Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Just like the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui, the first aunt also talked to the first uncle Yi Zhonghai about what Jia Zhang said today. After that, the first aunt also asked curiously: "Boss, you also work in the steel mill, what's the situation with the director of the canteen?"

Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and said calmly, "Old woman, I don't know either. It's just that when the steel mill was a joint venture between the public and private sectors, the head of the Ministry of Heavy Industry said something on the rostrum during the meeting. I don't know the specific situation. Now most of the leaders of the steel mill are transferred from outside, and I don't know any of them at all. Now everything in the steel mill is not completely straightened out, and people's hearts are uneasy. They must have settled down completely. I'll ask someone about it. Don't think too much about it. Whether Zhuzi becomes a leader or not has little to do with us. Okay, I'm going to eat. I'm going to talk to the old lady in the backyard." After speaking, Yi Zhonghai got up and walked out of the house, heading towards the old lady's room in the back.

Arriving at the door of the deaf old lady in the backyard, Yi Zhonghai knocked gently on the door and said, "Old lady, are you asleep? If not, I want to discuss something with you."

Then the voice of the deaf old lady came from the room, "No, Xiaoyi, wait a minute, I'll go over and open the door for you."

After a while, the deaf old lady opened the door and Yi Zhonghai walked in. The deaf old lady sat on the chair, looked at Yi Zhonghai with a puzzled look and asked: "Xiao Yi, what do you want to talk to me about so late at night?"

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and replied, "It's like this, old lady. The steel mill where I work has recently been transformed into a public-private partnership. After the partnership, it was renamed the Red Star Steel Mill. At the founding ceremony of the Red Star Steel Mill, the leaders of the Ministry of Heavy Industry announced the list of new leading cadres of the Red Star Steel Mill. Among them, the acting director of the canteen is named He Yuzhu." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai looked up at the deaf old lady.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, the deaf old lady understood why Yi Zhonghai wanted to see you, so she said, "You are not sure whether the acting director of the cafeteria is Zhuzi, right?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, and then said, "Old lady, to be honest, I really don't believe that the new canteen director will be Zhuzi. After all, Zhuzi is less than 20 years old this year. He is too young. I have watched him grow up. His family has no relatives in the old city, let alone he knows any leaders. After his father He Daqing fled to Baoding, he went to work in the canteen of the steel rolling mill, and I took him there."

The deaf old lady listened to Yi Zhonghai patiently and asked directly: "Since you have doubts, why don't you ask Zhuzi directly? Or ask someone else? You have worked in the steel mill for so many years, it is impossible that you don't know anyone, right?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled bitterly and replied, "Old lady, to be honest, the factory has just been merged into a public-private partnership, and people are not very stable. I dare not ask around. As for you asking me to ask Zhuzi, what if it's not him, but someone with the same name as him? Wouldn't that be rubbing salt into Zhuzi's wounds? It's no different from slapping him in the face. After all, he never said in the courtyard that he was the canteen director. He was embarrassed to begin with, and my question just broke the window paper, didn't it?"

The deaf old lady asked back, "What if Zhuzi is the acting director of the Red Star Steel Mill canteen? What are you going to do?"

Yi Zhonghai blurted out: "Even if the acting director of the canteen is Zhuzi, I can't do anything. I work in the workshop and I can't get close to him. He and I are just ordinary neighbors."

The deaf old lady said mercilessly: "Xiao Yi, you are afraid that Zhuzi will become a leading cadre and affect your position as the manager of the Siheyuan. You and your wife don't have children. If you are the manager of the Siheyuan, then you have a certain degree of control over the Siheyuan. Then you can smoothly let Jia Xudong take care of you in your old age. Am I right, Xiao Yi?"

Then the deaf old lady did not wait for Yi Zhonghai to reply to her question, and continued: "Xiao Yi, you are a little obsessed. He Daqing has been gone for so many years, haven't you noticed? Zhuzi, don't bother to get involved in the affairs of the Siheyuan. Whether Zhuzi is the new canteen director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, it will not affect your position as the steward of the Siheyuan. He is the only one working in the canteen in the whole Siheyuan, and the other residents are working in the workshop. None of you can manage anyone else? Just be at ease being the steward. But I have to remind you that with that woman Jia Zhangshi around, it is not a good idea for you to ask Jia Xudong to take care of you two in your old age."

After hearing what the deaf old lady said, Yi Zhonghai understood instantly. Yes, he didn't ask He Yuzhu to do anything, so why should he care whether He Yuzhu was the canteen director? Even if the new canteen director was He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu was a leading cadre in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. But back in the courtyard, he was still He Yuzhu's elder in terms of age. If he didn't respect him, he didn't need to say anything. The neighbors' spitting behind his back would drown him. Regarding the deaf old lady's statement that Jia Xudong was not an ideal elderly caregiver, Yi Zhonghai once again answered confidently: "Old lady, don't worry, Jia Zhang is just an ignorant widow. She can't escape from my palm. As long as her family lives in the courtyard for one day, I can control her tightly for one day."

The deaf old lady looked at the stubborn Yi Zhonghai, shook her head gently, and said helplessly: "Xiao Yi, now that your heart knot has been untied, it's getting late, you should go back, I want to rest."

When Yi Zhonghai heard the deaf old lady say this, he hurriedly said embarrassedly: "Then you take a rest, old lady. I will go back first." After that, Yi Zhonghai got up and left the deaf old lady's room.

After the deaf old lady sent Yi Zhonghai out, she locked the door and lay back on the bed. Yi Zhonghai was confident that he could control Jia Zhangshi. The deaf old lady was not optimistic from the bottom of her heart, but you can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep. She had said everything she should say, and anything more would be annoying. When Yi Zhonghai gets older and reaches her age, she probably won't know how many years have passed. By then, whether Yi Zhonghai has anyone to take care of him or whether he lives a good life, she won't be able to see it at all. She only hopes that Yi Zhonghai and his wife can enjoy their old age like her.

He Yuzhu was very happy that none of the residents in the courtyard believed that he could become the director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill canteen, so no one would bother him. However, He Yuzhu was not happy for a month. When Zhou Erniu, one of Liu Hai's apprentices, was getting food in the canteen, he accidentally saw a worker in the canteen calling He Yuzhu "Director He". Zhou Erniu did not think much about it at the time. After eating, Zhou Erniu found a place to take a nap as usual.

When Zhou Erniu was about to go to work in the afternoon, Liu Haizhong inadvertently sighed: "The new canteen director is really amazing. Since he came, the food in the canteen has been getting better and better. Xiao Zhou, don't you agree?"

Zhou Erniu blurted out: "Yes, Master, the food in the cafeteria is much better now than before, but the director of the cafeteria is either new or the previous chef He Yuzhu."

Liu Haizhong didn't pay attention to Zhou Erniu's words at the time. After a while, Liu Haizhong realized that Zhou Erniu had just mentioned the new canteen director. So Liu Haizhong looked at Zhou Erniu with suspicion and asked, "Erniu, did you just say the canteen director?"

After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, Zhou Erniu touched his head with his hand and replied in confusion: "Yes, Master, what's wrong? Didn't you hear it?"

Liu Haizhong asked excitedly: "What did you say about the canteen director?"

Zhou Erniu looked at Liu Haizhong's excitement and became even more confused. He said directly and patiently, "Master, I just said that the canteen director of our steel mill is not new, but the previous chef He Yuzhu."

After hearing what Zhou Erniu said, Liu Haizhong was stunned. How did He Yuzhu become a leading cadre? Zhou Erniu saw that his master was stunned for a moment after hearing what he said, and thought that something was wrong with his master. So he gently pushed Liu Haizhong with his hand and whispered, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Haizhong was awakened from his daze by Zhou Erniu. Seeing Zhou Erniu's concerned expression, Liu Haizhong felt warm in his heart and said in a gentle tone: "Erniu, Master is fine. Master just remembered something and was a little distracted. Now it's fine. Let's continue working. By the way, Erniu, how did you know that He Yuzhu is the canteen director?"

Zhou Erniu saw Liu Haizhong come back to his senses, and didn't think much about it. He answered casually, "When I went to the cafeteria to get food at noon, I happened to hear the cafeteria staff calling Director He. After a while, the cafeteria chef He Yuzhu came out and came to the worker who was serving food. The two talked for a while, and then He Yuzhu left."

Liu Haizhong didn't say anything after hearing this. Instead, he hammered the parts while thinking about what he should do. If Zhou Erniu hadn't accidentally discovered that someone called He Yuzhu Director He, he probably wouldn't have known that He Yuzhu was the new canteen director. Then, no one in the entire No. 95 courtyard knew about this except himself. He Yuzhu became the canteen director but didn't make it public in No. 95 courtyard, which meant that He Yuzhu didn't want other residents in No. 95 courtyard to know that he was a leading cadre. This was a bit like the emperor's micro-interview in ancient operas. Now that he knew about it, he had to pretend not to know and cooperate with He Yuzhu. In this way, when the people in the courtyard targeted Director He, he just had to stand on Director He's side. When Director He Yuzhu's identity was exposed, he would have the same merit of saving the emperor as the singer. Maybe He Yuzhu would promote him to be a leading cadre when he was happy. Thinking of this, Liu Haizhong instantly felt full of strength, and the sledgehammer in his hand became much lighter.