Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, He Yuzhu finished the work at hand, stood up and stretched his limbs. After stretching his limbs, He Yuzhu planned to go to Qian Dafei to talk. He must not underestimate Li Huaide. It is better to be careful than to be in trouble. Although Li Huaide was able to become the deputy director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill with the help of his wife's relationship, when the wind started, Li Huaide got rid of Director Yang, which was based on his own ability. Moreover, after the wind stopped, Li Huaide was able to retreat unscathed, which shows that this person's methods are not ordinary.

He Yuzhu walked slowly to the Personnel Office and asked, "Are you busy, Director Qian? If not, come out and chat for a while."

"Okay, please wait for me outside for a moment, Deputy Director He, I'll tidy up the documents on the desk and then come out to find you." Qian Dafei simply tidied up the documents on the desk and then walked out of the Personnel Department office.

He Yuzhu led Qian Dafei out of the office building and came to the tree in front of the office building.

"Deputy Director He, is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Qian Dafei asked with a smile.

"Secretary Qian, Director Li from the cafeteria has handed you the leave form, right?" He Yuzhu asked without any hesitation.

"Well, it was submitted to the Personnel Department this morning, and I happened to be the one who handled it. Deputy Director He, you are really a good leader. I heard from Director Li that he originally planned to take two days off, but you were worried that he would not be able to finish his work, so you approved him one more day." After saying that, Qian Dafei gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up.

"Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning, it's all my duty." He Yuzhu said modestly, "Secretary Qian, this is Director Li's wedding day. Are you representing the factory to attend it again?"

"Well, yes. Usually when section-level cadres in the factory get married, Director Su arranges for me to attend on behalf of the factory. In fact, so-called attendance is just a formality. You should know this since you have been married. By the way, Deputy Director He, why do you suddenly ask this?" Qian Dafei asked curiously.

"It's not a big deal. I heard that Director Li's girlfriend has some background, so I wanted to ask you about it. After all, cadres' marriages must be registered with the Personnel Department."

"Director Li's girlfriend's family has some background and he is also a soldier under your command. Why do you care about this, Deputy Director He?" Qian Dafei asked puzzledly.

"I'm worried that Director Li will find a partner whose family has a strong background. I have to be careful when I manage Director Li in the future. What if I offend Director Li and he gets promoted? Then I will... That's why I came to you to find out. You should understand what I mean, right?" He Yuzhu answered implicitly.

"Oh, I understand. We do need to be careful. Deputy Director He is really thoughtful. But now I know that Director Li's girlfriend's name is Xue Mei. I don't know much about her family situation. I will keep an eye on her for you when I go to Director Li's wedding." Qian Dafei said after thinking for a while.

He Yuzhu saw that Qian Dafei understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Secretary Qian."

"Deputy Director He, this is too formal. Do you think you care about your subordinates?"

"Thank you for your understanding, Director Qian. I've been a bit busy lately, and I haven't been able to do what I promised you last time. I'll arrange it for Director Qian when I have a break this week. Director Qian, what words do you want?"

"Deputy Director He, if you say so, I will not be polite. I would like to trouble Deputy Director He this time. I am asking for a high price. I would like to trouble Deputy Director He to write a painting of "沁园春·雪" for me." Qian Dafei said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll make sure to arrange it for you this week, and I'll bring it to you next Monday when I go to work. Then you'll have to trouble Qian to hire someone to mount it yourself."

"Of course I will. When the time comes, I will pass down your calligraphy as a family heirloom."

"Mr. Qian, you are such a joker. I am not a calligrapher, nor do I treat my calligraphy as a family heirloom. Just don't mind. Mr. Qian, please take care of the matter. I won't disturb your work."

"Okay, Deputy Director He, just rest assured, I will make sure to find out everything for you."

The two smiled at each other, and walked upstairs to the office building in tacit understanding.

What Qian Dafei didn't expect was that a joke he made casually actually came true. The calligraphy written by He Yuzhu for him really became a family heirloom of the Qian family. When the Qian family encountered difficulties 70 years later, his great-grandson put the calligraphy up for auction, and it was sold at a price of 2500 million RMB at Sotheby's. On the one hand, it was because He Yuzhu's handwriting was good, and on the other hand, it was because He Yuzhu retired as an administrative level 4.

Because Li Huaide's wedding was held during the day, Qian Dafei could no longer leave work like he did when he attended He Yuzhu's wedding. In addition, Su Daqiang, director of the Personnel Department, reminded Qian Dafei to pay attention to Li Huaide's wedding, so Qian Dafei rushed to Li Huaide's home early. The house where Li Huaide lived was re-allocated after he was transferred to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. It was the east wing of a courtyard in Guanyin Temple Hutong. It might be because Li Huaide had just moved to this courtyard not long ago, and the people who attended the wedding banquet at noon were all Li Huaide's relatives, and there was no neighbor of the courtyard.

Qian Dafei originally planned to leave after handing over the things prepared by the factory to Li Huaide, but Li Huaide held him tightly and refused to let him go. Qian Dafei remembered what Su Daqiang from the Personnel Department said and what He Yuzhu had asked him to do, so Qian Dafei sat down at the wine table. Although Qian Dafei arrived earlier, Li Huaide's wedding ceremony had already ended when he arrived, so he did not see the bride. Qian Dafei guessed that the bride should be in the new house.

Just when Qian Dafei was thinking about how to find out about the family situation of Li Huaide's wife, the person in charge of entertaining guests at the same table said enthusiastically: "You are a colleague from Huaide's factory, right? I am Li Huaide's second uncle. If there is anything wrong with my hospitality today, please forgive me."

"I'm Director Li's colleague. My name is Qian Dafei, and you can call me Xiao Qian. I'll follow Director Li and call you Second Uncle. Second Uncle, you're being too polite. According to the factory's rules, I'm here to attend Director Li's wedding on behalf of the factory, so I can't stay for the banquet. Unfortunately, Director Li was too enthusiastic and held me back, so I had no choice but to stay."

"Attendees are not allowed to attend the wedding banquet. The rules of your factory are too inhumane. In our hometown, if guests come to attend the wedding and we don't keep them and let them go, we will be laughed at by the whole village, and we will be spat on when we go out." Li Huaide's second uncle said with dissatisfaction.

"Uncle, you have to understand too. After all, food is rationed now, and our factory has such a rule to reduce the burden on its employees." Qian Dafei explained with a smile.

"Today is Huaide's big day, let's not talk about work. Xiao Qian, you must eat and drink well today, otherwise you will look down on me, your second uncle."

Qian Dafei smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle, you can eat, but you can't drink. I have to go back to work in the factory in the afternoon. If I drink, I will be criticized by the factory."

When Li Huaide's second uncle heard this, he said with disappointment, "You are not allowed to drink a glass of wedding wine when you come to the wedding. What kind of rule is this? Your factory director didn't come. If he had come, I would have forced him to drink a few glasses of wine for making such an unreliable rule."

When Qian Dafei heard that Uncle Li Huaide was about to complain about the steel mill again, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Uncle, why don't I see the bride? Where is the bride?"

When Li Huaide's second uncle heard Qian Dafei talking about the bride, he immediately became interested and said happily, "The bride is in the room chatting with her family. Huaide's boy is so lucky. Not only is his wife beautiful, but her family is also well-off."

"Really? Director Li is not bad either. He's so young, but he's already the canteen director of our steel rolling mill. The bride's family conditions can't be better." Qian Dafei was very happy when he heard what Li Huaide's uncle said. He was just thinking about how to inquire about Li Huaide's wife's family situation, and then Li Huaide's uncle took the initiative to talk about Li Huaide's wife. It was like someone gave him a pillow just when he dozed off. So he hurriedly said the opposite of what Li Huaide's uncle said.

"Xiao Qian, you are not an outsider. I'll tell you in secret. Huaide's father-in-law is a high-ranking official." Li Huaide's second uncle said in a low voice with a mysterious look on his face.

"Uncle, stop fooling me. How high of an official can Director Li's father-in-law be? Director Li is already a section-level cadre at such a young age. In another ten or twenty years, Director Li himself will be a high-ranking official." Qian Dafei decided to provoke Li Huaide's uncle.

"It's not that I look down on Huaide, it's just that even if he works hard all his life, he can't catch up with his father-in-law." Li Huaide's uncle looked around and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Huaide's father-in-law's position would be that of a minister in the ancient imperial court. Just tell me if it's a high-ranking official or not."

After hearing what Uncle Li Huaide said, Qian Dafei was shocked. The minister in the ancient court was equivalent to the current deputy minister. This was indeed a high-ranking official. Strictly speaking, it was not even worthy of being called a high-ranking official. It should be described as a senior official. Qian Dafei calmed down and said quickly, "Well, Uncle, you are right. I was still too young and my vision was not good enough. I thought the factory director of our factory was a high-ranking official, so I didn't dare to think about a higher position."

"It's okay. I understand. After all, you are still young and haven't experienced so much." Li Huaide's second uncle said magnanimously.

"Thank you for your understanding, second uncle." Qian Dafei thought to himself: It's no wonder that He Yuzhu asked me about the family background of Li Huaide's wife. It would be stressful for any subordinate to marry the daughter of a deputy minister. It would be a stumbling block for her to get promoted. As soon as Li Huaide said he wanted to get married, He Yuzhu knew that his wife's family background was not ordinary. It seems that He Yuzhu was able to become a deputy director at such a young age. He is also a man with a clear mind.

Not long after, people started bringing dishes to the table. After all the dishes were served, Qian Dafei looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table and silently calculated the price of the dishes in his mind. Qian Dafei was shocked when he calculated. There were chicken, fish and beef on the table. The whole table would cost at least 20 yuan. It seemed that Li Huaide spent a lot of money on this wedding banquet.

After the wedding banquet began, Li Huaide's second uncle reluctantly advised again: "Xiao Qian, today is Huaide's big day, just have a drink. Such a small glass of wine will not affect your work in the afternoon."

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to drink, it's that I really can't. Originally, I came here to attend Director Li's wedding on behalf of the factory. I should leave as soon as I deliver the gifts from the factory to Director Li. I have already been breaking the rules by staying to attend the banquet. If I drink again, our leader will smell the alcohol on my mouth and who knows how he will punish me." Qian Dafei knew that he would not be able to stop after the first drink, so he quickly and firmly stated that he really couldn't drink.

Li Huaide's second uncle saw this and said with regret: "Alas, we can't let you go back and be scolded by your boss, so let's not drink. Since you don't want to drink, then eat more food, don't be polite."

"Uncle, I won't be polite. Come, let's eat together."

Halfway through the banquet, Li Huaide and his wife came to toast. After seeing the appearance of Li Huaide's wife, Qian Dafei finally understood what Li Huaide's second uncle meant by "good-looking". Li Huaide was not handsome, but he could be considered a good-looking person. It was a bit difficult to describe the appearance of Li Huaide's wife. If one had to find a word to describe her, one could only say that Li Huaide's wife looked tough and was a female warrior.

Just as Qian Dafei was impressed by the appearance of Li Huaide's wife, Li Huaide had already finished toasting with his wife to the elders at the table, and came to Qian Dafei with a glass of wine, "Xue Mei, let me introduce you, this is Secretary Qian Dafei, from the Personnel Department of our factory, he is here to attend our wedding on behalf of our factory. Secretary Qian, this is my love, Comrade Xue Mei."

Xue Mei raised her glass first and said generously, "Thank you, Director Qian, for coming to our wedding. If there is anything wrong with our hospitality today, please forgive us."