Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

"Mom, don't cry. You've become an official state cadre. My dad and uncle will be happy when they know about it." Seeing his mother so sad, Jia Dongxu came over to persuade her, and everyone also tried to persuade her.

"Aunt Jia, not only you have made progress, but Da Biao has also made progress. He has become a deputy director-level cadre and joined the trade union as vice chairman. Also, even though you are a deputy section chief, you are in charge of the work of the section," said Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, don't talk nonsense. I believe that my mother is a cadre, but I don't believe that she is in charge of the department. Look at my mother, she is so short, fat and old. Whose host is a fat old lady? Are you kidding me?" After hearing what Xu Damao said, Jia Dongxu immediately refuted him.

"Brother Dongxu, it seems you really don't understand. This host is different from the one you mentioned." Xu Damao was about to explain but was interrupted by Jia Dongxu again.

"What's the difference? I've been working in the factory for many years. The hosts are usually young men and women. At least they have to look pleasing to the eye. My mother is the host, how dare you say that?" Jia Dongxu said with disdain, not noticing that Zhang Cuihua had stood up and stood beside him.

"What's wrong with your mother? Tell me." Zhang Cuihua grabbed Jia Dongxu's clothes and hit him on the back with her other hand.

"Mom, what are you doing? Damao is not right," said Jia Dongxu.

"You are right, go ahead," Zhang Cuihua continued to beat her son.

"Zhuzi, help me pull it apart. Is it not enough for me to call you uncle? Zhuzi, this bastard, makes me so mad." Jia Dongxu asked He Yuzhu for help, but He Yuzhu seemed not to hear him and raised his head to look at the sky.

"Sister-in-law, let's call later. Let Damao finish speaking first. I don't know what this hosting means." Finally, the third aunt Yang Ruihua pulled Zhang Cuihua away.

"Auntie, this is a really powerful host. Normally, in a department, the head of the department, that is, the section chief, arranges the work of the section. However, there is no section chief in the Women's Federation office, only a deputy section chief, Auntie Jia. The factory lets her arrange the work of the section. Although she is a deputy section chief, she exercises the rights of a section chief. I think Auntie Jia will be the section chief soon," said Xu Damao.

"So that's how it is. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jia Dongxu said to Xu Damao angrily.

"I want to ask, have you given me a chance?" Xu Damao was so angry that he laughed.

"So that's how it is, sister-in-law, you are so awesome." Yang Ruihua felt sour in anger. The gap between him and Zhang Cuihua was getting bigger and bigger.

The joy of promotion diluted the sadness of her brother's death. After dinner, Zhang Cuihua returned to the room alone, thought about the ups and downs she had gone through over the years, buried herself in the quilt and cried for half the night.

"Mom, what's wrong with your eyes? Are you sick? They're too red." Jia Dongxu noticed something strange about his mother while eating breakfast.

"Get lost! Your mother became a formal state cadre less than a year after I joined the factory. You have been working in the factory for seven or eight years. Have you made any progress?" Zhang Cuihua almost sent Jia Dongxu away with just one sentence.

"Mom, no one mentions the past anymore, but you still do. Don't you know that you should not expose someone's shortcomings when you insult him? Besides, I am also a cadre now. I am the team leader. Director Shi said that I will be the team leader soon," said Jia Dongxu.

"It's a joke that someone like you can be the captain. I wonder if Dabiao will come back today? Dasong is gone, and your aunt should follow Shoucheng and Shouan into the city. If she doesn't come today, she will come tomorrow. I wonder where she will live? Send her something when the time comes," Zhang Cuihua said to her son.

"They must be living at Shoucheng's place. Shouan only has one room here, so how can he live there? Mom, please send some food. You guys ate at your uncle's house for several days last winter. They just arrived in the city, so they probably don't have enough food," said Jia Dongxu.

"You still have some conscience. When you come back in the afternoon, make some preparations. Shoucheng's wife is pregnant, so bring him some goose eggs," said Zhang Cuihua.

"How can I get the goose eggs? The stems are locked up?" Jia Dongxu said.

"Can't you pay? Is this Banggeng's? You just cheat the kids out of food every day. I'm going to beat you to death, you bastard," Zhang Cuihua said as she put down the bowl and was about to attack.

"I gave you money and I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. You just have a bad temper." Seeing this, Jia Dongxu put down the bowl and ran out the door.

There are many theories about the fire in Liujia Village, Xiangyang Commune. The authorities also sent experts to investigate and found no signs of human ignition. The experts studied the fire for a day and finally concluded that it was an accident.

After Zhang Shouan and others left, Zhang Dabao went down the mountain with Zhang Zhiling, sat at Zhang Zhiling's house for a while, rode his three-wheeled motorcycle back to the capital, but he did not go home, but came to the courtyard where Liang Ladi was.

"Uncle, where have you been? Why didn't you come to see me for so long?" Damao and Ermao were playing in the yard. When they saw Zhang Dabao coming in, they ran over and hugged Zhang Dabao's legs.

"I'm on a business trip, going to a very far place. Where are Sanmao and your sister?" Zhang Dabao picked up Damao and Ermao, one in each hand.

"Sanmao, his sister and his aunt are in the room. They are afraid of the cold, but my brother and I are not," said Ermao.

"Mom, hasn't gotten off work yet?" Zhang Dabia asked.

"After get off work, he went out again, carrying a basket. He must be going shopping," said Damao.

"Really? How about we go to the car together to get something to eat?" Zhang Dabao asked the two children.

"Okay." The two people particularly liked Zhang Dabao, got off him, and ran to the motorcycle outside the yard.

At this time Liang Aihua and Sanmao also came out of the house. They also heard the conversation between Damao, Ermao and Zhang Dabao. After coming out, they did not see Damao and Ermao, so they hurried to the gate of the yard.

"This is frozen fish, this is meat, and this is rice..." Zhang Dabao moved things from the car, explained to the two children, and moved them into the yard with the two children.

"Da Biao..." Liang Ladi came back and saw the person she had been thinking about day and night.

"Sister Liang, what delicious food did you buy?" Zhang Dabao walked over and took the basket from her hand.

"I bought two kilograms of salt and a bottle of soy sauce. You didn't tell me you were coming earlier. There's nothing delicious at home," said Liang Ladi.

"I brought everything. Come and take a look. I'm playing games with the kids. You can help me." Zhang Dabao and Liang Ladi entered the yard together.

"Why did you buy so many things?" Liang Ladi said, looking at a pile of rice, flour, grain and oil.

"It's almost the New Year, let the children eat something good and make something simple. My time is precious," said Zhang Dabao, patting Liang Ladi's butt gently.

"Go away, you're thinking about that as soon as you get here." Liang Ladi turned her head and went into the kitchen.