Chapter 126: The Yi Family's Deduction

After the courtyard meeting ended, the people of the courtyard kept replaying in their minds the scene of Chen Hong toying with men like a hawk catching a chick.

Her tall stature, her light-as-a-feather grace, her awe-inspiring presence.

Every one of them was stimulating their nerves.

Before, they thought themselves brave and ruthless, playing the hooligan, using power to bully others, bullying the weak and fearing the strong—pretty badass—but today, seeing them, they were nothing more than child's play in front of others.

Just look—just look how, with a few movements of the hand and a few words, they made a whole group of elders obedient.

Even a highly respected elder, after rallying so many people, still ended up being dealt with in just a few moves, left embarrassed and disheveled.

This world has changed—a group of men can't handle a single woman, letting women take charge.

Yi Zhonghai drank his beer in frustration; he rarely let loose like this before, as he had always restrained himself to maintain a good image, living frugally and rarely drinking.

Now his prestige has been torn to shreds, and his confidence has been sunk to the bottom.

Yi Da Ma, although knowing he was in a bad mood, still sighed.

"I didn't expect Chen Hong to be so tough; we spent half the day plotting at home, never imagining she'd defeat us in just a few moves."

Yi Zhonghai let out a sigh.

"This is the convenience brought by status; no matter how capable you are, before authority you're worth nothing."

"We risked offending Old Lady Xing this time, yet we didn't want to snatch this achievement, draw the district government's attention, and then complete our shift from workers to cadres."

"But it backfired, leaving us embarrassed."

Yi Da Ma also let out a weary sigh.

"Director Wang came today; when he mentioned the matter, I knew that to succeed in your complaint, he wanted to strike at Chen Hong and lift you up."

"Too bad it failed; Director Wang was too biased toward Chen Hong."

"I never expected that after you came back, we'd spend half a day brainstorming and still couldn't handle Chen Hong."

"It's our misjudgment, not Director Wang's favoritism, but Chen Hong herself is just that strong."

Yi Zhonghai also nodded.

"Yeah, I never expected a woman to handle men so easily."

"And it's a whole group of men."

"Who could have imagined that?"

"Dong Xu has already done a great job."

Yi Da Ma leaned in and spoke softly.

"What should we do next? Trip her up to stop her, or first see if Old Lady Xing hasn't made a move yet—she's also tough to deal with."

"She seemed a bit hesitant."

Yi Zhonghai gulped down the drink in his cup.

"Let's wait and see about this; we don't need to fear that old lady too much—we're workers, and I'm a senior worker, so without just cause she can't stir up trouble; relying only on Yang Qing and Xu Damao, they can't retaliate against us."

Yi Da Ma shook her head.

"No, there's also San Da Ye; he's from the Jiedao, and if he hadn't turned against us today, we wouldn't be so passive."

The elder nodded.

"Right, and there's Yan Fu Gui."

Hiss……

"Liu Guangtian's group of young people seems to have a pretty good relationship with Yang Qing as well!"

Yi Zhonghai suddenly remembered.

Yi Da Ma added.

"It seems Zhuzi, after we had him cook for the old lady last time, has gotten much closer to Yang Qing!"

Hiss……

"Putting it that way, Qin Huairu seems to have gotten quite close to Yang Qing lately."

"And there's the Deaf Old Lady……"

Yi Zhonghai widened his eyes.

"No way, could the old lady also……"

"If they hadn't calculated it, they wouldn't know; once they did, they realized Yang Qing's influence was actually huge."

"No wonder we lost today—now it makes sense, now it makes sense."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly understood, it all clicked.

"But a new doubt arose."

"How did Yang Qing's connections develop so quickly?"

Yi Da Ma thought carefully and then came up with something.

"The toilet!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Yi Da Ma doubtfully.

Yi Da Ma slapped her thigh.

"Hey, who used to go to the rear courtyard? Who cared about Yang Qing?"

"But since the toilet was built, everyone has to run to the back yard."

"Yang Qing's courtyard is nicely done too—any excitement draws a crowd."

"They used to just sunbathe in front of Sha Zhu's door."

"Now they've all moved to the back yard."

"That was my oversight."

"I originally thought it was because of Old Lady Xing, but now I see the main reason is still this toilet."

Let the cold and quiet backyard also become lively.

These people gather every day in Yang Qing's courtyard; how could they not be familiar with him?

Adding the identities of Elder Lady Xing and Chen Hong, today this group of old women rebelling against you is understandable.

Yi Zhonghai widened his eyes.

Who would have thought it was that toilet?

The funny thing is, I was proud of building the toilet, never expecting it to be a wedding dress for Yang Qing.

Yi Da Ma added another sentence.

That money, most of it came from our family, but the reputation went to Yang Qing.

Using our family's money, we invited his family's reputation.

These people in the big courtyard, every time they go to the toilet, will recall whose land it is and whose money it is.

They secretly scold Yang Qing as foolish, but on the surface they also can't show him a displeased face.

They have to acknowledge this favor from Yang Qing.

Eat someone's food, your mouth is short; take someone's hand, your hand is short........

All this summed up, gradually approached the truth.

Yi Zhonghai looked toward Yi Da Ma.

Speaking of which, when Yang Qing proposed building the toilet, could he have already thought of these?

Yi Da Ma shook her head and then nodded.

He might be trying to curry favor with us, wanting to change his situation.

Nor can we rule out that all this was his plan.

If it's the latter, then Yang Qing is too terrifying.

Yi Zhonghai was even more panicked in his heart.

Wife, you said we used to bully him so much; if it's really as you say...

Yang Qing's scheming is so deep, could it be........

Yi Da Ma saw the worry in his eyes.

Yi Da Ma's speculation somewhat frightened him.

Yi Da Ma thought for a moment.

It probably isn't; before he was like that, he didn't take revenge, and now his life is so good—porcelain doesn't clash with pottery, it's not worth it.

Yi Zhonghai let out a hey.

Someone capable, taking revenge, how would they do it themselves?

Just then, Jia Dongxu rushed in with a somewhat unsightly expression.

Master.

He, angry, questioned.

Master, do you and my mother have something going on?

He glared fiercely at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was bewildered.

Dong Xu, what nonsense are you talking? What could I possibly have with your mother?

Jia Dongxu shouted angrily.

You still say it's nothing, but now it's spread all over outside.

You and my mother have an affair.

Master, how can you do this?

Do you know what others say about me?

How do you expect me to conduct myself?

Yi Da Ma saw Jia Dongxu's flustered and exasperated state, knowing something really had happened.

Dong Xu, don't rush; I and your master really don't know anything, tell us slowly.

Jia Dongxu slumped onto the kang, speaking painfully.

Master, you just want my mother to bear you a child; you should at least keep things discreet.

How do you expect me to behave, how can our family get by?

Saying this, he began to sob.