Comfortable life in Siheyuan

At night, Xu Damao returned home covered in dust and dirt. As soon as he got home, he asked his wife, "Wife, how much money do you have at home? Give me ten yuan!"

"There's no money left at home. Your monthly salary is gone before the end of the month. You only give me 15 yuan per month for household expenses. There's no extra money left!" Sun Xiaoyan said with a look of disgust.

"I give you fifteen yuan every month, and you don't save a penny?" Xu Damao suddenly became furious and said angrily.

"Tell me, how can I save fifteen dollars? It's enough to feed and clothe four people in my family. It shouldn't cost anything. And I'm still counting the money."

"How much money do you have on hand? It's only a few days before salary is paid. Give me some first." Xu Damao missed the silly Ezi in the past. Back then, he didn't have to worry about such a small amount of money.

"There are only five yuan left. If I give it to you, our family will have to eat cornmeal and pickles for the remaining few days of this month." Sun Xiaoyan looked unhappy.

"Give it to me first, and I'll give you more next month." Xu Damao said with a smile.

"What are you going to do with the money? You get so much salary every month, how come you are still short of money?" Sun Xiaoyan looked at Xu Damao suspiciously and asked.

"I told you to take it, so just take it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Xu Damao said unhappily.

Although Sun Xiaoyan was very reluctant, she still gave the money to Xu Damao.

Looking at the few remaining banknotes in her hand, Sun Xiaoyan's mind was quietly changing.

Marrying Xu Damao was a helpless act in itself. She had always known Xu Damao's character. But a widow with two children, in this day and age, was worth less than grass.

In order to make ends meet for her two children, she had to follow Xu Damao's lead in everything. But it was really hard to be controlled by someone else, and Xu Damao had never been a family man.

Every month, he would spend 15 yuan of his salary on household expenses. The rest was spent outside. Sun Xiaoyan could often smell something on him that didn't belong to him.

Sun Xiaoyan stared blankly at the door, thinking about her future.

Xu Damao went out and went straight to the central courtyard.

"Knock knock! Qin Huairu, open the door quickly!" There was a hint of impatience in Xu Damao's voice, but it was not surprising, as this would happen to anyone.

"I'm here, why are you rushing me?" Qin Huairu wiped her hands on her apron and walked quickly to the door.

"Here is five dollars. We are done now." Xu Damao didn't even look at Qin Huairu. He just handed the money forward and that was it.

"You have become a different person now. Why weren't you like this in the security department?" Qin Huairu said sarcastically.

"Okay! That's enough, let's quit while we're ahead! Count them quickly, and then write a receipt in the dark!" Xu Damao was really afraid that Qin Huairu would not admit it. This woman was not a good person either.

"Okay, for the sake of money, I won't bother with you. If you do it again, I won't be so easy to deal with!" Qin Huairu went back to the room and tore a piece of paper from Banggeng's homework book. Looking at the clean and new homework book, Qin Huairu couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart.

"Here, this is the receipt. Once you finish reading your self-review tomorrow, this matter will be over! Don't be so mean in the future!" Qin Huairu said with a smile.

Xu Damao looked at her smug look and felt very aggrieved, but he couldn't refute her! He could only vent his anger on the pillar in the corridor.

"Oh my god, it's so hard, even you bully me!" Xu Damao covered his hand angrily and walked towards Sha Zhu's house again.

Arriving at Sha Zhu's door, Xu Damao saw Sha Zhu carrying dishes into the house from the kitchen. His expression changed again and he said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, are you ready to eat? I'm a little unskilled at the moment. Can I hold off for two days to compensate you for the five dollars? I'll definitely pay you back as soon as I get my salary!"

Sha Zhu said with a sneer on his face: "Why! If you have money, give it back to Qin Huairu, but if you don't have money, give it back to me. You are taking me for a fool."

Xu Damao was looking at him, cursing in his heart. "You are not a fool, how come you have been called Shazhu for so many years! You are a big fool!"

"I just think your family is better off than theirs! My family has enough to pay for one part of the compensation, so I'll just give priority to them first."

"Wait here!" Sha Zhu said and went into the house.

When they got to the room, Sha Zhu asked his wife to find some paper and pen, and then wrote an IOU.

"You write this IOU, and I'll pay you the money when you pay me your salary."

Xu Damao looked at the paper and pen in his hand and felt extremely upset. Finally, he gritted his teeth and signed and sealed the note.

"This will depend on your performance tomorrow. If you dare to fool around tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless to you!" Sha Zhu warned with his dead eyes.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of it tomorrow!" After saying that, Xu Damao slipped away.

At night, Xu Damao lay on the bed with a depressed look on his face, thinking about the consequences of this incident.

During this period of time, he had spent a lot of time and money to get a transfer to a cadre position. He was really unwilling to accept that the matter had fallen through.

The more Xu Damao thought about it, the more he regretted, "Why did I do such a stupid thing at this critical moment. I didn't think carefully about the revenge on Sha Zhu this time, and caused such a big mess. After this period of time is over, I will see how I will deal with you." Xu Damao thought angrily.

The box factory in the suburbs of Beijing has now changed its name. Liu Qingshan observed it for two days and made preliminary plans for the next work in his mind.

Today, all the people who came to study have arrived, and in the evening, a simple welcome banquet was held in the factory cafeteria for everyone.

It was called a banquet, but in fact it was a staff meal. The only difference was that each person at the table was poured a small glass of wine.

Secretary Jiang raised his glass with a smile, stood up and said, "Welcome comrades from our brother units. You are guests coming from afar, so we should treat you well and give you something delicious to eat! But conditions are limited now, so we can only keep things simple. I hope you don't mind if my hospitality is not good enough."

At this time, a man who looked older stood up, smiled, and said loudly: "We didn't come here to eat, drink, and have fun. Besides, the conditions here are already very good, much better than where we are. We are all very satisfied."

After hearing this, someone immediately echoed: "Yes, that's good."

Since the alcohol was limited, everyone only drank a little and then started eating.

When everyone had almost finished eating and put down their chopsticks, Liu Qingshan stood up with a smile and said in a loud voice: "Hello everyone, let me introduce myself here first. My name is Liu Qingshan, and I am the deputy director and technical chief of Kyoto Luggage Factory. In the coming days, I will lead you to study and rebuild this leather factory. If you have any questions or problems in the process, you can ask me at any time, and I will tell you everything I know." After that, he looked at everyone with a smile.

A group of people applauded and cheered to express their welcome and support.