Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Su Zilong said, "The factory director surnamed Liu will not be in office for long. I don't know which hero in their factory sued him. After investigation, it turned out that he killed a lot of people when the strong wind blew that year. He also resold materials and did a lot of other things. He was taken away two days ago. Now a deputy factory director surnamed Gu is acting as the factory director." Then he asked, "You know the situation of these factories in Sijiu City. What do you think will happen to these factories in the future?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Close, stop, merge, and move!"

"Close down and relocate?! What does this mean?!" Su Zilong asked Yan Jiekuang with a confused look on his face.

Yan Jiekuang said: "Before the strong wind, our technical level had finally caught up. When the strong wind came, all the previous efforts were wasted. We have to start from scratch again. The equipment of many factories in our country is still old equipment from more than ten years ago. If the maintenance is done well, coupled with the workers' skills, the processed parts should not be too bad. But they will not be too good. However, the workers in the factory would rather spend their extra time chatting than maintaining the machines. In addition, we have been eating from the same pot for many years. Whether we do more or less, do well or badly, the salary is the same. Do you think our products are competitive?!"

Su Zilong was silent for a moment. Seeing Su Zilong's reaction, Yan Jiekuang continued, "If you want to develop, you have to make drastic changes. Many small factories will merge. Large factories will gradually move out of first-tier cities. I don't know about other places, but you should know the weather in Beijing. At the beginning, you can sacrifice the environment for development. But over time, the disadvantages will emerge." Yan Jiekuang asked, "Why do you keep asking these questions?! What?! You're going to be promoted?!"

"No! I just graduated from college, so even if I get promoted, it won't be my turn. I'm just asking casually." Su Zilong took a sip of tea from the cup and then asked, "How are you going to spend the New Year this year?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "How else can we live? Of course we live the same as before." Then he asked, "Why? Do you have a new idea?!"

"The elderly are all at home, so even if I have an idea, I can only think about it." After saying that, Su Zilong raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and said, "It's probably about time. I'll go next door first. If there's nothing else, I won't come over."

"Then take care!" Yan Jiekuang waited for Su Zilong to leave the office, then smiled bitterly, picked up the report and started reading it.

At the same time, He Yuzhu passed by the police station on Nanluoguxiang on his bicycle and saw Xu Damao coming out of it with his head down. He Yuzhu stopped his bicycle and asked, "Damo, what's wrong with you?!"

When Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu, he was stunned and asked, "Why are you here?!"

He Yuzhu saw Xu Damao's reaction and guessed that Xu Damao must have misunderstood. He Yuzhu hurriedly explained: "I just happened to pass by here."

Xu Damao looked around and said, "Isn't this the way to the steel mill?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "I, your master Zhu, have already applied for unpaid leave and am now working as a chef at Shuxiangju?!"

"Ouch?! I really didn't realize that?! You, Shazhu, have this ability?!" Xu Damao joked and prepared to leave. He Yuzhu grabbed Xu Damao and said, "Where are you going?! Do you want me to give you a ride?!"

Xu Damao said: "I want to drink now. Can you accompany me?!"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "It's not easy to drink, isn't it?! Get in the car! Let's go to Shuxiangju. I'll make two dishes and we'll drink slowly."

"Are you really treating me?!" Xu Damao asked tentatively.

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at Xu Damao and said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just one sentence, are you going or not?!"

"Go! Why not?!" Xu Damao jumped onto the back seat of He Yuzhu's bicycle and urged him, "What are you still standing there for? Let's go!"

Not long after, He Yuzhu drove Xu Damao to Shuxiangju. He Yuzhu took Xu Damao to his lounge, then went to the kitchen to get two side dishes, returned to the lounge with a bottle of Erguotou, opened a folding table, put the food and drinks on the table, and called out, "Come here, man!"

Xu Damao walked to the table, took a look at the dishes on the table, and said, "Fried peanuts and braised pork slices?! These two dishes are good!" Then Xu Damao picked up the wine bottle, took a look, and said, "But the wine is a little bit bad."

"It's good to have something to drink!" He Yuzhu asked Xu Damao to sit down, took out a wine glass and poured two glasses of wine, and asked: "What are you doing at the police station so early in the morning?!"

Xu Damao said: "What else can I do? I was cheated by my own brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law?!" He Yuzhu was stunned and said, "Didn't your wife stop communicating with her family?!"

Xu Damao said, "Don't mention it! I don't know how her family knew about her situation in the city. Her younger brother came to find her. You know, my family now has a storefront, a small movie theater upstairs, and the backyard that was originally rented out has been converted into a video hall. That kid took away a TV and a projector while we were not paying attention. He rented a room and opened a video hall. If that kid does it well, the income will definitely not be bad. But this kid has not learned well since he was a child. I don't know who told him to play colored movies. Poker videos make money quickly. I don't know where he got a few of these tapes from. Just a few days after they were released, he was arrested by the police. We all know that we should admit our mistakes and stand at attention when we are punished. But this guy actually said that I asked him to play that video. Our place was searched thoroughly by the police yesterday. And I was taken to the police station. Fortunately, we reported the incident of him taking away the TV and VCR, and we have records. Otherwise, I really can't explain it clearly. "After saying this, Xu Damao picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine.

He Yuzhu took a sip with him and said, "I heard from my friend in the Public Security Bureau a while ago that they are cracking down hard. I think your brother-in-law is in trouble this time."

Xu Damao said: "Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me!"

He Yuzhu smiled and took a sip of wine, jokingly saying, "Aren't you afraid that your father-in-law will come and cause trouble for you?!"

Xu Damao replied, "My father-in-law is now paralyzed in bed. And last time when that bastard stole the TV and VCR, my wife took the opportunity to completely cut off ties with her family. Otherwise, that bastard wouldn't have attacked me this time. I had to stay in the police station for a night." Then he asked, "Shazhu, does your eldest son have a girlfriend?!"

He Yuzhu asked with a smile: "What do you mean?! You want to introduce him to someone?!"

Xu Damao said, "I'm not an old woman who talks nonsense. Where can I get such resources?! If I had, I would have introduced him to my son Taozi a long time ago. This kid is often away from home now. His mother and I are so worried about him. Our Xu family is waiting for this kid to have many children!"

He Yuzhu said: "You can only have one child now. If you have more, you will be fined! You might even lose your job."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Every policy has its countermeasures. When my son and his wife are pregnant with their second child, I will have them divorce in name only. We can remarry after the baby is born."