Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

Chen Qian also reached out her hand and caught some snowflakes that melted in her hand. "Yeah, it seems the snow came a little early this year. It'll be hard to walk back later. It would be great if the snow stopped."

As soon as Chen Qian finished speaking, the snow really stopped. Jiang Pingan was stunned and looked at Chen Qian in disbelief. Even Jiang Fan, who was standing by, was a little surprised. What kind of person could do this?

"Xiao Qian, has your mouth been blessed?" Jiang Ping'an asked in surprise.

Xu Damao suddenly popped up from nowhere, "Sister-in-law, please tell me, I want to give birth to a son next year, no, two."

"Get out of the way!" Jiang Fan grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and balled it up and threw it at Xu Damao's horse face.

Xu Damao couldn't dodge in time and was hit in the face.

Lou Xiao'e came out and wiped his face, looking at Jiang Fan with resentment, "Jiang Fan, you're bullying your brother Damao again."

When Lou Xiao'e got married, Lou Zhenhua told her that after moving into the Siheyuan, she had to establish good relations with the Jiang family, especially Jiang Fan. Even if she didn't listen to Xu Damao, she had to listen to Jiang Fan.

Lou Xiao'e didn't know what was going on and wanted to ask Lou Zhenhua. But Lou Zhenhua didn't explain the reason and just told her to do as he said.

"Xiao E, the second brother is not bullying Xu Damao. It's your Damao who wants a son. You just need to give birth to one for him as soon as possible."

Chapter 148 Going to the Street Office

Lou Xiao'e blushed, and for a moment she was at a loss. Although she was no longer an ignorant little girl, she was still a virgin after all, so how could she withstand Chen Qian's words?

Xu Damao was hit by a snowball by Jiang Fan, but he didn't get angry. He wiped his face and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Ezi, don't be embarrassed. Sister-in-law is right. The important thing for us is to have a son as soon as possible."

He was much more shameless. If Chen Qian and Lou Xiao'e weren't here, he would have been more restrained. But if it were just him, Jiang Fan, and Jiang Ping'an, he could have gone on and on about his glorious history. He could have talked for three days and three nights without stopping. He really thought he could get a job as a projectionist without a good tongue.

Lou Xiao'e was embarrassed to hear this, so she pinched the soft flesh on Xu Damao's waist, covered her face and walked away.

Xu Damao covered his waist and made a hissing sound. It seemed that he was in great pain.

"Da Mao, it seems that your family status is average." Jiang Ping'an grinned from the side.

"Brother Ping'an, how did you learn to make fun of me? Speaking of family status, you're probably not much better than me. I think my sister-in-law is still the boss of the family."

"Da Mao, you are wrong. I am not the head of our family." Chen Qian told the truth. The Jiang family has not split up yet, and Jiang Ping'an has no intention of splitting up.

After Chen Qian married into the Jiang family, she didn't do much work every day. She just helped cook and clean their own house. She didn't suffer any hardship at all.

Especially after having a child, she only needs to feed the child and doesn't have to worry about anything else. Shen Yue handles all the big and small matters at home steadily.

It can be said that Chen Qian's life in the Jiang family is more comfortable than in the Chen family.

Xu Damao, unaware of the situation, thought Jiang Ping'an was truly capable of running the household, and he wanted to learn a thing or two from him. He had just gotten married, and everything was his decision, but he was afraid that after a few years, things would change.

……

Around three or four in the afternoon, it was getting dark.

Jiang Fan and his group of more than a dozen people returned to the courtyard. The only Xu family members who returned to the courtyard today were Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe.

As soon as they arrived at the front yard, Yan Bugui came out and greeted Jiang Fan and the others with a smile.

Xu Damao knew that Jiang Fan's family had a bad relationship with the people in the courtyard, so he took the initiative to ask Yan Bugui, "Uncle, why don't you stay at home in such a heavy snow? Why did you come out to stop my brother?"

Yan Bugui pushed his glasses and said, "Da Mao, I'm not trying to block your way. Isn't it today when Sha Zhu is getting married? Director Wang is coming over..."

"Wait a minute!" Xu Damao raised his hand to interrupt Yan Bugui, and asked in disbelief, "What did you just say? Sha Zhu is getting married today?"

"Yes, don't you know?" Yan Bugui was also a little confused. No one from the Jiang family and the Xu family was here today. He thought it was because Sha Zhu was getting married and the two families left the courtyard because they didn't want to see it. After all, in the courtyard, Xu Damao and Sha Zhu didn't get along, and the Jiang family basically stood on Xu Damao's side.

"What do I know? Can you tell me that Sha Zhu is getting married? I'm not his father, and even if he was his father, he wouldn't have informed him." Xu Damao said impatiently.

"The thing is like this..."

Yan Bugui recounted what happened today.

Jiang Fan extracted several key points from it. Sha Zhu's wife Yang Shufen is a big shot, so it should not be a problem for her to control Sha Zhu. However, he didn't know what her attitude towards Yi Zhonghai would be, and whether she could see through Yi Zhonghai's plan.

There's a meeting tonight, probably to deal with Liu Haizhong's situation. Also, Director Wang asked him to go to the neighborhood committee, probably because they arrested the knife-wielding robber Liu Xiaowu two days ago, and he revealed an underground gambling den. These few days are enough time for the police to resolve this matter.

"Mom and Dad, since Director Wang wants to see me, I should go now. Don't let anything else delay me." Jiang Fan made the decision without hesitation after listening to Yan Bugui's explanation of the situation.

Jiang Fan said this and turned to walk towards the courtyard gate.

After Xu Damao said hello to the Jiang family, he dragged Lou Xiao'e away cursing at them. When they arrived at the middle courtyard, he looked at Sha Zhu's house and spat.

"Ezi, let's go home and work harder to have a son soon." Now that Sha Zhu is married, they are on the same starting line. The only way to win over Sha Zhu is to have a son sooner than him. That way, Xu Damao can show off in front of Sha Zhu.

Lou Xiao'e blushed as she heard Xu Damao's words. She felt a mixture of resentment and anticipation for Xu Damao. She resented Xu Damao for actually saying such a thing in broad daylight, and even then, perhaps even doing it. Wasn't that like a public display of affection? Naturally, she also felt anticipation...

After Jiang Fan arrived at the street office, he asked someone where Director Wang's office was and went straight there.

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"Please come in."

Jiang Fan pushed open the door and saw Director Wang working in his office. "Hello, Director Wang, I'm Jiang Fan."

"Comrade Jiang Fan, please sit down. I was wondering when you would arrive. If you come later, I will go to your courtyard for a meeting."

Although it was a joking tone, Jiang Fan still didn't dare to respond casually. Just like he and Li Dajiang had said, neither of them was the kind of old fox who would beat around the bush. They preferred to be straightforward and say what was right.

"Xu Damao and his family wanted to treat us to dinner today. We went there this morning with our things, but they happened to be away at noon. I just got back and heard the third uncle from our hospital notify us, so I came here right away. I wonder what Director Wang wants to talk to me about?"

Director Wang didn't mean to blame Jiang Fan. After all, she had only just arrived at the courtyard unexpectedly, without making any appointments. It was perfectly normal for Jiang Fan to be away from home. Furthermore, she was there to commend Jiang Fan, not to blame him. She said gently, "Don't call me Director Wang all the time. It sounds strange. I'm not much older than your parents. Call me Aunt Wang from now on. It's more approachable."

Jiang Fan also climbed up the pole and immediately called out "Auntie Wang".

Director Wang nodded, looked at Jiang Fan, and then said, "Jiang Fan, did you arrest a knife-wielding gangster a few days ago?"

As Jiang Fan expected, this time he came here to discuss the matter of the gangsters and the casino. He immediately said, "Yes, this is what happened that day..."

Jiang Fan recounted what had happened, and Director Wang nodded from time to time. The information she had received was basically the same as what she had received from the police.

"Jiang Fan, you did a great job. Our neighborhood office received the news that day and was going to commend you."

"But that gangster Liu Xiaowu is also involved in an underground casino. Our public security comrades have made careful arrangements over the past two days and have finally apprehended the mastermind behind this casino."

"In order to cooperate with the police, our subdistrict office didn't want to make this matter too public, so we waited until the operation was over before coming to you."

Chapter 149: Rewards from the Subdistrict Office

"Aunt Wang, have all the people from the casino been caught? Are there any left?" Jiang Fan asked cautiously. If a few did escape, he planned to work overtime tonight and walk around the city to see if he could find them and send them to jail.

There were quite a lot of people that day. If anyone really saw him or knew him, they should not let it slip. He didn't care, but he was afraid that those people would break the rules and go after the Jiang family.

Director Wang couldn't help but tease Jiang Fan as he looked at him, "What? Are you scared now? Where's your courage to fight the bandits?"

"Auntie Wang, this can't be a big deal. The bandit was only a few meters away from me at the time, and I had two large baskets of coal at hand, so I could have killed him with a smash. But what if a few people missed it and got to know about me, and attacked me in the middle of the night? What if they did?"

Director Wang looked at Jiang Fan with approval. If a young man in his twenties did this, he would definitely want to publicize his bravery on the streets, increase his fame, gain people's praise, and attract the attention of the opposite sex. Young people are frivolous and care about fame and honor.

Few people worry about the reaction after this incident or whether there will be any chain reaction.

But Jiang Fan was different. Even without the explanation from the police, he had not told anyone about the news. Either he did not care about fame, or he was mature beyond his years and had a good understanding of the world.

Director Wang prefers the latter. After all, young people of this age don’t care about honor.

"Don't worry, no one escaped this time. All the casino staff were arrested. You don't have to worry about retaliation."

Director Wang's words made Jiang Fan feel a little relieved. As long as there was nothing missed, he didn't have to work overtime late at night.

Then, Jiang Fan revealed a money-grubbing look in Director Wang's surprised eyes, "Auntie Wang, how is our street planning to reward me?"

Director Wang was a little surprised by Jiang Fan's reaction, but she quickly adjusted herself. A commendation definitely couldn't be just a verbal commendation, a letter of commendation, or a certificate. After all, they weren't a police station, and they needed to issue rewards based on the bounty.

The street office is much more humane. As long as it does not involve confidentiality, if someone does something brave and righteous, the street office will give a certain amount of material rewards.

Director Wang pulled an envelope from a drawer and handed it to Jiang Fan, saying, "After discussion, we've decided to give you a reward of 15 yuan in cash, five kilograms of national food coupons, two feet of cloth coupons, and a month's supply of coal."

As Jiang Fan took the envelope, he instantly calculated in his mind. While these things didn't seem like much to him, they were definitely a significant reward for an average family. Most importantly, these were gifts from the neighborhood office, and they were clearly funded. As long as he didn't disclose the details, who would know how much the reward was?

Jiang Fan was pleasantly surprised and said, "So much! Aunt Wang is so generous."

Director Wang shook her head and corrected him, "It's not me who's being generous, it's our Subdistrict Office." But she was still very happy to hear Jiang Fan say that. It meant that Jiang Fan remembered the favor. Favors are something you can never have too many of; who knows if they'll ever be used in the future.

After discussing the main issues, Director Wang, as an elder, talked to Jiang Fan about some daily life matters. The director of the street office is mainly responsible for the daily life of the residents of the street.

Ten minutes later, Director Wang found the task of "having cordial and friendly exchanges with the public" on the task list and put a check mark behind it.

"It's getting late. I'll go back with you. I have a meeting in your yard." Director Wang sat up from his chair, sorted out the documents and put them on the table.

Jiang Fan also stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Aunt Wang, I'll wait for you outside."

After saying that, Jiang Fan left the office on his own and stood outside the door.

Jiang Fan took a long breath, his face calm as water, but his heart was in turmoil. He really hated dealing with people in the system more and more.

When dealing with this group of people, if you don't think quickly enough, you'll be sold out. He doesn't speak properly, just like a riddler. Jiang Fan hates riddlers the most, and he hates people who don't like him being a riddler even more.

……

Following Director Wang back to the courtyard, Jiang Fan asked his cousins ​​to notify everyone in the courtyard of a meeting. Since everyone had already been notified at noon and was waiting, they decided to hold the meeting while it was still light. It would be too cold after dark.

As usual, each household was required to send at least one person, and under this premise, the others volunteered to participate in the meeting. The winter wind was biting, like a sharp blade, cutting into people's faces. In such weather, few people would go out.

However, almost all the residents of Courtyard No. 95 were here. Today, they were going to punish the courtyard's manager, Liu Haizhong. How could they miss such an exciting event?

Liu Haizhong seemed to know that he could no longer be the boss, so he lay on the bed when he returned home at noon, staring at the ceiling with his eyes open.

Two tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, forming two extremely symmetrical tear marks.

He thought about it for a long time but couldn't understand why, even though he was the boss, the people in the courtyard would still rebel against him. Shouldn't they be afraid of him? He was the leader.

Liu Haizhong only had an elementary school education, roughly the third or fourth grade. This level of education was limited to recognizing a few characters and understanding simple calculations. He didn't even understand the slightest meaningful words. Someone like him simply couldn't become a leader, especially one within the system.

Moreover, Liu Haizhong is a worker, so it is even more difficult for him to switch to a regular job.

No one knows why Liu Haizhong has always been obsessed with becoming a leader. It seems that he has always wanted to be a leader since everyone knew him.

Even Jiang Fan didn't know the reason. It wasn't mentioned in the plot, and few people analyzed it in the novel.

"What do you think, will Director Wang punish Liu Haizhong?" A neighbor rubbed his hands and put them into his sleeves.

"Needless to say, he should be removed from his position as an uncle and made to clean the place for a few days."

"It would be best to remove him. This would save us from having to hold meetings every other day. It would be fine if they said something useful, but he keeps saying meaningless things all day long. After talking for a long time, I still don't know what he's talking about."

"That's right. I asked my son to attend the meeting. When I got home, I asked him what Liu Haizhong wanted to say. Guess what? My son said Liu Haizhong was talking nonsense."

In the yard, a crowd gathered, and everyone was whispering about how Director Wang would deal with Liu Haizhong.

In short, Liu Haizhong, as the manager of the courtyard house, does not do his work all day long. Instead, he drags people to meetings and wastes everyone's time, which has already aroused public anger.

Director Wang also listened carefully to what the crowd said. The more she listened, the uglier her expression became, and her disgust towards Liu Haizhong intensified. She glanced at the people in the yard and finally fixed her gaze on the Jiang family.

Chapter 150 Punishment of Liu Haizhong

Liu Haizhong was the last one to arrive. This time he did not sit in the exclusive seat, but sat around like everyone else.

Unlike the others, who were full of energy, he seemed to be radiating a fiery glow even in the cold winter. His bangs gave off an extremely sad aura.

After Yan Bugui counted the number of people and confirmed that everyone in every household had arrived, he reported to Director Wang, "Director Wang, everyone in our courtyard has arrived. Do you think we should start the meeting now?"

Director Wang looked around and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's get started." After that, she stood up, and everyone stopped whispering and looked at Director Wang.

"Comrades, I came to our courtyard today with only one thing to tell you, and this is a great honor for our courtyard." Following Director Wang's gaze, everyone's attention focused on Jiang Fan. Director Wang's main reason for coming to the courtyard today was to see Jiang Fan, and everyone knew it.

The Jiang family also looked at Jiang Fan in the same way. They didn't know what was going on. Jiang Fan looked indifferent, as if Director Wang was not talking about him and had nothing to do with him.

Director Wang didn't give anyone a chance to speculate and continued, "But what I didn't expect was that there are still people in our courtyard who have the final say."

"Liu Haizhong! Stand up!" Director Wang shouted angrily, a roar like thunder blasting through Liu Haizhong's mind. He stood up tremblingly, his body, twice the size of an ordinary man, trembling slightly.

Director Wang asked him to move to the middle, and Liu Haizhong's face flushed instantly. He lowered his head and glanced around out of the corner of his eye. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: shame, so shameful.

At a distance of a few steps, Liu Haizhong walked out with the posture of Tang Monk going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Director Wang couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled him to the center and shouted, "Liu Haizhong, look at me. Explain to me what you said this afternoon. What do you mean by you want to punish He Yuzhu? What do you mean by you're the boss of the hospital and have the final say in its affairs? Explain it to me!"

Liu Haizhong wanted to argue, but he quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Director Wang, that's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I...I...I am..." Liu Haizhong was speechless. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, like a monkey.