Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Yi Zhonghai had just been helped to the bed when an uninvited guest came into the compound.

When Liu Haizhong saw the person coming, he said flatteringly, "Director, why are you here?"

Guo Piezi smiled and said, "Old Liu, I am here to visit Yi Zhonghai. As his leader, it would be unreasonable for me not to come and visit him when he is in trouble."

Liu Haizhong immediately complimented him: "Director, you are really a good leader who cares about your subordinates!"

Guo Piezi nodded in satisfaction and said in a gentle voice: "Old Liu, which room does Yi Zhonghai live in? Please take me there!"

Liu Haizhong nodded and bowed, "Director, please come this way!"

Li Guifang saw Liu Haizhong coming to her house and shouted angrily, "Liu Haizhong, what are you doing here again, you bastard? Are you dissatisfied with my old Yi?"

Liu Haizhong said in a deep voice: "Li Guifang, watch your words, I am here to visit him with Lao Yi's leader."

"This is Director Guo from the third workshop of the steel rolling mill. He heard that Lao Yi was injured and hospitalized, so he came to visit him on behalf of the steel rolling mill."

Hearing this, Li Guifang said enthusiastically, "Hello, Director Guo! I am Li Guifang, Yi Zhonghai's lover."

Guo Piezi smiled politely: "Hello, Mrs. Li, is it convenient for me to see Comrade Yi Zhonghai now?"

"It's convenient. Please follow me!"

After saying that, Li Guifang led Guo Piezi into the room.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai with gauze wrapped around his head, pale face and frowning eyebrows, Guo Piezi said softly, "Old Yi, are you okay?"

Yi Zhonghai said in a low voice: "Thank you for your concern, Director. I'm fine. I can go back to work after a rest..."

"Old Yi, what did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said that after two months of rest, I can go back to work!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Piezi's brows quickly wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川", and then he sighed:

"Old Yi, rest assured and recover from your injuries. Try to return to work as soon as possible. I will report to the higher-ups tomorrow and arrange for you to take leave."

"Lao Yi, you were out of the factory, so it can't be considered a work-related injury, so the factory can't reimburse you for medical expenses."

"Also, you may not get paid during your vacation. I hope you can understand!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai nodded slightly, without any emotion on his face. He was an old employee of the steel rolling mill and was familiar with all the policies of the factory. He knew that Guo Piezi was following the rules and did not deliberately target him, so he did not give him a cold shoulder.

After a few pleasantries, Guo Piezi said in a loud voice: "Old Yi, you should take good care of yourself. I have something else to do, so I will leave first!"

Li Guifang said anxiously, "Director Guo, you've come here with great difficulty, please have dinner before you leave!"

Guo Piezi shook his head and refused: "Sister-in-law, I've already eaten. Let's do it next time!"

"Then Director Guo, take care!"

Li Guifang politely escorted Guo Piezi out of the room.

After leaving the Yi family, Liu Haizhong couldn't wait to say, "Director, let's go to my house for dinner. I have a bottle of good wine in my collection. Let's drink it!"

Guo Piezi smiled and said, "Lao Liu, I really have something else to do today. Let's drink next time!"

Liu Haizhong said with regret: "Okay then!"

Li Guifang sent Guo Piezi away, turned back to the bedroom, and asked in confusion: "Old Yi, you don't seem to be very friendly to Director Guo?"

Yi Zhonghai said with disdain, "Guo Piezi has no skills and no qualifications. He just relied on the influence of his wife's family and flattered her to get promoted. I, Yi Zhonghai, hate this kind of villain who can only flatter and use backdoors to get promoted the most in my life."

"What's more, he is in cahoots with Liu Haizhong in the workshop and is targeting me everywhere. It would be strange if I could treat him well."

Li Guifang sighed and said, "Old Yi, you are too aloof. China is a society based on personal relationships. It is difficult to achieve great things if you have the ability but no backing."

"You can't compare to Liu Haizhong in this respect. Liu Haizhong's skills are not as good as yours, and his prestige is not as high as yours, but he can flatter and curry favor with others, so isn't that how he got promoted to team leader?"

Yi Zhonghai said righteously: "For a small team leader, he sold out his dignity. I strongly despise him."

Although Yi Zhonghai said this, he was regretting it in his heart. By the time he realized what was happening and wanted to curry favor with Guo Piezi, Guo Piezi already had Liu Haizhong and ignored his advances.

Yi Zhonghai knew that the reason why Guo Piezi chose Liu Haizhong was not only because Liu Haizhong was the first to approach him, but also because Liu Haizhong had many excellent apprentices, but he, Yi Zhonghai, did not have any.

To put it bluntly, Liu Haizhong is more useful than him, which is why Guo Piezi prefers Liu Haizhong.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai say this, Li Guifang didn't know what to say, so she changed the subject and said, "Old Yi, you take a rest first, I'll go cook!"

Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice: "Guifang, live a better life in the future. Although Xu Damao is a bastard, he is right in one thing. We have no children and are not short of money. There is no need to be so frugal and wrong ourselves."

"I'll eat and drink as I please from now on. Even if I go tomorrow, it won't be a loss!"

Hearing this, Li Guifang was silent for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll listen to you!"

With Yi Zhonghai's explanation, the Yi family's meals that night improved a lot, including white rice, egg custard, bacon and shredded potatoes.

Yi Zhonghai and Li Guifang had just finished eating halfway when Qin Huairu came.

When Qin Huairu saw the bacon, shredded potatoes and egg custard, her eyes lit up and she kept swallowing her saliva.

Seeing this, Li Guifang's eyes flashed with disgust, and she said indifferently: "Qin Huairu, why are you so late? What's the matter?"

Qin Huairu saw that Li Guifang looked unhappy and knew that she was still angry about what happened just now. She laughed dryly and said, "Master's wife, I came to see Master's injury."

Li Guifang said indifferently: "Your master is seriously injured. It will take two months before he can go back to work."

Qin Huairu felt bitter when she heard this. Yi Zhonghai would not be able to go back to work until two months later, so she would have to work overtime for two months, right?

Seeing Qin Huairu's troubled expression, Yi Zhonghai asked tentatively: "Huairu, I'm not at work, is anyone bullying you in the factory?"

Qin Huairu said in a depressed mood: "No one bullies me, but I am clumsy and slow, and I can't complete the workload. I have to work overtime every day."

Li Guifang said dissatisfiedly: "Qin Huairu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you have been learning from your master for so long, how come you can't even complete the most basic work?"

"Qin Huairu, please be more careful! You can't always rely on your master, just like now, your master is sick in bed, you can't let your master go to work to help you, right?"

Qin Huairu's face turned pale and blue, and she said with shame, "Master's wife is right. I will study hard in the future and not bring shame to Master."

Although Qin Huairu apologized, she kept complaining in her heart: "Li Guifang, you old-fashioned old-timer know nothing. If it weren't for that bastard Yi Zhonghai who deliberately kept it a secret, I would have been a third-level fitter long ago, and I wouldn't have to endure the bullying like now."

"I was also blinded by pork at the beginning. How could I become the disciple of Yi Zhonghai, such a sinister villain?"