[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-standing-up-to-jia-zhang-sending-her-to":3,"chapter-siheyuan-standing-up-to-jia-zhang-sending-her-to-siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-43":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Confronting Widow Jia and Sending Her to Labor Reform",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2148788,3576,"Chapter 43: Sha Zhu's Scandal Exposed, Yi Yi Zhonghai Makes Sarcastic Remarks","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai refused to accept the factory's punishment and dragged Sha Zhu into it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factory Director Yang had a gloomy face; Yi Yi Zhonghai was openly questioning him, which was a challenge to his authority as the director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yi Yi Zhonghai, don't rely on your seniority to act presumptuously!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are an old employee of the factory; you should have the awareness to obey arrangements!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He He Yuzhu is no longer the head chef of the cafeteria and has been sent to the front-line construction site.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, the factory is dealing with your issues. Watch your attitude!\" Factory Director Yang was angry; Yi Yi Zhonghai had been causing real trouble lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the director of the Steel Rolling Factory; if he couldn't even handle Yi Yi Zhonghai, how would he manage in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai had a dark face; he couldn't change the factory's decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being scolded by Factory Director Yang, Yi Yi Zhonghai sat down dejectedly and said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai's monthly salary was 99 yuan; after being demoted to a Level 6 worker, his salary became 67.5 yuan. ===== CHAPTER 99 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ma Hua was helped up by Liu Lan and others; the corner of his mouth was bleeding from Sha Zhu's beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still tears in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua didn't expect that the Master he had always respected would beat him so ruthlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sha Zhu being beaten up by Chen Tian, the cafeteria workers felt very satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu lay on the ground, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian looked at Sha Zhu, who looked like a dead dog, and sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that he had taught Ma Hua a few tricks and would guide Ma Hua in cooking after work these past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu beating Ma Hua so miserably was a provocation to him, a slap in his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian certainly wouldn't let Sha Zhu off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hua, what exactly is going on here?\" Li Changhai asked angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Changhai was the Vice Director in charge of logistics; the cafeteria had always been under his management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua glanced at Sha Zhu lying on the ground, his eyes flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before today, he had still respected Sha Zhu very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu's skills were passable, and he was the first Master Ma Hua had worked under.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, Sha Zhu's attitude toward Ma Hua wasn't great, but Ma Hua had endured it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect Sha Zhu to disregard their Master-apprentice bond and beat him up just because he gave things to Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua was completely disappointed in Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Li Changhai's inquiry, Ma Hua was still a bit hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan couldn't watch anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hua, why are you so spineless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu wanted to take away the things Ma Hua gave to Engineer Chen. Ma Hua wouldn't let him, so Sha Zhu beat Ma Hua!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan couldn't wait for Sha Zhu to be disciplined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grown man who talked nonsense and gossiped with female workers all day—Liu Lan hated Sha Zhu to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was knocked to the ground by Chen Tian and couldn't get up for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian had controlled his strength; while beating Sha Zhu severely, he didn't cripple or kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Engineer Chen, you are acting in righteous defense, rooting out the strong and helping the weak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu is not a human being; look at what he did to Ma Hua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sha Zhu being beaten up by Chen Tian again, Xu Xu Damao stood on the side, clapping and cheering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factory Director Yang's brows were knitted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu wanted to take Ma Hua's things? Wasn't this blatant robbery?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did Sha Zhu have such guts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, you are provoking trouble and disrupting the order of the cafeteria. I fine you one month's salary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hua is your apprentice, and you could lay such a heavy hand on him? I think you are truly lawless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Changhai scolded angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, Sha Zhu didn't take anyone seriously except Factory Director Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he, Li Changhai, was often left speechless by Sha Zhu's retorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan had complained to him several times, but Li Changhai couldn't do anything about Sha Zhu either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If pushed too far, Sha Zhu was capable of anything. ===== CHAPTER 100 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was severely criticized, while Yi Yi Zhonghai watched coldly from the sidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian's methods made Yi Yi Zhonghai's heart jump with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This dog Chen Tian is truly too insidious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu is no match for him at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai slipped out of the cafeteria and hid outside the door, a deep sense of dread flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Tian first arrived at the Sihe Academy, Yi Yi Zhonghai thought he was just a greenhorn who had just graduated from university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sihe Academy was under his, Yi Yi Zhonghai's, control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Chen Tian returned and acted like a troublemaker, Yi Yi Zhonghai wanted to deal with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect that even the golden-medal fighter, Sha Zhu, would be easily handled by Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about what had happened in the past few days, Yi Yi Zhonghai had a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone as shrewish and vicious as Jia Jia Zhangshi had been sent to the Security Department by Chen Tian and locked in solitary confinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person he had schemed for years to cultivate for his old age, Sha Zhu, had also parted ways with him and become an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Deaf Old Lady was not taken seriously by Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself had been demoted by the factory to an ordinary Level 6 worker, not even as good as Liu Liu Haizhong, and had to go to the construction site to move stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little bastard is playing everyone for a fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be difficult to kick him out of the courtyard in the future.\" Yi Yi Zhonghai stared at Chen Tian with cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai understood that as long as Chen Tian was in the Steel Rolling Factory for one day, he would have no good days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two pieces of trash, Jia Jia Zhangshi and Sha Zhu.\" Yi Yi Zhonghai cursed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for Sha Zhu and the Jia family, Yi Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have provoked Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Yi Yi Zhonghai favored the Jia family and Sha Zhu was, in the end, all for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Chen Tian finished talking to Ma Hua, he turned around and saw Yi Yi Zhonghai staring at him sneakily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, you old thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being a Level 6 worker is still too cheap for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll play with you slowly in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian sneered, not taking Yi Yi Zhonghai seriously at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the most important thing was building the steel mill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a petty person like Yi Yi Zhonghai, there would be plenty of time to deal with him slowly later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glared at by Chen Tian, Yi Yi Zhonghai's expression changed, and he lowered his head and ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu lost his job in the cafeteria and became a handyman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan and the cafeteria workers clapped and cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hua, have you forgotten what Sha Zhu called you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are a blockhead; why are you still sympathizing with him after he treated you like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, he is my Master after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua sighed and decided to avoid Sha Zhu in the future and just focus on cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Engineer Chen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After work, Chen Tian walked out of the cafeteria and was stopped by Yu Yu Haitang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's already off work, why aren't you going home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang had been pestering him all day; he didn't expect her to be waiting here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang blinked; she was a bold one, and as long as she set her sights on someone, she would take the initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Engineer Chen, there's a new movie out recently, and I heard it's quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about I treat you to a movie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian smiled; this girl really wanted to pursue him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Yu Li, Chen Tian's expression became strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two sisters were really interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian had no intention of going to a movie with Yu Yu Haitang for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too late today, let's do it another day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've also been running around the construction site all day, go home and rest early.\" After saying this, Chen Tian rode his bicycle home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang looked disappointed, staring at Chen Tian's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Engineer Chen is indeed different from other men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must win him over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We working people are the most glorious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tian rode his bicycle, singing a song, and turned into the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, stop right there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu jumped out from the corner and blocked Chen Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, are you fucking looking for death?\" Chen Tian cursed angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu jumped out suddenly; if Chen Tian hadn't braked in time, he would have hit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hitting Sha Zhu wouldn't matter, but if he damaged his bicycle, he would definitely beat Sha Zhu to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Tian, don't think I don't know you're full of bad intentions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't let Factory Director Yang fire me today and sent me to the construction site to move stones just to mess with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu had a fierce look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position of cafeteria head chef was gone, and he had become a handyman with a salary the same as an intern, only 15 yuan a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was ready to let everything go to ruin. ===== CHAPTER 101 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1624,"2026-06-16T18:09:03.510Z","2026-06-16T19:13:34.914Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0d5990fe41abf3433d2efa981b323861e89b0f69728e68770910e86c1f6f7254","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-44","siheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-chapter-42",308,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-confronting-widow-jia-and-sending-her-t-cover.jpg"]