Courtyard House: From Deputy Division Commander to Civilian, Progressing All the Way

Tian Yu stumbled over, pulled open the heavy iron gate, and threw herself into Lin Yang's arms without a second thought.

"You're back...you're finally back..."

Tian Yu hugged Lin Yang tightly around the waist, buried her face in his broad chest, and cried like a wronged child.

Two years of separation, more than seven hundred days and nights of longing, all finally broke down at this moment.

Lin Yang hugged his wife tightly, inhaling the familiar jasmine scent emanating from her and feeling her body tremble. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Honey, I'm back. The first phase is finished, and the 10,000-ton hydraulic press is up and running. I've completed the task."

Lin Yang lowered his head and kissed Tian Yu deeply on the forehead.

"From now on, I won't go anywhere else. I'll stay in Beijing with you and our son."

Xiao Jianguo stood to the side, watching his mother cry in the arms of a strange man, and was momentarily at a loss. He stepped forward and tugged at Tian Yu's trouser leg with his little hand.

"Mom...Mom, don't cry..."

Lin Yang released Tian Yu, squatted down, and looked at his two-year-old son at eye level.

When he left, Jianguo was still an infant. Now, he can run all over the place. This sense of guilt for missing out on his child's growth made Lin Yang's heart ache.

He took out a small wooden carving made of red pine from the pocket of his Zhongshan suit. It was an endearing black bear from Northeast China. Although the carving was a bit rough, it revealed a simple and sincere effort.

He carved this piece by hand with a knife, bit by bit, during a break from studying blueprints late into the night in Fularji.

"Jianguo, look what this is?" Lin Yang handed the wood carving to his son, trying to make his voice sound as gentle as possible.

Little Jianguo was attracted by the wood carving. He carefully stretched out his chubby little hand and grabbed the little bear.

"It's fun..." the little guy said in his childish voice.

"Call me Daddy." Tian Yu squatted down beside him, wiping away her tears, and gently guided him.

Xiao Jianguo tilted his head, looked at Tian Yu, and then at Lin Yang. The bond of blood is a strange thing; he seemed to feel a familiar sense of security emanating from the man before him.

"Dad... Dad."

A tender, clear voice, like a warm current, directly pierced the hardest part of Lin Yang's heart, this iron-blooded general.

Lin Yang scooped his son into his arms and lifted him high above his head.

"Oh, my good son!"

Hearty laughter echoed in the courtyard of Building 6, dispelling all fatigue and weariness.

night.

The family of three sat around the dining table.

Tian Yu prepared a large table of dishes that Lin Yang loved, and even opened a bottle of red wine that had been stored for a long time.

"Yangzi, eat more. You must not have been eating well in the Northeast, look how thin you are." Tian Yu kept putting food into Lin Yang's bowl, her eyes full of heartache.

Lin Yang ate heartily; this was the most satisfying meal he had had in two years.

"Wife, how are things going with my brother and Qiu Nan?" Lin Yang asked while eating.

When Lin Fan was mentioned, Tian Yu's smile deepened.

"Big Brother is now the pillar of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. When the news of your breakthrough in refining special steel reached the Ministry, the Ministry of Industry directly awarded the steel rolling mill a collective first-class merit."

Tian Yu poured Lin Yang a glass of wine and continued, "Qiu Nan is now the vice president of the factory hospital. Their little girl is a few months younger than Jianguo, and she's so pretty. She follows Jianguo around calling him 'brother' all the time."

Lin Yang nodded with satisfaction: "My older brother has become much more experienced over the years. I feel at ease handing the steel rolling mill over to him."

"Oh, right." Tian Yu seemed to remember something. "Zhu Zi brought me two pheasants a few days ago. He's really something now, he's the captain of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. All the thugs and hooligans in the entire Dongcheng District would avoid him if they heard the name 'Captain He'."

A smile appeared on Lin Yang's lips.

He Yuzhu, that kid, certainly didn't disappoint him. The killing intent he honed on the battlefield, combined with the police business knowledge he crammed over the past two years, allowed him to thrive in Beijing's police system.

As for the beasts in the courtyard, Lin Yang didn't even ask them.

Because he knew that with Lin Fan and He Yuzhu keeping order in Beijing, even if Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare to cause any more trouble. They could only watch from the shadows as the Lin family's glory grew ever stronger.

Late at night.

Xiao Jianguo fell into a deep sleep while holding the wooden bear carving.

In the bedroom.

Lin Yang embraced Tian Yu, feeling the warmth of his wife's soft body and skin.

Two years of abstinence and longing transformed into the most intense flame at this moment.

No words were spoken; everything was understood without being said.

……

After resting for two days.

Lin Yang put his sharp Zhongshan suit back on and got into the jeep heading to West Chang'an Avenue.

The office building of the Ministry of Heavy Industry.

The moment Lin Yang stepped into the building, the atmosphere instantly changed.

Two years ago, he arrived at the Ministry of Heavy Industry with a menacing aura and made a strong pledge.

Two years later, he returned in triumph, carrying the unparalleled achievements of rebuilding a large-scale hydraulic press and bringing it to market.

"Hello, Minister Lin!"

"Director Lin, you're back!"

In the corridor, all the cadres and clerks stopped and looked at him with the utmost respect. This was not only out of awe for his position, but also out of sincere admiration for his ability to forge such a national treasure in the freezing cold.

Fourth floor, the first conference room of the Iron and Steel Industry Bureau.

A high-level internal meeting is underway.

Those attending the meeting were the three deputy directors of the Iron and Steel Bureau, as well as the directors of various core departments.

When Lin Yang pushed open the conference room door.

Everyone stood up in unison with a "whoosh".

Gone are the disdain and doubt of two years ago; now, everyone's eyes are filled with absolute obedience and awe.

Lin Yang walked to the head seat, placed his hands on the table, and scanned the entire room with piercing eyes.

"sit."

Everyone sat down in unison, their backs ramrod straight.

"Comrades, the battle in Northeast China is over. The First Reconstruction is complete, and the 10,000-ton hydraulic press has been erected."

Lin Yang's voice was steady and powerful, exuding an air of dominance over the entire situation.

"However, this is just the beginning."

Lin Yang took a thick document handed to him by his secretary Chen Feng and slammed it heavily on the table.

"The completion of First Heavy Machinery has solved our country's problem of 'not being able to manufacture heavy equipment.' Next, we need to address the critical bottleneck of 'insufficient steel production'!"

Lin Yang's eyes suddenly sharpened.

He looked at Lao Zhou, the deputy director in charge of the construction of blast furnaces nationwide, who was sitting first on the left.

"Old Zhou."

"Here!" Old Zhou straightened his back abruptly.

"The blueprints for the first batch of thirty large blast furnaces provided by the Soviet Union have been thoroughly studied. I want you to begin construction across Wuhan Iron and Steel, Baotou Steel, and Benxi Steel by the end of this year!"

Lin Yang's tone left no room for argument.

"I can blast open the permafrost in Northeast China, so if you still tell me about construction difficulties now that we're on the plains, don't blame me, Lin Yang, for being ruthless. By the end of the year, I want to see ten blast furnaces producing molten iron!"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Old Zhou's forehead, but he still answered loudly, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission! I won't hold the director back!"

Lin Yang then turned to look at Lao Liu, the deputy director in charge of special steel research and development.

"Old Liu, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill has already pioneered a path in special steel. Immediately organize a national on-site meeting for metallurgical experts at Hongxing Mill. Promote their experience nationwide!"

"The Second Ministry of Machine Building is constantly pushing us for high-strength armor steel and gun barrel steel. If your department fails to meet these requirements, I'll hold you responsible!"

"Yes!" Old Liu wiped his sweat and nodded repeatedly.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely tense.

Lin Yang was like a high-speed, precision machine, accurately issuing tasks, much like military orders, to each person in charge.

No nonsense, no wrangling.

This decisive and efficient style made these civilian officials, who were used to following the rules, feel an unprecedented sense of suffocation, but at the same time, it inspired their strongest drive.

Because they knew that working for this young bureau chief...

It will truly leave a significant mark on the development history of this country.

The meeting lasted a full hour.

"Meeting adjourned. All departments shall proceed immediately according to the plan."

Chen Feng, distribute the meeting minutes to all factories and mines.

Lin Yang decisively ended the meeting.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They all grabbed their documents and hurried out of the meeting room, ready to fight.

Lin Yang remained alone in the conference room.

He walked to the window and opened it.

The warm breeze of early summer caressed my face, bringing with it the dryness unique to Beijing.

He lit a Daqianmen cigarette and took a deep drag.

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