Siheyuan: Pretend to be a Pig and Eat the Tiger

Chapter 45 Director Wang (I)

Director Wang looked at He Yuzhu with amusement. The boy thought she came here to eat. His dissatisfied expression made her feel warm at heart. Zhuzi was a good kid. He was probably grateful for the last time he asked for a house!

"Zhu Zi, bring Xiao Yu Shui to my house tonight. The address is on the note!"

"Okay, Aunt Wang! Please wait a moment, I will ask Master for leave. I can't let Aunt Wang go hungry!"

"No, we've already eaten. Don't make your master unhappy by asking for leave!"

"Auntie Wang, don't worry, it's almost time to get off work, it won't be a problem!"

He Yuzhu turned and walked towards the kitchen. He could guess some of the purpose of Director Wang's visit. He smiled slightly and said, "Yi Zhonghai, it would be a shame to give you such a God-given opportunity if I don't add some ingredients!"
"Zhu Zi, your compound has been very busy lately. It's hard not to notice it!"

"Hey, Aunt Wang, everyone in the world is after profit, and all rumors come from profit!"

Director Wang looked at He Yuzhu carefully, and she found that He Yuzhu had a very clear view of the problem. Yes, it all comes from profit. "Profit" can be broken down into "禾" and "刀". Many people cannot see through this and are kidnapped by profit all their lives!

"We're home, come in!"

Director Wang's home is also in Nanluoguxiang. It is a courtyard house with its own entrance and courtyard, which is in line with his status. Although we don't know the status of "Old Li" in Director Wang's family, it must be no lower than Director Wang!
"Uncle Li, sorry to bother you. Yu Shui, call me uncle!"

"Hello, uncle!"

"Hey, you're so good! Zhuzi, come sit down too!"

Old Li pulled He Yushui to his side, grabbed the melon seeds and peanuts from the fruit plate and put them in front of He Yushui. He Yushui was not afraid to pick up a peanut and started peeling it!

"Zhu Zi, have some tea!"

"Thank you, Aunt Wang!"

"This child is so polite. Have you eaten?"

"We've eaten, Auntie Wang. We were just cleaning when you came!"

"Well, I asked you to come here today to learn about the situation in your compound. I hope you will tell me everything you know!"

"Auntie Wang, are you asking this as the leader of the Military Control Commission, or as Auntie Wang?"

"Oh? Does that make a difference?"

Director Wang looked at He Yuzhu in surprise, and Lao Li also looked at him with interest. He felt that this young comrade He Yuzhu was becoming more and more interesting! "If you ask me as the leader of the Military Control Commission, then our compound respects the elderly and loves the young, and is friendly to neighbors..."

"Stop, what if I ask you as Aunt Wang?"

"Then I have to explain it in detail. I can't lie to you, Aunt Wang, right?"

"Okay, then I will ask about the situation in your compound as your Aunt He Yuzhu. There is so much 'news' about this small courtyard, which really makes me curious!"

"Auntie Wang, Courtyard 95 was the property of Lou Zhenhua, the director of Lou's Steel Rolling Mill. My father, He Daqing, was the director of the canteen at the steel rolling mill when he spent all his money to buy our current house, which includes the main house in the middle courtyard and an annex room!

As far as I know, except for the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and a few others whose houses are their own, everyone else's houses belong to the steel rolling mill, and they need to pay a certain rent to the steel rolling mill every month. Of course, this rent is quite cheap!
The compound is equivalent to the dormitory allocated by the steel rolling mill. As for how the deaf old lady's house came from, I really don't know, and He Daqing never mentioned it to me!
The compound is divided into three courtyards: front, middle and back. The residents of the front courtyard are mostly intellectuals, usually teachers, doctors, etc.

The residents of the middle courtyard were all steel mill workers except me, an apprentice at Fengze Garden. Yi Zhonghai lived in the east wing of the middle courtyard.

The people in the backyard are mainly Liu Haizhong, Xu Fugui, the deaf old lady and others. Except for the deaf old lady, the others are all employees of the steel mill!"

He Yuzhu took a sip of tea and looked at Director Wang!
"Let's introduce our relationship to each other!"

"Except for Yan Bugui, other people in the front yard generally do not get involved in the right and wrong of the compound unless it involves their own interests. Yan Bugui is commonly known as Yan Laokou. He has enough food and clothing to live a life of poverty, but his motto is that he will suffer if he fails to plan!

Yi Zhonghai from the Intermediate Court is a senior fitter in the steel rolling mill, and Jia Dongxu is Yi Zhonghai's apprentice. Yi Zhonghai and his wife are in their forties and still have no children, so "retirement" is a concern for him. According to analysis by other people in the compound, Yi Zhonghai trained Jia Dongxu as his candidate for retirement, and is quite biased when there is a conflict between the Jia family and other people!

Jia Dongxu's father died in an accident at the steel rolling mill. Jia Dongxu took over his father's shift. Lou Zhenhua received a generous compensation and lived a pretty good life. The others were nothing special. They just followed the crowd and liked to follow the trend. Aunt Wang knew about our family situation, so I won't repeat it here!

Liu Haizhong in the backyard is a senior forger in the steel mill. He has good skills and many apprentices. He is obsessed with becoming an official and wants to get a job.
Xu Fugui is a projectionist at the steel mill. His wife is a servant in Lou Zhenhua's family. They are a rare "two-income" family. Their living standard is not low. He is cunning and unpredictable.
Deaf old lady..."

When He Yuzhu talked about the deaf old lady, he pretended to be hesitant, as if he couldn't draw a conclusion!
"Zhu Zi, didn't you say it very well just now? Why are you hesitating when it comes to the deaf old lady? I will forget what I said today once I leave the house, and no one will spread it!"

Old Li made a serious analysis but the compound remained silent. Director Wang took the lead in setting the tone. Since it was not a formal conversation and no one leaked the information, He Yuzhu was allowed to speak frankly!

"This person is very complicated. I grew up in a courtyard house. At that time, our family rented a house. But according to He Daqing, the deaf old lady moved into the courtyard before us. It seemed that she had no relatives or friends, and she never went out of the front door or the back door. It was not until the house ownership was confirmed that we found out that the deaf old lady had the house deed!
Various news and rumors have been flooding in these days. As far as I know, the deaf old lady is greedy and likes to eat meat very much. Whoever eats meat in the compound has to send some to her, otherwise she can use her age to break your glass!

He looks kind, but his behavior is unpredictable. He is a complicated person. Of course, some people have ambitions. They found a few children to break the glass of the deaf old lady's house. In the end, the deaf old lady sat at the door of his house. Yi Zhonghai mobilized the masses, and the family couldn't stand the pressure and moved away!

As for the rumors in the past few days, I can’t comment on them and I don’t understand them. But as far as I know, the Red Army did not appear around the capital. I guess the rumor about sending straw sandals to the Red Army is not true. Of course, I have no way of judging the facts!
Aunt Wang, this is the actual situation in our compound. What I said is what I know. As for the rest, I don’t know, so I won’t say anything for fear of affecting Aunt Wang’s judgment!”

He Yuzhu doesn't need to lie. He just needs to describe what he saw after his rebirth and the characters in the TV dramas in his previous life, and his goal will be achieved!
He is not stupid enough to make something out of nothing, nor to do anything stupid. He has finally established a relationship with Director Wang, and he cannot let his cleverness give others a bad impression!
As the first director of the soon-to-be-established subdistrict office, he cannot just listen to one side of the story and will definitely conduct an investigation. It would be ugly if he ends up shooting himself in the foot!

(End of this chapter)