Siheyuan: Qin Huairu is a lucky charm for her husband

After the two of them discussed it for a while, Tong Zhi decided that after lunch he would go and draw some fire from Da Zhuang first.

Now that the die is cast, there's no time to worry about anything else!

Meanwhile, Da Zhuang was thinking about how to get Widow Chen to Tong Zhi as soon as possible... and he had already come up with a plan! He would use Li Dabao's trick... although it was an idea that others had used before, as long as it worked.

He had Tong Zhi do it himself, then had the neighborhood committee arrest them. After that, Tong Zhi never dared to mock him again…

"Tongzi's itching for a fight again, huh? After we win this battle, how about I treat you to some fun? Don't worry, I won't let you spend any money, but you have to keep an eye on that bastard Nan Yi for me today. I want to show Gao Shuzhen how blind she is to have chosen such a scoundrel."

Tong Zhi didn't think much of it and readily agreed. After all, if he refused, Da Zhuang would be even more suspicious, since he used to always beg Da Zhuang to take him.

"It's a deal. I'll beat up Nan Yi for you after get off work. Tomorrow you'll take me to find the young widow..."

Da Zhuang only said he was going out to have some fun, but he couldn't say who he'd go with. Besides, Da Zhuang had already decided! If Tong Zhi didn't fancy Widow Chen, he'd just find any random place. He'd have his fun first...

"a man of his words!"

Two guys were whispering to each other at the east end of the workshop, while in the smoking area at the other end of the workshop, Guo Da Piezi and a few others were also discussing what to do after get off work.

"Dongxu, you and Da Leng must keep a close eye on Qi Wei and Qiao Erqiang. Those two are key targets for observation, so don't let them take advantage of any loopholes."

"We absolutely must keep a close eye on those two suspicious individuals. Grandma's been searching for undercover agents for years—it's outrageous!"

The old guys made this arrangement to see how Qi Wei would perform...

At this point, Li Dabao stepped in to make things difficult for Qi Wei, as is typical in the courtyard house. Any conflict is quickly amplified, and Li Dabao was already making his move.

"What if they act like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit? What if they use their grandmother's self-inflicted injury ruse on us?"

The old men exchanged glances.

"Never mind all that, he went to Chen Junliang's place for drinks last night. We'll go see Old Chen at lunchtime and ask him to be our guarantor. If there are any problems in the future, we'll go to Chen Junliang..."

Li Dabao is now praying that God will bless that kid so that he can really be a traitor and that he can give Da Shachun and the others a good dressing down in the future.

The reason the Li brothers dared to refuse last night's banquet was mainly because Li Erbao was quick-witted. In just two months, he had already made a name for himself in the transport team, driving both dump trucks and GAZ trucks with the skill of an experienced driver.

In other words, Li Erbao's job is now secure, and he no longer needs to worry about Qi Houzi refusing to teach him skills.

Chen Junliang is now the squad leader of the sanitation team. His promotion was mainly due to the pigs he donated to the steel mill before the Lunar New Year.

After the New Year, Lin Chen gave him a small reward, making him a team leader managing over twenty people. However, his position as team leader was rather unfortunate. He still had to lead people in work every day, though the workload was slightly less than before. Otherwise, nothing had changed...

But this also gave Chen Junliang hope, at least it was more promising than being a lowly soldier.

"Uncle Guo is right, but I want to clarify first. Last night, Chen Junliang treated everyone to drinks to his fellow villagers; Erbao, Maolv, and I didn't attend. If anything happens in the future, it has nothing to do with us brothers..."

Li Dabao had already begun to define the relationships in advance, but by making these points clear now, he was actually saying it to Su Sanguang, who was standing to the side.

We've already parted ways with Chen Junliang. If your brother-in-law has any ideas, go ahead and do them. The three of us will absolutely not help Chen Junliang...

"Third brother, after lunch, go to Workshop 3 and find Peng Jizhong and Yan Jiecheng. Ask them to mobilize the people Li Huaide brought from the machine repair shop... so that Da Ziya doesn't have to ask the people from the front gate again. We've already suffered losses twice, we absolutely can't afford to suffer losses again this time."

Yang Laosan naturally understood that this needed to be guarded against. However, the previous two times Zhao Lichun and Zhong Zhengguo led the teams, but this time it was different.

"Okay! I'll wait for them at the entrance of the second canteen in a bit..."

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Both sides were making troop movements at the steel rolling mill, while Jia Zhangshi, from the courtyard house, wandered over to the door of the neighbor, Master Wang.

The old man watched as Jia Zhangshi cheerfully entered the room, then immediately pretended to be asleep again. He was completely helpless against Jia Zhangshi now, and could only ignore her.

But Jia Zhangshi was not the kind of person who would leave if you ignored her.

Since Liao's roast chicken business was running out of money, Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to come and check on Wang Baye.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is Lao Ba still angry? Look at you, so petty. It wasn't me who called Lao Jia up... I just..."

Before Jia Zhangshi could finish speaking, Wang Baye immediately lost his temper! He was over forty years old, was he still being treated like a child?

"Get lost, get lost right now. If you don't leave, believe me, I'll beat you up. What the hell did you say when Da Peng went to call Lao Yan? Have you forgotten already?"

After Wang Baye finished cursing, he lay down again... Unless he uses a killer move, he might not be able to beat Jia Zhangshi now.

Despite being scolded, Jia Zhangshi remained cheerful; she really didn't want to lose the meal ticket she'd finally managed to secure. Maybe a little venting would have been better!

"Old Ba, calm down. I didn't say a word about letting Old Jia come up and settle scores with you. It was all about those two bastards, what are you afraid of? I'll explain it to him next time, okay?"

Wang Baye angrily pulled the blanket over his head; he really didn't want to hear Jia Zhangshi's explanation. He'd even banged his forehead until it bled before sending Old Jia away, and she still said it wasn't her business? I'll go to hell with her!

When Jia Zhangshi saw that the other person's head was covered, she tiptoed to go and take a look inside the other person's vegetable cupboard... but the alert Wang Baye hurriedly peeked out to check.

"Is Jia Zhangshi trying to steal my rations again? Are you even human? You're taking my meager share, you wounded soldier. Are you a reincarnated starving ghost?"

After being discovered, Jia Zhangshi gave an awkward smile and sat back down on the kang (heated brick bed)...

"I was just taking a look, when did I get your rations? Don't say such nasty things. What's the relationship between us? Don't you think so? As the saying goes, 'A night of marriage is worth a hundred days of kindness'..."

Wang Baye originally wanted to kick Jia Zhangshi out again, but then he remembered that he had to report his situation and work to outsiders every three months. The old man suppressed his anger...

Wang Baye thought that Jia Zhangshi was greedy for money and food, but wasn't that a good thing? In his current state, he couldn't possibly go out alone, and using this greedy and gluttonous Jia Zhangshi was safer than using Ma Dapeng.

"Don't bother looking, there's nothing there. Da Peng is going to provide support outside Dongzhimen this evening. I happen to have some errands to run to Huozi Street in the north of the city. Can you give me a ride? I'll treat you to roast chicken after I'm done, how about that?"

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