Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Lou Zhenhua smiled and replied, "I'm in Gangcheng. I just came back recently. We were invited back this time." Then he asked, "Old Yang, you were doing well in the steel mill, why did you suddenly retire?!"

Yang Yongjun sighed and said, "Don't mention it!" Then he asked, "Do you still remember the old lady who lived in the backyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang?!"

Lou Zhenhua thought about it and quickly found the deaf old lady's appearance in his memory. He nodded and said, "I remember! Her son is an officer on the bald man's side."

Yang Yongjun said dejectedly, "I was deceived by this old woman. Who made me owe her son a life when I was doing underground work?!"

Lou Zhenhua said: "It's good to retire now."

Yang Yongjun nodded in agreement and asked, "Boss Lou, do you still have any ideas about the steel mill?!"

Lou Zhenhua smiled and said, "I am the same as you now. I have also retired. I have already handed over the company's affairs to my son and daughter."

Lou Xiao'e said, "I'll call you Uncle Yang! Uncle Yang, I originally planned to invest in the steel mill. But after understanding it for a while, I found that the current steel mill has more people than when my father was there. In other aspects, it is not as good as when my father was there. To put it bluntly, the steel mill has no value to me. Originally, for my father's sake, I planned to invest in the steel mill with the dividends owed to us and some money. But there is no news from the top so far, so I gave up this plan."

Yang Yongjun stared at Lou Xiaoe for a while, smiled bitterly, and said, "Boss Lou, you are so lucky! She is really better than the master. Your daughter is amazing!"

Lou Zhenhua took a sip of soy milk and a bite of pickled vegetables, then agreed, "Old Yang, you are right. If Xiao'e was a son, I would definitely give all my family business to her."

After breakfast, Lou Zhenhua said hello to Yang Yongjun and left the state-owned breakfast shop with Lou Xiaoe and Tan Lingya.

Soon after Lou Zhenhua and his family left, Yang Yongjun also left. When Yang Yongjun was about to reach the door of his house, he saw a car parked not far from his house. Yang Yongjun was stunned for a moment, then he gave a self-deprecating smile and continued to walk home.

"Xiao Yang!" When Yang Yongjun walked to the gate of the yard, the car window was rolled down. Yang Yongjun saw the old leader sitting in the car, and immediately walked over and shouted, "Big leader!"

The big boss glanced at Yang Yongjun and ordered, "Get in the car!"

Yang Yongjun hesitated for a few seconds, opened the car door and got in. The leader asked straight to the point: "Since you are back from there, why don't you come to see me?!"

Yang Yongjun replied: "Boss, it's not that I don't want to see you. It's that I don't have the face to see you."

The big boss said, "Who hasn't made mistakes?! What happened in the past is all in the past. Although you made mistakes, you have already received the due punishment for these mistakes. Now the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is short of a factory director. If you are asked to be the factory director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, are you willing?!"

Yang Yongjun thought for a few minutes and said, "Boss, if you had found me an hour ago and asked me to return to the steel mill to be the director, I would have agreed without a second thought. But now, I will not be the director anymore."

The big boss looked at Yang Yongjun in surprise and asked, "Can you tell me the reason?!"

Yang Yongjun said: "I met Lou Zhenhua and his family at breakfast today. From the conversation with him, I realized that the gap between us and the outside world is really too big. To put it bluntly, since I left the steel mill, the steel mill has never updated its equipment. Now the equipment in the factory is outdated. I heard that the yield rate is less than 30%."

Before Yang Yongjun could finish his words, the senior leader interrupted and said, "You only see the bad side. Is there no good side?!"

Yang Yongjun said, "Big leader, please stop deceiving yourself. You know the current situation of the steel mill better than I do! You can ask me to go back to the steel mill, but the equipment must be replaced. The workers must be re-evaluated and their positions and salaries must be re-assigned based on their skills."

The senior leader knew that what Yang Yongjun said was right. But if the steel mill really did what Yang Yongjun said, it would not be impossible, but it would easily offend people. The senior leader sighed deeply and said, "Since you don't want to go back to the steel mill, forget it."

"Goodbye, boss!" After saying that, Yang Yongjun opened the car door and got out.

When Yang Yongjun entered the courtyard, Secretary Chen, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, turned around and asked, "Boss, where are we going now?!"

The big boss thought for a moment and replied, "Go back!"

"Yes!" Secretary Chen responded and signaled the driver to drive.

When the car started moving, the leader suddenly asked, "Xiao Chen, you have been with me for quite a while. You have suffered a lot. I want you to go to the steel mill. Do you dare?!"

Secretary Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, you think too highly of me. Now everyone knows that the steel mill is a hot potato."

The big boss showed a helpless expression on his face and said, "Let's wait until there is news from the Discipline Inspection Commission, then we'll talk about it!"

About half an hour later, the car the leader was riding in turned out of the alley and came to the main road. The leader accidentally opened the car window curtain and saw Lou Zhenhua and his family walking on the street. The leader hesitated for a moment and shouted, "Stop the car!"

When the driver heard the order, he immediately pulled over to the side of the road and stopped. The leader got out of the car and saw Lou Zhenhua and his family of three approaching slowly. He smiled and greeted them: "Mr. Lou, long time no see!"

Lou Zhenhua stared at the leader for a few seconds, then laughed and echoed, "Leader, long time no see!"

The big boss then asked, "Mr. Lou, are you free?! I want to have a good talk with you?!"

Lou Zhenhua understood what the big boss wanted to talk about, and said with a smile: "Big boss, I have not been in charge of the company's affairs for a long time. I have handed the company over to my son and daughter. If you have any problems, just find my daughter!" After that, Lou Zhenhua looked at Lou Xiao'e.

The senior leader looked at Lou Xiao'e, laughed, and said, "A good father will have a good daughter."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and replied: "Thank you for the compliment, big boss! I'm just luckier than others."

The big boss continued, "Luck is also part of strength. On the fifth day of the New Year, I will send someone to pick you up at Lou's house and we can have a good talk. What do you think?!"

Lou Xiao'e thought about it and nodded, "Okay! I'll do as you say."

"See you later!" After saying that, the leader turned around and got into the car.

Watching the car leave, Lou Zhenhua asked, "Xiao'e, what do you think he wants to talk to you about?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied: "It's probably something about the steel mill."

Lou Zhenhua then asked: "If you were asked to take over the steel mill, what would you do?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied, "Dad! Last time I wanted to buy shares in the steel mill because of your sentiments. Since they don't agree, then I'll miss this opportunity. Even if they give the steel mill to me now, I won't take it over. Because the steel mill is rotten from the root. Unless everything is torn down and started over again."