Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 868: Execute first and report later!

While Wu Aiguo's family was discussing Wu Aili's marriage, a young man wearing an apron and holding a plate of stir-fried cabbage walked into Wu Aili's house and shouted to Wu Aili who was cleaning the house: "Aili! Dinner is ready. Let's eat first. I'll help you clean up later."

Wu Aili, who was packing up, heard the young man's shout, immediately stopped what she was doing, and stepped forward to help distribute the dishes.

The young man's name is Zheng Zhiguo. He is an ordinary employee of the Kyoto City Fisheries Bureau. Since he established a relationship with Wu Aili, Zheng Zhiguo would come to Wu Aili's place every day, cook for her, and then after dinner, he would clean up and go back to his home to rest.

Soon the two of them sat down at the dining table. After Wu Aili helped Zheng Zhiguo fill a bowl of porridge, she said to him, "Zhiguo! I went home and told my mother about our matter during my lunch break. I think they will give me a reply tomorrow."

When Zheng Zhiguo heard Wu Aili mention their marriage, he suddenly became extremely nervous and asked Wu Aili with some concern: "Aili! Do you think uncle and aunt will agree to our marriage?"

When Wu Aili heard Zheng Zhiguo's question and thought about her parents' personalities, she answered confidently, "Zhiguo! If my parents don't agree, then I'll go find my second brother. As long as my second brother agrees, my parents won't object."

Not long after Zheng Zhiguo and Wu Aili started dating, he learned from Wu Aili about the family members of Wu Aili's family. Zheng Zhiguo, feeling anxious, heard Wu Aili's answer and thought about his own family situation. He asked Wu Aili with a curious look on his face: "Aili! Don't you have an older brother? Why do your parents listen to your second brother?"

When Wu Aili heard Zheng Zhiguo asking about her second brother, she thought of Wu Aiguo's current position and status, and answered proudly: "Because my second brother is the most capable person in our family, my parents and my eldest brother will listen to my second brother, so as long as my second brother nods and agrees, there will be no problem with our marriage."

Wu Aili once told Zheng Zhiguo that her father was the workshop director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. As for her two brothers and sister-in-law, she never told Zheng Zhiguo much about them.

When Zheng Zhiguo heard Wu Aili mention her second brother, he showed an expression of admiration on his face. He asked Wu Aili with curiosity, "Aili! Where does our second uncle work? Why do you say he is the most capable person in your family? Even your father and your brother have to listen to him. You know, your father is the workshop director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

I was able to be assigned to work at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative after graduating from secondary technical school, and was even given two rooms in the cooperative's staff quarters, all because of Wu Aiguo.

When Wu Aili heard Zheng Zhiguo asking about Wu Aiguo's position, she unconsciously showed an expression of admiration on her face and replied to Zheng Zhiguo: "Zhiguo! I don't know if you have heard of the Trade Department. My second brother works in the Trade Department."

When Zheng Zhiguo heard Wu Aili mention the Trade Department, he was surprised and immediately said, "Aili! The Trade Department is a bureau-level unit under the State Council, and it is a very popular department in our Jingyang City. I heard that the people who ask the Trade Department for help every day are either department-level or provincial-level leaders. I didn't expect that our second uncle actually works in the Trade Department."

When Wu Aili heard Zheng Zhiguo's words and saw the envious expression on his face, she almost laughed out loud. At this moment, she even wondered how Zheng Zhiguo would react if he knew that her second brother not only worked in the Trade Department, but was also the head of the Trade Department.

Yesterday, after Wu Aiguo learned that Wu Aifang's school was closed, he began to think about which company to arrange for Wu Aifang to work for. After thinking about it for a whole night, Wu Aiguo decided to use his connections to arrange for Wu Aifang to work at the Kyoto Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company.

Although the current Kyoto City Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company is not as good as the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores, with the changes in history, a large number of layoffs occurred in the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores. After the restructuring in the 1980s, the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company was split up by the government, and the Tobacco Bureau was established at that time.

The Tobacco Bureau was originally a very low-key unit, and few people even paid attention to it. It was not until China entered the Internet age that people realized that the Tobacco Bureau was a department with super good welfare benefits. There was even a saying circulating on the Internet: Three generations of tobacco!

If Wu Aifang could be arranged to work at the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company now, and when the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company was split up in the 1980s, she could choose the Tobacco Bureau. In this way, not only would Wu Aifang not face the future wave of layoffs, but even Wu Aifang's children wouldn't have to worry about their future jobs. After this idea came into his mind, Wu Aifang was thinking about getting Wu Aifang's job done before the policy of going to the countryside was fully implemented. After arriving at the unit in the morning, Wu Aifang planned to get this done today after finishing the work at hand.

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

At around nine o'clock the next morning, when Wu Aiguo finished the work at hand and was about to go out, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

When Wu Aiguo heard the phone ring, he immediately put down his briefcase, picked up the phone on his desk, and asked politely, "Hello! I'm Wu Aiguo. Who is this?"

"Brother! It's me! Aili!" As soon as Wu Aiguo's voice fell, Wu Aili's reply came from the phone.

When Wu Aiguo heard Wu Aili's answer, he immediately guessed why Wu Aili called him. He pretended to be dissatisfied and scolded Wu Aili: "Wu Aili! You are so bold now. You dare to hide such an important thing as dating from me. If my mother hadn't told me yesterday, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark by you."

Wu Aili on the other end of the phone heard Wu Aiguo's scolding, but she didn't take it seriously. She said to Wu Aiguo with a playful look on her face: "Brother! Didn't I not make a decision before? I called you today just to tell you this news."

When Wu Aiguo heard Wu Aili's answer, he said to her unhappily, "Aili! Do you really think I'm so easy to fool? If I'm not mistaken, you called me because you're worried that our parents won't agree, and you want me to be your lobbyist! Help you convince our parents."

When Wu Aili saw that Wu Aiguo had misunderstood the purpose of her call, she did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she replied very playfully, "The one who knows me best is my second brother! Second brother! Just tell me, do our father and mother agree?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Wu Aili's answer, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Comrade Wu Aili! If our parents don't agree, with your personality, will you break up with your partner?"

"Since you are dating someone, you should bring him home to meet our parents first, and then decide whether they agree with you two. But you skipped this step and asked the boy's parents to meet our parents. You are a typical case of acting first and asking for permission later!"

When Wu Aili heard Wu Aiguo's criticism, she immediately fought back: "Brother! You are only allowing the officials to set fires, but not allowing the people to light lamps! Didn't you do the same when you were dating your sister-in-law? I'm just learning from you."

"What do you mean I did it this way? You still want to learn from me? I brought your sister-in-law home first and met our parents before arranging for your sister-in-law's parents to meet our parents." When Wu Aiguo heard Wu Aili's words and thought of the whole process of his relationship with Liang Jing, he immediately spoke out to refute Wu Aili's fallacies.

When Wu Aili heard Wu Aiguo's answer and thought about how Liang Jing and Wu Aiguo met, she remembered that she had indeed forgotten about it. She replied with a guilty look on her face: "Brother! Didn't I forget about it? Besides, I'm already 24 years old. Now I finally meet someone I like. You can't expect me not to get married, right?"

Wu Aiguo was speechless when he heard Wu Aili's rebuttal. He said to Wu Aili, "Okay! What you said makes sense, okay? I won't argue with you. If you want our parents to agree to your relationship, you'd better bring your partner back and show him to our parents."

After hearing what Wu Aiguo said, Wu Aili realized that what she did was indeed inappropriate. She replied with a guilty look on her face: "Oh! I know! I will bring Zhiguo back tonight and show him to our parents!"

(End of this chapter)