Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Yang Liming was also a little surprised when he heard that Sha Zhu was arrested for bringing back leftovers. After all, the steel rolling mill was a first-class factory in Beijing with tens of thousands of employees. Even though food was in short supply now, it was impossible to reduce the workers' meals, so it was normal to have some leftovers in the canteen every day.

There are so many canteens in the steel rolling mill, and there are people taking leftovers home in each canteen, but no one has ever been caught by the security department. Sha Zhu has set a precedent.

But he thought about it again and felt something was wrong. If he was just bringing leftovers, why would the security department arrest him? It seemed that there was something fishy going on, but the old lady didn't say it.

Yang Liming picked up the phone in front of the deaf old lady and called the Security Department directly.

After two beeps, a voice came from the phone.

"Hello, this is the security department of the steel mill."

"Is this Comrade Tang Zhiwei? I am Yang Limin."

The person who answered the phone was Tang Zhiwei, director of the Security Department. After recognizing Yang Liming's voice, he responded directly.

"Director Yang, I'm Tang Zhiwei. Please give me instructions if I have anything to say."

"Director Tang, it's nothing serious. I just want to know if your security department arrested an employee named Sha Zhu yesterday. As far as I know, he is just a cook. He shouldn't have made any big mistakes, right?"

Tang Zhiwei is in charge of hundreds of people in the Security Department. He is already busy with various tasks every day. How could he take care of such a small matter?

"Director Yang, I haven't heard of this. When did it happen?

How about this, I'll go ask and call you back later?"

Yang Liming smiled and agreed, put down the phone, looked up and said to the deaf old lady.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. Director Tang Zhiwei of the Security Department has gone to inquire about it. There should be a result soon."

If it was any department of the steel mill, and the top leader made the call personally, even if the other party was stupid, he should know what to do to please the leader.

But the Security Department is an exception, because this department does not need to look at Yang Liming's opinion.

By the time Tang Zhiwei found Shen Li, found out what happened and called Yang Liming back, half an hour had passed.

Yang Liming was still smiling when the phone rang, but his expression changed after he answered the call.

"You mean Shazhu stole the food from the factory, and was caught red-handed at the factory gate when he was off work?"

Yang Liming was very angry when he knew the truth. First, he was angry that the deaf old lady did not tell him the truth and made him lose face in front of the Security Department. Second, he was angry that there was something wrong with Shazhu's head. At this time, he still dared to steal food from the factory and bring it home.

However, seeing the old lady sitting on the sofa, looking at him expectantly, he didn't know what to say and could only speak to Tang Zhiwei.

"Zhiwei, can you see if you can make this matter less serious? Just fine me a little and forget about it?"

Tang Zhiwei was also having a headache at this time, because when he went to find out what Sha Zhu had done wrong, Lou Bancheng happened to come.

Ever since Wang Yong ran away with the money, this person no longer cared about anything in the factory and just waited for dividends. Today, he actually came to the factory because of Sha Zhu's matter, and he came just for Sha Zhu. His request was very simple: fairness, fairness, and fairness.

On one side is the head of the factory, and on the other side is the factory director. Although the director has no power, if I really release the person secretly and Lou Bancheng reports the matter to the Ministry of First Machine Building, my future will be ruined.

It would be bad to offend either side for the sake of a stupid pillar, so Tang Zhiwei finally had a showdown with Yang Liming.

"Director Yang, it's not that I don't want to let him go, but Director Lou came here specifically to target this idiot Zhu.

They just asked for punishment according to factory rules and regulations and didn't say anything else.

I can’t do what you ask.”

Yang Liming held the microphone and thought for a while. He was also wondering why Lou Bancheng came to the factory because of Sha Zhu, but he could also understand Tang Zhiwei's difficulties.

"Well, ask Director Lou to come to my office. I'll talk to him face to face. Just listen to him and I won't make things difficult for you."

Of course Tang Zhiwei was eager to get this matter out of his hands. After hanging up the phone, he went to the reception room of the Security Department to talk to Lou Bancheng about this matter.

"Boss Lou, Director Yang wants you to come to his office for a chat."

Lou Bancheng stood up, shook hands with Tang Zhiwei and said.

"Thank you, Director Tang, for troubling me with this little matter."

"No, it's just my job, it's my duty."

Tang Zhiwei accompanied Lou Bancheng to the door of Yang Liming's office and then left. His small body could not withstand the fight between the two great men.

Lou Bancheng didn't care about it. In his eyes, a director was really nothing. He came to the factory today just to show off his power.

He tidied his clothes, knocked on the door twice and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady, and Yang Liming, who looked unwell.

In fact, he pushed the door and walked in without waiting for Yang Liming to say anything, which showed that he didn't give him any face at all.

In the 60s, public-private partnerships had only been in place for a few years, and the higher authorities were relatively tolerant of these capitalists.

It's just that these people don't have a very good reputation among the people. Some capitalists will marry their daughters to workers to show that their families want to integrate into the people. Some capitalists will let themselves go and do things that are even more excessive than before liberation. Of course, such people all end up in a miserable state.

A red capitalist like Lou Bancheng, who holds huge wealth and marries his only daughter to a worker, has the confidence to not give face to anyone.

Yang Liming had no way to deal with this and had to stand up and greet others.

"Boss Lou, long time no see. Is there anything important that brought you to the factory today?"

Lou Bancheng replied directly.

"Nothing, I just heard there was a thief in the factory, so I came to see how the factory handled it.

Everyone says that the new society is good, but we, who have come from the old society, should also see what is good about it.

If the judicial system is still as dark as it was before liberation, I will have to ask the higher authorities.”

Yang Limin felt his head buzzing at this time. He really wanted to ask Lou Bancheng, what is the grudge between you and Sha Zhu? Isn't it obvious that you want to kill each other?

Fortunately, the deaf old lady spoke at this time.

"Lou Bancheng, you are here to help Lou Xiaoe vent her anger, right? When Sha Zhu beat Xu Damao, the uncles in the yard did go too far, but wasn't the matter resolved satisfactorily in the end?

You are such a big shot, but it's a bit too much for you to personally punish a small chef."

Lou Bancheng was very clear about the true identity of the deaf old lady, and he didn't want to provoke her.

But seeing that the other party was speaking for Sha Zhu, I knew that the other party was the idiot's backer.

"Old lady, you are so old, and it's too much for you to get involved in such trivial matters.

Originally I didn't want to get involved in the factory's affairs, but I only have one daughter. She came home yesterday and told me that the factory might be sheltering bad people, so I came.

I just want fairness and justice, isn't that right?

Or have we returned to the pre-liberation era, where if things don’t work out, people can resort to violence?”