Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

After He Yuzhu and Director Liu saw Lao Cao off from the hospital, Director Liu said, "Zhuzi, many of my comrades are in border areas. It's not easy to come to Beijing. It's rare for you to relax like this. Thank you."

He Yuzhu waved his hand and said, "Brother Liu, this is too polite. If I hadn't gone to pick up my sister this afternoon, I would have had to prepare a table for these most lovely people."

Hearing He Yuzhu say this, Director Liu was also very moved and said emotionally: "Zhuzi, I appreciate your kindness. Just improve one meal. If every meal is so good, they will feel uncomfortable if they eat too much."

He Yuzhu thought, what's wrong with them eating a little more? It made him angry just thinking about it. Those who work can't even fill their stomachs, while those who talk too much are fat and juicy.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that he was just an ordinary citizen and could not change the fate of too many people, so he said goodbye to Director Liu.

Director Liu personally sent He Yuzhu to the door and prepared to let his driver Xiao Sun take He Yuzhu back to the steel rolling mill.

He Yuzhu resolutely refused the red envelope handed over by Director Liu, and said righteously: "Brother Liu, if you hit me in the face, our friendship ends here."

Seeing that He Yuzhu was sincerely refusing, Director Liu changed his words and said, "Zhuzi, come to me if you have any problems in the future. If I can't handle it, we can go to Lao Cao."

He Yuzhu also said: "Brother Liu, I will definitely trouble you and Brother Cao in the future."

Although it was just a polite remark, He Yuzhu did not expect that he would meet Lao Cao again soon and fight together.

Just as I was about to get on the bus, a young man came back from the alley, pushing a bicycle with two bags on it. I didn't know what they were in.

I only heard Director Liu shouting: "Yan Gen, what are you doing out there?"

The young man showed a flash of panic on his face, then quickly said calmly: "Uncle Liu, I bought some knitwear and sold them to various factories in Changping, but I didn't even get into the factory gates."

When He Yuzhu heard the name Yan Gen, he felt as if he had heard it somewhere before, but when he heard it suddenly, he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

After listening to what Yan Gen said, Director Liu laughed and said, "Yan Gen, the inspection is strict now, and your quantity is small, so it won't work to sell in the factory. You should think of other ways."

After hearing what Director Liu said, the young man named Yangen had a look of dejection on his face. He hurriedly said goodbye to Director Liu and went home.

He Yuzhu subconsciously asked: "Brother Liu, what is this young man's surname? The name he gave is easy to remember."

Director Liu smiled and said: "It is indeed easy to remember. Yan Gen's surname is Wang. The father and son depend on each other for survival. However, his father goes out of town to do business from time to time, so we don't see him every day."

He Yuzhu, who traveled from the future, felt that there must be something wrong with Wang Yangen and his son as soon as he heard Director Liu's introduction of them, but he couldn't tell what the problem was.

I got into the car with doubts in my heart and waved goodbye to Director Liu.

Master Sun took He Yuzhu to the gate of the steel rolling mill in a very familiar manner. He Yuzhu thought that this was really efficient. In later times, it would take at least two hours to travel this short distance in the capital.

He threw a pack of cigarettes to the driver Xiao Sun and waved goodbye to him.

When he arrived at the factory gate, he took out a cigarette and gave one to each of the security officer and team members on duty. After chatting with them for a few words, he walked towards the cafeteria.

After returning to the cafeteria, He Yuzhu first went to Director Qian's office to report to Director Qian.

Director Qian also said jokingly: "Zhu Zi, you are really dedicated to your work. You are the advanced representative of our canteen this year."

He Yuzhu said shamelessly: "It's all because of your good leadership, Director Qian, otherwise I wouldn't have such a high level of awareness."

Everyone carried the sedan chair. Director Qian saw that He Yuzhu was so understanding and said happily: "Zhuzi, there is nothing to do in the afternoon. You have been tired all afternoon. Go back to the kitchen and have a rest."

He Yuzhu left Director Qian's office and strolled back to the kitchen. He was drunk and soon fell asleep on the recliner.

After waking up from a good sleep, He Yuzhu felt that he was almost sober, but still had a little headache. He Yuzhu got up and washed his face with cold water, and instantly felt much more sober.

When the bell rang for the end of get off work, He Yuzhu grabbed his bag, got on his bike and headed straight to Lou's house.

When they arrived at Lou's house, He Yuzhu was planning to take Xiao Yushui home for dinner.

Seeing how happy Lou Xiao'e was to see him, and then looking at the kind eyes of Lou's father and mother, He Yuzhu felt a sense of belonging to this place.

So he didn't mention going home, but took the initiative to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner with Lou's mother.

Seeing Father and Mother Lou returning to ordinary life, they did not feel much discomfort, but rather enjoyed it. This also made He Yuzhu feel more at ease about the condition of the two elders.

He Yuzhu and Lou's mother worked together and prepared dinner in no time.

After having a pleasant dinner and drinking tea with Mr. and Mrs. Lou, he stood up and said goodbye to Xiao Yushui.

After bidding farewell to Lou Xiao'e who walked them to the door, the two brothers returned to the courtyard under the moonlight.

After sending Xiao Yushui back to the old lady, He Yuzhu lay on the bed and recalled the young man named Wang Yangen whom he met today.

People are like this sometimes. When you don’t think about them, many people and things will emerge in your mind, but when you need them, you can’t remember them at all.

He Yuzhu, who believed that nothing is difficult in the world as long as one is willing to give up, simply stopped thinking about it and went into the space to read.

He Yuzhu, who was engrossed in reading a book, suddenly had an idea. He sat up excitedly and said, "Fuck, it can't be that father and son."

Suddenly I remembered that Wang Yangen and his father might be the two spies I had seen in a documentary in the future. Calculating the time, it was about this time. I took a breath of cold air. His father was a tough guy.

He Yuzhu was also frightened by this unexpected discovery and lay in bed unable to sleep, wondering whether he should intervene.

After struggling for a long time, He Yuzhu still couldn't make up his mind.

Finally, he slapped his thigh and encouraged himself: "I am a time traveler, who is afraid of me?"

He Yuzhu made up his mind. Thinking about Wang Yangen and his son, they were no longer trouble that he did not want to cause, but a naked achievement.

He Yuzhu weighed it in his mind and thought that if he could discover and help the relevant departments catch a big spy, as long as he didn't do anything stupid in the future, he would be invincible when the storm came.

The more He Yuzhu thought about it, the more he felt it was worth a try. After calming down, he thought that everyone wants to eat meat, but the key is how to eat it safely.

After careful consideration, He Yuzhu decided to spend a huge amount of money to ask the system Laoliu to use the high-end mask for tracking and investigation.

He Yuzhu, who had figured out the key, decided to leave Xiao Yushui to an old lady for a while starting tomorrow, while he would devote all his energy to handling the matter and strive to resolve it quickly.

He Yuzhu felt that he had considered the general direction, so he lay down to sleep. He Yuzhu dreamed that a large group of people gave him good news about his meritorious service, and he was so happy that he drooled.

When he woke up in the morning, He Yuzhu felt his pillow was damp. Recalling the beautiful dream he had last night, He Yuzhu immediately sat up and threw the pillowcase into the basin.

He Yuzhu felt that he was bringing shame to the time travelers. He was too impatient and it was embarrassing.

After a quick wash and washing and hanging the pillowcases, He Yuzhu went to the backyard to prepare breakfast.

As soon as we got to the backyard, Aunt Yi said, "Zhu Zi, come over and have breakfast."

When He Yuzhu saw that there was a ready-made breakfast, he said happily: "Aunt Yi, then I will eat the ready-made breakfast."

While eating, he said to Aunt Yi: "Aunt Yi, I have something else to do after get off work recently. Can you please take care of Xiao Yushui?"

Aunt Yi smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, this is not a big deal. Just go about your business. I'll take care of the old lady and Xiao Yushui. Just go about your business."

When He Yuzhu saw that it was getting late, he quickly ate a few bites, went home, rode his bike and went to work.

When he arrived at the cafeteria, He Yuzhu, who was worried, consciously became a nobody.

Apart from making a few stir-fried dishes for the leader at noon and unceremoniously filling up his lunch box that had not been used for a long time, preparing to give it to Uncle Yi to take back and eat in the evening, he spent the rest of the time perfecting his own plans.

When it was almost time to get off work, He Yuzhu ran to the third workshop to find Uncle Yi and handed him the lunch box, asking him to take it back and eat with the old lady and Xiao Yushui.

Uncle Yi, who was relieved from his worries, said with concern: "Zhu Zi, be careful and don't act stubbornly when things get bad."

Facing Uncle Yi's concern, He Yuzhu said: "Uncle Yi, don't worry, I'm just helping a friend, there's no danger."

After saying that, he turned and left. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Jia Dongxu's eyes were always on him, full of hostility.

He Yuzhu didn't care about this at all, thinking that he was already dealing with the spies, but he couldn't deal with you, a bully in his own group.

After glancing at his watch, it was almost time to get off work, so He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle straight to the gate of the steel mill.

Before he reached the door, he heard the bell for the end of get off work. He Yuzhu quickly walked out of the factory gate, rode his bicycle and headed straight for the alley where Wang and his son were.

When he was almost there, He Yuzhu found an empty corner, paid two thousand yuan with a painful payment, put on a high-end facial mask produced by System Laoliu, and put the bicycle into the space.

So I pretended to be a passerby and strolled towards the target alley.

Arriving at the entrance of the alley, He Yuzhu stopped an old lady coming out of the alley and asked, "Hello, old lady. Does Wang Zhongbin live in this alley?"

The old lady asked cautiously: "Comrade, who are you and what do you want to see Wang Zhongbin for?"

When He Yuzhu heard this, he knew the names matched. They should be the father and son he had seen in the documentary in his previous life.

So he took out fifty cents and said to the old lady, "Auntie, I work at the textile factory. Recently, Wang Zhongbin's son Wang Yangen took a batch of knitwear from us. The money hasn't been paid yet, and my boss asked me to come over and urge him to pay."

The old lady looked at the fifty cents in her hand and said happily: "Comrade, the Wang family lives at No. 27 deep in the alley, but Wang Zhongbin is a difficult person to deal with, so you may not betray me, comrade."

He Yuzhu thought this was exactly what he wanted. He was afraid that the aunt would gossip and ruin his good fortune, so he said to the aunt: "Aunt, don't worry, I will never betray you."

After hearing He Yuzhu's assurance, the old lady happily put away the fifty cents and went to buy groceries.

After seeing the old lady leave, He Yuzhu pretended to be a passerby and strolled towards Yard No. 27.

After a while, they arrived at the gate of No. 27 Courtyard. For safety reasons, He Yuzhu looked at the house numbers of the neighbors on both sides and confirmed them again.

After confirming that everything was correct, he looked around the courtyard to see if there was any place suitable for hiding and surveillance.

After searching around but couldn't find a suitable place, I thought, he is indeed a high-level spy trained by the Kuomintang who has been in and out twice. He has a good eye for choosing places and it is difficult to find a flaw at the gate of his courtyard.

This made He Yuzhu, who was full of enthusiasm, a little discouraged.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to slowly walk out of the courtyard, fearing that if he stayed too long, it would arouse the suspicion of Wang and his son.

He Yuzhu was walking out while thinking, and met Wang's father and son who were returning together at the alley. He Yuzhu pretended to be calm and passed by the father and son as if nothing had happened.

He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the alley. He was just frightened to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat. However, this unexpected encounter further confirmed that He Yuzhu's judgment was correct. The father and son were indeed Kuomintang spies.

Although he was sure that the Wang father and son were indeed spies, he had no evidence. He could rashly call the police, but his role would not be that important afterwards, and this was not in his own interest.

He Yuzhu found an empty corner and took out his bicycle. He also painfully put the high-end facial mask, which he had spent two thousand yuan on but had only used for a short while, back into the space for maintenance. He bought a few steamed buns on the roadside, ate them while riding his bicycle back to the courtyard.

On the way back, He Yuzhu felt that he still had to go to work during the day, so he had to find an assistant to help him keep an eye on things.

After much thought, Yan Jiecheng was ruled out first. The two Liu brothers could be used, but it would not be a big problem for them to keep an eye on a fool like Jia Dongxu. However, it would be a bit difficult to let them keep an eye on the father and son of Wang.

In order to ensure their safety and not ruin your own plans, you can only consider others.

When he was almost at the gate of the courtyard, He Yuzhu suddenly remembered Zhao Xu's figure and felt that this boy was a good candidate because he was brave and careful.

So He Yuzhu did not go home directly, but went to his third uncle's house to find Yan Jiecheng and asked him to call out the two Liu brothers.

He Yuzhu looked at Yan Jiecheng who ran to the backyard without asking any questions. What he admired most was his attitude of not asking anything that he shouldn't ask and just doing his job well. He did not let his help to him down.

After a while, the two Liu brothers were seen running out with Yan Jiecheng.

The two Liu brothers knew that because of his hot-tempered father, Brother Zhuzi would generally not greet them alone unless there was something important.

He Yuzhu looked at the doubtful Liu brothers and said directly: "Guangfu, are you still in touch with Zhao Xu?"

Liu Guangfu said: "Brother Zhuzi, since I asked him to help you last time, we have become close friends. We hang out together whenever we have time, and now we are good friends."

He Yuzhu said: "Guangfu, then you bring Zhao Xu to this location tomorrow, and I will come to find you after get off work."

Liu Guangfu quickly agreed: "Brother Zhuzi, don't worry, we will go there early tomorrow to wait for you."

He Yuzhu said: "It doesn't have to be too early, just go there before I get off work."

Liu Guangfu replied: "Okay, Brother Zhuzi, if there's nothing else, my brother and I will go back first. My father is in a bad mood tonight, and I'm afraid he will get beaten if I go back late."

In order to protect the two Liu brothers from the physical pain of their own father, He Yuzhu hurriedly asked them to go back.

He asked about the supplies in Yan Jiecheng's warehouse and learned that they could last for a while. Then He Yuzhu told him to be careful about safety and he and Yan Jiecheng went back home.