Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

At the same time, Xu Damao rode his bicycle to the tube-shaped building where the head of the Propaganda Section lived. Xu Damao parked his bicycle, locked it, and then carried the sack upstairs. Not long after, Xu Damao arrived at the door of the head of the Propaganda Section. When Xu Damao was about to knock on the door, the door opened and it was Fang Ming, the head of the Propaganda Section, who came out. Xu Damao shouted, "Chief!"

Fang Ming saw Xu Damao was stunned and asked, "Da Mao, what's the matter with you coming here so late?!"

Xu Damao said, "Chief, the radio you asked me to repair has been repaired. I brought it to you specially." After that, Xu Damao opened the sack, took out a radio that looked no different from a new one, and handed it to Fang Ming.

Fang Ming reacted instantly, took the radio, and said with a smile: "Da Mao, thank you for your hard work! Come in!"

Xu Damao said hurriedly, "Chief, it's getting late. I won't go in and disturb you. I'll go back first."

Fang Ming thought about it and nodded, "Okay! Be careful on your way back. Tomorrow morning, come to my office."

"Hey!" Xu Damao responded and walked downstairs carrying the sack.

After Xu Damao left, Fang Ming immediately closed the door. Fang Ming's wife came out of the room and asked, "Old Fang, who came just now?!"

Fang Ming said: "One of my subordinates. He sent me a radio."

"Radio?!" Fang Ming's wife Le Jing's eyes lit up immediately. She walked to the table, carefully looked at the radio on the table, and said, "Whatever you think, it will come true!!"

Fang Ming said, "I think this radio is newer than the one we have at home. Let's give this one to our dad!"

Le Jing sighed and said, "Don't take it yet. Wait for a while before taking it. Let's whet my dad's appetite first. If we satisfy him all at once, he will be even more demanding in the future. Besides, I'm not the only girl in our family. Why does he rely on me to get the benefits?!"

Fang Ming said, "Your family has so many sons-in-law, but I'm the only one who's an official. Your father still has the old ideas, thinking that being an official means being rich. If he doesn't target us, then who will?! Will he target your eldest brother-in-law who's a mechanic?! Or your younger brother-in-law who's a street urchin?!"

Le Jing suddenly came back to her senses and said, "I heard today that my younger sister's husband was arrested by the police a few days ago. If things go wrong this time, he might even lose his life. My younger sister's in-laws are making a fuss right now?!"

Fang Ming frowned and said, "What's the big deal?! I introduced your younger sister to this job. Your younger brother-in-law has no job and lives and eats at your younger sister's expense. What else do his in-laws want to do now?!"

Le Jing said, "You came here for my younger sister's work. But I heard that my younger sister went to the Women's Federation today and planned to divorce her husband."

Fang Ming said, "Go see my younger sister tomorrow. If that doesn't work, ask her to stay at home for two days."

Le Jing said, "Why did you ask her to come home?" Then Le Jing looked at Fang Ming. Fang Ming saw the look in his wife's eyes and cried out, "Oh no!" He quickly explained, "I asked her to come home because I wanted her to keep you company. Since you don't want to, let her stay at her parents' home for a few days. Come back after the Chinese New Year."

Le Jing agreed: "This is the only way now."

Fang Ming plugged in the radio and turned it on. Not long after, a clear broadcast came out of the radio. Le Jing listened for a while and said, "Old Fang, where did your men get this radio? The sound is much better than the Red Star at home."

Fang Ming said, "If you think it's good, then keep this one and give the Red Star to your dad."

Le Jing agreed with a smile: "Okay! I'll do as you say!" After a while, Le Jing calmed down from the excitement and said: "Lao Fang, your men sent you this big item, they didn't ask for anything, did they?!"

Fang Ming said, "This kid is not only good at projecting movies, but he is also smart and likes to specialize. People who like to specialize want to become officials, right?! Anyway, he is the only one who projects movies in our factory. I plan to promote him to be a team leader. A team leader of one person."

"Puchi!" Le Jing couldn't help laughing and said, "Lao Fang, you are really amazing."

Xu Damao left Fang Ming's house and rode his bicycle with another radio to his parents' residence. A little after nine o'clock in the evening, Xu Damao arrived at the yard where his parents lived. Xu Damao pushed open the half-closed door, pushed the bicycle in, and then closed the door again.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Xu Wood, who was drinking, heard the knock on the door and asked alertly, "Who is it?!"

Xu Damao replied: "Dad, it's me! Damao!"

Xu Wood stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and asked, "Da Mao, why are you here so late? Is there something wrong?!"

Xu Damao said, "I've brought you a radio." After that, Xu Damao handed the radio in his hand to Xu Wude.

The moment Xu Wood saw the radio, his eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly made way and said, "Da Mao, come in quickly!"

Xu Damao walked into the house holding the radio and asked, "Dad, where do we put this thing?!"

Xu Wood said, "Put it on the chest of drawers."

"Hey!" Xu Damao responded, put the radio on the chest of drawers, plugged the radio into the socket beside it, and said, "I bought a few radios today, and I brought one here especially for you."

Xu Wood touched the radio and said with a smile: "Da Mao, you are thoughtful!"

At this time, Gu Jinlian heard the noise in the inner room and came out wearing clothes. Xu Damao shouted, "Mom!"

Gu Jinlian asked: "Da Mao, why are you here at this time?! Have you eaten?!"

Xu Damao replied, "I just had a couple of bites at home. Now I'm in a hurry to bring a radio to Dad."

Xu Wude hurriedly said, "Wife, go and make Damao a bowl of noodles."

"Hey!" Gu Jinlian responded and walked into the kitchen next door.

Xu Wood couldn't wait to turn on the radio, listening to the crosstalk coming from it, nodded unconsciously, and asked: "Da Mao, this thing is not cheap, right?!"

Xu Damao replied: "I asked a friend to do it for me. It didn't cost much."

Xu Wude turned off the radio, pulled Xu Damao to the table, and asked Xu Damao to sit down. Xu Wude took the initiative to pour Xu Damao a glass of wine and asked, "Damo, how is the courtyard now?!"

Xu Damao replied, "What else can it be? It's still the same as when you and mom moved out. But now the Yan family is completely established. Yi Zhonghai is completely hopeless."

Xu Wude reminded: "Da Mao, don't underestimate Yi Zhonghai. This guy is a complete hypocrite. You must be careful when dealing with him. Otherwise, he will stab you in the back."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry! I know what's going on. But now Yi Zhonghai is being targeted by the Jia family. I don't think he will have the energy to stir up trouble in the short term."

Xu Wood picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, reminding: "Don't forget, there is a deaf old lady behind Yi Zhonghai!"

Xu Damao couldn't help but ask, "Dad, why are you so afraid of the deaf old woman?!"

Xu Wude glanced at Xu Damao and said, "There's nothing to say about the past. Anyway, you should remember this: live your own life behind closed doors and don't meddle in other people's business. And don't provoke the people in the middle courtyard and the deaf old woman. You are not a child anymore. After a while, your mother and I will help you find a partner. If you give me a big fat grandson soon, I can give an account to my ancestors!"