Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

In summer, the sun rises earlier.

By the time Li Guohua finished washing up and rushed to the backyard, the sun had already risen.

The whole Li family was also having breakfast. They had millet porridge and wheat cakes in the morning.

"Well, the wheat cake tastes a little different today. Sister-in-law, it must be made by you!" Li Guohua picked up a cake and took a big bite.

In fact, there is nothing different about it, it’s just a little more burnt than usual because the heat was not controlled well.

"As long as you like it, your sister-in-law will cook it for you every day in the future!" Yu Li said happily.

He knew that Li Guohua liked to eat this kind of breakfast, so he followed behind and learned how to do it.

"Guohua, are you going to the steel mill today?" Li Guoliang asked with a smile as he sat aside.

Last night, I don’t know how Qin Huairu convinced Jia Zhangshi, and she came to me in the middle of the night and said that she was going to take Jia Dongxu’s place and asked me to accompany her to the factory to help talk to her.

"Yes, brother, let's go together later. I'll drive you!" Li Guohua said with a smile

The eldest brother has set his eyes on his jeep and wants to take a ride.

"Hey, good!"

Li Guoliang was very happy to see his younger brother being so smart.

"Hey, you are already so grown up, but you are still so unruly. Why are you riding in this car?"

Li Chuwu became furious when he saw his eldest son jumping up and down.

"Dad, it's easier for you to talk while standing. You have a bicycle, but I have to walk to get there! Otherwise, you can pay for me to buy one," Li Guoliang said dissatisfiedly.

He is no longer a buyer. At the beginning of the year, under the care of Li Guohua, he was transferred to the logistics department as an officer. If you take a management position, your future path will always be smoother.

"Cough cough!" Old Li was drinking porridge and almost choked when he heard what he said.

Maybe it’s because the country is going to issue new currency, in order to recycle old currency, no tickets are needed to buy bicycles now. But the price has soared to 450 yuan per bicycle.

My impression is that the highest price seems to be around 600 yuan, and even then, the demand is still insufficient to meet the supply.

Mr. Li now earns more than 30 yuan a month, which is not enough for him to buy with his annual salary.

"What's wrong with being pregnant? I've been pregnant for more than ten years, and I still managed to get through it. When I was your age, you and Guohua were already pregnant..."

Old Li couldn't win the argument, so he was ready to use his status to pressure others.

What followed was a long list of old clichés, such as urging people to have children, urging them to have grandchildren, and a moment of silence for Li Guoliang.

After breakfast, the two of them took Qin Huairu to the steel mill, and Li Guohua also met the mill's director Yang.

"Comrade Guohua, I didn't expect to have you accompany me on this trip. It's because we haven't done our job well!" Yang Hehua was very enthusiastic when he saw Li Guohua.

Although Li Guohua's rank was lower than his, he was also a well-known figure in Beijing and a future star of the Ministry of Light Industry.

Many senior leaders have high hopes for him, many brother units owe him favors, and Li Huaide, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, praises him to the sky.

That’s right, Lao Li was promoted. Due to his outstanding work during difficult times and the support of his father-in-law, he officially became one of the giants of the steel rolling mill.

"Director Yang, you are a senior, and I still have a lot to learn from you. Jia Dongxu and I live in the same courtyard, and this time I am here mainly to accompany his family."

Li Guohua behaved very modestly in front of Yang Hehua.

Thanks to Li Guohua's intervention, the steel mill did not mention Jia Dongxu's matter. They just talked to him about some things Li Guohua had done to help the steel mill. Finally, they asked Li Guohua to come to the steel mill more often in the future so that both sides could learn from each other, deepen cooperation and share their strengths and weaknesses.

By the time the two said goodbye, Jia Dongxu's subordinates had already completed the formalities, and also delivered Qin Huairu's employment form.

He will be given a pension for one and a half years, and then Qin Huairu will take over Jia Dongxu's position, but she will have to start as an apprentice.

After the work was done, Li Guohua had no intention of sending Qin Huairu back. After driving out of the steel mill gate, he found a roadside parking spot and let her get off and go back by herself.

The steel rolling mill is just outside Dongzhimen, not too far from the courtyard.

"Guohua, thank you so much this time!" Qin Huairu sat in the passenger seat without moving.

This time she learned a lot about how senior leaders discuss work.

It is not at all like everyone thinks that the steel mill wants to suck the blood of the workers, nor is it like what Yi Zhonghai said, that begging this and that may not necessarily get it done.

When she came today, she listened to Jia Zhang's advice and prepared to cry, make a fuss, and then hang herself, but she didn't expect it to be so smooth.

This is all because Li Guohua is here. He is also a cadre and Director Yang gives him a lot of face.

You still have to study, read good books, and become a senior official, only then you will have a bright future.

"No need to thank me. It's getting late now. You should go to the street office quickly. Maybe you can get your household registration settled before noon!" Li Guohua waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

Looking at the pitiful young widow in mourning clothes, he really didn't dare to look at her.

When Qin Huairu returned home and was about to go to the street, Jia Zhang asked her to go to the hospital first.

"Mom, didn't we agree that I'll go when I'm free? It's almost the end of the month, maybe I can still go and collect this month's food!" Qin Huairu said with a sad face.

My life is so miserable. My husband died when I was so young, and my mother-in-law doesn't believe in me.

"You should come with me to the hospital to get an IUD installed. It won't be too late to register your household registration tomorrow!"

That’s right, Jia Zhang agreed to let Qin Huairu take over the job, but there were two conditions. The first was that she had to have an IUD, and the other was that she had to give three yuan in pension every month.

"My dear daughter-in-law, I know you are suffering. I have been through this myself, so how can I not understand? I am doing this for your own good and for Bang Geng's good!" Seeing that Qin Huairu was a little resistant, Jia Zhang hurriedly took her hand and comforted her.

"Mom, I won't do anything to let Dongxu down!" Qin Huairu cried.

Dongxu is so good to me. He never complains no matter how hard or tired he is. Even when life is almost impossible, he still does temporary work and buys things to cheer myself up. I will never forget him in my life.

"Mom knows, but look at how many people have been doing that half-closed door thing in the past two years. They are all forced to do it!"

"When people live in this world, they either bully others or are bullied. If one day your belly gets bigger, how will Banggeng survive? He will be looked down upon by others for the rest of his life!"

"Mom won't make it hard for you. As long as you get an IUD, I'll raise you even if I have to eat coarse food with you!"

Under Jia Zhang's persistent teaching, especially when the gangster issue was brought up, Qin Huairu finally compromised.

The two walked together to the Sixth People's Hospital, where Jia Zhang had acquaintances.

Looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, the locust trees on the roadside swaying in the breeze, and listening to the chirping of birds, Qin Huairu felt that at this moment, the world was so beautiful, but so far away from her.

From today on, I am no longer Qin Huairu, but the widow Qin.