Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Fang Changgui said sternly, "Now that Yan Bugui has left, if anyone among you thinks that he is qualified for the position of the Third Master, you can recommend yourself."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Sun hurriedly poked Lu Tiezhu.

Lu Tiezhu paused, then said, "Director, my name is Lu Tiezhu, a level 6 fitter at the steel rolling mill. I happen to live in the front yard, so I volunteered to be the third uncle."

Fang Changgui smiled and nodded, "Lu Tiezhu, a level 6 fitter, not bad, not bad! I heard that there is another level 6 fitter in your front yard, his name seems to be Li Debiao, right?"

Li Debiao stepped forward and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Hello, Director! I am Li Debiao, and I just moved into the courtyard."

Fang Changgui smiled faintly and said, "Li Debiao, a level 6 fitter, is a good young man. Have you ever thought about competing for the position of the third uncle?"

Li Debiao smiled casually, "Director, I just moved to the courtyard, and I don't have enough prestige. In addition, I am a widower who has lost his wife and has two children to take care of. I don't have the extra energy to take care of other things, so I won't compete for the position of the third uncle."

Fang Changgui smiled understandingly when he heard this. He turned around and was about to appoint Lu Tiezhu as the third uncle in the courtyard, but Liu Haizhong suddenly spoke up.

"Director, I don't think it's necessary to appoint another third uncle. Yi Zhonghai and I can manage the courtyard well. Too many people means too many ideas, which is not conducive to management. I see that many courtyards only have one uncle in charge."

Yan Bugui, who was in a gloomy mood, suddenly had a cold light in his eyes, "Liu Haizhong really wants to dominate the courtyard. He must have spread the news that I cheated Sha Zhu of his money. His purpose was to drive me out of office."

"If it wasn't for Liu Haizhong's deliberate scheme, the parents of the students would never have known that I had defrauded others of their money, and they would not have found the school, causing me to be ruined and sent to the logistics department to sweep the floor."

Yan Bugui gnashed his teeth and said, "Liu Haizhong, you are such a sinister villain and too cruel. I will never let you off easily!"

"If there are only two managers, won't their power be greater? Fatty Liu's idea is good and must be supported." Yi Zhonghai quickly agreed:

"Director, Liu Haizhong is right. The hospital does not need so many managers. Liu Haizhong and I are enough."

Seeing that the duck in his hand was about to fly away, Lu Tiezhu could not give up and quickly retorted:

"Director, other compounds only have one manager because there are fewer people in their compounds, but our compound is a large quadrangle with three entrances and three exits, more than 20 households and more than a hundred people. Two managers simply cannot manage it all."

Aunt Sun immediately chimed in, "Director, I seriously doubt the management ability of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. Their families fought in the compound. They can't even manage their own family, so how can they manage the compound?"

"Yeah, I also think Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong have no management ability. Under their management, the compound has become a mess. Either someone steals chickens today or someone fights tomorrow..."

"I think the reason why the compound has become so chaotic is all due to the faults of the few managers."

"Master Yi Zhonghai is selfish, hypocritical, and unscrupulous in his favoritism towards the Jia family."

"The second uncle has bangs, fights with his wife, and abuses his children. He has no tolerance at all."

"Uncle Yan Bugui, the third uncle, is a swindler, a fraud, and a corrupt person!"

"It's really scary when I think about it. It's true what you said. Almost all the disputes in the compound were caused by these three families."

"Especially the Jia family, who are protected by Yi Zhonghai, are arrogant and lawless. They scold whoever they want, beat whoever they want, and steal whoever they want..."

"Yes, most of the disputes in the compound are caused by the Jia family."

"Jia Zhang is a tyrant and does all kinds of evil; Bang Geng is mischievous and steals; Qin Huairu is fickle and attracts many men. If Yi Zhonghai hadn't protected and condoned them, would they have dared to act so recklessly?"

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Fang Changgui and Qin Huairu listened to the discussions of the crowd, their faces turned pale and they were burning with anger.

Xu Damao's eyes lit up, as if he saw an opportunity to move up, and he quickly said:

"Director, the current excitement among the crowd is enough to prove that the senior officers are unpopular. I suggest that you remove them all and select capable, prestigious, and virtuous people to serve as the senior officers."

As soon as Xu Damao finished speaking, two sinister gazes were shot towards him. Not surprisingly, the two sinister gazes came from Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong respectively.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong's eyes were red and they gnashed their teeth, wishing they could eat Xu Damao alive.

He Yuzhu teased, "Xu Damao, the person you are talking about who is capable, prestigious, and virtuous is not you, right?"

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

Xu Damao was so angry that he said, "What are you laughing at? Am I not a capable, prestigious, and virtuous person?"

"Xu Damao, I have never seen anyone as shameless as you. You are so bad that you have sores on your head and pus on your feet. How can you say that you are a virtuous person?"

"Xu Damao, you have ability, prestige, and virtue? This is the biggest joke I have ever heard in this century."

"A tree without bark will surely die. A person without shame will be invincible. Xu Damao, you are a talent. I admire you!"

Xu Damao was filled with mixed feelings of shame and anger. His face turned red, blue, white, and purple. It was so colorful and unpredictable.

Fang Changgui suddenly shouted, "Alright, I appoint Lu Tiezhu as the acting Third Uncle, and Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong will temporarily retain their positions as the Acting First Uncle and Acting Second Uncle."

"The probation period for the three of you is the same, one month. After one month, those who do well will be promoted to full-time managers. Those who don't do well will be fired immediately and I will select someone more capable."

Most people were dissatisfied with Fang Changgui's decision, but due to his authority, no one was willing to jump out to refute it.

Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Fang Changgui said with a smile: "I want to praise someone here, he is Comrade He Yuzhu."

"Everyone knows He Yuzhu's situation. He lost his mother at the age of nine and was abandoned by his father at the age of thirteen. He raised his sister alone and now has the position of deputy director of the cafeteria. However, he did not rest on his laurels. Instead, he enrolled in night school and actively improved himself. We should all learn from him."

He Yuzhu was surprised and said, "Director, how did you know? I just signed up for the night school today. You are so well-informed!"

Fang Changgui explained with a smile: "Today, people from the night school came to the street to inquire about the situation. I received them, so I know about it."

He Yuzhu muttered, "Is the night school so responsible? Do they need to know the students' family situations?"