Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renjia's eyes widened as soon as he entered Zhang Renkang's house and turned on the light. To be honest, he had seen luxurious decorations before, but Zhang Renkang's layout and the specially designed furniture and matching inside really surprised him.

Zhang Renjia was surprised

"Brother, who installed this for you? It's so beautiful!"

The forsythia in the water bottle raised by Yu Li on the sofa coffee table is blooming beautifully. Zhang Renkang's home still has residual heat from the heater, so it is much warmer inside than outside, and the flowers are blooming earlier. The corner cabinet behind the sofa and the large glass windows

There is also a long table for six people to eat at one side. The combination of wood and white, plus the portraits of great men hanging on the wall and the red books on the bookshelf, and the military green coats hanging on both sides of the door, looks neat and comfortable, making Zhang Renjia instantly feel that this is the best decoration he has ever seen.

Zhang Renkang smiled and asked Zhang Renjia to sit down and said

"We just renovated it in October last year, and hired the renovation workers from our street office. I just had some ideas and asked them to do it according to them."

Zhang Renkang asked Yu Li to serve Zhang Renjia some melon seeds and candies, and went to the kitchen.

Zhang Renjia nodded and said

"One day, you can show me where I am, and I will pretend to be as comfortable as you."

Zhang Renkang came out of the kitchen carrying an old hen, a five-jin piece of pork belly and a leg of lamb and said

"I think Second Aunt is a little weak, I guess she may have some hidden injuries from before."

"Go back and stew this old hen for Second Aunt to nourish her body. I'll go downstairs and get some good food for her to replenish her blood and qi later."

"Please keep this meat. I think we can finish it in a few days. I'll get some more when I go there later."

Zhang Renjia stared at the old hen, lamb legs and pork belly in Zhang Renkang's hands in amazement, swallowed his saliva, and stammered:

"Brother, do you always have these kinds of food at home?"

"You are more comfortable than a landlord."

Zhang Renkang laughed

"I am in the rear area, not like you and Second Uncle who are in the army and have strict management. You know, we have some financial resources in the rear area."

"But don't worry, these things are clean. I don't drink the blood of workers."

Zhang Renjia nodded and smiled

"You are nothing like me and my dad. If I knew this in the army, I would kill you."

Then he sighed and continued

"But, we can't control it in the local area, so who cares? It doesn't matter who eats it."

"If I eat it, I can kill a few more of the beautiful country's kids."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"It's not that exaggerated. The factory has run out of food. You know we do heavy manual labor. Without oil or water, how can the workers have the energy to smelt?"

"The meat rations were often out of stock, so I had to find ways to get meat from other places to the factory."

"The factory bought this from somewhere else, and I took it from the factory, so it's not against the rules."

Zhang Renjia nodded and understood. This was not Zhang Renkang's corruption. The factory bought some for the workers from corrupt people. It was just that Zhang Renkang bought some with his own money and took them home to eat. He was not a pedantic person. As long as it did not violate discipline, he did not care where Zhang Renkang got it from. It did not matter who ate it.

Zhang Renjia took the woven bag handed over by Yu Li and wrapped it up so that no one could see what was inside. He took the meat and left. Zhang Renkang saw him out and as soon as he came back, he saw Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui waiting for him in the middle courtyard. Seeing Zhang Renkang coming back, Liu Haizhong quickly came up and said with a smile:

"Renkang, is this major just now your relative?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and took out cigarettes to light them both, then lit one for himself and said with a smile

"Uncle No. 1, this is my uncle No. 2's brother, he works in the army"

Yan Bugui asked doubtfully

"Renkang, your parents never told me that you have any relatives."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"When my father was young, my second uncle and my first uncle went to make revolution"

"My eldest uncle died early, and my second uncle followed the army to fight everywhere. In addition, my grandfather's family was wiped out by the Japanese, and my father fled to the mountains to become a soldier. We lost contact during the chaos."

"My uncle just found out that I was here a few days ago, and he came to the factory to look for me this morning."

Liu Haizhong nodded and said with a smile

"Renkang, your family is full of loyal and brave people. I think you, my child, will have a bright future."

Yan Bugui also smiled and flattered

"Renkang, it's a relief that you've found your second uncle now."

"Your parents would be happy if they were still alive."

The two of them understood instantly that Zhang Renkang was now even more powerful and they probably couldn't afford to offend him anymore. The brother he mentioned earlier was already a colonel, and the second uncle must be at least a general. Yi Zhonghai was really hitting the nail on the head.

Zhang Renkang finished smoking a cigarette, said hello with a smile and went back to the house. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui sighed as they watched Yi Zhonghai come out. This old Yi is finished.

Just now when Zhang Renkang brought Zhang Renjia back to the house, Yi Zhonghai saw them through the window, and hurried to Yan Bugui to inquire about the news, and paid two yuan to Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong to ask what was going on. Yi Zhonghai saw Zhang Renkang return to the backyard and then came out of the house and asked impatiently

"Old Liu, Old Yan, what did you say?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's impatient look, Liu Haizhong smiled gloatingly.

"Old Yi, why are you so anxious?"

"I think you should go home and take a shower, you are screwed."

Liu Haizhong is now thankful that he did not follow Yi Zhonghai in making trouble last year. Last year, Yi Zhonghai came to persuade him to put pressure on Zhang Renkang together. As a result, Jia Zhang and the second aunt had a fight in the yard because Jia Zhang mocked Liu Guangqi for being a son-in-law. Liu Haizhong was angry that Jia Zhang exposed his scars and did not go to help, so he escaped.

Yan Bugui was even more jealous of Jia Zhangshi's getting another house, so he was even more unwilling. In fact, Jia Zhangshi was stingy and didn't give him any benefits. In any case, it was true that Yan Bugui escaped this disaster.

Yan Bugui said with a smile

"Old Yi, this is not good news."

Yi Zhonghai said angrily

"Why are you two keeping me in suspense? Tell me now, or I won't give you any money."

Yan Bugui smiled and said

"This man is a major, the son of Zhang Renkang's second uncle, and serves in the army. I think he is at least a battalion-level cadre."

Liu Haizhong said in a mean way

"Old Yi, his second uncle is an old revolutionary, he must be a general at least."

"You're done for."

Liu Haizhong has been in a better mood every day since Yi Zhonghai and Zhang Renkang had a falling out last year. Even Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu have obviously been beaten less thanks to Zhang Renkang. Yi Zhonghai is beaten up by Zhang Renkang every day and now his reputation is ruined.

Although Yi Zhonghai saved some of his reputation by saving Sha Zhu, who cares about the truth at this time? There are many workers in the factory who don't like Yi Zhonghai and can slander him as much as they want.

Liu Haizhong is so proud now, he has become the boss of the factory. Today, the factory pulled out Yi Zhonghai and several others and criticized them through the loudspeaker, saying that they have improper thoughts, hide the skills from their fellow workers, intentionally interfere with national construction, and undermine the production task indicators of the factory. They also specifically praised Liu Haizhong and others for teaching many apprentices, having high technical levels, and making many contributions to the construction.

Liu Haizhong was so happy that he kept smiling all afternoon, and happily gave his apprentice more burden.

"What don't you want to do?"

"Don't you see that people who want to learn have no one to teach them? I took the trouble to teach you and you still complain about being tired."

Although Liu Haizhong's professional title is not as high as Yi Zhonghai's, his technical level is not worse than his. It's just that his cultural level is not up to standard that he has never passed the eighth-level worker exam. However, Liu Haizhong's technical level is up to standard.

But Liu Haizhong also has his good points. He is simple-minded and will be happy if you coax him. He never hides his skills when teaching you. Liu Haizhong is famous for having many apprentices with high technical level. He has eight Level 6 workers.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong who was gloating over the misfortune and snorted.

"Old Liu, you don't have to be happy. I'm an old worker who doesn't steal or rob. Who can he do anything to me?"

“He won’t shoot me.”

He handed them two dollars and went back to the house without saying a word. Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong with a smile and said,

"Old Liu, this person still needs to have a conscience. You see, we do have a conscience."

"So we are not afraid of Zhang Renkang"

"dont you agree"

Liu Haizhong said with a smile

"I just want to see that Renkang is a promising kid. Yi Zhonghai wanted to pull me in at first, but I didn't agree."

The two of them joked around and went home. Who cares? They had no hatred towards Zhang Renkang anyway.