Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Grandma, I have good news for you."

"What, good news?" Old Mrs. He looked at He Lai and asked. She had gotten used to it now. There was good news every day when He Lai came here.

"Brother Dahu should be here tomorrow." He Lai said.

"What? What are you coming here for?" Old Mrs. He asked when she heard that Dahu was coming. Didn't they say before that it would take a few months before he could start working in the factory?

"As for work, I have arranged everything. I will start working in the steel mill tomorrow."

He Lai smiled proudly.

"Really? Xiao Laizi is really capable." Old Mrs. He stood up happily. Dahu is her eldest grandson, and she loves him very much.

"Xiao Laizi, why didn't I hear you say this before? Where did the job quota come from? You can't just buy them randomly, you know?"

He Zhan said with a serious face.

"I didn't buy it. Mr. Zhou gave it to me. I came up with a good plan, so he gave it to me as a reward."

He Lai made up a sentence.

"My son got a job for Dahu, and you're still saying this."

Wu Juan muttered.

"I'm worried too. I'm afraid that he will be cheated by others." He Zhan was a little embarrassed.

"you…"

"Okay, Mom and Dad, stop arguing. This is a good thing, a good thing. Don't ruin the atmosphere."

He Lai quickly stopped this trend and added another sentence.

"Mom, grandma might come over too."

"Really? Okay, okay, my son is still capable." Wu Juan was happy now because her own mother came over.

"Maybe, it's possible!"

"It's okay. Your grandma didn't come. You can just go and ask her to come over. Who told you to say it?"

He Lai was stunned. Uh, that's unreasonable, isn't it? Forget it, forget it. Your mother is the most important. Don't resist.

……

"Engineer He, Section Chief He is looking for you and asks you to come over." The security guard came over to deliver the message.

"Okay, I'll go with you now. Brother Zhiwen, please ask for leave for me and the section chief."

He Lai put down the pen in his hand and left with the security guard. It must be Da Hu who arrived.

"Dad, Brother Dahu." He Lai saw He Zhan chatting with Dahu.

"Xiao Laizi, you're here." Dahu stood up happily when he saw He Lai, as if he felt at ease when he saw He Lai coming.

"Little Laizi, do you want your father to accompany you to go through the employment procedures?" He Zhan said with a smile.

"I won't bother Dad with this little thing. Let's go, Brother Dahu."

"Okay then, Da Hu, then you follow Xiao Laizi. If anyone dares to cause trouble in the future, remember to come find me. Remember?"

He Zhan gave another instruction.

"Remember, Uncle San." Dahu nodded obediently.

"Then Dad, Brother Dahu and I are leaving."

He Zhan waved his hand, and He Lai took Da Hu to the Personnel Department.

Personnel Department

"Sister Zhao, I'm bringing my brother here to start work. This is the employment letter."

He Lai said to Sister Zhao at the window, and handed over the employment letter and a handful of candies.

"Oh, it's Engineer He. Let me take a look first." When Sister Zhao saw that it was He Lai, she took the things with a smile, picked up the employment letter and started reading.

"Just call me little brother, it's more friendly!" He Lai replied with a smile.

"Okay, I'll be too generous. From now on, I'll call you He Lai's little brother."

Sister Zhao said with a smile. Knowing that He Lai was now an engineer and was very successful, she was very happy to see that he was willing to let her call him "little brother".

After a while, the entry procedures were completed.

"Do you want me to take you to the logistics department?"

"No need, I know the way now, thank you anyway, sister."

"Hey, don't be polite!"

"Then we'll leave first. I'll treat Sister Zhao to dinner next time."

He Lai took Da Hu to the logistics department again, and happened to meet Director Zhao of the logistics department.

"Isn't this Engineer He? Who is this?" Director Zhao came over to greet him and pointed at Dahu.

"Director Zhao, this is my cousin, He Dahu. He just started working today. This is my work permit. I want to get something."

He Lai explained.

"Is that so? No problem. Xiao Zhang, come here and take this guy to get the clothes."

Director Zhao called someone over and took Da Hu to get the things.

"Director Zhao, my cousin just came from the countryside and has no place to live. Do you think it would be convenient for you to help arrange a house for him? Just one room will do."

He Lai handed over a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes with fifty yuan underneath.

Director Zhao took it, took a look at it, and secretly sighed that it was no wonder that He Lai was appreciated by Director Li. He was capable and knew how to handle things. Such a person would definitely have a successful future.

"Let me check out the available rooms. Please wait for me."

"Okay." He Lai saw that Director Zhao had received the money, so he thought it could definitely be done and just waited.

After a while, Dahu came back with his stuff, and Director Zhao also came with the house listing book.

"He Gong, I remember you are from Nanluoguxiang, right?"

"Yes, in the courtyard at No. 94 Nanluoguxiang."

"It's not far away. There is a main room in the middle courtyard of No. 90 Siheyuan. It just so happens that the previous resident went to the Northwest to participate in construction. There is no one living there, so I will rent it to your cousin."

"Okay, thank you very much, Director Zhao. Take it and smoke it. Take it and smoke it."

He Lai took out another pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and gave it to him.

"Okay, I'll get the lease contract for you." Director Zhao turned and went to the desk.

After a while, He Lai got the keys and the lease contract. Da Hu didn't dare to say a word the whole time.

He Lai asked for leave and took Da Hu to the street office.

"Brother Sun." He Lai called out to Secretary Sun.

"Xiao Laizi, why are you here? Who is this?" When Secretary Sun saw that it was He Lai, he also took up the conversation.

"This is my cousin, He Dahu. Brother Dahu, this is Director Sun who is in charge of our area."

He Lai introduced the two of them to each other.

"Hello, Secretary Sun, I'm He Dahu." Dahu was still a little nervous.

"Hello, hello, Xiao Laizi, are you going to stay with us?"

"Yes, my cousin started working at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill today. Here is the lease contract and work permit. Brother Dahu, show Brother Sun the certificate you got from the commune."

He Lai gave the thing in his hand to Secretary Sun, and ordered Da Hu to produce the proof.

Dahu quickly took out a bunch of certificates from his bag.

Secretary Sun took the thing and looked at it for a while.

"Well, the documents are quite complete. I will first complete the check-in procedures for you, and then go to the police station to handle the household registration."

"Thank you, Secretary Sun."

"polite."

Soon the three of them were running around together. Fortunately, the police station and the street office were next to each other, otherwise it would have been a bit troublesome.

After completing the formalities, the three of them went to Courtyard No. 90.

With Secretary Sun paving the way, no monsters or demons came out to cause trouble, and Da Hu was able to successfully gain a foothold.

"Brother Dahu, I'm tired. Please take me back to Yard No. 95 on your bike."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Okay, no problem." Da Hu said with a smile. He saw He Lai running around for him all day long and secretly sighed that He Lai was really capable.

Soon they returned to Wu Juan's room, where she was chatting with Old Lady Wu and Old Lady He.

"Xiao Laizi, Dahu, is it done?" Old Mrs. He asked hurriedly when she saw the two people coming back.

"It's ready, grandma. The house is in Courtyard No. 90. It has a main room. It's quite big, enough for Brother Dahu and his cousin's wife to live in."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Are we still allocating houses?" Wu Juan was a little surprised. She knew that it was not easy to get a house and usually one had to wait in line for a long time.

"That's right. If your son takes action, it won't be difficult to build a house!" He Lai said with a smile.

Wu Juan curled her lips and said, "Forget it. I'm probably very busy today. Let him show off for a while."

"Da Hu, take grandma over there and I'll help you clean up first."

Old Mrs. He said to Dahu.

"Okay, grandma."

Da Hu picked up his bag and took Old Lady He to Courtyard No. 90 on his bike.

"Grandma, I'm a little hungry." He Lai said that he had been busy all day and had not eaten yet.

"Okay, grandma will make it for you." Old Mrs. Wu quickly got up and went to the kitchen.

"Xiao Lai, come here. You must have run a lot today." Wu Juan felt a little sorry for her son. She learned from her mother that He Lai had driven to Hejia Village yesterday.

He Lai squatted in front of Wu Juan, touched her belly, and sensed the condition of the twins.

"Mom, your belly is a little big. Maybe your brother and sister have eaten too much."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Don't worry, mom can do it." Wu Juan smiled as she watched He Lai touching her belly, just like he used to touch Qin Huairu.