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Yi Zhonghai didn't see Liu Haizhong all afternoon. After asking around, he learned that Liu Haizhong had left the steel rolling mill.

Unable to leave, he could only wait until after get off work to come and find Liu Haizhong.

He had just entered the door when Yan Bugui blocked his way.

"Old Yi, what happened? Who hit Old Liu?"

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback: "What did you say? Someone hit Lao Liu?"

Yan Bugui asked in confusion, "You were with him, didn't you know?"

Old Liu was beaten so badly his face was swollen beyond recognition.

After a moment's thought, Yi Zhonghai concluded that He Yuzhu must have been the one to do it.

It was He Yuzhu who instigated Liu Haizhong to cause trouble for He Yuzhu in the cafeteria.

Inside the steel rolling mill, only He Yuzhu dared to hit someone like that.

"It must have been Sha Zhu who did it."

Yan Bugui guessed the same thing. The reason was simple: nowadays, few people dared to offend Liu Haizhong.

Xu Damao has guts, but he can't beat Liu Haizhong.

Only He Yuzhu had the guts and the ability to hit someone.

He waited for Yi Zhonghai at the door, hoping to get Yi Zhonghai to step forward.

"Who gave Sha Zhu the guts?"

Yi Zhonghai scoffed, "Sha Zhu is just a simpleton. Who would give him the guts?"

I'm going to check on Old Liu in the backyard. What about you?

Yan Bugui said, "I'll wait for you to go see him together."

Just as Yi Zhonghai was about to leave, he heard Li Pan and Xu Xiaoling's voices behind him.

He stopped and revealed a kind face.

"Xiaoling, Panpan, you're back. By the way, isn't Yushui working in the same unit as you?"

The two exchanged a glance and casually said, "She was assigned to another unit."

As for which organization, he didn't tell Yi Zhonghai.

They grew up in a courtyard house and know Yi Zhonghai very well.

They were afraid that if Yi Zhonghai found out where He Yushui worked, he would go and cause trouble.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied when he saw that the two were ignoring him.

"What, as an elder, can't I even ask about your workplace?"

You're university students, don't you even understand the importance of respecting and caring for the elderly?

"You're not our elder." The two girls were now full of confidence and didn't give Yi Zhonghai any face at all.

Yi Zhonghai was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Yan Bugui asked with a puzzled look in his mind, "Old Yi, don't you always ignore them? Why are you asking about their workplaces today?"

Yi Zhonghai knew that the information about the two men's workplaces could not be kept secret, so he told Yan Bugui.

He also wanted to ask Yan Bugui if he knew anything.

Yan Bugui guards the gate every day, so he knows a lot of information.

Yan Bugui looked surprised: "They're that good? But the students outside are making a lot of noise, how come they got assigned to such good units?"

Yi Zhonghai said dejectedly, "It must have been Sha Zhu who arranged it for them. You know, he often cooks for the leaders to curry favor with them."

Yan Bugui said enviously, "If their jobs are so good, then the job of rainwater must be even better."

Do you know where the unit of measurement for rainwater is?

Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "How would I know? If they hadn't gone to the steel rolling mill, I wouldn't have known they were working for the Industry Bureau."

No wonder Old Xu invited Sha Zhu to dinner.

Yan Bugui said dejectedly, "Shazhu is too biased. Old Xu invited him to dinner, and he found such a good job for Xu Xiaoling."

I invited him to dinner, but he wouldn't help me at all.

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "With the meager amount of food you've prepared, no one would be willing to agree to it."

The two chatted for a while before entering Liu Haizhong's house.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Liu Haizhong's appearance, he couldn't help but laugh to himself and said, "Serves him right."

Despite acting as Liu Haizhong's strategist, he still looks down on Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai felt that if he were the leader of the workers' picket team, he would definitely be better than Liu Haizhong. "Old Liu, what exactly happened? You…"

Liu Haizhong cursed fiercely, "Damn idiot Zhu, I won't let him get away with this."

"Once my face heals, I'll make him pay."

Yi Zhonghai pretended to be very surprised: "Was it Sha Zhu who did it?"
How dare he?
You're the boss now, what right does he have to hit you?

"Old Liu, if you ask me, we absolutely cannot let him get away with this."

Yan Bugui remained silent, watching Yi Zhonghai provoke Liu Haizhong.

He had long harbored resentment towards He Yuzhu. After hearing about the jobs He Yuzhu had found for Xu Xiaoling and the other woman, his resentment only intensified.

Back then, he begged He Yuzhu countless times for Yan Jiecheng's job.

He Yuzhu was unwilling to help at all, which resulted in Yan Jiecheng working late for several years.

He has suffered great losses over the years.

Liu Haizhong was enraged by Yi Zhonghai and vowed to teach He Yuzhu a lesson.

"Old Yi, go prepare the materials for Sha Zhu. Once I'm healed, I'll take some men to teach him a lesson."

Yi Zhonghai got stuck.

He wanted to deal with He Yuzhu, but he didn't want to take the lead.

Despite how much he hates He Yuzhu, his ideal scenario is actually to win He Yuzhu over.

What he wanted was an obedient He Yuzhu who could earn money. Only a He Yuzhu like that could support Qin Huairu.

"Old Liu, there's no rush. Sha Zhu has been in the steel rolling mill for so many years, he's definitely not clean."

Let's talk about everything after you've healed.

Liu Haizhong agreed.

Yi Zhonghai was afraid that Liu Haizhong would assign him work again, so he made an excuse to leave.

Aunt Er said with heartache, "Shazhu was perfectly fine, why did you hit him? Did you call him Shazhu in front of him again?"

Liu Haizhong said, "I call him Sha Zhu because I think highly of him."

Aunt Er said helplessly, "He has a good relationship with the Li family. If you offend him like this, how can Guangtian marry Panpan?"

Liu Haizhong said, "What marriage? Don't mention this again."

Li Pan's official position is now much higher than ours; our family can't afford to offend him.

Auntie Er exclaimed, "How old is she? How can she compare to you?"

Liu Haizhong said dejectedly, "She is a leader of the Industrial Bureau, which is the superior unit of the steel rolling mill."

Aunt Er said dejectedly, "Then what can we do? Without her, how can you fight against Xu Damao?"

Liu Haizhong said, "It's all Guangtian's fault for being so useless. If he had even half as much ambition as Guangqi, I wouldn't have been unable to defeat Xu Damao."

That damn idiot Zhu! If he hadn't hit me, I could be having dinner with the boss today.

Thinking of Xu Damao coming back drunk, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but curse.

In the front yard, Yan Bugui stared at the Li family's house and finally sighed.

The older woman asked, "What's wrong with the Li family? Why are you watching their house?"

Yan Bugui simply said to the three aunts, "Tell me, I'm a teacher, so why are your children not doing well in school?"

The three women, however, were not focused on that; their eyes were full of envy.

"Are you telling the truth? Both of those girls are leaders?"

Yan Bugui said, "College graduates are naturally destined for cadre positions. They will become leaders sooner or later."

The three women sighed, "What a pity. I was hoping that since they couldn't get married, Jiefang could eventually marry one of them."

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up for a moment, then he gave up.

The Yan family doesn't have a good relationship with the Li and Xu families, so they would never agree to this marriage.

Furthermore, Yan Jiefang no longer goes home or contributes any money to his family.

Yan Bugui never does business at a loss, so he wouldn't lose money finding a partner for Yan Jiefang.

"Don't mention that unfilial son. I paid for him to find a job, and what did he do? He earned money but then stopped coming home."

The old woman could only sigh; she couldn't say anything else. A son who doesn't contribute money to the family isn't a good son.

The couple remained defiant towards Yan Jiefang, unwilling to back down. (End of Chapter)