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Thinking of this, He Yuzhu glanced gratefully at Xiao Shan.

If Xiao Shan hadn't stopped him in time, he would have been in real trouble today.

Hearing Xu Damao's words, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "Damao, let's resolve matters within the courtyard. Bringing them outside will damage our courtyard's reputation!"

Then Yi Zhonghai looked at everyone present and said, "He Yuzhu beat Xu Damao without cause. He is to be punished by sweeping the yard for a month. Does anyone have any objections?"

Xu Damao looked around, but no one stood up to support him.

It is clear that the handling of Yi Zhonghai's case is generally accepted by the public.

After all, if Xu Damao hadn't jumped out to attract hatred, He Yuzhu wouldn't have hit him.

This is somewhat like asking for trouble.

Seeing that no one else in the courtyard had any objections, Yi Zhonghai asked Xu Damao, "Damao, do you agree to this punishment?"

Xu Damao knew he couldn't win against the powerful, so he nodded: "Uncle, we'll do as you say this time! But if there's a next time, I'll definitely take it to the police station!"

"Zhu Zi, what about you? Do you agree or not?" Yi Zhonghai turned to look at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu said in a muffled voice, "I have no objection."

"Alright, let's get back to business!" Yan Bugui stepped forward to steer the conversation toward today's topic, while also making his presence known. "Jia Zhangshi, do you have any evidence that Zhuzi took things from the steel mill? If you don't have any evidence, then it's slander."

Xiao Shan also spoke up, "Third Uncle is right. Whoever makes the claim must provide evidence! Aunt Jia, you can't just be smearing people for the sake of saying it. It's easy to throw mud, but it's not easy to clean it up."

“That’s right, Jia Zhangshi, you’re saying I took grain from the steel mill, you need to have some evidence!” He Yuzhu said, looking at Jia Zhangshi.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Jia Zhangshi immediately started to throw a tantrum: "What evidence do we need for this? There's a famine right now, and our family is starving! Your family eats meat every few days, if not from the steel mill, where do you get it from? Did you conjure it up by your foolish Zhu?"

Everyone looked at He Yuzhu, waiting for him to give an explanation.

Most of the employees in the compound are from the steel rolling mill. If this is confirmed, He Yuzhu has incurred the wrath of the masses.

He Yuzhu became anxious: "Jia Zhangshi, don't talk nonsense! Everyone in the yard knows whether there's meat in the meals at the steel mill! It's all cabbage and radishes, there's no meat in the purchased vegetables, where am I supposed to get it?"

Jia Zhangshi pursed her lips: "Isn't there special food for the leaders? If the workers can't afford meat, surely the leaders can too?"

“I have to say something about this! I was previously seconded to the External Liaison Department to work in procurement, but why did I return to the workshop? It was because the special meals were stopped!” Xiao Shan said to everyone present. “Even the senior leaders are cutting back on their own spending, so naturally the leaders of the steel rolling mill won’t have special meals anymore! If they want to eat meat, they have to pay for it themselves at the market.”

Hearing Xiao Shan's words, Jia Zhangshi was a little dumbfounded.

Could it be that the meat He Yuzhu's family ate wasn't stolen from the steel mill?

As an eighth-grade worker, Yi Zhonghai was quite familiar with some things happening in the steel rolling mill.

To help cover up the matter, Yi Zhonghai said, "I know about this too. The special meals for the leaders have indeed been stopped! Sister-in-law, let's not keep bringing up these unfounded rumors. If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting!"

"Yi Zhonghai, you can't be so biased towards your apprentice!" Cai Xiaohua was furious when she saw Yi Zhonghai trying to brush the matter off so easily.

Li Caijuan, who was standing nearby, also felt that something was amiss: "Uncle, Aunt Jia has wronged our Zhuzi. We can't just let it go like this, can we?"

Yi Zhonghai has disliked Li Caijuan ever since she married He Yuzhu.

Because this woman was too shrewd, even He Yuzhu distanced himself from her.

So after hearing Li Caijuan's words, Yi Zhonghai looked at Li Caijuan and said, "Juan'er, be forgiving when you can! Old sister-in-law didn't mean it, and you didn't lose anything."

He Yuzhu, who was clueless, chimed in, "Juan'er, let's just let this go. We're all neighbors."

Li Caijuan angrily pinched Sha Zhu hard, then looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Uncle, I heard you often steal parts from the steel mill."

These words shocked the entire hospital.

Everyone stared at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief.

Liu Haizhong's spirits lifted; his opportunity had arrived!

If this is confirmed, Old Yi's life as an old man is over.

Even Xu Damao, who was clutching his stomach and groaning, looked at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief.

Everyone believes that Yi Zhonghai likes to stand on moral high ground and point fingers.

But people don't really believe he stole anything.

Even those who dislike Yi Zhonghai the most believe he wouldn't do something so underhanded.

Yi Zhonghai's face instantly turned bright red: "Juan'er, you can't just say things like that! I'm an eighth-grade worker in the factory, an old man in the yard, why would I need to steal parts?"

Liu Haizhong looked at Li Caijuan with anticipation, hoping she would deliver a fatal blow to Yi Zhonghai.

Unexpectedly, Li Caijuan just smiled and said, "Oh? Maybe I made a mistake! I didn't mean it. You haven't lost anything, so let's just let it go!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized what was going on.

Li Caijuan was dissatisfied with Yi Zhonghai's handling of the matter.

Jia Zhangshi falsely accused He Yuzhu of taking grain from the steel mill, but Yi Zhonghai dismissed it with a simple, "You didn't lose anything."

By the same token, if I falsely accuse you, Yi Zhonghai, you haven't lost anything, so shouldn't this matter just be over?

Yi Zhonghai also realized what was going on.

If this matter isn't investigated, people in the courtyard will start falsely accusing each other, and no one will have a good time.

But if we investigate further, we'll be contradicting ourselves.

He just advised others not to pursue the matter, but changed his mind in the blink of an eye. Does this old man still have any authority in the courtyard?

Who will listen to him in the future?

Jia Dongxu also saw Yi Zhonghai's predicament and whispered to Jia Zhangshi, "Mom, you were wrong to do this. Apologize to Shazhu's mother-in-law and don't make things difficult for my master."

"Let's clean the yard for another three months, so no one can gossip about it."

Chapter 131, Curbing Jia Zhangshi's Arrogance! (Please Subscribe!)

Upon hearing that Jia Dongxu actually wanted her to apologize to Cai Xiaohua, Jia Zhangshi glared at him and said, "Dongxu, what did you say? You want your mother to apologize to someone else? She just called your mother lazy and a pig! You'd only make me apologize to her if I were dead."

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was completely unwilling to back down, Jia Dongxu was immediately in a bind.

Although he knew his mother was wrong, he was a filial son and couldn't say anything harsh to her.

Seeing this situation, Liu Haizhong, slow-witted, didn't know what to do.

So he turned his attention to the third uncle, Yan Bugui.

Seeing Liu Haizhong's gaze fall on him, Yan Bugui pondered for a moment and then said, "Jia Zhangshi, this matter was caused by you. You should apologize to Zhuzi's mother-in-law, and Juan'er should also apologize to Uncle Yi!"

"This kind of arbitrary framing and mudslinging will only happen once. If anyone does it again, they will be dealt with severely!"

"If we can't handle it, there's the neighborhood committee; if the neighborhood committee can't handle it, there's the police station. Anyone who wants to go to the neighborhood committee for ideological education or spend two days in the police station can give it a try!"

"You old man Yan, you want me to apologize? No way!" Jia Zhangshi was naturally unwilling to suffer this loss. "Shazhu's mother-in-law even scolded me. What do you mean by this? Do you think our Jia family is easy to bully?"

Seeing Jia Zhangshi throwing a tantrum, Yan Bugui was at a loss.

This guy, a grown man, couldn't very well argue with a woman like Jia Zhangshi!

Besides, Yan Bugui is a teacher, a civilized person!

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was about to get away with throwing a tantrum, Xiao Shan naturally wouldn't let her have her way: "In my opinion, we still need to call Director Wang! The three gentlemen have been talking for so long, but they can't compare to a single word from Director Wang! We've wasted most of the day here. I was planning to go fishing! I could have caught two fish by now."

“Xiao Shan is right!” Yan Bugui echoed Xiao Shan’s words. “Old Yi, if it doesn’t work, just call Director Wang over and let her handle it. Take away what needs to be taken away. It’s not good to stay here any longer.”

Jia Zhangshi glared at Yan Bugui and yelled, "Old Yan, who do you think you're taking with you? This old man hasn't said a word, what makes you act all high and mighty?"

Seeing Jia Zhangshi's arrogant demeanor, Yi Zhonghai, this old man, was still pretending to be deaf and dumb, while Xiao Shan simply carried a stool and prepared to go home.

Seeing Xiao Shan's actions, Yi Zhonghai called out to him, "Xiao Shan, where are you going?"

"Uncle, I know you're Brother Jia's mentor, and I was planning to have Brother Jia take care of you in your old age. I'm sorry to offend Aunt Jia, so I'm just giving you a way out!" Xiao Shan said to Yi Zhonghai with a smile, "Let's not announce the meeting's adjournment. Let's just go home! Let's pretend there was no meeting today and save Uncle some face."

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Xu Damao disregarded his stomachache and immediately gave Xiao Shan a thumbs up: "Xiao Shan's words are straightforward. We should give Uncle Yi some face! After all, Dongxu is Uncle Yi's choice for retirement, so some favoritism is understandable."

Although it was He Yuzhu who had just hit Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai's act of protecting He Yuzhu made Xu Damao hate him as well.

Xiao Shan and Xu Damao's words put Yi Zhonghai in a difficult position.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale and then red. Having Jia Dongxu take care of him in his old age was a plan he had been scheming for many years.

Although many people in the courtyard knew about it, everyone kept it to themselves.

Now that Xiao Shan has brought this up directly, if he lets it go quietly, he will lose all his prestige in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai also realized that he wasn't old yet, and it wasn't time for Jia Dongxu to retire!

My reputation can't be ruined.

So Yi Zhonghai looked at everyone and said, "I underestimated this matter. Luckily, Xiaoshan reminded me! Slandering others without evidence is something that absolutely cannot happen in our institute."

“Sister-in-law, apologize to Zhu Zi’s mother-in-law. In addition, you will be punished by sweeping the yard for a month.”

Madam Jia immediately objected: "Why should I?"

“Sister-in-law, if you’re not willing, I’ll take you to the neighborhood committee for ideological education right now! You can come back when you’ve changed your mind and realized your mistakes.” Having made up his mind, Yi Zhonghai stopped indulging Jia Zhangshi.

Anyway, the caregiver he chose was Jia Dongxu, not Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi, on the contrary, became an obstacle to his retirement!

In the past, out of respect for Jia Dongxu, he had always tried to be tolerant of Jia Zhangshi.

I never expected that Jia Zhangshi would become more and more arrogant. It would be good to teach her a lesson today!

Jia Dongxu kept urging her, "Mom, hurry up and apologize! Moral education is hard to bear. You're not home, and no one will take care of Bang Geng. If something happens, it will be too late to regret it."

Madam Jia was also a little hesitant, but she couldn't bring herself to do it in front of everyone in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai also saw through it: "How about this, everyone go back, and after the meeting, the three of us old men will take Jia's wife to Zhuzi's house and supervise her to apologize to Zhuzi's mother-in-law."

"After Zhu Zi finishes sweeping the yard, let Jia's wife do it! If everyone has no objections, you can go back now!"

No one objected to this, so they all picked up their chairs and adjourned the meeting.

Seeing that the three old men had given her an explanation, Li Caijuan naturally had no intention of continuing to pester them.

Xiaoshan runs the fastest.

After returning home and finishing my meal, I took my fishing rod and went out.

While fishing, Xiao Shan kept an eye on the float and chatted with other members in the chat group.

Xiao Shan also inquired about Zhou Bingkun's marriage.

The human world, a world of light.

It was early 1973, and there were not many days left until the Spring Festival.

Li Suhua was still waiting for her husband and eldest son to return, but Zhou Bingkun knew that his father and his elder brother would not be coming back this year.

The magazine is currently on holiday, so Zhou Bingkun is resting at home.

When Xiao Shan asked about his marriage, Zhou Bingkun shared his thoughts in the chat group.

According to Zhou Bingkun's plan, he intended to wait until his mother learned that his father and his older brother were not coming back before discussing his marriage with Zheng Juan.

The time is tentatively set before the tenth day of the first lunar month in 1973.

Just then, his mother's voice rang out from outside the door: "Kun'er, come quick! A telegram has arrived from Shancheng. It must be from your father."

Hearing Li Suhua's call, Zhou Bingkun got up and opened the door.

Upon seeing Zhou Bingkun open the door, Li Suhua immediately shoved a telegram into his hand.

Zhou Bingkun took the telegram and read only a few words.

After reading it, Zhou Bingkun said to Li Suhua, "Mom, it really was sent by my dad. The telegram said he's going to your province to find my sister first!"

"Your father went to your province to find Rong'er? That means your father is willing to forgive her?" Li Suhua asked Zhou Bingkun with some doubt.

"I think so!" Having seen the future video, Zhou Bingkun naturally knew that his father had forgiven his sister.

Chapter 132, Confessing to Li Suhua! (Happy New Year's Eve, dear readers!)

Hearing Zhou Bingkun's reply, Li Suhua was overjoyed: "That's great! Your dad is going to find Rong'er! If he can bring your sister and brother-in-law home as well, then our family will be reunited for the New Year this year, right?"

Since 1969, Li Suhua's biggest wish has been for her husband and children to come home and for the whole family to be reunited.

Zhou Bingkun timely poured cold water on his mother's enthusiasm: "I don't know about that; it's also possible they won't be coming back."

Li Suhua slapped Zhou Bingkun and angrily cursed, "You brat, can't you say something nice? You're driving me crazy!"