Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

As the deputy director of a steel rolling mill, he controls the livelihoods of six or seven thousand people. Does he have to worry about not having a way to make money?

"How much do you want?"

Cheng Yuan said in a low voice.

"That depends on how much you value your future prospects, Deputy Factory Director Li?"

Li Huaide knew that this guy was probably going to rip him off, so he put on a pained expression and said...

"Cheng Yuan, don't try to blackmail me. You can't be too greedy!"

Cheng Yuandao.

"Look at you, you're exaggerating. This is called fair trade."

"Cao Xu is getting married. The two rooms in this house haven't been repaired much in over ten years. They need to be properly renovated, and the furniture needs to be replaced as well."

"All things considered, this wedding will cost a lot of money, and we'll need to buy new ones for the four major items (household appliances, furniture, and accessories). Otherwise, wouldn't that be a disgrace to our steel mill?"

Li Huaide thought to himself, "These guys in the security department are really something else. They're trying to squeeze more than a thousand yuan out of me."

"Okay, Cheng Yuan, go tell Cao Xu that I can give him a thousand yuan, and I'll cover all the receipts he needs for his wedding!"

Cheng Yuan pondered for a moment and said.

"So, how much are you planning to give to those brothers who came today, Deputy Factory Director Li?"

Li Huaide asked.

"One hundred per person should be enough, right?"

Cheng Yuan rested his chin on his hand and said.

"One hundred is a bit too little. How about this, give each person one hundred yuan, plus one hundred jin of grain coupons?"

"If you promote me, I'll ask for less. Five hundred will do. As for Zhao Dong, just give him three hundred."

"Deputy Factory Director Li, what do you think of my proposal?"

After considering it for a moment, Li Huaide responded.

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Cheng Yuan considered it for a moment and said.

"In that case, you'll need to give me 2,500 yuan, plus 1,000 jin of grain coupons."

Li Huaide stared wide-eyed.

"How can there be so many? There were only six of you."

Cheng Yuan chuckled sheepishly.

"Ten people came. Our group was all there when the person came to report us."

Cao Xu left only two patrol officers on duty; the rest had been transferred over, but remained outside the gate.

Li Huaide thought to himself that he was unlucky, but then he suddenly realized something and asked.

"You just said someone reported me?"

Cheng Yuan nodded.

"Of course, if someone hadn't reported us, we wouldn't be here to catch you cheating."

"The whistleblower said that if we don't come, he will report us to the bureau."

"With no other choice, Section Chief Cao had to bring us here."

Li Huaide had initially suspected that his fellow apprentice was setting him up, but now that he heard that someone had reported him, most of his doubts disappeared.

"Cheng Yuan, we've already cooperated once, so tell me, who is the person who reported me?"

Cheng Yuan shook his head.

“Deputy Factory Director Li, this really won’t do. We have to take responsibility for the whistleblower.”

Li Huaide gestured with his fingers.

"I'll pay 100 yuan for his name."

Cheng Yuan sneered.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, you're being too petty."

Li Huaide gritted his teeth and said.

"Okay, I'll round it up for you. I'll give you five hundred, plus the two thousand five from before, making it three thousand in total. Is that alright?"

Li Huaide really had to spend money this time, three thousand yuan, which was his extra income for a whole quarter.

Cheng Yuan slapped his thigh and said.

"Good, Deputy Factory Director Li, you're really generous and kind."

"I won't hide it from you anymore, the person who reported you is Qin Huairu, the one you fired."

Deputy Factory Director Li thought to himself, "It really is that little wench. She's so hateful."

After saying that, Cheng Yuan got up and walked out, and Li Huaide called out to him.

"Cheng Yuan, unlock these handcuffs and bring me my clothes, Ming."

Cheng Yuan smiled and said.

"No rush, Deputy Factory Director Li, I'll go out and get some paper and pen. Please write down the terms you just agreed to."

"Once the agreement is written, I will immediately let you go home. I will never go back on my word."

A short while later, Cheng Yuan brought over paper and pen from outside. After thinking for a moment, Li Huaide finally wrote down the agreement.

Looking at the document in his hand, Cheng Yuan smiled.

The mission is complete, Cao Xu's plan is in place, now it's up to him to wrap things up.

Chapter 164 Liu Lan delivers the finishing blow, taking down Deputy Factory Director Li! [Please Subscribe]

bang bang bang...

Upon hearing the knock, Li Huaide's legs tensed as if by reflex, and then he saw Liu Lan walk in.

"Team Leader Cheng, you can't let him go yet!"

Thinking of how the woman had turned on him earlier, Li Huaide was filled with hatred. He spoke in a deep voice.

"Liu Lan, what else do you want to do?"

"If I fall on hard times, you won't fare any better!"

Liu Lan retorted sarcastically.

"Alright, Li Huaide, don't think you can act like a tyrant just because your wife's family has some influence."

"Don't forget, no matter how powerful they are, they belong to your wife's family and have nothing to do with you."

"If I keep pressing you, even if you bribe Team Leader Cheng and the others, it won't do you any good."

"I'd like to see if your father-in-law will save you, the son-in-law who's been cheating on his daughter with someone else!"

Liu Lan's words made Li Huaide tremble all over, whether from the cold or from anger, he didn't know.

"Liu Lan, what exactly do you want? I haven't mistreated you in the past two years."

"Whether it's money or tickets, you have far more than others. Aren't you satisfied?"

Liu Lan raised her head and said.

"That's all I deserve. Do you think I'd be with a useless old man like you if it weren't for all of that?"

Cheng Yuan covered his mouth and coughed lightly.

"Cough cough..."

"Deputy Factory Director Li, why don't you two catch up first, and I'll go out for a bit?"

Li Huaide suppressed his anger and said.

"no need."

"Liu Lan, tell me, what do you want?"

900 Li Huaide realized that Liu Lan was probably jealous because Cheng Yuan and the others had ripped him off.

She knew that once she left, she would definitely not reconcile with her, and might even ruin her livelihood.

Therefore, she also had the idea of ​​extorting money from herself.

Liu Lan didn't mince words and laid her cards on the table.

"I need a thousand yuan."

"Don't worry, I won't say anything bad after I take your money."

“I will resign from the factory, go home and divorce my husband, and leave Beijing with my child.”