People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

The time span of Yi Zhonghai's participation in this confidentiality mission is at least five years, and even ten or fifteen years is possible.

Without saying anything else to Yi Zhonghai, Lin Yi turned to Yang Aiguo and said, "Uncle Yang, please send someone to my room. I have placed a red box in the old lady's room. Please bring the box here. I have some things to give to Uncle Yi."

Yang Aiguo nodded, then walked to the door, gave instructions to the people outside, and then specifically reminded: "Take a female comrade over to look after the servants and the old lady. Don't talk too much, and don't scare people."

"Aunt, this is a good thing, a very honorable thing. Uncle Yi has such an opportunity, and others can't wait to envy him."

Lin Yi comforted Liu Mei like this

Lin Yi didn’t know whether Yi Zhonghai was asked to participate in such a mission in the original plot.

There is a high probability that there is.

In this era, there are not many workers with high technical skills. This is not the beginning of the reform and opening up, when there were really many skilled workers in China.

Decades of craftsmanship training have truly created a large number of outstanding industrial workers.

However, this was in the 1960s, and there were not many factories that had eighth-level workers.

An eighth-level worker represents the upper limit of the quality of the products that a factory can produce.

Why Yang Aiguo, the director of a steel rolling mill, could even slam the table in front of the leaders of the steel plant and even lead those factories of the same level. The eighth-level workers in the factory gave Yang Aiguo great confidence.

Therefore, Lin Yi was willing to believe that Yi Zhonghai in the plot had also accepted such an invitation.

However, in the plot, it is certain that Yi Zhonghai did not participate in such a mission.

The reason is very simple, Yi Zhonghai himself refused.

While watching the drama, Lin Yi was puzzled as to how a retired eighth-level worker could be so miserable in his later years.

Obviously, there are some consequences and reasons for Yi Zhonghai's refusal to participate in the confidentiality mission that are not explained in the plot.

But now things are different. Yi Zhonghai actually agreed to participate in the confidential mission.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Mei were talking in low voices at one end of the desk.

Lin Yi didn't want to listen. Most people couldn't hear what the two were saying, but Lin Yi had good hearing and could hear it clearly.

So, Lin Yi said hello to Yang Aiguo, and the two went out first, leaving Yi Zhonghai and his wife to talk in the conference room.

Yang Aiguo handed Lin Yi a cigarette, lit it, and started puffing smoke at the end of the corridor.

"Old Yi was the last batch of eighth-level workers mobilized by the factory. I didn't expect that he would agree to it."

While smoking a cigarette, Yang Aiguo spoke, not knowing whether he was sad or happy.

Lin Yi couldn't understand Yang Aiguo's sadness and said, "Master Yi is going to a more important position. Isn't this something to be happy about?"

"For such a big factory, there are only a few level eight workers. Do you know how difficult it is to train an level eight worker?" Yang Aiguo glanced at Lin Yi and complained.

Lin Yi did not respond. It was not easy for him, a team leader of the security department, to respond. If it were not for Yi Zhonghai, Lin Yi would not even have the qualifications to know about what happened today.

After finishing a cigarette, Yang Aiguo said, "Why am I telling you this? You have to take care of Lao Yi's family affairs during his business trip. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me directly. As long as the factory can solve it, it will be solved."

In fact, Yi Zhonghai has never been very enthusiastic about the tasks assigned to him at the steel rolling mill, otherwise Yang Aiguo would not have thought that Yi Zhonghai would not easily agree to participate in this task.

However, the result now was beyond Yang Aiguo's expectations.

Judging from the fact that Yi Zhonghai specifically mentioned Lin Yi, the biggest reason why Yi Zhonghai gave in was Lin Yi.

During the Third Front construction, Yang Aiguo talked to Yi Zhonghai and hoped that Yi Zhonghai could take the lead in providing support to the Third Front.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai had only one wife in his family, and this family relationship would be best resolved, but Yi Zhonghai did not agree.

The most important thing about the third-line support work is that it requires voluntary participation. If the person concerned does not agree, they will naturally not be forced to go.

So, Yang Aiguo was very surprised that Yi Zhonghai agreed this time.

"Solving the worries of workers' families has always been the direction of our security department's efforts." Lin Yi said a polite remark, which was regarded as accepting Yang Aiguo's request.

"You are born in the year of the monkey. You are very clever and smart."

After finishing his cigarette, Yang Aiguo pointed at Lin Yi.

"After Yi Zhonghai leaves with his people, the factory will issue a notice that Yi Zhonghai will be on a business trip in the name of supporting the Third Front construction, and his salary and benefits will be retained. However, this person is gone, and the factory cannot explain in detail, as there will always be people who will misunderstand."

Although he was very confident in Lin Yi, Yang Aiguo still talked about some problems that would be encountered in the future.

Yang Aiguo had encountered this kind of thing several times. This worker accepted the confidentiality mission and left quietly, which made many people mistakenly think that he had made a serious mistake.

Fearing what people say, life will indeed be difficult for the families of these workers.

"When Yi Zhonghai leaves, I will let Aunt Liu Mei live with the old lady. There are rooms in my new house... My place can be said to be a private courtyard, so there won't be any problems."

No matter what Yi Zhonghai is like, as long as Yi Zhonghai is willing to participate in such a mission and contribute his part, then he is worthy of respect in Lin Yi's eyes, and it is only natural for him to take care of Liu Mei.

Yang Aiguo's secretary came back carrying a red leather suitcase.

The box was locked.

In front of Yi Zhonghai and Yang Aiguo, Lin Yi opened the box.

There wasn't much in it, just six Angong Niuhuang Pills and half a root of old mountain ginseng.

Lin Yi thought about it, took out five Angong Pills and handed them to Yi Zhonghai.

"Uncle Yi, please keep this as a token of my appreciation."

Yi Zhonghai had heard Liu Mei talk about this Angong Maru wrapped in gold, but had never seen it.

Liu Mei had seen it and also heard the old lady tell her that it was a good thing that could save lives.

"Lin Yi, thank you." Liu Mei was standing aside, she was very moved. She knew about the Jin Yi An Gong, it was a real good thing. As the old lady said, it took several small yellow croakers to exchange for one such piece.

"It's almost time, Lao Yi. The comrades above are waiting outside. Don't worry about your family matters. The factory will take good care of them."

Yang Aiguo was standing aside, talking in a depressing way.

He knew that many times, it was easy to make a decision because people made it on impulse, but if they talked more with their family members, all these trivial matters could easily make people waver.

Lin Yi and Liu Mei stood up and sent Yi Zhonghai to the door of the conference room.

At the door, Yi Zhonghai stopped.

"Lin Yi, after you come back, will you take care of me and your aunt in our old age?"

Yi Zhonghai stared at Lin Yi with hopeful eyes.

Yang Aiguo, who had already walked out, also stopped and turned to look at Lin Yi.

At this moment, Yang Aiguo understood what was bothering Yi Zhonghai. Considering that Yi Zhonghai was nearly fifty years old and still had no children, he realized how obsessed Yi Zhonghai was with the issue of retirement.

"Uncle Yi, I'll wait for you to retire after you succeed."

Lin Yi did not agree directly, but he did not refuse either. Instead, he held Yi Zhonghai's hands and squeezed them vigorously.

Liu Mei and Lin Yi watched from the window of the conference room on the third floor as Yi Zhonghai got into the jeep and left the steel mill.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai's car disappeared, Liu Mei burst into tears, as if Yi Zhonghai would never come back.

Lin Yi quickly comforted Liu Mei, saying that Yi Zhonghai would definitely be back soon.

As Liu Mei slowly stopped crying, Lin Yi couldn't help but think of the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai’s new job will obviously not be completed in a short time. After this, what will happen to the courtyard house without Yi Zhonghai temporarily?

Lin Yi was confused.

Taking Liu Mei, he returned to the courtyard first.

He didn't go out from the courtyard, but from the gate of the small courtyard.

After saying hello to the female comrade left behind by Yang Aiguo, the others left.

Liu Mei started crying to the old lady again. This time, she didn't cry loudly but sobbed softly.

"Silly child, you should be happy about this. You should be open-minded about such a glorious thing. Think about it, why does Zhong Hai want to fight for his life at such an old age? Isn't it for you two to have a good life in the future?"

Compared with Liu Mei, the old lady is more open-minded.

The old lady was also surprised that Yi Zhonghai was going on a mission. She didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to have such courage.

Liu Mei's emotions gradually calmed down, and she said to Lin Yi: "Lin Yi, why don't you agree to provide Zhonghai with retirement care? After so many days, don't you understand our intentions?"