Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Early in the morning on the second day of the Chinese New Year, Su Zilong took Yan Jie Di and the children to Yan's house. Yan Jie Kuang took Su Zihui and the three children to Su's house. By chance, the two families met on the way. The four people greeted each other. Su Zilong asked, "Jie Kuang, what have you been busy with these days?! Why don't you take Jie Di and the children to my house?!"

"Nothing to do?" Yan Jiekuang replied, and then asked, "Is there something wrong at home?!"

Su Zilong sighed and said, "Don't mention it! My uncle and his wife are getting a divorce?!"

"They should have divorced long ago! Uncle shouldn't have married that woman." Su Zihui said with deep resentment. Su Zilong continued, "It's a done deal that they're getting divorced this time. I'm not afraid of anything else now. I'm just afraid that the Han and Ma families won't let it go."

Yan Jiekuang said: "The arm cannot twist the thigh. Even if they don't want to give up, they still have to have the ability to do so."

Su Zilong gave Yan Jiekuang a thumbs up and said, "Brother, what you said is very right! They should also have this strength!"

Yan Jiekuang then asked, "What are your plans after your divorce, uncle?!"

"What plans can we have?! Let's take it one step at a time! I won't talk to you anymore, we're leaving first!" Su Zilong left with Yan Jiedi and the child. Looking at the backs of the three people, Su Zihui said: "My uncle has finally gotten a divorce, which means he has finally made it."

"Let's go! Don't make them wait anxiously!" Yan Jiecheng urged, and walked towards the Su family with his wife and three children.

"Mom and Dad! Grandma and Grandpa! Grandpa and Grandma! Uncle!" Su Zihui was the first to greet them as soon as she entered the door. Ding Huawei smiled and asked, "Xiaohui, you guys are a little late today!"

Yan Jiekuang called everyone and handed the things in his hand to Ding Jinan, saying, "Grandpa, it's not that we are late. It's that you got up too early."

"Grandpa!" Yan Xuewen and Yan Xueli immediately threw themselves into the arms of Ding Huawei and Su Zhongguo. The two old men picked up the children and teased them. Su Zhongguo said, "Xiaohui, Xuewen looks exactly like you when you were a child. They are just like you!"

Su Zihui said mischievously, "Grandpa, who told me that Xuewen was my child?!" Then Su Zihui looked at Ding Jidong and asked, "Uncle, we used to have such a good relationship, but you didn't even show any appreciation for my marriage and childbirth. It really hurts my heart!"

"You clever little thing! Even if I give less to others, I won't give less to you!" Ding Jidong took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Su Zihui, saying, "This is a little gift from me as your uncle. Take it!"

"Thank you, uncle!" Su Zihui took the red envelope and put it directly into her pocket, then left with Ding Jinan, Gu Ruoxue and Miao Huiping, taking her child with her.

Without the presence of women, Yan Jiekuang and the others chatted without any scruples. Su Yanwu said straight to the point: "Jiekuang, you are listed on the list now."

"Dad, what do you mean I'm listed there?!" Yan Jiekuang looked at Su Yanwu in bewilderment. Su Yanwu said, "Although I'm currently working in an idle department, I'm much more informed than other places. The higher-ups have been discussing how to reform the company for a while. They've been studying this for several months, but there was no final conclusion until before the Spring Festival."

Su Zhongguo asked: "Hasn't the pilot unit been decided?!"

Su Yanwu replied: "It has been decided. But some units were unwilling to do so, and the factory leaders even used their connections to push the matter aside."

Ding Huawei said: "We have been living in peace for too long."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Grandpa, it's not that they have lived in comfort for too long. It's that the higher-ups have protected them too well. It's said that one should be prepared for danger in times of peace. They have stayed in their comfort zone for too long and have forgotten the dangers of competition outside."

Ding Jidong asked like a supporting actor, "Yanwu, how come Jie Kuang's name is on it?!"

Su Yanwu said: "This guy is really brave. He actually sneaked into Gangcheng by himself. He got a Gangcheng ID card there and also got in touch with the Lou family. He and Lou Zhenhua's daughter Lou Xiao'e opened a waste recycling company. This company is not only doing well, but also provides a lot of technology to the country."

"These are all basic operations! Not worth mentioning!" Yan Jiekuang took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and smoked them skillfully. Ding Jidong took the cigarette, looked at it, and said, "Jiekuang, your cigarettes are good!"

"It's just so-so. Not bad." Yan Jiekuang took out his lighter and lit up their cigarettes, and then he lit up one himself. Su Yanwu asked, "Jiekuang, if you were asked to be the director of a factory and reform it, how confident are you that you can run the factory well?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "There was a saying in the past, 'The bolder the man, the more productive the land.' This saying applies to me, and I can accomplish as much as my superiors give me."

Su Zhongguo and Ding Huawei suddenly became interested. Ding Huawei asked, "Boy, tell us what's on your mind. We'll help you with some advice."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Grandpa, Lou Zhenhua asked me to meet him yesterday. He wanted me to take over the Red Star Steel Mill. But I'm afraid the higher-ups won't agree to my request."

Su Yanwu asked: "What request?!"

Yan Jiekuang repeated what he had said to Lou Zhenhua. After listening to Yan Jiekuang's narration, Su Yanwu frowned. Su Yanwu said, "There is no problem with streamlining the factory cadres. There is no problem with re-evaluating the workers and reassigning them to new positions according to the evaluation results. But it is probably impossible to separate the retired people from the enterprise. In addition, there is also the need to update the equipment, which costs a lot of money."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Everything else is negotiable, except for the separation of retired workers from the factory. What is the current situation of the steel mill? I don't know it now. But according to my understanding of other factories, the ratio of employees to retired workers in the steel mill is about one to one. The Red Star Steel Mill is not a key enterprise. It relies on blood transfusions from above every month to maintain its turnover. Once reforms are carried out, the planned economy will naturally become a market economy. How long can such a steel mill with no advantages survive?!"

Su Yanwu frowned and pondered for a few minutes, then said, "If all the factories were to change as you said, I don't think they would have to compete with the outside world, and they would just shut themselves down first."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad! A blacksmith must be strong himself. If you can't even do it yourself, how can you fight others?! Are we going to go back to the past?!"

Su Zhongguo and Ding Huawei looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Su Zhongguo said, "Yanwu, Jie Kuang is still in college. Even if the higher-ups want to use him, they have to wait until he graduates. This class of college students will not graduate until 82. There are still three years left!"

Although Su Zhongguo said this to Su Yanwu, he actually said it to Yan Jiekuang. He just wanted to appease Yan Jiekuang. But who is Yan Jiekuang? ! He has experienced the era of information explosion. Even if he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs run. Yan Jiekuang only believed half of Su Zhongguo's words. If the higher-ups really want to force him to do something, they won't give him the power. At worst, he can take his wife and children to Hong Kong City.