Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chen Jun felt like he had just heard a huge joke. He stared with wide eyes and asked in disbelief: "Dongzi..."

"You don't have a fever, do you?"

"Can age be changed just like that?"

"Besides, everyone in the yard knows that you are not yet eighteen years old. I don't think this problem can be solved at all."

Chen Dehui also showed an expression of approval and looked at Wang Dong. Although he didn't hold much hope in his heart, he still wanted to see what his solution to the problem was.

Wang Dong's mind works quickly, so maybe he can come up with some unexpected ways to break the impasse.

Wang Dong answered confidently: "Sister Jun..."

"I am young, young, and inexperienced in our courtyard. I am not suitable to be the chief of the courtyard. The chances of the residents choosing me as the chief are also very low."

"But uncle is different..."

"Uncle is the only veteran in our courtyard. He is known for being fair and just in everything he does."

"If Yi Zhonghai and the others really want to drag me to participate in the Siheyuan Uncle election, I will push my uncle out and let him participate in the Siheyuan Uncle election."

"Compared to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, I have an advantage that none of them have."

“Stay home during the day.”

"If the three masters of the courtyard were still the three of them, no one would mediate if something happened in the courtyard during the day."

"If uncle is elected as the uncle of the courtyard, this problem will be solved."

"The supplies in Sijiu City are becoming increasingly scarce, and the bacon smoking business is not as busy as before. Becoming the head of a courtyard house will be a good opportunity for uncle to find something to do."

"Besides this, after I become the boss of the four courtyards, if Yi Zhonghai wants to plot against me through the whole courtyard meeting in the future, he will have to go through me, and I can prepare in advance."

"And with my uncle as an insider, I believe Yi Zhonghai will not dare to plot against me or target me at a general meeting in the future."

"Otherwise, I can directly refuse to attend the Siheyuan General Assembly on behalf of the Front Courtyard, and prevent Yi Zhonghai from implementing all his schemes against others."

Now it was Chen Dehui's turn to widen his eyes.

No one expected that Wang Dong’s method would be to push himself out and become the boss of the courtyard house.

Although he was shocked, Chen Dehui did not refuse.

To be honest, he was also very dissatisfied with the three uncles in the yard.

A person who schemes against others every day for his retirement.

A man who dreams of becoming an official every day and shows off his power in the yard.

A man who stood guard at the gate of a courtyard every day as a door god, hoping to take advantage of others...

Everyone has their own interests.

If I were elected as the boss of the yard, maybe I could change this trend.

In addition, as a former soldier, even though Chen Dehui was injured and unable to move freely, he still wanted to be a useful person to the country rather than a useless person who waited for food every day.

When supplies were not so scarce in Sijiu City before, Wang Dong would bring back a batch of pork and offal every half a month and smoke them into bacon himself.

Nowadays, the frequency of smoking bacon has been reduced to once every two months.

The daughter-in-law can also grow vegetables in the courtyard and go outside the city to find firewood to reduce the financial pressure on the family.

Apart from helping Wang Dong smoke the bacon, he could do nothing else.

He smokes bacon less and less often now, and he is worried about having too much free time and nothing to do.

If I could really be elected as the head of the courtyard house and help resolve conflicts between neighbors, I would be busy again.

He immediately asked Wang Dong: "Dongzi..." "If I compete with Yi Zhonghai and the others for the three masters in the courtyard..."

"What do you think are my chances of being selected?"

Wang Dong thought for a moment and replied, "Yi Zhonghai has the status of an eighth-level fitter and he used bribes and threats to bribe the fitters in the yard. With the support of the Jia and He families, he will definitely get the most votes."

"Liu Haizhong always wanted to show off his power in the courtyard. Although he never did anything to scheme against the residents, he also didn't do anything good."

"And he has a fatal flaw..."

"I often beat my children at home, and every time I beat them to death, everyone in the courtyard knew about it."

"There are some people in the yard who are more or less dissatisfied with his behavior."

"I guess apart from a few good neighbors, no one would be willing to vote for him."

"Let's talk about Yan Fugui again: every resident in the courtyard has been taken advantage of by him. Although no one said anything, they all remembered it in their hearts."

“If there were any other options, almost no one in the yard would vote for him.”

"As for Uncle Chen..."

"Tang Dashan and Huang Longfei will definitely vote for you."

"Xu Damao from the Central Courtyard doesn't get along with Yi Zhonghai and his gang. If they really vote, they will definitely choose you."

"Including some of the poor households we often help, there are at least ten votes."

"Even if I can't surpass Yi Zhonghai, it's definitely a sure thing that I'll surpass Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui."

Seeing that he had such a high chance of being elected, Chen Dehui was completely moved and made a decisive decision: "Then I will run for election..."

"If I am really chosen as the second master of our courtyard, I think Liu Haizhong will be the most miserable person in the courtyard."

"He hid behind the scenes and plotted against Dongzi, hoping to reap the benefits, but in the end he didn't reap any benefits, and in the end he even lost his position as the second uncle. Just thinking about it makes me happy."

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The next night, as soon as Uncle Liu Haizhong entered the house, he saw his wife staring at him with a worried look on her face.

Liu Haizhong himself was in a very good mood.

Although the workshop reported his election as a workshop advanced worker yesterday, the steel mill broadcast did not announce the final list of advanced workers in the steel mill for one day, so there is a possibility of unexpected changes.

After a long wait, he finally heard the steel mill broadcast at three o'clock in the afternoon and heard his name on the broadcast.

This means that being rated as an advanced steel rolling mill is a foregone conclusion and no one can change it.

More importantly, he heard Wang Dong’s name on the list, but not Yi Zhonghai’s name.

This further confirms the rumors about the Siheyuan.

Wang Dong wanted to use his advanced status in the steel rolling mill to replace Yi Zhonghai as the boss of the courtyard.

As long as the two of them fought in the yard, he believed that with Wang Dong's previous style, he would definitely be able to take down the position of the boss under Yi Zhonghai.

By then, as the second uncle in the courtyard, I can be promoted to the first uncle in the courtyard and realize my dream of becoming an official.

But all this is Liu Haizhong's wishful thinking.

Seeing the worried expression on his daughter-in-law's face, Liu Haizhong, who was in a good mood, became very dissatisfied and thought that his daughter-in-law was ruining his good mood.

He was very unhappy and asked, "What are you still doing here?"

"I've been sledgehammering in the steel mill all day. I'm starving. Bring me some fried eggs first."

"Old Liu... don't be in a hurry to eat... Today, a rumor has emerged in our courtyard, and it has something to do with you." (End of this chapter)