Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

As the three uncles grew older and their energy declined, the Red Star Institute had not held a school meeting for a long time.

In fact, for many children born after the 80s, this is the first time they know about the school assembly.

This time, the neighbors in the courtyard gathered together for a rare occasion and came to the central courtyard. Even Lin Zongxuan, who had left the courtyard for twenty years, came.

There is no other reason. Death is the greatest thing. Lin Zongxuan came here to see an old friend off for the last time.

A few days ago, Jia Dongxu, who had worked for more than 20 years, passed away at night. The reason why this conference was held specifically for him was that he was once set up as a role model of "disability but strength of spirit" and was also considered a celebrity in the hospital.

The whole family formed a circle, with the three elders sitting in the center and the Jia family members standing opposite in plain clothes.

Seeing that most people had arrived, the old man cleared his throat and said with some sorrow: "Today, we asked everyone to come to a meeting to discuss Dongxu's funeral. Dongxu has had a hard time these years. If it weren't for seeing his grandson in person, he would have died a long time ago. He is also a role model set up by the higher-ups and the pride of our hospital. Anyway, please help if you can."

The second uncle, Lin Shuming (Lin's father), put it more succinctly: "We are all old neighbors in the same courtyard. Some people contribute their manpower and some people contribute their strength."

The third uncle Yan Bugui, who has aged badly in recent years, also said, "Anyone who is willing to help can come to me to register, and I will discuss with the Jia family how to assign people."

This time, no one had any objections. Although the Jia family was not popular in the courtyard because of Jia Zhang, Jia Dongxu had a good reputation and everyone was willing to help send him off for the last time.

A few days after the court meeting, the Jia family held a funeral for Jia Dongxu, and the ceremony hall was located in the main hall of the Jia family.

After her son's death, Jia Zhang aged 100 to 20 years in just a few days. No matter how much she cried and screamed, no one could stop her.

Qin Huairu was wearing mourning clothes with a numb expression. There was not much sadness in her eyes, and she even felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Jia Dongxu has persisted for so many years after being paralyzed. It's not just a matter of family income, especially the last two years, which he simply managed to survive. He survived, and so did his family, and now they are all relieved.

Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua were also dressed in heavy mourning and knelt in front of the coffin to return the gifts to the guests.

As for the fourth generation of the Jia family, there is Banggeng's son and Xiaodang's daughter, who still look young and ignorant.

"Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences."

Lin Zongxuan hurried over today, handed over the funeral gifts, comforted the Jia family, and wanted to rush back to the department.

"Director Lin, wait a moment, wait a moment."

Lin Zongxuan turned around and saw Sha Zhu and his daughter running towards him, panting.

"Brother Zhuzi, just call me Lao Lin."

Thinking that he had just met Sha Zhu in a Sichuan restaurant a few days ago, and he didn't look for him at that time, Lin Zongxuan asked curiously: "Brother Zhu, what's the matter?"

Sha Zhu looked around nervously and said in a low voice: "Director Lin, can I have a word with you for a moment?"

Lin Zongxuan was stunned, looked at his watch and said, "Brother Zhuzi, if you have anything to say, just tell me right here. The driver is waiting for me at the door."

Sha Zhu had no choice but to speak as quietly as possible: "Director Lin, you also watched my daughter Chunyan grow up. She just graduated from a technical secondary school and studied mechanical engineering. I just want to see if we can give her a chance to join the Metallurgical Department."

Facing Lin Zongxuan's surprised eyes, Sha Zhu, who thought he had been upright for most of his life, suddenly felt ashamed, but for the sake of his children, he could only bite the bullet and continue: "I have saved a lot of things over the years, I will visit you in a few days"

"Comrade He Yuzhu, there's no need to say more!"

Lin Zongxuan sighed and gently scolded: "Comrade He Yuzhu, please don't forget your origin and experience."

Sha Zhu said unconvincedly: "Then why can Xu Damao's son enter the Ministry of Metallurgy and work in the department you manage?"

"Because Xu Tangshen graduated from a key university, his resume is very good, and he has also gone through multiple assessments."

Lin Zongxuan sighed, patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder and said, "Brother Zhu, I know you are holding back your anger and want to compete with Brother Damao to see whose child is better, but is this fair to the child? Is Chunyan really willing to come to the Ministry of Finance?"

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he looked at his eldest daughter who was lowering her head beside him and stopped talking.

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Sha Zhu's worries go far beyond the fact that his own children are not as good as Xu Damao's children.

Just after Jia Dongxu's funeral, he saw two strange yet familiar figures waiting for him in the house.

"Brother Zhuzi" and "Brother He" stood up immediately and shouted at the same time as soon as they saw Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Hey, rare guests, why are you two here today? Now you know to call me Brother Zhuzi, didn't you call me Sha Zhu or Bastard as soon as you met me before?"

Yan Jiefang said softly, "Brother Zhuzi, we were ignorant before. You watched us grow up. How could we yell at you?"

"That's it."

Yan Jiekuang continued his brother's words and said, "Brother Zhuzi is now the big boss. Who dares to act tough with you within this ten-mile radius?"

"You didn't know better before?"

Sha Zhu said disdainfully: "I think you are asking for help now. Unfortunately, I am not in a good mood today. Come back tomorrow."

"No, brother. I can't delay this matter any longer. My wife will divorce me if I delay any longer."

Yan Jiefang was so anxious that he almost knelt down.

"Your wife divorced you? You deserve it. How can a man who doesn't even know how to raise his parents be good to his wife?"

Sha Zhu said so, but when he saw Yan Jiefang really kneeling down, he couldn't help but scold him: "Look at you, stand up and tell me what happened, I'll just treat it as a joke."

Yan Jiefang heaved a sigh of relief and looked at his brother. The two of them explained the whole matter to each other.

It turned out that some time ago, the Yan brothers met a swindler who said there was a big real estate business to be done and persuaded them to invest. After investigation, the two determined that it was a way to make money, so they invested all the money in their family and also borrowed a large sum of money.

Later, when the police came to inquire, they found out that the man was a liar. He ran away to the south after taking the money. Now the debt collectors come to his house every day. Yan Jiekuang is fine because his father-in-law has money, but Yan Jiefang is almost selling his house to pay off his debts. (Don't worry about the timeline. The original drama's plot and the subsequent plots are all after 92, but this book has long deviated from the timeline and the main storyline.)

The more Sha Zhu listened, the more he felt something was wrong. The two brothers were being too vague. Besides, with the personalities of the Yan family, if they encountered a scammer, they would have already made it known to the whole world. How come he didn't hear anything?

Sha Zhu tentatively scolded: "Yan Lao Er, you still refuse to tell the truth!"

Yan Jiefang hurriedly defended himself: "No, brother, we are telling the truth."

Yan Jiekuang also chimed in: "Yes, if that person hadn't said that the water was pumped too much..."

"Yan Jiekuang!"

Sha Zhu looked at Yan Jiefang who was glaring at his brother and immediately understood.

"Pumping water? And real estate, you guys must have been caught for loan sharking."

Sha Zhu waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Your father dared to sell smuggled TV sets, and you are even more daring. You deserve it. Get out of here now."