Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

"Lao Luo, is this your ideological awareness?

District Chief Zhou came over to visit yesterday, can't you give him some face?"

At this point, Cheng Hao's tone suddenly became serious.

When mentioning his superior, Deputy Director Luo instantly deflated. He relaxed his body and lay dejectedly on the bed, staring at the ceiling in silence.

Seeing this, Cheng Hao stopped putting pressure on him. Instead, he smiled and took out a letter from his pocket and handed it over.

"this is yours."

Deputy Director Luo took the old envelope in a daze and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

“Not only did a woman come to ask about your situation in the past few days, but someone also sent you a letter.

The little girl is shy, so some things are hard to say to her face, so I wrote them all here."

After Cheng Hao finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave the ward.

Deputy Director Luo looked at the envelope in his hand blankly, his voice trembling slightly.

“Is it really for me?

What's written in it?"

“I haven’t read it, so I don’t know what it says specifically.

But judging from the girl's appearance, it shouldn't be a bad thing."

Cheng Hao walked to the door and turned back to remind him before leaving.

"She's still half a year away from marriageable age, so keep yourself under control and don't cross the line.

If anything goes wrong, I can’t save you.”

Deputy Director Luo opened his mouth in silence. Only after Cheng Hao walked away did he stare at the envelope in his hand and grinned foolishly.

……

After visiting Deputy Director Luo and confirming that he was in good health, Cheng Hao returned to the street office to continue his work.

A few days ago, a fraud case caused a lot of controversy. Fortunately, the public security department of our city handled it in a timely manner and no serious consequences were caused.

As many fraudsters were arrested, the situation quickly stabilized.

After most of the residents in the city had exchanged their currency for the new one, the tasks of the subdistrict office were suddenly reduced, and everyone in the subdistrict office had a rare moment of leisure.

Back in the office, Cheng Hao made a cup of tea and was about to read a book to kill some time when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside.

The door of the office was knocked open. Before the person could speak, Cheng Hao asked, "Qin Min, what's the matter?"

"Director Cheng, those residents who were defrauded of their money have come to us again."

Qin Min took a breath and reported.

"I see."

Cheng Hao took a sip of tea slowly and waited for a moment before going downstairs to receive the guests.

In the lobby on the first floor, Cheng Hao looked at the dozen men and women in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing here at the Street Office?"

These guys are old acquaintances of the street office.

The man came to the street office to cause trouble and was punished by Cheng Hao to do push-ups until his hands were tired. The woman ran to the courtyard to cause trouble for Qin Huairu and beat up Qin Min. She was sent to the police station and was not released until yesterday.

Now two groups of people appeared at the street office together, and it was obvious that they were not here with good intentions.

"Director Cheng, we were too rude a few days ago.

We came here today to apologize to you.

I hope you will be magnanimous and not bear a grudge against us."

Perhaps after being punished by Cheng Hao, this group of people learned their lesson. Instead of yelling at first, they apologized and spoke softly.

"Forget the polite words, just tell me what you want to say."

Cheng Hao had a cold face and looked unapproachable.

Judging from the character of these people, Cheng Hao didn't believe that they made this trip just to apologize.

As expected, the leading man stepped out and said with a smile: "Didn't you catch the swindler? Should we also get back the money we were cheated of..."

"The public security department is responsible for all the stolen money, and it has nothing to do with the street office.

If you want money, go talk to them.

There is no use coming to me.”

Cheng Hao raised his hand and interrupted the other person.

The scammers were caught, but not all the stolen money was recovered. Moreover, the money was mixed together and it was impossible to tell who it belonged to. How to return the money to the victims became a thorny issue.

But all this has nothing to do with Cheng Hao. He has done everything he should and could do, and the subsequent troubles will be left to professionals.

“But we can’t get in at all.

Could you please help us pass on a message, please?"

The leading man sneered.

The public security department was guarded by armed guards, so they didn't dare to go over and ask for an explanation, so they had to go to the street office for help. After all, the street office didn't have weapons, so there would be no danger to their lives if they made a scene.

"Are you guys treating me like a messenger?"

Cheng Hao asked coldly, looking at him unkindly, "The public security department will take care of the money. If you have any questions, you can report them to the relevant departments. The subdistrict office does not accept such business. You should leave now."

It's better not to interfere in things that you shouldn't interfere in.

Especially when it comes to money, the issue is very sensitive and complicated, and getting involved will only add to your troubles.

“It is said that helping others is to the end, and doing things should be done from beginning to end.

It was you who caught the liar and recovered the money. It has come to the last step, how can you just ignore it?"

These people came to the street office to cause trouble. Firstly, they bully the weak and fear the strong. Secondly, they felt that since the money passed through Cheng Hao's hands, there must be something shady going on, so they wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail him.

“Our demands are not high, we just want half of the money we were defrauded of.

My family is really struggling to make ends meet lately, so please be kind and have some mercy on us."

"What a mess! I've already said that the recovered money is not in the subdistrict office, let alone in my hands.

Since it's not in my hands, how can I give it to you?

Besides, the person who caught the scammer was the chief of the police station, and he was also the one who recovered the money. I was just helping out.

If you have any questions, go find him."

Cheng Hao pushed most of the credit for this incident onto the director.

Cheng Hao has no shortage of merits. Even if he adds another one to his list of merits, he won't be promoted or get a raise right away. Besides, he wasn't going for the merits in the first place. He would be satisfied just by catching the bad guys.

"He is very busy now. He is either in meetings or being interviewed by newspapers every day. How can he have time to take care of us?"

At this point, the leading man smiled bitterly.

"Then just wait a few days and come visit him when he is free."

Cheng Hao said calmly.

“How long will it take?

We've really been having a hard time making ends meet at home lately.

Director, we are also victims of this disaster. When the village encounters a disaster, the government will provide some food relief. Shouldn't the street office lend us some money to help us tide over the difficulties?"

Seeing that getting the money they were cheated of was a distant dream, this group of people turned around and wanted to take advantage of the street office.

"You guys are so ashamed to say that you are the victims of the disaster?"

Cheng Hao had a new understanding of the shamelessness of these people and sneered: "The disaster in the village was an inevitable natural disaster. Due to objective factors, the people could not survive, so the government stepped in to provide relief.

What kind of disaster are you talking about?

What you have is clearly a man-made disaster, and it was caused by you yourselves.

I didn't listen to the advice and fell into the trap of the scammer. Who can I blame for this outcome?

Don't think I don't know that the story about not having enough food to eat at home is all nonsense.

If you really can't make ends meet, you can borrow from your neighbors.

I don’t believe that all your neighbors have been deceived.”