Siheyuan, my new life

The reason why Yi Zhonghai killed Lao Jia was because of the work grade assessment in the workshop more than a month ago.

Qu Xiuqin had heard Yi Zhonghai talk about this matter when he returned home. At that time, Lou's Steel Rolling Mill had added two new workshops, and it was necessary to select four senior technicians from the original intermediate technicians. These newly selected senior technicians would be transferred to the new workshops to serve as team leaders.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai felt that his skills had reached the level of a senior technician. In addition, Lao Jia, who lived in the Intermediate Court, was one of the three people in charge of this matter. Given his relationship with Lao Jia as both a teacher and a friend, Yi Zhonghai felt that Lao Jia would definitely speak for him, so he was full of confidence.

However, when the list was announced, Yi Zhonghai was greatly disappointed that he was not on the list.

That night, Lao Jia came to comfort Yi Zhonghai and told him the reason why he was not selected. Since the senior technicians selected this time need to enter the new workshop as technical backbones, the factory requires that mature technicians with strong skills must be selected. Although Yi Zhonghai's current fitter level can barely reach the threshold of senior technicians, he is still far from being able to work independently, especially the equipment newly purchased in the new workshop is said to be quite dangerous when operating. For the sake of Yi Zhonghai's safety, Lao Jia did not sign him up this time.

Although Yi Zhonghai repeatedly expressed his gratitude for Lao Jia's kindness at that time, after Lao Jia left, Yi Zhonghai sat in the living room for a long time with a gloomy face.

From Yi Zhonghai's drunken words, Qu Xiuqin heard her husband constantly complaining that Lao Jia was deliberately suppressing her. She could have become a senior technician and gained both fame and fortune, but Lao Jia totally disregarded their friendship and made her lose this rare opportunity.

Ever since she learned about this, Qu Xiuqin began to prepare a way out for herself. On the way from Shencheng to Sijiucheng, Yi Zhonghai killed the three robbers to protect himself. Qu Xiuqin certainly didn't have any other ideas about this. After all, if he didn't kill the three robbers, the consequences for the couple could be imagined; but just because Lao Jia didn't promote Yi Zhonghai to a senior technician, he actually plotted against him. This is absolutely unreasonable. You have to know that Yi Zhonghai was able to gain a foothold in Lou's Steel Rolling Plant so quickly and become an intermediate technician, which was greatly helped by Jia Fugui.

Through this incident, Qu Xiuqin finally saw the man next to her. In fact, Yi Zhonghai often went out to hang out in the Eight Great Hutongs. Even if he cleaned up before coming back, Qu Xiuqin had already discovered some clues. However, she was not too worried about it. There is no cat that does not steal fish in the world. As long as Yi Zhonghai did not go too far, Qu Xiuqin did not want to tear her face. The main reason was that her belly was not good enough and she had not given Yi Zhonghai a child so far.

What happened after Jia Fugui's death did not escape Qu Xiuqin's eyes. Yi Zhonghai often sneaked into the vegetable cellar in the middle courtyard late at night with flour and pork to make dumplings with Jia Zhang. Qu Xiuqin discovered it more than ten times, but she still pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended not to know.

However, Qu Xiuqin began to save up her own money. She secretly hid the compensation given by the deaf old lady and the money left over from buying groceries. As for the part of the salary given to her by Yi Zhonghai, she did not touch it, because she knew that Yi Zhonghai would often take out the money from her hiding place at home when she was not at home to check the amount. It was obvious that Yi Zhonghai was also wary of her.

Qu Xiuqin had long known that the deaf old lady had hidden a lot of gold in a box under her bed, but she did not tell Yi Zhonghai. Instead, she planned to wait until the old lady died and then secretly take the gold out. By then, even if Yi Zhonghai had a new love, she would be able to live well.

But tonight, when He Daqing took out the agreement, Qu Xiuqin knew that her plan to get the old lady's gold had failed.

Qu Xiuqin was very angry now, not only towards He Daqing, but also the deaf old lady. She had worked hard to serve her for so many years, but the old woman kicked her out without saying a word. She also hated her husband. For the so-called fame and reputation, he had been calculating this and that all day long and doing thankless things. Now, all his efforts were in vain. Not only did he not get what he wanted, but he also ruined his reputation.

After putting down her things, Qu Xiuqin returned home with a lonely look on her face. The lights were not on in the room. With the light from outside, she saw Yi Zhonghai sitting at the eight-immortals table in the living room, drinking with a fierce look on his face and staring outside the door.

Qu Xiuqin didn't say anything, but went directly to the kitchen. Soon she came back with a plate of peanuts, gently placed it on the eight-immortal table, and whispered to comfort him: "Zhonghai, think about it. With the nature of our neighbors in this courtyard, it will not be long before no one cares about these things. What we need now is to keep a low profile, whether in the courtyard or in the steel mill. They are all a bunch of selfish people. If He Daqing hadn't taken the lead today, who would dare to stand up and oppose you first? This is good. Without your protection, Jia Zhang probably won't dare to cause trouble again. You can practice the locksmith skills with peace of mind and wait patiently for a year or two. Then you can make a big splash. As long as you can become an eighth-level locksmith, no matter in the factory or in the courtyard, who dares to offend you?"

After hearing what his wife said, Yi Zhonghai's expression calmed down a little. Through what happened tonight, Yi Zhonghai realized the importance of strength. In the past, he only thought about relying on the support of others, but ignored his own strength. If he were now an eighth-level fitter, who among these fence-sitters in the courtyard would dare to oppose him?

Yi Zhonghai drank another glass of white wine, put down the glass and said to his wife: "Xiuqin, you are right. From now on, we should just live our own lives. I will work hard to practice my skills, and you can take a rest. Okay, go back to your room and sleep."

Qu Xiuqin glanced at her husband and whispered, "Drink less and go to bed early." Then she turned and walked into the bedroom.

Yi Zhonghai poured himself another glass of white wine, stared fiercely at He Daqing across from him through the glass door, and started to think rapidly in his mind.

Although Yi Zhonghai spoke to his wife in a relaxed manner just now, he could not suppress the rage in his heart at all. How could Yi Zhonghai easily let go of the culprit who brought him downfall?

Of course, Yi Zhonghai would not be so stupid as to attack He Daqing directly. Although he knew some kung fu, He Daqing was not made of clay. Just his wrestling skills were enough to make four or five people unable to deal with him. What's more, He Daqing now had the support of Director Lin of the West Wing. If something happened to He Daqing, and Director Lin sent someone to investigate, Yi Zhonghai didn't think he could deal with him with his weak arms and legs. It seemed that he should use the White Widow to drive He Daqing out of the city first, and then deal with him when he had a chance.