Siheyuan, my new life

After taking a bite of the dish, He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai with a wry smile and advised: "Zhonghai, listen to me, you must not get involved in tonight's matter. When they ask you to help solve it later, you must find a way to refuse."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head helplessly and said bitterly: "It's easy for you to say that, Daqing, but after all, I am the head of our courtyard. Such a big thing happened in the courtyard. The neighbors found me, the head of the courtyard. How can I ignore it? What will the neighbors think of me behind my back?"

He Daqing sneered disdainfully: "Only you three brothers take this steward seriously. Do you really think of yourselves as leading cadres? Let me tell you something you don't want to hear. We ordinary people should just live our lives honestly and stop thinking about nonsense all day long. In the eyes of officials, the steward is nothing."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Yi Zhonghai's face, but deep in his heart there was a surge of anger. Although he usually laughed at Liu Haizhong's dream of becoming an official with everyone else, in fact, he himself was also thinking about becoming an official all the time. The steward of the courtyard was the only position he could hold so far. In his mind, the steward was equivalent to the small officials such as the head of the village and the head of the village before liberation, which was also something he was proud of. Whenever he heard others call him a great uncle, Yi Zhonghai felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. How could he feel good when he heard He Daqing belittle the steward so bluntly today? He didn't say anything, but just picked up the wine glass and drank the white wine in it in one gulp.

He Daqing has often cooked for the factory leaders in recent years, and his knowledge has increased a lot. Compared with Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, who work in the workshop all day, he is naturally well-informed. In this courtyard, he often drinks and brags with Yi Zhonghai, who lives in the middle courtyard. He doesn't want to watch him fall. In addition, he drank a few glasses of white wine tonight and was a little drunk, so he didn't pay attention to the other party's face and continued: "Do you think this is still a quarrel and fight between neighbors in the courtyard, and you old men in charge can solve it with a touch of your upper lip? Let me tell you, Liu Haizhong is completely screwed this time. If he doesn't die, he will be skinned."

Yi Zhonghai was shocked when he heard this. He quickly said, "Daqing, don't exaggerate. Even if Liu Haizhong pushed down the gate and damaged the jeep, at most he would be imprisoned for a few days and have to pay some money. How can it be as serious as you say?"

He Daqing sneered a few times and said, "Zhonghai, it seems that you have become a bit too carried away as the boss. Do you still know what the words 'people should not fight against officials' mean? We ordinary people would consider it a great shame if someone smashed our doors and pushed down our walls. Liu Haizhong and his gang smashed the home of a senior leader at the deputy bureau level, and the home of the deputy director of the Dongcheng District Branch. He is slapping the face of the entire Dongcheng District Branch. Use your brain and think about it. How can he get away with it if he falls into their hands? You just saw it with your own eyes. Director Lin pulled out a gun. Let me tell you, if If Liu Haizhong dared to act rashly at that time, Director Lin would definitely shoot him. Do you really think that he is easy to talk to just because he is young? Didn’t you see that even Director Tang of Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office was arrested by Director Lin for deliberately confusing right and wrong to exonerate Liu Haizhong and others? Don’t you think about it carefully? You old men in charge have to behave properly in front of an ordinary street clerk, let alone the director of the sub-district office. But even Tang Yongqiang, the director of the sub-district office, was arrested by Director Lin with just one word, let alone you old men in charge? "

Looking at Yi Zhonghai whose expression kept changing, He Daqing sighed and said, "It's just that we have a good relationship, so I gave you a few more words of advice tonight. If you really think you are a big shot, then I have nothing to say. Okay, someone is here to see you."

Yi Zhonghai turned his head and looked outside the house. Several neighbors were already walking towards his home. He quickly stood up and walked out.

After Yi Zhonghai left, He Daqing immediately stood up and closed the door. He cursed at Sha Zhu who was about to go out to watch the fun, "You stupid boy, how can you watch anything? If I hadn't stopped you today, you would be in the police station now."

Sha Zhu laughed dryly twice and asked curiously: "Dad, is Liu Haizhong's condition really as serious as you said?"

He Daqing sat back at the eight-immortal table and snorted, "Liu Haizhong is just a shitty manager. He acts like a big shot all day long. I don't think he'll get off lightly this time. He'll be sentenced to prison at the very least."

Sha Zhu was surprised and said, "If Liu Haizhong is really sentenced, won't the steel mill fire him?"

He Daqing poured himself another glass of wine and sneered, "If he is only expelled and sentenced to a few years less, then Liu Haizhong is lucky. Don't forget that Director Lin is also the director of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. If Liu Haizhong continues to work at the steel rolling mill in the future, those guys in the Security Department will make him suffer a fate worse than death without Director Lin asking." He pointed to the pull cord of the light switch and said, "Turn off the light and come over to have a couple more drinks with me."

Sha Zhu turned off the light with a confused look on his face. He walked to the table and sat down in the dim moonlight outside. He couldn't help but ask the question in his mind: "Dad, why did you turn off the light? You are not trying to save some electricity like Yan Laokou, are you? It's so awkward in the dark."

He Daqing snorted and whispered, "Keep your voice down. I told you you're a fool and you still don't accept it. If the lights in our house are on, I guess those people will come over and ask me to find someone to help."

Sha Zhu picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and chewed it hard, while mumbling: "Dad, they are all neighbors, so if you can help them, please help them."

He Daqing pointed at his son with the chopsticks in his hand and cursed in a low voice: "I really don't know what's going on in your mind. Do you think the trouble Liu Haizhong caused today is not a small one? Not to mention that I am just the deputy director of the canteen, even if the director of the steel rolling mill came forward, it would be useless. And as long as the director's head is not kicked by a donkey, he will never come forward for Liu Haizhong and others. To put it bluntly, Liu Haizhong and others' behavior tonight is a slap in the face of all officials. Do you think that officials protecting each other is just empty talk? Those officials will spontaneously maintain their authority, otherwise what is the difference between officials and ordinary people?"

Sha Zhu's face showed deep envy, and he couldn't help but say: "It's great to be an official. I wish I could be a high-ranking official."

He Daqing snorted and said, "Go to bed later and cover yourself with the quilt and have a dream. You will have all kinds of dreams. Do you think anyone can be an official now? If you want to be an official now, unless you are a college graduate, you can be assigned a job as soon as you leave school, and you are a cadre with a high salary. But you haven't even graduated from junior high school, so this path is impossible. The other way is to join the army and go to war without thinking too much. If you can come back alive, you must make military achievements. Then you can also be an official."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "I am the only child of the He family. I don't want the He family to be extinct."

He Daqing was immediately amused by his son's words. He pointed at his son and cursed him in a low voice: "You just talk nonsense all day long. In fact, there is another way out. That is, you can improve your cooking skills and get a job like your father in the future."

After hearing this, Sha Zhu nodded solemnly and said, "Well, I will definitely practice my cooking skills in the future and strive to become an official higher than you."

He Daqing ignored his son and stood up and walked to the door. He looked out through the glass on the door and saw a large group of people in the middle courtyard surrounding Yi Zhonghai and arguing with each other.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai, who was already sweating profusely in the crowd, He Daqing couldn't help but reveal a barely perceptible smile on his face.

He Daqing waved to his son, motioning him to stand beside him. Pointing at the situation outside, he whispered, "You see, right? There are all kinds of shitty things going on in this courtyard all day long. I refused to be the boss at the beginning, but you, a fool, were still not happy. How many days have you eaten? I don't know as much as you do? If I really become this shitty boss, I will have to take the trouble to deal with these trivial matters every day after get off work. Even if I can really handle it impartially, there will always be people who are not satisfied, and sometimes both parties are not satisfied. After a long time, I guess everyone in the courtyard will be offended. Why should I make myself suffer?"