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Chapter 1359 Yang Peishan's Refusal
Yi Zhonghai returned to the Central Courtyard, where Qin Huairu greeted him.

"Grandpa, how is it? What did the deaf old lady say?"

Thinking of the humiliation he had just suffered, Yi Zhonghai glared fiercely at He Yuzhu's house.

"That heartless bastard didn't bring the old lady her meal yesterday."

"Ah!" Qin Huairu exclaimed in surprise.

Then it occurred to me that the deaf old lady must not have eaten yesterday.

She knew that Yi Zhonghai must have been upset, so she immediately apologized.

"Uncle, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have drunk with you."

When Yi Zhonghai thought about the drinking incident, he couldn't very well blame Qin Huairu.

"Fine. It's not your fault. Blame Sha Zhu for being heartless."

Qin Huairu immediately said, "You're right, it's all Sha Zhu's fault."

Director Yang had already promoted him, yet he still didn't keep his promise.

"Let's hurry to the factory and tell Director Yang to get rid of Sha Zhu."

He interrupted Yi Zhonghai before he could finish speaking.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to rephrase, "I definitely need to go ask Director Yang. However..."

Qin Huai interrupted him again: "Don't bother. Everyone else in the compound has gone to work."

"If we don't leave now, we'll be late. If Director Jin sees us, he definitely won't let us off the hook."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's anger flared up again. He had forgotten to ask if the deaf old lady had mentioned his matter to Yang Peishan.

Thinking of the reprimand Director Jin gave him yesterday afternoon, he realized that the deaf old lady hadn't mentioned it.

Consequently, he also harbored resentment towards the deaf old lady and forgot about her instructions.

The two rushed to the steel rolling mill, while Yi Zhonghai went to the office building.

He avoided Secretary Li and knocked on Yang Peishan's office door.

Yang Peishan saw him and was about to speak to him.

Yi Zhonghai spoke first, immediately accusing He Yuzhu of being unfilial.

He went on and on, uttering a whole bunch of rambling nonsense that shattered Yang Peishan's worldview.

"Director Yang, Sha Zhu is really outrageous. How can the factory let someone like that be the deputy director of logistics?"

The old lady told me that it's fine for Sha Zhu to be a cook; there's no need for him to be a leader.

Yang Peishan looked at Yi Zhonghai with an unfriendly expression, his heart filled with dissatisfaction.

When he first met Yi Zhonghai, he had a good impression of him and even regarded Yi Zhonghai as a confidant, taking great care of him.

He didn't believe any of the people below who said bad things about Yi Zhonghai.

He never imagined that Yi Zhonghai, who always looked so righteous, would be like this.

He uses his seniority at work to cause trouble, and he doesn't have a peaceful life either.

"Yi Zhonghai, who the factory appoints as leaders is decided by the leadership team, not by any one person."

Comrade He Yuzhu has made many contributions to the factory, and there is absolutely no problem with him being appointed as the deputy director of logistics.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Yang Peishan in confusion. He had made himself perfectly clear; had Yang Peishan not heard him, or was he deliberately pretending to be deaf?

"Director Yang..."

Yang Peishan didn't let him continue, but instead began to scold him: "How dare you mention the deaf old lady? You keep promising outsiders that you will take care of her and support her in her old age."

How did you do it?

They came to me many times, asking He Yuzhu to take care of them.

If you don't want to take care of the deaf old lady, just say so.

No one forced you to take care of a deaf old lady.

What can Yi Zhonghai say? He can't just say he simply doesn't want to spend the money.

If you really say that, his reputation will be completely ruined.

This will also affect future retirement.

"No, I treated the old lady like my own mother, I..."

"You're pushing your deaf old lady onto someone else to take care of her, is this how you treat your own mother?" Yang Peishan retorted bluntly.

Yi Zhonghai argued, "I had no choice. I'm just a lonely old man now, there are some things I can't do." Yang Peishan thought to himself, "Serves him right," and then said, "Alright, I don't have time to listen to your excuses."

Go back and tell the deaf old lady. I don't have the ability to force someone else to take care of her.

Even if someone agrees out of consideration for me, they won't genuinely take care of her.

If she feels you can't take care of her, then she should go to a nursing home.

The nursing home in Hongxing Street has a pretty nice environment. Going there will save me so much worry.

Yi Zhonghai stubbornly replied, "The old lady herself doesn't want to go to the nursing home."

Yang Peishan replied, "Then you should take good care of her. Without her pleading for you, you wouldn't have become a sixth-level worker."

Yi Zhonghai dared not cause any more trouble and left dejectedly.

Yang Peishan thought for a moment, then picked up the phone and called Director Pan.

He explained the situation and then said, "I really can't fulfill the deaf old lady's request."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. Then someone said something to Yang Peishan and hung up.

Yang Peishan rubbed his forehead, still feeling uneasy. He increasingly regretted his encounter with the deaf old woman years ago.

He was also wondering what the relationship was between Director Pan and the deaf old lady, and why he was helping the deaf old lady so much.

When Yi Zhonghai returned to the workshop, he was unsurprisingly scolded by Director Jin.

Qin Huairu waited until Yi Zhonghai finished being reprimanded before coming to his side: "Uncle, what happened?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Director Yang didn't agree."

Upon hearing this answer, Qin Huairu's expression also turned sour.

Without Yang Peishan's deterrent, He Yuzhu would not be able to help them.

She will have to continue living a hard life.

When will this kind of life end?

"How could that be? Didn't you tell Director Yang that Sha Zhu was unwilling to take care of the deaf old lady?"

"I told him. Director Yang didn't agree," Yi Zhonghai said weakly.

Now that things have come to this, Qin Huairu has no other choice but to persuade Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai, remembering Yang Peishan's words, worried that the deaf old lady might actually be sent to a nursing home, so he reminded Qin Huairu.

"The old lady is the pillar of our courtyard. Without her, the people in the courtyard wouldn't behave themselves."

"You'll need to pay more attention to taking care of the old lady from now on."

Qin Huairu was displeased. If she couldn't even handle such a small matter, she felt the deaf old woman was useless.

Her attitude towards useless people was to get lost.

Because of Yi Zhonghai's intentions, she couldn't be too obvious, so she could only make excuses to avoid it.

"Uncle, even if you don't say anything, I'll still try to find a way to make life better for the old lady."

But as you know, I only earn so little, not even enough to feed the chickens, let alone make life better for the old lady.

To put it bluntly, they're short of money.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to, and was unwilling to, agree. He wanted to save his money for his retirement and couldn't afford to spend it recklessly.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai remain silent, Qin Huairu had no choice but to give up. Yi Zhonghai was becoming increasingly stingy, far less generous than before.

There's no point in wasting any more time on Yi Zhonghai.

Qin Huairu made an excuse and left the workshop, heading to Li Huaide's place. Li Huaide was a big fish.

When Li Huaide saw Qin Huairu coming over, he was not polite at all and made Qin Huairu kneel under the table.

Compared to other women, Qin Huairu was the most uninhibited; she would make any request as long as she was paid.

Qin Huairu used every means at his disposal to earn ten yuan from Li Huaide.

"Huai De, can't you really talk to Sha Zhu and ask him to take care of my family?"

I don't ask for much, I just want my children to have enough to eat.

This is no big deal for Sha Zhu.

Li Huaide thought to himself, he still wanted to live. How could he dare offend He Yuzhu?

He Yuzhu's father-in-law is much more formidable than his father-in-law. If his father-in-law gets angry and curses, He Yuzhu's father-in-law will actually shoot.

(End of this chapter)