Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

When Xu Damao heard that he wanted to ask about Yi Zhonghai, he smiled happily. Qiao's mother opened the door for Qiao - Qiao was home.

Xu Damao did not exaggerate. He first affirmed the opinions of several aunties, and then used a very obscure statement to indicate that he had inadvertently heard something.

It's similar to how Yi Zhonghai couldn't have children because he played too much when he was young and ruined his body. He is completely bad in that aspect, just like a child.

The ladies smiled brightly after learning some of the inside story. Xu Damao was also smiling, as he knew that Yi Zhonghai's downfall would be tonight.

In the Intermediate Court, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were smoking. Their financial situation was tight, so they smoked the cheapest cigarettes, but even so, they only went through one or two packs a month. There were already over a dozen cigarette butts on the ground.

"Brother Dongxu, what do you think is going on between Uncle Yi and the others? Are they getting divorced already?"

"Zhu Zi, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?" Jia Dongxu knew in his heart that the reason was most likely Yi Zhonghai's.

"Didn't you hear what Master's Wife said? If she can give birth, then what does it mean that they haven't had children for so many years?"

After this reminder, Sha Zhu also understood that it was Yi Zhonghai who was unable to have children.

Looking at Sha Zhu's stunned look, Jia Dongxu sighed, "Zhu Zi, we can't change this. Now we should think carefully about how to get along with Master and his wife in the future."

"Brother Dongxu, what about you?"

"Alas, I'm different from you. No matter how good Master's Wife is to me, I will stand on Master's side because I learned the craft from him. But you have to make a choice between them."

"Hiss." Sha Zhu was in a dilemma, the wrinkles on his face almost gathered into a ball. To be honest, Yi Zhonghai and his wife were both good to him, so how could he choose?

Jia Dongxu knew Sha Zhu's dilemma, so he asked him to go home and ask his wife, and then he also went home.

As soon as Mrs. Jia Zhang saw Jia Dongxu, she rushed over and said, "Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai and his family are getting divorced. Is that bitch Wu Chunhua going to get a share of the family property? You can't give it to her. That money and house belong to our family."

"If you ask me, don't give that bitch a penny. She's just an old hen that doesn't lay eggs, why should she get any money? Banggeng called grandpa and grandma so many times, it can't be in vain."

Jia Dongxu closed his eyes tightly, feeling extremely irritated.

"Mom, Master and his wife are dividing the family property after divorce, not the inheritance after death. This has nothing to do with us."

"Why doesn't it matter? You're their apprentice, and Banggeng is their adopted grandson. That money will belong to our family sooner or later. If we divide it now, isn't that just dividing our money again?"

Putting aside morality, Jia Zhang's logic still makes some sense, and it is well known that Jia Zhang has no morals, so she thinks what she said is right.

As for what others say, Jia Zhang no longer cares. She couldn't even keep her last bit of chastity, so why would she care about that little bit of pitiful face?

Jia Dongxu knew that he couldn't reason with his mother, so he took Qin Huairu and the child back to the house.

Only Jia Zhang was left standing at the door, muttering to herself as she looked at the bright Yi family.

"Huai Ru, bring your stick more often when you visit Master and Master's wife..."

Jia Dongxu didn't say anything else. He just couldn't bring himself to say that he wanted to break off relations with his master's wife.

Qin Huairu also understood her husband's dilemma. Jia Dongxu was now in a situation where his parents were divorced and he had to choose who to live with.

On the other hand, after listening to what Sha Zhu said, Yang Shufen was also undecided. After being married for more than half a year, through her own observation and He Yushui's description, she was sure that Yi Zhonghai was not a good person.

But we cannot be sure that Wu Chunhua is a good person.

Both of them have plans for Sha Zhu.

However, she never told Sha Zhu about this matter, but just tried to get him to stay away from them, but there was little progress. Sha Zhu was still very close to Yi Zhonghai and the others.

Yang Shufen didn't force it, as long as she didn't use her own money and things to subsidize other families.

"Brother Zhuzi, have you ever thought about not choosing one for our family? As you said, both Uncle Yi and Aunt Wu treat you well. Choosing either one will only make the other sad. It's better not to choose one."

Sha Zhu said awkwardly, "This is not good. People will talk about me. After all, Uncle Yi and the others really took care of me in the past."

Yang Shufen looked at Sha Zhu and knew it was impossible to persuade him. She began to think about the lesser of two evils. Compared to the scheming Yi Zhonghai, Aunt Wu's calculations on Sha Zhu were not as deep.

Moreover, if Aunt Wu wanted a child, she would have to get married again and would most likely move away, which would reduce their contact in the future. Yi Zhonghai would never leave the courtyard house because of Jia Dongxu's family.

After thinking for a while, Yang Shufen told Sha Zhu to get closer to Aunt Wu in the future. Of course, her reason was that Yi Zhonghai had an apprentice, Jia Dongxu, but Aunt Wu had no one.

Sha Zhu hesitated again and again but still couldn't make up his mind.

Yang Shufen added, "Brother Zhuzi, don't forget that Uncle Yi has to go to work every day, and I still need Aunt Wu to take care of me while I'm pregnant."

"Okay, let's get closer to Aunt Wu from now on."

When talking about children, Sha Zhu became happy and put on a disgusting face as if he wanted to listen to the child's heartbeat.

……

The next day, everyone in the courtyard squatted at their doorsteps to eat breakfast, and people in the backyard also came to the front or middle yard with bowls and steamed buns, glancing towards the door of Yi Zhonghai's house.

They have lived for decades, but this is the first time they have seen someone of such an old age getting a divorce.

Soon, Yi Zhonghai and Wu Chunhua walked out of the house.

Everyone watched them leave the house and walk out of the yard, no one dared to ask a question or say hello.

"Is this a real divorce?"

"Otherwise, they said it in front of Director Wang yesterday."

Chapter 208: Rumors Resurface

On the way to work, Jiang Fan and Xu Damao whispered to each other.

"What does the factory say? Or is it what the yard says?"

"How can that be possible? The people in the yard have experienced the scene and know a little about Yi Zhonghai's affairs, but the people in the factory are different. They know nothing. Just do whatever is outrageous, just like what happened between you and Sha Zhu last time."

Jiang Fan didn't just want to spread the word about Yi Zhonghai's infertility in the yard, he also wanted to spread it around the factory. In this time of economic downturn and low spirits, sacrificing Yi Zhonghai to bring a little joy to everyone's boring lives—isn't this what Yi Zhonghai meant by "kindness"?

Xu Damao patted his chest and promised, "Okay, just watch me. At lunch today, if there's anyone in the cafeteria who doesn't know about Yi Zhonghai, it's all because of our Propaganda Department!"

Arrive at the steel rolling mill.

Xu Damao immediately found his colleague Wang Xia from the Propaganda Department.

"Sister Wang, let me tell you something that will make you happy?"

Seeing Xu Damao's evil smile, Sister Wang stepped back a bit and said, "Da Mao, I'm old, don't joke with me."

"Sister Wang, what are you thinking? I'm a serious person." Xu Damao said helplessly, "I just want to tell you that someone in our factory is getting divorced."

Sister Wang's eyes lit up. "Divorced? Who got divorced? And why?"

"I'm telling you, it's Yi Zhonghai, the former senior fitter in our factory. Do you know him?"

"I know. He was transferred to look after the warehouse because he was sick. Could it be that he was the one who got divorced? He is already fifty years old. Why would he get divorced at such an old age? Does he have no dignity left?" Sister Wang said in shock.

"Who says he isn't? He and I are from the same courtyard..."

Xu Damao vividly described how Yi Zhonghai often went in and out of brothels when he was young, knocked on widows' doors in the middle of the night, and went to the countryside many times to help young widows, and other deeds that could not be written down. Sister Wang's eyes became brighter after listening to him.

"Sister Wang, I'm telling you this because we have a good relationship. You can't tell anyone else."

"Don't worry, I, your sister, will keep my mouth shut." Sister Wang gave Xu Damao a reassuring look, but her steps showed her eagerness to share with others.

Watching Sister Wang's quick departure, Xu Damao grinned. He turned around and saw a woman from the finance office. "Sister Zhao, I have something to tell you."

……

Yi Zhonghai, who had just come from the bank, had no idea that his reputation, which he valued so much, had become a mess in the factory. Now, with his certificate and passbook in his hands, he was completely alone.

Aunt Wu took the passbook and left without even looking at Yi Zhonghai. She was going to find a matchmaker to find her a husband.

"This woman is so cruel. Why didn't I see it before? She doesn't even care about our old feelings. I don't know how you'll survive without me."

Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth, his expression slightly ferocious.

After a moment, he sighed and turned to walk towards the steel mill. He still had to go to work. His savings were now half gone, so he had to save more in the future.

When Jiang Fan came back from the bathroom and saw Ye Yu's curious eyes, he knew that the news about Xu Damao had reached them.

"Sister Yu, if you have anything to ask, just ask. Don't hold it in. It's uncomfortable."

Ye Yu laughed instantly and pulled a chair to sit around Jiang Fan's desk. Ding Lei and Zhao Wen also put down their pens and turned their attention to Jiang Fan.

"Tell us what's going on with Yi Zhonghai's divorce, as reported by the factory."

Jiang Fan didn't answer directly, but asked first, "What are people saying in the factory now?"

Ye Yu enthusiastically recounted several versions of the story circulating in the factory.

First, the news came from the Propaganda Department. Eyewitnesses claimed to have witnessed Yi Zhonghai's lack of self-control in his early years, visiting the Eight Great Hutongs daily, seeking out seven men at a time. He was known for his "seven lovers a night." He worked from sunset to sunrise. Over time, his body collapsed from the strain, unable to stand.

Then the news from the finance office was that Yi Zhonghai was a eunuch and was born without that thing, but for some reason he looked big and strong and had a beard and chest hair.

What's even more outrageous is that according to eyewitnesses, they once saw Yi Zhonghai wearing pink women's clothing, looking pretentious and looking very much like the service staff who used to shout "Uncle, come and play" at the entrance of the Eight Great Hutongs.

News also came from the locksmith workshop: according to a worker who did not want to be named, Yi Zhonghai once threatened him to go to the abandoned warehouse under the pretext of teaching him skills. It was said that Yi Zhonghai was supposed to be in the front while he stood behind.

Jiang Fan almost spit out the water, thinking of the sad past, and he could hardly suppress the tears at the corners of his mouth. Xu Damao is really a talented person.

"Jiang Fan, stop laughing. Tell me if this is the case," Ye Yu urged.

"Sister, listen to what's being said in this factory. Do they make sense? There's so much falsehood in it."

Ye Yu was a little disappointed after hearing this, and the light in his eyes disappeared.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Fan said the next second: "The real situation is much more shocking than this. Let me tell you, this is actually the case. I have a friend who saw it with his own eyes..."

During lunch, Jia Dongxu clearly felt the strange looks from his coworkers, especially some of them gave him weird smiles.

Because Jia Dongxu was Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, people would avoid him when spreading rumors. This also led to the fact that although he knew others were talking about Yi Zhonghai, he didn't know much and just thought that others were discussing the news of Yi Zhonghai's divorce.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Sha Zhu quickly found Jia Dongxu and pulled him aside.

"Brother Dongxu, haven't you heard the rumors in the factory?"

Jia Dongxu frowned. "Rumors, are you talking about Master's divorce? It's normal for the coworkers to talk about it."

Sha Zhu said anxiously, "If this was just about Uncle Yi's divorce, I would be so anxious. But now the factory is no longer paying attention to Uncle Yi's divorce. Everyone is speculating about why he can't have children."

Then Sha Zhu told Jia Dongxu what he had heard. The more he listened, the more frightened he became, his heart pounding. When he heard that he had given himself to Yi Zhonghai in order to learn the technology, his veins bulged and he was furious.

"Nonsense! My achievements today are inseparable from Master's teachings, but also from my own hard work. What does this have to do with my body?"

Jia Dongxu was furious, wanting to catch the person who said that and cut him into pieces. He rarely got angry, and the last time he was this angry was when Jia Zhang was pregnant.

Sha Zhu looked at Jia Dongxu like this and thought to himself, "You can't stand this. If you tell others about your mother and Uncle Yi, you might doubt your own bloodline."

"Zhu Zi, do you know who spread this?"

"How would I know that? But you must be right to go looking for trouble with Xu Damao."

Chapter 209: Yi Zhonghai is so angry that he is fuming

If Sha Zhu said that Xu Damao did it just out of personal revenge, then Jia Dongxu thought of Xu Damao, which means he was analyzing the facts.

"Xu Damao!"

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth, didn't even eat, and took his lunch box to go find trouble with Xu Damao.

"Calm down, Dongxu brother, you need to be more rational."

Sha Zhu quickly stopped the impulsive Jia Dongxu.

"Reason, what reason do you want me to have?"

Jia Dongxu's roar attracted the attention of the workers eating in the cafeteria.

"That person must be Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai's apprentice."

"Yeah, what is he going to do?"

"Maybe his affair with Yi Zhonghai was exposed, and he got angry out of shame."

"It's very likely that Yi Zhonghai also has several apprentices. I asked them, and they said only Jia Dongxu has learned the real skills. There must be some explanation for this."

The rumors reached Jia Dongxu's ears, making him even more furious. Sha Zhu had to call the people in the cafeteria to pull him aside.

On the other side, it was lunchtime when Yi Zhonghai arrived at the steel mill. He didn't see many people when he walked over, and he was preoccupied, so he didn't notice other people's gazes.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, the noisy sound gradually faded away as Yi Zhonghai slowly moved forward.

"Two steamed buns and one vegetable."

"Okay, Master Yi."