Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 175 Deputy Director Li

"Oh? Really?" Liu Mu looked at He Lai in shock.

"Yes, He Yuzhu is my brother." He Lai said with a smile.

"Damn, chef. Okay, let me take advantage of you." Liu Mu said.

The others also looked at He Lai. Not bad, he’s a relative of his.

"Well, we live in the same courtyard, so we are related!" He Lai scratched his head and said.

……

The two of them walked out of the technical department while chatting.

He Lai didn't dare to treat everyone in the department. These twenty or so people would probably have to rely on his meal tickets for most of half a month.

He Lai went to the Personnel Department and called Sister Zhao again, after all, he had promised to treat her to a meal.

"Brother Liu, Sister Zhao, I'm going to go to the kitchen to look for my brother Zhuzi first. You guys wait for me there."

He Lai smiled and said this to the two of them, then went into the kitchen.

"Sister Yuru, where is my brother Zhuzi?" He Lai didn't see Sha Zhu in the kitchen, so he asked about Qin Yuru.

"Your brother Zhuzi has gone to cook for himself. I'll take you there."

When Qin Yuru saw that it was He Lai, she put down the work in her hands and took He Lai to find Sha Zhu.

"Sister Yuru, are you used to the kitchen?"

"Not bad, not tired at all."

"That's OK!"

……

"Brother Zhuzi, I'm going to treat two people today, is that okay?" He Lai said to Sha Zhu who was cooking.

"It's okay, you can eat in my lounge later. I've prepared all the dishes. Ma Hua, help your uncle take the dishes over."

Sha Zhu shouted to someone next to him.

"Got it, Master." Then I saw a man about the same age as He Lai starting to serve the dishes.

Soon, He Lai and the other two started eating in Shazhu's lounge.

"He Lai, you are awesome. This dish is really delicious. I really envy you for having such a good neighbor." Liu Mu gave a thumbs up.

"Yeah, I bought these dishes specially and asked Brother Zhuzi to cook them for me. Sister Zhao, don't be polite, eat quickly."

He Lai picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and gave it to Sister Zhao.

"Okay, I'll eat it. He Lai, little brother, I know you have great potential as soon as I see you."

Sister Zhao's face was full of smiles, and she gradually relaxed her restraint.

Soon the three of them finished eating, and Sha Zhu also came over.

"Xiao Laizi, go with Brother Zhuzi. Director Li wants to see you."

Sha Zhu pulled He Lai's arm and said.

"What? Don't worry, Brother Liu, Sister Zhao, I'm going to meet the leader. I'm leaving first."

He Lai was also speechless and had to speak to Liu Mu and the others.

"Go ahead, go ahead, we'll pack up and leave." Sister Zhao replied quickly.

Just like that, He Lai was dragged into the box by Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu and her sister were sitting inside, and Xu Damao was drinking wine with Deputy Director Li.

He Lai saw the legendary Deputy Director Li, who indeed looked very smart.

"Director Li, look, this is the He Lai I told you about." Sha Zhu introduced He Lai.

"Hello, Director Li, my name is He Lai, and I just came to the steel mill today."

He Lai said respectfully.

"Oh, you are He Lai who didn't even go to the Ministry of Industry? I have heard of you."

Director Li looked at He and said.

"Well, this is because I have feelings for the steel mill. It doesn't matter where I go to work. The steel mill has Director Li leading it, so I can still have a future, right?"

He Lai also flattered Deputy Director Li.

"Don't talk nonsense. Your technical department is still under the charge of Director Yang. I am just a deputy and I am only in charge of logistics now."

Deputy Director Li waved his hand.

"Deputy or principal, they are all the same to me. Director Li, I'll toast you another glass."

Sha Zhu raised the wine and toasted Deputy Director Li, then drank it in one gulp.

After Qin Huairu's job change, Sha Zhu realized that it was not that she could not be replaced, but that Director Yang did not want to work hard. It was a pity that Sha Zhu was still working diligently to cook for him.

"You, how can you drink like that during work hours? I'll just take a sip just for your sake."

Deputy Director Li also liked Sha Zhu, but he had no choice because Sha Zhu had previously sided with Director Yang and didn't get along with him. Now, he has completely sided with him.

"As you like, as you like." Sha Zhu's flattery is pretty good.

They chatted for a while.

"Okay, we've eaten the food and drunk the wine. Zhuzi and Damao, you two should work hard. I won't treat you unfairly. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying this, Deputy Director Li stood up and glanced at He Lai.

"Okay, I'll see Director Li off, Yuru, you guys clean up."

Xu Damao followed Deputy Director Li and left.

"Xiao Laizi, I didn't expect that Director Li is so easy to talk to. If I had known this would happen, I would have..."

"Okay, stop showing off and focus on cooking, Brother Zhuzi. I have to go first. I can't put on airs on my first day."

He Lai interrupted Sha Zhu and said.

"Okay, let's go, do you want to go home together after get off work?"

"Okay, got it."

He Lai got up and left.

in the afternoon

Liu Mu took He Lai to inspect the workshops and introduced various machines.

He Lai looked at these old machines, most of which were returned from the Soviet Union.

I also lament how much the country relied on the Soviet Union during this period.

come back to the office.

"Mr. Chen, can I see the instruction manuals for those SL machines?"

He Lai came to Engineer Chen and asked.

"Oh, He Lai, can you understand Russian about mechanics?" Engineer Chen's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I'm pretty confident in my Russian, so I should be able to do it."

The Russian that He Lai learned since elementary school was not learned in vain. Many professional Russian words are in his mind.

"Okay, then I'll give you a lathe book first. Take a look at it first. If you can understand it, we can talk about it later."

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he went to the reference room to get the book.

"Hey, Xiao He, are you sure you can understand it?" Engineer Chen handed He Lai a thick instruction manual.

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem." He Lai took it and said with a smile.

"Then Xiao He, if you can really understand it, can you translate it and write it down? Of course, I will ask my superiors for credit for you."

Mr. Chen said.

"It's OK, but it may take a long time." He Lai said. After all, there is a difference between understanding and translating.

"That's fine. Just translate the rest of the work. Let others do the rest."

Engineer Chen immediately made a decision and decided to see if it could be translated first.

He Lai had no choice but to do the translation work. He returned to his seat and started translating.

I kept translating until the end of the day, and even Shazhu came over.

"Xiao Laizi, what are you doing? You're working so hard. It's time to get off work."

When He Lai heard Sha Zhu's voice, he also stopped writing.

He Lai stretched and looked around. Only Engineer Chen hadn't left. It seemed that he was waiting for his translator.

"Mr. Chen, we'll stop here for today. I'll leave the books and translations with you."

He Lai also knew that these books could not be taken out of the steel mill, so he decided to give them to Engineer Chen.

"Okay, okay, leave it here with me first. Go home from get off work and come back to get it tomorrow."

Mr. Chen looked at the translated version and said to He Lai with a smile.

……

"Xiao Laizi, you are really amazing. On the first day, you have figured out the technical department. Don't you know that the people in the technical department used to be arrogant?"

Sha Zhu laughed.

"Okay, brother Zhuzi, look at what you said, they just don't know how to communicate with you."

He Lai was a little too absorbed in the translation. Oh, don't take it too seriously.

"Okay, okay, you're right, we're intellectuals, let's go, my sister-in-law and the others are waiting for you."

He Lai shook his head and walked towards the bicycle shed.

Factory gate

"Brother Zhuzi, where is my father?" He Lai did not see He Zhan.

"I just asked your father, and he said he was on duty and would be back later."

Silly Zhu said.

"Okay. Let's go back first."