The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Director Hou was surprised: "No, last time you heard me say that I would give you the whole reward, weren't you very happy?"

Besides, I reported this to Fu Shuai as soon as I got back. He knew you had brought in so many talented people, and he still felt that you hadn't been rewarded enough.

Several leaders know this.

Don't worry.

Yang Dalin thought to himself, "The leaders know, but many people may not."

If some people with ulterior motives find out about this and don't understand what's going on, they might cause further damage to their own homes.

That solves it.

Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble.

Yang Dalin waved his hand: "Director, I've thought about it, and I can't use it as money if I take it home."

Let's donate it to our organization and keep it for our own expenses.

Have our unit's accountant and your political commissar come together as witnesses.

"Have them all sign my donation."

Director Hou looked at Yang Dalin with a strange expression.

There was no rush to call for help.

Instead, he asked in a low voice, "Dalinzi, have you figured something out?"

Seeing Director Hou's serious expression, Yang Dalin nodded: "Yes, Director, have you noticed that some people are trying to cause trouble?"

Although we are a top-secret department.

But we still have to be careful.

They won't know the truth then, and I won't be home then either.

In case some people make a fuss about this.

"They're talking to my family about this; my three children are still very young."

Director Hou is a seasoned veteran; how could he not have noticed?

Not to mention that they are an intelligence agency.

Although the main focus is on intelligence from abroad.

However, some things are not quite right in China.

How could they not know?

Director Hou simply doesn't know how big the impact will be in the future.

The harmfulness has not yet been recognized.

But since Yang Dalin is taking it so seriously.

Also a good thing.

People without thought, he must worry about.

Yang Dalin is so young, yet he is not greedy for money and leaves no reason for people to criticize him.

That's truly rare.

So Director Hou called the political commissar, the accountant, and his deputy to his office.

They signed the document together regarding Yang Dalin's donation of gold bars.

Then there is no problem.

I accepted the gold bar as a reward, and immediately donated it to my workplace.

Not a gram was left.

Someone might actually try to cause trouble in the future.

They couldn't find Yang Dalin's name either.

Not to mention that Yang Dalin has made numerous meritorious contributions, and his wife is the daughter of a martyr.

After Director Hou dismissed the others,

I had a long and deep conversation with Yang Dalin.

No one knows what the two people talked about.

Anyway, after that day, Yang Dalin's house had an extra telephone.

It can reach Hong Kong Island.

Meanwhile, the family moved to the small courtyard near the freight station that afternoon.

We also have a nanny in her twenties to help take care of the children.

Several capable people also lived around the house.

The experts that Yang Dalin brought in are national treasures.

Yang Dalin is now a national treasure.

Only a very few people know how many merits he has made.

His family also needs to be protected secretly.

There are really some blind fools who dare to come.

Naturally, they will be driven away by these people.

If necessary, they might just pull out a gun and shoot.

After making arrangements at home, Yang Dalin told Ma San'er before leaving that if anything urgent happened, he should call him.

After being transferred twice, the call can reach Yang Dalin's office on Hong Kong Island.

Yang Dalin left Beijing once again.

I went to Hong Kong Island.

He will continue his "troublemaking" career on the international stage.

After Yang Dalin returned, he convened a group of his subordinates for several days of meetings.

A lot of things have been arranged.

He planned to go to Java again in early March.

Suddenly, we received intelligence that an earthquake had occurred in Hebei Province.

Yang Dalin doesn't remember this earthquake very well; he only remembers the even bigger earthquake that happened ten years later.

But I heard that there are quite a few people affected by the disaster.

He then joined forces with Mr. Fok and his associates in Hong Kong Island to quickly raise a considerable amount of supplies.

They are prepared to be sent to China for disaster relief.

Yang Dalin was worried about his family and decided to go back home in person.

Hebei Province is too close to Beijing.

Let's go back and take another look.

Yang Dalin and several Hong Kong Island business owners disembarked together at Tianjin Port by ship.

The supplies were handed over to the local troops who were preparing to provide disaster relief.

He went home on his own.

I didn't leave for long this time before I came back.

My family found it quite strange.

Yang Dalin inquired about it.

Fortunately, the tremors were only slight in Beijing.

Far from the epicenter of the earthquake.

It wasn't affected much.

Aunt Qi and Sister Yan both advised him to go back and focus on his work.

Everything will be alright at home.

However, Yang Dalin kept talking about it but never left.

Because earthquakes have aftershocks, they don't end immediately.

Sure enough, another ten days or so passed, and on the afternoon of the 22nd, an even bigger earthquake struck the area.

The earthquake was strongly felt throughout Beijing.

Yang Dalin immediately brought the two strollers to the yard.

Then he rushed into the house and carried Aunt Wang out on his back.

My wife and the others aren't home; they've all gone to work.

When the first earthquake struck, Ma San'er and his team were temporarily transferred to disaster relief efforts and haven't returned yet.

Fortunately, this time the ground in Beijing only shook a little.

The houses in Yang Dalin's area have all been newly renovated.

No problem.

Yang Dalin also called many people, including Brother Sheng, Master Tian Xueyi, other friends and leaders, etc., to notify everyone to stop staying at home starting tonight and move outside to live in tents. Those who don't have tents should find a way to set them up themselves.

If they really don't have the materials, they should come and find Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin will provide some materials.

Yang Dalin knew that many houses were of very poor quality, and even a slight vibration could cause an old house to collapse.

This is different from the reinforced concrete structures of later generations.

He set up several tents in the yard that night.

I spent the night in a tent with two other neighboring families.

That way, if something happens in the middle of the night and there's no time to run, you won't get hit by falling beams or tiles from the roof.

Yang Dalin doesn't remember how long after the earthquake.

He inspected the house the next day.

The house appeared to be undamaged.

They even insisted on living in a tent outside for half a month.

Sure enough, several aftershocks were felt during that time.

They're all okay, though, they're relatively small.

Yang Dalin stayed until early April, when there were no aftershocks for a long time, before letting everyone move into the house.

After Yang Dalin left Beijing, everyone learned from the newspapers that more than five million houses in Hebei Province had collapsed in the earthquake.

This resulted in a direct economic loss of 10 billion yuan.

More than 8,000 people died and more than 38,000 were injured.

Many people were actually killed or injured by the falling objects.

Only then did everyone understand why Yang Dalin insisted that they stay in the tents outside for so long.

On the way back to Hong Kong Island, Yang Dalin still regretted it.

I don't remember this.

If I remember, I will definitely notify Director Hou in advance.

However, Yang Dalin vividly remembers the incident that occurred ten years later.

He remembers that day and that moment very clearly.

He would definitely give a heads-up that time.

I will never forget it.