Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The sky outside was as dark as ink, and inside the house an old man was teaching a young man earnestly. The old man spoke very slowly and in detail, and the young man listened quietly. This picture contained an old man's expectations for the young man, and also contained the old man's expectations for the young man. The old man will eventually pass away, and the young man will take over the old man's burden and carry forward the family.

Xiao Ming felt very happy tonight, so he smoked a few more cigarettes and said with a smile, "My child, my family was very poor when I was young. My grandfather was a farmhand who worked for the landlord, and my father was a cowherd who herded sheep for the landlord. When I was young, I followed my father to herd cattle for the landlord. At that time, a cow of the landlord died of illness, and the landlord thought that my father did not take good care of the cow, so he beat my father to death."

Xiao Ming snorted coldly and said, "I was 13 years old at that time. I was young and energetic. The landlord asked his servants to capture me and take me to their house to treat me like a slave. Of course, I didn't want to do it. So I just joined a famous bandit group nearby. I practiced all my skills among the bandits."

"I remember that about a year later, I took my brothers in the mountains to wipe out the entire bandit family. Later, the Japanese invaders invaded, so I joined the anti-Japanese team and have been fighting until now. It has been more than 40 years now. After more than 40 years of ups and downs, I have long been accustomed to life and death, and I am no longer afraid."

Xiao Ming smiled bitterly and said, "Your father has only one son like you in this life. Now I hope you can give me more grandchildren. You can carry forward our Xiao family. I will be the founder of the family, and you will be the one who carries forward the family. Do you understand, my son?"

Xiao Fenggu felt the pressure on his shoulders and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to his father. With tears in his eyes, he said to his father, "Father, don't worry. I will definitely take your instructions to heart, and our Xiao family will definitely prosper."

Xiao Ming nodded and said with a smile, "It is impossible for me to be a revolutionist without any selfish motives. When I was young, I always thought about when my family would be like the landlords, with endless money and food. Now that I am this old, I really hope that among my descendants there will be some talents who serve the country and the people, so that I, as an ancestor, can smile in my grave."

Xiao Fenggu's heart was filled with tears. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Dad, you, don't worry. Juan'er and I will have our wedding in a month. We will definitely have more children after the wedding. When the time comes, we will definitely train them well and work hard to carry forward our family."

Xiao Ming nodded with a smile. Hearing his son say this, he, as a father, was also very happy. Xiao Ming's face was full of relief. He picked up the crutches beside him and went to his room. Xiao Fenggu looked at his father's lonely look and felt very uncomfortable. He sighed, not knowing how to comfort his father.

In Xiao Fenggu's heart, Xiao Ming, as his father, is a huge pillar. It is hard for him to imagine what will happen to their Xiao family after Xiao Ming, the pillar, is gone? Shaking his head helplessly, Xiao Fenggu also went to the study. He will definitely not be able to sleep tonight. He has to think about what to do for himself and the Xiao family in the future. He now has to shoulder the responsibility of a pillar.

Secretary Wang drove a jeep to send Yang Jianye back home first, and then sent Li Huaide back to his residence. Before leaving, he handed a watch ticket to He Yuzhu with a smile, and said, "Master He, I have a watch ticket in my hand. I really appreciate Master He's cooking skills, and I hope Master He can cook for me a few times in the future. What do you think?"

He Yuzhu secretly thought that Li Huaide was really generous. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Director Li, I am very happy to cook for you. But this watch ticket is too precious, I dare not accept it." Li Huaide smiled and waved his hand and said, "Look at what you said, from now on we will call each other brothers. Giving a watch ticket to a brother, what do you think of this?"

He Yuzhu thought about it and thought that this son-in-law, who was the son of a high-ranking official, would have no shortage of watch tickets. If he really refused, he would definitely offend Li Huaide. He Yuzhu pretended to be very embarrassed and said, "This, this, this is too embarrassing. After all, this watch ticket is too precious, I am a little scared."

Li Huaide laughed, patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and said, "Boy, why are you being so polite to me? This watch ticket is a gift from me as your elder brother. What? Do you think I, Li Huaide, am not worthy of being your and your master's elder brother?" He Yuzhu smiled, put the watch ticket close to his body in his pocket and said, "How dare I? I am so happy that Director Li can call me a chef brother."

Li Huaide nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, all right, Xiao Wang. Send Master He home well, got it?" Secretary Wang nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Director Li, I will definitely send Master He home safely." Secretary Wang also has a positioning for herself. If Director Xiao gets promoted, she will definitely not follow Director Xiao. She still has to curry favor with these leaders of the steel rolling mill. She didn't expect that the future director and Director Li would respect He Yuzhu so much.

As the vehicle was driving on the road, Secretary Wang said to He Yuzhu with a smile, "Master He, please take care of me in the future." He Yuzhu did not expect that Secretary Wang had such a sharp eye, but he still smiled bitterly and said, "Ah, Secretary Wang, what are you talking about? I will be a cook in the future, and you are a favorite of the factory director. If Director Xiao gets promoted, won't you follow him?"

Secretary Wang sighed and said, "Master He, you don't know that Director Xiao and I have an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship. I was selected as Director Xiao's secretary when he was transferred to the steel mill. It is impossible for me to move up with Director Xiao. Director Xiao will definitely choose one of his own to be his secretary."