Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Jia Zhang was quick-witted and grabbed the stack of banknotes in her hands like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. She was afraid that the money would grow wings and fly away, so she held it tightly and refused to let go. Then, she stretched out her index finger, dipped it lightly into her mouth, and quickly smeared the saliva on her fingertips. After that, she began to wipe the banknotes very carefully and meticulously, as if she was treating some rare treasure.

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing by, saw this scene and couldn't help showing a hint of helplessness on his face. He shook his head gently and sighed inwardly.

Then, he put on a stern face and said to Jia Xudong in a serious tone: "Xudong, this money was specially lent to you by Deputy Director He, so that you can buy a job for your wife Huairu. Since it is borrowed money, it naturally needs to be returned. Although Deputy Director He is a generous person and may not urge you to pay back the money for the time being, after Huairu officially starts working and the family's financial situation improves a little, you must find a way to pay back Deputy Director He's money as soon as possible!"

In fact, Yi Zhonghai knew Jia Zhang's character very well and was worried that she would cheat and not admit that she owed He Yuzhu money. Therefore, he deliberately kept a secret and did not reveal an important detail to the Jia family - when He Yuzhu gave him the money, he specifically asked him to write a promissory note as a voucher. If the Jia family did not pay it back, Yi Zhonghai would pay it back.

At this moment, Jia Xudong finally felt that the big stone that was pressing on his heart had fallen to the ground. After he heaved a long sigh of relief, a long-lost relaxed smile appeared on his face. He said to his master: "Master, you can put your heart at ease! Deputy Director He has helped our family a lot this time. How can I not pay him back for such a great favor? If I really did that, wouldn't I be an ungrateful and ungrateful person!"

"Don't worry, as long as our family situation gets a little better, I will start saving money and pay him back without missing a cent. Besides, Deputy Director He is a very important person. He is the director of a factory, while I am just an ordinary worker. How can I have the guts to refuse to pay him? It would be like courting death, just like the flea on the bald man's head - it is clearly courting death!"

After listening to Jia Xudong's sincere words, Yi Zhonghai nodded slightly, expressing his approval and satisfaction.

At this moment, Jia Zhang, who had just checked the amount of money, also came over. She was originally overjoyed to get this life-saving money, but suddenly she seemed to remember something important and her expression became a little nervous.

She asked Yi Zhonghai hurriedly: "Uncle, will He Yuzhu charge interest for the money he lends us? If he does something like 'nine out and thirteen back' like those loan sharks in the past, then we will never dare to lend him the money!" As she said this, Jia Zhang could not help but shudder, as if she had already seen her own miserable situation of being forced into a desperate situation by the high interest rates.

"Xudong's mother, what on earth are you thinking about? Deputy Director He is a legitimate state cadre! How could he do such despicable acts as those in the old society who exploited the working people by lending money at high interest rates? Just put your heart at ease! When he gave me the money, he didn't even mention a word about the interest."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking earnestly, Jia Zhang's heart finally settled down. A happy smile immediately bloomed on her face, and she kept muttering, "That's right! Speaking of He Yuzhu, I really watched him grow up little by little since he was a child. Since he was a child, I knew that this child had a very kind heart. He would definitely not be the kind of person who would watch his neighbors in trouble and remain indifferent or not help them."

Seeing that Jia Zhang kept praising He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai remained very calm. He just smiled slightly and did not respond to her.

Then, he turned to look at Jia Xudong standing beside him, and said seriously: "Xudong, the problem of the funds needed to buy a job for your wife Huairu has been successfully solved. Then, you have to work harder and ask around with more connections to see if there is anyone willing to sell the succession quota. You know, the sooner this matter is settled, the sooner you can help your wife solve the job problem properly, so that the household registration problem for her and the children can be solved as soon as possible."

"By the way, Xudong, where do you plan to let your wife work? Do you have any plans for this?"

Jia Xudong said quickly, "Master, I asked you to go to Deputy Director He's house in the beginning because I wanted him to help arrange a job for my wife in our steel plant cafeteria. Although he didn't help Huairu find a job, he asked us to buy the opportunity to take over from others. I thought that since we were buying the succession quota from others, it didn't matter which factory we bought, why not buy the succession quota that would allow us to work in our steel plant cafeteria? Then my husband and I would both work in our steel plant, and it would be convenient for us to go to get off work together! Don't you think so?"

"Your method is good. Then you can go to our factory cafeteria after work tomorrow to ask if there are any people who are about to retire and plan to sell their succession quotas. However, Xudong, I think we should not just focus on our steel factory cafeteria. We should ask around in a few more factories. What if there are no people who are about to retire in our steel factory cafeteria, or if there are people who are about to retire but don't want to sell their succession quotas, wouldn't that be a waste?"

"Master, you are right. We cannot hang ourselves on a tree in our steel plant cafeteria. Master, you are a senior worker in our steel plant. Not only that, you are also a very prestigious and respectable person in the street office where we live. I think your channels for obtaining information must be more extensive and well-informed than your disciple. Then, Master, please take the trouble to help your disciple find out whether there are any residents in our street office who are about to retire and are willing to give up the succession quota?"

"No problem! Then I'll find some free time to walk around the street and ask people around me for information to see if there are any residents in our street office who want to sell their succession indicators. However, I think you'd better find out the situation in our own factory's canteen before making a decision. Otherwise, if I just heard the news and someone in our steel plant's canteen wants to sell his succession indicators, it would be so embarrassing! I'll be too embarrassed to look up and talk to them in the future!" Yi Zhonghai said, nodding.

"Well, OK! That's settled. As soon as I get to work tomorrow, as long as I have free time, I will immediately go to each canteen to ask around. After all, our steel plant is very large, and there are several canteens alone, with a total of several thousand people. I really don't believe that there will be no one here who is about to retire and is willing to give up his succession quota."