Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Before I had my meal, Yan Jiecheng came to the door and called someone, saying that comrades from the street office were coming and wanted to hold a meeting for the entire hospital.

Chen Xu and Xu Damao looked at each other, not understanding what was going on in the Siheyuan that was worthy of a meeting. Generally speaking, even if there were any policies that needed to be informed, the manager would go door to door to announce them.

In all the time Chen Xu has been here, it seems that the whole hospital meeting has only been held once, and it was also hosted by the neighborhood office.

As for the whole-hospital assembly presided over by the steward, he had never seen it once, which made Chen Xu a little disappointed. After all, it was a bit regrettable that he could not see such a classic scene as the whole-hospital assembly when he came to the Siheyuan.

This guy never thought that he would get rid of Yi Zhonghai so early. Liu Haizhong didn't care about things recently, and Yan Bugui had no interest in attending the meeting. How could he see...

Calling Lin Chan who was in the kitchen, the three of them walked towards the central courtyard together. When they went out, they saw a deaf old lady walking tremblingly with a cane. Chen Xu was speechless.

The deaf old lady is very strange. She usually pretends to be deaf and dumb, and always acts like she is about to be buried.

The most criticized thing about this old lady in the film and television is that she tricked Silly Ezi into giving herself to Sha Zhu. The rest of the thing is that she is suspected of being a self-promoting pedant, always mentioning her identity as an ancestor.

Moreover, he started scheming before Lou Xiao'e got divorced, such as asking Lou Xiao'e to buy shoes and giving them to Sha Zhu to wear. It was obvious that he was trying to destroy the relationship between Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e.

There is absolutely no way to deny this. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish a temple than to ruin a marriage. It is really unethical for the deaf old lady to do such a wicked thing for her godson Sha Zhu.

But what made Chen Xu feel strange was that after this incident, the old lady seemed to have disappeared from his memory. She didn't say she was dead, but she didn't appear in the scene much either...

Even though this incident has not happened yet, Xu Damao is still very resentful towards the deaf old lady. After all, Sha Zhu has been able to suppress and beat him for so many years without any problems, on the one hand because Yi Zhonghai supported him, and on the other hand because the deaf old lady protected him.

Unfortunately, no matter how unhappy Xu Damao was, he couldn't do anything to the deaf old lady.

Not to mention now, even in the 21st century, few people can do anything to an old lady of around 80 years old. Even if they suffer a little loss, they would just consider themselves unlucky and not want to provoke her.

Chen Xu didn't care about a deaf old lady, but he wouldn't go looking for trouble. He wasn't mentally ill, so why would he cause trouble for himself?

Lin Chan has always been interested in the deaf old lady. Chen Xu said that the deaf old lady was not a good person. Lin Chan wanted to see what tricks this old lady could play. After all, she was the number one person in the courtyard in Chen Xu's words, so she had to have some dignity...

Many people have come to the Intermediate Court, including the residents of the courtyard and several comrades from the street office.

The most conspicuous ones are He Daqing and Yu Shui standing in the middle.

The two men had different expressions. Yu Shui remained silent and He Daqing looked embarrassed.

After all, Yu Shui was going to break off the relationship with him, and she would also bring up the issue of him abandoning his children and punish him for it, which was somewhat beyond He Daqing's expectations.

He thought he could just act out a father-daughter disagreement in front of the Street Office and then publish a statement in the newspaper and that would be the end of it. He didn't expect the Street Office would be so serious as to come to the Siheyuan to hold a general meeting of all the people in the courtyard.

When Chen Xu saw this, he knew the purpose of the meeting. In fact, he didn't know what the procedures were for breaking off a relationship in this era, but he became interested and wanted to see it for himself.

After all, in the mind of a man living in the 21st century, severing a relationship has no legal effect.

Even if both parties sign a severance agreement, it is invalid from a legal perspective. The father-daughter relationship is maintained by blood, which cannot be severed by a piece of paper, and the law does not support this practice.

It’s just that the laws in this era are not perfect, and many things are still done in the same way as before.

When the wind blows, there are countless reports of breaking off engagements in newspapers.

Director Wang was still the one who presided over the whole hospital meeting. In fact, she quite agreed with Yu Shui's approach. It would be better not to have such a brother and father.

When Chen Xu and others arrived, Director Wang was still comforting Yu Shui, telling her not to be afraid and that the government would help. Then he turned around and glared at He Daqing, looking at him as if he was a piece of shit.

He Daqing looked helpless. He thought that today he would lose face and be trampled on.

Although I knew in my heart that I was acting with the rain, it was still embarrassing in front of so many people.

Chen Xu and Lin Chan were obviously aware that this father and daughter were acting in a double act. After all, Yu Shui had told Lin Chan about this matter yesterday.

As for other people, it’s hard to say whether they can see it, but it’s not a big deal.

Xu Damao next to him didn't understand.

"Brother, what's going on?"

"You'll find out after you read it."

Chen Xu didn't say it directly, so Xu Damao thought he didn't know either, so he just waited and watched.

The people around were also talking about it, and no one knew what was going on.

"Everyone be quiet."

Director Wang stood on the steps and began to speak, and the audience immediately became quiet.

"Today, there is something that needs to be witnessed by all the comrades in the courtyard. Comrade He Yushui has officially severed her relationship with her irresponsible father He Daqing and her brother He Yuzhu who has refused to change despite repeated admonitions..."

Everyone was shocked. Although breaking off an engagement would be very common in a few years, it was still rare now. No one expected that Yu Shui would have such an idea.

Chen Xu watched the expressions of the crowd with great interest. Most of them were just watching the show as if it had nothing to do with them. The deaf old lady looked normal, Yi Zhonghai had a frown on his face, Liu Haizhong looked a little surprised, and Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses and looked at the father and daughter thoughtfully.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me..."

"Comrade He Yushui may be young, but he understands the greater good and refuses to go along with the corrupt..."

"He Daqing gave birth to a child but didn't raise him, so he is unworthy of being a father..."

"He Yuzhu is a social scum who refuses to change despite repeated admonitions..."

Chen Xu almost laughed out loud. Director Wang was very interesting. He didn't believe that Director Wang couldn't see that the father and daughter were acting. But at this moment, he still praised Yu Shui as a flower and scolded He Daqing and Sha Zhu as dogs. It might be that he was taking the opportunity to show off his skills.

A lot of trouble happened in Siheyuan this year, and the street office was annoyed. It was just the right time to set up a typical case to scare the monkeys, and He Daqingqing walked into the trap.

He Daqing was as embarrassed as he could be. In Director Wang's words, he and Sha Zhu were worse than pigs and dogs, unforgivable criminals, and should be taken away and shot immediately for ten minutes.

Now Shazhu didn't know where he was in that corner. He could only endure the contemptuous and mocking looks from everyone around him alone.

At this moment, he looked as if he had lost all hope in life. It was conceivable that after the conference, He Daqing's name would be known to everyone, not just in Beijing, but at least in Nanluoguxiang, and he would be on par with Yi Zhonghai.

Xu Damao, who was standing next to Chen Xu, was also a little surprised.

"Does Yushui, a yellow-haired girl, have the courage to do this?"

Xu Damao didn't quite believe that rain could do such a thing, but since Director Wang said so, he was skeptical.

Yi Zhonghai raised the corner of his mouth. I have a bad reputation, and you, He Daqing, won't be much better. We are both the same.

However, Yi Zhonghai was still a little unhappy. It seemed that it was useless for He Daqing to have a reputation. After all, this guy would definitely return to Baoding. So what if He Daqing had a bad reputation in Sijiu City?

But he is different. Even after so much time, people still point at him when he walks on the street, which makes Yi Zhonghai very depressed.

Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide. The reason why Yi Zhonghai's notoriety has not been forgotten for so long is largely due to the gossipy aunts and wives.

After all, there are only a few trivial things in the lives of ordinary people, but some things can be talked about for decades.

In addition, there is not only Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard, but also Chen Xu, Xu Damao and other talented people.

A middle-aged woman: It is said that Chen Xu from Hongxing Siheyuan...

Aunt B: Yes, yes, and there is also Xu Damao from their courtyard...

Young Wife C: Yes, yes, and there is also Yi Zhonghai in their courtyard who embezzles other people’s lives...

This is actually why rumors can persist for so long. It's not just about you, but it's like a whole group of people. This is why if a bad person appears, even your neighbors may suffer.

After all, people won't just say how great your name is, Yi Zhonghai. They will definitely add a prefix like Red Star Siheyuan or even Nanluoguxiang.

That's what it means when one rotten apple spoils the barrel.