Chapter 10: Blinded
While playing with my daughter, I get dressed, wash my face, brush my teeth, and prepare to eat breakfast.

Seeing his wife hesitant to speak, Yu Zhiyuan took the initiative to speak: "Dad, Mom, and brothers are all fine. I agreed to take you and Qiaoqiao to see them in the new year. There is food at home so you won't go hungry. It will be convenient to go back home if you have a car. Don't worry about them all day."

After dinner, a group of people gathered at the gate of the compound and set off for the factory together.

The sense of collective honor in this era is extremely strong. No matter how much intrigue people in a compound engage in, once someone in the compound is bullied by outsiders, they will all fight together without saying a word.

The same applies to workshops and factories.

After a busy day, it was not until noon that I took my lunch box and my master's lunch box to the cafeteria.

When Yu Zhiyuan was serving the food, Sha Zhu took the fat man's rice spoon from behind, came over and whispered to Yu Zhiyuan: "Go to the director later."

After that, he called the next person.

After finishing his meal, Yu Zhiyuan went to the cafeteria door and handed the net bag containing the lunch box to his senior brother Yin Tiemin. He told him that he had something to do and asked him to go back first.

When I arrived at the office behind the cafeteria, I saw that the cafeteria director's office was not locked, so I reached out and knocked on the door.

"Are you Yu Zhiyuan, who lives in the same compound as He Yuzhu?"

Yu Zhiyuan nodded, took out a cigarette and handed it to him, lighting it: "It's me, Director Zhang."

"This is really different from He Yuzhu. He never knocks on the door when he comes to my place. If I didn't have a good heart, I would have sent him away long ago! Sit down, sit down, sit down and talk."

"Brother Zhuzi is just like that, carefree, but he doesn't have any bad intentions."

A small leader is also a leader. He can blame the employees in his department, but not others.

"Tell me what we have. It's almost the end of the year and the workers are working hard. I have to ensure the supply of oil and water in our canteen! I can't let the workers work on an empty stomach."

"Is it possible to have 200 kilograms of white lotus and flower lotus every week?"

"Sure, of course! No matter how small a sparrow is, it's still meat, right? Do you have any today?"

Yu Zhiyuan nodded.

"Well, you can bring it here at 7pm. It can be stored even when it's cold. 40 cents a pound. After you weigh it and get a certificate, go to the finance department to get the money."

"Okay, thank you Director Zhang. You are busy, I will go back to the workshop first and bring it to you in the evening."

After returning to the workshop and having dinner, I found a small rain cloth and lay down on it next to the heater and fell asleep.

I started work on time, and after completing my tasks, I followed my master to learn how to make level 3 workpieces.

As soon as the work bell rang, Yu Zhiyuan rushed to the compound.

He went to the ear room and put away the fish basket, two wicker baskets, a rope, two one-meter-two-meter-long wooden sticks as thick as arms, and the tattered rain cloth he had brought back from the factory.

Yu Zhiyuan pushed the cart out of the annex and shouted to his wife, "Xuemei, I have to go out for something. You guys have dinner first. I'll be back later."

First, I gave the old lady a crucian carp and ten eggs.

He hurried to the steel mill and found a deserted place on the way. He filled the baskets and carrying baskets with fish and tied them up with ropes.

He took out a turtle, tied it to the handlebars of the trailer, covered it with a tarpaulin, and set off again.

He went to the door, handed cigarettes to the two people from the security department, lit them up, and boasted for a while.

After checking the time, he pushed the cart to the back kitchen of a canteen.

Yu Zhiyuan saw Ma Hua waiting here, threw him a cigarette, and went to the director's office with the turtle.

I knocked on the door and entered the office, and then I heard, "I'm here, waiting for you. Let's go and weigh it."

Yu Zhiyuan put the turtle on the desk and followed Director Zhang out of the office.

Ma Hua brought out a small scale and started weighing and peeling the fruits under the watchful eye of Director Zhang.

A total of 260 kilograms and 104 yuan, this is a huge income.

Yu Zhiyuan was so happy that he felt like bubbles were bursting with joy.

With the certificate in hand, he returned to Nanluoguxiang, smoking a cigarette and humming a little song.

As soon as he entered the door, he was blocked by Yan Bugui. "Zhiyuan, where have you been? You smell like fish?"

"Uncle, you have a really good nose? Did you help your friend deliver fish? What's the matter?"

"What could possibly happen to me? Aren't you taking a walk after dinner? Where did you buy the fish?"

"What did you buy? I caught some small fish from the ditch outside the city. You continue with your walk. I'll go back first. I have to go home because I miss my daughter." Yu Zhiyuan said as he pushed the cart and left.

This Yan Bugui is a cunning man, he wants to know everything.

I heard someone muttering behind me: "She's just a little girl, how can there be so many fish outside the city?"

Yu Zhiyuan felt nervous when he heard this. Does the smell on him seem so strong?

I have to wipe the car and wash my clothes when I get home, and wear a raincoat next time I go out.

I still have to pay attention to details. I have a mother and a daughter at home who are depending on me for support, Yu Zhiyuan secretly warned himself.

When I got home, I went into the house, got a basin of warm water, took a rag and went to the yard to clean the car.

As soon as Qiaoqiao saw Yu Zhiyuan coming back, she followed him in and out like a little tail.

As soon as Yang Xuemei saw her husband coming back, she got up and went to the kitchen to heat up the food.

Yu Zhiyuan was squatting and wiping the car while chatting with his daughter who was leaning on his back, when he saw Sha Zhu strolling into the backyard and walking towards his home.

He squatted beside Yu Zhiyuan, looking at the father and daughter with envy while taking out a cigarette.

"Zhiyuan, the rain is getting heavier, it's time for him to go to high school. He's far away from home, so I want to buy him a bicycle."

Yu Zhiyuan thought, of course it’s possible, He Yushui is such a poor little thing.

Although Yu Zhiyuan didn't know when Jia Dongxu left, it was probably within the past two years. As soon as he left, all the money that Sha Zhu had was given to Qin Huairu. No wonder He Yushui was unwilling to return to the Siheyuan after she left in the play.

"That's good, of course. Buying it for Yu Shui early will save her the trouble of walking. It will also give her more time. It's not like you can't afford it."

Sha Zhu nodded: "I have the money, but I don't know where to get the tickets. Do you have any connections? I won't let you down."

Yu Zhiyuan looked at Sha Zhu and laughed, "You are really confused. The road is right in front of you, don't you know it?"

Sha Zhu was stunned when he heard this: "Come here? Zhiyuan, stop teasing your brother and tell me."

Yu Zhiyuan pointed at the middle court and said, "You don't have a ticket, but for an eighth-level fitter like me, a bicycle ticket is easy to come by."

Sha Zhu laughed and said, "I'm really confused. Thank you! Go on with cleaning your car."

Sha Zhu stood up and rubbed Qiaoqiao's head, then took out a handful of fried peanuts and handed them to Qiaoqiao: "Try Uncle He's fried peanuts, they are better than those in the grocery store."

After saying that, he walked towards the middle courtyard.

When he arrived at Yi Zhonghai's door, he shouted, "Uncle, are you home?"

As he said that, he pushed the door open and went in.

Yi Zhonghai was sitting in the main room, smoking and drinking tea.

An old lady was mending clothes nearby.

"Zhu Zi is here, do you want to talk to me about something?"

"It's raining heavily now. She's going to high school next year. I was thinking of buying her a bicycle so it would be more convenient for her to commute and she'd have more time to study. But bicycle tickets are hard to find." Sha Zhu said and glanced at Yi Zhonghai.

"It would be great to buy a car for Yu Shui. I'll find a way for you to get the ticket."

"Thank you very much, uncle. How much is a suitable price?"

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand: "Let's talk about it after I get the ticket."

The two chatted about other things for a while, and then Sha Zhu left Yi Zhonghai's house humming a tune.

(End of this chapter)