Siheyuan: Why does your brother beat you up every day, Shazhu?

Chapter 119: Picking up Li Huaide for dinner

He Weiguo looked at the time and said to his younger brothers and sisters:

"Yushui, Zhuzi, both of you go change into clean clothes and wash your faces."

"I'll take you to Hongbin Building first and settle you down. Then I'll go pick up Director Li."

He thought that it would not be appropriate to bring Sha Zhu, who had just been beaten, and the young Yu Shui with him when he went to pick up Li Huaide. It would be more solemn if he went alone.

There is still more than an hour before the steel mill closes, which is just enough time to send the two children to the restaurant and then pick up the other person.

By the way, I have to pick up my brother Zhou Zhenbang on the way. I have to ask him which private room is it.

After hearing their eldest brother's arrangements, Shazhu and Yushui nodded and went back to their rooms to pack up.

Ten minutes later, the three siblings set off from Nanluoguxiang on time.

He Weiguo first took a detour to pick up Zhou Zhenbang, and then drove the four people to the entrance of Hongbin Building.

"Brother, please take them upstairs first. You are familiar with the private room. I will go and pick up Director Li." He Weiguo said to Zhou Zhenbang.

"Okay, go ahead and leave this to me."

Zhou Zhenbang waved his hand and led the still somewhat timid Sha Zhu and the curiously looking Yu Shui into the hotel.

He Weiguo then turned the car around and drove towards the steel rolling mill.

When we arrived at the steel mill, we just happened to catch the workers getting off work.

A huge crowd poured out of the factory gate. He Weiguo parked his car a little further away and waited.

He knew that leaders like Li Huaide usually would not come out among the workers and would usually come later.

The first person to see He Weiguo was Xu Damao.

He immediately spotted He Weiguo standing next to the jeep and approached him with a smile on his face.

"Hey! Brother He! Why are you here?"

He Weiguo smiled at him:

"Da Mao, I'm planning to treat Director Li to a meal. I need to apologize to him for what happened with Zhuzi today."

Xu Damao was a very smart person. He understood immediately and nodded quickly:

"It should be!"

However, his eyes were mostly looking at the military green jeep next to He Weiguo, his face full of envy:

"Hey! Brother He, this car... is this yours? It's awesome!"

"Yes, it's the company's car, for temporary use."

He Weiguo nodded. Looking at Xu Damao, he remembered how the boy had risked his dignity to plead for Sha Zhu this morning, and he remembered this favor in his heart.

But the purpose of today's dinner was mainly to apologize and discuss matters. Zhou Zhenbang was also present, so it was indeed inappropriate to bring Xu Damao along.

He patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said sincerely:

"Da Mao, I'll keep today's incident in mind."

"But today's occasion is not convenient, so I won't invite you."

"Some other day, big brother will treat you to a meal alone, and we can have a good drink together."

When Xu Damao heard this, the little disappointment in his heart immediately disappeared. Instead, he felt that He Weiguo was very particular about his work and quickly waved his hand:

"Oh! Brother He, what you said! I understand! I understand! How can I not understand this truth?"

He quickly took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to He Weiguo.

"Brother He, please go ahead and do your thing! I'll be back first!"

"Okay, drive slowly." He Weiguo took the cigarette and nodded.

After waiting at the gate for another ten minutes, the number of people at the factory gate gradually thinned out.

Only then did I see Li Huaide walking out slowly.

Coincidentally, he was followed by Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu. It seemed that they were delayed by something and came out late together.

When He Weiguo saw the three people, he didn't even glance at them. He just smiled and waved at Li Huaide:

"Director Li! Director Li! Over here!"

As soon as Li Huaide walked out of the factory gate, he saw the conspicuous military jeep and He Weiguo standing next to the car, and his mind suddenly became clear - judging from the situation, Minister Zhou must have been invited!

He immediately put on a smile and walked over quickly:

"Oh! Comrade Weiguo! You're so polite! You even drove here to pick me up personally. How can you be so polite!"

He Weiguo smiled and opened the car door:

"Director Li, what you said is right. Isn't it my duty to apologize to you?"

"Please get in the car! We've booked a place, let's eat and chat there!"

"Okay, okay!" Li Huaide didn't say anything polite and bent down to get into the jeep.

He Weiguo started the car quickly and turned around to drive towards Hongbin Building.

The scene of He Weiguo driving to pick up Li Huaide was clearly seen by Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu who were standing at the factory gate.

Liu Haizhong was really feeling a little regretful at this moment.

He never expected that He Weiguo was so powerful that he could drive a jeep to pick up Li Huaide!

Although he had known that He Weiguo had connections with the armed forces, he always thought it was just a favor, but he didn't expect it to be so solid!

Looking at Li Huaide's enthusiasm, the incident of Sha Zhu beating someone up is definitely over.

He regretted that he hesitated in the morning and did not dare to step forward to say a word for Sha Zhu... Now it would be difficult to get closer to He Weiguo!

He will probably just be an ordinary neighbor in the future. Does he want to count on He Weiguo to help him in his career?

There's basically no hope.

Think about it, if you don’t move when they need you, why should others help you?

Isn’t the relationship between people mutual?

Liu Haizhong sighed secretly.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu didn't say anything, and their faces looked unhappy.

Their moods at this moment were like heaven and hell.

In the morning, he was still secretly happy that the He family was in big trouble, thinking that Sha Zhu had caused this trouble and He Weiguo would suffer the consequences.

The results of it?

Not only did He Weiguo deal with it easily, it seems he also got in touch with Li Huaide!

The ability of the He family boss is far greater than they imagined!

Yi Zhonghai felt particularly nervous.

He knew He Weiguo's character too well. He was a vengeful person!

He Weiguo must be well aware of what he did in the courtyard! That kid has been like a mischievous spirit since he was a child.

The reason why he hasn't taken action against him yet is probably because he is waiting for something...but what is he waiting for?

Yi Zhonghai couldn't guess. This unknown was like a knife hanging over his head, making him feel uneasy and panicked, as if a storm was about to come.

Jia Dongxu is similar.

After being beaten several times in a row, he was really afraid of He Weiguo and could only hope in his heart that the He family would suffer misfortune.

But looking at the situation now, it's hard for the He family to get into trouble...

From now on, I'm afraid I'll really have to keep my tail between my legs and behave like a normal person in the courtyard. Not only me, but my whole family will have to do the same...

Moreover, it seems that Sha Zhu can no longer deny the food and money. He has to find a way to return them quickly, otherwise... he will be the one in trouble.

As Jia Dongxu thought about it, his face turned even paler.

……

Soon, He Weiguo drove a jeep and brought Li Huaide to Hongbin Building.

The gate is vermilion, with traditional octagonal lanterns hanging under the eaves, and there is even a small red carpet at the door.

In this day and age, this kind of display is considered quite classy.

He Weiguo led Li Huaide into the reserved private room as if he was familiar with the place.

Chapter 120 Sha Zhu is getting promoted

The private room has an elegant environment, with a screen partition with a landscape painting, ink paintings hanging on the wall, and several plates of exquisite cold dishes and a bottle of white wine already placed on the round table.

Zhou Zhenbang sat calmly in the main seat.

He Weiguo quickly stepped forward to introduce:

"Director Li, this is my brother, Zhou Zhenbang, who currently works at the district's armed forces department."

Then he said to Zhou Zhenbang:

"Brother, this is Director Li Huaide from the Logistics Department of the Steel Mill."

Zhou Zhenbang sat in his seat and did not stand up. He just stretched out his hand and shook hands with Li Huaide. He had a smile on his face that was neither distant nor overly intimate, and his tone was just the right amount of majesty:

"Director Li, I've heard a lot about you. Please sit down."

Zhou Zhenbang's posture was perfectly captured.

Normally he was a pretty easygoing person, but just now when He Weiguo went to pick someone up, he chatted a lot with Sha Zhu, learned what happened in the factory, and also heard that He Weiguo wanted to help Sha Zhu improve his chef level.

He thought to himself that although Li Huaide was a leader, he was not on the same level as himself, and he had to side with his brother no matter what.

He had to maintain some dignity and show his authority so that when He Weiguo came to negotiate terms on Sha Zhu's behalf, he would have a better chance. He knew the ins and outs of this.

Li Huaide really didn't mind at all, but responded very politely:

"Minister Zhou, you're so polite! I've heard of you for a long time, and it's a great honor to meet you today!"