Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

As He Yuzhu rode his bicycle into the alley, he heard a group of old men and women talking on the side. It turned out that some of Liu Haizhong's crimes had been vindicated. The street office reimbursed him for the wages he earned from sweeping the streets in the past few years. It was two to three thousand yuan at once. Liu Haizhong also applied for retirement. So now he is showing off again.

He Yuzhu didn't take Liu Haizhong seriously at all. After parking the car at home, he took out a tape recorder from the supermarket space and a set of cassettes of The East is Red and started playing songs at home. About half an hour later, Liu Guangqi and his family walked into the courtyard.

He Yuzhu heard the noise and immediately walked to the window and saw Liu Guangqi walking to the backyard with his wife and children. Driven by curiosity, He Yuzhu immediately walked out of the house. When He Yuzhu arrived at the backyard, some neighbors were already there.

Liu Guangqi reached out and knocked on the door.

When the second aunt heard the knock on the door, she asked, "Who is it?!" and opened the door. The moment she saw Liu Guangqi, she got angry and yelled, "What are you doing back here? Get out of here!"

Liu Haizhong heard the noise and came out of the house. When he saw Liu Guangqi, he was still very happy. However, when he saw the faces next to Liu Guangqi, his expression changed instantly. Liu Guangqi saw Liu Haizhong and hurriedly called out, "Dad!" Then he pulled his wife and two daughters to the side and said, "This is my wife and your two granddaughters."

Liu Haizhong said coldly: "Didn't you break off relations with us?! Why did you come back?!"

Liu Guangqi said submissively, "Dad! I was wrong back then. I came back to admit my mistake to you. We will definitely be filial to you in the future."

"Hey?! It's really lively?!" Liu Guangfu walked in from outside. After joining the team, Liu Guangfu took over the second aunt's shift and went to work in the steel mill. This time the steel mill was engaged in tertiary industry, and Liu Guangfu took the initiative to change jobs. He changed from a cleaner to a front-line worker. His salary also increased from 22 yuan to 36 yuan.

Liu Guangfu walked out of the crowd, saw Liu Guangqi, and said with a smile: "Brother, weren't you arrested?!"

When Liu Guangqi heard what Liu Guangfu said, his face changed instantly. Liu Guangqi was lucky this time. Although he accepted money from others, he was just a small fry. The leaders all accepted it, so how could he not accept it? In addition, he admitted his guilt with a good attitude and took the initiative to return the money, so he was given a lighter punishment. Now, he has lost his job. A family of four has to eat! After thinking about it, Liu Guangqi thought of his parents. Liu Guangqi felt that with his parents' love for him, as long as he went back to admit his mistake and talk to his mother, he could get his mother's job.

Liu Guangqi thought that if he didn't tell anyone, no one would know. In fact, Liu Haizhong and his wife already knew about his affairs. Liu Haizhong stared at Liu Guangqi for a while, couldn't help but sighed, and said: "Guangfu, since you are back, don't stand at the door. Go home!"

"Hey!" Liu Guangfu looked at Liu Guangqi provocatively, then followed his parents into the living room with a smile.

Liu Guangqi's wife asked: "Guangqi, what should we do now?!"

Liu Guangqi said expressionlessly: "What else can we do? Let's go!"

After Liu Guangqi left with his wife and children, the second aunt walked over to Liu Haizhong and sat down. The second aunt asked, "Are we really not responsible for his affairs?!"

Liu Haizhong snorted and replied, "Care?! Why should I care about him?!"

Liu Haizhong is a patriarchal person. In addition to caring about his eldest son, he also cares about the continuation of the family line. Liu Guangqi gave birth to two daughters but no son. This has become a thorn in Liu Haizhong's heart. In the past, when Liu Guangqi didn't come back, Liu Haizhong could pretend to be deaf and dumb. Today, Liu Guangqi is back, and the neighbors all know about it. He feels that he has lost all his face. Besides, it was Liu Guangqi who was heartless back then. Since he has chosen the path, he should go all the way. Why come back to ask him for help? !

"My father is right!" Liu Guangfu echoed, took out a few loaves of bread from his bag and handed them to Liu Haizhong, saying, "Dad, this is the bread I brought back from my unit, try it!"

Although Liu Haizhong had heard that the tertiary industry of the steel mill produced bread, he had never seen it before. Liu Haizhong took the bread, smelled it, broke off a piece and put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, swallowed it, and said, "This tastes good!" Then he asked, "Where did you get this bread?!"

"Where else could it have come from? Of course I bought it! This is an internal welfare of our factory. Every day there are some defective breads, which are sold to employees at an internal price. I bought this today specially for you and mom to try!" After saying that, Liu Guangfu took a loaf of bread and stuffed it into the second aunt's hand.

Liu Haizhong said: "You are a sweeper in the factory. You are not a worker in the tertiary industry. How can you buy it?!"

Liu Guangfu said, "In order to take care of the old employees in the factory, the factory specially organized an internal recruitment. I felt that I had no future in sweeping the floor at such a young age, so I applied for a job. I have now been transferred to the tertiary industry. Although it is a bit harder, the monthly salary is 36 yuan. Two months of work now is equivalent to three months of work before." Liu Guangfu took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Liu Haizhong, saying, "This is a letter sent to me by my second brother."

Liu Haizhong glanced at the envelope in Liu Guangfu's hand and said, "What are you doing with this letter he gave you?!"

Liu Guangfu said, "My second brother didn't say much in the letter, he just asked about you and mom. He is doing well in the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm. He even went to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University a few years ago. He is now the deputy director of the third factory of their forest farm. In addition, my second sister-in-law has given you a big grandson this time. My second brother now has two sons, a daughter and my third brother's child."

After hearing what Liu Guangfu said, the second aunt immediately showed a bright smile on her face and said, "I didn't expect Guangtian to be so successful." Then she came to her senses and asked, "Guangfu, you are already an adult. When are you getting married?!"

Liu Guangfu replied: "Don't worry, Mom! I will definitely bring you a wife as soon as possible."

The second aunt and Liu Haizhong looked at each other. The second aunt asked, "Guangfu, do you already have a girlfriend?!"

Liu Guangfu said somewhat embarrassedly: "Yes, she is! She is from the same unit. I will bring her to our home in a few days."

After Liu Guangfu left, the second aunt murmured to herself, "In the blink of an eye, our three children have all grown up. I thought Guangqi was reliable. I didn't expect that he was the most unreliable. The most promising one in our family is now the second son Guangtian, and the most stable one is Guangfu. When Guangfu gets married and has another grandson, my life will be complete."

Liu Haizhong listened to his wife's words, and the scene of his children and grandchildren around him emerged in his mind, and he couldn't help laughing. Second Aunt heard her husband's laughter and complained: "It's all because of you! If you hadn't treated everyone equally and worked harder, you wouldn't be like this today."

Liu Haizhong sighed and said, "It's been so many years since the incident happened. What's there to say? It's useless to say more. Let's just live our lives to the fullest!"