Rebirth He Yuzhu stays away from troubles

The sun gradually sank, and a faint twilight appeared on the horizon. With the arrival of Director Li, the actual head of the Red Star Steel Mill, the two gangs immediately quieted down.

When several "cultural workers" from the cafeteria helped He Yuzhu out, cold sweat was pouring out of his forehead, his trouser legs were stained with blood, and he could no longer stand on his own.

Director Li was frightened by He Yuzhu's miserable appearance. He secretly sighed that this was too cruel. If the higher-ups knew that "the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Committee of the Red Star Steel Mill was crippled by his "cultural worker", the Red Star Steel Mill and I, Li Bufan, would become a joke in the city..."

Director Li shouted angrily, "Who did it? Do you know that Comrade He Yuzhu was the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee of the Red Star Steel Mill after being investigated and trained by the organization?"

Before Director Li finished speaking, people related to the canteen retreated one after another, leaving only Liu Haizhong and a dozen or so "cultural transport staff" from the workshops in front of the hut.

"You are all fine, very fine..." Director Li pointed at Liu Haizhong and others and said coldly. Before his voice was still lingering, a group of people came out and tied up Liu Haizhong and his followers.

In the time it took Director Li to comfort He Yuzhu, the results of the interrogation came out: Liu Haizhong heard a report from a couple in their courtyard, and led people to raid Deputy Director He's home, violently broke into the cafeteria office, kidnapped Deputy Director He for interrogation, and abused lynching.

"Detain these people and interrogate them thoroughly tomorrow. Send a team to raid Liu Haizhong's house."

"Hurry up and send Deputy Director He to the hospital."

"Liu Lan, please send someone to Deputy Director He's home to report that he is safe..."

Director Li made a series of arrangements in an orderly manner in front of everyone.

In the courtyard, under the cover of night, a team of "literary transporters" from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill rushed into the Liu family's home. They dug deep into the ground, collecting all the valuable items, and soon they returned to the factory to report.

After they left the courtyard, the deaf old lady who had learned the whole story suddenly became bolder and stood at the Liu family's gate in the backyard, cursing the Liu family's ancestors for eighteen generations. Liu Haizhong's wife Lu Fenglian also knew that "this time, Liu Haizhong had gone too far with the old neighbors in the courtyard", so she took her two sons and hid in the Liu family, not daring to say a word.

He Yuzhu's accident was not because the deaf old lady was timid and did not dare to speak out for justice. She had experienced the Japanese occupation, the Republic of China, the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the "Literary Movement". In such an environment, if she had not been able to pretend to be deaf and dumb and had other tricks, she would not have lived that long.

Liu Lan went back to the third canteen to make some arrangements, and then brought Ma Hua to the courtyard to report the news, but they were still a step behind the people from the steel mill who went to Liu's house. Liang Ladi breathed a sigh of relief when she knew that He Yuzhu was fine. After thanking Liu Lan and Ma Hua, she took her children to Liang Laigen and Yu Li's house in the backyard.

After Liang Ladi settled her children, she went to her parents' home and asked her mother Miao Jinfeng to come to the courtyard to look after her children. After all, Liang Laigen still had to go to work, and Yu Li also had to take care of their child Liang Jianguo, who was only a few years old.

Liang Ladi hurried to the Red Star Steel Mill Affiliated Hospital. He Yuzhu had already treated his wounds, taken anti-inflammatory drugs, and was resting on the bed. When Liang Ladi arrived at the ward and saw He Yuzhu's condition, she cried silently.

"Silly girl, why are you crying? Are the children at home okay?" He Yuzhu asked as if nothing had happened.

Liang Ladi choked up and replied, "The house was smashed to pieces, so I placed the children at my eldest brother's house. Before coming to the hospital, I asked my mother to go to the courtyard to look after the children, so don't worry!"

"The last time we renovated this house was before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Our children are grown up now, so it's a good opportunity to redecorate it." He Yuzhu comforted as if nothing had happened.

"Brother Zhu, is your leg okay?" Liang Ladi asked worriedly.

"Don't worry! I have thick skin and can handle it! The hospital checked it out and it's just a superficial injury. No broken bones, so it won't be a big deal." He Yuzhu said lightly.

He Yuzhu and his wife were chatting when Xu Damao came in holding their youngest son Xu Zhengsheng, and his wife Li Wan'er came holding Xu Tingfen. Before Xu Damao and his wife could say a few words, a group of people came to the ward door: Director Li was in the lead, followed by current cadres from the steel rolling mill, some representatives from the cafeteria, etc.

The whole ward was noisy. Before leaving, Director Li comforted He Yuzhu, "Please let him rest and recover. We will definitely give him an explanation." As Director Li left, the people from the steel mill also left one after another.

He Yuzhu looked at the gifts piled up everywhere and said to Xu Tingfen jokingly, "Xiao Tingfen, go pick something you like!"

Xu Tingfen and He Yuzhu were not polite either. They walked to the canned yellow peaches with their calves, picked up a can and walked towards her mother, saying sweetly, "Uncle He, I choose this!"

Xu Zhengsheng, the 2-year-old younger son in Xu Damao's arms, refused to accept it. When he saw that his sister had it but he didn't, he immediately started crying.

“Ha, ha, ha…ha, ha, ha…” The ward was suddenly filled with laughter.

The next morning, Director Li convened a relevant meeting, and in the afternoon, the steel mill's handling notice was delivered to He Yuzhu.

Liang Ladi saw He Yuzhu reading the notice so seriously and asked curiously, "Brother Zhu, what does the notice say?"

He Yuzhu sighed and slowly said, "He Yushui and Li Youcai, a couple, were criticized and paraded in the factory because they falsely accused and slandered important leaders of the Revolutionary Committee of the steel mill. He Yushui lost his temporary job, and Li Youcai, because he was a demobilized soldier, his regular job was changed to an inspection and probation period."

Seeing Liang Ladi's surprised expression, He Yuzhu continued, "Liu Haizhong and his followers will also be criticized and paraded in the factory, and they will have to compensate our family for the losses. Liu Haizhong will be demoted from a level 8 worker to a level 7, and will be locked up in a cowshed for a period of time; his followers will also be punished accordingly..." He Yuzhu said as he handed the few pages he had read to Liang Ladi.

On the third day, Director Li came to He Yuzhu's ward with a cloth bag and told He Yuzhu how the steel mill handled the incident. Then he handed the cloth bag to He Yuzhu and said with a smile, "Deputy Director He, please repair the house as soon as possible. If you need any manpower or items, just tell me directly and I will arrange it for you."

"Brother Li, oh no, Director Li, you are so thoughtful! This time, it is really thanks to you. If you have any instructions in the future, just tell me and I will definitely do it for you..." He Yuzhu said politely and flatteringly.

The two talked about work for a while, exchanged some pleasantries, and then Director Li left. After Director Li left for a while, He Yuzhu asked Liang Ladi to open the bag. "The first thing I saw was a red sandalwood dressing box. I opened the lid and found that it was neatly filled with big black croakers. Under the money were five big yellow croakers and five small yellow croakers."

Liang Ladi excitedly counted them, a total of 300 big black ten. After she put the yellow fish and big black ten back into the rosewood jewelry box, she still couldn't believe it was real...