Break out of the courtyard

While Ma Xiuzhen and her two daughters-in-law were talking to Liu Yuan, Zhang Heping and Director Wang were whispering about the factory.

"The color screen factory and its joint venture factory have been handed over. Now our department only has the Tingmei Health Care Factory left." Director Wang pretended to be pitiful and said, "Heping, whether our department can have someone speak on the stage at the meeting in the future depends entirely on you!"

"Isn't there another scientific printing factory?" Zhang Heping said with a smile: "In fact, it would be easier for you to manage only two factories. In winter, you can find any excuse to take your family to Shenzhen to spend the winter. Just imagine the situation!"

"You're dreaming!" Director Wang put away his worried look and said with a smile, "I will take people to Shenzhen in a few days to set up a light card production plant. Xiaosha has agreed to participate in the preparation of a joint venture car factory. You should prepare the contract and funds as soon as possible!"

"The contract is the law firm's business. As for the money... first transfer 35 billion magnesium yuan to the Tingmei Trading Company account at the Bank of China, so that you don't lose your right to speak at the meeting!"

"35 billion?" Director Wang was stunned for a moment, then asked seriously, "Does the transfer of so much money include the money for the nuclear power plant?"

"Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. has not been reorganized yet, so the nuclear power plant project will be delayed." Zhang Heping thought, "In addition, the Duji molten salt reactor is suitable for civilian use, and it does not have strategic value like a uranium reactor. I am worried that the investment is small and the research and development will be delayed."

"So, next, I will seek cooperation around the world in the name of investing in the research and development of the Duki molten salt reactor nuclear power plant. You can then ask the Magic City Nuclear Power Research Institute to send someone to participate."

Director Wang smiled and said, “In other words, our department’s current mission is the transformation of the health care factory, as well as the construction of the optical card factory, car factory, and nuclear power plant.”

Zhang Heping suddenly asked seriously, "Auntie Wang, the other 49% of the shares should be in our department!"

"Yes!" Director Wang responded seriously, "The equity belongs to our department, but the financial aspect will be supervised by someone from above."

"It doesn't matter who supervises!" Zhang Heping said seriously, "I just want the factory to follow my requirements, not bureaucratic tricks."

"Don't worry about that!" Director Wang nodded and said, "What they want is technology, and they also want to see what you can do."

Zhang Heping nodded and said, "In the future, there will be food and beverage factories, pharmaceutical factories, medical equipment factories and the like. As long as the cooperation goes smoothly, I plan to locate them all in the Pearl River Delta."

"In addition, I will also transfer the shares of Hong Kong Island Colorful Investment."

"Next, my investment focus will be on the four sectors of medical care, computers, new energy, and finance."

"If you want to send people to work or study in Heping Group's subsidiaries in China, you have to prepare in advance, so as not to find out that your major is not suitable during the interview. At that time, don't ask me for a green light, because it will be a recruitment for the whole world!"

After saying this, Zhang Heping got the plane ticket he had booked earlier by phone, and began to greet the children who were running around, preparing to go through security check.

Director Wang silently sorted out the information he had just heard. The focus was not the three factories and the nuclear power plant, but the "recruitment" that Zhang Heping mentioned at the end!

When Director Wang wanted to ask in detail about the so-called recruitment that was open to the whole world, Zhang Heping had already taken the children through airport security.

……

When Zhang Heping was thinking about his Heping Vocational Training College at the airport, Lou Xiao'e and her son realized belatedly that Zhang Heping and his family had already left the Capital Hotel.

Feeling annoyed, Lou Xiao'e took her second son back to Qianmen Restaurant.

This restaurant is not big, but it has two floors. It is the property of the Lou family that she had secretly kept before.

At the beginning, when she asked for the Lou family's house in the capital, she offended so many people. But in fact, she was also careful and did not offend two powerful families!

This two-story small shop located in Qianmen is the property she registered under the names of those two people. According to her two brothers, without the help of those two people, there is no way she could get the other houses back!

It has to be said that this man has experienced a lot and has to consider a lot of things. Even Lou Xiao'e has learned to be on guard against her brother and leave him a way out, but I don't know what Zhang Bing is thinking.

So, when Lou Xiao'e returned to the restaurant, she found Zhang Bing was watching Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin, father and son, eating roast duck!

No need to think, you know where the roast duck comes from.

Lou Xiao'e shook her head secretly. Old Zhang ignored his own rich son and came to take care of someone else's son.

Could it be that as the rumor on the street says, Zhang Cuishan is really the son of Zhang Bing and his eldest sister-in-law?

Putting aside all the nonsense, Lou Xiao'e forced a smile and asked, "Xiao Xin, why are there no customers?"

Normally at this time, there are still two or three tables of customers in the restaurant. I don’t know why it is so deserted today, and there is not even a waiter to be seen.

"Mom, my master isn't here, so there's no one to cook for lunch." Zhang Xin replied and continued stuffing food into his mouth.

Zhang Bing and Zhang Cuishan glanced at Lou Xiaoe, then wordlessly looked away and continued drinking their wine.

"Where is Master Li? Where are the others?" Lou Xiao'e walked towards the kitchen with a frown.

"They were playing cards in the kitchen. I asked Master Li to cook, but he didn't listen to me!" Zhang Xin replied hurriedly and complained to Master Li who looked down on him!

"Third Uncle!" Zhang Cuishan was a little dizzy from drinking, but his mind was still clear. He dared to say something that he usually didn't dare to say because Zhang Heping didn't beat him today, "I think you live a very cowardly life!"

"Ever since I first went to your house, I've felt that you live a miserable life!" Zhang Cuishan drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and sneered:

"Growing up, whether in Zhangjiakou or in the capital, I have never seen a father still alive but with his 12-year-old son taking over the family finances!"

"It's fine if you can't control your son, but I can't control my son now!" Zhang Cuishan took another sip and continued under the influence of alcohol, "But I didn't expect that you can't even control your wife!"

"You were actually slapped by your own wife just now, in front of so many people. What a shame! What a shame..."

"Third Uncle, if I were you, I would definitely fight back on the spot and make her kneel down and beg for mercy!" Zhang Xin said vaguely: "And your son, not only does he not take me and my father seriously, he actually doesn't take you seriously either."

"It wasn't a big deal today. I just went in to say hello to him and my dad apologized to him. Your son actually turned hostile without even saying goodbye. He really didn't give you face!"

Zhang Bing was speechless and just kept drinking.

Ma Xiuzhen beat and scolded him last night, but Zhang Bing didn't change his mind. He thought he just wanted Zhang Heping to reconcile with his cousin Zhang Cuishan so that they could help each other, because Zhang Heping only had two sisters.

Zhang Bing felt that if he had another son, he would not help Zhang Cuishan like this.

He simply hoped that after he was gone, one or two relatives would be able to help his family.

This afternoon, his son Zhang Heping's action of leaving as soon as he said he would, and the words he left behind when he left, made Zhang Bing realize that what he was thinking about was what his son was afraid to avoid!

"Bloodsucking..." Zhang Bing took a sip of the wine poured by Zhang Xin, and his thoughts went back to more than ten years ago when his son Zhang Heping was telling his family about the people and things in Yard 95.

"Yi Zhonghai, the old man with nothing, wants Sha Zhu to take care of him in his old age, but he will definitely not let Sha Zhu get married and have children as he wishes!"

"When that widow Qin Huairu's skin becomes ugly, she will definitely rely on Sha Zhu, so she won't let Sha Zhu get married and have children!"

"When the time comes, you can come back and see them. See if Sha Zhu, the self-righteous fool, will be sucked dry by Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu and their family!"

"Bloodsucking..."

Zhang Bing muttered to himself as he staggered to Yard 95 and sat down in front of the door of the half-room in the northeast corner of the backyard.

……

"Who are you? What are you doing sitting in front of my house?" A young woman was standing in the yard with a 5-year-old boy, frowning and saying warily, "Leave now, or I'll call someone!"

"What's wrong?" Liu Haizhong came out of the house, glanced at the female neighbor, and then followed her gaze to see Zhang Bing sitting on the ground, sleeping by the door.

"Hey! Why is Old Zhang sleeping here?" Liu Haizhong laughed and went over to help Zhang Bing, while saying to the female neighbor, "He is Zhang Heping's father!"

"The Deputy Director Zhang who used to live in this room and whom your family has been talking about all the time is his son!" Liu Haizhong said as he picked up Zhang Bing and dragged him to his west wing.

Even though Liu Haizhong is 70 years old this year, he still has a lot of strength left from his time as a blacksmith.

"He must be drunk!" The young female neighbor picked up Zhang Bing's dropped prosthetic leg and brought it to Liu Haizhong's home.

Zhang Bing was half drunk and half awake when he saw a woman and a child. He asked vaguely, "Xiuzhen, is this our son?"

"My eldest brother gave me the name Zhang Heping. Peace is good! Peace does not require war. It means peace and tranquility."

……

Zhang Bing's arrival, especially his passing out drunk in front of the door of the half-room in the northeast corner of the backyard, suddenly became a new thing in the No. 95 courtyard.

Everyone who heard the news ran to the backyard to watch the fun.

Finally, it was Zhou Laoer who came back from his stall in the front yard and learned about Zhang Bing's situation. He then ran to the backyard and, together with Liu Haizhong, carried Zhang Bing to the kang in the east wing of the front yard.

So, when Lao Zhang woke up, he stared blankly at the bamboo carving of the family portrait on the east wall of the earthen kang.

The upper part of the family portrait carved out of bamboo was covered by a large photo frame of Zhou Laoer's family, leaving only the lower part, where the three chins of squatting Zhang Zhaodi, Zhang Heping, and Zhang Pandi were exposed.

"Uncle, are you awake?" Zhou Chengwu, the second son of the Zhou family, walked into the room and found that Zhang Bing was awake but did not respond to him.

Following Zhang Bing's gaze, Zhou Laoer hurriedly took down his own photo frame.

It would have been better if he didn't take it off. Zhang Bing could still recall the family portrait behind the photo frame from his memory.

Once the photo frame is removed...

Seeing Zhang Bing sitting up all of a sudden, Zhou Laoer hurriedly explained, "Uncle, it's not that we want to cover this family portrait, it's mainly because those bamboo pieces will fall off and it won't look good!"

Zhang Bing stared at the incomplete family portrait on the wall. Because many bamboo pieces were missing, it was so fragmented that it was no longer possible to see the complete appearance of their family of five, just like his current home.

Zhou Laoer stood by the kang with a smile on his face and invited, "Uncle, I cooked some appetizers here, would you like to have a few drinks?"

Zhou Laoer knew that Zhang Heping was rich, but that was not the reason why he shamelessly fawned on the Zhang family. He had never thought of fawning on them before.

But after the Spring Festival at the beginning of the year, Zhou Laoer changed his mind because of Biaozi and his gang.

After the New Year, when Zhou Chengwu was playing cards outside, he heard that Biaozi had made a lot of money and was going to take a group of brothers to the south to make more money. Zhou Chengwu was tempted at the time.

So, at the invitation of several poker friends, they also went to find Biaozi, wanting to go south with him to make money.

As a result, all the other players stayed except Zhou Laoer.

According to Biaozi's original words, don't look for me, go directly to Brother Heping. With your relationship, he can give you some advice and make you a lot of money.

Because of a word from an outsider, Zhou Chengwu suddenly realized that he was so close to getting rich!

Zhang Bing shook his dizzy head, found his artificial leg beside the kang, and then stared at it for a while.

"Uncle, let me help you!" Zhou Laoer hurried forward and stretched out his hand to support.

"No need!" Zhang Bing replied, and put on the lightweight prosthetic leg that his son had custom-made for him in Hong Kong Island.

"Uncle, this way!" Zhou Laoer hurriedly led Zhang Bing to the bamboo table in the living room, "Your old seat!"

Zhang Bing originally wanted to refuse and said he would go home for dinner, but when he saw the bamboo table woven by Zhang Heping, his special bamboo chair, and those small bamboo stools, he suddenly remembered the scene of his family sitting here to eat.

Then, he subconsciously followed Zhou Laoer's support and sat on his chair.

"Uncle, if you ask me, it's Brother Ping and I who should get rich!" Zhou Laoer sat on the small bamboo stool to the right of Zhang Bing, leaned down to pour wine for Zhang Bing, and complimented him: "Look at the bamboo furniture in this room. It has been used for nearly 20 years, and most of it is still usable."

After Zhou Laoer filled the glass, he placed it in front of Zhang Bing, who was looking around, and said with a smile: "Go ask other bamboo furniture, which one is so strong and durable!"

Zhang Bing's thoughts were a little confused at this time.

To be exact, I was confused!

Countless memories of this place swept back to him like a flood, and he didn't even notice Zhou Laoer's compliments.

After three rounds of drinks, the second son's wife, who had been sent to eat at No. 8 Yard on the north bank of Houhai Lake, had already told Zhang Pandi and the others about Zhang Bing's drunkenness in her home at No. 95 Yard.

Then, the two sons-in-law were ordered to come over and help their father-in-law back.

Before leaving, Zhang Bing, who was half drunk, saw Yan Bugui sitting in front of the door of the west wing watching the fun.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Zhang Bing's mind, making him push his two sons-in-law aside, walk towards the middle courtyard, and go straight to the main house in the middle courtyard.

Bang Geng, who was watching the fun from the doorway, followed Zhang Bing back to the middle courtyard. When he saw Zhang Bing push open the main door, he hurried over to stop him, "Hey, what are you doing in my room?"

Zhang Bing took a step back, rubbed his eyes, looked at the main house and Jia Geng in front of the door, and asked in confusion: "Are you Bang Geng? Isn't this Sha Zhu's home?"

Bang Geng glanced at the two sons-in-law behind Lao Zhang and said, "Sha Zhu is living in the house with the deaf old lady in the backyard now. This main room is for me!"

"The one next to the rain room..." Zhang Bing said, pointing to the side room next to it.

"My sister lives here!" Banggeng looked at Zhang Bing as if he was a fool. He didn't know what was wrong with this old man today. He just asked questions about things that everyone knew.

However, he heard this morning that Sha Zhu had his bones broken by Zhang Heping, so he didn't dare say anything strange to Zhang Bing.

Then, Zhang Bing looked towards the west wing of the central courtyard, "Does Yi Zhonghai live in here?"

"Yeah!" Bang Geng responded, thinking that the old man was probably drunk and stupid.

The next second, an evil idea suddenly flashed through Bang Geng's mind, and he hurriedly said to Zhang Bing, "The old man and Sha Zhu are drinking in the backyard, do you want to go and have a couple of drinks?"

"No!" Zhang Bing shook his head and turned to walk out.

He came to the Intermediate Court just to confirm his son's judgment back then.

It seems that his son is quite good at judging people!

But if this happens, what will Zhang Cuishan, who is avoided by his son like a snake or scorpion, and his eldest brother's family do...