Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

The more Jiang Yueyao listened, the more excited she became. She felt that He Yuzhu's deeds were very inspiring and legendary. If they were published, they would definitely be a big hit.

"Sister Lan, please speak slower. I can't remember it."

"Then I'll wait for you for a while."

After a while, Jiang Yueyao smiled and said, "Sister Lan, please continue."

Liu Lan frowned and said, "Since you interrupted me, I have forgotten where I was talking about."

Jiang Yueyao reminded: "Yan Bugui defrauded Comrade He Yuzhu's money..."

Liu Lan lowered her eyes slightly, and said a little excitedly: "Yes, Yan Bugui is a sinister villain. He will eventually perish if he does too much evil. He defrauded He Yuzhu of money and asked for benefits from students. He was almost expelled from the school."

"He hated He Yuzhu because of this, so he joined forces with Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu and Xu Damao to continue to destroy He Yuzhu's marriage."

"As the saying goes, the law is long and wide, and nothing can escape it. The conspiracy of the four bad guys has been exposed again. Yan Bugui was directly expelled from school, and Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu and Xu Damao were all punished by the factory."

Jiang Yueyao asked: "Sister Lan, who is this Xu Damao? How did they get exposed?"

"Xu Damao is He Yuzhu's mortal enemy. The two have been at odds since childhood, but this guy is a real villain. Unlike Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, they are hypocrites. Under their sanctimonious appearances, they are full of thieves and prostitutes."

"As for how they were exposed? That's even more legendary."

"He Yuzhu knew that Qin Huairu and others would continue to destroy his marriage, so he only dared to talk about dating secretly. Yan Bugui and others didn't know who He Yuzhu's partner was, so they hired someone to follow He Yuzhu."

"He Yuzhu accidentally discovered that someone was following him, so he reported it to the security department. The security department quickly arrested the people who were following him, and after interrogation, Yi Zhonghai and the other four were all exposed."

"So did Comrade He Yuzhu's blind date come to fruition?"

"no!"

"Weren't Yi Zhonghai and the other four exposed? Why didn't it work?"

"I don't know about that. It is said that someone wrote a defamatory letter to the girl's parents about He Yuzhu..."

"Who wrote the slanderous letter to the girl's parents?"

"I don't know, but I think this matter is definitely related to Qin Huairu and the other three."

Liu Lan then sighed, "To be honest, I feel sorry for He Yuzhu. He has gone through so many hardships at such a young age. You can imagine how sad he must be."

"At the same time, I admire him a lot. In such a terrible environment, he did not feel sorry for himself or blame others. Instead, he relied on his own efforts to get to where he is today. If it were an ordinary person, he would have collapsed long ago."

"But he did not collapse. Instead, he became more courageous and became the canteen director. He also kept a kind heart and took care of the daily life of an elderly widow in their hospital."

"An elderly widower?"

"Yes, everyone calls her the deaf old lady. She is now over 80 years old. All her children died in the war. Just because she gave He Yuzhu a steamed bun when he was in trouble, He Yuzhu promised to take care of him in his old age."

Jiang Yueyao raised her eyebrows and said, "Sister Lan, I have noted down everything you said. Let me ask you one more question. You seem to have a good relationship with He Yuzhu?"

Liu Lan narrowed her eyes slightly and nodded in acknowledgement: "I do have a good relationship with He Yuzhu, because he has helped me before."

"But I won't tell you nonsense just because I have a good relationship with He Yuzhu. If you don't believe it, you can go and investigate it at will."

Jiang Yueyao smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister Lan, you misunderstood. I didn't doubt your intentions."

Liu Lan pursed her lips, glanced at Jiang Yueyao, and stopped dwelling on this issue.

Jiang Yueyao then asked Liu Lan some more questions, and Liu Lan responded to them one by one.

After finishing the interview, Jiang Yueyao rushed back to the newspaper office and excitedly came to the editor-in-chief's office.

"Editor-in-Chief Chen, I got a big piece of news from an interview. Here is the interview transcript. Please take a look."

Editor-in-Chief Chen took the interview manuscript with little interest, flipped through it casually, and muttered to himself:

"As an intern who just came to the newspaper, what big news can you report?"

Editor-in-Chief Chen read the interview transcript with the purpose of guiding his juniors, but the more he read, the more shocked he became. He had to admit that this interview transcript was indeed very newsworthy.

Jiang Yueyao saw Chief Editor Chen put down the interview manuscript and asked impatiently:

"Editor-in-Chief, how about this interview? Can it be published?"

Editor-in-Chief Chen said calmly: "The song 'Chinese' written by He Yuzhu is an unpleasant patriotic song. His story is also very inspiring and should be able to attract readers."

"However, the most important thing for us journalists is to seek truth from facts. Are you sure that the news you interviewed is true?"

Jiang Yueyao pondered for a moment, then said: "It should be true. Liu Lan is just an ordinary worker in a steel mill. She has no reason to lie to me."

Editor-in-Chief Chen frowned and said, "We journalists must be rigorous and the news we report must be true and reliable. We should not use specious words like 'should' or 'maybe'."

Jiang Yueyao said sincerely: "Editor-in-chief, you are right. What should I do next?"

Editor-in-Chief Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, go interview the director of the Nanluoguxiang Street Office."

Jiang Yueyao asked in confusion: "Editor-in-chief, why do you want to interview the director of the subdistrict office?"

Editor-in-Chief Chen explained: "First of all, the director of the subdistrict office should be aware of He Yuzhu's situation."

"Secondly, the director of the subdistrict office is a public official. He should not lie, so the authenticity of the news can be guaranteed."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueyao bowed respectfully to Editor-in-Chief Chen and said seriously:

"Editor-in-chief, Yueyao has learned from you. I will go interview the director of the Nanluoguxiang Street Office now."

Editor-in-Chief Chen saw Jiang Yueyao turn around and leave, and hurriedly shouted, "Wait!"

"Editor-in-Chief, is there anything else?"

"Yueyao, after you finish interviewing the director of the subdistrict office, write a report."

"The report should briefly introduce the model worker commendation meeting of the steel mill, focus on describing the inspirational story of He Yuzhu, and praise the song "Chinese". People like Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui can be mentioned briefly."

Jiang Yueyao was puzzled and asked, "Editor-in-chief, why did you just ignore Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui?"

"I think the actions of Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui and others are also very interesting. Ordinary people like to watch these family affairs."

Editor-in-Chief Chen smiled and explained: "First, the report on the steel mill has a certain political mission, and it is not appropriate to add some family news reports."

"Second, you can't bite off more than you can chew. The newspaper has limited space and can't contain so much content..."