Siheyuan: Let Yourself Go He Yuzhu

Chapter 23: Punishing Jia Zhang by cutting off the root of the problem
"I do have a different opinion. I am not saying that Director Wang handled the situation badly, but Director Wang did not understand Jia Zhang's character and thought that he could turn Jia Zhang back to the right path through ideological education."

"For someone like Jia Zhang, you can educate her for three years, not to mention three months, and she will not change her ways, because you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. The prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain, and no matter how hard you try, you can't move it."

"Moreover, Jia Zhang will not apologize to me, let alone in front of so many people, she will not apologize to me even in private, because she does not think she is wrong at all.

"In Jia Zhang's opinion, she can't be wrong at all. It's me, the entire courtyard, and the entire street that are wrong. She is an extremely selfish person, an extremely self-centered person who only cares about herself and not others. This can be seen from the fact that she starved Jia Dongxu."

"The purpose of the leaders punishing her is to make her realize her mistakes and correct them. In fact, no matter how she is punished, she will not admit her mistakes. In this case, let her correct her mistakes. She does not need to understand the law, but only needs to be afraid of the law so that she does not make mistakes."

"My advice is to correct her through work."

"I don't need her to apologize. Even if she apologizes, I won't accept it, let alone forgive her. Besides, even if Jia Zhang apologizes on the surface, I don't know how she will scold me in her heart."

"Why not just stop doing these face-saving projects and just do practical things. I have two suggestions."

"First, let Jia Zhang clean the compound and all the streets on a voluntary basis. Director Wang will mobilize everyone to supervise. If Jia Zhang slacks off, she will not be punished. Instead, Director Yang will be notified directly to deduct Qin Huairu's salary."

"As for the duration, let's say it's one year. If Jia Zhang works actively, we can reduce the duration as appropriate."

"The second suggestion is for the steel rolling mill. No matter what, Jia Dongxu died in the workshop, and the factory will definitely pay the pension in accordance with the regulations," said He Yuzhu.

"The law is beyond human feelings. Moreover, Jia Dongxu did die in the workshop, so it is correct to say that he died on the job. Moreover, Jia Dongxu's father, Jia Youfu, also died in the steel mill. Both father and son died in the steel mill. No matter what, the steel mill must give an explanation to the Jia family."

"But what does this have to do with punishing Jia Zhang? Do we have to reduce the pension and corresponding benefits?" Director Yang asked with a frown.

Director Yang wouldn't dare do such a thing. If he did, there was no guarantee that someone would jump out and accuse him of drinking the blood of workers. If he was involved, dismissal would be the least of his punishment.

"No, Director Yang misunderstood me. I just said that Jia Zhang is extremely selfish and self-centered. What I meant is that when the steel mill pays the Jia family, it must be paid in front of everyone in the courtyard."

"At that time, not only the relevant person in charge must come, but also the director of the Women's Federation must be called to explain to Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi the interests involved and the handover system. It must be explained clearly."

"First, we need to make Qin Huairu understand that after Jia Dongxu's death, this workstation will belong to Qin Huairu, not whoever the Jia Zhang family chooses to inherit it."

"Secondly, Qin Huairu must understand that once Jia Dongxu dies, it means that Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu no longer have a direct relationship. Let alone Qin Huairu wanting to remarry, even if Qin Huairu drives Jia Zhang back to her hometown, it is also reasonable."

"Leaders, you should know the law better than me. Once Jia Dongxu died, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu actually had a broken marriage, which is equivalent to a de facto divorce. Naturally, she has no responsibility or obligation to support Jia Zhang."

"We must let the Women's Federation leaders tell Qin Huairu that supporting Jia Zhang is a favor, and not supporting Jia Zhang and sending Jia Zhang back to her hometown is her duty. In addition, the child belongs to Qin Huairu, and Jia Zhang should not even think about bringing Jia Geng back home."

"Don't even think about letting Qin Huairu be a member of the Jia family in life and a ghost of the Jia family after death! This kind of feudal evil habit must be eradicated. By the way, it would be best if Director Wang was present as well." He Yuzhu said in a deep voice.

This is the most severe punishment for Jia Zhangshi, making her work all day, exhausted, and living in fear all day long. The best way to attack a city is to attack its heart. There is no better way to kill someone and destroy their heart than this.

Detaining Jia Zhang or beating her up would at most cause her temporary pain; doing this would cause her pain for the rest of her life.

He Yuzhu did this not for Qin Huairu's own good, but to further widen the conflict between Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai.

Because, after this matter was made clear, Qin Huairu could no longer be submissive and accommodating to Jia Zhangshi as she had been before. In the past, Qin Huairu was submissive, firstly because of the influence of tradition, and secondly because she did not understand these things.

Now that Qin Huairu understood these things, how could she still serve Jia Zhangshi like she used to serve a master? Especially after Qin Huairu had worked all day and was exhausted?
There will inevitably be conflicts and disputes between the two.

The conflict between Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai is even more acute, because Yi Zhonghai will never allow Qin Huairu to drive Jia Zhang back to her hometown, and he will definitely use all kinds of methods to control Qin Huairu. At that time, whether Qin Huairu resists or takes the opportunity to take advantage of Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu will be happy to see it.

"This is what the law stipulates. I didn't expect that Master He also understands the laws in this area." Director Ma said meaningfully.

"I specifically asked this question because I couldn't stand the fact that Jia Zhang was acting like a landlady and didn't treat Qin Huairu as her own daughter-in-law at all. Instead, she treated her as a tool for carrying on the family line and a maid." He Yuzhu said.

"In fact, sending Jia Zhang back to her hometown is a once-and-for-all solution and also the most severe punishment for Jia Zhang." Director Wang suddenly said.

"Yi Zhonghai will not agree. Even if Director Wang drives Jia Zhang back to her hometown, Yi Zhonghai will take Jia Zhang back after a while when the storm is over." He Yuzhu said quietly.

"Why? Could it be that Yi Zhonghai has an improper relationship with Jia Zhang?" Director Wang said with a stern face.

Everyone stared at He Yuzhu closely, with an inexplicable light in their eyes. This was not a look of gossip, but a look of desire for progress.

"Maybe there is, maybe not. The reason why Yi Zhonghai insisted on keeping Jia Zhang in the courtyard is because Yi Zhonghai is a family with no descendants." He Yuzhu said.

Everyone looked at He Yuzhu with puzzled eyes and motioned for him to continue speaking.

"Having no offspring means no one to take care of him in his old age. Yi Zhonghai and his wife were born in the old world and grew up in darkness. They finally made it to the red flag and saw many tragic things in the world. They were afraid that no one would take care of them when they were old, so they chose Jia Dongxu as their designated person to take care of them in their old age."

"To be precise, Yi Zhonghai chose Jia Dongxu and his wife as the designated elderly caregivers. As we all know, men are careless and not particular about details. Women are responsible for the trivial matters in life, such as cleaning, washing clothes and cooking."

"Yi Zhonghai was attracted by Jia Dongxu's foolish filial piety, and Qin Huairu married Jia Dongxu, following the husband wherever he went. She was also very filial to Jia Zhangshi, and was also very hardworking. She kept the Jia family clean and tidy, and even washed clothes and cooked during her pregnancy."

"What is Jia Zhang doing?" Director Wang asked.

(End of this chapter)