Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

The deaf old lady stood up at this time: "Everyone, I watched Zhuzi grow up. He is such a good person, respecting the elderly and loving the young, and uniting the neighbors. This is not my fault. I nagged him yesterday that I wanted to eat something good. This silly child, how could he do such a thing." After saying this, she pretended to cry.

"Although Shazhu did something wrong, his starting point was good. Let's not discuss this now. I really just came to ask Jianjun. There's nothing else. Let's go." Yi Zhonghai quickly found a way to end the conversation hastily. If he continued, he would be finished.

Before leaving, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady glared at Li Jianjun fiercely. Li Jianjun was not angry. He smiled at them disdainfully: "Old lady, uncle, you have to hurry to rescue Sha Zhu. Once the security department hands Sha Zhu over to the police station, it will be all over." Li Jianjun was not reminding them kindly. His target was Director Yang. Sha Zhu was just a pawn. It didn't matter what happened to him. He just wanted the deaf old lady to go to Director Yang to plead for mercy.

When Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady heard this, they no longer cared about Li Jianjun and went straight back to the house.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai entered the room, he hurriedly said, "Old lady, what should we do? This matter of Sha Zhu is a big deal or a small one. We have to find some connections. Or you can find Director Yang's connections?"

At first, the deaf old lady was reluctant to use her favor on Jia Dongxu, but she treated Sha Zhu as her own grandson, so she didn't hesitate now: "Zhong Hai, carry me to the factory. Sha Zhu helps Director Yang cook at night. He must still be in the factory now. Let's hurry up and go."

Yi Zhonghai also carried the deaf old lady out without saying a word, but when they passed the Intermediate Courtyard, a pair of eyes full of hatred looked at them. Yes, it was Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu hated them. He had listened to their reports on Li Jianjun, but they ignored him. Now, as soon as Sha Zhu got into trouble, they hurried out to find connections. How could he not hate them?

Jia Zhang looked at Jia Dongxu with some fear in her eyes and said, "Dongxu, forget it. At worst, we won't support him in his old age. He treats you like this. When he gets old, we will eat him up and wipe out his entire family."

Jia Dongxu sighed: "Mom, let's live our own lives from now on and not get involved with them. They can't beat Li Jianjun, and I won't support him in his old age. I will work hard to improve my work level."

Jia Zhang nodded with relief: "Our Dongxu has grown up, and mom will listen to you."

Soon Yi Zhonghai came to the factory gate carrying the deaf old lady on his back. He was exhausted. The security guard saw him. He knew Yi Zhonghai, after all, he was a seventh-level worker: "Master Yi, you came to the factory so late, is there something urgent?"

Yi Zhonghai said quickly: "Comrade, you have captured that idiot Zhu. Can I see him? His grandmother is very worried."

The deaf old lady said hurriedly: "Little comrade, it's so late and my grandson hasn't come back to cook for me. I heard that he was arrested. If I lose my grandson, I will starve to death!"

This wave of pity caught the comrade from the security department off guard. He was a little conflicted, but when he thought of the words of the section chief, he became firm again: "Master Yi, I can't do anything about it. You really can't see him. The section chief has spoken, and Sha Zhu has already explained that he will be sent to the police station tomorrow. No one can see him. How about you go to the police station to see him tomorrow?"

Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady both began to sweat, they didn't expect Sha Zhu to be so unwilling to take responsibility and confessed after such a short while. In fact, they misunderstood. Sha Zhu was beaten so badly that no one could bear it, let alone Sha Zhu. This was a real beating, hit where it hurts, and you have to bear it if you have the ability.

Yi Zhonghai could only ask: "Um, comrade, is Director Yang still in the factory?"

"Yes, Director Yang just finished his meal and is going to the office now. I just came from the cafeteria and saw her." The comrade from the Security Department was relatively easy to talk to, mainly because he saw that the deaf old lady was quite old.

"Thank you, comrade. I will take Grandma Shazhu to ask Director Yang for mercy." After saying this, he carried the deaf old lady to the office building, and the comrades from the security department did not stop him.

The two came to the door of Director Yang's office. The light was still on. Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door and a strong voice came from inside, "Come in."

When Director Yang saw the deaf old lady coming, he immediately stood up and helped her sit down: "Old lady, if you have anything to say, just call me. Why did you come here in person?"

The deaf old lady sat down, took Director Yang's hand and said, "Xiao Yang, Sha Zhu has been arrested. I am so anxious that I came to you for help."

Director Yang pretended not to know: "Shazhu? What happened to Shazhu? How come he was arrested? Why didn't anyone inform me?"

The deaf old lady looked at Director Yang. She knew that Director Yang must know and was waiting for her to plead for mercy. "Xiao Yang, I won't beat around the bush. Sha Zhu took some food from the cafeteria and was reported. He is now in the security department. I heard that he will be sent to the police station for trial tomorrow. I don't ask for anything else. As long as you can save Sha Zhu, our relationship will be sealed. I won't bother you again."

In the past, Director Yang was injured and fell on the side of the road. It was the deaf old lady who saved him. This favor must be repaid, but it is not a good idea to repay it all the time. It is a good opportunity to use this incident to repay the favor and avoid trouble in the future. He can also gain a good reputation as a person who knows how to repay kindness.

Director Yang thought for a moment and said, "Old lady, it's no problem to save Sha Zhu. He will be fined 100 yuan. No matter how much he took before, I will give him another 100 yuan to make up for his losses. He will then have to clean toilets for a few months, and I will transfer him back to the cafeteria. Do you think you can accept this?"

The deaf old lady also knew that Director Yang’s decision was not hers alone. She was lucky to be able to do this and still keep her job: “Okay, thank you, Xiao Yang. Don’t worry, I won’t bother you again in the future.”

Director Yang waved his hand and said, "Don't say that, old lady. I will still come to see you when I have time. Master Yi, you carry the old lady back and be careful. It's getting dark."

The deaf old lady knew that Director Yang had ordered her to leave, so she didn't hesitate: "Xiao Yang, I'm sorry to bother you with Sha Zhu's matter. It would be best if you let him out today."

Director Yang escorted the deaf old lady to the door and said, "Don't worry, old lady. I will go to the security department in person later."

After the deaf old lady left, Director Yang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally repaid the favor. It was true as the old saying goes, the hardest debt to repay is the debt of favor. Then Director Yang went to the Security Department.

Director Yang came to the Security Department and went directly to the Section Chief's office to find Section Chief Sun: "Section Chief Sun, how is the interrogation of Sha Zhu going?"

Section Chief Sun had expected him to come over: "Director Yang, Sha Zhu has confessed. We are going to send him to the police station for trial tomorrow."

Director Yang pretended to think for a moment and said, "Chief Sun, Sha Zhu is from the steel mill after all. If this case is brought to justice, it will be a disgrace to the steel mill and also to you. After all, this is not the first time Sha Zhu has stolen." Director Yang was trying to drag Chief Sun into the water as well.

Section Chief Sun smiled disdainfully and said, "Director Yang, there are thieves in every factory. Now that I've caught someone, I've made up for my mistake. It's not a matter of losing face." Section Chief Sun was not fooled.

Director Yang smiled helplessly. He was just trying it out. "Well, Chief Sun, don't send Shazhu to the police station. Let's hold a small meeting tomorrow to discuss how to deal with it. Let's solve it internally and don't cause trouble for the police."

Section Chief Sun smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to Director Yang."

Director Yang was a little surprised. After all, Section Chief Sun was Li Huaide's man. He didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to. He had prepared a lot of arguments but hadn't said them yet. Did he have any conflicts with Li Huaide? Let's try tomorrow. If we can get the Security Department in our hands, I won't be afraid. "In that case, Section Chief Sun, you should release Sha Zhu now. We will discuss it tomorrow and then announce his punishment."

Section Chief Sun did not hesitate and called someone to release Sha Zhu on the spot. Seeing that Section Chief Sun was so straightforward, Director Yang became more convinced that there was a conflict between Section Chief Sun and Li Huaide.

After dealing with Sha Zhu's matter, Director Yang went straight home. Section Chief Sun looked at Director Yang's leaving figure and said to himself: "Jianjun is a really accurate predictor. It will be interesting in the future." After that, Section Chief Sun also went home, and the mission was successfully completed.