The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

As they were talking, the two of them came to the backyard.

Chang Wei saw the sumptuous dishes on the table and said with a smile, "Aunt, you made so many delicious dishes. It seems that I will have a good time today."

"Awei, come and sit down. I don't know if your taste is satisfied with my cooking." Wu Yanzhi greeted him hurriedly.

The more she looked at Chang Wei, the more she liked him, just like a typical mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.

He shouted to the kitchen again. "Lao Xu, A Wei is here."

"Hey! Coming, coming." Xu Fugui's response came from the kitchen.

"Mom, go get a bowl. This beer should be drunk from a big bowl." Xu Damao put the beer on the table and called again. "Brother Wei, let's sit down first."

As soon as Chang Wei sat down, he heard the sound of ping-pong in the Xu family's kitchen. He didn't know what Xu Fugui was doing.

Wu Yanzhi went into the kitchen to get a bowl, and Xu Fugui followed her out, holding a large bowl with broken ice in it. "Awei, I heard people say that drinking with ice in the summer is more enjoyable, but I don't know if it's true."

Chang Wei smiled. It turned out that he was knocking ice cubes. "Uncle Xu, why are you wasting your energy?"

Xu Damao patted the beer barrel happily. "Dad, look, Brother Wei brought a whole barrel of iced beer. You can save some, right?"

Xu Fugui put the ice aside. "That's fine, that's fine."

After they sat down, Xu Damao quickly took a large bowl and put beer in it.

Xu Fugui raised his wine bowl and said to Chang Wei, "Ah Wei, thank you for Xiaoling's matter. I toast to you."

Chang Wei quickly raised his bowl. "Uncle Xu, it's not a big deal. Come drink with Aunt Damao."

Wu Yanzhi responded with a smile on her face. "Okay, okay~"

Xu Damao had long wanted to drink it up. "Brother Wei, cheers."

After drinking a bowl of ice-cold beer, I feel refreshed and happy.

Wu Yanzhi greeted him warmly. "Ah Wei, come and eat the food. Try my cooking and see if it suits your taste."

"Okay!" Chang Wei responded with a smile, without being polite, and just ate and drank.

After a while, Liu Haizhong came out from the opposite side.

"Director Chang, are you eating?"

As he said this, he took out the specially prepared Zhonghua cigarettes and passed them around.

Chang Wei smiled and nodded. "Second uncle."

Xu Fugui said politely, "Old Liu, why don't you sit down and have a drink?"

"No, no, Lao Xu, you guys drink, his second aunt has prepared the meal." Liu Haizhong waved his hand and turned to go home.

His purpose of coming out was to see what dishes Xu Fugui would use for dinner, so that he would have an idea for next time. But he didn't expect Xu Fugui to prepare such a sumptuous meal. These dishes were not easy to prepare, and he couldn't make them. Going to the restaurant kitchen is now much more expensive than before, and he no longer considers it.

After thinking about it, I decided to wait until I help the second son get the job in the factory before treating him to a meal.

"This Old Liu." Xu Fugui chuckled and raised his wine bowl to greet him. "Awei, drink, drink."

He knew what Liu Haizhong came for, and for reference, he had to explain Liu Guangqi's matter.

"Brother Wei, I toast to you." Xu Damao picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, then put the bowl down and said, "Brother Wei, you see, our factory's propaganda department only has one acting section chief, and you see me being the deputy section chief..."

Xu Fugui quickly scolded. "Da Mao, what are you talking about?"

He Yuzhu suddenly appeared from nowhere, baring his teeth and mocking. "Hey~ idiot, you are ugly but have beautiful dreams. You want to change your deputy section chief for a meal. Do you think you are a cabbage?"

Xu Damao also realized that he was still too young. After two glasses of wine, he forgot the occasion and said something he shouldn't have said. After all, he was still young and lacked the ability to respond. He used the argument with He Yuzhu to cover up his mistake. "Silly Zhu, what's your business? You are just meddling in other people's business."

Chang Wei ignored the two enemies, put down the bowl, and said to Xu Fugui, "Uncle Xu, it's a good thing that Damao wants to improve..."

"Shazhu, did you hear me? Brother Wei has already said that wanting to make progress is a good thing." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xu Damao, as if his brain would not be enough as long as he could confront Shazhu.

He Yuzhu counterattacked sharply. "You want to make progress, idiot? You want to..."

"Both of you be quiet." Chang Wei shouted angrily, speechless in front of the pair of enemies. Why did they lose their minds and speak without restraint when they met?

Seeing that the two of them were quiet, he continued to talk to Xu Fugui. "Uncle Xu, since we live in the same hospital, it is reasonable to take care of him within the normal range. But if he can't show results and doesn't convince others, even if he is promoted to section chief, he won't be able to stay in the position for long, don't you think?"

Xu Fugui quickly responded to smooth things over. "Ah Wei, don't bother with him. He becomes outspoken when he drinks. Don't take it personally."

He is an old hand. Even Sha Zhu can see it clearly, so how could he not know? His son brought it up at the dinner table, which was too abrupt. And in the yard, everyone could hear it. Isn't this just putting people on the spot? The time and place were all wrong. Chang Wei didn't turn hostile and walk away, which was already a great favor.

"Uncle Xu, I understand that Damao is eager to make progress." Chang Wei glanced at He Yuzhu and Xu Damao and continued.

"Zhu Zi happened to be here. I told him that if he won the advanced award this year, I would promote him to be the deputy director of the canteen.

Damao, I say the same thing to you. I will not hesitate to promote those who have made outstanding achievements.

If you don’t perform well, have no achievements, and have no ability, it’s useless to me to rely on connections alone. Even if someone is promoted who doesn’t match his position, I will remove him later. Ability must match the position. This is my principle of doing things.”

He said this not only to Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, but also to urge Liu Guangqi and Jia Dongxu. When he was eating in the yard, at least the residents in the backyard were listening, which meant that all the residents in the yard knew what he was talking about.

At the same time, I also took the opportunity to tell others that I, Chang Wei, can take care of the neighbors, but I have principles and don't think of making excessive demands.

Xu Damao immediately patted his chest and promised, "Brother Wei, just wait and see, I will definitely perform well and get the advanced title."

Xu Fugui nodded silently. Chang Wei's words were very thoughtful. Whether he could succeed or not depended on his own ability. Others had already seen through his son's little thoughts.

Sha Zhu saw it more clearly than his son, and he quickly called out, "Zhu Zi, sit down and have a drink with us."

He Yuzhu gestured to the food in his hand. "No, Uncle Xu, you guys eat, I'll take the food to the old lady."

"Then go and come back soon." Xu Fugui said to his wife. "My dear, go get a set of bowls and chopsticks for Zhuzi."

After delivering the meal, He Yuzhu couldn't refuse the hospitality and sat down, toasting with him.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Chang Wei then brought up Xu Ling's matter. "Uncle Xu, Auntie, you don't have to worry about Xiao Lingzi. This girl asked me to tell you. Don't send her money for school and expenses. It's not convenient to send letters, and Da Tuanjie doesn't recognize her there. I'll advance the money for her first, and she'll pay it back when she gets a job."

Xu Fugui said quickly. "Ah Wei, this... this is not possible! Don't listen to her. Even if your salary is not low, you can't support Yu Shui and her, right?"

He specifically inquired about it, and found that the cost of the tuition and school fees there was not enough to exchange for 1,000 yuan a year, and this was an ordinary school. The school Chang Wei was sent to was definitely not an ordinary school, and the cost was more than doubled.

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