Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Chapter 225: Still Cao Wei...

"How can this be the same?"

"How is this different?" Xiao Dang took a bite of the chicken leg happily. Chicken legs only appeared once in a long time in the street office and were her favorite food. Although they were not as delicious as those cooked by Cao Wei, the sweetness of the chicken always made her linger.

"When you're angry, can you listen to what others say? Just like yesterday, when you came to me angrily, did I ask you to go for a walk first and ask your grandma? During the time you were on the road, your anger subsided a little. After you asked your grandma, you went to Uncle Cao and your anger subsided a little. Then you might be able to talk normally."

"That's why you didn't tell me much yesterday."

"Oh, right. No...that's not right." Xiaodang said casually.

"Okay, now you're trying to play tricks on your brother." Bang Geng said leisurely.

"You have to be reasonable. This is the situation. As for who is right or wrong, it doesn't matter at all." Xiaodang quickly changed the subject.

"Why?" Bang Geng was immediately attracted.

"Why else? They were master and disciple. You know, in ancient times, master and disciple were the relationship between a father and his son. Let's not talk about filial piety, let's just talk about the relationship between the two of them. Who is right and who is wrong? What else can we do? Are you going to give up all these years of feelings for such a trivial matter? It shouldn't be that serious. If it's not that serious, then it doesn't matter who is right or wrong."

"If you ask me, this supervisor you mentioned is really capable. He first diverted the blame to himself, and then to the onlookers. Finally, he let the two of them separate for a while and calm down before talking. By noon, when the two of them have calmed down, they can talk properly. At this time, she will act as a middleman between the two of them, let the young apprentice apologize, and also talk about the master."

"We have to talk about it in private. This way, both of us can save our way out and the matter will be over."

"Hey? Why are you looking at me like that?" Xiaodang saw that Banggeng was staring at him with a strange look in his eyes.

"You know a lot." Banggeng felt a little emotional. After not seeing his sister for so many years, she has grown into a person he doesn't recognize at all.

"Of course not. These are all what Uncle Cao taught me." Xiao Dang raised his neck with a proud look on his face.

Bang Geng: ...

At this moment, Jia Geng really wanted to slam the table. Why was Cao Wei everywhere he went?

If Cao Wei were here, he would probably shake his hair and say something like "I am not in the world, but everyone in the world knows about me".

"I'm serious." Xiao Dang tore off the last piece of chicken leg and savored it slowly for a while before continuing, "In the beginning, when I came here to work, I was also completely in the dark. You don't know how much work the street office has to do. You have to know how many households live here, who are the people in each household, and what their main jobs are. Just think about it, there are about 200 people in our courtyard alone, and how many people are there in Nanluoguxiang? At that time, I felt like the sky had fallen on me."

"What happened next?" Banggeng was still a little curious about this.

"Later, Uncle Cao told me that everything that happens in life can actually be solved by the "theory of contradictions." What is the "theory of contradictions"? It means to distinguish what is the "primary contradiction" and what is the "secondary contradiction." Just like what happened just now, brother, you didn't distinguish what is the "primary contradiction."

"For the supervisor, the main conflict is not the right or wrong between the master and the apprentice, but that she has to ensure the normal operation of the workshop. What is the conflict in ensuring the normal operation of the workshop? The master and the apprentice have a quarrel, so how to solve this problem? Just as you said, the supervisor did a very good job." Xiaodang analyzed the situation with Banggeng bit by bit.

"At first, I scratched my head when I saw that I had to remember so many things. Later, Uncle Cao told me that I didn't need to remember so much. I had to first figure out what was important and what was not important for the street office."

"Then what is important?" Banggeng thought along the line of thought.

"It's safe."

"Safe?"

"Yes, to ensure the stability of the people's lives within the jurisdiction and eliminate the unstable factors. As for the unstable factors, there are many, such as some poorer families, and young people who have returned to their hometowns and have no jobs. Oh, of course, brother, I'm not talking about you. Our family is not in that situation. According to our family conditions, even if you lie at home for decades, Mom can still support you."

Bang Geng: ...

I feel offended, thank you.

"What about the future? What do you plan to do?" Bang Geng suddenly wanted to ask his sister about her future plans.

"Me? I want to be an official." Xiao Dang said it with such finality.

"You? An official?" Banggeng was about to retort subconsciously.

"Yeah, Mom is now the workshop director."

"That's the team leader."

"Almost. I'm going to be the workshop director soon. I have to have a cadre position anyway. Do you know why I didn't agree to Director Wang's request?"

"What?"

"I promised Director Wang that I would only be level 27 and earn 4 yuan a month. If I pass the college entrance examination, I will be level 56 when I start working, a level clerk, and if I become a regular employee, I will be a level clerk, earning yuan a month. And if you go to college, you will be promoted quickly. I have planned it all. I will go to learn technology, and in the future, like my mother, I will switch from technology to administration. Uncle Cao said that our country's industrial system is relatively weak now, and there is a great shortage of people in this area."

"Maybe you'll have to call me leader when you see me in the future."

Xiaodang is a person with her own ideas. In fact, if she did not have a strong background, the path Cao Wei chose for her would be relatively easy. Nowadays, people are needed everywhere. As long as you have academic qualifications and skills, you can get promoted quickly. Moreover, your core competitiveness is also in technology, which is not too bad. Nowadays, college students can make it to level 13 and retire without any problems.

Bang Geng did not refute this time.

Xiaodang's words made sense, although he didn't quite understand the logic behind them.

"What about the acacia flowers?"

"Huaihua?" Xiaodang pouted: "She is just a loser. She said she wants to teach. She likes playing with children."

"Teaching is good, too."

"What's so good about it? She doesn't even know how tiring it is. Besides, it's just teaching, and teaching children at that. With her grades, it's a waste."

"She has good grades?"

"Anyway, she's better than me. The Queen has given us a test."

Bang Geng: ? ?

"What the hell?"

"The Queen Mother, Aunt Jingru. Usually, she likes to say that she is the Queen Mother. So we call her that, and she is quite happy."

Damn it...