Living in a Siheyuan

Li Pingan packed up all the things at home and put them into the space, then walked out of the house. He said hello to the aunties at the door and walked towards the street office. When he passed by a breakfast shop, he realized that he hadn't eaten since he came here. To be honest, this body is really good. If I hadn't seen the restaurant, I wouldn't have felt hungry.

When I arrived at the breakfast shop, there was not much left. I just ordered a bowl of soy milk and the remaining two buns. After I gave him the money and the ticket, I remembered that I had just said that I didn't want to touch the money and tickets left by my parents, but now I have no money. Oh! I have to find a way to make money first!

It was already mid-morning when I arrived at the street office after lunch. As soon as I reached the gate, I was stopped by the old man at the gate.

He knew that there were not many simple people who could guard the gate of the street office now. Most of them were big guys who came back from the battlefield. Either they were injured or they were bored at home and came out to kill time. No matter which one, Li Ping'an could not afford to provoke. Just like the sweeping monk in Shaolin Temple, he was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

Li Pingan stepped forward and said, "Hello, uncle! I am Li Pingan from Yard 95. I have something to ask Director Wang."

The gatekeeper looked at him carefully for a while and said, "Are you the son of Li the Lame?"

When I was a kid, I would get angry if someone called me "Li Kuizi", but I got used to it when I grew up. My father was also often called that, but most of the time, people didn't mean any harm to him.

"Yes, sir," Li Pingan replied.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Okay, go in. Your father has been a good man all his life. Who would have thought that something like this would happen? It's not easy for you, kid!"

Li Pingan had no choice but to say: "It's okay, uncle. It's over. My parents may be enjoying themselves in the afterlife. They have worked so hard in this life."

The old man looked at Li Ping'an in surprise, then turned around, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are a great kid. You should look forward and work hard to make your parents proud!"

Li Pingan nodded and said, "I will, sir, please be sincere!"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Go quickly. Director Wang is not out today. Go directly to the innermost office on the second floor to find her."

Li Pingan nodded as he walked and said, "Thank you."

After entering the office area and seeing that everyone was busy, he went straight up to the second floor and walked towards the innermost office that the old man mentioned.

I knocked on the door gently, and a voice came from inside: "Come in."

Li Pingan gently pushed the door open and saw a woman with shoulder-length hair and a face of about thirty sitting behind a desk, writing something.

He walked a few steps forward to the desk and said softly, "Hello, Director Wang."

Director Wang put down the pen in his hand and looked at Li Ping'an. After a while, he said, "You are, you are Li Cripple's son Ping'an, right?"

Li Pingan nodded and said, "Yes, Director Wang, I am Li Pingan."

Director Wang stood up and poured water for Li Ping'an while saying, "Ping'an, you've grown up in a blink of an eye. I've heard about everything about your father and your mother. I'm sorry I haven't been to see you recently because I was busy. Come, drink some water and sit down to talk." After that, he handed the cup of water to Li Ping'an.

Li Pingan took the water cup and sat opposite Director Wang. "Thank you. I know you are busy. How can I trouble you with my family matters?"

Director Wang looked at Li Ping'an's tall figure and resolute face, nodded secretly and said, "Ping'an, that's what I'm calling you. What's the matter with you coming here?"

Li Pingan replied: "Director Wang, you know that my father worked in the factory and lost his job, so the factory gave this workstation to my family. Now I am the only one in my family, and I will take the college entrance examination soon. As for whether I will continue to go to college or work in the future, I will not be able to use this workstation for the time being. So I would like to ask Director Wang if there is any solution?"

Director Wang was very happy when she heard this. What was going on? The food crisis was already showing signs, and people were looking for jobs everywhere. Her family also had relatives and friends come to ask about jobs. Wasn't this a solution?

Director Wang asked calmly, "So how do you want to solve Ping An's problem?"

Li Pingan saw this situation and had a clear mind. If I don't make things difficult for Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu now, when will I wait?

Li Pingan pretended to be a little sad and said, "Director Wang, my mother just passed away a few days ago and I shouldn't bother you now, but the night before yesterday, Jia Dongxu from our hospital came to my house and said he wanted to buy my workstation, and he only gave me 100 yuan. I thought it was the last thing my father left me, so I didn't agree. As a result, I was hit with a club when I went to the toilet last night. After that, he said that he would ask his master Yi Zhonghai to hold a meeting of the whole hospital, and if I didn't give him the workstation, he would kick me out of the courtyard. So I would like to trouble Director Wang to see if you can help me deal with this workstation, so as to avoid trouble."

Although he ran away after washing up in the morning, he had good hearing and heard everything Jia Zhang said. Hehehe!!!

Director Wang looked at Li Ping'an's heartbroken face with red eyes, and his face turned blue with anger. What era is this? Do you still want to eat up the whole family? And even kick people out? You want to buy a formal workstation for a hundred yuan? In this situation, temporary workers have to pay two or three hundred yuan.

Director Wang slammed the table and said, "Don't worry, Ping An, I will go over tonight to see what Yi Zhonghai is going to do. I will never let such a termite harm the interests of our people."

Then Director Wang said, "As for your workstation, don't worry, I'll take care of it for you. I'll ask around this afternoon to see if there's anyone who needs one."

"But Ping An, you know that the better workstations are now sold privately for 600 to 700 yuan (it's necessary for the plot, don't criticize me!). Your dad is a cleaner and may not be able to get that price. What do you think?"

Li Pingan looked at Director Wang and thought to himself, it seems that what everyone said is right, Director Wang is still quite reliable. So he said: "It's okay, Director Wang, I know all this, you can do whatever you want when the time comes. I believe you believe in the organization now." After saying this, Li Pingan wiped away his tears.

Director Wang saw this and thought that the child was being bullied too much, and that the trust in him was also lost. He quickly said, "Don't worry, Ping An, I won't let you suffer any loss. I will go over tonight to vent your anger and let them know that this is the new Dragon Kingdom, the world of the common people."

Then she continued, "Don't call me Director Wang anymore, just call me Aunt Wang. Your father and I have known each other for many years."

Li Pingan heard this and thought to himself that I had finally seen what I wanted after acting for so long. He quickly replied, "Okay, Aunt Wang, I'll leave it to you. Go ahead and do your work. I won't bother you. I'll wait for your news at home these two days."

After that, Li Pingan stood up and bowed to Director Wang. He stepped back, saying "Thank you, Aunt Wang."

"Then you are busy"

"excuse me"

"Sorry to bother you"

Director Wang was even more satisfied when he saw Li Ping'an like this. This child is really polite and filial, and I heard that he is also good at studying. I will help him as much as I can in the future.

After sitting there and thinking for a while, Director Wang picked up the phone on the table and said, "Please connect me to Deputy Director Zhang of the Chengdong Public Security Bureau." After waiting for a while, a voice came from the phone, "This is Zhang Zhiyong, who are you?"

"Lao Zhang, it's me"

"What's wrong? What's going on right now? Can't you go home and talk about it?"

"What home are you going back to? Can I call you about your family's affairs?"

"Okay, okay, okay, wife, I was wrong, I listened to you."

"Humph! You don't know how to appreciate kindness! This is what's going on. Didn't your eldest brother say a while ago that if your eldest sister-in-law wants to change her urban hukou, she has to find a formal job?"

"Yes, I have asked around for this. It's easier to find a temporary job now, but you can't transfer your household registration. Who would transfer a formal job? Besides, my sister-in-law can't read a word, she's not in good health, and can't do heavy work, so it's really hard to find a job."

"So I called you. I have a steel mill cleaner's official job transfer here. He is from our jurisdiction. His father had an accident at the steel mill some time ago, and his mother passed away a few days ago. This kid was bullied and wanted to take this job position. Now he found me. Isn't that a coincidence?"

When the other party heard this, he immediately said, "That's fine, but we can't mistreat the child. I'll find someone to notify my eldest brother and sister-in-law and ask them to come over. We'll go together this afternoon to settle this matter."

"Then we must not let the child suffer. He already calls me Auntie Wang, how can I let him suffer? I will bring something for the child in the evening. The child is pitiful now. Both his parents are gone in such a short time. What will he do in the future?"

"Okay, I'll find someone to notify them right away."

"Okay, bring them over after work and we'll go together."

Director Wang hung up the phone, thought for a while, took out a bicycle ticket from the drawer and put it in his pocket.