Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

After arriving at the factory, Xu Damao first went to the branch factory to inspect the work in the workshop, and then went to attend today's groundbreaking ceremony for the new house.

The Ministry of Metallurgy attached great importance to this pilot project and directly sent a deputy minister with some of his subordinates. The government also sent a deputy mayor to lead the groundbreaking ceremony.

The scene at the steel rolling mill was even more exaggerated. Basically all the leaders in the factory came, and even twenty worker representatives attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

Xu Damao had no interest in such nonsense, but he had to adapt to the environment. On the surface, he pretended to listen carefully to the leader's speech, but secretly he was already daydreaming.

The leaders of the three departments took turns to speak, and even Wang Jinshan, one of the promoters of this matter, made a long speech. Li Huaide originally wanted Xu Damao to speak as well, but he declined.

After the opening ceremony, almost everyone in the room looked very happy. Why did I say almost? That was because one person was very unhappy. Because Wu Changzheng had no role in this matter at all, he felt that he was excluded from the core leadership of the steel mill, so it would be strange for him to be happy.

In fact, this was done intentionally by Li Huaide. As time went by, the situation became clearer and clearer, and a vigorous revolutionary movement was about to begin.

The well-informed Li Huaide had already received the news from his father-in-law. Now he, Li Huaide, was the boss of the steel mill, so whose life should be taken? It couldn't be him, Li Huaide, or anyone in his line, right? It was better to let his friend die rather than the poor Taoist.

Wu Changzheng, who was alone, caught Li Huaide's eye. He was a technical person and had been studying technology in the factory. He was not popular. Although he had some background, he was not in the same faction as Li Huaide's father-in-law.

A deputy director who was in a high position but weak, wasn't this a ready-made target? So the two parties, who had previously cooperated happily, parted ways. Affected by this, undercurrents began to surge throughout the steel mill.

Soon it was May 1st. Today was International Labor Day, and everyone had a day off to celebrate this annual holiday. It was also the day Yan Jiefang and Ran Qiuye got married.

Yan Bugui got up early in the morning and cleaned his Fei Ge bicycle which was still as good as new. But his work was not limited to this. He borrowed the bicycles of Xu Damao and Nan Yi, and after cleaning them, he went to pick up his colleague and daughter-in-law.

The marriage of Yan Jiefang and Ran Qiuye was decided in April, and since then Yan Bugui has been praising his two daughters-in-law to everyone he meets, saying that the eldest daughter-in-law is virtuous and capable of managing the household, and the second daughter-in-law is well-educated and well-mannered, and the pride on his face cannot be concealed no matter how hard he tries.

Xu Damao didn't know whether Yan Bugui would regret letting his son marry a teacher in half a month. Ran Qiuye was not only a teacher, but her parents were also high-level intellectuals. Her family had lived abroad before. People with overseas backgrounds were one of the targets of this revolution.

Yan Jiefang also got up early and started to dress himself up, wearing a neat new Zhongshan suit, combing his hair to make it shiny, and looking much more energetic. Although Ran Qiuye was two years older than him, he liked his wife very much and wanted to bring her home as soon as possible.

The chefs today were He Daqing and his son. Mainly because of their long-standing friendship, He Daqing did not ask for money, but only waived their family's share of the meal.

The Intermediate Court had already set up a temporary stove in advance, and Liu Guangfu delivered all the necessary ingredients early in the morning. Basically, whenever ingredients needed to be delivered, he would take the initiative to work a night shift.

Liu Guangfu is now very famous. In Nanluoguxiang, anyone who needs to arrange a banquet will come to him. The ingredients he gets are not only fresh but also reasonably priced. No matter where he goes in this area, people will take the initiative to greet him and establish a relationship with him. Who doesn't have something to do? Do you have to wait until the problem is right before asking for help?

Soon, Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian and his younger brother Yan Jiekuang set out on their bikes to pick up the bride.

Xu Damao looked at Yan Bugui's house. It was not big enough after Liberation and marriage, and the factory did not have any extra houses to allocate. Now Yan Jiecheng and his wife lived in the back house, the old couple lived with their daughter, and the second and third sons lived in one room.

After Yan Jiefang got married, the couple would have to live in a separate room. So where would the third child of the Yan family live? Would he continue to live with his parents at this age? After thinking for a while and failing to figure it out, Xu Damao stopped thinking about it and turned around to play with the children.

Since Yu Shui was pregnant, she had been chatting with Liang Ladi at Sha Zhu's house. The banquet was set up in the central courtyard anyway, so she could just call them when the time came.

Not long after, with the shouting of "the new bride is here", all the people who had nothing to do rushed to the entrance of the alley, scrambling to see the bride and grab some wedding candies.

Xu Damao and Liu Guangfu and other young people also had tasks, which were to light firecrackers and distribute wedding candies. Xu Damao lit the fuse of the firecrackers with a cigarette in his mouth and ran a few steps to avoid it. Soon, the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the alley. After repeating this several times, Xu Damao's task was completed.

People around stretched their necks to look inside, and some even sat on the wall. A group of children surrounded the newlyweds, saying auspicious words and asking for wedding candy. Seeing this, Liu Guangfu took out wedding candy from his cloth bag and distributed it to the children, and from time to time he grabbed a few handfuls of candy and threw them into the crowd.

In a lively atmosphere, the newlyweds finally entered the house, and after completing some rituals, the feast could begin.

Bang Geng relied on his agility to weave in and out of the crowd, and he really grabbed a lot of wedding candy. Usually, he was the one who made the most noise when someone in the neighborhood got married, but today he didn't dare to make any noise at all, because Ran Qiuye was his class teacher, and if he accidentally offended the class teacher, he would be slapped on the hand when he went back to school.

If we were to say who is the most dissatisfied with this marriage, it would definitely be Bang Geng. In the past, the head teacher lived far away from home and only visited his family a few times in a semester. But now they live in the same compound. If he makes any mistakes, Ran Qiuye will complain to his mother every day. Will he have a good life in the future?

Banggeng shook his head to get rid of his depression, and started to pick up the unexploded firecrackers on the ground with other children. Some of these firecrackers were just short fuses that did not ignite completely, and some were of poor quality and did not explode. They could still have fun with them by collecting them.

Seeing that Bang Geng had picked up a lot of firecrackers, a child from the next yard said to Bang Geng: "Eunuch Jia, if you give me some of the firecrackers, I will play with you."

Banggeng snorted coldly and ignored him, lighting firecrackers and playing by himself. Ever since he was abolished, the children in the alley and his classmates at school called him Jia Gonggong, which made him very embarrassed and he stopped playing with other children.

But he is not just a teenager, he is also a well-known thief in the underworld. He feels that he is not on the same level as these little brats.

During the Chinese New Year, his boss organized them to do something big. After a long period of scouting, they finally stole a store on the night of the Chinese New Year and got a lot of good stuff. The stuff was sold on the black market where the boss's father worked, and each of them got a lot of money. This made Banggeng feel so arrogant all day long. Why would he care about a few little brats with runny noses?