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A day's filial piety, aside from providing the deaf old lady with some good food, has little effect.

The next day, the neighborhood committee and Director Pan came to deal with the deaf old lady's matter.

Director Wang specially arranged for someone to help the deaf old lady move.

People in the neighborhood knew that the deaf old lady was moving, and those who wanted her house basically all took leave from work.

Liu Haizhong found out late, but he still arranged for Liu Guangtian to go to the factory in the morning to ask for leave for him.

When they saw that the neighborhood committee was helping the deaf elderly woman move, these people all volunteered to help.

Director Wang was afraid of causing chaos, so he didn't let them participate.

The deaf old woman watched this scene and tears streamed down her face involuntarily.

Director Pan stood beside her and comforted her, "Grandma, I've made all the arrangements at the nursing home, so don't worry."

The deaf old lady was not at ease; she even wanted to make one last effort.

She searched for He Yuzhu in the crowd, but found nothing.

He Yuzhu had no interest in her house, so naturally he wouldn't take time off to come and see what was going on.

Xu Damao, however, saw through the intentions of those people in the courtyard and took leave to stay in the courtyard and watch the excitement.

Unable to see He Yuzhu, the deaf old woman's eyes showed despair. Reluctantly, she left with Director Pan's help.

The people in the courtyard all looked at the deaf old lady with unspoken words in mind.

Qin Huairu was the most anxious, as she was the most likely person to get the deaf old lady's house, and naturally she was unwilling to miss out.

She didn't dare to speak, so she pushed Yi Zhonghai instead.

Yi Zhonghai was also reluctant to part with the deaf old lady's house: "Old lady, I'll keep your house with you."

The deaf old woman stopped and looked at him with pity.

"No need, the house belongs to the neighborhood committee, it has nothing to do with me anymore."

hum.

As soon as the deaf old lady finished speaking, several people in the courtyard lost their balance and fell to the ground. Among them, Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, and Yan Bugui fell the hardest.

They plotted for so long, but got nothing in return.

Xu Damao laughed heartily: "The deaf old lady is a recipient of the Five Guarantees, which means the neighborhood committee guarantees her food, clothing, housing, medical care, and burial. So her house naturally belongs to the neighborhood committee."

Qin Huairu glared fiercely at Xu Damao: "You knew all along, why didn't you say so?"

Xu Damao shrugged: "I thought you were genuinely filial in taking care of the deaf old lady, and that you weren't after her house."

Who knew your real purpose was her house?

“Xu Damao, you’re talking nonsense.” Yi Zhonghai was the first to step forward.

He absolutely would not allow Xu Damao to ruin his reputation.

“I take care of the old lady out of genuine concern. It’s not for her house.”

Xu Damao said dismissively, "Who knows?"

Director Wang had made preparations in advance, having someone inspect the deaf old lady's room and take stock of the items inside.

“The neighborhood committee has taken back the deaf old lady’s room. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu, you guys listen up, none of you are allowed to open the deaf old lady’s room without permission.”

These people all have criminal records, so Director Wang had to give them a word of advice.

This is a critical moment, and she doesn't want any trouble to break out in her jurisdiction.

Geng Guangjian couldn't help but ask, "Director Wang, the deaf old lady's house can't just stay empty forever, can it?"

"The neighborhood office will allocate it to those who need it, depending on the situation." After saying this, he had someone lock up the deaf old woman's house. Then Director Wang left with his men.

Of those who remained in the courtyard, only Xu Damao was in a good mood. Everyone else was in a bad mood.

The older woman and Miao Jianye had already been reminded by the deaf old lady.

After Director Wang left, they quietly followed him and submitted their housing application.

This scene did not escape the notice of the three aunties.

The third aunt secretly told Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui's eyes darted around, and he immediately got up from the ground and ran home.

His actions startled Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu, harboring suspicion, asked, "Why did Third Uncle run home?"

The others, having been reminded, quickly understood Yan Bugui's purpose.

Everyone made excuses to go home and write their applications. Qin Huairu felt that she wasn't capable enough, so she decided to drag Yi Zhonghai along.

"Uncle, you really have to help me. My family is the poorest in our neighborhood."

"Bang Geng will grow up soon and won't be able to live with us women anymore."

Yi Zhonghai also figured it out.

Once the house is under the jurisdiction of the neighborhood committee, it's basically no longer his concern. The only way for him to make Qin Huairu remember her kindness is to help her get the house.

"Huai Ru, don't worry. Let's go back and write the complaint letter too."

Only Liu Haizhong remained standing foolishly in the yard.

Xu Damao reminded him, "Uncle Liu, everyone has gone home to write applications and apply for houses."

What are you still doing standing here?

Liu Haizhong exclaimed "Ah!" and realized what was happening, so he quickly ran home.

Xu Damao returned to the steel rolling mill with a smug look on his face. Once there, he went straight to He Yuzhu's office.

"You didn't see it, but when Yi Zhonghai and the others heard that the deaf old lady's house belonged to the street office, they were so shocked that they fell to the ground."

Everyone is writing applications now.

He Yuzhu said, "Then what are you doing here? Go and remind Wu Tiezhu and Li Zhenjiang to write applications as well."

Xu Damao asked, "Who do you think is most likely to get the house?"

He Yuzhu shook his head.

He genuinely didn't know who to give it to in the end.

According to the housing allocation standards of that era, none of the people in the courtyard house were qualified.

When allocating housing now, the first thing to consider is family background, followed by honors and reputation. As for family difficulties, they are not mentioned or considered, but they are definitely not as important.

Regarding the ingredient issue, the Yan family estimates it to be substandard.

Furthermore, when it comes to honors and reputation, people from courtyard houses are at an even greater disadvantage.

Throughout my life, the courtyard house has never had a good reputation. When people talk about No. 95 Courtyard House, the most common thing they say is that there are no filial people in this courtyard.

Of course, He Yuzhu was the first to be implicated. He was the main target of the rumors.

"Never mind that for now. Have the two of them write it up quickly and submit the application."

You wouldn't want the house to end up going to Yi Zhonghai and a few others, would you?

Xu Damao was naturally unhappy that those people were taking advantage of him, so he quickly ran to find the two men.

Everyone finished their applications around the same time.

They all pretended not to have written it, but eventually they ran into each other at the neighborhood office.

Director Wang felt a great headache looking at the people in the courtyard.

These people undermined each other, argued incessantly, and turned the neighborhood office into a vegetable market.

"Shut up, all of you. Don't you even look at yourselves? Do you even meet the requirements for housing allocation?"

Yi Zhonghai, you're all alone, what are you getting involved in?
Yan Bugui, I haven't settled accounts with you yet for the house you got through underhanded means back then.

And you, Qin Huairu, your mother-in-law has a rural household registration. No matter how much housing is allocated, it has nothing to do with her.”

Several people lowered their heads after being reprimanded by Director Wang.

Director Wang glanced at Liu Haizhong: "What do you need the house for?"

Liu Haizhong said, "I want my eldest son to live here."

Director Wang didn't want to reprimand him, since he hadn't done anything wrong, but he couldn't help himself after hearing the answer.

“Your eldest son has been transferred to another city and has already been allocated a house, so he is no longer eligible to ask for a house.”

"Go back now, all of you. The neighborhood committee will handle the housing allocation in a meeting."

The others weren't scolded, but they didn't dare to speak up again.

The group of people could only slink away from the neighborhood office.

Once outside the neighborhood office, the group started blaming each other, each accusing the other of deliberately causing trouble.

Li Zhenjiang and Wu Tiezhu stood aside, not participating.

They exchanged a glance and returned to the steel rolling mill. (End of Chapter)