Siheyuan: I'm not happy, don't even think about having a good life

After accepting Liu Guangqi's thanks, Hong Guan continued, "Brother, I've lent you the money and the bills, but you still need to write a promissory note. Is that ok with you?"

Liu Guangqi immediately assured, "No problem, no problem, but I don't have a pen with me. Can I write it and send it to you in the evening?"

Hong Guan patted Liu Guangqi on the shoulder and said, "We are all brothers, so you and I can rest assured. Just send it over in the evening!

Also, let me remind you that the richest person in the hospital is Yi Zhonghai, who is already a seventh-level fitter. However, that old man doesn't get along with your father. When you borrow money, you should think about what to say first and try to flatter him, understand?"

"Okay, don't worry, I'll think about it in advance!"

After finishing the business, Hong Guan rode away on his bike. Liu Guangqi carefully put the money into his innermost pocket. One hundred yuan at that time was almost the same as ten thousand yuan in later generations.

Hong Guan came to the steel mill and greeted the people from the security department. Just as he was about to go in, he saw an embarrassed woman standing not far away. She had a good figure, everything she wanted, a ponytail, and her clothes were a little worn but clean. She stood at the door of the steel mill in a somewhat reserved manner.

After a closer look, she is not very pretty, but has a bit of charm. Isn't this Liu Lan? Did she join the company at this time?

Seeing Liu Lan's reserved look, Hong Guan simply stopped being anxious and got out of the car and walked to Liu Lan. "Comrade, are you here at the steel mill to look for someone?"

Liu Lan looked up at Hong Guan, and saw the bicycle next to Hong Guan, she became even more nervous. This thing is not affordable for everyone. Now a bicycle ticket is as expensive as the bicycle.

Even if you are a leader in the factory, you may not be able to get a ticket worth three turns and one ring in a year!

"Hello, hello. I'm here to report to the factory and take over my mother-in-law's shift."

"Did you bring a letter of introduction? Or a proof of employment?"

"I have it, I have it!" As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from his arms and took out a neatly folded letter of introduction.

"It's all right if you have this thing, why don't you go in?"

"I'm a little scared!" After saying that, he glanced at the people in the security department. They were all armed with guns, which was indeed a bit scary.

Hong Guan was speechless. The current Liu Lan looked nothing like the fierce Liu Lan she was in 1965. What on earth had she gone through to become Li Fugui's lover and become such a fierce Liu Lan?

"Okay, give me the letter of introduction and I'll take you in and take you to register."

Liu Lan bowed 90 degrees to Hong Guan and said, "Thank you, leader!"

"Hey, don't. My name is Hong Guan. I'm not a leader. I'm just a doctor in the medical department. Don't yell at me. If a real leader hears me, he'll definitely find fault with me!"

Liu Lan panicked. "Oh, sorry, sorry, I didn't know!"

Hong Guan was helpless. This guy really didn't know how to tease. "Okay, stop it. I was just teasing you. Come on, follow me."

Leading Liu Lan to the guard post, "Uncle Ma, this is someone who has come to report to our factory. Take a look. This is a letter of introduction."

Ma Shengli took the letter of introduction and smiled playfully, "Oh, your friend. You brought him here specially?"

"That's really not the case. I saw her at the door and she didn't dare to come over. You guys are too scary, so I brought her here."

"Sorry, comrade. This is the factory's requirement. Don't be afraid. We are dealing with bad elements here, not our own comrades. You can go in."

The two of them went in. Hong Guan parked his bicycle and led Liu Lan to the office building. "What kind of job did your mother-in-law do?"

"She is from the medical team. She has not been feeling well recently and cannot work anymore, so they asked me to take over."

"Why didn't you ask your husband to come?"

"He, he felt ashamed, so he let me come."

Hong Guandian nodded. These days, although people talk about gender equality, men generally won't let women show up in public if they have something serious to do.

Unless it is a dual-income family, judging from the TV series, Liu Lan may have compromised with Li Fugui in order to be transferred to the cafeteria.

"Then are you willing to go to the medical team?"

"I have to go. My mother-in-law is the only one who has a formal job. My father-in-law is a carpenter, but there are fewer and fewer jobs now. If he doesn't come to take over, what will my daughter eat?"

Alas, every family has its own problems. Liu Lan probably became what she was later like mostly for her daughter. Judging from the later plot, Li Fugui dumped Liu Lan, which shows that he had no feelings for her. This is the saddest thing!

The person who handed Liu Lan over to the Personnel Department knew Hong Guan, and they seemed to have a pretty good relationship, so they naturally did not make things difficult for Liu Lan. They completed the formalities quickly, sent Liu Lan to the medical team, and then Hong Guan left.

When they arrived at the medical department, it was past working hours and everyone else had arrived long ago. Hong Guan sat down at his workstation and tapped the table with his fingers while thinking about Liu Lan.

Liu Lan is attractive to Hong Guan now. If they can cooperate for a long time, she will be a good choice. But how should they approach the issue? They can't just go straight to the point. If they succeed, it'll be fine. But if they fail, then it'll be a waste!

There is another question, what can be used to impress Liu Lan. Food is one aspect, but it should not be enough to make Liu Lan compromise. It would be best if he could move his work station to the cafeteria, or be transferred to the medical department.

The current steel rolling mill is a large factory with tens of thousands of employees. Logically, it should have been converted into a medical department, but no one is willing to come and the work is not busy. Occasionally there are one or two allocated vacancies, but they are all allocated to subordinate factories, not to the steel rolling mill, so it has not been moved.

Just as he was thinking about it, he was suddenly patted on the shoulder. Hong Guan's muscles tensed up and he almost punched him. Fortunately, he reacted in time. This was at work in a steel mill!

"What are you thinking about, so seriously?"

He heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Sister Sun speechlessly, "Sister, do you know that people scare people to death!"

"Haha, can you blame me for this? You were not honest at work and were absent-minded, so you blame me?"

"Well, I blame myself. Sister Sun, what's the matter?"

"Come with me to next door, I have something to tell you!"

When the two of them walked to the next room, Sister Sun couldn't wait to speak, "Brother, the Chinese medicine is ready, and the dosage is not small. If I give it to you, how long will it take for you to give me twenty pills?"

"Is it urgent?"

"That's fine, but it would be best if it were within a week!"

"Three days, maybe. I'll sleep less at night and I can make twenty pills."

"Thank you in advance. I have another piece of news. Do you want to hear it?"

"What news have you heard?"

"Haha, our conceited Deputy Section Chief Liu treats work like a funeral every day, which has displeased Section Chief Li for a long time. This guy doesn't know how to behave, and the people above him don't like him either, so they need to transfer him to another position."

"Let him go to the hospital?"

Sister Sun rolled her eyes and said, "What are you dreaming about? You're being transferred to the machinery factory below us. It's a promotion in name only, but a demotion in reality. If you really get demoted, you'll never get ahead in your life!"

"Can he agree to this?"

"He's nothing. What's the use of disagreeing? The machinery factory is indeed short of doctors. The previous one was an old military doctor who came from a wild background. He was injured in the war and couldn't bear it anymore. He has to retire due to illness.

The factory leaders wanted him to go, how could he dare to disagree? Once a big hat was put on him, he would be indirectly affected by the organization's arrangements and production would be affected, but it would not kill him! "

Hong Guandian nodded, "That's true. I didn't expect you to be so well-informed."

"Haha, that's right. What kind of movement in the steel mill can be hidden from my ears and eyes? What do you think, brother? I remember that you are already a third-level clerk, you are already qualified for that position."

"Sister, how can it be my turn?"

Sister Sun smiled slyly, "Originally it's not your turn, but you have a trump card. As long as you use it well, why worry about not being able to go up? Don't forget, you still have a third-class merit!"

Hong Guan asked tentatively, "Sister, what are you talking about?"

Sister Sun nodded decisively, "Which man can withstand your trump card? Especially since they are all around 40 years old and have long been unable to do so. Even if they don't use it, their backers will use it!"

Hong Guan thought about it and it seemed to be true. If he was connected with Li Fugui, would he still worry about Liu Lan's problem?

"Okay, I'll study it. Thank you, sister!"

"Haha, we are all family, why are you being polite? When you get off work, come with me and I will give you the herbs. Thank you, brother, for staying up late for a few days and making the food for me!"

"Don't worry sis, it's okay!"

Why three days? Of course you have to buy it. You can make it in one night. It comes so easily, who cares!

When it was time to get off work, the two of them left the steel mill one after the other. When Hong Guan was walking behind, he saw Liu Lan who was leaving get off work. She looked very tired and walked very slowly. She must have been very exhausted.

Without going over to say hello, but just nodding, Hong Guan rode away on his bike. He had to take things step by step.

The work of the medical team is still very heavy. After all, the steel rolling mill is a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, and the current production task is still heavy. When the food was good before, everyone could help clean up. But now, everyone is so tired that no one helps, and the task of the medical team has become heavier.

I came to Nanchizi Street, not far from the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, walked into an alley, and saw Sister Sun pushing a Erliukun cart. The two of them entered a small courtyard together.

"Sister, this yard is nice, is it yours?"

"It belongs to a friend who has moved to a second-tier city. This is his family's ancestral property and he doesn't want to rent it out, so he asked our family to help look after it. He comes to check on it occasionally, fearing that the house will be ruined."

Hong Guan looked around the small courtyard. It was obvious that it was old, and the original occupant must have been of some status. The main house had two maid rooms, two large side rooms on the east and west sides, a kitchen and a warehouse, and a special washroom.

This house looks like it was partitioned later. It might have originally been a large courtyard with three or four entrances, or even larger, after all, it is too close to the Forbidden City.

Walking into the main room, Hong Guan took a look around. The furniture was all made of rosewood. The most amazing thing was the bed behind the screen. He didn't understand it very well, but it looked like it was made of golden nanmu.

Sister Sun took out a large bag of Chinese medicine from the cabinet and handed it to Hong Guan, "Take a look and see if it's enough?"

Hong Guan opened the package and pretended to check it carefully, but in fact, he didn't need it at all. The main ingredients were tiger penis, deer penis, and a small blue medicine.

"That's enough. Within three days, I will give Sister Sun twenty pills. To be honest, these Chinese medicines are enough to make a hundred pills!"

Sister Sun smiled and said, "That's good. If possible, it would be better to make ten more. This would be safer!"

Hong Guan nodded, "I'll try my best!"

"Haha, kid, you can make twenty pills first, and give me the remaining ten later. The rest of the Chinese medicine is yours. When you become a deputy section chief, don't forget me!"

"Okay, thank you. Also, let me ask you one more thing, is your friend selling this house?"

"Why, you want to buy it?"

"I have an idea. I won't ask what your friend does, but he has this yard and has escaped from Peking. His background must be bad. Maybe he has something wrong. There is a famine now, so his life must be difficult.

Instead of leaving the house empty, it is better to exchange it for money. With money, you can always get food, right?

Besides, the situation is not good now and may get worse in the future. If he wants to come back, it will be a matter of time.”

Sister Sun thought for a moment and asked, "How much can you give?"

"Sister, buying a house is just a spur-of-the-moment decision. I don't know what the current house price is. Also, the sale and purchase procedures, I heard that it can only be a gift agreement, right?"

"Haha, I didn't expect you to know this. I don't know about other courtyards, but if you want to buy his courtyard, I guess he won't be interested if you pay less than 800!"

Hong Guan pretended to grit his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll give you nine hundred, but you can't take any of the things in his yard. I want them all! I may need your help with the formalities!"

"Okay, don't worry. I'll go ask for you. It will take about a week to get a reply if you send a telegram. Just don't worry! If it really works out, the formalities are easy. Xiuying's mother, my aunt, is in charge of the street office in this area."

"It's okay. I'm not in a hurry to live here. I'm definitely not in a hurry. Thank you, sister!"

He left with the Chinese medicine in his hand and arrived at a deserted place. He put the medicine into his ring and rode his bike back to the courtyard. When he arrived at the middle courtyard, he saw Jia Zhang standing at the window. She gave him a vicious look and turned away.

Jia Zhangshi is simply a toad lying on one's feet. She doesn't bite people but makes people sick. If it weren't for her, Jia Dongxu's reputation in the courtyard would be much better.

He went into the house, took out a box of scrambled eggs with chili peppers, heated them up briefly, and went to the cabin with He Yushui to eat.

"Yushui, who are you going to share the boiled fish that I brought today with?"

"You've met Yu Haitang, and another classmate of mine, Zhang Shuqin."

He reached out and rubbed He Yushui's head. "Just know how to share the food. You have to learn to share and make friends. This way, when something goes wrong, someone will be able to help you!"

"I'm grown up now, and I'm not stupid. You don't know that when Yu Haitang and Zhang Shuqin saw the boiled fish, their eyes almost popped out. The black fish was so fat, and the dish was full of oil and water. They ate it with relish."

Hong Guan's hand that was picking up the food stopped for a moment. Damn it, he almost tripped. Oil is very expensive these days and soybean oil is rarely available. All of them are sanitary oil and don't taste very good.

"Brother Guan, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I just forgot about the soybean oil. If they ask about it in the future, you can say that you asked someone to buy it with great difficulty, and it has been stored for a long time. It's not easy to make boiled fish once, so you can't bear to put a little more, understand?"

He Yushui was not a fool, she quickly figured out the problem and nodded obediently. She also knew very well that in this era, eating and drinking extravagantly was a sin!