Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

The night breeze was blowing gently. Three bicycles were riding on the empty street, and they rarely communicated with each other.

Suddenly, He Daqing, who was riding on the far left, slammed on the brakes and let out a loud cry as if he had gone crazy.

"I remember who that person is."

Liu Guangfu, who was riding in the middle, was frightened by the sudden ghost cry, and his bike tilted to the right out of habit.

As luck would have it, Xu Fugui, who was riding on the far right, was also startled. His handlebars shook and he bumped into Liu Guangfu.

"Hey~!"

"Guangfu, how do you ride a bike?" Xu Fugui, who was crushed under the bike, was immediately very angry.

"And Lao He, why are you screaming for no reason? Can't you say something first?"

He Daqing was so happy to see Xu Fugui in trouble that he didn't even try to pull him out.

Instead, Liu Guangfu, relying on his youth, quickly got up from the ground and quickly moved the bicycle that was pressing on Xu Fugui away.

At the same time, he looked at He Daqing with dissatisfaction and said in a complaining tone.

"Uncle He, what did you suddenly think of? Please don't be so surprised, okay?"

"Of course I'm thinking of something good. Could it be that I'm just trying to scare you?"

As He Daqing spoke, he glanced at Xu Fugui again, and seeing that he was fine, he continued.

"Do you remember the old man who just visited Director Sun's home? I seem to have heard Zhuzi say that there is a senior leader named Bai in the Ministry of Metallurgy. It must be him."

"Uncle He, he is a big leader, but what does it have to do with us? You are so excited, are you?"

Liu Guangfu is such a dullard that he didn't even think of the key point.

But Xu Fugui was not stupid and he immediately understood the meaning.

Now his waist and legs no longer hurt. After picking up the bicycle, he adjusted the handlebars, got on the bike and drove quickly home.

Seeing this, He Daqing immediately followed, leaving Liu Guangfu with a confused look on his face. He secretly greeted the two men's daughters-in-law in his heart, and then hurried to catch up.

Soon, they rushed all the way back to the gate of the courtyard.

Sure enough, before He Daqing even reached the door, he heard Sha Zhu's boasting.

Now the old man was finally relieved. It seemed that everything Sun Zhengguo said came true.

Next it was Xu Fugui's turn to get anxious because he didn't see Xu Damao.

At this moment, he didn't care about his reputation. He quickly stopped the car and asked Yan Bugui who was standing at the door.

"Old Yan, is my son back?"

"I'm back, I'm back, Lao Xu. Don't worry, your Damao is having dinner at home!"

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Xu Fugui was completely relieved. As long as the person came back, everything would be fine.

But at this moment, the second aunt rushed towards her son with tears in her eyes.

"Guangfu, Shazhu and Xu Damao are back, but your father is not back yet. Is he okay? If I had known, I shouldn't have become a cadre."

"Mom, don't cry. Brother Zhengguo said that my dad might be back a day or two later. This is all normal investigation by the organization. Don't worry!"

After listening to what her son said, the second aunt was still a little worried, so she asked He Daqing and the others.

"Uncle He, Uncle Xu, you were there at the time, my Guangfu wasn't trying to comfort me, was he?"

"Your Guangfu didn't lie to you. Go home and wait a little longer! Maybe he'll be back tomorrow."

After He Daqing finished speaking, he signaled to Sha Zhu with his eyes and then walked towards the yard.

Xu Fugui was in a hurry to go back and see his son, so he just nodded as a sign of acknowledgement, and then he followed him into the yard.

Seeing that the two men's expressions did not seem fake, the second aunt could only wipe away her tears and call her son to go home for dinner first.

When the neighbors at the door saw that there were no melons to eat, they all left.

……

The next morning, a long banner was hung high at the entrance of the institute.

The staff of the Propaganda Department were busy in an orderly manner, placing flower pots, flags and welcome signs on both sides of the entrance.

After a while, Sun Zhengguo also came to the door. Seeing the layout of the scene, he nodded with satisfaction.

When Section Chief Cai saw the boss coming, he hurried over and showed his courtesy.

"Director, look at the layout of the entrance, is there anything else you need to add?"

Hearing this, Sun Zhengguo took another look and shook his head. "No need. I think it's good. But, how is the layout of the conference room?"

"Director, the conference room is today's storefront. Please rest assured that we have arranged it better than this one."

"Ok!"

Seeing that Section Chief Cai worked hard, Sun Zhengguo didn't mind giving him some benefits.

"Chief Cai, I have seen your efforts over the years. I have also submitted your name for the institute's upgrade this time, but the final decision will be made by the organization."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you Director Sun for your care."

Faced with this sudden good news, Section Chief Cai was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude profusely.

You know, this time the research institute is being upgraded, as long as you register your name, you can be promoted to the next level.

At that time, even if he is still the head of the Propaganda Department, his administrative level will be that of a deputy director.

That's why he was so happy.

After this little episode, Sun Zhengguo wandered around for a while before returning to his office, waiting for someone from his superiors to come.

The time soon came to 9:30 in the morning. After receiving the phone call, Sun Zhengguo quickly summoned all the cadres to go to the gate to welcome the leader.

Because today is a very important day for the institute, all the cadres are present.

Ten minutes later, a huge convoy, raising a cloud of dust, drove over from not far away.

When the cadres of the institute saw so many cars coming, they immediately straightened their clothes and waited for the arrival of the leaders with a focused look.

Soon, the convoy arrived at the door and slowly stopped.

Then, a group of guards got out of several cars and quickly began to go on alert.

When Sun Zhengguo saw this, his pupils shrank suddenly. An important person was coming, why didn't anyone notify him in advance?

At this time, the door of a Red Flag car in the middle slowly opened, and an old man who was not tall but looked energetic walked out of it.

After getting off the bus, the old man kept a gentle smile on his face. He waved to everyone and then walked straight towards Sun Zhengguo.

When Sun Zhengguo saw the old man coming, he stretched out his hands to greet him without any hesitation.

"Hello, Mr. Deng, welcome to our institute to inspect our work."

"Comrade Zhengguo, you don't have to be polite. I came here today not only to represent myself, but also to be asked by my old classmate to come and witness the changes in your institute."

"Thank you, thank you! Thank you for coming to the scene in person, and thank you Mr. Lai for still thinking about our institute despite his poor health."

To be honest, Sun Zhengguo was really touched. The old man is in poor health now and is basically in a semi-retired state.

But even so, he still thinks of himself from time to time, which reminds people of an old saying - A gentleman will die for his friend.

It seems that the ancients were not deceiving me!

……

After the two shook hands and exchanged greetings for a while, Sun Zhengguo then shook hands with Director Yu, Minister Li, Deputy Minister Chen and others one by one...

After a grand welcome ceremony, Sun Zhengguo led the leaders into the research institute.