Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

As the saying goes, the heat of July is scorching hot. In late July, the city was as hot as it could be. There were fewer people on the road. The factory was also trying to find ways to protect the workers from the heat. The canteen of the steel mill was also extremely busy. They were worried that the workers would not be able to eat, so they tried every possible way. They served cold noodles, jelly, and cold skin. Anyway, everything you could think of was served.

"Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!" Li Huaide had just finished lunch and hadn't had time to wash the dishes. The phone on his desk rang. Li Huaide picked up the phone and asked, "Hello?! This is Li Huaide, who is this?!"

"Comrade Li Huaide?! We are in the Sixth Hospital. Your wife fainted and was sent to us."

"What?!" Li Huaide was shocked. After he came to his senses, he said, "Comrade! I'll be there right away." After that, Li Huaide hung up the phone, said something to his secretary, and left the steel mill in a hurry.

Half an hour later, Li Huaide arrived at the hospital exhausted. He ran to the nurse's station, asked about the situation, and then ran to the door of the emergency room. Before Li Huaide could recover, the doctor came out. Li Huaide hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Doctor, how is my wife Lin Xiuqin?!"

The doctor replied: "Your wife is out of danger. She will be fine after resting for a while. But you must be careful not to let your wife get heatstroke again."

"Thank you, doctor!" Li Huaide had just thanked her when his wife was pushed out of the emergency room by the nurse. Li Huaide hurried forward and asked anxiously, "Wife, are you okay?!"

Lin Xiuqin glanced at Li Huaide and said weakly, "Huaide, I'm fine!" Then she pointed to Yu Li who was not far away and said, "She saved me!"

Li Huaide looked in the direction his wife pointed. When he saw Yu Li, his eyes suddenly lit up. Li Huaide unconsciously compared Yu Li with his wife. His wife, Lin Xiuqin, had no looks or figure except for having a good father. She also had a bad temper. Moreover, for so many years, this woman had not been able to bear children. Apart from giving birth to a daughter, she had not given birth to another child.

After a while, Li Huaide came back to his senses and said, "Wife, don't worry! I will definitely thank her well."

Lin Xiuqin closed her eyes in satisfaction after hearing what Li Huaide said. She was so tired that she didn't want to say a word.

After sending Lin Xiuqin to the ward, Li Huaide said a few words to the nurse, and then walked out of the ward impatiently. When he came to Yu Li, Li Huaide said with a smile on his face: "Comrade, thank you for saving my wife."

Yu Li replied: "You're welcome! If anyone saw this on the street, they would not stand by and watch him die."

Li Huaide asked: "Comrade, where are you working now?!"

Yu Li said nonchalantly, "I'm a temporary worker in a textile factory."

"Temporary workers?!" Li Huaide frowned slightly. Yu Li asked, "What's wrong with temporary workers?!"

"It's okay!" Li Huaide came back to his senses and said, "I'm the deputy director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. You don't need to be a temporary worker anymore. Come to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to find me tomorrow. I'll arrange a regular job for you."

"Really?!" Yu Li looked at Li Huaide in disbelief and asked.

Li Huaide said, "How can this be a lie? Whether it is true or not, you will know when you come to the factory to find me tomorrow." After that, Li Huaide took out a notebook and a pen from his pocket, wrote a note and handed it to Yu Li.

Yu Li took the note, looked at it carefully, then put it away and said, "Thank you! I will definitely go tomorrow!"

After seeing Yu Li off, Li Huaide returned to the ward. He took care of his wife for a while, and waited for her family to come. Li Huaide gave them a few words and hurried back to the steel mill.

When Yan Jiecheng got home from get off work that night, he saw Yu Li sitting by the bed, grinning. Yan Jiecheng asked curiously, "Wife, what's wrong with you?!"

Yu Li came back to her senses and said, "Jie Cheng, do you know who I saved today?!"

"Who did you save?!" Yan Jiecheng asked very cooperatively.

Yu Li replied, "She is the wife of Li Huaide, the deputy director of your factory. He heard that I was still a temporary worker and planned to give me a permanent job."

Yan Jiecheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Wife, this is good news!" Then Yan Jiecheng came to his senses and asked, "Wife, you have a formal job. What about that temporary job?!"

Yu Li said: "If my sister Yu Haitang hadn't gone to Xinjiang, it would be more suitable for her. Now that she is not here and there is no suitable person, I plan to sell this job. Now temporary workers can be sold for 150 to 200 yuan."

Yan Jiecheng thought about it and said, "Wife, if you sell your temporary job, the money you get will be enough to pay for the money you owe to our father."

Yu Li said: "This is my money. You want to use my money to pay off your debt? No way!"

Seeing that Yu Li refused, Yan Jiecheng immediately started to coax her, saying, "We are husband and wife, is it necessary to be so clear?!"

Yu Li answered firmly, "Yes! We didn't need to distinguish them before. But now we must. This is what I learned from your family in the few months since I married into your family. Didn't your father always say 'If you don't plan well, you will be poor'?! I am planning, I don't want to be poor forever."

Yan Jiecheng felt like spitting blood at this moment, and cursed Yan Bugui more than ten times in his heart. There was no other way, Yu Li was too strong, Yan Jiecheng could only choose to compromise.

The next morning, Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng went to the steel mill together. When they arrived at the factory gate, Yan Jiecheng went in first. Yu Li took out the note that Li Huaide had given her yesterday and handed it to the security guard at the factory gate. The security guard saw the note and called Li Huaide. After confirming, the security guard took Yu Li into the steel mill.

When they arrived at the office door, the security department knocked on the door. Li Huaide heard the knock and shouted, "Come in!"

The security department opened the door and let Yu Li into the office.

Li Huaide smiled and greeted Yu Li when he saw her. "Comrade Yu Li, you're here? Come and sit down! Please wait for a moment. I'll get it done for you as soon as I'm done with my work."

"Hey!" Yu Li responded and walked to the sofa and sat down.

Li Huaide was busy with his work, and he would occasionally peek at Yu Li. At this moment, Li Huaide felt like there were dozens of ants crawling in his heart, making him itch terribly.

After working for about half an hour, Li Huaide finished his work, walked over to Yu Li and sat down, and asked, "What is your academic background?!"

Yu Li replied: "I graduated from high school."

Li Huaide pondered for a few seconds and said, "There are two positions now. One is the keeper of the canteen's small warehouse, and the other is the keeper of the labor protection supplies warehouse. The monthly salary is 27 yuan, plus a 29 yuan bonus, which makes 5 yuan a month. After the Chinese New Year, the salary will be re-evaluated to 32 yuan a month, plus a 5 yuan bonus, which makes 34 yuan a month. Both jobs are relatively easy."

Yu Li thought for a moment and said, "I won't choose. You decide!"

Seeing Yu Li being so understanding, Li Huaide said directly: "Of the two jobs, the canteen warehouse is the easiest. You work normally in the morning. When the canteen gets off work in the afternoon, you get off work too. But sometimes the canteen has a small kitchen, so you can work overtime. But the canteen has hidden benefits. You don't need a ticket to eat there, and you can take turns to take the food from the small kitchen home." After that, Li Huaide opened an employment certificate, handed it to Yu Li, and said: "You will be given two days to get everything done and come to the factory to complete the employment procedures."

"Thank you, Director Li!" Yu Li took the employment certificate, thanked Li Huaide again and again, then turned and left Li Huaide's office.