Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 200: They're all damn talented people, delivering them one by one!
With the voices of the women's comrades, Li Hongbing's plan and objectives have been achieved.

The purpose of holding this hospital-wide meeting was indeed to make an example of Jia Zhangshi and establish authority, but the person who was to take action was not Li Hongbing, but Fu Dan.

To put it mildly, what happened to Jia Zhangshi today is a neighborhood dispute.

But if we broaden the scope, especially when it comes to the entire women's population, then we're doomed.

Especially the remarks made by Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai just now, which revealed their inner thoughts without reservation, clearly ran straight into Fu Zi's line of fire.

only.

Neither Yi Zhonghai nor Jia Zhangshi knew the true identities of these two women; they thought they were really relatives of Chen Xueru.

Seeing them start to scold him, and with such a "bad" attitude, Yi Zhonghai subconsciously glanced at Li Hongbing, then his face darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "Who are you? We're holding a general meeting of the whole courtyard to deal with the internal disputes of our siheyuan. When did it become your place to interfere?"

Although Yi Zhonghai is no longer the manager of the courtyard, he is still a resident. As for Fu and Qin, they are naturally outsiders to the people of the courtyard. Therefore, Yi Zhonghai obviously had no reservations when he said these things.

More importantly.

Because he "knew" they were Chen Xueru's relatives, that is, members of the Li family, Yi Zhonghai deliberately made trouble, wanting to use them to embarrass Li Hongbing.

Unfortunately, Yi Zhonghai miscalculated and took another wrong step into this trap.

"Comrade, you're quite domineering, aren't you? You can't even distinguish right from wrong. Does that mean you can't even say a word if you're not from this compound?"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's statement, the woman's face darkened, and she immediately questioned him.

"The general meeting was originally for our own compound, not for residents of this compound. Why are you all getting involved?"

Yi Zhonghai did not deny it and actually admitted it. He then "reminded" Li Hongbing: "Li Hongbing, do you even know any rules? You brought outsiders into our institute's general meeting. Do you even respect the people in our institute? Do you even take the institute's senior officials seriously?"

"Yi Zhonghai, you need to understand, you're no longer the big shot of the Dean of the School. Whether I bring people or not is my freedom. So what if it's a school-wide meeting? You're really something else!"

Li Hongbing knew perfectly well that Yi Zhonghai's words were intentional, an attempt to use the people in the courtyard and the three senior administrators, Yan Bugui, Du Jianguo, and Liu Haizhong, to intimidate him, but he wasn't afraid at all.

At this point, anyone who steps forward is just asking for trouble. If they suffer the consequences, they deserve to regret it.

This is a good opportunity to see who has ulterior motives.

For a while.

No one in the courtyard made a sound.

Even though many people felt that it was inappropriate for outsiders to participate in their college's general meeting, the other party had a connection with Li Hongbing.

Supporting Yi Zhonghai at this time is tantamount to making it clear that one is opposing Li Hongbing.

Nobody's going to create trouble for themselves out of boredom.

Even Yan Bugui and Du Jianguo, who were senior members of the management department, felt that outsiders should not participate in their department's general meeting, but because of Li Hongbing, they ultimately chose to remain silent.

Liu Haizhong, seeing that Yan Bugui and Du Jianguo had both become cowards, and recalling Yi Zhonghai's words, immediately looked displeased. He then said to Li Hongbing, "Hongbing, I know they are your relatives, but they are not residents of our courtyard. I think it's a bit inappropriate to drag outsiders into our own courtyard's disputes."

Liu Haizhong knew that Li Hongbing was not someone to be trifled with, and he had been humiliated by him more than once before, so he didn't want to offend Li Hongbing. However, as the head of the hospital, he had to uphold the rules of the hospital and the authority of the hospital-wide meeting.

"Interesting. It seems this isn't a mediation meeting for resolving neighborhood disputes, but rather a trial court for gangs in the old society. I'm truly amazed to see someone running this kind of internal dictatorship."

The person who spoke was not Li Hongbing, but another comrade from the Women's Federation.

At first, the other party thought that this hospital-wide meeting was just to gather everyone together to witness or mediate disputes between neighbors. However, not long after the mediation started, before it was even halfway done, they inexplicably started talking about some so-called rules, which made her realize that something was wrong.

It's obvious that this is trying to replicate the feudal patriarchal system.

In an instant.

The gazes of the two comrades from the Fucheng gang, which had been fixed on Liu Haizhong, suddenly became strange.

"What trial meeting, what one-man show? Please don't talk nonsense and make baseless accusations against me."

Upon hearing Comrade Fu's characterization, Liu Haizhong was startled and quickly denied and clarified, "It's just that during the mediation just now, you were talking nonsense and affecting the mediation process, so I had to speak up to stop you."

Liu Haizhong dared not admit to this crime.

He hadn't forgotten that it was precisely because of this that Yi Zhonghai was dismissed from his position as the head of the college by Director Yang, who was then the cadre Yang, and was publicly criticized in front of the entire college.

No matter what Liu Haizhong does, he doesn't want to follow in Yi Zhonghai's footsteps.

"Nonsense? Framing? Labeling?"

Liu Haizhong's explanation and excuse immediately made the comrades of Fudan frown.

I already felt that Liu Haizhong's actions were problematic, but once he said these words, his stance became a real issue.

The things they just said to criticize and lecture Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi were nonsense and affected the mediation process.

In other words.

Liu Haizhong believed that what they said was wrong and that they were talking nonsense, and that he shared the same views and ideas as Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi.
Realizing that Liu Haizhong, the dean in charge of presiding over the entire college meeting, was biased in his stance and interests, one of the comrades from the Women's and Children's Association stood up directly and announced in front of everyone: "I think there is no need to continue this so-called college meeting."

Obvious.

The other party couldn't stand it anymore and stepped in to set things right.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Liu Haizhong. Li Hongbing didn't expect Liu Haizhong to jump out on his own, but based on his understanding of Liu Haizhong, he wasn't too surprised.

however.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong, who had initially yielded, completely lost his temper and angrily retorted, "What do you mean? It's one thing to meddle in our institute's affairs, but to interfere and point fingers is another. Whether or not to hold a general meeting is not your business to decide."

"Li Hongbing, you should really keep an eye on these two relatives of yours. Stop trying to meddle in everything; you're overstepping your bounds."

Liu Haizhong, who had no idea who they were, thought they were really Chen Xueru's relatives who had come to support her, and immediately turned hostile.

Everything else was fine, but they even interfered with the convening and disbanding of the entire college assembly. Clearly, Liu Haizhong, as the head of the college administration, could not accept their excessive and overstepping behavior.

As a result, Liu Haizhong also developed a lot of opinions about Li Hongbing.

At the same time, he felt depressed and angry. How come all of Li Hongbing's relatives are just like him?
"Who are we? Take a good look, these are our work IDs!"

The woman knew very well that if she continued to hide her identity, her words would carry little weight, so she had no choice but to reveal her identity.

Moreover, by this point, they had already basically understood and confirmed the information they needed to know, so there was no need to continue the undercover investigation; they directly switched to overt investigation mode.

"Woman's idiom?"

"Are you from Fudan?"

"My God! Aren't you relatives of Li Hongbing's wife?"

"Chen Xueru's relative is actually a leader in the Women's Health Bureau."

"It's over. The Jia family has really messed up this time. Jia Zhangshi is finished!"

"Thank goodness, thank goodness I didn't say anything bad about them before, otherwise..."

"..."

As people saw the women's work badges and realized their true identities, after a few initial gasps, they quickly began to whisper among themselves.

And at this time.

Liu Haizhong, who had just been arguing with them, was now flustered, as if struck by lightning, and stood there frozen.

It's over!

Chen Xueru's two relatives were actually Fuqin's people.

Liu Haizhong quickly realized that Chen's mother had been bullied by Jia Zhangshi today, so as a relative and leader of the family, he directly stepped forward to support Chen's mother and daughter Chen Xueru and help them get revenge.

This also means...

From the very beginning, there was only one possible outcome to this matter.

Thinking of this, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but glance at Li Hongbing not far away, his heart filled with regret and resentment.

Without a doubt, Li Hongbing knew beforehand, and he had already secured a powerful backer before convening this hospital-wide meeting. He didn't need these few senior administrators to uphold justice. This time, Li Hongbing has really ruined them!

If Li Hongbing had told him beforehand, he wouldn't have jumped out earlier; instead, he would have helped Li Hongbing educate and deal with Jia Zhangshi.

"Gentlemen, I was unaware of your identities just now. In my haste, I misspoke. Please forgive me."

Seeing that things were not going well, Liu Haizhong quickly stepped forward, took the initiative to apologize and admit his mistake, and humbled himself greatly.

at the same time.

Seeing Liu Haizhong like this, Yan Bugui and Du Jianguo, who hadn't spoken until now, felt incredibly fortunate for their decision and held Li Hongbing in even higher esteem.

It's unbelievable that he also has connections with the women's quarters. Li Hongbing is too low-key; he's kept it hidden for far too long.

"Did you accidentally say something wrong in the heat of the moment?"

Faced with Liu Haizhong's completely contradictory attitude, Comrade Fuqin's expression did not soften; instead, she said in an even colder voice, "You're quite good at talking, but what does this have to do with our status? Your arrogance before and obsequiousness after shows how inconsistent your words and actions are. It's simply laughable!"

"Comrade Leader..."

Liu Haizhong wanted to explain, but the comrades from Fuqin were no longer willing to listen. One of them said directly, "Your problem is not under our jurisdiction, so you don't need to say anything more now."

Regarding what happened tonight, I will communicate with your subdistrict office tomorrow. I trust the staff there will make a decision on how to handle your issue.

As soon as Comrade Fuqin finished speaking, Liu Haizhong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his heart was completely chilled.

Even if Liu Haizhong lacked political acumen, he knew he was doomed.

Seeing Fu-Cheng's expression, Liu Haizhong realized that no matter how much he said, it would be of no use.

The only solution is to ask Li Hongbing for help.

After all, these two women were relatives of the other party. If Li Hongbing pleaded on their behalf, there might still be room for reconciliation.

Given the current situation and the presence of so many people, it's clearly not the right time to speak.

As Liu Haizhong quieted down, the woman approached Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Comrade, what's your name? Which unit are you from?"

"Comrades, why are you asking these questions?"

Someone as shrewd as Yi Zhonghai would naturally not be unable to understand such a simple question; he simply did not want to reveal it or get into trouble, so he pretended to be confused.

Simultaneously.

Yi Zhonghai had already realized that Li Hongbing and his group had Fu Tong's people as their backers this time, and they were bound to fall.

Having suffered another defeat at Li Hongbing's hands, Yi Zhonghai was naturally filled with immense frustration and regret.

If he had known earlier that Li Hongbing had such trump cards and connections, he would have tried every means to make Jia Zhangshi apologize instead of taking action.

If their first attack fails, their days are likely to be filled with turmoil.

Especially now, he doesn't know how to get through this hurdle.

"Why all the nonsense? Just answer my questions honestly."

They certainly wouldn't have treated ordinary people this way, but Yi Zhonghai's stance and thinking are definitely abnormal, so they weren't so polite to him.

“Comrades, although you are from Fudan, you cannot bully the masses and use your power to make things difficult for people. I know you are relatives of Li Hongbing’s wife, but if you target us because of a small dispute between neighbors, I will not accept it. I have the right to report this directly to your leaders.”

Yi Zhonghai's rather assertive statement shocked not only those in the institute, but even Li Hongbing was somewhat surprised.

But soon.

Li Hongbing then figured it out.

Yi Zhonghai's assertiveness clearly stemmed from his belief that these two women were indeed relatives of Chen Xueru, and he was abusing his power to support Li Hongbing and Chen Xueru, thus misusing his authority for personal gain.

If that's the case, then Yi Zhonghai wouldn't be afraid at all.

While the status of a cadre is useful, his position as a worker in the country is not low either.

If a conflict breaks out, they won't come out on top either.

Perhaps they can even use this as leverage to bring Li Hongbing down with them.

"Ha, you think we're related to Comrade Xueru? Let me tell you the truth, we are here for Comrade Xueru, that's true, but it's not for personal reasons, and there's no personal relationship between us. It's purely official business!"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to cooperate, the Women's Federation members did not continue to pester him, but instead publicly stated their position.

Followed by.

In front of everyone, they directly asked Li Hongbing about Yi Zhonghai's situation, and then addressed Yi Zhonghai again, saying, "Comrade Yi Zhonghai, right? Tomorrow we will specifically report your problem to the steel rolling mill. We hope you will take care of yourself."

"Wait, what's wrong with me?"

Upon hearing that the woman was going to the steel mill to file a complaint against him, Yi Zhonghai became uneasy.

"Isn't it enough that they are oppressive feudal remnants, discriminate against women, make inappropriate remarks in public, promote backward feudal dross, and have a problematic class stance?"

After giving Yi Zhonghai a long, brooding look, Comrade Fudan turned her gaze to Jia Zhangshi and said in a serious voice, "And this Jia Zhangshi, your thoughts and stance also have serious problems. We will be investigating you, and we hope you can cooperate actively to help us figure out the problems you have and correct your unhealthy tendencies!"

"I...you..."

Jia Zhangshi was completely dumbfounded.

However, she clearly hadn't really grasped the situation, even though Comrade Fudan had just mentioned Yi Zhonghai's problem, she still hadn't come to terms with it.

At this moment.

Still preoccupied with what Yi Zhonghai had just said, Jia Zhangshi assumed that the other party was hired by Li Hongbing to deal with and bully her. She immediately sat down on the ground and unleashed her long-sealed necromancy summoning technique.

"Hey, this is bullying!"

“The wicked are bullying people; they have no regard for the law.”

"These government officials are bullying an ordinary citizen like me!"

"Old Jia, open your eyes and look! I'm being bullied to death!"

"If you have any knowledge in the afterlife, come up and take them away!"

"Heavens above, Old Jia, please show us your power..."

"..."

The people in the courtyard had not seen such a grand display from Madam Jia Zhang for a long time. Now that it was happening again, they were all dumbfounded and deeply shocked.

No one expected that Jia Zhangshi would be so bold as to wail and summon the soul in front of women and children; she was simply asking for a quick death.

"How brave!"

"How dare you promote feudal superstition in full view of everyone!"

"It seems we have no choice but to take you back for a lesson today."

"What are you going to do?"

"Let go! All of you, let go, Dongxu!"

"Jia Dongxu, come quick and help..."

"..."

Despite being women, these two comrades were no pushovers; they were quite strong. Even though Jia Zhangshi used all her strength, she was completely overpowered and had no choice but to ask her son, Jia Dongxu, for help.

Originally at a loss and caught in a dilemma, Jia Dongxu heard Jia Zhangshi's repeated cries for help and, in desperation, shouted out:

"Let my mom go!"

(End of this chapter)