Ye Lin and Pan Zhiyuan, a couple in Shanghai, were fantasizing about the house that did not belong to them yet, while Yun Qiao in Beijing hesitated for a long time after hanging up the phone. Finally, he found the phone book and dialed the public phone number of the Dongfanghong Cannery.
After a long wait, the long-distance call was finally connected. The female operator with a cheerful voice said hello and asked Yun Qiao who he was looking for. Yun Qiao said he was looking for Ye Yuanzhang from the technical department.
The operator recognized Ye Yuanzhang and said, "Looking for Old Ye. Okay, wait, I'll call him on the radio for you."
Yun Qiao thanked her and continued to wait.
After five or six minutes, the call was finally connected, and this time it was definitely Ye Yuanzhang's voice on the receiver.
He must have come from quite a distance, and when he spoke, the wheezing sound was like that coming from a bellows.
"Hello? I'm Ye Yuanzhang. May I ask who you are?"
"Uncle, it's me." Yun Qiao said.
On the other end of the phone, Ye Yuanzhang heard Yun Qiao's voice and immediately laughed: "It's Yun Qiao. School is about to start, right? I sent you a package last week. Did you receive it?"
"Yes, school starts the day after tomorrow. I haven't received the package yet, but I estimate it should arrive in the next two days." Yun Qiao said, "How are you and Auntie doing recently? Is life okay?"
"Okay, all's well," Ye Yuanzhang said with a smile. "Don't worry about us. I forgot to tell you last time we talked on the phone, but because of my good performance and outstanding work ability at the factory, the factory gave me a salary increase of ten yuan a month. Now I earn thirty yuan a month. After the New Year, your aunt was also arranged by the logistics department to work in the cleaning workshop, earning a temporary salary of fifteen yuan a month. We are both working now, and forty-five yuan a month is more than enough for our family to live on. You should live your life well and don't have to scrimp and save to send us money anymore."
Yun Qiao said "OK" and then asked, "Uncle, has anyone in Shanghai contacted you recently?"
"No, why are you asking suddenly?" At this point, Ye Yuanzhang thought of something and his expression became serious: "Yun Qiao, did someone look for you?"
"Uncle, don't be nervous. It's not someone else, it's Ye Lin." Yun Qiao explained: "Ye Lin just called me long distance and told me something. It's about you."
"About me?" Speaking of Ye Lin, Ye Yuanzhang frowned, almost forming a deep frown.
"We haven't been in touch for so long, why would she come to you to talk about me?"
"It's like this..." Yun Qiao told Ye Yuanzhang that the Housing Authority planned to register homeowners' information and return confiscated properties starting in May.
"I don't know how Ye Lin found out about this in advance, and she came to me, hoping I could use my connections to redress your innocence and allow you and your aunt to return to Shanghai early. But the situation isn't completely clear yet. Even though the grasshoppers in autumn may not be able to jump for many days, if they really did, it would be a troublesome matter for ordinary people. I didn't dare to act rashly, and wanted to ask your opinion first, so I didn't agree to her request immediately."
"What do you think?" Yun Qiao asked, "Do you want to be rehabilitated and return to the city as soon as possible? Or do you want to let things take their course and wait a little longer? Wait until those people are completely destroyed?"
"Rehabilitation! Rehabilitation?!" Ye Yuanzhang dreamed of being rehabilitated and returned to the city. Upon hearing this, his heart skipped a beat and his breathing suddenly became rapid: "I, I need to think about it."
"I need to think about it carefully."
"Okay." Yun Qiao hummed, then said softly, "This is a big deal, and I really need to think it over. Please give it some thought, and call me when you're done."
Ye Yuanzhang hummed softly, remained silent for a moment, and then hesitantly asked, "Yun Qiao, if I say...if I say I want to return to Dong early, will it be difficult for you to find connections to redress my injustice?"
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