Chapter 428: First meeting with the two factory managers Yang and Li
In the small kitchen at this time,
He Daqing was cooking while chatting with Lou Zhenhua.
Lou Xiao'e, Lou Tan and the eldest sister-in-law of the Lou family were talking and taking care of the swaddled He Yuejin.

The White Widow brought a few kitchen helpers from the cafeteria to help He Daqing.

Among this group of people, there was not a single one that He Yuzhu was familiar with, or had appeared in TV dramas. Liu Lan and Ma Hua had not yet come to the steel mill canteen at that time.

When He Yuzhu walked into the small kitchen, it was a lively scene.

"Oh, it's quite lively!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's voice coming from the door, everyone in the small kitchen looked over and greeted him with a smile.
"Hey, Zhuzi is here. How's it going? Is everything fine with the militia?"

"Captain He is here."

……

He Yuzhu responded one by one, and then He Daqing asked,
"Didn't you say you would come later? Why are you here right after get off work?"

"Hey, I don't have anything to do, so I just came to take a look. Why are you asking this? Could it be that the banquet the steel mill hosted for the new director today really exceeded the average level of the workers?"

Hearing He Yuzhu mention this, He Daqing pointed to the ingredients in the canteen and said unhappily,

“That’s how it was originally prepared.

But when they heard that I was the one cooking for them, Secretary Ma and his team immediately changed the menu to be the same as the workers’. I guess they were afraid that you would find fault with them if you found out.”

Seeing that He Daqing was still emotional when he spoke, He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head and said,

"Dad, you have to understand Secretary Ma and his people.

Now that he has lost his job as a factory leader, he will most likely be relegated to the second line when he is transferred back to the department. If I find fault with him again, I might have to retire early.

People are more cautious, you have to understand them,

Also, just cook, don’t be emotional, otherwise you won’t be able to control the heat properly and the food won’t taste good.”

Hearing his son say this, He Daqing rolled his eyes.

“Is that what I meant?

What I clearly want to say is that your Aunt Bai and I didn't think things through this time and didn't let the new leaders have a good meal. If things go wrong, the leaders might have to suffer in the future.

It's not like the food you said is not delicious. How can the food your father cooks not be delicious? "

Seeing that he was actually worried about whether Li Huaide and the others would make things difficult for Bai Guafu, He Yuzhu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He simply looked at Lou Zhenhua and said,
"Dad, are you and mom doing well lately?

I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to go back to visit my parents."

"It's OK. I don't have to take care of things now. Your mom and I don't have much to do every day. We just do some exercise, grow flowers and vegetables, and I'm in good health.

But you,
I'm in charge of so many militiamen and there's a lot to do every day, so I have to pay more attention to rest.

By the way, Zhuzi, I heard that your militia has intensified their training recently, has something happened?"

When Lou Zhenhua asked about this, He Yuzhu smiled and nodded.

"Yes, you know what's going on outside now. The higher-ups asked us to strengthen our training in order to continue expanding the size of our militia.
Moreover, this time they will not recall soldiers with military experience, but select from the common people.

Therefore, the training tasks of the militia will be very heavy in the future.

We strengthened the training this time, more to enable the existing militiamen to serve as instructors in the future and train more militiamen. "Lou Zhenhua was naturally aware of the situation outside, and even knew about the change of leadership in the steel rolling mill. He just didn't expect that the matter would involve He Yuzhu and others learning militia.

So I asked nervously,

"Zhu Zi, is it really that serious?"

Looking at Lou Zhenhua's expression, He Yuzhu knew what he was worried about. It was not easy to get away from the chaos for a few years, and it was normal to live like before liberation.

"It's okay, Dad. We're just preparing for a rainy day. We have to trust the wisdom of our leader."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Lou Zhenhua didn't know what to say. There were so many outsiders in the small kitchen, and with his status, he didn't dare to doubt the wisdom of the big boss.

At this time, Secretary Ma and Director Wang, who had received the news, came to the small kitchen with Director Yang and Li Huaide.
"Captain He, you came without notifying us."

"Secretary Ma, I am also a family member of a steel mill employee, not an outsider. I am here just to have the New Year's Eve dinner.
How can we disturb you all for such a small matter? It will only delay everyone's work."

After exchanging a few polite words with Secretary Ma and the others,
He Yuzhu took the initiative to lead the topic to Li Huaide and the others.

"Secretary Ma, who are these comrades?"

When Secretary Ma heard He Yuzhu ask about the new leaders including Director Yang, a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes, but he then cheered up and introduced them to He Yuzhu with a smile.

"Captain He, let me introduce you.
This is our new director of the steel mill, Comrade Yang Wanjun, this is the deputy director in charge of the logistics department, Comrade Li Huaide, this..."

After introducing Director Yang and his team, Secretary Ma followed suit and introduced He Yuzhu to them.

"Director Yang, Deputy Director Li,
This is our Beiping militia captain, first-class combat hero, special meritorious service comrade He Yuzhu,

Comrade He Yuzhu is not only the captain of the militia, but also a family member of an employee of our steel mill. You will definitely have many opportunities to interact with each other in the future."

Director Yang and Li Huaide are only in their early 30s now, not much different from the TV series.

So He Yuzhu behaved very calmly.

However, before Director Yang and Li Huaide came to the steel mill, a comrade from the department introduced the situation of the steel mill to them. In addition to the work-related injuries, they also emphasized He Yuzhu.
So they also knew that Secretary Ma did not tell the whole story, and that He Yuzhu could see the big boss at any time.
Therefore, I dare not neglect it at all.

"Hello, Captain He. We have long heard of your name as a combat hero. Today we see that you are indeed worthy of your reputation."

Facing the compliments from Director Yang and Li Huaide, He Yuzhu did not take them seriously at all.

Because he knew that these two people were actually ruthless people.

First of all, let's not talk about how Li Huaide cheated Xu Damao into bankruptcy and almost froze him to death in front of the courtyard.

Even Director Yang is not a good person.

But later on, Li Huaide was more skilled and squeezed Director Yang out, so Director Yang looked like a rookie.
But it is impossible for Xiaobai to suppress Li Huaide for so many years and sit on the position of director of the steel rolling mill. If it were Xiaobai, he would have been knocked to the ground long ago. How could he have fought for so many years?

So, He Yuzhu said very modestly,

"You're too polite, Director Yang. I was just lucky to have survived the battle intact.

Those comrades who sacrificed their lives are the real heroes.”

(End of this chapter)