"You're the one who brought me here, and you're the one asking these nonsensical questions. Comrade Li, if you really are from that place, then please provide evidence. I think you're very unprofessional."
"What is your impression of a profession?" Li Weiguo's eyes lit up; he had found a breakthrough.
A guy who spends all day reading books, especially mechanical ones, can't possibly know what a profession is, even if he actually answered correctly.
"Pfft." Wang Shouren laughed out loud: "How could I possibly know what a professional is? But at least I know that a professional shouldn't keep asking me 'Are you afraid?' Let me tell you very clearly, I'm not afraid. I stand on the side of the people. No matter when or what the situation, I believe in my country and my nation. I cannot be afraid of those fabricated charges. My country and my nation will not allow these charges to exist."
Li Weiguo: ...
Siheyuan (courtyard house).
Sha Zhu was extremely excited. Today, he went to report it, and he did so under his real name.
He couldn't believe that someone could become so capable in just six months and even get into a vocational school through their own efforts. If there wasn't something fishy going on, he would change his name from "Silly Zhu" to "Silly Egg"!
When you do something, you should naturally share it with your closest family and friends.
Sister Qin? No, Sister Qin has never seemed to like me causing trouble for Wang Shouren.
My younger sister? That won't do either; my own younger sister also likes Wang Shouren quite a bit.
Grandma! That's right! We can share it with the grandma!
The backyard, the house of the deaf old lady.
When the old lady heard Sha Zhu excitedly recount how he had reported Wang Shouren, she almost fainted from excitement.
"Hey hey... Grandma, what's wrong?" Sha Zhu was anxious and quickly patted the old lady's chest and back.
The old woman smacked Sha Zhu on the head in a fit of excitement, pointing at him with trembling fingers: "Are you confused! Are you confused?!"
"Grandma, don't worry, I'm telling you, that grandson is definitely in trouble... Hey, hey, don't hit me!"
After a chaotic scene, the old lady finally calmed down.
Looking at the indignant Sha Zhu, she couldn't help but sigh: "Can you tell me why you insist on targeting that kid?"
"Where did I target him? I was just joking with him before. Think about it, half a year ago, he smashed my skull with a brick?! How could I tolerate that!" Sha Zhu was furious when he talked about this. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but it seemed that his luck had been declining ever since that incident, and he also failed in his bid for the position of cafeteria director.
"Fine, if you won't tell me, then go and call your grandpa for me." The deaf old lady waved her hand and said wearily.
"Alright, you wait." Sha Zhu immediately ran away. Staying would only get him beaten up anyway, so he might as well run away quickly.
After a while, an old man walked in.
"Grandma, you were looking for me."
"You sit down, Sha Zhu. You go out and close the door behind you."
"Hey, what's up? Why can't I hear it?" Sha Zhu asked curiously.
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, get out..." As she spoke, the deaf old woman's breathing became even more rapid.
"Alright, alright, I won't ask. Don't get angry." Sha Zhu immediately left.
"Zhonghai, please sit down. I have a favor to ask of you." The deaf old lady saw that Shazhu had left, so she stopped beating around the bush with the old man.
"Oh, what are you saying? Just say what you need." The old man was startled by these words. The old lady had already asked for something, so it couldn't be a simple request. He immediately stood up.
"Don't worry, it's nothing difficult. This kid, Shazhu, did something foolish today."
The old man was quite shrewd; in an instant, he realized what was going on and slapped his thigh: "He's the one who reported me?"
"yes."
"How could this child do this?"
"I just want to ask you, when Shouren comes back, please talk to him and tell him not to hold a grudge against Zhuzi..."
“Grandma, this is a difficult matter.” An old man frowned. “To be honest, every time there’s a conflict between these two, it’s always Sha Zhu who starts it first. Take what happened six months ago, for example…”
"Don't say that," the deaf old woman interrupted the old man. "Listen to me. If you think what I said makes no sense, I won't make things difficult for you. If you think what I said makes sense, then do as I say."
"Alright, ma'am, please speak."
"I know what you're thinking. You've always wanted to find someone to take care of you in your old age. But do you really think that kid is reliable?"
"Grandma, I..."
The deaf old woman waved her hand, interrupting the old man again: "I know what you're thinking, and I know what you want to do. I'm very old now, and I've seen a lot. Ever since the time of the Qing Dynasty's "braided army," I've been watching and seeing what the world is really like. At first, everyone's life was alright, but later, people started clamoring for reform. Reform is good, it's the right thing to do, and now everyone's life is getting better and better."
The deaf old woman paused here, then sighed:
“But Zhonghai, people’s hearts are never satisfied. You might spend your whole life in the steel mill, in this little courtyard. That kid Wang Shouren, in just six months, successfully passed the entrance exam for a vocational school. In ancient times, that would be considered top scholar. Do you think this little courtyard can confine him?”
“Zhonghai, I know you’ve probably reached some kind of agreement with him. But people get estranged after a long time apart, and you two don’t have that kind of relationship anymore. Can you really keep him under control? Even if you can, can your conscience really let a prince like him be tied to your side?”
The old man's expression froze, becoming uncertain, as he began to ponder the meaning behind the old woman's words.
The old man's retirement strategy is actually very simple: he binds himself to a caregiver and lets that person take care of him in his old age.
You think that's the end of it? Not at all.
His real plan is to have someone take care of him in his old age, but what if that person changes their mind and doesn't want to take care of him anymore?
So he came up with a backup plan: his neighbors. Yes, his neighbors in this compound.
He is kind to everyone in the compound, and he is especially kind to his own elderly relatives.
In this way, everyone will know that this person will have to support Yi Zhonghai in his old age, otherwise, they will be ridiculed to death.
This is the old man's complete retirement plan. It includes emotional communication and contingency plans.
No matter who it is, once they enter the circle, they must support them to the end.
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