Chapter 30: Specifically Hitting Jia Zhangshi's Vital Point

Factory Director Yang came to protect Yi Zhonghai. Now that he had protected him, he had returned the favor to the Deaf Old Lady and given the Deaf Old Lady an explanation. Sweeping the streets was better than squatting in a labor camp. As for Yi Zhonghai's poor, sad, and ridiculous self-esteem, it was not in Factory Director Yang's consideration at all.

"I have no opinion," Section Chief Chu said.

"I have no opinion," Director Zhang said.

"I have no opinion," Section Chief Ma said.

"Master He, do you have any objections?" Director Zheng asked.

"I have no objections," He Yuzhu said.

The reason why He Yuzhu didn't fall into the trap of Yi Zhonghai was that He Yuzhu was prepared to give Yi Zhonghai a ruthless one tonight. If Yi Zhonghai was locked in, how could he face He Yuzhu's incoming retaliation?

The retaliation from He Yuzhu would naturally have greater lethality than bringing Yi Zhonghai into detention. If Yi Zhonghai wasn't half-dead from anger, it would be considered Yi Zhonghai's good life.

"Since everyone has no problems, let's go out and announce the results," Director Zheng said.

It was getting late, so everyone immediately walked out of He Yuzhu's house and came to the courtyard. Director Wang immediately called people out to hold a full-courtyard meeting.

Yi Zhonghai and the others had been waiting. Seeing Director Wang and his party come out, they immediately came to the courtyard. Before long, all the personnel of the Siheyuan had arrived.

Director Wang crisply and neatly stated the punishment for Yi Zhonghai and the others.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned deathly pale instantly. If it weren't for the First Grand Aunt supporting him, Yi Zhonghai would have fallen to the ground directly. Director Wang's hand was not ruthless!

Yi Zhonghai was not afraid of being fined money. Let alone being fined for half a year, even if it was a year, it would be fine. Yi Zhonghai had plenty of money; Yi Zhonghai cared most about face, was most afraid of losing face, and was most afraid of losing prestige. Once prestige was lost, he couldn't manage the Siheyuan.

Director Wang punished him like this, and the prestige that Yi Zhonghai had built up for so many years was instantly gone.

Liu Haizhong's face was ashen. Liu Haizhong was also not afraid of being fined money. What Liu Haizhong feared was not leaving a good impression in front of the leaders, and even more feared was having a stain on his body, so he would never have a chance to become a leader;

Yan Bugui was even more miserable. While his face was pale, his whole body was shaking like he had epilepsy. Yan Bugui was the opposite of Yi Zhonghai. What Yan Bugui didn't care about was face; what he cared about was money.

Criticizing Yan Bugui a few times meant nothing to Yan Bugui. It didn't bleed or lose meat, so Yan Bugui didn't care at all. What Yan Bugui cared about was money.

Fining Yan Bugui so much money was simply cutting meat off Yan Bugui's body with a knife. If it weren't for the Third Grand Aunt comforting him, Yan Bugui would have fainted from heartache.

Deaf Old Lady had it even worse; her whole body went limp in her chair. She had originally thought that with Factory Director Yang here, nothing would happen to her, but she never expected the punishment to be so severe—directly stripping her of her status as a Five-Guarantee Household. Without the protection of being a Five-Guarantee Household, Deaf Old Lady felt absolutely no sense of security.

Deaf Old Lady understood that her most important asset was her status as a Five-Guarantee Household. Without it, she could no longer be high and mighty as before, and even worse, she could no longer bring benefits to Yi Zhonghai.

Deaf Old Lady knew Yi Zhonghai very well; as long as there was no benefit for him, Yi Zhonghai would definitely kick her to the curb.

Fortunately, Director Wang sternly demanded that Yi Zhonghai support Deaf Old Lady, and also strictly required him to provide for her until her end, even setting a standard for her three daily meals. She also appointed Liu Haizhong as the lead, with the rest of the group assisting, to supervise; once Yi Zhonghai failed to follow these requirements, it would be reported to the Street Office and the Rolling Mill.

The most miserable one was undoubtedly Jia Zhangshi. Director Wang detested Jia Zhangshi the most, and even though the Women's Federation Director was not present, it did not stop Director Wang from dealing with her.

At the beginning, Director Wang did not announce how Jia Zhangshi would be punished; she first educated Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, and everyone in the courtyard on the law. When Jia Zhangshi heard that Jia Dongxu's pension would not be given to her entirely, and that she would only receive a very small portion, she immediately did a forward roll, lay on the ground, and began to throw a tantrum.

"Lao Jia, someone is bullying me, they are bullying me to death! You all hurry up and come out! Dongxu, oh, you just left, and those black-hearted factory leaders have already turned their backs on us..."

"I am Dongxu's own mother, why can't my son's pension be given to me? Why give it to this bitch Qin Huairu? I don't accept this!" Jia Zhangshi cried and howled.

"It is because the law stipulates it this way. Besides, Jia Dongxu's pension isn't all being given to Qin Huairu; rather, there is a portion for Qin Huairu, a portion for Jia Geng, a portion for Jia Dang, a portion for the child in her womb, and a portion for you."

"Whether you accept it or not, you have to. This is stipulated by law, by the country, and by the organization. If you don't accept it, are you trying to oppose the organization and betray the country?" Director Wang said coldly.

Looking at Director Wang's icy face and eyes full of murderous intent, Jia Zhangshi was so frightened that she immediately fell silent, not daring to wail anymore.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. She had long since had enough of Jia Zhangshi's torment, but previously, she had neither a voice nor control over the family's finances in the Jia household, so naturally, she dared not fight back.

However, Qin Huairu was very clever; since she could not resist, she built her own persona of being filial. In fact, she had built it quite successfully—of course, her success was inseparable from her looks.

If Qin Huairu were very ugly, or rather, not so good-looking, who would pay any attention to her? Let alone Shazhu, even Yi Zhonghai would stay far away.

When Bang Geng heard that there was a portion of his father Jia Dongxu's pension for him, he almost jumped up with joy. Although Bang Geng was young, he understood the benefits of having money; as long as he had money in his hands, he could eat meat when he wanted to, eat candy when he wanted to, and buy new clothes when he wanted to.

"Jia Zhangshi, don't think about snatching the money away after we leave. Tomorrow, the leaders of the Rolling Mill will personally distribute the money into your and Qin Huairu's hands. We will not only have people from the Women's Federation watch you, but also have the people in the Siheyuan watch you. If you ever act like the gluttonous and lazy landlady you were before, just wait to eat a bullet," Director Wang said coldly.

"Qin Huairu, don't be afraid either. It is a new world now; those old ways don't apply anymore. Also, remember! Jia Dongxu is dead, and your marital relationship with him has effectively ruptured, which is equivalent to a divorce."

"Regarding the support of Jia Zhangshi, the law stipulates that Qin Huairu has no responsibility or obligation to support her," Director Wang said unhurriedly.

Although Director Wang's words were unhurried, they were a bolt from the blue for Jia Zhangshi. If this were true, it would mean that Qin Huairu could kick Jia Zhangshi out at any time.

The problem was that Jia Zhangshi had not only broken ties with her own family but also with her in-laws. Jia Zhangshi understood that if Qin Huairu really kicked her back to her hometown, she would definitely not survive a month, as it was currently a famine year.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Qin Huairu is the daughter-in-law of my Jia family; she is a person of the Jia family in life and a ghost of the Jia family in death. She must support me, and not only must she support me, she cannot remarry!"

"Qin Huairu, get up! Swear in front of Dongxu that you will never remarry in this life and that you must support me until the end!" Jia Zhangshi roared viciously, grabbing Qin Huairu's hair and trying to drag her in front of Jia Dongxu's memorial hall to make her swear.

In order to maintain her filial persona, Qin Huairu dared not resist, and before the dust settled, she could not resist. Although Qin Huairu could not resist openly, she would resist in secret.

Qin Huairu was crying, sobbing loudly, her tears falling uncontrollably.

"Sister-in-law Jia, don't get excited first. Respecting the old and loving the young is our tradition. How could Qin Huairu not take care of you? Huairu is a filial child; she will definitely support you until the end."

"Huairu, just swear in front of Dongxu; it will give your mother-in-law peace of mind and set an example for the younger generation," Yi Zhonghai immediately said.

(End of this chapter)