Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 8 Adjustment
Yi Zhonghai returned home angrily and sat on a chair thinking about Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui's behavior today.

His original plan was to let Liu Haizhong organize it. It would be great if it succeeded, and he would be able to fulfill Jia Zhang's request by agreeing when the time came.

It doesn’t matter if we fail, at least we have Liu Haizhong in front of us, and it can also undermine Liu Haizhong’s prestige.

In this way, not only would he gain Jia Dongxu's gratitude, but he would also avoid being branded as a bully.

However, what he originally thought would be a sure thing was unexpectedly shirked by Liu Haizhong. Now he could only step forward to help the Jia family borrow a house, which might cause some damage to his reputation.

Yi Zhonghai was in a bad mood and tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep.

Liu Haizhong didn’t know what Yi Zhonghai’s plan was, but as long as he could make life difficult for him, it would be beneficial to him. He had been eyeing the position of Daye for a long time.

Liu Haizhong slowly walked to the front yard and knocked on Shen Zhiyu's door.

Shen Zhiyu and his siblings were studying at the table. When they heard a knock on the door, the younger sister Shen Zhiwen ran to open it.

Seeing the atmosphere in the Shen family, Liu Haizhong felt that he had done nothing wrong. Shen Zhiyu was studying with a book, obviously he did not want to give up his cadre status.

Shen Zhiyu was very confused about what the second uncle Liu Haizhong wanted from home.

But since guests are welcome, he still poured Liu Haizhong a glass of water to hear what he had to say.

Liu Haizhong took the cup and took credit for it, saying, "Zhiyu, Second Uncle helped you a lot today. When you become an official in the future, you must not forget your Second Uncle."

Shen Zhiyu asked with some confusion: "Second uncle, what do you mean?"

Liu Haizhong put down the cup and said to Shen Zhiyu, "Yi Zhonghai just came to me and said that you were wandering around outside and affecting the image of the courtyard. He wanted to hold a meeting of the whole courtyard to kick you out, but I didn't agree."

Shen Zhiyu was speechless. Damn it, he had been low-key enough, why did he provoke a beast?

He did not doubt the truthfulness of what Liu Haizhong said. Liu Haizhong was a power-obsessed person who always regarded himself as a leader. He would not make up such a story.

"Second Uncle, thank you very much. From now on, my family will definitely follow your lead when we come to Siheyuan!" Shen Zhiyu said with pretended gratitude.

"Zhi Yu, your uncle is not well educated, what does that word you just used mean?" Liu Haizhong asked embarrassedly.

Shen Zhiyu found it a little funny. Liu Haizhong had always wanted to be an official, but with his academic qualifications, it was basically impossible. It was only possible during those special ten years.

Thinking about Liu Haizhong's behavior, he explained: "Second Master, I follow your lead, which means I listen to you."

Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "Yes, yes... follow your lead!"

Obviously, this person may never forget this word in the future. I don’t know how Liu Haizhong’s parents educated him to be so obsessed with being an official.

Liu Haizhong exchanged pleasantries with Shen Zhiyu for a while and then left his house.

Shen Zhifang quickly asked Shen Zhiyu, "Brother, what should we do if they really chase us away?"

Shen Zhiyu smiled and said, "Who does Yi Zhonghai think he is if he drives us away? Our father didn't want to take advantage of the public. We were allocated three houses, and later we gave the money to the street office. The property rights of our houses are in our own hands. How can Yi Zhonghai have the right to drive us away! Besides, if you recognize him, he is the uncle, and if you don't recognize him, he is just an old man."

"Brother, I will smash the old guy's glass tomorrow and see if he dares to bully us again." The younger brother Shen Zhihua said harshly.

Shen Zhiyu touched his brother's head and said to him, "Don't do this. I'll tell you three a lesson. Don't do things that offend people but have no real meaning in the future. Even if you smash his glass, how much loss can you suffer? On the contrary, if he calls the police or reports to the school, it may affect your studies. We won't do this kind of unprofitable deal." Shen Zhihua said, "Brother, are you just going to let that old guy bully you?"

"How is that possible! If you really want to offend or retaliate against someone, you must remember not to expose yourself. If you really want to expose yourself, then knock the person down in one go, leaving him no chance or strength to challenge you again. Also, revenge must hit the enemy where it hurts."

"Brother, I know that the pain of old man Yi Zhonghai is that he has no children. I heard about it from my third uncle and third aunt when they were chatting." said my sister Shen Zhiwen.

"Zhiwen hits the nail on the head. The old man has no children, and what he cares most about is his retirement. Only by destroying his retirement plan can we truly achieve our goal of revenge against him." Shen Zhiyu explained.

Shen Zhifang put down the homework in his hand and said to Shen Zhiyu: "Brother, what should we do now? Our parents are gone, and we are weak and alone. I am afraid he will not give up."

Shen Zhiyu felt distressed for his younger siblings' obedience. These kids, who were only in their teens, already knew how difficult life was at home and knew how to share his worries. Yi Zhonghai really deserved to die.

He knew that his brothers and sisters' main task now was to study, so he comforted the three of them, "You are still young, don't be so sentimental and petty, your big brother is here! If they go too far, your big brother will go to the street office or the steel mill security department. Okay, it's getting late, go to bed."

"Brother, I want to sleep with you." Shen Zhihua said.

"Okay, bring your quilt here, I'll take you in tonight." Shen Zhiyu said with a smile.

After making sure his younger brothers and sisters were asleep, Shen Zhiyu also went to bed.

There are some things he didn't tell his brothers and sisters. This old bastard Yi Zhonghai must have done it for the Jia family.

There are five people in his family and only one room. No wonder he would want to take his own house. Unfortunately, they thought too much and really thought he was a student like the original owner.

Whenever Yi Zhonghai dared to hold a meeting of the entire hospital, he would slap him in the face, and he really thought that the "Home of Gloriousness" sign hanging on his door was just a decoration.

The next day, after making breakfast for his younger brother and sister, Shen Zhiyu also left the courtyard after the three of them left for school.

He found a corner, entered the system space, changed into the work clothes of the steel mill, put on a hat, covered his face with a scarf, and quietly walked to the side of six or seven children.

"Don't move, who are you?" A child about 10 years old pointed a wooden gun at Shen Zhiyu.

Shen Zhiyu took out some candies from his pocket, answered irrelevantly, and said in a rough voice: "If you learn this paragraph, I will give you candies!"

"You're not a liar?" said a child of seven or eight years old.

"I don't lie."

"it is good."

"Great!" a group of children chattered.

Shen Zhiyu began to compose nursery rhymes for the children. After more than ten minutes of teaching, several of them had learned and mastered the passage.

So the children ate the candy and sang: "In the courtyard of No. 95, there lived a great man. He was born a hypocrite and destined to be extinct! He was born a eunuch, and his wife took the blame. He didn't believe in evil and gave birth to a son through surrogacy. His disciple's wife was just the right one. Unfortunately, the seed was bad, and his family was doomed to be extinct."

Shen Zhiyu didn't want to make it complicated. The simpler it is, the easier it is to spread.

After teaching the children, Shen Zhiyu continued to study at the library of Sijiucheng Agricultural University. The three-line hybrid rice was the most important thing, and Yi Zhonghai was just a tonic in life.

(End of this chapter)