Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Zhao Lan, the new section chief of the Women's Federation of the Red Star Steel Mill, did not do well in her first two actions after taking office, which almost made her a laughing stock. After a period of silence, Zhao Lan wanted to do it again, make a contribution, let everyone see her ability, and establish her position in the Women's Federation.

Recently, a female worker named Wang Hong from the health team of the steel rolling mill came to report that her mother-in-law often came to her house to make trouble. The reason was that her mother-in-law wanted to bring her other three grandchildren from the countryside to the city, but she disagreed. As a result, her mother-in-law made her restless and affected the living order in the family compound. Female employee Wang Hong hoped that the factory could help solve the problem.

After receiving the report, Zhao Lan did not act rashly, but did a lot of work. After investigation, it was found that Wang Hong, a female employee, was a temporary worker and did not have an urban hukou. She and her husband had two sons and a daughter. Both she and her children had rural hukou and did not have a quota in the city, which meant that only her husband Zheng Jiechun had a quota.

Since Wang Hong's family was in financial difficulty, the factory took care of her and let her work in the health team, so that she could earn an extra 15 yuan a month. When her mother-in-law in the countryside found out, she insisted on bringing her brother-in-law's three sons to live with her, but they couldn't afford it, so they didn't agree. This pissed off her mother-in-law, so the children didn't come, but her mother-in-law did. After she came, she made trouble every day, crying in the yard at any time, saying that her son and daughter-in-law were unfilial.

The old lady was not from the city, so she just had to go back and inform the village that she could not issue a letter of recommendation. Zhao Lan also contacted Zhengjia Village in Xiangyang Commune, and the village director agreed not to issue a letter of introduction to Zheng Jiechun's mother.

To be on the safe side, Zhao Lan also contacted the security department and sent two people to go with her, so that she would have someone to protect her and she wouldn't be afraid of the old lady knocking her down with her head again.

After completing the preparations, Zhao Lan set off. This time she only brought secretary Wang Fang with her, and did not bring Zhang Cuihua or the others.

When she arrived at the family compound, Zhao Lan saw an old lady sitting on the ground crying and complaining to the onlookers about how unfilial her son and daughter-in-law were.

"Mrs. Zheng, please stop making trouble. We have already investigated clearly. Zheng Jiechun and his wife are very filial. It is not like what you say. You make trouble every day like this and seriously affect the living order in the steel mill's family compound. Please leave now," Zhao Lan said with reason and evidence.

"This is my son's home, why should I leave?" Old Mrs. Zheng was not a pushover either, and asked Zhao Lan in return.

"Your household registration is not here, but in Zhengjia Village, Xiangyang Commune. Did you get permission from the village to come here?" Zhao Lan asked again.

"Why can Wang Hong stay here? Her household registration is also in the village," said the old lady of the Zheng family.

"If you say so, I can send Wang Hong and her three children back together," said Zhao Lan.

"I don't want to live anymore. I can't live anymore. The steel mill is killing me." When Mrs. Zheng saw that she couldn't convince Zhao Lan, she started to throw a tantrum, but Zhao Lan remained indifferent.

Zheng Jiechun's mother saw that if this continued, not only would the problems of the other three grandchildren not be resolved, but she might also be sent back. How could she accept this? So she hardened her heart and banged her head against the door. After a "bang", the old lady of the Zheng family fell to the ground with blood all over her head.

"Someone's dead!" the manager of the hospital shouted, and arranged for someone to go to the unit to inform Zheng Jiechun, and then sent the old lady of the Zheng family to the hospital.

Old Mrs. Zheng went to the hospital, and Zhao Lan could no longer do her job, so she returned to the factory in a dejected mood. As soon as she arrived at the office, Zhao Lan was called to the office of Director Yang, where she was scolded by Yang Weihua and Li Huaide. In the end, they said to Zhao Lan, "You are not capable of accomplishing anything, but are always causing trouble." That afternoon, Zhao Lan was transferred to the trade union office, where she sat opposite Director Tian Qiming. She was still the section chief, but was no longer in charge of any affairs.

"This Zhao Lan, I think she is far inferior to Zhang Cuihua. And she is from the ministry? What the hell?" Yang Weihua cursed.

"It's arranged by the leaders, what can we do? People like her have been working in government agencies for a long time and have no idea about the specific situation below. The way and method of handling problems are too dogmatic and easily out of touch with the actual situation," Li Huaide advised Yang Weihua.

"This kind of thing should be handled by Zhang Cuihua and others. They handled the previous cases so well. Didn't the workers applaud? Now the phenomenon of factory employees and their families favoring boys over girls and beating wives has been fundamentally changed. Look at Zhao Lan. She went to deal with a problem, but first she was beaten up, and then she forced the person to bang his head against the wall, and she had no way to deal with it." Yang Weihua was still angry.

"Director, has the union chairman been decided?" Li Huaide suddenly asked.

"Do you have a suitable candidate?" Yang Weihua asked.

"Yes, Xu Sinian from the office is quite suitable. He is good at speaking and working, and he is still young. The key is that he is a cadre trained by ourselves," recommended Li Huaide.

Xu Sinian is Yang Weihua's confidant. Of course, an office director cannot do his job unless he is the confidant of the top boss. Five years of experience as an office director has turned Xu Sinian into a slick man. He is very careful in what he says and does things. He can hear but not see, and cannot speak. He can hear all the news in the factory and select the most useful ones to report to the factory director. He cannot see anything the factory director does, and will forget anything he has done immediately afterwards. You cannot find out the slightest news about the factory from him, and he can chat with you for a whole morning with a smile on his face. But this is not something that ordinary people can do.

"Sinian is fine, but the deputy factory-level personnel authority is not in our unit!" Yang Weihua said with embarrassment.

"But we are the ones who are hiring. We will report Si Nian as a candidate, and the factory will adjust the division of labor on its own and let Director Xu be in charge of several departments to give him some training first. Even if the higher-ups don't promote him now, he will be promoted sooner or later. No matter which unit he is in, the office director is the first candidate for the deputy position," Li Huaide gave another suggestion.

"Let me think about it, Huaide. Which department is suitable for Si Nian to be in charge of? The office is quite busy right now." Yang Weihua listened to Li Huaide's suggestion.

"The Youth League Committee, the Trade Union, and the Women's Federation are all divisions of labor within the organization. He will definitely join the team in the future. Once the announcement is made from above, the Logistics Department and the Propaganda Section will be given to him. He will be busy enough, but you may have to find someone new for the office by then." Li Huaide seemed to have had this idea long ago and expressed his suggestions.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's unify our thoughts later and report to the Metallurgical Bureau in the name of the steel rolling mill team. As for the Zheng family matter, let Zhang Cuihua handle it. When they come back, I will talk to Si Nian and let Zhang Cuihua be the executive first. These people will listen to her, so let her take the lead," said Yang Weihua.

"Okay, Director." Li Huaide went out and asked Xu Sinian to notify other deputy directors to attend a meeting. He also found Zhang Cuihua.

"Cuihua, Zhao Lan didn't handle the matter well today and brought shame to the factory. The factory director was very unhappy and transferred her to the trade union. What I mean is that you should handle this matter in a few days and make sure you handle it well. You may make progress," Li Huaide said to Zhang Cuihua.

"Uncle, what does it mean that I want to make progress?" Zhang Cuihua asked carefully.

"Go back and think about it yourself. I still have a meeting to attend." Li Huaide glared at Zhang Cuihua, took his notebook and went to the factory director's office.