Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Recently, Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office has been a bit embarrassed because of the enemy spy incident, so they wanted to use the good news of Bai Wanli being commended to make things lively and clear the haze left by the previous enemy spy incident.

With the publicity from the street office, residents of Nanluoguxiang also came out to join in the fun, jogging behind the jeep from a distance, discussing

"I heard that Director Bai was the one who led the operation to capture the enemy spies this time. How much reward do you think Director Bai will get?"

"I guess it's at least five hundred dollars."

"Five hundred? That's so much. I've never seen so much money in my life."

"Don't even mention five hundred. I've never even had fifty dollars in my pocket in my life. I heard Director Bai already has a high salary. If he gets a bonus of several hundred dollars, how can he spend all the money?"

"Money, money, money. You guys are so vulgar. Director Bai is a hero. How could he care about such a small amount of money? See, there is such a big thing on the roof of the jeep covered with a red cloth. I think that thing must be more valuable than money."

"More valuable than money? What are you talking about?"

"Anyway, that's what I mean. The thing covered by the red cloth must be more important than money."

"What do you think that is?"

"Looking at that, it's probably a plaque."

"Plaque? It should be similar to the honor plaque at the door of Director Bai's house."

"That should be the case. Director Bai's family has so many merits, and this time he has made another one. Do you think that when Director Bai retires, will there be a lot of merit plaques hanging in front of his house?"

“I can’t say for sure.”

If Bai Wanli heard what these people were talking about, he would definitely complain: "My front door is full of honor plaques? I don't want to be a member of the Huaxun Sect, so why do I need so many plaques?"

However, even though the words were outrageous, they could not stop the enthusiasm of the crowd to discuss it.

Because there was an enemy spy on the street, the people on the street were a little embarrassed.

When you go out and talk to people from other streets, as soon as you say you are from Nanluoguxiang, the person on the other side will say, "I know your alley. There was an enemy spy there recently." This sentence will kill the conversation.

But Bai Wanli's commendation is a great thing that can bring honor to the entire street. If they encounter such things again, they can also hold their heads high and say, "We have a great hero in our street, Director Bai Wanli." As a counterattack

Bai Wanli had received the news from his uncle long ago, and he and Zhu Qingan had washed up and were waiting at home.

When the jeep drove to the gate of Bai Wanli's courtyard, Bai Sihai got out of the car, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and shouted energetically: "Wanli, come out and open the door!"

Bai Wanli brought Zhu Qing'an out to open the door. When they saw Bai Sihai, they saluted first: "Minister!"

Bai Sihai also stood straight, like a strong pine tree: "Comrade Bai Wanli, because you led the steel mill security department to destroy the enemy's special operations in time and made great contributions to the country, I now commend you on behalf of the country and the organization! Lift the things down!"

The two guards carefully lifted the things that were fixed on the jeep and brought them to Bai Wanli.

Bai Sihai couldn't hold back his smile and urged, "Wanli, hurry up and reveal it!"

Bai Wanli looked at the plaque-like object and had some guesses in his mind. He became a little nervous for a moment and grabbed the red cloth and lifted it up.

"A family of loyal warriors, serving the country and the people"

Ordinary people don't know many characters, and it's even harder to recognize the calligraphy of a person with a more elegant brushstroke. Yan Bugui, who was in the crowd, was responsible for explaining the words on the plaque, but when he was about to read the signature, he suddenly froze in place, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

This, this, this, this...

Chapter 184 Heroic Character, Honored

Yan Bugui stared at the signature on the plaque, he was completely stunned and couldn't say a word.

Liu Haizhong said anxiously: "Old Yan, what exactly is written at the back? Tell me quickly."

Liu Haizhong's poor cultural background made him unable to even read the words on the plaque, but he knew one thing very well: the person who could commend Bai Wanli must have a higher status than Bai Wanli.

As long as they are leaders, Liu Haizhong is interested in finding out

Before Yan Bugui could come to his senses, Bai Sihai had already loudly answered Liu Haizhong's doubts.

"Wanli, this is the calligraphy given to you by the chief manager. It is a recognition of your contribution. Please decide where to hang it."

hiss--!

There was a sound of people sucking in their breaths. At this moment, many people, even those who could not read, stared at the plaque intently, as if they wanted to imprint the words on it firmly in their minds.

Bai Wanli ignored the exaggerated reactions of these people: "Let's hang it inside, above my main house."

After the news spread today, there will definitely be many people who want to come and admire the master's calligraphy. If the plaque is hung outside, Bai Wanli's yard will become a park, with a group of people gathering outside every day.

Hanging it in the yard, although it will still attract a lot of people after the news spreads, as long as he doesn't open the door, most people will give up after a long time, and then Bai Wanli's life can return to peace.

Bai Wanli still wants to live a good life, but he doesn't want to be watched like a monkey every day.

"Okay, then let's do as you say and hang it in the yard."

Director Wang moved closer and said, "Director Bai, we have brought tools with us. How about we help hang up the plaque?"

Director Wang was punished for his work with the enemy spies, while Bai Wanli had made great contributions and could rise to prominence at any time. As the gap between the two grew, Director Wang's attitude of trying to please Bai Wanli became more and more obvious.

Although Director Wang herself has no hope of advancement in this life, she still has children. If she has a good relationship with Bai Wanli, her children and grandchildren may have more opportunities in the future.

Although Director Wang was somewhat biased and made mistakes in his work, he actually had a good relationship with Bai Wanli. Thanks to this director, he had a lot of conveniences in his life. Therefore, Bai Wanli was willing to give Director Wang a favor.

"Then I'll trouble you, Director Wang."

“No trouble, no trouble”

Director Wang was delighted to see that Bai Wanli did not refuse, and happily asked the people from the street office to help Bai Wanli hang up the plaque.

The plaque was hung under the eaves of the main house in Bai Wanli's courtyard. The clerk of the street office first nailed it, and then worked with Bai Sihai's guards to carefully hang the plaque.

Hanging a sign like this under the eaves can be regarded as a great honor to the family.

Bai Wanli nodded with satisfaction. He didn't know what the domestic situation would be like in the future. If he couldn't stop the wind from rising, this brand should be able to protect his home.

After hanging the plaque, Director Wang knew that Bai Sihai and Bai Wanli must have a lot to say, so he was very sensible and did not stay for long. After congratulating Bai Wanli again, he led all his men to withdraw.

Bai Sihai's guards also left, leaving only Bai Wanli and his wife and Bai Sihai in the room.

After the outsiders were gone, Bai Sihai slapped a thick envelope and a book on the table.

"In addition to the calligraphy of the head shopkeeper, there is also a book given to you by the second shopkeeper. In the envelope are money and bills. One thousand yuan is not much. You can count the bills yourself. There are also some daily necessities in my car. I will ask someone to bring them in for you later."

"Oh"

Bai Wanli took the envelope and handed it to Zhu Qingan. Then he picked up the book given by the second shopkeeper. There was also an inscription on the title page, which read "A True Hero".

When Zhu Qing'an saw this, her face flushed with excitement, and her heart was filled with pride. If Bai Sihai was not still there, she would have wanted to hug Bai Wanli and kiss him twice.

Bai Wanli was also a little surprised: "The second shopkeeper thinks very highly of me"

"I think it's too high," Bai Sihai said bluntly, "How can a stinky boy hiding in the security department be called a hero?"

"Uncle, you are jealous. Don't be angry. If you want it, just tell me. The plaque is too big for you to move. But if you beg me, I can lend you this book for two days."

"I'm going to be jealous of you!? And you want me to beg you, are you itching for trouble?!"

"Uncle, I told you not to get angry. If you dare to criticize me now, I will punish you severely later."

Bai Sihai was so angry that he lost his temper. Yao Ling loved her nephew Bai Wanli. Now Bai Wanli was so capable and had made great contributions. Yao Ling treated him like a treasure. If Bai Sihai dared to criticize Bai Wanli today, he would be criticized by his wife later.

Zhu Qingan found it funny to see these two prominent figures bickering like children. Seeing that Bai Sihai was embarrassed, he quickly came out to persuade him, "Uncle, don't bother with Wanli. He is just too happy and said that in excitement."

Bai Sihai would never really punish Bai Wanli, so now he can take advantage of the situation and say: "Humph, for the sake of my niece's wife, I'll let you go this time."

Bai Wanli also stopped making fun of his uncle.

"You should continue to stay in the Security Department. This is not a big problem. However, you have made great contributions. Even if your position remains unchanged, your administrative level will be raised. In the future, your administrative level will be raised to level 11. You can handle the salary and allowance matters yourself. It will be quick."

Bai Wanli was previously a director, a 13th-level administrative position, and this time he was promoted two levels, but he was still a director, still in charge of the security department. The scope of his power did not expand, but his salary increased by 40 yuan, and his monthly bill subsidy also increased.

Now he and Zhu Qingan's monthly salary and allowances add up to nearly 400 yuan, which is more than what the average person earns in a year. However, it is not much different from before, because they had more money than they could spend before anyway.

While Bai Wanli was chatting about family matters, the news of the plaque had spread throughout Nanluoguxiang like wildfire, and the street office's efforts in publicity were even more important.

The previous incident involving the enemy spies made the entire street feel ashamed, and now that a good thing has happened, shouldn’t we publicize it as much as possible?

Although the fact that Bai Wanli was commended had no direct relationship with most people, it did not prevent them from feeling proud of it. When they went out of the street, they could hold their heads high and say to others: "Director Bai of our street..."

This should be considered an honor.

Chapter 185 The current situation of the Yan family, Qin Huairu returns to the city

People outside reacted strongly to Bai Wanli's commendation. The whole street felt that they could get rid of the shadow of the previous enemy spy incident and hold their heads up high. Naturally, the impact on the No. 95 courtyard was even greater.

Yan Family

Yang Ruihua asked with his hands in his pockets, "Old Yan, how great is the merit that Director Bai has made this time? He even had the chief manager write a letter of commendation in person. I heard that other streets have also caught enemy spies, but why didn't they make such a big scene?"

"How should I know this? Can I ask about the enemy spy case? If I really ask a question, I might be arrested and investigated as an enemy spy."

Yan Bugui sighed heavily as he spoke:

"I originally thought that Director Bai, who was in a high position at such a young age, would have unlimited achievements in the future. Now it seems that my thinking at that time was still short-sighted. Director Bai doesn't need to wait until 'later'. His current achievements are beyond the reach of others in their entire lives."

Yan Bugui sighed again after he finished speaking. Yang Ruihua also knew the reason for his sigh and was infected by his emotions and sighed as well.

"If our family could have a good relationship with Director Bai, even if we can't benefit from him now, we wouldn't have to treat our relationship so estranged. Director Bai made it clear that he didn't like our family when he got married, and now everyone in the courtyard looks down on us. Old Yan, can't you think of a way to ease the relationship with Director Bai?"

Yan Bugui said helplessly:

"Do you think I don't want to? I've gone to Director Bai so many times, but he just doesn't want to pay attention to me. What can I do?"

Yan Jiefang, who was standing by, muttered quietly, "You didn't even bring any gifts. You just said hello and tried to gain connections. If I were you, I wouldn't even bother with you."

Yan Bugui turned around and glared at Yan Jiefang: "What did you say?!"

Yan Jiefang was not afraid at all, and said arrogantly: "Dad, are you hard of hearing? Give me ten cents and I will repeat it to you again."

Yan Bugui was so angry at Yan Jiefang's attitude that he jumped up and down. Seeing Yan Bugui's anger, Yan Jiefang raised his head and said, "Come and fight me. If you dare to do that, I will move out with Jie Kuang. Come on if you dare."

Yan Jiefang's words were simply a provocation to patriarchy. Although Yan Bugui was not as authoritarian and overbearing as Liu Haizhong, he was still polite even though he claimed to be educated. Now that he was being criticized by his own son, Yan Bugui's mentality exploded, but he did not dare to take action.

Since Yan Jiecheng left home, the Yan family's life has become more and more difficult. Yan Bugui, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang have been scheming against each other. In the end, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang brothers completely united.

The two brothers occasionally went out to pick up scraps to earn a little money, but they would not give it to Yan Bugui when they came back. When Yan Bugui asked them for it, Yan Jiefang said he would take Yan Jiekuang to find Director Wang to ask for a division of the family business.

Anyway, if living at home still costs money, it’s better to move out. At least no one will be there to control you.

After the incident when Yan Jie split up his family, it became difficult to deal with Yan Bugui's crooked scheme of charging his own son for accommodation and meals. Since Yan Bugui dared to collect the money, Yan Jiefang dared to ask Director Wang for justice.