Chapter 6

"Heh! You kid, you've been out for two years and you're still the same, stickier than a monkey. Alright, I'll accept the wine. Come with me to the police station to drop your household registration. I'll let them handle the documents, grain ration books, and non-staple food books here. When I take you to implement the work, we'll just pick them up when we come back."

"That would be great, Uncle Liu, thank you for your hard work!"

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go."

Saying that, he led Li Xuewu to push his bicycle and walk toward the police station.

Not far away, they entered the courtyard of the police station near the neighborhood. Director Liu took Li Xuewu to the household registration section. The household registration officer checked it for a few times and said to wait for notification.

Director Liu asked if it was a separate household or moved back to the original household. Li Xuewu thought of Li Shun's words and replied that it was a separate household. Director Liu smiled and entered the director's office. Before long, he came out smiling and led Li Xuewu toward the outside of Dongzhimen.

Because Li Xuewu didn't have a bicycle.

Li Xuewu rode his bicycle with Director Liu, his two long legs pedaling fast.

According to Director Liu's instructions, they arrived at the gate of the Third Rolling Mill. Director Liu jumped off the bicycle, touched his buttocks, and scolded Li Xuewu: "You should have been directly resettled to ride a tricycle! You rode a bicycle at the speed of a motorcycle!"

Director Liu showed his work permit to the guard, led Li Xuewu into the courtyard, walked toward the office building courtyard on the left, went directly into the three-story office building facing the courtyard gate, climbed three flights of stairs, and arrived at the office at the far end on the left.

Director Liu asked Li Xuewu to wait outside the door first, knocked on the door himself, and pushed the door in.

Li Xuewu looked at Director Liu's set of combination punches, which was very familiar. It was no different from the future.

In less than five minutes, Director Liu opened the door and beckoned Li Xuewu to come in. Only then did Li Xuewu see the factory leader inside, wearing a gray Zhongshan suit, sitting there with great momentum.

He had seen this person before, and he was also a standard official and practical worker.

Director Liu smiled and introduced: "This is our Factory Director Yang of the Third Rolling Mill, and this is Li Xuewu, a demobilized resettlement person from our neighborhood."

Factory Director Yang stood up and shook hands with Li Xuewu, saying: "Good, good, sit, sit, don't stand."

Li Xuewu saw Director Liu sitting on the sofa in front of Factory Director Yang's desk, so he hurriedly took the thermos from the cabinet, filled the cups for Director Liu and Factory Director Yang, put the thermos away, and then sat on the sofa opposite Factory Director Yang.

Factory Director Yang kept looking at Li Xuewu pouring water with a smile, while Director Liu didn't say a word after introducing him.

Li Xuewu knew that his interview had begun.

Li Xuewu took out his academic qualifications, introduction letter, award certificates, and injury situation explanation materials from his satchel.

Looking at Factory Director Yang carefully reading his materials, Li Xuewu said: "Factory Director, hello, I graduated from high school in '62 and joined the army. I was promoted to a platoon leader on the front line in '63. The head injury only caused amnesia after examination, with no other damage. Because it was not suitable for relevant conditions, I chose to demobilize. I have been awarded the first-class merit twice and the second-class merit once. I am willing to obey the resettlement of the neighborhood and the factory. Please review my materials."

Li Xuewu's introduction was very concise and crisp, and Factory Director Yang nodded after listening.

"In this way, you are a demobilized military cadre, so implement it according to the resettlement measures. We have an obligation to receive you. And because you have made combat contributions, this is glorious. In view of your injury situation and some relevant abilities and the proof materials issued by your neighborhood, your entry conditions meet the standards. There is no need to talk about character and ability; the materials are all there. The neighborhood's comments are also very good. Our factory needs talents like you. Young man, you have a lot of spirit. Work hard and continue to play a role in your position. Come to report next Monday."

"Thank you, Factory Director. I am very happy to join the big family of the Rolling Mill."

At this time, Director Liu, who was sitting and drinking tea, stood up to say goodbye to Factory Director Yang and led Li Xuewu out. On the way, he didn't say anything to Li Xuewu.

Looking at the cigarette in his hand, the smoke was floating in a straight line, and he hadn't smoked a few puffs before it was blown away by the wind. It wouldn't be worth it to scold the street and then fill his stomach with wind.

Arriving at the police station, he asked Li Xuewu to wait at the door. Before long, he came out with Li Xuewu's household registration certificate and asked Li Xuewu to bring it back to the neighborhood.

Sitting in the office and taking a sip of tea, he picked up the grain ration books, non-staple food books, and other documents on the table, together with the household registration certificate, and handed them to Li Xuewu. In addition, there was a report certificate handwritten by Factory Director Yang.

"Go to report for work in three days. Tell your father when he comes back that two bottles of Fenjiu are not enough. My buttocks have been shaken apart by you. You need at least five bottles of tiger bone wine."

"Alright, no problem, thank you. Hey, Uncle Liu, my father still has tiger penis wine, do you want it?"

Li Xuewu took the materials and walked to the door and said this sentence.

"Get lost, your Uncle Liu is strong, keep that wine for your father to give birth to a younger brother for you."

Saying that, he drove Li Xuewu out and sat back behind the table.

Li Xuewu took a pile of documents and went out. Walking to the alley entrance, he took out the report certificate and glanced at it. The title was Capital Third Rolling Mill, a pile of delegated texts, and finally, the position nature was cadre, and the position was security officer of the security section of the security department.

Not to mention running to so many places, it was really not simple to implement things so quickly, and it was a cadre position as soon as he entered the factory.

As long as it is a cadre position, it will be easy to promote in the future. It is always simpler than climbing up from a worker.

Good fellow, no wonder Director Liu said two bottles of Fenjiu were not enough. He opened his mouth and wanted tiger bone medicinal wine. Although he didn't know the value, Director Liu wanted five bottles as soon as he opened his mouth, and he looked very hard. It seemed that his father was going to bleed.

It's just that I don't know how much this security officer can earn, and whether it's enough for my own expenses after becoming independent.

He stuffed the report certificate back into his bag, tightened his cotton coat, and walked home.

Entering the alley, he felt that this old city area was even more dilapidated, grayish, and coupled with the snow that fell a few days ago, the road in the alley was muddy and difficult to walk.

After struggling to the gate, he saw a young woman in a floral cotton-padded jacket walking out of the gate. She was not tall, had short hair to her ears, and wore a silver hairpin in her hair. Seeing Li Xuewu enter the gate, she stared and looked carefully.

"Who are you? Why did you enter the courtyard gate?"

Li Xuewu immediately thought that when he left, this Watching Lou Xiaoe hadn't married in yet, so she shouldn't know him, so he introduced himself.

"I'm a resident of the courtyard. I entered the courtyard gate to go home."

"Whose family are you from?"

"The Li family's."

"You are Dr. Li's second son? I heard you were in the military."

"Yes, just demobilized and came back. Who are you?"

"I am Xu Damao's wife in the back courtyard. My name is Watching Lou Xiaoe."

How could Li Xuewu not know who she was? A rich woman, a spoiled young lady with a babyish voice... who later ran off to Hong Kong, but not before having a whirlwind romance with Seeing Sha Zhu in the courtyard.