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

Chapter 201 Regret, regret, regret; bitterness in my heart, hard to express.
"Dongxu!!"

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was about to rush forward and snatch Jia Zhangshi back in his desperation, Yi Zhonghai, sensing something was wrong, quickly stopped him and pulled him back.

At this moment, combined with what Comrade Fuqin had just said, Yi Zhonghai had already realized what was going on.

The presence of the Women's Federation members here was clearly not as simple as he had initially thought.

They were all fooled.

Obvious.

Tonight's hospital-wide meeting is a trap that Li Hongbing deliberately dug for them, waiting for them to fall into it.

"Master?"

Jia Dongxu, who was stopped, looked at his master Yi Zhonghai with incomprehension but no intention of disobeying him, clearly believing that Yi Zhonghai had his reasons for doing so.

Under Jia Dongxu's gaze, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said to the two women, "Comrades, I think there must be some misunderstanding here. Don't listen to just one side of the story and be used and deceived by those with ulterior motives."

Yi Zhonghai's words were clearly pointed.

The person he was referring to was Li Hongbing.

At this moment.

Yi Zhonghai had clearly figured it out. It must be because of what happened at noon that Li Hongbing held a grudge, so he deliberately added fuel to the fire, even escalating the matter to the point of complaining to Fuqin about Jia Zhangshi, and then deliberately orchestrated the scene just now, which led to the current result.

To break this deadlock, Yi Zhonghai's task now is naturally to clear up the "misunderstanding" and expose Li Hongbing's true colors and ulterior motives on the spot.

"Whether there is a misunderstanding or not, we will investigate and clarify it ourselves."

Glancing at Yi Zhonghai, the woman spoke seriously, "Putting everything else aside, everyone here witnessed Jia Zhangshi openly promoting feudal superstition and using such superstitious methods. We haven't wronged her, have we?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai was immediately annoyed, but couldn't help explaining, "Actually, this situation was an accident. In the past few years, Jia Zhangshi has almost never done this kind of thing."

Moreover, because of this, Jia Zhangshi even went to school for a period of time for education. I urge you two comrades to consider that she has already received some education and let her off this time. I believe she will definitely learn from this lesson and will not repeat the mistake next time.”

The superstitious things in the courtyard have already been seen by everyone. Even if Yi Zhonghai wanted to cover for Jia Zhangshi, everyone is not blind, and Fu Zi and the other two comrades are not fools. They can only plead for leniency.

"You've already gone in for training once?"

Upon hearing this, the woman looked at Jia Zhangshi and immediately sneered, "Well, I thought it was a first offense, but it turns out to be a repeat offender. She has already received education from the organization, but she still doesn't change her ways. It seems that the problem is not just ordinary."

Yi Zhonghai's defense and pleas for leniency for Jia Zhangshi not only failed to mitigate the seriousness of her mistakes, but actually exacerbated them.

"Is this Comrade Yi Zhonghai? You still have the mind to plead for others, but you yourself have quite a few problems. Regarding your case, our Women's Federation will conduct further investigation and research, and then decide how to deal with it. You'd better think about it!"

Too lazy to say more to Yi Zhonghai, Comrade Fudan glanced at Jia Dongxu, who was obviously Jia Zhangshi's son, and said, "Let's take Jia Zhangshi back for education and study first. We'll send her back when she has changed for the better."

Their primary target today is naturally Jia Zhangshi.

As for Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, who jumped out on their own initiative, although they were not in their plans, they could not be ignored and would definitely need to be dealt with later.

No one dared to stop it.

Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to say a few words on behalf of Jia Zhangshi to turn the situation around, but he found that it was completely useless.

Not only did Jia Zhangshi bring this upon herself, but she herself is also in a precarious situation.

The main thing is.

They fell into Li Hongbing's trap. They unknowingly said those things to the women and children, which obviously left a bad impression and was directly used as evidence.

Tricky!
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Jia Zhangshi used the necromancy spell in public and openly promoted feudal superstition, and that she was a repeat offender, is enough to give her a hard time.

Jia Dongxu wanted to stop them, but at Yi Zhonghai's instigation, he could only watch helplessly as Jia Zhangshi was taken away by the women's men.

"Li Hongbing, are you satisfied now?"

As they left, Jia Dongxu could no longer contain his anger and directly confronted Li Hongbing.

"Okay!"

While this result may not be perfect, it is enough to serve as a deterrent to Li Hongbing.

As for what will happen to Jia Zhangshi, there are only a few possible outcomes, and Li Hongbing doesn't care.

With that foul mouth of hers, it's time she learned her lesson again.

"Li Hongbing, don't you think it's okay to leave someone a way out? Aren't you going a bit too far?"

Seeing Li Hongbing's nonchalant expression, Yi Zhonghai felt indignant and immediately questioned, "Jia Zhangshi did do something wrong, but it's just a neighborhood dispute. At worst, she can apologize. Why did you make such a fuss, disturbing women and children, and even making a big deal out of it and labeling her?"

Li Hongbing glanced at Yi Zhonghai and said with a sneer, "Yi Zhonghai, have I been too kind to you?"
You didn't gain anything from those past events, and you all received the punishment you deserved. I'm too lazy to continue arguing with you or making things difficult for you.

I'm not causing you any trouble. You've been living too comfortably these past two years, and you're getting resentful, aren't you? So you're actively coming to cause trouble?

Whether my son, Li Hongbing's son, takes my wife's surname or not, whether he's surnamed Li or Chen, is none of your business. If you have nothing better to do with your mouths, you can sew them up with a needle.

I have stated publicly before that my son takes my wife's surname, which is recognized by the neighborhood committee and the police station, and is permitted by national policy. This is a new society now, so stop using your outdated ideas to mislead and restrict others.

Under such circumstances, why did Jia Zhangshi specifically come to our house to cause trouble? What exactly is she trying to do?
My wife is in her postpartum period, a crucial time for her to rest and recover. This Jia Zhangshi specifically went to the front yard to talk nonsense to my mother-in-law, saying all sorts of things. Is she deliberately trying to make my wife's postpartum period not go well?
If my wife gets angry and runs out of the house to argue with Jia Zhangshi, and catches a cold and develops some health problems as a result, I, Li Hongbing, will never forgive you!
What's wrong with me looking for Fuqin?
If you really piss me off, I'll not only go after the women and children, but also the neighborhood committee, the police station, and the leaders of your steel rolling mill. I'll mess up your work and see if you can still sit still!
Apologize?

What did you do at the general meeting just now?

How dare he say that!
It's utterly hypocritical and disgusting!

Yi Zhonghai, you hypocrite, stop wearing that fake mask.

Who in the entire courtyard doesn't know your true colors?

ridiculous! "

After giving Yi Zhonghai a thorough dressing-down, Li Hongbing ignored him and went straight home with Chen's mother without looking back.

Since getting married, Li Hongbing has not argued with anyone for a long time.

This time, Yi Zhonghai deliberately provoked Li Hongbing, who didn't hold back and stomped his face hard on the ground.

To say he was extremely angry wouldn't be an exaggeration, because today's events were actually part of Li Hongbing's long-term plan.

Chen Jiwen taking Chen Xueru's surname is bound to cause some controversy and gossip in this era, even if only in private.

Given Li Hongbing's status and position, these people in the institute are unlikely to risk offending him by publicly criticizing him.

But it's not necessarily the case for people outside.

Even if Li Hongbing could influence the people in the courtyard, he couldn't change the prevailing traditional values ​​and the thinking of most people in this era. But it was precisely because he was in an era of transition between old and new ideas and order that Li Hongbing could use the power of women to rationalize the value of this behavior.

It elevates the value of women and promotes equality for the entire women's group. With the support and endorsement of women, even if someone has ideas, they cannot bring them to the forefront.

By leveraging this incident, he might even gain Fu Zi's favor and care. This last point wasn't part of Li Hongbing's calculations; it was merely a byproduct.

To say that Jia Zhangshi was pitiful, having fallen headlong into Li Hongbing's trap and become his target, would be an exaggeration.

She only has herself to blame for creating trouble for no reason.

After all, the premise of Li Hongbing's so-called scheme was that someone had to jump out and cause trouble first.

now.

After being severely scolded by Li Hongbing, Yi Zhonghai did not go to argue with Li Hongbing again, because he knew that he was in the wrong and had no advantage. Continuing to do so would only bring him more humiliation.

Meanwhile, the He Daqing and Xu Fugui families, who had a grudge against Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family, took the opportunity to berate and ridicule them, embarrassing Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu in public.

If things hadn't happened so quickly and suddenly, Li Hongbing would have already made all the arrangements, and they would have stepped in to help out.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Moreover, their relationship with Li Hongbing wasn't bad.

……

at the same time.

Just as He Daqing and Xu Fugui were kicking Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu when they were down, Liu Haizhong, seeing Li Hongbing leave, hurriedly chased after him.

"Red soldier, Red soldier, wait!"

While most people were still watching the commotion at the Intermediate Court and hadn't dispersed, Liu Haizhong, who had caught up with them, quickly said, "I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Mom, you go back first."

After letting Chen's mother go home first, Li Hongbing asked Liu Haizhong knowingly, "Uncle Liu, is there anything I can help you with?"

At this moment, Liu Haizhong had only one purpose in coming to me: to discuss what had just happened at the college-wide meeting.

"Um... Hongbing, I want to apologize for what happened earlier. I was confused for a moment and accidentally said the wrong thing..."

Liu Haizhong hesitated, not saying anything about what happened, but instead apologized to Li Hongbing first.

For someone who is used to putting on airs and always talking about hierarchy to lower his posture and even humbly apologize to a young junior like Li Hongbing, it's clear that he has something more to gain.

"Uncle Liu, just say what you need to say, don't beat around the bush."

Even if Liu Haizhong hadn't said anything, Li Hongbing would have known what he meant. However, since Liu Haizhong didn't speak up, Li Hongbing didn't know how to continue the conversation or refuse.

"Uh... just now... actually, I'm not on the same side as Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. When I said those things, I had no idea that your two relatives were leading cadres in the Women and Children's Federation, so my words were somewhat offensive and inappropriate. I would like to ask you to intercede for me and let me off this time, and not let the neighborhood committee find out about this. I would be extremely grateful..."

Just now, those two women, Fu and Chen, publicly declared that they would report today's events to the neighborhood committee and accused him of being in cahoots with Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. They even labeled him as a one-man ruler and a feudal patriarch.

If the people in the neighborhood office find out about these things, especially if the information comes from the women's and children's committee, then he's in big trouble.

Even at the very least, he'd likely lose his position as the head of the management office.

"Uncle Liu, I'm sorry, I can't help you with this!"

As soon as Liu Haizhong voiced his request, Li Hongbing refused without hesitation, saying, "Besides, those two women, although I brought them back, are not my wife's relatives. They were just made up to facilitate undercover investigations and clarify the situation..."

"Hongbing, I'm begging you, please help me."

Seeking another way out, Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and swore, "From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I will never go against you. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

Despite what Li Hongbing said earlier, Liu Haizhong believed that Li Hongbing definitely had influence with those two women.

Moreover, given Li Hongbing's status as the person involved, if someone were willing to take the initiative to plead for him, the effect and significance would be entirely different.

"Uncle Liu, you've got the wrong person."

Li Hongbing remained unmoved and unfazed by Liu Haizhong's pleas and assurances.

All of this is Liu Haizhong's own doing.

If Liu Haizhong had been more honest, he wouldn't have had any problems at all, and he wouldn't have had to humbly come here to beg for help.

Li Hongbing was already being lenient by not causing him any trouble, let alone stepping in to plead for him?
That fringe really shows how much she's thinking!
"Li Hongbing, although our relationship wasn't exactly harmonious before, we're still from the same hospital. Are you really going to be so heartless?"

Seeing that his pleas to Li Hongbing were to no avail, Liu Haizhong's expression darkened.

"Tsk, Uncle Liu, what are you saying? What does your mistake have to do with me?"

Seeing that the soft approach wasn't working and they were starting to use a harder one, Li Hongbing couldn't help but laugh.

"Why does it not matter?"

Hearing Li Hongbing distance himself from the matter with just one sentence, Liu Haizhong was a little annoyed and quickly said, "You invited those two women from Fuqin today, right?"

You even asked Yan Bugui and the others to ask me to help you hold a hospital-wide meeting, but you kept this situation from me. Are you deliberately trying to frame me?

"If you had explained the situation earlier, I wouldn't have offended them and said those things I shouldn't have..."

"Uncle Liu, you know you said things you shouldn't have?"

Li Hongbing laughed and asked a question in return, saying, "Look at Uncle Yan and Uncle Du, they also didn't know the identities of those two women, so why didn't they say anything they shouldn't have, just like you?"

Besides, these female comrades came down to conduct an undercover investigation, which is a work requirement. How could I tell you their identities without their consent?
This is a leak of secrets, which is a disciplinary violation…

Li Hongbing had absolutely no sympathy for Liu Haizhong.

If he hadn't jumped, nothing would have happened.

Moreover, taking this opportunity to remove him from his position as the head of the management department would not be a bad thing.

After all, of the three senior managers, Yan Bugui and Du Jianguo are relatively well-behaved, while Liu Haizhong is the only unstable factor.

Although he had been humiliated before and hadn't provoked Li Hongbing in the past two years, given his personality and character, he was bound to cause trouble sooner or later, just like today.

The matter itself wasn't serious, but the problem was that Liu Haizhong's timing in putting on airs and setting "rules" was inappropriate, especially since he placed those "rules" on Comrade Fuqin.

If it weren't for Fuqin's people being present today, Liu Hai would have been the one putting on airs and maintaining a neutral stance.

Li Hongbing doesn't have the bad habit of repaying evil with kindness. Even if he hadn't had any unpleasantness with Liu Haizhong before, he still wouldn't have the time to clean up Liu Haizhong's mess.

"Red Soldier..."

"Uncle Liu, may you have good luck!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)