Courtyard House: Starting as an eighth-grade worker, with too many wives.

The woman had only been gone for two minutes when she rushed back, her face ashen.

"What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked.

"I don't know what the deaf old lady was thinking, but she smashed the window of Li Jianguo's study early this morning."

"Li Jianguo is holding her and beating her in the yard right now."

"Liu Haizhong was standing right next to me, and I couldn't persuade him at all."

"oops!"

"How could this happen!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai also became anxious.

He couldn't help but be nervous about anything related to Li Jianguo.

"quick!"

"Help me out to see what's going on!"

When Yi Zhonghai was being helped by an older woman and limped to the backyard, he saw Li Jianguo grabbing the deaf old woman and slapping her repeatedly.

The blood on the ground clearly reflected what the deaf old woman had just experienced.

"oops!"

"Second Uncle, what are you still standing here for!"

"Hurry up and pull them apart!"

While urging Liu Haizhong on, Yi Zhonghai also braced himself and stepped forward to try to separate the two.

"Li Jianguo!"

"The deaf old lady is an elder in the community; what you've done is going too far!"

Just as Yi Zhonghai approached, Li Jianguo released his grip and casually tossed the deaf old woman onto the ground.

The deaf old woman immediately collapsed to the ground, opened her mouth and wailed loudly, her mouth full of blood and foam, and she could no longer speak clearly.

The residents in the courtyard were all startled by what they saw and stared at Li Jianguo with disbelief.

They really didn't expect that Li Jianguo would actually dare to hit an old lady so hard.

Just as the deaf old woman was taken away by the police, Sha Zhu, looking exhausted and dejected, walked into the courtyard house.

He looked around at the quiet courtyard, where everyone was bowing their heads and not speaking, creating a strange atmosphere. Feeling puzzled, he pulled Yi Zhonghai aside.

"Sir, what happened in this yard?"

"Why is everyone acting so strange?"

When Yi Zhonghai saw Sha Zhu, he was startled at first, and after a couple of seconds of stunned silence, he quickly asked.

"You've been... released?"

"Are you alright?"

"There was nothing wrong to begin with."

Sha Zhu waved his hand, looking sullen.

"I've already told the police that I was sleepwalking and had no idea what I was doing."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief and patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"I'm glad you're alright."

"Being able to come back safe and sound is the most important thing."

"Uncle, I'm fine now, but it seems like something serious has happened in our yard again?"

Sha Zhu frowned and asked another question.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

"Ugh!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply, his face full of worry.

"Shortly before you came in, the deaf old lady was taken away by the police."

"What?"

Sha Zhu's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"The old lady is so old, why should she be taken away?"

"In the morning, the old lady smashed the window of Li Jianguo's study. As a result, Li Jianguo immediately called the police, saying that the old lady was an enemy agent who was causing sabotage."

"She has been taken away by the police for investigation. She will be released only after it is confirmed that she is not an enemy agent."

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

Sha Zhu was so angry that his face turned red, and he immediately started cursing.

"That Li Jianguo is clearly just spouting nonsense and talking rubbish!"

"The old lady has lived in this courtyard her whole life. Don't we all know what kind of person she is?"

"How could he possibly be an enemy agent!"

"It's no use telling me this now; we need to convince the police."

Yi Zhonghai said with a bitter face and helplessness.

Sha Zhu squatted on the ground, helpless, clutching his hair tightly with both hands.

After spending a night at the police station, he developed a psychological aversion to that place and never wanted to set foot there again in his life.

Neither of them had the courage to go to the police station to inquire about the progress of the investigation.

The two squatted silently in place, not saying a word for a long time.

Finally, Yi Zhonghai slowly raised his head and spoke with a gloomy face.

"We can't go on like this."

"We can't let Li Jianguo continue to be so arrogant!"

"right!"

Sha Zhu immediately raised his head and echoed with a fierce look on his face.

"If this continues, none of us will have a good life!"

"If he can get away with it on the first day, he can't blame us for doing it on the fifteenth!"

"Since he's gone so far, there's no need for us to hold back anymore!"

As he said this, a cold, ruthless look appeared on Sha Zhu's face.

"Sir, we must join forces!"

"We must avenge this!"

"I'll make sure he's completely disgraced and can't stay in the factory anymore!"

"good!"

"Then let's do it together!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded heavily, having made up his mind.

As their hands clasped tightly together, a revenge plot against Li Jianguo quietly began.

The two hid inside the house and began to plot.

This time, they couldn't let Li Jianguo evade them so easily, just like before.

We must devise a foolproof plan to deliver a fatal blow.

Soon it was time to go to work.

If Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu want to take leave, they need to get Li Jianguo's signature for approval.

They knew perfectly well that Li Jianguo would never approve this leave request.

So even though I spent the whole night at the police station and my body was about to fall apart, I could only force myself to get ready and go to work at the factory.

Upon arriving at the steel rolling mill, Li Jianguo went straight to the experimental workshop at the back.

The research and development of new materials has made very encouraging progress, and he needs to arrange the next production and testing work.

As soon as he reached the workshop entrance, he saw Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu huddled in a corner, slacking off.

His eyes lit up, and an idea came to him instantly.

Li Jianguo walked up to the two men, his face darkening, and spoke in a cold voice.

"It's working hours now, what are you two doing sitting here slacking off?"

Although Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu were seething with hatred for Li Jianguo, they dared not show it on their faces and could only reluctantly stand up.

Yi Zhonghai forced a fawning smile and quickly said.

"Director Li, we'll get to work right away and we definitely won't delay the project's progress."

"You don't need to go to the ore area today."

Li Jianguo waved his hand, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"The amount needed over there isn't much. You two go to the steel storage area now and carry some steel."

"What?"

When Sha Zhu heard this work arrangement, he was stunned and thought he had misheard.

They saw the steel that came out of the furnace yesterday.

Those solid steel ingots were incredibly heavy. Asking the two of them to lift them would be like killing them.

"What's wrong?"

"You're unwilling to do the work I assigned?"

Li Jianguo raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of coldness.

Those were real steel ingots, incredibly heavy. Working on them for a day would leave you completely exhausted, like your skin had been peeled off.

They certainly didn't want to do it.

But they didn't dare say it directly in front of Li Jianguo.

Yi Zhonghai quickly forced a fawning smile and began to speak.

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied with Director Li's work arrangements, it's just that my health isn't up to the task."

"I injured my leg yesterday, and I'm afraid I really won't be able to handle such heavy physical work today."

As Yi Zhonghai spoke, he raised his injured leg to indicate that he was telling the truth and was not lying.

Li Jianguo looked at the leg he had raised and suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"When were you injured? How come I didn't know?"

"When you were taking sides this morning, I saw you running pretty fast, didn't you?"

"There is no distinction between high and low jobs; everyone in the factory must fulfill their assigned duties."

"If you two are not satisfied with the work I've assigned you, you can go and complain to the factory manager."

"But if we don't complete today's work tasks, according to the factory's regulations, we will deduct wages and impose fines as appropriate."

A day's wages aren't much to begin with, and if they're deducted for this, it'll be adding insult to injury.

So much has happened during this time, both Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai are now penniless and short of money.

Just as the two of them were hesitating and trying to find an excuse to refuse the job, Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong walked by and happened to pass by.

"Director Li, you're here."

As soon as Xu Damao saw Li Jianguo, he immediately smiled and came over to greet him.

Only then did he seem to notice Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

"Hey, isn't this an old man?"

"What are you two doing standing here?"

"Aren't you going to work in the back? Are you just slacking off here?"

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu didn't like Xu Damao much to begin with, so they naturally didn't give him any friendly looks and were even less willing to respond to him.

"Judging from your faces, you two are really slacking off here?"

Even if the two people didn't respond, Xu Damao didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, he became even more enthusiastic and continued to make sarcastic remarks from the side.

"The two of them aren't happy with the work I assigned them. They want to find something easier, and they're haggling with me here."

Neither of them offered an explanation, but Li Jianguo smiled and spoke for them.

"Grandpa, and Sha Zhu, what you two did was wrong."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong immediately seized the opportunity and began to escalate the matter.

"The factory is at its busiest right now, everyone is working overtime to meet deadlines, how can you two be so picky about your work?"

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu were furious. They wanted to explain that they weren't being picky about their work, but that Li Jianguo was deliberately retaliating against them by assigning them the most tiring and difficult tasks.

But Liu Haizhong didn't give them a chance to explain.

Before they could speak, Liu Haizhong continued.

"No matter what kind of work it is, isn't it all contributing to socialist construction?"

"How can you so easily categorize jobs into different levels?"

Xu Damao was definitely a natural-born comedian; as soon as Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he immediately picked up where he left off.

"That's right. Being able to join Director Li's project is an opportunity that many people would fight tooth and nail for."

"You two shouldn't take this opportunity for granted and waste it."

"You must work hard and show your spirit of perseverance."

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu cursed the two men's ancestors for eighteen generations in their hearts, wishing they could retort, "You're envious, but if you're so capable, why don't you try it yourselves?"

But with Li Jianguo standing right there, they really didn't have the guts to say those words.

Now, neither of them could find any reason to refuse the job.

"Alright, I see you don't have any objections."

Li Jianguo nodded and said to them.

"Go report to the steel storage area now and get to work."

As they turned to leave, Li Jianguo didn't forget to give them a couple more words of advice.

"Today's workload is heavy, so you two must work hard and not slack off or hold the project back."

"If anyone reports to me that you two are slacking off and delaying the progress, I will report it truthfully and deduct every penny from your wages."

The penalty of deducting wages for not working properly is a perfect way to hit their sore spot.

Li Jianguo mentally gave himself a thumbs up, and was even planning to deduct all of their meager salaries as soon as possible.

In the end, the two had no choice but to dejectedly go to the steel storage area.

When they arrived at the location and saw the mountain of steel ingots gleaming coldly, their faces instantly turned green.

"What is our task for today?"

Yi Zhonghai felt a chill run down his spine, and his voice trembled slightly as he asked the worker in charge of scheduling next to him.

He always felt a strange unease in his heart.