Siheyuan, don't mess with me

Yi Zhonghai was muttering to himself and notified the people in the Siheyuan. He didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but no one went to inform Chen Zhiguo's family!

At seven o'clock in the evening, Director Wang came with two colleagues from the street. When Yi Zhonghai saw them, he quickly organized people to come to the Intermediate Court for a meeting!

Director Wang looked around and didn't see Chen Zhiguo. "Comrade Yi Zhonghai, are all the people in the hospital here? If they are, let's have the meeting!"

"Everyone is here, everyone is here!" Yi Zhonghai said repeatedly, and as he spoke, he wanted to lead Director Wang to the throne where they used to hold meetings. "No need to sit down. We are just holding a courtyard meeting and we need to do all this formalism!" Director Wang said dissatisfiedly, and the three old men next to him suddenly felt embarrassed. Usually, when they held meetings, they all sat down. Yi Zhonghai was in the middle, with Liu Haizhong on the left and Yan Bugui on the right!

"Today, I called everyone together to talk about a few things. This winter is quite cold. If you feel cold, go home and wear more clothes so you don't get cold."

Director Wang waited for a while, and when he saw that no one in the crowd had returned, he spoke again, "Let me tell you the first thing. Is Chen Zhiguo here? Where is Chen Zhiguo?"

At this time, Xu Damao shouted in the crowd, "Chen Zhiguo didn't come, and no one from their family came?"

Director Wang turned around and looked at Yi Zhonghai and the other three managers, "Didn't anyone notify them?"

At this time, Liu Haizhong spoke up, "Each of us is responsible for a courtyard, and I'm responsible for the backyard."

"I was away from home because of something. When I came back, my son said that he had already notified everyone," Yan Bugui explained quickly. Only Yi Zhonghai turned pale.

"Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiecheng, come here." Yan Bugui hurriedly called his eldest son over, "Didn't you notify Chen Zhiguo?"

Yan Jiecheng was stupid enough. Even Director Wang could understand Yi Zhonghai's gestures, but he didn't understand that "the uncle didn't let us know because he said he was a troublemaker and was afraid that the meeting would be disrupted!"

Director Wang looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Yi Zhonghai, is this really the case?"

"Director Wang, this Chen Zhiguo is really an unreasonable kid. I was afraid that he would make trouble at the meeting, so I didn't notify him!"

"Oh! You don't even know what kind of meeting is going to be held tonight, how do you know that he will make trouble?"

"This... He has always been like this!" Yi Zhonghai could only go down this path to the end! If it weren't for Yan Jiecheng, he could still say that he had forgotten, but now,

"Yan Jiecheng, go call Chen Zhiguo, who else is He Yushui?"

Director Wang's words made the faces of Yi Zhonghai and the other two uncles change. Only two of them had bitter faces, and one had a smiling face. It was Xu Damao. "He Yushui is not here. She went to take tutoring lessons with Chen Zhiguo!"

"Then please notify He Yushui to come along!" Director Wang said to Xu Damao with a friendly look.

Soon, Chen Zhiguo and He Yushui arrived at the Intermediate Court. Director Wang looked at He Yushui and was furious. How thin was this girl? If it was before liberation, such a figure would be seen. It has been more than ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The child was starved to this extent. If something really happened, it would be spread that someone in Nanluoguxiang was starving. Director Wang didn't dare to think about it! He might be punished by then!

Director Wang calmed down and said, "The first thing I came here for today is He Yushui's matter. Maybe you will say, what happened to He Yushui? That's not He Yuzhu's family's business and we shouldn't be involved. You are wrong. Children are the future of our country. Do you think our street can be involved in this matter?"

"Who is He Yuzhu? Come to the front,"

Sha Zhu stood in the middle of the yard, looking nonchalant. He thought he was just being taught a lesson. "Are you He Yuzhu?"

"Yes!"

"Your father is He Daqing?" "Yes." Director Wang was quite familiar with the elderly people in these courtyards. He didn't expect that an unreliable father would have an unreliable son.

"Your father is not here, so you take care of your sister like this. I thought you were still young and ignorant. Judging from your face, are you almost thirty?" After hearing this, the people in the courtyard laughed. Xu Damao was still shouting, "He is already thirty-five!"

"Xu Damao, you are looking for death!" Sha Zhu habitually wanted to hit Xu Damao, "He Yuzhu, what are you doing? It is illegal to hit innocent people, don't do it recklessly," Director Wang warned.

But then he changed the subject and apologized to He Yuzhu, "How old are you? Sorry, I think you look older."

"I'm twenty-two this year!"

"You are an adult, how come you can't even take care of a younger sister?"

Sha Zhu had no way to explain, so he could only lower his head, "I came here today not to blame you, I just want to tell you that you should pay more attention to your sister. You only have one sister, how can you not take good care of her? You are siblings, related by blood. If you spread this out, won't your reputation be ruined? How can you find a partner to get married?"

When he heard that his reputation would be ruined and it would affect his chances of finding a partner, Sha Zhu quickly said, "Director Wang, I promise I will treat my sister well in the future!"

"Okay, I believe you!" "Yushui, this girl has really suffered. It was my fault that I didn't know before. But it won't happen again in the future. I will come here often to find out. As for you, you can go to the street office if you have any problems in the future. If I'm not here, you can find anyone and they can all help you!"

He Yushui cried, "I know, thank you Director Wang!" Director Wang hugged He Yushui, the girl was really thin, and reached out to wipe away He Yushui's tears, "My dear girl, don't cry, auntie is here to make the decision for you today!"

After calming He Yushui down, Director Wang turned his attention to Yi Zhonghai and the other two uncles. "Yi Zhonghai, tell me! Why did this happen?"

"Director Wang, this is really my negligence!" Yi Zhonghai said.

"I really didn't notice!" Liu Haizhong said with a red face. Yan Bugui was about to speak when Director Wang stopped him and said, "Let's talk about your matter later!"

"He Yuzhu didn't care about his sister before, but you just turned a blind eye. You are all older than He Yuzhu. You were assigned to be the stewards of the courtyard so that when these trivial matters happened, you were needed to mediate and resolve conflicts! Now I find that you have changed your role as stewards! You are all becoming feudal patriarchs."

"No", "No", "How could it be?" Yi Zhonghai and the other three quickly denied it! Director Wang pointed to the table and three chairs, and then continued, "I was very surprised after the incident with He Yushui. In my impression, No. 95 Courtyard is a big family that is united and friendly and can help each other! How could this happen?"

Director Wang looked at Yi Zhonghai and the other two and said, "I think the reason lies with you three."

"Liu Haizhong said he didn't notice it, which is possible, because he lives in the backyard and didn't notice it when he passed by! But you, Yi Zhonghai, live next door, how could you not notice it? A girl has been sitting here for a whole day, and you didn't even ask what was going on? People in the yard call you an uncle, are you? Do you have the sense of responsibility of a uncle in charge?

There was also a little girl who sat at her doorstep for a whole day, and no one in the courtyard came forward to show concern. Is this the courtyard of unity and friendship that you promote? Yi Zhonghai, tell me where is the unity? Where is the friendship? I think it’s all selfishness!”

"Some people may say that this is He Yushui's family affair and none of your business. Why should you care? You are wrong. Since we all live in the same courtyard, we are a family. Although we don't eat from the same pot, we should also help each other when one family is in trouble. In this way, when you encounter problems in the future, others will also help you! Helping each other and uniting together will increase our strength. Don't you think this is the truth? If everyone is so indifferent, how can we work together to build our motherland!"

"Come, let's talk about you, Yan Bugui. Is there anything wrong with standing at the gate and watching He Yushui cry?"

Yan Bugui lowered his head and did not answer.

"You have your own child, too. What if it was your child? Would you just stand there and watch her cry? Besides, you are a teacher and the head of the hospital. Shouldn't you ask about this? You are such a grown-up, what kind of thing are you doing? Isn't it shameful? You don't have the responsibility of a man at all!"

"I went to tell Yi Zhonghai," Yan Bugui explained with his head down, "Why didn't you go and ask He Yushui yourself, instead of telling Yi Zhonghai?"

"He is the boss? Let him make the decision?"

"Why do you want Yi Zhonghai to make the decision? Aren't you also the boss? Do you not want to take care of He Yushui and push this matter to Yi Zhonghai, or is it that Yi Zhonghai is the one who has the final say in this courtyard and doesn't allow you to speak or take charge? Explain clearly!"

As soon as these words came out, Yi Zhonghai's face changed drastically. "No, no. Director Wang definitely didn't do this! Yan Bugui, come here. I just said to wait until Sha Zhu comes back before we talk about it!"

"I just went to discuss it with Yi Zhonghai," Yan Bugui also explained.

"Oh, so you don't want to take care of it and want to push it to Yi Zhonghai? The result of the discussion is that you two managers don't care and just let a little girl cry out of hunger outside. How can you be so cruel? The problem can be solved by just taking the child home for a meal, but look at what you did. Who in the whole Nanluoguxiang doesn't know the two cruel managers of No. 95 Courtyard!"

"Director Wang, it's not that we don't care, but we're waiting for Sha Zhu to come back and take care of it?" Yi Zhonghai explained palely. He knew that he couldn't explain it clearly. Things didn't develop as he expected. He didn't expect Chen Zhiguo to be so cruel. He turned the table over when he disagreed with him! In the past, he just said a few nice words to appease him, and that was it. Now he has made a big deal!

"What if Shazhu didn't come back that night? You would have to wait too?" Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were speechless and lowered their heads in silence!

Chapter 34: Love around the corner? I'm still young!

"Since you don't even want to take care of this matter and want to shirk responsibility, then don't get involved in the affairs of this courtyard in the future. I declare that Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui will no longer be the managers of Courtyard 95. Comrade Liu Haizhong will continue to be the manager, but I want to make it clear to everyone that Comrade Liu Haizhong is responsible for mediating when there are conflicts and disputes between neighbors. If mediation fails and both parties still have opinions, please ask him to come to the street, or everyone to come to the street, and we will handle it for you!"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui looked as pale as death. They were extremely embarrassed. Although Liu Haizhong was still the boss, he seemed unable to take charge of things and could not be happy!

"Okay, now let me tell you one more thing. Has Jia Zhang arrived?"

Jia Zhang, who was watching the fun, didn't expect to be called out as well. She was a little scared, "Director Wang, what do you want?"

"Jia Zhang, I remember you still have a rural hukou, right?"

"Yes, Director Wang." Jia Zhang's legs began to tremble.

"The current regulations encourage people with rural household registration to return to their hometowns to support rural construction. Do you want to go back to the countryside?"

This frightened Jia Zhang. Going back to work on the farm would mean her death. "Director Wang, the houses in the countryside have collapsed a long time ago, and I can't work with my health problems!"

Director Wang looked at the fat Jia Zhang and felt really disgusted. "I heard that you've been missing Old Jia lately, right? You want to talk to him, right? What kind of society is this now? You still have such feudal and superstitious ideas. If you're still thinking about Old Jia, I'll send you to the countryside. When you go back to your hometown, you can ask him to talk to you slowly!"

"Director Wang, I will never do that again, never again!" If Qin Huairu hadn't supported her, Jia Zhang would have collapsed to the ground!

"Also, when we are in trouble, we should help each other. Why do you curse people when they don't lend you food? People owe you money! You treat people who have helped you like this, cursing them as soon as they open their mouths. Who will help you next time? How many people are there in your family? You borrow food every day. Do you think people are easy to bully? You even emptied people's grain jars when the adults were not at home. Do you want to starve people to death? Let me tell you, Chen Zhiguo showed mercy by not arresting you!" Director Wang had no good feelings towards Jia Zhang.

"If I hear that you have done something bad again, I will send you to the countryside. If you don't believe me, just try it!"

Qin Huairu couldn't help Jia Zhang anymore, and was dragged down by Jia Zhang!

The people around laughed, Jia Zhang got up, ran home quickly, and closed the door! Qin Huairu also shrank her neck and stood behind the crowd, it was really embarrassing!

"The courtyard belongs to everyone. I hope everyone can live in harmony, just like a family, caring for each other and helping each other! Well, that's all for today. If you have anything, come find me at the street office! It's cold, everyone go home!"

Director Wang led his people and left without even looking at Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui. Liu Haizhong ran to see Director Wang out the door, and then walked back with his head held high. But when he arrived at the middle courtyard, it was empty! They all dispersed and went home!

I really wanted to show off but no one was watching. What a failure!

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As soon as Sha Zhu got home, he was still mumbling, "What a jerk this Chen Zhiguo is. He has to report such a small matter to the street!"

"What's a small matter? In your heart, am I not a human being and not worth your concern?" He Yushui retorted.

"That's not what I meant?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"What I mean is that such a small matter has been reported to the street, which has caused the uncle to lose his position as the uncle in charge!"

"He Yuzhu, are you still my real brother? In your eyes, I should be hungry and no one should care about me, right? In your eyes, Yi Zhonghai is more important than me. Who is he to you? Is he your father? If you want to acknowledge him, you should kowtow and call him daddy!"

"He Yushui, you..." Sha Zhu clenched his fists.

"You want to hit me? Come on, hit me! In your eyes, I'm not even as good as an outsider, so you're not my real brother!"

"That's not what I meant. I just think that the uncle was wronged."

"Then tell me, what injustice did Yi Zhonghai suffer? If what you say makes sense, I will go to see Director Wang tomorrow!"

"I just think that this is a small matter and it will pass if we just bear with it. Besides, the uncle and aunt did us a favor in the past!"

"I understand now. You never treated me as your sister. I was wondering why you ignored me all this time. Fine, if you want to repay me, I won't stop you. I'll go find Director Wang tomorrow and we'll separate. I'll live alone!"

"You are single, how do you eat and drink? Do you have money?" Sha Zhu looked at He Yushui like a fool.

"You don't have to worry about this. I'll just ask you whether you agree or not."

"I don't agree. If this gets out, what will happen to me?" At the critical moment, Sha Zhu's IQ showed up!

"Even if you disagree, I will go to see Director Wang tomorrow. I don't want to live with a person like you who is ignorant of the world, a cold-blooded animal who doesn't even want his own sister for the sake of an outsider!" He Yushui no longer had any tears left, and she also felt that it was not worth it for her to cry for such a brother!

Yi Zhonghai was silent when he returned home. Auntie Chen Wanyi saw this. After all, they have been married for many years, "If you don't want to be a boss, then don't be one. If you become a boss, you will have to worry a lot and pay money to do it. Why bother!"

"What do you know, woman!"

"I don't understand. How can I not understand your little thoughts? Isn't it just that you favor boys over girls? Don't you like He Yushui? Isn't it because Chen Zhiguo didn't give you face last time?

Is what they said wrong? Is Jia Zhangshi doing human affairs? You are still protecting her? Where is your butt? Can you handle the affairs of Siheyuan fairly and impartially? A Jia family and a silly Zhu are both restless people, and you always help them. Do you think that everyone in Siheyuan doesn't know? Are they all fools for you to fool?

You are biased and don't allow others to report the situation! You said that you did the opposite of He Yushui and held me back from leaving. Now it's okay, you don't dislike He Yushui so much! Now it's okay, I tell you, don't complain about others, it's your mind that's crooked! If you are not upright yourself, don't blame others!"

The aunt went back to her room after she finished speaking. She was also implicated in this matter. She really didn't notice it at first. When she was about to go out, Yi Zhonghai held her tightly. She didn't want to explain, after all, she was wrong!

As for Yi Zhonghai, how much he can understand depends on himself!

Yan Bugui was extremely embarrassed today, but what hurt him was not the shame, but his dignity and the so-called integrity of a cultured man, which he threw away again just for a little profit!

What made him sad was that he would no longer be able to take advantage of the people at the gate of the courtyard house. Without the title of manager, it would be useless and no one would give him face!

Chen Zhiguo would not consider the reactions of the people in the courtyard. For him, this matter was over, and he would continue to study! When he got home, he told Wang Meihua what had just happened, "They won't retaliate, right?"