Courtyard House: The Entire Clan's Extraordinary Marriage to Triplets, a Celestial Beauty

Zhang Cuilan was filled with anxiety. Yesterday, following the instructions of the deaf old woman before she left, she made a special trip to the steel rolling mill to seek help from Yang Weimin.

When Yang Weimin heard that the deaf old woman had also been reported to the police station by Li Dabiao, his face immediately darkened. The deaf old woman had saved his life years ago, and he could not fail to repay this kindness. He had to get her out no matter what.

Yang Weimin immediately reassured Zhang Cuilan, saying that he was aware of the matter and would take immediate action to handle it. He told her to go home and wait patiently for news, and even made a special promise that as long as Li Dabiao gave the green light, he would have Li Dabiao accompany her to the police station to release the person.

Initially, Yang Weimin was also quite troubled by this matter. He had roughly figured out the ins and outs of the situation. He wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that Li Dabiao would really do what he said and lead the villagers to kneel in the lake.

In those days, anything involving "kneeling at the lake" was a huge deal. Once someone was labeled as "creating class conflict" or "undermining the worker-peasant alliance," they would be criticized in the news at best, and dismissed from their post at worst, or even face more serious consequences. This was something he absolutely dared not gamble on.

That's why he dragged this out for several days, still unable to find a satisfactory solution.

But then, a new idea came to him. This morning, when Li Huaide talked to him about Li Dabiao's promotion to head of the third purchasing group, he immediately had a plan.

Yang Weimin believed that by agreeing to let Li Dabiao work as a substitute for a cadre and be promoted to team leader, he had already done Li Dabiao a great favor. In addition, he had promised Li Dabiao a promotion to deputy head of the purchasing department at the end of the year. He felt that these bargaining chips were enough to make Li Dabiao grateful to him and obedient.

As for whether Li Dabiao would actually be promoted to deputy section chief at the end of the year, he didn't care at all.

Purchasing was not his area of ​​expertise, and even if it were, there were plenty of senior employees waiting in line for promotions, so it wouldn't be up to Li Dabiao, a newcomer who had only been with the company for a short time.

In his eyes, Li Dabiao was nothing more than a tool to temporarily obtain supplies. He was only being kind to him now because he was still useful. But if Li Dabiao stopped procuring supplies one day, he would dismiss him from his position as deputy section chief, and even the nominal position of head of the purchasing team, which was essentially a "worker-in-training" role. Moreover, Li Dabiao was so close to Li Huaide and didn't respect him, the factory manager, at all. How could he possibly promote such a person?

While Yang Weimin was making his plans, Zhang Cuilan was completely unaware. She waited at home all day, restless and uneasy. She was worried that Yang Weimin would not keep his word, and she was also worried that Li Dabiao would not cooperate. She was on pins and needles all day and couldn't even eat a hot meal.

Finally, this morning, someone from the steel mill came to tell her that the problem had been resolved and that she could go with Li Dabiao to the police station after he got off work in the afternoon to get Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu, and the deaf old woman released. Hearing this, Zhang Cuilan breathed a sigh of relief and then waited outside Li Dabiao's house for him to return.

Seeing Li Dabiao and Bai Fengjiu return, she could no longer contain herself and excitedly rushed forward, repeating what she had just said: "Dabiao, Director Yang must have explained everything to you, right? Come with me to the police station now and get Lao Yi and the others released. Don't waste any more time!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dabiao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. Zhang Cuilan, had she been completely fooled by Yang Weimin? Did she really think that a few words from Yang Weimin could control her? Damn it, this girl probably doesn't really think Yang Weimin has any influence over her.

Thinking of this, Li Dabiao stopped being polite and said in a calm tone, "Going to the police station is fine anytime, there's no inconvenience. However, the compensation must be in full. I'll say it again, as long as the money is there, nothing else matters."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuilan froze, her anxious expression instantly turning to blankness as she looked at Li Dabiao and asked in confusion, "Compensation??? Dabiao, what do you mean by compensation? Director Yang didn't mention this to me! He just said to wait for you to come back, and then we'd go to the police station together to release the people!"

Li Dabiao's face revealed a half-smile, his tone tinged with mockery: "Of course, it's compensation for the emotional distress you've caused us farmers, for the villagers of Lijia Village! I already told Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman that I'm not a heartless person. If I say I want ten thousand yuan, it's ten thousand yuan, not a penny more. Oh, wait, then another deaf old woman joined us. But, well, we're all neighbors, so I'll give you a discount, buy three get one free. The old deaf woman is the free gift, I won't charge you extra. Once you've prepared the ten thousand yuan compensation, I'll accompany you to the police station anytime. How about that? Don't you think I'm very conscientious?"

Zhang Cuilan was stunned by his words, her eyes wide open, unable to react for a long time. She stood frozen on the spot, stammering, "This, this... Da Biao, what, what did you say? Ten thousand yuan? This, this is too much! Director Yang... he didn't say he would pay compensation... Hey, Da Biao, wait a minute, listen to me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Dabiao pushed his bicycle and headed straight into his house, not intending to listen to her rambling at all.

"Alright, come find me again when you have the money ready."

Without turning his head, Li Dabiao said something and then slammed his door shut, completely blocking Zhang Cuilan's voice from entering.

Zhang Cuilan was left standing alone outside the door, her face blank, her eyes vacant, muttering to herself, "Ten thousand yuan... how could it be ten thousand yuan... Director Yang clearly agreed on that..."

After a long moment of stunned silence, Zhang Cuilan slowly came to her senses, her eyes filled with disbelief and panic. A thought suddenly arose in her mind: Could it be that Li Dabiao had even lied to Yang Weimin? Was he not even afraid of Yang Weimin?

Thinking of this, Zhang Cuilan's heart sank completely. She dared not delay any longer and turned to rush towards the police station.

She walked hurriedly, her steps unsteady, her mind filled with anxiety and confusion.

Upon arriving at the police station, Zhang Cuilan rushed to the duty window and eagerly explained that she wanted to visit the deaf elderly woman.

After the police verified her identity and communicated with those inside to confirm, they allowed her to wait in the visiting room.

The wait lasted a very long time, and every minute and every second was extremely agonizing for Zhang Cuilan. She was restless and her palms were covered in cold sweat.

Finally, the door to the visiting room was pushed open, and the deaf elderly woman was helped in by the police officers. Several days of detention had made her already hunched body appear even thinner, her face sallow, and her expression haggard. It was clear at a glance that she had not had a good time inside, and her complexion was extremely unpleasant.