Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang asked Liu Feng to go back and ask Liang Ladi to come back and check on the child. He turned around and smiled at Xiu'er who was still crying and said:

"Little girl, look what this is"

He took out a dozen White Rabbit candies from his pocket like a magic trick. Ermao looked at Zhang Renkang nervously and swallowed the saliva in his throat. Not to mention Sanmao and Xiu'er behind him. Xiu'er hid behind Sanmao in fear, but couldn't resist the temptation and swallowed her saliva while looking at the candies in Zhang Renkang's hand.

They had seen the candy wrappers of White Rabbit milk candies that the children in the family quarters took out. The milky aroma on them lingered for a long time and smelled very good. They had never tasted what milk candy tasted like. In particular, Xiu'er once cried and asked Liang Ladi for milk candy, but Liang Ladi helplessly hugged Xiu'er and said

"Xiu'er, mom saved money to rescue her brother. Xiu'er, do you still want your brother?"

Xiu'er, who missed Damao, cried and shook her head and said

"Xiu'er doesn't want to eat candy, Xiu'er wants her brother"

This made Liang Ladi hug Xiu'er and burst into tears. Ermao, Sanmao and Xiu'er came out today to pick up garbage and sell scraps to help Liang Ladi save money to rescue Damao. The three sensible children knew that Damao risked cutting off the pig's tail to make up four dishes for Xiu'er's birthday meal, and Damao only tasted a small piece of the pig's tail, and gave the rest to his three younger brothers and sisters.

Zhang Renkang peeled a piece of white rabbit with a smile, waved to Xiu'er and said

"Little girl, if you stop crying, uncle will reward you with candy, okay?"

Xiu'er couldn't help but nodded as she stretched her little head and walked towards Zhang Renkang. Ermao subconsciously wanted to pull her, but then he thought that this uncle chased away the kids who beat him and he shouldn't be a bad person, so he just watched Xiu'er walk away.

Zhang Renkang stuffed the big white rabbit into Xiu'er's mouth and laughed

"Is it sweet?"

Xiuer nodded and swallowed hard. She couldn't believe that there was such a delicious food. Suddenly, Xiuer spit out the big white rabbit, turned around and ran to Ermao, holding out her little hand and said

"Brother, try it, it's delicious."

Zhang Renkang made her laugh and feel sad. Looking at the three sensible children, he said

"You are all good kids, you can have candy"

"Here, four dollars each. This is a reward for you two for protecting your sister. You are such little men."

As he spoke, he handed the big white rabbit in his hand to Ermao, Sanmao and Xiu'er, then took out a new towel to wipe Xiu'er's tear-stained face, picked her up and said to Ermao with a smile:

"Let's go. You heard it just now. I'll ask Director Liu Feng to go back and call your mother back."

"Can you take me to your house first?"

Ermao saw that Zhang Renkang was kind. He not only wiped his blood but also wiped Xiu'er's face. The handkerchiefs he took out were better than the ones they had. He didn't look like a bad person. He nodded and said

"Uncle, come with us, we live in the front"

As he spoke, Zhang Renkang held Xiu'er and followed Ermao and Sanmao to the family quarters in front. This was a residential area similar to a village, except that compared to the adobe houses in the countryside, this one was built with brick and wood structures. Basically, it was inhabited by the families of the machine repair factory. Seeing Zhang Renkang holding Xiu'er and following the two children from afar, the women at the entrance of the village did not dare to ask any more questions.

They were not without some sense. Zhang Renkang was wearing a Zhongshan suit and a flashing watch on his wrist. He looked like a man of status. Who would be stupid enough to mess with him?

Ermao took Zhang Renkang into the house. It was a two-room tiled house with a small courtyard. The house looked quite good. Liang Ladi was a level 5 welder after all. Last time, I heard that her husband was also a worker. The couple should have been in good condition before, otherwise they would not have been able to share two tiled houses with a small courtyard.

There was a small vegetable garden and a small warehouse near the courtyard wall, which was pretty good for a machine repair factory. Zhang Renkang looked around and heard Ermao calling him to go in and sit down. He went in and sat down with Xiu'er in his arms.

The layout of the house was also simple. There was a table, a few stools, a small stove and a small bed in the outer room. Judging from the clothes on the bed, it should be the bed for two little boys. There was a curtain hanging in the inner room, so Zhang Renkang didn't feel comfortable to lift it up to have a look.

(The above living environment is different from the original plot and is fictitious)

Not long after Zhang Renkang sat down, Ermao brought him a glass of water and answered Zhang Renkang's questions, when Liang Ladi, whose son was beaten, hurried home from the factory. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Xiu'er smiling in Zhang Renkang's arms, while his second son was chatting with him and his third son was squatting on the side, wondering what he was thinking.

Liang Ladi asked quickly

"Ermao, Ermao, what's wrong with you? Did you have a fight with someone?"

"What's wrong with you, kid? What did I teach you? Why don't you learn how to fight?"

"Let me see"

Ermao felt aggrieved, but he didn't dare to talk back at the angry Liang Ladi. Then Liang Ladi looked at Zhang Renkang apologetically and said with a smile:

"Director Zhang, thank you for your help."

“I’m so sorry, I don’t know what to say.”

"I will definitely discipline this child strictly, please don't mind"

Liang Ladi was teaching three apprentices welding knowledge in the workshop. This afternoon, she took on two new apprentices to teach them the skills. Suddenly, Liu Feng came in and said to her,

"Where's Liang Ladi?"

As soon as Liang Ladi responded, Liu Feng continued

"Your child got into a fight with someone outside the factory and was caught by Director Zhang. Go back and check."

"Teach your children well and stop causing trouble every day. Why are they still fighting and causing trouble?"

"Director Zhang is with your children right now."

"Go back and apologize to Director Zhang. Tell me what you are doing..."

"Ugh"

Liu Feng thought that Zhang Renkang was somewhat dissatisfied with the chaos in their factory. He had gone to check on the situation in the employee family quarters. Encountering such an incident must have affected Zhang Renkang's mood, so he started to scold Liang Ladi.

She was so scared that she ran back quickly. Director Zhang was adjusting the work of the machine repair factory at that time. According to her, a level 7 worker had been suspended from work for reflection. One of her three children was in a juvenile detention center and had to wait for money from home to eat every month. Liang Ladi couldn't lose this job.

Zhang Renkang looked up and saw Liang Ladi coming in. The weather in June was already quite hot, not to mention that Liang Ladi was sweating all the way back from jogging, and her whole body was soaked. The pair of ferocious giants on her chest silently told of her confidence in supporting four children.

The white shirt was tightly attached to the body, and the flesh color underneath could be vaguely seen. The hot and red face, coupled with the nervousness and fear, and the panic in the eyes, looked very much like the opening of the Japanese action movie in Zhang Renkang's previous life.

Zhang Renkang looked at this woman who exuded the aura of a mature woman, heaved a sigh of relief, suppressed his restlessness, and smiled.

"Comrade Liang Ladi, right?"

"Sit down and breathe slowly."

"I just asked Ermao, it was those kids who started it first, so don't blame them."

"I think these two kids are very responsible and know how to protect their sister."

When Xiu'er saw Liang Ladi, she quickly got into her arms and said with a smile:

"Mom, you eat, you eat the candy, it's delicious"

Liang Ladi saw that Zhang Renkang's tone was kind and he had no intention of blaming her or getting angry, so she suppressed her anxiety and looked at her daughter who was running over. She quickly hugged her and frowned when she saw the candy in Xiu'er's hand and asked,

"Xiu'er, where did the candy in your hand come from?"

"Did you take it from someone else's house?"

The serious tone frightened Xiu'er and she started crying again. Seeing Liang Ladi was angry, Xiu'er started crying and explained tearfully:

"I didn't, I didn't take it from anyone else, my uncle gave it to me."

Zhang Renkang said quickly

"I gave it to the children, Comrade Liang Ladi, you don't have to worry."

Liang Ladi heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that it was Zhang Renkang who took it out. She was really scared. She was afraid that the children would take things from the supply and marketing cooperative or someone else's house. Her eldest son was still being disciplined in there, so she didn't dare to let another child go in.

He smiled bitterly at Zhang Renkang and said

"Director Zhang, is this for your child?"

“This, this is really too expensive.”

Liang Ladi only noticed that there were more than a dozen pieces of White Rabbit milk candy on the table after hearing what Zhang Renkang said. This thing is a rare item. Even in this family compound, I am afraid that only the supply and marketing cooperative can produce a few pieces.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"This is my reward to the two children for protecting their sister and being responsible."

“The rewards given to children are not for you.”

Liang Ladi smiled and said to the three children after hearing what Zhang Renkang said

"Have you thanked Uncle Zhang?"

Ermao nodded and said

"Thanks, Mom."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"I have learned about the situation just now. Ermao said that they went to pick up garbage to help you save money to save your brother?"

"I wonder if it would be convenient for me to ask what is going on?"

Liang Ladi looked at Ermao and Sanmao standing aside, and Xiu'er in her arms. She hugged the two children with heartache, comforted them for a while, and said:

"Didn't mom tell me that I would find a way to save my brother? You just need to study hard."

"Don't pick up trash anymore. You can't beat the older kids out there, so don't get into conflicts with them anymore. Do you hear me?"

Ermao and Sanmao looked at Liang Ladi and nodded. They heard Liang Ladi say

"You two can go play with your sister. I have something to talk to Uncle Zhang about."

After saying this, Liang Ladi sent the three children out. She looked at Director Zhang, who had just arrived and had made drastic reforms. She also thought of how Liu Feng and the others did not dare to say a word in front of him. She seemed to have made a decision in her heart.

She smiled and sat down next to Zhang Renkang and said

"Director Zhang, this is what happened. I have four children. Since my husband died in an accident, I have been living with them alone."

"In the winter of the year before last, the factory distributed a pig to the workers to improve their lives. The pig got out of control and ran away when it was being slaughtered. It happened to be my daughter's third birthday that day. I had promised her that I would cook four meat dishes for her on her birthday."

"But the conditions were limited back then, and I, a woman, didn't have the ability to come up with it. Unexpectedly, my eldest son found the escaped pig in the dilapidated temple in the east of the village, and secretly cut off the pig's tail to bring back four dishes for my sister's birthday."

"So, the factory found the pig and discovered that it was my son who cut off the tail. They then accused my son of stealing public property and sentenced him to ten years in prison. He is now in a juvenile detention center."

When Liang Ladi said this, she lowered her head and cried, wiping her tears and saying

"I know my own child. He is not a thief. He just wanted to celebrate his sister's birthday. Even if he was wrong, he should not be sentenced so severely."

"I begged and pleaded, but there was no way to appeal. Liu Feng from the factory also restricted me from going to the city to file a complaint, otherwise I would be fired from the machine repair factory."

"I really had no choice but to watch my son being taken away by the police."

Liang Ladi suddenly burst into tears. Zhang Renkang looked at her and sighed.

"I will go back and find Liu Feng to learn more about this matter."

“There is a lot of resistance and it is difficult to deal with.”

Zhang Renkang roughly guessed what was going on. At that time, Liu Feng was forced to report to the police under pressure from the factory workers. They found out that it was Liang Ladi's son who did the circumcision. In order to give everyone an explanation, they simply and roughly pulled Damao out to confess the crime.

In order not to affect the superiors' feelings and his own political achievements, he could only suppress Liang Ladi and settle the matter hastily. If Liang Ladi went to Sijiucheng to appeal, it would be terrible. This would not only embarrass the leaders of the Beijiao Police Station and the machine repair factory.

So they had no choice but to force Liang Ladi to admit it, or else they would fire her and leave her without a job to raise her children. For the sake of her remaining three children, Liang Ladi had no choice but to compromise and watch her eldest son suffer in a labor camp.

This kind of thing seems to be somewhat inhumane and an abuse of the legal system now, but it is very normal at this time. When the evidence is irrefutable, who cares whether you did it on purpose or not? As long as you can get the job done, it's fine.

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