Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

At 8 o'clock the next morning, He Yuzhu had just cleaned up his office and sat down to drink tea when Xu Damao sneaked into He Yuzhu's office. Seeing Xu Damao's sneaky look, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Damo, can you be more serious? I always feel that you look a bit like the traitor in the detective team in the movie."

"No way, my Director He." Xu Damao said aggrievedly.

"Okay, stop pretending in front of me. Tell me, what happened in the Siheyuan that brought you to see me?" He Yuzhu said as he took a sip from the teacup.

"Director He is really smart and predictable! He guessed what I was going to say before I even opened my mouth." Xu Damao flattered He Yuzhu first, then said, "The first thing is that last night, clerk Liu from the street office came to our yard and announced that the monthly food rations of urban residents will be reduced by another 2 kilograms starting from next month, and this time the reduction will be uniform regardless of women or children. In addition, the supply of meat and eggs will be completely suspended, and the resumption time will be notified separately."

"Okay, I know this. What's the second thing?" He Yuzhu asked with a nod expressionlessly.

"The second thing is related to the three uncles who manage our courtyard. I was chatting with the second uncle Liu Haizhong a few days ago, and I accidentally heard him say that on the day you moved out of our courtyard, Yi Zhonghai talked to him and Yan Bugui, saying that he wanted to promote big pot meals in the courtyards, collect the food from each household together, and let the women, children and the elderly eat first, and then let the men eat after they finish eating."

"Oh, has it been implemented?" He Yuzhu asked with great interest.

"No, when Yi Zhonghai proposed it that day, Liu Haizhong rejected it, so it was never promoted at all."

"Da Mao, do you know why the second uncle disagrees?"

"I was just as curious as you were, and I asked the second uncle about his bangs. He said he felt that if things continued like this, something bad would happen, so he let the women, children and the elderly eat first. By the time they had finished eating, the men would definitely not be full, and if they were not full, it would be easy for something to happen when they were working. I didn't expect the second uncle to have such a high level of ideological awareness now."

"Then why do you think Yi Zhonghai made this suggestion?"

After a moment's silence, Xu Damao responded, "I guess Yi Zhonghai wants to help the Jia family. As far as I know, since the food rations began to be reduced last year, the Jia family has been living in a worse and worse situation. This is because Jia Xudong is the only one in the Jia family who has a city resident and has a ration. The others are all rural residents and have no ration at all. All the food rations that the family lacks are bought by Jia Xudong secretly at the pigeon market at night. At first, the Jia family could still eat two he of noodles, but later the price of food in the pigeon market went up, and they could only eat cornmeal. But the price of cornmeal went up not long after they started eating it. Now the Jia family eats coarse grains, and Jia Zhang has lost a lot of weight compared to before. So Yi Zhonghai wants to gather all the food in the courtyard together, so that he can help the Jia family."

After listening to Xu Damao's analysis, He Yuzhu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, now you have learned how to analyze, and your analysis is very reasonable. It's a pity that you said a little less."

Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu with an attentive look.

"When Yi Zhonghai called the two managers together to discuss this proposal, he must have used the excuse of being filial to the elderly and caring for the children. This is a legitimate reason that no one can find fault with."

Xu Damao carefully recalled the content of his conversation with Second Uncle Liu Haizhong, and a look of surprise gradually emerged on his face. He looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief and exclaimed: "Director He, you are so amazing! After you reminded me, I suddenly remembered that Second Uncle did say these words to me. How did you guess this? Did Second Uncle also tell you secretly?"

He Yuzhu smiled slightly and answered confidently: "It's actually very easy to guess. Just think about why Yi Zhonghai is so friendly to Jia Xudong, and you will understand what he cares about most."

Xu Damao nodded thoughtfully, and then said as if he had suddenly realized something: "I understand! Yi Zhonghai has no children. He treats Jia Xudong well because he hopes that Jia Xudong will take care of him when he is old, so he advocates that everyone in the courtyard should be filial to their parents. As for caring about children, he just does it out of necessity, not out of sincerity."

He Yuzhu nodded with satisfaction and gave Xu Damao a thumbs up with a smile: "That's right, Damao, congratulations on getting the answer right! It's a pity that there is no reward this time."

Xu Damao scratched his head and said modestly, "It was Director He who pointed me out. Otherwise, I would never have figured it out."

"By the way, Damao, do you want a house? Now there is an opportunity. If you seize it, you can get three houses for free." Suddenly, He Yuzhu's heart moved. Since Yi Zhonghai began to plan his retirement plan, he must help him in some way, so that he can have a colorful life in his later years. Thinking of this, He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Yes, why wouldn't I want a house for free? Where are the houses?" Upon hearing that he could get three houses for free, Xu Damao asked excitedly.

"The house is in the backyard where you live." He Yuzhu said mysteriously.

"In the backyard where I live? But all the houses in the backyard are occupied. There are no empty houses at all!" Xu Damao asked He Yuzhu with a puzzled look on his face.

"Everyone lives there now, but there is an elderly person who has no descendants. As long as you can take care of her, provide her with care until the end of her life, then after she dies, won't the house be yours?" He Yuzhu said while observing Xu Damao's expression.

Hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes suddenly lit up, but then he hesitated: "Are you talking about the deaf old lady? Although she has no children, she is old after all, and it is not easy to take care of her. Moreover, she has a strange temper. If I can't take good care of her, wouldn't it be a thankless task?"

He Yuzhu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of smile, then gently patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said, "It depends on what you think in your heart. After all, the opportunity is right in front of you. It depends on your decision whether to grab it or not. But then again, if you can really get those three houses, your life with Gao Meihua will definitely be much more comfortable in the future. You can't always not have children. When the children grow up and want to get married, they must have a house. In this way, you don't have to worry about the housing problem of the children, and they can live with you, which is also convenient for the children to take care of you."

Xu Damao frowned and said hesitantly, "But my wife and I both work in our factory. We don't have time to take care of the deaf old lady."

He Yuzhu's eyes turned and he smiled and replied, "You two really don't have time, but when your wife gets pregnant and gives birth, your mother will definitely come over to help take care of the child. Once she comes, won't there be someone to help take care of the child? This way, she can take care of the child and serve the deaf old lady at the same time, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

Xu Damao pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Director He, I'll think about it. Thank you for telling me the news. If it really works out, I will definitely treat you to a drink." After that, he turned and left.

Watching Xu Damao's departing back, He Yuzhu had an imperceptible smile on his face. He knew that with Xu Damao's character, he would definitely be tempted. And once Xu Damao decided to serve the deaf old lady, it would be fine if the deaf old lady did not agree to Xu Damao. But if she really agreed to let Xu Damao take care of her in her old age, then Yi Zhonghai's plan would not work. Moreover, He Yuzhu got rid of his relationship with the deaf old lady too early in this life, and with Xu Damao's current status as a cadre, He Yuzhu speculated that the deaf old lady had at least a 5% chance of agreeing to Xu Damao. As for why it was 5%, it was because there were only two possibilities: success or failure. Next, just wait and see...