Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

"Go to the detention center?" Teacher Qian was a little confused when she heard this.

Even the other people in the logistics department were talking about it.

He Yuzhu tapped his fingers on the table a few times. Seeing that everyone's discussion had not stopped, he simply coughed and said, "Everyone, go downstairs and purchase materials to make a few samples."

Let's put the locks aside for now. I'll go out and find someone to help me figure out a solution.

Meeting adjourned.

After everyone left, He Yuzhu explained to Xiao Qian, who was waiting on the side, "We need to find those seasoned thieves who have been around for years. They are always out there picking locks and opening doors, so they must know a lot about locks."

There must be some merit to having those kinds of people design our security door lock cylinders.

We'll find out about this gradually.

You must find an old man in his sixties or seventies who has reformed his ways.

You can tell them that if they're willing to help us, we can give him a proper job as a gatekeeper after he gets out.

Xiao Qian's expression was definitely strange after hearing He Yuzhu's words.

No wonder He Yuzhu asked everyone to adjourn the meeting earlier.

This is such a terrible idea that even a decent person would never think of it.

Ask the thief for the best lock!
It just sounds so awkward.
Judging from He Yuzhu's words, he also plans to recruit one or two old thieves.

After this thing is built, won't their school-run factory become a den of thieves?

But these concerns are hard to say about small amounts of money.

This was, after all, the first important thing He Yuzhu did after taking office again.

If he offended He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu took it personally, it would cause irreparable damage to their friendship.

Therefore, Comrade Xiao Qian had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

He Yuzhu wasn't idle either. He returned to his office, thought for a moment, then went downstairs to borrow a bicycle and headed out.

He went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), and went straight to Lao Xia's house.

Actually, He Yuzhu knew a little about picking locks and breaking into doors.

Like the title of "Master Thief" that Bang Geng earned in his previous life, it was mostly due to Bang Geng's extraordinary talent, but it also owes a debt to Sha Zhu's guidance.

So this guy must not have been a good person in his past life.

He actually knew a little about the lock cylinders for security doors used in later generations.

But he didn't intend to show this ability to everyone.

He couldn't very well demonstrate his skill of picking locks with a wire to the teachers and students.

If things go wrong, the misunderstanding could become huge.

If something goes missing from someone's home at school in the future...

Isn't that just throwing mud and piss at him?

When Comrade Lao Xia saw He Yuzhu, he was quite surprised. He was wearing an apron and diligently doing housework.

When He Yuzhu arrived with the wine, she seemed a little dazed.

Old Xia immediately asked, "Zhu Zi, what are you doing?"

Aunt Xia, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the noise and came out with a kitchen knife.

There was still blood on the knife!
When she saw He Yuzhu, she was taken aback for a moment, but immediately smiled and said, "Oh, Zhuzi, your aunt has not seen you for a long time."

Please come in quickly.

You're welcome to come, and you even brought things.

They're always so polite.

"Old Xia, Old Xia, hurry up and make some tea."

As warm as ever, but even more polite.

"Auntie, did my Uncle Xia upset you?"

"No, no, look at his pension, we should let him off the hook." He Yuzhu's witty remark made Aunt Xia burst into laughter.

She patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and laughed, "Auntie is killing a chicken inside."

Stay for lunch later.

Whether He Yuzhu's words were truly funny or offensive is irrelevant. The key point is that He Yuzhu was willing to say these things to her, which proves that he doesn't consider her family as outsiders.

This is why Aunt Xia is happy.

Putting everything else aside, He Yuzhu's current rank is a whole level higher than when her husband, Lao Xia, retired.

Comrade Lao Xia was not used to his wife's excessive enthusiasm for He Yuzhu, but there was nothing he could do, as the kitchen knife was still in his wife's hand.

I could only obediently take the teacup and go to wash and brew the tea.

"Uncle Xia, don't bother."

"I've come here to ask you for a favor." He Yuzhu said this politely only after Old Xia finished brewing the tea and handed it to him.

Old Xia was so angry he almost broke his nose.

Why didn't you say so earlier if you didn't want him to be busy?
Who wants to brew tea like that?
Comrade Xia slammed his teacup down in front of He Yuzhu, expressing his dissatisfaction.

But then he heard his wife, who had gone back to the kitchen, call out, "Old Xia, there's milk candy, melon seeds, and peanuts in the room."

Take some out and let Zhu Zi try it.

Pillar, is the rain still okay?

When you brought her here as a guest, she was only a tiny little thing.

Chubby and adorable.

"Auntie, Rainwater is getting fat too."

They're so fat it's unbearable to look at.

"Uncle, don't bother. I'm not a child anymore, how can I eat candy?" He Yuzhu said politely again, but his politeness came too late.

Comrade Lao Xia even brought out the fruit platter.

He enjoys teasing these old men.

When he went to Lao Ai's house, he would often help Director Wang search Lao Ai's private collection.

For him, Lao Xia, Lao Ai, and others had all witnessed his youth.

"Oh, right, there's a pack of candy in the cupboard..." Old Xia's wife mentioned something else when she heard that He Yuzhu didn't eat candy.

Old Xia glared fiercely at the kitchen.

He didn't dare to object at all, and slunk back into the bedroom, grabbed a pack of cigarettes, and threw it in front of He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu saw that he had teased her enough, so he didn't go too far.

If he were at Comrade Ai's house, he would definitely put that pack of cigarettes directly into his pocket.

But his relationship with Lao Xia isn't really that close now.

I couldn't do something so shameless.

He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit one for Comrade Xia first.

Then he took out the lighter that his son-in-law had given him as a gift and lit it for the other person.

After lighting one himself and taking a couple of puffs of smoke, he asked Old Xia, "Uncle Xia, you were in the police station for so long, did you know any reformed thieves on the street?"

He is quite proficient in locks.

Ideally, it should be a safe that was broken into before the liberation.

"What do you want to do?" Upon hearing this, Old Xia immediately stood up and looked at He Yuzhu with a wary expression.

He Yuzhu waved his hand, both amused and exasperated, and explained, "What can I do?"
I am a school principal, and I have thousands of students under me.

Could I really do something like sneaking in and picking locks?

Here's what happened...
I think those people must be quite knowledgeable about locks.

We will apply their experience to our lock-making technology.

After that, once our security doors are produced, petty thieves will no longer have the opportunity to commit burglaries.

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Comrade Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He pondered for a moment before replying, "Those kinds of experts you're talking about, we in this line of work definitely know a few of them."

But whether they're willing to share their skills, I can't guarantee. (End of Chapter)