Break out of the courtyard

Does Zhou Laoer dare to go to Shenzhen?

Just as Zhou Chengwu was thinking about the nouveau riche image of Biaozi and his gang and preparing to answer this question with confidence, he heard Chen Liqin's voice coming from the other side of the doorway, "Heping, don't take Chengwu's words seriously. He has a wife and children to support, so he can't go to Shenzhen."

Zhou Chengwu was dragged out of the courtyard gate unwillingly. He shook off his mother's hand and vented his anger which he could not let Zhang Heping see or hear, lest Zhang Heping would not help him in the future.

Zhang Heping didn't know how Chen Liqin persuaded Zhou Chengwu to go home, but Zhou Chengwu ran to Jichun City that night.

The next day was the 65th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement.

Zhang Heping rode in Director Wang's Santana to Wudaokou, and didn't see anyone organizing any activities along the way.

...

“I still think that the Eagle system is simple and easy to learn, and not as complicated as the Chinese system.”

"It's not complicated, but there are many simplified Chinese instructions, and I need to look up the dictionary to understand them."

"If we use traditional Chinese characters, the characters will be very large!"

"Tell me, as a capitalist, why doesn't he use these two desktop systems to make money, but instead posts them on the world Internet forum for free for others to download and use? Why is that?"

"In addition to the system, he also provided a lot of software for free use. I really don't understand his intentions."

"I heard that he only kept the Security Guard software..."

"Let's welcome Mr. Zhang Heping from Hong Kong Island with warm applause!" The male host, who came on stage at some point, spoke loudly into the microphone.

Then, Zhang Heping was seen walking into the large conference room of Shuimu University, surrounded by a group of school leaders and the five computer science graduates from Shuimu University who had returned earlier.

Zhang Heping listened to the thunderous applause, glanced at the packed venue, and sat down to the left of the center of the podium behind the host.

"In 1982, Mr. Zhang opened the curtain of the world's Internet and established the World Internet Forum, building an international communication platform for computer experts at home and abroad." The host began to introduce Zhang Heping's contributions to the computer field in recent years.

At the podium, the head of the Computer Science Department handed Zhang Heping a list of questions and asked Zhang Heping if he was willing to answer them.

If not, the school will not arrange anyone to ask those questions.

...

When Zhang Heping was promoting Chinese systems and Chinese programming at Shuimu University, Zhou Chengwu had already rushed to Jichun City overnight with his two-leaf monk Clivia.

When Zhang Heping asked him if he dared to go to Shenzhen, Zhou Chengwu originally wanted to say that he dared to go.

However, after being lectured by his mother and Zhou Laoer's wife throwing a tantrum, he ran away from home with Clivia in his arms in anger.

After Zhang Heping exposed the Clivia scam, Zhou Chengwu immediately thought of the term "pass the flower".

Since you can’t go to Shenzhen, then go to Jichun City and give it a try!

After Zhou Chengwu wandered around the flower and bird market in Jichun City for a long time, he set his eyes on a middle-aged man wearing a loose gray suit and a white shirt.

Zhou Chengwu thought about the sales pitch he had read for half the night, and walked over holding his pot of two-leaf Clivia, saying, "Boss, would you like to buy some Clivia? This pot of mine is the mother of the short-leaf Clivia, with a base like a lotus plate and flowers like screens."

"After it blooms, if you pollinate other varieties of Clivia, you can get the rare 'Painted Monk Clivia', which costs at least six figures!"

"Boss, don't leave!" Zhou Chengwu spat at the man in a suit who was leaving, and then scanned the people around him.

He has been selling socks at a stall for the past two years, and his face has become as thick as a city wall.

At the same time, when he was bored guarding the stall, he developed the habit of guessing the thoughts and behaviors of customers.

For example, after analyzing the behavior of the man in the gray suit just now, he thought that the other party was a fake boss!

Because the suit that man wore was very ill-fitting, unlike the suits Zhang Heping had worn before, which were tailored to fit him well and made it obvious that he was a rich man.

Passing by several steamed bun shops, Zhou Chengwu touched the purse hidden in his underwear under his belt, endured his hunger, and continued to look for a buyer for his Clivia.

After Zhang Heping's advice, Zhou Chengwu started his second venture with the idea of ​​cheating as many people as possible.

Zhou Chengwu had a good idea. He only sold one pot of Clivia at a time and was determined not to hoard goods and tie up funds.

In this way, even if he is caught in the future, as long as he insists that it is a first offense and that he only sold a pot of Clivia, he will not receive severe punishment.

After all, there are so many people selling Clivia in Jichun City!

Nearing evening, Zhou Chengwu finally sold his two-leaf Clivia, which he purchased for 300 yuan, to a young man with a southern accent for 500 yuan.

The net profit of 200 yuan made him more convinced of Zhang Heping's analysis of the Clivia scam.

At the same time, it also strengthened his idea of ​​working hard in Jichun City!

...

"Mr. Zhang, it's so late, please have dinner before leaving!" Outside the meeting room, the head of the Computer Department of Shuimu University wanted to keep him.

"No, Director Jiang!" Zhang Heping said with a smile as he walked out, "You guys study the programming questions I just gave you first. I'll go to your school cafeteria for lunch tomorrow at noon."

Department Head Jiang Yun waved his hands hurriedly, "I made you eat in the school cafeteria at noon today, and our vice president blamed me. I won't dare neglect you at noon tomorrow!"

"It's okay!" Zhang Heping said casually, "I just want to try the food in your cafeteria to see if my son can adapt to the food in your school."

"Your son? Our school..." Department Head Jiang Yun was a little stunned.

He heard that Mr. Zhang was building a college in Hong Kong Island and seemed to have recruited many computer teachers and students. Why would he send his son to Shuimu University?

After Zhang Heping left, Department Head Jiang Yun left the Chinese programming problem to other professors and students to study, and he ran to the office, called the vice president to report, and asked about the president's whereabouts.

"The principal has a research assignment recently, so don't ask around!" The vice principal reminded him and frowned, saying, "This matter must be kept confidential. Don't let anyone from other schools know about it."

"Also, Mr. Zhang went to Canteen 1 today. They mainly serve noodles, which people from Hong Kong may not be used to. Take him to Canteen 5 tomorrow. I'll ask them to make a few more southern dishes to suit his taste."

"Director Jiang, whether or not we can recruit Mr. Zhang's son into our school depends on you!"

After hanging up the phone, Director Jiang from the Computer Department was still a little confused. How did this matter fall upon him?

With Mr. Zhang's knowledge of computer software and hardware, couldn't he teach his son computer himself?

Unless, his son comes to Shuimu University and doesn’t study computer science!

The next day, May 5th, was the beginning of summer.

When Zhang Heping came to the large conference room of Shuimu University again, he found that there were two rows of computers on the stage and below the stage, and a local area network had been set up.

Afterwards, Zhang Heping told them about the practical experience of programming and the key points of LAN collaborative programming.

Under the guidance of Zhang Heping, a group of men, women, young and old gathered in front of 28 computer screens and completed the Chinese programming problem that Zhang Heping had left yesterday afternoon, with a total of 12577 lines of code.

The finished product, however, is a black skull flag made up of pixel blocks.

"Okay, the Skeleton Virus is ready. Our task for this afternoon is to build a firewall to block this type of virus!"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping followed the department head Jiang Yun and two senior professors to the cafeteria with their lunch boxes.

Along the way, Zhang Heping answered their questions about the Chinese system from time to time, and then they discovered that the cafeteria for lunch today was the fifth cafeteria of Shuimu University.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Canteens 1 and 2 are for faculty and staff, and the other canteens are for students. Mr. Zhang might as well try the food in Canteen 5 first. This canteen mainly provides southern-style food."

"Thank you!" Zhang Heping said, and walked straight into the cafeteria.

Then, he was seen standing behind a female student and waiting in line.

...

The news that Zhang Heping was giving lectures at Shuimu University was spread by some interested parties to Xiehe Hospital, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University Medical School and other institutions.

Just when Zhang Heping had finished teaching for three days and was preparing to return to Hong Kong Island the next day, President Lu of the Harmonious Hospital brought the school leaders of Capital University to No. 3 Courtyard on the north bank of Houhai and invited Zhang Heping to give a lecture at the Capital University Medical School.

"To talk about those new equipment and instruments?" Zhang Heping asked in confusion, "Didn't they give us the corresponding user manuals? Is there anything you don't understand?"

The dean of Capital University School of Medicine explained: "Director Zhang, we have read the manuals for the use of those medical devices and instruments, but there are some cases in them that we have not encountered before, and we are worried that we will make mistakes during the teaching process."

Zhang Heping pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you obtained the relevant equipment and instruments?"

"Got it!" Dean Lu said happily, "Director Zhang, do you agree to give a lecture at Capital University tomorrow?"

"You'd better find some patients and I'll teach you the practical operation on the spot." Zhang Heping frowned and said, "Also, get a set of video equipment to record the practical operation process, and then copy it for other hospitals to learn from."

"Well..." Dean Lu said hesitantly, "If we get together in several hospitals tonight, we will definitely be able to gather patients with most of the diseases. However, it may be very troublesome to bring them together for actual operation!"

"We already have video equipment, so why do we need to gather together?" Zhang Heping said helplessly, "You guys count the patients in each hospital tonight and arrange the schedule for tomorrow, and we will go to each hospital one by one."

"As for who will go with me, you need to discuss it. These people will be the ones to answer the recorded practical videos afterwards."

The dean of Capital University Medical School was a little anxious when he heard this. "Director Zhang, can you hold a Q&A session at our school after the practical training?"

The footage has already been recorded, so why hold a Q&A session?

Zhang Heping nodded helplessly, "Then we'll hold a session on the afternoon of the 13th. We'll try to operate all the equipment and instruments in six and a half days."

"However, the practical video recorded on that day should be watched by everyone attending the meeting on the 13th. Don't wait until the 13th to join in the fun and ask repetitive questions."

Zhang Heping didn't know that the purpose of Capital University Medical School doing this was to recruit his second daughter Zhang Nan; mainly because Zhang Nan had never studied medicine, and Zhang Heping had never thought about going to medical school.

Therefore, even though Zhang Heping had been busy for a week and attended the Q&A session on the afternoon of the 13th, he did not think of staying in the Capital University cafeteria to taste the food.

Anyway, Director Jiang from the Computer Science Department of Shuimu University went to help inquire about Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan’s schooling.

After leaving the Capital University cafeteria, Director Zhao of the Department of Neurosurgery at Xuanwu Hospital whispered to Zhang Heping, who was walking in front of him, "Aren't you afraid that after these people learn how to operate those medical equipment and instruments, no one will go to Hong Kong Island for exchange and study?"

Zhang Heping shook his head and said, "Those equipment and instruments are very backward in my eyes. If it weren't for the production equipment and raw materials restrictions of the mainland factories, I would customize better ones."

The word "backward" made Director Zhao feel like he had returned to the 1950s and 1960s, when the medical equipment and instruments were really very backward!

After a moment, Director Zhao looked at Zhang Heping's back as he kept walking, thinking about the sources of those medical equipment and instruments, as if he saw the booming pharmaceutical industry.

Unfortunately, Director Zhao usually does not pay much attention to the psychological changes of grassroots medical staff, nor does he notice that there are more and more vendors on the streets, and thus ignores the impact of this wave of national business enthusiasm on professions such as doctors, scientists, and teachers.

So much so that when he later heard that some doctors resigned and went to the south to work, he was still a little confused; he even suspected that those doctors were poached by Zhang Heping with high salaries.

...

On the afternoon of May 5, Zhang Heping was about to go to the Drum Tower with his passport and money to catch a bus to the airport when he heard a commotion outside Yard 14. It turned out to be Zhou Chengwu who had returned in a suit and tie.

When this show-off walked to the gate of Yard No. 8, he pulled up his left sleeve solemnly and looked at his watch.

"Oh! Where did Boss Zhou go to make his fortune? He even wears a gold ring!" A female clothes vendor asked sourly.

In the past, this female vendor looked down on Zhou Laoer who was selling socks. A grown man squatting under the eaves selling socks, huh!

But what no one expected was that Zhou Laoer actually became rich!

The most painful thing in this world is not that you are not living a good life; but that the people you look down upon are actually living a better life than you!

There were some shameless and ambitious people who didn't even look at the stall, but quickly came up to Zhou Chengwu and asked him about his secret of getting rich.

Zhou Chengwu exchanged glances with Zhang Heping at the gate of Yard No. 8. His inflated self-confidence made him nod toward Zhang Heping reservedly, with no intention of going over to say hello.

He thought to himself that if he stayed in Jichun City for a few more months, he might be able to earn more money than Zhang Heping.

Zhang Heping did not have the ability to read minds. He just glanced at Zhou Chengwu and gave up the idea of ​​helping him.

These days, not everyone can go to Shenzhen!

You should know that a circle of iron fences has been erected on the north side of Shenzhen Special District to prevent outsiders from entering.

After bidding farewell to his father Zhang Bing, who was still repairing shoes, Zhang Heping took his mother Ma Xiuzhen, who was seeing them off, and turned left and right to Gulou Street.

Before getting on the Hongqi sedan, Ma Xiuzhen confirmed with her son Zhang Heping again and again, "Are Xiaobei and Xiaonan really going to come back to college next year?"

"It's very likely that he can come back to study at university!" Zhang Heping suppressed his impatience and said patiently, "It's mainly because Director Jiang of Shuimu University hasn't returned my call yet. I don't know the procedure for high school students from Hong Kong Island to come back to study at university yet. I guess the higher-ups are still studying this matter."

Ma Xiuzhen pressed the issue, "Are you sure that the phone number you left for Director Jiang was your home number?"

"Yes!" Zhang Heping nodded in confirmation. "So, you need to pay attention to answering the phone. If it's Director Jiang from Shuimu University, call me and tell me."

"Okay! When you return to Hong Kong Island, remember to call home and let them know you're safe!"

"Got it. I'll ask your eldest grandson to call you."

As soon as Zhang Heping left, Ma Xiuzhen stood on the side of the road for a while, then glanced at the Omega steel waterproof watch on her right wrist.

"It's still early, I have to go to the street office to ask about the house!" Ma Xiuzhen muttered as she walked back, "I must move to a bigger yard, otherwise there won't be enough space for us during the New Year!"

"It's a pity that the villa in Haidian has been sitting there empty. I wonder what my son thinks."

"Isn't this Aunt Ma?" A fat lady wearing a floral short-sleeved shirt, gray trousers, and a pair of leather sandals called out to Ma Xiuzhen who was talking to herself.

Then she glanced at the golden watch on her right hand and said, "There is a room exchange meeting today, on Qianmen Street. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"Is there anyone selling a house?" Ma Xiuzhen's purpose was very clear. She wanted to buy a number of scattered main houses and side rooms, and then exchange them for a larger courtyard house from the street office.

Of course, if there is a whole courtyard house for sale, that would be great and she would definitely buy it directly.

Unfortunately, after asking around for a long time, she found that the entire courtyards for sale were all quadrangular courtyards with one entrance, only slightly larger than their courtyards No. 6 and 7.

Those with large yards are usually work units, and many people live in them, so it is impossible to buy or exchange them.

So, now she can only stock up some main houses and side rooms, and then find a large courtyard house belonging to the street office to exchange.

The fat aunt came up to Ma Xiuzhen and whispered, "I heard that a three-story villa is going to be replaced with a small house today..."