Siheyuan: Start with a big car

After the deal was settled, Jia Zhang left the house contentedly.

She looked at the residents who were still gathered in the yard, cleared her throat, and said loudly: "Dear neighbors, I was just anxious and said nonsense just now. Please don't take it seriously. It's all because of my bad mouth that I have caused trouble for you all. I'm sorry."

When the residents heard this, they were immediately furious. They had originally sympathized with her, but now they knew she was making up stories and felt like they had been fooled by her.

"Humph, this Jia Zhang is too outrageous. In order to achieve her own goals, she actually spread rumors and caused trouble. It's too immoral."

"That's right. We are worried about it and have to listen to her nonsense for a long time. It's really annoying."

"Oh, don't trust her words easily in the future. She looks pitiful, but actually she has a bad heart."

Everyone was talking about this, looking at Jia Zhang with dissatisfaction and contempt, and then they all shook their heads and left one after another.

Jia Zhang didn't care about these things. She was now thinking about getting Yi Zhonghai to finalize the work of Banggeng. She turned around and urged Yi Zhonghai, "Yi Zhonghai, what are you still doing? Go to the match factory to find Director Liu. Don't delay. This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter. He felt helpless. He spread his hands and said, "Jia Zhang, don't you think about it? It's already late. Director Liu is already at work. Why bother him to talk about this now? You have to wait until he gets off work. Can you stop being so anxious?"

Jia Zhang snorted coldly. She knew very well that Yi Zhonghai looked righteous and upright like a gentleman on weekdays, but in fact, he liked to cheat when it came to crucial matters. She couldn't be fooled by Yi Zhonghai easily.

So, she curled her lips and said, "Humph, Yi Zhonghai, don't fool me here. What's wrong with working? Can't I find a job at work? Why don't you go to Director Liu's house? You must know where he lives. Go now and tell him about Banggeng in person and ask him to arrange it as soon as possible."

Yi Zhonghai got angry when he heard what Jia Zhang said. His face darkened and he scolded her, "Jia Zhang, how can you be so unreasonable? How can you do things this way? It's broad daylight and Director Liu is very busy at work. It's inappropriate for me to go to his house and talk about this. Can't you understand the rules?"

Jia Zhang didn't care about that. She put her hands on her hips, glared, and acted like a rogue. She said loudly, "Yi Zhonghai, I don't care whether it's appropriate or not. I know if you don't go, I'll start yelling again. Then I'll tell everyone about what happened just now, and let everyone in the hospital judge whether you care about Banggeng's affairs or not. Humph!"

Yi Zhonghai was furious when he heard this, but he couldn't do anything about it. He knew that if Jia Zhang started to make a scene, she would do anything, and his reputation would be ruined by her. Helplessly, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay, okay, can't I go? Please don't make trouble anymore, I'll go to Director Liu's house now."

When Jia Zhang saw that Yi Zhonghai agreed, she showed a smug smile on her face.
When you go to someone's house to do something, you always have to bring some gifts. Yi Zhonghai knew this, so he turned around and went back to the house to look for something. After searching for a long time, he finally found a bag of brown sugar from the corner of the cabinet.

An old lady who was standing by saw this and was immediately heartbroken. She hurried forward and said, "Old Yi, this is the only nutritional supplement in our house. I have been coughing for a while and I finally bought it with a doctor's prescription. If you take it away, what will I do with my illness?" As the old lady spoke, she reached out to stop Yi Zhonghai from taking the brown sugar.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he frowned and felt a little impatient. He turned his head and glared at the aunt, and lectured her: "What do you know? At this critical moment, in order to make the Banggeng thing go smoothly, what does this little bit of brown sugar mean? As long as I can become the manager this time, will I still need this little thing in the future? There is as much brown sugar as you want, so don't worry about it here, just focus on the matter at hand."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, the aunt was reluctant to give up, but she knew she couldn't change his mind. After all, once Yi Zhonghai made a decision, he couldn't change it. She sighed helplessly and could only slowly withdraw her hand and move it aside, muttering, "Well, then you can take it. I just hope this thing can go smoothly, and don't end up with nothing."

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to listen to the aunt's nagging anymore. He carried the bag of brown sugar and hurried out of the house.
Director Liu lived in the No. 76 compound of the match factory. Yi Zhonghai had been there once before, but that was a long time ago and his memory was a little fuzzy. With the little memory he had left, he walked around the compound and finally came to a house. He hesitantly raised his hand and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door creaked open, and a young woman opened the door. The woman was stunned at first, and then a vigilant look immediately appeared on her face. She looked Yi Zhonghai up and down and asked in a stiff tone: "Who are you? What do you do?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat. He took a closer look and found that the furnishings in this room seemed different from what he remembered of Director Liu's home. He thought to himself that he might have knocked on the wrong door. So he quickly said with a smile, "Oh, comrade, I'm sorry, I seem to have knocked on the wrong door. I'm really sorry to bother you." Then he turned around and was about to leave.

But the woman didn't intend to let him go so easily. She ran out of the house and blocked Yi Zhonghai's way with her hand. The alertness on her face became stronger and her voice became higher. She questioned Yi Zhonghai, "Humph, you knocked on the wrong door? How could it be such a coincidence? I saw you acting sneaky, are you going to do something bad? If you don't explain clearly, don't even think about leaving today."

Yi Zhonghai was dumbfounded. He really didn't expect this woman to be so persistent. In fact, the reason why he didn't say directly that he came to see Director Liu was because he was worried that this matter would be known by others. After all, if it was spread that he asked Director Liu to arrange a job for someone through the back door, it would be bad for Director Liu's reputation, and he probably wouldn't be able to accomplish his business.

So at this moment, although Yi Zhonghai was anxious, he still hesitantly insisted: "Comrade, I really went to the wrong door. My memory is not very good. I remembered the wrong place. Please don't embarrass me. Let me go. I have something else to do."

But the woman didn't believe him at all. She crossed her arms and blocked Yi Zhonghai's way. With suspicion in her eyes, she continued to ask, "Humph, you make it sound easy, but I don't think it's that simple. What are your intentions? You must tell me clearly, or I'll call for help."

Yi Zhonghai was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and complaining in his heart, wondering what to do. This matter was getting more and more troublesome, but he really didn't dare to tell the truth. He could only stand there and continue to be in a stalemate with this woman.
The woman only suspected Yi Zhonghai and did not think he was a bad guy. But now seeing Yi Zhonghai's hesitant and sneaky look, she was even more confused. She didn't have time to think about it anymore and immediately shouted at the top of her voice: "Uncle Chen, come quickly, I caught the bad guy!"

This shout really broke the tranquility of the entire compound 76. The sound echoed in the yard and spread far away. Uncle Chen, the manager of the compound 76, was eating peacefully in the house at that time. When he heard the shout, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly put down his chopsticks and rushed over here in two steps.

The other residents were also attracted by the shouting. They came out of their houses and gathered here, each with a curious and nervous look on their face, wanting to see what was going on.

There were also a few young and energetic guys who, upon hearing that the bad guy had been caught, felt a surge of sense of justice. They grabbed sticks from the house, ran over aggressively, and surrounded Yi Zhonghai, acting as if Yi Zhonghai was some vicious criminal.

Yi Zhonghai was really complaining at this moment. He looked at the people around him, especially the young men holding sticks and staring at him covetously. He felt anxious and scared, and hurriedly explained: "Comrades, this is a misunderstanding, it is really a misunderstanding, I just walked into the wrong door, I am not a bad person, please don't be impulsive."

But how could anyone believe his words so easily at this moment? The woman pointed at Yi Zhonghai and said to Uncle Chen: "Uncle Chen, this man knocked on my door. I asked him what he was doing, and he stammered that he knocked on the wrong door. But I think he doesn't look right. There must be something wrong. You have to investigate carefully."

Uncle Chen frowned, looked at Yi Zhonghai seriously, and said, "Tell me, what's going on? Where are you from? Why are you here?"

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai groaned inwardly and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly explained: "Uncle Chen, comrades, I am a worker in the steel rolling mill. I am not a bad person. I was just a little confused when I went out today and found the wrong place, so there was such a misunderstanding. Please believe me." But he still didn't dare to tell the real reason why he came to this compound. After all, if this matter spread, it would reflect badly on Director Liu.

The residents around heard what Yi Zhonghai said, but they still didn't quite believe it. They looked at each other with suspicion. At this time, a resident stood up and said loudly: "Humph, just listening to you is not enough. Who knows if what you said is true or not? I think we should just send him to the police station and let the police check it out. If there is no problem, we can release him."

As soon as this suggestion was made, many people followed suit and nodded in agreement. When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he panicked, thinking that if he was really sent to the police station, it would be even more difficult to explain, and Banggeng's job would be completely ruined. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and said, "Everyone, don't be impulsive. To be honest, I actually came to see Director Liu. I really don't have any bad intentions. I just want to ask Director Liu for help with something, so I came here. Please don't send me to the police station."

When Uncle Chen heard this, his brows frowned even more tightly. He thought to himself that this matter seemed not so simple, so he sent a resident to Director Liu's house and asked him to find Director Liu and clarify the matter in person.

The resident took the order and ran to Director Liu's house. After a while, Director Liu was invited. When Director Liu heard the whole story, he was furious. He secretly scolded Yi Zhonghai for not knowing the rules and not saying hello before coming. Now everyone in the hospital knows about it. If some bad news gets out, his position as the director of the logistics department may be affected.

Director Liu walked up to Yi Zhonghai with a gloomy face and said unhappily, "Old Yi, what kind of thing are you doing? If you have something to do, can't you come to the factory to find me when I'm at work, or tell me in advance before coming? You have to make such a big fuss. Where can I put my face?"

Yi Zhonghai looked embarrassed, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Director Liu, I'm really sorry, I was in a hurry and was afraid of delaying things, so I didn't pay attention to so many things. Please don't be angry, I really have no other way."

The residents around watched their conversation and gradually understood what was going on.

At that moment, the residents began to discuss in low voices.

"Oh, after all this fuss, it turns out you're here to ask Director Liu for a backdoor. Director Liu probably likes to do some shady things on a regular basis."

"Huh, I thought, why is there such a big commotion? It seems that this matter is not simple. I guess he is trying to use his connections to get something done."

Although the discussion was quiet, Director Liu heard it clearly. His face darkened immediately. He felt embarrassed and annoyed, but he couldn't get angry.

He could only stand there, his face so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out.

Uncle Chen was watching the situation from the side, and he knew that if everyone continued to talk about this, Director Liu would lose all his face.

And if it gets out, it will be bad for the reputation of the entire compound.

So, Uncle Chen cleared his throat and raised his voice and said, "Alright, alright, everyone stop talking. If you have nothing else to do, go back and do what you need to do. Don't gather here."

After hearing what Grandpa Chen said, the residents were still a little curious, but they couldn't say anything more, so they left one after another.

But when he left, he would look back from time to time, with a meaningful look in his eyes.

You know, workers these days hate this kind of thing the most. (End of this chapter)