Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

After hearing the deaf old lady's suggestion, Yi Zhonghai's worried expression did not disappear, but became more intense, and he continued to ask: "Old lady..."

"My prestige in the courtyard is no longer as high as before, and many residents even have a negative attitude towards me."

"Under these circumstances, if we convene a general meeting of the whole institute to re-elect the three elders, I am worried that I will be voted out."

"Wang Dong is different..."

"He shined at several of the courtyard's general meetings, and he often used the leftovers he brought back from the steel mill to help the needy families in the courtyard. Even though Wang Dong was very young, those residents who had benefited from him would vote for him."

"Coupled with Wang Dong's secret ballot, my influence as an eighth-level fitter in the yard has dropped dramatically."

“Maybe after the voting results come out, Wang Dong will get more votes than me.”

"Then the person who will reap the benefits in the end will be Wang Dong."

"Wang Dong has a grudge against me."

"If he becomes the head of our courtyard, his life will definitely not be as good as ours in the future."

"I don't think this approach of playing the opponent's trick will work."

"old lady……"

"How about we think of other ways to break the situation?"

The deaf old lady answered firmly: "Use this method..."

"As for the issue of votes, as long as you prepare in advance, you will definitely get more votes than Wang Dong."

"As for Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong, they won't have more votes than you, right?"

"How to prepare?" Yi Zhonghai was full of confusion, then he stared at the deaf old lady and asked expectantly.

"I used my status as an eighth-level fitter to threaten the fitters in the yard and asked them to support me."

"But because all the votes in the yard are recorded, even if those fitters voted against it, I don't know who did it, and I can't find a target to take revenge on."

"My threats to them would have little effect in this situation."

"If I don't have the support of these fitters, relying only on Zhu, the Jia family, and the old lady... I may not even get ten votes. How can I continue to hold the position of the eldest master in the courtyard?"

The deaf old lady was very shrewd. After listening to Yi Zhonghai's analysis, she frowned and stared at him unhappily and asked, "If threats don't work, then bribery..."

"As long as the fitters in the yard want to be promoted, they can't do without the support of a senior fitter like you."

"Moreover, electing the three uncles in the yard does not have much impact on them. Whether you are elected as the uncle in the yard or Wang Dong is elected as the uncle in the yard, it will not affect their lives in the yard and their own vital interests."

"As long as you give them enough benefits, they will definitely choose to vote for you on such an insignificant vote."

"As for Wang Dong?"

"He is indeed qualified to be the master of a courtyard house, but he has a fatal flaw: he is too young."

"Any random resident in the yard is older than him."

"If you really choose Wang Dong as the boss of the yard, do you want to be scolded by a young man who is two wheels younger than you in the yard in the future?"

"Everyone has to save face."

"It's not shameful to be scolded by elders, but if a perfect person scolds me in front of all the residents in the courtyard, how can I stay in our courtyard in the future?"

"As long as we spread the potential risks that may arise if Wang Dong is elected as the chief of the courtyard, I believe that most residents in the courtyard will bypass Wang Dong when voting." "Even if Wang Dong is a senior worker in the steel rolling mill, a canteen team leader, and is in charge of 40 to 50 people, everyone will oppose him being the chief of four courtyards."

"As a human being... you should bow your head when you need to, and don't lose face."

"First, find a way to spread the hidden danger of Wang Dong being the chief of the four courtyards, and cut off the possibility of him being selected as the chief of the four courtyards."

"Find a way to buy some food and go take a look at the fitters in the yard. Give each family a few pounds of food and promise them that I will speak up for them during the next attack assessment and try to raise their fitter skills to the next level."

"Let them vote for you in the next Siheyuan uncle election."

"As long as they support you in the vote, when you are re-elected as the head of the courtyard, they will give you a generous gift to express their gratitude in the future."

"Although this may cost tens or hundreds of dollars, it is only one month's salary for you."

"As long as you are elected as the chief master of the courtyard again, in the next two or three years, no matter how Liu Haizhong makes trouble or how Wang Dong attacks your prestige in the courtyard, your position as the chief master will never be shaken."

"After all, this kind of election is no joke. In order to maintain the unity and stability of the courtyard, the street office does not want to see the three masters of our courtyard constantly replaced..."

When Yi Zhonghai heard the deaf old lady asking him to take gifts to give to other fitters in the yard, his first reaction was to refuse.

Whether in the Fourth Nuclear Institute or in the steel rolling mill, he was always a high-ranking eighth-level fitter. Others always had to fawn over him and give him gifts or ask him to do things for them, but he had never given anyone a gift or asked anyone for anything.

After he listened to all the analysis of the deaf old lady.

Yi Zhonghai fell silent.

If it can really be a permanent solution, by bowing my head once to consolidate my position as the boss and ensure that my status in the yard will not be affected in the next two or three years, then bowing my head once doesn't matter.

And this is not really bowing down, it's just a transaction at the top, both sides get what they need.

He got the position of the eldest uncle in the Fourth Core Institute, and those fitters got the much-needed food for their families and the opportunity to be promoted to the next level of work grade.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's face looked noticeably better.

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Wang Dong didn't know that he had been tricked by Yi Zhonghai again, and he was planning to further consolidate his position in the yard and his position as the boss under him by spreading rumors in the yard.

At this moment, he was introducing his ideas to Chen Jun and Chen Dehui.

"Sister Jun, Uncle Chen... Second Master Liu Haizhong wants to hide behind and reap the benefits, but I don't want to do what he wants."

"You get an advantage and act cute at the same time. There is no such good thing in the world."

"He wanted to operate this matter from behind, but I wanted to push him to the front."

"Tomorrow I will try to get the news out that Liu Haizhong has been named an advanced worker in the steel rolling mill and wants to replace Yi Zhonghai as the head of our courtyard."

"Take this opportunity to muddy the water in the yard."

"Only in this way can those who are lurking behind the scenes come forward."

Chen Jun suddenly said: "Dongzi..."

"If this matter gets bigger and bigger, the street will definitely intervene."

"What if the street decides to re-elect the three uncles of our four courtyards? Are you really planning to run for election?" (End of this chapter)