Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

By the time the formalities were completed, it was already evening, and everyone had gone home.

After returning home, Jia Zhangshi immediately went to the Yi family to apologize in a perfunctory manner. However, after leaving the Yi family, Jia Zhangshi stormed off to the backyard.

"Qin Huairu! You shameless bastard! Come out here right now!"

Just as Ye Jianchuan had predicted, Uncle Yi's act of writing a letter of understanding in advance was a way to shift the blame. Sure enough, the not-so-bright Jia Zhangshi immediately took the bait.

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However, Qin Huairu was no pushover either. "Jia Zhangshi! What are you howling about here? We've already separated! Logically speaking, we have no relation to each other anymore!"

I went to pick you up from the detention center today, that's already more than enough for you. Instead of thanking me, why are you wailing like that here?

"Qin Huairu! That old guy Yi Zhonghai told me! He gave you the letter of understanding several days ago, and you only came to pick me up today?"

Are you deliberately trying to keep me locked up for a few more days? You little bitch, you just can't stand to see the Jia family doing well, can you?"

If Qin Huairu hadn't been prepared, she might have been caught off guard by Jia Zhangshi's move. But since she had already anticipated this, dealing with it was much easier.

"Mrs. Jia! What are you saying? I just got this letter of understanding from Aunt Yi today, and getting it today was the result of a meeting of the whole hospital!"

If you don't believe me, you can ask Aunt Yi or other people in the courtyard. They all know!

Besides, we've already separated, and we live our own lives, keeping to ourselves. What good would it do me to have you locked up inside?

I think... some people have ill intentions and are deliberately trying to divert attention! Damn it.

Chapter 169 Guiding Second Master Through His Dilemma

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi immediately 'realized' it and gritted her teeth as she spat out a name: "Yi! Zhong! Hai!"

He then ignored Qin Huairu and turned to walk towards the Yi family compound in the Central Court.

Pushing open the door to the Yi family again, Madam Jia Zhang asked Aunt Yi without any politeness, "Did you give Qin Huairu the letter of forgiveness today?"

After hearing this, Aunt Yi was completely confused, but she still nodded. "Yes, she asked me for a letter of forgiveness today and then went to pick you up."

As soon as Aunt Yi finished speaking, Uncle Yi immediately cried out in his heart, "Oh no!" Sure enough, the next second, Jia Zhangshi turned to look at Uncle Yi.

"Yi Zhonghai! You're really something! Didn't you just say you gave Qin Huairu the letter of understanding several days in advance?"

Your tactic of sowing discord is truly ruthless! If I, Jia Zhangshi, weren't so clever, I would have fallen for your trick!

"Yi Zhonghai, if you don't give me a straight answer today, you can forget about having a good day! Anyway, this old woman is all alone now!"

Hearing this, Aunt Yi was clearly dumbfounded. There was no way Uncle Yi would discuss such a scheming and insidious matter with Aunt Yi!

So, Uncle Yi didn't tell Aunt Yi why he wrote the letter of understanding to Qin Huairu in advance. Aunt Yi, on the other hand, thought that Qin Huairu coming to her later to return the letter of understanding was a small matter.

After all, they're just kids... It's normal for them to be a little mischievous. Even our own dog, Bang Geng, is quite mischievous, isn't he? It's also normal for Xiao Dang and Huai Hua, who are born to the same parents, to be a bit mischievous.

So Auntie Yi accepted the letter of understanding, but didn't tell Uncle Yi. And so... Uncle Yi, who had been trying to sow discord, was countered by the information asymmetry.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai felt extremely aggrieved! It was clearly Jia Zhangshi who had done wrong first! He had already written a letter of forgiveness for her with great compassion, yet she showed no gratitude at all and instead immediately turned on him with harsh words?

But it's too late to say anything now. He's already been released. Do you expect the authorities to arrest him again?

Left with no other choice, Uncle Yi could only explain that the letter of understanding had indeed been written a few days ago, but after discussion at the hospital-wide meeting, it was decided that Qin Huairu could only pick you up today.

I'll let you stay in there a few more days to learn your lesson! You can't blame me, you ran off to find Qin Huairu in a huff before I could finish speaking, there was nothing I could do.

In short, it was just a bunch of nonsensical explanations and nonsense, but Jia Zhangshi still wouldn't let it go.

Left with no other choice, Uncle Yi finally agreed to let Jia Zhangshi come to the Yi family to spend the Lantern Festival with Banggeng. Only then was Jia Zhangshi satisfied and returned to the Jia family.

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At the same time, Uncle Er, who had just returned from get off work, also took the initiative to visit Ye Jianchuan.

"Jianchuan, are you free now?"

Ye Jianchuan had been waiting for Uncle Er to come to him, so he immediately shook his head. "Oh, Uncle Er, what brings you here? I'm free right now, why don't you... come in and sit down?"

Uncle Er scurried into Ye Jianchuan's house, found a stool and sat down, and then began to fawn over him.

"Jianchuan, why do you only have a good relationship with the third uncle out of the three old men in our courtyard?"

We can understand that you and Yi Zhonghai don't get along. After all, Yi Zhonghai tricked Sha Zhu in the past, and Sha Zhu is your brother-in-law. It's normal that you don't want to talk to him.

But we haven't had any conflicts before, have we? What your third uncle can help you with, your second uncle can help you with too!

Ye Jianchuan glanced at Uncle Er casually, then said, "Uncle Er, you helped me... I'm afraid it wasn't for nothing, was it?"

Uncle Er chuckled and rubbed his hands together. "Hehehe, you always gave your Third Uncle a little something when he helped you. Now that it's my turn, you have to treat him the same way!"

Ye Jianchuan nodded, then continued, "So... you want to help me with something? It's not impossible, but I need to know your conditions first."

If I can help or have something to offer, I don't really care who helps me or who brings the things.

However, if you make exorbitant demands that I can't meet, then there's nothing I can do. Don't you understand?

Uncle Er was delighted and excitedly said, "Hehe, Jianchuan, my request is nothing. It's just a matter of a word for you."

Actually, you know that your second uncle just wants to have an official position and experience what it's like to be under the leadership of the Party!

"Aren't you already the deputy workshop director? Do you think you could have a chance to talk to our leaders and ask for a promotion?"

Upon hearing Uncle Er's 'request', Ye Jianchuan pretended to frown, and after considering it for a long time, shook his head and said, "Uncle Er, this matter is really not easy to handle!"

Think about it. Yes, I am a deputy workshop director, but we are not in the same system! I am the deputy workshop director of a food factory, and you work in a steel rolling mill!

If you were working at a clothing factory or a machine repair shop, I might be able to help, since I've met the leaders of those factories. But at a steel rolling mill, I really don't know any leaders there!

At this point, Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, then pretended to remember something, "Oh! Right, actually I do know someone who's a leader at the steel rolling mill! Not only do I know him, but you know him too!"

When Uncle Er heard the first sentence, his eyes had already dimmed, but when he heard Ye Jianchuan's second sentence, his eyes immediately began to shine again...

"Who is it? I know them too. Are they from our 2.5 compound?"

Ye Jianchuan nodded. "It really is someone from our institute, it's Brother Zhu! Didn't he get promoted to deputy director of the canteen? But... I don't think he can really manage things in your workshop."

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Uncle Er's face immediately darkened again. This whole ordeal could be described as going from heaven to hell and back again!

Ye Jianchuan gave him hope repeatedly, then poured cold water on him, then offered him a lifeline, but finally cut that lifeline away with a single stroke.

In fact, Ye Jianchuan did this on purpose. After all, if he didn't stir up Second Master's emotions first, this guy might be picky when he was given another chance later.

Instead of doing that, why not try lowering his expectations a bit using this method first?

Chapter 170 Ye Jianchuan, a master of stirring up trouble, with Uncle Er acting as his vanguard.

Sure enough, after such a rollercoaster of antics, Uncle Er was a little disheartened. He lowered his head, remained silent for a moment, and then lowered his demands.

"Jianchuan... if things don't work out for me, then... look at my two sons, Guangtian is almost an adult now, and they still haven't found jobs."

"Do you know of any suitable jobs for him that you could help arrange? As a deputy director, finding him a job shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Ye Jianchuan, however, remained silent and continued to pretend to think. After a long while, he finally spoke again.

"Second Uncle, I've thought about it, and there really is an opportunity for you to become an official. However, this isn't something I can accomplish just by saying a few words. You'll have to fight for it yourself. I don't know if you're willing."

When Uncle Er saw Ye Jianchuan standing there in silence for a long time, he thought that Ye Jianchuan didn't even want to agree to his son's job.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jianchuan's opening remarks gave him another surprise, which made Uncle Er very happy. "I'm willing, of course I'm willing at 27!"

Jianchuan! Tell me, how do you plan to try and get this done? Give your Uncle Er some pointers. If it really works out, if you ever need Uncle Er's help in the future, Uncle Er will absolutely not refuse!

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and said, "Second Uncle, this matter is actually quite troublesome, and it's also something that will offend people. If you want to do it, you'll have to be careful."

"Jianchuan, stop beating around the bush. Is your Second Uncle the kind of person who's afraid of offending people?"

Ye Jianchuan pretended to ponder for a moment, then whispered mysteriously, "Second Uncle, do you know what Lou Xiao'e's family does?"

Ye Jianchuan's mysterious demeanor made Uncle Er involuntarily lower his voice, "Lou Xiao'e's family? Isn't Lou Xiao'e the daughter of Director Lou from our steel rolling mill?"

Ye Jianchuan immediately nodded. "That's right. The Lou family used to be known as the 'Lou Half City'! Do you know how much money the Lou family has?"

Uncle Er frowned, looking completely bewildered. "No... we can't get our hands on the Lou family's money! And it has nothing to do with whether I become an official or not!"

Ye Jianchuan pretended to look around, then whispered again, "In a rich person's house, wouldn't there be some gold bars or something? Gold is a contraband now, it has to be handed over!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Er's eyes immediately lit up. "I understand! I'll go to the steel mill right now to find someone! I'll report that Director Lou has hidden gold in his house! That way, I'll have done a good deed!"

Ye Jianchuan immediately rolled his eyes, interrupting Second Uncle, "Second Uncle... do you think you're the only one with this idea? Director Lou's family has deep roots and influence; do you think we little people can touch them?"

"Huh??? Then... what do you mean by this?"

"With Director Lou's family being so wealthy, how could the Xu family, as former in-laws, not have benefited at all?"

As far as I know, when Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e got married, the Lou family gave their daughter a small box of gold bars as a dowry!

But when I helped Lou Xiao'e move, I didn't see any of these things taken away. You... you know what I mean, right?

At this, a glint flashed in Uncle Er's eyes, but he quickly concealed it and continued to 'humbly seek advice'.

"Jianchuan...we're all neighbors here, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and continued, "Anyway, I'm just saying this casually, and even if you knew about this news, it would be quite troublesome to implement it."

You definitely can't handle this by yourself, right? At the very least, you need to find someone who can command the security office, right?

The same applies to your promotion. It's unrealistic for you to take all the credit for it yourself, but if you find someone who can help you with your promotion, you can give them the credit.

Even if you can't eat the biggest piece of meat, getting some soup won't be a problem!

After hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Uncle Er nodded somewhat disappointedly, then continued, "Then... who do you think I should talk to? What about Deputy Director Li from the security office the other day?"

Ye Jianchuan was speechless after hearing what Uncle Er said. Couldn't this guy use his brain? He had already given such an obvious hint, and he was still standing there like that, saying "Deputy Director Li?"

"Uncle Er... your perspective is too narrow. Can't you think about things from a higher level? For example... the second-in-command of your factory, Deputy Factory Director Li!!!"

I had heard before that the position of Deputy Director Li was arranged by Deputy Factory Director Li!

"As for your matter, as long as you go to Deputy Factory Director Li, I think there's a high chance you won't escape it!"

After hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Uncle Er nodded again, then cautiously asked, "Jianchuan... if this works out, what do you want me to do for you?"

Actually, Uncle Er's idea is very simple: if you want me to help you with something, small things are fine, after all, it's just a small favor. Helping you out is a way to make a good connection, so that you can ask me again if you ever need to go to Ye Jianchuan's place in 203 in the future.

However, if Ye Jianchuan's demands or conditions are too troublesome or too difficult to fulfill, then I will just find an excuse to refuse.