At the entrance of the courtyard house, Sun Zhengguo, who had just finished eating, sat down and chatted with a group of old women.
"Zhengguo, what did all those leaders want from you this morning?"
The three middle-aged women sitting next to me asked with a gossipy look on their faces.
"What can they do? The leaders care about the people's lives and come down to understand their situation. Isn't that a good thing?"
Sun Zhengguo no longer needs to prove anything, so he doesn't even bother to mention his joining the Ministry of Machinery anymore.
The people next to him, upon hearing Sun Zhengguo's words, all wore expressions that said, "I don't believe you for a second."
However, these people now understand that even if Sun Dajiang is not around, no one dares to provoke the Sun family. Look at all those leaders who come to visit them; that's where the Sun family's confidence comes from.
Seeing that she hadn't gotten any results, the third aunt stopped asking. Just then, a car in the distance caught her attention because it was heading straight for their courtyard house.
Slowly, as the car arrived at the door, everyone's eyes turned to Sun Zhengguo. Needless to say, they were there to see him again.
"squeak!"
With a screech of brakes, the car came to a steady stop in front of the courtyard house.
Lin Wencui got out of the car first, followed by Director Yang.
Lin Wencui is familiar to everyone, and many people also know Director Yang, since he has visited the courtyard several times, and many people in the courtyard work in the steel rolling mill.
"Mom, what's going on here...?"
"Zhengguo, Mom is fine. It's our factory director, Yang, who wants to see you."
Factory Director Yang and Sun Zhengguo certainly recognized him and had a vague idea of his purpose, but since he had already joined the Machinery Department, he could only apologize.
"Director Yang, let's go inside and talk!"
Faced with Sun Zhengguo's invitation, Yang Changchang smiled and nodded, after all, this place was crowded and chaotic, and not a place to discuss business.
The three entered the courtyard and arrived at the Sun family's house. Lin Wencui helped to make tea, and after they sat down, Director Yang spoke first.
"Comrade Zhengguo, it's been a few years since we last met. Do you still remember what I said to you at the graduation banquet? How about it? Are you interested in coming to our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill now?"
Factory Director Yang was also a straightforward person, getting straight to the point.
"I'm sorry, Director Yang, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, because I already have a new job and have completed the onboarding process."
Upon hearing this, Director Yang was dumbfounded, but he still couldn't quite believe it, so he looked at Lin Wencui beside him.
At this moment, Lin Wencui was also completely bewildered. When did her son find a job? How come I didn't know?
However, seeing the pleading look in Director Yang's eyes, she still asked.
"Zhengguo, when did this happen? How come Mom didn't know?"
Sun Zhengguo didn't explain, but simply took out his new work ID and handed it to his mother.
Lin Wencui took the work permit, saw the large red official seal on it, and then looked at the unit, which turned out to be the Department of Machinery.
Seeing that it was another ministry, and this time he was promoted directly to deputy section chief.
Lin Wencui was overjoyed, thinking to herself, "As expected of my son, he even got promoted after changing jobs."
However, Director Yang was still sitting next to him watching!
To prove that her son was not lying, Lin Wencui handed her work ID to Director Yang.
When Director Yang took the document, he was shocked to find that the new unit was the Machinery Department. He was at a loss for words.
The Machinery Department and the Steel Rolling Mill are not the same system. It won't be so easy to ask Sun Zhengguo for help again in the future. What should be done about the broken machines in the factory?
“Comrade Zhengguo, why can’t you wait a little longer! As long as Vice Minister Bai comes back, you can still return to the Ministry of Metallurgy.”
Factory Director Yang said with a sense of disappointment.
"Director Yang, actually, I am most familiar with industrial machinery. It doesn't matter much whether the Ministry of Metallurgy has me or not. It just so happens that the Ministry of Machinery has extended an invitation. I am grateful to Vice Minister Li for thinking so highly of me, so I might as well go back to my old profession."
Although Sun Zhengguo spoke lightly, Director Yang was still unwilling to give up.
"What about modifying the rolling mill? We can't just give up halfway!"
"Director Yang, the blueprints are on me. I will give them to Vice Minister Bai when he returns to Beijing. If he still needs me, I can help complete the modification, which will be a way of repaying Professor Wu for his hard work."
With things said to this point, what could Director Yang say? He could only leave dejectedly. Lin Wencui, who had to go to work, also took the car with him to the steel rolling mill.
In the evening, my younger siblings came home from school and learned the news that their father had been transferred to another region. They were really sad for a long time.
The next day was the weekend. Early in the morning, Sun Zhengguo accompanied his wife to the hospital. After a routine check-up, everything was normal, and he returned home relieved.
As soon as the two returned home, they heard a commotion at the door. Ning Xiaowei, who was always eager to see what would happen, went to check it out despite her big belly.
What could Sun Zhengguo do? He could only accompany her to see it!
When the two arrived at the door, they saw Liu Haizhong talking to a policeman.
Upon seeing Sun Zhengguo approach, Liu Haizhong immediately spoke.
“Zhengguo, we were just about to send someone to inform your family when you arrived. This comrade has come to deliver the verdict on Jia Zhangshi. Since your family is the victim, you can listen to it in a bit and see if there is anything you are not satisfied with.”
"Alright! Second Uncle, I'd like to hear what happened to those who framed my father."
Hearing the address "Second Uncle," Liu Haizhong frowned, feeling somewhat displeased, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Even though he is now the actual person in charge, the neighborhood committee did not appoint him, so he cannot call himself a big shot.
As the two were talking, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, along with their child, hurriedly arrived from the Intermediate People's Court.
Subsequently, the families of the other two arrested women also arrived.
Once everyone had arrived, Officer Zhang began reading the judgment.
He first read out the judgment documents of the two accomplices. Because the two women's circumstances were relatively minor and they were first-time offenders, they were convicted of defamation and sentenced to one year in prison for defaming meritorious individuals.
When the police announced the results, the neighbors in the courtyard were shocked.
I never expected that spreading a rumor would result in a year in prison. Isn't that a bit too harsh?
At this moment, Jia Dongxu's face turned extremely ugly. If the accomplice was sentenced to one year, then who knows how many years his mother, the main culprit, would be sentenced to? At least no less than one year.
"Quiet, the verdict for Jia Zhangshi will now be read."
Seeing the crowd in a commotion, Officer Zhang spoke up to stop them, and then began reading the verdict from Jia Zhangshi's court.
"..."
"After trial, the principal offender, Zhang Xiaohua, was convicted of defamation, incitement, and disrupting social order, and was sentenced to five years in prison. Because she had a prior conviction for theft, her sentence was increased by two years, bringing the total sentence to seven years in prison."
"Boom! Boom!"
Jia Dongxu's brain was struck by lightning twice in a row. He was so frightened that his legs went weak and he sat down on the ground with a thud.
"Impossible, impossible..."
Jia Dongxu, who was lying on the ground, was in a daze, and kept repeating the same sentence.
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