Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Zhang Dabao came out of the Hongxing Street Office, went to Lei Huanian's house, had lunch at his home, went to Dongcheng Post Office to give Lin Hua a gift, went to the Mining Machinery Factory to see Yu Sinian, and went to the police station to see his good brothers Cao Lianbiao and Liang Fei.

"Da Biao, Sister Cuihua caught another gangster today. Section Chief Xing brought him here personally and he even had lunch with us," said Cao Lianbiao.

"Another gangster. Are there so many gangsters now? Zhang Dabiao said with a smile."

"Who said it wasn't? He's just a kid, wearing a coat with his body bent over. I don't know what Chief Xing was thinking. He caught a cold after he came here, and we have to spend money to treat him," said Liang Fei.

"It seems that the child's family is not simple. They called me several times, and their words were full of threats. Fuck it. I said, either let the Dongcheng District Branch give us an order, or get out. Can the child of a leader do whatever he wants?" said Cao Lianbiao.

"Good brother, that's very nice of you. I will treat the brothers in the institute to a good meal tonight. I got a lot of military coats from outside. Can you give one to each of you?" Zhang Dabao said.

"Da Biao, from today on, you are the real brother of Lian Biao and me. There is nothing more to say." Liang Fei hugged Zhang Da Biao.

"Are fifty pieces enough? I'll come early tomorrow afternoon and bring some meat. I don't know what kind of meat it is, but there will be meat." After saying goodbye to the two, Zhang Dabao went straight to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

He was going to hide Meng Wutong now. If she returned home from get off work, Wang Peng's parents would definitely put pressure on her through various channels.

He went to the security department to find Xing Baoguo, and after a few words, Xing Baoguo sent someone to call Meng Wutong out. Zhang Dabao settled her in a small courtyard in Ma Si Hutong, prepared food, drinks and daily necessities for her, and heated the kang before Zhang Dabao left.

Because it was getting dark, and we had to go to the Ministry of Foreign Trade’s staff quarters for dinner, we couldn’t keep our elders waiting.

After arriving at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, he brought some frozen hairtail and two packs of foreign cigarettes and went to Qiao Baozhong's house.

"Da Biao" Li Huaide came out of the study.

"Cousin, you seem to be in a good mood," Zhang Dabao said with a smile.

"Of course I'm in a good mood. That bastard Wang Jian got into trouble today. His son Wang Peng was chopped up in the factory and then sent to the police station. Orders from Hong Kong have also stopped. Li Feiyue is jumping up and down now. How can I not be happy?" Li Huaide said.

"You have no sense of the overall situation," Qiao Baozhong came in from outside and criticized Li Huaide as soon as he entered the door.

Li Huaide and Zhang Dabao greeted each other as "uncle" and "brother-in-law".

"Huaide, we are really short of foreign exchange now and we can't act on impulse," said Qiao Baozhong.

"Uncle, I'm not you. I don't have such noble sentiments. I will deal with whoever wants to do good, and I only help my relatives, not the law," Zhang Dabao said with a smile. Although it was a smile, every word he said was very weighty, making Qiao Baozhong unable to refute.

"Who messed with you?" Qiao Baozhong asked.

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" Zhang Dabiao's smile disappeared. He now had a problem with Qiao Baozhong. You are the second in command of a department-level unit, and your cousin's wife's cousin was fucked by someone. What kind of feelings are you talking about? Are you sick?

Zhang Dabao's words put a lot of pressure on Qiao Baozhong. He did not answer Zhang Dabao's question, but turned his head to Li Huaide.

"Brother-in-law, Da Biao is now a clerk, and the position of deputy director was taken away. There is only one reason for this, and that is because he is my, Li Huaide's, cousin," said Li Huaide.

"Is this the level of Wang Jian and Li Feiyue? They deserve it," said Qiao Baozhong.

Zhang Dabao didn't say anything, and Li Huaide didn't say anything either, and the atmosphere became cold.

"Da Biao, when did you come back?" Qiao Baozhong was also a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that his wife's nephew had such a bad temper.

"Uncle, I just came back yesterday. What a coincidence, my cousin asked me to come back to participate in the lighting ceremony. In the end, the fire was not lit and I became an outsider. It's really a joke," Zhang Dabao replied.

"Come to our department and you can choose to be a deputy director or director. There are more than ten positions available," Qiao Baozhong asked Zhang Dabao.

"I appreciate my uncle's kindness, but I have a bad temper and a head injury, so I can't be a cadre. It would be best for me to be an ordinary citizen. I still have some savings, so I don't have to worry about my life. Let's decide what to do after the Chinese New Year," said Zhang Dabao.

"Is your office set up? I heard from the comrades over there that the hotel business is good," asked Qiao Baozhong.

"I didn't spend a penny of the factory's money, nor did I use the factory's name. I originally wanted to rely on this restaurant to get more orders, but now I think forget it. How can I work? Nan Yi, his wife, and Wen Li are just figureheads and don't get paid. Tomorrow I will go to the factory to submit their resignation letters on their behalf. We will have nothing to do with the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill anymore," Zhang Dabao replied to Qiao Baozhong.

"You are self-reliant and can even develop there. Da Biao, you have some ability. The office wants to sever ties with the Red Star Factory? It seems that Huaide treats you well," said Qiao Baozhong.

"People should know how to be grateful and not take others' kindness to them for granted. Parents' love for their children is selfless. Apart from parental love, who else would be willing to give so much?" Zhang Dabao asked Qiao Baozhong in return.

"It's time to eat." Wang Xiuqin brought the food and called three people out from the study.

During the meal, since Wang Xiuqin was there, they talked a lot more, but no one mentioned work. Qiao Baozhong originally had some ideas, but he saw that Zhang Dabao's attitude was not right today, so he didn't say anything.

After finishing the meal, Li Huaide and Zhang Dabao said goodbye and left.

"Old Qiao, what do you want from Da Biao?" Wang Xiuqin asked Qiao Baozhong.

"There are too many things to do, and it seems that nothing can be done. Da Biao should have some opinions about me. He should be blaming me for not helping Li Huaide," said Qiao Baozhong with a wry smile.

"How much help can you give? You're not in the Ministry of Machinery Industry?" Wang Xiuqin asked.

"I can't help in the Ministry of Machinery Industry. Both Old Tang and Old Shi value Li Huaide very much. One is the minister and the other is the top-ranked deputy minister. There is nothing we can do. Wang Jian and others went to the higher-ups, but they just wanted a deputy-department-level factory director. It's really speechless," said Qiao Baozhong.

"Is there a problem in the factory now?" Wang Xiuqin asked again.

"There's a big problem. We've lost our foreign trade orders. The people from Hong Kong contacted the department this morning and want to sue the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. They say the factory's products have serious quality problems, and it looks like it'll be difficult to get the balance payment," said Qiao Baozhong.

"You want Da Biao to help?" Wang Xiuqin understood now.

"I am more familiar with Da Biao. The factory director was replaced at 10 o'clock, and they called to terminate the contract a little after 10 o'clock. It was a coincidence. If you say it has nothing to do with Li Huaide, no one will believe it. Li Huaide is not familiar with that side, so who did it for him? Wasn't it Da Biao? Da Biao values ​​friendship. It seems that as long as Wang Jian and his gang manage the Red Star Steel Mill, it is impossible to get the order," said Qiao Baozhong.

"What if the Ministry of Machinery Industry asks Huaide to go back and call again?" Wang Xiuqin asked.

"Go back again? It's easier to invite a god than to send him away. It depends on the conditions. I originally wanted to ask, Da Biao and Huaide may have misunderstood something, and they both have opinions about me." Qiao Baozhong smiled bitterly twice.