Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

At 6 p.m., Qi Bing and Liu Xiaoqian were having dinner in the east courtyard.

"Xiaoqian, Jiang Fan from the west courtyard introduced Sha Zhu to a potential partner, but Sha Zhu not only didn't appreciate it, he also harbored resentment towards Jiang Fan."

"Isn't this ungrateful wretch, Sha Zhu? Has something else happened?"

"As far as I know, Sha Zhu and his blind date originally had feelings for each other, but Zhang Cuihua ruined it, causing the blind date to fail. Then Qin Huairu took the opportunity to sow discord, and Sha Zhu thought that Jiang Fan was playing a trick on him, which is why he resented Jiang Fan."

"The Jia family is ungrateful, and Sha Zhu is blinded by lust. There are so many talented people in our courtyard."

After dinner, Qi Bing sat at the door smoking while Liu Xiaoqian washed the dishes.

We take a bath, practice meditation, and sleep together. When we wake up again, it's a new day.

Lunchtime at the steel rolling mill canteen.

The workers lined up in long queues, chatting in twos and threes, hoping to get more food.

He Yuzhu, wearing a white apron and holding a spoon, served food to the workers.

Upon seeing Jiang Fan not far away, He Yuzhu's face revealed a malicious smile.

Finally, it was Jiang Fan's turn. He said calmly, "One serving of braised pork, one serving of cabbage, and two steamed buns."

He Yuzhu scooped up a spoonful, then shook it repeatedly, until only a small piece of braised pork and some broth remained.

After serving the braised pork, He Yuzhu used his skillful ladle-shaking technique to serve Jiang Fan a piece of cabbage stalk and some soup.

He Yuzhu put two specially made small steamed buns into Jiang Fan's lunchbox.

Jiang Fan didn't start cursing. Instead, he turned around and handed his lunchbox to an employee in the technical department, telling him to take it safe.

Jiang Fan turned around and, without waiting for He Yuzhu to say anything, reached out and dragged He Yuzhu out of the window.

"Let me go! Jiang Fan, you've gone too far! How dare you lay a hand on me in the cafeteria!"

He Yuzhu struggled, trying to break free from Jiang Fan's grasp, but Jiang Fan's strength was far beyond what He Yuzhu could match.

The sound of slaps echoed throughout the cafeteria.

"Cutting back on food, leaving factory workers hungry, and attempting to create workplace injuries—only enemy agents would do that. Has anyone had their spoon shaken by He Yuzhu? Now, in the steel rolling mill, the workers are in charge..."

"Go, find Sha Zhu and get revenge."

"He shook the spoon at me last time, he deserves to be beaten to death."

The workers, who had suffered losses before, swarmed over and punched and kicked He Yuzhu.

"Everyone, please quiet down," Yi Zhonghai said. "Section Chief Jiang, don't jump to conclusions!"

"Yi Zhonghai protected He Yuzhu; he was also an enemy agent."

As soon as Jiang Fan finished speaking, he slapped Yi Zhonghai across the face.

Jiang Fan delivered a powerful slap, knocking Yi Zhonghai to the ground.

Some people who had a grudge against Yi Zhonghai took advantage of the chaos to beat him up.

Hearing the commotion, Tang Ze, the cafeteria director, rushed over and asked, feigning ignorance, "Section Chief Jiang, what's going on?"

Jiang Fan spoke indignantly for several minutes, then showed Tang Ze his lunchbox.

Tang Ze glanced at the lunchbox and saw only a small piece of braised pork, a cabbage stalk, and two small steamed buns. He immediately and righteously condemned He Yuzhu, but in his heart he was overjoyed.

Tang Ze was filled with anger towards He Yuzhu, who was arrogant and spoiled, for not giving him, the canteen director, any face.

Tang Ze felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction as Jiang Fan and a group of workers ganged up on He Yuzhu.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, He Yuzhu struggled to his feet and hurriedly protested, "Director Tang, don't listen to Jiang Fan's nonsense! I just slipped while serving the food. He's deliberately framing me and even hit me!"

Tang Ze angrily retorted, "He Yuzhu, even if you slipped, couldn't you at least make up for it? Look at this little bit of food, who can eat it all? It's not even enough to fill a tooth gap!"

Jiang Fan sneered, "A slip of the hand? Once is a slip of the hand, twice or three times is also a slip of the hand? Not letting the factory workers eat their fill, what is that if not trying to cause workplace injuries? Isn't such behavior the behavior of enemy spies?"

Xu Damao, clutching his neck, shouted, "Down with enemy agent He Yuzhu!"

Many workers who harbored grudges against He Yuzhu shouted in unison, "Down with enemy spy He Yuzhu!"

He Yuzhu's face turned pale and then red, and his legs trembled.

If he is indeed labeled an enemy agent, he will most likely face certain death.

With a bruised and swollen face, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly retorted, "He Yuzhu was just getting food, how did that make him an enemy spy? Jiang Fan, do you have a grudge against He Yuzhu? Is it really necessary to label him an enemy spy?"

Jiang Fan said, "Yi Zhonghai, you're protecting He Yuzhu, you're also an enemy agent."

Upon hearing the news, Yang Jianye and Li Huaide rushed over, inquired about the situation, offered Jiang Fan a few words of advice, and then dealt with He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was fined 200 yuan, demoted one level, and prohibited from taking any grading exams for three years.

The 57 workers whose spoons were shaken by He Yuzhu each received three yuan in compensation.

Around 4 PM, Qi Bing drove to pick up his wife, Liu Xiaoqian.

When Liu Haizhong returned home from get off work, he saw Yan Bugui at the door again.

"Old Yan, this afternoon, Sha Zhu got beaten up by Jiang Fan..."

"Sha Zhu asked for trouble. He clearly couldn't beat Jiang Fan, but he still insisted on giving Jiang Fan a hard time."

"I saw it long ago. Jiang Fan is no pushover. Sha Zhu is just throwing an egg against a rock. He's overestimating himself."

"Old Liu, Jiang Fan was beating up Sha Zhu at the factory, didn't Old Yi help him?"

"Old Yi was also beaten black and blue by Jiang Fan."

"Didn't your factory do anything about Jiang Fan?"

"Jiang Fan is a level nine engineer and the deputy head of the technical department. The factory's secretary, director, and deputy director all treat him like royalty. Who would want to offend Jiang Fan for the sake of a simpleton like Sha Zhu?"

"Old Liu, is Jiang Fan really that good at the steel rolling mill?"

"He's really impressive. He's modified a lot of the machines and equipment in the factory, and their efficiency has improved a lot."

It was a little after 7 p.m. at the home of the deaf old lady in the backyard.

"Madam, Jiang Fan hit Zhu Zi at lunch, which caused Zhu Zi to be fined and demoted by the factory. If we don't kick him out of the courtyard, our lives will definitely not be peaceful."

"Zhonghai, Jiang Fan is a level nine engineer and deputy head of the technical department at the steel rolling mill. It won't be easy to deal with him."

"Madam, if Director Yang is willing to take action, dealing with Jiang Fan will be very simple."

"Zhonghai, Jiang Fan's wife, Lou Xiao'e, is Lou Zhenhua's daughter."

"Madam, didn't Lou Zhenhua go to Hong Kong?"

"It's because Lou Zhenhua went to Hong Kong that dealing with Jiang Fan has become troublesome."

"Madam, I don't understand."

"Lou Zhenhua is in Hong Kong, helping Xia Guo import machinery and equipment from overseas. If Lou Zhenhua finds out that we're dealing with Jiang Fan, he only needs to make a phone call and we'll be in big trouble."

The deaf old lady also wanted to drive Jiang Fan away and then matchmake Lou Xiao'e and He Yuzhu. Lou Xiao'e was rich, and He Yuzhu was a good cook. If Lou Xiao'e married He Yuzhu, she could eat whatever she wanted.

The deaf old lady, who is over seventy years old, only wants to enjoy all kinds of delicious food while she is still alive.

As for the relatives' schemes, the shrewd, deaf old lady had already seen through them and knew they couldn't possibly succeed.

In less than ten years, the puppet Manchukuo organization was severely damaged several times, and now there are very few left.

Every time I'm about to do something, I get inexplicably hit hard.

The deaf old woman, who had escaped death several times, felt both relieved and saddened.

"Madam, do you have any ideas on how to deal with Jiang Fan?"

"Zhonghai, you go back first, I'll think about it some more."

Yi Zhonghai nodded helplessly, got up and left the deaf old lady's house.

He Yuzhu, who is vengeful, took a stick and a sack and hid in a corner next to the public toilet in order to get revenge on Jiang Fan.

He waited and waited, for several hours, but Jiang Fan still didn't come out.

Jiang Fan, who lives at the north end of the west courtyard, paid someone to renovate a bedroom and build a bathroom.

No sewage pipes? Dig a latrine outside the back wall of the house and have someone clean it every now and then.

Cleaning latrines is free; you need a latrine ticket to do it.

That morning, the deaf old lady went out with her cane to meet a middle-aged woman.