Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

When Yi Zhonghai arrived at Uncle Li's house, he saw that they were eating steamed bread and pickled vegetables. Uncle Li saw that it was Yi Zhonghai who came and quickly stood up and said, "Xiao Yi, how come you have time to come here today?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Uncle Li's house, which was not very big and the furniture was mostly worn out. Seeing Uncle Li asking him, Yi Zhonghai said, "I have something to ask you."

"Binzi, hurry up and get a stool for your uncle. Don't be so ignorant of etiquette. Xiaoyi, if you don't mind, just sit down here and eat something. We don't have any good food at home." Grandpa Li said to his grandson Li Bin.

Yi Zhonghai took the stool handed over by Li Bin, sat down and said, "I won't eat. I came here today to tell you something. Binzi is about 20 years old this year, right?"

Uncle Li: "That's right. You don't know how hard it is to find a job nowadays. Usually he can only do odd jobs on the street."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "It's like this. Our steel mill is expanding its recruitment. I happen to have a job quota on hand. I think your family is in financial difficulty, so I plan to give the job quota to your Binzi and let him work in the steel mill. This way he can get a monthly salary of 27.5, which is better than doing odd jobs on the street."

Uncle Li dropped his chopsticks upon hearing this. He couldn't believe that Yi Zhonghai would actually give the job to his family. Realizing his impoliteness, Uncle Li quickly picked up his chopsticks and said, "Xiao Yi, this is unacceptable! This job quota costs a lot of money. You can't just give it to our family for free. We don't want it."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Uncle Li with satisfaction and said, "How about this, let Binzi go to work first according to the current market price, and just give me this little every month."

Uncle Li naturally knew that the minimum price of a job quota on the black market was about 950 yuan, and it might increase in the future. After thinking about it, Uncle Li said, "Xiao Yi, how about this? Let's calculate it based on 27 yuan. This is a new job in the steel rolling mill. The monthly salary is 5 yuan, and you will be paid 10 yuan a month for a total of about 7 years. Add the interest of 100 yuan, which is 1050 yuan. Do you think this is okay?"

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said, "Uncle Li, please don't ask me for any interest. Just give me 8 yuan a month, and use the rest to improve the family's life. Binzi is old enough to get married, so he has to save some money for decoration."

Uncle Li thought Yi Zhonghai's words made sense. When he was about to say something, Yi Zhonghai spoke first, "Let's do this. Binzi, go to the steel mill tomorrow and wait for me. I will give you a letter of introduction."

Uncle Li was deeply moved after hearing this. He thought about who in the compound had treated his grandfather and grandson well after his son passed away. Uncle Li looked at Li Bin and said, "Binzi, why don't you kowtow to your uncle quickly! He is our family's great benefactor."

Li Bin was not vague either. He was also very excited to think that he would soon have a job, and life at home would be better in the future. With a plop, Li Bin knelt down and said, "Thank you, uncle. My grandfather said that you are the great benefactor of our Li family. If you need me in the future, just let me know."

Yi Zhonghai quickly helped Li Bin up and said, "That's enough. This is a new society and kneeling is not popular. You should work hard and learn more. Only in this way can your family's life be better!" After that, Yi Zhonghai looked at Uncle Li and said, "Uncle Li, I will go back to eat first. This matter is known only to heaven and earth, you and me, but you can't tell anyone in the compound."

Uncle Li answered quickly. Yi Zhonghai pushed the door and walked back to his home. He had a vague feeling that a pair of eyes were staring at him in the front yard. Yi Zhonghai didn't want to take care of his own affairs. Could it be that he couldn't make the decision himself?

At the Yan family, Yan Bugui walked back from the front porch and said, "Oh, this damn boss had told him not to offend Yi Zhonghai. What a miscalculation..."

Yang Ruihua was busy with work, and seeing his master acting weird, he said, "Old Yan, what's wrong with you? Why are you acting weird after going out?"

Yan Bugui: "Oh, I'm so angry! Guess whose house I just saw Yi Zhonghai go to."

Yang Ruihua: "Whose house did Yi Zhonghai go to?"

"I just saw Yi Zhonghai go to Lao Li's house."

"Just go, maybe Yi Zhonghai is just going to show some concern for the poor. After all, he is the eldest uncle in the yard."

"I think it's unlikely. Yi Zhonghai must have got the quota for the steel rolling mill and took it to Lao Li's house. I just don't know when Lao Li told Yi Zhonghai about it?" Yan Bugui sighed as if he had lost several hundred dollars.

Yang Ruihua: "Ah, old man! What about our Jie Di? I heard that the salary of this job is terribly high nowadays."

"Hey, aren't we worried about this? If we want to blame someone, we should blame the boss for offending Yi Zhonghai. What can we do now..."

Yang Ruihua: "Old man, Yi Zhonghai is not that stingy, right? Wasn't it the time when our eldest son borrowed a bicycle for his wedding?"

"That's right. Hey, I told the boss to clean it for Yi Zhonghai after use, but he forgot about it when he was busy."

Yan Bugui and his wife were sighing at home. After thinking about it for a long time, Yan Bugui couldn't come up with any good solution.

On the other hand, Yi Zhonghai told Huang Yulan about this matter when he got home. Huang Yulan also agreed with her that if she didn't take the money, her good intentions might end up leading to bad results.

After dinner, Yi Zhonghai washed his face and went to bed with Huang Yulan. They spent the whole night in silence. The next morning, when Yi Zhonghai was pushing his bicycle past the front yard, he was stopped by Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui smiled flatteringly and said, "Old Yi, can you help me with the work? My daughter Jie Di is almost old enough to go to work. I apologize to you for what happened to my eldest son last time."

Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yan, I really have no choice. Besides, you know how valuable a job is nowadays? How can I possibly have one? I have to go to work first or I will be late."

Yan Bugui couldn't continue to stop Yi Zhonghai. He was afraid that if he annoyed Yi Zhonghai, it would not be as simple as a work matter. Thinking of this, Yan Bugui hated Yan Jiecheng to death.

Time passed quickly and it was around nine o'clock in the morning. Yi Zhonghai was assembling a new fan when he heard someone from the security department say that someone was waiting for him at the gate.

Yi Zhonghai put down what he was holding and went to the gate. When he got there, he saw Li Bin waiting there. When he saw Yi Zhonghai, Li Bin quickly stepped forward to greet him and said, "Uncle, I hope I didn't disturb you from working."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Business is more important. Here is your letter of introduction. Just fill it out and start working. I'll be leaving first. It won't be good if others see it." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai returned to the Engineering Department.