The 1960s: The Gossip-Filled Daily Life of a Large Communal Courtyard

[Large Communal Courtyard + Gossip + Eccentrics + Daily Life + Family Drama + Squabbles + Comedy + Minor Ensemble Cast]

Yu Junsheng was reborn and realized he was a stepping stone that glowed...

Chapter 91 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires

Chapter 91 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires

A rustling sound came from the dimly lit warehouse, then quickly fell silent, leaving one wondering what had happened inside.

A short while later, a group of people hurried to the warehouse door. The door was pushed, but it wouldn't open.

"Hey, why is the warehouse door locked from the inside? Where's Old Zhao?"

No one answered.

The man shouted again, "Old Zhao?!"

There was still no sound.

The man continued banging on the door, calling out, "Is anyone home? Is anyone inside?"

But the warehouse remained quiet.

Everyone frowned. "Where did Old Zhao go?"

Why did you lock the door from the inside?

Just then, a man in a Zhongshan suit said, "Why is the warehouse door locked for no reason? Are they doing something shady in there?"

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Those present were all leaders of the machinery factory, and they were all vigilant and naturally understood the importance of the warehouse.

It not only contains various products manufactured by machinery, but also stores new products that they have just successfully tested but have not yet gone into production. What if something unexpected happens...?

The leaders exchanged glances and then stepped aside.

The head of the security department, along with two subordinates, forcibly broke down the door.

Qin Weimin, wearing a Zhongshan suit, watched from the sidelines, feeling both excited and expectant.

With his family matters finally resolved, Qin Weimin was able to find time to deal with Yu Junsheng. But the kid was slippery and unpredictable; Qin Weimin struggled to find an opportunity to scheme against him.

Sure enough, he finally seized the opportunity when the leader came to inspect and locked Yu Junsheng in the warehouse.

His words just now were obviously intentional, meant to lead the leaders to think in that direction.

Once this door is opened, his plan will be completed, Xiaohui's job will naturally be resolved, and he will be able to face Pearl with equanimity.

Qin Weimin stared intently at the two large doors.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The head of the security department and his two subordinates were both former soldiers, so their physical fitness was excellent, and they kicked the door open in no time.

With a "creak".

As the two large doors opened, rays of sunlight streamed into the dimly lit warehouse, revealing the scene inside to the onlookers.

There, a man and a woman, their clothes disheveled, were lying unconscious in each other's arms on the ground, as if something had just happened.

Qin Weimin was instantly excited. Although he didn't know why the current situation had changed somewhat from his plans, he didn't care. As long as the result was what he wanted, that was all that mattered.

Qin Weimin immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, isn't this Yu Junsheng? What's he doing here in the warehouse with a woman? It's outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

The commotion was quite significant, and in just a short while, a considerable number of employees had gathered to watch the spectacle.

Upon seeing this, the crowd erupted in excitement, pointing and whispering about the two people inside.

"Oh my, isn't that Widow Zhou?"

"Who is this man? Why didn't he and Widow Zhou find a more secluded place to do their thing? Why did they come to the warehouse?"

Widow Zhou was quite 'famous' in their factory. Her husband had died early, and she practically ran a business to support her three young sons. Many men in the factory had 'patronized' her.

So it's not surprising to see someone sleeping with her; what's surprising is that the entire factory leadership knows about it.

This is terrible.

"Wait a minute, why haven't these two woken up yet? Could they have fainted from excitement?"

"No way, even Widow Zhou fainted from this? This guy's got some skills, huh!"

The focus of everyone's attention gradually shifted, and the people listening to the topic frowned.

The leaders present all turned pale, embarrassed, and angrily denounced, "Absurd! Absurd!"

Deputy Factory Director Yang, his face dark with anger, glared and yelled, "Where's Old Zhao? Tell him to get over here right now! How can he manage the warehouse like this, sending people to do this dirty work!"

"And what about Yu Junsheng? Who is he? Which department does he work for? Give him a proper punishment!"

Qin Weimin was overjoyed and immediately told him about Yu Junsheng.

Deputy Factory Director Yang paused, realizing that the man was Engineer Yu's son.

Mr. Yu's son... has actually turned out like this?

Seemingly noticing Deputy Factory Director Yang's hesitation, Qin Weimin said in a very disappointed elder's tone, "Sigh, this kid was such a good boy when he was young, I don't know how he turned out so badly. He's only been married for a short time, how come he's already getting into all these shady dealings?"

Someone couldn't stand his petty behavior and scoffed, "Old Qin, how do you know this is that kid Yu Junsheng? We didn't even see his face!"

The man inside had his back to the outside, so his face wasn't visible. He was wearing factory clothes, so how could anyone be sure it was Yu Junsheng?

This man was a long-time employee of the factory. He remembered that Qin Weimin and Yu's father used to have a good relationship, so he found Qin's eagerness to label Yu Junsheng shameful.

Oh, when they were useful, they fawned over them, shamelessly sidling up to them. Now that they're gone, and Accountant Jiang is gone too, they've ruined their son like this.

This Qin Weimin is really not very honest.

"You can wait and see who said those things before you say them!"

Deputy Factory Director Yang also gave Qin Weimin a sharp look.

But Qin Weimin remained calm and said with great certainty, "I just saw him coming towards the warehouse. Who else could it be but him?"

Who else could it be but Yu Junsheng who locked him up with his own hands?

Seeing that the man was about to say something, Qin Weimin interrupted loudly, "Leaders, if you don't believe me, you can ask his colleagues in his department whether he came to the warehouse today and didn't go back."

Deputy Factory Director Yang's gaze immediately turned to Yao Qinglin, the simpleton who was watching the commotion from the sidelines.

Yao Qinglin: "..."

Deputy Factory Director Yang said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yao, is he right?"

Yao Qinglin's face stiffened, his eyes darting around. "Hehe, Director Yang, this, this, Junsheng is definitely on his way... The person inside is definitely not him!"

"That means what he said is true."

Yao Qinglin opened his mouth, wanting to explain for Yu Junsheng, but he found that the more he explained, the worse it seemed, so he shut his mouth and muttered, "Why don't we just look at the person's face and know who it is? What are we doing guessing here?"

He simply didn't believe Yu Junsheng would do such a thing.

Qin Weimin was secretly delighted, but sighed on the surface, "I didn't want it to be this child either. After all, I watched him grow up, and I had a good relationship with his father when he was alive. But now the facts speak for themselves. Sigh!"

"As an elder, I should at least save him some face. Everyone, please leave. I'll go wake the child up; I don't know if he'll catch a cold lying on the ground in this cold weather..."

He started rambling on and on, much like an elder who cares about his nephews and nieces.

Some people were easily swayed by him, believing his words and scornfully saying, "You really can't tell this guy is already having these philandering schemes outside, he's only been married a short time!"

"Pah! We're not leaving. He has the nerve to do such a disgraceful thing, so why can't we watch? We're not leaving!"

Qin Weimin was secretly delighted. This was exactly what he wanted—for you not to leave, otherwise how could he ruin Yu Junsheng's reputation?

On the surface, however, he looked pained and said, "Although I am Yu Junsheng's elder, I still have to say something. Our factory has been around for decades. When has such a thing ever happened? I can't bear to see him corrupt the consistent atmosphere of our factory."

He stole a glance at Deputy Factory Director Yang, only to find him expressionless, lost in thought.

Qin Weimin pressed on, "Factory Director, I think Yu Junsheng is really not suitable for us..."

Suddenly, a questioning voice from not far away interrupted Qin Weimin's emotionally charged performance.

"Are you all looking for me?"

Yu Junsheng rushed over from outside, looking completely bewildered and clueless about what had happened.

"I heard that everyone seems to be looking for me?"

Everyone turned around and was immediately dumbfounded, "Yu Junsheng?!"

Why are you outside?

Qin Weimin: "!!!"

Qin Weimin stared wide-eyed as if he had seen a ghost, stammering, "Y-you, how did you get here?"

Yu Junsheng smiled and retorted, "Why can't I be here?"

Qin Weimin opened his mouth, as if to say, "Of course you can't be here; you should be in the warehouse."

Yu Junsheng ignored him and said to the leaders, "Factory director, leaders, I came to pick up the parts for the experimental product. I ran into Lao Zhao on the way, so we came together."

Behind him was a middle-aged man of medium build, around fifty or sixty years old, who was none other than Old Zhao, the warehouse manager.

Old Zhao became a little nervous upon seeing so many leaders and quickly explained.

"Factory manager, I didn't slack off. Someone in the workshop just delivered the wrong quantity, so I went to check with him. When I came out, I ran into Yu Junsheng and came over with him... Wait, why is this door open?" As he spoke, his voice changed.

Old Zhao cursed furiously, "Damn it, which son of a bitch broke into my door and started messing around in there?!"

"I remember locking it when I left!" Old Zhao said anxiously.

He had obviously seen the two people inside, and was afraid that his superiors would blame him for neglecting his duties.

"Director Yang, I really did lock the door!"

...

Qin Weimin was dumbfounded and felt extremely panicked, as if something unexpected had happened.

Shouldn't Yu Junsheng be inside, embracing Widow Zhou, her clothes disheveled?

Why did you come with Lao Zhao?

According to Qin Weimin's plan, the factory leaders should happen to catch Zhou the widow and Yu Junsheng committing their illicit act.

Qin Weimin spent some money to hire Widow Zhou to put on a show. All she had to do was tear off the clothes of the two men and cry out that Yu Junsheng was being a pervert when the leaders broke down the door.

Given the current severity of punishment for hooliganism, it's almost certain that Yu Junsheng will be convicted of hooliganism.

As a result, this kid will definitely be sent down to a farm in the Northwest.

But why is that little brat Yu Junsheng out there now?

No, Yu Junsheng is outside, so who is the person inside?!

For some reason, Qin Weimin asked anxiously, "Then who's inside?!"

Everyone was stunned. Yes, if it wasn't Yu Junsheng, then who was inside?

Deputy Factory Director Yang narrowed his eyes slightly.

Yu Junsheng glanced into the warehouse, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Who knows? Maybe it's one of those restless coworkers."

Looking at the meaningful smile on Yu Junsheng's face,

Qin Weimin suddenly had a bad feeling and nervously turned his head to look into the warehouse.

At this moment, the two people who were sleeping together seemed to be awakened by the noise outside.

The man rubbed his forehead, propped himself up to sit, and mumbled, "Where is this? How did I get here?"

Qin Weimin's eyelids twitched violently when he heard that familiar voice.

He held his breath and looked through the light at the familiar face half-hidden in the shadows, then everything went black.

It's all over, it's all over!

How could it be my own third son?!

The onlookers immediately erupted in excitement again, "Qin Ziwen?! How could it be him?"

Yu Junsheng feigned surprise and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Oh my, Uncle Qin, how come your third son is in here? Good heavens, his wife is pregnant, how could he do this?"

Everyone's impression of Qin Ziwen as a refined and gentle person changed drastically. "Pah! He's a scoundrel, cheating on his wife while she's pregnant!"

"Hehe, maybe he's cheating on his wife because she's pregnant."

"I never realized he was this kind of person!"

"Wait, Qin Weimin brought people to catch his own son cheating? This is something I can laugh about for a whole year."

"Hahaha, this is really interesting!"

Qin Weimin's face turned pale, then purple, then red, a truly fascinating sight.

At this moment, Qin Ziwen was startled by the disheveled woman in his arms. He quickly pushed her away and jumped up, leaping three zhang away.

"No, who are you? What do you want to do to me?!"

Everyone burst into laughter. "Qin Laosan, what did she do to you? What did you do to Widow Zhou?"

Someone sneered, "That's right, what are you pretending for now? Everyone knows about your affair with Widow Zhou."

"Hey, you too, why didn't you tell your dad about this with Widow Zhou? Now you've made such a big blunder."

Qin Ziwen: "!!!"

What the hell?!

He recognized every single word these people were saying, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.

What's going on between him and Widow Zhou?

He knew Widow Zhou; wasn't she just a slut who sold her body? How did she get involved with him?

etc!

Looking at the group of people in front of him, and recalling their earlier mockery, Qin Ziwen suddenly understood something.

He stared at his father in disbelief, veins throbbing on his forehead, and demanded, "Dad, tell me, what's going on?!"

He vaguely knew that Qin Weimin was plotting against Yu Junsheng, and that this was the trap his father was using to deal with Yu Junsheng.

But why am I in this warehouse?

Qin Weimin had unspeakable bitterness in his heart, and he also wanted to know what was going on.

How did Yu Junsheng, who was perfectly fine, suddenly become his own son?

He personally led a group to catch his own son cheating.

Qin Weimin felt bitter inside, and sweat beaded on his forehead as he faced his son's questioning.

He tried to explain, "This, this, isn't there some misunderstanding? My third son must have seen Widow Zhou faint and went to help her. My third son has always been a kind-hearted person..."

"Hahaha, are they so enthusiastic that they're hugging each other with their clothes disheveled?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Qin Weimin was extremely embarrassed.

Qin Ziwen turned his gaze to Yu Junsheng, who still wore a slight smile, and said sternly, "It was you, wasn't it? You're the one who ruined me!"

He remembered that he had just left the office building, and then... then he felt a pain in the back of his neck and lost consciousness.

It must have been Yu Junsheng who did it!

Yu Junsheng looked completely innocent. "I just got here. How could I possibly harm you?"

"And why would I want to harm you?"

Qin Ziwen choked, unable to speak. He couldn't very well say that Yu Junsheng retaliated because his family was plotting against him, could he?

All he could say was, "It must be you! You're the one who ruined me! You're the one who locked me and this woman in the warehouse!"

Yu Junsheng felt even more innocent and aggrieved. "You're being unreasonable. You're making baseless accusations without any evidence. I came here with Lao Zhao. Where would I have the time to frame you?"

“What’s wrong with you two? One of you is trying to accuse me of having affairs, and the other is trying to smear me by saying I’m the one who harmed you.”

"I just want to ask, what have I done to your family? Did I desecrate your ancestral graves? Is it really necessary for you all to throw mud at me like this?"

"I heard that Uncle Qin and my father had a very good relationship before he passed away. Is that true? Then why are you treating me like this?"

His eyes were red-rimmed as he stared intently at Qin Weimin, seemingly determined to get an explanation from him.

Qin Weimin swallowed hard, and looking at Yu Junsheng's eyes, which resembled those of his father, he suddenly found himself speechless.

Yu Junsheng's appearance evoked sympathy from many onlookers.

"This family is truly wicked! They're rotten to the core!"

"Tsk tsk, I think he might have already discovered that it was his son, and he said that on purpose to confuse everyone."

"Oh my, it really is!"

Qin Weimin: "..."

Damn it, what does he know?!

If he had known it was his own son, he wouldn't have brought a group of leaders with him!

Old Zhao was also indignant, "He messes around with women and dares to lie and falsely accuse others. Factory director, this kind of black sheep can't be kept in the factory!"

"Yes, factory manager, we can't let this rotten apple spoil the whole bunch!"

"This kind of scoundrel should be punished by being sent to a farm in the Northwest for reformation!"

Deputy Factory Director Yang's eyebrows twitched.

Qin Ziwen panicked. He couldn't care less about implicating Yu Junsheng anymore. He just kept explaining, "Factory manager, I didn't. I'm not familiar with Widow Zhou. I really didn't have any improper relationship with her!"

"Factory manager, you must investigate this thoroughly and clear my name!"

Qin Weimin panicked. Wasn't this the ending he had prepared for Yu Junsheng? How did it turn out to be his own son?

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