Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Hearing Sha Zhu's words, Li Huaide said in a deep voice, "Sha Zhu, you still have the nerve to ask me? I'm asking you, how much have you stolen from the kitchen all these years? Don't say you haven't, we investigated you thoroughly before we fired you."

"It's one thing to bring some leftovers, but what did you do? When you were serving food before, I was wondering why it was so strange that there was only one chicken foot per chicken. It turns out you only used half a chicken for serving food, and you secretly ate the other half. You know in your heart exactly how much you stole."

"We had a meeting this morning, and most of the factory's cadres said they would hand you over to the police. I'm only letting you go because you've made a lot of contributions to the factory over the years. Otherwise, you would have been in jail for at least ten years for stealing such a huge amount of factory property."

"Shazhu, what else do you have to say? If you're not satisfied with how I've handled this, I'll have the security department notify the police. If you only stole this once, I'll just fine you half a month's salary. But if the amount you stole reaches 1150 yuan, and the police take you away, then you can't blame me."

"this……"

Sha Zhu was speechless when questioned by Li Huaide. He had indeed taken a lot of things from the kitchen over the years. If the police got involved and found out, he might really be locked up for life.

"Shazhu, do you have any other questions?" Li Huaide asked in a deep voice.

Sha Zhu thought for a moment, then said with a bitter face, "Director Li, 1150 yuan is too much. I only have 200 yuan. Can you lower the price a bit?"

Li Huaide waved his hand: "Shazhu, do you think this is a vegetable market? You think you can haggle over prices? This is public property. I can only give you three days at most. If you don't hand over this money to the factory in three days, you can expect to have to explain yourself to the police."

After saying that, Li Huaide didn't give Sha Zhu a chance to speak, got into the car, and told the driver to drive away.

After Li Huaide left, Sha Zhu's heart sank to the bottom. He walked towards No. 95 Courtyard step by step like a walking corpse.

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Courtyard 95.

After a group of people who worked at the steel rolling mill returned to the courtyard, the news of Sha Zhu's dismissal spread throughout the courtyard, causing a huge uproar in the courtyard that had been calm for two days.

Most people in the courtyard had gloating expressions, after all, Sha Zhu wasn't very popular in the courtyard. Many people in the courtyard had been beaten by Sha Zhu or threatened by his fists.

As for the benefits, apart from Qin Huairu, no one in the courtyard could get anything out of Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family, her face full of worry.

"Qin Huairu, what's wrong with you? Who are you trying to fool with that deadpan look on your face?" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

Qin Huairu sighed and said, "Mom, Sha Zhu got fired, so he won't be able to help our family anymore. How can I not worry?"

Madam Jia sneered, "Qin Huairu, lately that good-for-nothing Sha Zhu has been ignoring you and still wants us to pay back the money. Whether he gets fired or not is none of our business. It would be better if that good-for-nothing died."

Qin Huairu sighed softly. She was too lazy to talk to Jia Zhangshi and went to make cornbread on her own.

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

Qin Jingru made braised pork and hot and sour cabbage for dinner. The two of them were eating with their mouths full of oil when they heard a knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru exchanged a glance, assuming that Qin Huairu had come to ask for meat again, and neither of them spoke.

Qin Jingru was a little confused. He had been cooking meat with Chinese medicine in the broth, so logically, no one should have been able to smell the meat.

"Knock knock knock".

The door continued to creak urgently, but Wang Feng and Qin Jingru remained silent.

"Wang Feng, it's me, Sha Zhu. Come out here for a moment, I need to talk to you about something."

Upon hearing that it was Sha Zhu, Wang Feng said to Qin Jingru, "You eat first, I'll go open the door."

"Um."

Opening the door, Wang Feng frowned and asked Sha Zhu, who had a bitter expression on his face, "Sha Zhu, what do you want?"

Sha Zhu said with a bitter face, "Wang Feng, doesn't Yu Shui still have 3300 yuan with you? Give me 1,000 yuan first, and I'll go to the school to talk to Yu Shui tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Shazhu, what do you need so much money for?"

"Wang Feng, don't ask so many questions, just give me the money," Sha Zhu said coldly.

Wang Feng's face darkened, and he waved his hand at Sha Zhu as if shooing away a fly.

"Shazhu, you can go now. This money belongs to Yushui. Even if I give you the money, it will go to Yushui. If you can convince Yushui, then let Yushui come to me to get the money."

After saying that, Wang Feng closed the door.

Wang Feng was too lazy to even talk to a complete idiot like Sha Zhu. He'd rather let that kind of person get torn to pieces by wild dogs under the bridge.

"Knock knock knock".

"Wang Feng, this is my He family's money, why won't you give it to me?" Sha Zhu shouted, banging on the door.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was still knocking on the door, Wang Feng opened the door and said coldly, "Sha Zhu, no matter how much you talk, I won't give you a single penny. I'll say it again, this money belongs to Yu Shui. If you have the guts, make Yu Shui come to me for the money. If you dare to knock on the door again, don't blame me for being impolite."

After saying that, Wang Feng slammed the door shut.

Sha Zhu saw that Wang Feng didn't give him any face at all. His eyes were bloodshot, his fists were clenched tightly, and he gave Wang Feng's house a hateful look before leaving.

Qin Jingru placed a piece of braised pork on Wang Feng's plate and asked, puzzled, "Brother Wang Feng, why does Sha Zhu ask you for so much money?"

Wang Feng thought for a moment and said, "I guess it's compensation paid to the factory."

"No way? Sha Zhu only stole a little meat, why does he have to pay a thousand yuan?" Qin Jingru said in surprise.

"Hehe, Jingru, you don't understand. Sha Zhu only steals half a pound of meat and a few steamed buns at a time, which is only worth a little over a dollar. But Sha Zhu has worked in the factory for more than six years. All these little things add up to a lot," Wang Feng laughed.

"oh."

Qin Jingru nodded in sudden realization.

"Brother Wang Feng, Sha Zhu doesn't have that much money. Isn't this supposed to be covered by Rainwater? Do you think Rainwater will give it to Sha Zhu?"

Wang Feng sighed slightly: "Probably. Sha Zhu stole public property. If he doesn't pay back the money, he'll go to jail. This time, Director Li was quite good to Sha Zhu. Otherwise, he would have had the police arrest Sha Zhu directly. Such a large amount of money would be enough for Sha Zhu to be in jail for more than ten years."

"Shazhu is Yushui's older brother, after all. She can't just watch him go to jail, can she? Besides, even if Yushui doesn't give it to him, she still has He Daqing above her. He Daqing can't just stand by and watch Shazhu go to jail either."

"Sigh, Yushui is really unlucky to have such a brother. She never gets to eat good food, and now that trouble has come up, she has to pay for everything." Qin Jingru said indignantly.