The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 585 Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's different lives!!!

After several years, Liu Zhiye stepped into this familiar neighborhood again and was amazed by the scene before him.

The familiar "He's Restaurant" has been completely renovated. A magnificent four-story building has risen from the ground, with more than 20 elegant private rooms scattered around, and a spacious and bright hall that demonstrates its extraordinary demeanor.

Not only has "He's Restaurant" undergone tremendous changes, the entire street has been revitalized.

The once low-rise bungalows have been replaced by modern high-rise buildings. When night falls, bright neon lights light up the entire street, cheerful music plays one after another, and prosperity and vitality are everywhere.

Today, it has become a prosperous commercial gathering place.

There are all kinds of business types, including delicious restaurants, exciting discos, dazzling shops, fashionable hair salons, and elegant and quiet teahouses, which interweave a picture of an urban city full of fireworks.

From this we can see that the entire social environment has undergone tremendous changes.

As time entered the 1990s, it was already the second decade after the reform and opening up.

After the evolution in the past ten years, the ancient city of Yanjing is presenting itself to the world with a rapidly changing appearance. Life here is more sophisticated than in the 1980s, and material life is becoming more rich and diverse. Things such as mobile phones, pagers and color TVs are emerging one after another.

Liu Zhiye and his two companions strolled along the bustling streets. They could hear people's laughter and joy, as if the whole city was telling its new story.

Liu Zhiye looked up at the golden sign of "He's Restaurant" and couldn't help but recall the scene of drinking and chatting here with some old friends many years ago.

At that time, "He's Restaurant" was just a few small shops on the street. The tables, chairs and benches were all half-new, but it was always full of customers because of Sha Zhu's craftsmanship and enthusiasm.

Today, although the scale of the restaurant is no longer the same as before, Liu Zhiye can still smell the familiar scent of fireworks in the air, as if time has never changed anything.

The three of them walked into the restaurant and were greeted with a smile by a young waiter in cheongsam.

In the restaurant hall, crystal chandeliers cast soft light, diners chat in low voices or raise their glasses to drink, the atmosphere is warm and elegant.

Liu Zhiye and others were led to a private room next to the window, outside of which was the brightly lit street.

They ordered some of Sha Zhu's signature dishes and asked for a pot of old wine, as if they were reuniting with the past.

When the dishes were served, Sha Zhu pushed the door open himself, still with that honest smile on his face.

The four of them all knew each other and smiled. Sha Zhu said with emotion: "Brother Liu, I haven't seen you for many years, but you haven't changed at all."

Liu Zhiye raised his glass and said with a smile: "What has changed is this street, but what has not changed is our friendship!"

"Oh, I won't be polite then!" Although he is over 80 years old, Mr. Duo is still a gourmet, especially meat. He can't wait to pick up a piece of bright red preserved vegetable braised pork, eat it with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Well, the taste is really authentic, worthy of Boss He's cooking!" While chewing, Duo Ye nodded in praise, his eyes sparkling with infinite love for food.

Not to be outdone, Zheng Chaoyang picked up a juicy prawn and savored it carefully. He couldn't help but joked, "Zhu Zi, you're such a big boss, and you still cook for yourself? Your cooking skills are really getting better and better!"

"Brother Zheng, I haven't cooked for a long time. I'm old and can't do it anymore. If my three brothers hadn't come today, I wouldn't have cooked in person..." Sha Zhu sighed.

Time is merciless. Although Sha Zhu is two years younger than Liu Zhiye, his hair is already a little gray.

In comparison, Liu Zhiye looks exceptionally young, as if he is less than 40 years old, making people sigh that time seems to have stopped for him.

"Zhu Zi, you are so thoughtful! We should have a few drinks later!" Liu Zhiye smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

Sha Zhu also responded with a smile: "Brothers, drink slowly first. I will stew the fresh Bohai yellow croaker that just arrived. I guarantee that you will enjoy a feast."

When Liu Zhiye heard the name "Bohai Yellow Flower", his eyes lit up. This fish is a rare species nowadays. Not only is it expensive, but most people can't get it.

"Oh, this fish is really rare! Was it specially sent by Xiao Hao?" he asked curiously.

Sha Zhu nodded, with a hint of admiration in his tone: "Yes, it's him.

This guy's fishing company is doing very well now. Almost all the major restaurants in Beijing purchase their goods from him, and his seafood is of first-class quality.

Not only that, their business scope has already covered the Beijing-Tianjin area, and even radiated to surrounding provinces, and their business is getting more and more prosperous. "

Hao Haibo is the son of Hao Shun. When Hao Shun went overseas, he entrusted him to Liu Zhiye's care.

Hao Haibo is the only son of Hao Shun. Back then, Hao Shun went overseas to work hard, and before leaving, he entrusted the young Hao Haibo to his close friend Liu Zhiye to take care of him.

Many years later, Hao Shun returned home from Hong Kong with wealth and fortune, and he also began to plan for his son's future.

According to Liu Zhiye's suggestion, it is better to do business with the familiar ones and return to the old business - seafood business.

The Hao family is wealthy. As early as the early 1980s, their assets had reached tens of millions.

Thanks to the strong support and care of the Liu Group, the Hao family rose rapidly in just a few years and became a well-known fishing giant in the northern region.

Hao Haibo is an enterprising man. With his qualities as a "seafarer", he led the "Good Luck" fishing company from the initial ten iron-hulled ships.
It has now developed into a leading enterprise in the domestic private fishery sector, with business scope covering deep-sea fishing, overseas base operations, aquatic product processing, aquatic product market operations, marine biological research, cold chain logistics and other fields.

"Good Luck Group" has also gone abroad and invested in the largest overseas offshore fishing base - the Maotani Fishing Base, and invested in building a comprehensive fishery industrial park in South America, further broadening its development map.

Seeing that the Hao family's business was booming, Sha Zhu also started to make plans in his mind.

As he got older, he felt more and more incapable of doing things, so he thought about asking his son He Qiu, who was far away in the military camp, to come back and take over the family business.

However, He Qiu had a special liking for military life. Whenever his father brought up this topic, he would politely decline and was determined not to take off his military uniform.

The father and son were deadlocked, neither of them willing to give in.

Sha Zhu was anxious, but he could do nothing. After thinking about it, he had an idea and thought of Liu Zhiye.

In He Qiu's heart, Uncle Liu's words always carry a lot of weight, and perhaps he can convince He Qiu to change his mind.

So, Sha Zhu decided to ask Liu Zhiye to come forward, hoping that he could help persuade He Qiu.

However, Liu Zhiye persuaded Sha Zhu, "Grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and parents should not interfere too much in their lives..."

Liu Zhiye patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Zhu Zi, family business is important, but the ambitions of children are more valuable.

He Qiu has been tempered in the military camp for so many years and is no longer the playboy he used to be.

He also has his own ambitions and pursuits. As a father, you should be proud of him."

"Maybe... I'm too stubborn." Sha Zhu muttered to himself, with a hint of relief in his eyes.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye smiled with relief: “He Qiu will be very happy that you think so.

He Qiu is a good kid. Although he is in the army, he always thinks about his family.

If you support his choice, he will definitely work harder and live up to your expectations."

Sha Zhu nodded, and the knot in his heart seemed to be untied a lot. He raised his head, his eyes firm: "Okay, then I will do as you say and no longer force him to come back.

However, my family's restaurant cannot be left without a successor.

I have to think of a solution. Hey, why not let He Qiu get married soon and give me a big fat grandson sooner?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "That's a good idea. You can't play the big trumpet, so why don't you practice the small trumpet?"

"What big one? Trumpet? Do you mean a musical instrument?" There were three black question marks on Shazhu's forehead.

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He Qiu, who is being worried about by his father, has no time to take care of other things on the front line. As an elite reconnaissance unit, they have received another important task.

One day in early May, He Qiu, as the deputy captain, was leading a squadron of soldiers to march to the border area of ​​Yunnan Province. Hidden among the mountains was a small village called Shisun Village.

After arriving at Shisun Village, the troops rested for a while and then prepared to carry out the wartime mission of close reconnaissance as instructed by their superiors.

This sunami village has extremely high strategic value - less than 20 kilometers away from it, there is an enemy special forces detachment stationed.

This team has been baptized by war for many years and has rich combat experience. This group of "ungrateful wolves" often illegally cross the border under the cover of darkness, and even laid minefields on the border to injure our soldiers.

In order to strike a blow to the enemy's arrogance, the superiors ordered He Qiu and his men to go straight into the enemy's hinterland to capture prisoners, and at the same time provide accurate ground guidance for our artillery.

The artillery's target was the Yuejun lookout built on an unnamed high ground.

Shouldering the heavy responsibility of organization, more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion marched quickly and sneaked into the territory of the "white-eyed wolf".

The reconnaissance team successfully arrived at the designated location in the early morning and quickly dispersed in battle formation. The dark night and dense vegetation provided excellent natural cover for the reconnaissance team.

The soldiers stared intently at every move ahead, concentrating their energy and concentration to capture the fleeting opportunity of battle. The breath of war and death also quietly permeated the air at this moment.

Liu Xiaotao carefully observed the enemy's position with a night vision goggles. Their lurking position was less than 500 meters away from the village where the enemy was stationed.

A straight-line distance of less than 500 meters on the battlefield means that you have entered the enemy's firing range, and it also means that from this moment on, you may face combat casualties that may result in the loss of life at any time.

The reconnaissance team, who had not slept all night, was in a state of high mental tension, and Liu Xiaotao did not dare to relax at all.

At daybreak, he had already sent the information on the coordinates of the enemy outposts and their locations back to the command post.

Despite the seemingly quiet environment, there were actually undercurrents surging, and the smell of battle was becoming stronger.

Suddenly, a man holding a rifle came into Liu Xiaotao's sight and quickly moved towards where he was hiding.

When the two were less than 20 meters apart, this guy seemed to have discovered something and waved his arms and shouted.

The deputy captain He Qiu decisively pulled the trigger and knocked down the enemy in front of him.

As soon as the gunshots were heard, the position of the reconnaissance team was exposed, and the enemy troops entrenched nearby began to charge with strange screams.

Seeing this situation, He Qiu called for artillery support without hesitation, and with a loud shout, he led the reconnaissance team to concentrate firepower and launch an attack on the Vietnamese army and their barracks.

The artillery shells, loaded with anger, whizzed in and drove the enemy troops into a panic.

More than half of the enemy troops who were exposed to the fire attack range were killed or wounded in an instant, but other troops quietly came to Hill 140. They attempted to climb to the top of the mountain to outflank our army.

At that time, the two sides were less than 400 meters apart. It was no exaggeration to say that as long as he turned over, the tip of his nose would touch the opponent's bayonet.

In the battle to seize the commanding heights of Hill 144, the brave warriors of the reconnaissance battalion once again defeated the enemy.

Three soldiers were injured by shrapnel during the battle, but fortunately no one was killed.

After receiving the order to return to the base, the reconnaissance battalion quickly evacuated from the war zone and retreated along the original route.

But the return journey was not easy at all. Not only did they have to be on guard against enemy ambushes, but they also had to avoid landmines on the road. Therefore, the reconnaissance team took every step with extreme caution.

Just when he was about to reach the rendezvous point, He Qiu's radio equipment received an important piece of information - according to the search team's investigation, there were three people with panicked expressions and strange movements 100 meters away on the other side of the river, and the possibility that the three people were enemy infiltrates could not be ruled out.

Upon hearing the news, He Qiu's nerves became tense again.

He Qiu picked up the telescope hanging in front of him and took a look, and indeed he found these three sneaky guys.

Although they were wearing our military uniforms, they were sitting on the ground casually. Judging from their behavior, they did not look like the reception personnel sent by the headquarters.

He Qiu secretly ordered the machine gunners to be on alert, and arranged for deputy squadron leader Liu Xiaotao to lead the capture team to make a roundabout attack.

Liu Xiaotao, who had already mastered the "ungrateful" language, heard that the three people were indeed communicating in the "ungrateful" language, and quickly reported this information to He Qiu.

After confirming that the other party was an enemy and not a friend, the sniper pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the two enemy agents fell to the ground.

The last enemy hid behind a tree alertly, waiting for an opportunity to escape.

Our prisoner-captor rushed out in one step, but was dodged by the enemy by rolling sideways.

When he stood up again, there was a dagger flashing with cold light in his hand.

The layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. He Qiu, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, could tell at a glance that this boy was a martial artist.

In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, He Qiu decided to deal with him personally.

He Qiu seized the opportunity and attacked the opponent's face. The guy was not to be outdone and swung his dagger towards He Qiu's chest and stabbed him straight at him.

Seeing him display his killing move, He Qiu dodged the attack with a somersault, and before the enemy could react he used a grappling move, grabbing the wrist and locking the throat in one go.

He Qiu's movements were clean and neat, as if they had been honed thousands of times, and every detail was precise and in place.

The enemy soldier obviously did not expect He Qiu's counterattack to be so quick. The moment his wrist was grabbed, the dagger slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground with a clang.

He Qiu did not give the opponent any chance to breathe. He turned around, pressed his knee against the opponent's waist, and quickly locked the opponent's throat with both hands. The force was just right, making it impossible for the opponent to resist without causing fatal damage.

"Don't move!" He Qiu shouted in a low voice, with unquestionable majesty in his voice.

The opponent obviously realized that he had fallen into a complete disadvantage. After struggling for a few times, he stopped resisting, with a trace of helplessness and resentment in his eyes.

He Qiu quickly took out a rope from his waist and tied the man's hands behind his back with skillful and quick movements.

The duel ended with He Qiu's great victory.

He Qiu knew that time was running out and the enemy might appear at any time, so he had to evacuate the scene as soon as possible.

He Qiu looked around and after confirming that there were no other ambushes, he gestured to his teammates, signaling them to follow.

"Retreat!" He Qiu whispered the order and ran towards the designated evacuation route first.

His teammates followed closely behind and quickly disappeared into the night.

The scouts quickened their pace. In the night, their figures moved through the dense forest like ghosts.

A few years ago, the two-mountain battle turned into a cold artillery fire, with intermittent infiltration of agents and scouts and small-scale clashes between infantry companies.

When the headquarters decided to carry out the rotation battle in the two mountains, one of its biggest goals was to use the two mountains as actual combat training grounds, with each unit taking turns to go into battle and to hone the officers and soldiers at all levels.

During the front-line reconnaissance operations, He Qiu led the entire squadron of officers and soldiers to go deep into the enemy's territory many times to clear mines, open pathways, understand the enemy's situation, and catch "tongues", and he completed various tasks assigned by the front command excellently, and most of the officers and soldiers were awarded military merits.

On the eve of the Spring Festival last year, He Qiu led the entire squadron and was ordered to ambush the enemy on the west side of Mount L.

In this battle, due to thorough preparation and clear enemy situation reconnaissance, the battle was resolved in just over 50 minutes, and more than 40 enemies were killed.

In March of this year, He Qiu's troops were ordered to switch to a raiding battle at a high ground on the west side of Mount L when they failed to set an ambush and capture prisoners.

By concentrating artillery firepower, we destroyed in one fell swoop the so-called "model position" that the enemy had painstakingly built, annihilated more than 100 enemies, and effectively ensured the safety of the right wing of the main battlefield.

After the successful raid, He Qiu led the first squadron to retreat.

Suddenly, the enemy began retaliatory shelling, using S-type hail rocket launchers deep inside the enemy lines to carry out incendiary fire.

Suddenly, thick smoke rose into the sky, and the two-meter-high thatch and shrubs burst into flames, with ferocious and man-eating flames flying everywhere;
The north wind that had been blowing for several days suddenly turned to the south, carrying a raging fire at a speed of more than ten meters per second, sweeping towards our position;

The wind helped the fire, and the fire took advantage of the wind to form several dangerous walls of fire along the seven-kilometer-long retreat route;
The scorching heat burned the ground, detonating the minefield known as the "Death Zone," where mines continued to explode;
As time went by, the fire grew bigger and bigger. The flames were more than ten meters high and gradually spread into a sea of ​​fire covering more than 30 square kilometers. The flames lit up half the sky red...

The lives of all 152 officers and soldiers in the squadron were at the most dangerous moment.

Faced with the threat of the raging fire, a meeting of fire scene cadres made a clear division of labor. He Qiu and his colleagues remained calm in the face of danger, set an example, and commanded decisively, leading the entire squadron to fight tenaciously against the raging fire.

Squadron leader He Qiu and third platoon leader Liu Xiaotao led 46 soldiers from the reconnaissance and capture groups and took the lead in breaking through the first wall of fire.

At this time, a whirlwind with a huge fire rushed over and engulfed them in the fire again;
Several cadres and squad leaders took off their shirts and rushed forward while putting out the fire. The soldiers followed the passage where the fire had weakened and once again broke out of the flames.

(End of this chapter)