Chapter 45: Liu Haizhong is sprayed until he vomits blood

In fact, Yan Bugui really didn't take today's matter to heart at this time. Yan Bugui was thinking about the small booklet. Yan Bugui also learned about Yi Zhonghai's matter at school and had seen the small booklet, seeing his old woman appear on the small booklet with his own eyes.

With Yan Bugui's wisdom, he naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to think that his old woman would have an affair with Yi Zhonghai. Yan Bugui also saw the deep meaning behind this matter at a glance.

Someone deliberately smeared Yi Zhonghai, wanting to make Yi Zhonghai infamous, and his old woman was just implicated. Of course, thinking deeper, the person behind this was also provoking his family conflicts.

In any case, the person the other party mainly cleaned up was Yi Zhonghai, and he and Liu Haizhong were just incidental.

Yan Bugui couldn't think of who did it. Yan Bugui's first reaction was that Xu Damao did it, because currently only Xu Damao met the conditions and had the ability to do this kind of thing.

Xu Damao was a projectionist, had a wide path, knew many people, and had money at home. This kind of thing could be done completely. As for He Yuzhu, Yan Bugui didn't even think about it.

Yan Bugui's mind wasn't on the full-courtyard meeting tonight at all. If Yi Zhonghai presided over it, maybe Yi Zhonghai was trying to whitewash himself.

As for

He Yuzhu did not care what Yan Bugui thought; he said directly to Liu Haizhong, "Silly Second Uncle, Silly Third Uncle, when Silly First Uncle comes back, tell him that as a supervisor, I am establishing a rule here."

"From now on, if you want to hold a full courtyard meeting, you must report it to us supervisors half a day to a day in advance and submit it to us in writing for approval. Only when the three of us supervisors—myself, Xu Damao, and Yan Jiecheng—collectively agree can you hold the full courtyard meeting you have applied for."

"As long as one of us three supervisors disagrees, the general meeting cannot be held. This will save you from tossing everyone around for no reason. It's fine now that the weather is warm, but if it were the dead of winter, who would be responsible if everyone caught a cold from attending your full courtyard meeting?"

"Oh, and let's add one more thing: from now on, if anyone in the courtyard catches a cold, gets a fever, or suffers from heatstroke because of a full courtyard meeting, all three of you mediators will be held responsible," He Yuzhu said bluntly.

Liu Haizhong was so angry he was fuming. In this way, it was equivalent to having three ancestors placed over his head. From now on, no matter what he did, he would be under someone else's control. Liu Haizhong felt extremely stifled.

However, no matter how stifled Liu Haizhong felt, he had to endure it, unless he stopped being a mediator. But if he stopped being a mediator, wouldn't that be the end of his life?

Liu Haizhong was not a leader at the Rolling Mill, which was why he cherished his position as a Siheyuan mediator—that is, the position of Second Grand Uncle—so much. Only in this way could he experience the feeling of being a leader.

This was also one of the few pleasures in Liu Haizhong's life.

Now, even this tiny pleasure had been stripped away. The more Liu Haizhong thought about it, the angrier he became! The angrier he became, the more he thought about it!

Gradually, Liu Haizhong's eyes grew redder and redder, and his breathing became increasingly rapid.

When Liu Haizhong thought about how no one in the Siheyuan would respect him anymore, and how the residents would look at him with disdain and mockery whenever He Yuzhu pointed fingers at him, Liu Haizhong went completely mad.

"Ah! Shazhu! Don't go too far! No matter what, I am still your Second Grand Uncle!" Liu Haizhong roared loudly, then suddenly stood up and flipped the table over, splashing scalding tea water everywhere.

The residents of the Siheyuan subconsciously backed away.

Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong with a confused expression, thinking, "Is it worth getting this angry? If He Yuzhu says to report it, then just report it. What's the big deal?"

Yan Bugui was speechless.

Yan Bugui knew that Liu Haizhong valued the position of mediator very much and liked hearing people call him Second Grand Uncle, but it shouldn't be to this extent. Even when there were rumors that your wife was having an affair with Yi Zhonghai, you didn't care, yet you care about this little thing.

"Who is going too far? Do you want me to call Director Wang over and let her judge this?" He Yuzhu sneered, unmoved.

Getting angry is itself a manifestation of incompetence.

Others might be afraid of Liu Haizhong, but He Yuzhu was not; Liu Haizhong's act could scare others, but it couldn't scare He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu knew what Liu Haizhong feared most: they were most afraid of blowing things out of proportion and taking everything to the Street Office. If that happened, there would be nothing left for them to do, which meant their power would vanish into thin air.

Therefore, even if Liu Haizhong was furious at He Yuzhu, he had to endure it, unless Liu Haizhong could get the Street Office to strip He Yuzhu and the others of their supervisor titles.

"Xu Damao, no, Supervisor Xu, please take a trip to the Street Office and invite our beloved Director Wang over," He Yuzhu said to Liu Haizhu with a triumphant sneer.

"Alright, I'm going now," Xu Damao said, giving Liu Haizhong a provocative and triumphant look, pretending to walk out.

Clearly, Xu Damao also knew what Liu Haizhong and the others feared most, and he also knew that Liu Haizhong would absolutely not let him go to the Street Office.

This was even better; Xu Damao could use his status as a supervisor to severely discipline Liu Haizhong and the others. Even if he couldn't discipline them, he could at least disgust them and make them feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Don't you dare go! Don't forget the rules of our Siheyuan," Liu Haizhong shouted sternly. "I haven't forgotten the rules of our Siheyuan. Aren't the rules of our Siheyuan that things happening in the courtyard should be solved in the courtyard? I was just trying to solve things according to the Siheyuan's rules, but you wouldn't listen," He Yuzhu said with an innocent look.

"I... I'll listen!" Liu Haizhong said, gritting his back teeth.

At this moment, Liu Haizhong wished he could eat He Yuzhu's flesh, drink his blood, break his bones, and scatter his ashes.

However, wishing was just wishing.

"Good, since you'll listen, then state your position. I just said that holding a full courtyard meeting requires prior reporting, and that during the meeting, if anyone gets sick or injured, you will be held responsible. Do you agree to these two points?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Right! Supervisor He makes a lot of sense. Mediator Liu, do you agree?" Xu Damao jumped out and said.

"Mediator Liu, do you agree?" Yan Jiecheng also jumped out and said.

"I! A! GREE!" Liu Haizhong roared, gritting his teeth word by word.

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood with a "Wah!" and collapsed listlessly into his seat.

"Heh, you want to be a leader with such a small capacity?" He Yuzhu said disdainfully, not feeling the slightest bit embarrassed by Liu Haizhong's miserable state.

Any kindness toward beasts is cruelty to oneself.

When beasts are hurting you, they won't consider your feelings; they only consider how to take advantage of you to the maximum extent.

"Sigh! Guangtian, Guangfu, why don't you carry your father home?" Yan Bugui said with a sigh after seeing that everyone remained unmoved.

From this, Yan Bugui could see how unpopular Liu Haizhong was. In fact, Yan Bugui also knew that Yi Zhonghai and he himself were also unpopular and that people found them annoying.

However, Yan Bugui cared more about tangible benefits—using his position as Third Grand Uncle to demand a clove of garlic or a leaf of vegetable; this was what Yan Bugui pursued.

"Silly Pillar, look, Lao Liu is in this state, why don't you raise your hand high and let him off the hook?" Yan Bugui said.

"Mediator Yan, what kind of talk is that? How do I have the authority to 'raise my hand high'? I am just a small supervisor with no power at all; I can only supervise you, that's all."

"How to deal with Liu Haizhong is a matter for Director Wang of the Street Office. All we supervisors can do is report what happened tonight to the Street Office," He Yuzhu said calmly.

Yan Bugui nodded helplessly.

Yan Bugui didn't actually care whether He Yuzhu reported it or not.

Even if this matter were reported to the Street Office, nothing would happen. After all, Liu Haizhong had a legitimate reason, and He Yuzhu's high-sounding words were just to scare and anger Liu Haizhong.

What Yan Bugui didn't expect was that Liu Haizhong would be so temperamental. Who knew what Liu Haizhong had imagined to the point of spitting blood from anger?

Yan Bugui asked this just to test He Yuzhu's attitude. Now that he knew He Yuzhu's attitude, he stopped pleading.

"Since that's the case, then forget it. Lao Liu is in this condition, so he definitely can't preside over the full courtyard meeting. Now, should we still have Qin Huairu's mother stand out so everyone can get to know her?" Yan Bugui asked.

"Why are you asking me? I can't manage this either. I am a supervisor, only responsible for supervising you three mediators; I have no authority to handle the affairs of the masses," He Yuzhu said, spreading his hands.

Even though Yan Bugui prided himself on having a good temper, he couldn't help but want to curse now.

"So you don't do anything, you don't manage anything, you just stare at us, and as soon as something happens, you push it onto us?"

"Fine! You're really something!" Yan Bugui thought to himself.

"This is Qin Huairu's mother, who is staying here for a few days to take care of the children. She arrived this afternoon. Many people saw her, and leaders like Director Wang and Factory Director Yang were all present. I will report it to the Street Office tomorrow. Everyone, disperse," Yan Bugui said, directly announcing the end of the meeting.

Thanks to grindelwald for the tip, thanks to "Passing Through the Human World from Heaven to Hell" for the tip, thank you all very, very much!

(End of this chapter)