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When He Yuzhu got home from work that day, he sensed that something was off about the atmosphere at home.

He Yushui and the other girls sat there sulking.

"What's wrong? You all look like frogs."

He Yushui recounted the whole story, both scolding and talking.

He Yuzhu chuckled after hearing this.

He Yushui said, "You're still laughing."

He Yuzhu said, "Is this little thing worth getting angry about?"

He Yushui said, "It's not worth getting angry about, but it's disgusting. Liu Haizhong doesn't even look at their family's circumstances, yet he still wants Sister Panpan to marry Liu Guangtian."

He Yuzhu asked, "Did their family go to Uncle Li's house to propose marriage?"

Li Pan said, "No. It was my second aunt who found my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law told me."

He Yuzhu thought to himself, Yu Li is at least somewhat intelligent.

"This is easy to handle."

He Yushui said, "Of course it's easy. We're waiting for Brother Da Mao. Let Brother Da Mao go and fix Liu Haizhong."

Xu Xiaoling chimed in, "Brother Zhu, why isn't my brother back yet?"

He Yuzhu said, "They're in a meeting. I asked Ma Hua and Zi Cong to cook for them in the cafeteria, and I came back first."

There's no need to ask Xu Damao for this; Panpan can handle it herself.

The girls looked at He Yuzhu with confusion.

He Yuzhu asked, "I haven't asked you yet. What department do you two work in the Industry Bureau, and who is your supervisor?"

Xu Xiaoling then explained the situation of the two of them.

He Yuzhu continued, "Panpan, your section chief is Guo Feng."

Li Pan said, "Brother Zhu, you know him."

He Yuzhu said with a smile, "It's more than just knowing him. He has a good relationship with Director Li, and we've had drinks together several times."

"Here's what you'll do: go to your bureau tomorrow and tell him I've gotten some good ingredients, and ask him to bring some people over for an inspection."

He Yushui asked, "Brother, what do you mean by this? If you want help, just go to Director Li. Why are you going to Director Guo?"

He Yuzhu said, "Foolish. Calling Director Guo is naturally to find some backing for those two girls, so that no one will bully them."

Do you think a mere fringe is worth all that effort from me?

Li Pan and Xu Xiaoling got into the Industry Bureau through Director Wang's connections.

However, now that Director Wang has stepped down, these two girls may be implicated.

He Yuzhu treated these two girls like younger sisters, so naturally he couldn't stand by and watch them be bullied.

He Yushui snorted in dissatisfaction: "You still haven't told me how to deal with Liu Haizhong."

He Yuzhu said, "You're still not convinced. Panpan came down to inspect as a leader. Do you think Liu Haizhong would dare to cause her any trouble?"

Li Pan said embarrassedly, "I'm not a leader."

He Yuzhu said, "It's okay, Liu Haizhong doesn't understand anyway."

Xu Xiaoling said, "Sister Panpan, don't worry. My brother doesn't understand these things. He thinks that being the leader of a workers' disciplinary team is something special."

He was actually still a worker.

He Yushui asked, "Didn't you tell Brother Da Mao?"

Xu Xiaoling shook her head: "It's not that I don't want to tell him, it's that I can't. You all know what kind of person he is."

I'm afraid that if he really becomes an official, he'll become arrogant and offend people everywhere.

Everyone knew Xu Damao's personality, so they kept quiet.

He Yuzhu glanced at Xu Xiaoling in surprise, not expecting her to see so far ahead.

This girl has good taste; she's worth nurturing.

Just like she said, Xu Damao can get carried away.

He had always dared to badmouth Li Huaide behind his back, attempting to bring Li Huaide down from his post.

He didn't even consider that with Li Huaide's powerful background, how could he possibly bring him down?

As for Sha Zhu seeking out a high-ranking leader to scheme against Xu Damao, He Yuzhu guessed that it was Li Huaide turning the tables on him.

Regardless, Xu Damao held the title of deputy director and did a lot of things for Li Huaide.

Taking him down was easy for Li Huaide, but the difficulty lay in not demoralizing his men. Fortunately, Sha Zhu provided him with a perfect excuse, which he used to take down Xu Damao.

After Xu Damao stepped down, he was not severely punished and was even transferred to a movie theater.

He couldn't have done it without Li Huaide's tacit approval.

The girls, having received He Yuzhu's suggestion, all burst into laughter.

It's a pity that He Yushui didn't get a chance to see Liu Haizhong make a fool of himself.

"When you come back, you must tell me all about how ugly Liu Hai looks."

He Yuzhu said, "You little girl, how old are you? Still so childish."

By the way, how's work for you?

He Yushui said, "That's how it is. Diplomatic work is important, and those of us who have just joined can only run errands."

It wasn't fun at all; I thought I'd be going abroad with them.

He Yuzhu said, "If you want to go abroad, just wait."

He Yushui was somewhat unconvinced: "You just wait and see, I'm sure I'll get the qualification to leave sooner."

He Yuzhu ignored her and turned to ask He Yuqing, "How's your school?"

He Yuqing looked somewhat helpless: "Many teachers have been defeated. After the start of the school year, they won't be able to teach."

He Yuzhu was helpless in this situation. Young people are energetic, but they can also be very destructive.

"Just do as I said, read books whenever you have free time, and don't worry about too many things."

"Next year, I'll try to find you a job."

He Yuqing was obedient and immediately agreed. Her idea was to work close to home, and she even wanted to work in a steel rolling mill.

Actually, working in a steel rolling mill isn't necessarily a bad option.

When the Down to the Countryside Movement started, many people tried to find connections to stay in Beijing.

He Yuqing's qualifications are somewhat worse than those people's; she simply can't compete with them for a good job.

To be on the safe side, we'd let her work in the steel rolling mill.

With Yu Zhu keeping an eye on things, there won't be any problems.

He Yuzhu also made arrangements for He Daqing's side. He Yuqing is the only son there, so she doesn't have to go to the countryside.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu thought of He Daqing. He didn't come back for the New Year, and even though Yushui wrote to him, he still didn't return.

If it weren't for the constant stream of letters every month, He Yuzhu would have thought he was finished.

Anyway, He Yuzhu was too lazy to pay attention to He Daqing. If he didn't want to come back, he didn't have to.

Outside, Xu Damao's voice could be heard; the meeting had ended.

Several maids came out and stopped him, chattering away.

The point is simple: let Xu Damao help Li Pan vent her anger.

Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong have been fiercely competing lately. The two are trying to outdo each other and vie for Li Huaide's favor.

Li Huaide was also shrewd; he used the conflict between the two to maintain a balance.

Upon hearing that he was to deal with Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao immediately agreed.

“Let me tell you, if it weren’t for Director Li protecting me, I would have taken down Liu Haizhong long ago.”

Several times, he had driven Liu Haizhong to the brink of despair, but Li Huaide had always let Liu Haizhong off the hook.

As a result, Xu Damao harbored considerable resentment towards Li Huaide.

In the backyard, when Aunt Er saw Liu Haizhong return, she embellished the story and told him about the Li family's attitude.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong became extremely angry. He was now a leader, and the Li family was no longer trying to curry favor with him.

He gave the Li family face, yet the Li family still dared not agree.

"They're asking for it. I'll teach them a lesson."

Second Aunt said, "You really should teach them a lesson. And those girls, He Yushui and the others, also need to be taught a lesson."

Those girls even said our family's toad was trying to eat swan meat.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong became even angrier. However, he didn't have the guts to deal with He Yuzhu.

At this moment, Liu Guangtian came in, and Liu Haizhong vented his anger on him.

Liu Guangtian felt wronged. Getting married wasn't his idea, so why should he be blamed? (End of Chapter)