Siheyuan: Smiling at the Birds

Shortly after Qin Huairu left Li Tianyou's office, Secretary Liu came to Li Tianyou's office with someone.

Secretary Liu said with a slightly flattering smile: "Chief Li, here is what Director Yang asked me to give you." Then he asked the man to put a black briefcase on Li Tianyou's desk.

Li Tianyou naturally knew that the briefcase contained the yellow croaker of this batch of supplies.

Li Tianyou nodded and said, "Thank you, Secretary Liu, for coming here specially."

Secretary Liu smiled and said: "Why bother? It's all my responsibility. Oh, by the way." Then he took out a stack of big black bills from his pocket and placed them on Li Tianyou's desk.

Li Tianyou frowned as he looked at the stack of big black coins and said, "Secretary Liu, this is..."

Secretary Liu smiled and said, "This is your salary, Section Chief Li. Director Yang asked me to send it directly to you, so Section Chief Li doesn't have to go to the Finance Department again."

Li Tianyou nodded and said, "That's great. It saves me from making a trip."

Although Li Tianyou did not have to queue up to receive his salary like ordinary workers, he still had to go to the Finance Department, which really saved him a lot of trouble.

Secretary Liu smiled and said, "And Director Yang has also arranged your New Year's benefits, Section Chief Li. Someone from the logistics department will deliver them to you shortly."

Li Tianyou nodded and said, "Director Yang is thoughtful."

Secretary Liu smiled and said, "Chief Li, I won't bother you anymore."

After Secretary Liu left, Li Tianyou went directly to the logistics warehouse, collected his benefits and went home.

Siheyuan, Xu Damao's home.

After listening to Xu Damao's vivid and emotional description, Lou Xiao'e was also deeply shocked.

I didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would plot against Sha Zhu in this way. If it weren't for Li Tianyou, wouldn't Sha Zhu have been killed by Yi Zhonghai?

Lou Xiao'e looked at Xu Damao and said, "Chief Li, Yi Zhonghai and the old lady framed such a good man. I guess they won't get away with it this time."

Xu Damao looked around when he heard this, then approached Lou Xiaoe and whispered solemnly, "Section Chief Li said that Yi Zhonghai should be given peanuts."

After hearing what Xu Damao said, Lou Xiao'e's eyes widened, her mouth slightly opened, and she asked uncertainly: "Section Chief Li, are you kidding?"

Xu Damao curled his lips and said, "It's definitely not a joke."

Lou Xiao'e thought for a while and said, "I'll go to the East Courtyard to take a look. Do you want to go?"

Xu Damao thought for a moment and said, "If you want to go, go ahead. Section Chief Li may not be at home at this time, so it's not appropriate for me to go."

Lou Xiao'e nodded when she heard this, and thought to herself that it was true. Li Tianyou was not at home, and there were only Gao Meiyu and that woman from Hong Kong at home. It was indeed not appropriate for Xu Damao to go.

In Xu Damao's opinion, it is normal for Lou Xiao'e to be curious and want to find out more. How could anyone not be curious about such a big thing?

Lou Xiao'e went to the East Courtyard by herself. After knocking on the door and entering the room, Lou Xiao'e frowned at Zheng Yanran who opened the door and asked, "Is Xiaoyu not here?"

Zheng Yanran frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

Lou Xiao'e said: "I am from Xu Damao's family in the backyard. We have met before."

Zheng Yanran seemed to have thought of something and let Lou Xiao'e into the house.

Zheng Yanran said: "Yu'er, I'm taking a shower, please wait a moment!"

As he said that, he sat down opposite Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e was a little embarrassed. Zheng Yanran looked at Lou Xiao'e calmly and asked, "What do you want to talk to Yu'er about?"

Lou Xiao'e thought for a moment and said, "I just came here to find out what happened last night."

Zheng Yanran smiled and said, "What's there to ask? It has nothing to do with you."

Lou Xiao'e smiled awkwardly and said, "I was surprised when Xu Damao told me what happened last night, so I came over to ask."

At this time, Gao Meiyu also came over while wiping her hair and looked at Lou Xiaoe and said, "Sister-in-law Xiaoe, are you here to confirm something?"

Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e looked at Gao Meiyu and nodded, saying, "Well, to be honest, I still don't quite believe that Yi Zhonghai would be that kind of person, and there is also a deaf old lady."

Zheng Yanran smiled after hearing this, looked at Gao Meiyu and said: "People are like this, they only want to believe what they believe, and turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the facts in front of them."

Gao Meiyu also smiled, looked at Lou Xiao'e and said, "Sister-in-law Xiao'e, actually Brother Tianyou and the deaf old lady had already saved face last night."

Lou Xiao'e said: "What do you mean?"

Gao Meiyu said: "Brother Tianyou, you only told Yi Zhonghai's plan, but didn't tell the deaf old lady's plan."

Zheng Yanran heard this and asked, "What else did the deaf old lady plan?"

Gao Meiyu smiled and said, "Of course they want to destroy Xiao'e's marriage with Xu Damao, and then let Xiao'e marry Sha Zhu."

Zheng Yanran laughed after hearing this and said, "Who are the people living in this courtyard?"

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said, "Chief Li said last time, although I don't quite believe it, I still haven't had any contact with the deaf old lady again."

Gao Meiyu sneered: "Does it matter whether you believe it or not now? People have already gone in."

Zheng Yanran looked at Lou Xiaoe and smiled: "Since you don't believe it, why do you still listen to Brother Tianyou?"

Lou Xiao'e frowned and looked at Zheng Yanran and said, "Why do you also call Section Chief Li Brother Tianyou?"

Zheng Yanran smiled and said, "Yu'er and I are like sisters. Follow her and call her. Is there any problem?"

Lou Xiao'e frowned and thought to herself that this Hong Kong woman was definitely not as simple as Li Tianyou said.

Gao Meiyu said: "Sister Xiao'e, what Xu Damao told you is true, and I can tell you for sure that what Brother Tianyou said about the deaf old lady plotting against us is also true. As for why Brother Tianyou didn't say anything last night, I guess he didn't have any evidence to prove it."

Lou Xiao'e was about to speak when she heard "I really can't produce any solid evidence."

The three women all looked towards the source of the voice and saw the person who was speaking was closing the door, holding a pig's hind leg and a bag of flour in his hands.

Gao Meiyu looked at Li Tianyou and smiled: "Brother Tianyou, we can't finish all the food at home, why did you buy so much again?"

Li Tianyou looked at Gao Meiyu and smiled: "It's a benefit from the factory."

Zheng Yanran complained speechlessly: "You two are so boring."

Lou Xiao'e also said: "Chief Li, you are back."

Li Tianyou laughed and said, "Nonsense, I'm such a big living person, you can't see me."

Lou Xiao'e blushed, lowered her head and whispered: "Chief Li, I..."

Gao Meiyu interrupted: "Brother Tianyou, what did you just say?"

Li Tianyou smiled and said, "I said I really don't have any evidence, because the words the deaf old lady said were just what I overheard by accident. Where can I get evidence?"

Zheng Yanran smiled and said, "So you didn't mention this last night, right?"

Li Tianyou smiled and nodded, saying: "Well, Yi Zhonghai, that's because the widow is a flaw. Yi Zhonghai can't quibble. There is no real evidence of the deaf old lady's calculations. It's useless to speak out. The deaf old lady may even say that I maliciously slandered her. The gain is not worth the loss."

Gao Meiyu nodded and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not."

Zheng Yanran also said: "Yi Zhonghai, Brother Tianyou, you will definitely not let him go, and the old lady will definitely not come back at her age, so it really doesn't matter whether we say it or not."

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said, "Chief Li, how did you know that Yi Zhonghai would plot against Sha Zhu with that widow?"

Li Tianyou smiled and said, "Sister Xiao'e, you really have a million questions. Yi Zhonghai has brought the widow into the courtyard. If the widow did not agree to Yi Zhonghai's request, would Yi Zhonghai let the widow meet Sha Zhu?"

Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up, and she nodded and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of that."

Zheng Yanran looked at Lou Xiaoe as if she were an idiot and said, "Is it difficult to do something so obvious?"

Gao Meiyu also covered her mouth and laughed when she heard this.

Lou Xiao'e also smiled awkwardly.

Li Tianyou looked at Lou Xiao'e and said, "Sister-in-law Xiao'e, is there anything else?"

Lou Xiaoe shook her head and said, "That's all, Chief Li. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he fled from the East Courtyard.

Li Tianyou looked at Lou Xiaoe and shook his head helplessly.

Gao Meiyu looked at Li Tianyou and smiled: "Brother Tianyou, how about it, have you thought about it?"

Li Tianyou asked: "What have you thought of?"

Zheng Yanran rolled her eyes and said, "What should we do with Yi Zhonghai and the others?"

Li Tianyou looked out the window and said: "Yi Zhonghai must die, the deaf old lady and Liu Haizhong should be dealt with normally!"

Zheng Yanran smiled and said: "If the old lady had been sentenced normally, she might as well have been rewarded with a peanut!"

Gao Meiyu rolled her eyes and said, "No matter what the result is, it's all their own fault."

Zheng Yanran looked at Li Tianyou and said, "Brother Tianyou, how come those antiques suddenly turned out to be fakes?"

Gao Meiyu also looked at Li Tianyou curiously. She was also very curious about how so many antiques could become fakes in the blink of an eye.

Li Tianyou's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he thought to himself, this person around him is really unguardable.

Li Tianyou said with a stiff face: "In fact, what was delivered was a fake, and the real ones were sent to the warehouse."

Gao Meiyu frowned and looked at Li Tianyou and said, "Brother Tianyou, are you hiding something from us?"

Zheng Yanran also looked at Li Tianyou and said: "The gifts were fakes? That's impossible. I looked carefully at the time, and they were the ones we saw this afternoon!"

Li Tianyou smiled helplessly and said, "It's really a fake. Otherwise, tell me what's going on. Can I change?"

Gao Meiyu frowned and said, "Could it be that we didn't look carefully at that time?"

Zheng Yanran also frowned and looked at Li Tianyou and said, "Brother Tianyou, is what you sent really a fake?"

Li Tianyou sighed in his heart, not knowing how to explain it. He could not reveal a single word about the system even if he was beaten to death.

Li Tianyou nodded and said: "Really, what was sent was a fake."

Gao Meiyu heard this and said, "Could it be that Brother Tianyou used these fakes to set a trap for Yi Zhonghai and the others?"

Li Tianyou shook his head and said: "I didn't mean to set a trap for anyone. It was just a means of hiding. I didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to come to me on his own initiative."

Zheng Yanran still stared at Li Tianyou. She was sure that what was sent was not a fake, but she didn't know why Li Tianyou said that, and how Li Tianyou had replaced the real thing with the fake one.

Li Tianyou didn't want to answer this question. As a woman, she couldn't reveal Li Tianyou's secret.