Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

"Hey, this is fate. Zhong Hai, you have to be more open-minded. If Jia Dongxu doesn't work, don't we still have Sha Zhu?"

"Shazhu is honest and knows how to be grateful. If you treat him half well, he will give you his whole heart. Listen to the old lady's advice and get along well with Shazhu in the future. The problem of your retirement will eventually fall on Shazhu."

Yi Zhonghai curled his lips secretly. Sha Zhu was just a fool. He would work hard foolishly when coaxed by others. Moreover, this Sha Zhu also liked Qin Huairu.

Thinking of Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai felt warm in his heart. This woman has established herself as a good daughter-in-law since she entered the Siheyuan. He didn't know whether others could see it or not, but he had long realized that this woman was not simple. However, he was very optimistic about Qin Huairu because she wanted to maintain her own image, so she would not treat the elderly badly. Wouldn't she be a better candidate for elderly care?

Now that Sha Zhu listens to Qin Huairu so much, what if the two of them get married? Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai feels that there is a lot of potential.

The deaf old lady didn't notice Yi Zhonghai's abnormality, and continued to speak well of Sha Zhu, "You should find a wife for Sha Zhu as soon as possible. Look at the people of his age in the courtyard who are all married. Sha Zhu is not young anymore. If you delay any longer, you won't be able to find a suitable one."

Yi Zhonghai disagreed. Sha Zhu getting married? That was definitely not possible. If he got married, would he still listen to Qin Huairu? Sha Zhu must not get married, but he couldn't reject the old lady directly.

"I know. I will definitely keep an eye out for Shazhu in the future."

The deaf old lady heard the perfunctory tone in his words and sighed secretly. She was old and could no longer control the wolf Yi Zhonghai. She only hoped that Sha Zhu could come to his senses, otherwise Sha Zhu's life would be over.

The old lady waved her hand and asked Yi Zhonghai to go home, as she wanted to rest. Yi Zhonghai left the old lady's room. The crying of the Liu family's child continued. Yi Zhonghai complained about the unfairness of God, saying that I, who loves children so much, has lost my family, while someone like Liu Haizhong, who doesn't take children seriously, has three sons.

What happened tonight will make everyone in the courtyard feel confused. Everything seems to have changed, but at the same time, nothing seems to have changed.

The next morning, the courtyard was filled with the usual sounds of children crying and adults scolding. Thin smoke rose from the residents' homes, and people walked to the steel mill talking and laughing as usual, as if the whole courtyard meeting last night had never happened, and people's relationships returned to the way they were before.

Of course Li Tianyi didn't know what happened last night. As soon as he arrived at the office today, Director Yang's secretary came to him and said that Director Yang was waiting for him in the office.

Li Tianyi did not dare to delay and immediately went to Director Yang's office, where Deputy Director Li was also sitting.

"Mr. Li, you're here." When Director Yang saw Li Tianyi, he immediately and warmly invited him to sit on the sofa.

Li Tianyi greeted Director Yang and Deputy Director Li, then sat on the sofa and looked at Director Yang.

"Engineer Li, the department has decided to move the top-blown oxygen converter steelmaking to our factory. We will hold a meeting in a while to inform everyone about this matter. Engineer Li will have to take care of the rest."

"Director Yang, you are too polite. I am also from the steel mill, so I naturally hope that the steel mill will get better and better. I will definitely keep a close eye on this project in the future, so please rest assured."

Director Yang nodded happily, "Okay, with Engineer Li's assurance, I am more confident about this project."

"Mr. Li, if you have any other requests, please let us know and we will try our best to satisfy you." said Li Huaide who was sitting next to him.

After Li Tianyi left yesterday, he informed his father-in-law about this matter. During the meeting in the ministry, his father-in-law gave up the political differences with Vice Minister Zhao and fully supported the project to be settled in the steel rolling mill. In the final vote, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill won.

Now he spoke because he wanted Li Tianyi to make some requests and get some benefits for himself.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with this statement, and they do want to fully support the completion of this project.

Li Tianyi thought for a moment and said, "This project is very important. I hope the security department will patrol 24 hours a day to prevent bad guys from taking advantage of it."

Director Yang and Li Huaide both nodded. They had also thought of this. They could not relax their vigilance for a moment before the project was completed.

"Also, don't spread this matter. The public statement this time is that the factory is going to build a new steelmaking furnace. That's all."

"Okay, in that case, let's go to the meeting room."

In the following month, Li Tianyi went out early and came back late. His family knew he was busy, but they didn't know what he was busy with.

Director Yang would look for Li Tianyi every few days to learn about the progress of the project. Watching the blast furnace being built bit by bit, Director Yang's passionate heart became even hotter.

As time went by, the entire project entered its final stage. The security department's guarding became more stringent, and the workers in the factory also noticed that something important must be going on in that workshop that was originally in the air.

But before they could get close, they were driven away by the security department. As for Li Tianyi and the workers who were building the blast furnace, each of them had an entry and exit pass, and the security guards would check it every time they entered the workshop.

After the project was completed, Li Tianyi reported the matter to Director Yang. Director Yang came to the workshop excitedly, looked at the tall steelmaking furnace and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Engineer Li. Should we try it out?"

Li Tian nodded slightly. He also wanted to try out the steel production of this blast furnace, so he ordered the workers to light it.

As the blast furnace burned hotter and hotter, molten iron flowed out through the pipes and the workers began to get busy. Director Yang and Li Tianyi stood outside waiting for the first batch of steel to come out.

After a series of operations, Li Tianyi finally got the newly-made steel. After testing, it was found that the hardness of this steel was much better than the steel being produced in the steel rolling mill.

Li Tianyi recorded these data in detail, as he would put them in his report later.

Director Yang stood there with a happy face. They succeeded, and he wanted to report it quickly. "Engineer Li, let's go and report to the department now."

"Chief Zhou, please be alert and don't let strangers get close to this workshop."

Section Chief Zhou, also the head of the Security Section, nodded seriously. He was one of the few people who knew about this project and naturally knew the importance of this workshop.

Director Yang took Li Tianyi back to the office and picked up the phone to report the good news to the department. The department asked Director Yang to be on guard and they would come to the steel mill for inspection in the afternoon.

Director Yang put down the phone and asked his secretary to notify the factory leaders of the meeting, while Li Tianyi and Director Yang went to the meeting room to wait for them.

After everyone arrived, Director Yang announced the completion of the project and that department leaders would come to inspect in the afternoon.