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

"Thank you, Director Li. Here are two bottles of vodka. Take them with you when you leave." Wang Lin took out two bottles of Russian liquor from the cabinet.

"Director Wang, you're too kind. But I really do enjoy this kind of drink. Thank you." Li Huaide tactfully accepted the wine; if he hadn't, it would have made him seem like he had ulterior motives.

He Yushui, sitting to the side, heard Wang Lin find a good job for her boyfriend, and instantly felt a surge of jealousy, as if she had a lump in her throat.

Unfortunately, this was all her own doing. She thought she was a princess surrounded by admirers, but she never imagined that without Wang Lin, her knight in shining armor, she would become just a village woman by the roadside.

There's no going back!

Feeling increasingly distressed, He Yushui forced herself to be alright, said goodbye, and left, intending to go back and cry alone.

Wang Lin did not stop him, but simply nodded.

Li Huaide sat for a while longer, chatted with Wang Lin for a bit, and then got up with his wine to say goodbye and leave.

After seeing Li Huaide off at the back gate, Wang Lin encountered Lou Xiao'e coming out of the deaf old woman's house on his way back.

Lou Xiao'e stopped Wang Lin and reminded him, "Brother Wang Lin, this Li Huaide is not a good person. You have to be careful."

Wang Lin thought it was something serious. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sister Xiao'e. No matter how bad Li Huaide is, he wouldn't dare to have any ulterior motives towards me unless he's tired of living. But there's something you should remember, Sister Xiao'e. Xu Damao asked He Yuzhu for a room and a thousand yuan. Xu Damao wants a divorce and wants that room and five hundred yuan. We absolutely cannot give in."

"I understand. I will not compromise and let Xu Damao have an easy time." Lou Xiao'e nodded heavily. She had served Xu Damao all these years. Even if she hadn't done anything great, she had worked hard. Asking him for a room and five hundred yuan was already being reasonable.

Chapter 130 Director Yang Makes Empty Promises for Them

Wang Lin went back to his room in a good mood.

As Li Huaide left the courtyard with his wine, he looked back at it, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "A bunch of shallow and ignorant beasts living next to a true dragon. It's a pity they're all blind." With that, he left.

He Yuzhu, along with his uncle Yi Zhonghai, his second uncle Liu Haizhong, and Qin Huairu, arrived at the courtyard where Director Yang lived.

Upon entering the courtyard, He Yuzhu saw Director Yang's wife chatting with the neighbors outside.

He Yuzhu quickly stepped forward and asked, "Sister-in-law, is Factory Director Yang home?"

When Director Yang's wife saw He Yuzhu, she recognized him as the factory's cook and replied with a smile, "He's at home. I'll take you there."

"Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law." He Yuzhu and the others followed behind.

Once inside, Director Yang's wife called out, "Old Yang, someone's looking for you."

When Director Yang looked around, he wondered why He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Qin Huairu had come to his house.

He Yuzhu was quite anxious, and the moment he saw Factory Director Yang, he said, "Factory Director Yang, you have to stand up for us!"

Factory Director Yang said to the four men, "Let's go, let's talk in the study."

After the five people sat down in the study, Director Yang's wife made tea for the four of them and then left, without disturbing their conversation.

Factory Director Yang looked at the four of them, then jumped over the pillar and asked Yi Zhonghai, "Yi Zhonghai, tell me, what happened?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't know the situation very well, after all, he had been so angry with Wang Lin that he went back to his room. But he had heard the general situation from He Yuzhu on the way, so he said, "It's like this, Director Yang. Wang Lin in our factory is the deputy director of the purchasing department. He took advantage of his close relationship with Deputy Director Li and came directly to our yard today to stand up for Wang Lin. Not only did he cut the wages of me and Lao Liu, the only two eighth-grade fitters in the factory, in half, but he also demoted us. What's worse, he even fired Sha Zhu."

He Yuzhu chimed in, "Director Yang, listen to this, isn't it infuriating?"

Qin Huairu said indignantly, "That's right, these two old men have worked in the factory for so many years. Even if they haven't made any great contributions, they have certainly put in a lot of hard work. What right does Wang Lin have? And what right does Li Huaide have?"

Upon hearing this, Director Yang's eyelids twitched, and his gaze towards Qin Huairu became somewhat displeased. He thought to himself, "What makes Wang Lin so special? It's naturally because of his unapproachable background. If Wang Lin is bullied, I'm afraid that person won't even need to personally intervene; his protégés can easily destroy them. As for Li Huaide, what makes him special? He's at least a deputy director; he has his own power."

Liu Haizhong started to play the victim, saying, "Director Yang, I'm getting old now, and I'll be retiring in a few years. If I get demoted and my salary is halved, won't my retirement pension be reduced too? How am I going to live in the future?"

Yi Zhonghai patted Liu Haizhong on the shoulder and comforted him, "Old Liu, don't cry. I believe Director Yang will give us an explanation."

The reason Yi Zhonghai said this was undoubtedly to praise Director Yang.

Upon hearing the names Wang Lin and Li Huaide, Director Yang looked at the four men and asked, "Are you sure you didn't bully her? I've heard about some things that happened in your compound, especially about you, Yi Zhonghai, who often holds compound-wide meetings to solicit donations for Qin Huairu's family."

This statement was not unfounded; it was a report secretly written by a factory worker who lived in the same compound as Yi Zhonghai, accusing him of running a one-man show in the compound.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately understood that someone had secretly reported to Director Yang what he had done in the yard.

At this moment, Qin Huairu also stood up righteously and said, "Director Yang, you can't listen to what others say. The old man initiated the whole hospital's fundraising meeting because he ran out of food and had no other choice. I have a mother-in-law who often needs to take painkillers, and I have three children to support. If I had a man in the family, I wouldn't be in this situation..." As she spoke, she began to shed tears.

I must say, Qin Huairu's acting skills have improved; she can always manage to move herself to tears while speaking.

"Alright, stop crying. It's Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai who got demoted and had their salaries halved. What are you crying about, Qin Huairu?"

Factory Director Yang knew that Qin Huairu's family was struggling, but he wasn't stupid. He knew exactly how much Qin Huairu earned a month: thirty-seven yuan and fifty cents, enough to support her family of three children and one adult. The fact that she was asking the people in the courtyard to donate money suggested that she had ulterior motives, but it was a matter between the people in the courtyard, and he couldn't interfere.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong felt offended and really wanted to say to Director Yang, "Are you being polite?"

He Yuzhu secretly slipped a handkerchief to Qin Huairu so she could wipe her tears.

After taking a sip of tea, Director Yang said to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, "As you know, our factory has never had any engineers. Thanks to Wang Lin's introduction, we will have two senior engineers in place tomorrow. These are senior engineers! It's not all bad that your salary has been halved and your grades have been downgraded. Follow these two to learn the technology, improve yourselves, and continue to contribute to the factory. When it's almost time, I will raise your salaries and grades back."

In the end, Director Yang was just making empty promises to the two of them; he had no intention of going against Li Huaide and Wang Lin.

"Director Yang, is there really no way to solve this problem?"

Yi Zhonghai understood from Director Yang's words that he didn't want to stand up for them either. With two senior engineers, the two of them, the level eight fitters, seemed a bit inadequate.

Engineers are divided into junior, intermediate, and senior levels, and each level requires assessment. You can only take the intermediate exam after you have passed the junior level; you can't skip directly to the senior level. Moreover, the assessment is extremely difficult.

The two bionic intelligent robots that Wang Lin arranged were both middle-aged men in their forties. If he had used two men in their twenties, even if the evidence was genuine, it would still be hard to believe.

Factory Director Yang said cryptically, "There is a way. You go and apologize to Wang Lin. If he forgives you, then everything will be fine."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately stood up excitedly and said firmly, "We have to apologize to that little bastard Wang Lin? Impossible! He bullied Sister Qin and Uncle Yi. I, Shazhu, will never give in to him. Even if I lose this job, I don't care. As long as I have skills, a cook will never starve."

Listening to He Yuzhu's passionate speech, Qin Huairu really wanted to slap him twice. "You think you can eat your fill and not worry about the rest of the family? What about us?"

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong exchanged a glance. They both realized that Director Yang was unwilling to help them. Staying any longer would only be pointless, so they decided to go back and find another way.

As he was about to leave, Director Yang stopped He Yuzhu and said, "Silly Zhu, since you've already been fired by Li Huaide, I'll take you to meet someone tomorrow. If you cook for him and make him happy, maybe things will turn around."

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Chapter 131 Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's Cellar Deal

"A turning point?" Upon hearing Director Yang's words, He Yuzhu immediately nodded and said, "Okay! Director Yang, don't worry, I won't go anywhere tomorrow, I'll just wait for you in the yard."

As long as there is still a chance for this matter to turn around, He Yuzhu will try to fight for it.

Factory Director Yang also suggested and reminded him, "Shazhu, don't talk about where we're going tomorrow. Just focus on cooking your Sichuan dishes."

He Yuzhu nodded. He had been dealing with Director Yang for so many years, and Director Yang was not the kind of person who was unreliable. Since he said he would try to please the people who would be eating tomorrow, he would go back and think carefully about what dishes to make.

Director Yang personally saw the four people off, and after he returned to his room, he was alone in his study, deep in thought.

Li Huaide's growing closeness with Wang Lin will ultimately be detrimental to him!

On the way back to the courtyard, Qin Huairu was no longer as enthusiastic and caring towards Sha Zhu as before. She was thinking about whether she should find someone else to help her. Sha Zhu didn't even have a job, so how would he support her family in the future?

Mr. Yi Zhonghai, an elderly man, was also very frustrated. His wife had gone back to her rural hometown to divorce him, and now his salary had been halved. He would only be able to work as an assistant in the factory from now on. He felt so stifled!

Uncle Liu Haizhong was also extremely upset. He would have to think about his current salary if he wanted to eat meat in the future, and he was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

Only He Yuzhu was not discouraged at all. Anyway, he had cooking skills, so he would never starve no matter where he went.

When the four of them returned to the courtyard, Liu Haizhong had already gone home.

He Yuzhu wanted to push open his own room, but it was locked. Just as he was about to curse, he remembered that the room no longer belonged to him. He looked at the side room next door and was about to push the door open to make do for the night when He Yushui blocked the door.

Qin Huairu couldn't help He Yuzhu. Her family lived in such a small place, and now that He Yuzhu had no house, Qin Huairu didn't want to deal with him anymore. She said, "It's getting late, we should go back," and left. As for where He Yuzhu slept, what did it matter to her?

He Yuzhu patted the door and called out, "He Yushui, open the door."

However, no one responded from the side room.

He Yuzhu was so angry that he wanted to kick the door.

Yi Zhonghai, with his hands behind his back, said to He Yuzhu, "Forget it, come to my room for the night. We can talk about it tomorrow."

He Yuzhu felt it was inappropriate and said, "Uncle, your room is not convenient, and Auntie is still at home."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "Your auntie has gone back to her rural hometown and won't be coming back."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu became interested in gossip and asked, "What's wrong with this old lady?"

Yi Zhonghai glared at He Yuzhu and said irritably, "Are you going to sleep or not? If not, I'm leaving."

"Sleep!" He Yuzhu readily agreed; otherwise, would they really be using the sky as their blanket and the ground as their bed?

The father and son returned to Yi Zhonghai's room, but neither of them could sleep. So Yi Zhonghai brought out some wine and prepared two dishes, and the two of them started drinking.

During the conversation, He Yuzhu learned that the culprit behind Yi Zhonghai's argument and divorce with the old lady was Wang Lin!

Yi Zhonghai has now been diagnosed with azoospermia at the hospital; he is congenitally castrated!

It was certainly embarrassing, but looking at it from another angle, it didn't seem to be Yi Zhonghai's fault. Innate factors are hard to control or determine, so the people in the compound didn't gossip too much about Yi Zhonghai, the old man without a son. They were more concerned about Xu Damao, the man without a son who was kicked out by He Yuzhu.

After downing two glasses of wine, He Yuzhu, his face flushed, asked, "Uncle, are you going to divorce Auntie?"

"Divorce! I've tried everything to reason with you, but you won't listen. So let's just get a divorce."

After drinking, Yi Zhonghai thought about the problem. Over the years, he had developed feelings for the older woman, but now no matter how he tried to coax her, he couldn't win her over. She insisted on divorcing him. Yi Zhonghai was also annoyed and tired, so he decided to just get a divorce. At worst, he could find someone else to take care of him.

"Uncle, it has to be you, you're so capable and easygoing." He Yuzhu flattered.

"Shazhu! What are you planning to do next? You've lost your house, where will you live now?" Yi Zhonghai asked He Yuzhu a big question.

"Where else can we stay? In the side room, of course!" He Yuzhu replied matter-of-factly.

"But He Yushui doesn't live in the side room, and Wang Lin won't let you succeed so easily. What do you plan to do?" Yi Zhonghai's eyes showed no signs of drunkenness, but rather a glint of shrewdness.

“He Yushui will get married sooner or later. She’s not getting any younger. Just find her a good family to marry into.” He Yuzhu said, then took a sip of wine.

"Actually, the workshop director Liu Dadong's son is quite good. Apart from being a little mentally challenged, he is usually well-behaved. His family has two rooms, and he eats meat every few days." Yi Zhonghai's purpose in saying this was extremely clear: he wanted He Yushui to marry the workshop director's mentally challenged son.

"A fool?" He Yuzhu still disagreed. After all, He Yushui was his own sister. Making her marry a fool would be a disservice to her and would also be a slap in his face.

"So what if he's a fool? Fools are lucky! His parents spoil him rotten, giving him whatever he wants. Plus, he's their only son. He Yushui will be the head of the household after she marries him." Yi Zhonghai continued to intensify his efforts, determined to make Wang Lin feel guilty and remorseful for the rest of his life!

He Yushui was, after all, a girl Wang Lin had once liked. Watching her marry a fool filled Yi Zhonghai with a sense of revenge, and he also gained the favor of the workshop director. It was a win-win situation, killing two birds with one stone.

As He Yuzhu ate his peanuts, he remembered that Yi Zhonghai's words made sense, and at that moment his heart wavered.

The father and son chatted for a long time, and only after they got drunk did they help each other to bed.

After He Yuzhu fell asleep, Yi Zhonghai opened his eyes, got up, dressed, and went to the cellar.

At this moment, Qin Huairu was anxiously waiting for someone in the cellar.

Yi Zhonghai opened the cellar door and went inside. He saw that Qin Huairu had been waiting for a long time, so he didn't stand on ceremony and went straight over to take a bag of millet from the grain sack in the cellar for Qin Huairu.