Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

After all, the words passed down by our ancestors throughout the ages have shown that money is easy to repay, but debts of favor are difficult to repay.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Tian saw that it was getting late, so the four of them went back to the abandoned workshop and started working again.

Time flies when you are working, especially when everyone is concentrating on their work. It seems like not much time has passed and it is time to get off work.

As soon as Zhou Tiangang pushed his bicycle and his master and his two companions arrived at the entrance of the steel mill, he saw Song Lian standing at the gatehouse door smoking, with a heavy look on his face.

"Is there something wrong with Widow Wu?"

Zhou Tian's heart suddenly skipped a beat. After thinking about it, he said a few words to his three masters, said goodbye to them, and walked towards Song Lian.

"Brother Song, what are you thinking about? Why do you look so worried? Is there any progress on the matter I asked you to do?"

When Song Lian heard Zhou Tian's words, he came back to his senses immediately. He looked up at Zhou Tian and forced a smile: "There are some clues, but it's not Widow Wu's problem, it's my own problem!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Tian with a hint of helplessness.

"Oh, it's your problem, Brother Song. Then I feel relieved!"

Hearing that it was not about Widow Wu, Zhou Tian breathed a sigh of relief and said jokingly.

"You are really........."

Song Lian pointed at Zhou Tian and said with a smile: "Forget it, this matter is related to you, come in, let's talk!"

As they talked, the two of them walked into the gatehouse. At this time, there was no one in the gatehouse. After entering the gatehouse, Song Lian closed the gatehouse and asked seriously, "Xiaotian, have you developed a horizontal lathe recently?"

"Brother Song, how did you know?"

Zhou Tian was shocked when he heard this. You know, this matter is still a secret in the factory, and Deputy Director Yang has repeatedly asked him to keep it confidential and not leak it out. But now he didn't expect that Brother Song would know about it. Doesn't this mean that the matter of the horizontal lathe has been leaked?

"Hmph, how do you think I know? What happened in the factory during this period of time, how could I not know? Also, why did Minister Tang come to inspect the steel mill today? I didn't expect that Brother Song was so kind to you, but you didn't even tell Brother Song a thing!"

Song Lian couldn't help but feel a little angry when he talked about it. In his opinion, given his relationship with Zhou Tian, ​​this kid should have informed him before developing the horizontal lathe.

After all, this kind of research involving heavy industry needs to be kept confidential from the beginning, but I didn't expect that he hadn't revealed a word to him for so long. If the old company commander hadn't called him today to talk about this, he would have known nothing about it.

Although Deputy Director Yang had dispatched a number of security personnel to patrol the abandoned workshop and set up a blockade for protection three days ago, he did not know that the cause of the incident was actually because of Zhou Tian.

If he had known that it was related to Zhou Tian, ​​he would have transferred the guy away long ago. But now, because Zhou Tian developed the horizontal lathe, the steel rolling mill has completely come into the attention of his superiors. Now it is difficult for him to transfer Zhou Tian.

More importantly, as far as he knew, Zhou Tian's name was also included in the confidential talent plan. That is to say, in the near future, let alone transferring Zhou Tian, ​​it would be difficult even for ordinary people to get close to Zhou Tian.

This made it difficult for him to do what he had promised the old company commander. As a result, his two work targets were no longer possible.

How could he look happy about this? Especially when he thought that the old company commander would not only ask him to return the car, but also have to endure a scolding from the old company commander, he felt even worse.

"Brother Song, how can you blame me for this? I didn't know at first that the country would attach so much importance to horizontal lathes."

When Zhou Tian heard Song Lian's accusation, he couldn't help but complain, "And since the development of the horizontal lathe, Deputy Director Yang has repeatedly told me to keep it secret. Do you think I dare to tell you?"

After listening to Zhou Tian's explanation, Song Lian was speechless for a moment. After all, what Zhou Tian said was not wrong. As a person within the system, he still knew the confidentiality mechanism.

He had also been to the abandoned workshop and suspected that something was fishy going on there. Unfortunately, he did not take it too seriously. He had planned to investigate it carefully after some time, but he did not expect that Zhou Tian would develop the horizontal lathe in just over half a month, catching him off guard.

"Forget it, it's my fault. Let me tell you about the investigation you asked me to do!"

Helplessly, Song Lian had to let the matter go and changed the subject to talk about the two things that Zhou Tian had asked him to investigate.

Speaking of business, Zhou Tian's expression suddenly became serious as he waited for Song Lian's investigation results.

Song Lian looked at Zhou Tian's expression and said seriously, "First of all, you thought someone was following you. After our investigation, we found that this was indeed the case. However, it should not be a bad thing for you. As for who it is, I think you should be able to guess it!"

Zhou Tian's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and then he relaxed and nodded, saying, "It seems that there really is one. I am relieved then!"

As for which side the other party was from, since Song Lian said it was not a bad thing, he guessed the outcome of the matter.

Especially at this stage, he even hoped that the other party could send more manpower. After all, he didn't know how big a sensation the horizontal lathe incident would cause, and whether he would be exposed. Now that he had the protection of the state, he would feel relieved.

"So, Brother Song, what about the second thing?"

Knowing the first thing did him no harm, so he asked about the second thing. Although the second thing had little to do with him, it was related to He Daqing after all, so he still wanted to know the specific details of this widow Wu.

When Song Lian heard Zhou Tian's question, an inexplicable smile flashed across his eyes.

"The second thing is that Widow Wu's real name is Wu Huiru, she is 1949 years old this year. Before the liberation in , she was a famous courtesan in the Eight Great Hutongs, codenamed White Peony!"

"White Peony?"

Zhou Tian was shocked. Although he had already vaguely guessed the identity of Widow Wu, after Brother Song's confirmation, he still felt the drama of the matter.

I didn’t expect that this widow Wu really came from the Eight Great Hutongs.

"Brother Song, is this true?"

Zhou Tian asked again. It was not that he didn’t believe it, but that he couldn’t believe that things were actually as he expected.

"Of course it's true. This was something your brother Song had to work very hard to find out. This widow Wu was very famous in the city back then, but after her transformation, she returned to her hometown. If you hadn't mentioned it, I'm afraid no one would have remembered it!"

"But to be honest, I don't know whether He Daqing is lucky or unlucky. After all, Widow Wu was able to become the most beautiful woman in the Eight Great Hutongs back then. She must have been very beautiful. For a cook like He Daqing, it's hard to say whether it was a gain or a loss to marry Widow Wu!"

Song Lian said this but he couldn't hide the smile on his face. It was obvious that this kind of thing made him feel magical that a courtesan who once was the most beautiful woman in the city actually chose a cook in the end.

However, thinking of the current social atmosphere, he felt that He Daqing was extremely unlucky. Unless Widow Wu was not exposed, He Daqing would probably never be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

Zhou Tian looked at Song Lian's smiling face and couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, but he also felt relieved in his heart. After all, compared with spies and enemy agents, this was not a big deal.

After all, in his memory of his previous life, this situation was not uncommon. Didn’t you see how many young ladies in Dongguan chose to return to their hometown to get married?

In Zhou Tian's mind, this was naturally nothing strange.

"Okay, Brother Song, stop laughing. You have wrinkles on your face from laughing!"

Seeing Song Lian still trying to hold back his smile and shrugging his shoulders, he couldn't help but say in annoyance.

"You are a party member and cadre, but you are so old-fashioned!"