Break out of the courtyard

"Hey! I'm here to ask Aunt Wang for help!" Zhang Heping said with a shy smile: "I bought a ticket to return to Hong Kong Island tomorrow afternoon. If it's not convenient here, I will make an appointment with my parents. Let them meet in Huadu."

"Go to Huadu! I will give your mother a few more days of leave." Director Wang frowned and said: "At present, there are still many inconsistent voices. You'd better not cause trouble."

"Aunt Wang, will there be any problems if I take leave for such a long time?"

"You have been seconded to Huadu Foreign Trade Company to earn foreign exchange. As long as you don't tell which foreign trade company you are from, no one can trace you."

"Aunt Wang, is there any problem with my application for three joint ventures this time? Why..." Zhang Heping paused and looked at the door of the office.

Not long after, Qin Huairu opened the door and walked in.

"Why are you blocking the door? Come in quickly." Jia Zhang, who was following behind, pushed the stunned Qin Huairu and urged: "We must solve a task today, otherwise we will sleep in the street office!"

Jia Zhang pushed the stunned Qin Huairu away. When she saw Zhang Heping in white, she subconsciously turned around and wanted to run away, but her escape was blocked by Bang Jie, Xiao Dang, and Sophora japonica who came in from behind.

"Grandma, go in!"

By the time everyone in the Jia family saw Zhang Heping, Zhang Heping had already sat back behind his desk and was staring at them seriously with a scrutinizing look.

"I told you that Director Wang is in a meeting with Deputy Director Zhang, but you don't believe it." Outside the office, the clerk Du said and pulled Huaihua and Xiaodang out.

Mrs. Jia Zhang followed closely and also went out. Banggeng wanted to leave, but was held back by Qin Huairu.

"Deputy Director Zhang, Banggen worked for two months at a suburban commune company, but the commune company couldn't pay him wages. In the end, he only gave Banggen 50 unsold sickles. Can you help me more? Let’s think of a solution? Seeing that Banggeng is 26 years old and doesn’t even have a partner.”

From what Qin Huairu said, it seemed that she was blaming Zhang Heping for not letting Bangge go to the commune team enterprise.

Director Wang frowned and looked at Banggeng and said, "It's not that the street doesn't care about you. Recently, temporary workers have been recruited. The clerk Xiao Lin has submitted Jia Gen and Jia Dang's materials. You all know why the factory returned your materials." ”

Zhang Heping didn't say anything. The incident in which Liu Guangfu was killed by Banggeng destined him to never enter a state-owned factory in his life. As for the reason why Xiaodang couldn't enter the factory, it might have been petty theft in the past.

The clerk, Sister Du, came in again and pulled Qin Huairu out, "I told you to let Huaihua go to work, but you insist on her getting into college..."

As the door of the office was closed, the room was quiet for a while before Director Wang continued Zhang Heping's question and said: "Huadu has submitted your joint venture application materials and is still under discussion. There is no final decision yet. "

Still discussing, indicating disagreement.

This made Zhang Heping temporarily suppress the idea of ​​setting up a joint venture hotel in the capital. After applying, he would probably have to wait.

After Zhang Heping asked for leave for his mother, Ma Xiuzhen, he said goodbye and left the subdistrict office, and went straight back to No. 7 Courtyard on the North Bank of Houhai.

There are still a lot of people watching TV outside. I don’t know who built a bamboo shed in front of the gate of No. 7 Courtyard, which not only blocks the scorching sun in the sky, but also prevents the TV from reflecting light.

When Zhang Heping came back, his father Zhang Bing was telling Zhang Bei about the battle on the mural in the doorway.

"Dad told us about the Battle of Changjin Lake. He said grandpa is a living hero!"

The words of his eldest grandson Zhang Bei made Zhang Bing very pleased. It turned out that he was a hero in his son's eyes!

"Dad!" Zhang Heping walked into the doorway and shouted to Zhang Bing. Then he looked at his eldest son Zhang Bei and asked, "What delicious food did grandma cook for you? Did you leave a bite for me?"

"Grandma ordered me a bowl of noodles. She said I would have Capital Roast Duck and Liubiju pickles later. She also asked you to catch some fish and bring them back."

"Okay! It means there is no food left for me." Zhang Heping said, having already walked into the kitchen, opened the door of the briquette stove, heated the remaining noodle soup in the pot, and prepared the next bowl of noodles to fill his stomach.

Zhang Heping walked around the yard, put down his backpack and came out. He asked Lao Zhang in the doorway: "Dad, where are those little guys?"

"Over at the Chang family, Chang Shan is at home during the holidays and helps them with their homework."

Zhang Heping was a little confused, how could so many little ones get there, "Zhou Xiaochun and his two siblings also got there?"

"They have returned to Majiatun."

Zhang Heping chatted casually with his father Zhang Bing for a while. After eating two or two noodles, he found the fishing tools, gave the plastic bucket filled with half a bucket of water to his eldest son Zhang Bei, and then took his son to the restaurant outside the door. On the shore of Houhai, the bamboo pole was raised and the hook was set for fishing.

"Dad, don't you need to use bait when fishing?" This was the first time Zhang Bei had seen Zhang Heping fishing.

"It's so rare!" Zhang Heping said with a smile: "As long as you can make the hook vibrate like a worm, you can trick the fish into taking the bait."

While talking, Zhang Heping had already hooked up a small fish two fingers wide.

I don’t know whether Zhang Heping swam too much in the sea before or was tired of fishing. He stayed on Hong Kong Island for so long and never took his children to the beach or on a boat to fish. This surprised his eldest son Zhang Bei. Incessantly.

Seeing Zhang Heping catching more than a dozen fish one after another, Zhang Bei couldn't help but use his hands.

Unfortunately, he could only fish when his dad taught him how to use his index finger to hold the fishing rod and vibrate the fishing line. As soon as his dad let go, he could no longer feel the fish underwater.

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As the sun set, my mother, Ma Xiuzhen, came back in a tricycle and brought back a basket of food.

"Xiao Bei, are you hungry? Grandma bought you a lot of delicious food."

Zhang Heping, who was handling the small fish, smiled at his reserved eldest son Zhang Bei and said, "Go! Just don't eat too much, we'll have dinner later."

"Dad, after you wash your hands, go to the main room. I can do it alone."

"Hey!" Lao Zhang responded, washed his hands under the faucet next to Zhang Heping, and went into the house to watch his eldest grandson eat.

After Zhang Heping fried the small fish until crispy, scooped the excess vegetable oil into a large enamel cup filled with red oil chili peppers, and fried two more vegetarian dishes, the eldest sister and the second sister happened to come back with the little ones.

"Wow! It smells so good! Is uncle back?"

"Uncle! Did you fry the fish?"

"Go and wash your hands. The delicious food is in the main room." Zhang Heping wiped his hands on his apron and said hello to his two brothers-in-law.

"Brother, who are your parents talking to?" The eldest sister Zhang Zhaodi looked in the direction of the main room in surprise.

The owner of this courtyard, Zhang Pandi, has already entered the room.

The next second, Zhang Pandi shouted excitedly: "Sister, come in quickly, Xiaobei is back!"

Next, Zhang Bei became the giant panda in the family. Everyone, big and small, looked at him curiously and asked questions.

Zhang Heping asked everyone to move tables and chairs to the gate upstairs, and asked his eldest nephew Zhang Yi to go next door to call his aunt's family. He took the bamboo basket and money tickets and went to buy some drinks.

The various foods that mother Ma Xiuzhen went out to buy in the afternoon have been put on the table in plates.

Then close the courtyard door to prevent outsiders from peeking in.

For a moment, at the gate of No. 7 Courtyard, the children were as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year.

But the expressions of the adults are different.

The eldest brother-in-law picked up the white wine that Zhang Heping gave him and asked with some confusion: "Brother-in-law, are you coming back by plane this time?"

Zhang Heping smiled and said: "Yes! Now the control has been relaxed, and a three-year return permit has been issued, allowing people to come back to visit relatives. However, my situation is a bit special. I have to fly back tomorrow afternoon."

"Leaving tomorrow?" Mother Ma Xiuzhen was startled and looked at her eldest grandson with some reluctance.

Zhang Heping looked at Lao Zhang, who kept picking up food for Zhang Bei, and said with a smile: "Director Wang agreed to your leave application. We will fly back tomorrow. You and dad will take the train south to Huadu Baiyun Hotel, and we will gather there. one time."

"As for these little guys, it depends on whether you let them go south to learn more,"

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