Chapter 81 After the people from the steel rolling mill left...
After the people from the steel mill left, the cultural troupe was still happy about Yu Jiajia's promises when a young man walked in: "You guys really thought what she said was true? She was just teasing you. With your level, you want to go to the provincial capital? Go to the capital? Dream on! You should all go back to bed and wash up."
His eyes were small, and when he looked at people sideways, he appeared even more sharp-tongued and mean, just like a villain in a model opera.
He looked unremarkable and was a marginal figure in the cultural troupe, but he was the nephew of the director of the Revolutionary Committee.
The performing arts troupe fell silent immediately, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them on a winter's day.
He waved for the others to leave, leaving Tian Lili and the others behind.
He reached out and pinched Tian Lili's chin. "You're so happy, aren't you? It's a pity that Yu Jiajia can't make you a national model of literature and art, but I can make you a municipal model of literature and art."
Tian Lili laughed, "You're right, I was just trying to appease Yu Jiajia. Look how attentive she is now, she's even writing a script for us tonight."
Li Heyu pushed Tian Lili away, "Hurry up and pour water for Brother Zhenwu. Standing here like this will only make him angry."
Tian Lili went to pour water.
Fang Zhenwu raised his hand and slapped Li Heyu's face: "What a waste of your good looks. You can't even handle a young girl. You've wasted such a good opportunity that Sun Deli created for you."
Li Heyu: "You're right, I was just too stupid. Sun Deli won't betray us, will he?"
Fang Zhenwu glanced at him sideways: "Do you need to worry about this? Get lost, hurry up and think about how to win over Yu Jiajia." After Tian Lili poured the water, he reached out to pat Tian Lili's butt: "Let's go, let's go to a state-run restaurant."
Tian Xiaoxi pushed Tian Lili aside and smiled sweetly, "Don't be angry, there's no one we can't coax, Brother Zhenwu, don't worry."
Fang Zhenwu: "You're the most obedient one, so you can order the food tonight."
Tian Xiaoxi: "Hey, are we just going to go like this? Shouldn't we keep a low profile in the county?"
Fang Zhenwu: "Of course we went directly! It's just that my uncle is too worried. If you ask me, he should have just ousted Lu Chenzhou and made me the director of the Qingshan County Revolutionary Committee. That would have solved everything." He walked around the table and put his arm around Tian Xiaoxi's waist.
Tian Xiaoxi got goosebumps, but she smiled even more sweetly: "That's right! If you become the director of the Revolutionary Committee, why would we need to fawn over Yu Jiajia?"
Wei Hua pushed Tian Xiaoxi aside and sat down next to Fang Zhenwu in a carefree manner: "Brother Zhenwu, where should we go to eat? I want to eat braised pork. The food at the steel mill is not good."
Tian Xiaoxi pouted: "Wei Hua, why did you push me?"
Fang Zhenwu was overjoyed. He felt that everyone liked him. He really disliked Wei Hua, a woman who was more manly than a man, and he had no intention of taking advantage of her. He said, "Let's go eat braised pork. It's on me."
Outside, Cheng Xiuying and Yu Jiajia heard everything clearly. After the group left, Cheng Xiuying said, "They were just trying to fool you."
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, look closely. The girls helped each other and didn't let that lecherous guy take advantage of them. What could the pretty girls have done wrong? They were all competing to see who could have the best sex!"
Cheng Xiuying recalled it carefully, and it really was true.
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, I still want to rehearse a great model opera. Fang Zhenwu is in the way. Let's cripple him!"
This Fang Zhenwu has a sleazy look on his face and is always trying to take advantage of people.
Cheng Xiuying: "Leave it to me."
Liu Weidong really wanted to cover his ears; he didn't want to hear these words.
Cheng Xiuying glanced at Liu Weidong, who quickly said, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Cheng Xiuying: "No, you can go home."
Liu Weidong: "Then... I'll go first."
Cheng Xiuying planned to ambush Fang Zhenwu and break his leg, but before she could even make a move, Fang Zhenwu was the first to suffer.
Fang Zhenwu took several female comrades from the cultural troupe to a state-run restaurant for a meal. They walked there and encountered a manure cart on the way. The cart was already dirty, and for some reason, the ox swayed, causing the manure on the cart to splash out and almost hit Fang Zhenwu.
Fang Zhenwu was furious. He pulled out his belt and chased after the oxcart, aiming it at the uncle who was driving the ox. The uncle dodged, and the belt struck the ox.
The bull suddenly went berserk and kicked at Fang Zhenwu.
Fang Zhenwu was thrown several meters away.
Wei Hua and the other young ladies stared in disbelief at the splattering filth and quickly dodged. As dancers, they were incredibly agile and managed to dodge it all.
Poor Fang Zhenwu was thrown several meters away and then trampled twice by the cow.
Finally, the uncle managed to control the raging bull. Fang Zhenwu lay on the ground, howling in agony, shouting, "Slaughter this beast! I want to eat its flesh!"
The uncle quickly protected the ox: "This is unacceptable! This is a draft ox, you can't kill it! And you were just walking on the road, why did you whip our commune's ox! Look how you've whipped our commune's ox into a frenzy."
People pointed and whispered about Fang Zhenwu. One middle-aged woman said, "You're so arrogant, wanting to kill an ox and eat its meat! The last person this arrogant was Zhu Jingsong! Send him to the Revolutionary Committee for investigation right away!!"
Tian Lili cried and said, "Zhenwu, are you alright? If something happens to you, how are we going to explain it to Director Fang? Director Fang dotes on you, his nephew, the most, and he'll probably fire us all."
Tian Xiaoxi also looked panicked: "Weihua, quickly go and call Commander Zhou, what are we going to do! Why did you whip the oxen?"
Wei Hua choked up, "Brother Zhenwu, hang in there, I'll go get Commander Zhou right now!"
The girls were terrified and cried.
The crowd was even angrier. Director Fang's nephew? Commander Zhou?
They directly blocked Weihua from calling for help.
The cowherd was also frightened and cried, tears streaming down his face: "I just came to the city to haul manure. I don't know why you beat my cow. Now the manure is all spilled, and you still want to eat my cow? Even if you're the nephew of the Revolutionary Committee Director, you can't do such a heartless thing!"
For farmers, oxen are extremely valuable.
An auntie said, "Brother, don't panic. In Qingshan County, connections don't matter! I even sued the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee to his knees before! Brother, we'll all testify for you! Who cares about his connections! He deserved to be kicked by the ox after he whipped it. He still dares to use connections to intimidate people!"
Fang Zhenwu was in excruciating pain all over his body. This group of people were nagging and no one took him to the hospital. He was so angry that he went crazy: "Not one of you can run away! My uncle will lock you all up and shoot you all."
If this were said in the city, everyone would be terrified, but in Qingshan County, no one is afraid. The Revolutionary Committee Director has already stepped down! The current Revolutionary Committee Director is wholeheartedly devoted to the people and extremely amiable.
The aunt sneered repeatedly: "Come on! Tell your uncle to get out here. I want to see who he is and how he can be so arrogant."
Others asked, "Director Fang, which unit are you from? What's your name? Tell us quickly."
Fang Zhenwu was a little confused. Why weren't they afraid? "My uncle is the director of the city's Revolutionary Committee. If you kowtow to me now, this matter will be over."
Everyone spat at Fang Zhenwu, "Pah! No wonder he's so arrogant, turns out he's the director of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee!"
"Perhaps the director of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee is in cahoots with Zhu Jinsong; otherwise, how could he have such a nephew? Fighting and killing ordinary people like that!"
"Send this to the Revolutionary Committee! Let Director Lu stand up for our Qingshan County! Let the Military Control Commission investigate this thoroughly!"
Finally, despite their disgust, they tied up the filthy Fang Zhenwu and sent him to the Revolutionary Committee. They said that Fang Zhenwu, relying on his position as the director of the city's Revolutionary Committee, was going to beat and kill workers and peasants, and even wanted to execute them all. He was also eating oxen without asking! And he was even forcing the young girls from the cultural troupe to eat with him!
This corrupt practice should be thoroughly investigated!
As for Tian Lili and the others, Yu Jiajia, Cheng Xiuying, and several aunts and uncles took them back to the steel mill and comforted them, telling them not to be afraid, that Qingshan County was very safe, and that once they arrived in Qingshan County, they could settle down and no one would hurt them.
Yu Jiajia held Tian Lili's hand: "You two eat well and rest well. If you encounter any danger, just shout. There are security guards downstairs at the guesthouse. You'll be absolutely safe. Don't worry about anything else. Qingshan County is here for you! Our Qingshan County is super nice, and our Director Lu is super capable."
Tian Lili and the others were completely dumbfounded. Fang Zhenwu had just been sent to the Revolutionary Committee like that?
Yu Jiajia comforted the young ladies one by one before leaving with Cheng Xiuying. Who would have thought that Fang Zhenwu from the city was as stupid as a pig! He almost killed her without lifting a finger.
How dare Director Fang send his nephew to the county?
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, wasn't it that cow that killed the people who were following us?"
Cheng Xiuying nodded: "That cow... is quite powerful, it will ram whoever it is told to."
Yu Jiajia: "What a great ox! You did a really good job!"
I wonder if Lu Chenzhou has returned to the county. Did he start a fight with Director Fang by using an ox?
After arriving home, the mother and daughter were delighted with their new home. Everything was tidied up, and the whole room was clean and bright, making it a pleasure to look at.
Yu Jiajia: "Grandpa and Grandma, you've worked so hard! You've cleaned the house so well! Aren't you tired?" She reached out and massaged Grandma Yu's shoulders.
Grandma Yu beamed from ear to ear: "It's just a little work, what's so tiring about it!"
Yu Jiajia: "When the cake is ready, let's cut a big slice for Grandpa and Grandma!"
Grandma Yu was even happier.
Yu Songyan was already making a cake. Yu Jiajia washed her hands and went over to help. She planned to make an extra small cake to take to the factory tomorrow to eat with the other girls. She turned to Cheng Xiuying and said, "Mom, Lili and the others brought me a lot of food. I want to bring them cakes too, is that okay?"
Cheng Xiuying: "Okay, okay, okay."
It's just a matter of using some refined flour, eggs, milk, and lard!
We have plenty at home! As long as her child is happy.
Yu Songyan: "This is the first time Jiajia has made a cake for a friend."
Actually, Yu Jiajia has always been quite generous, but this was the first time she had ever specially made a cake for an outsider.
Yu Jiajia then told Yu Songyan about the beautiful women in the performing arts troupe, and that her favorite was Tian Lili! She had a big bust, a slim waist, and was exceptionally beautiful; her dancing was absolutely stunning.
Cheng Xiuying pouted: "A group of young girls were singing, dancing, and giving Sibao food, showering him with sweet words and coaxing him so much that he didn't even want to eat lunch with me anymore."
Yu Songyan: "Trying to extract information from Jiajia?"
Yu Jiajia: "Unfortunately, I can't tell them what they want to know. So I can only make some small cakes."
Yu Jiamin took a handkerchief and wiped the flour off Yu Jiajia's face. "It's not necessarily for intelligence. Jiajia is so cute, pretty, kind and warm. Who wouldn't like her?"
Yu Jiajia nuzzled her third sister, saying, "Third sister is the best."
Grandma Yu was peeling garlic in the living room when she heard this and agreed wholeheartedly: "Jiamin is right."
Cheng Xiuying also thought this made a lot of sense. Si Bao was good in every way, and the cultural troupe might have a change of fortune now that they had Si Bao. In the past, the cultural troupe was always controlled by the Municipal Revolutionary Committee. That Director Fang was probably not a good person either. Would he let so many pretty young girls go untouched?
She felt it was very risky!
Zhu Jinsong has ruined countless young girls.
Fang Zhenwu treated the young girls in the performing arts troupe very casually and without any respect. He would touch their buttocks and waists without warning, and the girls in the troupe were not shocked, which shows that this was a very common thing.
If the performing arts troupe does as Yu Jiajia suggests, they might actually be able to expand beyond Zhou City and reach the provincial capital, and the future will be completely different.
She watched Yu Jiajia making the cake, and her face lit up with an even bigger smile.
Yu Jiajia: "I wonder when my dad will come back! If he goes back to the courtyard house, he'll be shocked, there's nothing left there!"
Cheng Xiuying laughed too: "Of course, the home we've lived in for over ten years is gone just like that. Hahahaha."
Yu Jiajia: "I wish Dad could come home today so we could eat cake together! We could celebrate three happy events in our family: Mom became the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, we moved to a new house, and my eldest brother is also very capable; he developed thermal spray welding technology!"
Just then, Yu Songqing came home from get off work and smiled as soon as he entered the door: "I'll be a mid-level engineer next month, and my salary will increase to 55 yuan."
Yu Jiajia praised him profusely: "Big brother, you're amazing!"
Cheng Xiuying also praised him, saying, "Boss, you work hard and you're quite smart."
Yu Songqing said solemnly, "I have to thank Jiajia for reminding me, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of thermal spraying technology."
Yu Jiajia laughed: "I was just saying it casually. It's because my brother is smart and capable! I believe that with his skills, he will definitely be able to forge even better steel and build even more sophisticated machines in the future. At that time, foreigners will probably be lining up to ask us to export, earning a steady stream of foreign exchange for our motherland!"
Yu Songqing was so excited that he wished he could go back to the factory right now to study steel.
Yu Songyan said, "There's another piece of good news: I've also been promoted. I'm now the director of the food workshop. My salary is about the same as my older brother's."
Yu Jiajia clapped her hands and said, "Second brother, you're amazing! I admire you so much! You were the foreman of the pastry production line just a while ago, and now you're the director of the third workshop in the food factory."
Yu Songyan: "I have to thank Jiajia for teaching me how to make cakes. These pastries are very popular." He added, "I'm also planning to add mushroom meat sauce. The factory has already approved it and is ready to put it into production. I'll ask Brother Yongkang to go to the commune and bring fresh mushrooms to the factory tomorrow. If the mushrooms are up to standard, fresh mushrooms will be delivered every day from now on."
Cheng Yongkang is the eldest cousin in the Cheng family.
Yu Jiajia exclaimed in shock: "My God, Second Brother, you're amazing! This will surely make Grandma so happy she'll eat two more bowls of rice!"
If the commune can supply mushrooms to the food factory on a long-term basis, this will be a considerable and stable source of income! It will not only generate revenue for the entire Unity Commune, but also genuinely increase the collective income of the Hongcheng Brigade!
At that time, the Cheng family's status in Hongcheng Brigade and Tuanjie Commune will naturally be different. They will walk with their heads held high, their faces beaming with pride, and everyone will look up to them.
Individuals are indeed not allowed to engage in business, but when it comes to the commune, it becomes a collective economy. The commune calculates work points for its members and then distributes dividends at the end of the month; this is a reasonable operation that the state should encourage.
Cheng Xiuying grinned and patted Yu Songyan happily: "Hey, Songyan, you're really great! You always think of your grandparents when good things happen! Keep up the good work!"
Mushrooms are so easy to find, they're everywhere! We used to eat them ourselves or sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative, but you can't actually get a good price if you sell them on your own.
Yu Songyan staggered as Cheng Xiuying slapped him; her mother's iron palm was getting stronger and stronger.
Yu Songyan: "The food factory's growth line doesn't need a large amount of mushrooms right now, so the extra mushrooms can be used to supplement the canteen's dishes for now. Mom, could the steel rolling mill purchase some?"
Cheng Xiuying: "As long as it's from a legitimate source and the mushrooms are of high quality, that's fine. I'll talk to the purchasing department tomorrow. Actually, dried mushrooms are also acceptable; they can be given to the workers as a holiday bonus."
Yu Jiajia: "When the demand for mushrooms increases later, if there are not enough wild mushrooms, we can cultivate them artificially. Artificial cultivation has a stable yield, which can ensure that food factories always have a supply."
Yu Songyan: "Not bad!"
As for how to cultivate them artificially, there are always people who know how.
Yu Jiajia then looked at Yu Jiamin: "Third sister, is there any good news here?"
Yu Jiamin: "...Not for now."
Yu Jiajia: "Then I'll say it! I'll get a raise too~ The entire publicity department will get a raise of one grade!"
Everyone applauds!
Old Mr. and Mrs. Yu couldn't stop smiling. This was truly a series of good things, and their lives were getting better and better. The old couple were both very proud, and now wherever they went, they were fawned over. It was so wonderful that they would wake up laughing in their dreams.
While I was making the cake, dinner was almost ready. To celebrate moving today, I slaughtered a wild rabbit and made spicy rabbit meat. I also stewed ham and mushroom soup, and the main dish was steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and vegetables.
The eight-inch cake is ready, and there's also a five-inch cake. We won't eat this one today; Yu Jiajia wants to take it to the factory.
An eight-inch cake is too precious to be a main course; one slice per person is barely enough to fill a tooth gap, and some must also be given to the neighbors.
This cake looks even better than the last one; it has pink food coloring, making it look especially beautiful!
Yu Jiajia: "I wish my dad and Songchuan were home too."
Yu Hongding had just gotten off the train. Carrying a large bag, he squeezed onto the bus with his colleagues, his heart filled with thoughts of his family.
I wonder how things are at home?
The bus first stopped at the steel mill's residential compound. Engineer Chen and two other colleagues got off first; the next stop was Jiefang Road. After the bus stopped again, he squeezed off and hurried home.
He touched the bag on his back and couldn't help but laugh.
When they arrived at the courtyard house, they ran into Pan Hongying. "Engineer Yu, you're back from your business trip? What are you doing here? Didn't you know your family moved to the staff quarters?"
Yu Hongding:?
Pan Hongying quickly called her husband Zhang Quan to push the bicycle and take Yu Hongding home. He said, "Deputy Factory Director Cheng just moved this morning. It's in the cadre building in the family compound. It has four bedrooms. It's very impressive."
Yu Hongding: "Wait, who is Deputy Factory Director Cheng?"
He didn't even dare to think about Cheng Xiuying.
Pan Hongying said, "Section Chief Cheng has been promoted; he's now the deputy director of the steel rolling mill!"
She was so envious she cried; this promotion was like riding a rocket!
Yu Hongding:! ! !
He was dazed and couldn't believe his ears. His wife had become the deputy factory director? What on earth had happened?
He couldn't help but glance at the room he used to live in. It was empty and no one was there anymore. Had his family really moved?
Pan Hongying also looked at the house; it would soon be theirs! The house had good feng shui; if their family hadn't recently made some contributions and acted quickly, they wouldn't have been able to acquire it.
Everyone wanted to stay there, but unfortunately everyone else was too late! She beat them to it, hahaha.
After inspecting the house and confirming its location, Yu Hongding declined Zhang Quan's offer to take him there, saying he could walk there, it was only one stop away.
Pan Hongying wouldn't let him walk back, so she insisted that Zhang Quan take him to the bottom of the cadre building. Once there, Zhang Quan pointed to a room on the second floor near the stairs, saying, "Brother Yu, this is the one. I won't see you off any further." With that, he rode off on his bicycle.
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Yu Hongding climbed the stairs step by step, reaching the second floor in the blink of an eye. He stood at the doorway, listening to the clear laughter coming from inside—it was Sibao's! And the loud laughter—it was Xiuying's!
He excitedly raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Cheng Xiuying thought it was a neighbor, so she quickly came out to open the door and saw Yu Hongding.
She was overjoyed, her voice brimming with excitement: "Hongding, you're back!" she said, gently touching his face: "Oh my, you've lost so much weight!"
Yu Jiajia also ran out of the house, and her eyes lit up when she saw Yu Hongding: "Dad! You're back!"
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