The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Ye Zhenzhen is a man of action; he rode his bicycle to the Xihuangchenggen Municipal Education Bureau compound in Xicheng District.

After introducing myself and registering at the guardhouse, the guard let me up.

He asked for directions and arrived at the director's office, then raised his hand and knocked on the door.

A gentle voice came from inside.

"Please come in!"

Ye Zhen pushed open the door and went in. Kong Bingzhong, who was fifty years old this year, was wearing a gray Zhongshan suit and had his gray hair neatly combed. He looked up and saw that it was Ye Zhen, his good-for-nothing nephew. He frowned slightly.

"Xiao Zhen, what brings you here?"

Ye Zhen smiled awkwardly, took out a bag of peony flowers, and stepped forward with small, quick steps.

"Hehe, I've come to visit you, Uncle. Here, Uncle, have a smoke."

Kong Bingzhong took the cigarette and asked with a smile, "Have you gotten into trouble again? Are you afraid to tell your family, so you've come to me to help you sort it out?"

Ye Zhen felt a little helpless. This is what happens when you have a bad reputation. Wherever you go, people will suspect that you have done something wrong.

"Uncle, I've had a complete change of heart and have decided to turn over a new leaf and start anew!"

"Really? I don't believe it!"

"..."

Ye Zhen pulled up a stool and sat down at the desk, saying with a wry smile, "Uncle, I've really come to my senses. I even asked my second uncle to find me a job in the security department of the Third Steel Rolling Mill. I'll start work next Monday."

Upon hearing this, Kong Bingzhong exclaimed in surprise, wondering to himself if this kid had truly reformed.

No, the Third Steel Rolling Mill?

Juan'er works at the Third Steel Rolling Mill!

Kong Bingzhong was furious and slammed his fist on the table.

"You little brat, you still haven't given up on Juan'er! Today I'll teach you a lesson..."

Ye Zhen was startled and hurriedly explained, "Uncle, I didn't! I already consider Ye Juan my older sister, and I even delivered my dowry to my third sister yesterday and had dinner at her house!"

Kong Bingzhong paused for two seconds, then asked, "Really?"

Ye Zhen nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice: "Really, really, absolutely true. If you don't believe me, go to my house and ask. I really didn't have any ulterior motives."

"Oh, that's good."

Kong Bingzhong resumed his refined and gentle demeanor, picked up a match, and lit a cigarette.

"Speak, what is it?"

"That's how it is..."

Ye Zhen recounted Yan Fugui's problem in detail, without embellishment, telling the truth.

Kong Bingzhong frowned. How could such a morally corrupt person be a teacher?

"Abuse of power for personal gain, misappropriation of public property, spreading fallacies, and corrupting professional ethics—these are serious issues of both politics and conduct. Xiao Zhen, are you sure you're not making this up?"

"No, this is what the students in Yan Fugui's class told me."

Kong Bingzhong dismissed his doubts because Ye Zhen had just said that his eldest sister, third sister, and third sister's husband had asked him to go to Hongxing Elementary School to investigate.

You can only believe half of what Ye Zhen says, but you can trust everything Ye Xi and Ye Juan say.

"Alright, you can go back now! I'll send someone to Hongxing Elementary School to investigate and handle this immediately!"

"Huh? I don't need to write a complaint letter? I was planning to come to you, Uncle, to write a complaint letter, a formal complaint against Yan Fugui!"

"..."

Kong Bingzhong stared at Ye Zhen in astonishment, his mind still reeling.

How could you write a complaint letter in front of me, the director of the education bureau, and file a formal complaint against Yan Fugui?

What's the difference between this and farting with your pants down?

"Get out of here, get the hell out of here! Just looking at you annoys me!"

Ye Zhen was still a little unconvinced and muttered, "I was just thinking of following the proper procedures..."

"roll!!!"

"Okay!"

Ye Zhen took off running, dashed out the door in a flash, and quietly closed the office door.

Kong Bingzhong shook his head and smiled. This little rascal is still as unreliable as ever.

After finishing his cigarette, he got up, went out, went downstairs to the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office, and told Director Qin Chunsheng about the matter.

Qin Chunsheng was furious and immediately led his men to Hongxing Elementary School.

Education in this era was a battleground for class struggle, and teachers' ethics were directly linked to their political stance. Such problems had zero tolerance and would be dealt with more severely and quickly!

……

Hongxing Primary School.

When the teacher on duty at the school gate saw the three people dressed in crisp Zhongshan suits with the city education bureau badge pinned to their chests, his expression immediately turned serious, and he hurriedly led them to the principal's office.

Principal An Zhiyuan was engrossed in his official duties when Director Qin suddenly arrived at the door. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly got up to greet him.

"Director Qin, please have a seat..."

Qin Chunsheng cut to the chase: "Principal An, we received a report that Yan Fugui, a teacher in Class 2 of Grade 3 at your school, is allegedly withholding students' stationery, demanding food, and spreading fallacies in class!"

An Zhiyuan's face turned pale, and he broke out in a cold sweat, because if this were true, he would be in trouble too.

"Director Qin, this... what are you talking about? Comrade Yan Fugui usually seems quite honest and conscientious in his work..."

"Duty?"

Qin Chunsheng sneered and said in a deep voice, "This was a matter personally assigned by Director Kong. The whistleblower went to the school gate to ask the students. The students said that Yan Fugui confiscated their notebooks and erasers, kept school-issued workbooks for his own children, took chalk home to draw grids for his kids, and even taught his children that Kong Rong sharing pears was foolish, and that suffering a loss is being cheated. Is this what you call being honest? This is misleading the children!"

"I'm here today for three reasons: first, to speak with Yan Fugui and verify the facts; second, to interview his students and other teachers; and third, to check the school's material requisition records—chalk, notebooks, and so on—we need to find out exactly how much is missing!"

An Zhiyuan dared not defend Yan Fugui any longer, and quickly called the head of teaching affairs to lead Qin Chunsheng and his group to the Chinese language teaching and research group.

Yan Fugui was sitting at his desk, counting food tickets with a few teachers, when he saw the principal bring in several unfamiliar faces, all of whom looked like officials. He felt a little nervous and stood up awkwardly.

"Principal, this is...?"

"Yan Fugui, this is Director Qin from the Municipal Education Bureau's Inspection Office. They're here to investigate your issues!"

An Zhiyuan's voice was angry, and his expression was anything but pleasant.

Yan Fugui's legs went weak, and he almost sat back down in his chair. He stammered, "Director Qin, I didn't do anything wrong. Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstand?"

Qin Chunsheng glanced at Yan Fugui, then turned and left.

"Come with me to the principal's office for a talk. You'll have to explain everything you did: withholding students' things, teaching them fallacies, concealing your true salary, playing the victim while in the hospital, and taking advantage of others! If you dare to hide or deny anything, you'll face the consequences!"

Several teachers in the same teaching and research group looked at each other, and their gazes toward Yan Fugui changed.

They knew Yan Fugui's character, but they didn't say anything out of consideration for his feelings. Now that the people from the Education Bureau had come in person, no one dared to speak up for him anymore.

Yan Fugui was taken away by Qin Chunsheng. His legs trembled all the way, and he still held onto a sliver of hope that he could get away with it.

But when they arrived at the principal's office, Qin Chunsheng read out the students' accusations one by one, even remembering clearly that he had eaten the students' cornbread and confiscated the children's red dates. Yan Fugui broke down.

Last night at the gate of the courtyard, I heard the neighbors say they wanted to report him, but he didn't take it seriously at all. He felt that he hadn't stolen or robbed anyone, and that if he was reported, he would at most get a scolding.

He doesn't think that way anymore. The director of the Education Bureau's Inspection Office is coming in person, and he's very likely to be disciplined and have his salary reduced...

While they were verifying the information, the staff member had already gone to Class 2 of the third grade.

Upon hearing that it was a leader from the Education Bureau, the children all opened up, each one accusing Yan Fugui of his actions. Some children even took out their homework written on the back of old notebooks, pointing to the red crosses on them, saying that Yan Fugui was deliberately nitpicking.

Another staff member checked the school's supplies account and found that in the past three months, Class 2 of Grade 3 had received fewer notebooks and chalk than other classes, even though the school had distributed the same amount. It was obvious that Yan Fugui had hoarded the missing ones.

In just over an hour, the truth came to light, and Yan Fugui, with a mournful face, confessed to his actions.

"I was wrong, I accept the punishment, and I will definitely correct my mistakes in the future!"

Do you want a future?

Qin Chunsheng was truly disgusted by this morally corrupt scumbag.

"Yan Fugui, abusing his position as a teacher for personal gain, misappropriating public property, violating professional ethics, and spreading erroneous ideas to students, is extremely egregious! According to the regulations of the Municipal Education Bureau, all your teaching duties are suspended effective immediately pending further action!"

"Principal An, your school needs to immediately write an explanation and submit it to the Education Bureau's Inspection Office first thing tomorrow morning!"

After speaking, Qin Chunsheng looked at the two clerks.

"Xiao Wu, you stay here and keep an eye on the school to remove Yan Fugui's belongings from the teaching and research group. Notify all students in each class that if there are any other items that Yan Fugui has confiscated, register them and report them. The school and the Education Bureau will be responsible for recovering and returning them!"

Yan Fugui's expression changed drastically. Was the punishment really that severe? Was he going to make me clean toilets from now on?

He collapsed to the ground, crying and pleading, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have been greedy for small gains, please, Director Qin, give me another chance..."

"Chance?"

Qin Chunsheng glanced at him.

"When you confiscated the child's belongings and taught him fallacies, did you never think of giving him a chance? This is non-negotiable. Once we get back and compile the investigation materials, the Education Bureau will hold a meeting and issue a formal disciplinary decision!"

After dealing with the matter at Hongxing Primary School, Qin Chunsheng and his team immediately returned to the Education Bureau. Before leaving get off work, they compiled the investigation materials and handed them over to Kong Bingzhong's desk.

After reading it, Kong Bingzhong immediately wrote instructions on the material.

Yan Fugui's teaching qualification has been revoked, he has been dismissed from public office, he has been publicly criticized throughout the city's education system, all of his embezzled public property has been recovered, and he will never be employed again!