A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

P.S.: I forgot to change the titles of those two chapters from yesterday... I've changed them now...

It's unclear whether Liu Haizhong found out about Yi Zhonghai's visit, but he paid a visit the following evening.

Compared to the unfriendly Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong is at least somewhat polite.

When they knocked on the door and entered, they were carrying two pieces of salted meat.

Although each piece was smaller than the palm of his hand, it still stumped Xu Ping'an.

"Master Liu, you're too kind!"

"I haven't had a chance to come and congratulate you on moving into this courtyard, but I had some free time today so I came over to visit."

Liu Haizhong's words left Xu Pingan completely bewildered.

If I remember correctly, he moved here more than three months ago, almost four months ago.

Xu Pingan personally felt that rather than bringing it up now and making everyone feel awkward, it would be better to just pretend it never happened!

After placing the salted meat on the table, Liu Haizhong sat down on the stool next to it without a second thought.

He wasn't one to keep things to himself, and once he sat down, he got straight to the point.

"Xiao Xu, what do you think about the selection of liaison officers in the institute?"

These words sounded very familiar to Xu Ping'an.

By the way, Yi Zhonghai sat in this very spot last night and said the same thing!

He sighed inwardly, but had no choice but to brace himself and deal with the middle-aged fat man.

"Master Liu, please speak frankly!"

Liu Haizhong was taken aback. Although he felt that this was not quite the same as what was written in the script, it did not stop him from continuing to act according to his own script.

"Then I won't beat around the bush. I'm a straightforward person, but I never beat around the bush. I want to be the liaison officer. If you support me, just come to me if you need anything in the future, and Uncle Liu will take care of it!"

Hearing him say that, Xu Ping'an was absolutely convinced that he was indeed straightforward.

After all, he was willing to promise benefits directly to your face; couldn't he have been more tactful?

Xu Pingan did not answer immediately.

For him, it doesn't matter who he supports now, because he's destined to be one of the three old men.

The other people in the courtyard really didn't have the ability to compete with them.

Xu Fugui, the only one capable of competing, had no interest in it.

But none of these three were good people.

Yi Zhonghai is a man of deep thoughts.

Yan Bugui was skilled in calculation.

Liu Haizhong is ambitious and eager for quick success.

Of course, Xu Fugui wasn't exactly a good person either...

However, if he had to choose one of the three, Xu Pingan would prefer to choose either Yi Zhonghai or Yan Bugui.

Although these two people each have their own ulterior motives, it must be said that they are both intelligent people.

There's a saying: "It's not the clever person who racks their brains that's scary, it's the fool who suddenly comes up with a brilliant idea."

If Liu Haizhong were to rise to power and start acting recklessly, it might not be a good thing for Xu Ping'an.

In contrast, Yi Zhonghai and his team are different. They just need to flex their muscles a little, and they'll know what to do.

Let's keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other. I'll ignore you, so just don't mess with me...

For example, Xu Ping'an is now the head of the second canteen at the factory, and Yi Zhonghai himself feels that it's best not to offend this person, even if he has become a resident liaison.

But it's different with bangs.

With his bizarre way of thinking, he might think, "You're a leader in the factory, and I'm a leader in the yard. Let's have a showdown and see who's the bigger leader."

I have a plan in mind, but I definitely don't need to say it out loud. I'll just let them decide the winner themselves.

If Liu Haizhong wins, Xu Pingan will even do a handstand while washing his hair.

"Uncle Liu, it's no use for the liaison officer to ask everyone to recommend me as their supporter. But I'm a simple person; I'll be good to whoever is good to me."

"good!"

Liu Haizhong slapped his thigh excitedly, his expression invigorated.

"Just hearing that is enough!"

After exchanging a few more roundabout words with him, Liu Haizhong hurriedly took his leave.

As he watched the other person turn the corner, Xu Pingan carefully recalled whether he had made any promises just now.

Hmm, I'm sure there isn't...

He let out a long sigh and went back inside to sit down at the table.

He glanced at the two pieces of salted meat on the table, then at the door to his sister's room.

He reached out and placed the two pieces of salted meat into the small space...

We have plenty of meat at home, so we certainly don't need these two pieces of meat that I just grabbed with my bare hands from Liu Hai's bangs...

The plan to clear out that acre of space has been underway for the past few days.

Eating a few quails every few days has made Xu Lian chubby and chubby.

"Da Ya?"

"Brother, could you please stop calling me Da Ya?"

Hearing Xu Ping'an's call, Xu Fang pushed open the door and came out, her voice filled with reluctance.

"What else should we call her if not Daya?"

Xu Fang rolled her eyes.

"What do you want?"

"Have you bought the New Year's goods I asked you to buy?"

"Everything's bought. The rice, flour, and cooking oil are in the kitchen, and the candies and New Year's pictures are in my room. Oh, and here's the money left over."

As she spoke, Xu Fang handed back more than 57000 yuan.

After a quick inventory, Xu Ping'an frowned.

"Why is there so much left?"

"I went with the aunties in the courtyard. Everyone else only bought this much stuff, how could I buy too much?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Pingan agreed!

If he wants to buy anything else, he can buy it and bring it back himself later.

Thinking it over, he put the 5 yuan away and pushed the 7000 yuan in change back.

"Take this and your sister's allowance!"

In his previous life, Xu Ping'an was not poor.

When the difficult times arrived, he gained an extra advantage.

Xu Ping'an's extravagant spending habit had never been cured, so after converting the value, it was only a mere seven cents, which he gave away without hesitation.

At first, Xu Fang was also uneasy about her older brother's extravagant spending.

I got used to it later and didn't care anymore; I just considered it as helping him save money.

"By the way, you can't eat too much candy, or you'll ruin your teeth!"

Seeing that Xu Fang was about to go back to her room, Xu Ping'an reminded her from behind.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on my sister."

The factory workers from Northeast China and the factory workers from Sichuan Province arrived only one day apart, but both left on the 22nd day of the lunar calendar.

In just a few days, Xu Pingan had become quite familiar with these people.

Generally speaking, those two factories are considered to be directly affiliated with our Party.

The reason for merging the workers from those two factories into the steel rolling mill was probably to dilute Lou Bancheng's influence there...

After all, besides people like Wang Zongchang who left the steel rolling mill, there were still many of Lou Bancheng's close associates in various positions at the steel rolling mill.

This is simply because he is immature.

In such an important factory in the steel industry, how come your people have been holding onto some key positions?

Of course, this is just Xu Ping'an talking without understanding the situation.

If you put yourself in their shoes, you'll understand.

If Xu Ping'an himself owned such a large business, no one could ask him for anything...

Think about what happened to "Shili" later...

Of course, the current Party government is certainly not that extreme.

They actually gave Lou Bancheng and others many opportunities.

From the founding of the People's Republic of China until the early 60s, the country's doors were actually always open.

Those who do not wish to remain in the country can sell their legitimate assets and leave.

Many landlords sold off their property and left during this period.

Lou Bancheng's mistake was sending his entire family away while leaving a concubine and a concubine's daughter behind to cover up his actions, hoping to retain a voice in the important steel industry like the steel rolling mill.

Even decades later, it will still be nominally forbidden for officials with family members residing abroad to have their assets abroad...

When the wind blows, this kind of person will be the first to be blown away, and it will blow them away as hard as it can!

Fortunately, Lou Bancheng wasn't too muddle-headed; he was oblivious to everything else and only wanted to make a lot of money.

He didn't get involved in any struggle; otherwise, no matter who spoke well of him, he wouldn't have been able to escape.