Siheyuan: It’s so nice to be Lao Liu

Seeing that He Yuzhu suddenly laughed for some reason, Yan Jiefang pushed him and said, "What are you thinking about? You made yourself laugh?"

Seeing the curious looks of the two, He Yuzhu felt a little embarrassed and continued, "I had just finished talking to the uncle when Qin Huairu came up to us, wanted to say hello to me, and asked what we were talking about."

"I repeated to Qin Huairu exactly what I said to the old man. You didn't see Qin Huairu's expression. She was smiling at first, but her face suddenly turned gloomy."

"I threatened them at the time, saying that although the uncle didn't pursue the matter last time, Bang Geng was sent to the juvenile detention center for a week. If I called the police, he would be punished for both crimes and would have to go to jail."

"Qin Huairu didn't hesitate at all and immediately went home to ask Jia Zhang for money. I heard Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu arguing outside. I didn't expect that Qin Huairu actually got 40 yuan from Jia Zhang."

Then He Yuzhu took out the fifty yuan that Qin Huairu had given him and showed it off to the two of them.

Yan Jiefang was stunned. He didn't expect that He Yuzhu had become much smarter after his change. So he joked, "Brother Zhuzi, it's great. You actually let the Jia family pay you so much money. Aren't you afraid that the old man and the old witch will come to your house to cause trouble for you?"

He Yuzhu curled his lips and was about to say something when the second uncle's voice came from outside the door.

"Zhu Zi, come out for a moment. Director Wang is here and wants to call a meeting for the entire hospital."

After the second uncle finished shouting, he ran to another house and started shouting without waiting for He Yuzhu to respond.

Hearing the second uncle's Liu Haizhong's shout, the three people in the room looked at each other, muttering in their hearts, Director Wang actually came to the courtyard so late, wondering what happened.

Seeing the curious expressions of He Yuzhu and Yan Jiefang, the old lady said, "You two should go out. I, an old woman, will not get involved."

He Yuzhu and Yan Jiefang looked at each other, stood up tacitly, stopped drinking, and walked towards the door.

As soon as I walked out of the house, I saw Director Wang from the Street Office standing in the middle of the yard with a serious expression.

Director Wang was very annoyed at this time. She was quite confident about the Red Star Courtyard. With the help of Yi Zhonghai and other three uncles, the courtyard has always been an excellent and civilized courtyard. But she never thought that the "harmonious" life in this excellent and civilized courtyard was achieved by Yi Zhonghai through threats, moral kidnapping, and deceiving superiors and subordinates.

She was a little confused about Yan Bugui's resignation as the steward of the Siheyuan. She was a little confused about why Yan Bugui came to him to resign without any incident. Now she had a rough guess about it and would find an opportunity to verify it later.

Soon, all the residents in the yard came to the middle courtyard.

Seeing that most people had arrived, the second uncle looked like a pug in the bangs and said to Director Wang with a smile: "Director Wang, almost everyone is here, you can start talking."

After saying this, Second Uncle Liu Haizhong showed no intention of retreating. He stood beside Director Wang, acting like a leader.

Director Wang didn't say much when he saw this. He glanced at Liu Haizhong and then looked at the people in the courtyard.

Director Wang took a deep breath and slowly said, "This afternoon, Comrade Liu Haizhong came to the street office to report a problem to me. He said that Yi Zhonghai, the eldest uncle of your courtyard, favors the Jia family and is not fair and just. He uses moral kidnapping to prevent you residents from telling anyone about any illegal or criminal activities in the courtyard."

"I came here this time to investigate this matter and see if Yi Zhonghai really did what Comrade Liu Haizhong said."

After these words were spoken, everyone in the yard remained silent. No one wanted to be the first to speak out and offend Yi Zhonghai.

Most of the people in the yard were employees of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and they were quite in awe of Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-level fitter.

Yan Jiefang and He Yuzhu did not want to get involved in this matter. It was obvious that this was an attack launched by the second uncle Liu Haizhong on the first uncle Yi Zhonghai in order to gain power.

As long as it can be proved that Uncle Yi Zhonghai favors the Jia family and concealed the facts of the Jia family's stick-breaking crimes, Uncle Yi Zhonghai can be punished, and his identity as the uncle in charge will not be lost. This is what Yan Jiefang wants to see.

But he didn't want to be stripped of his status as the eldest uncle and have only the second uncle left in the yard. If that happens, Liu Haizhong, who would be left without anyone to suppress him, would surely rebel!

In order to show his official power, he will definitely target these young people, which will cause him a lot of trouble.

Yi Zhonghai was very angry at this time. He didn't expect Liu Haizhong to jump out and report him at this time.

It is true that I favor the Jia family, but there is no actual evidence. I can say that they are orphans and widows, and I favor them out of pity.

As for covering up the criminal facts of Bang Geng, he did do it last week, but deliberately concealed it and did not report it to the street office.

With a sudden inspiration, Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to step forward. He planned to "confess" directly and use his eloquent tongue to cover up his mistake.

Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "Director Wang, something illegal or criminal happened in the yard. I asked the residents not to tell anyone about it. Let me explain this to you."

"What the second uncle told you about was probably the incident last week when Bang Geng was arrested for stealing money from my family. I have already given the police a letter of apology, and Bang Geng's mother gave him a good lesson. He also realized his mistake and promised to correct it in the future. As the saying goes, it is the greatest virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them!"

"I asked the residents not to tell anyone because I thought if word got out about Bang Geng stealing things, his friends would definitely laugh at him, which would hurt his self-esteem and have an adverse effect on his growth."

"I didn't inform the street office because I was concerned about the orphans and widows of the Jia family. This is my fault and I accept the punishment."

"Also, Second Uncle Liu Haizhong said that I favored the Jia family and handled things unfairly. I don't agree with this."

"Director Wang, I think we should take special care of the orphans and widows in the courtyard. This is promoting the fine traditional virtues of our nation. I don't think it's partiality."

Yi Zhonghai defended himself righteously.

He just took a look and found that He Yuzhu and Yan Jiefang had no intention of standing up, and the other residents were unlikely to come out to offend him. With the second uncle's dull brain, it was impossible for him to think of a reason to refute him, so Yi Zhonghai had to defend himself with great righteousness.

Facing the defense of the first uncle, the second uncle Liu Haizhong was hesitant and could not refute. Director Wang had no choice but to know that the matter could only end here. So he looked at Yi Zhonghai with a stern face and said, "Comrade Yi Zhonghai, the street office set up the uncle in charge not only to let you coordinate the relationship between neighbors, but also to assist the street office so that we can understand and grasp the big and small things happening in the yard in a timely manner. Since you did not do your job as the uncle in time to help your neighbors, I will punish you to clean the yard for a month. I hope you can recognize your problem and correct it in time."

After talking about Yi Zhonghai, Director Wang did not stay for a while. He said the meeting was adjourned and left in a hurry.