Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 97, Unlucky Dongxing Building

As the driver of the steel plant's top boss, Sun Weizhong represents Secretary Xing.

If anyone really just regards Sun Weizhong as a driver, they are totally wrong.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang is not that stupid and would not do such a stupid thing.

In the top leader's office, Zhao Mancang came here with Sun Weizhong, and Xing Shuqi was on the phone.

Judging from the content of the phone call, they should be complaining to a sister unit, saying that the steel plant's steel production this year is insufficient and there is no way to increase the output.

Today is the era of planned economy. Many production tasks are carried out according to plan. It is impossible to produce too much at will.

However, many people are not fools. It is impossible that if the above says that 10,000 tons of steel are needed to survive, then only 10,000 tons will be produced.

After all, what if there are more than ten or twenty tons of unqualified products among the ten thousand tons of steel?
Wouldn’t that mean I can’t get the job done?

Therefore, any smart person would know to leave a way out for themselves and would add another two to three hundred tons of production to the plan to deal with emergencies.

The call Xing Shuqi is making now is because there was an emergency at a sister unit and they urgently need a batch of new steel materials, otherwise they will not be able to deliver this year.

Xing Shuqi was unable to help in such a special situation.

After all, the other party's demands are too great, how could Xing Shuqi agree?
The steel plant's unplanned production is not much, and the other party's demand far exceeds the excess production, so it is absolutely not feasible.

"Old Xing, saving lives is like putting out a fire. How about this? See how much you can give me? If you have any needs, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely get it done for you."

A promise has been made on the other end of the phone.

After Xing Shuqi pondered for a while, he finally gave a number. After the other party agreed, he took the opportunity to put forward his own request.

However, some of the requests seemed a bit outrageous even to Zhao Mancang.

It is indeed outrageous!
Old Xing was simply asking for the other person's life, so the other party flatly refused and hoped that Xing Shuqi would make other requests.

The call lasted about five or six minutes, and Zhao Mancang only heard the second half.

However, this second half is the most important part.

Because this has something to do with Zhao Mancang.

After hanging up the phone, Xing Shuqi looked at Zhao Mancang with a smile and said:

"Xiao Zhao, you just heard that the First Automobile Works is in urgent need of a large amount of steel materials, and we are currently unable to produce more."

"Right now, we can only exchange some of our unplanned production for supplies. This time, we need to select some horses and cattle from them to supplement our transport fleet."

"So the task of selecting the cattle and horses falls to you. In a couple of days, you will come with me on this business trip to Changchun. When you arrive, please carefully select them. We don't want any sick or defective cattle or horses."

The latter had a lot of doubts in his mind, as such things rarely happened in tasks like this.

And generally speaking, the exchange of materials and items between two units must be reported to the superiors, right?

However, after listening to the telephone conversation between Xing Shuqi and the First Automobile Works, Zhao Mancang felt that it was somewhat hasty.

What's more, the First Automobile Works is located in Changchun, which is in the Northeast and is currently the only industrial base in the country.

In other words, there are already steel mills in the Northeast and there are also a lot of steel materials.

Why does it need to be transported all the way from the capital?

Zhao Mancang didn’t understand much, but that didn’t stop him from going on business trips to the Northeast.

Xing Shuqi has already communicated with the leaders of the First Automobile Works on the ground, but they are not willing to give the car in exchange.

Again, some unplanned products, such as Jiefang brand cars, are known to be very good, but each one has a certain number, so it is impossible to distribute them evenly to the Beijing Steel Plant.

Therefore, Xing Shuqi had no choice but to settle for the second best and choose cattle and horses.

Oxen and horses can also be used as means of transportation, which is a good return for steel mills.

Well, when these cattle and horses get old, or when they are injured or sick, they can actually be killed and eaten.

For example, some old horses and cows in the steel plant's breeding room. After Zhao Mancang and his team return from Changchun, these old horses and cows, as well as the donkey that was cured by Zhao Mancang last time, can actually be retired.

Retirement actually means killing and eating the meat.

After all, the First Automobile Works had many top-quality horses and cattle, and Xing Shuqi had been coveting them for a long time.

It doesn't matter if there is no car this time. It is also good to be able to "rob" more cattle and horses.

"Okay, leader, I promise to complete the task!" Zhao Mancang quickly expressed his opinion. Xing Shuqi nodded and continued:

"The factory will be hiring again and again these days, so the clinic will be very busy. You'll need to make arrangements in advance."

"The business trip to Changchun also requires you to prepare a lot. We can't slack off the main force of our factory's transportation team. We all rely on you."

"Of course, I feel a little sorry for sending you on a business trip since you just got married the day before yesterday. So, I will compensate you with more national food coupons this time. I won't let you suffer too much."

Xing Shuqi's words made Zhao Mancang feel better.

He thought his boss had forgotten that he had just gotten married. This business trip to the First Automobile Manufacturing Plant in Northeast China would take at least a week.

It was simply because the trains of that era were very slow, even though the distance from the capital to Changchun was about 900 kilometers, it was less than 1,000 kilometers.

But at a time when the average train speed was only forty or fifty yards per hour, a distance of one thousand kilometers would take at least twenty hours to travel by train.

This does not include the time spent at stopover stations along the way. Especially when encountering extreme weather or unexpected situations, there will always be delays.

It is normal for trains to be late in this era.

If a train is not delayed, it must be abnormal, because even special trains can be delayed.

Therefore, just a round trip would take at least two days and three nights or three days and three nights.

This is not a short time!

After arriving at the place, Zhao Mancang had to select cattle and horses, and when he came back, he had to take care of them, which was another troublesome thing.

All in all, this business trip was not simple.

"Okay, leader, I understand. I will be ready."

Seeing that Zhao Mancang was so sensible, Xing Shuqi smiled and nodded, and asked the former to take the note and go out to prepare.

As soon as he came out of the top leader's office, Zhao Mancang ran into Yang Shourong head-on.

"Xiao Zhao? I was just looking for you. Come on, come on, come with me."

When he saw Zhao Mancang, Yang Shourong was so excited that he walked up to him, took his hand and ran straight to the jeep parked not far away.

Seeing the other party's anxious and nervous look, Zhao Mancang knew that he had something urgent to do.

As soon as the jeep left the steel plant, Zhao Mancang also knew what had happened.

There was a comrade named Qian Changsheng in the technical department of the steel plant. On his way back from a business trip to a sister unit, he happened to encounter an operation by relevant departments to capture enemy spies and was hit by a bullet by chance.

It's not the deadliest yet.

The bullet only hit his arm, but the powerful impact knocked him down.

When he fell, he happened to hit a sharp stone and smashed his head.

If nothing unexpected happens, this arrest operation will fail.

Because the enemy spy was not captured alive, the subsequent clues were cut off, and Qian Changsheng became the only victim in this operation and the unlucky guy.

Qian Changsheng is the treasure of the steel plant. He is a level six engineer and is already a very awesome technician.

In the technical staff salary system in the 1950s, level nine or above was the engineer level, and level ten or below was the technician level.

Zhao Mancang's sister Zhao Mandong, her husband Kang Jianmin is a level 15 technician at the Beijing People's Printing Factory. The lowest level of technician is level 18.

Hu Dongyan, who came to the clinic a few days ago to find Zhao Mancang to stop bleeding and treat hemorrhoids, is also a level 15 technician.

Therefore, Hu Dongyan and Kang Jianmin are just lower-level talents in the technical system.

Qian Changsheng, who earns the salary of a level six technician, is already called an engineer. He is considered a technical expert.

Faced with such a treasure, Yang Shourong certainly couldn't remain calm.

Therefore, after receiving the phone call from Union Hospital, he hurried to the health center to find Zhao Mancang, but found him empty-handed.

"Mancang, you are such a good doctor, you should be able to save him, right?"

Yang Shourong, who was driving, gave a brief introduction to the situation and then began to ask questions carefully.

Even the way he addressed him changed. He no longer called him Xiao Zhao, which sounded distant, but Mancang, a more affectionate name.

Zhao Mancang frowned and shook his head: "Leader, I haven't seen him yet, and I can't confirm the situation at the moment. Besides, there are so many great doctors in Union Hospital, they will definitely do their best to save Qian Gong."

"Hopefully."

Yang Shourong also frowned. He knew that it was a bit unreasonable to ask such a thing, but when he thought about the steel plant losing Qian Changsheng, he was afraid that the entire technical department would collapse.

Although there were Moscow engineers in the steel plant, they were foreigners.

Long before the steel plant was established, Yang Shourong had been told that Moscow's help was their own, and we must master the relevant technologies and train relevant technical personnel.

The leaders above didn’t say more, but Yang Shourong was not stupid and of course he knew the reasons behind these words.

As the saying goes, if you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. It is best to rely on yourself.

As long as the steel plant has its own talents, even if those Moscow engineers run away, the entire steel plant will not collapse all at once.

The jeep sped along the uneven road, and even though there were some potholes, it still sped past them at a speed of forty yards per hour.

On the flat stretches of road, the speed was definitely over seventy miles per hour.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang's butt hurt a lot, and he guessed that Yang Shourong's butt hurt too.

However, the latter was worried about Qian Changsheng's injury at the moment, so he didn't care about so much.

After arriving at Union Hospital at lightning speed, Yang Shourong and Zhao Mancang went straight to the ward.

"Doctor Zhao, you're here. Come with me quickly. The engineer in your factory is dying."

As soon as they reached the corridor, Zhao Mancang and his friends met Peng Wenxian, who was holding glucose, an unopened syringe, etc. The latter immediately called out to Zhao Mancang to follow him.

As for Yang Shourong, Peng Wenxian just nodded slightly as a greeting.

However, Peng Wenxian's words frightened Yang Shourong, and even Zhao Mancang felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

Oh my goodness, this situation seems to be a bit difficult.

Into the operating room, Zhao Mancang and Peng Wenxian walked in. There were not only Wei Sirong and Zhao Xiaomo, two interns who had just graduated from university, but also Dai Yaomin and Tang Likun, two backbones of Union Hospital, and Qu Guochun, the vice president of Union Hospital.

Brain surgery is definitely a very tricky and difficult operation in this era. Even many doctors' understanding of the brain is limited to a very superficial level.

A sharp stone was stuck into the back of the head. This had never happened before.

When Zhao Mancang arrived, Qu Guochun and others had just removed the stone from the back of Qian Changsheng's head.

But because of this, Qian Changsheng's vital signs declined rapidly. When Zhao Mancang saw this, he didn't care about anything else and took action quickly.

He took out a set of silver needles from his messenger bag, and before Qu Guochun and the others could take action, he inserted them into the back of Qian Changsheng's head.

"Everyone, please move aside and wait for me."

Just on the way here, he spent experience points to exchange for related similar cases and treatment methods. Coincidentally, there was a patient who was very similar to Qian Changsheng.

The degree and area of ​​the injury on the back of the head were not much different. The only difference was that Qian Changsheng had a gunshot wound on his arm.

The gunshot wound did not have much impact on Qian Changsheng.

Because when Union Hospital called Yang Shourong to inform him, they had already described Qian Changsheng's injuries very clearly.

So the gunshot wound was just a simple gunshot wound, not even a serious injury, let alone a fatal injury.

Qu Guochun, Peng Wenxian, Dai Yaomin and others were all shocked, but out of trust in Zhao Mancang, they stopped and waited and saw what would happen.

On the contrary, Wei Sirong and Zhao Xiaomo opened their mouths wide and were stunned for a long time.

Wow, Zhao Mancang is really brave. He actually took action at this time?
Who gave him the confidence?
What's even more outrageous is that Qu Guochun and the others next to him not only didn't scold or stop him, but they actually stood aside and let Zhao Mancang take action?

Speaking of which, Qu Guochun, Peng Wenxian and Dai Yaomin are all people who dare to snatch people from the hands of the King of Hell, so their medical skills are naturally not bad.

But even so, he actually stood aside and watched Zhao Mancang take action quietly.

There is only one truth, that is, Zhao Mancang's medical skills are really amazing.

At this moment, Zhao Mancang had no idea what Wei Sirong and the others were thinking. He just wanted to rescue Qian Changsheng.

After all, the latter is a talented person, and he looks to be only about 30 years old. He shouldn't leave like this.

Yang Shourong cares so much about Qian Changsheng, I'm afraid there are some things behind it that Zhao Mancang doesn't know.

Outside the operating room of Union Hospital, Yang Shourong was waiting anxiously.

Qian Changsheng is not only a sixth-level engineer at the steel plant, but also the husband of his sister Yang Cuixiang, and the brother-in-law of Yang Shourong.

Yang Shourong only had a sister like Yang Cuixiang. If Qian Changsheng died, his sister would have to be a widow with her two children.

"No, I definitely won't let my sister be a widow. If he really dies, I will let my sister remarry."

"But my sister has such a stubborn personality, and she's so in love with him, I'm afraid she won't want to get married again. Oh, it's such a headache."

Yang Shourong was extremely anxious, with constant conflicts in his heart and many thoughts emerging in his mind.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but the door of the operating room was suddenly opened, and only Wei Sirong came out.

"Hello, doctor. How is the injured person inside? Is he okay?"

"Comrade, you hurt me." Wei Sirong looked painful and struggled to let Yang Shourong let go of her arm.

"I'm sorry, I'm so excited. I really want to know the result. Please tell me."

Although Wei Sirong could understand the other party, her behavior still made her very unhappy.

"It's still under treatment, just wait."

After saying that, Wei Sirong left as she was in a hurry to go to the bathroom.

In the operating room of this era, no doctor would wear diapers. Even if the operation was in progress, the doctor would either hold his urine or let the assistant surgeon take over while the surgeon went to the bathroom.

Of course, surgeries in this era are generally not particularly long.

It’s just that Wei Sirong drinks water quite frequently, so it’s definitely not okay for her not to go to the bathroom once an hour.

Yang Shourong was very angry, but he could do nothing about Wei Sirong and could only stare blankly.

Even if he is the deputy director of a steel plant, so what?
After leaving the steel plant, who knew who Yang Shourong was?

Not to mention him being a deputy factory director, even people with high positions have to listen to the doctor if they get sick or injured and go to the hospital.

But we can't be like Hu Dongyan, who really believed the lies of his wife, a prospective doctor who had not yet graduated from university, and asked his wife Dong Yanqiu to perform hemorrhoid surgery on him at home. He was really brave. Sadako is on maternity leave.

After a while, Wei Sirong came back.

But not long after she entered, the door of the operating room was pushed open again.

This time it was Zhao Mancang who came out.

"Mancang, what's going on? Is he out of danger?"

Yang Shourong was very excited to see that it was one of his own.

"Leader, I can only say that we are out of danger for the time being, but we still need to observe further."

Zhao Mancang wiped his sweat and continued:

"The operation is almost complete, but there are still some finishing touches to be done. I need to go to the bathroom first."

It was already past four in the afternoon and not far from getting off work.

You know, after lunch, when he was about to go find Li Dahua, he was intercepted by Sun Weizhong.

After coming out of the top leader's office, he was intercepted by Yang Shourong again.

I was extremely busy and worked non-stop without any rest.

Fortunately, his kidneys were still okay and he was able to hold it for more than four hours.

After coming out of the pungent toilet, Zhao Mancang returned to the operating room again. Qu Guochun and the others had completed the finishing work.

"Doctor Zhao, you are truly amazing. Your acupuncture technique is amazing, and your control of strength is very precise."

Seeing Zhao Mancang coming in, Qu Guochun praised him highly:
"Although I know acupuncture, I'm not yet at the level of being able to perform acupuncture on the brain during surgery."

To be honest, Qu Guochun thought he was already good enough, but compared to Zhao Mancang, there was still some gap.

Of course, it was only acupuncture at the brain surgery level, and he was unable to overcome the fear of surgery in his heart for the time being.

After all, this time-sensitive surgery has a lot of impact on doctors.

Every second is torture.

If it comes to other aspects, such as medical experience, Qu Guochun is certainly better than Zhao Mancang.

"Dean Qu, you are too kind."

Zhao Mancang was humble for a moment, and everyone left the operating room together. Qian Changsheng should be resting right now, not arguing with him.

At the door of the operating room, Yang Shourong quickly learned the latest situation.

According to the current situation, as long as Qian Changsheng can survive the next forty-eight hours, he will be truly out of danger.

The brain is the area that humans are currently least familiar with, and our understanding of it is very superficial.

Fortunately, the injury to the back of Qian Changsheng's head was not fatal, otherwise he would have died on the way to the hospital or when the stone was removed.

Just as Yang Shourong and others were talking, Shen Zhongxin and Security Chief Liang Xingmin from the steel plant also arrived, and Yang Cuixiang also came with tears in her eyes.

When these people arrived, the corridor outside the operating room door became noisy again.

Especially Yang Cuixiang, she cried and screamed, she was so sad.

According to the arrangements made by Shen Zhongxin and Yang Shourong, a nurse should be dispatched from the steel plant clinic to help at Union Hospital.

But Yang Cuixiang stopped him.

Qu Guochun also said that there are nurses at Union Hospital, and it is no problem for them to take care of and look after Qian Changsheng.

What's more, Qian Changsheng is not completely out of danger at this time, and the doctor on duty needs to observe his condition every hour.

If there are any changes or dangers, the hospital doctor will be notified immediately.

By then, it might be necessary to notify Zhao Mancang.

After making the arrangements, Zhao Mancang also took a car back to the steel plant.

As soon as he arrived at the clinic, Zhang Zongxi's face darkened and he started cursing at Zhao Mancang:

"Doctor Zhao, you're really putting on airs. You've been gone the entire afternoon. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you're getting two salaries? No one else will know you're slacking off, right?"

"We only completed the physical examinations for 300 workers this morning, and there are still 200 workers to be examined this afternoon. I don't know where you've been hiding. You're really lazy."

Guan Changchun, Yang Qingshan, Feng Xiuyu and others watched from the side without saying a word.

They were also quite dissatisfied with Zhang Zongxi's use of chicken feathers as a token of authority, but they were even more resentful of Zhao Mancang's behavior of "deserting from the battlefield".

Zhao Mancang was a little tired and said expressionlessly:

"Have you looked for me? You're just talking nonsense here. I'm tired and don't have time to deal with you. Go away."

This made Zhang Zongxi very angry, and he thought that he had to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys no matter what.

As a result, at this time, Liang Xingmin came over.

"Doctor Zhao, this is your food coupon. Train tickets can only be purchased tonight."

Previously at Union Hospital, Zhao Mancang briefly mentioned that he would be going on a business trip to Changchun in two days.

Shen Zhongxin also knew about this.

So the two leaders suggested that Liang Xingmin be asked to exchange national food coupons and purchase train tickets.

After all, Zhao Mancang will need to come to Union Hospital next to help check the progress of Qian Changsheng's injury.

Whether it was Yang Shourong or Shen Zhongxin, especially the former, he was more concerned about Qian Changsheng's injury.

So they didn't want anything to happen to Qian Changsheng, so of course they needed to trouble Zhao Mancang, so things like exchanging national food coupons and buying train tickets were naturally left to other people to handle.

As the head of the security department, Liang Xingmin is of a lower rank than him, so he has to do the job.

You can't ask Shen Zhongxin or Yang Shourong to go and exchange the national food coupons in person, right?

But Zhao Mancang didn't expect that Liang Xingmin came back just after he returned to the clinic and stayed in the breeding room for a while.

This speed is quite fast.

"Thank you, Chief Liang. Thank you so much for troubling you."

Zhao Mancang took the national food coupons and expressed his gratitude profusely.

Liang Xingmin, however, smiled and stopped, saying warmly and intimately:

"Don't be so polite. You can get along well with Lao Li and the others, so why are you so polite to me?"

"Besides, you've been busy all afternoon, so you should rest up. I hope that within the next forty-eight hours, Mr. Qian will be out of danger. That way, you won't have to run around so much."

At this time, Zhang Zongxi, Guan Changchun, Yang Qingshan and others who had been ignored were stunned.

So Zhao Mancang really didn't stop for the whole afternoon?
And from what Liang Xingmin said, Zhao Mancang should have performed surgery for an entire afternoon?

Guan Changchun and Yang Qingshan immediately felt admiration. They were both only junior doctors, and there was a big gap between them and Zhao Mancang, the tenth-level attending physician.

In other words, there is absolutely no problem in letting them treat some simple diseases.

But if it is someone like Zhao Mancang, who has been performing surgery for an entire afternoon, with the surgery lasting several hours, that is absolutely not possible.

Even a minor operation would be very difficult, let alone other things.

Feng Xiuyu, Huang Shuifang and Liu Xiaoxi were also dumbfounded and full of admiration.

At the same time, they were gossiping, wondering what kind of surgery Zhao Mancang was undergoing that made Liang Xingmin so "flattering"?
The latter is certainly flattering!
Liang Xingmin and Zhao Mancang had very little contact before. At most, they would nod to each other when they met at the steel plant.

However, today, Liang Xingmin went to Union Hospital in person to follow up on Qian Changsheng's matter. After all, the latter was involved in the operation of the relevant departments to arrest enemy spies, and this matter must require the Security Department to follow up.

That is, Zhao Mancang was in the operating room at the time and had no idea that Yang Shourong had been questioned by comrades from the relevant departments while he was waiting at the door.

After all, Yang Shourong is Qian Changsheng's brother-in-law. When something happened to the latter, who knows whether he did it unintentionally or on purpose?
Liang Xingmin followed up on these matters, but when he was at Union Hospital, he also overheard an astonishing fact: that is, Zhao Mancang's medical skills are really strong.

Even Vice President Qu Guochun praised it highly, and other doctors such as Peng Wenxian also praised it highly.

So Liang Xingmin was of course very enthusiastic towards Zhao Mancang, and whatever the latter wanted to do was completed as soon as possible.

Anyone may get sick or have an accident. At this time, if Zhao Mancang can take action, it means there is a greater chance of survival or less suffering.

"Chief Liang, are you saying that Dr. Zhao has been helping out at Union Hospital this afternoon? Union Hospital isn't affiliated with our steel plant. Why would he go help others instead of staying at the plant?"

It was at this time that Zhang Zongxi asked a question.

Liang Xingmin frowned when he heard this and said:

"Director Zhang, you don't know what happened this afternoon, so I don't blame you."

"Engineer Qian from our factory's technical department was injured today. His injuries are very serious. If it weren't for Dr. Zhao and the doctors from Union Hospital, I'm afraid Director Shen and Director Yang would have gone to the hospital to visit him. So do you understand now?"

Zhang Zongxi just started working at the steel plant yesterday and is not very clear about many of the situations in the factory.

But now, after hearing Liang Xingmin's words, his face suddenly turned ugly.

Now it seems that he misunderstood Zhao Mancang.

So his idea of ​​using Zhao Mancang as an example to scare others was purely overthinking.

After Liang Xingmin left, Zhao Mancang stared at Zhang Zongxi who was about to return to his office and said coldly:
"Zhang Zongxi, shouldn't you apologize to me?"

"Why?"

Zhang Zongxi wanted to escape without even looking back. How could Zhao Mancang suffer this loss?

Don't want to apologize?

Then Zhao Mancang had no choice but to get it back himself.

Zhang Zongxi reacted quickly and dodged Zhao Mancang's attack. He said with a grim expression:
"Zhao Mancang, don't go too far."

"Wow, you're the type who puts the blame on others. You were clearly in the wrong first, but you didn't apologize, and now you're accusing me of being excessive?"

Zhao Mancang said expressionlessly, "Since you don't want to apologize, it's naturally not that easy to let this matter go."

Zhang Zongxi was so angry that he was really stubborn in his words.

But he didn't hold on for many seconds before being knocked to the ground by Zhao Mancang.

Zhang Zongxi screamed in pain, but under the threat of Zhao Mancang, he still faced the floor and apologized humiliatingly.

"You have to force me to do it, aren't you a jerk?"

After letting go of the other person's arm in disgust, Zhao Mancang returned to his office.

However, he had just sat down for a while when the bell for the end of get off work rang.

Go home and sleep with your wife!

However, when Zhao Mancang just walked out of the clinic and was about to go to the bicycle shed to get his bicycle, Yang Shourong, who was walking from a distance, waved at him and shouted his name.

So, he couldn't get off work on time.

The factory director invited us to dinner, not in the factory, but at a state-owned restaurant in the city.

The bicycle was left inside the factory, and I took the factory director's jeep directly back.

Early tomorrow morning, Yang Shourong will come to pick him up and take him to Union Hospital.

In other words, Zhao Mancang has been arranged.

Then we can only obey your command respectfully.

"Where do you live, Mancang? Oh, Huguo Temple, right? Okay, I'll pick up your wife later."

Yang Shourong, who was driving, made all the arrangements for Zhao Mancang, and the latter had no way to refute it.

So, when the car stopped at the gate of No. 18 Huguo Temple, neighbors such as Aunt Luo, Old Lady Liu, and Mei Chunyan all stretched their necks curiously.

When they saw Zhao Mancang getting out of the jeep, Mei Chunyan, Feng Xiaoming, Wei Yuanchao and other teenagers all widened their eyes.

"Brother Zhao?"

"Well, has your sister-in-law come back?"

In Courtyard No. 18, Mei Chunyan and her brother have the best relationship with Zhao Mancang. Before Lin Wan got married, Mei Chunyan had already called her sister-in-law.

Lin Wan works at the Forbidden City. If she walks back from there, it is about four kilometers and it takes about half an hour.

If you take the bus, it will be faster and only take about ten minutes.

Zhao Mancang returned to Huguo Temple from the steel plant, which was about seven or eight kilometers away, and the drive took just over twenty minutes.

Because we drive slowly, not very fast, after all, we don’t have to rush.

"Well, my sister-in-law just got home."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang thanked the other party and went into the yard.

Mei Chunyan and other half-grown children gathered around the jeep to watch.

There is no leader in Courtyard No. 18, and there are very few cars, or almost no cars, coming here.

However, since Zhao Mancang moved in, he has brought back the bicycle, and now he is even coming back in a jeep.

Even though the person driving the car looked more like a leader, no one asked any questions because Yang Shourong's aura was there.

Even Old Lady Liu didn't dare to ask any questions casually.

In the east wing of the central courtyard, Lin Wan had already taken out the flour bag and was ready to start kneading the dough and cooking.

Zhao Mancang quickly stopped her, "Don't cook anymore, we're going out to eat tonight. Our boss wants to treat us to a meal. The car is already waiting at the door. Let's pack up and go."

Lin Wan opened her mouth in surprise, "The leader of the unit invited me to dinner?"

What's happening here?
The 1950s were not the past. In that era, it was really rare to be treated to a meal by a leader.

However, Zhao Mancang did not explain much to her, but just urged her to pack up quickly and not keep the leader waiting.

After a while, when she followed Zhao Mancang out of the yard, she saw the jeep parked at the door.

Everyone is familiar with cars.

But it’s hard to say how many people have sat on it.

Many people have taken the bus. After all, there were many buses in Beijing before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But cars are very expensive, at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan each, and they are not available.

Because private cars in this era are only affordable for capitalists, ordinary people cannot afford them at all.

In fact, more than 95% of the cars on the roads in Beijing are government cars, and private cars are very rare.

"Excuse me, leader, we can leave now."

Zhao Mancang apologized. After all, Yang Shourong was his leader. Even if the other party valued him very much, he must not be arrogant because of his favor.

"Don't be embarrassed, just sit tight."

Yang Shourong smiled, started the car and left.

In the alley at the entrance of the yard, the neighbors were suddenly in an uproar.

This time, everyone heard very clearly that it was Zhao Mancang's leader.

Having the leader drive the couple to pick them up is really an unprecedented treatment.

On the way to the state-owned hotel, Zhao Mancang was surprised by the experience value prompts that sounded from the system.

He wasn't trying to show off, but he simply couldn't refuse Yang Shourong's enthusiasm.

Sure enough, using experience points to exchange for skills is more cost-effective.

Just like Yang Shourong is treating everyone to a meal now, it is because Zhao Mancang is a level 10 attending physician, and then he happens to have such an opportunity to save Yang Shourong's brother-in-law Qian Changsheng.

If you exchange it directly for food or something like that, it will be gone once you eat it.

Moreover, this kind of things exchanged from the system may not be a big problem occasionally, but over a long period of time, it becomes difficult to explain.

This is why he has not yet told Lin Wan that he bought a courtyard house near the Haidian Friendship Hotel. It was also the main reason why he chose to silence people like Wang Xiaoqiang and Wu Dali after they found out.

At Dongxinglou, a state-owned restaurant, Zhao Mancang and his wife had a fairly sumptuous meal of Shandong cuisine with Yang Shourong.

As one of the Eight Buildings, Dongxing Building’s Shandong cuisine is also very delicious.

Lin Wan was greatly surprised when she ate Shandong cuisine for the first time.

During the meal, Lin Wan heard something from the conversation between Zhao Mancang and Yang Shourong.

That is the night after tomorrow, Zhao Mancang will go on a business trip to Changchun in Northeast China to carry out a mission.

He didn't mention the specific details, but he was definitely on a business trip.

Lin Wan was not very happy about having to go on a business trip just two days after getting married, but because of her leader Yang Shourong, she did not show it.

After dinner, Yang Shourong sent Zhao Mancang and his wife back to Courtyard No. 18 of Huguo Temple and left.

When the neighbors in Courtyard No. 18 saw the couple return, they naturally became curious and started gossiping, asking all sorts of questions.

"What? Dongxinglou? Isn't that a Shandong cuisine restaurant? How much would that cost? Is your leader so generous?"

Grandpa Feng exclaimed in surprise, and his wife and other family members, as well as several other neighbors in the front yard, were all dumbfounded and couldn't believe it!

The specialty dishes of Dongxinglou include braised sea cucumber with scallions, stir-fried chicken with soybean sauce, fish fillets with fragrant fermented rice wine, and three white dishes with fermented rice wine, which were all delicious dishes that many people loved to eat in the past.

Since Dongxinglou is right next to Dong'anmen Street, neighbors like Uncle Feng also know about this top Shandong cuisine restaurant.

A catchy saying that was once spread from the Qi and Lu regions later spread to the capital.

Eat at Dongxinglou and you won’t have to worry about finding a wife!
"Hey, we're just trying something new, it doesn't cost much."

Zhao Mancang said something perfunctorily and took Lin Wan into the middle courtyard.

Looking at the couple's backs, Uncle Feng and the others were so envious that their saliva was almost flowing.

"Dad, I want to eat at Dongxinglou too."

Feng Xiaoming raised his head, looked at his father and said expectantly.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. Are you even living your life? Go to bed quickly." Uncle Feng doesn't have that much patience. Doesn't he want to eat at Dongxinglou?
He wanted to, but the money and tickets in his pocket could not support him.

In the Feng family, only Uncle Feng has a fixed monthly salary of 32 yuan. The eldest son, Feng Danian, is already 17 years old, but he doesn't have a formal job.

Now he hasn't even married yet. Uncle Feng's salary of 32 yuan is not only needed to cover the daily expenses of a family of five, but also to save money for his eldest son to get married.

These days are difficult!

Look at Zhao Mancang, his monthly salary is 148.2 yuan, not counting his wife Lin Wan’s 30 yuan salary.

It is just a fraction of Zhao Mancang's own salary, but it is more than Uncle Feng's salary.

Not to mention that Zhao Mancang was appreciated by his leaders and went to Dongxinglou to eat and drink delicious food.

People are more mad than people.

In the Intermediate Court, Wei Hongzhou, Cao Liyun and others were also very envious after learning that Zhao Mancang and his wife had gone to Dongxing Building.

I'm afraid many people won't be able to sleep tonight.

(End of this chapter)