Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

"Why don't we ask around? It doesn't matter if you use connections or spend money to buy something, as long as you can have a formal job. I can continue to do the manual work for the street office here. This way, our family will have a stable income."

After hearing what his wife said, Li Kuiyong also made up his mind.

He plans to find Wang Jianjun in a few days to ask about work matters.

The two chatted for a while, and Li Kuiyong then remembered that today was his wedding day.

He winked at Li Xiuzhi.

After seeing this, Li Xiuzhi couldn't help but blush and lowered her head.

Li Kuiyong couldn't bear it any longer when he saw this. He quickly turned off the kerosene lamp and carried his new wife to bed.

The newly married Li Kuiyong seems to be reluctant to leave.

I rested at home for three consecutive days before going back to Pigeon Market to sell things.

As a result, his old customers became impatient.

He is now a celebrity in Pigeon City.

The main thing is that he has sufficient goods and the price is reasonable.

These days, the price of all food in the pigeon market has gone up, except for Li Kuiyong's.

If Li Kuiyong stops selling grain, they will have no place to cry.

It was Li Kuiyong’s first time selling grain after his marriage, and Li Xiuzhi was worried about him so she went along to help.

As a result, they sold out two days' supply in one night.

Li Xiuzhi was stunned by the few dozen dollars she received.

The money I earn in a day's work is only a fraction of what Li Kuiyong earns in one night.

This money is too good to make.

The couple did not sleep after returning home, but counted their harvest over and over again.

They earned a total of twenty dollars that night.

Seeing so much money, Li Xiuzhi felt that life was becoming more and more hopeful.

Li Kuiyong later found an opportunity to ask Wang Jianjun about his work.

In fact, Wang Jianjun had planned to bring Li Kuiyong to the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill.

The identity of a buyer actually suits him best.

But for now, Li Huaide still has the final say on logistics.

Wang Jianjun did not want to use Li Huaide's relationship to arrange his own people for the time being.

Given the relationship between me and Li Xinmin, even if I go to find Li Huaide, I don't think he will like me.

Wang Jianjun had not originally planned to have any contact with Li Huaide, but he did not expect that the two would soon come into conflict.

Before getting off work that day, he was taking some goods to the logistics warehouse to deliver the goods.

Ma Hua hurried over to find Wang Jianjun.

"Team Leader Wang, Sister Liu from the cafeteria wants to see you."

"Sister Liu?"

"She's the one who helps serve the food. She's pretty."

"Oh, you mean Liu Lan."

Wang Jianjun was a little confused as to why Liu Lan was looking for him.

However, he has a good relationship with Liu Lan, and this elder sister always gives him more food every time.

"Where is Liu Lan?"

"In the open space behind the warehouse."

Wang Jianjun didn't think much about it. After sending Ma Hua away, he went to the open space behind the warehouse.

When he arrived, Liu Lan was walking back and forth with an anxious look on her face.

Wang Jianjun greeted him and said:

"Sister Lan, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Seeing Wang Jianjun, Liu Lan couldn't help crying and said:

"Brother Wang, I have no choice but to come to you this time. I want to ask you a favor."

"Sister Lan, don't worry. Just tell me if you have any problem. I will definitely help you if I can."

Liu Lan hesitated for a while before saying:

"Jianjun, can you lend me some money? Fifty yuan is enough. Don't worry, I will pay you back every month when I get my salary."

When Wang Jianjun heard that Liu Lan wanted to borrow money, he didn't ask why.

He took out fifty yuan and handed it over, saying:

"Sister Lan, is there any difficulty at home?"

Liu Lan took the money and said embarrassedly:

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I stole food from the cafeteria and was fined. My child is sick, and the doctor told me to eat something nutritious to replenish his body. But you know the situation of my family. We are lucky not to starve to death these days."

Wang Jianjun felt unhappy when he heard this. Life is not easy for everyone these days.

He thought of the relationship between Liu Lan and Li Huaide in the play, and then asked:

"Sister Lan, did Director Li find out that you took things from the cafeteria?"

"You...how did you know?"

Liu Lan was a little surprised.

When she was taking something that day, she happened to see that there was no one in the warehouse so she wanted to secretly take some food.

As a result, he was caught red-handed by Li Huaide as soon as he came out.

The pervert Li Huaide directly stated that Liu Lan was stealing public property and she must be severely punished.

Liu Lan was frightened by Li Huaide's words.

Although I pleaded with Li Huaide.

But Li Huaide fined Liu Lan a hundred yuan in a businesslike manner.

He also said that if she didn't pay, he would report her to the factory and fire her.

Liu Lan's family was already in financial difficulty, and they didn't even have fifty yuan, let alone a hundred.

In order to keep her job, she had to borrow money from everyone.

In the end, she could only get together fifty yuan. Finally, she remembered Wang Jianjun, who was familiar with her, and came to the warehouse to try her luck with him.

After Liu Lan finished telling the story, Wang Jianjun touched his lower body and thought for a while before asking:

"Sister Lan, Director Li should have proposed other conditions, right?"

"You...were you there that day too?!"

Liu Lan looked at Wang Jianjun as if she had seen a ghost.

"I'm just guessing. I've met Director Li a few times. I heard that he's a sex-hungry guy. It would be strange if he didn't use this incident to threaten you and force you to do something."

Wang Jianjun also roughly guessed how Li Huaide and Liu Lan got together.

Li Huaide's method was not brilliant, but it was effective.

It is especially easy to deal with a woman like Liu Lan who has a difficult family situation.

First they threatened her with her job, then they proposed relatively easy conditions, and finally Liu Lan had no choice but to give in.

Hearing what Wang Jianjun said, Liu Lan blushed and explained embarrassedly:

"You were right. Director Li came to me privately the next day and told me that I didn't have to pay the fine, but I had to be his mistress. He also said that he would give me some money every month. But I couldn't agree to that. If I really did that, I wouldn't be able to face people in the future."

Wang Jianjun looked at her strangely. According to the original plot, you actually agreed to him.

"Sister Lan, if I'm not mistaken, Li Huaide must have been eyeing you for a long time. This guy is probably waiting for you to make a mistake and then threaten you."

"Ah! Then...what should I do then!"

Liu Lan was a little anxious because Li Huaide was her boss's boss.

And I heard that he has a strong background.

Now that he has set his sights on me, there is no way I can escape.

"Don't worry too much, Sister Lan. Let's pay the fine. He won't be able to threaten you with this. As long as we don't make any mistakes in the future, he won't use force on you."