Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Chapter 12: Daqing leaves, the birds plot

In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth day of the New Year and everyone had to go to work. He Daqing said early in the morning that he was going to the steel mill, but Jiang Feng saw that he was carrying a small bag when he left, which probably contained only a few pieces of clothes and some easy-to-carry things.

It was not until people who got off work at noon came back that word spread in the hospital that He Daqing had run off with someone and had not gone to work in the morning. People in the kitchen asked people in the hospital about it, and they said he had come to the factory early. It was not until they found Director Wang of the Logistics Department that they learned that he had completed the resignation procedures before the New Year.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and other families in the courtyard knew very well that He Daqing was having an affair with the White Widow. Only Sha Zhuzi and Sha Yushui in the courtyard didn't know.

The Yi, Jia, Liu, Xu, and Yan families in the courtyard each had their own plans, and they all knew that He Daqing was gone.

As for the Xu family, although the two children in the family do not get along and are always fighting, they are basically not seen since Sha Zhu went to be an apprentice. Old Xu is a smart man, and He Daqing is an official in the factory. He will not offend He Daqing openly, and their relationship is usually good. He just told Xu Damao at home to be careful these days and not to provoke Sha Zhu, otherwise if he gets beaten, it will be his own bad luck.

Yi Zhonghai doesn't have any thoughts about Sha Zhu now. Jia Dongxu is still here. Mainly, there is the deaf old lady behind him. She is very old and wants to eat better. In the play, the old lady is only good to Sha Zhu and doesn't even care about He Yushui. Yi Zhonghai should be waiting now, waiting for Sha Zhu to beg him for help, so that he can take action.

Liu Haizhong of the Liu family is a power-obsessed man. Now that He Daqing has run away, there is a vacant position as the leader in the courtyard. He is now concentrating on thinking about how to get to the top.

The Jia family and the old Yan family are now thinking about the houses of Sha Zhu's family. Sha Zhu's house is the best house in the quadrangle, with the main house in the middle courtyard, a big house, an ear room, and a small kitchen on the side of the big house.

Now Sha Zhu is still in the restaurant, and Yu Shui doesn't know anything, so everyone in the yard put their minds to it and wait until Sha Zhu comes back in the evening. As for Jiang Feng, everyone knows that he is not a member of the He family, but just a relative, and still a child, so no one takes him seriously.

Jiang Feng was sitting in the house and heard some wind, but he still said to Yu Shui, "Dad may have something to do and won't have time to come back." Let He Yu Shui be happy for the whole afternoon.

Time slowly turned to the evening, and smoke rose from every household. Liu Haizhong sneaked to Yi Zhonghai's house and took out a bottle of wine from his arms: "Second uncle, I came to see you." Yi Zhonghai looked at him and said: "Old Liu, why are you spending so much money today to buy such good wine."

"Hey, did I come to see you? I have to bring something." The two were chatting. Yi Zhonghai was now indifferent and had no other ideas except the old lady's request. He also knew the character of the people in the compound. When everyone started to make a fuss, he would stand up to take charge of the situation and get things done.

Second Aunt was in the kitchen and heard Yi Zhonghai shout, "Guilan, Lao Liu is here, fry some more eggs." Just after she finished speaking, she heard the door being pushed open and then immediately closed. Third Uncle Yan Fugui also walked in secretly with a bottle of wine, "Second Uncle, are you at home? Lao Liu, you are here too." Yi Zhonghai thought, what is this old man Yan doing here now? Liu Haizhong also murmured in his heart, with one more person here, it will be difficult to say anything.

Yi Zhonghai thought that since they were already here, they should have a good discussion. As they waited for the dishes to be served, Liu Haizhong opened the wine and quickly filled the glasses of the second and third uncles. He spoke first, "Second uncle, third uncle, He Daqing has left the hospital, leaving the position of the first uncle vacant. After all, I am also a mid-level fitter in the factory, and I am about the same age as the others in the hospital. I...I really want to improve myself."

Yi Zhonghai thought: "I came here just for the uncle." So he said: "Old Liu, you know that the uncle in the hospital is elected by all the people in the hospital. The position of the uncle still needs to be elected by all the people in the hospital. It will be useful when reporting to the Military Control Office." Yi Zhonghai emphasized his tone when talking about the uncle. Liu Haizhong was a little confused. I know there is an election, but I came here to seek your support.

The third uncle heard it and said, "Second uncle, now that the first uncle has left, the first uncle must have been promoted by the second uncle. I am not talented, but I have also been promoted from the third uncle to the second uncle. Even if it is an election, the whole hospital will elect the third uncle."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he said, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant."

Yi Zhonghai cursed in his heart, this guy always wanted to be an official, and said righteously: "The positions of several uncles still need to be elected by the whole institute. How can we transfer them privately? However, as the second uncle in the institute, I still have the right to nominate."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong quickly expressed his loyalty: "Second Uncle, oh, now I should call you First Uncle. Don't worry, as long as you nominate me, I will take the position of Uncle and I promise to be brave to you."

The third uncle almost spit out the wine in his mouth after hearing this, and quickly covered his mouth to swallow it, and then said: "Old Liu, follow the lead, if you can't speak idioms, don't say them." As the only educated person in the courtyard (self-proclaimed), Yan Fugui looked down on people like Liu Haizhong, who obviously didn't even finish elementary school, but always struggled with a high school diploma, what's the point.

Liu Haizhong blushed, secretly hating in his heart, "You are such a stingy guy, Yan Lao, just wait for me." But he said, "Yes, yes, that's what I mean."

Yi Zhonghai watched the two men fighting and thought that he was sure to be the eldest brother. As for who the second or third brother was, it didn’t matter. Let them fight so that I could take charge of the overall situation.

Seeing Liu Haizhong looking at him eagerly, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Liu, you are also the eldest brother among the workers. It's no problem for you to be the uncle of the compound. I can nominate you. Third uncle, what do you think?"

Actually, Yan Fugui didn't really care about the position of the eldest uncle. The main thing was that by standing in this position, he could get some benefits in front of the door. No one would say anything for the sake of the third uncle, and he had no objection to Yi Zhonghai's words: "I have no objection. I agree that Comrade Liu Haizhong will run for the position of the third uncle." Yan Fugui also emphasized the word "third uncle". If he wanted to be promoted, he couldn't lose the position in front of him without any benefits.

At this time, Liu Haizhong's face was flushed with excitement. He didn't pay attention to the tone of the others' conversations. He picked up the wine glass and toasted the two again. At this time, Yi Zhonghai said, "I have finished talking about Lao Liu. What is the matter that Lao Yan came here this evening?"

Yan Fugui thought about it and originally wanted to ask Lao Yi for help. Now he wanted to use Lao Liu's case to pull Lao Liu in. The three uncles agreed that the house was not in their hands, so they said, "Uncle, you see, my family has too many people, and there are only two side rooms. It's really too small to live in. Besides, Jie Cheng Jiefang is also old. You see, the He family only has two children left now. It's a waste to leave the house empty. I want to lend He Yushui's ear room to my family to make our home more spacious."

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself: "This stingy old Yan came up and asked to borrow the house. Can he get it back with the two children of the He family?" But he said: "This matter still depends on Zhuzi's intention. I can only do some work at best. If they don't agree to lend it, you can't take it away by force."

Yan Fugui also understood what Yi Zhonghai meant, his face flushed, but it was not noticeable because he was drunk. He said, "No, no, I mainly wanted to discuss it with the three of us uncles first. It's just a temporary stay. I believe Zhuzi will understand the difficulties of my family, and he will not deny us uncles face."

Liu Haizhong also listened to Yan Fugui's request. Although his biggest wish was to become an official, he also wanted to have a room for the three children in his family so that the second and third children could sleep outside. In his Liu family, only the eldest child was a son. He thought about it in his heart and said nothing.

Yan Fugui saw that neither of them expressed their opinions, especially Yi Zhonghai. He thought carefully and wondered if Old Yi had other ideas. He said to Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle, as long as you can support me in borrowing the house from Shazhu's family, I will fully cooperate with your work in the hospital and follow your lead."

Yi Zhonghai was not thinking about these things. He was weighing the matter. If he lent the house, he would definitely offend He Yuzhu, and it would be difficult to explain to the old lady. So he said ambiguously: "It's not easy to talk about borrowing the house. After all, He Daqing just left. If it gets out, it will be said that the three masters in the courtyard bullied the siblings because their father left. However, if most people in the whole courtyard agree, then it has nothing to do with us three masters."

Yan Fugui agreed. He was a teacher after all, so he still had to maintain some dignity. However, he could not rely on his reputation as a stingy old man to encourage the support of the residents in the compound. He looked at Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong and said, "Old Liu, you need to help me with this matter. Several families in the backyard need your help." Seeing that Liu Haizhong did not respond, Yan Fugui knew clearly that this was a good thing to do, and he also knew what Liu Haizhong cared about the most. He gritted his teeth and said, "Old Liu, as long as you are willing to help and get the people in the backyard to support me, I will not be promoted to the third uncle this time, and you can directly run for the second uncle."

Liu Haizhong heard it and said, "Really."

"real."

"Don't worry, Third Uncle. Among the families in the backyard, only the Xu family is a troublemaker. But you, First Uncle, should talk to the old lady. There is no problem on my side. You just need to deal with the other families. But the front and back yards will require hard work from you two." Liu Haizhong quickly determined the order of the uncles' positions with his implicit addresses.

Liu Haizhong figured out that in addition to the old lady and the Xu family, there were four other families in the backyard. I only needed to deal with three of them, and my family represented one. At this time, Liu Haizhong's brain was spinning rapidly for the position of the second uncle. He thought about the situation of the other families and planned to send something. As long as he could become the second uncle, wouldn't he be closer to the first uncle in the yard?

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