Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Chapter 360 'Recruiting Scheme'

In the bedroom of the small villa, Lü Xiaomi lay sprawled on the bed, feeling completely exhausted, not even wanting to open her eyes.

He Yuzhu, smoking a cigarette afterward, said, "Look at you, really. You're not my secretary anymore, but this little villa is still here. How could I possibly abandon you?"

Lu Xiaomi struggled to open her eyes and exclaimed, "Won't you find a new lover after a while?"

"Who said that? You're only 18, why are you thinking so much? Don't worry, I'll take care of you for the rest of my life, otherwise, would your dad forgive me?"

After countless back and forths, the anger that had been building up inside Lü Xiaomi finally dissipated.

I wasn't feeling so bad, and I drifted off to sleep.

He Yuzhu went downstairs to clean up and gave Old Man Du some food. He regretted that he had sent the old man to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics instead of keeping his granddaughter, Du Weixiang, detained.

This means having to support the old man every day, worrying that he'll starve to death, and also worrying that he'll run away.

He Yuzhu went to work at the machinery factory, planning his next steps, and left immediately after get off work.

When they arrived at Tian Zao's house, the couple were quite surprised.

He Yuzhu put the things on the table, chatted for a while, then Sun Tie went out to prepare the meal. Tian Zao then asked:

Have you gone to see Bai Ling recently?

"Yes, I did look for her. Didn't I hand over those three police officers to her?"

"What about in private, behind closed doors?"

"Why would I contact him privately? He's even older than me."

Tian Zao reached out and slapped him, shouting, "Do you think I'm here to arrange a marriage for you?"

"Isn't it?"

"Pah, you wish! Bai Ling was a college student before liberation, and she's a true red son who came back from Moscow."

"Sister, don't talk nonsense. There's nothing between me and her."

He Yuzhu certainly wouldn't tell the truth; he came here today to ask something.

"Sister, I heard that Director Li might be transferred?"

Tian Zao nodded, then asked, "You heard it too?"

He Yuzhu said, "I only found out at noon today."

However, it was not said that Secretary Lü told him.

Tian Zao said, "Isn't this all because of you?"

"because I?"

"Isn't it because you ran the machinery factory too well?"

Now He Yuzhu understood: the root was himself.

After the public-private partnership was implemented, he could no longer run his own business, so he thought about helping the neighborhood solve employment problems.

After all, he and Tian Zao and Li Hongying were of the same ilk.

It started as a cannery, then sold the canned goods to Moscow, traded them for lathes, and set up a machine shop on the street.

In just a few years, a small machinery factory has expanded to have more than 6000 employees and can produce a wide range of products, especially the newly developed Jeep production capacity.

Based on vehicle performance, it surpassed previous Jeep manufacturers, becoming the number one and only one in the country.

All of this leadership ability can be attributed to Li Hongying, who made Jiaodaokou Street the wealthiest street in Beijing.

With such outstanding achievements, Li Hongying, the street director, had no choice but to be promoted.

Li Hongying's transfer necessitates the appointment of a new street director, which has led to the recent series of troubles.

He Yuzhu then fully realized that all of this was his own fault.

He sighed, "The current situation and troubles are all of my own making."

Tian Zao rolled her eyes at him: "You're only finding out now? Of course, Sister Hongying doesn't want to be transferred, and she doesn't want to have a high rank either."

He Yuzhu could only chuckle, unsure of what to say.

Tian Zao said, "But don't worry about it. It's not your fault. Running the machinery factory well is good for the collective and the country. It also provides employment for so many unemployed young people in the neighborhood. Sister Hongying is very happy."

"Hearing you say that makes me feel much better."

He Yuzhu had a bellyful of troubles he couldn't express, since he was the one who caused the trouble.

Why am I so outstanding?

I should have slowed things down and not let it get this big.

After they finished talking, He Yuzhu went to the kitchen to cook, while Sun Tie opened a bottle of Fenjiu liquor and they also talked about the current situation on the street and the newly appointed police station chief.

After giving He Yuzhu a better understanding of the current situation, Sun Tie changed the subject and said, "Director Lin is planning to have a second child soon."

"what!"

He Yuzhu was very surprised. Director Lin was Lin Zheng, the director of the district branch, who was also Li Hongying's husband.

Sun Tie said, "It was Lao Lin who let it slip; don't tell anyone else."

He Yuzhu nodded. If that's the case, Li Hongying will most likely be transferred directly.

They only had one son named Lin Weimin, and He Yuzhu personally ladled out the noodles for the child when he ate them.

Sun Tie advised He Yuzhu that some things should be let go of, since they all belong to the public and shouldn't be held onto.

He Yuzhu understood that Sun Tie was doing this for his own good, but their perspectives were different, and he didn't know he had enough confidence.

In particular, he had two trump cards: a high-ranking leader and the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Even if it comes to the end, and I end up working as a researcher at a research institute, I will never bow down to Jiang Hanyang.

He Yuzhu confirmed with Sun Tie that it was true that Li Hongying would be transferred soon.

On the other side, Jiang Hanyang also learned from Secretary Lü that He Yuzhu refused to release the three police officers.

He was furious. Right now, everything else is easy to resolve, but the problem with these three police officers is the most difficult to solve.

Bai Ling also greeted the people, but Bai Ling was the most senior in the public security system.

He had already graduated from the intelligence program at Moscow State University before the liberation and had also participated in the establishment of the Beijing Public Security Bureau.

If she says she won't release them, no one can unilaterally decide to release those three comrades.

Neither Bai Ling nor He Yuzhu were being persuaded.

Despite pressure from Master Qing, He Yuzhu remained unmoved. Even with Secretary Lü's persuasion, He Yuzhu still refused to listen.

Jiang Hanyang played all the cards in his hand, but He Yuzhu remained unmoved, single-mindedly focused on getting the three people in.

After leaving Sun Tie's house, He Yuzhu returned home. The next morning, just after finishing breakfast and getting ready to go to work, he suddenly heard the phone ring.

He Yuzhu picked up the phone and heard Wen Yuping crying on the other end:

"Zhu Zi, come back quickly, your father has been beaten up."

"Oh no, how could this happen? I'm coming right now."

After He Yuzhu hung up the phone, Xu Huizhen asked, "What happened, Zhuzi?"

“It’s nothing serious. Just stay home and rest well during your pregnancy. I’ll take care of everything else.”

Xu Huizhen nodded and said, "Then you need to be careful."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

He Yuzhu came out and drove his Jeep quickly to the courtyard house.

When they arrived home quickly, they saw that He Daqing had some bruises on his face and was applying ointment to his wounds.

"What happened? Who did this?"

He Daqing gasped for breath, his lips twitching occasionally, and exclaimed:

"I don't know either. Today, on my way to work, I was walking in the alley when someone put a sack over my head. They just left me a message."

At first, He Yuzhu thought that He Daqing had offended Yi Zhonghai or other people in the courtyard, which was why he was put in a sack.

This doesn't seem quite right!

I asked, "What did the other person say?"

He Daqing said, "The other party told you to mind your own business and release the person immediately."

"Ah! You really say that?" He Yuzhu asked.

He Daqing nodded, feeling wronged, and then said, "Did you offend someone outside?"

This is truly unreasonable. My son caused trouble outside, and the other party actually beat me up and took their anger out on me.

Isn't this something she took for her son?

He Yuzhu was furious. His words were clear: he had sent the three police officers to Bai Ling and kept them there.

This led to the other party retaliating directly, not targeting him, but beating up He Daqing first.

He Yuzhu hadn't expected Jiang Hanyang to do something like this. You see, their previous struggles were just workplace battles.