The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 75: Reopening the Conference
The old man told Liu Hua during the Chinese New Year that he wanted him to take the exam to become an engineer. At that time, the whole family was quite surprised at the achievements Liu Hua had made that year.

You have to know that his grades were not good at the beginning, so he did not get into university. Unexpectedly, after leaving school, he had such a strong learning ability and acquired the knowledge of an engineer in just one year. It is really jaw-dropping.

Liu Hua made an excuse that he couldn't sit still. It was already a great achievement for him to study in school until he graduated from high school. Learning while working was the most correct way of education for someone like him.

Didn’t Confucius also say that there is no distinction between people in education? There are only inappropriate ways of education, but no people who cannot be taught.

Since Li Huaide said so, Liu Hua could slack off even more openly. Anyway, his final task in the first half of the year was to pass the engineer exam. Even Ma Yushan had said that the Equipment Department Office was the most important thing among all things.

That night, Sha Zhu sat at home. He had not been to work for half the afternoon. Now he was sitting at the round table, smoking and breathing heavily. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.

Han Yufeng had been trying to persuade him for a long time, but Sha Zhu was getting angrier and angrier. When he thought about how much he had suffered over the years and how his sister had never had the love of a father since childhood, he felt like killing someone.

"Huazi is back." Han Yufeng pushed Shazhu and said, "He has the right ideas. Go and talk to him. Don't get carried away. You are not living alone. You have to think about me and your sister."

Sha Zhu nodded, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and crushed it hard with his feet, as if he wanted to crush the endless hatred.

When we arrived at Liu Hua's house, he was preparing dinner. He used the large pork ribs that he had just exchanged and the sauerkraut that he had stored before the New Year to stew the pork ribs with sauerkraut. It was both delicious and nutritious.

"Hua Zi, have a drink with me." Sha Zhu put the Erguotou in his hand on the table and said in a muffled voice: "If I don't have a drink and talk with you today, I won't be able to get over this hurdle."

"What's the matter?" Liu Hua immediately responded: "You went to the post office today, didn't you? This is what they said."

"Yi Zhonghai received them all and signed his name on them." Sha Zhu slapped himself hard, "I am also a fool. For so many years, I never thought of going to the post office to ask. I brought all the hardship upon myself in the first few years."

"You were fooled by him. He wanted you to hate your father so that he could stop you from thinking about him and provide for his retirement."

"How can a person be so bad?" Sha Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "If he is good to me, when he is old, can I not provide for him in his old age?"

"They just don't want to invest." Liu Hua started to stew the bones. While he was controlling the fire, he said, "They are very cunning. They invested in Jia Dongxu while trying to win you over. And they have to save their own money to prevent one or two of you from being indifferent in the future."

"I don't know what to do now."

The food was not ready yet, but Sha Zhu poured himself a glass and gulped it down.

"This matter can be big or small. If you don't pursue it, Yi Zhonghai won't be in any trouble. If you pursue it, Yi Zhonghai may go to jail or even be shot."

"I don't know." Sha Zhu shook his head: "If you say that I suffered because of him, but after my father ran away, he was also the one who protected him. Otherwise, we might not have been able to keep our house."

"Why did your father run away?"

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment: "Because someone is doing something bad, he is afraid of getting us into trouble if he doesn't run away, saying that he once cooked for the Japanese devils or something."

"It's nothing. There are many people who have served the devils as obedient subjects. It would be unreasonable to kill them all."

Sha Zhu covered his head and asked, "What do you think I should do?" "I can't help you." Liu Hua shook his head: "Go back and discuss with your sister whether to let him go or send him off."

“How to put it, how to send it?”

"If you let him go, you will get back double the money your father sent you, and then you can never have any contact with him again or continue to have any contact with him. It's up to you." Liu Hua smiled and said, "As for sending him off, it's up to the law. If he deserves to go to jail, he should go to jail. If he deserves to be shot, he should be shot."

Liu Hua’s sauerkraut stewed with pork ribs is almost done. Sprinkle some chopped coriander on it, and it smells delicious.

"Silly Zhu, I won't keep you for dinner today. I don't cook much."

Sha Zhu waved his hand: "I'm not here to eat. I originally wanted to drink with you to discuss some ideas. Now that I've come to an idea, I'll go back and discuss it with my wife and sister."

The pickled cabbage stewed with pork ribs was so delicious. Jia Zhang was eating steamed bread at home, muttering, "This conscienceless man has money and enjoys himself, and doesn't even know how to help those of us who can't make a living."

Qin Huairu was also eating steamed bread and taking a sip of cabbage soup. "Mom, please don't do anything rash. This Liu Hua is no ordinary man. He is a big shot in front of the director of the steel mill. If I mess with him, I might even lose my job."

"What are you afraid of?" Jia Zhang said indifferently: "Your master is Yi Zhonghai, he can't protect you."

Qin Huairu glanced at Yi Zhonghai's house and shook her head. "Yi Zhonghai is just an eighth-level worker. Although he is very capable, he is still a worker after all. His greatest use to the factory is to ensure production and give him some face in the workshop. But as far as I know, Liu Hua has made many contributions. The current factory director climbed up because of Liu Hua's contributions."

Qin Huairu was still thinking about the time when Liu Hua shook his head. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask him why Liu Hua shook his head.

Who would have thought that Liu Haizhong would actually take a basin and start knocking in the courtyard: "Everyone hurry up and have dinner. After dinner, we will have a general meeting of the whole courtyard."

Jia Zhang grumbled, "This Liu Haizhong has no skills at all and is always meddling in other people's affairs."

Yi Zhonghai came out holding a steamed bun made of two layers of flour: "Old Liu, why do you want to have a meeting all of a sudden? Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"

Liu Haizhong had a big belly and said, "There must be something important to hold a meeting. Besides, I am the second uncle after all. Can't I call a meeting?"

"Go, go, go."

Yi Zhonghai has always done a good job in public affairs, and nodded: "I didn't say no, but at least you should tell me in advance, I am also a big shot."

"It's quite sudden." Liu Haizhong ignored Yi Zhonghai's complaints and said, "Just come to the meeting. I'll tell you in detail then."

Yi Zhonghai didn't know that this meeting was held specifically for him. Sha Zhu specifically went to Liu Haizhong to request a meeting. After asking for the reason, Liu Haizhong started to think of some ideas.

Although he has little education and is not a cunning person, he is definitely incapable of doing good things, but he does have some ability to do bad things.

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(End of this chapter)