Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 842 Rainwater Response
No. 47 Yuer Hutong
Wang Zhan got up early today and cleaned the house from inside to outside. He also opened the door. Aunt Sun received the task from the street office yesterday, and today she was arranged not to go to work and go directly to Wang Zhan's house to help.

Wang Li also knew that there were important things to do today, so she concentrated on playing with the two little ones in the garden. Although they were called playing, it was mainly because Wang Zhan arranged for them to look after Dayu, Xiaoyu and their children. This group of geese had been driven by Wang Zhan to their original home in the garden, in the front yard, and it would not be suitable for too many people to come in a while.

The doors of the east and west halls were also wide open. There were four thermoses in one room. The water was freshly made in the morning. Tea leaves, teapots and teacups were all ready. There were also fruit plates with fruits and dried fruits on several coffee tables.

Wang Zhan looked at the time. It was already eight o'clock. They had agreed to arrive at eight o'clock, so why was there no one there? Just as Wang Zhan and He Yushui were wondering, Director Wang came in with a group of people. There were also sounds of gongs and drums outside. Judging from the scene, it should be the staff of the street office who were posting the congratulatory notice outside.

Wang Zhan and He Yushui hurried out to greet them. Wang Li from the backyard also ran out with her two children. Even Aunt Sun put down her work and walked out from the kitchen in the east wing of the front yard.

The reporters were very surprised because they saw two half-grown children coming out but did not see their parents. Director Wang quickly talked about the backgrounds of the two people and introduced the origin of this courtyard house. The reporters' sympathy for the two children instantly reached its peak. Looking at the two children again, they felt that they strongly disagreed and several female comrades even shed tears.

Wang Zhan was at a loss. Director Wang smiled and looked at the two children who grew up under her eyes. She was extremely proud and said loudly: "Dear journalists and colleagues from the street office, this boy is called Wang Zhan. The slightly younger girl behind him is called Wang Li, his sister. She is currently in the second grade of primary school and also in Red Star Primary School. She is Wang Zhan's sister. The parents of these two people dedicated themselves to the revolution the year Wang Li was born. Later, they were rated as first-class heroes. They are the descendants of heroes. Let us congratulate them."

People of this era were very simple and fanatical. Their simple loyalty was to the revolutionary cause, and their fanatical worship was for heroes. When they heard that this was the descendant of a first-class hero, and that his parents had both died at the moment before the victory, and that the descendant of a hero was so outstanding, the young reporters couldn't stand it. They came forward one by one and kept shaking hands with Wang Zhan. Wang Zhan was a little at a loss, and looked at Director Wang for help.

Director Wang was also shocked by the scene, and quickly worked with several older journalist leaders to appease the crowd. He Yushui, who was standing next to him, also stood there stupidly, not daring to move.

After a while, the scene calmed down. Director Wang wiped the sweat off his head and introduced another protagonist, saying, "Actually, everyone already knows that Wang Zhan is the first place in this exam. The third place also lives in this courtyard. She is this little girl, classmate He Yushui. She was abandoned by her family when she was eight years old, but Nanluoguxiang is a warm big family. First, comrade Wang Wenyuan from No. 93 Maoer Hutong took care of her for two years. Then classmate Wang Zhan took her in. Since then, she has lived with classmate Wang Zhan, studied together, and made progress together."

In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on He Yushui. To Wang Zhan, she was the person taken care of by the organization, while He Yushui was more like duckweed on the vast lake, helpless and facing her own difficult and difficult life alone. What's more important is that she has no background and is just an ordinary abandoned child, which arouses everyone's sympathy, especially the sympathy of female comrades. Moreover, the child achieved a good result of third place in the city through her own efforts. How inspiring!

There was another commotion at the scene. Wang Zhan was afraid that the chaotic scene just now would happen again, so he quickly said, "Auntie Wang, do you think we should let the leaders go to the west hall to rest first? We can talk while drinking tea. The east hall is the temporary interview room. Let's go one by one, okay?"

Director Wang also reacted and said, "Yes, yes, yes, please come over here. Those journalists, please go to the east room. I will arrange for He Yushui to go there. You can sit down and talk, okay?"

The reporters from several newspapers calmed down and accepted Director Wang's arrangement. They went to their respective rooms. The staff of the street office carried the prizes into the yard. Gradually, the people gathered at the door of Wang Zhan's house dispersed, and the formal interview began. Everything went smoothly until the sound of gongs and drums was heard outside. Wang Zhan looked at Director Wang suspiciously, meaning to ask Director Wang why there was another group of people. Director Wang understood immediately and said, "They should be people from the steel mill. We agreed to meet at the street office at 8 o'clock. We didn't wait for them, so we are late. I don't know where they went. They are still putting on airs."

Director Wang stood up and walked out of the house with two deputy directors. When they reached the front door, they saw that they were indeed people from the steel rolling mill. However, in addition to a few leaders and clerks, there were a bunch of people following them. Those people were all neighbors of Yard No. 95. As for why they came, only they themselves knew.

Director Wang glared at Director Yang. Although Director Yang was half a level higher than Director Wang in terms of position, it was heard that the steel mill was being expanded. After the expansion, Director Yang would be more than half a level higher than Director Wang. However, they each had their own areas of responsibility. Sometimes, Director Yang still had to rely on the power in Director Wang's hands. Director Yang was not angry, and said, "Didn't I listen to the secretary this morning and take the wrong path? Sorry. By the way, the third person, He Yushui, is a family member of a steel mill employee. We also wanted to go and express our condolences first. It's too late now."

Director Wang didn't care and said, "Don't make any noise. We just persuaded the crowd to leave. Come in. Oh, by the way, you are talking about He Yushui, Sha Zhu's sister. She is being interviewed by reporters in the east hall. Why don't you just go over there?"

Director Yang grabbed Sha Zhu from behind and said, "Let's go over now. This is truly a family member of an employee."

Director Wang sneered in his heart, thinking: "What a shitty employee family member. They were abandoned by you employees when they were so young, and one is a father and the other is a brother."

In fact, Sha Zhu who was standing behind also had a very unhappy expression on his face. He didn't know what to say when he saw his sister. He was also a little afraid to see his current sister. He was also afraid that his sister would say something embarrassing to him. He didn't want to go very much, but his hand was held by the factory director, and he couldn't resist. So the people from the steel rolling mill, led by Director Wang, went to the east hall.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw several reporters holding notebooks and pens and recording something. The two older ones were asking questions to He Yushui who was sitting in the middle. He Yushui was also thinking seriously. At this moment, a group of people walked in from the door. He Yushui raised his eyes and saw his brother.

He Yushui reacted quickly, ran over with a smile, and said, "Brother, why are you here? I forgot to tell you the good news."

Instantly, Sha Zhu felt relieved. He already knew that He Yushui still took care of his face in front of outsiders, so he pretended to be angry and said, "If our factory director and leaders hadn't come to our hospital, I wouldn't have known you had done such a big thing."

The conversation between the brother and sister made the people at the steel mill feel relieved, because they knew that Sha Zhu had never taken care of his sister. They were also really afraid that He Yushui would turn against him, which would make it difficult for the steel mill to operate.

(End of this chapter)