll go there to eat a working meal. Director Mu, it's not that I don't give you face. Given the situation of the Shanghai Machinery Factory now, I really can't eat these dishes."

After saying this, Su Xinghui bypassed Xiao Minggui, who was blocking him, and walked out of the restaurant with big strides, with Xia Song following behind him.

Mu Dezhang looked at Xiao Minggui helplessly and also took a few quick steps, following behind Su Xinghui.

Xiao Minggui and the other factory leaders didn't dare to be slow and also followed closely behind the leaders' footsteps.

In fact, Su Xinghui's outburst today was not because he had opinions about Xiao Minggui or Mu Dezhang. He knew that such things were the norm in this society, and one couldn't blame Xiao Minggui or anyone else; this wasn't something they could change.

What the superiors like, the subordinates will definitely do even more. Since the leaders liked such "working meals," they naturally had to cater to them, because they were not only operators of enterprises but also officials with administrative ranks. Their future was in the hands of these leaders. Did they dare to offend the leaders?

However, looking at the situation of the Shanghai Machinery Factory, a fire inexplicably burned in Su Xinghui's heart. Why, when the enterprise was not doing well, was it always the workers who had to be laid off first? What had the workers done wrong? They hadn't been able to enjoy the dividends brought by reform and opening up, yet they always had to pay a heavy price?

Why didn't these leaders who had made the factory like this have to bear any responsibility? Even if the factory wasn't doing well, they would still be officials elsewhere?

The Shanghai Machinery Factory falling into difficulty naturally had various problems, but the factory leaders becoming increasingly bureaucratic was absolutely one of the important reasons.

To let state-owned enterprises walk out of difficulty, the separation of government and enterprise was very important. However, it was still very difficult to achieve this!

The reform of state-owned enterprises had a long way to go!

Thinking of this, Su Xinghui's heart felt heavy, so he used this excuse to vent his anger in the restaurant and then came out. Venting this anger made him feel a bit more comfortable.

The small restaurant was more than two hundred meters away from the staff cafeteria. Su Xinghui and Xia Song came out of the small restaurant and walked toward the staff cafeteria with big strides, soon entering the cafeteria.

Although the Shanghai Machinery Factory was not operating now, it hadn't officially stopped production either. The factory occasionally had some small orders, and in addition, the machinery and equipment needed maintenance, and technical research couldn't stop either. Therefore, there were still some employees working, and there were quite a few people eating in the cafeteria. ===== CHAPTER 2606 =====