Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Seeing Director Wang from the Street Office coming over, Jia Zhang suddenly became excited.

She stood up from the ground swiftly, took two steps at a time and approached Director Wang, pointed her finger at Li Weidong, and started to complain in a loud voice: "Director Wang, I want to complain, you have to make the decision for me!

Look, Li Weidong is the eldest brother of our courtyard. He should be fair and help us residents. But he not only doesn't help me, but also instigates Yi Zhonghai to steal my furniture. Is there any justice in this world? You should arrest him immediately. Don't let him get away with it."

Director Wang of the Street Office had a clear mind and knew what kind of person Jia Zhang was. He knew that she always loved to make trouble and confuse right and wrong. So he ignored her crying and looked at Li Weidong with a questioning look in his eyes. He asked calmly, "Weidong, what's going on? Tell me about it."

Seeing this, Li Weidong calmly gave a brief account of the whole story.

From Yi Zhonghai lending money to the Jia family, to Yi Zhonghai urgently using the money to collect debts because the factory was fined, to Jia Zhang's refusal to pay back the money, and finally to asking Yi Zhonghai to pay off the debt with something, this series of situations is described clearly and logically.

After hearing this, Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office understood what was going on. His face darkened immediately. He turned to look at Jia Zhang and angrily said, "Jia Zhang, you are going too far! Yi Zhonghai helped your family out of kindness. Now that he is in trouble, it is only natural for him to ask you for money. But you are not only cheating but also making a scene here, making a false accusation. Do you have any shame?

Let me tell you, if you don’t return the money to Yi Zhonghai, then you can’t stay in this courtyard anymore. Just pack up and leave. We can’t tolerate unreasonable people like you here.”

When Jia Zhang heard this, her heart skipped a beat, but she still didn't give up and wanted to make a few more excuses. As soon as she opened her mouth, before she could say anything, she was glared back at by Director Wang from the Street Office. She was so scared that she swallowed the words back and stood there with her head down, not daring to say a word.

Jia Zhang knew that she couldn't escape this time, so she had no choice but to go back into the house in shame. After a while, she came out reluctantly with two hundred yuan in her hand, walked slowly to Yi Zhonghai, and stuffed the money into his hand, looking as if she was cutting off her flesh.

When the residents in the compound saw this scene, they couldn't help but stare at it, and they immediately realized that Jia Zhang had been crying poor and saying she had no money to pay back, and she was lying, and everyone had been fooled by her. For a moment, everyone was angry and amused, and they all whispered to the side.

"Humph, this Jia Zhang is really good at pretending. She said she was broke before, but now she takes out these two hundred yuan just like that. It's obvious that she doesn't want to pay it back."

"That's right. She fooled us all. She's really cunning. We have to be careful with her in the future."

Jia Zhang paid two hundred yuan in compensation and was scolded by the residents. She was almost furious.

When he got home, he started cursing: "This damn Li Weidong is just trying to make things difficult for me."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu whispered, "Mom, Li Weidong is a great man. It is wrong for us to borrow money and not pay it back."

Jia Zhang cursed: "Qin Huairu, stop pretending to be a good person here. If you didn't work hard, you would still be just a first-class worker after so many years. Do you need to borrow money from me?"

Qin Huairu was scolded and didn't dare to say anything more.

On the other hand, Yi Zhonghai finally got the money. He did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly handed the two hundred yuan to the security department of the steel rolling mill. At least the issue of the fine was resolved and his job was finally saved.

But after this incident, he became a laughing stock in the workshop. His fellow workers would tease him about it and talk about him behind his back.

Moreover, he had a complete falling out with Jia Zhang. They would see each other every day, and it would be so awkward for them to get along with each other in the compound in the future. All this being said, Yi Zhonghai really suffered a great loss.

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and felt that the source of all these troubles was Liu Guangtian. He was so angry. Yi Zhonghai was not the kind of person who was willing to suffer a loss. He secretly swore in his heart that this matter could not be let go like this, and Liu Guangtian had to pay a price.

So, Yi Zhonghai waited at the factory gate early after get off work that day, waiting for Liu Guangtian to come out. When he saw Liu Guangtian, Yi Zhonghai rushed over and blocked Liu Guangtian's way, saying with a dark face: "Liu Guangtian, you have caused me so much trouble. You have to give me 200 yuan as compensation today, otherwise this matter will not end."

When Liu Guangtian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then a mocking smile appeared on his face. He pouted and laughed at Yi Zhonghai, saying, "Hey, Yi Zhonghai, don't talk nonsense here. You have no evidence to prove that I harmed you. Humph, you want to blackmail me for money, but you've got the wrong idea. I won't fall for it."

Yi Zhonghai was already full of anger, and when Liu Guangtian laughed at him, he was immediately furious, his eyes were red, and he raised his hand to attack Liu Guangtian, wanting to give him a good beating. But at this moment, Liu Guangqi rushed over, and the two brothers stood together, and the momentum suddenly changed.

Upon seeing this, Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat, and he knew that he was no match for the two of them at the moment. A wise man would not suffer a loss in front of him, so he could only suppress his anger, glared at them fiercely, and said harshly: "Just wait, we are not done with this!" Then he could only turn around and leave.
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As time went by, although Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai were at loggerheads, she was able to remain calm for the time being for fear of being scolded.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the first batch of new energy vehicles was successfully produced. After the news spread in the factory, Director Yang was very happy. He came to the workshop to visit the new energy vehicles.

As soon as Director Yang walked into the workshop, he was attracted by the brand new car in front of him. He looked around the car carefully with a satisfied smile on his face. Seeing Li Weidong standing nearby, Director Yang walked over, patted Li Weidong on the shoulder and said, "Weidong, you did a great job this time! The successful development of this new energy vehicle is a major event for our factory and has a far-reaching impact on the entire industry."

Director Yang then asked, "Weidong, what name did you give this car?" Li Weidong thought for a moment and replied, "Director, I think we should call it Red Star Car." Director Yang nodded and praised, "Well, this is a good name, Weidong. You have a high level of ideological awareness. You are worthy of being the backbone of our factory. I hope you will continue to work hard and make greater contributions to the development of our factory." Li Weidong smiled modestly and said, "Director, you are too kind. This is the result of our joint efforts. We will continue to work hard to make Red Star Car better and better."

The Red Star car caused quite a stir as soon as it appeared because it only needed to be charged and did not require refueling.

After a detailed investigation and comprehensive consideration of many factors, the department finally decided to price the Red Star car at 30,000 yuan.

You have to know that in those days, the monthly salary of ordinary workers was only 20 to 30 yuan. For everyone, 30,000 yuan was simply an astronomical figure, a sky-high price. Moreover, if you want to buy a Red Star car, you need a car ticket, which makes the purchase threshold even higher.

Even so, Red Star cars still became the favorite cars of young people in Beijing with their unique charm. Whenever those young people mentioned Red Star cars, their eyes were full of longing, imagining how impressive and enviable it would be if they could own one someday.

However, due to its high price, most people are reluctant to buy it. In addition, the initial production was too small and the supply could not meet the demand. Even for ordinary officers, it was extremely difficult to get one.

That day, Li Weidong drove the eye-catching Red Star car to the hospital entrance.

It just so happened that Zhou Xiaobai had just got off work and walked out of the hospital gate when she saw the Red Star car parked on the side of the road. She was immediately stunned. Her eyes widened, her mouth slightly open, her face full of disbelief, and her eyes seemed to be lit up, shining brightly.

Li Weidong found Zhou Xiaobai's look very interesting, so he invited her with a smile: "Xiaobai, how about it? You have never seen such a special car, right? Do you want to get in? I'll take you out for a ride?" Zhou Xiaobai agreed without hesitation. She said excitedly: "Wow, really? That's great. I have never ridden in such a great car. Let me experience it." As she said that, she couldn't wait to walk towards the car, with a happy and expectant smile on her face. She looked so excited.

Li Weidong looked at Zhou Xiaobai and started laughing. He got out of the car and opened the door for Zhou Xiaobai like a gentleman. After Zhou Xiaobai sat down, he returned to the driver's seat, started the car, and slowly drove away from the hospital gate and headed into the distance.

In the corner, Zhong Yuemin saw the car leaving and his teeth were chattering with anger.

You know, he has spent a lot of effort recently to win Zhou Xiaobai's favor, but Zhou Xiaobai didn't even look at him.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaobai followed Li Weidong so easily today, and even rode in that rare new energy vehicle. Zhong Yuemin knew it very well, it was all because of that car. At this time, the Red Star car seemed to have great magic, attracting all of Zhou Xiaobai's attention. But he had no choice, he was just an officer, with his own ability, how could he get such a new energy vehicle, just thinking about it made him angry.

Zhong Yuemin became more and more depressed the more he thought about it. He was so uncomfortable that he turned around and called Zheng Tong. The two of them walked towards the tavern arm in arm, thinking that they could have a drink to relieve their sorrow.

When they walked into the tavern, they saw Li Yuanchao sitting there, drinking and chatting with a man in a gray Zhongshan suit. The atmosphere seemed quite warm.

Li Yuanchao raised his head and saw Zhong Yuemin at a glance. He immediately showed a friendly smile on his face, stood up, and called out to Zhong Yuemin loudly: "Hey, Yuemin, how come you have time to come here to drink today? Come and sit down!"

Zhong Yuemin forced a smile and responded, "Hey, I'm feeling unhappy, so I came to have a drink to relieve my boredom. I didn't expect to meet you here." Then he pulled Zheng Tong over and sat down at Li Yuanchao's table.
Li Yuanchao smiled and introduced Zhong Yuemin: "Yuemin, this is Director Chen. He is a capable person and has a say in many matters."

When Zhong Yuemin heard this, he immediately became curious. He wanted to know who this Director Chen was and what he did, so he asked, "Yuan Chao, please tell me in detail. Which unit is Director Chen from and what is he responsible for?"

But Li Yuanchao seemed not to have heard Zhong Yuemin's words and ignored him at all. He picked up his glass, clinked glasses with Director Chen, and then started talking about other topics.

When Zhong Yuemin saw this, he suddenly became furious and his face turned ugly. He felt that Li Yuanchao didn't take him seriously enough. After all, they were acquaintances, but he ignored his question. He frowned and wanted to get angry on the spot, so he stood up and argued with him.

At this moment, Zheng Tong was quick to reach out and grab Zhong Yuemin, and whispered in his ear, "Yuemin, don't be impulsive. Li Yuanchao's background is much deeper than ours, and we can't afford to offend him. If you make a scene now, who knows what troubles you will get into in the future. Just be patient for now. There's no need to break up with him over such a small matter."

Zhong Yuemin was still angry after hearing what Zheng Tong said, but he had to admit that what Zheng Tong said made sense. He knew that Li Yuanchao was not someone to be trifled with. He had a complicated relationship with people behind him and was a well-known figure in the city. If he really got into a fight with him, he would be the one who would suffer.

In desperation, Zhong Yuemin could only suppress his anger, sit down silently, pick up the wine glass, raise his head, drink the wine in the glass, then put the wine glass heavily on the table, and sit there to drink alone.
Li Yuanchao seemed to have noticed Zhong Yuemin's unhappiness.

But he didn't say anything more, just continued chatting and laughing with Director Chen.

"Old Chen, it's not that I won't help you, but the quota for Red Star Automobile is so scarce right now. Not to mention me, even my old man can't get it."

Director Chen sighed helplessly and said, "Li Yuanchao, I'm not trying to embarrass you. I'm also entrusted by someone."

…(End of chapter)