Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

As a couple who have been supporting each other for more than 20 years, the daughter-in-law knew Yan Fugui very well and her eyes lit up.

"Old man..."

"Do you have any new plans? Do you need my help?"

Yan Fugui answered confidently: "As long as Sha Zhu divorces Qin Huairu tomorrow morning, Sha Zhu will no longer be sucked dry by the Jia family."

"With a salary of more than 30 yuan a month, even if Shazhu spends all of it, he can't spend it all."

"Now the deaf old lady is dead, Yu Shui is married, and Sha Zhu has parted ways with Yi Zhong Hai and the others. There is not a single elder to be found in the entire courtyard."

"I, Yan Fugui, have three sons. I don't need to scheme against him to provide for my old age like Yi Zhonghai did."

"If we can have a good relationship with Sha Zhu and introduce him to a wife, I, Yan Fugui, will be Sha Zhu's elder."

"Not only does Shazhu have to pay me for the matchmaking, but he also has to treat me as an elder after we get married."

"With a salary of more than 30 yuan a month, even if I save a little from my fingernails, it is more than what I get every day by taking advantage of the people at the gate."

"So starting from tomorrow, we must greet Sha Zhu when we see him, so that he can see how good I, Yan Fugui, am. I believe that I, Yan Fugui, can introduce him to a good wife."

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The next day soon came.

He Yuzhu didn't sleep the whole night.

After Yan Fugui left, he sat in the chair and recalled every detail between him, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.

Perhaps he was bewitched by Qin Huairu at the time and did not feel anything was wrong. He even enjoyed Qin Huairu's plot against him.

Now that he could see clearly that Qin Huairu really had a ghost face, and recalled those things again, He Yuzhu suddenly found himself like a clown.

No wonder everyone in the courtyard calls me Shazhu.

When I think about it this way, I really am a fool.

From the beginning to the end, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai had schemed against him.

Some neighbors who were dissatisfied wanted to remind him that not only did he not appreciate other people's good intentions, but he scolded them instead, thinking that they had ulterior motives and were deliberately destroying the relationship between him, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.

At eight o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu washed his face with cold water and then rushed to the street with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

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In the two empty houses on the street, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were also awake.

Although several hours had passed, they still had expressions of shock and fear on their faces.

The master and his apprentice committed adultery, and the two had a deeper relationship like godfather and daughter-in-law.

Once the news spreads, the two people will definitely become the laughing stock of the whole street.

And given the character of the people in Siheyuan, they will definitely spread the glorious deeds of the two people throughout the entire steel mill as soon as they go to work today.

At that time, the two people will not only face punishment from the street, but also from the steel mill, and their work may be affected.

The most fearful among them is Qin Huairu.

Although she had saved three or four hundred yuan in private through various means in the two years since she got married to He Yuzhu, if her job at the steel mill was affected or even she lost her job and her income, this amount of money would only be enough to support the Jia family for two years at most.

If He Yuzhu took the opportunity to divorce me again, and I couldn't continue to suck blood from Sha Zhu like before, my life would be difficult.

From the moment I was locked up in this house, my mind had been working constantly, hoping to come up with a solution to break the impasse and reduce the punishment I would receive from the street office and the steel mill.

As for what punishment her lover Yi Zhonghai will receive, it has nothing to do with her.

When disaster strikes, we all fly away.

I was about to lose my job, so who would have the time to care about an old man? Besides, Yi Zhonghai was an eighth-level fitter in the steel mill, earning more than 100 yuan a month. Even if he was punished more severely than me, he would not be fired given his status and position in the steel mill.

Moreover, Yi Zhonghai's family has a lot of savings, so even if his income decreases, his living standards will not be affected at all because of the several thousand yuan in savings.

After struggling for several hours, Qin Huairu's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and she decided to put as much blame for the adultery as possible on Yi Zhonghai, in order to reduce the punishment imposed on her by the steel mill and the street.

"Bang..." A sound reached Qin Huairu's ears, and the tightly closed door was finally opened.

Street Director Zhou walked in with He Yuzhu with serious expressions: "Qin Huairu..."

"I'm here to process your divorce from He Yuzhu..."

"There is a handprint that you need to press..."

"I don't want a divorce..." Qin Huairu became anxious and immediately refused.

Even if she pushed the blame for adultery onto Yi Zhonghai, the punishment against her by the street and the steel mill would be weakened, but not cancelled.

The best outcome is to downgrade your job grade and reduce your salary at the steel mill.

If Sha Zhu didn't help in the future, the little salary he had would definitely not be enough to feed so many people in the Jia family.

So he would not agree to divorce no matter what.

Looking at He Yuzhu who was looking serious, he begged for mercy loudly: "Zhuzi..."

"I beg you, we can't get divorced. What will Banggeng and Kuihua do after the divorce..."

"You love Banggeng and Kuihua the most. Even for them, we can't get divorced. Sister Qin, please..."

"And what happened last night wasn't my fault..."

"It's all Yi Zhonghai's fault. He forced me to do it. If I didn't commit adultery with him, he wouldn't teach me the skills at the steel mill..."

"Yes, that's right. Yi Zhonghai forced me to do all this..."

"I am also a victim..."

After Yan Fugui's guidance last night, He Yuzhu is no longer the same He Yuzhu.

I heard Qin Huairu talk about being a good person and being ashamed of herself as soon as she opened her mouth, and she didn't even mention giving birth to a child for me when she begged for mercy or apologized.

He Yuzhu's heart completely cooled down.

Until now, Qin Huairu is still thinking about how to suck blood from himself and raise Banggeng, Kuihua and others, instead of helping the He family to continue the family line.

You know, she is not only Banggeng’s biological mother, but also his wife.

As for what happened between him and Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu almost laughed out loud after listening to Qin Huairu's explanation.

Qin Huairu has been Yi Zhonghai's apprentice for several years and has also learned locksmith skills for several years.

It is said that he understood that Yi Zhonghai taught Qin Huairu all the skills he could in the workshop, but Qin Huairu was too lazy and not cut out to be a fitter, so he could not learn no matter how hard he tried.

I don’t like to practice, so until now I am still classified as a first-level fitter.

Several workers who entered the factory at the same time have been promoted to third-level fitters.

Qin Huairu is now asking for her forgiveness on the grounds that Yi Zhonghai did not teach her locksmithing skills and forced her to commit adultery. Is she thinking of herself as a fool?

The steel rolling mill has not conducted any worker grade assessments for more than two years. According to Qin Huairu, the two of them started committing adultery when Yi Zhonghai was teaching Qin Huairu locksmithing techniques three or four years ago. Does that mean that the two of them were together before Qin Huairu married herself?

This result not only failed to win He Yuzhu's forgiveness, but further aroused his anger and hatred.

Looking at the crazy Qin Huairu, he answered without hesitation: "Director Zhou, I must get a divorce today." (End of this chapter)