Chapter 56: Director Wang Asks for Advice

"No! And she wouldn't dare!" He Yuzhu thought for a while and said.

"What does that mean?" Director Wang asked.

"I guess that Qin Huairu really wants to abandon Jia Zhangshi in her heart, but reality doesn't allow it. First of all, after Jia Dongxu died, Qin Huairu became a widow. It's very difficult for a widow with three children to survive in a Siheyuan full of beasts; she would be 'eaten' (exploited) to the end," He Yuzhu said calmly.

Director Wang's face turned iron-blue. Because the Siheyuan was under her jurisdiction, He Yuzhu saying this had the suspicion of slapping her in the face.

"Auntie Wang, don't give me a cold shoulder. Facts are facts. Looking at everyone in the Ninety-five Courtyard, there really isn't a single good thing. It's also strange; all the most 'not-a-thing' things in the entire Jiaodaokou are gathered in one Siheyuan. I have to say, this is God's will."

"I suppose after that night, Auntie Wang also investigated our Siheyuan. Since you know the character of that group of people in the Siheyuan, is there any surprise that things like Qin Huairu being 'eaten' to the end would happen?" He Yuzhu grinned and laughed.

"I will never allow such a thing to happen," Director Wang said in a deep voice.

"You can watch them for a while, but you can't watch them for a lifetime. Moreover, Qin Huairu might not necessarily believe you, so Qin Huairu will keep Jia Zhangshi and use Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable behavior to protect her family."

"Secondly, in order to maintain her persona—a persona is the characteristics you think of when you see or hear of someone, for example, when people mention Qin Huairu, the first reaction of most people is that Qin Huairu is filial."

"Filial piety is Qin Huairu's foothold in this world. In order to maintain this persona, Qin Huairu also has to keep Jia Zhangshi."

"With 'filial piety' as the top priority, everyone will praise Qin Huairu, thereby letting down their guard against her. In this way, it's understandable for Qin Huairu to do something slightly out of line. After all, she is being filial to the elderly. This conforms to Yi Zhonghai's consistent advocacy and even more conforms to Yi Zhonghai's 'Courtyard Will'."

"Most importantly, Yi Zhonghai will never allow Qin Huairu to abandon Jia Zhangshi. Yi Zhonghai wants to use Jia Zhangshi to control Qin Huairu in the Siheyuan."

"In the Rolling Mill, Yi Zhonghai has plenty of ways to transfer Qin Huairu to work under him as an apprentice. It's not easy to teach an apprentice, but it's too simple to ruin one," He Yuzhu said.

"How dare he?" Director Wang roared angrily.

In Director Wang's view, Yi Zhonghai's actions were even more abominable than the landlords of the old society. The landlords of the old society only deprived you of the fruits of your labor, but Yi Zhonghai not only deprived you of the fruits of your labor, but also enslaved you mentally, distorted your thoughts, erased your thinking, and made you completely his puppet.

This was something Director Wang would never allow!

In fact, Director Wang still thought too shallowly. If we really want to raise it to the level of principles, Yi Zhonghai, to a certain extent, already had the rudiments of local political power. He had money, he had force, and most importantly, he had a unified ideology and action program like the "Courtyard Will."

"Why wouldn't he dare?" He Yuzhu asked rhetorically.

Director Wang wanted to open her mouth to refute, but suddenly discovered that these were all He Yuzhu's one-sided words, and they were all speculations. She had no substantive evidence. If she forcibly disciplined Yi Zhonghai without evidence, what would be the difference between her and Yi Zhonghai?

Besides, even if Yi Zhonghai really did such things, with Yi Zhonghai's cunning, he wouldn't let you hold onto any evidence. Even if you held onto evidence, this kind of thing should be handled by the Rolling Mill's Security Section.

Once Director Wang thought of the relationship between Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady, and then thought of the relationship between the Deaf Old Lady and Factory Director Yang, a sense of powerlessness suddenly rose in Director Wang's heart.

"Zhuzi, is there really no way to stop Yi Zhonghai from harming Qin Huairu?" Director Wang asked with some discouragement.

"Yi Zhonghai harming Qin Huairu? Auntie Wang, did you think Qin Huairu was too kind, or were you deceived by Qin Huairu's current miserable state? Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu are clearly birds of a feather."

"The fish doesn't know the joy of the fish. Qin Huairu might be dying to have Yi Zhonghai control her. In that case, Qin Huairu can collude with Yi Zhonghai to harm me," He Yuzhu laughed loudly. "What?" Director Wang was shocked.

"The reason Yi Zhonghai did this, I already said that night; Qin Huairu is doing it to suck my blood."

"After Jia Dongxu died, the most important thing in Qin Huairu's heart was her children. For the sake of her children, she could do anything. Qin Huairu not only wanted her children to be full, but also to eat well. To eat well, she needed money. Who in the entire Siheyuan has money?"

"Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, me, Xu Damao."

"Yi Zhonghai is cunning. If Qin Huairu wants to get money from Yi Zhonghai year after year, she will inevitably pay a huge price, for example: Yi Zhonghai asking Qin Huairu to have a child for him. Qin Huairu wouldn't do that at all—not because of reasons like self-respect, but because of Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, and the child in her belly."

"If Qin Huairu really had a child for Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai would only care about his own child and wouldn't pay attention to Qin Huairu anymore. Qin Huairu would lose this long-term meal ticket, so Qin Huairu would eventually hang Yi Zhonghai."

"Liu Haizhong's obsession is to be a leader. Qin Huairu's beauty basically doesn't affect Liu Haizhong, and Qin Huairu has no way to make Liu Haizhong a leader, so the probability of Qin Huairu getting money from Liu Haizhong is basically zero."

"Xu Damao is particularly cunning. Qin Huairu can trick him once or twice, but she definitely can't trick Xu Damao three or four times, so Xu Damao is not Qin Huairu's target."

"Since these three targets don't work, Qin Huairu can only choose me. I have a natural advantage, so in order to take me down as this long-term meal ticket, Qin Huairu will definitely collude with Yi Zhonghai."

"Yi Zhonghai uses the authority of the Great Uncle, posing as an elder, and is responsible for mental brainwashing, while Qin Huairu uses misery and beauty to seduce."

"In fact, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu are already doing this. Several times when I went on blind dates, Yi Zhonghai leaked the news to Qin Huairu, and Qin Huairu leaked the news to Xu Damao. With the conflict between me and Xu Damao, Xu Damao would definitely sabotage it;"

"If Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies and wasn't in the Siheyuan, Qin Huairu would take action herself, coming to my house to wash clothes, talking about mutual help between neighbors, but actually acting as the mistress of the house. In this way, the blind date would definitely fail."

"If it still didn't fail, Yi Zhonghai would come forward and slander me in various ways. Yi Zhonghai is a senior worker in the Rolling Mill and a mediator, so he counts as a celebrity. People who don't know the truth will believe Yi Zhonghai's words first."

"Yi Zhonghai will also give money to the matchmaker, and the matchmaker will cooperate on the side. My blind date will naturally fail. The purpose of them doing this is to fear me marrying a wife. Once I marry a wife, who will support the Jia family for Yi Zhonghai?"

"Auntie Wang, you are the workshop director of the Street Office. You can check this. This kind of thing can be known just by checking," He Yuzhu said.

"Hiss~" Director Wang couldn't help but gasp. Director Wang had already thought of the dangers in the Siheyuan, but didn't expect it to be so dangerous.

Director Wang naturally believed He Yuzhu's words. Just as He Yuzhu said, she could check. It was easy for her to check this kind of thing.

"Auntie Wang, is it unbelievable? How many people in this environment can survive and be kind? Do you still think Qin Huairu is kind now? Hehe..." He Yuzhu sneered.

Once Director Wang thought of the intricate relationships in the Siheyuan and the love and hatred between these people, her head was about to explode.

"Zhuzi, what do you think Auntie should do? The Ninety-five Courtyard is a pilot project, and Director Zheng from the district has already submitted a report to the top, so now the situation is that not only am I watching your Courtyard, but people above are also watching your Courtyard," Director Wang said with a frown.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 57 =====