Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

The series of events that happened that day caught Yi Zhonghai off guard. Whether it was the trivial matters in the yard or the concerns about his own retirement, they all made him feel exhausted.

When Yi Zhonghai got up and prepared to go to bed, he suddenly heard the voices of Yan Fugui and Sha Zhu coming from the yard. He was puzzled and decided to go out to find out what was going on.

"Zhuzi, you see, the third uncle already knows that he is wrong. He was just confused for a moment and was blinded by greed. Just give him another chance." Yan Fugui followed closely behind Sha Zhu and pleaded earnestly.

Sha Zhu was unmoved and responded coldly: "Humph, I originally wanted to help you with good intentions, but you are so ungrateful and don't know how to cherish this opportunity. Let me tell you, there are many people who want to take over! Well, Uncle San, I have said this much, you should go back and rest early."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up: "Old Yan, don't waste your words any more, go back to sleep. Zhuzi, come to my room for a moment."

Sha Zhu sighed helplessly: "Oh, okay, uncle, then I'll go back to the house and tell my wife first." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ran heard He Yuzhu's voice, quickly got up from the bed and walked to the door.

When she saw Sha Zhu entering the house, she hurried over to comfort him, "Brother Zhu, I heard about what happened in the yard today. You don't have to be so angry. It's not our fault."

"Okay, I understand. I'm not angry anymore!" Sha Zhu replied with a forced smile.

"That's good. You should go to the uncle as soon as possible. I'll boil some hot water for you." After Zhang Ran gave the gentle instructions, he turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Sha Zhu stood up slowly and walked towards the uncle's house with a slightly staggering step. When he opened the door, he saw the uncle sitting at the table with a bottle of wine and a plate of peanuts on it.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and revealed a smile: "Hey, why do you want to drink today?"

The old man looked up at Sha Zhu and said softly, "Well, drink with me..."

"Okay!" Sha Zhu agreed quickly, picked up the bottle and filled the glasses in front of the two people. Then, he raised the glass and clinked it with Yi Zhonghai, raised his head and drank it all.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Sha Zhu silently, and did not say anything to stop him, but took a sip of the wine in his glass. "Burp... So refreshing!" Sha Zhu burped, and then poured himself another full glass.

The two of them drank and chatted, the topic revolved around the interesting things that happened in the factory, and they laughed heartily from time to time. Before they knew it, the bottle of wine was empty.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai put down his wine glass and spoke slowly: "Director Liu asked us to come over today and said that he wants your help with something. It's up to you to decide whether to go or not." After that, he picked up the wine glass again and fell into silence as if thinking about something.

"Well, it's a small matter. Let's go!" Sha Zhu said as he stood up and walked towards home.

Yi Zhonghai picked up his chopsticks again, picked up a peanut from the plate, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly. His eyes were a little dull, as if he was thinking about something important, but it seemed that he was just in a daze...

When Sha Zhu returned home, he found that Zhang Ran had already prepared hot water for him. Without saying anything, he immediately took off his clothes and jumped into the bathtub, enjoying the comfort brought by the hot water. When he turned around, he saw Zhang Ran sticking his head out from the quilt, looking at him eagerly.

After taking a shower, Sha Zhu poured out the water, quickly took off his wet clothes, and got into bed. "Didn't you keep asking for a doll today? I'm here to fulfill your wish now!" Sha Zhu said with a grin.

"Ah! Don't..." Zhang Ran pushed Sha Zhu coquettishly.

"Don't want what? Do you mean... don't stop?" Sha Zhu deliberately misinterpreted her meaning and showed a sly smile on his face.

"No! I want you to talk to me." Zhang Ran explained with a red face.

"Well, let's talk about it tomorrow. Now..." Sha Zhu didn't wait for Zhang Ran to answer and hugged her tightly... What happened next is naturally not something that can be told to outsiders.

The next morning, before daybreak, Sha Zhu opened his eyes early. He turned his head to look at Zhang Ran who was still sleeping beside him, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Hey, look at my physical fitness, how great!" Then, Sha Zhu gently lifted the quilt, afraid of waking up the person next to him, and tiptoed out of bed to make breakfast.

After a busy period, Sha Zhu hurriedly got on his bicycle and rushed towards the steel mill.

After arriving at the factory, the two went their separate ways. At this time, Sha Zhu suddenly remembered that he had planned to handle work for Wang Li yesterday, but he was so angry with those people in the yard that he completely forgot about it. So he went straight to the office building and waited for Director Zhang to come to work.

Sha Zhu looked around and secretly sighed in his heart: the people working here are particularly elegant in their dress, speech and behavior. They are completely different from them, the workers. Sha Zhu couldn't help but feel envious.

Time passed by minute by minute, and after about half an hour, Director Zhang finally showed up slowly... Zhang Tiesheng was quite surprised to see He Yuzhu waiting here. "What do you want to talk to me about? Director He?" Zhang Tiesheng asked casually.

"Leader, to be honest, I do have a personal matter that I would like to trouble you for a favor." Sha Zhu said with a flattering smile.

"You are always unable to devote yourself to your work. But then again, as a leader, isn't it your job to help the people solve their problems? Tell me! What difficulties have you encountered?" Seeing the waiter walking into the room with a thermos filled with hot water, Sha Zhu hurriedly stood up and poured Director Zhang a cup of hot tea.

"It's like this, leader. Wang Li from the technical department wants to change jobs. You have a wide network of contacts and know many people. Please help me find out if there is any relatively easy job out there that is suitable for her." Sha Zhu said earnestly.

"In addition, Wang Li will no longer participate in the quota for the steel mill. As for the related expenses paid for this purpose, we will also settle them separately."

Zhang Tiesheng was a little surprised, but then he thought that this was He Yuzhu's personal matter after all, and the position in front of him would obviously benefit him personally.

In this case, why should his family interfere too much? Besides, such conditions were quite tempting to him and worth a try. So, he responded readily: "Okay, Director He, I will help you find out about this matter."

"Thank you so much, Director! I'll wait for your good news." Sha Zhu was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Tiesheng again.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, from now on, we are in the same boat. Actually, many things have already been arranged, but I think you are quite smart, so I want to give you a chance to show your talents. What do you think?"

"Thank you for your trust! As long as it is a task assigned by the leader, I will definitely do my best to complete it!" Sha Zhu said excitedly.

"Hahaha... I just admire the courage of you young people. Come, sit over here." The factory director smiled and patted the seat next to him. Seeing this, Sha Zhu hurried over and sat down.

"You young people are not only energetic and motivated, but also hardworking. To be honest, I have always been optimistic about you and hope to put you in more important positions to train you. It's a pity that with pressure from above and control from below, it is not easy to truly achieve this goal! I don't know how many aspiring people's futures have been delayed by this!"

At this point, the factory director couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Hearing this, Sha Zhu quickly expressed his opinion: "Director, I understand your good intentions. Although I am still young, I am really willing to take on more responsibilities and work. I believe that only through continuous tempering can I become more mature and stable."

"Okay, that's good. I'll tell you clearly. You want to be the head chef now. Although this position is not in the establishment, as long as you take this position and continue to move up, you can be directly promoted to the same level as the section chief. Therefore, there are many people eyeing this position. Every director and secretary in our factory has his own plans, so it is difficult for me to help you get this position alone. Do you understand?"

Sha Zhu remained silent, because he knew that since Director Zhang had started talking about this matter, he must have already thought of a solution to the problem.

"Now you have to find a way to gain the support of the other standing committee members. The factory currently adopts a system where the factory director and the secretary each have one vote in decision-making power. There are also two deputy secretaries and the deputy factory director, and you should know them all. Among these people, the one you are most likely to win support from at this stage is Secretary Song."

"But, Director, Secretary Song and I have absolutely nothing in common!" Sha Zhu said with embarrassment.

"Don't worry, I will definitely find a suitable time for you to meet. Although Secretary Song is the factory secretary, the people behind him have already retired, and he himself will retire gloriously in a few years. Now he can't control factory directors like us. By the way, his beloved daughter is the warehouse manager in the Materials Department. So, you have to find a way to get close to Secretary Song, at least don't let him dislike you."

"Then there are the other factory directors. You know what they are doing. To put it bluntly, what we do is to make money. As long as you can win them over, your position as director will be secure, right?"

Sha Zhu thought to himself: Humph, you old fox, so this is what you had in mind, you wanted me to drag the other factory managers into this, and you kept saying that it was for my own good.

But after thinking about it carefully, Sha Zhu felt that he really did not have the capital to get to know those big leaders. Even the current factory director Zhang Tiesheng only gave him such an opportunity because of some coincidences.

After all, it's because others respect you.