Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 329 No More Money to Make

He found his distant relative and hinted that he could raise the price of the equipment and then give him a part of the kickback privately. When the relative heard it, he immediately understood what Liu Haizhong meant, and the two hit it off.

A few days later, Xu Damao came to Li Huaide with the purchase contract for signature.

"Director Li, this is the equipment purchase contract. Please take a look at it." Xu Damao said respectfully.

Li Huaide took the contract, flipped through it casually, and frowned slightly: "Isn't this price a bit high?"

Xu Damao quickly explained: "Director Li, this is already the lowest price. This supplier's equipment is of the best quality, and their after-sales service is also the most guaranteed."

Li Huaide pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, go talk to the supplier and see if you can lower the price a little more."

Xu Damao complained bitterly in his heart. The price was already too high. If the price was lowered, he would not be able to make any profit. But he dared not disobey Li Huaide's words, so he had to bite the bullet and go find the supplier.

The supplier was naturally determined not to budge on the price, and Xu Damao's persuasion was useless. In the end, he could only return to report to Li Huaide in disgrace.

When Li Huaide heard this, his face suddenly darkened: "If you can't even handle such a small matter, what's the use of me having you!"

Xu Damao was so scared that he was shaking all over. He knew he was in trouble this time.

Liu Haizhong hid in the dark, watching Xu Damao's embarrassment, and his heart was filled with joy. He hummed a little tune proudly, as if he had already seen Xu Damao's disgraced end.

However, things did not develop in the direction Liu Haizhong expected. Although Li Huaide was very dissatisfied with Xu Damao's performance, he did not remove him from his position. After all, Xu Damao was promoted by him and he was usually very dedicated.

Although Xu Damao escaped the disaster, he was full of resentment towards Liu Haizhong. He knew that Liu Haizhong must be involved in this incident, so he secretly vowed to take revenge.

An undercurrent of struggle quietly unfolds in the steel mill...

Xu Damao escaped Li Huaide's wrath, but he was like a frightened bird, and was in a state of panic all day. He understood that although Liu Haizhong's move did not bring him down, it had sounded the alarm for him. He sat in the office, holding a pen in his hand, but he could not write a single word, and his mind was full of Liu Haizhong's sinister smile.

"Damn Liu Haizhong!" He slammed the pen on the table, making a crisp "pop" sound.

He had to fight back, otherwise he would have no way to live in the future. However, Liu Haizhong did it cleanly this time, leaving no handle, and he couldn't find any good way to deal with him for a while.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in!" Xu Damao yelled unhappily.

The person who came in was the factory's propaganda officer, a young and beautiful girl named Yu Haitang. Yu Haitang had beautiful features and a graceful figure, and was a famous beauty in the factory. Xu Damao had always coveted her, but due to his status, he had never had the chance to make a move.

"Chief Xu, this is the promotional draft for next month, please take a look." Yu Haitang placed a document on Xu Damao's desk with a sweet and pleasant voice.

Xu Damao's gaze lingered on Yu Haitang for a moment, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Perhaps, he could use Yu Haitang to deal with Liu Haizhong.

"Haitang, you came at the right time. I have something to tell you." Xu Damao's face was full of smiles and his tone became gentle.

Yu Haitang looked at him with some confusion, not knowing what he was up to.

"It's like this. Isn't the factory going to select advanced workers recently? I think your work performance is outstanding and you have a good chance of being selected." Xu Damao said.

Yu Haitang was delighted when she heard this: "Really? Thank you, Chief Xu!"

"But..." Xu Damao deliberately prolonged his voice, with an embarrassment on his face.

"But what?" Yu Haitang asked anxiously.

"You also know that the selection of advanced workers requires the recommendation of leaders. And Deputy Director Liu Haizhong, he...he seems to have some opinions about you." Xu Damao said.

"Liu Haizhong? Why does he have a problem with me?" Yu Haitang asked puzzledly.

"This... I'm not too sure. Maybe it's because you are too outstanding and he feels threatened." Xu Damao made up a reason.

Yu Haitang felt uncomfortable after hearing this. She always thought that she worked diligently and never offended anyone, but she didn't expect Liu Haizhong to have a problem with her.

"What should we do then?" Yu Haitang asked worriedly.

"How about this, I'll help you talk to Liu Haizhong and see if I can get him to change his mind." Xu Damao said.

"Then I'll have to trouble Chief Xu." Yu Haitang said gratefully.

Xu Damao was secretly proud of himself, his plan had already begun.

The next day, Xu Damao found Liu Haizhong and pretended to plead for Yu Haitang.

"Second Uncle, you see, Haitang is a very hard-working girl. Please be kind enough to let her share in the honor of being selected as an advanced worker this time," said Xu Damao.

Liu Haizhong knew exactly what Xu Damao was up to. He snorted coldly and said, "Xu Damao, don't try to play tricks on me! I know exactly what you are up to!"

Xu Damao didn't expect that Liu Haizhong would be so disrespectful to him, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"Second uncle, what do you mean by this? I just wanted to plead for Haitang, how did it become a plot?" Xu Damao said, suppressing his anger.

"Hmph, do you think I don't know your little thoughts? You want to use Haitang to deal with me, right?" Liu Haizhong bluntly exposed Xu Damao's conspiracy.

Xu Damao realized that his thoughts were seen through, so he stopped pretending.

"Liu Haizhong, don't refuse my toast and then drink the forfeit! If you dare to obstruct Haitang from selecting advanced candidates, I will never forgive you!" Xu Damao said viciously.

"Oh, you dare to threaten me? Who do you think you are?" Liu Haizhong laughed disdainfully.

"I'm telling you, I'm not someone you can easily mess with!" Xu Damao gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to touch Haitang, I'll make sure you pay the price!"

The tension between the two is getting stronger and stronger, and a war is about to break out...

"Try to touch me!" Xu Damao stiffened his neck, pointed at Liu Haizhong's nose and cursed, "You old thing, you are taking advantage of your age, be careful that you will fall down one day!"

Liu Haizhong was so angry that his beard was trembling. He rolled up his sleeves and pretended to hit him: "You little bastard, you are rebelling! Today I must teach you a lesson!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Yu Haitang hurried over to stop the fight: "Two gentlemen, stop fighting, stop fighting! It's all for me, it's not worth it!"