Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

After sitting in the Finance Department for a while, Yi Zhonghai returned to his office. Coincidentally, Xu Wu and Yang Lixuan also came back. They reported to Yi Zhonghai about the machine accident rate in the workshop. After listening, Yi Zhonghai told them to get busy.

Yi Zhonghai was about to take the finished drawing materials to the technical department. On the way, he met Li Huaide's secretary. Secretary Wang greeted Yi Zhonghai and said, "Chief Yi, Director Li wants to see you."

Yi Zhonghai was puzzled. It had been a long time since Li Huaide had contacted him. What could he be looking for now? So Yi Zhonghai followed Secretary Wang to Li Huaide's office and knocked gently on the door. Li Huaide's voice came from inside, asking him to come in.

Yi Zhonghai opened the door and said, "Director Li, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Huaide glanced at the secretary, who quickly made a cup of tea for Yi Zhonghai and then went out and closed the door.

Li Huaide turned around and smiled at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Brother Yi, we haven't talked for a while."

Yi Zhonghai sipped his tea and nodded. Li Huaide then said, "Brother Yi, it has become increasingly difficult to purchase our logistical supplies recently. I came to you today to ask if your friend has any supplies you can sell?"

Yi Zhonghai listened to Li Huaide asking him for supplies, so he put down his teacup and said, "Director Li, my friend is out of supplies now! You also know that there is a food shortage all over the country now. It's difficult!"

Li Huaide thought for a while and said, "Okay, I got it. Here is a pack of cigarettes that someone gave me last time. Take it and smoke it!" Then he took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the drawer and gave it to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai quickly refused, "Director Li, I can't accept rewards without any merit."

Li Huaide: "It's okay, you can have it and we will be friends now!" Li Huaide stuffed the cigarette into Yi Zhonghai's hand.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to continue. This showed that Li Huaide was indeed a good leader and a good person, and he would not make empty promises.

Yi Zhonghai took the cigarette and said to Li Huaide, "Director Li, I'll go back first if there's nothing else."

Li Huaide waved his hand and asked Yi Zhonghai to go and get busy first. In fact, Li Huaide came to see Yi Zhonghai today because his father-in-law knew the relationship between Yi Jianping and Yi Zhonghai, so Li Huaide deliberately showed goodwill to Yi Zhonghai today.

Yi Zhonghai went out, walked to an empty corner, and threw the Zhonghua cigarettes into the space. Now the system space has been upgraded to automatic management and recycling.

It was soon noon, and workers from the steel mill went to the canteen in waves to line up for food. Yi Zhonghai took Huang Yulan to the third canteen to line up at Sha Zhu's window, followed by Xu Damao.

Xu Damao looked at Huang Yulan and asked Yi Zhonghai in surprise, "Uncle Yi, why did Aunt Yi come to work in our factory?"

Yi Zhonghai: "Da Mao, isn't your Aunt Yi pregnant? We are not in the same factory and I am afraid I won't be able to take care of her when the time comes."

Xu Damao nodded after listening. He couldn't sleep well now. He used to look forward to going home, but now he had to go to work to save his life. There was no other way. The three children at home were too noisy. They cried every day, causing Xu Damao to start to collapse mentally.

The aunties and girls nearby, upon hearing that the woman next to Yi Zhonghai was Yi Zhonghai's wife, all looked over. They saw that Huang Yulan's temperament was really beyond the reach of a worker like themselves. No wonder old Yi is getting younger and younger.

Soon it was Yi Zhonghai's turn to get food. Sha Zhu had already seen Yi Zhonghai and said with a smile, "Uncle Yi, Aunt Yi, what are you eating?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at it and said, "Give me a portion of braised eggplant, a portion of shredded potatoes and three steamed buns."

Sha Zhu poured a full spoonful into Yi Zhonghai's bowl. Yi Zhonghai carried the lunch box and left with Huang Yulan. Xu Damao behind him said, "Sha Zhu, today we're going to have hot and sour cabbage and zucchini stewed with vermicelli, and a steamed bun."

Sha Zhu scooped a full spoonful of soup, then kept shaking it. When there was only a little left in Xu Damao's bowl, Xu Damao was not happy and said, "Sha Zhu, look at how little you scooped for me! Who will eat it?"

Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao's exasperated look and said with a smile, "Sun Ze, what do you mean I should hit you a little? Look, everyone is the same! You hit so many people, don't you want to eat them?"

When Xu Damao was about to say something, the people in the queue behind him couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Xu Damao, stop arguing and hurry up! I'm starving!"

Xu Damao could only leave angrily. Sha Zhu couldn't help laughing when he saw Xu Damao like this. The aunt in the queue said, "Sha Zhu, what are you laughing at? Don't drool in the food!"

Sha Zhu stopped laughing immediately. He was so angry that Xu Damao dared to treat other workers, especially the aunties, like this that he dared not shake the spoon.

After Yi Zhonghai finished his meal, he and Huang Yulan separated and returned to their respective offices. When the bell rang in the afternoon, everyone rushed home.

Yi Zhonghai brought Huang Yulan back to the compound and saw Yan Bugui watering the flowers. Yi Zhonghai didn't want to pay attention to him, but Yan Bugui came over and said, "Old Yi, I heard from my boy that your wife is also working in the steel mill?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't look kind to him and said, "Why? Do you still need your approval, Yan Bugui?"

When Yan Bugui was asked this question by Yi Zhonghai, he had no choice but to pretend that he didn't hear it and went back to water the flowers in dejected manner.

Yi Zhonghai pushed the cart back home. Qin Huairu looked at him clearly through the window of the Jia family. She wondered why she couldn't marry a man like Yi Zhonghai who could make money and get his wife into a steel mill. Qin Huairu sighed deeply.

The next day, Yi Zhonghai got up early and went to Sha Zhu's house. When he arrived at Sha Zhu's house, he found that Sha Zhu had gotten up early, wearing very straight clothes, and his hair was no longer greasy. It seemed that he had taken a bath in the bathhouse yesterday.

Yi Zhonghai: "Zhu Zi, you got up really early today. Your outfit is nice, but can you let your hair look more natural?"

Sha Zhu said, "Uncle Yi, I have used hair oil here, you can smell it, it smells so good." Then he turned his head towards Yi Zhonghai's face.

Yi Zhonghai quickly pushed him away and said, "Zhu Zi, stop making trouble. It's ok for you to do this, but I'm telling you, remember not to say anything nonsense later, okay?"

Sha Zhu nodded. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi from the Jia family watched Yi Zhonghai enter Sha Zhu's house. Jia Zhangshi asked, "What's going on with Yi Zhonghai? How come he is getting along well with Sha Zhu again?"

Qin Huairu: "Mom, do you think Master Yi wants to trouble Shazhu for something?"

Jia Zhang: "I don't know, let's see later! Why don't you go and cook, are you going to starve my grandson to death?" She glared at Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu had no choice but to go to the kitchen to busy herself, but she kept her eyes on Sha Zhu's house.

Yi Zhonghai said something to Sha Zhu and went back home to make breakfast.

Huang Yulan: "Boss, how is this silly Zhu? Is he up?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "This silly Zhuzi really misses his wife so much. When I went there, he was awake and dressed quite neatly. I guess he went to the bathhouse to take a shower yesterday."

Huang Yulan also smiled and said, "He sees that people of his age in the courtyard are all married, so how can he not be anxious?"

Yi Zhonghai quickly prepared breakfast, two fried eggs, three steamed buns, and a pot of porridge.