Comfortable life in Siheyuan

After returning to the steel mill, Liu Qingshan threw himself into the busy pace of life without saying a word. He hurried back and forth between the new workshop and the technical department every day, seemingly tireless.

At night, he would continue to work late into the night, concentrating on writing content related to the Four Famous Detectives. Although his days were busy, they were very fulfilling.

On this day, Deputy Section Chief Zhang's notice was finally issued, and he was about to be transferred to the Magic City, which was full of infinite possibilities. After several people from the Technical Department learned the news, they gathered in the small cafeteria at noon to send him off.

Then, exciting news came that Liu Qingshan's appointment also arrived. As expected, he was promoted to deputy section chief of the technical department of the steel rolling mill.

In fact, since Liu Qingshan entered the factory, his work performance has been obvious to all, and he has achieved a lot of results. No one thinks there is anything wrong with his promotion to deputy section chief this time.

Liu Qingshan’s story was also posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the steel mill that evening.

As soon as it was time to get off work, everyone in the courtyard knew about it.

After work, I picked up Feng Yu and went home together. This time, I didn't go through the compound, but went directly to the East Lane to go home.

There was also a lot of discussion in the yard about Liu Qingshan's affairs.

The third uncle stood at the door, looking into the distance from time to time. Finally, Liu Yaohui and Hu Ping came back from get off work.

Since he got a bicycle, Liu's father has been picking up his wife after get off work every day, which is also what he follows the example of others.

"Old Liu is back, and your mistress is now a leader. This is a great event, and we must celebrate in the courtyard." This is the usual rhetoric used by the third uncle Yan Bugui, and everyone in the courtyard is tired of hearing it.

"How much gift money do you plan to give? Your brother Jie Cheng works in the factory now, so you have to speak nicely." Father Liu made a joke.

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui's eyes instantly lost all light.

"Am I not teasing you? I'm just saying it casually, don't take it seriously." Yan Bugui immediately changed his tone after weighing the pros and cons.

"We don't hold banquets or accept gifts, so you can rest assured," said Liu's father with a smile.

"Uncle, let's go back and prepare dinner first." After saying this, Liu's mother turned around and went back.

When Liu's father saw this, he also pushed the cart back home.

The third uncle went home in a gloomy mood. The third aunt beside him saw what Old Yan was thinking.

"What's wrong? The Liu family doesn't hold a banquet, right? When has they ever held a banquet? You are just daydreaming." The third aunt said happily.

"We can't not do this once. It's not appropriate to do so. How can we maintain the relationship with the neighbors? It's not like we won't give the gift money." The third uncle muttered to himself.

"Come on, how much can you offer?" said the third aunt with a smile.

"I...I...Ah!! Our Jie Cheng is also working in the factory now. It would be inappropriate if I give less, but I'd feel bad if I give more. Forget it, let's not do it." The third uncle sighed regretfully.

The Jia family in the middle courtyard.

"Huai Ru, now that the Liu family has produced a cadre, you have no conflicts with him. Why don't you go and ask him to help you find a better job." Jia Zhang said to Qin Huai Ru in a negotiating tone.

Qin Huairu is now working in the cleaning class. The work is not as hard as in the workshop, but the salary is not high. Fortunately, Li Huaide made her a regular employee, so she can continue to receive the basic salary of 27.5 yuan. Now there is no room for advancement.

"I have no conflicts with him, but we don't have any friendship either. How could he do anything for me? As for you! Don't even think about those unnecessary things." Qin Huairu's mentality is now somewhat calm, mainly because she has lost her ambition.

"How do you know if you don't try? What if?" Jia Zhang was still not giving up and kept asking.

"Mom, just be quiet. I have no conflict with him, but you offended him some time ago. How could you have forgotten everything because of your bad memory?" Qin Huairu shut up Jia Zhang with just one sentence.

Qin Huairu looked at her silent mother-in-law and stopped talking.

Liu Qingshan and his family were just about to have dinner in Liu's father's room when there was a knock on the door. The person knocking on the door was none other than the second uncle in the backyard.

"Uncle, what's the matter?" Father Liu looked at Liu Haizhong in confusion.

"Aren't I here to celebrate for Qingshan? Look, I brought some wine with me." Liu Haizhong is not Yan Bugui, and the wine is a bottle of Xifeng Liquor.

"Old Liu, we have been neighbors for many years. Aren't you being an outsider? Is there something going on at work?" Father Liu said politely.

"I just want to ask Qingshan, our workshop is still short of a deputy director, and I want to see how Qingshan's relationship is with our director. Can he have a say?" Liu Haizhong was not polite at all, and what he said was enough to scare people to death.

"Second Uncle, I'm still the same as before in the Technical Department, just a technician. It's just that my position has been promoted, but I have no real power. Take the wine back." Liu Qingshan could only prevaricate like this as he looked at Liu Haizhong, who was addicted to power.

"Without real power, does that mean you can't manage people?" Liu Haizhong didn't quite understand what was going on.

"Hey, you said there are only a few people in our technical department, and there is a section chief above us. Who can I manage? Your director will not listen to me." Liu Qingshan said self-deprecatingly.

"So that's how it is. Okay then, I'll go back now." Liu Haizhong shook his head, turned around and went back, taking the wine with him.

Feng Yu, who had been watching the show the whole time, suddenly laughed and then said, "Haha, this guy is really interesting."

After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Liu's mother also laughed: "This man is obsessed with power and wants to be an official. When he heard that there is no real power, he immediately went back."

"In fact, the technical department itself is a scientific research department, and ability is still the key. The only role of the deputy section chief is to increase the salary." Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

"What you said, if you have this position, won't your words carry more weight in the factory in the future?" Father Liu still knew the twists and turns involved.

"If I don't say this, there will be many people who will come to me to ask for favors and get things done for them. Should I do it or not? It's still better this way." Liu Qingshan explained.

"Qingshan, your salary is much better now, right?" Feng Yu narrowed his eyes, looking like a money-grubber.

"It's about the same, just a few dollars more. My original salary was already quite high, so the change isn't big." Liu Qingshan replied with a smile.

Liu Qingshan looked at Feng Yu with a smile and continued, "Although my salary has not increased significantly, this promotion is a recognition of my work ability. I will work harder and make greater contributions to the factory."

Feng Yu nodded, a proud look on her face.

After finishing their meal, the couple carried Xixi back to the courtyard.

Liu Qingshan continued to write his own novel. There were quite a lot of parts about the Four Famous Detectives, and he didn't have enough time, so he could only write about the first two parts, The Chase and The Fugitive.

I've used several notebooks and am almost done writing it.