Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

A grandpa's house.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had a meeting after get off work, so they came back late.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai returned home, Xu Damao and his son came.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Xu Damao and his son coming, he asked stiffly, "What are you doing in my house?"

Xu Fugui said calmly: "I am here to resolve the misunderstanding between you and my son!"

Yi Zhonghai said coldly: "What misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding between Xu Damao and me!"

Xu Fugui said in a deep voice: "Yi Zhonghai, whether you believe it or not, the rumor that you and Qin Huairu plotted against Sha Zhu was not spread by Xu Damao at all..."

"Don't let yourself be used by someone with ulterior motives. You may even choose the wrong person for revenge, and the person behind the scenes will laugh at you!"

Yi Zhonghai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "You said it's not Xu Damao, then who is it?"

Xu Fugui paused and said, "Da Mao and I have also discussed this issue and concluded that it is Liu Haizhong. After all, he is eyeing the position of your uncle."

"As long as he ruins your reputation, he can pull you down from your position as the boss and take your place, so he has a motive for committing the crime..."

It’s not that Yi Zhonghai had never doubted Yi Zhonghai, but he didn’t quite trust Liu Haizhong’s brain, and this was not Yi Zhonghai’s style.

Originally, he had judged last night that the most likely mastermind behind this was Xu Damao, but today he wavered again, not because Xu Fugui came to clarify, but because he did not believe that Xu Damao would be so stupid as to blatantly spread his rumors.

In Yi Zhonghai's mind, Xu Damao's image is that of a sinister villain who is good at stabbing people in the back. Everyone in the factory said that it was Xu Damao who spread the rumors, but he actually believed that Xu Damao was innocent.

Xu Fugui continued, "But I saw the changes in Sha Zhu tonight, and I began to suspect that Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong had done all this..."

Yi Zhonghai said with a firm face: "Impossible, Shazhu doesn't have such a brain..."

Xu Fugui said meaningfully: "People will change..."

Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while, then shook his head, "It's impossible for a person to change so much all of a sudden."

Xu Damao said anxiously: "I don't believe that Sha Zhu will suddenly become smart, so I have another suspect!"

Yi Zhonghai frowned and asked, "Who?"

Xu Damao said quietly, "I suspect the person behind this might be the deaf old lady, who is giving advice to Sha Zhu."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai shook his head in disappointment. He had suspected the deaf old lady before, but quickly ruled her out because she had no motive to commit a crime.

It would do her no good but only harm to ruin Yi Zhonghai's reputation. Given the deaf old lady's intelligence, it is impossible for her to do such a thankless task.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's gloomy expression, Xu Fugui mistakenly thought that he still suspected his son. He did not want to make any more excuses and threatened directly:

"Yi Zhonghai, I've made it clear enough. I don't care whether you believe it or not, but if you dare to hurt my son, don't blame me for exposing all your scandals."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said calmly: "What shameful thing could I have done?"

Xu Fugui said with a mocking look on his face: "Yi Zhonghai, you don't think that no one knows about the ugly things you did before liberation?"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes flashed with danger, and he said sinisterly, "Before liberation, you did as many ugly things as I did, didn't you?"

Xu Fugui pretended to be calm and said, "What shameful thing could I have done? There is no point in talking about it. Damao, let's go home!"

Xu Damao took a few steps and suddenly turned around and said, "Uncle, let me tell you a piece of news. Today, a few people from the steel mill introduced a date to Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu is going on a blind date again."

After Xu Damao and his son left, Yi Zhonghai's face became gloomy and his eyes were fierce, which made an old lady standing next to him shudder.

The lady asked anxiously, "Lao Yi, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Zhonghai said sternly: "How dare that bastard Xu Fugui threaten me? Don't let me get the chance, or I'll make him pay."

The lady asked worriedly, "Lao Yi, what evidence did he have on you?"

"What evidence do you have? Should I tell you that I often visited the Eight Great Hutongs before liberation and ruined my health, which is why I am infertile?"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes flashed with guilt, and he evaded the question, "What can I use against you? It's just a fake identity."

The lady trembled and asked, "What identity fraud?"

Yi Zhonghai said calmly: "I am not a third-generation poor peasant. Not only me, but also the elderly people in our courtyard are not, including Xu Fugui, Liu Haizhong, He Daqing, the deaf old lady and others."

"As long as Xu Fugui dares to speak out, no one will let him go, so he dare not do anything."

The auntie's expression lightened up after hearing this. "Then I'm relieved. But Zhuzi is going on another blind date, what should we do?"

Yi Zhonghai said coldly: "What else can we do? Just keep messing things up!"

The aunt frowned and said, "This is not a solution. We can't interfere in every blind date that Zhuzi goes on, right?

"Besides, Zhuzi already knows that we ruined his marriage, so he will definitely be on guard."

Yi Zhonghai said solemnly: "Your concerns are not unreasonable. We have to think of a permanent solution."

The first lady murmured, "A permanent solution? How about we do our best to help Zhuzi and Qin Huairu get married?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "It's unrealistic. First of all, Jia Zhangshi will not agree, and Qin Huairu doesn't like Zhuzi. The most important thing is that Zhuzi is now at odds with the Jia family, so Zhuzi will not agree."

The auntie asked worriedly, "What should we do then?"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes flashed with a stern look, "Do you know a girl with a brain problem?"

"What? You are going to introduce a fool to Zhuzi?" The old lady's face was full of surprise.

Yi Zhonghai said fiercely: "Only in this way can we control Zhu well and let him take care of us in peace."

The auntie asked anxiously, "Will Zhuzi agree to marrying a fool?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled faintly and said, "Isn't it enough to not let Zhuzi know that the other party is a fool? As long as the two of them get the certificate, even if Zhuzi wants to regret it, it will be too late."

An old lady said weakly: "If Zhuzi knew about this, he would hate us to death!"

Yi Zhonghai chuckled and said, "Why don't we just pretend we don't know?"

The aunt burst into tears suddenly, "Old Yi, it's all my fault that I'm useless and couldn't give you a child, so you do these things that go against your conscience."

Yi Zhonghai comforted her in a gentle voice: "We have been through ups and downs for more than 30 years, so let's not talk about these useless things..."

As soon as Xu Damao left Yi Zhonghai's house, he couldn't wait to ask, "Dad, what scandal do you have about Yi Zhonghai?"

Xu

Xu Fugui glared at Xu Damao and said in a deep voice: "Don't ask too much, there are some things you don't need to know."

Xu Damao pursed his lips and complained in his heart: "This old man must have done a lot of nasty things when he was young, otherwise he wouldn't be so afraid of Yi Zhonghai."

"Dad, Yi Zhonghai won't take revenge on me, right?"

"Don't worry, Yi Zhonghai will never dare to hurt you. The matter has been resolved, I'm going back."

"Dad, let's have dinner first!"

"No!"