Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

The deaf old lady frowned: "Do you believe what you said? Reporters are always looking for trouble. She will definitely expose my dirty laundry."

"Zhu Zi, don't you know that reporter? Go find her and put in a good word for her so she doesn't report any dirt on me."

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, "Old lady, I haven't spoken more than three sentences to her in total. We are not familiar with each other at all."

"Even if I'm familiar with him, she won't listen to me. After all, this is her job."

The deaf old lady said anxiously: "Then let's go to her house and ask her. If she doesn't agree, I will stay at her house and won't leave."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu's eyes flashed with disgust, and he said patiently:

"Madam, I don't even know reporter Jiang's home address."

"Besides, there's nothing wrong with asking reporter Jiang. She's just a reporter. It's not her who decides what goes in the newspaper."

"Then let's go ask the newspaper's leaders for help."

"Madam, I don't even know the home address of reporter Jiang, let alone the home address of the newspaper leader."

"Yang Xinmin must know, take me to Yang Xinmin's house now.

"I don't even know Director Yang's home address!"

"I know, I'll show you the way."

"Madam, it's already past ten o'clock. Director Yang must have gone to bed a long time ago. Why don't we go find Director Yang tomorrow?"

"It will be too late tomorrow, please take me to find Xiao Yang."

He Yuzhu said helplessly: "Old lady, you don't mind the neighbors talking behind your back, why do you care about the reports in the newspaper?"

The deaf old lady said angrily, "How can this be the same? There are only a few people in the courtyard, but once this newspaper reports it, everyone in the capital will know what I did. Wouldn't I be infamous forever?"

He Yuzhu comforted him, "It's not that serious. News has a time limit. No one will remember this in a few days."

The deaf old lady said firmly: "No, I don't want to be cursed even after I die."

He Yuzhu heard this and said in his heart: "If you don't want to bear the blame, don't do evil things!"

The deaf old lady saw the impatience on He Yuzhu's face and begged, "Zhuzi, please take me to find Xiao Yang. I beg you, old lady."

He Yuzhu said reluctantly: "Okay then!"

Under the guidance of the deaf old lady, He Yuzhu quickly rode his bike and took the deaf old lady to Yang Xinmin's home.

"Zhu Zi, go ahead and knock on the door!"

"Madam, the lights in Director Yang's house are all off. It's obvious that he has gone to bed. Why don't we not disturb him?"

"Now that you're here, why bother me? Go and knock on the door."

"OK then!"

"Boom...boom..."

"Who is it?"

"Director Yang, I'm He Yuzhu."

"Is there a problem?"

"I am busy!"

"Wait a mininute."

After a while, Yang Xinmin opened the door sleepily and said in a dissatisfied tone:

"Zhu Zi, why can't you talk about it tomorrow at work? Why do you have to come to me so late at night?"

He Yuzhu laughed awkwardly: "Director, it's not me who wants to see you, it's the old lady who wants to see you."

At this time, the deaf old lady stood out from behind He Yuzhu and said with a smile:

"Xiao Yang! Sorry to disturb your rest!"

When Yang Xinmin saw that it was a deaf old lady, he immediately smiled and said:

"Old lady, why are you here? Please come in quickly."

He Yuzhu pursed his lips and followed him into the house.

Yang Xinmin said enthusiastically: "Old lady, please take a seat quickly. I will make you some tea."

The deaf old lady grinned and said, "Xiao Yang, don't bother me. I came so late because I want to ask you a favor."

Yang Xinmin said sternly, "Old lady, if you have anything to ask me, I will do it if I can."

The deaf old lady looked embarrassed and said softly, "Zhu Zi, you should tell the story!"

He Yuzhu nodded slightly and briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

There must be a focus in He Yuzhu's words, which highlighted Yi Zhonghai's cunning and the deaf old lady's helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xinmin flew into a rage and said, "Asshole, it's Yi Zhonghai again. He is simply a wicked man."

The deaf old lady said with a sad face: "Who said it wasn't true? This Yi Zhonghai is so mean, he only knows how to deceive me, an old lady."

"Now that the reporter knows about this, if she reveals this, I will be infamous forever, so I would like to ask you to ask the newspaper not to report this matter."

Yang Xinmin said firmly: "Old lady, don't worry, I will go to the newspaper tomorrow morning and ask them not to publish your news."

The deaf old lady said anxiously: "Xiao Yang, it will be too late tomorrow. We must go to the newspaper leader tonight."

Yang Xinmin asked in confusion: "Why?"

He Yuzhu explained: "The old lady was worried that her news would be published in the newspaper tomorrow, so she asked me to bring her to you so late."

Yang Xinmin said in embarrassment: "Old lady, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I don't know the leaders of the newspaper, let alone where they live!"

The deaf old lady didn't give up and said, "Xiao Yang, can you call and ask?"

Yang Xinmin looked up at the clock on the wall and said with a wry smile, "Old lady, it's already eleven o'clock. I guess everyone is asleep."

The deaf old lady begged, "Xiao Yang, I've never begged you before, can you please help me this time?"

Seeing this, Yang Xinmin had no choice but to agree, and took out the phone book and started making calls.

Yang Xinmin made three consecutive calls, but no one answered. The fourth call was answered, but someone scolded him.

About twenty minutes later, after much inquiry, Yang Xinmin finally got the phone number of the newspaper president.

At the urging of the deaf old lady, Yang Xinmin called the president of the newspaper, but no one answered for three consecutive times.

Yang Xinmin said with a tired face: "Old lady, the other party must have fallen asleep. Otherwise, I will go to the newspaper office early tomorrow morning."

The deaf old lady insisted: "Xiao Yang, it will definitely be too late tomorrow, so why don't you call a few more times?"

Yang Xinmin yawned several times in succession and continued to dial the phone helplessly. On the sixth time, the other party finally answered.

But as soon as the call was connected, there was a roar from the other end.

"Who the hell are you? You keep calling me in the middle of the night, and I won't answer your phone. Are you sick?"

Yang Xinmin smiled and apologized, "President Zhou, I'm sorry to disturb your sleep. I'm Yang Xinmin, the director of the steel mill. I'm calling you to ask you a favor."

"Yang Xinmin from the Steel Mill? I remember that you and I didn't have much contact, right? Why did you call me in the middle of the night? What's the matter?"

"President Zhou, I would like to ask you not to report the news about one person in tomorrow's newspaper."

"You're too late. Tomorrow's newspaper has already been typeset and can't be changed."

After President Zhou finished speaking, he hung up the phone with a clang.

Yang Xinmin called again, but the call was not connected.

Obviously, the other party was afraid of being disturbed again and had unplugged the phone line.