Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 116 Situation
"Yes, you need to be prepared for luck. I have been away from the front line for too long. I am not only unable to manage the steel mill, but also the steelmaking plant and its subordinate factories."

Lou Ruizhong smiled bitterly, his face full of fatigue.

He understood that this time he was asked to hand over all his factories and retire at home.

But it’s also good this way. The money he has earned over the years is enough for his family to live a stable life for the rest of their lives.

This right has to be handed over. It has to be handed over eventually.

"Rui Zhong, you are no longer the young man you used to be. You should take a break when you need to. Don't work too hard."

Duan Weihong raised his glass and clinked it with Lou Ruizhong's, then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Lou Ruizhong nodded, drank the whole bottle, and said with a smile, "Mr. Duan is right. I should have a good rest after these busy days."

Lou Ruizhong smiled and nodded. Since the decision had been made, there was nothing to regret.

At this time, he felt relaxed instead.

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Weihong's secretary came in with Zhou Weimin.

Li Huaide saw someone coming and immediately stood up and pulled Zhou Weimin to the table, smiling and introducing him: "Weimin, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Duan, and this is Director Lou from our steel mill."

"Hello, Mr. Duan, and Director Lou."

Zhou Weimin greeted him openly, but he was a little surprised to see Lou Ruizhong here.

He didn't expect that Lou Ruizhong was actually in contact with Li Huaide's people at this time.

It seems that the Lou family did not leave at that time because they misjudged the situation and thought of putting their eggs in two baskets to survive the crisis, but in the end they missed the opportunity to leave safely.

"Comrade Weimin, please take a seat. Huaide has mentioned you to me a lot, but I didn't expect that your cooking skills are so amazing. Today is a family dinner, so you don't have to be restrained. Come drink a few more glasses with me, an old man."

Duan Weihong smiled and invited Zhou Weimin to sit down, and his attitude towards him was much better than that of Lou Ruizhong.

"Mr. Duan, you are too kind. This is just my home cooking. I hope you like it."

Zhou Weimin poured himself a glass of wine, filled up the glasses for several people, toasted everyone, and then sat down.

Duan Weihong smiled cheerfully and said gently, "Hahaha, Comrade Weimin is too modest. With your cooking skills, you can be a chef in a state-owned restaurant. I don't have any hobbies either. I just like to eat delicious food. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make more trips in the future."

"Mr. Duan, whenever you want to eat my cooking, just ask Deputy Director Li to tell me. It's no trouble at all. I wonder how many people will envy me for being able to cook for you."

Zhou Weimin said with a smile, and did not forget to pour wine for a few people.

When he sat down to eat, his job was to pour wine for people, because he was the most suitable person for this place.

As for Nan Yi, he was not the one who mentioned him. If anyone mentioned him, it was Li Huaide who brought him up.

"Hahaha, I'll make a note of that."

Duan Weihong smiled heartily and gave the secretary a look.

Soon the secretary placed two oil paper bags by the door, waiting to give them to Zhou Weimin when he left.

Lou Ruizhong saw all of this and the smile on his face became a little more sincere.

Although Duan Weihong didn't say it, he already knew the meaning, so it was somewhat of a psychological comfort.

Under the current situation, he is at the mercy of others and this kind of implicit guarantee is of little use.

After that, Zhou Weimin didn't have much presence at the table. He was more of a person pouring wine for a few people and only responded a few words when asked.

The meal took more than an hour to finish. Duan Weihong put down his chopsticks contentedly, looked around, and said with a smile: "Huaide, we haven't played chess for a long time. Come back later today and play chess with me."

"Mr. Duan, if you are interested, I will leave later. Wei Min, get in the car and let Li Chuan take you back to the yard. You don't need to go back to the factory so late."

Li Huaide agreed immediately and also made arrangements for Zhou Weimin to return home.

"Huaide, let me take Weimin back. You have a lot to do, so if there's something going on at the factory, you can rush over immediately. Mr. Duan, I'm leaving now."

Lou Ruizhong chuckled, stood up, and took the responsibility of sending Zhou Weimin home.

Li Huaide said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble Director Lou."

The two said goodbye again and then left the house under the guidance of Secretary Yu Guangqing.

Zhou Weimin looked around at the door and found that there was no sign of Xu Damao, so he ignored him and followed Lou Ruizhong into the car.

It is estimated that when Yu Guangqing went out before, he asked someone to send Xu Damao back.

After the car left the yard for several hundred meters, Lou Ruizhong smiled and said, "Wei Min, I heard Xiao'e mention you. Thank you for taking care of Damao during this period, which allowed him to focus on showing movies. You recommended him to Huaide to show movies for Mr. Duan today, right?"

Zhou Weimin was looking at the scenery outside the window. When he heard the voice, he turned around and said, "Director Lou, Brother Damao and I grew up together. If he can help me, he will definitely help me. Sister Xiao'e also helped my family a lot when my family was in trouble."

Sure enough, Lou Xiao'e mentioned him when she returned home, which left Lou Ruizhong with a good impression of her.

Zhou Weimin has been busy for a long time today, and things in the courtyard were not quiet either.

In He Yuzhu's room, He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai sat opposite each other.

As for He Yuzhu, He Daqing drove him to He Yushui's house, asking Yushui to give him some ideological education.

"Old Yi, it's been seven or eight years since we two sat together and drank."

He Daqing poured himself a glass of wine and spoke casually, as if he was reminiscing about the past with old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

"Yes, so many years have passed in a flash. Yu Shui was still a little girl back then."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and reached out to take the bottle of wine from He Daqing.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

He Daqing loosened his grip and the wine bottle fell onto the table, slowly rolling to the ground and breaking into pieces.

In an instant, the smell of alcohol spread throughout the room and the atmosphere became tense.

"Sorry, I didn't hold it firmly."

He Daqing said lightly, then picked up the Erguotou that Yi Zhonghai brought over, stared at the bottle seriously for a long time, and then slowly said: "What a good wine, what a pity."

Yi Zhonghai looked unhappy, but he pretended to be relaxed and said, "It's just a bottle of wine, just buy another one."

He knew that this was a show of force from He Daqing, but now he could only pretend not to notice it.

"Lao Yi, I went to see the old lady at noon."

He Daqing placed the wine bottle horizontally in front of him, and could hardly see Yi Zhonghai's appearance through the wine and the glass.

But even so, Yi Zhonghai still felt a chill, and forced a smile, saying with a wry smile: "The old lady must be very happy that you are back. Zhuzi also has an elder, so it will be much easier for him to find a wife."

(End of this chapter)