Chapter 24 Yan Bugui's Ambition
The three of them worked together to move the return air furnace into Gao Zhendong's house. Gao Zhendong took out the smoke pipe that he had prepared earlier and installed it, then moved the fire from the iron stove to the return air furnace. That was all.

Jia Dongxu looked at the stove with envy: "This thing is good, it can be used for warming fire, cooking, and eating. It looks warm. Master, you should make one someday, and the children can go to your place to warm themselves by the fire."

Yi Zhonghai also thought it was good: "Well, this is good. I heard it saves coal. We can make one." The aunt was not in good health. Yi Zhonghai thought that burning this thing would also be good for her health. As for this old couple, let's not talk about how they treat outsiders, they have been inseparable for decades.

It is said that Master Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice left Gao Zhendong's house and returned to their own homes. Then there was a noise at Yan Bugui's house opposite Gao Zhendong's.

When Yan Bugui heard that Gao Zhendong had come back, he had been staring at Gao Zhendong's house through the window for a long time. When he saw Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice leave Gao Zhendong's house, he hurried out of his house, walked to the opposite door and knocked on Gao Zhendong's door.

Gao Zhendong stood up and opened the door. Seeing that it was Yan Bugui, he turned around and let him in. "It's Teacher Yan. It's so late. What brings you here?"

Yan Bugui entered the room and sat down by the stove: "Hey, it's warm, Zhendong, your room is really comfortable."

Gao Zhendong knew that this old comrade would not come to visit unless there was something beneficial, so he did not say hello: "Teacher Yan, what's the matter?"

Yan Bugui was stunned by this straightforward statement, then came back to his senses: "Ah, yes, yes. That's right, Zhendong, I heard that you are a leader in the factory?"

Gao Zhendong was stunned. What kind of nonsense is this? He shook his head and said, "That's not true. Who are you listening to? I just joined the factory a few days ago. The steel mill is a public one, not owned by my family."

Yan Bugui didn't believe it: "Then I heard that Lao Yi and his apprentice both work under you, this can't be wrong, right?"

Gao Zhendong slapped his thigh and laughed: "Hey, you're talking about this, it's not like that. Master Yi and Dongxu were transferred from the factory to work with us. Our group is just a temporary group. It will be disbanded after the work is done. It has nothing to do with being a leader."

Yan Bugui only understood "Master Yi has to listen to me". When it comes to human's ability of selective listening and automatic imagination, it is really powerful. Even the old man Yi in the yard has to listen to you. If you are not a leader, then what are you?

Yan Bugui was still in his own world and continued, "Zhendong, this is what happened. You've met my boss, Jie Cheng. He graduated from junior high school and didn't go to high school. He doesn't have a proper job. He just picks melons here and picks dates there every day. He's not a good person."

Gao Zhendong thought, if he gets a proper job, you will have to charge him five dollars a month and food money. Yan Jiecheng estimated that it is difficult to find a good proper job now. After calculating the cost, maybe what he gets is not as good as the small salary.

But Gao Zhendong didn't respond, and Yan Bugui didn't stop talking: "I was wondering if you could help him find a job so that he wouldn't be idle and bring instability to society."

It takes an educated person to know how to speak. This last sentence immediately elevates the intention of asking for help to the level of social stability.

Gao Zhendong did not beg for a favor verbally, and immediately broke Yan Bugui's fantasy: "Teacher Yan, I just said that I am not a leader, just a technician who has just joined the factory. It will take three to five years, ten to eight years. Maybe I can really help you with this matter, but now, I really can't help you."

Yan Bugui usually loves to talk big, so he took the words "I can't help you" to heart and had to find a way out: "Is that so? I'm sorry for being so rude. Sigh, how long will this kid be idle?" When Gao Zhendong heard this, he thought of Wang Dezhui. Maybe a joint defense could be arranged in their station. It wasn't a formal job, but it was better than being idle. Although Wang Dezhui was in charge of criminal investigation, it was easy for him to ask for help from the public security department.

But Gao Zhendong did not tell Yan Bugui about this. It is still unclear whether this matter is true or not.

As for this person, if you make him despair and then give him a surprise, he will be grateful to you. If you give him hope and then extinguish it, there is a chance that he will hate you. Although you both want to help, people just think differently.

Thinking of Wang Dezhui, by the way, I have to get him an internal purchasing quota for a return air furnace in the factory. Even if they don’t use it themselves, they can definitely use it to honor the elderly.

The couple can definitely afford to buy this furnace, but now everything requires a ticket, so they will definitely want one now that the furnace is on the market. Moreover, they must be in short supply of industrial tickets, which the couple may not be able to get.

Seeing Yan Bugui was about to go home, Gao Zhendong remembered something: coal! !
Gao Zhendong's stove was the kind that never went out. When he went home to restart the stove, it would be left cold for a long time, which Gao Zhendong couldn't stand. At most, he would reduce the air intake at night or when he went out. However, with this amount of coal burning, his monthly ration of 80 kilograms was a bit stretched.

However, as for the several shops that were struck by lightning along with me, those selling coal are definitely out of stock. They do have cassette stove gas cylinders, outdoor mountain gas cylinders and the like, but these things cannot be used these days, and this stove is not suitable either.

Yan Bugui has a large family, and although he is the only one with income, his whole family is registered as a resident, so they have a quota. The good thing about coal is that if you burn a lot of coal for one person, the whole family will burn about the same amount, especially if Yan Bugui spends eight petals for one cent, there will definitely be a lot left.

Gao Zhendong stopped Yan Bugui and said, "Wait, Teacher Yan, it's a good coincidence that you're here. I want to discuss something with you."

Yan Bugui thought, this is bad, the job is not done, he has to take it back, right? But there is no other way: "Zhendong, you say."

Gao Zhendong told him about the coal, and finally said, "Look, I don't want more. 80 kilograms a month, the fixed amount for one person. Let me know how much it costs. Just tell me the amount."

If Yan Bugui asks for a huge sum, then Gao Zhendong at Wang Dezhu's place won't mention the joint defense team. This has nothing to do with money, it's a matter of respect.

Yan Bugui was actually selling the excess quotas at a higher price. Not only coal, but also any other quotas that could be saved, he sold them. Otherwise, he would have starved to death as he had to support such a large family by himself.

Yan Bugui thought about it. Gao Zhendong was a very open person. He was definitely not here to fish for speculation. Seeing his big spending on heating, he really needed coal. After calculating the quantity of "old customers", Yan Bugui made an offer: "Zhendong, to be honest, there is a small amount of coal left. I have 80 kilograms. So, 80 kilograms of low-priced coal is 2 cents, and you give me 4 cents. What do you think?"

I have to say this price is quite fair. Although it seems that the price increase is high, it is based on the low price. Gao Zhendong agreed immediately.

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