Chapter 208: Money Can Make Ghosts Grind
Although Zhang Xiuzhen asked Li Shuqun to live in the unit before, the fundamental reason was to maintain the stability of the family.
It doesn't mean that she has no relationship with Li Shuqun.
It is said that husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes, but in this era, people's thoughts are pure, and after getting married, they will live a good life, and they are really running to old age.
Some people in later generations described the relationship between husband and wife in this era as revolutionary love.
It refers to the fact that no matter what ups and downs they go through, the relationship between the two parties is unbreakable, and there is no one who is down, who will be abandoned.
Zhang Xiuzhen knows Li Shuqun's personality and habits very well, if he is really assigned, the future will definitely be very bitter.
Naturally, she would be distressed.
Right now, the most capable person in this family is Li Weidong, if it weren't for the fact that there was no way, Zhang Xiuzhen would not have begged Li Weidong.
And the old lady, although she didn't say half a word, also had worry on her face.
After all, it is her biological son, and she scolds and scolds on weekdays, and dissatisfaction is dissatisfied, which is limited to being at home, safe and stable.
"Xiuzhen, don't embarrass Weidong, he has already taken a big risk if he can rescue me, and it's not worth it to make trouble for me again."
Li Shuqun shook his head, his tone was calm, and his face was a little more open-minded.
Li Weidong has been observing Li Shuqun's reaction, and he wants to know whether the other party is really enlightened or acting.
At least judging from his performance, it is clear that the former is the majority.
In the past, Li Weidong actually didn't plan to care about Li Shuqun anymore, he should go to the countryside, and he should be distributed, and everyone else can't go, but you can't go, right?
And away from the whirlpools of the city, maybe it will be a good thing.
It's the same when you come back in a few years.
But right now, Zhang Xiuzhen is begging him.
This is also the first time that Zhang Xiuzhen has begged him for so long.
"Mom, don't worry with my grandma, my dad must leave the city, but I can think of a way to keep him too far away from home so that you can go and see him."
"Can there really be a way?"
Zhang Xiuzhen looked at Li Weidong in surprise.
When Li Weidong said the first half of the sentence just now, disappointment already appeared on her face, but after listening to the second half of the sentence, it quickly turned into surprise.
What she was worried about was that Li Shuqun would go to the Great Northwest or Northeast places.
The environment is bitter or not, not to mention, once you go, in terms of the current traffic situation, it is basically equivalent to the real world.
At the end of the year, you may not even see each other again.
But if it's closer to home, it's much more convenient.
"Does it make it difficult for you?"
Even Li Shuqun couldn't help but look at this son.
Who wants to be thousands of miles away if they can be closer to home?
And his body has long adapted to the environment here, and if he really wants to go to the northwest or northeast, he may not be able to stand it.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, even if it's for the sake of grandma and mom's face, I can't really ignore you, but you have to control yourself in the future, no matter what happens, just watch, don't say, let alone write."
Li Weidong had to remind.
This is in the city, if there is really something, he gets the news quickly, and he can deal with it quickly.
Just like this time, if he hadn't rushed there quickly, Li Shuqun might have 'committed suicide in fear of sin'.
But if he had gone to the countryside, or to the mountains, he would not have had such good luck.
"Yes, in the future, you are not even allowed to write articles, be a dumb person."
Zhang Xiuzhen couldn't help but remind.
Thinking of the things Li Shuqun told her before, she still has lingering palpitations, if it weren't for Li Weidong, this family would really be over.
"Don't worry, I know what's important."
Li Shuqun nodded.
After suffering such a big loss, if you don't learn a long lesson, it will really be hopeless.
With Li Weidong's promise, the solemn atmosphere at home can be regarded as dissipated.
When it was time to eat in the evening, Yang Fangfang took out the news she had inquired about.
"Weidong, I heard that the second uncle has retired, and Liu Guangtian will take his quota and go to work in the rolling mill."
"Is his illness real?"
"Well, in the afternoon, Liu Guangtian found a tricycle and took him to the factory, I glanced at it twice, and I couldn't speak, it didn't look like it was pretended."
"So let's do it first."
Li Weidong nodded.
"First?"
Yang Fangfang was a little confused, what does this mean?
Is it a write-off, or is it a reckoning after the fall?
"Hmm."
Li Weidong nodded, and there was no meaning to explain.
However, he still glanced at Li Shuqun, and saw that the other party had no intention of expressing his opinion, so he really believed that he had changed.
If it were in the past, Li Shuqun would have told him that he would be forgiving and forgiving.
Just like when he wanted to drive Jia Zhang's family back to the countryside, he asked Li Weidong not to bully others, and he also said a big truth.
But in fact, without Jia Zhang's these days, the courtyard is really much cleaner, as for whether Qin Huairu is happy or not, he doesn't know.
Yang Fangfang saw that Li Weidong didn't speak, and the curiosity in her heart was like a cat scratching.
It's a pity that no one seems to care about this matter except for her.
After eating, Li Weidong said hello and rode out on his bicycle.
promised Zhang Xiuzhen that things must be done.
However, he used the name Xiang Tianming when he went to the newspaper office, so he naturally couldn't go again, and his relationship was basically between the public security and the prison, and he didn't have the ability to influence the newspaper.
Fortunately, he still knows someone.
That is Zheng Yang.
Don't look at the other party as just a small officer, but the department he is in is the right department.
In addition to focusing on ideological work, this department is often also responsible for organizational work.
That is: the assessment and appointment and dismissal of cadres.
For example, when Li Shuqun was finally decided where to go, it was up to this department to come up with an idea, and then a meeting was held to discuss it.
Therefore, if Li Weidong wants to influence the result, it is undoubtedly the easiest to find Zheng Yang.
It is far easier than him looking for seven or eight and going around in circles.
Last time Zheng Yang sent Li Shuqun back, Li Weidong asked where the other party lived when he saw him off.
I thought it was prepared, but I didn't think about it, but now I use it.
At this time, the atmosphere in Zheng Yang's house was far from good.
Two bowls were broken on the floor.
A woman in her thirties, holding a child, was wiping tears from her eyes.
And Zheng Yang, sitting there with an angry face, looking at his position, the two bowls on the ground were obviously dropped by him.
"Cry, cry, cry, you know crying, who is your brother, don't you know? I didn't even figure out the situation, so I gave him the money, what's the use of crying now? ”
Zheng Yang said without extinguishing the fire.
At noon today, the brother-in-law who didn't learn and didn't know how to find his own sister under the guise of his mother's serious illness and said that he would borrow money to be hospitalized.
When Zheng Yang's wife heard that her mother was seriously ill, she panicked and didn't tell whether it was true or not.
Perhaps, in her opinion, even if her brother is no longer sensible, it is impossible to joke about his mother's life and death.
Therefore, she did not hesitate to give all the money saved by the family to her younger brother.
After her brother left, she went to the newspaper office to find her husband and planned to go to the hospital with him.
Zheng Yang said at the time that she had been deceived.
But she still didn't believe it, and when she went to the hospital to ask, there was no such person as her mother.
Later, the two went to her house, only to see her mother just working.
It's just that her brother can't find anyone, and it's clear that after getting the money, he hid.
If it is thirty or fifty, although Zheng Yang is angry, for the sake of his wife's face, he will endure it.
But this time, his wife took out the money he had worked hard to save for more than a year.
It adds up to a small 300 pieces.
And this money, he would have been useful.
What's more, he feels that since his daughter-in-law gave birth to a child last year, his brain has been always smart, and he often does something stupid.
Workers in state-owned units go to the hospital for free, and his mother-in-law needs to pay for herself because she is not a worker, but even if she goes to a larger hospital, the hospitalization fee for a day is only eight cents, and the ordinary operation is only about ten yuan.
Added up, twenty or thirty is enough.
It's just that his wife gave all the two or three hundred yuan to her younger brother, how much lack of heart and vision can she do such a thing?
"I, I'm going to get the money back."
"To? Can you find him now? If you don't spend all that money, your brother won't come home at all, where are you going? ”
Zheng Yang was even more angry, his brother-in-law was a street slipper.
Causing trouble, fighting and brawling, that is a common thing, he has gone to the police station several times to catch people.
This will probably not know where to hide.
As for asking for the money back, who do you ask for?
was said like this, Zheng Yang's wife's tears were even more turbulent.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?"
Zheng Yang asked angrily.
The place where he lives is also a courtyard house, but the area is smaller, and two of the households in the courtyard are also colleagues from the newspaper, and the rest are from some factory units.
Although Zheng Yang is only a small officer, because of the particularity of the department and the fact that he is also at the level of a single stock, he may be able to become a real cadre if he works hard next year.
So he is in this courtyard, and he can be regarded as a good mix.
"Me."
A deep voice came from outside the door.
"Who are you?"
Zheng Yang was a little familiar with the sound outside the door, but he didn't remember who it was for a while, and he was in a bad mood, so he directly brought the fire out.
However, he did not speak again outside the door, but knocked on the door again.
Zheng Yang was angry, strode up to open the door, and was about to scold.
But when he saw the figure outside the door clearly, the words that came to his mouth were stifled.
Li ...... Li ......"
"Unlucky?"
Li Weidong shook his head at Zheng Yang, and the other party didn't pronounce his name.
"No, hurry in, why are you here on such a cold day?"
Zheng Yang hurriedly invited Li Weidong in.
"Sister-in-law."
Li Weidong entered the house, looked at the bowls on the ground, and the woman who was quickly wiping her tears, knowing that the two must have quarreled.
"Why don't you take the kids to the house?"
Zheng Yang glared at his wife.
Li Weidong will come to the door, there must be something.
And when it comes to Li Shuqun and Li Weidong's true identity, it naturally has to be concealed.
"Come on, it's warm here, I didn't expect you to come over and let you see the joke."
Waiting for his wife to leave with the child in her arms, Zheng Yang led Li Weidong to the stove and sat down.
After sitting down, Zheng Yang leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Is there any instruction from Director Li's side?" ”
Otherwise, Zheng Yang is a personal essence.
At this moment, Li Shuqun's reputation in the newspaper has long been stinky, let alone calling him Director Li, even if Li Shuqun has three words, few people are willing to mention it, and most of them are replaced by the surname Li.
But at this moment, Zheng Yang called Director Li, not only smoothly, but also without the slightest abnormality on his face.
Compared with the rest of the unit, he knew the Li family better.
Li Shuqun will definitely not be able to turn over in this life, but who makes the family have a good son.
"My dad is fine, I came here tonight just to ask, where is the newspaper going to let my dad go?"
Li Weidong said directly.
"This period of time a year ago was a bit busy, and it has not been decided for the time being, and it is estimated that it will be over the New Year, as for where to go, I estimate that it should be the northwest, because there is an aid construction in the society next year, and it is necessary to send people to it."
Zheng Yang said cautiously.
"The northwest is too far away, and my dad's body may not be able to stand it, can you get closer to the city?"
"This ......"
Zheng Yang suddenly showed an embarrassed expression.
He is just a small officer, and he can't influence Li Shuqun's handling opinions at all.
Do you really want to reject Li Weidong?
After all, this is a good opportunity to make Li Weidong owe favors.
Just when he was hesitating, he saw Li Weidong handing him something.
Zheng Yang only felt that the palm of his hand sank, and when he saw what was in his hand clearly, his pupils shrank significantly.
"Captain Li, you ......"
The things in my hand were heavy and a little dazzling.
But Zheng Yang felt like he was holding a piece of burning charcoal, and his hands were hot.
"My dad is older, and my mom doesn't worry about him going too far, he doesn't need to stay in the city, as long as he is closer to home, don't work too hard."
Li Weidong said his purpose.
Through several contacts, Li Weidong basically figured out what kind of person Zheng Yang was.
The first time you can accept the apples, the second time you can accept the meat, this third time it is impossible to refuse.
"This is for Brother Zheng to help send it out, and after the matter is completed, there is another copy for Brother Zheng."
I don't know if it was Brother Zheng who played a role, or Li Weidong's promise, as well as the heavy things in his hand, made Zheng Yang's eyes flash a choice.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Weidong, don't worry, leave this matter to me, I dare not guarantee anything else, I will definitely not let Director Li be tired, and I can often go home to see." ”
The reason why Zheng Yang agreed so happily was, in the final analysis, because Li Weidong's request was not to let Li Shuqun stay in the newspaper office, but to choose a place close to home and easy to work.
For him, it certainly can't be done.
But for the one above him, it's nothing more than a matter of words.
He even knew what the other party would use.
Comrade Li Shuqun has worked diligently in the newspaper office for so many years, and he still has hard work without merit.
In the spirit of taking care of the old comrade, the place where he went to support is open to discussion.
Isn't that the end of it?
What's more, there is almost no risk to this matter, whether it is for Zheng Yang or the person above his head.
Can't Li Weidong finish bribing with the front foot, and report it on the back foot, right?
What is the benefit of this method of ending up together for Li Weidong?
That's why he took this matter with confidence.
Another reason is that after Li Weidong's promise was completed, he also had a share.
The money saved by the family has just been fed to the dog by his wife, and he is short of money, Li Weidong's promise really solved his urgent need.
"By the way, Director Li's salary doesn't seem to be collected, right? I'll help bring it out and send it home together. ”
Zheng Yang took the initiative to take over the next matter.
is also under the idea of not letting Li Weidong suffer, after all, Li Shuqun's salary is also less than 100 yuan, which is not a small amount for any family.
What's more, this salary is not from him, there is Li Shuqun in the first place.
But at the moment, Li Shuqun is estimated not to go to the newspaper office to receive his salary.
It wasn't too difficult for him to help lead.
"Then thank you, Brother Zheng."
Li Weidong smiled slightly.
Otherwise, dealing with smart people is worry-free, and tonight's trip is far smoother than he imagined.
Subsequently, the two chatted for a while, and Li Weidong said goodbye and left.
And Zheng Yang cleaned up the broken bowls on the ground, estimated the time, and then put on a coat and left in a hurry.
(End of chapter)