Siheyuan, my new life

Hu Dahai's only hope now is to quickly settle this deputy director with a strong background. To be honest, ever since Comrade Lao Qian passed away, Hu Dahai has been filled with anger. Some people even talked about it privately, saying that it was because he had excluded and suppressed Lao Qian in the branch and did not respect the old comrade, which was the cause of the recurrence of Comrade Lao Qian's old injury.

There are a few guys who usually don't get along with me. Every time I go to the Municipal Bureau for a meeting, they always act sarcastic and mock me. But I just happen to have yellow mud falling into my crotch, which is shit anyway.

It is true that Hu Dahai went a bit too far in the division of work for Lao Qian, making an executive deputy director at the deputy bureau level only hold the empty position of director of the security department of a steel rolling mill. Now even if he has a lot of mouths, he can't explain it.

At that time, Hu Dahai was worried that Lao Qian, relying on his seniority and high rank, would not obey orders in the bureau, which would seriously affect his prestige in the Dongcheng District Branch. So he planned to leave him alone for the time being. If Lao Qian could behave himself, he would readjust his work division later.

After Lao Qian took office, when the two mentioned the division of work in the director's office, Hu Dahai proposed that the other party be responsible for the work of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill on the grounds that the other party needed to recuperate. He was a little worried that Lao Qian would object on the spot, but he did not expect that the other party would agree immediately and said that he would take the initiative to propose it at the office meeting.

Thinking about it now, Hu Dahai had to admit that "old people are cunning and old horses are slippery". The old guy was digging a hole for him at that time, but he jumped into it foolishly and even took the initiative to play a good show with him.

Fortunately, Lao Qian died due to a recurrence of his old injury, otherwise, after some time, the higher-ups would definitely come looking for me.

But now, even though Lao Qian is gone, Hu Dahai is still very passive. Once some rumors arise, they may not be quelled in a short time.

Some time ago, Director Wan of the Municipal Bureau called to inform that a comrade who had retired from the army would be arranged to take over the job of executive deputy director in the near future. Hu Dahai immediately proposed to rearrange the division of labor, but was rejected by Director Wan, who clearly told Hu Dahai that the main purpose of the deputy director was to recuperate and that he also had other tasks to do.

After hearing what Deputy Army Commander Fang said, Hu Dahai was relieved. He quickly said, "Since time is tight, there are definitely many things that need to be changed. Deputy Army Commander Fang, please give us more suggestions. This will also make it more convenient for Director Lin to live in the future."

Deputy Commander Fang thought for a while before saying, "I don't know anything about house decoration, so don't add unnecessary details. Anyway, I think it's pretty good. But I really need Director Hu's help with two things."

Hu Dahai said quickly: "Deputy Commander Fang, you are too polite. I wonder if you have any instructions?"

Deputy Commander Fang waved his hand and said, "I don't dare to take the instructions. The first thing is that our leader is very concerned about Lin Yu's recovery from his injuries and often calls to ask about him. I mean, can we install a phone here?"

Hu Dahai nodded and agreed immediately. He thought it was something difficult to do. "This is the right thing to do. Director Lin should install a telephone at his level. Let Director Wang contact the Post and Telecommunications Bureau to install it this afternoon."

After thanking him, Deputy Army Commander Fang continued, "This time, the chief asked me to bring a Bald Eagle Willys Jeep that I had just assigned to him. The chief said that the local car supply is tight, but Lin Yu's current physical condition requires frequent checkups at the hospital, and Lin Yu also has other important tasks, so this car will be allowed to be driven by Lin Yu himself and returned later." Deputy Army Commander Fang raised his hand and pointed to the opposite wall, and continued, "Although the car is only for Lin Yu to drive temporarily, it cannot be parked outside casually. When I passed by just now, I saw that there was an empty alley outside this wall. Director Hu, can you discuss with the street office to open a door on this wall so that we can drive the car directly into the yard in the future."

Hearing that the army chief actually lent his newly assigned jeep to Lin Yu, Hu Dahai couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He had noticed that Lin Yu drove a 90% new Willys Jeep before, and thought that he was taking the opportunity to indulge in his car addiction, but he never expected that it would be like this. With his brain, how could he not understand what Deputy Army Commander Fang meant? This was because he was worried that someone would be jealous of Lin Yu driving a new car, and someone might even have an idea about this car, so he simply told you directly that this was the chief who lent his own car to Lin Yu to see who would dare to have a crooked idea?

Hu Dahai secretly reminded himself that he must not make the same mistake as Lao Qian with Lin Yu. He must not accidentally offend someone who made a leader think of him all the time. As for such a small matter as opening a door on the courtyard wall, I believe that as long as the leaders of Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office are not stupid, they will not be able to stop it. After all, the person who will live here is a deputy director of the Dongcheng District Branch at the deputy bureau level.

So Director Hu waved his hand and directly ordered: "Director Wang, you should go to the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office in person to handle this matter."

Wang Bo quickly agreed. At this time, Lin Yu came over and said with a smile: "Director Wang, when you go to the Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office, tell them not to reveal my identity as much as possible." He pointed to the several residents who were huddled together at the Lotus Gate in the distance and peered into the courtyard, and continued: "Once those people know my identity, there will be no hope of keeping this courtyard quiet."

Everyone also understood Lin Yu's worries. Once the residents of the courtyard knew that there was a big leader living next door, many people would probably try their best to get closer, and all kinds of messy things would happen, which would affect Lin Yu's life.

Deputy Commander Fang looked at his watch and it was almost eleven o'clock. He smiled and said to everyone: "Director Hu, Director Liao, Director Wang, Lin Yu and I have to go back to the army immediately to report to the commander. Tomorrow morning, I will accompany Lin Yu to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill with Deputy Director Zhao of the Municipal People's Armed Forces Department to take up his post."

Hu Dahai and Liao Guangan looked at each other and said, "Since Deputy Commander Fang and Director Lin are busy with official business today, let's get together again when we have the chance. By the way, Director Liao and I will also join in the fun tomorrow morning. We will accompany Director Lin to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

After agreeing on a time, the few people walked out of the courtyard together. Wang Bo locked the gate and quickly followed.

The three jeeps left separately under the gaze of the residents of the courtyard, with Fang Yuandong's jeep in front, followed closely by Lin Yu's jeep.

At this time, Liao Guangan was sitting in Hu Dahai's car, smoking silently. It was Hu Dahai who broke the silence in the car. He smiled and said, "It's getting late. I, Old Hu, will pay for Director Liao to come to our restaurant this afternoon. We haven't had a drink together for a long time. Let's have a few drinks this afternoon."

Liao Guangan did not refuse and agreed directly. In fact, who would care about a drink when they are in this position? Apparently, meeting the new deputy director today made Hu Dahai, who usually looked down on others, feel unsure.

As the director of the Personnel Department of the Municipal Bureau, how could Liao Guangan not know about Hu Dahai's current predicament? But everyone has to walk their own path. At the beginning, Hu Dahai wanted to give others a warning, but he jumped into the trap dug by others. As the top leader, you have the right to adjust the division of work of the comrades below, but everything must have a limit, at least it must be acceptable to everyone.

In the eyes of outsiders, Hu Dahai was using his power to exclude and suppress old comrades. Some old comrades repeatedly reported Hu Dahai's problems to the bureau leaders. Obviously, Hu Dahai's way of dividing the work of Comrade Lao Qian made many old comrades feel sad, so some people took the opportunity to put pressure on the bureau leaders, hoping to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and prevent similar things from happening again in the future.

In fact, several leaders in the Municipal Bureau have criticized Hu Dahai's approach, and some have even proposed adjusting his job. Director Wan has not made any statement yet. However, based on Liao Guangan's understanding of Director Wan, it is estimated that Hu Dahai will be punished soon, and at the very least, a notice of criticism is inevitable.

Fang Yuandong and Lin Yu's car had already parked outside the Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. They walked into this century-old restaurant and saw that there were already six or seven tables of customers in the restaurant. The two found a secluded table and sat down. The accompanying guard and driver ordered the roast duck and then sat quietly at the adjacent table, paying serious attention to everything around them.

Obviously, the arrival of the two senior military officers, coupled with the guards' demeanor, has affected the atmosphere in the restaurant. The diners who were originally laughing and talking loudly involuntarily lowered their voices.

Lin Yu picked up the teapot on the table and poured tea for Fang Yuandong. He smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, we came out to eat roast duck, but it felt like a street cleaner. It's really awkward."

Fang Yuandong was obviously not experiencing such a scene for the first time. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea before speaking: "There is nothing we can do about it. I have read a notice from the Ministry of Public Security. The enemy spies in Beijing are a bit rampant now. Although there has been a great improvement compared to the period just after liberation, after the severe crackdown in the past few years, tens of thousands of enemy spies and reactionaries have been captured, but there are still many enemy spies lurking in Beijing waiting for opportunities to cause damage. You have been in the sanatorium for the past two years and you are not very clear about the situation outside. There are still frequent enemy spies activities, such as assassinations, poisoning and even explosions. You must be more vigilant in the future. After all, it is easy to dodge an open spear but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark."