The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 434 The Generous Li Qin

Chapter 434 The Generous Li Qin

After getting to know Li Qin, Xu Damao discovered that Li Qin was a very generous person.

As long as the relationship is right, Li Qin is willing to share anything he has, whether it's food, entertainment, or other things.

As a result, Xu Damao ate a lot of delicious food at Li Qin's place and drank a lot of tea and fine wine that only leaders could drink.

And then there's Hua Zi, which even his father, Xu Fugui, never drew...

Therefore, Xu Damao completely believed Li Qin when he heard that Li Qin allowed him to come over for tea at any time.

However, he still has to say a few fancy words; it's Xu Damao's nature, and he can't change it.

Of course, Li Qin felt that it was okay not to change such a harmless thing.

As for what Li Qin just said about not spreading the tea-drinking incident, Xu Damao didn't say anything, but just let Li Qin know with his eyes that he understood.

Xu Damao's brain is definitely capable enough.

With the seasoned veteran Xu Fugui in the family offering his advice, Xu Damao understood the deeper meaning behind Li Qin's words as soon as he opened his mouth.

At that time, tea was a commodity used to generate foreign exchange.

Generally speaking, the best tea leaves are exported.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary people almost always drink plain water.

Those with better conditions can drink some high-quality liquor.

If people knew that Li Qin, an ordinary purchasing agent, could drink such good tea every day, it would definitely cause trouble.

Most importantly, Xu Damao felt that if such a thing happened, it might eventually implicate Li Huaide, who was behind Li Qin.

That would be troublesome.

Therefore, Xu Damao knew that he could come to Li Qin's house to drink tea, but he absolutely had to keep it a secret.

Li Qin knew that Xu Damao was a smart man.

Intelligent people never need to explain things too clearly; they will figure out the reasons themselves.

Of course, Xu Damao's thoughts were also the result of Li Qin's deliberate guidance.

Although Xu Damao's idea differed somewhat from the truth, the result was the same, which was fine.

"By the way, what made you decide to come find me?"

Li Qin suddenly looked at Xu Damao with some curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately put down his teacup. Instead of answering Li Qin's question, he countered with, "Do you know there's going to be a college-wide meeting later?"

Li Qin naturally knew, after all, Liu Guangqi had just come to inform him, and he nodded slightly:

"Of course I know."

Xu Damao then pressed on again:

"Do you know why this meeting is for?"

Li Qin didn't pretend to know what he didn't; he simply shook his head.

"Of course I don't know. Do you think you do?"

Li Qin looked at Xu Damao with some uncertainty.

Although Li Qin has gradually begun to integrate into the courtyard house recently, he still lacks a solid foundation and is not very clear about many things within the courtyard house.

But the Xu family is different.

The Xu family was one of the earliest residents of the courtyard house.

Therefore, the Xu family had a good relationship within the courtyard house.

So it's very likely that they really do know something.

Unfortunately, Xu Damao also shook his head at this moment:

Seeing him shake his head, Li Qin glared at Xu Damao with annoyance, then said in an unfriendly tone:

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Seeing Li Qin's expression, Xu Damao immediately became displeased and then said:

"I really don't know, but my dad seems to know a little. However, when I asked him, he didn't say much, only that it was some trivial matter."

Li Qin wasn't surprised to hear that Xu Fugui knew some inside information.

He was focused on the meaning behind the other person's words.

Li Qin had initially thought that the three stewards were up to something again at this hospital-wide meeting, but now it seemed that he had been overthinking it.

For some reason, after learning about this, Li Qin felt a faint sense of disappointment.

"Forget it, you can't even explain it yourself. Whatever the reason, it will become clear in the meeting later. There's no need to overthink it."

Li Qin said somewhat indifferently.

Xu Damao also agreed with Li Qin's words and nodded directly.

The two then continued chatting over tea.

"I've noticed you and your dad seem to be showing movies in the countryside quite often lately. How's your projection technique coming along? Are you confident you can project movies independently?"

Li Qin was unaware of when the original Xu Damao had become independent.

It is unknown when Xu Fugui left the steel mill and the courtyard house.

Li Qin only knew roughly that Xu Damao married Lou Xiao'e in 1961, the year the famine ended.

However, everything has a cause and effect.

According to Li Qin's guess, after Xu Damao has completely mastered the film projection technology, Xu Fugui will gradually hand over some of the interpersonal relationships in the steel rolling mill to Xu Damao.

Only after all these things have been arranged will Xu Fugui leave the steel rolling mill for another unit.

Then it was time to leave the courtyard house.

Therefore, as long as we know Xu Damao's learning progress, we can roughly predict how things will develop later.

Upon hearing Li Qin mention the movie screening, Xu Damao's face immediately lit up with a look of pride and arrogance:

"I'm not bragging, but I've learned it pretty well. At least now I can independently screen films."

Li Qin nodded immediately.

Li Qin still trusted Xu Damao's words.

Xu Damao might lie in front of others, but he almost never does in front of Li Qin.

In addition, Xu Damao had mentioned before that he had already mastered the projection technology, and now several months have passed.

Xu Damao's statement that he can now screen films independently is reasonable.

Li Qin suddenly spoke again, asking:

"Now that you can screen movies independently, when are you going to apply for a permanent position? You know, once you're a permanent employee, your salary will increase significantly."

Given Xu Damao's quick wit, Li Qin didn't believe that the other party was unaware of the difference in their abilities.

However, Xu Damao's expression changed slightly after hearing Li Qin's words.

Xu Damao was speechless and gave Li Qin a somewhat annoyed look.

Then, in a helpless tone, he said:

"Get a permanent position? Of course I'd like to, but it's not that simple!"

At this moment, a strange light flashed in Li Qin's eyes;

"Does the head of the publicity department have some objection to your formal employment? Or is there someone else who doesn't want you to be formally employed?"

If that's the case, I can try to find a way to help you resolve it.

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Li Qin assumed that the other party was unable to be promoted due to some external reasons.

This kind of thing is actually extremely common in the workplace.

Thinking that Xu Damao was his friend, Li Qin decided to help him out.

In any case, this was not a difficult task for Li Qin.

Given Li Qin's current relationship with Li Huaide, all Li Qin needs to do is speak up, as long as Xu Damao hasn't offended anyone too difficult to deal with.

Li Huaide was able to help the other party get their official appointment sorted out.

However, when Xu Damao heard Li Qin's words, although a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes, his face showed anxiety.

"Li Qin, you've misunderstood. It's not that anyone is preventing me from getting a permanent position, so you don't need to pull any strings for me."

Xu Damao immediately said to Li Qin.