Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

After finishing his meal, He Yuzhu said hello to Master Yang and Master Han, and walked out of the kitchen with Gao Yao's two lunch boxes. When he arrived at the canteen director's office, He Yuzhu reached out and knocked on the door.

Gao Yao heard a knock on the door and shouted, "Come in!"

He Yuzhu pushed the door open and walked into the office, shouting, "Director!" He Yuzhu closed the door, walked to the desk, put the lunch box on the desk, and said, "This is your lunch box. I'm giving it back to you now."

"This kid is getting more and more sensible! He can talk too!" Gao Yao was very satisfied with He Yuzhu now. Gao Yao opened the drawer and took out two pieces of paper and handed them to He Yuzhu, saying: "Zhuzi, one is a departure form, which I have signed. Don't ask for leave. I wrote on it that you are being sent on a business trip. The other is a letter of introduction. Next Sunday, there will be a chef level assessment at Fangshan Restaurant. Our factory has only level six at the highest. But the level set by the factory does not match your cooking skills. After discussion, the leaders gave you this assessment opportunity. Zhuzi, you must not let the leaders down!"

He Yuzhu took the departure form and the letter of introduction and said, "Director, don't worry! I know what I am doing and I will never let you down."

Gao Yao nodded and said, "Just keep it in mind. Get out!"

"Hey!" He Yuzhu responded and said, "Then I'll leave first!" After that, He Yuzhu turned and walked out of the office.

After the office door was closed, Gao Yao couldn't wait to open the lunch box on the table. Seeing the two boxes full of food, Gao Yao smiled and muttered: "This kid really knows how to do things!"

After leaving Gao Yao's office, He Yuzhu walked to the factory gate without stopping. He handed the exit form to the guard, smoked a cigarette, and then left the factory. After walking for about half an hour, He Yuzhu arrived at the street office.

The gatekeeper saw He Yuzhu and asked with a smile: "Zhuzi, why are you here at the street office if you are not at work?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Song, I'm here to see my Aunt Wang." Then He Yuzhu took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket and stuffed it into Uncle Song's hand, saying, "When I'm free some other time, I'll make two dishes and we can have a good meal together. I'll go in first!" After that, He Yuzhu ran into the street office.

Uncle Song glanced at the cigarette in his hand, smiled and muttered: "This kid has really changed!"

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" He Yuzhu came to the door of Wang Xia's office as if he knew the place well, and knocked on the door.

Wang Xia heard a knock on the door and shouted, "Come in!"

"Auntie Wang!" He Yuzhu pushed the door and walked into the office and called out.

Wang Xia looked up at He Yuzhu and said, "You're here!"

He Yuzhu closed the door, walked up to Wang Xia, and said, "Auntie Wang, I'm here to get a letter of introduction."

"I've prepared it for you!" Wang Xia opened the drawer, took out the letter of introduction and handed it to He Yuzhu, saying, "I asked around for you. Your father usually works in the cafeteria of Baocheng Second Textile Factory. On Sundays he helps out at a state-owned restaurant not far from where he lives. You can go there directly to find him."

"Thank you, Aunt Wang!" He Yuzhu took the letter of introduction and put it in his pocket quickly, then asked, "Aunt Wang, do you have any impression of You Dajiang?!"

"You Dajiang?!" Wang Xia muttered twice, then suddenly remembered and asked, "Is he the deputy director of the logistics department of your factory?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "That's him."

Wang Xia then asked: "What's wrong with him?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Auntie Wang, I think there seems to be something wrong with him."

"Oh?!" Wang Xia frowned slightly and said, "Zhu Zi, this is not a joke."

He Yuzhu said, "On Sunday, I took Yushui to the cinema to watch a movie. Unexpectedly, he was also watching a movie. It was normal to watch a movie normally. But I accidentally heard him talking to the people next to him. I heard the people next to him mention the names You Dazhong and Wu Shisan intermittently. Halfway through the movie, You Dajiang left."

Others would be very unfamiliar with the name Wu Shisan. But Wang Xia was not unfamiliar with this name at all. Because Wang Xia's husband was none other than Guan Zhenshan, Wu Shisan's old leader. Wang Xia pondered for a while and advised: "Zhu Zi, don't make this public yet. I will find a way to investigate."

"Hey!" He Yuzhu responded and said, "Auntie Wang, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first!"

"Go!" Wang Xia watched He Yuzhu leave her office. After hesitating for a few seconds, she picked up the phone on her desk and dialed the number of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Not long after, the call was connected, and the voice of the Ministry of Agriculture's switchboard rang out from the other end of the line: "This is the Ministry of Agriculture. What can I do for you?!"

Wang Xia said, "Please let me take over Comrade Guan Zhenshan's office."

After five or six seconds, Guan Zhenshan's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm Guan Zhenshan, who is this?!"

"Lao Guan, I'm Wang Xia."

Guan Zhenshan was slightly stunned and asked, "Why are you calling me at this time?!"

Wang Xia asked: "Is Wu Shisan your old subordinate?!"

"Yes!" Guan Zhenshan responded, and asked with doubts in his heart: "Why are you asking this?!"

Wang Xia said: "Someone told me that they saw a man named You Dazhong."

“You Dazhong?!” Guan Zhenshan’s voice instantly rose eight octaves, and then a long-forgotten memory surfaced, and he said: “I heard from Wu Shisan that You Dazhong died at his hands. Could the person who told you this be wrong?!”

Wang Xia thought about it, and finally chose to believe He Yuzhu, saying, "It can't be wrong."

Guan Zhenshan asked: "Where is he now?!"

Wang Xia said, "Red Star Steel Mill. He has now changed his name to You Dajiang and is the deputy chief of the logistics department of the steel mill."

"I've met You Dazhong. I'll go to the street office to find you." Guan Zhenshan hung up the phone. Wang Xia heard the busy tone on the phone, hesitated for a while, and called the police station in charge of their area. About ten minutes later, the director of the police station, Zhang Hu, walked into Wang Xia's office and asked, "Sister Wang, what's the matter that you called me over so urgently?!"

Wang Xia asked: "Are you alone?!"

Zhang Hu replied: "There are two more comrades. They are chatting with Mr. Song at the door!"

Wang Xia said, "Wait until my husband Guan comes. Let's go to the steel mill together."

Zhang Hu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Sister Wang, is there something wrong with the steel mill?!"

Wang Xia said, "Wait a moment, and you'll know. Sit down for a while."

"Hey!" Zhang Hu didn't say much, he pulled a chair and sat down against the wall. In a blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Wang Xia heard the sound of brakes outside the door and said, "My husband Guan is here. Let's go out!" After that, Wang Xia packed up the things on the table and took Zhang Hu out of the office. After meeting Guan Zhenshan at the gate of the street office, they rushed to the steel mill together.

It was a coincidence that when Guan Zhenshan and his group arrived at the gate of the steel mill, You Dajiang rode his bicycle out of the gate. The moment Guan Zhenshan saw You Dajiang, he shouted, "You Dazhong!"

Youdajiang instinctively looked in the direction of the jeep, then immediately acted stupid and wanted to ride away on his bicycle. But Youdajiang was a step slower. Zhang Hu rushed to Youdajiang first and blocked his way. When Youdajiang saw Zhang Hu, he smiled and asked, "Comrade, what's the matter?!"

Guan Zhenshan also came over at this time and said, "You Dazhong, do you still recognize me?!"

You Dajiang said: "Comrade, you have recognized the wrong person. My name is You Dajiang, not You Dazhong."