Rebirth He Yuzhu stays away from troubles

In the era of "literary movement", no one can stay out of it. People like Yang Aiguo who have been defeated cannot escape the loneliness, helplessness, confusion and anxiety. It is like a thick fog surrounding him, making it impossible for him to see the road ahead.

As Yang Aiguo, the former director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, started doing odd jobs in the third canteen and serving meals to everyone at the window at mealtime, many people came to the third canteen to watch the fun. After a few days, Director Li also found He Yuzhu.

Behind closed doors, Director Li, with a cold face, asked in a hostile tone: "Deputy Director He, what on earth were you thinking? Why did you get Yang Aiguo into the cafeteria?"

He Yuzhu immediately showed a bitter face, and sighed as if he had suffered a great injustice: "Brother Li, do you know? I am really unlucky. One day, I just wanted to see Yang Aiguo make a fool of himself, but he turned out to be so cruel! He actually tried to commit suicide in front of me."

"Let him die. It doesn't matter if he dies there. Why would he want to die in front of me? If he really dies in front of me, I won't be able to explain it even if I have a mouth full of words!"

"In my family, there are no centenarians, my wife is pregnant, my old father has run away to another place, and I have a lovely wife and children at home... He can't bear to see me doing well and wants to kill me!" He Yuzhu sighed in distress.

Director Li is now the director of the Revolutionary Committee of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the de facto top leader. All the new cadres were promoted by him. How could he not have many trusted informants in a place as torturous as the cowshed? Someone reported the incident to him on the first day. Director Li held back to see what He Yuzhu was up to?

Regardless of whether it was an open or covert fight, after all, everyone had worked together for so many years, and everyone knew everyone well. After listening to He Yuzhu's helpless sigh today, Director Li was also moved and sighed, "This old Yang is still the same bad temper, just like the stone in the pit, smelly and hard. Even at this point today, he still wants to commit suicide and disgust people."

"What would it mean if he died in the Red Star Steel Mill, in front of us? What would we do? Our future would be ruined by him..."

"Zhu Zi, in my opinion, Old Yang's mental state is no longer good. You should assign a few more people to keep an eye on him. You can let him do the hard work, but don't stimulate him anymore. He can die anywhere, but he must not die in the factory..." Director Li said seriously.

"Brother, why do you say that? You are our big leader, the top man! You understand people's hearts... I am just afraid that he would be depressed and want to die, so I brought him to the third canteen. Under my nose, it is difficult for him to die..." After flattering him, He Yuzhu gave a self-evident reason.

At noon that day, Director Li came to the third canteen in person and got food from the window right under Yang Aiguo's nose. Yang Aiguo seemed to not recognize anyone, his nerves were numb and sluggish, and he mechanically served food to the people in front of his window. Everything around him seemed to have nothing to do with him. Seeing Yang Aiguo like this, Director Li finally felt relieved. He took the food and hummed a model opera and went back to his office.

The elderly and decent people in the steel mill, after hearing and seeing Yang Aiguo being safe and sound, all felt relieved. For those who had already decided to die in the cowshed, Yang Aiguo, the former factory director, was their banner. If Yang Aiguo, the former top leader, could put down his status and face and live, why couldn't they? Those who survived the war and became pillars of society were all very smart. They all knew that "after all, everything is possible only when you are alive". Yang Aiguo's actions gave them the courage to continue living.

With He Yuzhu's private care, although Yang Aiguo did not enjoy any special treatment, he was busy with his work in the kitchen without being disturbed, just like other kitchen chores. Since coming to the third canteen, Yang Aiguo has never been subjected to unwarranted bad words from people around him, let alone unreasonable humiliation. Such a plain environment has slowly restored his mental state.

In order to dispel the vigilance of the leaders of the "Wenyun" and not arouse their suspicion, He Yuzhu did not persecute others or use the "Wenyun" to make money like other "Wenyun" leaders. Instead, he took a different approach and took the opportunity to constantly insert family members into the steel mill. With his efforts, he flattered Director Li and made promises, and finally arranged Liang Ladi's second brother to be an apprentice in the automobile class of the steel mill; Liang Ladi's third brother was a good student, but unfortunately the school was closed after the "Wenyun", so He Yuzhu arranged him to work in the Finance Department as a cashier's assistant.

Director Li thinks that He Yuzhu is not a very decent person. He is also a person who takes advantage of the chaos. He is not greedy and does not persecute people. That is because he is incompetent and lacks strength. But he is a shrewd and political man. He will not do such a thing as "not letting the horse eat grass but wanting it to run fast". As long as it does not affect the overall situation under his control, he will basically "turn a blind eye" to ordinary things. After all, only a He Yuzhu like this can make him feel more at ease.

The "Wenyun" movement was in full swing across the country, greatly affecting factories, schools, government agencies and other industries. In the steel mill that Yi Zhonghai went to build, there were basically no people who were seriously engaged in production. Young workers all became "Wenyun members", and there were also young workers who learned locksmith skills from him. Under such circumstances, Yi Zhonghai thought that Sijiucheng would be better, so he applied to the relevant departments and was transferred back to the Sijiucheng Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Yi Zhonghai had been working in other places for many years. From the perspective of ordinary people, he "sacrificed his own family for the sake of the public, disregarded personal gains and losses, and selflessly contributed to the prosperity of the new country." So Yi Zhonghai returned home with honor. When he returned to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in Sijiucheng, the factory leadership held a meeting and finally gave Yi Zhonghai the treatment of an 8th-level technical worker, and solved the Sijiucheng household registration problem for his remarried wife and two children.

An unexpectedly eye-catching scene appeared in the courtyard that day. Yi Zhonghai, who had entered middle age, came back with a woman in her 30s, accompanied by two boys aged 8 to 10.

When Yi Zhonghai opened the long-closed door of the Yi family, he was filled with emotion. Before he could express his nostalgia, his remarried wife quickly cleaned up the house, urging him, "Yi Zhonghai, stop daydreaming, come and help..."

The setting sun in the evening gently casts its golden afterglow, smoke rises from the courtyard, and people who have been working hard outside return to the courtyard one after another.

The Yi family had their front door wide open, and two boys were happily playing at the door, attracting a little girl who lived opposite the Yi family. The little girl was much shorter than her peers, and as thin as a straw, making people worry that she would be blown away by the wind.

Just as the skinny little girl was standing there curiously and staring blankly, a short but chubby little girl shouted loudly: "Little Huaihua, you are not only good at stealing food but also lazy. Hurry back and make a fire. If you don't come back, I will beat you to death..."

The sound outside the door caught Yi Zhonghai's attention. He recognized Xiaodang at a glance, but when he saw Xiaohuahua, who looked nothing like a human, he couldn't believe there was such a skinny child. His heart ached involuntarily. In the end, he didn't say or do anything. He just stared blankly: Xiaodang limped on his right leg, and Xiaohuahua limped on his left leg as they entered the Jia family...