Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

After hearing Sha Zhu's promise to arrange a good job for her, Yu Haitang looked at this silly brother-in-law whom she once despised, and her emotions were surging. When she saw Sha Zhu before, although he was still dressed cleanly, it was completely different from now. Sha Zhu's hairstyle was no longer the flat head in the past, but a 2:8 split hairstyle that cadres often combed and was easy to manage. He was wearing a straight gabardine Zhongshan suit (Sha Zhu said: I only wear it during the Chinese New Year, I don't want to wear it on other days. Usually it's pure cotton, but Yu Li often irons it, so it's straight.) I don't know if it's the nourishment of love or Yu Li's good care, Sha Zhu's rough face now seems a little tender, and there are fewer wrinkles on his face. His temperament has also changed a lot. He no longer has the feeling of being clean but messy in the past. Now he exudes warmth and confidence from the inside out, making people want to get close to him and trust him. As Yu Haitang looked at him, her expression changed involuntarily. She immediately retracted her gaze, and then looked at her sister with a guilty look.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Yu Li pulled him aside and asked, "In order to find a good job for Haitang, do you want to go back and talk to Mr. Ren and ask him for help?"

"No need, he has already arranged a job for you. We will go to him for Haitang's matter, but we are ignorant and keep bothering him." Sha Zhu looked at Yu Haitang and said, "Most of the jobs he wants to arrange are government units. It's not a good idea for Haitang to go there. You just heard her remarks. She is too radical and it's easy to get into trouble. In fact, I was planning to arrange the rainwater at the water plant. Now that Haitang needs it, let's arrange Haitang there first."

"What about the rain in the future?" Yu Li didn't want to play favorites, so she asked immediately, "Don't let the rain in the future prevent us from getting in."

"It's okay. Since we can't get into the water plant, we can go to the power plant. They are all factories, but they are not as tiring as the steel mill. Ordinary female comrades without education would either read meters or look after the warehouse. Our two sisters have education, so they will definitely work in offices, which is easier."

The two of them discussed it and returned to the living room. Yu Li told Yu Haitang in front of Yu Shui that she was going to arrange her to the water plant. Yu Haitang was a little hesitant after hearing that. She thought Sha Zhu would find someone to arrange her to a government unit. Who knew it was a factory, and a water plant that dug wells and dug mud. It was not as impressive as a steel rolling mill at all. One was a subordinate unit of a ministry and the other was a municipal unit. They had much worse reputations.

Yu Li saw that her sister was a little disgusted, so she pulled her aside and did some work. "I see you're not very interested in going to the water plant. Do you have any ideas?"

"One is a municipal unit, much smaller than the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and, and..."

"And what? You know your brother-in-law originally planned to arrange this job for Yu Shui. Because if it's given to you, Yu Shui might have to be assigned to the power plant in Shijingshan, which is so far away. And you don't know how to cherish it!"

"In that case, I'll ask Yang Weimin to get me into the steel mill, so as not to delay the rainwater from entering the water plant. It will definitely be better if she enters the water plant with rain and water."

"No, no matter what, we can't let Yang Weimin arrange it. We don't owe anyone a favor."

"Then doesn't it mean I owe my brother-in-law a favor if he helps me find a job?"

"How can that be the same? They are just friends, and what about you? What's wrong with you?" Yu Li said angrily, "You don't want to marry someone, so why take advantage of them? You'll be criticized by others."

"Go ahead and poke me if you want. I'll just think of them as dogs barking. Shouldn't I stop planting crops just to listen to the crickets chirping?" Yu Haitang thought he was right.

Sha Zhu, who was discussing Yu Shui's future job with her, heard Yu Li and her sister arguing, and hurried over to mediate. He heard that Yu Haitang didn't want to go to the water plant because she disliked its small size, but he didn't care. After all, she was not his biological sister, and Yu Haitang's temperament was not so easy to be controlled by others.

"Is the cotton mill okay? It's a unit directly under the Ministry of Light Industry. It's just a little far away, near the Ciyun Temple in Dongbali. Women have an advantage in such a unit than in a steel mill. Is it okay?"

"I'll think about it." Yu Haitang didn't give a definite answer.

Sha Zhu went back to talk to his sister, "If she doesn't want to go to the water plant, then I will send you back to the water plant."

Yushui nodded and agreed.

Sha Zhu was surprised and asked, "She didn't want it, but you agreed to take it? What do you think?"

"You are my brother, you can't hurt me. Since your eyesight healed, you have become more and more capable, and you have made many friends. You must know more than the students in my school. Why should I pretend to know everything in front of you? I have arranged everything for you, can't I just follow the arrangements and relax? Why do you have to make yourself suffer for no reason?"

Sha Zhu touched Yu Shui's hair and was speechless for a moment. One of his two sisters was covered with thorns, while the other was now frighteningly obedient. Especially the biological sister Yu Shui, she was not like this before. It turned out that she was also a little thorn.

Yu Shui shook her head. She was already grown up and didn’t like her brother messing up her hair. She said, “Brother, why did you send me to the water factory? Aren’t other factories better?”

Finally, there is still an idea. Sha Zhu is relieved. He is afraid that his sister will become lazy, unthinking, and live a life of idleness. "Water is used every day. It is the most basic thing for ordinary people, just like food. We cannot live without it. But other things are not a big deal if they are missing for a while. In the future, the population of Beijing may increase, and the water plant will also become larger. Then its importance will be revealed."

"Is it the same with power plants? In the past, people used to use kerosene lamps, but now they use electric lights, listen to radios, and ride trams."

Sha Zhu nodded, "Yes, there is a box that can be used to watch movies at home, called a TV. Rich people have it. We can't watch it now, but in the future, when the country develops well, every family will be able to watch TV. Then, electricity will be more important."

"Then I'll go to the power plant. I think the power plant is more powerful."

"No, no, Haitang said something just now, and I think it's quite right. Your name is Yushui, so it's a good match for you to go to the water plant. If you go to the power plant, either they have a short circuit or you are in trouble."

Yu Shui laughed and said, "You are quite superstitious. Now that you are a cadre, you can't be like this."

Sha Zhu pretended to look outside and said carefully, "Shh, I'm telling you this. I won't tell anyone else."

Yu Li pulled Yu Haitang to Sha Zhu and said, "She has thought about it and agreed to go to the cotton mill." Yu Haitang just nodded and said nothing more.

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Okay, just think it over. If you have any problems in the future, don't tell me about the cotton mill I arranged for you."

Yu Haitang hesitated and asked, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean? Is there something wrong with the cotton mill?"

"The cotton mill is fine now, but I don't know if it will be good in the future. I just told Yu Shui that water and electricity are just like food, they are necessities for the people, so there won't be too many problems in the future."

"You don't even know how to spin cotton. Who doesn't wear clothes? We are not primitive people." After listening to Sha Zhu's explanation, Yu Haitang no longer cared about her previous worries.

Yu Shui thought: It seems that Yu Haitang didn’t learn history well.

Sha Zhu nodded and said to Yu Li, "After that year I will find an opportunity to contact the people at the cotton mill. We can't change it!" After that he looked at Yu Haitang again.

Yu Haitang shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not. It will just be a cotton mill."

A person's future achievements depend not only on luck, but also on his cognition. The decision made that night changed the fate of Yu Haitang and Yu Shui. Yu Shui and Yu Haitang's trust in Sha Zhu made their future living standards and hardships very different. Yu Shui's understanding of history also helped her to be more convinced of her brother's judgment.

"Did you see anything, friends? Don't just read the story. What's hidden in the story is what I want to say."