Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zhang Xiuzhi was indeed dealing with the house matters, but there was an unexpected incident.

This accident was a good thing. The head of the security section of the security department, the one who had fought with Zhang Xiuzhi when she entered the factory, was injured.

During the entire operation of arresting spies and protecting the steel mill, only one person from the security department and the militia company was injured, and that was the section chief. Because of excitement, he injured his foot and broke his bone when there was no fighting. He will probably have to rest for three or four months.

Therefore, the position of the head of the Security Section of the Security Department became vacant.

After this incident, Zhao Hongqing wanted to thoroughly reorganize the Security Department and promote Zhang Xiuzhi, who was impartial and able to control people, to be the current section chief.

The idea was good, but it was difficult to implement. Zhao Hongqing wrote a report to the Chaoyang Branch. There were no problems with the branch, so the only problem left was the steel rolling mill.

The difficulty at the steel mill lies here with the director of the security department.

Above the Security Department is the Security Office, and then the deputy factory director. The factory and the Chaoyang Branch jointly manage the security department, militia company and other armed forces.

Chen Deqing, director of the Security Department, has worked in the steel rolling mill for many years. He retired due to injury. He held a high position before retiring.

Because of this, Chen Deqing has many comrades-in-arms. Over the years, more and more comrades-in-arms and old subordinates have retired from the army, and many of them have come to him for care.

This time too!

In Li Huaide's office, Chen Deqing was making an impassioned speech: "Director Li, I think Wu Dan should take over the position of section chief vacated by Li Yong during his rest period. I will appoint the most worthy person regardless of personal relationship..."

Zhao Hongqing had a headache as he listened to his immediate superior recommending candidates.

He had no idea about this Wu Dan, but he was sure that he was a relative of Chen Deqing.

What are the problems with the security department now?

The problem is that there are too many people with connections. Today I give you some benefits, and tomorrow you turn a blind eye. Over time, the security department will have leaks everywhere.

"Director, my suggestion is to let Zhang Xiuzhi take over as the section chief. I have already reported this to the Chaoyang branch, and the leaders there have agreed." Zhao Hongqing gritted his teeth and ultimately stood against his immediate superior.

"Zhang Xiuzhi? How can a little girl like her be the section chief?" Chen Deqing immediately objected, "Besides, she has only been working for a short time, and she has never been to the battlefield or fought in a war..."

This put Li Huaide in a difficult position, as Chen Deqing was a subordinate whom he valued very much, because Chen Deqing had a wide network of contacts and could make up for some of his shortcomings.

However, Li Huaide also felt that Zhao Hongqing was right. If there had been no spy incident, there would have been no problem with the Security Department. The Security Department as it is now is more than capable of handling minor problems in the factory.

But the spy story is not over yet. Li Huaide knows some inside information that there are still people above the spy chief caught by Zeng Wangcai who have not been caught.

Another thing is that behind Zhang Xiuzhi is Zeng Wangcai. Although Zeng Wangcai’s connections are not obvious and most people don’t know about it, Li Huaide knows it.

"Old Chen, since Section Chief Zhao has already reported to the Chaoyang Branch for approval, I think Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi should be the acting section chief." Li Huaide made the decision.

Chen Deqing didn't know that Zeng Wangcai was behind Zhang Xiuzhi, nor did he know about Zeng Wangcai's connections, so he was stunned for a moment.

In his opinion, Li Huaide should definitely stand on his side.

At this moment, someone knocked on the office door and the three people stopped talking.

Zeng Wangcai, Zhang Xiuzhi, and Director Zhou from the factory office were standing outside.

"Oh, our great hero is here." Seeing Zeng Wangcai, Li Huaide quickly stood up, "I was wondering, you did such a good thing for our factory, why don't you show up? You can't leave today, let's go to the cafeteria and treat you."

Li Huaide's enthusiasm not only surprised Chen Deqing and others, but even Zeng Wangcai was surprised.

In fact, Li Huaide’s father-in-law gave Li Huaide lessons.

"Director Li, you are too polite. I am just here to do something and will leave after I am done. The order has come down and we will return to the army tomorrow." Zeng Wangcai told the truth.

"You are too impatient. Since there is an order, I will not force it. What do you want to do?"

"This is the factory!" Director Zhou continued, "Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi applied for a house in the factory. Logically speaking, Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi has made a special contribution in defending our factory this time, so it is not impossible to get a house, but her household registration is now in Comrade Zeng Wangcai's home. What do you think..."

This is true. When helping Zhang Xiuzhi solve her household registration problem, Zeng Wangcai's network of contacts was not as developed as it is now, and without much consideration, he just gave her to Zeng Wangcai's home.

In this way, Zhang Xiuzhi belongs to Zeng Wangcai's family. According to regulations, Zeng Wangcai's house is big enough for them to live in and does not meet the conditions for a separate house.

"I can move my household registration out and register it on my own!" said Zhang Xiuzhi.

She is no longer the Zhang Xiuzhi who was there when she first came to Beijing. She has a clear understanding of the policies.

"No, no, it's too troublesome!" Li Huaide said with a smile, then his face darkened slightly, "Director Zhou, we can't be too rigid in doing things. Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi is not a member of the Zeng family. There is a hidden story here. You asked her to move her household registration out, and then you have to move it back later.

"I've made the final decision on this matter. Approved!"

In a society where relationships are important, connections are so important. If you have connections, everything will be easy to do.

"By the way, because Li Yong was injured, our factory has decided to let Comrade Zhang Xiuzhi serve as the acting head of the security section." Li Huaide announced the appointment straightforwardly.

Zeng Wangcai would naturally not object to such a good thing, but he did not agree and instead sought Zhang Xiuzhi's opinion: "Do you want to be the section chief? If you don't want to be one, then don't be one. The same goes for going to work. If you don't want to go to work, then don't go to work."

Li Huaide and others were speechless. They all held powerful positions, but you didn't take them seriously.

"You still have to go to work, and you have to do it well." Zhang Xiuzhi clenched her fists, "If anyone dares to steal the factory's property in the future, they have to get past me first."

"Okay, very good, that's the kind of enthusiasm we need..."

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Siheyuan, Zeng family.

Chen Yumei was cooking a big meal, a meal that was even more sumptuous than the one during the Chinese New Year. Because she had to make a lot, she started working at noon.

Zeng Youqian also took a leave of absence and came back to help his son clean up the house at the back. In fact, it was more of a watch than a help, because with Yutie and others around, he couldn't get involved at all.

"Comrades, take a break and drink some sweet soup!" Chen Yumei came out with her family's copper kettle. "No one has lived in that house for a long time, so you don't need to clean it up too carefully. Just give it a rough clean, and we will clean it up slowly later.

"Wangcai, come out and stop working. You will leave tomorrow..."

Mothers all feel sorry for their sons and want to see them a few more times before they leave.

Zeng Wangcai came out of the room next to his own and looked at the pile of junk at the door. "Let's clean up one room first. The wood will be delivered later, and we need somewhere to put it. Let Sha Zhu ask people to take away the junk tonight. Whoever has the junk can take it. If you don't want it, just throw it away."

Although no one lives in the two rooms, it is impossible for them to be empty. They are filled with miscellaneous items, and everyone throws in anything they can't fit in.

At around four o'clock, Yan Bugui came back from get off work and was shocked to see the situation at the back seat: "Hey, these are all our treasures, how did they get thrown out?"