Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao, Xu Weiguo and Zhao Xuan were sitting in a private room of a state-owned restaurant near the Trust Store, chatting. They had already ordered the dishes. Well, there wasn't much to order.

The situation is getting more difficult now, and the supply of many state-owned restaurants has also been reduced. Often the restaurants cook whatever is available today, and the menu is written on a small blackboard every day for diners to choose from.

"Da Mao, can you tell me what it is now?" Zhao Xuan asked curiously.

Xu Weiguo looked at Xu Damao with a strange expression. So you blackmailed Zhao Xuan for a meal without even telling her!

"You can tell from Brother Xu's expression that he already knows. Just ask him." Xu Damao pointed at Xu Weiguo who looked weird next to him and said. In fact, Xu Damao just wanted to tease Zhao Xuan. As for why he didn't tease Xu Weiguo? Pah, what's so good about teasing a grown man!

"Why are you asking me about your affairs? I was just watching from the side, so why did you come to me?"

"Brother Xu, if you know anything, just tell me. You are not the kind of people who let me treat you and still keep me in the dark." Zhao Xuan pretended to be angry and said.

"Hey, it's nothing. It's just that this guy is very successful now. He has become the section chief and director of the steel rolling mill. He has a few job vacancies and wants to ask us if we want them. Let me tell you, there are five vacancies in total, and I only want two!" Xu Weiguo said helplessly.

"Xu Damao, you are so good. You didn't tell me about this good news earlier. You kept me waiting for a long time. Give me the remaining three places. But I still have to thank you for thinking of me. You don't know that the elders of our two families are very principled. They don't let us find jobs for our relatives through backdoors. We have been complained by our relatives for this. This really helps us solve a big problem."

Zhao Xuan was also annoyed by her relatives. They all knew that her family was an official, and they all came to her house to ask them to find a job for her, but the old men in the family did not allow it! This made the relationship between the relatives fade.

"I'll go back home to get the money and stuff when I deliver the goods tonight, and then I'll bring them to you." Zhao Xuan saw Xu Damao opening his mouth to refuse, so she said, "You've helped us a lot this time, so don't refuse this little money. I know that jobs in your steel mill are very popular."

"Yes, yes, yes. We'll deliver the goods later in the evening. I'll go back home to get the money and bring it over then." Xu Weiguo also hurriedly said. The current market situation is that it is difficult to buy a job even if you have money, let alone a job in such a good unit as a steel rolling mill.

"Okay, Brother Xu, Sister Xuan, I won't be polite then." Xu Damao was just speaking when a waiter pushed the door open and came in to serve the dishes.

"The food is here, let's eat it first. I'll prepare some good food and then we'll go home and have a good meal." Zhao Xuan said.

"Yes, you haven't been to my house yet, come over and try your sister-in-law's cooking."

"Okay, then I'll just wait."

Afterwards, they started to eat, but they didn't drink because they had to work in the afternoon. Although there is no rule that prohibits drinking at work, few people drink at noon except when the company entertains them. It can only be said that most people in this era have faith and are more conscious.

After lunch, Xu Damao said goodbye to the two and then rode his bicycle to the Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau. It was time to deal with the enemy spies in Qianmen.

It took Xu Damao about half an hour to get to the Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau, but it was not easy to get in. Xu Damao had to give his name, show his work ID, and say that he knew Deputy Director Chen Yuanzheng before the newly graduated police officer at the door let him in.

Xu Damao didn't know the way in, so he asked a police officer for directions before he found Chen Yuanzheng's office. Xu Damao looked up and saw the sign on the door, "Director's Office." Oh, this old man is great, he's been promoted to director!

Xu Damao stood at the door and knocked. After hearing the call "Come in", he pushed the door open and went in.

Chen Yuanzheng was reading a document and thought it was his subordinates who came to report their work, so he asked without even raising his head: "Wait a moment, I'll finish reading it soon."

Xu Damao didn't hesitate to walk to the sofa and sat down to wait. When he saw the cigarettes on the table, he didn't hesitate to pick one up and lit it.

Five minutes later, Chen Yuanzheng finished reading the document. He looked up and saw Xu Damao smoking leisurely. Well, this man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember his name. So his brain worked frantically and he finally remembered who he was. He was the one who told him about Lijiazhuang. He didn't believe him at the time, but he still took people to participate in the operation.

In fact, my promotion had a lot to do with him. If I hadn't participated in the arrest operation and made great contributions, I might not have been able to compete with another deputy director. Could it be that he came here today because he knew that I was promoted and wanted to ask me for something? I couldn't break the principles.

"Come, have some water. You must be Comrade Xu Damao from the steel rolling mill, right? Why did you think of coming to me today? Is there any big news?" Chen Yuanzheng happily poured two glasses of water and walked to the sofa and sat down.

"It's not really a heavy pound, it's just a light pound." Xu Damao replied naturally.

Chen Yuanzheng was shocked, but his good psychological quality made his expression not change at all. He was just talking casually. Is there really important news? He knew how big a commotion it was last time.

"Oh? Little brother, do you have any important news? Why don't you tell me?"

"No, please don't call me little brother, I'm afraid my dad will beat me to death."

"Oh? Why did your dad hit you?"

"Okay, I'll be frank. Do you know Chen Guangrong?"

Yes, he knew him. He knew him too well! How could he not know the child he had raised from childhood?

"He is my son, what's wrong? Could this matter have anything to do with him?" Chen Yuanzheng asked.

"There really is such a connection. Has your son recently started dating someone named Xu Xiaoying?"

His son does have a girlfriend with this name. His son said a few days ago that he was meeting his girlfriend when he was sending her home and was taken directly to her house for a meal. A few days ago, his son even brought his girlfriend home.

The couple was very satisfied with the girl and even asked their son about her situation. The girl was not only beautiful, but also well-educated. Her father was a projectionist at a movie theater, and her brother was a leader at a steel mill. The family lived in a two-story house with a separate entrance and courtyard. Given the current housing situation in Beijing, families that could live in a single-story house were considered good families.

Wait, my brother is the leader of the steel mill... Isn't the man in front of me the section chief of the steel mill? Xu Damao and Xu Xiaoying were beaten by their father. The marriage was almost done. They just waited for the parents of both sides to meet and set a date. The girl would get married directly after graduating from high school. If the marriage was done, wouldn't his father and I be in-laws? If he accepted the call of "little brother", he would really be beaten by his father.

Putting all these things together, what else does he not understand? If he still doesn’t understand, he should quit his job as Public Security Bureau Chief!

"Ahem, my dear nephew, since we are all family, just say what you want to say." Chen Yuanzheng was very thick-skinned. He immediately forgot the embarrassment and called him nephew.