Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

Cheng Hao's parents died early and he didn't have many relatives in the city, so it was natural for the couple to stay with his father-in-law and mother-in-law during the three days of the New Year.

During that period, except for the second day of the Chinese New Year when Cheng Hao went out to visit Commander Wei and acquaintances in the army, he spent the rest of the time staying at Xu's house with his wife.

It was not until the night before the holiday that Cheng Hao returned home with bags of gifts and his reluctant wife.

After settling my wife down and packing my things, I had a good sleep in bed and started working for the new year early the next morning.

The world has only been at peace for a few years, and all walks of life are in need of reconstruction. Construction is the main theme of the times. Both government officials at all levels and grassroots people must make their utmost efforts to devote themselves to production and construction, contribute to the great cause, and make their own contributions.

Due to tight time and heavy tasks, rest time will inevitably be shortened.

However, compared with the old era, where life was in danger at any moment, this little bit of busyness in the new era is nothing.

Of course, a small number of people do not think so, such as Liu Fei, who was brought to Cheng Hao’s office by Deputy Director Luo early in the morning on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Several months of working in the steel mill did not bring much change to Liu Fei. Although he was wearing a blue work uniform, there was not a single callus on his hands. He held his head high, still looking spoiled.

It felt like during the first few months at the factory, Liu Fei didn't feel like she was going to work, but rather like she was on a long vacation.

In sharp contrast to Liu Fei is Deputy Director Luo. After not seeing him for three days, he has visibly lost a lot of weight, and there are still a few lumps on his face that have not disappeared. The forced smile cannot hide his dejected look.

It seems that he has suffered a lot during these days during the New Year.

"Deputy Director Luo, what's going on?"

Cheng Hao poured himself a glass of water, sat in his office chair, and asked slowly.

"Uh~"

Deputy Director Luo smiled sheepishly, took a deep breath, and then spoke slowly.

"Director Cheng, I need your help with something."

"I can consider matters within my duties, but I can't control other matters."

Cheng Hao made his attitude clear first, saying that he had no control over the mess outside and he had no way of controlling it.

Deputy Director Luo looked embarrassed, gritted his teeth, and said, "Help people to the end, Director Cheng, please lend a hand. Liu Fei was just confused for a moment. Give her another chance, she will definitely change for the better."

"Lao Luo, what's going on?"

Cheng Hao frowned slightly, with displeasure in his voice.

Liu Fei had been given a chance before, but I didn't expect that he would cause trouble after entering the steel rolling mill.

"That's right...that's right...Liu Fei is a female comrade, and the steel mill is full of hard work, so she needs time to adapt.

Director Yang felt that the adaptation time was a bit too long... so..."

The more Deputy Director Luo spoke, the lower his voice became. After knowing what Liu Fei had done, he felt that his niece had gone too far.

After working in the steel mill for three days and resting for two days, Liu Fei didn't even learn the basic processing technology in such a long time. It would have been fine if he couldn't learn it, but the key point was that Liu Fei was very lazy in the steel mill and had a bad relationship with his co-workers.

Many hard-working workers were unhappy with Liu Fei and jointly reported her.

After receiving the report, the steel mill management immediately launched an investigation. After confirming that everything was correct, Director Yang decided to suspend Liu Fei and was about to fire him.

Deputy Director Luo had no choice but to ask Cheng Hao for help.

"Snapped!"

Cheng Hao slammed the pen on the desk, looked at Deputy Director Luo with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "Deputy Director Luo, the steel rolling mill is a subordinate unit of the Ministry of Industry. It is under the supervision of the superiors. Do you understand?"

Cheng Hao's meaning was very straightforward. The steel rolling mill had no affiliation with the street office, so he had no authority to intervene in this matter.

And with their superiors watching, they should not play any tricks to avoid getting into trouble.

Deputy Director Luo swallowed, took a few deep breaths, and a fierce battle was going on in his heart.

If he insisted on helping Liu Fei, he would easily get into trouble. If he didn't help, he would be blamed by his elder sister. There was no perfect solution.

After thinking for a while, the fear from his sister took over, and Deputy Director Luo said firmly: "For the last time, please help me this last time. After today, I will never bother you with this matter again."

Cheng Hao leaned back slightly, looking at Deputy Director Luo with a humble attitude, and then looked at Liu Fei who had been standing beside him in silence with an indifferent expression, and a nameless anger rose in his heart.

“I can’t help with the rolling mill stuff.

Also, let me remind you that we as officials must always bear in mind the principles and abide by the disciplines. We must always put public affairs first and never sacrifice personal interests for public affairs, otherwise the consequences will be serious.”

If Liu Fei is a promising talent, Cheng Hao may lend a hand because he has worked with Deputy Director Luo.

However, Liu Fei is clearly a hopeless case.

Even if Cheng Hao helped her get through this crisis today, she would soon be in trouble again.

Liu Fei was completely unaware of his own problems, unable to see the reality clearly, and had unrealistic fantasies. He always thought that with his limited education and insignificant skills he could find an easy job and get by.

Little did she know that she was just a useless person who couldn't do anything right and was unwilling to change.

"I understand. Thank you for your help, Director Cheng."

Deputy Director Luo felt a little disappointed after being harshly rejected, but he did not show any resentment towards Cheng Hao.

It's normal not to help. Why should Cheng Hao take the risk to do things without any benefits?

After calming down, Deputy Director Luo turned around and left with his niece.

As soon as he walked out of the office door, Liu Fei, who had been silent all the time, immediately frowned and kept complaining.

"Uncle, Mr. Cheng is too stingy. He is so unkind that he refuses to help with even this little thing.

It's just a matter of one sentence, why is he so reluctant to speak..."

Deputy Director Luo was already upset, and became even more annoyed when he heard his good-for-nothing niece talking nonsense. He wanted to slap her in the face and teach this ignorant fool a lesson.

But thinking of the fierce elder sister, Deputy Director Luo could only suppress his anger and reprimanded in a deep voice: "Shut up, Director Cheng is not someone you can talk about casually. He can send you back with just one word, and he can also make you never return to the factory with just one word.

You will suffer if you continue to be so outspoken."

Liu Fei curled her lips in dissatisfaction and changed the subject: "Uncle, isn't the steel mill a state-owned enterprise? Isn't the job stable? Why did Director Yang suspend me just because he said he would listen to me?"

The reason Liu Fei was willing to join the factory was because of the job stability.

I just didn’t expect that I would be almost kicked out after just a few months of working there.

“It is true that state-owned enterprises are iron rice bowls, but even iron can have holes.

If you do this, which company would be willing to keep you?"

Deputy Director Luo shook his head and secretly cursed his niece for her stupidity.

This is not the way to slack off. The prerequisite for slacking off is to make your superiors feel that you are working hard. Only in this way can you safely slack off at your workstation.

Once your superiors and colleagues think you are lazy and despicable, how can you keep your job?