Chapter 194: Dare to Challenge Me?

Hearing Shazhu's words, Qin Huairu turned her head, glanced at Shazhu, let out a cold snort, and walked outside.

Shazhu muttered with a sullen face at her back:

"You, you're being utterly unreasonable, aren't you?"

Qin Huairu had just stepped out of Shazhu's door when she suddenly braked.

It turned out she saw Jia Zhangshi standing right in front of her own door.

Qin Huairu took a deep breath and walked toward the house.

When Qin Huairu approached, Jia Zhangshi let out a cold snort and warned:

"Don't do anything outrageous, or I'll do anything, ah."

Qin Huairu stopped in her tracks and said icily:

"Are you still going to celebrate this year?"

"Anyway, the kids are all here."

"If you don't want to celebrate,"

"I also don't want to celebrate."

Having said that, she walked toward the house.

Jia Zhangshi stared at her back and muttered softly:

"Hmph, dare to challenge me? We'll see."

Meanwhile.

After Lin Shengli, Zheng Juan, and Ding Qiunan finished eating outside, the two of them walked back to the Siheyuan.

Just as they entered the Siheyuan, they saw Yan Bu Gui and San Da Ma standing at the gate.

Upon seeing them, Yan Bu Gui and San Da Ma hurried over and said:

"Shengli, Xiao Juan, our courtyard is holding a meeting; we've been waiting for you two."

Lin Shengli laughed: "Why another meeting?"

Zheng Juan: "San Da Ye, you go ahead; I and Shengli will be right there."

Yan Bu Gui: "Let's go together, let's go together."

"Everyone's waiting for you."

Arriving at the Zhongyuan, the people of the Siheyuan had basically come out, some sitting, some standing.

Lin Shengli and Zheng Juan walked over to sit beside Yi Zhonghai and Yi Dama.

Yan Bu Gui stood with his hands behind his back, walked to the Eight Immortals table, and sat down.

Then.

He glanced around at everyone and said:

"I've invited Shengli and Zheng Juan; who else is missing?"

San Da Ma looked around and said:

"Just Xu Damao is missing."

Liu Guangtian: "Group Leader Xu said he still has more important matters to attend to."

Yan Bu Gui frowned and said: "Fine, missing him is no big hindrance."

"Even Shengli, who holds a higher position than him, has come; he's not worth mentioning."

"Before the year, we held meetings for major matters."

"This is our courtyard's rule."

"But this year, the situation is different."

"Everyone is relatively busy."

"So we've only held the first meeting now."

"That is, there has been a change in the situation within our courtyard."

"As for the Eldest Uncle, he is humble and does not want to manage affairs."

"One could say the Eldest Uncle is no longer the same, ah."

"As for the Second Elder, he is also no longer the same."

"Now only I, the Third Elder, remain."

"Since they don't want to manage the courtyard's affairs, I, the Third Elder, will take charge."

Shazhu scoffed: "Right, the eldest and second brothers aren't handling things; now the third brother is in charge."

Yan Bu Gui, annoyed, waved his hand: "Alright, Shazhu, go cool off elsewhere; don't think you're entitled to everything."

Shazhu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Yan Bu Gui continued: "First, this year we must break the Four Olds when writing couplets."

"In the past, things like 'blessings as vast as the Eastern Sea' and 'this money, that money'—all were Four Olds, ah."

"None of these can be kept."

"We must write new ones."

"Who can come up with new phrases?"

"Naturally, it's still me."

"Well, I'll provide the ink; you all take paper."

"I just said that."

"We have all entered the new era."

"So I won't collect that little money anymore."

Let's be generous this once.

I'll give my all for free to everyone.

Hearing this, Lin Shengli clapped and said:

Everyone, remember that.

Just issuing the notice is enough; we won't issue anything else.

San Da Ye, this is great, so rare.

Everyone, clap to thank him.

His words fell.

The whole hall instantly burst into thunderous applause.

Yan Bu Gui's face darkened; he still wanted to say 'but'.

He hadn't even finished speaking yet.

After Lin Shengli said that, how could he still have the nerve to say it?

But if he doesn't say it, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Although he didn't invest any capital, not getting any benefit would be a huge loss for him.

No, he must say it.

Otherwise, it would truly be a huge loss.

Thinking this, Yan Bu Gui forced a faint smile and said loudly:

That's how you put it, but I'm saying 'but'.

Writing couplets is also heavy mental labor, right?

Can't our subsidiary fund buy peanuts and seeds again?

If you all feel sorry for me and want to show a little sympathy, I wouldn't object.

San Da Ma: 'Exactly, exactly, it's all about thinking.'

Just handle it as you see fit, handle it as you see fit.

Just then, Xu Damao's voice suddenly rang out:

What are you looking at? I'm saying, why are you still holding a meeting?

Don't you know this is the Four Olds?

Having said that, Xu Damao had already walked up to Yan Bu Gui.

Yan Bu Gui smiled and said: 'Yo, the Group Leader has arrived.'

Xu Damao: 'What kind of leader? Old Yan, I'm telling you.'

Today I was just appointed as deputy director of the steel mill.

Hearing this, Yu Haitang, who had been sitting quietly with Yu Li, stood up and asked Xu Damao:

Damao, is it really true?

Xu Damao nodded, looking pleased.

Yu Li pulled Yu Haitang down and whispered:

Remember, you have to go with him to the hospital for a check-up; only if he's fine can you date him.

Although her voice was low, Xu Damao still heard it.

Xu Damao looked around and said: 'Let me say a few words.'

Whether you come or not, we hold meetings; whether you come or not, we hold meetings—this all belongs to the Four Olds, it should be abolished, right?

Having said that, seeing everyone silent, Xu Damao looked at Lin Shengli and asked:

Shengli, what do you say? Right?

Lin Shengli laughed and said: 'I don't really understand this; I think as long as everyone is happy, that's enough, right?'

Xu Damao: 'That's also true; why don't we all just disperse and not hold the meeting?'

Shazhu stood up, looked at Yan Bu Gui and sneered: 'San Da Ye, your official addiction hasn't even finished and it's already gone, huh.'

Xu Damao frowned, looked at Shazhu and said: 'Hey hey hey, Shazhu, don't spout cold remarks here.'

As a worker of the steel mill, shouldn't you learn to think about problems using political thought?

Shazhu: 'You bastard, you're a leader, what did you just call me?'

What did you call me? Say it again.

Lin Shengli laughed and said: 'How about it, Shazhu, you still not convinced?'

Damao calls you Shazhu.

Shazhu: 'Shengli, I'm now talking to Xu Damao, uh.'

He's become a leader and still calls me that; everyone, tell me, isn't that inappropriate?

Calling me that is just like calling someone who hasn't become a leader.