Siheyuan, my new life

When the morning bell rang at the steel mill, workers in various workshops and staff in the office building grabbed their lunch boxes and hurried to the cafeteria.

Most of the cadres and workers working in the Red Star Steel Mill would have lunch in the factory canteen. Although the canteen only provided big pot dishes and two-grain steamed buns and corn flour steamed buns, the food in the canteen was not only meaty but also very cheap. The same food cost less than half of that in restaurants outside. This was also a benefit provided by the steel mill to the cadres and workers. Therefore, some cadres and workers would rush home after getting food in the canteen to eat with their family. After all, there was a lot of oil in the big pot dishes in the steel mill canteen. How could ordinary people be willing to put so much oil in their cooking? You should know that according to the supply in the grain book, each person only had three taels of oil per month.

Yi Zhonghai did not go to the canteen to eat after the bell rang. He deliberately dawdled for a long time until the workers finished lunch and returned to the workshop. Only then did he put down the tools in his hands, took his lunch box and walked to the third canteen.

The third canteen is the one closest to the fitter workshop, and the White Widow works in the third canteen.

Of course, Yi Zhonghai had his own considerations for deliberately going to the cafeteria to eat so late.

It was estimated that his scandal must have spread throughout the steel rolling mill this morning. Yi Zhonghai did not want to be pointed at by so many people in the cafeteria. He also planned to find an opportunity to talk to the White Widow and urge her to take action quickly. In this way, the culprit He Daqing could get out of the city earlier, which would also be a way for him to vent his anger.

When Yi Zhonghai walked into the third canteen, there were indeed few people eating in the spacious hall. There were no workers waiting in line at the six meal windows. Behind each meal window there was a kitchen helper who was fiddling with the rice spoon in his hand boredly, silently waiting for the end of get off work.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the food window and his eyes lit up. He walked quickly to the fourth window, came to the window and said loudly: "Please give me a stewed potato and two steamed buns with two grains of flour." After that, he handed in the meal ticket, vegetable ticket and lunch box together.

The kitchen helper standing behind the window and responsible for serving meals was none other than the White Widow. She swiftly took the meal ticket, vegetable ticket and lunch box, then waved the big spoon in her hand and poured a full spoonful of stewed potatoes into the lunch box. She then grabbed two steamed buns from the steamer next to her, put them directly into the lunch box, and handed them out of the window together.

Yi Zhonghai lowered his voice and said quickly: "I'll wait for you in the grove behind the cafeteria in half an hour."

Widow Bai couldn't help but feel secretly delighted, and she nodded slightly without making any expression.

Yi Zhonghai walked to the corner of the hall with his lunch box and wolfed down his meal. He had been busy for the whole morning and was now tired and hungry. However, his hard work in the morning was not in vain. He had completed most of the tasks for today and only had to finish the work in the afternoon.

After lunch, Yi Zhonghai lit a cigarette, stood up and took his lunch box to the sink to wash it. Then he turned to look at the No. 4 food window and saw that the White Widow and her colleagues inside had already started to pack up. It was obvious that the helpers in the kitchen were about to get off work.

Yi Zhonghai walked out of the canteen and looked around, then walked towards the public toilet about two or three hundred meters away from the third canteen. After going in to urinate, he did not go directly towards the workshop, but glanced around and walked along a path in the opposite direction.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai arrived at the grove behind the cafeteria where he had made an appointment with the White Widow. He did not stand outside the grove waiting, but walked into the grove and took a walk around. Then he leaned against a willow tree as thick as a bowl, took out his cigarette case, struck a match and lit a cigarette. With his eyes slightly closed, he smoked and waited quietly for the White Widow to arrive.

After about ten minutes, through the weeds that were more than half a person's height, one could see the White Widow in a blue work suit walking towards them, looking around.

Yi Zhonghai barely suppressed his excitement and called out in a low voice: "Xiaobai, here."

Hearing the call, the White Widow looked in the direction the voice came from, only to see Yi Zhonghai standing under a willow tree about twenty or thirty meters away, waving at her.

The White Widow showed an inexplicable smile on her face, then quickly and deliberately tightened her face and walked over.

As soon as the White Widow approached, Yi Zhonghai impatiently grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the depths of the woods that he had already spotted.

Widow Bai struggled a little while whispering, "Yi, what do you want to do? How can we be seen pulling each other in broad daylight?"

Yi Zhonghai lowered his voice and said anxiously: "Xiaobai, stop shouting. I have something important to talk to you about. Let's talk in the woods. If someone passing by sees us here, it will have a bad impact on you if it gets out."

Widow Bai reluctantly followed Yi Zhonghai to the depths of the woods. Yi Zhonghai stopped and stared at Widow Bai with burning eyes, muttering to himself: "What a beauty! Xiaobai, if you were born in ancient times, you would definitely become a royal concubine."

Widow Bai was very happy to hear Yi Zhonghai's words. After all, which woman doesn't like to be praised for her beauty? But when she thought of what she had discussed with her cousin, she quickly spat and urged: "Don't be so slick. Say what you want to say!"

Yi Zhonghai thought that he had to take care of his business first, so he whispered, "Xiao Bai, when are you going to take action against He Daqing?"

Widow Bai frowned, sighed and said, "I want to take down He Daqing, the treacherous guy, right away, but how can my cousin and I control He Daqing? You know, He Daqing has been practicing wrestling for many years, and three or five ordinary people are no match for him. But if I want to ask others for help, who will work for nothing? Especially for this kind of thing?"

Yi Zhonghai could not help but frown. He also knew that what Bai Guafu said made sense. With He Daqing's strength, Bai Guafu and her cousin Liu Dali would definitely not be his opponents. But Yi Zhonghai would never come forward to help. He was also worried that if He Daqing completely broke off relations, as long as he reported him to Director Lin, he would be in big trouble. Even if He Daqing didn't have a good ending in the end, his ending would not be good either. He would most likely be sent to prison.

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai said, "Xiaobai, I also know that He Daqing can wrestle. Normally, three or two people cannot control him. To be safe, we should find a few more people."

The White Widow snorted and said, "You speak so easily with your upper lip touching your lower lip. How can a woman like me find so many people to help me?"

Yi Zhonghai lit a cigarette and whispered, "Ask your cousin Liu Dali to find a few people to help. As far as I know, Liu Dali has a wide range of social connections and knows a lot of people from all walks of life. He will definitely be able to find someone."