Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Faced with the scene before him, Yi Zhonghai was filled with emotion.

What happened to the Siheyuan? Couldn't the harmonious atmosphere of the past be maintained? He did everything out of kindness. He told a white lie because he was worried that the residents would not be willing to donate. Was he really wrong?

Li Aiguo didn't seem to notice Yi Zhong's embarrassment. He first whispered to He Yushui, and then calmly opened the newspaper box in public after watching He Yushui trot away. The objects in the box flew out, including stacks of banknotes and a few old newspapers. It was obvious that the initial noise came from these old newspapers. Li Aiguo pointed at the coins and said, "Come on, who can count how much money is in the box?"

Immediately, neighbors Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wang came over. They were the older residents in the yard, respected by everyone, and unlikely to cheat. Moreover, with so many eyes watching, anyone who tried to cheat would undoubtedly be asking for trouble. "One hundred and fifty-four, one hundred and fifty-five..." (Note: This should be the number of the money repeated, the omitted part is the same.)

Under the dim light and in full view of the public, Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wang counted twice and confirmed that the total was still only 155 yuan. "It's really a group of people who did this!" "They lied to get us to donate." "We can't let them go. We must get our money back." Everyone realized that they were cheated and felt extremely angry. They rushed forward and took back the money they had just donated. Xu Damao's movements were a little slow. Seeing that the money on the ground was getting less and less, he began to get anxious.

"Don't rob! My family only donated 15 yuan!" Jia Dongxu was furious when he saw his money being robbed. He rushed over and grabbed Xu Damao's arm and yelled, "This is my money! Xu Damao, you wicked thing!"

Xu Damao put the money in his pocket, looked at the angry Jia Dongxu and said coldly: "If I can't deal with your mother, how can I deal with you!" He rushed over without hesitation and punched Jia Dongxu's face twice, each punch mark formed a black eye socket. Jia Dongxu suffered a lot because of the surprise. "I'm going to fight you!" Jia Dongxu suddenly opened his mouth and bit Xu Damao's ear, and a shrill wail echoed.

At this time, Xu Jixiang returned to the village from the projection team and happened to witness this. He quickly dropped the mountain products he brought and rushed over. When he saw it, he realized the difficulty of the problem. Jia Dongxu bit Xu Damao's ear tightly, and the sharp teeth were deeply embedded in the ear. If Jia Dongxu was pulled up, Xu Damao might lose that ear. "Quick, let go, Jia Dongxu!" Xu Jixiang shouted in panic.

Yi Zhonghai, who had been silently pondering over how to deal with the aftermath, hurried over when he saw this.

"Xu'er, no, you must not do this!"

If Jia Dongxu really pulled off Xu Damao's ears...

Even though he has a great reputation, he cannot protect Jia Dongxu from his mistakes.

Qin Huairu also anxiously grabbed Jia Dongxu: "Xu, don't do this."

At this time, Jia Dongxu's eyes were bloodshot. After hesitating for a long time, he finally chose to compromise.

He let go of his mouth and fell to the ground gasping for breath.

Xu Damao covered his burning ears and climbed up, pointing at Jia Dongxu's face and angrily yelling, "You brat!"

"Forget it, we are all neighbors, we should unite." Yi Zhonghai came out to smooth things over and persuaded Xu Damao to take the money back.

Seeing the money she had earned being taken away, Jia Zhang was heartbroken and suddenly sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

"Oh my god, my money! That's the money my family has saved with great effort!"

Yi Zhonghai watched and shook his head, feeling helpless about her pitiful condition.

At this point in the situation, the best hope is that people will stop holding the two main managers accountable because of old friendship.

But the reality is that the ideal is too far away.

Just as Yi Zhonghai was about to announce the end of the meeting, He Yushui and Director Wang from the Street Office hurried into the scene.

Yan Bugui also followed behind, and he was pulled out of his sleep by Director Wang.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Director Wang, his heart trembled.

He turned around and looked at Li Aiguo: "The problems in the hospital should be solved by the people in the hospital. You don't follow the rules!"

"The rules here are made by us bosses. Anyone who tries to reason with you is an idiot." Li Aiguo fought back with his arms folded.

"you……"

Yi Zhonghai was about to open his mouth to defend himself again, but found that time did not allow it.

Director Wang came closer, his face frosty, and asked:

"Yi Zhonghai, what's going on?"

“Can you, the management cadres, induce people to donate money?”

"Should we do the same as the landlords in the old society who oppressed the people and robbed the people of their donations?"

"The rich are given money, but the poor can only get a drop in the bucket. Does this approach work?"

The weight of these words was so great that Yi Zhonghai shuddered and hurriedly explained: "Director, this is really not what I thought."

"It's just that we saw that the funds needed to rebuild the Jia family were huge, and we were worried that the neighbors would be unwilling to donate, so..."

Yan Bugui interrupted at this time: "Brother Yi, I don't know about this matter, so don't involve me casually."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the smug Yan Bugui, feeling angry and puzzled, wondering if Yan Bugui had told Li Aiguo the inside story?

But he didn't have time to delve into it now, and continued to explain: "So at Liu Haizhong's suggestion, we did make a little move."

Upon hearing this, Director Wang glared at Liu Haizhong and asked, "Did you propose this?"

Liu Haizhong felt like crying but had no tears, feeling like he was the one being forced to be punished.

However, thinking that he still had to rely on Yan Bugui to help him pass the promotion test, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod in agreement.

"Director, I have deeply realized my mistakes and will definitely correct them in the future."

“Can you get away with just admitting your mistakes?”

This time, Director Wang was also angered and said coldly: "There have been many chaos in your courtyard recently, and this is all related to the three directors."

"All your concept tickets this month are a green warning ticket."

"This way, you can clearly understand your position."

"Everyone should write a self-reflection letter and read it publicly at the gate of the compound."

Such punishment was undoubtedly extremely severe. For people at that time, face was a matter of life and death.

Reading the self-reflection book publicly is equivalent to slapping them in the face in public.

The green concept ticket means that the monthly food ration will be reduced by half, which is a double blow both materially and spiritually.

Yan Bugui was so frightened that his face turned pale. He raised his hand and said weakly, "Director, I really didn't interfere in this matter."

"What about the previous two times? Yan Bugui, do you really think you are very good at calculating?" Director Wang's face was gloomy and his eyes were wide open.

Yan Bugui was speechless for a moment.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his teeth were chattering. He spent a lot of energy but failed to help the Jia family raise funds and was punished instead. Oh, my heart aches.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was about to leave, and Li Aiguo came up to Director Wang and said, "Director, the donation has been made three times. I think they used the same tricks the previous two times."

After these words were spoken, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui's faces changed drastically.

If they were to investigate the issues surrounding the previous two rounds of donations, they would go completely bankrupt and lose all their capital.

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and explained: "Director, don't believe what this guy said. The first two donations were completely spontaneous actions of the residents."

"Yes, we definitely didn't do anything." Liu Haizhong agreed through gritting his teeth.

Li Aiguo sneered and raised his finger to the residents who were watching: "Whether it is true or not, wouldn't it be clearer to ask other people?"

The residents did not expect that their intended donation today would turn into not only having to take back the money, but also having to collect old debts.

So they immediately gathered in front of Director Wang.

"Director, it was the time when Yan Bugui was holding the cardboard box."

“The situation is exactly the same as it is now.”

“My family donated five dollars.”

"My family is the same."

"Director, you have to get this money back for us!"

For a moment, public opinion in the courtyard was boiling, and the faces of the three management chiefs became increasingly ugly.

Xu Jixiang was afraid that Jia Dongxu would transform into a hound again and attack Xu Damao, so he quickly pulled Xu Damao away.

Seeing this, he gestured outside the crowd.

"See, Damao, Li Aiguo is guiding the public opinion. He asked the chief administrator to return the money alone, and the chief administrator might not pursue the past out of consideration for Yi Zhonghai and his friends. But now that so many residents are asking for the money back, even if he is the chief administrator's son, he can no longer protect Yi Zhonghai."

"Learn more and be less weird in the future."

Xu Damao responded: "Dad, don't worry, I will work hard."

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On one side of him were several housekeepers; on the other side were more than twenty tenants in the courtyard. It was easy for him to weigh the pros and cons. The director's decision was exactly the same as Xu Jixiang's prediction.

"Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, you must return all the property you have stolen from the residents before sunset."

Yi Zhonghai turned pale when he heard this and almost fell to the ground. This was the so-called "stealing a chicken but losing the rice". Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui regretted that they should not have listened to Yi Zhonghai's instigation and held a fundraising meeting.

One can imagine how sad they would be if they were asked to give up the benefits they had gained.

When the tenants heard that they could get their money back, they danced with excitement. Li Aiguo leaped into the garden, raised his hands to his mouth, and shouted condescendingly:

"The director recovered our losses. He is a good director who stands up for the people!"

"Good Director! Good Director!" the tenants responded enthusiastically.

Whoever started it, there was warm applause in the yard. In the midst of the thunderous applause, the director felt that all her efforts had paid off. Having served as the director of the subdistrict office for so many years, her prestige has never been so high among the neighbors.

She was grateful for the opportunity provided by Li Aiguo. At this moment, the director looked at Li Aiguo with burning eyes.

The niece of her cousin is as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, and has medical talent. She can be introduced to Li Aiguo if there is a chance.