Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Liu Haizhong dreamed of becoming an official, becoming a leader, and educating others just like educating his son.

But when Yi Zhonghai asked him directly whether he wanted to be a uncle, he suppressed his excitement and said falsely: "Old Yi, what you said is true. I am the second uncle and you are the first uncle. Although the street office doesn't let you do it, you are the only one in the hospital who can be a first uncle. You will come back sooner or later."

Although it was something he said against his will, it was also part of Liu Haizhong's true thoughts.

As the second uncle, why hasn't he gotten over this mountain after so many years? Liu Haizhong knows Yi Zhonghai's methods too well and he has no chance of defeating him.

We failed this time because the opponent was too strong. Our whole family would be humiliated if we faced off against him.

"Old Liu, why are you still talking about this now?" Yi Zhonghai said unhappily, "You are good in every way, but you don't know the situation. I can't be the boss right now. Look at Director Zhang's attitude. She likes Zeng Wangcai so much. If she were younger, she would probably marry Zeng Wangcai.

"Zeng Wangcai has ruined me. The next step will definitely be to let his father become the boss. Then we will really have no way out. How are we going to live in the courtyard in the future?"

Liu Haizhong was shocked and felt that what Yi Zhonghai said made sense.

"No wonder Zeng Wangcai is so kind. Selling so much fish and meat to the neighbors at a low price is the next big move." Liu Haizhong sighed, "Bribe the neighbors and let his father be the boss. In this way, the Zeng family will have the final say in the yard. Old Yan is a fence-sitter. He will follow the Zeng family as long as there is a bargain."

"That's right, you finally recognized it clearly, so, of the three uncles, we must take down two." Seeing Liu Haizhong coming up, Yi Zhonghai continued to guide, "You and the Zeng family can't untie the knot. As for me, you see, I'm almost the same as you, and there's no way we can reconcile in the future, so we are grasshoppers on the same rope, we have to tighten the rope a little bit."

When the topic of their common enemy Zeng Wangcai was brought up, the two of them recalled the disputes during this period.

To be honest, before Zeng Wangcai came back, they didn't take Zeng Wangcai, this innocent guy, seriously. They thought he was just a child and they should be wary of his father Zeng Youqian.

But when Zeng Wangcai came back as a platoon leader with a bunch of supplies, he beat up Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangtian at first sight, and then dug a small hole, and his position as the boss was in jeopardy.

This made the two of them feel that this boy was so terrifying.

"Old Yi, tell me, what can I do to be a boss?" Liu Haizhong no longer hid his feelings.

Humph, it is true, the unruly people always want to seize power...

Yi Zhonghai sneered in his heart when he heard this, but he remained calm on the surface: "Director Zhang said that we should be democratic. Let's have someone propose tomorrow and let everyone elect you as the first uncle, and then elect someone else as the third uncle. By the way, Old Yan will be promoted to the second uncle. In this way, Old Yan will also buy into our account."

"That's good, but..." Liu Haizhong was a little self-aware, and he questioned, "At this juncture, everyone won't choose me, right? After all, they just got benefits from the Zeng family."

"That's true, your prestige is still a little bit..." Yi Zhonghai deliberately pondered for a while, "Besides, you have a grudge against the Zeng family. If he knew that you were the boss, he would definitely oppose it with all his strength.

"The issue of Zeng Youqian being a big shot is easy to resolve. We can start a campaign and say that Zeng Wangcai bribed the neighbors, so that Director Zhang will not dare to openly help Zeng Wangcai."

Yi Zhonghai's trick of blocking the imaginary enemy was a bit far-fetched, but it was enough to deal with Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong's focus at this moment was on how to become a boss, and he had no time to think about anything else.

"What should I do? Should I visit every household overnight?" Liu Haizhong asked anxiously.

Obviously, this guy knows a little about elections, as he can say something like "visit".

"It's too late!" Yi Zhonghai shook his head, pondered for a while, and slowly said, "I have an idea. Instead of being the boss, you can be the great boss. How about that?"

"What do you mean by 'Grandmaster'? It sounds the same as that old woman Cixi." Liu Haizhong rolled his eyes. He didn't understand what Yi Zhonghai meant at all.

Yi Zhonghai explained: "It means that you are still the second uncle, but in fact you have the final say in the courtyard's affairs and exercise the power of the first uncle."

"Can this still happen?"

"Sure, let's pick someone to be the boss, someone who has no grudge against Zeng Wangcai and has helped him before. This way he won't be embarrassed to object."

"Who?"

"Shazhu, Shazhu helped him today and didn't testify for him. We suggest that Shazhu be the boss. If Zeng Wangcai disagrees, it will definitely offend Shazhu, and Shazhu will be on our side in the future. If Zeng Wangcai agrees, Shazhu will be the boss, and considering Shazhu's character, he still has to listen to us..."

It has to be said that Yi Zhonghai's ability is indeed much stronger than Liu Haizhong's. Liu Haizhong's ancestors would never have thought of such a strategy that kills two birds with one stone.

Liu Haizhong felt that what Yi Zhonghai said was right. It was very easy to control Sha Zhu. If Sha Zhu acted as a boss, he would be the boss above the boss.

"Old Yi, I've figured it out." Liu Haizhong said with emotion, "Even if we fight alone, neither of us can be Zeng Wangcai's opponent. We must join forces to deal with him and win over Sha Zhu. Then we won't have to worry about Zeng Wangcai's wife Zhang Xiuzhi."

"That's right. We have two of the three masters. Even if Old Yan sides with Zeng Wangcai, it will be useless."

"That's right. So let's go find Sha Zhu and tell him the truth?"

"It's too late. Don't go out and get seen. Let's bring it up directly at the meeting tomorrow. You make the suggestion. Sha Zhu will definitely be grateful to you."

"Haha, that's right..."

Liu Haizhong was trapped by Yi Zhonghai's few words and was not prepared for Yi Zhonghai's intention to act like a wife and a boss.

Front yard, Zeng family’s home.

The radio was turned off and there was no channel on it. Zeng Youqian asked his wife to find a piece of fine cloth and cover the radio with great care to prevent it from getting dusty.

"I never thought that Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Jia were in an unclear relationship. You can't judge a person by his appearance..." Although it was late, Chen Yumei was not sleepy at all. She sat there knitting a scarf for Zhang Xiuzhi.

Zeng Youqian looked at his son and said, "Tell me, Yi Zhonghai has stepped down. What are you going to do next? You don't want me to be the boss, do you? I've told you, I won't be the boss. It's not enough to embarrass myself."

"I know, I know!" Zeng Wangcai knew that his father would not take the position, so he told him his plan, "I have already told Director Zhang that I would like to let Sha Zhu take the position of uncle."

"Silly Zhu?" Zeng Youqian frowned. "Will this work? Shazhu's brain... how should I put it? He's not stupid, he's dumb. He has too little experience, is easily impulsive, and is easily manipulated. He's now dating Qin Jingru. You're just changing the soup but not the medicine. I bet that it won't take long for Shazhu to be controlled by Yi Zhonghai after he takes office."

Zeng Youqian is a smart man, but he doesn't show it usually.

Zeng Wangcai felt relieved after hearing this: "Don't worry, their honeymoon period won't last long. It won't be long before Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu fall out..."

"Honeymoon period? What does that mean?"