The setting sun gradually illuminates the corner of the wall. The soft sunlight passes through the gray glass windows and projects onto the rough floor tiles, reflecting golden light and shadow.
The tavern at this time is the busiest time of the day, and it seems that time is getting impatient.
The air was filled with the aroma of wine and noise. Comrade Xu Huizhen, the boss, was leaning on the counter near the door, squinting her eyes slightly, enjoying the rare lively atmosphere.
Since Fan Jinyou was expelled and Xu Huizhen took charge of the tavern again, because the tavern's excellent service is different from that of a state-owned hotel, and Xu Huizhen's wine-making skills have been truly passed down, the tavern's reputation has grown and it has gradually become a famous one in the capital. One of the pubs.
The street office saw that the tavern was becoming more and more prosperous. Every evening, there was a long queue at the door. In order to better serve the people, the street office specially applied to the district to help the tavern expand its scale.
After two months of renovation, the tavern has transformed from a tavern with two fronts to a large hotel with five fronts.
The first floor of the pub is an area for individual customers, with more than fifty dining tables. The second floor is a private room with seven or eight rooms.
Although the tavern has expanded and is similar in size to a large hotel, the name has not changed and is still called a tavern.
The tavern now has more than a dozen employees and a professional chef. As a comrade of the owner, Xu Huizhen no longer has to entertain guests personally, but only needs to do management work.
Looking at the bustling guests, Xu Huizhen felt very comfortable. Grandpa's biggest dream at that time was to turn the tavern into a big hotel.
However, due to the chaotic situation at that time and being attacked by rebel soldiers many times, even if he exhausted all his energy, the tavern could only manage to maintain it.
After liberation, the situation stabilized and the tavern regained its vitality. However, due to the arrival of Fan Jinyou, it almost closed down.
Fortunately, with Li Weidong, Xu Huizhen took back the tavern. Thinking of Li Weidong, Xu Huizhen felt a different kind of emotion in her heart, and her face turned slightly blushing, as if she had drunk wine.
I haven't seen Li Weidong for a while, and I don't know what he has been busy with recently... Also, Chen Xueru, that wild girl, has not been seen for a while. The silk and satin shop has been closed all day, is he ready to accept his fate?
No, probably not. That wild girl has a high-spirited nature! You will never give in easily. Thinking about these things, Xu Huizhen gently moved the abacus beads and began to calculate today's turnover.
At this moment, a careless voice came to her ears.
"Boss, do you have the wine you personally brewed today~" Xu Huizhen frowned slightly, raised her head slightly, and saw a young man in a gray tunic suit leaning on the counter.
This young man has thin skin and tender flesh, thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips and white teeth. His facial features are also very regular, but he always gives people a feeling of being immoral.
Behind the young man stood a middle-aged man wearing a gray tunic suit. The middle-aged man looked a little dull and smiled at the young man from time to time.
The visitor was a guest. Although Xu Huizhen felt that the young man was a bit frivolous, she still said with a smile: "Don't worry, the wine in the tavern is all brewed by me myself."
"Oh, I have long heard that the proprietress of the tavern is not only beautiful, but also has excellent wine-making skills. I have to try it today." Xu Huizhen wore a green double-breasted gown today, which was a bit tight. , showing off the graceful and charming curves of her body.
Her lips were plump, soft, and always slightly raised. Compared with ordinary little girls, she was divorced and looked more like a mature woman.
The taste made Yang Weimin's heart tremble. When Xu Huizhen heard this, her face suddenly darkened. She raised her head and stared into Yang Weidong's eyes and said, "Comrade, please be more respectful. The tavern is a public-private partnership. If you want to act rogue here, I can only send you to the police station." , let the comrades at the police station help you wake up."
"Oh, it's so exciting..." Yang Weimin had never been this angry at all on weekdays, and was about to roll up his sleeves and have a good fight with Xu Huizhen.
Han Laoliu next to him saw several waiters looking over here, and quickly reached out to hold Yang Weimin: "Chief Yang, this is a public place, we have to be careful, in case it spreads to the steel rolling mill, you The matter of being promoted to the Chief of the Materials Section..." It has long been obsolete!
Yang Weimin gritted his teeth with hatred. However, in order to get that batch of goods, he still suppressed the anger in his heart.
Why is five hundred dollars important when you are arguing with a woman? Yang Weimin took a deep breath and said, "Oh, you misunderstood. I was praising you for making good wine."
"Really..." Xu Huizhen chuckled and said softly: "What kind of wine do you two need? In addition to self-brewed wine, we also have Laofen wine, Xifeng wine, Maotai wine and other famous wines."
"When I come here, I naturally want to try your home-brewed wine." Yang Weimin looked up at the stairs in the distance and said, "Do you have a private room up there? Open one for us." As he said that, he looked up at the nail on the The sign on the wall said: "Bring us two bottles of wine, one plate of fried mutton with green onions, one plate of hot and sour shredded pork, one plate of cold beef, one plate of braised pork, and one plate of braised pork ribs." Yang Weimin's grandeur made Xu Huizhen He was slightly stunned.
Although the tavern is now considered a big hotel, this is the first time she has seen customers ordering four or five meat dishes at once.
Out of good intentions, Xu Huizhen kindly reminded: "Guests, can you finish eating so many dishes? Now the higher ups are advocating thrift, please order as you need." Yang Weimin did not answer Xu Huizhen, but turned his head and looked at Han Laoliu.
There was a dull joke on his lips: "Brother Han, do you think we can finish all the dishes?"
"This is a bit too much, why don't you order a few less..." Han Laoliu touched the money in his pocket and sweated on his forehead in anxiety, but when he saw the smile on Yang Weimin's face gradually disappearing, he hurriedly stood up He straightened his chest, looked at Xu Huizhen and said: "Comrade boss, just follow this, we can finish the meal." Although he was reluctant to give up money, but when he thought about this dinner treat, it was related to whether he could become the workshop director, even if it cost No matter how much money he has, he is willing to do so.
Seeing that the guest did not listen to the advice, Xu Huizhen could only nod, pull the abacus pillars, and calculate the amount of money.
"The total is forty-three yuan, plus three meat coupons. The shredded pork and ribs do not require meat coupons because they use lean meat and leftovers."
"It's so expensive..." Han Laoliu's eyes widened.
"This also includes the cost of private rooms. The charging standards are set by the sub-district office. If you have any objections, you can complain to the sub-district office."
"..." Han Laoliu was a little helpless and turned his attention to Yang Weimin: "Brother Yang, I think drinking in the hall below is also very atmospheric. What do you think?"
"Do you really think so?" Yang Weimin sneered.
"..." Han Laoliu laughed twice and shook his head quickly: "Look at me, I am really stupid. We have to discuss important things today." A meal cost forty-three yuan. ....Han Laoliu's heart was bleeding.
Gritting his teeth, he took out the money from his pocket, counted it twice, and handed it to Xu Huizhen. Xu Huizhen counted the money, locked it in the drawer, and then personally took the two of them to the second floor.
Although Xu Huizhen is a woman, she has been in charge of the tavern for many years and has long developed a pair of piercing eyes. She felt that Section Chief Yang was not an easy-to-serve master, and she was a little worried when ordinary waiters came to talk to them.
Going up to the second floor, Xu Huizhen opened a private room and invited the two of them in.
"Wait a moment, I will bring the food and wine to you later." Closing the door gently, Xu Huizhen shook her head with a wry smile.
He is also the leader of the steel rolling mill. Why is Section Chief Yang so different from Li Weidong?
Especially that domineering look, so annoying, so annoying. .....In the private room.
"Come on, brother Yang, smoke." Han Laoliu took out a handful of cigarettes, handed one to Yang Weimin, and then put his hands together to light it for him.
"Brother, you said today that Factory Director Yang has decided to make me the workshop director. Is this true?" Han Laoliu couldn't bear it anymore and asked with a smile.
Yang Weimin took a deep look at Han Laoliu and said, "Brother, I am the nephew of Factory Director Yang. There is one in our steel rolling mill. Who is as close to Director Yang as I am?"
"That's, that's..." Han Laoliu blinked and said hesitantly: "It's just that none of the workshop directors in our steel rolling mill are retiring recently. Even the oldest, Lao Zhu, has retired. It will be half a year later." Ha, this guy seems to be hard to fool!
Yang Weimin said with a cold face: "It seems that I still don't believe me..."
"No, no." Han Laoliu waved his hands quickly and said, "We are brothers. Can I not believe you? It's just that this matter is too big and I have to be cautious." Although he didn't know why Yang Weimin wanted to do this Tell him what happened, but according to his understanding of Yang Weimin, he will definitely have to bleed heavily this time.
Yang Weimin rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother, have you heard of Li Weidong?"
"Li Weidong? The workshop director of the poverty alleviation workshop, the famous person in our steel rolling mill? Of course I have heard of it, what happened to him?" Han Laoliu was a little surprised, and his tone rose a lot.
The door panels of the private room are made of thin wood chips and are not soundproof in nature. The sound inside is slightly louder and can be transmitted outside.
Outside the door, Xu Huizhen, who was holding a wine plate, heard Li Weidong's name through the door panel. She was stunned for a moment, with a trace of doubt on her face, and her little hand on the door handle loosened her grip.
Li Weidong? Could it be that they were discussing the Weidong brothers? It's possible...these two people also work in the steel rolling mill and are colleagues with the Weidong brothers.
Since it was still early at this time, there were no other guests in the private room area on the second floor, and the corridor was silent. Xu Huizhen placed the tray gently on the table next to her, put her ear against the door, and listened carefully.
....In the private room. When Han Laoliu heard Yang Weimin mention Li Weidong, he felt a little incredible. Who didn't know that Li Weidong was now a famous person in the factory, how could he be dismissed?
Yang Weimin chuckled: "Brother, you have been a worker all your life, and you are very good at dealing with those tough guys, but you can't be a leader."
"How do you say this?" Han Laoliu came forward and asked humbly. Yang Weidong tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a loud sound: "Li Weidong is indeed a talent. The solar panel he built made our steel rolling mill become a famous factory in the capital. Logically speaking, such a talent should get If you reuse him, the worst result is to become a deputy factory director, right?" Han Laoliu nodded.
"But have you ever thought about letting a person like Li Weidong who has made great contributions become the deputy director of the factory? What will Director Yang do? At that time, once the two people disagree at the factory committee meeting, those deputy directors will be punished because of Li Weidong With his reputation on Li Weidong’s side, wouldn’t Director Yang be blind?”
"Hey, what you said seems to make sense. A leader is most afraid of the strength of his subordinates. That seems to be called... high power shakes the master." Han Laoliu frowned and thought for a long time, and finally remembered a literary figure. idioms.
Seeing that Han Laoliu was on the road, Yang Weimin breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Especially Li Weidong is still a person who does not follow organizational discipline."
"Um?"
"A while ago, a lesbian came to Hong Kong City. The ministries and commissions told our steel rolling mill to treat her well, but Li Weidong actually brought that person into his own studio." When mentioning the studio, Yang Weimin rolled his eyes and continued. : "And that studio is obviously against the rules. As a workshop director, Li Weidong should have been working hard in the workshop, but he stayed in the studio all day long. Is this ridiculous?"
"That's right, it's really outrageous. As a workshop director, the most important responsibility is to maintain the production order in the workshop." Han Laoliu is very familiar with the position of workshop director.
"Actually, Factory Director Yang has long been dissatisfied with Li Weidong's violation of discipline. It was only because Li Weidong made so many contributions that he did not criticize him." Yang Weimin continued to lie: "Recently, the poverty alleviation workshop has been on track. Even without Li Weidong, It will not affect the normal production of the workshop, and orders can be delivered in time." After saying that, he paused, and seeing Han Laoliu's thoughtful expression, he said word by word: "In this case , Li Weidong is no longer useful, if we don’t take him down now, when will we wait?”
"Yes, that's right, this is called cooking a cunning rabbit to the death of a lackey, and hiding all the good birds in the air!" After another literate sentence popped out of Han Laoliu's mouth, he immediately realized something was wrong and said with a smile: "Director Yang, that's just to prepare for a rainy day. ....”
"It all means the same thing anyway." Yang Weimin said nonchalantly: "So it is an ironclad fact that Li Weidong was dismissed this time. The next question is who should take his place."
"Me! Me!" Han Laoliu couldn't wait. His impatient look fell in Yang Weimin's eyes, and Yang Weimin shouted in his heart: It's stable.
Yang Weimin nodded and said: "We are brothers, so of course I recommended you, but..."
"But what?" As soon as Han Laoliu said these words, he slapped himself in the face.
"Look at you, why are you so stupid! Director Yang must be asking for money. Brother, tell me, how much does the director want?" Yang Weimin waved his hand: "You guessed wrong this time. Director Yang is so upright. Man, why would I take money from you!”….
