Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Why do we have to talk behind closed doors? It's so hot," Zhao Shanhe turned on the fan at home.

“That’s the one”

"Um, hurry up"

"Can I get a position in the Revolutionary Committee? I don't want to be the deputy director, but at least a team leader or deputy team leader will do."

"What's the matter? The deputy section chief can't satisfy you anymore, so you want to get involved in the committee. Then go ahead. Tell me what to say."

"Shanhe, my leader brother, everyone in the factory knows that I am your man. They wouldn't dare to hire me unless you ask them to do so."

"You want my opinion? I don't agree," Zhao Shanhe said.

"Brother, what's wrong? Why don't you agree? Do you have any inside information?" Xu Damao asked

"Are you stupid? You want to be a leader so badly. You should have heard that Li Huaide asked me to be the deputy director. Why didn't I do it?

The committee looks very glorious, but it is doing things that offend people. How long can this movement last? Ten, twenty years, or a lifetime? Aren't you afraid of being liquidated in the future?

If you really want to be the leader, I will let you be the leader later, but you have to sever your relationship with me. From now on, you go your way and I go mine.

"No, no, no, brother. It's all thanks to you that I, Damao, can become the deputy section chief. You can become the chief engineer at such a young age. Everyone in the factory admires you. You have a good vision. You must be right. I am wrong. I will not join the Supervisory Committee. I will follow in your footsteps," said Xu Damao.

Xu Damao is not stupid. Director Li in the factory has such a close relationship with Zhao Shanhe that if he were separated from Zhao Shanhe, no leader in the factory would dare to recruit him. Not to mention that he would not be able to be a team leader for a few days, he would probably be fired as a deputy section chief.

"You, keep a low profile during this period, don't think about standing out in everything, the same applies to the compound, be low-key in life and work, and read more quotations when you have nothing to do. It will only benefit you, not harm you.

If you have anything to ask me, come and ask me. Don’t act rashly. If something goes wrong, no one can protect you during this period, and you may even drag me down with you.”

Now Xu Damao and Zhao Shanhe are like grasshoppers on the same rope.

"I got it, brother. From now on, I will do whatever you do. Don't worry, I will never cause any trouble for you," Xu Damao promised, patting his chest.

"The position in the factory will not change in the short term. There is chaos outside. Li Huaide just wants stability. You should not think about moving up. Sit back for a while. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future," said Zhao Shanhe.

"Okay, I will definitely follow the leader's instructions," said Xu Damao.

"It's good that you have a fan here. It's really cool. I have a few bottles of good wine. I'll ask Yuanyuan to cook some dishes, and then we can have a couple of drinks, how about that?" Xu Damao said as he was about to get the wine.

"Okay, I haven't drunk for a long time, but if you want to drink, drink mine. My compartment is full of wine. You know that people gave me a lot of wine during the Chinese New Year. There are all kinds of wine.

You prepare the dishes. You know I always eat in the front yard. I won't cook here. Just prepare some cold dishes to go with the wine. It's too hot. I don't want to eat anything else, and I can't eat it either," Zhao Shanhe said.

"Guoqing, your dad is going to drink, can mommy take you to play with your brother Shitou?" Qin Jingru said to the child

"If you go to the front yard, call my brothers over. They haven't had a drink for a long time. It's a good time for them to have a few drinks today. You can see what other dishes are left at home and add a few more. It's very hot, and Xu Damao probably won't be able to prepare many dishes," Zhao Shanhe said to Qin Jingru.

"Okay, I'll make you some apricot peel tea. It'll be great for cooling off after you finish your drink," Qin Jingru said.

Zhao Shanhe felt that he had chosen the right daughter-in-law, who was quite sensible.

After a while, Xu Damao came over with the dishes, and Zhao Shanhu and Zhao Shanhai also came with the cold dishes.

"Brother, what good thing happened today? Why did you want to drink?"

"What's wrong? Can't you have a drink if you have nothing to do? I just had a drink today. I asked you to play chess but you didn't play. You just had a drink because you were bored," Zhao Shanhe said.

"Brother, I won't play with you. You always abuse me. Why would I want to be abused? Ask the neighbors around to see who is willing to play with you.

Bai Xue always says, we are all born of the same parents, why are you so smart, the third brother is also smart, but I am so stupid, she always scolds me for being stupid, she is afraid that her son will be like me, if I hadn't grown up so big, sometimes I would doubt if I was adopted," said Zhao Shanhu

"Hahaha, you must have been adopted. Without the Zhao family's genes, you wouldn't have grown this big," Zhao Shanhe said.

“Shanhe, Shanhu, how did you raise your little ones? Why are they all white and plump, while my Zhuzi is skinny. He is only a month younger than Guoqing, but not much bigger than a stone?

You don't know, that bastard Shazhu always says that my son looks like a monkey, but his son is as fat as a ball," said Xu Damao

"Um, I don't know. I just raised it normally, and it became like that after a while. Jingru and Aunt Chen usually worry about it. I don't know how they raised it," said Zhao Shanhe

"Uncle San's daughter Yu Li is about to give birth. I don't know what the baby will be. We all have sons," said Xu Damao.

"It's probably a son. The third uncle had three sons but only one daughter. I guess the Yan family also has the gene to give birth to sons. In our Zhao family, only my third uncle has given birth to a daughter so far. I also hope to have a daughter," said Zhao Shanhe.

"I also want to have a son. I will definitely have more sons than Shazhu. I will make him mad to death," said Xu Damao.

"By the way, speaking of Yu Li, is Yu Haitang from your department married? I remember you pursued her for a while."

"They got married a long time ago. After Director Yang was promoted to Director Yang, they got married. I heard that Yu Haitang is not satisfied with Yang Weimin anymore and is seeking a divorce," said Xu Damao.

"Why?" Zhao Shanhe didn't hear that Director Yang was going to step down.

"I'm telling you guys something in secret. I heard from the Propaganda Department that Yang Weimin is not good in that aspect and cannot satisfy Yu Haitang.

The two have been married for more than a year and still have no children. Yu Haitang's mother-in-law always scolds her for not laying eggs. Yu Haitang is making a fuss. If it weren't for Director Yang, they would have divorced long ago," said Xu Damao.

"Uncle He has been back for half a year. What is he doing going out early and coming back late every day?" Zhao Shanhe asked

Xu Damao took a sip of wine and said, "What else can I do? I can continue to be a cook. I heard that he is in a restaurant on East Street, which is quite far from here. He is the one riding Sha Zhu's bicycle now."

"No wonder Ma Dongmei stopped working to take care of the children. Both father and son are cooks, so they have enough food and drink. If someone takes care of the children and Ma Dongmei continues to work, there will be three people earning a salary in the family. Few people in the compound can compare to her."

"Yeah, I used to think it was cool to be a boss, but I didn't want to think about it anymore after I became a deputy section chief. A boss can only take care of trivial matters, and it depends on whether others pay attention to him.

Now I think that living a good life is the most important thing. My biggest wish is to make my son Zhu a successful person, better than the stupid Zhu's son Duofu. If I can suppress the stupid Zhu, my son can also suppress the stupid Zhu's son." Xu Damao said