Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Liu Qingshan and his friends were still chatting quietly in the room when the door of Liu Haizhong's house across the street finally opened. The doctor came out and said, "The patient has woken up. Don't gather here. Old Liu needs to rest." The doctor's surname was Zhang, and everyone called him Doctor Zhang. It was said that his medical skills were inherited from his ancestors.

"Hey! Thank you, Doctor Zhang." Yi Zhonghai thanked him. Then he turned to the people in the yard and said, "Everyone, go back. Aren't you hungry? Don't stay here." After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, everyone left in twos and threes. Sha Zhu's family also got up and went home.

After a night of bed rest, the second uncle still felt uncomfortable, so he asked the first uncle to help him apply for a day off from the factory the next day so that he could rest at home.

As night fell, Cui Dake finished his day's work and walked straight into the second uncle's house.

"Dong dong!"

"Who is it?" Second Aunt shouted loudly in the house.

"Can't you lower your voice a little more? It's so noisy!" Liu Haizhong said angrily.

"I'll go out and take a look!" The second aunt ran out quickly.

The second aunt walked to the door and opened it with a creak. When she saw the person coming, her face immediately turned pale and she asked in a stiff tone, "What are you doing here? Are you here to pay back the money?"

"Don't be angry with me. There is a problem in your family. It's not my fault that the master can't be promoted. Here is one hundred and eighty yuan, please count it." Cui Dake simply stopped pretending and said directly.

In fact, he didn't spend much of Liu Haizhong's money. The Maotai he gave away at the beginning was only worth a dozen yuan, and the other things he spent less than twenty yuan. He didn't give away the remaining two hundred yuan.

"There are still fifty left. Our Lao Liu gave you two hundred and thirty. You still owe me fifty." The second aunt was counting the bills in her hand without even raising her head.

"Then the fifty is not coming back. If you have the ability, you can go and get it yourself." Cui Dake said with a straight face. He knew Liu Haizhong's temper very well - that guy would never dare to go and cause trouble for his leader.

"You think I don't dare to ask for it? Humph, let me tell you, I will go to the factory myself to ask for the money back from him!" The second aunt was so angry that her saliva was flying everywhere.

"Okay! If you have the guts, go and ask for it. I'm not coming back anyway." Cui Dake leaned lazily against the door frame, looking fearless.

"Cui Dake, don't be so arrogant. Do you think that I have no other way to punish you except collecting the debt from you?" At this time, Liu Haizhong, who had been staying in the house, came out, stood at the door, and said with a gloomy face.

"Oh! Master, are you okay? I was so worried just now." Cui Dake called him Master, but everyone could see the mockery in his eyes.

"That fifty? Humph! If you don't want to pay it back, then don't pay it back, right? Listen to me, don't make me angry! After all, I've been working in this city for so many years, and I've seen all kinds of storms. Do you really think I can't do anything to you? At worst, I'll write a few more anonymous letters and send them to the superiors, and you and the deputy director will be finished. Let's see who is afraid of who!" The second uncle's eyes were wide open, and he threatened the other party viciously. His voice was full of majesty and deterrence, as if making the atmosphere in the whole room become solemn.

After the second uncle finished speaking, the three of them suddenly fell silent. Cui Dake thought for a while before gritting his teeth and saying, "Master, I really can't get this money back. How about this, I'll treat this money as a loan from you, and I'll return it to you later."

Liu Haizhong took a few scrutinizing glances, then turned to the second aunt and said, "Go get a pen and paper!"

After a while, Cui Dake left Liu Haizhong's house without looking back, with a very ugly expression on his face.

"Old man, don't come around this guy anymore. Look at the look in his eyes just now, he's a wolf cub." Second Aunt said worriedly.

"Don't worry, when the money is returned, I will join forces with a few uncles to drive him away." Liu Haizhong said viciously.

Cui Dake returned to his room and lay on the bed, thinking about the past few days. He still took it for granted that Liu Haizhong was a bit timid in front of his superiors and would not cause any trouble.

But what the two said today also reminded him that this person should not be offended to death. He could do anything when pushed into a corner. It seemed that the money still had to be paid back. Cui Dake still had thirty or forty yuan on him, but he did not plan to pay it back now. He planned to delay it for a few days and then pay it back slowly.

The next morning, the sun shone through the window into the room, illuminating his face in the bangs. After a day's rest, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his body and he could go to work as usual.

After arriving at the factory, Liu Haizhong quickly got down to work. However, not long after, a sound of footsteps broke the silence of the office. Someone from the factory's security department came in and took Liu Haizhong away without saying a word. Liu Haizhong was very confused, but he still followed them to the security department obediently.

When they arrived at the security department, Liu Haizhong discovered that Cui Dake was also there. The two looked at each other, neither of them understood what was going on. Afterwards, they were taken to different rooms to await investigation.

After a while, someone finally came to Cui Dake's room. "Comrade Cui Dake, we received a report from the masses that you bribed someone during your transfer to the procurement department. Please tell me the truth. Who did you give the gift to?" the other party asked straight to the point.

Cui Dake listened to the other side's words and said nervously: "No, how could I give gifts to the leader? Who reported it? Was it my master Liu Haizhong?"

"Be honest with me, can I tell you who reported it?"

"I really didn't give any gifts. My master Liu Haizhong has always wanted to be a leader. He knew that I knew the leader of our factory, so he gave me money and asked me to smooth the relationship. I had no choice. You said my master had the order, so what could I do? The money was all with me. Later I returned it to him and said that the matter could not be done because his family circumstances were special. I rejected the offer." Cui Dake spoke with details and cleared himself of all blame.

"Which factory leader are you familiar with? How long have you known him?"

"I donated a big fat pig to the factory two years ago. It was Deputy Director Liu who contacted me. The leader kept me because he thought I was capable. I came from the countryside, how could I have the money to give gifts?" Cui Dake complained.

"So this is all a misunderstanding?"

"What a misunderstanding! I have only been working for a short time, and even less time since I was hired as a regular employee. How can I have any money? I don't even have money to marry a wife, so how can I give gifts to others? Besides, this transfer means I am being transferred back to my original job, and my salary has not increased. Isn't it honorable for me to be a worker?" Cui Dake was almost in tears when he said this.

"I hope what you said is true. Let's go ask Liu Haizhong. You'd better pray that what he said matches up."