Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

In the evening, Zhang Renkang, Yu Li who came by bike, and Zhang Renjia who came back from the military camp excitedly had dinner at the second aunt's place. Zhang Renjia excitedly asked about Wang Anan's situation. Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Brother, you better be more restrained tomorrow morning. You look like a hungry wolf. Don't scare the girl away. You are twelve years older than her."

Zhang Renjia said with a smile

"Brother, I'm not bragging to you. It's true that I was born early, but I take good care of myself and look young."

Yu Li burst out laughing when she heard Zhang Renjia's words. Zhao Xiujuan was also annoyed and slapped Zhang Renjia on the head.

"Your brother is talking to you seriously, do you hear me? If you behave like this again tomorrow, don't blame me for coming back and breaking your legs."

Zhang Renkang laughed

"That's fine. After all, little girls like to have fun. It would be troublesome if the atmosphere became awkward."

Zhang Renjia smiled bitterly

"Brother, you have to help me more tomorrow. If you ask me to chop off a few heads for you, I won't even blink an eye. I really don't know how to coax a little girl."

Yu Li looked at Zhang Renkang and said with a smile

"Brother Jia, Zhang Renkang knows how to do it. Let him teach you tomorrow."

Zhang Renkang didn't know why his neck felt a little cold, and smiled bitterly.

"I only know a little, Lily, and I've been safe and secure since we got married."

Zhang Renjia laughed

"Why, brother, you have a lot of stories?"

Zhao Xiujuan also smiled at Zhang Renkang. In fact, after meeting Zhang Renkang, Zhang Yuhua had asked his comrades in the National Security Bureau to thoroughly investigate Zhang Renkang. Except for Lou Xiaoe, Zhang Renkang always went to see her in the middle of the night and they had almost no interactions in daily life, so she was not investigated. However, Zhang Renkang's transactions with the steel mill and the textile factory, as well as Qin Jingru's existence, were all known to Zhang Yuhua and Zhao Xiujuan.

It was Zhang Yuhua who cleaned up Zhang Renkang's ass. In addition, the person in charge of the National Security Bureau's investigation was Zhang Yuhua's comrade-in-arms, so he naturally helped Zhang Yuhua destroy these records. Zhang Yuhua only thought that Zhang Renkang had connections with some people in the black market and could get some materials to resell to the steel mill and textile factory.

This is not a big crime as long as Zhang Renkang does not oppress the workers and exploit the masses. It is just reselling some things. He can still stop it. Moreover, according to the investigation by the National Security Bureau, the price Zhang Renkang gave to the steel mill and the textile factory was almost cheaper than the black market. It is estimated that he did not make much money. It should be to help the factory solve the problem of material shortage.

Zhang Yuhua has decided to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Zhang Renkang. This kid doesn't look like a descendant of the Zhang family at all. He plays fancy and even keeps a concubine. If the street office and the police station hadn't confirmed that this is Zhang Yuguo's son, he would have doubted Zhang Renkang's identity. Helping the factory solve the problem of materials is not a big deal, but a lax lifestyle is not a small matter.

Zhang Renkang smiled bitterly

"What story does that come from? Everyone knows that I am a hard-working person who works hard for my job."

At night, Zhang Renjia drove a jeep with Zhang Renkang and Yu Li's bicycles in the back and the three of them sat in the front to the courtyard. After saying goodbye at Nanluoguxiang, Zhang Renkang and Yu Li pushed the bicycles and arrived at the gate of the courtyard only to find that the gate was open.

Before I even entered, I saw Yan Bugui coming out. He looked at the handlebars of their bicycles in confusion and asked:

"Renkang, I just heard the sound of a car. Didn't you guys come back by car?"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"Second uncle has a really sharp ear. I asked my brother to drive this back. The same goes for the bicycle. I have to go to work tomorrow."

Yan Bugui said with a smile

"I was saying, who can come here by car at this time? It has to be Renkang, where people can even take a car."

Then Yan Bugui put away his smile and whispered

"Renkang, this old Yi family has been waiting for you in the yard all night. What's the situation with Old Yi? Is there still hope?"

Zhang Renkang glanced at Yu Li and said

"Lily, you go back first. Uncle Er and I will go check out the situation."

As Yu Li pushed the cart into the yard, Zhang Renkang and Yan Bugui said

"As for Yi Zhonghai, this is mainly because the workers in the factory are unanimously demanding severe punishment. If the workers are not appeased, the factory will have no choice."

As he and Yan Bugui walked into the courtyard, they saw Yi Zhonghai's wife sitting on the steps of the main room in the middle courtyard just after they passed the hanging flower gate. On one side were Liu Haizhong and several people from the courtyard. There was a stove on the other side. It seemed that they had been waiting here for quite some time. When they saw Zhang Renkang coming back, Yi Zhonghai's wife quickly got up and walked forward with Liu Haizhong and the others.

Zhang Renkang smiled bitterly

"Hey, uncle, you guys don't have to wait here forever, do you?"

Liu Haizhong sighed and said

"We met Lao Yi this afternoon. He is willing to donate to the needy workers and train skilled workers for the factory in the future. It's about this amount. We are unsure. Renkang, please decide how much is appropriate."

Yi Zhonghai's wife also said

"Renkang, please take a look at how much donations our Lao Yi needs. We will definitely take whatever we can."

Zhang Renkang looked at the people in the courtyard and sighed.

"You really stumped me with your question. This depends on your willingness. The factory is not forcing you to donate. I have no idea how much you want."

Liu Haizhong said

"Renkang, aren't you in charge of this matter? Look at how much others have donated, and let Lao Yi compare it a little bit."

Yan Bugui also said

"That's right. Lao Yi paid much more than others, so at least they would give him more consideration."

Zhang Renkang nodded, took out a cigarette, and passed it around to Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and four or five other men in the yard. He lit up and took a puff and said

"You are forcing me to make a mistake. If I tell others, they will hate me in the future."

Yan Bugui said with a smile

"How could that be? As long as we don't tell anyone, who would know?"

"We are all from the same courtyard, no one will say anything. You, Renkang, are willing to help Old Yi without any grudges. Everyone thinks you are too kind to be righteous."

Zhang Renkang looked at them, thought for a moment and suddenly said

"The most we have so far is ten yellow croakers."

Zhang Renkang actually felt that these guys were not worthy of sympathy at all when he heard someone offer this morning. One family directly offered 10 yellow croakers to atone for their man's sin. That family member was Wang Minghua. No wonder this guy was the most opposed to the apprentice responsibility system. How many benefits did this guy receive? There were actually quite a lot of yellow croakers at home? Zhang Renkang went to the personnel department to investigate Wang Minghua's background.

This guy was a senior technician when he followed his master more than ten years ago. He was rated as a sixth-level technician for the first time in 55, and an eighth-level technician in 58, two years earlier than Yi Zhonghai. Moreover, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, his master was found to have reported to the Japanese and the diehards when he was at Louji Steel Plant. The earliest protest organized by our party at Louji Steel Plant was due to his betrayal, which led to the shooting of the organizer at that time.

If Wang Minghua had not yet joined the factory and had not made many mistakes, he would have been taken to shooting range with his master.

This guy probably has quite a bit of wealth. Not to mention what his disciples gave him, his master probably left him quite a bit. Wang Minghua's master, Wang Youcheng, had no children like Yi Zhonghai, and trained Wang Minghua to take care of him in his old age, so naturally he left a lot of good things to Wang Minghua. It's probably that the police station didn't find all of them when they raided his house, so Wang Minghua must have hidden a lot of good things.

After Zhang Renkang finished speaking, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui took a deep breath. Yan Bugui had expected

"Wow, how much is this? A yellow croaker costs more than 300 yuan on the black market. Who has so much money?"

Zhang Renkang shook his head and said

"That's all I know. Think about it for yourselves. If you want to donate, go find Director Li. I won't accept it."

Zhang Renkang pushed his bicycle to the backyard. The people in the middle yard started talking about it. Liu Donglai said

"If we can get Uncle Yi out safely, I estimate it will cost three or four thousand, which is not a small amount of money."

Yan Bugui calculated and said

"This is the bid today. I estimate it will be at least 3,500 yuan. Old Yi will have to spend a lot of money."

Liu Haizhong glanced at Yi Zhonghai's wife silently without saying anything. Liu Haizhong didn't intend to get involved too much in this matter. He was now the deputy leader of the advanced thinking group in the factory. How could he hang out with backward elements every day? If they were not from the same courtyard, Liu Haizhong would have wanted to break up with Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai's wife cried and said

"Why is my old Yi so miserable? This is the pension money we saved by our frugal life. Where can we get so much money?"

Yi Zhonghai's wife has been with Yi Zhonghai for so many years and has grown up a bit. Now she can't let the courtyard think that she can come up with so much money, otherwise they will have to arrange things between her and Yi Zhonghai. To be honest, Yi Zhonghai's money is basically saved by himself by living frugally, unlike other apprentices who give him money.

Apart from covering up Qin Huairu's laziness and not being very active in teaching skills, Yi Zhonghai really didn't have any major stains. Since he became a seventh-level worker in 57 and started to accept apprentices, he has only accepted eleven or twelve apprentices in the past seven or eight years. Moreover, Yi Zhonghai never wanted to accept gifts from his apprentices.

Apart from the fact that his disciples would come to see him with meat during festivals, Yi Zhonghai didn't have much to be taken advantage of. It was just that Wang Huairen and Li Huaide knew about the conflict between him and Zhang Renkang and deliberately implicated him.