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

Chapter 204 Eliminating the Cancer, Jia Zhangshi's Nightmare Begins
"Director Wang, are you sure you haven't misunderstood?"

"You may have heard something you shouldn't have, but none of it is true."

“My mother-in-law has a bad temper and has offended a lot of people, so…”

"Doing laundry and cooking are things I should do. It's my duty to be filial to my elders. My mother-in-law sometimes says some harsh things, but she has never hit me, so there is no oppression involved."

"As for having children, actually..."

"..."

Qin Huairu knew that if she admitted it, Jia Zhangshi's situation as her mother-in-law would become even worse.

It's impossible to say that she didn't suffer any grievances in the Jia family. Jia Zhangshi's meanness and unforgiving tongue were sometimes really hurtful, and she often stabbed her in the heart.

However, her rural background is an undeniable fact and one of the sources of Qin Huairu's inferiority complex.

Qin Huairu herself despises herself, and Jia Zhangshi often brings this up, which has become part of her psychological manipulation.

For Qin Huairu, marrying into the Jia family was already a great honor.

Qin Huairu was a diligent person. Doing laundry, cooking, and housework was much easier than working in the countryside. Even though her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, did nothing, Qin Huairu had long accepted and gotten used to it and never complained about it.

Even though Qin Huairu knew in her heart that her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, wasn't very good to her, it was absolutely impossible for her to admit that she was being oppressed and to sue Jia Zhangshi.

Seeing that they had all spoken frankly, and that Qin Huairu was still vehemently denying the oppression she had suffered, and was desperately defending her mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi, Director Wang and the comrades from the Women and Children's Federation looked rather grim.

"Qin Huairu, you need to be clear about what you're saying."

Director Wang looked at Qin Huairu in front of him and couldn't help but remind her, hoping she wouldn't make a mistake and ruin her own life.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu looked over and met Director Wang's gaze. She forced a smile and said, "Director Wang, I know exactly what I'm saying. Everything I'm saying is true."

At this time.

Suddenly, a woman standing nearby spoke up and asked, "Qin Huairu, I heard that your family's cooking is a bit different from other families. Even though you're a family, you have two different food standards. Your mother-in-law and husband eat white flour steamed buns, but you can only eat cornbread. Is that true?"

Seeing this, Director Wang's gaze also fell on Qin Huairu, wanting to see how she would respond.

The same family members are treated differently; what is this if not oppression?
"This……"

Qin Huairu was taken aback, not expecting them to know even this. After a moment of silence, she explained, "Comrade Fuqin, my husband is a fitter at a steel mill, the breadwinner of our family. He works hard, so it's definitely necessary for him to eat well. My mother-in-law is an elderly person, so she should also eat well. And it's not entirely like that; I eat white flour steamed buns too, and sometimes my mother-in-law eats cornbread with me..."

In this regard, Qin Huairu did not feel wronged, because even if she ate cornbread, her meals at the Jia family's house were better than the standard she had at her parents' home before she got married.

However, Qin Huairu was not lying.

When there wasn't enough fine grain at the end of the month, wouldn't Jia Zhangshi have to share cornbread with her?
During holidays and festivals, even Qin Huairu, who was treated like a beast of burden, had to have a good meal.

It can only be described as the art of language.

Although Qin Huairu wasn't very well-educated, she did attend a literacy class when the neighborhood office was holding one.

only.

Director Wang and Comrade Fu were at a loss for words regarding Qin Huairu's answer, even though they knew that what Qin Huairu said differed considerably from what they knew.

In Qin Huairu's eyes, Jia Zhangshi, her mother-in-law, seemed to be the best mother-in-law in the world.

Both Director Wang and the women's health workers felt it was a bit tricky.

Neither of them were young people who had just started working. Director Wang and the comrades from the Women and Children's Hospital naturally did not completely believe Qin Huairu's words. They only felt that Qin Huairu was not only oppressed in life, but also oppressed and imprisoned in her mind.

Such situations are actually quite common, even widespread, in the work of liberating women.

It is not easy to liberate an oppressed woman from her original life and environment.

But what is even more difficult is liberating the mind of an oppressed woman, enabling her to gain freedom and equality in her thoughts.

In this regard.

The work on women's health is still a long and arduous task.

What Qin Huairu didn't know was that when the people from the street office and the women's federation left, she had already been listed as a key target for women's welfare and assistance, becoming one of the targets whose thinking needed to be liberated.

……

night.

When Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu returned from get off work, they were stunned to learn what had happened in the courtyard during the day.

The attempt to achieve their goal through moral blackmail failed, and the fact that the women's federation and the neighborhood committee came together to investigate made them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, giving them a rather ominous feeling.

result.

This concern soon became a reality.

Not long after Li Hongbing returned from get off work at Fengzeyuan, he learned about what had happened in the courtyard that day. Director Wang personally led a group of people over and asked Yan Bugui and the others to gather everyone together to announce a few things.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the outcome of the investigation into Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai has already been announced.

high speed.

But in this day and age, such high efficiency is actually quite common.

"Hongbing, regarding the events of the past two days, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation this time. We will deal with bad apples and backward thinkers like Jia Zhangshi seriously and without any leniency!"

While Yan Bugui and his colleagues were holding a general meeting in the compound, Director Wang came to Li Hongbing's house and made this guarantee to Li Hongbing.

When Director Wang came to investigate during the day, he had actually visited Chen Xueru, who was in postpartum confinement, and said something similar.

Director Wang dared not be careless at all when it came to Chen Xueru.

After all, as an active participant in the public-private partnership policy, a contributor to the call for aid during the Korean War and the donation of supplies, and a hero who reported and assisted the authorities in arresting spies, any one of these qualities would have already surpassed the level of ordinary people. Because of Li Hongbing, Director Wang knew some of Chen Xueru's contributions and positive performance during the public-private partnership period, but he only became aware of the latter two because of this incident.

After all, the neighborhood hasn't been established for very long, and Chen Xueru has only been married into the family for two or three years; she didn't live here before.

"Director Wang, we are so grateful that you were able to uphold justice for us, and we are also very grateful for your help."

After saying that, Li Hongbing said apologetically to Director Wang, "I was too angry about what happened yesterday, and I lost my temper, so I went directly to the women's health department in the district."

Of course, it's also because this matter concerns gender equality and involves discrimination against women and the status of women, so the first thing that came to my mind was women's rights.

Thinking about it now, I realize that if I had gone directly to our subdistrict office, I could have done the same. I'm sure Director Wang and the staff there would have been able to help us resolve the issue and uphold justice…”

Logically speaking, if Li Hongbing had directly approached the street office and Director Wang to deal with yesterday's events, he could have taught Jia Zhangshi a lesson as well.

But there are relevant majors.

In this respect, the subdistrict office naturally lacks the authority of women's affairs.

To ensure the effectiveness of the swift and decisive strike, Li Hongbing weighed the pros and cons and directly asked Fuqin to make the decision.

Although the subdistrict office will inevitably be involved in this matter in the end, there is a difference between proactive and reactive intervention. It is hard to guarantee that Director Wang, as the director of the subdistrict office, will not have some other thoughts.

Li Hongbing didn't want Director Wang to harbor resentment towards him because of this, so it was still necessary to explain.

Whether Director Wang believes it or not is not important, but Li Hongbing must make his stance clear.

“Hongbing, by saying these things, you are treating me like an outsider. Actually, I understand your thoughts, and you did not do anything wrong by reporting the situation to the women and asking them to stand up for justice.”

After hearing Li Hongbing's words, Director Wang expressed his opinion, and in order to ease the atmosphere, he smiled and said righteously, "Whether it is our street office or the Women's Federation, we are all here to solve problems for the masses, uphold justice, and serve the people. It doesn't matter who you go to."

To be honest, our neighborhood committee also bears some responsibility for this matter. We didn't pay enough attention to Jia Zhangshi's situation, and we failed to provide adequate education and guidance. Otherwise, yesterday's incident wouldn't have happened. We should be the ones reflecting on our actions and apologizing to you.

There was actually nothing wrong with what Li Hongbing did.

Even as the director of the subdistrict office, she couldn't expect Li Hongbing to report and resolve every issue with her immediately.

As Li Hongbing said, for something like yesterday, it's definitely more appropriate to seek help from a veterinarian.

Director Wang was angry, but he was angry at Jia Zhangshi, the culprit who had repeatedly caused trouble.

This is not the first time Jia Zhangshi has caused trouble for their subdistrict office.

What angers Director Wang the most is that they repeatedly refuse to learn from their mistakes.

Not long after.

After Yan Bugui had gathered everyone in the hospital to report, Director Wang and Li Hongbing went to the Intermediate People's Court together.

Director Wang's action was somewhat intended to support and endorse Li Hongbing.

"I'm sorry to bother everyone at this hour, but I'm here today mainly to announce a few things."

Director Wang wasn't one for long-winded, bureaucratic speeches. After a simple and straightforward opening, he glanced around the room and finally fixed his gaze on Liu Haizhong, speaking in a serious voice: "Liu Haizhong, what do you have to say about what happened at your conference last night?"

Liu Hai, whose name was called by Director Wang, tensed up. Although he had a bad feeling, he hadn't prepared in advance, so he could only stammer, "I... Director Wang, actually last night was a misunderstanding. I was just confused for a moment and didn't think that much. At that time..."

"If you're just trying to shirk responsibility, then I think it's best not to say anything more."

Director Wang had given Liu Haizhong a chance to publicly apologize and admit his mistakes, but Liu Haizhong's performance greatly displeased him. So he said, "Based on your past behavior, I think you are no longer suitable to be the head of the hospital. I hereby formally announce that you are being removed from your position. I hope you can reflect on your actions, face up to your problems, and correct them in time."

During today's investigation, Director Wang also learned of some negative comments about Liu Haizhong. Coupled with his performance at last night's plenary meeting and Comrade Fudan's evaluation of him, the decision to dismiss Liu Haizhong from his position as the head of the management department was actually justified.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Liu Haizhong had a tendency to dominate the narrative last night, and even his actions that prevented the public from having their own voices and freely expressing their opinions, is already a very serious problem.

"Director Wang, I...I was wrong, please give me another chance, I..."

All of Liu Hai's wishful thinking was shattered at this moment, and he hurriedly began to repent and reflect.

No matter what.

It's too late.

A moment earlier or a moment later, though only a brief interval, can lead to vastly different outcomes.

"Liu Haizhong, I've already given you the chance, so there's no need for further words."

One sentence extinguished Liu Haizhong's last hope. Director Wang then looked at Yi Zhonghai in the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Yi Zhonghai, some of your remarks and stances yesterday were very problematic, and some of your thoughts were very dangerous..."

Director Wang's impression of Yi Zhonghai was actually quite good when the subdistrict office was first established and when he first took office.

But then the incident with the deaf old woman happened, and Director Wang learned about some of Yi Zhonghai's past actions and behavior, which completely destroyed any remaining goodwill he had.

As Director Wang gained a deeper understanding of the situation, he realized the extent of Yi Zhonghai's connection with the Jia family and the reason why the Jia family, or Jia Zhangshi, was in its current state.

Compared to Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai is much more sensible and cunning. During the brief moment when Director Wang was criticizing him, he immediately took the initiative to stand up and reflect on his actions. His acting skills are not very good, but his attitude is impeccable.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's attitude, Director Wang did not press the matter further, since he was not the main target of his visit.

After a few words of admonition and warning, Director Wang's gaze fell on Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu beside Yi Zhonghai, and he said, "There is one more thing, which is also the most important thing today."

In view of Jia Zhangshi's behavior this time, as well as her past conduct, having repeatedly committed mistakes and refused to change her ways, after communication and discussion between our street office and the women's affairs department, it has been decided to send her back to her place of origin to participate in labor and receive education and training there..."

"What? Director Wang, you're going to send my mother back to the countryside?"

Upon hearing Director Wang's decision, Jia Dongxu was taken aback.

Originally, it was thought that the worst mistake Jia Zhangshi made this time was that she would have to participate in the organization's education and study, just like before. Unexpectedly, she was sent back to her hometown directly.

If Jia Zhangshi knew that she was going back to the countryside to live a hard life, she probably wouldn't be able to accept the outcome and would even want to die.

(End of this chapter)