Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

"That's my wife. If you hurt her, you're going against me. No one will escape." Zhang Yu assured firmly.

"I will teach you the craft that has been passed down in my family in the future." He Yuzhu promised seriously.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu smiled helplessly: "So, have I passed the test just now?"

"The He family's tradition is only passed down to men. Even if they have been practicing for a long time, they may not be able to learn it easily," He Yuzhu added.

After a moment, Li Baonian suddenly pushed the door open and walked straight into the factory. "Xiao Zhang, why did you quarrel with the patrol team? Are you hurt?" He asked with a concerned smile.

Zhang Yu responded respectfully: "Director, thank you for your concern. I understand that you are in charge here."

"It must be that old guy Liu Haizhong who is causing trouble again. Don't worry, I will expel him from the inspection team and send him back to work in the factory." Li Baonian's promise was loud and clear.

Watching the old friends interacting, He Yuzhu was deeply surprised. He had never expected that their relationship was so close.

In this environment, Li Baonian has almost absolute power, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the local emperor. Liu Haizhong got the position of captain because of his alliance with Li Baonian.

After seeing Zhang Yuzhu off, Li Baoyong said a few words of comfort and then left, leaving Liu Haizhong waiting outside the door with an embarrassed look on his face. Hearing the words "Apologize to Xiao Zhang immediately!", Liu Haizhong hesitated under the pressure and finally walked over to Zhang Yu and bowed to apologize.

"Xiao Zhang is broad-minded. It's not worth arguing with Liu Haizhong. We are colleagues and we should be united." Li Baonian stepped forward to coordinate and tried to resolve the dispute.

Although he reluctantly agreed to Li Baonian's request to save face, Zhang Yu finally showed his willingness to accept his comfort and advice, and finally reconciled with Liu Haizhong. Li Baonian watched them leave before leaving.

After the others had left, He Yuzhu could no longer suppress his doubts and asked, "Brother-in-law, when did you become so close to Li Baonian?" Zhang Yu replied calmly and indifferently, "In fact, our relationship is not deep. He just needs me to help him make money."

Sometimes, Li Baonian would ask Zhang Yu to help smuggle goods out of the city, or use the internal resources of the factory to make profits. His economic activities were more frequent than Liu Haizhong. As a wise man, Li Baonian would naturally choose to make friends with those who would bring more benefits.

"That's just eroding public property and damaging the interests of the factory!" He Yuzhu was furious when he heard this. "Are you involved too? You're doing more harm than good!" Zhang Yu shrugged and said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. Everyone does this. No one dares to offend Li Baonian."

"Everyone just grabs some of the remaining materials from the factory, it's just that the distribution shares are different. Besides, those materials are what the army needs anyway, so they are of no importance to them," Zhang Yu explained.

However, He Yuzhu insisted: "But how can my things be compared? The factory's supplies are for the army to use in combat, how can they be treated as a joke?" His tone was full of accusation.

"I'm just a driver. Even the factory director has to take care of the entire factory. Do you think I can interfere in Li Baonian's affairs?" Zhang Yu asked back. Faced with He's questioning, he changed his way of speaking.

Liu Haizhong walked towards Li Baonian's office with great enthusiasm, knelt down in front of Li's desk, and whispered flattering words: "Zhang Yu, a small-time driver, is it necessary for you to respect him so much? I will go and apologize humbly right away!" He took out a lighter, lit a cigarette and handed it to Li Baonian.

Li Baonian stared at Liu Haizhong coldly, threw the cigarette butt in his hand aside, and said in a stern tone: "Don't you know the importance of the driver team? Everyone is indispensable to the operation of the factory. It was you who deliberately detained Zhang Yu and delayed his transportation, right? Are you willing to take responsibility for this?" Li Baonian did not mention the monthly bribe of 500 yuan.

Liu Haizhong refused to give in and argued, "It's not just Zhang Yu. There is more than one driver in the team." At this time, Li Baonian slammed the table heavily and said angrily, "Do you want to challenge my decision?" Faced with the question, Liu Haizhong quickly apologized, "I absolutely dare not object."

"Hmm!" Li Baonian's face turned pale and he gave an order: "From now on, you are not allowed to disturb Zhang Yu again. If you can still keep your position as patrol captain, I'll let you know what I'm talking about." These words made Liu Haizhong feel cold in his heart. Although the position was important, he knew more clearly that losing the position of patrol captain would bring even greater difficulties.

This position was crucial to the fate of him and his two children. The eldest son Liu Guangfu and the youngest son Liu Guangtian had just entered society. As they had not completed their studies and could not find proper jobs, Liu Haizhong hoped that they could find jobs in the factory. However, the positions were tight and even the factory director could not arrange them directly, so they temporarily served as pickets, which was essentially a reserve job.

In response to Li Baonian's reply, Liu Haizhong asked cautiously: "Is there any progress regarding the children's work arrangements? They have all become long-term temporary agents. When can they be converted to full-time employees?" His words revealed anxiety.

"This is indeed a tricky problem for me. There are currently no extra vacancies in the company that can be transferred." Li Baonian replied while smoking, and at the same time took a small red envelope from Liu Haizhong in return.

Liu Haizhong pleaded in a low voice: "I hope you will pay more attention to it." As he spoke, he secretly handed him the red envelope. Li Baonian took the red envelope and said: "You go back first, I will inform you if there is any progress." Then he continued to deal with the things in his hands.

Liu Haizhong retreated respectfully. Li Baonian tightly grasped the red envelope and sneered, "You want to buy two positions with just this little money? What a joke." In fact, this is a considerable amount for ordinary workers, but he is obviously dissatisfied with such a meager return. Every month, Zhang Yu would give Li Baonian 50 yuan as a hope for promotion, and more than once used high-value red envelopes as a way to curry favor with him.

What's more, every month, Zhang Yu would secretly give Li Baonian an additional subsidy of 500 yuan, which made him tend to support Zhang Yu even when he felt that Zhang Yu was interfering in and retaliating against the personnel of the inspection team.

Therefore, in Li Baonian's heart, Zhang Yu's status far exceeds that of Liu Haizhong. After sending Li Baonian away, Liu Haizhong immediately gathered the two children, and the three of them headed into the alley late at night.

Suddenly, black bags suddenly covered the heads of the three people.

"What's going on? Who is it?" Liu Haizhong asked in panic, but the punches and sticks that followed left him with nothing but silent endurance and severe pain.

None of them were spared from being beaten, he cried out the names of his parents in pain, and so did the innocent children. He pleaded with tears, "Please, stop! Stop beating..."

Five minutes later, despite Liu Haizhongbian and the child struggling hard, they were only beaten more cruelly until they lost the power to ask for help, and the abuser's attack eased. "Every time you make a mistake, you will be taught a lesson." These cold words echoed in the silence of the night. Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian finally removed the sacks from their heads with great difficulty. Every place they touched was in severe pain and unbearable.

"Dad, are you okay?" The two brothers gently lifted the mask covering Hai Bian's face, and couldn't help twitching when they saw his bloody appearance. His head was swollen like a pig's head, and he was only supported by a little breath, so every blow from the stick landed accurately on his head.

"Hurry up and send her to the hospital, right now!"

Although Liu Haizhong was rescued in time, he temporarily escaped the kiss of death, but due to the frequent heavy blows and his old age and physical weakness, it is estimated that he may have some sequelae after recovery, such as tremors and numbness of the limbs.