Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Actually, the reason I came here this time is to ask you to recommend me for the position of housekeeper.

Old Yi is about to retire, and the position of housekeeper is vacant.

I think you are the most suitable person to be the housekeeper in our yard.

You are educated and a teacher, which makes you much better than a fat guy who only knows how to drink and beat children."

Yan Bugui realized that Qin Huairu was not joking and began to seriously consider her suggestion.

Ever since Yi Zhonghai's incident, Yan Bugui also began to think about competing for the leadership position and wanted to go a step further.

It must be said that if Qin Huairu participated in the election, it would undoubtedly be more beneficial to Yan Bugui. How could the residents of the courtyard choose a woman to be the head of the family?

If Qin Huairu takes the election position, those strong competitors will be suppressed, and Qin Huairu's vote is enough to bring Yan Bugui one step closer to the leadership position.

During lunch, the third aunt told Yi Zhonghai that Liu Haizhong had started to take action recently.

However, Yan Bugui never offers help without reason, nor does he easily believe other people's promises. Thinking of this, he stood up seriously and said, "Qin Huairu, I understand your desire to do something for our compound, but this is not okay, you should take it back."

Seeing Qin Huairu take out the food coupons, Yan Bugui's mouth corners rose, pretending to refuse, but finally quietly put it in his pocket. He cleared his throat, straightened his back, and said seriously: "Xiao Qin, you are right, women can hold up half the sky, and our courtyard needs capable women like you. As the third uncle, I will definitely recommend you to be the manager."

"Thank you very much!" After giving out the food coupons, Qin Huairu did not go home immediately, but returned to the outside of the steel plant.

At this moment, the employees had finished their work. Qin Huairu quickly walked to Yi Zhonghai and whispered, "Teacher, Yan Bugui thinks that the food ration coupons we provide are not enough and is unwilling to support me." Yi Zhonghai's face darkened when he heard this. He bit his lower lip tightly and said angrily, "Old Yan is such a greedy ghost. Can't twenty kilograms of national food ration coupons satisfy his appetite?"

Although he was extremely angry at Yan Bugui's greed, in order to maintain control over the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai could only suppress his anger and asked, "How much does he want?"

Qin Huairu held up two fingers. Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "Another twenty kilograms? Old Yan, you are taking advantage of the situation!" Although he had no choice, he could only take out another twenty kilograms of food ration tickets and give them to Qin Huairu. Yi Zhonghai touched his chest distressedly, because this was a painful experience for him.

Qin Huairu tightly grasped the food ration ticket, secretly happy in her heart, and easily got 20 kilograms of national food ration tickets. As an experienced actor, she felt very satisfied, but pretended to be dissatisfied on the surface. "This old Yan is really greedy. No wonder he can only play a small role for so many years."

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "This is what they call "You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb". This time we need his help, so we can only meet his request. But you have to tell him clearly that this is the first time, and it won't happen again!" Qin Huairu nodded vigorously: "I know."

Now, the 20 kilograms of national food ration tickets obtained from Yi Zhonghai can be exchanged for nearly 25 kilograms of local food ration tickets on the open market, and Qin Huairu's food ration for a month is guaranteed. Not only did she get a month's worth of food for free, but she could also take the position of manager, which was a huge benefit.

After the task is completed, Li Weidong will give her a generous reward. Well, this is the so-called three-win situation, Qin Huairu won three times.

Looking at the small cloth bag in Yi Zhonghai's hand, there must be a lot of bills in it. Qin Huairu's eyes turned and she immediately had an idea. She said in a wronged tone: "Uncle, can you lend me some food ration tickets?

Bang Geng was injured and hospitalized before, and I spent all my money. Jia Zhang gave all the donations from the factory to that wild man. We are now struggling to make ends meet, and the children are clamoring for white flour buns every day, but I don’t know where to get them.

Can you lend it to me now and pay it back when I get my salary next month?"

Yi Zhonghai instinctively wanted to refuse, but it was not that he was unwilling to lend, but the landlord's family didn't have much left. After compensating He Yuzhu and He Yushui, he was robbed by the aunt again. He didn't have much money left. In case he got sick, this money would be used for emergencies.

However, facing Qin Huairu's pitiful expression, Yi Zhonghai still softened his heart and took out a few bills from his meager savings and handed them to Qin Huairu: "I don't have much now, so you can save it yourself. The white flour steamed buns are good for a try, but you can't afford to use them as a staple food."

Qin Huairu said bitterly: "I know that, but what can I do? The children are greedy, and as a mother, I can't let them cry!"

"Forget it, I can't care so much. As long as you become the manager, we will have the opportunity to benefit in the future." Qin Huairu nodded gratefully: "Yes, I have to trouble you for this matter. I don't know anything. I will need your guidance when the time comes to deal with things. I am only in name only, and you are the one who makes the decision!"

Hearing Qin Huairu's compliment, Yi Zhonghai felt very relieved that the food ration tickets he had given them before were not in vain. "Okay, stop being polite. Hurry up and give the food ration tickets to Yan Bugui, otherwise it will be difficult to operate when there are too many people in the courtyard."

"Don't worry, I know what to do." After saying that, Qin Huairu took a walk outside and came back to tell Yi Zhonghai that the matter had been settled.

Yi Zhonghai did not think deeply about it. He did not doubt that Qin Huairu would deceive him in this matter. After all, how could a disciple lie to his master? Impossible!

After get off work, Qin Huairu told Li Weidong the whole process in detail, and Li Weidong was stunned and couldn't help but praise her. Once Qin Huairu started to plot, the people in the courtyard could hardly intervene.

"You do as Yi Zhonghai says. When you become the manager, we will discuss how to deal with Yan Bugui." Li Weidong said.

"Okay, but what about the reward you promised me?" Qin Huairu looked at Li Weidong expectantly. Hearing this, Li Weidong felt helpless. This woman was like a reincarnation of a succubus. If it were someone else, they would have been unable to resist.

"See you at the usual place after dinner!" said Li Weidong.

"A word is settled!"

After receiving a positive answer, Qin Huairu was all smiles. She was already thinking about using her new driving skills tonight, such as reversing into a garage, driving in narrow alleys, cleaning headlights in foggy weather, and maintaining the car.

Original plans always fail to keep up with the changes, and Qin Huairu was full of expectations. However, before she had time to finish washing the dishes, she heard a series of "clang clang clang" gong sounds coming from outside. This was a signal for a general meeting of the whole hospital! Could something new have happened?

Without having time to wipe her hands, Qin Huairu hurried to the big camphor tree outside the house. She found that the one who struck the gong was not any of the three housekeepers, but Aunt Wang from the street office. The residents of the courtyard were already accustomed to hearing the gong sound to know that a meeting was about to begin, and soon many people gathered in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what had happened. Usually, for matters involving the courtyard house, the subdistrict office would first consult with the three housekeepers.

Why did Aunt Wang do this? Yan Bugui winked at Aunt Wang, but Aunt Wang seemed not to notice. Seeing that everyone was present, she began to speak. "Neighbors, I called you all here for two main reasons. There have been a lot of problems here recently, and I believe you know more about them than I do. After discussion at the subdistrict office, we decided to remove Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong from their positions as housekeepers."

As soon as these words came out, the courtyard immediately started to talk about it. Yi Zhonghai was dismissed, and Liu Haizhong was also dismissed. What was going on?

The person involved, Liu Haizhong, turned pale and jumped up from his seat. He could not help asking, "Sister Wang, did you make a mistake? The one who made the mistake was Old Yi. What does it have to do with me?" Aunt Wang's eyes shone when she heard this, and she said, "It has nothing to do with you? Well, then let's talk about it. You have been managing the Intermediate Court for seven or eight years, right?"

Liu Haizhong nodded in agreement: "It has indeed been seven or eight years. Although I cannot boast that I have managed the Intermediate Court flawlessly, there have indeed been no major problems." Aunt Wang continued: "It seems that you are quite satisfied with your job? Liu Haizhong, I wanted to save some face for you and let you step down, but since you want to know so much, then I will tell you directly! The district has repeatedly emphasized that it is not allowed to keep animals in the city, and illegal construction is prohibited. But what about you? As the second housekeeper, not only did you fail to maintain the environmental sanitation of the yard, but you took the lead in raising livestock. You have seven or eight chickens in your house alone, and you have built a chicken coop outside, which makes it stink. Is this what you call a work attitude?"

Liu Haizhong was speechless for a moment. Aunt Wang's words were all true, but he was still unwilling to give up the position of second housekeeper. He thought that after Yi Zhonghai was dismissed, he would be able to take over, but he did not expect that the street office would directly dismiss him from his position. "Sister Wang, I am not the only one doing this kind of thing, right? Look at Lao Chen next door, don't they also raise chickens?" Aunt Wang sneered, "Do you think this is just targeting you? Now the whole district is undergoing rectification! Since you are not competent, let someone capable take over. Our street office has discussed it, and the situation in your yard is complicated and ordinary people cannot handle it. It happens that Comrade Yu Li is from our street office, and now she is appointed as the new second housekeeper."

Everyone turned to Yu Li, and seeing her calm expression, it was obvious that she had known about this for a long time. Thinking of being governed by a little girl in the future, Liu Haizhong's face turned gloomy. As a power-loving person, he would never give up even a little power in his hands easily. If he lost his position as the second housekeeper, wouldn't he become an ordinary person?

Liu Haizhong, who always thought highly of himself, could not accept such a result. "Sister Wang, this is inappropriate, isn't it? According to the rules, the housekeeper is elected by the residents of the courtyard. I'm afraid your approach is not in compliance with the rules and will hurt everyone's feelings." Aunt Wang said sarcastically, "You make it sound easy. According to your logic, shouldn't you always be the second housekeeper?"