Deputy Director Li shouted in a low voice: “You still say you didn’t steal it, but did the pig’s trotter get into your clothes by itself? You’ve been caught, yet you still want to deny it? Do you know who I am? I can send you to jail with just one word!”

Liu Lan was so scared that she almost cried: “I know you are Deputy Director Li. Deputy Director Li, please be magnanimous and forgive me this time because it is my first offense. You know, my family depends on me to make money to support them. If I go to jail, my family will starve to death…”

Deputy Director Li knew that he had found her weak spot, so he changed his tone and said softly, “You can ask me to spare you, but it depends on how smart you are. As long as you are obedient, don’t say that I didn’t call someone to arrest you today. I can also make you a regular employee immediately and let you get an extra ten yuan a month.”

When Liu Lan heard that she could get an extra ten yuan a month, which was double her current salary, she said quickly, “Deputy Director Li, I, I will obey you. Tell me, what should I do to make you let me go?”

Deputy Director Li smiled and slowly put one hand into Liu Lan’s clothes: “As long as you behave yourself, I won’t shout and you won’t shout either. If you listen to me, I promise that you will enjoy the good life with me in the future…”

Liu Lan shuddered and instinctively grabbed Deputy Director Li’s hand.

Deputy Director Li immediately whispered in her ear in a gloomy tone: “Why? You want to go to jail? Jail or enjoy life, it’s your choice.”

Liu Lan closed her eyes in despair. Her hand gradually became weak and her body collapsed into the arms of Deputy Director Li.

Ten minutes later, Deputy Director Li climbed up from Liu Lan’s body with satisfaction, holding up his pants while saying with lingering satisfaction: “It’s comfortable. This young one is different. It’s much more comfortable than my old sow.”

Liu Lan leaned on the sack, using her hands to cover the parts of her body that were covered in saliva from Deputy Director Li’s sucking: “Deputy Director Li, you promised me that you would let me become a regular employee and increase my salary…”

Deputy Director Li smiled as he fastened his pants, then squatted in front of her and pulled her hand away: “Don’t worry, I’m a man of my words. I’ll make you a regular employee tomorrow and increase your salary. After work, leave a little later and wait for me here. I promise I won’t let you suffer any loss.”

As he spoke, he bent down and took two bites of wine, then took out two yuan from his pocket and put it on Liu Lan: “Take it and buy some corn flour for the family. Oh, and take two more pig’s trotters, don’t put them in your clothes, or people will see them at a glance. Pack them up and follow me out, I’ll help you deal with the security department.”

Liu Lan looked at the two dollars and slowly held them in her hand.

Ten minutes later, the two people walked to the factory gate one after the other. Liu Lan had a yellow bag bulging on her shoulder. She walked with her head down, looking up from time to time, looking terrified.

The person on duty at the security department was a middle-aged man in his forties. He saw Li Huaide coming from a distance and quickly came over to ask in a flattering manner: “Deputy Director Li, are you working overtime again? You are working too hard. You must take care of your health. If you are exhausted, we workers will not agree.”

As he said this, he quickly took out a cigarette and respectfully offered it to Li Huaide.

Li Huaide took the cigarette and asked with a smile: “Public Security Li, you are working tonight. It’s already this late, why don’t you come in and rest for a while?”

Public Security Li quickly said, “Deputy Director Li, you are still working overtime, why should we rest? I have to stand guard to protect the property of the factory.”

As he said this, he glanced back and saw Liu Lan, who was trying to slip past with a yellow bag on her shoulder. He immediately shouted, “You, what are you doing? Stop! Let me see what’s in your bag!”

Liu Lan shuddered and turned pale with fright. She stood there looking at Li Huaide at a loss.

Li Gongan felt more and more suspicious. He was about to go over and take the bag off Liu Lan’s shoulder to check it, but Li Huaide spoke up: “Gongan, it’s not easy for a woman like her. She works overtime until this hour, all for the factory. Don’t make it difficult for her. It’s getting late, and her family is waiting for her to go home and cook. Let her go home quickly.”

Li Gongan was stunned, looked at Liu Lan, then looked at Li Huaide, and quickly apologized: “Yes, Deputy Director Li is thoughtful, and I am not thoughtful enough. Then, please leave quickly. It’s already so late to get off work. Director Wang is too unreasonable.”

Liu Lan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked out of the factory gate.

I walked far out of the factory gate before I dared to stop. I turned my head and looked back, and found that no one was chasing me.

Only then did I feel the coolness on my vest, and the clothes underneath were already soaked with sweat.

Turning his head to look at the factory gate, Li Huaide was still talking to Li Gongan, who was lighting a cigarette for him with a match, with a fawning look on his face.

Liu Lan’s heart moved.

When she got home, her husband Zhu Changyi had already prepared the meal and was dozing off at the table. Hearing the noise, he quickly stood up and said, “Xiao Lan, why are you back just now? The food is cold. I’ll heat it up for you.”

Liu Lan said absentmindedly, “I’m cleaning. As a handyman, I have to wait until everyone leaves before I can go home. Have mom and dad eaten?”

Zhu Chang put the rice pot on the stove to heat it up, and came over to rub her shoulders attentively: “Eat it, I let them eat first. Xiaolan, this family depends on you to support it, you have worked so hard.”

Liu Lan’s eyes flashed with Li Huaide’s appearance again, and she said, “I have met a noble man, and I won’t have to work so hard in the future.”

Chapter 138 Sha Zhu wants to go on a blind date

The Spring Festival passed quickly and the winter vacation came to an end in the blink of an eye. It was raining and school was about to start. I packed my luggage early this morning and planned to return to school in the afternoon.

After packing the luggage, he did not forget to call Sha Zhu who was about to go out to work: “Brother, I will go to school in the afternoon, you take care of yourself at home.” Then he glanced at the west wing and said: “Be careful, don’t give everything to others just because they coax you. You have to save your money for me to marry a sister-in-law.”

Sha Zhu’s face was full of anger. “Alright, stop talking. I know what’s going on. You should also be careful and eat well when you get to school. Don’t go hungry.”

He Yushui said, “It’s okay. Brother Chongzi prepared a bunch of delicious food for me to take with me. He said I could eat it if I didn’t have enough.”

Sha Zhu said: “Girl, why do you always use other people’s things? I am your real brother.”

He Yushui said: “You still know that you are my brother, but you give everything to others, how can you care about me?”

Sha Zhu’s face became more and more embarrassed: “Alright, you keep talking.”

He Yushui said, “If you had married me a sister-in-law earlier, why would I have to nag you every day?”

At this time, Yi Zhonghai came out of the house and called out, “Zhu Zi, I have something good to tell you.”

He Yushui immediately looked at him with caution, wondering what good could happen to you.

Sha Zhu said quickly: “Uncle, what’s the good news? Tell me.”

Yi Zhonghai came over, smiling: “Well, an uncle asked someone to introduce you to a girl, from the south of the city, nineteen years old this year, very pretty, and from a well-off family, how about you meet her?”

He Yushui was stunned and could hardly believe his ears.

When did this old guy become so kind that he actually wanted to introduce a girl to his brother?

Sha Zhu also looked at Yi Zhonghai with a look of doubt: “Uncle, you said you wanted to help me with matchmaking?”

Yi Zhonghai smiled with wrinkles all over his face: “What’s wrong with an old man helping you find a wife? I watched you grow up, and your father entrusted you to me when he passed away. How can I watch you being single?”

As he spoke, he fished out a black-and-white photo from his pocket and said, “Come, take a look at what this girl looks like. If you think she’s suitable, go meet her. If not, we can find another one.”

As soon as Sha Zhu took the photo, He Yushui came over and said, “Brother, let me see it too.”

As he said that, he snatched the photo away, and frowned after taking a look at it: “The girl in the photo does look pretty, but is she really nineteen? How come she looks like she’s already twenty-nine?”

When Sha Zhu heard this, he quickly took the photo and said, “Really? Uncle, are you mistaken? Is this Nineteen? How come he looks older than me?”

Yi Zhonghai said: “How can it not be nineteen? The matchmaker told me with confidence that he is from the countryside. He works in the fields all day, so he looks a little old.”

Sha Zhu muttered, “People in the countryside aren’t that old-fashioned. I remember when Sister Qin first came to the courtyard for a blind date, she outshined all the other wives on the street. Who dared to say she was old-fashioned?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. When he looked up, Yu Shui’s eyes were already wide open: “Brother, why do you keep talking about Qin Huairu Qin Huairu? Who would want to live with you if others heard it?”

Sha Zhu’s face turned red: “Okay, I get it, can’t I just not say it anymore?”

Yi Zhonghai said, “So what’s going on with this matter? Zhuzi, tell me, are you going to meet this girl or not? If you do, I’ll tell them and we can find a date for you to meet.”

Sha Zhu was undecided, he still couldn’t give up the intimacy in his heart.

Yu Shui was also a little hesitant. She fully supported her silly brother’s blind date, but the girl Yi Zhonghai introduced was a little too old. If this worked out, if she got married, people might think she was her mother.

But I can’t meet him. I finally have this opportunity. What if I miss it and become a bachelor for the rest of my life?

Yi Zhonghai observed her expression and immediately said, “Well, Zhuzi, how about we meet first? Some people don’t look good in photos, but they look better in person. Besides, rural people work in the sun all day and get tanned and old. If I marry her, she will be white in our city. What do you think?”

Sha Zhu thought about it and nodded: “Okay, uncle, I’ll do as you say. I’ll take a look first. If it’s better than the photo, it’s fine. If not, I won’t say anything.”

He Yushui thought that this was fine, meeting each other wasn’t an engagement, let alone a marriage, so there was no loss.

Seeing that Sha Zhu had loosened up, Yi Zhonghai immediately said, “Okay, that’s it, let’s meet first, and I’ll tell them to set a time to meet as soon as possible.”

The three of them were talking in the yard, and Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi could hear everything clearly in the house.

Jia Zhang immediately poked Qin Huairu’s arm and said, “Huairu, did you hear that? That old bastard Yi Zhonghai wants to introduce a date to Sha Zhu.”

Qin Huairu said disapprovingly: “What’s wrong with introducing a date? Zhuzi is not young anymore, isn’t it normal for him to meet a date? This is a good thing for an old man.”

Jia Zhang spat, “Pah! He can’t do anything good! Have you ever seen Yi Zhonghai do anything good? He never does anything without a profit, who knows what evil he might be up to.”

Qin Huairu frowned and said, “Mom, look at what you said. He is a master in the courtyard. How can he be as bad as you say?”

Jia Zhang said, “Bah! Yi Zhonghai pretends to be the most serious person on weekdays, but he is the worst person in his heart. Look, he used to be so good to our family. He was counting on Dongxu to take care of him in his old age. Now that Dongxu is dead, he has become a completely different person. Not only does he not care about our family, he also helps the people in the courtyard bully us. Have you forgotten what happened last time?”

Qin Huairu stopped talking. Yi Zhonghai’s attitude recently was indeed very different from before.

Jia Zhang said again: “Do you think he is doing a good deed by introducing a girl to Sha Zhu? I think he is calculating. He must be looking for Sha Zhu to take care of him in his old age because Dong Xu is gone, so he is so nice to Sha Zhu.”

“Also, what’s his intention in introducing a girl to Sha Zhu? Isn’t it just to make Sha Zhu stay away from our family and away from you?”

Then he warned Qin Huairu, “Huairu, we can’t just sit there and do nothing this time. If this silly Zhu really succeeds in his blind date, then we won’t be able to get anything from our family in the future. How will we live then? Where will the meat for Banggeng come from?”

Qin Huairu’s heart skipped a beat: “If someone wants to go on a blind date, what can I do? I can’t stop them. Otherwise, the people in the courtyard will scold me to death, right?”

Chapter 139 My Brother Chongzi is the most powerful

Qin Huairu said, “What can I do if they want to go on a blind date? If I stop them, won’t they scold me to death?”

Jia Zhang said: “We can’t stop him, but we can find a way to ruin him.”

Qin Huairu looked at her in surprise: “Mom, they are on a blind date, wouldn’t it be unethical for us to ruin it?”

Jia Zhang said angrily, “Immoral? It’s better than being hungry! If you don’t ruin his marriage and let Sha Zhu marry a wife, then you will never get a penny or a piece of meat from his pocket again. I don’t think you can support this family by yourself. Don’t forget, the baby in your belly is already several months old. When the time comes, you can’t do anything, so how will you live!”

Qin Huairu stopped talking and lowered her head, thinking.

In the afternoon, Yang Chong drove a jeep to take He Yushui to school. Along the way, He Yushui was pouting and looking unhappy, and it was obvious that she was reluctant to leave home.

“Brother Chongzi, now that I’m at school, there’s no one left to look after my brother. Qin Huairu will definitely try harder to coax him for things and money. You have to help me keep an eye on my brother and don’t let him get sucked into the ditch.”

Yang Chong thought to himself, your stupid brother has long been hopeless, how can I, an outsider, keep an eye on him?

“Also, Brother Chongzi, my brother is going on a blind date today. I don’t know what happened to that old guy Yi Zhonghai, but he actually introduced a girl to my brother. But looking at the photo, the girl is not young. I think she is about 28 or 29.” He Yushui said, “Can you help me see if that old guy Yi Zhonghai is doing something tricky to deliberately trick my stupid brother?”

Yang Chong nodded: “I will take care of this, just go to school and study with peace of mind.”

He Yushui pouted again: “I still don’t want to go. I can’t bear to leave you, Xiaojuan, and sister-in-law. I feel like you are my family. I don’t want to leave this home for a moment.”

Yang Chong said: “You are so sentimental, are you reluctant to give up the delicious food in my house?”

He Yushui chuckled and punched his shoulder with her little fist: “Brother Chongzi, you are so mean. How can you say that to someone else?”

While we were chatting and laughing, the car had already arrived at the school gate.

Although it was the first day of school, there was no spectacular scene of parents sending their children to school like in later generations. Although there were many students coming to school, most of them came with their own luggage and school bags.

There are not many people like He Yushui who are sent by others, let alone those who drive a car to send them.

So as soon as they appeared, they immediately attracted a lot of people’s attention.

And when He Yushui got out of the car, she attracted the attention of many boys.

“He Yu Shui!” A thin boy saw He Yu Shui, exclaimed in surprise, and walked over.

When he was about to reach the car, he saw Yang Chong getting out of the cab. He immediately stopped and looked at Yang Chong with suspicion.

“He Yushui, let me help you carry your luggage.” Seeing He Yushui carrying the luggage from the car, the boy quickly stepped forward to take it and pretended to ask casually: “Who gave this to you? Why haven’t I seen it before?”

He Yushui said casually, “It’s me, Brother Chongzi.” Then he introduced Yang Chong, “Brother Chongzi, this is my classmate, Feng Xianfeng.”

Yang Chong said, “Hello, classmate Feng.” Then he extended his right hand.

Feng Xianfeng quickly reached out his hand and shook it: “Hello, Brother Chongzi!”

“I won’t go to school. I have to go back to the factory. Please ask classmate Feng to help Yu Shui carry the luggage.” Yang Chong said.

Feng Xianfeng said quickly: “Of course, of course.”

He Yushui pouted again: “You promised to take me to the dormitory, why do you regret it?”

Yang Chong said, “Don’t you have classmates to help you? I won’t go in. There is a meeting at the factory today.”

Yu Shui pouted: “Okay, then go ahead and be careful on the road.”

Yang Chong waved his hand, jumped into the car, turned around and drove away.

He Yushui stood there and watched until the car disappeared from view.

Feng Xianfeng beside him asked carefully: “Yushui, who is this Chongzi brother? Why haven’t I heard you say you have a Chongzi brother before? Didn’t you only say you have a silly brother?”

He Yushui said: “Brother Chongzi lives in the same courtyard as me.”

Feng Xianfeng said, “We are from the same courtyard.”

He Yushui added: “I grew up with him. I used to play with him all the time. Later, his parents passed away and he was the only one left at home. He had to work to support himself, so he had no time to play with me.”

Feng Xianfeng said carefully: “He looks quite powerful now. He even has a car and looks like a high-ranking official.”

“That’s right! My brother Chongzi is the best.” He Yushui said proudly, “He is now the head of the purchasing department of the steel mill. Isn’t he a senior official?”

“He’s the head of the purchasing department.” Feng Xianfeng said, “Although the head is also a senior cadre, his rank doesn’t seem to be high enough to ride in a car. My dad said that only the factory director is qualified to ride in a car.”

He Yushui said, “What do you know? My section chief, Brother Chongzi, is a great man. He is the one who feeds more than 10,000 people in the steel mill. Several factories are vying for him. Their factory director is afraid that he will be poached, so he specially gave him a car to ride in.”

When she spoke, she was full of pride and her eyes were filled with a strange light.