Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing his indignant sister-in-law in front of him, Wang Dong hurriedly comforted her: "Why are you scolding me..."

"Little sister... speaking of this matter, I should also thank Yi Zhonghai and Bang Geng?"

Chen Li was stunned and felt like she was hearing a huge joke.

She stared at Wang Dong with her big eyes, and asked in confusion: "Brother-in-law...you don't have a fever..."

"Bang Geng and Yi Zhonghai prevented you from being promoted to deputy director of logistics. Not only are you not unhappy, you are thanking them."

"Are you talking nonsense, or am I mishearing..."

"You must explain it to me today..."

"Otherwise, I would have worried about you for nothing in the office this afternoon."

Facing the burning gaze of his sister-in-law, Wang Dong quickly explained: "Don't worry, I will definitely explain it to you clearly."

"Ever since Director Yang and Deputy Director Zhang made mistakes and were demoted, and Director Li became the head of the steel mill, haven't you noticed that the output of the steel mill is getting less and less, and the various struggles in the factory are becoming more and more frequent?"

"Many former cadres and technical backbones were criticized and demoted to become ordinary workers."

"I also heard that Director Li is making a lot of money by playing tricks on people like this."

"To tell you the truth, ever since Director Li became the head of the steel mill, I haven't been to his office once in the entire three months. I was afraid that he would ask me to do something bad in the steel mill."

"Once I become the deputy director of logistics, I will have to meet with Director Li every day. One day, Director Li might ask me to do something to trick people."

"You tell me, should I accept Director Li's order or not?"

"If I don't take the call, I will offend Director Li to death. Not only will it affect my own future in the steel mill, but it will also affect the futures of both of you."

“After all, all the workers and cadres in the steel mill know that Junzi is my wife, and you, little sister, are my sister-in-law.”

"If I answer, I will be betraying my own conscience."

"After all, many of the people that Director Li wants to punish were wrongly accused."

"There were even many innocent people. How could I have done this to you?"

"As long as I don't become the deputy director of logistics and continue to sit in the position of head of the kitchen, I won't have to hang around in front of Director Li every day."

"It's nothing important, so I can stay out of his sight for a few months."

"By then, Director Li will slowly forget about me, and he won't think of me if he wants to play a prank on someone."

"I'm going to tell you something, and you must not tell anyone else."

"Our factory manager Li climbed up the ranks from the logistics system. As far as I know, he has been colluding with the director of the logistics department to embezzle the food expenses of more than 10,000 workers in the steel mill."

"I am now the head of the kitchen, and I can turn a blind eye and pretend nothing happened. I try to use the limited food and supplies to feed the workers in the canteen."

"If I really become the deputy director of logistics, I won't be able to turn a blind eye to it."

"You tell me whether I will follow Director Li and embezzle money and become one of them, or report them to the higher-ups."

Chen Jun quickly interrupted: "You must not embezzle."

"We are not short of money, so there is no need to embezzle the workers' hard-earned money."

"That will bring retribution."

Father-in-law Chen Dehui followed up: "It's not realistic to report Director Li to the higher-ups."

"When Lao Yang was the factory director, he couldn't have been unaware of the corruption in the logistics system by Director Li, and he must have reported it to his superiors." "But I heard that Director Li had a strong backer, so the matter was left unresolved."

"Even Director Yang's report of Director Li's corruption to the higher-ups did nothing, let alone a small-time kitchen manager like you."

"And if you really report this to the higher-ups, you might be fired from your position as the kitchen manager of the steel mill the next day and become an ordinary worker again."

At this point, Chen Dehui turned his gaze directly to Chen Li: "Xiao Li..."

"Your brother-in-law is right. He is right not to be the deputy director of logistics."

"Even if I have the chance in the future, I will never be the deputy director of logistics."

“Unless Director Li is brought to justice one day in the future, there will be no more corruption in the steel mill’s logistics system.”

Seeing that her father was also on Wang Dong's side, and Wang Dong's explanation was also very reasonable, Chen Li could only answer gloomily: "Then let's just forget about this matter."

"I'm worried that Yi Zhonghai and Beng Geng are still unwilling to give up."

"If you don't teach them a lesson from this incident, these two people might find a way to target you at the steel mill."

"This time, it just happened that you couldn't be promoted to the position of deputy director of logistics. You won't be so lucky next time I plot against you."

Wang Dong snorted coldly and replied: "Little sister..."

"When have you ever seen your brother-in-law suffer at the hands of the Jia and Yi families..."

"There will definitely be revenge, but not now."

After saying that, he turned to his father-in-law and asked, "Dad..."

"What's going on with Aunt Zhang in the backyard recently? She's Yi Zhonghai's former daughter-in-law."

Chen Dehui smiled and replied: "Speaking of this Aunt Zhang, I still admire her very much."

"Since her divorce from Yi Zhonghai, she has become a different person."

"I became polite in everything I said and did, and I got along really well with the neighbors in the backyard."

"After I introduced him to street sweeping, he could earn fifteen dollars a month, which was enough to support himself and the child adopted by the welfare home."

"She named the child Zhang Linbao. He is in the fourth grade now. Under her guidance, he is very polite. He is in the fourth grade now and will probably be a filial child in the future."

"I talked to her a few days ago..."

"The 15 yuan I earn from sweeping the streets every month not only meets the basic living needs of two people, but also allows me to buy some meat for my children every week. Life is getting better and better."

Wang Dong smiled and sighed: "Dad..."

"It is said that those who keep company with vermilion will become red, and those who keep company with ink will become black."

"I lived with Yi Zhonghai before. He was calculating this today and that tomorrow. He was very thoughtful and I was more or less affected by him."

"Now that I'm divorced from Yi Zhonghai and have moved to the backyard, there's not so much calculation to do."

"Plus, the relationships among the neighbors in the backyard are very good. Without the Jia family causing trouble, they have adopted offspring and can earn money to support their families. They don't have to look at Yi Zhonghai's face and can be the master of their own house. It's hard for them not to be happy."

The father-in-law nodded and replied: "That's true..."

Then he frowned and asked Wang Dong: "Why are you asking about this Aunt Zhang for no reason?"

"I warn you, they are living a better and better life now, don't bother them just to plot against Yi Zhonghai." (End of this chapter)