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Liu Haizhong was stumped by their questions, but he resolutely refused to admit that he owed anyone anything.

He stormed into Yi Zhonghai's room, startling Qin Huairu.

“Geng Guangjian, you three, tell me, when did I ever owe you any promises?”

Geng Guangjian and the other two exchanged glances and said directly, "Second Uncle, when our courtyard merged with yours, you three uncles promised to give each of our families a spot in the steel rolling mill."

Now that our children are grown up and need to find jobs, it's time for you to keep your promise.

What about the promises made back then?
Yi Zhonghai and the other two naturally knew about it, but they never took that promise seriously.

They said that initially to deceive people.

Deep down, they never intended to fulfill their promise.

According to their plan, after the courtyard houses are merged, they will become the stewards of the courtyards and turn them into their own personal fiefdom.

When the time comes, they will deal with anyone who dares to make them fulfill their promises.

But now, they are not only not in charge, but they have become the ones who made the mistake.

If they dared to deny it, would the people in the hospital be willing to accept it?

But how can they admit it?

The steel rolling mill is now a state-owned enterprise, so they have no say in when to recruit people or what kind of people to recruit.

Even if they could speak to someone, they wouldn't be willing to help.

Nowadays, a job in a steel rolling mill costs at least a thousand.

Giving away so much money for nothing would break their hearts.

"Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, Uncle, say something! The reason we were willing to merge here in the first place was because of the conditions you agreed to."

When the steel rolling mill was expanding, you didn't help us. You said we all had jobs and should give them to people who needed them more.

Now that our children are grown up and need to work, it's time for you to keep your promises.

"That's right. You always say that as neighbors, we should help each other. We even listened to you and went to help Qin Huairu a couple of days ago."

Now, it's your turn to help us.

Hearing his name mentioned, Qin Huairu was terrified they would come after her, and wished she could disappear into the ground.

Liu Haizhong walked at the front and was the first to face the questioning.

He felt uneasy as he was being watched by Geng Guangjian and the other two.

If you feel weak, you're likely to expose your weakness.

“I didn’t ask you to help Qin Huairu, it was Lao Yi who asked you to help. Go find Lao Yi.”

Yan Bugui then quietly took a step back, revealing Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai started cursing inwardly, blaming Geng Guangjian and the others for being tactless and bringing this up, and also blaming Liu Haizhong for being useless and irresponsible.

He saw Yan Bugui's little tricks and began to resent Yan Bugui in his heart again.

In short, he was not wrong.

Of the three old men, Yi Zhonghai was the easiest to bully.

Geng Guangjian and his two companions then set their sights on Yi Zhonghai.

"Uncle, what did you say? You were the one who first suggested that neighbors help each other."

You've been pressuring us to help Qin Huairu every day; now it's your turn to help us.

All eyes were focused on Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai's forehead began to bead with cold sweat. This problem was critical.

If he says he won't help, then no one will ever help Qin Huairu again. The heavy burden of the Jia family will have to be borne by him personally.

In that case, even if he wasn't part of a group, he would still be part of one.

But he dared not offer to help. He was only a first-level worker; how could he possibly get them job openings?

This isn't just one job opening, it's seven or eight.

Even if you beat him to death, he wouldn't have the ability.

"You're right, it was the three of us who agreed to it back then."

We also want to fulfill our promise.

But we can't do that now.

Lao Liu and I are both first-class workers in the factory, and our job is to clean.

Tell us, how can we help you?

"We don't care. You were the ones who brought it up in the first place, and the deaf old lady even vouched for us. If you hadn't spoken up, how could we have agreed to the merger?"

After we merged, we donated a certain amount of money to your apprentice. We also want to support the deaf old lady.

"Sir, have you actually done the calculations?"

"Uncle, you're not planning to deny it, are you? If you dare to deny it, then ask the people who came from our compound after the merger."

Unable to resolve the issue, Yi Zhonghai turned to look at Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

These two were so desperate they wanted to bury their heads in their crotches; they were completely unreliable.

"Stop arguing. We can discuss this slowly."

"How to discuss?"

Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and said, "There's definitely no way the three of us can get your child into the steel mill."

But we know who has the capability.

Sha Zhu is the deputy director of logistics, and Xu Damao is even more capable; they are the deputy directors of the singing committee.

Getting your children into the steel mill is just a matter of a word from them.

You can go find them.

Yi Zhonghai secretly kicked Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, reminding them not to play dead.

Yan Bugui reacted quickly and said, "That's right. You can go find Sha Zhu and Xu Damao."

They can not only get your children jobs in steel mills, but they can also find you good jobs.

Liu Haizhong finally realized what was happening and said, "Yes, you should go find them."

I paid for all of Guangtian's jobs in my family. I really couldn't do it.

Go find Sha Zhu and Xu Damao.

Geng Guangjian and his two companions weren't stupid; they sneered.

"Gentlemen, you make it sound so easy. We offended them long ago in order to help you."

Do you think they'll agree if we go to them?

You said they have job openings, so please help us get them.

We will definitely be grateful to you.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two felt a bitter taste in their mouths. If they had that kind of ability, they wouldn't have fallen to such a wretched state.

"Geng Guangjian, Ma Ruijun, Zhang Jianyong, don't go too far."

We agreed to your request because the steel rolling mill was privately owned at the time.

I can get a job by just saying a few words to Lao Liu.

We didn't know that the steel rolling mill would become a joint public-private enterprise. After the merger, all jobs belonged to the state and were under the responsibility of the factory's leaders.

The factory leaders won't listen to us.

We three uncles are the elders in the courtyard, and we have always treated your children as our own.

If we had a way, we definitely wouldn't have ignored it.

Yan Bugui knew that Yi Zhonghai alone could not make Geng Guangjian and the other two back down.

He didn't want to stand out, so he secretly gave Liu Haizhong a meaningful look.

Liu Haizhong misunderstood, thinking that Yan Bugui wanted him to stand up and drive away Geng Guangjian and the other two.

He thought about it for a moment and decided it was a good idea. He had two sons, Yan Bugui had three sons, and with the three of them, the number of people was definitely not small.

If they unite, Geng Guangjian and the other two will have no choice but to behave themselves.

“Geng Guangjian, I’m warning you, behave yourselves or we three old men won’t let you off the hook.”

Geng Guangjian looked coldly at Liu Haizhong: "Second Uncle, do you think things are still the same as before?"

Everyone in the hospital is afraid of you.

To tell you the truth, we're not afraid of you at all. We're afraid of that deaf old lady causing trouble and standing around our door.

If you don't honor your promise, don't blame us for being impolite.

Geng Guangjian and his two companions decided not to get entangled with Yi Zhonghai here.

After leaving Yi Zhonghai's house, they went to contact other people.

Other people's children are not young anymore. They don't need to work this year; they'll have children next year.

If they don't unite, they're no match for Yi Zhonghai and his two companions. (End of Chapter)