Siheyuan: Since 1961

Chapter 23 Crossover
After a busy day at work, I just walked into the house and sat down to drink some water when I heard someone knocking on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e outside.

Yu Zhiyuan wondered why the two of them ended up together.

Invite the two of them into the house.

Sha Zhu said, "Zhiyuan, accompany me to Dongdan to choose a bicycle this weekend."

"Got the ticket? Okay, come see me this weekend."

Sha Zhu glanced at Lou Xiao'e, who was studying her clever little abacus, so he leaned over and whispered, "Have you made any progress on the thing I asked you to do before the New Year? I'm getting a little anxious!"

"Think it over, live your life well, and don't let me down when the time comes."

"You can't blame me. I'm not that kind of person. Don't worry."

This guarantee is really worthless and involves considerable risk.

If we think about the Jia family's approach, they will pull out Sha Zhu first, so that they will have a strong teammate by then.

Yu Zhiyuan wanted to see who Qin Huairu would rely on at that time.
That’s it!
With the idea in mind, Yu Zhiyuan knew what to do.

"I'll arrange it for you after I finish the assessment in the next few days. What? You don't want to take part in the assessment?"

"I'll listen to you. I'll thank you after I get the certificate. Why don't you participate? I've been a level nine chef for several years, but I've failed the assessment every time. Damn it, I don't know what those people are trying to do." Sha Zhu said while secretly looking at Lou Xiao'e.

This was because he was afraid that Lou Xiao'e would tell Xu Damao about the blind date and ruin his plans.

When facing Xu Damao, Shazhu is very clear-headed!

After Sha Zhu left Yu Zhiyuan's house, Lou Xiao'e sat opposite Yu Zhiyuan.

"What were you two whispering about just now? It must be something bad. I'll tell Xuemei later."

"Hey, what we are discussing are all important matters, so don't get involved. What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Six bottles of Moutai, or four yuan a bottle, how about that?"

"My classmate gave me a bottle for three yuan. He is indeed a capitalist, drinking human blood!"

"Can you speak human language? I have to take care of everything myself. Three dollars and fifty cents, and I'll get you another ten pounds of beef. How about that?"

"That's pretty much it!"

"Come with me and bring back the wine."

After saying that, Yu Zhiyuan followed Lou Xiaoe to Xu Damao's house and left with the wine.

Xu Damao is not at home, so it’s better to be careful.

After dinner, he tidied up and went to bed early with the mother and daughter.

Early in the morning, rush to Tonghui River.

This time we found a place with a wider river and more aquatic plants and collected and released the water.

We worked until almost seven o'clock and finally harvested more than 300 kilograms of fish, including two turtles weighing more than two kilograms and one weighing nearly a kilogram.

Finally I was able to report to Li Liming.

Although I am not on Deputy Director Li's ship, it does not prevent us from maintaining a good relationship with him, as he is the deputy director with real power in charge of logistics.

I went to work with peace of mind. On Friday at noon, I told the canteen director that 400 kilograms of fish would be delivered in the afternoon and that I should not rush home in the evening.

After work, he hurried home and told Yang Xuemei to cook. He then collected the fish basket, four large baskets, cloth bags, and raincoats before pushing the cart out of the yard.

I first went to the textile factory’s staff quarters, met the old lady, and introduced Sha Zhu’s situation in detail.

"His name is He Yuzhu. He works as a cook at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. He earns 27.5 yuan a month plus subsidies, which is a little over 30 yuan. He's a little older, 26 this year. He lives in a large main room and an annex. The house was bought by his family. He lives with his sister. His father ran away. You can ask around. Although he's a bit mean, he doesn't have bad intentions. He's called Shazhu because he has to be a little muddleheaded when he has to take care of his sister since he was a child. You people who have experienced this will understand this, right? Hao Yingjuan doesn't have to rush to work after she gets married, because he can support her. His sister Yushui will be in high school in the second half of this year. She knows everything and isn't a burden." "Thank you so much for still thinking about this. I'll ask Hao Yingjuan's brother to ask around, and I'll go to your yard to get back to you. This is the money for today's fish. If it's a good marriage, I'll thank you again."

"You are too polite. Come to our courtyard and take a look at his house and then you can see him. Please go back. I have something else to do. I will leave first."

It was not until it was completely dark that Yu Zhiyuan threw away his cigarette butt, stood up, put on his raincoat, took the things out of the space and tied them to the car. Some of the fish could still swing their tails.

Pushing the cart towards the steel rolling mill, I have to sigh that the current large-bar 28 is really powerful and can push hundreds of kilograms of things without any problem.

I arrived at the canteen, weighed the items, and carried two cloth bags into the canteen director's office.

"Two big turtles. These are for the factory director. The other one is for you."

"I was afraid that two turtles would not be enough, so I brought six pounds of beef. Take a look at it, and give it to Director Li so that he won't accuse me of not doing my job well."

Qiu Zhihao threw two packs of cigarettes to Yu Zhiyuan and nodded: "Boy, you are thoughtful. I will issue you a certificate right away."

Yu Zhiyuan took the certificate and left the canteen director's office, went to the factory gate guard room, handed out cigarettes, and explained that he really had no time to spare.

After talking about the mountains for a while, he rode his bike back to the yard.

It was not until Saturday noon when he was getting lunch that Qiu Zhihao called him and asked Yu Zhiyuan to follow him.

I told my senior brother and asked him to help me with the food.

After entering the administrative building, Qiu Zhihao and Yu Zhiyuan knocked on the door of Director Li's office.

"Director, I've brought the person to you. I have to go back. The cafeteria is busy right now, so I have to keep an eye on it."

"Go ahead and close the door for me. Come, Xiaoyu, sit down and chat." Li Liming said, pointing to the chair opposite him.

Yu Zhiyuan pulled his chair back and sat down, holding onto the desk.

Then the secretary brought a cup of tea to Yu Zhiyuan and placed it in front of him.

Yu Zhiyuan quickly stood up and thanked him.

Li Liming raised his right hand and waved and pressed his palm, asked Yu Zhiyuan to sit down, and handed the cigarette on the desk to Yu Zhiyuan.

Yu Zhiyuan lit one for the factory director first, then lit his own.

"The leaders of other factories had a good meal yesterday. You did a great job, too. Are you and He Yuzhu in the same courtyard?"

"Yes, we are in a compound."

"Go talk to him later and ask him to serve everyone well, so that he can make progress. After the assessment, the Ministry of Metallurgy will inspect the factory, and the factory will also expand production."

"Okay, I'll talk to him when I get back. He's a smart guy, and I'll explain it to him clearly."

"I still believe in your ability to work. After the assessment, you should prepare more. The receptions at the factory will increase significantly."

After Li Liming finished speaking, he opened the drawer, took out two tickets and pushed them in front of Yu Zhiyuan. He then leaned over, opened the drawer, took out two large front doors and placed them in front of Yu Zhiyuan.

Yu Zhiyuan picked up the two tickets and looked at them, one for a bicycle and the other for a radio.

Yu Zhiyuan took the cigarette and radio tickets and pushed the bicycle ticket back to Director Li.

"Director, that's enough. I still have something I want to ask you for help with."

"Just take it if you give it to me. I'll need to ask you for something later. Please meet my secretary. He will come to you if he has any problem. Just tell me what you want to say."

"My wife is pregnant again, and I want to clean up the house before the baby is born. I was wondering if you could issue a certificate to buy a few bags of cement from the factory."

"What's my business? It's just this little thing."

As Li Liming spoke, he quickly wrote a note on the notebook beside him and handed it to Yu Zhiyuan.

(End of this chapter)