Courtyard House: She got anxious when He Yushui wasn't licked.

Xu Damao has already extorted a thousand yuan from He Yuzhu and is not short of money at all. Moreover, Lou Xiao'e had small gold bars as part of her dowry, which he secretly hid. He is willing to spend any amount of money as long as his illness can be cured.

"Brother Da Mao, believe me, once we get our marriage certificate, I'll take you to see the barefoot doctor in our village. I guarantee he can cure you." Qin Jingru patted her chest and promised, but only if they got their marriage certificate first.

"Then let's give it a try." Xu Damao also held onto a sliver of hope.

Wang Lin scoffed, "Don't take medicine indiscriminately, or you'll end up with some chronic illness and have to drink Chinese medicine to regulate your body for a long time, just like an old lady."

This is an ordinary statement, but it sounds different to other people.

It turns out that the reason this woman has been taking Chinese medicine to regulate her body for so many years is because she ate some folk remedies indiscriminately when she was young.

Yi Zhonghai's public image is currently on the verge of collapse. If the fire is ignited further, his image as a moral paragon will completely crumble.

He Yuzhu warned Wang Lin, "You little bastard! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. That old lady and old man are a model couple in our courtyard. They never quarrel and live in harmony."

Wang Lin said two words to He Yuzhu: "Idiot!"

Just as He Yuzhu was about to retaliate after being scolded by Wang Lin, the factory worker who had gone to call Li Huaide, who was also part of the compound, returned.

"Director Wang." As soon as Li Huaide entered the courtyard, he warmly shook hands with Wang Lin and greeted him, completely ignoring the others.

Just kidding, this guy in front of me is that person's grandson. Even if he doesn't show up in person, any one of his favorite students could crush him, a mere deputy factory director, and he has to fawn over him.

Li Huaide's enthusiasm was so overwhelming that it made everyone in the courtyard's brains spin.

what's the situation?

The most shocked person was the second uncle with bangs.

When did Wang Lin and Deputy Factory Director Li become so close?

Seeing Li's demeanor, Uncle Yan Bugui guessed that Wang Lin had some special relationship with him, and Liu Haizhong was probably going to be in trouble this time.

Xu Damao looked at Li Huaide like this. Li Huaide only acted like this when he met with leaders. Wang Lin was just a small director in the factory, and his rank was not even as high as Li Huaide's. Why was Li Huaide so enthusiastic towards him?

"I invited Director Li over tonight to discuss two matters." Wang Lin smiled and shook hands. Li Huaide was more adept at interpersonal relationships than Director Yang, which was the main reason why he later replaced Director Yang as the factory director.

"Director Wang, you said, let alone two things, even twenty things, we must get them done, and not only do they have to be done, but they have to be done perfectly." Li Huaide was a shrewd old man, and his words were full of flattery.

"It's not a big deal. The first thing is that Liu Haizhong disrespected and insulted the factory leaders. Let's just cut his salary in half and demote him." Wang Lin said this first thing casually.

Second Uncle Liu Haizhong became the first person Wang Lin operated on.

Chapter 128 Sha Zhu Gets Fired

Upon hearing that Wang Lin had actually made such an outrageous request to Li Huaide, Uncle Liu Haizhong jumped out and said to Li Huaide, "Deputy Factory Director Li, you must stand up for me!"

Li Huaide looked at Liu Haizhong and nodded, saying, "Indeed, we should make the decision. Liu Haizhong, as an eighth-grade fitter, you have a problem with your conduct by insulting the factory leaders. Your salary will be halved, and you will be demoted to a fourth-grade fitter. As for when you will be reinstated, that depends on your performance."

Half his salary and a demotion—that's going to kill him!

Uncle Liu Haizhong excitedly said to Li Huaide, "Deputy Factory Director Li, you can't listen to the words of a villain! This Wang Lin is a troublemaker in our yard, making the yard no place peaceful."

"Oh? I didn't see that at all. On the contrary, I think you guys are bullying Director Wang because you have too many people and he's outnumbered." After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, Li Huaide thought that it must be the people in the courtyard who went too far in bullying Wang Lin. Otherwise, given Wang Lin's low-key personality, how could he retaliate so openly?

Anyone with eyes can see that Li Huaide and Wang Lin are in cahoots.

The unfortunate one is that Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, was targeted by Wang Lin because he stood up against Wang Lin.

With his salary halved, Liu Haizhong's meals will definitely suffer. He won't starve, but it will be difficult for him to get a bite of meat, since he has two sons to support.

Demotion meant that Liu Haizhong would have to do the work of a fourth-level worker, which was not only tiring and hard, but also sometimes required him to work overtime to meet deadlines. It was nothing like the life of an eighth-level fitter, where apprentices would bring him tea and water when he was thirsty and offer him food when he was hungry.

Upon realizing he wouldn't receive these benefits, Liu Haizhong immediately pleaded with Li Huaide, "Deputy Factory Director Li, you can't do this! Although I, Liu Haizhong, haven't made any great contributions to the factory, I am still one of the two Grade 8 fitters in the factory."

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Li Huaide immediately thought of something and told Liu Haizhong in advance: "The factory will notify you tomorrow that you and Yi Zhonghai will no longer be the only two level-eight fitters in the factory. Director Wang's friend is a senior engineer, and they will replace you. From now on, you two will still be helping out."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong felt dizzy; he was sitting at home when trouble came out of nowhere.

When Wang Lin signed in earlier, he signed in twenty bionic intelligent robots. For the sake of the future, Wang Lin assigned them to important factories as chief engineers, since they had their own credentials and backgrounds and he wasn't afraid of anyone checking.

The Third Steel Rolling Mill is Wang Lin's current stronghold, so naturally he would arrange for two bionic intelligent robots to serve as senior chief engineers in the mill, and incidentally, to suppress Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai.

When Director Yang heard that Wang Lin had brought two senior engineers to their factory, and that they had checked the engineers' credentials and found them to be genuine, he was even more grateful to Wang Lin. With the two senior engineers, their factory would be able to overcome many difficulties.

Li Huaide was also one of the insiders, but this matter had not yet been announced to the factory workers and was still in the confidential stage.

But now that Liu Haizhong has offended Wang Lin, Li Huaide is going to get revenge for Wang Lin and teach Liu Haizhong a lesson. With a senior engineer, the level eight fitter seems a bit inadequate. In the past, no engineer would have valued them, but now they're just two blades of grass.

Seeing Liu Haizhong's predicament, He Yuzhu stood up in defense and said, "Deputy Factory Director Li, aren't you afraid that Factory Director Yang will find out if you're taking revenge for Wang Lin on his behalf?"

Li Huaide looked at He Yuzhu and chuckled, "Scared? Silly Zhu, you actually came out early. But it's good, you can get familiar with cleaning the toilets in the yard. From now on, you'll be in charge of cleaning the factory's toilets."

“When a leader needs special treatment, I can naturally go back to the cafeteria. After all, you can’t make such delicious food.” He Yuzhu clenched his fists upon hearing this. He really wanted to punch Li Huaide in the face. This old guy was definitely trying to embarrass him on purpose.

Li Huaide snorted but did not reply.

Wang Lin remembered that he still had five androids whose talents had not been determined. He thought it would be good to find one to replace Sha Zhu in the canteen. He said on the spot, "Director Li, I have a friend who is also a descendant of the imperial chefs. He is not only proficient in the eight major cuisines, but also good at medicinal cuisine. He can cook large pot meals with ease. After the New Year, I will bring him to the factory for the leaders to inspect. As for Sha Zhu, who is disobedient, let him go."

Upon hearing Wang Lin's words, Li Huaide immediately agreed, saying, "Great! As long as we can find someone with cooking skills similar to Sha Zhu, we can fire these disobedient employees."

Upon hearing Li Huaide's heartless words, He Yuzhu immediately objected, pointing his finger at Li Huaide and cursing, "Li Huaide, don't think you can control everything in the factory. Believe me, I'm going to find Director Yang right now."

Li Huaide wasn't afraid at all when He Yuzhu pointed his finger at him. Instead, he deliberately provoked the silly Zhu, saying, "If you're so capable, go find Director Yang and see if he'll protect you."

Such a confident statement stunned He Yuzhu. Could it be that Li Huaide is no longer afraid of Director Yang?

Qin Huairu thought Li Huaide was deliberately trying to provoke her, so she encouraged Shazhu, saying, "Shazhu, this factory isn't just Li Huaide's business. Let's go find Director Yang and get some justice."

"Walk."

He Yuzhu thought so too. He was already pathetic enough today. He had lost his house and his money, and now he had lost his job. He had become a person with no house, no money, and no job.

Wang Lin remained completely unperturbed and even kindly reminded everyone, "Take care, and don't come back to me."

Li Huaide fawned over Wang Lin because of Wang Lin's background; otherwise, who would be foolish enough to go against a factory owner?

Even someone with a brain like Director Yang would understand the stakes involved. Offending Wang Lin for the sake of a simpleton like Sha Zhu was a losing proposition no matter how you looked at it, and one that would leave him penniless.

When Uncle Liu Haizhong saw that He Yuzhu was really going to find Director Yang, he also raised his hand and said, "Silly Zhu, count me in. I also want to go and ask Director Yang for clarification. I, Old Liu, have worked hard all these years, even if I haven't made any great contributions. Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the workers if you treat me like this?"

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, said untimely, "Why don't you go and inform the first uncle? After all, he's involved in this too."

Everyone looked at Uncle Yan Bugui, unsure whether to laugh or not. Uncle Yan Bugui knew a little about the timing of his words.

He Yuzhu thought about it and felt that what Uncle Yan Bugui said made sense, so he immediately walked towards Uncle Yi Zhonghai's house.

Qin Huairu and her second uncle Liu Haizhong could only wait where they were.

After finishing his business, Li Huaide looked at Wang Lin and said, "I wonder if it would be convenient for me to come to Director Wang's house for a while and have a cup of tea?"

Wang Lin was in a good mood today. He patted Li Huaide on the shoulder and said, "Come on, come back with me and sit down for a while. Let's have a chat."

Under the watchful eyes of the neighbors in the compound, Wang Lin led Li Huaide back to the backyard, leaving everyone stunned.

Chapter 129 Staff Positions in the Publicity Department

Wang Lin swaggered off and led Li Huaide back to the backyard.

The others in the compound were stunned. Wang Lin had now tied himself to Deputy Factory Director Li, which meant he would be able to wield immense power in the factory from now on.

He Yuzhu personally went to Yi Zhonghai's door and knocked on it.

When Yi Zhonghai opened the door and saw Sha Zhu, he let Sha Zhu in and asked, "Is the matter resolved?"

He Yuzhu nodded and then shook his head, which really puzzled Yi Zhonghai. He asked anxiously, "You're not really going to betray me, are you?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Uncle, do you think I, Sha Zhu, am that kind of person? I shook my head because of other things."

Yi Zhonghai sat in the chair and asked, "Other matters? Is there anything else?"

He Yuzhu looked at Yi Zhonghai and said indignantly, "It's all because of that little bastard Wang Lin. I don't know how he got involved with that scoundrel Li Huaide. Li Huaide actually came to protect him. My second uncle Liu Haizhong offended Wang Lin and got his salary halved and was demoted. And I'm even worse off. Li Huaide said he's going to fire me."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai sensed something was wrong! He hurriedly asked, "Am I also in there?"

He Yuzhu nodded truthfully and said, "Yes, Li Huaide said that you and Second Uncle will no longer be the only two level eight fitters in the factory. Wang Lin has found two senior engineers to come to the factory to oversee things, so you don't have to do the work of a level eight fitter anymore. You'll be an assistant to others."

"What! Wang Lin actually did such a thing!" Yi Zhonghai was shocked. His monthly salary as an eighth-level fitter was 97.5 yuan, which was the highest in the yard. Suddenly his salary was halved. This was going to kill him!

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

Yi Zhonghai was living such a comfortable life because of his salary of 97.5 yuan. In the future, it will become 48.75 yuan, and his standard of living will drop sharply.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was also angry, He Yuzhu continued, "My second uncle Liu Haizhong and I are planning to go to Director Yang's house to find him and ask him for an explanation."

“Let’s go, I’ll go too.” Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai thought that since his second uncle Liu Haizhong had gone, he had to go as well. He had contributed to the factory for so many years and ended up like this. He wanted to ask why.

"Alright, let's go together, the three of us." He Yuzhu's chances of winning increased with Yi Zhonghai's involvement, since Yi Zhonghai was one of the oldest people in the factory, and most of the fitters were his apprentices, making him a highly respected figure.

When the father and son arrived in the courtyard, everyone had already dispersed. They couldn't afford to offend Wang Lin. Only Qin Huairu, her second uncle Liu Haizhong, and her third uncle Yan Bugui remained.

Xu Damao and Qin Jingru had already happily returned to the house and started cooking.

When Uncle Liu Haizhong saw Yi Zhonghai arrive, he stepped forward indignantly and said, "Uncle, how come we have to have Wang Lin, this troublemaker, in our yard? He's caused us to have our wages halved and our grades lowered."

The eldest uncle, Yi Zhonghai, patted the second uncle, Liu Haizhong, on the shoulder and comforted him, "Old Liu, don't worry. Let's go find Director Yang together and get an explanation. I believe Director Yang won't let us be wronged."

Second Uncle Liu Haizhong nodded; he thought so too. After all, many people in the factory knew about the open and covert struggle between Director Yang and Li Huaide.

While it was still early, the four of them left the courtyard together and went to Director Yang's house to seek justice from him.

He Yushui, who was in the side room, saw the four people go to find Director Yang, so she immediately went to the backyard to inform Wang Lin.

Inside Wang Lin's house, Li Huaide sat on the soft sofa, looking at the teacup filled with the aroma of tea. He couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of that person's grandson, this sofa is definitely not cheap, and this tea is certainly not ordinary. This trip was worthwhile!"

Wang Lin gave Li Huaide a Zhonghua cigarette and a cheap windproof lighter, saying, "Director Li, you've worked hard. Have a smoke and some tea."

Li Huaide looked at the Zhonghua cigarettes and the windproof lighter, and immediately smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."

He Yushui hurriedly pushed open Wang Lin's door and said to Wang Lin, "Wang Lin, something bad has happened. Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, Sha Zhu, and Qin Huairu have gone to find Director Yang."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin calmly replied, "I thought the yard was on fire. I came in and closed the door because the wind was blowing in from outside."

"Aren't you worried at all?" He Yushui thought Wang Lin would be anxious upon hearing the news, but Wang Lin seemed to have anticipated it. Even Li Huaide wasn't surprised at all, making her feel superfluous.

"Worried?" Wang Lin crossed his legs and sat on the sofa, saying, "What am I worried about? Am I worried that they'll be criticized and educated by Director Yang, or that they'll be kicked out by Director Yang?"

He Yushui's CPU was a bit hot, and for a moment she couldn't think straight.

Li Huaide picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said to Wang Lin, "Director Wang, which department in our factory would you like to have your partner assigned to?"

"Publicity Department." Wang Lin had already decided to send Zhang Jiao to the factory's publicity department, where she would be responsible for organizing materials, writing on the factory's blackboard, doing some clerical work, learning to dance, and acquiring more knowledge and culture.

"I thought Director Wang wanted to be all lovey-dovey every day. Don't worry, I'll get it done for you tomorrow." Li Huaide thought it was something important, but it turned out to be just a staff position. For Li Huaide, it was just a matter of a word.