Chapter 23 Wang Chu and Li Ke Ning Weidong walked to the west gate guard room while thinking. There were still more than twenty minutes before the shift change. With a creaky sound, he pushed the door open and entered the room. There were two people sitting in the room, both ready to go home from get off work. The day shift leader wasn't here, probably because he left first. Ning Weidong said hello and signed the handover book. One person said with a smile: "Dongzi, you came early today~" Ning Weidong put down his pen and said, "It's fine to stay at home." Another person exclaimed, "Hello!" and said in a fuss, "Haircut~"
The person who spoke earlier finally reacted and started to make some jokes as well. The three of them chatted for a while, and then Wang Yong arrived and joined the conversation. At exactly four o'clock, Xu Jinshan came staggering in, his cheeks flushed and his voice drunken, obviously he had just drunk. As soon as he entered the room, he sat down without a care in the world. Wang Yong was very capable and immediately made a cup of hot tea. Xu Jinshan blew on the tea leaves floating above and took a sip of the hot air. Ning Weidong said with a smile: "Squad leader, which leader are you accompanying?" When Xu Jinshan heard this, he immediately felt relieved. It’s not that he likes Ning Weidong very much, but Ning Weidong’s words touched his heart. There is a saying that goes, 'If you don't return home when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in fine clothes at night.' To flatter someone is simple, it's just saying nice things. The question is, what words are good to hear? What the other party wants to hear is a science. Wang Yong's behavior, such as serving tea and water and asking about one's health, is only the initial stage. From the look on his face as soon as he entered the door, Ning Weidong could tell at a glance what Xu Jinshan’s strongest psychological need was at the moment. It was almost written on his face, "Ask me who I had a drink with this afternoon." And even if the guess was wrong, there was nothing wrong with saying this. Regardless of whether Xu Jinshan was accompanying the leader for dinner or not, he was elevated to a position where he could sit at the same table with the leader. But the specifics vary from person to person. Xu Jinshan was quite impressed. He immediately smiled and put down his teacup and said, "Dongzi, you really hit the nail on the head." Then he raised his thumb and pointed behind his ear, "This afternoon, our Director Wang invited friends from the First Ministry of Machine Building and asked me to accompany him." Ning Weidong couldn't help but feel moved when he heard it. The 'Director Wang' mentioned by Xu Jinshan is actually Wang Kaifeng, the deputy director of the factory's security department. When Wang Kaifeng invited his friends to dinner, he invited Xu Jinshan over, which meant that he had a special relationship with Xu Jinshan.
Just now Wu Bingzhong asked him to keep an eye on the west gate. Could it be that he was targeting Wang Kaifeng? Ning Weidong's mind raced, and a surprised expression appeared on his face at the right time: "Fuck, squad leader, is this true? Director Wang is inviting you to join him for dinner!" Xu Jinshan said "call", but when Ning Weidong said it reversed it became "please". Why does the difference of one word sound so pleasant? Xu Jinshan blinked his eyes and felt that Ning Weidong was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye than ever before. "Could it be... a haircut?" This thought popped into his mind, and he just took it as it was. Haha laughed and said, "That~it's all about serving the leaders, serving the leaders." Wang Yong on the side was a little confused and didn't know where he interrupted. Normally this is his job! What happened to Ning Weidong today? Besides, there was nothing to say. Why did Xu Jinshan laugh like he had eaten bee poop? After laughing, Xu Jinshan was drunk and waved his hand, saying, "I'll go inside and take a nap for a while." After saying that, he took another sip of tea, stood up and went into the inner room, and with a bang, he lay down on the bed. Ning Weidong and Wang Yong were left alone. Ning Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over: "Brother Wang, have one." Wang Yong was slightly stunned. In recent months, he had clearly felt that Ning Weidong was short of money. He used to smoke cigarettes, but now he has switched to dry tobacco. He also heard that he started a black signing club. He took out a cigarette again today. Could it be that he has recovered? Wang Yong took it, lit it with a match, and helped Ning Weidong light it before moving it to his own mouth. The two of them chatted about this and that while smoking. Soon, an hour had passed. The factory bell rang everywhere, and the loud speaker began to broadcast... There is a big loudspeaker in front of the guard room, and the sound is quite loud, so we couldn't chat anymore. We just shut up and did our own thing. After about half an hour, the factory broadcast ended. Wang Yong couldn't help rubbing his ears and complained, "I should give you some advice and move the speaker at the door farther away, so that the young people won't be deafened first." Ning Weidong echoed, but he didn't think that making such a suggestion would have any effect. Anyway, the loudspeaker is standing there, and it is absolutely impossible to ask the logistics department to move away. Those who should be off work have all left, and only the front-line workshops in the factory are still working in shifts. There was nothing busy at the west gate on Ning Weidong's side. People who came to deliver goods were generally happy to come during the day, unless there were special circumstances, like yesterday, when more than a dozen vehicles would go in and out overnight. Ning Weidong asked: "Brother Wang, how are we going to have dinner tonight?" Wang Yong said, "Don't worry about me. I just ate before coming here." Ning Weidong stood up and said, "Then I'll go to the cafeteria to take a look." In fact, Ning Weidong was not hungry. He and Ning Wei had eaten a lot in the afternoon. He just took this opportunity to go out for a walk. It was almost six o'clock and it was already dark. The lighting facilities in the factory were still quite good, unlike the street lights outside, where at least three out of ten were broken. Ning Weidong walked along the cement road to the cafeteria, still thinking about what Wu Bingzhong had asked him to do. Unfortunately, I knew too little about the situation, and I thought to myself that I must discuss this matter with Ning Weiguo when I get back.
I can take advantage of this opportunity to get closer to Section Chief Li. The original owner was able to be transferred from the factory protection team to the gate guard because he followed the path of Section Chief Li. But all things were handled by Ning Weiguo alone, while the original owner had been in the factory for more than a year but had little contact with Section Chief Li. What is this? Pure stupidity and ignorance. Generally speaking, the original owner in this situation is Chief Li's man. Don't talk about climbing up the pole, just get close to it quickly. It's the most basic courtesy to visit each other during the holidays. The original owner had no such concept at all. Ning Weidong really didn't know what to say. If it weren't for the help of Ning Weiguo and his wife, with the original owner's ugly face, he wouldn't even be able to eat hot shit. If they had had contact before, Ning Weidong could go directly to Section Chief Li when encountering this situation without even going through Ning Weiguo. But then again, if this wasn't the case, Wu Bingzhong wouldn't have been able to focus his attention on him. Given the original owner's personality, he had no contact with Section Chief Li in more than a year at the factory, and no one would consider him as Section Chief Li's relative. Even if he knew that it was Section Chief Li who transferred him to the position of security guard, he probably thought it was a matter of favor. In addition, the original owner was not very smart, which made Wu Bingzhong think that he was easy to use. Thinking of this, Ning Weidong couldn't help but smile. (End of this chapter)
