Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Guess what? The meal is ready, come and have some." At this time, Aunt Zhou came over with the dishes.

"Mom, Dad asked me to guess what Shanhe is doing at work."

"Did you guess it right?"

"No, I mentioned basketball players and government departments, but Dad said they were wrong. I really can't guess. Mom, do you know?"

"I know. Your brother Shanhe is an engineer and a chief engineer."

"Brother, you are so awesome. What level of engineer are you? Where do you work?"

"Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, Level 6"

"Oh my god, Brother Shanhe, you are awesome. The steel mill is a department-level unit, and the chief engineer is a division-level cadre. You are better than my eldest brother and second brother. No, you are better than my father. I admire you to death."

"That's right. Daddy also adores your brother Shanhe. If you were born a few years earlier and I married you to your brother Shanhe, I wouldn't have to worry about your marriage. It's a pity that Daddy gave birth to you too late. Your brother Shanhe already has children."

"Dad, didn't you agree not to mention my marriage? Why don't you keep your word?"

"When did Daddy promise you? What girl wouldn't get married? Your brother Shanhe said he would help you find one later. You must get married next year at the latest."

"Dad, you don't keep your word. I won't talk to you anymore."

"Okay, okay, you two stop arguing and come over to eat."

"Xiao Zhou, go next door and call your uncle Wang. My wife, please take out the Fenjiu that I treasured. We drank it today."

"No need to shout, I'm here," because it was July and the weather was hot, especially in the tube-shaped building, everyone ate with the door open.

"See, Lao Zhou, this is my collection of wine, it's not worse than yours, your bottle is not enough, so I brought another bottle, how about it, isn't it?"

"It's good, just a little bit worse than mine, come sit down and eat."

"Shanhe, let me introduce you. This is Lao Wang. You can call him Uncle Wang. Your Uncle Wang works in the post office. He is in charge of all the post offices in our area."

"Hello, Uncle Wang." Zhao Shanhe knew that it was Uncle Zhou who was introducing him to some connections, so he took the initiative to greet him.

"Old Zhou, you didn't introduce your nephew to me, but I heard you say he's the chief engineer. What's his name? Where does he work?"

"Uncle Wang, my name is Zhao Shanhe and I work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

"Is your factory director Li Huaide?"

"Um"

"Well, I've known you for a long time. When I was drinking with your Director Li some time ago, he told me that their factory has a very capable chief engineer who is still very young. We didn't believe it at the time. Everyone knows that chief engineers rely on experience. Now that I've met him in person, I believe it. It's true that heroes emerge from young people."

"Uncle Wang, you are amazing. You are in charge of such a large place and manage it in an orderly manner."

"Alright. Stop complimenting each other, both of you. Come on, drink some wine."

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, two bottles of good wine were finished and another bottle was opened. The three of them drank a pound each before leaving. Zhao Shanhe stayed at Uncle Zhou's house.

After breakfast the next morning, Uncle Zhou sent Zhao Shanhe to work at the steel rolling mill, and he would take care of the rest.

In the afternoon, Huang's father and his two families came to the steel rolling mill, but they didn't even come in. When Zhao Shanhu got home and heard about what happened, he wondered if he would let Huang's father and his family in.

As a result, they came again on the third day, still with the police, and this time it was difficult to stop them.

"Mr. Zhao, where did you hide my wife?"

"Comrade Public Security, he came to me to find his wife. Do you think this is appropriate? I haven't seen his wife. Besides, when will our technical department let anybody run wild? If the precise drawings are lost, who will be responsible?"

"How come you haven't seen it? Where's your brother? Call him out, he must know."

"Hmph, what if I say I don't know?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao, this comrade reported that his wife was missing and that she was with your brother, so we came to investigate. I hope Mr. Zhao can cooperate."

"I have never seen his wife, and I don't know her either. I have two younger brothers. Which brother are you talking about?"

"Comrade Public Security, his brother is Zhao Shanhai. He must have hidden my wife."

"Mr. Zhao, how about you find your brother and we can find out the situation? Do you think it would be convenient?"

"Comrade Public Security, I'm really sorry, my brother is not in the technical department right now, he is on a business trip."

"Can you tell me where he went on business trip?"

"I'm sorry, it's inconvenient. This involves the confidentiality of our technical department. I can't tell you."

"Engineer Zhao, you are the chief engineer after all, you don't have to be such a scoundrel," said Huang's father

"Why, do we still need you to manage our technical department's business trips? You are the one who is responsible. If confidential documents are leaked, can you bear the responsibility? If possible, I would like to go to the Ministry of Agriculture to see if the people in the Ministry of Agriculture will leak confidential information at will."

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"What are you talking about? Goodbye."

Then a few people went to the Propaganda Department, but the head of the Propaganda Department was also a fool. Not only did he not say anything, he also asked Huang's father for the person. I haven't seen your daughter since she took the wedding leave, and now you tell me that there is no one left. The three-day holiday is over, and I haven't seen her yet. Find the person and send her to work as soon as possible.

Then they went to the factory director's office, but Li Huaide was away in a meeting and was not there, so they returned empty-handed.

Later I heard from Uncle Zhou that she went to make trouble with him again. Huang Duoduo did not fight or cause any trouble, so he was released that day. Everyone in the police station can testify to this. It is none of his business that the person cannot be found now. If he dares to make trouble again, he will be arrested first and then let him cool down for a few days.

Although Zhao Shanhe usually does not covet power, he now feels the benefits of power. As an official, he has the final say.

A few days passed after the incident. Zhao Shanhe did not expect that the Huang family would find his home to ask for someone. Zhao Shanhe insisted that Zhao Shanhai was on a business trip and he had never seen Huang Duoduo and did not know where he was. Unless you can produce evidence to prove that Huang Duoduo was dragged away by Zhao Shanhai, if he dares to harass him at home again, he will report to the police. The Huang family had to retreat.

Zhao Shanhe was not worried at all that the Huang family had evidence. There was no surveillance in that era, and train tickets were not registered. As long as they didn't tell where Zhao Shanhai had gone, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Finding someone was harder than climbing to the sky. Even if they knew where Zhao Shanhai was, they could send a telegram to hide Huang Duoduo in advance. What would that do?

Two weeks later, Zhao Shanhe received a letter from Shandong. Zhao Shanhai told him that his third uncle had been found, Huang Duoduo had recovered, and everything was going well. He told him not to worry and also asked about how things were at home.

Zhao Shanhe wrote a reply letter, telling him about his current situation and asking him to stay well wherever he was and take care of his uncle's family. Everything was fine at home and he didn't need to worry.