Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 845: Great Victory and Protecting the Cubs
After Director Wang and Secretary Wang sat down, Wang Zhan made tea for them. Director Wang then asked, "Where's Yu Shui? Why can't I see her?"

Wang Zhan said, "She went to the alley behind to check on her house. It was said to be infested with termites, so she went to take a look."

Director Wang nodded and said, "Yes, that yard is seriously infested with termites. I heard that the expert found a termite nest that was almost one meter in size. How many termites are there? By the way, have you checked your yard?"

Wang Zhan nodded and said, "I've seen that there's nothing wrong with my yard, but I also sprinkled some realgar powder to prevent mosquitoes."

Secretary Wang then took out an envelope, handed it to Wang Zhan, and said, "This is a reward from the army. They won't come to see you anymore. I want you to work harder."

Wang Zhan was stunned. As far as he could remember, his parents were not in the army. But he took the envelope and looked at Secretary Wang with some confusion. Secretary Wang saw Wang Zhan's confusion and explained, "Half of your donation was used for military construction. They just wanted to thank you. Your uncle Li said that you should feel at ease with this reward, so you should accept it without any worries."

Wang Zhan finally put his heart at ease. Secretary Wang continued, "Come on, Wang Zhan, go to your study. I'm sorry, Sister Wang, I can't tell you what's going on in front of you. I'm sorry."

Director Wang waved his hand and said, "I understand, I understand. You guys go ahead. I'll take care of Lili."

Wang Zhan took Secretary Wang to the study. When the two sat down, Wang Zhan noticed that Secretary Wang's face became serious.

Wang Zhan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that maybe it was some strange mission again, so he looked at Secretary Wang. Secretary Wang was silent for a moment and said, "Your uncle Li is on a business trip, but he told you something yesterday. I don't know how to tell you."

Wang Zhan put away his wild thoughts and said directly: "Brother Wang, we have known each other for such a long time, just tell me if you have something to say."

"It's like this. The finance department is short of foreign exchange right now, so they asked your uncle Li for help. They want you to go out again to see if you can make some more money. Your uncle Li didn't agree, but he didn't disagree either. He just said that it depends on your opinion. So, let me convey this to you alone and see what you think." Secretary Wang said, then he silently lit a cigarette and waited for Wang Zhan's answer.

Wang Zhan frowned. When he made the donation before, he was afraid of this kind of situation. Many people would be jealous of the huge amount of money he got for free and really treat him as the God of Wealth. Can he do this now? He has already registered there. It would be very dangerous for him to go there. He would probably be targeted as soon as he entered the city.

Wang Zhan sighed and said, "Brother Wang, I really can't do this. You know how big the incident was last time. If it wasn't such a big incident, do you think Taoist Wang and Blind Chen would hide in the southeast and not come? They are also hiding from their enemies. As for me, I have also been registered. I guess I may not be able to come back if I go there. Let's stop with this matter. You should also talk to Uncle Li. This is really not possible."

Secretary Wang didn't expect that Wang Zhan's last incident would have reached such a point. It turned out to be a one-time transaction. Secretary Wang thought about it carefully and understood. Yes, if Wang Zhan hadn't escaped quickly that time, he would probably have lost his life. That was not a small amount of money, it was a fortune that could drive people crazy.

The two talked for a while. Secretary Wang listened carefully to Wang Zhan's experience in the gambling city. Only then did he understand how thrilling it was at that time. Taoist Wang, Blind Chen and Wang Zhan, among the three of them, one was missing. They could not escape from the casino or Hong Kong Island. The various links in it, one after another, made Secretary Wang amazed and admired the planner Blind Chen very much.

The two heard a noise in the yard, so they ended the conversation. When they left the study, they saw He Yushui and the others had returned, chattering about the miserable situation in the No. 95 yard, which stunned Director Wang who was standing next to them. She hadn't been to that yard recently and hadn't seen what it looked like now. Director Wang couldn't sit still when she heard what the children said. She didn't expect that the yard was so badly damaged, and thought that it would only take a few wooden edges to fix it.

Secretary Wang also said to Director Wang: "That's great, sister, I don't have anything to do, let's go together."

The two men said goodbye to the children and left. After they left, Xiaowu pulled Wang Zhan aside and began to talk about the current situation of Yard No. 95. After listening to their chatter, Wang Zhan knew that Yard No. 95 was in a very miserable state now. First, Yan Bugui's house had not been repaired yet, and then another room collapsed. It was said that Yan Bugui was crying loudly in the yard because that room had the most furniture.

Yi Zhonghai's house in the central courtyard did not collapse, because his house was the east wing of the central courtyard, and the wood used there was all of the best quality. However, after confirmation by the master craftsman, 80% of the wood on his roof had to be replaced, and the cost was the highest.

The same goes for Liu Haizhong's family in the backyard. Of the two houses, one needs major renovations, but the other one is not seriously damaged. It is the one that cost the least among the three.

The rest are minor repairs. Even He Yushui's house needs to replace a few wooden edges, but the cost is not much, ranging from a dozen to several dozen yuan. Some residents asked the master craftsman for advice, and some unnecessary replacements were not repaired.

But there was an exception, that was the Jia family. The master chef suggested that they replace the main beam, which would cost about 80 yuan. But when he saw that there were many parts that had not been repaired, he firmly refused to spend money on the repair, saying that as long as it did not collapse, they could just deal with it.

Wang Zhan was also very excited to hear this. In order to reward Xiaowu, he went shopping for groceries early and started cooking at around four o'clock in the afternoon. Chicken, fish, and eggs were all on the table. He also bought a braised pork elbow.

After seeing off this group of friends in the evening, Wang Zhan's master Qi Dasheng came back. From the smell of alcohol on him, one could tell that he had just come back after dinner.

Wang Zhan thought about it, then pulled his master to the study, and told him about Secretary Wang’s visit today.

Qi Dasheng was furious at that time. He thought that his apprentice was being treated as a cash cow, and was being pushed into a dangerous fire pit. This was unacceptable. Qi Dasheng wanted to go back to the institute and call Uncle Li.

Wang Zhan was startled and quickly stopped him, saying, "Master, I pushed it away. I told you this because I wanted you to be mentally prepared. No matter who proposed this, I was afraid that after Uncle Li pushed it away, someone else would come after you. I wanted you to be mentally prepared, not to blame you."

Qi Dasheng finally calmed down, but still said: "No matter who it is, if he dares to tell me, I will let him know how powerful Monk Qi is."

(End of this chapter)