Comfortable life in Siheyuan

As soon as she entered the house, Jia Zhang questioned Qin Huairu angrily: "Qin Huairu, why did you stop me just now? Why didn't you stand on my side and argue with them? You know, I only borrowed one dollar at that time!"

At this time, Jia Zhang's face turned red and she was extremely excited.

Facing her mother-in-law's questioning, Qin Huairu was very calm and composed. She replied calmly, "Mom, don't be anxious! Sit down and drink some water first."

"How can I drink this? I'm so angry because I've been wrongly accused." Jia Zhang pushed the cup away angrily.

"Mom, this is the IOU you wrote. Whether it's one or ten dollars, Cui Dake has no choice but to ask you for it. But do you have money? You don't have any money! They can't force you to death. Anyway, I don't owe him money, so he can't ask me for it. We just have to admit that we have no money. Do they have the ability to make you pay back? So, why bother arguing with them? At worst, we can just stop borrowing money from him in the future."

After hearing these words, Jia Zhang suddenly realized.

"No wonder the old man left so early after he finished talking, and didn't even ask my family to pay any money. He didn't want to get involved in this matter either!" Jia Zhang said with sudden realization.

"Why do you care so much? We are in the wrong here. You pressed your fingerprints without even looking. This is the only way to deal with it." Qin Huairu said.

After a few days, no one discussed this matter in the yard.

Liu Qingshan got off work as usual that day. As soon as he walked to the gate of the steel mill, he saw a notice posted on the bulletin board.

The notice had two bright words on it: Good News. It said that the steel production of the steel mill had greatly increased, and the higher authorities had recognized the steel mill.

However, Liu Qingshan didn't pay attention to this, but carefully looked at a small document next to him.

This is a transfer notice. Cui Dake was transferred to the purchasing department and became a purchaser. Now he is a level 10 clerk with a salary of 27.5 yuan.

Although his salary is not much different from that of a first-class worker, they are no longer in the same system. Cui Dake is now a cadre.

When Liu Qingshan returned to the courtyard, he was pulled aside by the third uncle with a mysterious look on his face.

Liu Qingshan had no choice but to let Feng Yu push the cart back first. He followed the third uncle to the side.

"Qingshan, do you know that Cui Dake has become a cadre?" Yan Bugui said in a low voice.

"Yes! I saw the notice at the factory gate. I'm not a cadre yet, but a level 10 clerk, about the same as Xiaoyu." Feng Yu graduated from a technical secondary school and has been working for so many years. He is now also a level 3 clerk. His salary is higher than that of a college graduate who has been promoted to a regular employee.

"That's also a cadre establishment, which is equivalent to a reserve cadre! When the second uncle came back today, his face was so ugly." The third uncle said gloatingly.

The third uncle is really good at talking. He is also a candidate for cadre. There are many clerks who work as such for their entire lives.

"His apprentice was transferred to the purchasing department. Why is he angry? Isn't this a good thing?" Liu Qingshan guessed something, but continued to follow the words of the third uncle.

"Our second uncle is obsessed with becoming an official. He could have shown off his power in front of his apprentice, but now his apprentice has surpassed him." The third uncle said with a smile.

"Not really, not really. Cui Dake's salary hasn't changed much, it's the same as before. Although he is a cadre, he doesn't manage people. He's just an office worker, there's no difference." Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

"I understand what you said, but his uncle is still angry now!"

"Uncle, I know everything about this. I'll go back first."

"Wait for me, Qingshan, I'll go to the backyard with you." The third uncle followed again.

Liu Qingshan walked to the backyard and saw a few people standing at the door of the second uncle's house. Xu Damao stretched his neck to listen to something. When he saw Liu Qingshan coming, he immediately came to greet him with a smile.

"Qingshan, you're back. I have something to ask you." Xu Damao heard that Cui Dake was transferred to the purchasing department as a clerk, and his heart began to itch again. As he said this, Xu Damao pulled Liu Qingshan to a corner.

"What's wrong? What could be the problem? It's not about promotion again, is it?" Liu Qingshan looked at Xu Damao in confusion.

"Hehe! Nothing can be hidden from you. Now the leader has arranged someone to learn from me. Do you think there is hope for me to be promoted?" Xu Damao looked at Liu Qingshan expectantly and asked nervously.

"How can I tell you this! I don't know the details of your case, but I can say this, if you train your apprentice well, you will have hope for promotion in the future. The key still depends on what your department director thinks." Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

"I have always had a good relationship with the director. Now the apprentice I'm teaching is his nephew, so there's nothing to say!" Xu Damao said happily.

"What's the current situation in Second Uncle's house? What did you just hear?" Liu Qingshan asked curiously.

"They were arguing fiercely just now, and the master and the apprentice were almost fighting." Xu Damao leaned his head closer and continued in a low voice, "It is said that Cui Dake used the second uncle's money to buy connections, but the second uncle didn't become an official, but Cui Dake became a buyer."

After hearing what Xu Damao said, Liu Qingshan immediately understood the situation. It was estimated that the second uncle had spent a lot of money.

"Where's the money? Give it back to me." Liu Haizhong roared angrily.

"Master, the money has really been sent. How do you want me to get it back? It's not like they didn't do things for you. It's just that you have problems. You failed the investigation. When they heard that your two sons ran away, they thought you are not suitable to be a cadre." Cui Dake said in a low voice with a helpless look on his face.

“Then how did you become a purchasing agent? How did you get the pass? Besides, you didn’t say you wanted to be a purchasing agent!” Liu Haizhong stared at Cui Dake with red eyes, as if he would eat him up in the next second.

"Yes! What rights do you have to be an official? You didn't even become one by spending money, so why don't you become an official without spending money? Give us back our money." The second aunt echoed.

"Master, I came to the factory for my contribution in purchasing! Director Liu said that the material supply in the factory has been poor recently, so he asked me to go and purchase materials. My salary didn't increase at all, and I was also given a task target. I might even have to go back to the workshop." Cui Dake complained.

"I don't care. You have to go and get all the money that belongs to me right now! It's okay that I can't be an official, but it's absolutely impossible for me to suffer such a huge loss! After all, I paid out a full two hundred and thirty yuan! This money is enough to buy two big items." After Liu Haizhong calmed down a little, he began to express his grievances.

"What? He actually spent two hundred and thirty yuan just to get a promotion? Second uncle really spent a lot of money!" Third aunt shouted in astonishment.

"What's a mere two hundred and thirty yuan? If I can become a cadre smoothly, even if it costs twice as much, I will be willing to do it." Xu Damao muttered in a low voice.

"There must be some unspeakable secret here. Why did those who spent money fail to become cadres, while those who didn't spend money became clerks instead?" Aunt Li lowered her voice and murmured softly.

"Uncle Second has suffered so much injustice." Xu Damao sneered mercilessly.