Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

It just so happened that after Li Yunlong went to the Northeast, Lao Huang kept inviting him to drink together. After experiencing the things in the Northeast, the relationship between the two became closer. Lao Huang and the Iron Triangle are old acquaintances, and Li Weidong and Li Yunlong are now sworn brothers. Therefore, it is more appropriate to call Lao Huang "uncle".

When Fan Jinyou gets something good, he will definitely show off to others. Yu Li once told Li Weidong that Fan Jinyou had the opportunity to become the director of the street office in his early years, but because he did not do things properly, it almost caused a big incident, so he was demoted to the deputy director of the public security committee. Perhaps it was this incident that made him like to go to a tavern near Zhengyangmen to show off every time something good happened.

This time is probably no exception. Li Weidong can set a trap there and invite Lao Huang to dinner. If Fan Jin does not recognize Lao Huang, the situation will be more favorable. Li Weidong believes that Lao Huang will not remain indifferent when he sees Fan Jin's arrogant attitude.

After finalizing the plan, Li Weidong immediately rode his bicycle to the door of Lao Huang's workplace. Soon, he saw Lao Huang coming out. When he saw Li Weidong, Lao Huang showed a hint of surprise.

"Weidong, why are you here?" asked Old Huang.

"I've really been thinking about this for a long time, and I haven't had the chance to talk to you about some things about my father. It just so happens that I got off work early today, so I stopped by to see you."

Old Huang pointed at Li Weidong and smiled, and replied: "You little rascal, you must be missing the meal I promised you, right? Well, let's arrange a meal today, and I'll treat you to a meal outside."

"You really know me. I won't be polite then. I heard that the tavern near Zhengyang Gate is pretty good. Can we have a drink?"

"You're a smart kid. I'm familiar with that tavern. Their wine is really good. I heard that it's brewed with spring water from Niulan Mountain. I used to go there for a drink when I was drunk many years ago, but things have changed since the boss was replaced by an outsider. Others add water to their wine, but he does the opposite. Don't we drink to keep warm in winter? Why spend money if we want to drink water?"

After hearing what Lao Huang said, Li Weidong immediately realized that this might be the trick that Fan Jinyou had played in the tavern before.

For someone like Lao Huang who likes to have a few drinks in his spare time, Fan Jinyou's tricks are really not authentic enough. No wonder he has so much resentment in his heart.

"Should we still go there?" Li Weidong asked.

"Of course, why not? That bastard was kicked out a long time ago, and the store has regained its original flavor since the original boss came back. But drinking without something to go with it would be too boring, so we should prepare some snacks."

"Then let's have some fried tripe. There happens to be a fried tripe restaurant nearby. It's a good choice to go with wine."

"Good idea. I'll listen to you. You know more about gourmet food than I do."

The two of them rode their bicycles, heading towards Zhengyangmen, chatting and laughing all the way.

Li Weidong went to Baodu Yang in Dashilar as planned to buy some fried tripe and stewed vegetables, and then came to the tavern leisurely. When he entered the door, Lao Huang was already there to heat up the soup for him.

Li Weidong was about to walk towards Lao Huang when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Uh, you again? You're haunting me like a ghost because I once accused you and you got angry. You even came to settle the score with me?"

Li Weidong turned around and looked at Fan Jinyou with surprise.

Being stared at like this by Li Weidong, Fan Jinyou seemed a little uneasy. He frowned and rebuked Li Weidong: "Who are you looking at? Are you mute?"

Li Weidong chuckled and shook his head. At this moment, he had to pretend to be frightened, because he knew that the longer he remained silent and endured, the more he would have the upper hand when Old Huang got angry. He noticed that when he looked in the direction where Old Huang was, Old Huang's attention had been drawn to him.

Li Weidong's silence further fueled Fan Jinyou's arrogance. In addition, this tavern had a special emotional meaning for Fan Jinyou. He hoped to prove to those around him that he had stood up again by challenging and humiliating Li Weidong.

"What's wrong? Are you scared? Do you think you can solve the problem by not saying anything? I have seen many people like you who hold a grudge against you and even want to take revenge on society. It is because of people like you that all kinds of crimes occur in society. I think it is necessary to report this to the leadership. Given your family, Yu Li may not be suitable for the job at the street office."

Hey, this guy is really weird, he made a big deal out of nothing. Because of some trivial things, he actually wanted to make Yu Li lose her job at the street office.

This is far beyond the scope of behavior of small people.

What exactly is deep hatred?

At this time, Fan Jinyou noticed that the tavern manager Xu Huizhen was coming, so he immediately straightened his back, ready to defeat Li Weidong completely.

However, a deep voice suddenly came to his ears: "What a great official power, Fan Jinyou. After not seeing you for a few years, I thought you would learn from the past lessons and get on the right track, but I didn't expect you to become even crazier. You are really an amazing person!"

"Who are you? It's not your turn to interrupt me when I'm talking. Do you think I need your approval for what I do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Jinyou saw Old Huang with a gloomy face and was shocked.

Li Weidong's guess was wrong. Fan Jinyou not only knew Lao Huang, but was also very familiar with him. Because it was Lao Huang who reported Fan Jinyou's problems to the street office, which led to his loss of his position as tavern manager.

Fan Jinyou asked nervously, "Secretary Huang, why are you here?"

Secretary Huang sneered, "So do you want me to be here or not?"

Fan Jinyou swallowed nervously. He certainly hoped that Secretary Huang was not here, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"What do you mean? Fan Jinyou, you've gone too far. If you treat the workers like this, then you're going to eat up the people who seek help from the neighborhood committee, aren't you?"

"How dare I!"

"I think you don't dare to do anything! People like you, are you solving people's problems or just causing trouble? I'll have to talk to Director Wang later. The neighborhood committee is related to the lives of the people, and we can't tolerate black sheep like you!"

When Fan Jin heard this, he became even more flustered. He quickly explained, "Secretary Huang, this is a misunderstanding. I, I can apologize, apologize to this worker comrade, and ask for his forgiveness!"

"I don't think it's necessary!"

Li Weidong stepped forward with a smile and said, "You are the leader of the neighborhood committee, and I am just an ordinary worker. How can I ask you to condescend to apologize to me? I can't bear it!"

Fan Jinyou was a little angry and almost spit on Li Weidong's face. He knew that this might be Li Weidong's deliberate revenge.

However, what Fan Jinyou did not expect was that this was just the opening and the real highlight had not yet begun.

Before he could refute, he heard Li Weidong continue: "If you cause trouble for my wife one day, I won't be able to give you benefits like I did this afternoon."

When Fan Jinyou heard this, his face changed drastically, and he felt even worse than when he found out that Secretary Huang was also there. He glanced at Secretary Huang cautiously, and sure enough, Secretary Huang had already begun questioning Li Weidong.

"Weidong, what are the benefits you are talking about?"

"Well, this afternoon I was at the entrance of the neighborhood committee and happened to see Director Fan talking to a neighbor. Before the neighbor left, he stuffed a red cloth bag into Director Fan's pocket. I think if I'm not mistaken, the bag might still be on Director Fan's person?" Upon hearing this, Secretary Huang immediately turned to Fan Jinyou and ordered, "Take it out!"

Fan Jinyou forced a smile and said, "Leader, I can explain this misunderstanding."

However, Secretary Huang seemed not to have heard his explanation and shouted, "I told you to take it out!"

Fan Jinyou looked at Secretary Huang and tried to make a final struggle, but facing Secretary Huang's sharp eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. Who is Mr. Huang? Although he was also a student, he had been in the organization for a long time. Like Zhao Gang, he had been on the battlefield and killed the devils with his own hands. He was a ruthless character.

Fan Jinyou was just a thug who got into the neighborhood committee by relying on his family background. He was most afraid of people like Huang Lao. He swallowed hard, unwilling but had to take out the red bag from his pocket.

Mr. Huang did not completely believe Li Weidong's words, and he still gave Fan Jinyou a chance to explain. He held the bag with one hand and asked Fan Jinyou: "Fan Jinyou, can you tell me what's in the bag? If it's money, how much is it? Also, what is your relationship with that person?!"

Fan Jinyou looked embarrassed. He couldn't answer any of these questions because he hadn't opened it yet.

Seeing him hesitating, Mr. Huang confirmed his judgment. He was too lazy to open the bag and threw it back to Fan Jinyou: "Go and explain it to the director yourself. I will ask about this matter again tomorrow."

After hearing this, Fan Jinyou was like a defeated rooster. He knew that this was an opportunity for Huang Lao to repent. Taking the initiative to confess and asking Huang Lao to report the situation were completely different in nature. He had come in with a high and mighty attitude, but now he was leaving in a state of dejection.

Xu Huizhen was watching all this at the counter. In her mind, Fan Jinyou was a man of great skill. Although he lacked talent in business, he was very good at handling other matters. During this period, she had been considering whether to take a further step with him.

As a widow running a tavern, she endured a lot of gossip. Many people called it the "Widow's House". It was fine if they knew it was a tavern, but those who didn't know the inside story would misunderstand it as some other improper place. Rumors can kill people, especially for a young, beautiful and capable widow like Xu Huizhen, who had many jealous people.

Xu Huizhen knew the consequences of this, so she began to look for suitable candidates among the bachelors around her. Although she had a child, she had high standards and ordinary people were not in her eyes. Fan Jinyou and elementary school teacher Xu Hesheng thus entered her sight.