Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"You useless thing, who told you to go to the Propaganda Department and give orders? Who do you think you are? You are just a small intern, not even an apprentice! You are a useless thing that can only cause trouble..."

Director Yang couldn't help but start scolding! He scolded for a full quarter of an hour! He scolded Yang Weimin so much that he couldn't find his way.

Finally, Director Yang said to Secretary Yan, "Xiao Yan, keep a close eye on him from now on. Don't let him go around yelling nonsense again."

"I understand, Director." Secretary Yan nodded in agreement.

"And Yang Weimin, I'm telling you, if I hear you calling me your uncle again in the factory, you'll get out of the steel mill! Do you hear me?"

"I heard it." Yang Weimin also knew that he had offended someone, so he could only lower his head and say this.

"I heard you, get out now!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Weimin had no choice but to walk out of Director Yang's office.

"Xiao Yan, do you think He Lai will bear a grudge against me again?"

Director Yang sighed and said.

"Director, I don't think so. From what I know about Comrade He Lai, he is not the kind of person who would take the initiative to stir up trouble, and he doesn't like the bureaucracy. This time, it was because Weimin said a few words about Yu Shui that Comrade He Lai was just speaking up for his girlfriend."

Secretary Yan analyzed.

"Oh, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and allowed this useless guy to come to our steel mill."

Director Yang said with regret that he had originally thought it would be a good thing to let Yang Weimin adapt to the work in the steel rolling mill during the winter vacation, but it turned out like this.

In He Lai's office, Monkey was reporting the incident to He Lai.

"Well, that's good. Tell Dongmei that I will give her five pounds of pork tomorrow." He Lai said to Monkey with a smile.

"Okay, uncle, I'll go back then." After receiving the order, the monkey turned around and left.

"Go." He Lai waved his hand, indicating that the monkey could leave.

After the monkey left, Yu Shui asked He Lai with some concern: "Brother Lai, will we offend Director Yang by doing this?"

After hearing what Yu Shui said, He Lai sneered disdainfully and said, "So what if we offend him? He's just a small factory director, you brother Lai are not afraid of him at all! You brother Lai is willing to risk your life for the beauty you love!" After saying that, he crossed his legs, looking very proud.

When Yu Shui heard He Lai say this, she suddenly felt warm in her heart.

"Brother Lai, it's great to have you." Yu Shui said with a smile.

He Lai was also very happy when he heard Yu Shui's words. Then He Lai pretended to be tired and said, "Oh, my brother's shoulder seems to be a little sore."

When Yu Shui heard this, she immediately walked behind He Lai and began to massage his shoulders. While she was massaging gently, she asked with concern, "Brother Lai, is this comfortable?"

He Lai enjoyed the massage of the rain, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, comfortable, comfortable..."

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The next day, Gu Dongmei got five kilograms of pork from the monkey.

"Sister Dongmei, Section Chief He is really generous. He gave me five kilograms of meat just as he said he would."

Liu Lan said enviously.

"Of course I've heard that Chief He is very capable. All the meat in the house is obtained by him, and no one has any complaints because he caught it all by hunting outside."

Gu Dongmei said to Liu Lan, but her eyes were looking at the pork. There was no other way. It was too difficult to eat meat in this era.

Soon, a bunch of people began to interpret and analyze He Lai in various ways, and they became even more determined to crack down on Yang Weimin, making it completely impossible for him to make a living at the steel mill.

Yang Weimin also discovered that since what happened yesterday, his colleagues began to distance themselves from him and no longer flattered him as before or told him everything.

Of course, because he was Director Yang's nephew, no one else did anything excessive, except for the cafeteria, where his spoon was undoubtedly shaken again when he was getting his food today, but he didn't dare say anything.

After a few days, Yang Weimin refused to come to the steel mill. He had originally come here to show off his power because he had nothing to do during the winter vacation. But if he came here every day to be bullied and could not resist, he naturally did not want to come anymore.

Yu Shui didn't stay in Helai for long before the head of the Propaganda Department invited him back to the broadcasting studio on the grounds that he was an outstanding student in the broadcasting department. After that, Yu Shui's voice could occasionally be heard on the radio reciting articles.

Since the Spring Festival in 1960, the authorities began to advocate a revolutionary Spring Festival. Many traditional folk customs were labeled as feudal superstitions. Things like burning incense and worshiping Buddha were not allowed, and they could only be done secretly in some remote rural areas.

Especially couplets, now you can't write them randomly, they have to be revolutionary couplets. For example, the Marxism-Leninism of Shazhu's family spread all over the world, and the revolutionary storm swept the world; the couplets of Helai's family also said self-reliance to create a great cause, hard work to achieve great things, etc., all of which are revolutionary content, and traditional couplets are absolutely not allowed.

In order to make this revolutionary Spring Festival a success, Sijiucheng also specially promoted the Sijiucheng Spring Festival city race, which was scheduled for the third day of the first lunar month, and encouraged all factories and streets to participate enthusiastically.

Just now, a group of people were talking about the race at He Lai's house. Since He Lai had spent the previous Spring Festivals in the countryside, he had never thought about long-distance running.

This year is different, after all, there are fewer Spring Festival activities. Although there are no rewards for this long-distance race, only the top six people will receive a set of fleece coats and pants. However, the leaders of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill said that if anyone can get into the top six, they can give a reward of 20 yuan and three pounds of pork. The Nanluoguxiang Street Office also said that they can give out two pounds of pork as a reward.

The same applies to other factories, schools, and street offices. As long as you can get into the top six, you will receive a lot of rewards!

This made many people want to participate in the competition, after all, pork is so rare.

For example, He Lai's father He Zhan signed up right away. Now he doesn't even ride a bicycle, but practices jogging every day. After all, many people in the security department where He Zhan works have participated, so he, as the section chief, also has to set an example.

There is also Yan Fugui's family. The twelve-year-old Yan Jiekuang is now a very good runner, and he brought Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiechengdu to participate. Yan Fugui was also cheering the children on, saying that he could ride a bicycle to bring them water. As long as they could get into the top six, Yan Fugui would reward them with two yuan!

He didn't participate before because there was no mention of extra rewards. This time there is meat and possibly money, so he will definitely participate. If he weren't old, he would want to give it a try!

"Xiao Laizi, why don't you go and participate? You are in such good physical condition! You can definitely get into the top six."

Xu Damao said.

"Brother Damao, which eye of yours saw that I'm physically fit again? Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation!"

He Lai rolled his eyes at Xu Damao. Why would you risk your life for a few pounds of pork? Huh? Five pounds? (The street office also gave two pounds.) Can you risk your life for five pounds?

"Xiao Laizi, stop pretending. Last time you carried a wild boar weighing three or four hundred kilograms for more than half an hour and nothing happened to you. What's this long-distance running?"

Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Who said I was fine? Didn't you see that I was dying the moment I got back that day?"

He Lai retorted.

"Hey, Xiao Laizi, go ahead. Your dad has already gone, and it would be a shame for you, as a son, not to run a few steps with him, right?"

Sha Zhu also responded.

"What's wrong with that? Fine, Yu Shui, I'll go! Brother Zhuzi, you can ask Yu Shui!"

He Lai directly released his ultimate move.

“Uh…” Sha Zhu and the others suddenly stopped talking.

"Okay, I'll go!"

Just when He Lai was feeling proud of himself, the rain suddenly made a sound.

He Lai stared at Yu Shui in amazement, and then explained to her: "Uh... Yu Shui, don't make a fuss, this is a long-distance race! It's 13,300 meters, you think it's just a hundred meters, you can run a few steps to get there! This will take more than an hour to run!"

He Lai remembered that the fastest long-distance runner of that era seemed to be a college student from the Sijiucheng Mining College, who ran 43 minutes and a few seconds!

"Yes, yes, yes, don't go in the rain. It's very cold in the winter. What if something happens?"

Sha Zhu also advised.

"No, I want to go!"

Rain said stubbornly.

“Uh…” Everyone was confused, and He Lai was even more speechless!

The children were so happy that they kept calling Aunt Rainwater and wanted to go running!